Secret Marriage

husband duties

Mayukh POV:

The next morning I got up, did my shower business and got to work. Nikita and I didn't have class today but Esha and Sid did so they headed off to class while Nikita was still asleep. 

I made breakfast for her and got to work. I called the Kolkata police and my dad and informed them about Meenakshi along with the evidence and testimonies I had gotten from Nisha. I also asked that those guards get extra protection due to their testimony. Since we are a very well known family in Kolkata, our case went above all and very soon we got a message that Meenakshi has been taken into custody and a lot of incriminating evidence has been found from her home as well. We got contract from the 60 year old man who was promised Nikita and he, too, was sent to custody. Now, only one thing remained. Nikita's testimony.

I called Nisha who promised to get Nikita to testify along with sending proof of the mark as the abuse. Meenakshi's guards had confessed to watching her boil the utensil and place it on her bare skin and had also watched her raise her arm at her multiple times. Now Meenakshi lay in jail waiting for a bail that wouldn't arrive.

"I want to speak to her." I said on the video call with the Kolkata police chief.
"Yes of course." He switched the camera for Meenakshi to see.
"I told you, not to mess with Nikita and her family. It was because of you that we got married that day and you thought I left her? How did you think that? You don't have the money to send spies here, don't try to scare Nikita. You should have been grateful that she tried to even make amends with you, and you used her as some prostitute and tried to sell her?! How dare you?! I will make sure you get the worst punishment, including a mark on your waist, just like you gave her."
She looked in fear as I cut the call after informing the police to keep my name anonymous in case anyone asks, and went to work, waiting for Nikita to wake up and hear the good news.

Three hours later, Nikita walked in, she had just showered, her hair was wet and she wore shorts and a sweater and came to grab breakfast. She noticed me and kept her head down and got her breakfast and sat on the table.

I moved to the table and sat in front of her.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.
"I'm fine." she said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
She was still muttering. I guess she hadn't spoken to her family yet. Soon enough, her mom called and she rushed inside to talk.

Nikita POV:

I got on a call with Aai, who told me that someone put a case on Meenakshi Masi and even her guards from that day have confessed against her. They have also confessed to my burn mark and Nisha Didi asked me to give my video confession to the police about what she did. It pained me to talk about that day but I did it. I told them about how she burned my skin and how we have no chance to hfind a cure. I saw Masi for the last time before cutting the call, promising Aai that I'll call her once they're home from finishing the paperwork and sending Masi to jail for good.

But how did everything change overnight? I tried asking who filed the case and got no answer, saying that they wanted to keep their name anonymous for safety reasons. I decided to write a letter to those people after my family was back and settled. I called them and they were celebrating and planning a road trip very soon.

Mayukh POV:

I saw her coming out with smile on her face. It felt nice seeing her relieved. I sat quietly and waited for her to talk to me and tell me about it; although I doubt she would.

She came closer to me and spoke, "Masi got arrested."
I pretended to act surprised and said, "Wow who did it before I could?"
"I don't know, they wanted to keep their name anonymous for safety reasons."
"Makes sense. I'm glad."
She nodded and was about to leave when I pulled her back and her back hit against my chest.
I felt the tension in the room rise as she came closer to me. Her hair resting over my chest and her hands holding mine to keep her balance. My hands went over her waist, careful to avoid touching the mark. I came closer to her and whispered in her ears, "You can relax now." She gave a small nod and tried to break free when I held her in place and handed her a bag.

"This came for you." I said.
She turned around to face me and opened the bag to see the same medicine which was hard to afford, for her burn. I had spoken to the doctor after showing him a picture of her burn and had asked for the medicine to come by this morning along with the applying timings.

"How did you..." Nikita asked and sure enough, the look of realization surrounded her face. "It was you."
I looked at her, trying to act confused. "What?"
"It was you, wasn't it?"
"What did I do?"
"You got Masi arrested. You got the guards to testify, you got the name to stay secret, you got this cream." She said, tears falling from her face.
No point in acting now. I nodded. "Yes it was."
"Why?"
"What do you mean why?"
"Why did you do it? I'm just a person, who ruined your life. Just, don't get involved."
I got angry and pulled her closer and pinned her to the wall, "I did it, and I am involved because she's the reason you have a bloody burn mark on your body. Do you understand what that is? It's called physical abuse!"
"I told you I'd deal with it."
"And I had told you that you better not be lying to me because if you did, I wouldn't let you away from me. You were already tied to me Nikita, you're making the knot tighter."
Her eyes widened, "What does that mean?"
"Nothing," I looked down, trying to control my anger, and looked back at her with assertiveness, "Lift your shirt up without complaining."
She nodded and I applied the cream on her mark. Her screams rang in my ears while I watched her hold my hand tightly as it stung when I scraped it. Once I finished, I pinned her again and said, "Don't hide things from me half wife."

I walked away from her and went to the kitchen to make something for us. She tried to sit on the couch but the cream stung her clothes and she gave a small scream. I ran to her instantly and asked, "What happened? Are you hurt?"
"No. I'm fine." she said.
"I'm making food, then we sit and eat. Don't talk too much and do as I say." I said assertively.
"Okay." She said and sat using her phone.

I was relieved that her aunt was in jail and there won't be any new problems, but I could also see that she's very traumatized by everything. I know her from school, this wasn't her at all. First her college friends and now her aunt, she's traumatized to another level.

Once we ate, I saw her fallen asleep on the couch. I asked the doctor if that's normal and he mentioned that the cream induces some drowsiness upon contact. I took her to her room and let her sleep while I called her cousin and congratulated each other for getting rid of that deranged woman.

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