The Poisoned Love

It started as a fairy tale story . The young boy seemed too perfect. He was handsome, and witty, practiced Karate and too good with his words, and extremely popular. He had come from a reputed school and had good family background. His name was Surya. Surya appeared to her like a chivalrous warrior who protects a delicate princess.

For Prarthana , who was an intellectual bookworm, it seemed a match made in heaven that the perfect man shared her own elegant taste and hobbies.

She was an extremely emotional being who went by her heart, and fell head over heels in love, with this charming person.

They had a wonderful time together for six months, dining in small eateries, chatting and texting and even exchanging story books. Atlast in college, she had found her soul mate, she thought.

Then it began slowly, Surya said to her: "Don't open your windows, I don't want anyone watching you". It was a very strange request indeed. "But he is too much in love with me ", she thought. He was very possessive and suspicious and ordered her not to let anyone else sit beside her in college but him. One day he had not come and the seat next to Prarthana was empty, a girl in her class requested to sit on the empty seat and she had said yes.

When Surya came after few hours and saw a girl sitting beside Prarthana, he was furious with anger. She could not understand the cause. But in fury he bended a metal pen and held her hand so hard that it hurt. His eyes sparkled like a wild animal. That day she got scared. He dictated everything, the dress she should wear and the dress she should not.

She soon realized that the common tastes in books and literature that he had showed was all fake. Infact Surya was perverted and openly talked about his perverted views on women and expected Prarthana to join him. She felt like a goat trapped in the cage, presented for the tiger to eat. 

He treated her like slaves and dominated her in each and every thing.

One fine day Prarthana wore a decent top made of Lucknow chikkan an expensive fabric. Suddenly Surya was annoyed as according to him the top should be 2 inches more long, the fabric should not be that much fine , and other incoherent logics.

When they got out suddenly he started hitting her, slapping her. It was a little desolate area.Helpless and unable to grasp her mistake she boarded a public bus, too crowded.But there also he held her arms with an iron fist, so tight that it was hurting her . She pleaded with him to leave her, but he didn't and held her upper arms in a tight grasp almost stopping her blood flow.

Desperately she went down from the bus and tried to board a cab to get home.But he entered that cab and started punching her face.Hitting her hard.She shouted for help but no one helped not even the driver.

In terrible agony , she asked the cab to stop at a police station , but Surya had the guts to follow her there.

Atlast she was saved.But she didn't sent him to jail ruining his career, instead she offered not to put charges for the only fact that he will get out of her life forever.

The next day her arm was blue, she had a pin hole perforation in her ear drum, and there were scars all over her body. It took her many months of ointments and injections to cure. She cut her hair in hatred as once he had admired them.Then she went to college.But to her very surprise Surya had spead such rumours about her that everyone teased her and whistled at her.She was the victim and she was the object of teasing for the entire world.

But in the depths of the hell, God sends some angel to reclaim his children.

The Dean of the College was an understanding and compassionate man.

"You had very high marks why didn't you choose a better stream, what a foolish girl you were, only few students get this chance", asked the Dean. Prarthana stayed silent and remembered the day when Surya didn't let her take this opportunity , as he himself had lesser scores " The time for changing stream is over" , said the Dean." Please Sir for God's sake help me, I cannot survive in my current class", Prarthana begged with tears." "Ok, I will see what I can do", told the Dean with sympathy, but even if your stream gets changed you will only have one month from the exam and three new subjects, how on earth will you pass in your new stream, without doing any classes?" , said the Dean with a worried face." I will Sir", Prarthana replied determined. For months she could not sleep, she cried and woke up with a shudder.

When the result was out, the whole college was surprised Prarthana not only passed but had achieved a rank in her new stream.

She had become a strong woman and had a great career . Afterwards when she married and chose her life partner neither she cared for looks nor money, she chose a man who can respect her and have a healthy mindset.