9. Friends

"It's better if I die," with this thought, Swara tried to jump into the river but was pulled back by someone. 

She turned and saw that it was Laksh.

"Are you mad, Swara? What were you doing?" Laksh asked, holding her by her shoulders. 

"Leave me, Laksh. I want to die," Swara said, looking at the water. 

"Stop it, Swara. I won't let you die. Why do you want to die?" Laksh asked. 

"Because I have no reason to live.... I lost my... dignity....." she cried and fell on the floor. 

"Sshh! Don't cry... Swara.. Stop... I am with you. I won't let anything happen to you," he wiped her tears.

"No, Laksh. I am tainted. It's meaningless now for me to love. I have lost everything in my life," Swara said.

"But what happened?" Laksh asked, looking into her eyes.

Finally, Swara told everything about how and what Sanskar did with her, how he forced her and blackmailed her for Ragini's video. She was scared to lose