A Single Breath – Part 5

“Where are you taking me away? Leave me. Ahhh. It’s hurting ” Geet was pleading but Maan had no effect. “You will regret it a lot. My uncle will not leave you.”

“You are very proud of your uncle?”  Maan had reached the building. He started climbing the stairs up.  Geet’s efforts were not affecting him. 

“You don’t know them” Pride was evident on Geet’s face.  “Just once he knows that you kidnapped me, he will not leave you alive.”

“Really?”  Maan smiled crooked and dragged her to the room.  “Now you won’t run away from here” he locked the door first. Then went to the window and threw the bedsheet down from which Geet had escaped.

“You think you will be able to imprison me here. I will run away again, even if my life is lost. But I will not be in this prison” Saying so, Geet ran towards the window.  She was ready to jump down when Maan ran and caught her hand and dropped her hard on the bed. “Beware that you do something else” Manu raised his hand to slap her loudly but then, stopped. His eyes were turning red with anger and so did her.  Both had gone mad with their circumstances. Both of their bodies were on fire.

“Even if you kill me Maan I will not give up. You can’t stop me” Where did so much strength come in her body,  Geet herself was surprised and so was Maan, surprised to see her courage.

 “You have left me no other choice Geet. Now I have to do what I did not want to do ever.”

Geet got scared with the depth she found in his voice. 

“Take off your clothes ” he demanded. 

“No” She began to shrink.

Maan could easily see the fear in her eyes.  This was probably his victory. “Give me your clothes Geet”

“You are doing all this for money, aren’t you.”  Geet took off all her diamond & platinum jewellery. Her Earrings, Anklets, bangles, rings and put it in front of Maan. “Take all this jewel but let me go. If you want, I will get you more money by speaking to Uncle but please let me go “

“”I said Geet give me your clothes. If you do not listen to me, I will force you ..”

“No, don’t move forward” 

Maan turned his back on her. 

“”I won’t run away. I promise” Geeta again pleaded.

“Hurry up Geeta I am waiting. Otherwise I myself..”

“No please..Don’t do this to me” 

Maan didnt answer. She now knew, he was serious with his words. He could do anything. She had no other choice. “But how I will .. like.. This..” 

Maan understood her trouble. He took off his shirt and gave it to her. “Wear it”

Geet took off her clothes with trembling hands. She quickly put on Maan’s shirt, though she did not want to do so, at all. She wanted to hide somewhere. She could not tolerate all this. But there was nothing in her hand.

Maan could easily hear the sound of her panicked breath. He took all the jewelry and clothes and went out of the room without turning to Geet. He knew that now she could not run in this condition.