RaNtara 4Shot: Brighter Future

Brighter Future
I will post this story on 23.6.13 by 2pm in Britain.
The FF is inspired by the precap on 21/06/13.

Index

Chapter 1 - Below

Chapter 2 - Page 2

Since I'm up early I decided to post the story so here it is. Hope you guys like it.


Chapter 1


Ishaan walked toward Raghu, Battery and Machmach, with a frown etched across his face. Their laughter made the frown lines on his face go deeper. Hastily, he picked up a stone lying nearby, without a second thought he threw the stone toward Raghu and hit him on the forehead.

Raghu rubbed his forehead, anger spread on his face. He focused on the space where the stone had been launched from only to see it was a little boy who he recognised as the new girl's brother.

His frown visibly disappeared as he saw the unmistakable anger and pain in the boy's eyes.

"How dare you hit bhai?" Machmach shouted, startling Antara who looked out of the window to see why there was such a commotion at 10:30pm.

"Ishu." She murmured, rushing down the steps and out of the house as she saw one of the gangsters heading towards her brother. As she stepped out of the house she heard a familiar voice.

"Machmach. Battery. Go home."

"Lekin bhai-"

Machmach stopped as he saw his respected friend's hand spread telling him to listen.

With that Machmach and Battery headed off to their respective homes.

Anatara turned her brother so he faced her.

"Ishu you shouldn't have hit him."

"But didi, he's the reason why mama is acting strange. She's always worried about you. It's like I don't exist."

Raghu stood, listening to his strange accusation.

"Ishu-"

"Didi I want to go home please. Back to papa. I want papa to play cricket with me. I want papa." He sobbed.

Antara eyes turned misty and this did not go unnoticed by Raghu.

"Ishu listen to me. Mama is acting like this because papa isn't here."

"But why isn't papa here? Papa wouldn't leave us so where is he?"

"Ishu-"

"Where is papa."

"Papa is gone. He's gone." Tears streamed down her cheeks. Raghu felt the urge to go and wipe them.

"Gone? Papa wouldn't go anywhere without us. Didi what aren't you telling me? Please tell me?" Ishaan begged.

"Ishu what I meant to say was papa has gone for some work he papa will come back soon, don't worry. She forced smile on her face."

"Go and sleep. Papa wouldn't want you misbehaving."

"Ok didi." He walked back into the house.

Antara saw the recorder,which she used to capture her father's wisdom, on the table near the open window. She reached out and grabbed it and walked towards a bench on the side of the house.

Raghu heard a man's voice being played, more tears protruded from Antara's eyes. He walked towards her.

"You know it's not safe to be sat here at this time."

Without looking up she replied, "Go away."


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Chapter 2

"You know it's not safe to be sat here at this time."

Without looking up she replied, "Go away."

He stood there watching the strange girl carefully.

"Look, I am in no mood to argue with you right now."

She got up to walk around him. A few metres away from Raghu the recorder slipped out of her hands and smashed on the ground.

"No." Raghu heard her gasping sob. "What have I done she said, cradling the broken pieces."

"Buy yourself another one." He rolled his eyes, thinking she was probably mentally disturbed.

"Papa."

She inhales sharply as blood oozed from a deep cut on her hand caused by the sharp edge of the broken plastic.

"What's so special about it?" He wondered. Why would she be crying about a piece of plastic.

"Papa. Papa's voice."

"What?"

"It's the only thing I have of him. He's gone faraway. No one can reach him anymore. Ishaan misses him but he doesn't know the truth. Neither does mama."

Meaning?"

"My father is dead. That's why we're here, in a city where we don't want to be."

Raghu eyes filled with regret but only for a smallest fraction of a moment.

"Papa always said not to keep anything bottled up inside yourself. I didn't listen to his advise. And here I am talking to a goon. A man who gets a thrill out of fighting, guns and threatening people. I disagree with my father on one of his sayings."
"Never be angry with a person. It's their intention and upbringing you should be angry with but a person like you should be locked up in a cell and left to rot but what can we do, this country is too corrupt to put criminals away."

Raghu hands balled into fists as he tried to rein in his anger.

"Go home." He uttered with authority in his voice as he walked toward the entrance of his home.

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Next day 4am.

"Antara. Antara get up. We can't find your mother Antara. Please get up." Noor Apa frightened voice

"What? Mama's not in the house?" She questioned. Before Noor could reply she was off.

Antara rushed down the stairs and out of the house. She walked around dodging boxes in the street. She walked past the garage and there was her mother talking to Raghu.

"Mama, do have any idea how much you frightened all of us?"

"Antara, this boys was shouting at you. Wait until Doctor Saab comes back, he will tell off this boy."

"Yes mama."

"Antara, has Doctor Saab phoned yet?"

"No mama. There's no signal in the area papa is in."

"Oh."

"Mama come on let's go inside."

Mami rushed toward them.

"Didi, where were you. You gave us all a fright. Come, let's go inside."

Antara was about to walk back towards the house when she turned around.

"What did you say to my mama?"




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that was superb... just can't wait to read more! i wonder what raghu told antara's mother?! please update soon!

wow dear superb work 😃

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