FAMILY TIES

Chapter 16

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Third person POV:

Saanvi stumbled up the path to the mansion, her clothes in torn. She clutched at her torn sleeves and the ripped fabric at her chest like her life depends on them , her eyes fixed on the ground. Her hair was a tangled mess, and the marks on her face told a story of their own - a slap mark here, a bite mark there. The memories she thought she'd long buried came flooding back, threatening to consume her.

Somehow, she made it to the mansion and staggered up the stairs, her legs trembling beneath her. Aadrik and Rishabh, engrossed in conversation in the hallway, looked up to see Saanvi's distressing state. Her face was streaked with tears, her skin marred by scratches and bruises. Aadrik's voice cut through the air as he shouted her name, but Saanvi didn't flinch. She didn't seem to hear him at all.

Yug and Aadrik sprinted after her, but Saanvi had already reached her room. She slammed the door shut behind her and locked it, her chest heaving with ragged breaths. Her mind was numb, her thoughts a jumbled mess. She felt disconnected from her body, as if she was watching herself from outside . She could his hands still on her body .

Saanvi stumbled across the room, her eyes fixed on some point in the distance. She dropped to the floor, crawling under the bed as if seeking refuge from the world. The memories she'd tried so hard to suppress came flooding back, and a low, keening cry erupted from her throat. She buried her face in her hands, her body shaking with hysterical sobs. Her fingers tangled in her hair, pulling at the strands as if trying to rip the memories from her mind.

On the other side of the door, Rishabh and Aadrik were frantically calling out Saanvi's name, their knocks growing louder and more insistent. "Saanvi, open the door!" Aadrik shouted, his voice firm but laced with concern. "If you don't, you'll be punished!"

But the door remained shut, and an eerie silence came from within. It was as if Saanvi had vanished into thin air. Aadrik's face set in determination, he sprinted towards his room to fetch a spare key to Saanvi's room.

Returning with the key, Aadrik unlocked the door and pushed it open. The room was shrouded in darkness, the shadows cast by the faint light that coming through the windows. Everything seemed to be in its place, untouched and undisturbed. It was as if Saanvi had never entered the room at all.

Rishabh and Aadrik exchanged a worried glance before beginning a thorough search of the room. They search  every nook , seeing behind curtains, into the wardrobe, and even the bathroom. But there was no sign of Saanvi.

Just when they were about to check wardrobe one more , a faint sobbing sound caught their attention. Rishabh's eyes scanned the room, his gaze finally coming to rest on the bed. He dropped to his hands and knees, peering into the dark space beneath the bed.

What he saw made his heart skip a beat. Saanvi was sitting under the bed, her hands tangled in her hair, her face contorted in anguish. Her state was horrifying, her eyes red and puffy from crying, her skin pale and clammy.

Rishabh's expression softened, and he reached out a gentle hand to coax Saanvi out from under the bed. Aadrik, too, knelt down beside him, his face etched with concern. Both of their eyes softer seeing her crying face and state . "Saanvi, come out," Aadrik whispered, his voice barely audible.

"What happen baccha come out ? "

It seems like Saanvi couldn't hear them . Rishabh hold her feet and pull her out from under the bed.