Category: storytime

(Part-5)(final)

I stared at him,
as he laid there on the kitchen floor,
passed out due to heavy drinking,
and a concussion that he might have got after he tried to grab my neck and push me against the kitchen cabinets——
but,
I moved the very last moment that made him tumble and lose his balance;

Leading me to where I was now…!


The left side of my face with a reddish blue tint where he slapped me,
a bluish hue on my right arm and my right calf,
Some of my hair that were next to his body,
which he threw after he pulled me with it from the bedroom to the kitchen…!


Once again,
I stared at him,
Wanting to hit him,
atleast once,
but,
I reminded myself,
there would be no difference,
but,
A voice came from within and told me-

Is taking a beating without any reason justified…?

I called my brother without thinking even a second about what would happen to our marriage or relationship that we had;


He picked up my call on the second ring,
and he asked me how I was doing…?

Before I could say anything I started to cry,
cry because a lot happened within this day,
and a lot had been happening for the past few years,
I’ve felt abandoned by everyone,
abandoned by his side of the family because they knew he was a drunkard and to such a level that he stooped to beating them,
and they married him to me…!

They ruined my life which was supposed to be with him in happiness and in safety;

On hearing my cries,
my brother said that he will
be there in half an hour,
and I waited,
he was there within 20 minutes,
risking his life driving faster than street limit to keep me safe from
him…!

On arriving home,
he pressed the doorbell and I opened,
On seeing me in such a condition,
Tears came to his eyes,
he dialled 112 and waited for them to arrive…!

Unti then,
he waited for me outside our home and he didn’t step in once or asked for water;

As soon as the police arrived,
he said that he wanted to file an F.I.R.
and,
take his sister away from her abusive husband,
the police on taking a look inside and photos of him on the kitchen floor and a bunch of hair lying on there,
plus,
noting how badly she was beaten,
They took all of it into account,
and,
made a case against Ravi..!

The police arrested him by picking him up from the floor and he kept on asking what was going on,
as they pushed him into the police van,
he looked at me sitting in a black car left side of her face covered and infront of it stood her brother…!

On thinking she was going to earn some money by selling her body,
he started to call her a pro5titiue,
and how she would sell her body to get anything she want;

On hearing those words,
My brother couldn’t control
his anger and went towards the police van and smacked him so hard that he lost consciousness and tumbled on the floor of the van..!

The policeman pushed him away and told him it would amount to crime and advised him to stay away,
before he could say anything,
Another police staff pulled him away and locked the residence and gave him the keys;

Which he shoved in his pocket and gave him his number,
and,
told him that he would be here within half an hour anytime he was needed;

To which he said okay and went towards her;

And asked her,
Ma’am,
we need your sign and a report from a government hospital,
you will have to come with us,
to which he said you lead the way and we are following you behind…!

After a few minutes of drive,
we
were at a government hospital,
it was around 9 at night and the emergency staff took her in and noted all of the things that she suffered;

The final report which was submitted to the police staff made him shed a tear,
and my brother asked the policeman to see it,
but,
he told me he cannot,
it’s private information that has to stay with us;

To which he said he needs to see it;
and He handed over the papers to him…

As he began scanning it with his eyes,
he got cold sweats,
and anger that made him rage out…!

Scratches on her undernourished body,
pale blue marks around her ribs her back,
and many other things that made him feel shame and sadness that he wasn’t aware of what was happening to her…!

He gave the paper back to him and he walked away after saying sorry…!

As she came out he put her in his arms to which she said that it hurts 
and tears stared as he opened his arms and let her out of them;

As she hopped into his car and drove to their home,
where there was no abuse or anything that would hurt her anymore…!

A girl whose life was ruined by her husbands abuse but she kept shut and never told anyone until it felt like it would be the end of her;

A brother who got what she was going through and came to her rescue without thinking about it even a single time;

To the people who give their sisters,
their daughters,
to someone unknown,
please,
please check their background before marrying them to someone who turns to drinking or abusing drugs and beat them after they cannot get money or anything they need from their wives…!

Based on a true story…!

Love Waakiye 🤍