As she imagined his shadow on her future, she was frightened no end.

"Had I not conceived,‟ she reasoned, "it wouldn't have been so tough on me. Well, I wouldn't have made myself as vulnerable to his blackmail later. Won't it pay to take precautions for women in love to save their skin? Why, the hymen would go away anyway but how can any be wiser to the coitus that caused its rupture? Whatever, I've to get on to the table straight away for there is no other way.‟

"Is death the only solution to my predicament?‟ she thought as the hypocrisy of women's chastity seemed an irony to her. "Oh no, what dreams I had for my life! But, how sour they all turned out to be! And that's another story. Now, before all else, I should get out of this mess. But how am I to go about it? That‟s the big question! And what of the future threat from him? Well, I would see how to deal with him later, if he ever returns.‟

While she remained pensive at home, she sought the privacy of the park to let out her steam. Unable to confide with any and overwhelmed by her predicament, she reached a dead end when Chandra fortuitously forced himself into her life. Well, driven by despair and backed by sixth sense, she sought to befriend him in the hope that he certainly wouldn't harm her even if he may not be of help.




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