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Story: Tainted Bride

After hearing all this, Prakram is utterly shocked. He had guessed that something bad had happened to Avishka, but it was difficult for him to even imagine that something so bad had happened. He remains silent, gazing at Avishka, who has endured immense pain in the past. He only wants to listen to her, and despite being a man, he is afraid to listen furtherbecause he is guessing to a great extent what might have happened to her.

“The doctor who had come to check told me that even when I was unconscious, I had been raped, due to which my condition had become very bad. With a knife on my chest, he wrote his name: The cut is so deep by mistake, my blood is not stopping due to which I had lost a lot of blood, and at the same time, I had lost a lot of blood because I was injured on private parts and my condition was such that the doctor clearly said to Rajeev, he didn't dare to touch me for 1 month. I was in pain. Which may heal with medicine, but the pain I am going through in my mind is incurable... Sanjeev, Rajeev, Rekha, and sometimes Saloni used to be around me all the time, and they left no stone unturned in making me well. During this one month, Rajeev only had his eyes down, and he used to try his best to do all my work himself. But I didn't even want to see his face because I had hated him the moment he forced himself on me, but because of my father's bad condition, I was suddenly forced to remain silent. Despite having a tongue in my mouth, I felt as if I had become mute. I used to get calls from my father and mother every day. My father wants to meet me. But I could not even meet him in this condition. He said that he would send Advait home, but I did not want my brother to know about any of my conditions because even my slightest problem used to cause him so much pain. I can only imagine how heartbreaking it must be to witness a condition where a loved one is constantly present in your memories, providing support, but you are unable to communicate with them; you feel helpless and unsure of how to cope. Of course, I know that when my father discovers everything, and whatever condition he is in.... Definitely.... he will definitely try to eliminate that colic from my life, but I can't give him anything."

From the vibrations in her body, Prakrama could feel very well what kind of feelings she was still having. she continues.

"It took me about a month and five days to recover, and everything was fine, but Rajeev started coming close to me again... I feel his lust for my body... I can fight with him, but it is very hard for me."

PAST STARTED

“Avi I am sorry.”

Rajeev is trying to kiss Avishka forcefully by taking her in his arms, and Avishka is pushing him away from herself with a jolt, but Rajeev is not ready to move away from her at all, due to which she forcefully pushes Rajeev away from her and slaps him hard, and she says this to him while pushing him away from her.

"If you say sorry and I am not saying anything here and you consider that I am ok with everything, does that mean that whatever you have done has been corrected? Do you even realize what you have done? You have raped your wife. Didn't I give you the right to come close to me? But where did the issue of force arise? The pain you have given me comes to mind again and again after looking at your face, so go away from here. Why do you behave like an animal with me?"

Rajeev quietly leaves from there, and Avishka just sits there, holding her head. She doesn't know for how long she was sitting like this, but as far as she knows, after a few hours, Saloni comes to her room and tells her.

"Avishka, your mom and dad are coming for dinner tonight; get ready quickly; they will be coming in some time."

"My mom and dad suddenly..."

Avishka is very surprised, and she turns to look at Saloni, but Sanjeev is standing behind Saloni, who says to Avishka smilingly.

"It has been a long time since you haven't met your parents, and Rajeev also wanted you to meet your parents, so he has called both of them here. Your brother is not coming because he is with his friends, gone on a trip. Actually, Rajeev did not tell you, but your brother wanted to go on an adventurous trip but was not going because of your father and was afraid to tell you, so Rajeev immediately made all the arrangements for his trip. Rajeev has clearly told him that there is no need to be afraid for your father because he has another son here to take care of him, so he should go out freely because both of you are here to take care of uncle. And your father was very happy with the fact that Rajeev has handled everything very well."

Sanjeev is looking very well into Avishka's eyes while speaking, and Avishka is getting depressed with every passing minute just listening to his words because here she is fighting with a man who has used her body to satisfy his lust, and the same man is doing so much for her family; she has a job, but still she is not capable enough to take care of her parents and fulfill her brother's needs because, in the meantime, her father is ill. Whatever accumulated capital was there has been completely spent on treatment. She finds herself selfish because she knows Rajeev is actually helping them a lot, and she needs his help. Sanjeev notices that she looks like this and immediately tells Saloni.

"Saloni, you brought a dress for Avishka; let's dress her in it today. As she meets her parents after a long time, they make them happy and beautiful so they feel their daughter is beautiful too. After coming to this house, her appearance has improvedeven more than it was before. You enhanced her beauty with your skills."

Saloni is only able to nod her head, while Sanjeev is just smiling and looking at Avishka. Avishka is never able to understand Sanjeev's behavior because he is very strange and either does not talk at all, or if he does, then his words make her nervous. A strange kind of vibe comes from him. Saloni brings a new dress for her, and Sanjeev leaves from there. Saloni starts helping Avishka, but the dress is not fitting Avishka at all, due to which she gets upset and tells her in a nervous voice.

"I did all the shopping for your wedding, and I also bought this dress in your size. How did it become tight?"

"I was in bed for a long time and was just eating while sitting idle all day; perhaps that is why I have become a little fat, and I also feel that my weight has increased."

Sanjeev suddenly comes inside, and Avishka, whose zip was open from behind, hides everything with her hair because she thinks that maybe Saloni forgot to close the door, and due to this, Sanjeev came there because he usually used to come to her room for Saloni.

"What happened? You guys are not ready yet."

"We are, but the dress zipper is stuck... Because she is a little fat."

She says this very nervously. Sanjeev immediately looks towards Avishka, and his eyes start looking at her body completely. Avishka does not like his eyes in this way at all, as she immediately takes care of her dress and goes to the bathroom from there. And by the time she comes out, both of them have left from there. Avishka has worn another dress, and when shecomes out of her room, her parents are sitting with Umesh and Rekha, and looking at her father, Avishka starts crying. Kailash, who is progressively losing strength due to his illness and chemotherapy, also feels the need to embrace his daughter and shed tears. He understands that his body is gradually failing, and he fears that after today, he might not even be able to walk. As soon as Rajeev called him home today, despite being in pain, he immediately agreed, and Rajeev sent the car. And Rajeev himself has supported him enough to drag him inside. He is very emotional after seeing all this and immediately says, Avishka.

"I am very happy that I have found a husband like Rajeev for you, who is not just my son-in-law but a son who has stood by us all the time."

Avishka's eyes immediately go to Rajeev, who is smiling softly at her. She doesn't want to look at him at all, but after listening to her father's words, her wound is slowly getting covered, which she herself wants to hide even through her eyes, which is why it is complicated. She is very strong, but she finds herself helpless.

Throughout the entire dinner time, Avishka's gaze was fixed on her father, who was continuously praising Rajeev and explaining how he was serving him day and night. Avishka wanted to scream and tell her father. She said in her mind, while looking at her father with a smile on her face, that no matter how good a person is, if you know what he has done to your daughter, you will feel very bad for me. Only for me. You will not be able to see anything good in him, and it is true that if Kailash comes to know how much pressure he has on his daughter, then even if he is physically weak, he will leave no stone unturned to kill the person standing in front of him who hurt his precious daughter.

Everyone leaves from there, and she also quietly comes into the room and closes her door because she does not want toface Rajeev at all. She has not moved to Rajeev's room to date because she is uncomfortable staying with him. She doesn't want to be like that, but as husband and wife, both of them have been living in separate rooms for a long time, and it is becoming a little difficult for her to bridge the distance that has come between them because of his actions. And she also knows that this is absolutely impossible.

The next day, when everyone was eating, Avishka started serving food for herself, then her mother-in-law took the plate from her hands and immediately served a little food for her.

"You're getting fatter by the day. Pay a little attention to your diet so that your body becomes beautiful and shapely. For my son, I had brought a beautiful daughter-in-law. I do not want any fat women in my house. You yourself are watching me to see how I look even today. Despite being the mother of two sons, no one refers to me as their mother because I maintain a high standard for myself, and I expect the same from both my daughters-in-law, including you, Saloni. You see, Saloni takes great care of these things, and it's important that you do the same. Keep your beauty to attract the world; otherwise, no one will notice you."

Rekha's words are particularly painful for her because she had never thought of anything like this before. However, Rekha's anger is primarily directed at Saloni, who promptly disclosed even the smallest detail to her mother-in-law. Rajeev quickly interrupted

"Mom, you have a habit of maintaining yourself; it does not mean that you force others to diet. Avishka, you can eat whatever you want."