Chapter 20: Chapter 20

Niyati's p.o.v

" How is my new haircut?" I asked Shivansh sending him a selfie. Today, I went to the parlour and changed my hairstyle.

It's evening time and I was going home. At a time I was chatting with him.

" You are looking like Lady Gaga lite," He replied giving me a laughing emoji and before I could take a class of him, my battery died.

" What a timing!!" My subconscious mocked and I agreed with her.

I am still walking on the street while I heard some footsteps like someone is following me. I stopped and looked here and there. But, there is no one.

This street is a little bit empty always. Maybe that's why I am feeling like someone is following me. It's a shortcut to my way back home. That's why I took it.

I was still walking when suddenly from nowhere someone grabbed my mouth from behind. I started struggling to free myself but the person was very strong and muscular.

Fear crawled upon my whole system when I understood that there isn't only one person. Actually, there was three-man with black mask. They started dragging me towards the nearby bush while I was still struggling. I couldn't scream because one of them was pressing his hand over my mouth.

" Who are you? Why did you drag me here?" I asked them with my fear-filled voice when they just threw me on the ground.

I tried to run away but one of them slapped me so hard that I felt dizzy. I started screaming for help but no one came to help me.

" Let's have some fun guys," One of the men said and tore apart my sleeves.

I again tried to run away when another one held my hair tightly and punched my nose. This time I started bleeding from my nose and mouth simultaneously. I have already understood their intention.

After bearing their numerous slaps and punches I have lost my energy. I was now lying on the ground like a half-dead body when they are busy opening their clothes.

" Shiv Ji, please help me," I mentally prayed and that's when I noticed my bag. I almost forget that I have pepper spray in my bag. I always carry it for my safety.

These pigs started screaming loudly when I sprayed the pepper all over their eyes and nose. They started rubbing their eyes and sneezing immediately because of the pepper.

" Fucking bitch!!" One of them screamed and tried to catch me. I kicked on his precious jewel and ran away without wasting any time.

I am running on the street like a crazy girl. I am still scared beyond level. I can't even imagine what would have happened if I didn't have that pepper spray with me.

The moment I reached my locality people started whispering about me. I noticed them looking at me with a weird expressions. Obviously, they will look at me like that because my clothes are torn, hairs are messy. My cheeks are swollen where my nose and lips are bleeding.

I knocked at the door and Naina opened the door. Her eyes got widened in pure horror when she saw my condition. I just hugged her tightly where tears are flowing from my eyes.

" Di, what happened?" Naina asked with her panicked voice.

I couldn't say anything to her I just ran into my room hurriedly. When I was crossing the living room I noticed my aunt who was watching T.V. Looking at my condition she didn't sympathize with me. Instead, she started taunting me.

" Kaha sey muh kala karke aayi hey yeyi ladki?(From where this girl has come after doing shameful acts?)" I heard my aunt asking very angrily.

I didn't reply to her. Reaching my room I just took my clothes and entered the washroom. I turned on the shower and started rubbing my whole body to remove all those dirty touches from my body.

After spending a considerate amount of time under the shower I came out from the washroom. I thought that I will be able to take a relaxed breath right now. But, I forgot that my so-called aunt is here to make my life miserable.

" What have you done? huh!!" She asked me angrily.

Naina tried to control her mother but her one look was enough for Naina to leave this room.

" I didn't do anything. Three-man tried to molest me while I was coming back home," I replied honestly and trembled with fear remembering that horrible incident.

I thought that this time she will support me but to my utter surprise, she started blaming me. She started saying me a bad omen, disgrace on my family and too many nasty things.

" Leave this house right now. You will be a bad influence on Naina which I don't want," She said and started dragging me towards the main door.

Author's p.o.v

" Aunty please. Don't do it with me. Where will I go?" Niyati pleaded with her teary eyes where her aunty is dragging her towards the main gate.

This heartless woman replied disgust dripping from her voice," You are a disgrace for my family. I don't want my daughter following your path."

" It wasn't my fault. I didn't do anything.....No......" Niyati screamed when her aunt threw her outside the main gate.

She said spitting in front of Niyati," I don't need a slut in my house. Get lost from my house. From this onwards, you have died for us."

Saying that she shut the door and Niyati kept looking at the door with her teary, helpless eyes. She started banging on the door but nobody opened the door.

Hours passed and it started drizzling outside. Niyati could feel the raindrops over her skin and she started shivering.

She was still in front of the door and crying her eyes out. Passers-by are going and they could only give curious and pitiful looks to Niyati but nobody helped her. Nobody even asked her why she is crying.

Suddenly, Niyati stopped feeling the raindrops over her skin and felt like a giant figure has stood up behind her. She felt like someone has held an umbrella above her head.

" Shiv," She uttered looking behind and found him looking at her with his worried and sad eyes.

Looking at him, Niyati couldn't control herself anymore and hugged him tightly. Shivansh hugged her back and hid herself in his embrace. She started hiccupping resting her head over his chest. Shivansh became emotional seeing her like that. His heart cried out in pain seeing her swollen cheeks.

" Shiv, I......didn't........." Niyati hiccuped and couldn't complete her sentence.

Shivansh said rubbing her back," Shh!!! You don't have to tell me anything. I know everything. Naina called me and she has informed me already."

After that, Shivansh made her look into his eyes and asked," Do you love me?"

" Yes," she replied still hiccupping like a little kid.

Then, he asked wiping her tears," Do you believe in me?"

" More than myself," She replied holding his hands tightly.

After that, Shivansh asked cupping her face in between his palm," If I tell you to marry me right now. Would you do that?"

" Let's go to the Shiv temple. I want you to marry me in front of Lord Shiva," Niyati said with her emotional voice and Shivansh just held her hand tightly.

At Shivansh's house

It's 9 p.m and Shivansh's whole family is having their dinner. Maids are serving food where Lalita and Lily are having their dinner silently. But, Satya noticed that Shivansh is absent.

" Where is Shiv? He didn't come for dinner?" Satya asked Lalita who is checking her phone now. She was actually waiting for Billu's call.

She replied casually," He might have gone to meet Ankush and Kabir."

"it's raining outside and he hasn't returned yet!!!" Satya said worriedly.

This time, Lily interrupted saying," Come on, Dad. Bhai isn't a toddler. So, don't act like he will be lost in any fair."

Satya didn't say anything further and thought to concentrate on his food.

They are still having their dinner when they heard Shivansh's voice from behind. They all looked behind and stopped eating their dinner. Satya frowned his brows where Lalita choked on the water seeing the scene in front of her.

Shivansh and Niyati are standing in front of his whole family having garlands around their neck. Niyati is wearing a mangal sutra(nuptial chain) and sindoor(vermillion) in her hair partition. She was holding Shivansh's arm where he was holding her waist protectively.

" I am sorry for coming like that," Shivansh said looking at his father who was fuming in rage.

Shivansh gulped down his saliva a little and introduced Niyati," Everyone meet my wife Mrs Niyati Shivansh Raichand."