INAYAT

Numb

It was me , The one who was sold by her own aunt . I freeze . my mind goes blank . All the shouts blurring in the background.
Why just why
Why did she do this ?
My body starts trembling , my chest tightens , and my eyes fill with tears . thousands of questions swirling in my mind.

I know she has always hated me a lot . she made that hatred visible when she used to beat me whenever uncle was away from the house . she always treated me like a maid , made me do all her chores. I can never forget the way she used to thrash me with any object she got in her hand , whenever she was angry . Those sleepless nights when the 7 year old me used to hug herself and wished that her ammi was here to save her .

Yet I never spoke a word about it to uncle as I was already a burden they were carrying.

Although since I have entered college

, I started to take the control of my life back . I still did the house chores but I didn't let her have way with me . Whenever she tried to squash me under her foot , I gave her a reply back and didn't let her consume me .
She was obviously not content with my this new behaviour and started to give me a lot of threats that I ignored but never in my wildest dreams did I think that she would actually act on them .

I am dragged out of my thoughts , when

my someone harshly grabs my wrist and drags me . I look up to see that bholu from earlier dragging me towards Rani . I keep my head low .He forces me on my knees in front of her . she looks up and down on me and smirks . she grabs my chin and forces me to look up .
"Hey , beautiful girl , did you really think you could run away just like that .

I paid 10000 rupees to buy you . I will get my money back out of you . will I or will I not ?" she says , smirking .

I don't answer , my mind has gone blank I can't process anything . my body has gone numb .my limbs refuse to move. this all feels like a bad nightmare

. I want to wake up from it and see my ammi preparing breakfast in the kitchen like she used to before everything was annihilated.

She grabs my hair harshly and pulls me back and says " I was talking to you sweetly so you are showing me attitude . "
she pulls it again but harder this time and I gasp , my scalp hurting " hey bholu

and Arima,

come here and drag to the room and get her ready . I will send some man to fuck that attitude out of her . " she says and leaves me with a force that I fall harshly on the ground .

I don't do anything , I just lie there like a lifeless doll . I have lost all my strength .
Bholu and that lady from earlier who was standing by Rani's side , Arima come and pick me up and drag me to the room . when I look in Arima's direction , I see a sympathetic look on her face .
But of what use it is , when my own aunt didn't sympathize with me and sold me .

Bholu throws me on the bed and walks out of the room after giving Arima some instructions to which she nods her head .

She closes the door and silently walks towards me .
"Jitni bhi bhagne ki koshish karlo , apni kismat se nhi bhag paogi " she said in a gloomy tone while she held my hand in hers . I looked into her eyes and a tear escaped my eye . I want to fight, I have fought for myself but there seems to be no way out now .

After staring at me for sometime , she got up and started dressing me up . she did my hair and then some makeup . when she was done , I looked at my reflection in the mirror and saw my dull eyes that are swollen because of crying so much earlier . I look lifeless.

She makes me sit on the bed and with one last look she walks out .

Is this going to be my fate now ?

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