Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

Mrityunjay held her and let her cry, he was trying hard to remain calm. At this moment only he knew how he was controlling himself. He didn't want his son to get scared of him. So he just sat there and let her cry. 

Mrityunjay's eyes went to the blood on the floor, he fisted his hands tightly that his knuckles turned white, his body stiff in anger. 

Vani was sobbing with her face in Mritunjay's chest, She found familiarity in his arms, she felt a shield of protection like she used to feel when she was Mrityunjay and something clicked in Vani's mind, she gasped when she realised that she was in his arms. 

Mrityunjay Sehgal's arms!

 She pulled herself away from him, She was horrified seeing Mrityunjay here but more than that of the fact that she took shelter in his embrace in her moment of weakness. 

Her eyes widened when she remembered his words, he wanted to snatch her son from her. She hugged Granth to herself in fear, she wouldn't give up her child. 

No one can take Granth away from me!! I won't give up on my son!  

She was scared of everything and everyone at this moment. She was shivering in anxiety. Nothing matters to her except for her son. Her screams turned into little sobs. She was still in foggy trance...

Meanwhile, Mrityunjay's eyes were focused on her neck. Mrityunjay Sehgal was a man without a heart but not without a soul. He could see what went here. Someone touched what once belonged to him, a feeling of protectiveness erupted in him. He glanced at Granth's swollen face. 

Someone harmed what belonged to him!

Mr Gill was standing there silently, eyeing Mrityunjay. Mrs Gill has already told him about Vani's past and the respect he had for Vani increased ten times.  Mrs Gill was sobbing and cursing Rishi continuously At Vani's condition. 

Mrityunjay looked at Mrs Gill "Take Granth to his room," he said to her. 

Mrs Gill wanted to lash out at Mrityunjay for how he treated Vani but it was not her right to say anything. She wanted to curse him that it was because of him that the girl was suffering for the past four years.

She wanted to say so much but couldn't. She knew Vani would not like hers or anyone else interference in her life. The girl fought everyone with a brave face for her son but Mrs Gill knew hollowly she was from inside. 

 Mr Gill nodded at his wife. She pursed her lips and went to Granth.

"Gunnu, let's go, baby," she said.

"No, I won't leave Mumma alone, Aunty. That bad man will come here again. He always hurt Mumma. See what he did to my Mumma's face…" Granth said in anger.  Mrs Gill sobbed at the child's protectiveness. 

Mrityunjay's nose flared hearing Granth. There was pure protectiveness in his words.  The child was in pain and still, he wanted to protect his mother.

Mrityunjay was seeing red. Only Red. The colour of destruction!

"Gunnu…" Mrs Gill tried but Granth hugged Vani tightly. Mrs Gill left the sob she was holding and turned her back towards Granth. She couldn't see Vani in this situation.

Mrityunjay unfisted his hand and touched Granth's swollen face softly, "Granth, your Mumma is hurt and she needs a little rest to get well again. Please go, with your Aunt."

Granth's brows pulled together "I won't. That bad man will come again, he always comes back, Mumma scolds him but he never listens...Mumma always cried after he left. She hates him...I won't leave my Mumma alone. I will save her from that bad man," he told Mrityunjay.

Mrityunjay eyed Vani again,  she was still numb just hugging Granth tightly to herself. She was sobbing in shock. He knew how to break the trance she was in. "I am here to protect your Mumma Granth."

Granth scowled, "Like you saved me and khush bro?" He asked. Mrityunjay nodded "Exactly like that Granth but for that, you have to go to your room and leave your Mumma in my protection." 

Granth thought for a second, eyed Mrityunjay and finally nodded. He kissed Vani, "Mumma you will be safe, Friend won't let that bad man come to you," he looked at Mrityunjay "Right friend?" 

Granth asked Mrityunjay, it was like he was asking Mrityunjay for a guarantee If he would be able to do what he said or not.

Mrityunjay nodded "I will…" 

Vani was still sobbing, her mind was still in shock, she was fighting a battle inside her mind with Rishi, Her neighbours and Mrityunjay at the same time. Everything was blurred for her. Her only hope was her child. She was in fear of getting away from Granth.

When Mrs Gill tried to take him Vani shook her head "No…." She screamed.

Mrityunjay held Vani back from holding Granth, Mrs Gill gulped and took Granth to his room. Granth was looking at Mrityunjay with questioning eyes but Mrityunjay smiled at him reassuringly.  Granth smiled back, Mrs Gill opened the door of Granth's room and went inside.

"No, don't take him away, don't…" Vani kept crying. Leave me...don't touch me...leave me," she kept mumbling.

Mrityunjay held  Vani's hand and stood her up. "Where is her room?" He asked Mr Gill.

Mr Gill stood in front of Mrityunjay "Why are you asking?" He asked, meeting Mrityunjay's eyes.

Mrityunjay sharpened his eyes at him, "Her room?" He asked again, glaring at Mr Gill.

Mr Gill pointed at Vani's room, Mrityunjay took Vani towards the door and took her to the bathroom, made her stand under the cold shower to break her trauma.

Vani gasped when she felt ice-cold chilled water on her, it broke the trance she was in.  The water numbed the pain of her body. Vani's eyes pooled with tears as she sobbed remembering the event.  

Mrityunjay stared at her for a long time, fisting his hand and he spoke: "change and come out." He ordered when he saw that she was coming back to consciousness, and came out of the room.

Mr Gill was standing outside the door, he didn't enter inside but he didn't leave either.  He was ready to barge inside if he would have felt something Wrong.  When Mrityunjay came out of the room he met Mr Gill in the doorway. He only asked him a single word, Question.