#9
The sound of the fastening footsteps running down the stairs shocked everyone in the living room. It was only the second month since Steffi became the member of their family. There were no signs of JK following her traces and that is what everyone who glared at the expression of Steffi was looking for. The unusual moans in the night were ignored until then. Collective analysis of incidents prior to the incident since the day of marriage narrated a different tale of the married couple who never showcased any kind of unhappiness or discomfort. The reputation and stature of JK helped him to ward off all the raised eyebrows staring at him for an explanation. For the dilemma prevailed as Steffi was more loved within the span of two months.
On the same night, when the kids in the house were fast asleep JK's parents and brothers were engaged in a serious conversation about the occurrences and changes that happened in the past few days. The intense conversation came to a pause with a loud bang on the door. As Joy, the eldest brother of JK rushed upstairs, it was Steffi being kicked in her abdomen to bend like a C clamp gripping on to her salwar stumbling on her foot before she fell in the feet of Joy. The darkest bedroom secret was now exposed. The moans that escaped through the air holes were cries of agony while the scars in her neck and upper body was not that of love. Angered and agitated JK was an unusual sight for anyone among the gathering. He was pushed away to the corner of the room while the crawling Steffi was rushed to the hospital.
Beloved father and the ambitious mother now cared more for their daughter struggling to survive in the ICU while JK expressed no sign of regret. The doctor's word was only that could bring relief to anyone else in the patient's room. The tension and intensity of situation that prevailed in the room was something that could be unexplained. A whisk at the moment alone could have ignited a huge ruthless reaction. Everyone choose to remain calm until there is a word of explanation from the doctor. He looked exactly like a queen bee surrounded by its workers as he came out of the ICU.
Steffi's father expressed a sense of surprise and shock as the doctor explained
" She has been manhandled and mercilessly tortured for over a reasonable period".
The couple's parents alone entered the ward looking for her to explain the quantum of the episode. Neither of them chose to listen to JK and he never bothered regarding the same. The only instance that involved him in the entire episode is when his father slapped him on his chin with all his might of a sixty-year-old.
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