Chapter 18

In the sharma family they are sitting in the hall and talking about something until a phone call disturbed them. Raghav lifted the call .

Raghav :hello?

Raghavi :hello bhayya, I am Raghavi.

When he heard her voice after a long time , full of misery and so many untold things.

He told his family that she was Raghavi and turned on the speaker. Her mothers eyes left tears after hearing her daughter's voice after many days.

         Raghav :Raghavi, how are you? Where did you get this mobile from? Why are you speaking slowly ?

Raghavi :I am fine bhayya. It was Ranveer's mobile.

Raghav :How he is treating you? Is he harming you in any ways?

Raghavi :No bhayya, he was good with me. How are you all.

Raghav: We are good Raghavi.

And a total silence, they called her name many times but didn't get any ans from other than a cracking sound of a mobile.

Raghavi :"I... " 

Raghav :what happened Raghavi,speak out.

A slap sound was heard making them scared as hell. Her father shouted her name on the mobile but the voice of Ranveer came out.

Ranveer:what the fuck are doing hmm?

How dare you to touch my mobile. I already warned you but you always wanted to be treated bad by me, isn't it?

Raghavi was crying out loud now, that can be heard clearly now.

Ranveer : just speak OUT..

And again a slap. Their eyes formed tears. Raghavi was a child whom we can't even scold. But this monster was slapping her like she did some kind of mistake.

   Her mother cried out loud along with Malini. Minakshi and Aradhya tried to console them even though they had tears in their eyes. Her father landed on the couch with  a thud .

Bhumika sharma :why God just why? Why did you do this. That man was slapping her continuously, we didn't even know what more he is doing to her. What mistake she had done on her past life that you married her to that Ranveer. She cried out uttering these words.

They all tried to console her but she just can't accept that someone was raising their hands on her daughter. Raghav's and Vansh's eyes turned red due to anger. Raghav's fist collided with wall making it to crack. No one can oppose him, even if he try, his family will be in danger. Devika and Devansh woke up with their crying and came out. Seeing the scenes in front them they too cried. They are just kids and can't even understand the situation but which kid will be calm after seeing his whole family crying. Aradhya took them to her room and consoled them. They somehow convinced and stopped crying but the older ones on the family never did.

    It was night and Arnav was on the terrace  of  their house crying his eyes out.

"It was me, I am the reason behind everything my sister is facing now. I shouldn't have went out on that day, she told me not to go but I ignored her like she doesn't even exist . I don't even have a chance to correct myself . The damage was already done, he must be beating her daily. She can't obey someones orders. I have no right to live after making her life miserable. I have to die. Yes, I must die. This is the only way I can wash off my guilt. "

   He stood up on the edge of the building

"ARNAV " He flinched out of a sudden voice and his foot got displaced and he got slipped, but Vansh caught his eyes on the right time saving him from hitting his head to the ground.

   Vansh slapped him hard twice on his cheek.

Vansh:what the hell are doing, have you gone mad?.

He shouted loudly at Arnav. Out of sudden and loud  voices all the family arrived on the terrace. Arnav hugged him tightly, "iam the reason behind everything bhai, I must die. I have no right to live after pushing my sister into a hell. ".They all are aware of the situation now. They tried to console him but he was not in his sences.

Ramakrishna :Arnav, your not the reason behind this. It's her fate which we cant change. Already we are suffering without Raghavi. My heart will stop beating without you too. Don't do anything foolish ever after. Let's wish for her good life, that's all we got to do. Please dont be guilty.

Arnav cried even more listening to his father.

   No one on the house had dinner except the kids. Their appetite died in the afternoon.The whole house turned silent. Their faced had dried and some fresh tears along with running tears.

   In the night too no one had a wink of sleep. In these days they didn't thought Ranveer could raise a hand on Raghavi. But he does not care about the gender, relation or anything. He was a monster.

   Her mother's tears never stopped.

Her father's heart was heavy with unbearable pain .

Her elder brother's each and every nerve was vibrating with the thought of killing Ranveer giving him worst pain than his Father's which he was facing now.

Her younger brother was drowning himself in the pool of guilt which was making him suffocated, he wanted to escape but he was tied with the invisible ropes making him to stay in the same place (thinking about Raghavi).

Her family was having a difficult time breathing out of cries, pain, rage, anger, uneasiness, helplessness and many.