MG.. First Sight (SS) Part 9.. 5th Apr updated - Page 26

I was offered admission and scholarship from one of the universities of England. Without telling anyone, I got everything arranged and availed the offer. I never looked back, and was happy with my decision and life. After doing my M.Phill, I was going for an interview when I saw Brij. I didn't know if that was really him or just my hallucination. But I didn't wanted to take any risks, so I changed my city and shifted to another. It would've been difficult for me to get a place to live if it wasn't for Mrs. Adams. She had been the warden of the hostel in which I used to be for two years of and retired the same year I finished my M.Phill. She was the one to give me a place to live and to my luck there was a vacancy in the university which was nearby and I got that seat. I never in my dreams had thought that Brij would ever be able to find me. I never thought that I would ever have to face my past.

It was Wednesday, four days since Brij had come back in my life, and I was in desperate need to get away from Brij and I hadn't gone to work for two days now. As I was about to leave, Brij came from the kitchen and looked at me with anger. "I'm going to the university" I said. As I was about to get out of the door Brij came and said that he would drop me off and would pick me up in case I was planning to run away. But how could I run away when I was given only one choice. I wanted to be away from him even if it was for a few hours. I had nothing for my help in the house. Brij had cut the landline and my mobile phone had stopped working the same day.

I had covered myself up in every possible way to hide the blue patches on my body. As I was taking my class, my eyes searched for Maan but he was not there. The only ray of hope died. After taking my first class, I went to Meera's office with the lunch. It had become our habbit to sit in Meera's office and both of us would have lunch together. Entering the room I saw Meera on her chair and two men were sitting in front of her with their backs to the door. I left seeing Meera with her guests. I went in my office instead. I was tired and exhausted thinking of Brij and what he had done to me. The office phone rang; it was Meera saying that she's free. Outside her office, I could hear the men bidding Meera good-bye so I stood on the side and started to inspect my phone if it worked. But it didn't. I sighed and waited for the men to go as they were still standing in the door. I was feeling hot due to the high-neck I had worn to conceal the marks on my neck, so pulled it down a bit to get some air through. Fixing it, I looked up and saw Maan. It was as if I had frozen. I just looked at him, in his eyes which still had the same warmth as before but they carried something else too which I couldn't figure out. I came out of my stance as he and the other guy, who was Meera's husband, turned to leave.

"Who are you trying to fool geet? huh Geet? What were you thinking?"

My hands went around Geet on their own accord and then I crushed her to myself. The mask of control which she was wearing became loose and she cried out bitterly. I wanted to know what she had gone through to come in this condition. But before I could say or do anything, Geet pushed me away and I saw horror in her eyes. "I gotta go" was all she said and went in the car with that bas***d.