Just then Sujata Ji, who had been quietly listening to everyone, placed her hand on Professor Saransh Varma's shoulder and said - "I know you don't want to separate Avika from yourself so soon, but you also need to consider that the boy is a gem, and you yourself said that you and Sneha didi have made many plans for Avika's marriage, and last year you also got Avika's passport made, all that won't go to waste now, so when will it be of use?"
Listening to Sujata Ji, Professor Saransh Varma looked towards Avika and said - "Maybe you are right Sujata, Avika's marriage dreams, Sneha and I started seeing them from the moment we first found out that Avika will be a part of our lives."
Happily listening to Professor Varma's words, Sujata Ji said - "Then alright, engagement tomorrow, and wedding in two days."
Listening to everyone, Avika said - "Dad, that..."
Avika was trying to say something, but Sujata Ji held Avika's hand and stopped her, saying - "Avika, I know what you want, you want your marriage to be simple, so don't worry, everything will be just as you imagined. Only family members will be part of the engagement and wedding, so just smile, otherwise everyone will think you are not happy with this relationship."
Next day:
Avika had only invited her friends Aaradhya and Anamika for her engagement. Seeing everything happening so quickly, they felt a little surprised, but seeing Avika happy, they didn't say anything. And that's how the engagement of Avika and Avinash happened in the evening.
Around one in the night after Avika's engagement, she was about to go to her room to change when someone knocked on her window.Avika got nervous but then mustered the courage to ask - "Who, who is it?"
Just then, a man's voice came from outside the window - "Avika, open the window, it's me, Avinash."
Upon hearing Avinash's name, Avika opened the window, allowing Avinash to come inside from the window.
Seeing Avinash at this late hour, Avika asked him - "Avinash, you are here at this time of the night?"
Upon Avika's question, Avinash pulled Avika towards him in one swift motion, causing Avika to stick to his chest, and Avinash held Avika in his arms, making it difficult for Avika to breathe.
Struggling in Avinash's arms, Avika said - "Avinash, what are you doing, let me go, it hurts."
But it seemed like Avinash was unaffected by anything.
While caressing Avika's back, Avinash said - "Please Avika, since I saw you for the first time three years ago, I have been waiting for this moment, I want to see you, touch you, kiss your body."
With these words, Avinash pulled Avika's scarf from her neck in one go, separating himself from her.
As Avika screamed and covered her chest with her hands, she shouted Avinash's name - "Avinash."
Upon this action of Avinash, Avika's eyes teared up, and in a way, the ground slipped from under Avika's feet. And whatever happened with Avika in the hospital, which she may have forgotten, started playing in front of her eyes like a movie once again.
Avinash once again tried to come close to Avika and touch her, but Avika gathered all her strength, pushed Avinash away from herself, and slapped him hard.
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Avika started feeling dizzy in college, but Avinash had taken care of her in time, and had taken her to the nearby hospital. Here, they met both doctors Anuradha, and after Doctor Anuradha examined Avika, she seemed a little worried.
In the same hospital, Avinash asked Avika's father, Professor Saransh Varma, for Avika's hand, and upon Avika's mother's request, they also got engaged.inished. Avinash stumbled with Avika's feet and apologized, revealing his personal struggles and seeking forgiveness. Avika, initially repulsed, eventually showed understanding and support towards Avinash."Is anyone there?"
In frustration, Avinash answers the phone angrily when there is no one around and says, "How many times have I told you not to call me repeatedly, I will contact you myself." On the other hand, if someone says something, Avinash gets angry upon hearing the other person's words and says in annoyance, "I have never delivered goods late before, look at this now. I am providing you with fresh items this time. Please be patient, then we can play in lakhs."
Then Avinash warns the other person and says, "I have worked very hard for this consignment, so I need my full share on time."
After hanging up the phone, Avinash turns back and looks towards Avika's room, smiles, and walks away.
Next day, at 6:30 am
Suddenly, Avika wakes up, feeling very restless, as if something is about to go wrong with her.
Just then, Avika's phone rings, and she sees that it's a call from Dr. Anuradha.
Avika answers the call and says, "Aunty, why are you calling so early in the morning..."
Before Avika could finish, Anuradha interrupts her, saying, "Avika, I am currently at the hospital. I need to talk to you urgently. Please come and meet me as soon as possible."
With these words, Dr. Anuradha hangs up without giving Avika a chance to respond.
Concerning the wedding, Avika was already tensed. But for some reason, she was unable to see Avinash as a life partner. She kept remembering the hospital incident repeatedly, and the face of the stranger who had touched her for the first time. Whether she liked it or not, she had marked him, had their first kiss.
That touch from the stranger did not sit well with Avika that day, she felt disgusted, but when Avinash forcefully tried to touch her without her consent last night, she felt like taking Avinash's life.
On the other hand, Avika became restless after Dr. Anuradha's call, wondering what she was not able to tell her over the phone. She quickly got ready and rushed to the hospital, heading straight to Dr. Anuradha's cabin.
About half an hour later, Avika reached Dr. Anuradha's cabin.She came out of the cabin, looking at Avika as if her world had shattered, as if someone had pulled the ground from beneath her feet, Avika couldn't believe what Dr. Anuradha had told her.
Avika thought to herself - "No, I am getting married to Avinash. I can't hide anything from him. I have to tell him everything, and I have to inform my parents as well."
With this thought, Avika started walking towards Avinash's house.
As Avika was walking towards Avinash's house, a girl suddenly held Avika's hand and asked her, "Are you Avika?"
Upon hearing her own name from the stranger girl, Avika looked at her carefully. The girl seemed to be around twenty-one or twenty-two years old.
Avika answered the stranger girl slowly, "Yes, I am Avika, but sorry, I don't recognize you."
To which the stranger girl holding Avika's hand said, "You don't know me, but I know you very well. My name is Diya, and I have come here to tell you a truth."
Listening to Diya, Avika was observing her attentively. Avika said to Diya, "Sorry, Diya, I am not able to understand what you are trying to say. As far as I remember, we don't know each other. We are meeting for the first time today. So, what truth do you want to tell me?"
In response to Avika's question, Diya said, "I want to tell you the truth about Avinash, Avika."
Hearing Diya's words, Avika mumbled to herself, "The truth about Avinash."
Seeing Avika lost in her thoughts, Diya continued, "Avika, please do not marry that Avinash. He traps innocent girls in the web of love, plays with them, and when he gets bored, he takes them to Mumbai and sells them. And those girls who don't fall for his trap of love, he takes them to the wedding altar, marries them, spends a few days consoling them, and then does the same with them too."
Upon hearing Diya's words, Avika froze in her place.
Diya continued with a tightened grip around Avika's hand, "Avika, he did the same to me as well. He married me first, spent four nights with me, then took all my jewelry and money, and threw me in front of his four friends. His friends were even worse than him."They never saw the day or night, they just did whatever they pleased with me. For eight consecutive days, they sexually assaulted me. They even tried to sell me, but I somehow managed to save myself. Even my fate turned against me, as the family who would have supported me until yesterday, denied accepting me.
Facing Dia, Avika was expressing her pain, and it was getting harder for Avika to hear all this.
Still, with courage, Avika says to Dia in her trembling voice - "Dia, what you are saying is not a trivial matter, it is not only about my life, but also about my father's happiness."
Upon hearing Avika's words, Dia responds - "If you are not believing my words, then look at these pictures. These are from three days ago, I took them myself. This time, this minor girl has been a victim. I couldn't save her, then I found out that you are getting married to her. I felt that if I could save one girl, one life could be saved from ruin."
Dia handed over the pictures to Avika. As soon as Avika saw the pictures, it felt as if a bomb had exploded on her head. There was not enough life left in Avika's legs to stand on them. Avika had cried a lot earlier, and now even the tears in her eyes had dried up.