I'll be your mirror (wlw, teacherxstudent)

chapter 18

tw: violence

Maya's pov:

"Meet Maya Chauhan, your new memsaab." He says, introducing me to the staff. I give them a smile, looking around the warm faces. "Get to the kitchen. I'll meet the guests."

"Memsaab, here." One of the worker says. I follow them as they lead me to the kitchen.

"No need to address me by that. You can just call me Maya."

"We can't call you that, beti."

"Then just call me 'beti'. Not memsaab please, it's too formal." They nod, the rest go to carry on with their work, leaving only Padma kaku with me. She tells me to make a sweet dish.

"Maya rani-" When I hear Padma kaku's voice all of a sudden, the plate from my hands drop, shattering it to pieces with the contents in it. "Oh my God. Are you okay?" She says, glancing towards the door.

"Go. I'll handle it." I assure, putting a little pressure on my bleeding hand.

"Chutki, sir will-"

"Go."

He comes in, closing the latch of the kitchen door. Turning back to me, his hand harshly grab my hair as he jerks me down to look at the shattered glass. "Day one and you are already bringing negativity here. How pathetic can you be?"

"I'm really sorry." I cried in pain, as his hold tightened.

"You should be. You can't even bring a little plate without breaking it. You see those people out there? They don't meet just anyone. What will they be thinking right now, the new wife is a useless shit?"

"I'm sorry. It was an accident."

"Look at yourself, you should be grateful I've accepted you. Who else will accept a whore like you? No one." He says, as his other hand intentionally presses further down on the gash on my hand.

My eyes shoot open as I look around the room with my hand on my chest. Without even thinking anything, I press Alicia's contact, as tears stream down my face uncontrollably. This was the worst nightmare I've had. It felt real, too real. It terrifies me that it could be real in nine months. I don't want to find out. I don't want that time to arrive yet.

I try to bring the phone towards my ear but it slips and falls down on the floor because of my trembling hands. The 'thud' makes me come back to my senses.

"Shit." What the fuck am I doing? I can't call her. I fumble to get the sheets off me but by the time I reach the phone, she's already picked up the call.

I place the phone near my ear and hear Alicia's raspy voice say, "Mm yes, honey?"

"Sorry- I- It's nothing- It dialed by accident. So-"

"Shh." She says, giving me a second to breathe. "What's wrong?"

"I'm fine. It dialed by accident, I'm sorry. Go back to sleep."