Chapter-1: Below
Chapter-2: Page 4
Chapter-3: Page 6
Chapter-4: Page 11
Chapter-5: Page 13
Chapter-6: Page 17
Chapter-7: Page 19
Chapter-8: Page 23
The preparations for basket ball match were going on in full speed. Taani was so frantic. It was so difficult to handle everything. She had to make all the arrangements and extra arrangements for the welhelms. They all were such jerks. Exra demanding. But she had no other choice.
She was tying the banner of St. Louis- welhelms basket ball match. Actually, there was shortage of workers, so she gave another important work to the worker who was tying it and she tried to tie the knots of the banner standing on the ladder.
Rey and the team came in the attrium laughing and playing. They had just been doing practice. The practice was going great.
Immediately, Rey saw her. She was there, working as usual, completing her duty as a GS. Her long shiny hair flowing, her hands rised, trying to tie the banner. He felt the softness he felt in her presence. He couldn't help it. Whenever she worked, there was always a smile on her face. She enjoyed her work so much. As always, just her presence was like a magnet to him. He felt so attracted toward her. Just wanting to be in her presence.
Swayam: Rey...?
Rey: (jerking out of the trance) Hmm? Yeah?
Swayam: (surprised) Kaha kho gaya? Chal, freshen up ho ke aate he.
Taani heard their voices. She understood that... 'he' was here. Immediately, she felt like smiling and looking at him. Dil kya cheez he? Itane jhagde ke bad, barbar ye kehne par ki 'our relationship is only professional', itani stupid misunderstandings ke bad, barbar ye samjhane par apne aap ko ki 'we are not friends', unake ek nam ki pukar se sab bhula kyun deti he wo? Kyun hothon pe muskan aa jati he. Kyun dil me firse expectations jag uthate he. She just finishing tying the banner and tried to turn her face toward him, to give him smile and...
He saw her. He could immediately tell that she knew he was here. He waited for her to face him. But suddenly he realised that the ladder was not stable. He felt instant reaction...
Rey: (instantly reacting) Taani gir jaogi...
Swayam saw it too. Wo kyun kar rahi thi ye sab. But damn Taani. As always, she will be believing in 'Apna kam khud karo'
He immediately understood, he would not be able to go there before she fell.
... And she fell, a little cry from her mouth, her eyes closed in fear.
... She was so scared of fall. She waited. Everything was quiet. She waited, waited, waited... Still eyes closed expecting pain. After what seemed like ages, she realised she didn't fall. Questions popped in her head like popcorn. Did someone catch her? Still afraid, she was still closed eyes. Afraid to even look. Her unconscious mind wondering, who catched her. Names flowing... Bhai, Rey, Rey, bhai. Unconsciouslly praying, please please krishnaji let it be bhai. Please Rey nahi. Please please.
Voice: You can open your eyes now.
Taani felt confusion. Umm... Who catched her? Ye bhai ki aawaj to nahi he. Aur... Rey ki...
Rey ki aawaj... nahi he. Unaki aawaj to wo kahi bhi pehchan legi. No matter how masked, which tone, anywhere... Her heart skipped a bit thinking about him. The flashes of 'Tumhe mujse dar lagta he, sirf tumhi muje wrong kyun samjhati ho' flashed in her mind immediately. But then she snapped out of it. This all happened so fast. She wondered then, who the hell caught her. The hands felt sweaty and rough as of some player. She heard again...
Voice: You are safe now. (Sounding a bit amused, but with some different quality in it, which she hated immediately. She was sure she had heard the voice before.)
Controlling herself, she opened her eyes wishing hard it was not what she was expecting. She opened her eyes slowly.
Rey had his eyes wide, shock and anger filling him so hard. The hell... That moron, That Veer had hands on her. He felt like killing him immediately. Hatred flowing in him. What the...? How dare...? He heard voices which sounded so far away, calling his name,whispers, gasps, gasps of wonders, worry, but everything was far away. Every scene seemed blurred. He could only see the frame of Taani in that six foot monster, that Welhelms biggest jerk's arms and he smiling ridiculously at her and she still had her eyes closed in fear.
Swayam felt so angry. How dare he touched my sister. Firstly, he wished ki Taani should not fall, but when that jerk... He controlled himself and moved forward.
Taani looked still in fear and a bit angry at him. That welhelm... She snapped out of the shock and tried to regain sense of her surroundings. Firstly, there were shocks of her names and now, it was like time had freezed. Everyone was looking at them
in shock. Some girls had their mouths open in owe with wonder expressions on their faces like how they wished that they were at her place. But Taani felt disgusted. She tried to regain her position. She hated the face of that welhelm prat and his evil smile. He loosened his grip and she regained her composure with the disgusted expression on her face. She straightened herself.
Rey got sense of himself. He looked at her in anger. Suddenly double thoughts and insecurities in his mind. But he felt a relief when he sensed her disgust and her expression. He still felt like killing that... He moved to him.
Taani felt so awkward. She tried to compose herself, feeling so uncomfortable about everyone looking at her. She awkwardly looked at him. He was looking at her with a amused and evil smile. She felt like punching him, which was a surprise as she was usually a non-violent person. She gulped her emotions and said stiffly.
Taani: (Stiffly) Thank you
Veer: (Still with that smile) No worries. I enjoyed it.
But before she could say anything, she was joined by Swayam.
She looked in surprise at him. He came and gave a dangerous and angry look at Veer. Rey stopped in middle looking at Swayam.
He knew Swayam would handle it. He still felt so angry and violent.
Swayam still looked at Veer in anger. He was still aware thogh that everyone was looking at them. He controlled himself and looked at Taani.
Swayam: Are you okay?
Taani: (shocked at her bhai's overreaction. She even forgot to remind him of her swear) (She nodded)
Swayam: (gave a look to Veer)
Veer was looking at him with a amused expression. Taani looked at them both for a minute in surprise at how the events were turning out. Then suddenly she noticed him. Rey. She saw him. He was also looking with the same expression to Veer, but with less control then her bhai had on himself. She knew immediately, she had to do something before things turned more dirty.
Taani: (Regaining composure) Bhai?
Swayam didn't even look at her.
Taani: Bhai? Bhai, sab thik he. (Trying to make him understand) Bhai, aap bahot sweaty lag rahe ho. Jayiye freshen up ho jayiye. (Tugging at his arm) (Swayam obeyed to her, still looking at that Veer) Bhai?
Swayam: (recovered) Haan. Right. (Looking at her) Tum thik to ho na?
Taani: Of course bhai. Aap jao.
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