Banjax

Keya Madhavan

My eyes snapped open, I was scared from my nightmare. I was sweating hard and my head was feeling heavy. Feeling confused I glanced around me and realized I was still living in my nightmare.

No, I'm not taught to just sit and do nothing. I have to escape from this. The room was dark with only two dimly lighted night lamps. I removed the duvet off me and strode towards the door. Treatment did its magic. Now I wasn't feeling any pain like there was none to start with.

To my surprise, the door was unlocked. I walked out of the door and glanced around. It was a huge mansion with a round indoor balcony on the second floor and a magnificent chandelier hanging in the center. It was already dusk. The mansion was noiseless, just like some abandoned house. I descended down the Grand stairs and turned left not knowing the structure of the mansion.

I took steps of anticipation forward in the dimly lit hallway to discover an escape path. Sweat droplets were making their path from my forehead to cheeks. I didn't know where I was heading to.

I took another step with my naked feet. Hands clasping the genuine white cotton gown, which were stretching till above my ankle. But suddenly I felt someone's touch which was encircling my waist. My eyes widened, my mouth gaped to release a scream of terror, my body jumped in fear, knowing the person to whom the touch belongs to.

"Were you searching for me babe?" it's him! I swallowed the scream before it could erupt. He tightened his hold on me. I was frozen on my spot, standing there helpless as he nuzzled my neck and lightly kissed his way down to my shoulder.

"You must be hungry right babe? I heard you didn't eat anything. Come let's have dinner." He turned me to face him.

"Oh, my poor babe! Look how terrified you are. Don't be scare. I'm here" he consoled hugging me and patting my back not realizing he was the cause of fear.

and settled me in his arms and went on walking towards the direction I came from and I just let him do it. He went on walking from rooms to

the chair beside me. A maid immediately served a big bowl of soup with 2 soup

of soup

waited for me

then at him. Is he the same

his stomach. After finishing he cleaned my mouth with a

like someone's study. The old woman who helped me in the

listened and

towards him with my aghast eyes confirming that this

papers, an application for the marriage certificate, and two rings were lying

have arranged it more finely. But don't worry babe we will get married tomorrow grandly with all rituals

is our engagement rings!" He declared while taking the

NO! I can never marry him! It will tie me with him eternally. I have to forever bear his torture, his touches, his everything! I can't have any relationship with the person who

of the door of the room. I was again unaware of where I was heading to but I can't wait for him to

all speed which I can towards the right of the grand staircase. I can hear him screaming my name, the panic was rushing through me, adrenaline was at its peak. Never I stopped or did I looked