CHAPTER 29 - THE NIGHT

WARNING

The following chapter contains parts which might be sensitive for some. Please skip it if you are uncomfortable.

~•DHRUV 's POV•~

I wasn't able to understand what was going on in her mind. Is she hiding something? Suddenly I heard the sound of thunder which eventually reminded me she hates rain. That clearly stated that there is a connection between her hatred and that hidden secret which kept locked in her heart.

"Rainbow, you trust me na …..please tell me what's bothering you?" I asked her, requesting her to tell me everything.

" See I won't leave you. I promise. I can't see you crying. Please don't make my condition worse. If you won't speak what's going on in your mind, I am  coming to your place and will make you answer my questions. Standing in front of me and you will be answering my questions" I told her and I felt a pain in my chest as I wasn't able to find a way to know.

I heard her crying which made me feel so helpless . Wish I was with her, hugging her and making her understand that no matter what the situation is I am there to stand for her, to make her know how precious she is and I can't bear seeing her in pain.

"Please Rainbow, I have never felt so helpless in my entire life. Please for God sake.  Tell your book magnet what's bothering you so much?  I am here to listen to you but please speak something. "I requested .

" Will you be able to hear it….. Whatever I am gonna…… tell you?" She asked but at the same time she was crying. I could feel it.

"Before that I beg you don't cry. Drink some water. You will be better "

"No Dhruv. OK… OK.  I will tell you everything. But " She stopped suddenly . The words from her were bringing shivers in my body. I should be prepared to listen. I took a breath.

"But what?" I asked and took a deep breath again.

"After knowing everything, ……..you have right" she stopped again, I could say she is going through a really bad phase.

"You have the right to leave me Dhruv. I won't force you to stay and suffer" She said . My heartbeat started rising, resulting in rethinking my decision asking her to reveal her feelings hidden in her heart.

"I won't leave you. I promise.  I promise I will accept you irrespective of whatever has happened in your life.  I may not be aware of it  now but even after knowing it I won't leave you in the middle and give up just because of some reasons.  I love you Geetanjali but please don't  hide it. Pleaseeee " I assured her.

"Did you remember we met around 12 years ago?" She asked.

"In holi function?"

"Yeah.  Actually… "

"Actually what please tell your Dhruv. I am listening" I said softly because this is the only way to console her. I hated the fact I am not with her and I  hate the fact that she is going to tell me something about her life over this phone call.

"Actually it was evening time, suddenly it started raining" with this she started crying. O God please give me some strength to face this situation.

"Geet don't cry.  Please have some water "

"No, I am fine. Let the tears wash away my pain and today no one can stop me telling you everything" She said firmly and continued again

"It started raining. I was busy playing games with some children. Then"

She paused while speaking and I was impatient to know the reason.

"Then what ?" I asked and sat on the floor.

"Wait." I heard her saying this and taking a breath.

"I am telling you please don't push yourself into this. " She warned me and I heard her crying.

How should I control myself being so impatient? I punched the floor for being unluckiest to not be present over there.

"Dhruv, then I got drenched in the rain. I used to love rain but that"

"But?  Are you okay?  Tell me please? "

"But that one incident snatched my entire childhood. I was blamed for something which I didn't do. I was marked as a criminal." I heard her crying which made me tense.

Why is it so difficult to stay a long distance? It's my fault. I shouldn't have texted her and made her call me. I am responsible for her situation. I cried seeing her in this condition and all I could do was regret. Regret. Regret.  I heard her voice.

"You know I came back to Rathore's Villa. No one was there except Nanisa. "

"Nanisa?  Where were the others? " I questioned.

"I didn't know that Dhruv. It was her in the whole house." She answered, emotionally.

I can't do this with her. I should stop her before she makes her condition vulnerable.

"Rainbow. I don't want to know. Leave this. Tell me how are you" I diverted the topic.

"No Dhruv. You have every right to know what has happened that night!" She stated, convincing me to listen.

"Are you sure?  You will get hurt "

"I no longer fear being hurt. You know why I hated myself? Because I was stupid to believe that lady,  it was my mistake. I am the one who invited it"

"Rainbow please. "

" You wanna know why I hate rain right? I can say this. Geet you can do this. Dhruv, you should be strong to listen this"

"I am here for you Geet. I am listening. Don't worry I won't leave you " I assured her.

"I came back after playing in the rain. I asked Nanisa where mumma is. " She stopped and I could hear her breathing heavily.

"Then" Each of her words acted as a knife in my heart. The heart was beating faster. I could feel my hands turning cold.

"She said she is in her room. I went to her room. Mumma.."

"Please tell Mumma was there or not? "

"No but there was someone else. A man.. He "

He? A man? What am I thinking? No no?  I can't believe it. Wait Dhruv let her speak. Don't panic

"What did he do?  Do you know him?  Tell me who he was? "

"He…  he… closed the door. He… asked me to sit on bed" Her voice started trembling.

"Please don't say you did what he said!" I screamed.

"Please Dhruv don't shout. And yes I sat when he asked me! " She replied.

"Who is he?  Do you have any idea? Tell me his name ? Is he alive?  If yes then tell me?  I won't leave him"

"Dhruv, please don't scare me. I don't want to. Please "

"Did he… . I mean did he do something?" I asked as I wasn't able to control my feelings. How could someone do this to her?

"He touched me, he kissed on my….."

"Kissed where?"

"He kissed me on my hand and cheek. I don't know why didnt I was able to react to it. My body felt numb. I don't know why did I let him do this to me.  Dhruv,  It wasn't my fault please believe me. I didn't do this. " she started crying and the tears rolled down from my eyes.

"Is there anything else which he… .. tried doing " I asked because I wanted to know.

"I mean he kissed me on my hand and he came a little closer… . "My eyes widened hearing this, how can someone be so heartless.

"But before he could do something. A boy opened the room's door. I don't know who he was. But he saved me from that man"

"A boy?  Who was he?  Like tell me please "

"I didn't see his face. But he was of my age. I don't know……. whether he was sent by God but as soon as he opened the door ,.......

I gathered all the courage and I ran out of the room. "

Thank god she was saved from that monster.

Wait,  suddenly my brain started recalling something which I never knew I had experienced.

That dark night. It was raining heavily out. Rathore mansion.  I could see a blur image of a girl running and she was crying.

"Geetanjali, did this happen when we met during that Holi function?" I asked, confirming the details.

"Hmmm"

"That means it was you. You were that girl" I informed and I can't believe that girl was none other than her. My Rainbow.

"matlab"

"That boy who opened the door is me. I was the one . Just now I realized it was you who pushed me away while running and going outside of the room"

"Dhruv,  that was you?  What made you open the door? "

"I don't know, maybe I slept in the next room. I woke up and found the water bottle empty. I guess mistakenly I opened that room's door" I answered whatever I was able to recall.

But she told her nanisa blamed her. What did that old lady do ? Is she involved in it?

"Rainbow,  is your nanisa the one who planned this?  Are you able to listen to me? "

"Haaa. Actually……… Rathores were facing loss during their business that time. Nanisa's bhai" Before she could say anything further, I interrupted.

"Is he the one who touched you? "

"No. Listen.  He brought an investor to invest in their business. But"

"But what ? Just tell me and I will make sure your nanisa will pay for her deeds"

"He made some conditions related to equity and shares.  Also interest for the loan too. The conditions were a little unacceptable for Nanisa. " She started telling me everything.

"Who knows about this?  Anand kakosa, Mahipal kakosa know about this? "

"No. Only nanisa,  her brother and that investor.  I know this too"

"Don't tell me they made an offer in which you were involved? I can't believe They can do this to you. Are their animals ? "

"Dhruv I don't know why this happened? You know what..  when I told nanisa about this after I left that room…. You know what she said?"

"What did she say? " I grew restless because I can't stand the fact that her own nanisa did this to her for the sake of her family business.

"This happened because of my clothes. Because my body invited him to do this. But I was just a 10-11 year old girl. How could I make a man touch me? " She started weeping, asking me for the answers.

Her questions.Her words . Her cry.  I couldn't resist myself from admitting I was feeling miserable. I wanted to hit my head because she is suffering in my absence.

"Listen, please don't blame yourself. It was not your mistake. I am coming tomorrow and will tell everyone that lady is not less than a devil. How can she be so cruel being a woman? With her own granddaughter? Seriously? How can one trust their own family members?"

"Dhruv it was not my mistake. Please I didn't ask him to come and do this to me. I didn't do this. I didn't. "

"Don't cry please. I know . Don't prove yourself. I didn't ask you to prove yourself" I consoled her.

"Still I didn't do this. And you know she even… burned me with an ….. hot iron rod …..on my stomach so  I can shut my mouth ."

"What?  Is she mad?  Wait I am going Jodhpur now and tell everyone what she is hiding behind her face"I told her as I wasn't able to . I don't know what to say. How to express it but this is the worst thing one can do being a human.

"No no.  She will repeat  this. She will hurt me. No Dhruv."

"You can't stop me. I can't live peacefully without exposing her. "

"Please Dhruv. I beg you no. "

"Okay. Forget this. We won't talk about this now. I can't see you in this condition. Are you listening to me?

"Haa"

"Don't think more. Please. Where are you exactly sitting?"

"On the floor in my room," She answered.

"Get up and lay down on your bed" I asked her.

"I don't want to " she denied

"Please. I am here. There is nothing to be afraid of. And please wash your face and have some water. Please"

"But Dhruv"

"Please geet"

"Okay. Give me five minutes"

I can't believe that old lady. How dare she do this to that small girl. I can't stay silent. I can't. But before  that I have to meet my Rainbow. I want to see her.  Dhruv,  make some plans. Think, think , think. She needs you the most at this moment .

Then I heard her voice

"Dhruv, I am back"

" Are you okay? "

"Yeah and thank-you and sorry. I should have shared this to you before but I wasn't able to gather all the courage . I thought you will"

"Stop. I won't leave you. Register it in your heart and brain. Dhruv won't leave his Geet. And now forget this. Shall I tell you a story? " I started diverting her mind.

"Story?"

" Before that, lay down on your bed and make sure you cover yourself with a blanket. It's my order okay !!"

"I did it"

Then I tried distracting her mind with stories and other things. I have to stay strong otherwise she will start crying again and I can't see her .

"Dhruv,  you know what? Only you know about this. I never shared this with anyone because of their sympathy."

"Shhhh. I said don't talk about this. Talk about us. So when should I send my parents to your home"

"Will you accept me even after knowing this?"

" You are my hope in a life full of storms.You are the reason which made my heart fill with love.  You are my Geetanjali. Will you be able to stay away from me?  No. How can I stay away from you then?  You are not a thing to be accepted. You are mine.  I am yours. "

"Can you stay here ?  Don't cut the call"

"Ofcourse I will. Now you should sleep. I am here right here to listen you sleeping peacefully"

"Sure?  Pakka Dhruv? "

"Pakka"

"You won't leave me? "

"I won't leave you  now, not in the future and even in the next life. I am always there for you, because what am I going to do without my Rainbow?"

"Dhruv stop it"

" I know I am bad at saying all this. But still you know very well what you mean to me"

"Hmm"

I started sharing some incidents from my school days and I heard her breathing. I guess she slept. I didn't cut the call and sat on my bed hearing her on the phone.She must be looking  cute like a small kid.

"Good night Rainbow. I am here. Don't forget"

I said and sat on my bed looking at the rain outside of the window.  Deep down , my mind started wondering what she has gone through in the last 12 years.  She fought her inner thoughts,  pain and fear all alone. Wish I was there for her. Wish I had met her before.

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