Translation:- Chudail - Witch
Chamgadad- Bat

Love is just an illusion... Whether it's from your parents or someone else, love is merely an illusion. It simply bound you against your will to an unwelcome connection. It never succeeds, never.
╰┈➤ Anamika Joshi.

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She went away but I was determined that I want to escape this place. I took my bag and went to the window but 3 men were standing outside the window.

I heard my father's voice from behind,

"They are here so you couldn't escape. I thought that I could trust you but you are not my daughter who used to care for me. you are not my daughter who used to slap anyone who used to curse me. You want to ruin my image, didn't you"

He looked at me with his teary gaze and said, "I trusted you. I thought that my daughter wouldn't do something which would tarnish my reputation but I was wrong, wasn't I?"

I wasn't able to answer him as I don't even know what should I do right now. He came toward me and stood in the distance. I didn't dare to look in his eyes but my eyes widened when I saw him standing with a knife.

"Papa, what are you doing?" I asked in fear. He gave me that knife and said emotionally, "Take this and stab me before going away from this house because if you left then I would do this by myself ."

I joined my hands infront of me and pleaded, "Papa, please don't do this."

He looked at me with his tear-filled eyes, "It's your decision beta, choose one: your lover or your parents. And don't think that if you go away then I will accept you back. If you go away then me and your mother will eat poison, now it's your decision."

Present,

I opened my eyes. My heart racing like crazy as I saw Ajay sleeping beside me. Even after 14 years of marriage I can't feel comfortable around him. His presence sends shiver down my spine as if someone is trying to throw me in puddle of dirt.

His actions make me feel like a slut. He is toxic, possesive, and I don't even know what. I hate him. I even tried to escape this hell many times but I failed and when he realised that he couldn't always cage me so he did the most dirty thing with me. He impregnated me.

He knew that he can't cage his wife anymore so he decided to cage, his child's mother in his prison. Do you know what? I even tried many times to kill the baby inside my womb because I knew that the baby would be only used and nothing else and yes I was right.

He still blackmails me by him.

I turned my head and stood in the washroom trying to relax my mind. I am going to meet my baby. My Daksh. I wont let him become like Ajay. I hate his blood so the only thing I could do is teaching him what is right and what's wrong.

I got ready and ran to Daksh's room. It was 5 am, Daksh was sleeping on the bed holding this huge teddy bear which was wrapped with my saree. I wasn't able to look at the scene infront of me. Does he sleep like that every night? My eyes teared up and I rushed to his bed. I carefully lifted the teddy bear and slept beside him, holding him in my arms.

I kept kissing his forehead over and over. I've been waiting for this moment for two whole months. I missed you so much, my baby.

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Twinkle was thrown beside the bars of prison. She was yelling at the officer who arrested her, "I didn't do anything. That officer is lying sir. Please listen to me. Please."

A female officer came and hit the prison bar very intensely, "Shut up" She shouted at her while Twinkle shifted backward. She again looked at the officer and shouted, "I swear-" But someone who was sleeping in the same cell shouted at her, "Will you please shut your mouth?"

Twinkle flinched hearing a male voice in the prison and turned back witnessing a male in the same cell.

She flinched and grabbed the bars in panic, "Hello, someone please shift me somewhere else please. You can't put a male and female in the same cell like this."

The man who was in the same cell rolled his eyes and covered himself in the shwal till his head in frustration.

Ankush, who was tired of her yelling went to her and crossed his hands over his chest and said, "The other cells are packed with male criminals. Only two cells were empty from which one contains a rapist, that's why I gave you this prison."

Twinkle looked back at the man and again turned to Ankush, "This is also a criminal so please don't prison me here, please."

Ankush sighed and said, "Miss don't worry and believe me. He's not dangerous." He said and went to his desk back meanwhile Twinkle was calling him again and again, "Hello, Sir, please take me with you. I can't stay here."

The man who was covering his ear cursed in irritation, "Fuck" And threw the shal at her, "Will you please shut your mouth, ghar me family nhi sone deti aur yaha tum." (In home family doesn't let me sleep and here you.)

Twinkle who got angry by his shouting yelled at him, "How would they let you sleep when you would do crimes. Don't you dare yell at me or" She looked here and there and grabbed a mud pot in her hand, "or I would throw this on your empty head you bloody criminal."

He squinted his eyes and arched his brows in confusion and anger, "Who the fuck are you calling a criminal?"

She positioned herself as if she would throw the pot on her, "You are the fuck I am calling a criminal, you criminal."

He took a deep breath to control his racing mind and called Ankush, "ANKUSH"

Ankush rushed to the cell and rolled his eyes watching Twinkle holding a pot in her hands.

The man looked at Ankush and ordered him, "Open the door, I can't" He said with a deep sigh, "This woman is such a witch, chudail kahi ki"

Twinkle's mouth hung low. She clenched her jaw and threw the pot on his head. Ankush's eyes widen and he yelled, "YASH, are you okay?" Yash didn't move from his place and kept standing at his place in anger. He took the broken pot and removed it from his neck.

He glared at her, drenched in water.

Twinkle glared at Yash who was glaring at her back. Yash walked toward her, slowly as if walking to his prey meanwhile Ankush was unlocking the lock hastily.

Yash clenched his jaw while she walked backward holding her gaze confidently with his furious one. At a point her back touch the wall and she flinched in fear, "Keep the distance mister or I would complaint about you"

He placed his both hand on her either side of the wall caging her, "Don't you dare, call me a criminal" He warned her in anger and walked back. His eyes were still furious. Twinkle stomped her feet on the floor, "Chamgadad kahi ka"

Ankush came to him and said, "Bro, that's why I asked you not to sleep here. Go in a hotel or something."

Yash held his head tiredly and said, "Who's that chudail?"

Ankush scrunched his nose in irritation and said, "Chod na yaar, chor hai. Vo raunak ke paise le ke bhagne ki koshish kar rahi thi aur on duty police officer pe attack bhi kiya." (Leave her, she is a thief. She was trying to run away with Raunak's money and also attacked an on-duty police officer.)

Yash sat on Ankush's chair and said, "Tune double cross kiya? Tujhe pata hai na Raunak kaisa hai?" (Did you double cross him? Do you know how Raunak is?)

Ankush nodded sitting on the desk, "Ha, aur cctv footage bula li hai abhi ati hi hogi-" (Yes, and I have called for the footage, it must be arriving shortly-)

"Sir CCTV footage" An officer told to Ankush.

Ankush nodded and took the footage inserting it in the computer. He played the footage while Yash too looked at it.

The footage didn't had voice but the movements where Raunak was asking something from Twinkle and she looked scared. He again asked something for which she shook her head and then he pulled her in his arms forcefully. She pushed him and when his focus shifted to somewhere she kicked him.

Yash looked at Ankush saying, "I knew that. That fucker had already done something like this before."

Ankush sighed and went to Twinkle and consulted with her. She also told him about the things happened to her and then Raunak was arrested for molesting.

Twinkle looked at Raunak who was glaring at her furiously and warned her, "Don't you think that I would leave you. I would break you"

Ankush hit him on his leg in anger, "Mere samne ek ladki ko dhamki de raha hai" (You are threatening a girl in front of me?)

Twinkle also glared at Raunak and said confidently, "Bhad me ja, aur ha mai Twinkle Raghuwanshi hu aur mujhpe war karne se pehle tujhe mere chacha aur do bhaiyo se gujarna padega. Aur agar mere pati ko pata bhi chala to jaan le lega wo tumhari," She scoffed, "Bada aaya mujhe dhamki dene wala." (Go to hell, and yes I am Twinkle Raghuvanshi and before attacking me you will have to go through my uncle and two brothers. And if my husband comes to know about it, he will kill you," she scoffed, "you are threatening me without knowing me)

She turned back to go away from and her gaze fell on Yash. Yash rolled his eyes when he looked at her while Twinkle mouthed him, "Chamgadad"

In anger Yash tightened his fist while clenching his jaw, "Chudail"

She clenched her fist and sprinted to him taking a stick in her hand meanwhile Yash's eyes widen and he ran beside Ankush, "Chudail, pagal hogayi hai Kya? Danda niche rakho lag jayegi" (Witch, have you gone mad? Put down the stick, it will hurt me.)

She still followed him while trying to hit him, "lag jaye, I don't fucking care. How dare you call me chudail, you Chamgadad"

Yash ran to Ankush's cabin and saw Ankush's gun on the desk. Taking it in his hand he pointed the gun at Twinkle and laughed very hard, "HA HA HA HA," He smirked watching her froze in her place. He laughed again and said, "Kya hua chudail, ab kaha gaya tumhara confidence." (What happened witch, where has your confidence gone now?)

In anger she was going to sprint at him but he kept her cool and looked at Ankush who came to his cabin after locking the cell, "Sir, wo aadmi aapki gun chura raha hai" (Sir, that man is stealing your gun)

Yash instantly kept the gun at it's original place and looked at outside the window, "Nice view"

Twinkle looked at Ankush and said, "Sir he was trying to kill me using your gun."

Yash showed Ankush his hands and said, "No bro, You know I can't do something like this"

Twinkle shook her head and said, "No sir he's lying. He was trying to kill me. Please charge him for attempted murder.

Yash glared at twinkle and said, "I could even charge you for attempted murder, miss chudail. If you remember then you even tried to attack me with that stick and that mud pot."

Twinkle averted her eyes in displeasure while irritated Ankush yelled at them, "Both of you get out of here."

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Ekansh woke up and felt his arm getting numb. He tried to move his arm but a weight was stopping him to move his arm. He frowned and opened his eyes. His eyes widen in shock when he saw Tara. He was wondering how he was sleeping with her when memories started slipping in his mind.

Tara—painful periods — her sleeping on his bed— his handling her.

Her back was touching his chest while Ekansh's leg was between her thighs. This is the main reason he hate sleeping with anyone. He never sleep with anyone. Whenever he sleeps with someone he becomes too careless about his sleeping habits.

He got up from the bed. He felt something went on his thigh area and when he lowered his eyes to look at it, he saw blood on his white pajama.

But instead of making disgusting face he just stared at her and thought, "Does she really bleed this much. This is really a big patch of blood stain. If this is for now then how much she even bleed in these five days." He shook his head and thought, "No, the question should be how is she even alive after bleeding so much."

He just stared at her and called a doctor, "Hello doctor"

"Boliye Mr Raghuwanshi, ab kya dikkat ho gayi" (Tell me Mr. Raghuvanshi, what is the problem now?)

"Yaar Avni, she is bleeding too much." Ekansh said in worry.

Avni, a gynecologist and Ekansh's friend got worried hearing that and asked, "Ekansh relax. What even happened? She was fine yesterday didn't sh-" she paused realising something, "Ekansh " she called him suspiciously and asked, "From where is she bleeding"

Ekansh told her still staring at her in worry, "From the same place she does, Avni. Are you seriously asking me this? I already told you that she is on her periods."

Avnish froze for a moment and then chuckled, "Ekansh yaar you are so cute. She is on her periods so she would bleed. It's a natural process."

Ekansh was still worried and told her, "No Avni, She's really bleeding too much actually" he told her everything which happened and how his pajama got covered with blood and asked worryingly, "She is not going to die is she?"

"No Ekansh, actually it happens. In some cycles we bleed too much and in some it's less. It is totally natural. And by your words maybe her pad was leaking, it could be anything. If possible then please send her to the hospital or I could come to her by myself."

Ekansh shook his head and said, "No doctor, she has nosocomephobia (phobia of hospitals) but you can come here to check her."

Avni nodded saying, "I will, now I am hanging up the call because I need my previous sleep, good night" and she hung up the call.

Ekansh kept sitting on the couch wondering that how Tara manage everything and despite of everything she is still willing to stay with him.

He covered his pajama with a cushion when he saw her stirring on the bed. She streched her hands still in her sleepy state but then she opened her eyes with a jerk and immediately looked at the bedsheet. She made a crying and irritated face, "kya yaar I hate these pads. It always leaks." She complaint.

"Then switch to tampons or menstrual cup" Tara flinched when he heard Ekansh's voice. She turned back and hastily stood on the floor.

She lowered her head in embarrassment and stuttered, "I am sorry, I would clean this sheets"

Ekansh leaned in on his place squinting his eyes and keeping his hands over his knees, "Why? I didn't hire maids for nothing. Give them they would clean it"

Tara shook her head undoing the sheet from the bed, "I won't. This is period blood and anyone could do black magic from this."

Ekansh chuckled thinking about the stupid thought and said, "Do you also know how to do black magic?"

She chuckled and said keeping the sheet in her hand, "Agar mujhe kala jadu aata, to mai yaha nhi khadi hoti. Waha " (If I knew black magic, I wouldn't be standing here.) she pointed at his thigh, "Baithi hoti." (I would be sitting there.)

Ekansh went silent as he felt embarrassed about what was the need to even ask him about this? He averted his eyes and ordered her "go and take a shower. I don't want to get late because of you."

Tara smirked and went inside the bathroom. She took of her lagging and underwear at first and kept washing them.

Meanwhile Ekansh was patiently waiting for her to come outside trying to figure out why period blood is called impure. He shook his head and said, "Gachadbagghe" and moved on

He rolled his eyes and after about 1 hour, Tara came outside. Her gaze fell on him and embarrassment flushed over her. She looked at him and said hesitantly, "Aap dusre bathroom me chale jayiye." (you go to the other bathroom)

He frowned while she continued, "Wo, actually Maine kapde nhi dhoye hai to aap -" (that, actually I haven't washed the clothes so you)

He sighed and said, "Dekho mere paas itna time nhi hai. Mai abhi hi chala jata hu" (Look, I don't have that much time. I'll leave right now.)

Tara nodded and walked towards the closest but he stopped her, "Tara"

She turned back to him with a frown. He looked at her and said softly, "If you aren't comfortable with sanitary pads then use menstrual cup. You should use the things you are comfortable with."

She chuckled and said teasing him, "If I would use menstrual cup then, you won't be able to enjoy our first night."

Ekansh froze and frowned in confusion, "The first thing is that I don't like you and about the first night. I won't do that with you." Tara turned her head in discomfort while he continued, "and the second thing what's the relation between you using a menstrual cup and your first night."

She averted her eyes, "Because I heard that men love virgin woman."

He understood that and said, "I can't say about anyone else but if you would like to hear me then I would say that, the people who consider a woman non virgin just because she is using a menstrual cup are stupid. Don't think about them too much."

She didn't say anything and went to the closet. Ekansh too went inside the bathroom.

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"Hey little princess, how are you?" Yash said lovingly to a 7 year old girl who squealed in joy watching him.

"Papa" she hugged him calling him innocently. She looked at him in utter innocence and asked, "When would you take me with you, papa?"

Yash's smile fell but he maintained his smiling face and said, "Soon, baccha. I would take you from here." He caressed her head while she hugged him, "Thank you papa. Please mujhe yaha le jao. Mujhe aapke sath rehna hai. Mujhe Bui ke sath bhi rehna hai." (Please take me from here. I want to be with you. I want to be with Bua too.)

He caressed her head saying gently, "Ha baccha bas kuch din aur fir mai aur tumhari mumma tumhe yaha se le jayenge." (Yes child, just a few more days and then I and your mother will take you from here.)

She smiled softly.

"Yash" someone called Yash and he asked her, "Go play with your friends, Miyu" Mahira, smiled and went to her friends while chirping.

The woman who called him asked, "Yash, how long will you keep meeting Mahira like this? You should get married so that you can adopt that girl child"

Yash sighed saying, "I am looking, Miss Vidhi. And I cannot marry just anyone. I will marry only the one who will want to adopt my daughter. I do not want my daughter to become a burden on anyone.."

Vidhi smiled and said, "You are right and believe me God will definitely give you such a girl."

Vidhi looked at Mahira, "I am surprised that if you had not found this girl that night, what would have happened to this little life?" She made a disgusting face and said, "Those parents should be put in jail who throw their child in the garbage bin considering it a burden. If you don't find this child, then we don't know what would have happen to her."

Yash took a deep breath controlling his tears. He still remember cries of Mahira when he saw her for the first time in that dustbin wrapped in a plastic bag. He took her to the hospital and informed the police and they sent her to an orphanage for her care.

Yash looked at Vidhi helplessly and asked, "Can't you let me adopt her? Is it really important to get married?"

Vidhi shook her head in concern, "I can understand your feelings Yash but we can't let a single man adopt a girl child. It's for the child's safety."

Yash nodded keeping his hand on his head, "Yeah I understand "

He looked at Mahira who was playing with her friends and promised himself that he would adopt her in a month.

Vidhi smiled and asked noticing his scratches and bruises, "This bruises? Does something happened?"

Yash shrugged it leaning on the chair in tiredness, "Nothing bas ek chudail chipak gayi thi." (nothing just a witch was stuck)

Vidhi chuckled in amusement, "Really then why didn't you ask her to get married to you"

Yash rolled his eyes, "Usse? Us chudail me mujhe koi interest nhi hai okay?" (Her? I have no interest in that witch, okay?)

Vidhi nodded with a smile, "Okay Yash. Now go to your home. Your mother had already called me once to ask about you"

Yash nodded and went back to his house.

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