A Girl Raped At Her Wedding Night Part Three

She looked tired that was my first thought when I saw her, she would after standing so long at the reception and with the jewelry. That’s the reason I wanted her to finish her sleep but when I got up she was already gone. She looked like a new kid at the kindergarten, frightened, alone and confused, I wanted to talk to her last night but my friends didn’t let me come. I was sloshed that’s reason I can’t remember anything. That is one of the reason I wanted to be alone with her in the morning but she was not there. Now she was still standing at the door with the tray, so I moved forward to her but she went back. She wasn’t looking at me, I ought to be friendly to her first anyways it’s a new house and new people for her. So I stopped myself and said "You come and keep the tray, and sit why are you standing?" Reluctantly she came forward and kept the tray she handed me the tea. And was leaving the room, I didn’t want her to go so early I called back. "Kanak, why don’t you sit with me and give me company, I hate drinking tea alone" She stopped and turned and looked at me as if I am an alien and she did not understand a word I said. She looked fragile and afraid, she can’t be afraid of me maybe she was only nervous.

She came and she was looking at bed with some terror, instead I offered her the chair and sat on the bed opposite her. I had a worst case of hangover but I wanted to know her. She was beautiful in a very simple way. Big dark brown eyes, long lashes, dark hair ending with beautiful curls but right now they were combed in braid which was wrong. She was not model type thin but a little plump but that added to the simplicity of her. She didn’t wear any make up and still looked good; there should a smile on her face which was missing. And she was not looking at me, I know girls can be shy but she was not this shy when I had seen her before marriage. Even at the ceremony she was smiling at me, but right now something was different. May be she was angry at me because I came late last night but explaining her would mean to tell her I was so drunk I don’t even remember how and what time I came to the room. So I needed a way to apologize to her. She was still sitting like a kid given punishment with her hand folded on her lap and eyes looking anywhere but me. This was my wife, I will spend my life with her and I have to take a first step. I took her hand and she got up abruptly as if my touch burned her, I know nervousness but what I saw in her face was raw fear. What did I do to make her so scared of me I haven’t even spoken to her. Before I could ask further my cousins came in the room.

"Karan bhaiya, how much time to drink tea?"

"hhhmmmmm after marriage you changed"

"No plans to come out of the room it seems"

I could not hear what these people were saying, I was looking at Kanak she was looking helpless and so frightened I wanted to go and ask her why is she frightened of me, wanted to comfort her. But these people had come, I was used to this teasing and I would have said something naughty back to them but I was solely interested in Kanak right now. Then Pooja came in (my elder cousin) with whom I could share anything and everything. She came in smiling at me and I signaled Kanak to her, I guess she understood how lost Kanak was looking. She said" Girls don’t harass the new comer, It’s her first day take her out now we need to go to the temple" Girls making noises obeyed her and ushered Kanak outside I watched her go. Then Pooja turned towards me and frowning said "What happened Karan? Why are you looking so distressed? I blew the breath out and told her

"I don’t know Pooji when I got up Kanak was not there, and when she came she was looking afraid I thought maybe she was nervous but it seems a different matter. I thought she was not talking to me as I came in late last night"

She stopped me in between "What! On your wedding night you came in late, how can be your friends be so care less and you too"

I cringed at her tone Pooji never shouted but her voice had a way to make you feel guilty "Pooji I didn’t mean to stay late, but you know my friends, it was not intentional but as I wanted apologize she reacted as if I was going to harm her.

"And the worst I don’t remember the time I came at night and what I did to make her so scared of me. Please Pooji please ask her I don’t know when I’ll be alone with her. Please"

She was staring at me and said" When you can’t handle liquor why do you drink it, it was her first night with you, if you come drunk late of course she will be afraid of you, you idiot, this way you start the marriage?

I took her hands and made the most pathetic face," Please Pooji I have a bad hangover and my head is throbbing, my tea has gone cold. My wife is scared of me please help me!

She took pity on me and told me she’ll see what she can do and got me a fresh cup of tea. I thanked her and was getting ready to go to the temple and there was only one thing on my mind What did do to make Kanak so afraid of me?