AbhIya FF : And I will be waiting-B3 - Updtd-Pg149 - Page 62

Party Lawn, Daksh's Mansion.

Pancchi is holding Haseena's hand delicately and making way through the crowd and it seems like she is leaving the party and going towards the outhouse behind mango trees and there is not much lighting there. Kabir and Zeenia are keeping an eye on them. Daksh and his family , chatting away with the guests are looking at Pancchi and Haseena sharply and exchanging glances.

Haseena ( smiling at guests who smile at her )- Pancchi , I don't see any friend of yours here. Where is she? We are almost leaving the party.

Pancchi ( looking towards the outhouse )- Aunty , actually she wants to talk to you in peace and quiet. The party is too noisy and cluttered , you see. She is at the wood bridge over the pond , behind the outhouse. Come.

Haseena ( muttering to herself )- Why does it all sound like a useless scene of a bad screenplay? Should I be even going with her? It sound like a trap' but' ( clucks her tongue)' what can a human being do to me?

Just then, Daksh's housekeeper Gargi crosses them and she slips that slim black velvet pouch into Pancchi's free hand while Pancchi keeps Haseena distracted with her chatter about her friend as they move out of the party. However, Kabir and Zeenia who are keeping a sharp eye on them spot the pouch.

Kabir ( alarmed)- That is it! It's a slayer's dagger, Zeenia. That is how am smelling Turin.

Zeenia ( her heart pounding)- DAMN! These bloody slayers are using Pancchi to slay Haseena?

Kabir ( springing to action as he stealthily slips away from Daksh and gang's sight)- Its that freakin' emerald in her neck. She is Daksh's slave and she has no idea about it. She has been compelled to kill aunty.

Zeenia ( going behind Kabir )- Aargh! Its seems Daksh sees too many slasher films and thinks that Haseena can be killed like a babe-in-the-woods. Pancchi is gonna try and stake her behind the outhouse I think. Come on, we better take the other way round. If we follow them, Daksh might eat us with lowfat cheese spread.

Kabir and Zeenia slip out of the party . Piya spots them and she too feels that something is wrong. Unless Kabir and Zeenia are dating each-other , why would they slip out of the party? Piya quickly slips the phone into her pocket and follows Kabir and Zeenia. Abhay's fiasco was enough to make her blood freeze ' she definitely did not need another excitement tonight. Freaks! Why did this party even happen in the first place, man!

Outhouse, Daksh's Mansion.

Haseena could hear the crickets and see fireflies and moths as she came to the bridge area , following Pancchi. The lights and sounds of the party were quite distant now and Haseena could feel a strange chill in the air ' her dead heart was giving her a feeling that it was pounding. Maybe she shouldn't have come with Pancchi. As they approached the bridge over the pond, Haseena could not see anyone. Pancchi left Haseena's hand and walked up the bridge . She looked at her watch ' it was one minute to 9pm. Daksh's face and his words were ringing in her head as she fingered the pouch in her hand.

Haseena ( shrugging her shoulders and looking around )- Pancchi, I don't see anybody here , child. Where is your friend?

Pancchi turns towards her and takes a few steps towards Haseena.Pancchi's face looks cold and stone-like. Her eyes suddenly seem drained out of all energy and life. The egg-like emerald hanging in her neck seems to gleam in the dark and the eyes of the fairies holding it glow a brilliant red making Haseena gasp as she holds her neck and almost falls back in horror.

Haseena ( her vampire instincts rising )- Pancchi? Wha-What is wrong with you? Why are you' why are you looking at me like that?

Pancchi pulls out a gleaming twisted dagger from the pouch and leaps at Haseena who , typical to her nature , gets her fangs out and pushes Pancchi off. Pancchi growls and springs back to her feet and goes zooming towards Haseena with the dagger . Haseena grabs Pancchi's neck , trying hard to stop herself from biting into her neck. Just then, a man jumps between the two and snatching the dagger away from Pancchi pushes her off the bridge with full force. Pancchi falls onto the ground and gets up with a groan. Before she can do anything , she finds herself looking into Zeenia's whisky eyes. Zeenia grabs Pancchi's face and looks into her eyes as Kabir holds Haseena by her arms and calms her down.

Zeenia ( in a slow hypnotic whisper )- You are in deep sleep Pancchi. Sleep. Just go to sleep.

Pancchi's eyelids begin to droop and her body gives away. Zeenia carefully lays down her body on the ground and Haseena catches her breath as she holds Kabir for support.

Haseena ( still in shock )- Is she' is she a slayer?

Kabir ( picking the dagger and crushing it into pieces and tossing it into the pond )- No, aunty. She is not. She is possessed by Daksh and maybe his whole circus of slayers. He is using her for his dirty work. 'are you fine, aunty?

Haseena nods and Kabir continues to hold her. Piya comes running in to the scene and she is shocked at the scene.

Piya ( flustered )- Pancchi! Is she okay? Wh-What happened here?

Just then, Daksh steps in from the shadows , holding his wine glass and clucking his tongue in mock humour. Kabir and Zeenia look furious and stand protectively between him and Haseena, Pancchi and Piya.

Daksh ( looking at Piya )- A vampire slayer saved an ancient vampire, young lady. That is what happened here. I knew that you were not much of a slayer Kabir but don't you think betraying us is a little too much?

Kabir ( livid )- SHUT THE HELL UP! How low can you get, Daksh? You invited Raichands to this party so that you could slay Haseena aunty? And what a brave slayer you are! Using an innocent girk powered by your possession for this crap?

Haseena ( a little better now )- Its that emerald in her neck, Kabir! It has turned Pancchi into Daksh's puppet!

Piya ( feeling terrible at Pancchi's condition and kneeling beside her )- Am going to pull it off!

Zeenia ( grabbing Piya's arm )- DON'T! You cannot pull it off Piya.

Kabir ' Are you mad, Anush? Why not?

Zeenia ( glaring at Daksh who is coolly sipping his wine )- The pin of the necklace is embedded in the back of her neck ' her whole energy and life has been sucked into it. If we pull off the necklace , she will die! Only Daksh can release her from it , nobody else.

Daksh ( winks at Zeenia )- A hot brain to match a hot body. You truly are one of your kind , Anushka.

Kabir ( aggressively )- Seal it, dude. All I know is that you are going to carry Pancchi CAREFULLY back to the party alongwith Piya and tell her parents that she fainted. And me , Haseena aunty , Anushka and Chaand uncle are getting out of this damned SLAIN place rightaway.

Daksh curves his mouth in a ridiculing sneer , throws the wineglass into the pond and gathers Pancchi's limp form into his arms. Kabir continues to stand between Daksh and Haseena.

Daksh ( glaring at Kabir )- You are siding with vampires , Kabir.

Kabir ( rolls his eyes )- I will side with anyone who I think is right. Why slay vampires when they are not doing any harm? Right now, you and that whole seedy family of yours look blood thirsty to me. Don't create a scene , slayer. Wear your fake smile and go back to the party.

Zeenia ( reassuringly to Piya )- You are gonna be fine, baby. He will not touch you because you are not a vampire. Go.

Piya ( looking at Haseena )- Abhay should know this , aunty. He should be with you right now.

Daksh ( angrily )- Can you continue your tragic love story and family drama after this party?...( eyeing Haseena)' still lucky, eh? But we are not done yet, Mrs.Raichand. I have come across the sands of time to finish this business.

With a glare, Daksh carries Pancchi back to the party with Piya in tow. Kabir and Zeenia turn their attention to Haseena who looks a little pale.

Haseena( holding her throat)- I need to get home, Kabir. That strain was sudden and I need some'. Blood.

Zeenia ( making her stand up )- We are leaving rightaway. Kabir, you get her to the car and I will go and get Chaand.

Kabir nods and sees Zeenia rush to the party lawns. As he walks a visibly weak Haseena towards the parking , he thinks about Zeenia/Anushka. It was so tough to comprehend her.One minute she was this flirtatious babe in the wood and the next minute , he turned into a responsible and assertive supernatural. She excited Kabir for sure but Kabir had an odd stupid feeling inside. She wasn't the Anushka whose beauty used to make him speechless. She was another Anushka whose spirit and spark gave him an adrenaline rush. Kabir shook his head and channeled his thoughts to get to Abhay. Abhay was needed by Haseena and the situation right now.

Ridge Road, Woods

Tanushree was driving through the lonely road rather coolly and calmly at a slow speed. The woods didn't scare her and being a Bolshva vampire , she was fearless. The woods , the animals , the night , the dark and the howling wind ' they all were her own now. And wasn't she the most dangerous predator now? Having dropped Misha safely back to the party alongwith Angad , T had gone on a hunting spree in the jungle and she had killed a panther ' sucked the life out of him. She was getting used to it now and strangely, she liked violence during the hunt. It helped her vent out something ' something that she didn't want to think about. At least , am not killing human beings , she thought changing gears. The huraan in my body demands human blood but I fight it because'.

Flash: Sambhav pacifying her after she lost her mind having killed a human being in her vampire rage. Sambhav making her believe that she could control her instincts and that she was not a monster.

Sambhav's kind and intensely emotional grey eyes flashed through her mind and she stopped ger car in the middle of the jungle with a gasp. NO! Why is she recalling the Sam who never existed? He was a vengeful rampaging animal. The memories of that horrible night came back to her and Tanushree felt her veins curl up and a strange feeling of being dirty, heathen and polluted attacked her. It had been 10 days since the horror but it still gave Tanushree live nightmares. T stopped the car and got out of the car to get some air before she suffocated in her own trauma. As soon as she came out of the car to catch her breath, Sambhav who was almost done putting his clothes on after a swim in the lake suddenly looked struck. He felt a sudden sinking feeling and stopped in his tracks. That familiar fragrance of water lilies was in the air. The blood burst into motion in his veins. Tanushree'..it was her! He would identify that fragrance anywhere. No. She couldn't be here. She should not be here!

Tanushree caught her breath and calmed herself , sitting on the bonnet. As she got hold of herself, she got down from the bonnet and started to get back to the driver's seat. But suddenly , she stopped , colour draining out of her face.She felt she was being watched and without looking , she knew what pair of eyes was boring through her. Her eyes clouded , her lips quivered as she clenched her fists harder and spun around. There was nothing. Nobody. On the surface. Tanushree could feel her heart pounding and she could sense him in the air.

Tanushree ( her eyes looking around in vain in the dark )- He is here''.( gritting her teeth and raising her voice)' its okay, Sambhav. I am not scared of you and you are not guilty of the act. So, why not just face each-other.

Sambhav watches her from a distance ' looking around and calling out to him. He feels a sudden stab in his heart as he recalls her betrayal and what he did to her. He is feeling angry . Angry enough to just go out there and bite her neck because everytime he saw her or thought of her he realized what a fool he was. But no. His heart failed his mind. He could no longer see her clearly . His eyes were clouded with tears and his feet just wouldn't move in T's direction. He blinked back his tears and looked at T. Tainted Beauty. He thought. And he had tainted her. He could see his imprint on her body , her whole existence and it was not his ego or his hallucinations. Sambhav turned away . No, he didn't want to meet her. He didn't want to talk to her. Not now. DAMN! He needed to get out of here. This vixen did something to him! Just then, Sambhav's phone vibrated and he saw that Tanushree was calling him, looking around the woods desperately ' in anger or genuine intention ' nobody could tell. Sambhav ran his thumb over her name and picture flashing on the screen. Then, with a tightened jaw and turbulent eyes, he closed his eyes and tossed his cellphone into the lake .

TO BE CONTINUED'.

wow I m surprised u updated ur nxt part so soon.And I loved kabir.He is such a darling 2 help haseena.I love Z 4 her dual character.I mean a naughty & responsible at same time.Where is Abhay kahan chupa diya usse?I hope 2 c Abhay back in picture & wid Pia toh it would b lke cherry on a cake😳