Author's POV :
Everyone gathered at Agastya's house - Vaishali, Mahir and Diksha to give support to Ekantika while she let out everything about what happened.
They were sitting around her. Silence echoed in the room. She tightly held Agastya's hand and let out a sigh.
"Ready sitara?" Mahir called her out softly.
"Ji" She said which barely came as a whisper.
" I was just 14 years old.... I still remember that night......." Ekantika started narrating.
Flashback~~~
The little Ekantika was peeking through the door of the storeroom.
She saw a man way older than her who looked too rich sitting next to her father. Next she saw two bodyguards standing on each side of that man.
"Hum apni beti aapko de denge badle main hume kitna paisa milega sahab?" Her eyes widened as she heard what her father said.
The little girl who didn't even knew what that actually meant just thought that they are taking her for somedays.
The man gave a suitcase full of money to her father. Just after that her step mother took her hand and dragged her to the hall.
"Ye ab aapki! Jo Krna chahein kr skte hain". The lady smirked and pushed her towards them.
"N-nhi main nhi jaungi! Chodiye hume!" She creamed as one of the bodyguard held her.
"Behosh krke gaadi main daalo isse!" The man said and walked outside.
"N-nhiii pls!! Mujhe kyun bhej rhe ho aap dono! Plss chodho mujhe!" She screamed but nobody listened to her.
One of the bodyguard injected her with some drug and she got unconscious. They picked her and laid her in the back seat as they drove towards a different place.
Later that night, she opened her eyes feeling weak and drowsy to find herself in a secluded room where she was tied in a bed.
Soon a bodyguard came and wrapped a piece of cloth around her eyes tightly.
"Meri aankhein kyun band ki?! Hume jane dijiye pls!" The girl pleaded.
"Dekho tum yahan se nhi ja skti kahin! bhalai issi main hai ki tum wo cheezein na dekho Jo tumhare sath hogi..." The bodyguard left.
Helpless, she tried freeing herself until she felt someone's hand on her legs. She froze.
"K-kaun hai?" She stammered.
"Naam jaanke kya krogi?" The man smirked and moved his hand from her legs to her waist.
"Don't touch me! Leave me!" She screamed not knowing what even is happening with her.
Soon she felt his hands all over her body, he tore his clothes, scratched her body. She felt disgusted and suffocated.
She screamed due to the unbearable pain she felt. She felt dirty about her own body.
After suffering through hell, she felt the man leaving her. The clothes wrapped around her eyes was removed by a bodyguard.
He placed a plate of food and a pair of clothes and left from there.
She crouched down on the bed and screamed as she saw blood traces on her v*gina. She felt horrible. She went to the bathroom attached to that room and turned on the shower.
She cried and cried feeling how helpless she saw. She scratched her body trying to remove the feeling of his hands off her body but it all was in vain.
She wore the clothes given and sat on the bed. Tears of betrayal from her own father were rushing down her cheeks.
Just like that months passed, she endured everything, every night he came and she went through all that pain and screams.
But one day, she sneaked out of that room in the state of drowsiness due to drugs and slowly went towards a door and opened it. It was the backyard.
"Oyeee ladki!!! Kahan bhaag rhi hai! Guards pakdo usse!!!!" Her vision was blurred with the overdose of drugs she couldn't see the face of that man and she ran from there.
With lots of difficulty, running, falling, getting up and running again, she finally reached a familiar road.
"Ekantika!!" Someone screamed and she looked to see one of her schoolmates.
"Ekantika! Tu itne mahino se school kyun nhi aayi? Ye kya halat banai hai apni? Thik hai na?" Her schoolmate asked with concern.
"H-haan p-plss mujhe ghar chodh de mere..." Ekantika spoke holding her unable to stand.
"Han han chal!" She took Ekantika and dropped her near her house.
"Tu chali ja yahan se main khud chali jaungi! Thank you so much!" Ekantika mumbled and walked towards her house.
"Tu! Tu bhaag aayi wahan se? Dekho to dheet ladki!" Her step mother barked at her as soon as she saw her.
"N-nhi unhone khud mujhe chodh diya beech raaste!" She stammered as she lied.
"Acha! Kaash nhi chodha hota! Ja andar!" Her step mother muttered and went away.
Flashback Ends ~~~
As soon as Ekantika finished, Agastya hugged her close to his heart wanting to protect her from whole universe.
"Meri bachi" he whispered caressing her hair.
Tears weld up in Vaishali and Diksha's eyes, both controling themselves to be calm.
Mahir slowly kneeled down on the floor next to Ekantika.
"Sitara!" He called softly pouring in all the love.
She slowly peeked still clunging to Agastya's chest.
He wiped her tears. "You are the strongest woman I ever met! Sachmain DEVI ho aap!" He said proudly.
"Baby you are the strongest! No more teras now! You will make that man regret taking birth on this earth!" Vaishali assured.
"Yes Eki! Dikha do uss whose sister you are! Make him regret every bit of thing he did to you!" Diksha spoke with anger evident in her voice.
Ekantika felt a relief in her heart. She never knew she will also have people who will listen to her but now she had. She felt satisfied letting it out from her heart. She smiled weakly.
"Bhaiyaa mujhe milna hai usse in the jail!" Ekantika spoke she was bit nervous but she knew she is now capable to face him. She wanted to remove every fear of him!
"Meri jaan! Don't worry you can do whatever you want to do with him but I will also be present for safety!" He said while she snuggled closer to his chest seeking the warmth she needed.
"I won't leave him! I always feared but not now! I have you guys with me. My bhaiya, Vaishali bhabhi, Mahir bhai and Diksha bhabhi! I will let him know what happens when you mess with a woman!" Ekantika spoke as she stood up. Her eyes had a furious spark.
"Also when that woman is my sister! That bastard! I wish I could just kill him by torturing but we also have to follow the laws! But yeah I will make sure he begs for death!" Agastya fumed in anger.
"Thank you so much everyone! I never knew I could get out of this but aap sabke pyar ki wajah se I am finally getting out of my past and trauma." Ekantika expressed her gratitude as everyone joined in for a hug.
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