Kneeling down infront of him , I grabbed both of his legs and looked at him , " Please I beg you Tim , let me go out for a while I can't live like this anymore ."
I tried to hold back a sniffle when I saw him nodding his head in denial like all the other times.
" Please , please Tim I beg you please let me go out. I feel trapped inside this house ", I begged him again in a pleading voice.
" I have told you many times before too that you can't go out Emily . I don't like to repeat myself again and again " , Tim replied in a stern voice meanwhile shaking his head in annoyance.
" Its been four years since I have stepped out of this house Tim ", a loud cry escaped my throat even thinking about these torturous years.
" So ?", he raised his brow giving me a blank look.
" I can't live like this anymore Tim. I feel so lonely , so frustrated here", I said in a breaking voice as I looked him with moistened eyes.
" Emily you're being too much. No one feels frustrated in their own houses ", Tim frowned as he glared at me.
" You're not understanding me Tim. I am tired of this life where I can't go out , can't talk to anyone not even my friends and family. I am dying each and everyday from inside , " I screamed out loudly this time in frustration.
All of a sudden Tim kneeled down to my level such that we were face to face with each other .
I slightly flinched when he raised both of his hands and cupped my cheeks , " Shshhh calm down Emily, you don't need to feel lonely when I am here with you ."
More tears pooled in my eyes as I heard his words because I know what is he going to say again .
" You know how much I love you Emily and I really feel very hurt whenever you insist to go out and leave me..."
" But I don't ask to go out to leave you , I just want to Ahhhhhh " , I shreiked in pain when suddenly I felt his nails digging into my jaw and cheeks.
" Did I asked you to intervene ?", Tim muttered slowly while clenching his jaw in anger.
I nodded my head in denial as tears came out from my eyes.
" Why Emily ? Why do you always try to bring out the worst in me. I fucking love you but you always try to make me angry . For God's sake, we are married Emily. We are husband and wife , we are supposed to share our lives together, love each other but you always want to run away like some spoiled girl ", Tim stated as he looked deep into my eyes.
" I , I ...", I mumbled faintly in a low voice but words got stuck in my throat on seeing him getting angry again.
Tim slowly moved his hand into the back of my head . I hissed in pain when suddenly he fisted my hairs in a tight grip and raised my head slightly upwards by pulling back my hairs harshly , " You will not go out Emily , atleast not in this life . I am your husband and this is your house . I am your only world and I believe I have told you this several times since the day we got married to each other . I am fed up of your useless requests to go out from here. Trust me , I will not let you leave even if you die Emily. You're mine , Got it ?"
I slowly nodded my head as fresh tears blurred my vision .
" Good girl ", he whispered as he slowly released my hairs from his grip.
Wiping my tear with the pad of his thumb , he flashed me a sweet smile , " Stop shedding these precious tears my love . Okay let me lighten your mood, I will make your favourite Apple pie for you ."
I stared him blankly as tears kept coming out from my eyes.
" Infact I am going to make the pie right now and until then you can rest," Tim said in an eager voice as he softly smiled at me . Giving a soft peck on my cheek, he stood up and instantly rushed out from the room.
I bursted into tears as soon as he left . Loud cries escaped my throat as I kept on cursing my fate .
This is how my life will always be.
I will always remain trapped inside this house.
I curse the day I married him and choose this type of life for myself. Its been four years since I have stepped out from this house, I don't know if my family and friends even remember me. I don't know if I will ever get a chance to see them again, I hope I see them again.
I chuckled bitterly as I realised that I was hoping for something impossible. Infact it's brave of me to even think that someday I will be able to leave this cage .
Many times I have attempted to go out of this house but the marks of beating on my body I received after everytime I try to get out have stopped me to even attempt to run away from here.
Living here has become very unbearable for me . I am waiting for this agony to end soon . With every passing second I am dying from inside . I have lost the hope to live.
I can see my end coming soon.....
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(1 year later.. )
The door of the room opened with a loud creak . Tim entered inside the room with a plate in his hand .
A goofy smile was on his face as he searched for Emily in the whole room.
He grinned from ear to ear as he spotted her sitting on the wooden chair in one corner of the room.
He could feel her stare on him. Taking few steps towards her , he stopped as he reached the place where she was sitting .
" Emily , look what I have brought for you , its your favorite Apple pie", Tim excitedly said as he showed her the plate in his hand.
On getting no reply from her he again looked in her direction and saw her staring him again .
" Ohoo , Emily you're still angry with me about the fact that I didn't let you go out . You don't understand my point Emily , I love you a lot and I don't want you to go out ," Tim explained her but she still didn't reply him and kept on staring him.
Tim started getting impatient on the lack of response from her and he sighed, " Fine, if you will just remain angry then so be it but at least don't show your anger on the food . You have become quite thin too. Here, let me feed you the pie."
Bringing his hand upto her mouth, he kept the peice of the apple pie in her slightly opened mouth.
" How is it ?" , Tim asked curiously but still she kept quiet.
" Fine , don't tell me ", Tim yelled in anger and in a jerk he pulled his hand away which resulted in the skeleton infront of him to fall dawn on the floor with a loud crashing noise.
" Oh , Noo Did I hurt you Emily ?", Tim panicked and immediately kneeled down on the floor helping his Emily to get up.
Tim smiled when he rearranged Emily's skeleton on the chair.
His Emily, his beautiful Emily whom he loves too much . She has stopped talking to him since eight months .
Father Ben from the church says that she died in illness but he don't believe him . She can never leave him , he will not allow it. Even if she had died he will not leave her , she will be with him.
Looking at her skeleton his lips curved into smile ," I kept my promise Emily , I will not leave you even after you die ".
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