The twilight of the sun rays slowly-slowly started getting spread indicating to each and everyone that the sun has started taking over the darkness and the morning started taking place of the night.
Soon, those rays also got spread all over the Gupta House. Maya was also in her deep sleep when suddenly a loud voice started coming from outside which was enough to disturb her sleep.
She quickly covered her face with a pillow not allowing herself to get awake from that voice but unfortunately, the voice started increasing time by time. When she heard a knock she almost jumped on her bed.
She irritatingly itch her head and looked around for a second and then her gaze finally got set on the door with half-opened eyes. When she again heard the knock she quickly tie her hairs in a bun while walking toward the door.
She first glance at the clock where it was just 4 in the morning before opening the door. She peeked her head out and looked at the person who was standing outside of her room.
As her gaze fell on that person, her mind started working and she realised that she was the head servant of the Gupta House.
Actually, Sushama wanted to torture Raina when she first time came to this house, so, she asked the head servant to wake her up and made her cook the whole breakfast for the family by herself.
At first, Raina used to make some mistakes as everyone was having their own unique taste and she has to make many different things at once. Not only that but for even a small mistake Sushama used to embarrass her infront of everyone.
Even the head servant used to humiliate her for being the wife who only got the tag and nothing else. At first, she really felt embarrassed and wanted to run away from there but then she slowly started to get used to it and it became her daily routine.
All these memories started coming infront of Maya's eyes like a film. She again recalled that voice's statement and now she realised that now the memories of Raina were also being transferred into her brain.
The head servant first waited for her but when she saw her lost in her thoughts, she made a face and said in a taunting way, " Seems like, the princess forgot that she has some work to do. Hmm... Don't daydream like a fool and quickly come in the kitchen after getting refreshed."
With this, she walked towards the stairs leaving Maya who was still lost in her thoughts processing all the memories of Raina. When Maya also saw that woman leaving from there, she also got into the room and walked into the bathroom.
Soon, as she came out she wore a white Patiala suit which was also loose on her hiding all her curves. She combed her hair and side braided it.
After doing all the skin care, she also wore some kajal and applied a nude shade of lipstick, when suddenly her gaze fell on the vermilion box and then on her neck in which the nuptial chain was there.
Unintentionally, her hands went towards the nuptial chain and as her fingers came in contact with cold metal, a shiver ran down her spine.
But suddenly, her expression changed into a blank one and she held that chain in a tight grip of her hand in a blink of an eye she pulled it and the broken nuptial chain was now in her hand.
Her neck was also red and it was also paining a little bit ignoring the pain she kept staring at the nuptial chain for a moment.
Then she fisted her hands and then threw the chain in a direction with force. She turned back and took that vermilion box in her hand and almost threw the box in the last drawer of the vanity.
Again looked at herself and took some deep breaths. Now relaxing herself and she straightened her posture and thought.
You can do it, Maya. Raina has gone which means all her relationships are nothing more just than a tag and some ties which soon I am going to break.
With this, she moved out of her room. The sky was still a little dark. She looked around and now she was realising that the house was really big and was filled with luxurious things but it was a little old-fashioned.
She didn't like the taste of the furniture and paint at all but she kept her mouth shut and walked toward the kitchen according to Raina's memories.
As she entered the kitchen the head servant looked at her with a stern face and asked rudely, " What took you so long?! Don't you know that there are many things to do and if you didn't complete them on time then be ready to face the wrath of Sushama ma'am? Now, start the work."
With this, she walked out of the kitchen leaving Maya. Maya looked around, all the vegetables were cleaned and put in a basket and other utensils were also there on the slab in sequence.
But instead of cooking she kept staring at a particular place and was thinking about something. She was confused because she didn't want to cook for those relatives of Raina but that voice's warning not to do something stupid also came into her mind.
For a while, she kept thinking and she finally decided and thought.
For once...Just for once, I am cooking for these sh*tty people after that I will not cook even some rice for them.
With this thought, she quickly tied the scarf to her waist and after washing her hands she started cutting some vegetables.
But suddenly she realised that she only got the memories of Raina not her cooking skills of her. And in her previous, she was too busy to learn cooking.
She only knew some South Indian dishes like Idli, Vada, uttapam, sambhar and coconut chutney ( chutney- a liquidy side dish eaten with the main course).
It was her mother who taught her how to cook these things and these lessons were the only things she inherited from her mother. Remembering her mother made her a little emotional and unintentionally a tear escaped from her eye.
Although she was a mere girl who was born in a poor family, her parents always tried to give all their love and care to her, especially her mother.
For her she wasn't the only person who gave birth to her but also she was also her best friend and a teacher.
She was the only treasure that Maya was having but her treasure was soon snatched by none other than his own father.
After her 10 years of her birth, her family's financial condition started facing downhill and his father wasn't having enough courage to face the harsh reality.
So, to forget about the harsh reality and responsibilities of her wife and daughter, he took the help of intoxication.
Slowly-slowly he started getting addicted to alcohol and after a while, it became his daily habit of drinking like eating food and drinking water.
Maya's mother was not happy with his habit and tried to change it but it only got worse and slowly-slowly, his father started drinking to the extent where he started physically abusing her wife and daughter.
Every night, when he used to come in a drunken state and used to demand more money from Maya's mother but when she denied to give any money, he used to hit and also blackmail her that he will sell Maya in a brothel and will get the money from there if she didn't give him the money.
Her mother herself was devastated seeing his husband threatening her to sell their own daughter in a brothel!
She couldn't bare it anymore and she decided to ran away with Maya but when Maya's father got to know about it he got furious and hit Maya's mother till she lost her consciousness.
Maya was scared that why her mother was not responding and was closing her eyes. She quickly went towards her and kept her finger near her nose but when Maya realised that her mother wasn't breathing her world shattered in a second.
She lost her sanity that very moment. She, again and again, was trying to wake her up but little did she know that her mother was asleep forever and wasn't going to wake up.
Seeing the scene infront of him, Maya's father got scared and ran away from there leaving Maya alone with her mother's dead body.
Her heart clenched and was again crushed into a million pieces remembering that horrible truth of her life. At that very moment, she became an orphan and was left in this cruel world alone fighting against all the odds and evil.
Tears started rolling down her cheek but when one tear fell on her feet, a shiver ran down her spine breaking her chain of thoughts.
She quickly wiped her tears and took some deep breaths and thought.
If it wasn't for her REEMA AUNT I would have already died in fighting with those cruel people.
After she calmed herself, she again got in her work and started making breakfast.
The sun was already up now and also all members of the house were up and started gathering at the dining table when Sushama asked the head servant about the breakfast.
The head servant excused herself and went into the kitchen to see whether the breakfast was ready or not and as she entered the kitchen she saw Maya who had already done all the work and was putting all the dishes in the ceramic bowls.
The head servant started quickly taking those bowls out one by one and ordered Maya, " Don't stand like an idiot there. Help me in keeping these on the table before everyone gathers."
With this, she exited the kitchen. Maya didn't say anything about her rude statement and was silent.
With a blank expression, she also started keeping the food on the table. After the food was set on the table all people gathered there while Maya stood beside a pillar almost hiding herself from them.
Although from her face she was looking fine but from inside the storm of her past was still destroying her mental peace and when she couldn't bear it, she almost ran towards her room, she was not seeing ahead and as a result, she got hit by something.
When she looked up and she quickly realised that it was none other than Manish who was a little surprised to see her but his surprise changed into a shock as he noticed that her eyes were red and teary.
He wanted to ask her about the reason for her tears but before he could even say a word, Maya quickly wiped her tears and ran from there and went straight to her room. She was upset and angry with herself.
She wasn't vulnerable like today but when she recalled those horrible memories her heart couldn't hold the emotions she once tried to bury and now it suddenly burst out in the form of tears.
On the other hand, Manish was lost in his thoughts and was standing in the same position when he collided with Maya.
He was confused as he has already seen Raina crying many times and sometimes he himself was the reason for her tears but when he saw her today something was different.
He was sure that it was pain that he saw in her eyes but this time the reason was not him but it seemed like it was more than just a mere humiliation.
For the first time, he was affected by her tears and this was disturbing both his heart and mind but then he suddenly came out of his trance as he felt the vibration of his phone in his pocket.
And as he retrieved his phone from his pocket, he saw that a call was coming and it was none other than Monica.
As he saw the name Monica and the picture of hers on his phone, it felt like he just came out of a trance and realised what he was thinking and that too over Raina!?
He quickly jerked off all his thoughts and answered the call with a smile.