His Innocent Queen

89//✨The Depth Of Situation

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"Jivu, you can decide whatever punishment you want to give them. Because they really deserve it for hiding things from you as well as from us. But I would like to tell you that you have made me so proud of how you have handled things on your own. What you have done is not something everyone can do. You have not only saved your dignity but also shown the cleverness of a housewife. Many people take housewives for granted thinking that they don't have any outer knowledge of things. However, you have proved them wrong by using your household skills perfectly to save yourself as well as others too." Aaradhya says looking at Jivika with a proud look.

"When we came to know about the kidnapping, we were worried for both you and Ritika. But we were most worried about you because we knew what type of thing you had gone through your past. We didn't want you to retrieve back to your previous self. However, we forgot that this new Jivika isn't someone who let her fear win. All of us are really proud of you for your bravery and courage." Geetanjali remarks while others nod their heads in agreement.

Meanwhile, Jivika is thinking about something. Yes, she is happy to know that her family is proud of her. Yet the thing going inside her mind is making her worried which doesn't go unnoticed by Shivansh.

"Why are you looking so tensed, Rani Sahiba? Maa, Buaji are praising you but you're looking like you are in some deep thought." Shivansh says making Jivika to look at him with teary eyes.

"What about those who couldn't save themselves from being the victim of this heinous crime?" Jivika asks looking at everyone while a tear slips out of her eye.

Everyone present there fall silent because the question asked by Jivika is so deep that no one can give any proper answer. Not even Shivansh or Ritika is able to answer the question.

"If I had not learned self-defense, would I have been able to protect myself?" Jivika asks but this time too, no one has the answer.

"I have lived a life where since childhood, I was kept away from all modern things. I grew up physically but my knowledge about many things was not allowed to grow. However, after coming here I have learnt many things including about the growing rate of sexual assault. Earlier I used to think that this happens only to girls but nowadays even men are not safe. Neither it is safe outside the house nor inside the house. Neither it is safe in the temple nor in the hospital. Neither it is safe on an empty road nor on a crowded road. So where is the safety?" Jivika asks looking at her husband who wants to reply but today the great King Shivansh Singh Rathore who is known for his intelligence of handling situations is also being unable to form proper words.

"I know the questions I am asking is not easy to answer because even I don't have the answers. But my soul gets saddened thinking that there are so many people who have to face this cruel situation everyday but still in the end they don't even recieve the justice they deserve." Jivika says wiping her tears which aren't ready to stop because the pain and fear she has been holding inside her has finally come out.

By now all the women of the family except Ritika is crying while the men are looking down feeling like a failure although they haven't done anything wrong. They thinking about how everyday in news, they learn about another rape case and they talk about it wanting the criminal to get punished. But in a few days or weeks they forget about the matter and move forward in their lives. This is not only about today, this is going on since years. Day by day the ratio of sexual assault is going higher but there is no proper solution to stop it from growing.

"I am sorry. I have ruined everyone's mood." Jivika remarks after sometime feeling guilty for ruining their happy family moment.

"You haven't ruined anything, Jivi. Instead, you have asked something which should be asked frequently. As an advocate, I keep getting cases of sexual assault and I try my level best to help the victims by getting them justice. But the laws of our country is still so obtuse that till the justice is served, maximum people forget about the matter. So, it's better if I kill those scoundrels by my hands without waiting for the law to give them any punishment." Ritika replies thinking about how many people she has killed who are involved in sexual assault. Because she doesn't want to wait for years after years so that the victim can be served justice.