Chapter 2

• Rudrani PoV:
• My head, face and body were aching badly. I am unable to open my eyes. But somehow I opened my eyes. I looked around once. I found doctors and nurse. It means I am in hospital.
• "Maa" I tried to say.
• Nurse came to me.
• "Rudrani, are you ok?"
• I nodded. I remembered that day where that idiot attacked me with acid for refusing his love proposal. Acid? How am I now? I tried to touch my face but nurse stopped me as they kept glucose to my hand.
• "I want to see my face" I said to nurse in very low voice.
• "Rudrani, your face was tied with bandage. It underwent 12 surgeries till now after acid attack" nurse said shocking me.
• "Bandages will be removed in a week. You can see your face then. Be brave" she said and left.
• After a week, my bandages were removed. Doctor asked me to see my face.
• "NOOO" I said as I got terrified seeing my face.
• No, it's not me. It's not me. It's not me.
• I said to myself though my inner self was saying to me that it's me and from now I am going to live with that face.
• I remembered my olden days where I won Ms Beautiful smile for fresher's day. My friends used to say I have very beautiful smile which can easily take away heart of anyone. I smiled at their praises. Because I didn't want to take away heart of anyone. I just want to focus on my dreams and life. But now along with my beauty, my dreams too faded. How can I go out with this face? How can I show my this face to people around me?
• I cried uncontrollably for 3 months. What did I do to deserve this? How can that pervert change my life completely within a second? After 3 months, I was discharged and came to home. Mom and my younger sister Ushasri consoled me. But my dad who never likes me as he hates girl child, started scolding me.
• "That's why I said not to send this girl to college. Education is not for girls. I told you to get her married at 14 years itself. But you didn't listen to me. Now no one marries her. She permanently becomes a burden to me. Becoming doctor is not easy. Your daughter never becomes a doctor" dad said to mom insulting me.
• Becoming doctor is my dream. Till now I worked hard only for that. But now all my dreams were shattered.
• Nooooooo
• It shouldn't happen like that. It's my life and I am the creator of my destiny. Why should I give up when I have done nothing wrong? Why should I make that idiot win by losing myself? I decided to rise up. Not one more time. I decided to rise up everytime people make me fall. I am not a quitter. I am a winner. Yes, I am a winner.
• "Mom, from tomorrow I am going to college to resume my studies" I said to my mom.
• My mom looked at me shockingly.
• "No, you no need go anywhere. Sit at home and learn household works. Atleast if you work as a maid in few houses, you won't be a burden to us" dad said.
• "Dad, I am never a burden to you. Till now I studied with scholarship. Even now I will study with my scholarship. Let me become a doctor and then I will take the responsibility of our family" I said to dad.
• "You ruined my family reputation. If you go out again, we can't live. Look, if you step outside, I never allow you into our home again" dad said.
• "Dad, it's not my fault if someone attacked me with acid. Why are you saying that I ruined your reputation?" I asked.
• Dad held my hand and took me to hall. He switched on some news channel. They were telecasting about me and this incident. They are saying that I loved that fellow and cheated him after an year. So, he attacked me with acid. I heard the comments of few politicians and other people saying that girls are provoking boys with their clothing, smile and actions.
• What the hell? How can they talk like that? I never loved that fellow. I refused him but as a revenge, he attacked me with acid. I never understand why people are talking like that. Is it wrong if a girl smile? Smiling and wearing dresses which make oneself look beautiful is not wrong and it doesn't mean we are trying to attract boys. I really feel pity on those people who are not matured enough to understand that girl is also a human and had equal right with men to follow their heart and live as they want.
• I decided to go to college to fight back. Why should I be silent on these comments and make them believe it's true?
• "Now I really want to go to college dad. I want to answer these people with my success" I said and went into room before he answers.