#8
I accompanied her to the scenic Swami Vivekananda memorial meters away from the shore, seated upon a cushion of one big rock. Left side to the mighty mandap of Swami Vivekananda was the calmest open corridor where we could listen only to the sound of waves. Steffi paused for a brief moment before she murmured
"I never knew worse was yet to come"
Steffi managed to graduate from the college as a topper while becoming the only girl from the college to be placed in Microsoft. Her ambitious parents had more plans for her. As she reached back home with all her miseries unshared, no one noticed the unusual full sleeve dresses that she was wearing. A girl whose hands were full of Mehandi designs had marks of syringe that pierced into her veins. The job which was assured in her name shot up her value in the marriage market. Friends and relatives who knew her had proposals for her. One among them was an irresistibly handsome IFS officer. Added to the good looks, his cool and composed behavior impressed her parents already.
Her marriage decision was not by choice but by force. If her parents had given her the time to listen about her apprehension concerning the marriage, things would have been better. Substances alone kept her life moving and every time she decided to move away from Rustom, he made sure that she suffered the utmost misery of torture. Those few months were the ones when she realized that a person need not be near so as to cause damage.
Little did she know about Rustom keeping a track on her bank account transactions, phone calls and WhatsApp chats. The tech-savvy engineer pushed his limits of knowledge to hack into her personal life, staying miles away.
His access on her laptop paved way for him to get into the details of her email id registered from it, whiles the credentials alone was enough for him to get into the activities or websites that she registered.
Steffi's marriage was fixed and it was decided that Mr. Joseph Kavumkal IFS popularly known as Jk In his friend circles will be the Groom. The deal of not leaving Rustom was about to be broken and he was not heard of for a brief four months. Steffie, reluctantly spoke with JK over the phone a couple of times and each time she anticipated a call from Rustom asking for an explanation about the call. JK was deeply in love with his future wife and wanted to make sure that she does not feel uncomfortable with him.
With two days left for the biggest day of her life, a call from an online number flashed on her phone display. Unsure of who it is, Steffi picked the call. The familiar sound conveyed a tone of anger and frustration. Explanation about her parent's compulsion went in vain. Sounding like a ruthless sadist, before hanging up the call he shouted
"Let your father decide his daughters future after seeing what has happened to her"
Steffi went clueless on what she just heard. She rushed to grab her father's phone and waited for hours to see her own motion clip. The most awkward wait in one's life. All would have ended in one sentence if she had confessed everything that happened, to her father. A little courage was that she needed and the same little courage is what she did not have. A guy who knew her emotionally was so sure about the extent that she could go. She waited for the next call forgetting that there are only two more days left for the marriage. Everyone who saw her tensed thought it to be her fear over marriage but for her, it was not the same. Their house was filled with guest even prior to the marriage. The only person who was not happy about the occasion was Steffi.
A text that beeped in her mobile read
"I don't want you to leave me yet! And I don't want him to touch you until then. Either of it happens and then the world sees what I saw".
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