Loveless: The Beginning of Hell

The dark clouds surfaced over the sun darkening the sky akin to the turmoil going on inside Kiara whose gazes remained on the sky but her mind wandered to Nikita drenched in worry.

" what do I do... How do I find Nikita"

A sudden phone call breaks her chain of thoughts, forcing her to pick it up. Her eyes widen and a chill of fear runs down her spine. She tries to hold back the tears and clenches her dupatta.

" how dare you call me," her voice shivered with dread, that night's memories engulfed her like a mist.

Keeping the plate down, Aditi's gloomy face evidently told that once again, Kiara refused to swallow a single morsel of food. A petrified Kiara instantly disconnected the phone and sprinted out. her hand bumps into the vase causing it to shatter on the floor but her mind is so disturbed that she doesn't even realise when her feet landed on the shattered pieces of the glass vase. On finding Sakshi in the hall with everyone, Kiara hugs her from behind with a jerk.

" Maa", Kiara gasps, clinging to her mother but the trembling never leaves her from its shackles.

" Kiara what happened?", Sakshi asks turning to her,

" He He... called me.. " her lowered eyes refuse to make contact.

" then what", Ajay spat, his eyes accusing her.

"Th...They ha...have Nikita ", her voice escapes in a stutter.

"Who called you Kiara?", Sakshi questions, lifting her chin slightly. A moment of silence shrouds Kiara before she raises her innocent eyes welling up with tears, looking at her mother. "He said that what happened to me will also happen to Nikita. They will ruin her life. every moment will be like a thousand deaths, he will make us live in hell, and if I want Nikita back then..." She chokes before uttering a single phrase further.

"Kiara, what did he say?! Speak clearly." Ajay yells, grabbing her arm harshly. she notices that rage in his eyes. " Bhai, he said that if I didn't take the complaint back he... He will. He will"

" he will... What Kiara??!!"Ajay yells, she almost jumps, but then says it at once. "My fate will be Nikita's too," those words uttered in a single breath boil his blood. He grabs her hair instantly.  Kiara gasps in pain, a tear rolling down her cheeks.

" Because of you, we are in this situation, I told you not to go on any trip, but you and your stubbornness have landed us in this, and Nikita! She is innocent, pure. I will not let anything happen to her, you will come with me to the police station and take your complaint back. understood??" he seethed, the bitterness at its peak.

When she is in a miserable state instead of standing for her, he is compelling her to back off but this time she comprehends how to stand up for herself, she shoves his hand away and steps back.

" No" Kiara snaps, her fearless eyes scowling at Ajay raises his hand but aditi halts it midway, shoving it downwards.

" don't you dare Ajay to raise your hand on her", her low tone yet infused with rage comes as a warning to Ajay, standing in between him and Kiara, glowering into his vicious eyes dauntlessly.

"It's been a few days Aditi since we got married and you ...."

" Ajay, what's wrong with you? How can you be so heartless? Can't you see her pain? Ajay, look at your sister (she moves aside, pointing at Kiara). She has lost everything, and the one thing she has left, is the right to justice, Get them behind bars. you want to take that away from her too. ( her hands find his hands. a tiny hope igniting in her that he will understand )They will frighten her, threaten her but she has to fight against everyone!!!" aditi slams.

"Why don't you get out of the house Aditi!!! ( her hands drop to the sides) I didn't know I married a girl who doesn't even care about her husband's wishes, his feelings, or his relations. Nikita is my sister and she is not impure like her( his finger points at Kiara). NIKITA is not stupid like her to land herself in such a situation" Those vicious words shot like a knife at Aditi's heart, stabbing it. tears well up in her eyes, as she steps back, downcasting.

Never had Kiara ever imagined that Ajay would behave in such a way, injuring her bleeding heart further, yet she could not hold back those words, which landed on her lips.

" am I not your sister, am I not your blood"

" right now, you are a burden on us, a distressed girl!!! who has lost everything and I don't care what happens to you!! I warned you!!! you are filthy Kiaraa " he spat earning a tight slap from Sakshi. His hands land on the stinging cheek in shock, sights stuck on his mother in disbelief.

" Maa", he utters

" don't you dare talk to her like this, she is my daughter, not a burden and a single night cannot snatch her life away from her you should keep your nonsense mouth shut, she is not filthy Ajay, never let that word arrive on your tongue again for Kiara, your mind is filthy," she fumes.

" Kiara I want you to take your complaint back" The sudden declaration coming from her father, Abhilash leaves everyone dazed.

" I will not let him out " Kiara stays adamant.

" Kiara you will take the complaint back and you are getting married" Abhilash makes it clear, giving an order.

" what do you mean, " Sakshi asks. An irked Ajay storms into his room.

" I heard her conversation with Kartik Rathod won't you tell your mother and Aditi, what he said or should I tell them"

Sakshi turns towards Kiara, she holds her shoulders and looks into her eyes, demanding answers.

" Kiara tell me the truth"

" Maa, he said that after taking the complaint back, I... I have to declare in front of the press that he is innocent and we are getting mar... Married" she completes her sentence with a heavy heart.

" you will not marry that rapist I will not let anything happen to you," Sakshi says hugging Kiara. Aditi feels pity for her but nothing lies in her hand to help Kiara.

"Maa I will get Nikki back " Kiara sobs on her mother's shoulder. Pulling back, a promise lands upon those bruised lips.

"I will get her back"