Raakshas - A human demon novel Chapter 22

Pari's p.o.v

" Rajshri ma is the reason that I am still alive," Raakshas replied where I was just listening to him. This man is burying many secrets inside him.

I asked him curiously," Will you tell me clearly about her?"

He walked to the window and started saying," I know Abdul chacha has already told you about my mother. You might be hating me more after knowing that my mother was a prostitute."

" I hate you because of your deeds. I don't care what was your mother. I am not judging people based on their parent's profession," I replied sternly.

Hearing me, he was silent for a few seconds. Then, he started saying," Rajshri ma's full name is Rajshri Singhania. She was born into a wealthy family of Bhopal. When she was just a 17-year old teenager she fell in love with an elderly man. But, the man wasn't that wealthy. Because of their social status, Rajshri ma's family didn't accept their relation. Rajshri ma loved that man so much that she decided to leave her family and escaped with that man. Without thinking any further consequences she escaped with that man and came to Delhi. After coming here, she realised what kind of mistake she had done. That man wasn't a good person. He sold her into a brothel for money and Rajshri ma was forced to prostitution."

After hearing him, I lost my words. I am feeling very sorry for Rajshri ma. She was just a teenager and forced into prostitution. I can't even imagine what she faced.

I asked Raakshas," Then? Why you respect her so much? What's your relationship with her?"

" I was an unwanted child to my mother. She wanted to kill me in her womb but the doctor told her that abortion could endanger her life. So, she didn't have any choice except giving birth to me," Raakshas replied and I felt that his voice is heavy like any time he will cry. I can understand that his mother was the worst mother of this century.

I walked to him and rested my one hand on his shoulder. He became startled and wiped the tears immediately.

He again started saying," Ummm....yeah..where was I? Oh...my mother. When I was born, at that time Rajshri ma was already an old lady in her late 50s. As she was old so no customers were interested in her. She used to take care of those babies who were born in that brothel. After my birth,  my mother didn't even feed me milk for once. She gave me to Rajshri ma to take care of me."

He stopped his saying and walked to the bed again. He sat there and aimlessly looked at the window. I can see his sad and painful eyes. I felt very bad after hearing about his childhood. His mother was a real witch. But, I couldn't control my urge to know why his mother hated him so much.

I asked him," But, why your own mother hated you that much?"

He chuckled and said," She hated me because my father has cheated on her. She blamed me always saying if I didn't come into her womb then my father wouldn't have left her."

" It was not your fault," I said angrily. How can she blame a little child for some bullshit reason!

I am looking at him with my angry and pitiful expression when he said," I was just 8 years old when Rajshri ma died due to cancer. That day I really became an orphan. I lost my real mother. She might hadn't gave birth to me but she had loved me like a mother do."

Saying all this, he started crying though he was trying very hard to not cry.

For the first time, I saw some fresh tears in his eyes. Raakshas can cry! Is it possible! I am feeling like to console him. I raised my hand to touch him when my subconscious said," You are caring for him! How can you forget what he had done with you and your family?"

I took back my hand and jerked off the idea to console him. But, one question is still inside my head and it was why he killed his mother? He was just a boy. Then, what happened that a boy became so violent and killed his own mother.

I asked him curiously," I came to know that you killed your own mother. Why you killed her?"

Hearing me, he stared at my face for some time like he was studying my face. He took a deep breath and started saying," After Rajshri ma's death my mother started her sadistic torture on me. She used to beat me with sticks and whips. My crying never reached to her ears. Apart from the beating, she used to give me to..........."

He stopped at this point and I saw him sweating like he is afraid. I saw him gulping down his saliva. I am still looking at him with my questioning eyes when he said standing up from the bed," Just forget about all this. Get ready for the pooja (prayer)."

Saying that he started going to the washroom when I asked him," Why is your name Raakshas? Who is Rajveer?"

He looked at me and started coming towards me with his predatory moves. I started going backwards and suddenly my back touched the wall and he caged me between his arms and the wall.

He said with his deep husky voice," Why are you so interested to know about my past and everything. Are you falling for me? Do you love me?"

" Love! I will love you! How can you even think that? I admit that you had a bad childhood. I am sorry for that. But, That doesn't justify your criminal activities. And I will never love a criminal and a manwhore," I stated sternly emphasising the word 'criminal and manwhore' sarcastically.

He chuckled and said," It doesn't matter you love me or not. You have to be with me until I die."

Saying that he turned his head to go the washroom. I just rolled my eyes hearing him. The moment I will find any way to go out. I will definitely leave him.

Suddenly, he said catching my attention," In my life, I have only loved two women."

I just rolled my eyes and didn't say anything. He asked me," Don't you want to know who are they?"

" I am not interested," I said and looked at the window.