The 8yr Old me then had no idea on why Khushi run away dead scared and never saw her coming to play for a couple of days. During week days I had no time to play and my parents were strict on me finishing the homework and early to bed post dinner. The schedule I had back then was very organised and no deviation in it. Days were moving like this and the weekend came. . Every weekend in my life was spent in my grany's home. Friday evening she would come to my home and take me to her house. We both ll go by walk and she ll be narrating all the kids stories by holding my little hand till we reach home. Those were golden days back then. And in the whole street it was only my Grandma's home who had Black and White television during that time. All my friends came home and we used to watch Heidi and all the cartoon for an hour or so. Post which we ll go and play the usual hide and seek game. This time Khushi did not join us. For the first 2 games I was a hider and I hid on my own house and the seeker failed to catch me. Third time I was hiding in the same house where Khushi hid. The seeker was this time Chinnu whose count down was then still like 23, 24 like so upto 50 counts. Suddenly a man tap on my back and asked me to hide behind the stairs so I don't get caught easily and it ll be fun to watch them searching for a long time. Due to the excitement I went and hid like he said. The next second he holded my mouth and asked me to stay calm for a min and I was dead scared to feel someone that close holding me. I had no clue why is he holding me by shutting my mouth. Later he holded both my hands very hard it started paining like hell as his ring scratched my wrist and told me it's a game too. I felt very uncomfortable and started crying. I thought he is going to kill me. My Good time Or I would say God saved me the moment he took his hand off me saying not to shout and he ll let me go. When he slightly tried to take his hands off my mouth I bit his hands and in a second I ran from there crying and had no courage to tell this to anyone. I had panic attack. I straight away went to Khushi's home as I can't answer my granny that why I have been crying. Khushi understood when she saw me as she was elder than me and her mom asked me what happened beta? I told her I fell down and khushi had my back and was helping me by applying the oil on a wound that I had on my wrist with the force that he used to hold my hands. She later told me that he is not a good man and not to tell this to anyone. I was so innocent that I never knew it was a sign of an assault. Only our games changed every week and we stoped playing our fav game hide and seek due to the untold truth outside.