Ava's pov:I tried to find the trail and looked around to find any human. "Looks like we wandered off. Let's find some signs back to trail", he said glancing back at me. I was hydrating myself, thinking of a way to initiate the plan. "You want a snack?", I questioned, stretching my hand towards him. He scanned me before eating from my fingers licking them clean. I watched him bite and swallow sighing in relief. Step one is a success. I nodded at Arun who was not even a yard away from me. I waited for him to feel a little dizzy following him as he walked. It's been 20 minutes and it finally started to kick in thank god. "Darsh?", I caught him as he stumbled a little. "You okay?", I caught his cheek as he rested his head on my shoulder sitting on a rock. "Yeah", he closed and opened his eyes a few times and I looked behind me as Virin and Sharon moved close and were ready to swoop in any time. "Ava, why are you doing this", He asked peeking at me with scrutinizing eyes. "I don't know

No POV: "Look at you gorgeously wrapped in my arms. What say Abhi?", Darsh licked Ava as she whimpered closing her eyes helplessly. Abhi gripped the phone, staring at the screen. Priti and Virin turned their faces away looking at Ava's state. Darsh tilted the phone capturing his moments pulling Ava more into him and cuddling her. He looked at the camera nuzzling into her skin. "Forget her". With that, the video ended."Abhi, we should give this to the police. This will prove her innocence in the case", Priti said softly taking her phone back. Abhi got up his face calm but one glance at his eyes shows the storm inside. "Do that, but edit the video and hide her body before giving anyone and ask them to be as confidential as possible. I don't want this video broadcasted like the rest of the case", "One last thing", Abhi turned towards Priti as she melted looking at his glistening eyes. "I need to speak with Darsh's mom. Can you make it happen?", Priti nodded urgently and he walked out

No POV:A few years ago"Dad! Dad, play with me please", the little five-year-old girl hopped up and down on the construction site as her father busily spoke to someone on the call dismissing her. Everyone who was working on the cement floor smiled at the girl as she ran here and there. She took a small needle she could find and poked her dad to get his attention. He shoved her a little giving a playful glare as everyone around laughed at her antics. This time the girl found a bigger tool and dragged it dropping it on her father's shoe. He yelped and shoved the laughing girl behind him harder out of instinct and pain. The girl screamed loud with all the air in her lungs for her father and stopped the next second, as he tended to his bleeding toe not even looking her way. He looked frustrated ready to reprimand his daughter only to be met with shock from every person working on the floor in front of him. They all stopped working and gasped clasping their mouths, running towards him.

NO POV: Everyone was too shocked to move. "She was pregnant?", Savi said in a slow tone gagging the words out. Her husband caught her shaking hands with a blank stare directed at Abhi.Abhi stood up and stormed out, didn't stop for anyone, and entered the room Ava was in. He blew out of his cheeks and stood there with his hands on his hips controlling himself watching her smile at the nurse, getting injected with something. "Abhi? Why did you stop there?", She extended her hand. He moved like a sloth to flame until he caught her hand leaning into her palm as she caressed his cheek. She took her time looking at him. He looks... Wrecked. He visibly lost weight and the bags under his eyes, the cuts on his hand. She sighed and pulled him forward, kissing him on his left eye, his left hand went behind her hair as he kissed her on the forehead. The nurse left them alone when Ava started wrapping her legs around Abhi's waist embracing each other with urgency. "Abhi?", Ava whispered drawin

NO POV:"Meera, I know these are tough times, for all of us. We'll talk to Ava but explaining why this is best for them to Abhi is your responsibility", Meera just nodded with a straight face but the thought of her son was scaring her. One week without her, he was totally distorted, she didn't know what to expect when she breaks this to him."Akash, Can you give them time? At least until her process is done?", She didn't care how pathetic she sounded her son was important. "Yes, of course", Saavi finished for Akash squeezing her best friend's hand. Akash left the room giving ladies some space. "Meera, I am sorry. I wanted them to be together as much as you. But, I can't give my daughter to a family where her father-in-law allowed her to get raped", Meera squinted her eyes biting the inside of her cheek. She loves Ava so much that the thought of what she just said rips her apart."AND WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO NOW?!", Savi and Meera looked at Akash who was shouting into the phone. "No