Under his gaze (his forced bride) by Olivia Jessie (the giving tree read aloud txt) 📕

" Just tell me. " I dragged the chair right in front of him with my baby in my arms. The sudden anger rushed in me. 

" So when one time my mother and father took us for a picnic. We had a normal day like other people. " His eyes were lost in memories from the past. " Anything else? " He asked. 

" And which one is the worst? " He closed his eyes and when he opened them, they were bloodshot. 

" When my mom left us. " That was quite unexpected. He must be proud of her. She died trying to free herself till her last breath. 

" Why? Shouldn't you be happy? " He raised his left brow at me."  I mean her leaving the cruel life would have been the end of all misery. " 

" No. I don't think so. If and only if she had understood the pain my father was going through then many things would have sorted out. " His mentality was stuck at his mom being not faithful and patient to his father. 

" Well I feel that she was better off alone. A divorce and remarriage would have done miracles " He punched the wall so hard that his knuckles bled and my baby started crying. 

" What? How dare you? Is that what you are planning? Huh? Listen bitch i won't let you marry anyone else. I can let you live peacefully if you stay single but if you intend to marry anyone I will rip out his heart. Do you get that? " He shouted. I stood up not able to bear his sick thoughts. 

" You can never change. " I screamed. " Never " He too rose to my level visibly shocked by my behavior. 

" Listen. I did not mean to say anything like that "  I was so fed up with his apologies. It was a cycle. And i would break it to end the abuse. 

" You know what Advay. We are done. We were already. But I am gonna press charges against you if you threaten me anymore. You and me have nothing left between us. I hate you so much. Even your mother hated you. You didn't help her once.and your sister she is a murderer.How do you even sleep at nights thinking your mother was beaten daily.and one more thing I would never let you see my son. I wish you were dead .You don't have any rights on him!! I will go far far away from you. " With my baby in my arms I ran out of the place. Few officers giving me looks. 

Once in the car, I regained my breath. I shouldn't have said anything about his mother but I just could not control it. That time I didn't think much. But he should atleast realize what his mother went through. My phone rang and Nidhi's smiling face appeared on the screen. 

" Hello bhabhi. How are you? And how is my little angel? " Her cheerful voice didn't help with my foul mood. 

" Not good. Today I went to see Advay with him. And you know he ain't changed a bit. Same mentality and coercive control. " She breathed heavily on the other side. 

" Bhabhi you should stay with me. " She was indeed right. He was really dangerous for us. I couldn't just sit and wait for him to kill me. 

" Yes I will definitely. I am planning. I just told him everything." She was so happy. And I smiled too with a safe future in mind. 

" But bhabhi listen. " Her voice suddenly turned serious " You should be careful now. He can do anything. He can even break out of jail. Please be careful. Lock all the doors. " 

The warning nearly made me tremble out of fear. The demons which drove him crazy were the worst. He could really do anything. I hugged my baby tightly. Protecting him from every evil sight. 

The walk from the car to the house was really terrific. I felt his eyes on me. What if he followed me back home? I locked the doors and windows. Later in my room I booked my tickets.. 

Ashray was awake and crying for no reason. I had to take him in my arms and walk around the house. Suddenly I heard someone walking out side the window. And my breathe hitched in my throat. I peeked out to see but it was already dark and no one was visible. The footsteps went to the front door and the bell rang. 

After looking through the keyhole I realised it was my driver. So I opened the door without wasting any minute. 

" Sorry ma'am. But you left your purse in the car. " He told me. 

" What we're you doing by the window? " I asked full of doubts. 

" There was a tree branch stuck there. " He showed me the branch. I nodded and closed the door. 

I didn't have dinner either. The anxiety and facts about women killed by abusive husbands in the last phase of the cycle invaded my mind. The case where one of my client thought that she was free after divorcing her husband and started living alone but he killed her after a month of freedom. 

I turned and changed sides on bed although it was just 11 . My eyes filled with tears. The first slap, no my husband didn't give me my first slap. It was my father. Who started the cycle , till now. It was so depressing. Why the women couldn't live their lives normally? Why violence? 

Why? What if my son too end like his father? Or worse grandfather? 

My phone rang again. I expected Nidhi. But it was inspector Rakesh. My palms were sweaty because of the caller id. Did he escape? Did he run? Oh my God.. 

" Hello mam. This is to inform you that Dr. Advay committed suicide. He shot himself when the officer was taking him to shift into another prison. " 

The phone slipped from my hand. I blinked many times to clear my vision. The tears were unknown to me. Did they signify grief or relief? 

" Yes. I will call his sister too. " I told him. And dialled Nidhi 's number. 

" What happened bhabhi? Are you alright? "She asked worried. 

" Your brother is no more. He committed suicide. " And then she cried. Cried like she lost everything. I couldn't calm her or ask her to stop. 

She would blame me. Definitely. She would bit she said something unexpected. 

" You made it out bhabhi. You saved three lives. Yours, Ashray's and mine. " I felt so sad the way she was thinking " I know I lost my brother but atleast I have you. "