Madhu : You!
Madhu : Why are your here? Are you behind all this?
Madhu looked at Martin and questioned him
Madhu : I trusted you, but you were behind all this and acting like helping us.
Martin : Foolish woman. Look at you, such beauty and yet so naive. Listen if I wanted to make you mine I can do it anytime. How will it take for me to drag you and make you my whore, but I wish not to do that. Calm down and listen.
Madhu : Nooo you're lying!!
Martin had enough and took Madhu by her hand and dragged her inside the house and let her off towards the sofa. Manuel came in as well. Martin yelled at Manuel " Lock the door ". All this happened within seconds and Madhu didn't know how to react. She was scared and became quite.
Martin went near hear and spoke to her in calm tone.
Martin : Listen to me.... I would love to have you as my queen, you need only say yes, as far as what Manuel is saying, it is true neither me nor Manuel had anything to do with what happened to your husband.
Madhu : You're lying, you're all lying!!! You three are responsible for this.
Manuel : Three?? Who else are you talking about?
Madhu : You, him and you're wife.
Manuel : What?!! What nonsense are talking??!
Manuel : My wife!! What wife??!!
Madhu : Your wife Ro.
Manuel : My wife Ro?? What are you blabbering? Are you try to extort money from me by cooking up fake stories?
Madhu : No... It's you who are lying.
Manuel : Let me be clear Mrs. Ram, all the family is have is my brother and my mother. I don't have a wife.
Madhu : Wwhaa...what? But that day we were waiting for your family.
Manuel : Precisely!, My family... My brother and my mother.
Madhu : Stop lying to me!!! Ram used to tell me everything on how you guys urged him to drink with you and he used to talk about your wife.
Manuel : I think the only person who's lying here is your husband Ram and frankly now I don't care about it. I came here to offer my sympathies and talk business but all I'm hearing is nonsensical things about me.
Manuel : Look Mrs. Ram your husband has signed a contract with me and he hasn't showed up. Rightfully I should sue your husband and you for violating the contract.
Martin : Now now... I wouldn't let Madhu suffer when I'm here. Mind your tone Manuel.
Madhu just looked both of the with confusion and shock. So much was going on her head. We're these people cheating her. Is Martin supporting her or trying to trap her. Was Ram lying to her all this time. If so where did he go everyday and how did he get drunk everyday and had drugs. So many questions.
Madhu : No you all are lying to me!!!
Madhu screamed.
Both men looked at each other and came near the woman.
Martin : Listen Madhu we're here to help you and find out on what really happened to your husband but for that you need to trust us first.
Manuel : Listen Mrs. Ram, I'm not a cruel man, but I am a businessman and I know there's some mystery going on here, but I assure you it is not my fault. More over I understand you are in no position to handle things both mentally and financially, That doesn't mean I cannot let everything go.
Madhu didn't understand anything.
Manuel : I'll give you two options Mrs. Ram. First option is you find a way to repay my losses as per the clause in the contract signed by your husband and I walk out without anything to deal with here. The second option I can give you is, I'm no monster, but I am a businessman and I kno you need money to survive and you have to know what happened to your husband, I'll help you. Yes, I'll help you for that but, inorder for that to happen you have to come work for me. You'll be given a nice salary and I'll take 25% from your salary every month to pay for the debt and also help you treat your husband and what happened to him and why.
The contract states that if your husband is unable to pay then his immediate family is liable, which makes you liable. Now you decide what you want to do. I'll give you a day's time to come up with your decision.
Madhu didn't even know how to react to all this. Was this man trying to trap her or help her.
Manuel : Now if you'd excuse me I have to be elsewhere. I'm leaving.
Saying this Manuel stormed off.
Madhu didn't know anything. Her world was collapsing and all she could do is sit and cry. And the worst part is that she didn't know why was all this happened. Everything was shrouded in mystery. But the most important question in her head was what happened to her husband and how did he end up like this, where was he and if Manuel didn't have a wife, then who was Ro that Ram talked about. She was almost going mad.
Martin came near Madhu and sat near her and wiped her tears and spoke to her.
Martin : I don't know what to say to you. But all I know is a woman like you should be a queen and not cry. I will help you. For now I can't financially help you, but give me sometime and I'll find out what happened to your husband. I'll take care of everything just give me sometime.
Madhu listened to Martin quietly. Martin sounded like reason and hope to Madhu at this situation. As he was the only one who she could talk to now. Her husband was in the other room sleeping due to his medication and even if he was awake he couldn't do anything as he was paralysed and could hardly talk. Her child wasn't old enough and was a mere child. Martin was the only other person who was there and he was trying to console her.
Madhu just looked at Martin and heard him speak.
Martin : Listen Madhu, I'll do anything for you. But I need a little bit of time. Meanwhile I suggest you accept Manuel's offer and go work for him as it is a good option. If anything goes wrong you can always lean on to me for help.
Madhu listened to all this and just looked blank. Martin consoled her and after a while left. Madhu sat alone.
Madhu got up and went near Ram. She leaned on to his stomach and cried and asked sobbingly in a tone filled with agony, "What is going on Ram, what happened to you, why were you lying to me, why is all this happening".
Ram looked at Madhu. He had heard everything that happened in the other room and wasn't asleep. Ram knew that these people are cheating him and his wife but he could do nothing. As Madhu cried leaning on Ram's stomach, Ram too let out tears from his eyes which Madhu couldn't see. Madhu cried out all her doubt and was hoping that tomorrow doesn't come and maybe, just maybe all of this was a dream.