RAAHIFLASHBACKI felt humiliated when I had to undress in front of him in the video call. That guy was lurking on me like a hungry animal, ogling on my body and there was nothing I could do.I guess I had to accept this humiliation no matter what happened because I was the one who chose this path, I was the one who has to oblige to whatever Arhaan had to say.So as I drank all my humiliation, I quietly undressed and changed my clothes while he kept staring at me. After I was done, I picked up the phone and sat on the chair as I looked at him on the video call."That's like my baby girl," he lustfully looked at me as he said that.I slightly nodded in discomfort."So, now you're all done. I will be telling you what you will be doing from now, and you will be obeying it all," he spoke calmly."O...ok," I nodded.I had no will to follow her words, but I had to do that because I was the one to accept the condition. "So from now, I will pick you up from your hostel, as usual, we will go

ARHAAN FLASHBACK I drove toward Raahi's hostel thinking about meeting with her and spending some time with her. In these three years, I had grown more fond of her and I loved her too much to let her even go. She was tough at first, but then, when she softened, I knew I could never find a girl like her. She was perfect in every way and I felt so happy that I finally found someone I could say that she is mine. Today she graduated, and now, I would be talking to her about marriage and marrying her at the soonest date possible. She would be then my wife, and I would finally be able to have her in my ways. I dreamt of our perfect happily married life. I would be going to the office when she would serve me breakfast, and then, when I will be returning home, she will be serving me dinner and doing everything to make me feel better after a long tiresome day. She would be doing all the household chores, keeping our home neat and clean and everything. And after feeding me dinner, I would

RAAHI"Arohi. Get ready fast, we have to go for your school admission." I rushed behind Arohi as she was slouching on the bed."But Mumma, I liked my old school," she complained."But beta, we aren't in our old city anymore. We're in a new city, so new school," I replied."But where is daddy?" She complained.I paused. Every now and then Arohi asked about her father, but I could never give her a clear answer. What would I say? Your daddy won't be here because I ran away with you? I hated to lie to her, but I had no other option as well."Your daddy will be here in a few days, Arohi. Now hurry up," I spoke in a loud voice.She was going a bit beyond my control, and maybe that's why I had to scold her."Don't raise your voice on me, or else I would complain to daddy," she threw a fit.I rolled my eyes. Arhaan had raised a brat, and I couldn't do anything about it, because he gave me no control over my daughter."Okay. Then I am cancelling our plan of having dinner in the restaurant. I w

RAAHIFLASHBACK"I can say, he will be perfect for our Raahi," my mother chirped.Even though my heart cried, I had to say something. I couldn't let my parents or Arhaan control my life and fate. "No," I gasped.My parents looked at me, completely surprised."I don't want to marry him," I announced."What? Why?" My mother was shocked."I... I didn't like... Like him," I stammered."But we liked him," my father interfered.I looked at him. He looked like he had made his decision."They will take a day or two to finalize their decision. If they agree to the association, I am not backing out," my father spoke.I was surprised. My father wanted to go to this wedding even though I said I didn't want to marry him. This was a shocker for me."But... But I don't want to marry him," I cried out."But why? Can you tell me that?" My mother asked.I paused. I couldn't tell my parents whatever I went through in college. If they get to know that I was with Arhaan for three years, and no matter how

FLASHBACKRAAHII could say that I was living a nightmare. My parents had decided that I will be marrying Aarhaan and I had no say in it.And after that, the preparations for the wedding began. The very next day, my parents met with Arhaan's parents and finalized the date for the wedding which was after two months. Along with that, Arhaan's father demanded a hefty dowry of ten lacs, saying that he had done a lot so that he could marry me and that's the least my parents can do for him. Arhaan didn't interfere in those talks, and even though my parents thought for a while because that much money wasn't something that they had, but even after that, they happily agreed to the dowry.And when everything was finalized, the realisation seeped into me that my life will be forever miserable. I would be lying if I didn't try a couple of things to escape this wedding. I knew I was living off my parents so there was no way I could survive without them, so the only thought of not surviving came