Diya had only seen the world of books; she had not witnessed the lies, deceit, and demons in the form of humans around her in the real world. She did not know how lies were told and to what extent they could be told. She was that flexible, pure gold that now had to melt in the fire because, shortly after the marriage, she gradually began to see her husband's true, despicable nature. She did all the household chores alone but never complained that she had to do everything alone.
Diya noticed many flaws in her husband's thoughts and behaviour. His words were often nonsensical and superstitious. He always spoke poorly of women and viewed his sisters as a burden. Diya often heard him say that women are a burden on the earth.
However, it took Diya some time to understand that her husband's gaze was not only on her but that he was also indulging in affairs with other women. His perspective towards women was disrespectful, which caused Diya a lot of pain. She took time to comprehend this situation, while her husband's true nature gradually came to light.
In this way, Diya's situation reflects a story where a woman realizes her husband's true nature when it is already too late.
He considered women to be nothing more than water, created to quench men's desires. Diya thought she could change him, so she tried to explain things to him lovingly, but the results were opposite to her expectations. When her husband would unnecessarily yell at and misbehave with his parents, Diya would explain to him that this was wrong. She would say that even if your parents are wrong about something, you still cannot speak to them in a loud voice.
There was a vast difference in thinking between the two.
Slowly, she understood that her in-laws had found a good girl for his marriage so that the girl could come and improve their wayward son, as he had slipped out of their hands. But they had no idea that they had ruined an innocent life. Diya was not used to seeing all this. She had been raised in a very refined manner and received excellent education.
Diya started feeling disgusted by him, and due to the pregnancy, she felt nauseous. That's why she didn't let him touch her. He never dared to raise a hand on Diya because Diya's family was prestigious. If he had tried to harm or beat Diya, it wouldn't have been good for him, so he resorted to conspiracy and lies. The wounds on the soul from mental abuse are more damaging than physical wounds, and over time, scars on the soul are like wounds on the body.
"He also says that she doesn’t want to stay with him, which is why she keeps urging him to marry someone else.
When Diya's relatives came and started scolding her, she was shocked. When she found out that her husband was spreading all these lies, her mind went numb. She couldn't convince herself that someone could lie so much or plot so many schemes. She became convinced When she asked her husband and he just gave her a devilish smile.
"Now, pregnant Diya, just kept doing household chores. She would vomit and then wash her face and get back to work. In this condition, she couldn't eat or drink properly, nor could she find any fruits or the like.
Her husband, sitting around, wouldn't even let her eat peacefully. He would keep saying something, sometimes about another woman, sometimes about her brothers, sisters, and family's girls. She would listen to him and eat while tears streamed from her eyes."
The most painful thing for her was that now her family members were misunderstanding Diya. Everyone started trying to explain and give her advice. All the blame was placed on Diya. Everyone angrily said that her father hadn't even paid off her marriage debt and she had already started this drama.
Her cunning and dramatic husband had managed to win everyone over with his sweet words and fake tears. Diya's own family became against her.
Diya was in distress. She couldn't speak properly, couldn't make herself understood, and there seemed to be no way out except suffocating to death. She became a victim of severe depression, going to the extreme of banging her head against the walls when her endurance gave out, causing her head to swell and turn blue because of blood clots in many places. To lessen her mental torment, she inflicted pain on her body.
Sometimes, the pain might feel good to someone, but when Diya felt pain in her body, she felt some relief from mental trauma.
Somehow, nine months passed, and she gave birth to a child. But when fate plays its game, everything goes against expectations. Her daughter was born, and as soon as she was born, taunts began. Her unfaithful husband wanted a son. This became another excuse to torment Diya, which she had already been fearing.
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