Chapter 2

Everyone's attention went towards screen which was playing the video and Priya sat on her chair with a thudd as now nothing can be done ...

VIDEO _______

A dark and dingy room was having a door and window on the alternative wall for ventilation , a mattress in the corner of the room and near it there was a table fan , a stool holding a pot of water closed with it's muddy cap which is half broken from a side and there was a steel glass placed on it upside down , an extra small room at the corner supposed to be used as washroom and a bulb in the middle of the room hanging from the ceiling at the place where a fan should be hunged ....a bag was kept on the mattress with some clothes is being used as pillow...a man's face was shown near the camera as he is fixing it on the corner of the wall almost hiding it and was on a call with someone and asks if whole room can be seen clearly or not and when he was confirmed he hung up the call and turned to see who is entering the room ..

Priya entered the room and was shocked to see him there ...

Priya : Gaurav , what are you doing here ...she asked all amused to see Gaurav her uncle's son in her room who is going to abroad tonight for establishing his business..

Gaurav : see, Priya I have fixed camera in whole house hiding it , so that everything could be captured in it ...

Priya : why to have eye on me..

Gaurav : no Priya , just to help you with proofs ( Priya looked at him in confusion ) , this is the only help I can do to you , it's sure that if you ever go to complaint against papa they will ask you proof so you can show them this that how they used to torture you..

Priya looked at him for a second then said " and why you think I will believe you that you want to help me that too going against your own parents .. isn't it looking strange that a man who is making my life hell his son is here to support me " she taunted him and tears started flowing down her Cheeks as she remembered about her life which is nothing but full of pain and tears ..

Gaurav : Priya trust me I want to help you..

Priya is raged now thinking why is he suddenly becoming nice to her she asked " that's what I am asking why the hell you want to help me "

Gaurav : Priya I am your elder brother.. and I want..he stopped in middle when he saw Priya smiling and clapping , tears were continuously flowing from her eyes uncontrollably..

Priya : whoa ..see who came ..my brother ..my elder brother ..may I know what makes you to remember that you are my brother..

Gaurav : Priya listen..

Priya : let me complete...and can you tell me where was my brother from last 21 years... you never turned up to me even when you were just a room away from me then why suddenly now( Gaurav was looking down as she accused him and yes he was guilty for it so he doesn't have any explanation for it and was unable to meet his eyes with Priya ) ..ok leave it now tell me where my brother was when I was thrown into this room after my parents death ( she cries remembering her parents , who died in an accident and after that she was neglected by everyone and was treated like a servent or worse ) where my brother was when I cried day and night alone in this room being afraid from dark ( she remembers when she was being locked in this room for days the door only opens to give her food even when she was afraid of dark and at that time she was so small to reach the height of window to open it and can get at least some of the light ), where my brother was when I was lying in the corner begging and crying for the food ( she cried more harder as she rewinds her state in this house making Gaurav to feel more guilty and he too was having tears after hearing her ) where my brother was when I was being whipped by your father for God knows what reasons ( till now she was totally broken but the list was still not completed she sat on the floor crying and devastated but she continues ) where my brother was..( her throat blocks due to cry , she was unable to continue , Gaurav was also crying silently seeing her he thinks he should have come before ) 

Gaurav : enough Priya ...he somehow spoke those words which enraged her more ..

Priya : whyyyy...why are you stopping me , I am not done yet.. feeling bad ha ..tell me are you feeling bad ...oh what I am thinking ...oh.. sorry sorry..why will you feel bad ..who are you to feel bad when you are the one who was enjoying to see me in pain..( Gaurav replied " no I was .." but was again cut off by her..) shut up ..just shut up , and what you said no haa no, then what were you doing sitting on the sofa when your father was beating me up just because I said milk is finished and I can't make tea.. weren't you enjoying seeing me being whipped like that..( Gaurav downed his head in shame because she was right he didn't do anything when his father was beating her with belt for a silly reason and he was just sitting silently seeing her being whipped ,she grabbed his collar tightly and asked in between her sobs..) what was my mistake..tell me what was my mistake , why you all treat me like this , what mistake I have done..( she joined her hand and begged him to leave her ) please .. please leave me , I can't bear it anymore please , leave me .. I..I promise I won't come in your life ever again but please let me go... pleaseee..she collapsed on the floor and cried aloud on her fate...

Gaurav : I was 12 yrs old when your parents were died ( Priya looked at him and was trying to understand what he is saying ) , they were killed so mercilessly and unfortunately I was the victim of that , I was so afraid seeing them dying in front of my eyes , they threatened to kill me if I spoke anything about this to anyone, I looked at my father he too asked me to keep quiet I thought he will talk against them when they told they will kill me too but no he didn't , that day I got to know the only thing which matters to him was money nothing else not even his son and I did what they want I kept quiet , I didn't had guts to come in front of you and tell it was a murder , I didn't had guts to go against my father which will eventually take me to my death...( now Priya understood why he never comes to her because he too was afraid of his father like her , then she queried " but Maa, Papa died in accident " ) no , they weren't , it was a murder and you know who was the murderer ( Priya nodded no because as far as she knew it was an accident ) ..my father..yes he only killed your parents for property.. this house in which you are and a land in outskirts is yours Priya and he killed your parents thinking he will get everything after their death but according to the will all his property is on your name and until you get the age of 23 and give this property to anyone till then no one can claim any rights on this property and if you died before that all will automatically goes to the orphanage and no one can take it back with them ..that is the reason he is keeping you alive and tortures you so that when he asks then you will choose your freedom over this house.. I thought I will live my life as per my wish going to abroad and after 23 you will also get your freedom and can live happily but..

Priya asked " but..." 

Gaurav : but you aren't going to be free even after that ..he has..he has..( Gaurav was stammering to even say to her , tears were scrolling down his cheeks but she forced him to say ) he has sold you to veeru and.. and you know what does that mean...

As Gaurav completes everything got blanked from priya's mind ...she was unable to think what is happening in her life and what next is going to happen..

Gaurav : that's why I came to help you , everything will be recorded whatever is happening in this house which you can use as a proof against them , here take this number , he is kesav he will give you the CD of all this , when you find someone who is ready to help you then only you ask for CD ok and if no one is there then just  look for an opportunity to run away from this City as far as you can ... I would have taken you with me but I can't , every third person of this city works for veeru and if they got to know then it won't take much time for them to kill us .. I don't know you will believe me or not but it's the truth and this is the only help I can do to you .. and if you can then please forgive me for not coming to you when you needed me .. I am sorry..

He turned to go but Priya stopped him asking " why can't kesav give this CD to police who can help me.."

Gaurav : he doesn't want to interfere in veeru's matter that's why he just agreed to provide you with CD..

Priya nodded and left him to go , she once thought to ask him to stay for her and they will fight together but she didn't stopped him as because after today don't know if he will ever get any opportunity to go away from here and when she herself don't know what is gonna happen in her life so how can she stop him, if not her at least he is getting his freedom...

The video was then followed by all tortures which Priya had suffered from beating to crying for food then working as servent everything which shows the cruelty of her uncle very clearly ...

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Today was the day when she planned to run away from this City and she went to take this CD from kesav that is the reason she came late to college but now everything is out and it was sure that any of the veeru men would have seen this and will surely inform to veeru, now there is nothing which she can do to escape ..

As the video ends everyone looks at her their eyes were brimming with tears seeing her painful life even prem was having tears seeing it...she was crying hiding her face in her palms as nothing could be done now everything is finished...

Arun was more in tears he never thought that his love is suffering this much and he was unable to do anything..that is when a question popped into his mind and he asked it from her breaking the silence of the atmosphere.." Priya... is this the reason you rejected my proposal .."

Everyone were looking at him in shock when he asks this ...

Prem come towards them wiping his tears again in his anger mode and asked " what do you mean Arun.." everyone is now more tensed seeing prem there who was looking at Arun intently ..

Arun thought now he should not hide anything it won't do good so he told " bhaiya ..woh.. I.. I love her.. I .. I proposed her too.. but..but she rejected and..then I back off.."

Prem signalled girls to come out and then he went in and sat beside her then  asked softly as he don't want to scare her more by his actions " answer his question Priya.. don't get afraid we are here for you ok , now tell me what happened that day ..."

Priya was sobbing and looked up at everyone and they nodded to tell..

Priya started telling what happened that day when he proposed her..