Epilogue

Epilogue:

"Damn you Karan, damn you to to…" I stopped, I was missing the stupid, big height kid. What am I going to do, I had no one to bug me around, to flirt with me, to make me smile or to make me yell at them, and I was suddenly growing anxious by the second. It had been a month since I last saw him, why did he suddenly leave? I tried to see him on a pretense of taking in his condition but he was never home. That was it, I would definitely go to his home, or find a way to know about his whereabouts. Ever since K.K. was shot and killed Karan never came to see me and neither did Akash. I frowned as pain once again shot through me.

"KARAN! Don't you dare run from me!" I screamed at him, he turned around reluctantly to stare at me eye in eye. "What is wrong? Before you used to pester me and now your doing a vanishing act? Did I do something wrong?" I asked him frustrated. He turned to the side, "I don't think I can face you after knowing what my brother did and its hard especially since his death…" he stopped and turned to look at me agonized. "I'm sorry Karan, but you know I didn't kill him; and neither was his death intentional, it was just when he turned to shoot me again; Akash had to take action…." I stopped looking away. "I'm sorry I came; I'll leave!" I turned with a heavy heart and began walking away when I felt his hand grab my wrist.

"Manya! It's nothing like that, I completely understand but he was after all my brother I loved him and I love y…" he froze. He felt my body stiffen and left my hand within seconds, "what I meant to say is I treasure your friendship and I loved my brother; it's just hard to take in all of that…and the rest of the truth is I was involved." I glanced at his face not surprised at all. "Bhai had purposely sent me to take action in trying to either kill you or include you to our side and prevent you from getting anywhere near your father's file; but when everything started working out, we became friends and I realized who you really are, I just couldn't do it!" I sighed, "Karan you told me already; and I trust your word….if you had wanted to kill me you would have taken the chance when I was purposely hit by the truck, but you didn't, instead you stayed with me and saved my life; I owe you one!" I smiled at him as I slipped my hand into his, "friends?" I asked casually.

He gazed into my eyes with a peculiar expression - was it agony or desperation I questioned myself - it seem as if he unwillingly touched my hand with his other hand but smiled trying to hold it back. I frowned boys were so confusing now I just had to make things straight with Akash. He had refused to speak to me ever since he found out I had been in the hospital, that too alone with Karan and what had happened at the party without Akash's supervision. I sighed, "I'll get going, talk to you later!" I smiled at walked out the door, recalling the past events from the last month.

Flashback:

Dressed in black tightening jeans, a white beater and a white jacket I had walked into Karan's home hoping to get any more evidence to nail Karan down. Instead I found a nicely kept comfortable looking home. Taking a deep breath I headed towards everyone crowded around and plastered a fake smile on my face; while my face wandered up and about the room looking for members of the police party. I nodded at each and every one as soon as I saw them and made my way towards K.K. who smiled extremely well rather too polite at me. Taking in his smile I glanced up and about the room at every face in the room and gasped inwardly. Members of the underworld stood in front of me, one or two women and the rest men who had been on the hit list as long as I could remember.

Reluctantly I turned my attention back towards K.K. and smiled calmly, but my insides burned with hatred as he smiled that disgusting smile back at me. As if that could ever make me not want to kill him especially after how he had brutally killed my father and harmed my family. Boy was he taking a long shot. But only if he was born with brains I thought to myself.

"Manya!!" Karan called out to me, I swirled around and glanced at him, dressed in faded blue jeans, a blue shirt and a white coat made him look even more dashing, but at the moment he was being a distraction. I frowned and waved half heartedly, he sighed noticing my reluctance and nodded his head. "Everyone from the don community, I would like to introduce you all to Manya Sharma, a police officer who has decided to join our side, so lets all give her a round of applause and welcome her whole heartedly." K.K. spoke his voice ringing with authority, was it just me or did it sound like he had full control over all the others? I glanced at everyone's face and made sure my shirt was flattened out to record each and every face. I smiled they were fools.

But what caught me surprise two hours later when the party was on in full swings and everyone was near to being drunk. K.K. walked near me completely conscious, my eyes opened wide in shock. "What did you think? You would get away with trying to drug us all?" he asked his eyes flaring with anger. I narrowed my eyes, "why are you blaming me for someone else's actions?" I refuted back in anger. "I saw you slip something in my drink and a few others!" he growled and yanked me by the hair. "what did you think we wouldn't realize what your plan was?" he spoke, every second his voice grew higher. I screamed in pain and turned around to kick him where it hurt. "Next time touch me and I'll finish you!" I screamed at him.

The next moment I found myself on the floor bleeding from my left shoulder down. "Get her!" K.K. screamed with fury. In a hurry I got to my feet and whirled myself at him, grabbing him by the arm roughly and locked him into a headlock. "anyone who comes near me is going to jail anyway, touch me I'll kill you point blank here!" I shouted as all pointed their internationally imported guns at me. In an instant all guns fell down. Police cops rushed in with weapons and locked each and everyone in there. Except for K.K. as I was holding on to him. I don't know how it happened and from where? But in the second as ten dons rushed out of police officer's control I found pain striking my stomach. In an instant I let my grip on K.K. loose and found myself being knocked to the floor with a harder pound.

I closed my eyes, this was it the end. I couldn't move my legs and I was loosing my senses. The last thing I saw was K.K. fall near me his eyes open wide in shock……and a loud wail from nearby. "Manya….Bhaiyya!" and with that I had gone completely unconscious.

End of Flashback:

"Manya if you don't mind can I speak to you alone please?" Akash asked desperately. I froze he was actually talking to me after I month. I nodded startled and followed him towards my desk at the police station. "Manya we are best friends and I see you as family but you have done so much lately I really don't know where to start from and where to end, but all I can say is I hate you right now, hate you for making me feel as if I lost my only family and for nearly dying at the party…for giving up so easily!" he spoke his words sometimes coming out faster than usual.

"Akash! Stop! Look at me I'm completely fine, yeah I have some stitches on my stomach and a few bruise marks but I'm alive, beating and breathing!" I chuckled the last bit. He stared at me growing furious by the second. "Okay Akash listen to me, I agree we are good friends but I am not your only family, you have mama, papa and rupa! Not to forget all our friends from camp and I did not give up I was merely knocked unconscious by the blow of the bullet!" I snapped at him as he narrowed his eyes. "Look lets just forget about it otherwise you'll only drag past experiences back just like you did with Karan - because of a misunderstanding - I promise to take more care of myself if you and Karan make up; I want my best friends on speaking and friendly terms with one another. "that is not going to happen!" he snapped coldly. I chuckled a low laugh, "it will and you know it will!" I winked at him and walked out of the station with his eyes boring into my back.

Two years later:

So much has changed in Manya, Akash, Rupa, and Karan's life. After K.K.'s death Karan was given a second chance by Akash. Rupa and Akash had gotten married a year later and were extremely happy with one another's companionship. Manya still loved Akash but kept her feelings to herself. Karan and Manya in the meantime had gotten to know each other so well that they had decided to take a chance and see how life worked for them. Just a few months back both had gotten married, Manya still worked as a police inspector and was highly acknowledged by those around her. Manya had fallen in love with Karan not because of his wealth or anything but because of his personality and the ideal things one looked for in a partner.

that's it guys…sorry about the crappy ending…couldn't think of how to write it.. - sukhi