Jwala:

What should I choose? I recalled the innocent faces of girls in the orphanage. If I opt to marry him, he will throw them out without any mercy. What if they meet the same fate as me? If he throws those innocent girls on the streets, anyone might do anything to them. This society is cruel enough to destroy their life. No, I can't make the life of those kids a living hell. Whatever it is I will take it. If he shares me with anyone, I will kill myself after completion of four months. But, I can't spoil their life.

"No, I can't leave the orphanage," I said.

"Okay, then come fast to the bed. I am going to teach you lessons for refusing my words in the afternoon."

I went to him and lied on the bed. He made me naked again. He started kissing me but stopped and took a wine bottle.

"Drink it."

"I don't drink."

"A sl*t don't have a right to say no for anything," saying this he forced me to drink.

He kissed, sucked and teased my breasts. I bit my lip to control a kind of sensation which is making me go with the flow. He kissed my hands. He placed few wet kisses all over my body giving me the pleasure. Is it possible to feel love even in this kind of relationship which is nothing but a contract? Why am I feeling his love in his every touch? No, he didn't know to love a person. He is a beast. I should hate him. He didn't deserve love.

"Wow, your body is beautifully decorated with the belt marks I gave you in the afternoon. You need it, isn't it? You need it from time to time to remember that you are under my control," he said hitting on the scars to which I screamed.

This is what he is. He never leaves any chance to hurt me and make me hate him. I don't know what destiny decided for us. It is my foolishness to imagine love in his harsh and lustful touch.

"Agni, please leave me," I asked him.

"Sure tell me that you will give up the orphanage."

"No!" I stated.

"Then shut your bloody mouth and tolerate whatever I do to you," he said continuing his torture which is sweet and bitter.

I dissolved in tears for one hour. I was prostrate with Agni's torture.

"Water," I groaned.

"No, you will not be given even a drop of water till morning, and I won't leave you. Bear it, Baby. Get habituated to this nonstop pleasure. Every night, you will face this. What did you say on the phone? Repeat it now," he stated in a venomous tone.

"Please, I need water."

"Tell me what did you say on the phone? Do you want to pay to the person who drops you in the city by sleeping with him for a night? Sure, if you are that interested, definitely I will ask my driver to have you for a night. What do you say?"

"Agni, please I am sorry. I am dying; please give me water. I am sorry."

"Will you keep your dirty mouth in control from now?"

"Yes!"

"Will you try to provoke me again?"

"No!"

"Good! I will give you water, but you should entertain me for the whole night, or I will leave you, but I won't give you water till the morning. Tell me your choice."

"Leave me," I said. Agni left me immediately and slept beside me.

I tried to sleep, but every part of my body was aching. I moved that side to this side to ease the pain of my sore body, and suddenly I felt his grip on my hairs.

"You dirty wh*re, sleep without moving. Don't disturb my sleep or I will give you no rest until morning even if you beg," Agni said seriously.

I nodded. I didn't sleep the whole night, and in the morning he called me.

"Agni, please give me water," I requested.

"Oh Baby, you didn't take water from last night, isn't it? It's sad, but you need to wait for more time. Stay still in the bed without moving till I return from my shower. Then I will give you water," he said kissing my lips harshly.

He came from the shower.

"Water, please."

"Good, you are in bed till I return from the shower. Not bad! You are learning to obey my words."

He went to the refrigerator and came back with a wine bottle in his hand.

"Drink it!"

"Please, I want water."

"No, either drink this or die of thirst," he said.

"Ok, give it," I said with tears.

"No Baby, I will pour it on you. You should open your mouth and try to drink it. If you didn't drink, you are not given food or water for the next twenty-four hours."

I opened my mouth. Agni poured wine moving bottle here and there making me jump and climb to drink it. He laughed loudly.

"Wow, I love this scene. You are trying to drink wine by jumping and moving here and there like a wh*re. Awesome!” Agni said pouring wine on my face and body.

He made my body wet with wine.

"You look se*y, while wine is dripping from your body. It is tempting me to have you again."

"Come on Baby, let me have you one more time now," he said pushing me to the bed and came top of me again.

He had two sessions with me before leaving me.

"Go and take a shower, you look like a dirty wh*re. Get ready and come downstairs within half an hour. You are not given breakfast today. I will decide whether to give lunch or not after seeing your behaviour at the office. Wear something hot and which reveals belt marks and love bites on your body. I want you to get insulted before everyone. My staff must know that you are not my girlfriend but a wh*re," he said and went downstairs.

My body was sore and bitter. Somehow I managed to reach the washroom and took a shower. I got ready and went to the car. I sat beside him.

"You are beautiful with love bites all over your body, Baby."

We reached the office and went to his cabin.

"So let's see who will own you today. Go and call the clients, Baby" he said, and I called a delegate who came to meet him.

He talked and finalised the deal.

"So as a gift for our agreement, I will give this beauty to you tonight," Agni said showing me.

"She is pretty. I am leaving to Malaysia tonight. If you don't mind, send her now itself with me."

"Sure, no problem,” Agni said to that delegate.

"Jwala, go with him," Agni said, and I went to him hiding my tears.

"What are these marks on your body, Baby," the client asked me.

"They are to teach her to obey me. You too can give her such marks if she refuses to your words" He said.

Both laughed at me.

"Of course, she needs it. I think she needs more" that delegate said pinching my waist.

I looked at him furiously.

“Jwala, down your eyes. Say sorry for your look."

"I am sorry," I said but he slapped me to which Agni laughed out loud, but I noticed Agni clenching his fist.

"Don't give her water or lunch, only then she will learn the manners," Agni said, and I looked into his eyes. He didn't meet my looks but escaped cleverly pretending as if he was talking to that client assuring me that he was hiding something.

"Sure, I will use my belt too if necessary."

"You can!" Agni said.

"Look Jwala, don't refuse anything he does. He is an important delegate to me. Behave properly. Remember you are nothing but my property which has no respect or feelings," Agni said.

I followed that man and sat in his car. I don't know who will save me today. Am I going to be his prey today? God, please show me a way to escape from him. Agni, can't you do anything to help me? Are you a person with no ethics and morals? Why is it hurting me to digest this fact?

Jwala:

I went with that person to a hotel room. I felt uneasy in the stomach and went to the washroom. I realised that I was in Shark week.

"Sir... I... Can't... Do. This," I said scaring.

"What?" He said catching my hairs.

"I am in my menstrual cycle."

"I have no problem. I take my wife even if she is in her menstrual cycle. Come fast to the bed, or my belt will kiss you till you swoon and then I will take you," he said.

He is worse than Agni. Idiot! How can he be that impolite to a woman? How can I imagine this fellow to be polite when he views a girl just as an object of pleasure? I don't know how his wife is bearing him. I must find a way to get rid of this beast.

Agni! Yes, only Agni can help me now. I know he is not good, but I don't think he will force me to give myself during my shark week.

"Okay! I will just come cleaning myself," I said and went to the washroom.

I called Agni. He picked up my call within two rings.

"What, Baby? Do you miss me?" Agni asked.

Is he my love or husband to miss him? I will be happy if I get a chance to go away from this beast permanently.

"Agni, I am struck with girl flu. Please, save me," I said, and I am sure he got what I mean.

"Did you tell this to him?" Agni asked.

"Yes!"

“So, what did he say?"

"He said he had no problem and wants me right now."

"Give mobile to him."

I gave the mobile to him.

"But Agni," that man said.

"No, I will cancel our deal," that man said.

"No, I want her right now. Otherwise, you will face the consequences," this fellow warned Agni.

"Okay! I am leaving her and cancel the deal."

He returned mobile to me.

"Agni!"

"Come home by walk you bloody b*tch. Because of you, this deal got cancelled," he screeched on call.

I went home by walk. My legs ached very severely. I went to Agni's room anticipating his anger.

"I am sorry, Agni!" I said.

He stood up from the bed and moved towards me. I gulped and sweat beads formed on my forehead. I walked back as I know worst is waiting for me. He pinned me to the wall and pressed his hard body against my sore body which got hurt yesterday because of him. My mouth didn't open as I have no energy to fight against him. Water droplets blurred my vision.

He pressed himself more and more making me feel as if my every bone was crushed. I was about to shout, but he killed my voice by kissing me harshly and biting my lips until they bleed.

He left me and looked at me. I felt my lip bleeding. I thought to touch my lip, but he stopped me.

"No, don't touch," he said and held my lower lip at the place where he bit.

"Aaahhhhh" I shouted loud, and he gripped my lip more tight increasing blood flow.

Agni left my lip.

"Sit on your knees, Baby," Agni ordered.

"Wh... Wh.. At..?"

He slapped me, and I fell to the floor. He then held my hand and made me sit on my knees.

"I hate repeating the words. You should follow my words as soon as they come out from my mouth," Agni said holding my jaw.

"Kneel down for two hours. More is on the way for you today. Today, I will not give you food or water. Starve the entire day. Keeping food to you is a waste as you are a worthless sl*t. You will face the consequences for making the deal fail," he said and went off.

After two hours, Agni came to me.

"Good, these days you are learning to obey my orders."

"Get up, my dear useless wh*re."

I tried to get up, but my knees and legs didn't cooperate with me. Agni held my hairs and dragged me out from the home to garden.

"Stay here for five days. You are not useful to me for these five days. So you are not allowed inside. Take your garbage" Agni threw my bag on my face.

"Look you shouldn't go anywhere from here. Sleep on grass. Don't use the bench to sleep or sit. Just stand the whole day and at night when I permit you, then sleep on the lawn. You can use that washroom of servants. I will give food and water whenever I feel you require it. Remember you shouldn't ask for food or water. Otherwise, I will hit you with a belt before all the servants till you bleed. That's your punishment for cancelling the deal" he said and left me there.

I held my stomach and stood on the grass in the hot sun. I felt dehydrated. Menstrual cramps hit me hard because of this mess in my life. I hate myself for being this helpless. I wish death is better than this life. However, I should bear it for three more months so that, that orphanage will be mine. He came at night and looked at me.

"You can sleep now. But you must wake up by five in the morning. If you didn't get up by that time, I might not give breakfast to you. Tomorrow it's Sunday, and you will be doing all the household work. I want my breakfast and everything on time" he said and left.

I slept and woke up early in the morning. I took a shower and got ready fast. I went to the kitchen and cleaned everything. I cooked breakfast for Agni. He came down at 8 a.m.

"Is breakfast ready, Jwala?"

"Yes!"

"Good, serve me."

I served, and he ate it. After completing his meal, he looked at me.

"Did you take water?"

"No!" I said.

"Let me see," he said and switched on his TV to watch CCTV footage.

He saw me taking water.

"So you are brave enough to lie to me. No problem, hereafter you will never lie to me" Agni said.

"You won't be given food and water again for next twenty-four hours. But that's not enough for you. You need more. Tell me, what should I do to stop you from lying to me?"

"I am sorry."

"Shut up, Baby. Sorry is not enough."

"The punishment should bring a shiver to your spine whenever you get a thought to lie to me. You should become calm and living dead body after the punishment. It should be excruciating. You should beg me to stop the punishment. Tell me, Baby, what should I do?"

"Come to our room," Agni said, and I followed him silently.

"Sit on the chair."

I sat immediately. Agni tied me to the chair. He smacked me with his belt. Every stroke made me scream and cry more and more.

"Don't ask me to stop. I won't stop until every part of your body bleed. If you ask me to stop, I will beat you more."

He hit me again. I cried and shouted hard. My hands and legs started bleeding.

"Awesome, I love this red liquid flowing from your hands and legs," he said and gave more hitting.

He stopped before I die. I wish to die rather than tolerating his inhuman acts.

"Will you ever lie to me, Baby?" Agni asked.

I shook my head indicating no.

"Good, but now apologise to me for lying and tell that you will never lie to me."

"I am sorry for lying to you. I never lie to you" I said.

"Good!" he said untying me.

He took first aid box.

"Take it and treat yourself. No one helps you."

"I am going out. You shouldn't take water or food until I reach home and permit you. You shouldn't sleep too. Just sit in the chair."

Agni left the room. I cursed myself for accepting this fate and becoming his prey. I didn't have energy due to starvation and menses. He came after two hours.

"Jwala, have this food and water," he said giving me food and water bottle.

I took the water bottle and drank it at once.

"I didn't want to eat food," I said due to vertigo.

"Why?" he said and kept his hand on my forehead.

"God! You got fever just for few hitting, very funny," he said.

"Look Jwala, have food and take medicine. Even if you are ill, I won't give you rest. So, better take care of your health."

I was unable to eat food, and surprisingly he fed me. I took tablets.

"Sleep on the bed for today, only for today."

I looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't worry. I won't trouble you," Agni said.

He lifted me in his arms and dropped on the bed.

"I am putting water beside you. Food will be sent at night again" he said and left the room.

I remembered my childhood and my life before meeting Agni. I was a princess to my parents and grandparents. Everyone loves me a lot. Dad never hit me at least once even in my childhood. They pampered me a lot though I was a naughty child. Today Agni was hitting me for everything. I looked at my hands and legs which were poorly injured and my body full of belt marks. I know still this is not the end. I had food at night and slept.

Agni didn't come home for four days. He kept a message to me that I can stay in the room and no need to go to the garden. Food arrived on time, and I took complete rest for four days. However, the body was still sore due to his torture. He came at night after four days.

"Did you take enough rest for four days? Now come and relax me" he said kissing me on the neck.

I decided to do whatever he says than falling into trouble by going against him. I responded to him and allowed him to do whatever he wants. He pinched and played with my bruises making me cry. I bore all the pain till he left me.

"Very good, you learned your lesson. Until you were beaten to bleed, your little brain didn't understand, am I right? Behave like this every day and follow my every word calmly and you will get less pain," he said and slept beside me.

Jwala:

We went to Agni's office. Agni started offering me and booking appointments for me for the next two days. I didn't say anything to him. I respected his every order, i.e., serving tea, sweeping his room and standing whole day. We returned home.

"Jwala, change your dress and shift your room," Agni said.

"What?"

"Wear sari or salwar kameez. I shouldn't find any of your belongings in my room. Talk help of maid if you need."

I nodded though I didn't understand the reason.

"My younger sister and brother are visiting me today. They will stay for three to four days here. I didn't want them to know about our relationship. You should look decent before them."

"Okay! If you want, I will leave to my hostel."

"No, you have no chance of escaping from me. I am going to introduce you as my fiancé to them. So, you must look homely. One more thing, keep your mouth shut for these days. If you talk anything rubbish or unnecessary stuff before them, I won't leave you even after four months. So keep yourself in control."

"Okay."

"One more thing, you will cook the food for them as long as they stay here. My siblings don't like food prepared by the maid. They are coming from the hostel and prefer home food."

"Fine," I said.

"Do you know cooking? Only once you prepared food for me and it was like your face," he said making me angry.

What does he mean? He had breakfast fully. Why is he talking like that?

"I know cooking. I don't think breakfast I prepared for you is tasteless," I said.

"I didn't talk like that. I said it was like your face. Why are you assuming that food is tasteless? Is your face ugly?" He grinned.

Idiot! I can never understand this Agni. The girl who marries him will become insane with his behaviour.

"Don't worry, you may be that lucky girl," Agni said.

I looked at him.

"Look, don't behave like this before them."

"I didn't get you."

"Telling out your inner feelings, and assuming as it’s your mind voice."

"Okay."

I shifted the room and changed my dress. I am getting ready, and I saw Agni staring at me.

"This dress had a great effect on you. You seem like wh*re in those short dresses I chose for you. Now, you are looking homely and beautiful," Agni praised me for the first time.

Before I feel happy, he returned to his originality.

"However, Baby don't forget that you are my sl*t. Keep in mind what you are."

Did he leave any chance to hurt me? I don't understand why he abuses me even if I didn't do anything wrong. I think he loves to pique me.

"Don't show your useless tears to them or I will make you shed blood instead of salty water droplets?" Agni said holding my jaws.

"Okay."

"Good! Go and prepare dinner. They may come at any time."

I went to the kitchen. I don't know what to prepare.

"Agni, what do they like to eat?"

He closed his eyes for some time. Is he angry?

"What do you like to eat?" Agni asked me.

"Wh.. At?"

"I mean anything you like, but it should be less spicy."

I prepared food for them. After some time Agni's siblings arrived. His sister and brother are twelve and fourteen years old.

"Brother, how are you?" They asked hugging him.

"I am fine, how are you both?"

"We are fantastic," they said happily and looked at me.

"Who is she?" His sister asked.

"Jwala come here," he said, and I went to him.

"She will become your bhabhi (sister-in-law) soon. Her name is Jwala, my fiancé," he said keeping his hand on my shoulder.

"Bhabhi, are you going to become our bhabhi?" They asked, and I looked at Agni.

Agni frowned at me.

"Yes, I.. Am.. Your bhabhi," I said.

"Anjana and Ved, go and get fresh up," he said to them.

"Jwala, come to my room."

I went to him. He closed the door.

"Are you insane? Can't you answer them properly? Look, they shouldn't get any doubt. Behave properly, Jwala."

He is shouting at me, and someone knocked on the door.

"Bhaiya (brother), where is bhabhi?" They shouted from outside.

"I will leave," I said, but he held my wrist pinning me to the wall.

"What Baby? Do you think you are my fiance? You are my sl*t. Don't leave unless I ask you to go" he said burying his head in my neck.

"Bhaiya, where is bhabhi?"

"See in her room Anjana," he said moving closer to me and kissing me.

"We saw there and in the kitchen. Jwala bhabhi is nowhere," Ved said.

"Bhaiya, we know she is with you. Send her out. It's wrong to stay together before marriage," he left me with their words.

"Go out," he said, and I settled my saree and opened the door.

"What do you want Anjana and Ved?" I said smiling at them.

"Bhabhi, we are hungry. Please prepare something for us."

"I already made dinner for you. Come let's go," I said.

Agni and his siblings sat around the dining table. I served food to them.

"Bhabhi, you too join us."

I looked at Agni.

"No Ved, she shouldn't eat with us. I mean she doesn't like to eat before I eat. She is very traditional and loves to follow age customs," he said.

I understood that he is not going to give me dinner. They completed their meal. I was cleaning dishes, and he came to me.

"Sweetheart, are you hungry?"

"No no, it's okay."

"But I want you to have food. Come to my room. I made special food arrangements for you which you are going to have from today," Agni smirked and left for his room.

I completed washing dishes and went to him. He closed the door and gave the plate to me. It was rice with chilli powder.

"Eat it, Baby. You will enjoy it," he said.

I kept two bites in my mouth with tears. For the third bite, I felt very spicy.

"Water," I asked.

He laughed.

"Eat two more bites, and I will give you water."

I took two more bites hardly and pleaded for water. Agni poured water from the top making me jump and cry again. He poured little water in my mouth and remaining on the floor. He laughed seeing my condition and pulled me to the bed. He undressed me and entered without considering my situation.

"I love when you become completely helpless. I love deciding everything that related to you. Now go to your room but don't take water or anything. I want you to suffer till morning jumping on the bed and clutching your stomach. If Anjana and Ved were not here, I would have used you till morning and would have enjoyed your tears and pain. But bad luck, I am unable to see it," Agni said.

I wore my dress and went to my room. I suffered the entire night. In the morning I prepared breakfast for them. However, I didn't take water or anything this time as I know he will kill me if I drink water without his permission. He looked at me and laughed. He allowed me to have breakfast and water. We went to the office. Today evening, he will send me to a client.

I worked for him and bore his words calmly. I did everything as he said. In the afternoon, I went to talk to him.

"Agni. I want.. To talk to you," I said slowly.

He looked at me.

"Go on," he said standing near his office table.

I sat on my knees holding his feet.

"Agni, please help me. I can't do that. I can't go to other men. It's better to kill me than to send me to them. Please Agni, I will do anything you say except this. I can't sleep with other men. Please, help me. I will bear any punishment for this," I requested crying.

He looked at me for some time.

"Get up, Jwala."

I got up and stood before him.

"From where did you get this courage to say no to me? I think I should teach you more."

"Agni, this is not my courage. I am begging you. I am begging for your mercy. Just put me in the place of your mom or sister and think."

He held my throat.

"Don't ever talk regarding my mom or sister. They never offer their body to save someone else."

“I am going to stop sending you to my clients. I did't book any appointments for you. Relax! It was a drama to scare you. However, you need to do something for accepting your request," Agni said.

"Tell me."

"You must work for my company day and night. I mean you should work on projects. If you don't succeed in doing our company win projects, I will send you to the clients again. If you fail even in one project, I will give you to them. I won't even hesitate to start a business with your body for making money if you fail in getting projects for our company."

"I agree."

"Ok but don't forget you will get your punishment for saying no to my words tonight. I will make you control your words and feelings. You will get what you deserve tonight," Agni said holding my throat tightening his grip.

My body shivered with his words. I don't know what else remained to torture me. He already used every way to torment me.

He laughed seeing my scary expressions.

"Don't worry; I am not going to do anything to you till my siblings are at my home. You can relax for these two to three days. After that, you will get your punishments at once. I pity you, Baby. I don't know how you will take all punishments of three days at once. I am sure you will do something that makes me mad in these three days. You can't live without making me angry and getting hit by me. You love to see my belt flying on you, am I right?" He laughed again.

He loves to hurt me. Though I didn't do anything, he will find something to punish me. I don't know why he is that angry with me all the time. I started working on the project. Days passed by so hard with his scolding and slaps. His siblings went off to the hostel, and he showed hell to me again. One month went off. One day I was working, and he called me to his cabin.

"You look very cute when you cry. You look beautiful when you are beside me naked in bed. You look fantastic when you plead me for a drop of water and jump to drink water when I pour from the top. Jwala, how it will be if we make our relationship permanent through marriage? I love to put you in order, see you scared of me and following whatever I say. I want you to be in my control forever begging and pleading for my mercy" he said looking at me.

"By the way Jwala, I approached your family for an alliance. They are almost positive towards the proposal. Once if they say ok, you will be under my control forever. Except your dressing and giving you to someone else, everything will be the same even after marriage. After marrying me, you will be locked in my room forever without giving you any freedom. What do you think about our wedding? Isn't it exciting to live as my sl*t forever? I will marry you but will treat you just as a sl*t."

His words and marriage proposal made me feel as if my head was spinning. Everything went blur before me. No, I don't want to marry him.