Chapter 1

In a room three men were arguing with each other, a small girl  around  ten years old from the gap of the slightly opened door was watching everything curiously, she can see that her father is screaming on a young man nearly of age twenty years old . 

" You bastard, how dare you to step your filthy foot in my house ", the little girl's father screamed on the young man. 

" Don't ever scream on me you bastard Stephen,  I had all the proofs of all your frauds you had done with us, so it's better to accept your crime and give us back our shares ", the young boy threatened Stephen and showed him a file as evidence. 

When  Stephen saw the file, he started sweating like pig, he wiped the sweat with a handkerchief. 

The young  man's father smirked and asked, " You have no choice Stephen!! It's better to surrender, I promise I will try to appeal to Court for severe punishment ".

Stephen step back with staggered feet , " Ok!! We can talk about it quietly!! Let's have seat ", he said with staggered voice and samartly pulled the drawer to take his  pistol . 

The young man was sharp enough to see his actions and he pounced on Stephen. 

" You bastard!! I knew you will pull a stunt like that ", the young man screamed. 

" You bastard!! I will call the cops ", the young man's father screamed and dialed the number on his phone. 

" Hello!! Emergency help!! I needed your help please!!  Our life is in danger !! ", than man called.

suddenly the whole room echoed with a loud sound of bullet, everyone present there was frozen at the place.

The young man' hands were staggered and the pistol falls from his hands on the floor with a cling sound, he  ran towards his father and scooped him in his arms. 

" Dad!! Fuck!! What happened to you?? Shit what  I did with you!! "The young man curaed himself while crying. 

He pressed his chest to reduce the pressure of blood flowing from his chest. 

" Help!! Our life is in danger!!  Save us!!!  ... Alex  don't..... ", the man who was shot tried to speak but finally gave up and fall lifeless in the arms of  his son. 

On the other hand Stephen was gulping hard in fear, he slowly took the gun and cried, " Don't Alex!! Don't hurt me!!! ", he screamed and shot himself on her arm. 

" Ahhhhhhhh...... Don't.. ...... Please!!!! ...... Stop....  Anybody help..... Ahhhhh", the girl who was sneaking inside screamed and both the men stared her with shock. 

"Noooo...... Leave me!!!!.....? Stop..... ", please  Anjali screamed in her sleep and trashed her hands and feet in air.She was drenched with sweat and feeling suffocated like someone had blocked her oxygen supply. 

All of sudden someone threw a bucket of icy cold water on her body that sends the sharp striking  wave of chill inside her bones. 

Anjali's eyes shot open and she  sat on the bed while hugging her chest to her knees to protect herself from cold. 

 She felt a sharp stinging pain on her cheek, before she could  cry in pain, a hand fisted her hairs tightly, " Bitch!! Are you a queen who needed servents to wakeup from your beauty sleep huh!! ", the old woman gritted and grabbed her jaw so harshly that her sharp pointed nails dug the flesh of Anjali. 

" Ahhh!! Mother!! Leave me!! It's hurting. I am. Sorry ", Anjali begged while crying . 

" How dare you to sleep so late huh!! I told you last night that you had to woke up early we have some guest arriving today ", Anna screamed on Anjali and tightened her grip on her hairs tightly. 

" I am so sorry mother!! Last night I was so tired that's why I didn't woke up early!! But I promise that I will finish all my work on time ", Anjali begged. 

Anna glared her warningly and  said, " Move your lazy ass and if I didn't find all the work on time, I swear to the god I will break your legs and hands " , Anna warned. 

Anjali gulped in fear and with staggered voice replied, " Ok mom!! " and she went to change her clothes drenched with water. 

" Wait!!! ..... ", Anna stopped and smirked evilly. 

Anjali turned and with fearful face she asked, " What happened mother?? ".

" As you know that for your every fault you have to punished so you have to work in these clothes ", Anna smirked. 

Tears brimmed out of her eyes , " But.... But mother, it's too cold out there, please have mercy, I promise that I will not again repeat the same mistake please have mercy on me ",  Anjali begged. 

 Anna smiled and replied, " I don't want to reapeat myself!! Now move your ass you spoiled brat ", Anna pushed her aside and walked outside the room of Anna with victorious smile. 

Anjali clutched her drenched cloth and closed her eyes, " It's ok you can do it!! ", she tried to comfort herself . 

After few minutes she went outside the room to the kitchen when she entered the room she passed a forced to a  Miss Rose who is the oldest maid and the only person in that house who cared for Anjali . 

Miss. Rose felt so sorry for this poor girl, as she wanted to help her but she knew that her help will cost the poor soul. 

" Oh my god child why didn't you changed your clothes, it's cold outside. You may caught cold or worst you can be sick ", Miss. Ross asked with worry. 

Anjali shook  her head while fidgeting her fingers aimlessly as  she don't know how to answer miss Rose. 

It doesn't took time for Miss Rose to understand everything, she sighed deeply and cursed, " Again that witch punished you huh!! ".

" Aunt Rose!! Please don't curse her she is my mother ", Anjali whispered. 

" She is not your real mother!! You mother is in hospital fighting for her life ", Rose reminded her. 

" But she is my family!! Please don't curse her, it's my fault she did right!! I needed to teach a lesson ", Anjali replied while biting her lips. 

Rose fumed in anger and harshly pulled her by her shoulder, " For god sake stop being naive  like your mother !! Can't you see what she got after being so kind with others. Don't repeat the mistake like her ".

" Please!! Aunt Rose, you know nah!! Mommy always wanted me to be a part of this family, I had to be kind towards everyone so that I could win their heart ", Anjali answered with moist eyes. 

Rose chuckled and replied, " From ten years you are trying the same thing but you can't melt their heart because they are heatless greedy monster, for them whatever you do is equal to nothing and stop wasting your time and leave this house, I promise I will give you shelter, I will treat you like my daughter but please come with me ",Rose begged. 

" I can't do it aunt Rose!! You know nah!! I can't do it, they paid all the hospital bills of my mother, if my mother is alive then it's because of them, it's my father who provide her treatment. For that I am grateful to him, I owe my life ", Anjali cried helplessly. 

 Rose sighed in defeat and mumbled, " Like mother like daughter!! I don't know the reason that why they  are paying your mother's all expenses but I am  sure that they have some selfish motive behind it because selfisness and greed runs into the viens of Grayson ".

" Aunt it's not like that!! Leave it!!   I had to finish all my work before mother came and  will be angry on me ", Anjali said and started searching for the grocery. 

" Let me help you!! ", Rose asked and started helping Anjali in kitchen. 

Anjali prepared the breakfast, after that she went to clean the restroom as Anna had strictly ordered her to clean the room  because for few days Clara's boyfriend  will stay with them. 

After working hard like a ass she finished the cleaning. 

" Ufff!! Finally my work is complete!! ", Anjali sighed and leaned against the wall for rest. 

" Bitch!!! You bastard !!!  Anjali!! Where the hell are you whore!!! ", Clara screamed at the top of her lungs. 

When  Anjali heard the curses from the mouth of Clara for her, fear rushed in her blood vessels, her feet automatically turned to move in the direction of Clara. 

" What happened.... Clara? Did you need anything!! ", Anjali asked while praying inside not to piss off Clara . 

Clara threw the plate of scrambled eggs with bread, " What is this bitch huh!! How many times  did I needed to remind you that  I don't eat egg yolk, then how dare you to add it in my breakfast? ", Clara grabbed her hand and twisted it  tightly. 

" Ahhh.... Leave me!! Please!! It skipped from my mind, please forgive me Clara, I will cook  again for you as per your demand ", Anjali begged and moaned  painfully. 

" You deliberately did it bitch!! You are jealous of my perfect figure that's why  you wanted ruin it by giving me unhealthy food so that I could become ugly fat cow like you huh ", Clara  twisted her hand  harshly. 

" I am sorry Clara, trust it was not my intention to ruin your breakfast!! Mother please tell her to leave me!! ", Anjali begged. 

Anna glared Anjali and slapped her hard on her left cheek,  " You  ungrateful brat, it looks like I had given you lots of freedom, we shouldn't have to be lenient on you after  all you are like your whore mother who is jealous of me and my daughter ", Anna lashed her. 

It hurts her lot whenever Anna cursed her mother, for Anjali her mother was the sweetest person in the world. 

" You want to beat me, insult me or punish me but please don't call my mother with bad names ", Anjali pleaded with moist eyes . 

" It seems like daughter of slut caught tongue, I think we needed to do something with her tongue ", Clara asked to Anna. 

" Yes!! You are right cupcake!! Let me show her what happened when she dared to back mouth us ", Anna said . 

" Bring me green chillies!! ", Clara ordered to a maid. 

" No!! Please!! Don't Clara I beg you please don't!! ", Anjali begged and joined her hands. 

" Don't show me your crocodile tears, it will not reduce your  punishment. I see that from few days I started to be lenient on you, you really thought your self as a princess huh!! Well dream on ", Clara smirked and took the bowl of full of green chillies from the hands of maid. 

" Bitch!! Eat it, you deserve it!! ", Clara ordered to Anjali . 

" Mother!! Please have mercy on me, please!! Mother. Next time I will not say anything.  I am sorry mother ", Anjali fall on Anna's feet and started begging for mercy. 

 Anna gave a bored look and kicked her face by the pointed edge of her heel .  The edge hits her soft cheeks so hardly thar her left cheek bruised into red. 

" Stop your drama!! Now don't waste our time and finish it. Consider yourself lucky that at least I am giving you something to eat. ", Anna lashed her. 

" No!! Mother, please!! Have mercy,I can't eat it ", Anjali begged 

" Ok!! If you can't have it then fine, you may go ", Anna asked while passing evil grin to Clara. 

" Seriously!! Thanks mother , thanks Clara, I promise next time I will not made  any mistake ", Anjali wiped her tears. 

" Now get out from my sight before I would change my mind ", Anna screamed on Anjali. 

Anjali stood up immediately and turned to move as she don't want to piss them more. 

Anna smirked  and dialed a number on her phone. 

" Hello Doctor!! I called you to inform that  from now we will not pay the medical bills of the patient named Apeksha sharma in your hospital, you can do whatever you want but don't call us or bother us for paying medical expenses ", Anna said loudly deliberately so that Anjali could hear it. 

When Anjali heard that her steps halted, she closed her eyes to accept the reality that once again this cruel world had slapped on her face. 

How could she forgot the golden rule to survive in this world that is if you want something then you have to give something in return. 

Anjali turned her heel towards dinning table, she took the bowl of green chillies from the hands of Clara and sat on the floor as she is not allowed to sit on the chair. 

She closed her eyes and took a green chilli , with wobbling hands she took the bite of chilli. When the spicy seeds touched her tongue her mouth burned due to spicy and burning sensation. 

Her mouth started burning like someone put fire in her mouth, her eyes become red with tears, she was huffing vigorously to calm the burning sensation, she tried to take a glass of chilled water, when Clara deliberately spilled the water. 

" Oops my bad!! So sorry ", Clara smirked. 

Anjali smiled painfully as she knew that she can't escape from this torture. From inside she wanted to scream badly because of her burning mouth. 

She bite her cheeks to gulp her screams so that Clara and Anna didn't get offended by her screams. 

She closed her eyes and imagined her mother , from past eight years the thought of his mother gave her peace, " You can do it!! It's for maa", Anjali tried to encourage herself and she started eatit chillies.

From far Rose was watching everything, she was crying helplessly because of unable to help her. 

" I am sorry child!! I can't help you.  One day these monster will pay back for what they did with an angel like you. One day karma will bite them back ", Rose cursed while crying, she had shut her mouth by her plams to stop her sobs to come out and ran far away as soon as possible. 

After sometime Anjali finished the bowl, she was panting badly for oxygen, her face was turned into deep red shade and her mouth was spitting hot breath like fire. Her stomach and intestines were burning like someone poured acid on it, she felt like to throw up. 

Anna grabbed Anjali's jaw harshly and smirked, " I think now you got it that how to control your tongue ", she left her jaw with jerk. 

" No one will give water or food for today, if anyone dared to go against us then be ready to face our wrath.", Clara ordered to all the maids who were watching everything from far. 

" And you bitch!! I dare you to eat or drink anything, think twice for your  whorish mother before go against us ",  Anna said and let from there with Clara. 

When  they were gone, without wasting any seconds she ran inside her room , she ran inside the washroom she and threw everything inside her in the commode  , her intestines were scratched with the spice and blood comes out from her inside. 

When Anjali felt like nothing helped her to soothe the fire inside her, she sat under the cold shower. 

" Ahhhhhhh...... Ahhhhhhh..... Naaaa...... I am burning ", Anjali cried hard. 

" Maaaaaa!!!! Please help me.... Aaaaahhhhhh..... I am burning ", she cried under the cold shower. 

 For almost one hour she cried under the shower , when she felt little bit calm, she came out of shower and  dressed herself for school. 

She was about to go when Rose entered with worried face. 

" How are you feeling?? Take it, you will feel better ", Rose gave her a small bowl of honey. 

Anjali put it aside and smiled sarcastically, "  It's ok!! I should have to used to it. ", she said and went to her college.