Run away....

A few hours later, the girl was sitting on the bed, sobbing quietly. She had covered herself with a blanket, and Mridul was sleeping next to her. The girl felt pain all over her body, and her eyes were filled with tears. She started to get up, but as soon as she was about to leave the bed, Mridul pulled her back. She looked at him with frightened eyes, and Mridul was looking at her the way a predator looks at its prey, ready to attack again. There was a sinister smile on his lips. Then he said…

Then he said, "Where do you think you're going?" His voice was cold and menacing. The girl, trembling, couldn't bring herself to respond. Mridul tightened his grip on her wrist, pulling her closer.

"You belong here, with me," he whispered, his eyes glinting with a dangerous light. She tried to pull away, but he was too strong.

"Please, let me go," she finally managed to say, her voice barely above a whisper, tears streaming down her face.