" There is no point in him being here and if he wants to stay here then it is fine but you are not staying here. " I said and caught her hand in mine and started walking.

" I am not going with you. " She said firmly.

" Why not? " I asked.

" I don't want to. "

" Why?? Do you think this place is better than that? " I said.

It was not even safe to live in such a place for a young girl. I would not let her stay here.

" This place is way below your haveli but I hate living alone in such a big house, where I don't get anyone to talk to me. " She said.

" Roshni don't create a scene. Come with me. " I pulled her but she resisted.

" Leave her hand or I will call the police. " The man said and tried to pull her away.

" Call whomever you want, police, army... Just don't dare to come between her and me or no one would be able to save you. Leave her hand before I break yours. " I glared at him and he finally loosened her hand.

" Roshni, I am telling you to come with me or I will pick you up and take you with me in front of everyone. " I said.

" You can't do that... " The man said.

" I can and I will !! I dare you to stop me. " I caught her hand in my mine and I started walking towards the door with her bag in my other hand.

" Ouch!! " She winced. I stopped immediately.

" What happened?? " I asked.

" Nothing!! Leave me alone. Aren't you busy now? No meeting in the office or people dying to talk to you?? Go and spend your time with people who matter to you. I am not going anywhere. " She said and winced with pain.

" What happened to you?? " I asked.

" Nothing!! I am not dying. If that's what you are concerned about. " She said.

" I am asking, what happened to you? " I asked again.

But the stubborn girl didn't say anything. I looked at the man standing there but he didn't say anything.

" Would you mind telling me so that I can help? " I asked both of them.

" I don't need help. " She said. I was so frustrated that I punched on the small bedside table. It broke down. And the new sharp and rough edge cut my hand.

" Oh, my God!! " The man said.

" Manik Ji!! What have you done??" She said.

" Don't worry, I will pay for the table. " I said.

" I am talking about your hand. " She caught my hand. I snatched it away.

" It's nothing. Come with me before I break something else. " I said with a raised eyebrow. It was an open dare to her to refuse to come with me. She nodded reluctantly.

But she was having a problem in walking and the man offered his help immediately by placing his arm around her waist again.

I glared at the man and he removed his arm immediately. I placed my arm around her to support her.

" What happened to her?? " I asked the man.

" I don't know, we all were in the college and went out to celebrate the birthday of one of our friends and while we were at the party, a waiter came and told her that someone is there to meet her and wanted her to come out. She went out and all of a sudden we heard her screams. We all rushed out and saw that she was lying on the floor, crying. She has been limping since then. So I came to drop her here. " He said.

What the hell??

" Thanks a lot, for bringing her here safely. Get her bag. " I said.

" Can you walk? " I asked but the stubborn girl didn't say anything.

" Ok, fine! " I said and picked her up.

" Leave me!! I can walk. " She said.

" Then come... and if you have pain, then tell me, I will pick you to the car. " I lowered her to the ground.

" With that injury in your hand? " She asked.

" Doesn't matter. Come! " I started walking out with my arm supporting her weight. I paid for her rent and the broken table and went to the car.

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He made me sit in his car and once he was also seated the driver drove us home.

None of us said anything on the way.

" Show me your hand... " I said wanting to see as it was bleeding.

But he snatched it away. We reached his haveli and he helped me again in going inside. I wanted to deny his help since he has been avoiding me but he was already very angry, so I let him.

We went inside and he made me sit on a sofa.

" What happened to her?? " Maharaj Ji came the moment he saw me limping.

" Get the First aid box, Maharaj Ji. " I said. He sent someone for it. Manik Ji looked at my leg but it was covered.

" Are you hurt? " He said but ignored him.

" What happened, bitiya?? How did you get hurt? " Maharaj Ji asked.

" I am fine, Manik Ji is hurt," I replied.

" Aree beta, what is happening today?? How is your headache now?? You should take care of yourself. I need to complain about your Chachi... Anyway, I will get some tea... No turmeric milk for both of you it has medicinal value it will help you to heal faster. " He said and left.

" Please let me look at it and apply medicine. " I said when both of us were alone. I wanted to press his head and apply ointment to his hand.

" There is no need, just take care of yourself. " He said but was still not looking at me.

" Then why did you bring me back?? I was taking care of myself. You should have rested if you had a headache. " I said as I was hurt with him avoiding me.

" I just saw, how you took care of yourself... Don't you dare step out of this house again," he yelled.

" What do you mean by that?? Am I a prisoner now?? " I asked.

" Yes!! If I need to do that to keep you safe, I will do it. " He said looking at me.

Before I could say anything, Maharaj Ji, came with turmeric milk. He made both of us drink it in front of us as if we were some naughty children and he was our strict warden. Once we finished it, he left after asking us if we would like to eat khichdi. We both said, 'whatever'.

" Don't dare to step out of the house without my permission. " He said with a warning look.

" I will not accept. I need friends, I can't talk to the walls for the whole day. And are you forgetting, I need to go to college also?? " I reminded him.

" You will go to college and come back here with my driver, will not go anywhere else. One more such incident and you will be studying from home. " He was getting more angry now.

" No way!! " I yelled back.

" That's the only way!! Now tell me exactly what happened when you went out to meet this person and why the hell did you go out to meet a stranger like that?? Have you no sense at all?? " He shouted at me.

" It is not your problem. Don't add more burden to your mind. " I said.

" Tell me!! Or you are not even going to college. " He said.

" I hate you!! " I was getting angry now.

" That's nice... Now tell me. What happened when you went out? " He was very angry.

" The waiter said that someone was there to talk to me and requested me to come out," I said.

" Why did you go out alone?" He was very angry. And I didn't know what to say.

I thought that maybe... It was..." I stopped.

" It was?? Tell me!!". He asked.

" You!! "

" Me?? Why did you think so? "

" Because I thought that maybe you found me. And wanted to talk to me without creating any scene. " I said.

" You stupid, I could not have stayed out if I could find you. I would have gone there and brought you back. As it is, you didn't bother to tell me that you left home, I came to know, at about 6 in the evening when I came home due to a headache. Don't pull that stunt again. Leave that and tell me what happened after that. " He said.

" He told me that you were calling me to the parking lot. But I didn't believe him, you would not do that. I said that I can't come as the party was going on. But he was forcing me to say that you are very angry. I said I will talk to you and he panicked and started pulling me but I resisted and screamed. He ran away. " I said and he looked absolutely shocked.

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