Lakshimi's was still in shock, she wonders what's going on in her father's mind as he will stare at her then at Abhijit but one thing she is clear of is that he is so much angry and his face looks more scary and he must be highly disappointed in her. She knew what she did was wrong but she has no choice
"Fa.. father ... I.." she hasn't finish the sentence when she felt a hot pain on her cheeks. It was just like a flash and unexpected slap as her father was a bit mile away from her.... It is obvious he didn't count his steps when approaching her
Menka gasp, Rivati and Abhijit not left out. Menka freely allow the tears to flow, she felt so much for her daughter. She should have think twice before planning to run away
Rivati didn't gasp out of shock or pity, she do expect such and it is thrilling watching it
Abhijit felt he was the one slapped, it hurts him so much. If only he knew the slap was coming he would have prevented it. He hopes things didn't get worst than this
Lakshimi stare at her father with her wide shock eyes, her right hand on her cheeks. She let her bag to fall freely as she let down the tears
She is sure she did make her father so much angry right now and scared of the outcome, he won't spare her for sure. It looks like she is courageous to face her father, she took the decision of running away without a hesitation and she is ready to face the consequences
"How dare you" Mr Kumar cold husky grimace voice roared and Lakshimi was forced to gulp down in fear
"I haven't forgiven you for your shameless act and you still have the nerves to elope with this idiot" he grime as he point at Abhijit who was forced to spare him a glance
"You wouldn't cease to bring shame to our family... If not that you are my daughter I would have killed you and feed your body to the birds because you are nothing but a disgrace to our family
You will be locked up in your room with no food until the day your future husband will come to visit and that is your punishment" Mr Kumar blurts out, Lakshimi gasp as her mouth was widely open, menka quickly took a glance at him ... Rivati could only let out an evil smile
"Th.... This... Is a harsh punishment... She ..." Mr Kumar raise his hand in the air cutting menka off
"This is my decision and that is final. This punishment is not even worth the crime she committed" Mr Kumar cuts in
" Please sir spare Lakshimi, is not her fault... You can punishment me instead", Abhijit didn't know when the words escape his lips. He was forced to interfer because he won't bear it any longer, he couldn't stop Lakshimi from being slapped but he won't allow her to be punished like this, what if she dies at the process
Mr Kumar was holding back the anger he felt on Abhijit, the moment they arrived there the first thing he wanted to do is to give him a hard blow and beat him to stupor but he held back himself but right now he don't think he can hold himself back anymore
He really need to pour out his anger on him, his voice is the least he wanted to hear. He is the reason for the so much insult he got from the village women and his anger are still burning against him
"Believe me sir, Lakshimi is innocent... We weren't doing anything bad, she is a decent girl who respect her body. You are just misunderstanding the whole situation because nothing happened between us. I love Lakshimi so much sir and I hope you will give us your blessings, I promise to take good care of her and ..." Mr Kumar couldn't control his anger any further as he was forced to cut Abhijit off by giving him a hard punch. He won't think twice beating him to death
Abhijit hasn't recover from the previous punch as he give him another one and he staggers backwards. Lakshimi gasp in shocked eyes and wide mouth
"Abhijit!" She scream and rush up to him, she held him before he could fall down.
"Abhijit are you okay" she mumble in tears as she cup his face and then look up to his father's angry face
"Please stop father... Please, I won't be able to live if you take me away from Abhijit. I love him so much father" Lakshimi herself was surprised she vomit such words as she didn't know when they escape her lips
Lakshimi stood in front of Abhijit blocking Mr Kumar from hitting him again
"I won't let you touch him father and no matter what you do, you won't be able to stop me from loving him... I will never be separated from Abhijit" she add not knowing how she got such courage
Rivati wide her eyes in shock, she can't believe Lakshimi has the nerve to speak back at her father. Menka could see the sour deep anger on Mr Kumar face, Lakshimi is trying to dig her own grave. She can't believe her daughter has gone so much crazy for a man
Lakshimi thought her father would stop by blocking his way not knowing that made him so much angry. Mr Kumar slap Lakshimi once again and push her out of the way thereby giving Abhijit another punch as he spit out blood
Lakshimi falls with a loud thud and hurt her arm. She quickly sprang up to stop Mr Kumar from hitting Abhijit again but menka draws her back and give her a slap. She didn't know when she did that but Lakshimi's action forced her to. Lakshimi wide her eyes in shock, her mother has never raise her hand to hit her before
"Are you out of your mind Lakshimi, can you please stop already. I can't believe you had the mind to leave me and run away. How could you Lakshimi, how could you! And now you are even challenging your father .... What has come over you!" Menka squeak, is still hard for her to believe that Lakshimi would think of leaving her and run away with a man. Lakshimi is getting out of her mind, her daughter is loosing it already
"I'm sorry mother but I couldn't help it.... I know it is a selfish decision but I was helpless. I love Abhijit mother, I am willing to do anything to be with him" Lakshimi mumble out in tears
"You are only hurting yourself and your feelings Lakshimi, can't you see that..... Your fate forbids you from being with Abhijit. No matter what you do you can't be with him, you need to get back to your senses, don't allow what you are feeling for Abhijit ruin your entire life.... Part of your life is already ruin do you want it to ruin completely" menka snap trying to talk sense into her daughter
"I haven't forgiven you for messing with my daughter and disgracing my family but You still have the mouth to tell me you love her" Mr Kumar grime and hit Abhijit one more time as he is already becoming weak from the beating
He couldn't fight back not because he is weak but he is just respecting Mr Kumar. Lakshimi's mind wasn't at what her mother is saying to her but scared that her father might end up killing Abhijit, she needs to save him because his father is not ready to give up
She tries freeing herself from her mother but her grip was too tight, her heart is breaking in pieces as she watch her father hit Abhijit
"Father please stop, I am begging you" she squeal but that didn't stop Mr Kumar
Rivati is so much enjoying the drama but it still baffles her how Lakshimi got such courage to challenge Mr Kumar, it means that she actually love Abhijit so much
Just then the police arrives and Lakshimi was shocked, she wonders what her father is planning to do. Mr Kumar holds Abhijit by his collar and push him towards the inspector. He has earlier called them when they were coming here
"This is the idiot who took advantage of my daughter and also wants to run away with her, I want you to punish him inspector and do no let him out of the prison until I says so" Mr Kumar voice out and Lashimi gasp, this can't happen... Abhijit is an orphan and he don't have anyone that can bail him out, his wicked aunt won't even think twice doing such rather she will be happy that he is in the prison. This is all her fault, she forced Abhijit to elope with her and now he is the one paying for it
"Be rest assured Mr Kumar, we will punish him severely and if you want you can open a case against him so he will spend the rest of his life in prison", the inspector said
"No inspector, you can't do such, just let him go already he is innocent... He didn't do anything to me, you have to believe me inspector" Lakshimi squeak
"Take him away inspector" Mr Kumar cuts in and the police started dragging Abhijit away
"Abhijit! Abhijit! Just let him go already, he hasn't done anything... He is innocent! Believe me inspector!" Lakshimi scream trying to free herself from her mother's grip who made sure she won't let go of her before she causes another scene... Rivati also hold her by the other side as she was filled with joy watching the whole drama
"Lakshimi! Lakshimi! I want you to know that I love you so much. Promise me you won't leave me because I will do everything in my power to get out of jail to be with you!" Abhijit shriek as the police push him forcefully into their vehicle and drive away
"Abhijit!!!" Lakshimi hollers in broken heart, she wonders why all these is happening to her. Why can't she be happy, she lost her dreams and also the man she loves
"Father please... Let Abhijit go, he hasn't done anything... Please father" Lakshimi pleads in tears, Mr Kumar glare at her... Lakshimi has totally gone out of her mind, she is acting crazy and she even got the mind for the first time in her life to challenge him
***
Mr Kumar pushed Lakshimi inside her room the moment they arrived home, prachi couldn't wait to hear the gist from Rivati and Rivati didn't hestitate to tell her everything.. it was so much fun for her watching the whole drama evolve
"You will not get out from this room till tomorrow when your future husband will visit and you won't have any food till then
And listen very carefully, if you want that idiot out from jail then you must get married without trying to cause any scene or do anything stupid. Until you finally get married will I release Abhijit, he will be release after your wedding" Mr Kumar blurts out before walking out from the room in anger, he lock the door by himself and leave with the key
Menka feels so hurt for her daughter, even though what Lakshimi did was wrong... Trying to elope with a man is a big taboo but no matter what she did, she is still her daughter and she can't bear to see her in pains
Lakshimi let the tears pour down, she can feel her life being shattered, she rushed to the door and peep through the small part on the door made by transparent glass. She can see how hurt her mother is seeing her locked up in here without food
"Mother" she mumble in tears as menka couldn't control hers either
"My child.... am sorry that I can't let you out from there but you need to stop already Lakshimi. Just get married as your father want, you heard him right and he is someone that doesn't go back on his words.... It is definitely sure for Abhijit to rot in jail if you do not marry as he said, just accept this as your fate my child and what your destiny has installed for you" menka cuts in. Lakshimi became weak at the moment, her mother is right. Abhijit will surely rot in jail if she do not do as her father wanted and Abhijit don't even have anyone that will bail him out
She is so much confused right now, her life is all a mess. She can't bear to spend all her life with any man other than Abhijit but at the same time she doesn't want him to rot in jail. There is nothing she can do, her hands are tied and it hurts her more that she is the one that put him in the mess
****
She sip from the golden cup as her eyes were fixed on the tablet in her hand. Two maids are at her service, one was massaging her shoulder while the other is massaging her legs
She feels so relaxed as she enjoys the moment, she sip once more from the cup before carefully drop it on the mini size table beside her. She close her eyes welcoming the thrilling feeling but just then she was disrupt by her personal maid
"Madam Meerah! Madam Meerah" Guari hollers as she rush inside the big room partially batted with gold. Madam Meerah wouldn't spare anyone who will dare disturb her peaceful moment like this but Guari was lucky because she is not just her personal maid but also like a friend to her
"What is it Guari? Why are you screaming out my name disturbing my peaceful moment, you should be lucky that you are my friend or else your head will be seen rolling on the ground now" Meerah snap
"Am sorry madam Meerah but I just can't stop myself from giving you this shocking news" Guari chip in and Meerah glance at her
"And what exactly is the news, you should speak up already because you knows how impatient I can be" Meerah cuts in but Guari was trying to get back her breath to speak up
"You won't believe it madam Meerah.... She pause as she draws closer to her, I heard that master Abhishek is getting married next week and he will be going to see his bride to be today" Guari whispers as Meerah took a quick glance at her, the news has already sour her face and she hopes Guari is only trying to pull her legs
She raise her hand up in the air stopping the two maids at her service as she dismiss them and then turn to Guari who is still waiting for her reaction
"Are you sure of what you just said now" her voice sounds a bit cold
"Of course madam Meerah, I heard it with my two ears and it is not a rumour... I suggest you finds out yourself" Guari sounds assured of what she is saying. Meerah kept quiet for some seconds, Guari understands how she feels now... It is such a bad news to her but to her surprise Meerah laughs out hysterically instead
"Madam Meerah, I just tell you a bad news that will probably make you feel bad but instead you are laughing" she voice out. Meerah gently stands up from the couch still laughing as she stare at the space
"I am laughing at the woman who is going to marry my husband because I pity her" Meerah cuts in as she cease the laugh but Guari is confused
"I don't understand madam Meerah, you don't even know who the lady is and you are feeling pity for her already and why should you even pity her" Guari sounds muddled
"I am feeling pity for her Guari because I feel so much sorry for her, marrying Abhishek will be the greatest mistake of her life... She will probably end up like others" Meerah voice out and Guari smile as she understands where she is driving at
"I am the first wife of master Abhishek Singh and I will remain only his wife. Any woman who tries coming into his life as his wife will end up in diaster
I won't stop him if he wants to get married or not but I will make sure that the marriage doesn't last like I always do and the lady in question might even end up loosing her life
I don't have problems with him having so much mistresses but I will not allow any woman who tries to take a position of a wife in his life because I am his one and only wife and I will forever remain his wife, I won't share that title with anyone" Meerah add starring blazing at the space
Guari knows for sure that Meerah will so much make the life of the lady Abhishek will marry a living hell. Meerah is a very dangerous woman who has never fail to have her way in anything she wants
Everyone in the house hold of master Abhishek Singh and in the Singh village fears her a lot, she don't think twice before destroying someone. She is heartless and deadly, she is so courageous and fearless and that is one thing Abhishek likes about her and that's why their marriage was able to last
"I haven't forgotten what you did to the three wives out of the four wives master Abhishek married and I am sure the one he is going to marry now will share same fate with them but madam Meerah.... You haven't gotten rid of Preeta the fifth wife, how will you handle her and the new wife?"
"I've already gotten rid of Preeta, she is just a shadow living in this house ... Her presence worth nothing, very soon she will just disappear like others and her case will be closed. Who I am going to face now is the new wife
I will gladly welcome her but the same hand I use in welcoming her is the same hand I will use in destroying her" Meerah chip in with an evil smirk which Guari returns
just then a maid was drag towards them by a guard, she fell on the floor shivering in fear. she knows what Meerah can do... she is merciless and wicked and doesn't forgive easily
"please madam Meerah, forgive me ... I won't do that again" she stutters in fear knowing fully well that she is wasting her saliva because Meerah won't let her go without punishing her but nevertheless, she needs to beg for mercy
Meerah is already in anger because of the news Guari gave her, she glare at the maid pouring all her rage on her with the glare, she feels like tearing her apart to release the anger on her. what the maid did wasn't so much a big deal but because of the anger she feels now, she will have to pour it on her
"cane" she orders and a huge ugly cane was drop into her palm, the maid wide her eyes in shock letting the tears to flow freely
"Please... ma..." she was cut short by the severe pain on her back due to the flog from the cane. she cries in pain as Meerah release all her anger on her. everyone watches as she flogs her, and of course, no one can stop her because of the authority and power she has in the Singh household
***
Lakshimi was just staring blankly at the mirror as tears filled her eyes. Her life is finally ruined, she will never be able to be happy again in her life
Her father tied her down with the fact that Abhijit is in the jail, the only way to set him free is to marry the man his father wants for her ... She don't even know who the man is and what her life could be after marriage
Her heart is broken into pieces and cannot be amended. She thought she will be able to win this fight but the fight won her already. She wonders how she is going to live without Abhijit in her life
Menka stands at her back as she watch her tears through the mirror. It do hurt her so much to see her daughter in this state, Lakshimi has never been this broken before in her life and that shows she really love Abhijit but why is it that her fate is against them being together
Her future husband will visit today so Mr Kumar let her out from the room and ordered that She is free to eat but Lakshimi has lost her appetite already. She feels like giving up in life
"Lakshimi, I want you to understand that the almighty is not asleep. He is watching everything, he will surely see us through this" menka mumble but Lakshimi's mind is lost already, her body is present but her mind is absent
"Just look at her prachi, she looks so helpless. She won't be able to be with her lover again and her entire life is ruined. Well she made the right decision to get married in order to save her lover" Rivati whispers with a grin as they stands on the door way
"We are just so good mother, we managed to ruin both her dreams and her love life... Now she and her mother will live in agony all their lives. She wants her daughter to go to college and be successful in life and then take my father away from me but I won't let that happen" prachi cuts in
They both smile as they walk fully into the room, Rivati holding a beautiful Saree and jewelry in her hands. They fake a smile as Rivati drop the saree and jewelry beside Lakshimi
"Oh! My goodness Lakshimi, why are you crying in such an important day. Do you want to ruin your beauty and Chase your future husband away
You should put a lot of smile on your face because this is the first time your future husband will be seeing you and you need to look beautiful for him" Rivati voice out with a fake smile
"Mother is right Lakshimi, you need to be at your best today. Just forget about that stupid guy, he is not worthy of you" prachi cuts in also faking a grin
"I selected this saree for you because I am sure it going to suit you so well. You should get ready already because he will be here in no time and it is not good to keep him waiting" Rivati add
"Thank you for the saree Rivati" menka said
"Oh! Don't mention it menka, Lakshimi is also my daughter and I am happy to see her get married.. you need to make her understand menka that this marriage is a blessing to her, she needs to forget about that boy who has brought so much disgrace and shame to our family. She needs to get ready, the ceremony will start very soon" Rivati chip in and menka nods
"We will be leaving now, there are still a lot of things to do... I and prachi will take care of things, you can take your time with your daughter" Rivati add before walking out with prachi
"How can you say that we will take care of everything mother, I don't have the strength to do any work" prachi pout as they walk out
"But there is no much work to do, menka has already done most of it... I am just acting sweet so they won't suspect us, do you also think I have the strength to work" Rivati cuts in
**
Meerah draw the door open and gently walk in majestically counting her steps, her shoulders straight as power speaks around her
Abhishek stands in front of the mirror dressing up and his eyes caught Meerah who stands behind him. He is certain she has heard the news of his marriage, she would be freaking out like she always does
She slowly walk in front of him as she help arrange his collar, Abhishek is surprised seeing her acting so sweet when she knows fully well that he will be getting married soon ... He is sure she is up to something
"This is so unfair of you Abhi, you are getting married very soon and you didn't even bother to tell me and now you are getting ready to visit your future wife and still you didn't bother to inform or take me along with you. It will be good if I introduced myself to her and I will also get to know her better before the marriage, who knows we might become friends" Meerah mutter out still arranging his collar
Out of all the wives Abhishek has married even the ones that are dead, Meerah is the only one that can be free around him and he respects her the most, he built his empire with Meerah by his side that's why he gives her so much power in the mansion and the village at large.
"What are you planning to do this time around Meerah?" He ask cos he knows who Meerah is, he married her at the age of seventeen and they have lived for nine years. He knows her more than anybody and what she could be thinking in her mind
"What do you mean by that, can't I go with my husband to see his future wife" Meerah whimpers
"It is just surprising because you haven't done such before"
"I was still a child in mind those times, I was so stupid not to attend any of your previous weddings but now that I've grown in mind, I got to understand that a wife should always support her husband in anything he does
I have no right to feel bad at your decision because all the powers belongs to you. I will get ready so I can go with you"
"You don't have to go with me Meerah, just wait until the wedding day ... I will definitely take you with me and you better not try any thing stupid because you know what I can do" Abhishek whispers
"Of course I know, you don't have to remind me. I think I will just wait till the wedding day ... I will be so eager to welcome our new bride" Meerah add faking a smile
"You can leave now Meerah, I still need to get ready and look more good for my future wife... don't you think so?" Abhishek blurts out with a smirk, he did know that will hurt Meerah and his guess wasn't false cause Meerah felt jelouse but tries to hide it
Though she doesn't want to admit it but it hurts her, it hurts her whenever Abhishek is getting married to a new wife but one thing she knows is that she will continue to get rid of them until he gets tired of marrying
She made a lot of sarcrifice for Abhishek and she can't allow any other woman to come and eat the sweat of her labour. She is going to remain the only wife Abhishek will have in his life time and she will definitely make sure of that
This new wife he is about to marry, is making the worst mistake of her life
"I said you should leave Meerah" Abhishek voice came up. Though she has lived many years with Abhishek that doesn't mean she do not know her limits. Abhishek is someone who do not like repeating himself twice. Abhishek knows nothing about love, despite all the years she has lived with him... He still hasn't fallen in love with her, he only respect her for those times she stood beside him. She has concluded that he is a man without a heart, he can never fall in love
She tries hiding her hurt feelings as she fake a smile and gently walk out