Claiming her Back

chapter 10

Ava's mehendhi pic above

Seethu pov :-

'Xavier' name was written on my hand. I washed my hand but the mehendhi already stained my hand with his name.

If anyone see's this, there will be an huge problem and moreover I don't want his name on my hand.

How am I going to remove it

Then a idea lit up in my brain, olive oil removes nail paint, may be it can remove mehendhi also. As the thought came into my brain I started walking towards kitchen to get olive oil.

The moment I stepped into the kitchen, I cursed my luck. Cathrine was standing in the kitchen along with mrs knight and xavier himself. I immediately fisted my plam and held my hand behind me.

"baby I can't find it anywhere ". Cathy said frustrating tone.
"try to remember where you left darling " Mrs knight said to Cathy.

I don't know ,what they are talking about so I made my way to the shelfs to search olive oil. But as soon as they saw me they stopped talking. I just minded my business which to find olive oil.

"mom I think she has something to do with it". I heard Cathy saying but I ignored it and continued to search for oil and then , suddenly I was yanked hardly by my arm. It was Mrs knight. I fisted my palm and hide behind me not wanting them to find out his name.

"you had stolen that ring, didn't you? ". She questioned glaring at me.

"excuse me? " . I dont even know what they are even talking about.

"don't act innocent, we know your true colors . So have some self respect and give my ring back ". Now it was Cathy

"I don't have your ring, why are you asking me? ". I question them. Then mrs knight held forearm in a painful grip. I hissed in a little.

"what are you doing? leave me ". I hissed again trying to free myself.

"Mom look, she is holding something in her fist ". Cathy said pointing at my fisted palm. I fisted my hand more tightly.

Mrs knight left my arm and held my palm trying to open it.

"I didn't took your ring, leave my hand" I said struggling to free my hand but Cathy also joined mrs knight. I was so close to tears because all this while xavier was just standing there like a statue and let his mother and fiance harass me. He didn't even try to defend me on there false allegation,he knows very well that I will never do such thing but still he stood there rooted staring at me.

They manage to open my fist, the moment they saw my palm, they glared me with venom dripping from there looks . I snatched my hand from them.
"before you people assume anything, it was a mistake. The mehendhi artist wrote it on my hand mistakenly. It wasn't intentional, I came here to find something so that I can remove it ". I said it all in one breath.

"you think we are stupid to believe your story. We know that, this is your cheap trick to get xavier attention ". Cathy said.

" thirsty women like you will never get enough of two or three mens. You want to trap xavier again. But you will never be successful in your intentions because he knows you true colors ". Now it's mrs knight.

"mom leave it, what ever her plan is, it's not going to work . You still have to find the ring". Xavier said to his mom.

"but baby she has your name written on her hand ". Cathy whinced .

Then xavier turned to me" you better remove my name from your hand,only Cathy has that right .you lost that right years ago ".
I just stared at him. I refuse to let my tears fall . I turned my to the other side to push back my tears. Then my gaze fell on the knife on kitchen counter. I took it in my hand and held it again my palm in which his name was written. I pressed it against his name on my palm,slowly slitting the skin. Blood started to flow from the cut but I couldn't feel the pain. I cut his name on my palm. Xavier stood there watching me with clenching his hand. Mrs knight and Cathy were watching me with wide eyes.

I looked at my plam it was covered with blood. I turned to xavier
"happy?". Asked xavier showing my bloody hand.

"believe me, even I don't want to stain my hand with your name. If only I can, I would have removed your name from here too ". I said placing hand on my chest. I placed knife on the counter and turned to leave, just then the same mehendhi artist walked in.

"mam I was searching for you every where. You forgot your ring on the cushion". She said extending ring, Cathy took it. The artist turned to leave and saw me.
"mam, Im sorry again for it. If you don't mind I can cover up that name with design ". She said to me feeling guilty. I smiled at her "oh don't worry about it, I sloved it on my on ". I said and walked out the kitchen.

I was walking towards my room with my bleeding hand when someone called me from behind.
"hey seethu. Wait ". I turned around to see that guy who helped me last night, running towards me.

Uhmm, what's that guy's name

Harry yeah harry

"hi harry ".i said waving my hand as he came and stood near me.

"you remember my name. God, I'm flattered ". He said placing his hand on his chest with a smile on his face. But it soon faded when his gaze fell on my bleeding hand.

"oh ,god. Your hand is bleeding. What the hell are you doing walking with that bleeding hand ". He yelled at me holding my hand.

"don't yell at me, I was just going to my room to treat it ". I defended myself.

"you can't bandage it on your it own. Come I'll treat it". He said and dragged me to his room that's what I'm assuming. He did my first aid. On the whole process I didn't protest a bit.

"how did you got this cut ".harry question me. After he was done with bandaging my hand.

"I was cutting an apple, but I cut my plam later I realise I didn't have apple in my hand ". I know that's the lamest reason to say but I couldn't come up with anything better.
Harry raised an eyebrow, obviously he didn't believe it . I just shrugged it and went back to mehendhi function.. Ava's mehendhi was completed. She was taking pics with her friends now.

I went to check on food, everything was perfect. The rest of the function went smoothly. I was successful in hiding my bandaged hand from everyone and also avoiding xavier.

After some time ,Ava washed her hands, which were dark marron in colour now. Everyone complemented her about mehendhi.

It was time for groom to find his name on brides hand which will be hidden in mehendhi design . Mark took half an hour but couldn't find his name. Ava was furious on him. I signaled mark indicating the area on my palm. He got the hint and found his name on Avas hand. Ava got happy and hugged him tightly. I was very happy for them .

Everyone had dinner and went to thire respective roomes to take rest. A Hotel was booked for rest of the guests. So everyone left the beach house. I had to make arrangements for haldi function which is day after tomorrow. But it was difficult as I lost all the contacts with my phone. I still managed some how. After making some phone calls from Sadie's phone ,I was on my bed. I can finally get some sleep.

I was in sleep. When I felt someone climbed my bed. But I ignored it.
But soon something was placed on my face,before I can react it was pressed hard against face making it difficult for me to breath. I started thrashing my hands and kicking . I couldn't see anything. I couldn't breath ,all my screams were muffled by that thing.
I started to loose my consciousness.

Is this the end of me??

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