Chapter 17: Chapter 17

WARNING!

THERE IS SLIGHTLY VIOLENCE, AHEAD.

THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL AND NOT SOME REAL EVENT.

Other's Pov:

Everyone envied her cause her life is full of roses but didn't notice it had thrones tooo....

The girl who Anvitha guessed leader pushed a girl right infront of her and she fell across Anvitha. Anvitha was shocked and in reflex action she bent down to help her.

Little did she know her good nature would be the death of her.

Anvitha who was unknown to their plan held arm of the girl who fell on the ground. The girl who was on the ground pushed her hand and slapped right at her face.

Anvitha stilled at the place. She was flabbergasted. She couldn't understand why she had hit her as she was only helping her.

"You bitch, why did you push me?" the girl accused Anvitha. Her eye grew large and gasped when she heard her accusation.

"You ok? Rai" Tanya the leader asked fake concerned.

Tanya  forcefully pulled Anvitha by her elbow. She came face to face with smirking Tanya.

She looked over Rai and found her glaring at her with smirk on her face.

Finally,Realisation dawned up on Anvitha.

She was fuming with anger. She wanted to know the reason behind their absurd behaviour.

"Why did you hit me?"she thew a glare at Rai. Her smirk grew as they were expecting her to question.

"Cause You bitch dared to push me" Rai took few steps towards Anvitha gritting her teeth. Anvitha stood rooted glaring at her.

"I think you have eye problem or you are mentally ill. Do you even hear yourself? when did i push you?" Her words angered Rai and she lounged forward to hit her again but this time Anvitha was alert. She held her hand and twisted it back.

"Dare you raise your hand and i will make sure to chop it."Anvitha seethed at her.

Avitha was beyond angry. She never tolerate people blaming her for what she had not done and this girl had the audicity to hit her. She wanted to show what happens when she mess with her and she showed only glimpse of it as a alert if they dropped their incandescent behaviour they are lucky if not she is ready to show hell in earth.

"You whore" Tanya pulled Anvitha back forcefully to her luck she landed on the bench where she sat to find peace just a few minutes ago.

Tanya and her girls who came along with encircled Anvitha.

"Do you happen to know who we are?Do you know what we are capable of doing to you? Even if we burn you alive here,  no one would know. You want that, No right. Shut up bitch. Shut up and hear me clear."

Tanya held Anvitha chin and squeesed it and spat those words.

"I don't want to know who you are? You not worth it and I don't care. Leave me "Anvitha spat equally.

Tanya who was quite calm all these time turned even more cruel. She looked like psychopath. Anvitha visibly panicked but covered up with glare.

"Ppstt, Oh baby, we are going to see in every occasion so you had to know about us. As we don't let you live peacefuly atleast know our name as your life is in our hand." Anvitha scoffed at her audicity.

She freed her face from her grip and examined with her fingers. Anvitha crossed her arm over her chest and squeesed it tightly to stop herself from returning back what they had given.

"Let me go. I'm being quite doesn't mean i am soft and wimp. Better stop here or else the consequence will not be good." Anvitha pointed her index finger glaring at Tanya.

Tanya who looked danger. Her word was hitting her at right spot and she hate when people challenge her and she love challenges. She loves to ruin life of the people who challenge her. Why not? She has money, influence and her badass attitude to destroy one's life. She find peace while doing that. She smirked evily scurried to Anvitha.

"You think a middle class girl like you can touch a hair in my head. Psst, come out of fantasy dream. I have power to destroy you and your family in a blink of an eye and no one would believe me even if you tell them. It is not the same in your case. If i just tell the people outside who are here to attend your reception that you hit her and pushed her down, which is white lie." Tanya looked over smirking Rai.

" They believe my words not you. Your parents might  Probably believe you but they will be more hurt as they know the fact sagar didn't believe you over me. Do you intentionally want to hurt your parents on the first day of your wedding. They might feel guilty fir marrying you to that self obsessed bastard Sagar. They would drown into guilt and might disorient their health and you would be orphan with no parents and mark my words Sagar would not blink an eye even if you cry over your parents dead body. He would abandon, It is like you are nothing to him and viceversa and by the end you would be orphan with no one to support you and take care of you." Tanya patted her cheek before raising to orginal position.

"Why wouldn't he belive me? He will..." She was cut by Tanya.

"Trust me in this he would never take your side and fight for you with me. I know him like 20 years and he is never interested in anyone business if money is not involved and your are pennyless. He wouldn't get profited so he wouldn't mind even if you die. Do you think he will strain his relationship just because you told so? Nope, he will never support you or stand by you. Heck, he will never hear you. You are lost like 20 minutes. Did he come in search of you? Big No." Anvitha didn't blink her eyes. Tanya scoffed at ger naivety.

"You are such a fool then. All the people are kind and good to him and viceversa because they are either partners or highly influenced. They don't do relationship, they do business, money is the main thing. They wouldn't risk it by any means.  You would be left alone like a clown. You do look like one to me"Tanya mocked looking her up and down. Anvitha gaze feel down.  She don't know what to believe?

She almost believed Tanya from her past encounter with Sagar didn't help her to trust him...Hell trust is a big word. She is even deliberate to believe him.

"Why? What did i ever do to you? Why are you treating me like this? Did we have any past? As far as i remember i never met you."Anvitha couldn't stop but ask them. She wanted to know why in the world she is being blackmailed, bullied?

Tanya took few strand of hair in her finger and twirled it around her finger

"Cause, You blow in our community. We rich people don't allow new people to enter in our circle, uninvited. You happen to come unexpected, unwanted. Okay, even if we try to accept you we couldn't. You ain't rich or competitive, So boring. As you see we love to have fun. So we decided to play with you. Our game is simple. Torture, bullying and if you speak a word about this...KILL YOU." Tanya pulled her hair harshly Anvitha had to bite down the scream by covering her mouth with right palm and tried to free her hair from left hand which made Tanya to pull roughly. Anvitha closed her eyes as she couldn't take the pain.

"You are sadistic, Do you happen to know?"Anvitha spat with slow voice. Tanya was burning in range. She held fistful of hair in her hand and pulled her face more towards her. Their eyes fighting for the battle to win.

It's stupid to treat someone lije savage. They are either mentally retarded or the money they have is making them to dance to it's tune. It's both in Tanya's case.

"LAST TIME I AM WARNING YOU. KEEP THAT MOUTH OF YOURS SHUT OR ELSE I HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHUT." Tanya jerked Anvitha head back before folding her hands over her chest, eye glinting with malicious.

Anvitha panicked, she cutsed for opening her big mouth but she couldn't sit there take it. She is a not someone to lose easily. She is going to fight until .... her family invovled?

"You want me to drag you to the reception like this, your face should be covered with blush instead of beaten face. You know what happens when your family look at you in this state. There would be huge chaos but at the end i will win and your parents had to go disheartened. Do you want to involve them in our game? Grow up, act like a big girl Hmmm .... Do you?" Anvitha shook her head, tears are ready to leak out of her eyes. She had to control herself from shedding in front of them. It would be huge blow to her self respect than the hit on her face which she preserved.

"Good " Tanya held her chin with her right hand and pressed index finger of her left hand over her lips indicatinh 'shhh' to keep her mouth shut. She nodded her head vigorously. Anvitha would do anything to keep her family out of them.

The cool breeze passing her face gave slight itching sensation. Her hand slowly moved to where her face was marked with bright red finger prints. As a mere touch of her fingers on her mark made her flinch. The tears she held all the long started streaming down like psunami. She palmed her mouth with both hands to stop her whimper from reaching other ears her shoulder shook violently.

It was not a slap of jelousy or meanance, it was a reality slap of her future at her face. She cried cried until her throat become sore, eyes swelled bloodshot and nose clogged.

She heard a faint footsteps. She was quick to wipe her eyes and hid her red gift they had given on het face with the curtain of her hair, her shivering eyes glanced at the person and heaved a sigh as she couldn't identify. She never want her parents to look at her gloomy state.

The intruder passed a weak smile at her and didn't have to tell that she is pitting  her.

She wanted to slap herself for being so weak. It is related to her family and she loves her family. She is ready to take more beats for her family.

She realised she couldn't go there with this beaten red cheek, can she? She held the lady wrist who was about to pass her hoping she isn't like those girls. The lady turned towards her with smile at her face. Anvitha heaved a deep breaths.

"Do you..Do you have makeup kit?"With more resistance Anvitha asked the lady.

"Come, I'll help you" she said pointing at her cheek which had Tanya's finger prints. The lady held her hand warmly and pulled her to the restroom near by.

The lady gasped when she had a close look at Anvitha's face. It started turning blue. She applied 4 coats of concealer to hide the red marks. With lot of struggle she was able to hide those marks, silently. They both stepped out and moved towards the venue. They didn't exchange a word and anvitha was glad for that. She didn't wanted to ponder over the lie she had to tell if the lady asked for the cause as she already has a hell of things running in her mind. She was scared what if this lady is like Tanya who is malice and tell everyone about her misery that too her parents. She panicked at that thought.

When they saw the faces of people,  Anvitha held the lady wrist stopping her from moving further. The lady turned raising her eyebrow. Anvitha fell out of words.  She was ashamed to beg her not to tell her about beaten face to anyone.

"Thank you so much"Anvitha head was hanging low and she bit her lips as she didn't know how to convince her to not to speak a word out. The lady understood her inner turmoil. She hugged her shaking form and whispered "Don't worry, it's a secret between us. Stay strong. Don't ever let something happen to you."the lady gently smiled at her mingling with the pool of people before she could go further, Anvitha voiced her question.

"Who are you?" Why are you  so good to me? she wanted to add.

"SOMEBODY LIKE YOU" the lady told before disappearing.

As soon as she stepped inside the venue every gaze turned towards her. She felt like hiding in her mother warm arms and never come out.