Malathi’s marriage was settled just two months back and her would be husband was a bank manager. Malathi and he talked together on two or so occasions once the engagement function was over and they liked each other very much also. But the only problem was; his family was an orthodox family and they wanted the bride’s family without any besmirch.
“It is for all our good, is it is not?” Charita laughed and said. “You can marry that guy and be happy with him and I can be happy with my husband. All my family problems also have been solved because of that atrocity on me.”
“Are you really feeling like that? Can you live with that guy happily?” Malathi freed the chair in which she sat, came near to the bed , slumped on the edge of it before putting her right hand around the shoulders of Charita. “Just look into my face and say that.” She held her chin with her right hand, turned her face and looked into her eyes. “Is it is possible to you to do so? I want it to be hundred percent so but I want to be frank with you. If I were you, it would be very difficult to me to do so.”
“I am also feeling like that but what would be the use if I develop only hate and anger all the time? Something has happened, something else also has happened compromising that and whatever has happened cannot be undone now. Is it is not better that I do change myself and lead a happy life?” without trying to relieve her face from Malathi, Charita said.
“What you have said is absolutely true, absolutely true.” Annapurna came there with two coffee cups and biscuits in a tray there. “Anirudh is a very good guy and intelligent also. He has no vices like my son and that other dirty bastard has. I don’t want to comment on why he did it so to you on that day but if you change yourself your life would be hundred percent alright.”
“I am thinking that there is meaning in what mom said.” Malathi took a coffee cup from the tray and gave it to Charita. After Charita took it and started sipping the coffee, Malathi also took a coffee cup from the tray. Then Annapurna dragged a table near to them and put that tray with biscuits on it.
“If we have not been thinking to perform Neelan’s marriage with my brother’s daughter for a long time, we would have no objection to make you as our daughter in law.” After slumping herself in the chair there in which Malathi sat before, Annapurna said.
“As you said Anirudh is a better guy than our Neelan mom. He is intelligent and educated! I am sure that he prospers a lot in his life.” Malathi took a biscuit from the tray and started munching on that in between her sips of coffee.
“I am feeling happy that you are thinking like that” looking into the face of Charita, Annapurna said. “You and Malathi both are just the same to me. I did not feel happy just because you people have been compromised like that and we prevented you from giving a complaint against us. But now after hearing your thinking so, I am really feeling happy. I hope and wish that you start living with Anirudh as soon as possible and both of you will be very much happy.”
“I do try aunty. I hundred percent do try. I know it is very much important not just for my sake but for the sake of my family also.” Sighing heavily Charita said.
“In fact Anirudh’s mother shattered after that episode so. She has become a widow when Anirudh was just four years old and everyone knows how much she struggled to look after that guy and made him educated. Two days back we both met in the temple and she said to me how much she wished that you do change your heart and come to their home to live with her son. She also felt so much relived when you have decided not to give complaint against those and agreed to marry her son.” Annapurna said.
“She tried to talk with me after the marriage but I did not give her a chance at all. I just could not do that with the bubbling anger in me. Now I sure try to do that.”
“Please do that. Put that poor lady’s heart at ease fist.” Annapurna said and got up from the chair she sat. “Just remember! Our family is always ready to do anything for you if you want. I know you from the very moment you took birth and I feel with you as I do feel with my daughter.”
“Thank you very much aunty. I do remember what you have said to me.” Nodding her head Charita said.
“There is lot of work to me to do in the kitchen and I have to go.” Annapurana paused for a second before saying again. “I very much wish you to have your dinner in my home now.”
“No, aunty. I said that I would be in the home before dad comes. So I have to go.” Charita got off from the bed. “But I sure do come often here. You know very well what a good friend Malathi to me.”
“Next time you come to our home, you must have your meals here.” Saying so Annapurna went away from that place.
“Now I have to go. I am feeling relaxed and happy after talking like that with you.” Walking from that place to outside Charita said.
“I also come to your home as I used to do.” Coming after her Malathi said. “I did not hope that I can talk with you like this again. I am more happy than you that our friendship restored again in this way.”
“Our friendship is just intact all the time. It never has broken to be restored again.” Charita hugged Malathi and kissed on her right cheek. “Bye for the present.”
She was just about to walk away from that place but then Neelan came across them. Neelan’s face was filled with an uneasy and troubling expression when he had seen Charita there and he hurriedly looked into the face of Malathi.
“Charita came here to talk with me.” Malathi said. “You know very well that we both have been very good friends for a long time.”
“You are right” Neelan’s voice was low and the uneasiness was in his voice also. “And I am very much happy that she came to our home now.”
“Not just Malathi, we both also have been very good friends. We both also know each other for a long time, don’t we?”
“You are absolutely right.” Neelan did not know what else to say and the uneasiness was increasing in him even more and more. However much he did not want, while looking at Charita so then he was just remembering what and the other two did to her on that day.
“Alright guys. I go now and come again later.” As if she understood the problem of Neelan then, Charita moved fast away from that place.
***
After taking her dinner along with her family members, Charita retired into the room in which her mother and sister also sleep on the floor there, laid herself on the already made bed closed her eyes thinking to implement what that psychiatrist said. She has to go to her clinic the next day and for the last three days also she had been just doing what Rose has asked her to practice. She did not at all think it was possible to her to do so but after started trying it, it did not appear that much difficult to her to do.
As usual, even she did not want to remember that incident, the memories of that incident forced into her mind. She remembered the suggestion of Dr.Rose not to try to force those memories out from her mind and she just let those memories flow into her.
“You ....you are here....” It was Tarang who was older of the three but richest of them also. “I just did not expect you here at all.”
“I came here along with my friends to study. We are all doing combined study for our second year M.A. examinations.” Charita said in a casual and usual way.
She knew those three guys for a long time as those three were took their birth in that very village and have grown up there. Even she has acquaintance with those three guys, she has more intimacy with Neelan as he was brother of her close friend Malathi.
“She is right. My sister also prefers to come here and study. This is a very peaceful place to study.” Neelan said.
“Not just for studying but it is quite a convenient place for many other thing also.” Suddenly there has come a change in the expression of Tarang. “Especially to have sex with a beautiful girl like her!”
“Shut your bloody mouth you rascal!” suddenly Charita’s heart filled with shock and anger. “If you say something nasty like that again, I slap you left and right.”
Tarang laughed loudly and said “No more saying! Just doing it right away. I don’t want to waste anymore time with empty words.” He came near to her fast, hugged her strongly and tried to kiss on her face but she threw him back with all her force. He almost fell back but immediately got up and hold her tight with both of his hands “Neither of you has an idea to enjoy this beauty? I know singularly it is impossible to rape this girl.” Trying to keep her in his hold putting all his effort, Tarang said.
“I have the desire to enjoy this girl for a long time. But as you said singularly it is impossible to do anything to her.” Neelan came to Tarang and helped him in holding tight Charita. “But it is very difficult to do anything to her here. We have to take her into the bedroom where there is a king size bed to do the thing so much conveniently.”
It was the house of Neelan and he knew every part of it very well. In before he has no such idea but after seeing Charita available like that and Tarang’s advancing like that created a sudden strong desire in him.
“But I am not thinking it is alright to do.” With fear and desire in his face at one time, Anirudh said “Please let her go. If she gives a complaint against us, we three shall be imprisoned for our lives or hanged.”
“We have come too far to go back now.” Tarang said and even they both were holding her like that, it was becoming increasingly difficult to held her so. “Just come and rape her along with us. She cannot dare to give a complaint against us and nothing happens to you.”
“No, I cannot do anything like that. I go now itself.” Anirudh turned back to go away from that place.
“Just remember the help I did to you many a time Anirudh.” Tarang yelled. “I not only stop helping you but you know very well what I can do to you if I want. I cannot say whether she gives a complaint or not against us if we do rape her now but I sure do make your life very much pathetic if you don’t do in the way I ask.”
Anirudh stopped. He did not know what to do. His face was full of confusion. It appeared it was not just the threat of Tarang stopped him like that but influenced by the beauty of Charita also.
(……….to be continued)
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