It had been one month since I became professor of college. My life never being so easy. I had dream that one day I become a doctor but my parents didn't agree to send me far way from them. You all will think that my parents loves me that's because they don't want to send me but here you are wrong, my parents wants a maid who never takes leave. Yes you heard me right, my parents force me to do all household works. I don't have problem to do my home chores, but one thing never fits in my mind. I do all works perfectly but at last my small mistake ruins all my works. After that my mother come to me and lock in dark room or stand me the edge of roof of my home where no railing is available.

My mother knows very well I have acrophobia (fear of heights), still she intentionally do all these things. Since my childhood, my parents never treat me like daughter, but my parents treat my brother Manas like king. I also didn't have problem for this after all he was baby boy. I said was because now whenever I am being alone in house, he touches me with evil intentions. "Come here quickly Ridhima, you didn't wash plates. There is no clean plates, how will I eat ?" My mother screamed from downstairs, I quickly closed my diary where I write my pain, my dream and how will I want my future? I ran towards downstairs because I don't want any more punishment. I am tired for this life. I reached in kitchen and stood in front my mother. She is my mother Shakuntala who looks  very angry, today no one will save me from punishment.

After joining my college, I did all works and went early for college, and evening when I came my parents taunted me but never abused me. But today is Sunday, I didn't go to college so I have to do all works. "You become spoiled brat Ridhima after joining college. I denied your father that don't give permission but you requested him and assured him that you never tell about your family to anyone and do all household chores.

Today you need a punishment so that you never forget your duty." She said and lastly she started laughing like monster. She took tong from kitchen slab and kept on flames. She understood that what will she do with me so I was about to run. "Don't think about running you brat otherwise I will lock you in that room and don't give you a piece of food for two days." She said and fear ran into my body.

My mother came with hot tong. She was coming towards me, I moved backwards to save myself. She came and took my right hand. When hot tong touched my skin, I whimpered, my eyes became teary. "Please mummy leave my hand, this is very paining. Next time I will do chores first. Please mummyyyy ahhhhhh mummy please rem.....ahhh umhhhhh mummyyyy." I begged her but she didn't leave my hand.

I saw with teary eyes that my father entered in kitchen. "Shakuntala leave her hand." My father said in stern tone. My mother immediately removed tong from my skin.

I ran away from there and entered in my room. I closed my door securely that on one enter. I threw myself on bed, I started crying. I don't know what sin I committed that God gave me such parents. My hand burns like hell, my whole body was shivering while remembering today's incident.

When my tears stopped, I stood from bed and went into bathroom. I saw myself in mirror, eyes become red due to crying for two hours. I washed my face with water and kept my hands on bathroom slab. I thought that my parents are like this who will the man whom they marry me? I shook my head to remove these thoughts.

I came into my room and took first aid kit, I saw a big burn scar on right hand. I took soframycin cream from kit. I applied the cream on my hand and kept the first aid box in drawer. Now how will I write and check the assignments.

Somehow I managed to check all the assignments and did my work on laptop. This laptop, I brought last week on EMI because I had to pay my loan which I took for my studies. Last week when I got my first salary that day I  was so happy. My brother came into my room without knocking, I stood from my chair. "Mom said you have to go supermarket to bring groceries." He said and I nodded. After that day when he touched me with evil intentions, I slapped him on his cheeks, he never did anything. I went towards kitchen for taking carry bags, hearing some voices. My vision got blurry after hearing what's they said. "A man wants to marry Ridhima and in return he will invest in my company." My father said how can a father being a this cruel. My father wants me to sell a man, yes this is selling because in return he will gain profit.

Did they never love me once? How can someone parents being torture their own daughter? Why me God? Why Mahadev? 

My leg was shaking due to trauma, and suddenly a memory hit in my mind. I started having panic attacks after that night. I never forget that day, my life shattered in few hours. My vision got blurry, I don't know when I fainted.

Author p.o.v :~

Ridhima fainted due to traumatic Past, shocks and tiredness. She do all household works. She woke up at 5 daily so she can complete her works before going college. Her brother came into kitchen saw that she is faint. He carried her in his arms and went towards her room. Lying on the bed, he sprinkled water on her face. Adjusting light which fell on her face, she opened her eyes slowly. "How did I come her?" She asked him with confusing face. "When I went kitchen to bring water saw you there fainted, so I brought you here." He said and went from there.

Ridhima was very sad so she thought to go to park taking fresh air. She tried to get off from bed but failed everytime.

Finally she stood on her feet and went towards wardrobe for changing clothes. After changing her clothes, she applied lip balm and headed outside room. "Where are you going?" Her mother asked and jumped due to sudden high pitch. "Umm...actually I am going market to bring groceries." She said in trembling  voice. "So you haven't gone yet." Her mother said and she shook her head in no. "Go and bring groceries early." Her mother said and she nodded and went away quickly.

She was walking on the road without looking anywhere, her head was down. She couldn't see anything, a truck was coming towards her. But suddenly a man caught her by her arms, both fell side on the road. She was on top of him and the man stared at her continuously. She flinched because he had kept touching her hand where her mother had burned her hand. The other man came and helped them to get up. The first man continuously stared at her face and she composed herself. "You are mad that you didn't realize that a truck was coming towards you. If I didn't save you, that truck crushed you." He roared at her angrily.

She started sobbing because all this are too much for her. She was crying at her fate why is she alive? He controlled his anger after seeing her tears. "I am really sorry please stop crying please don't cry." He said painfully because he hadn't know himself why was she effecting him so much. The other man was shocked seeing his boss that he never said please and sorry to anyone. Ridhima stopped crying after his apology face and wiping her face. "By the way I am arhaan and he is my manager Vikas." He said while offering his hand. She hesitated first but she took his hand for shaking.

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