TSYJT-Rantara FF thrd 2 (cont) - Page 4

Chapter 44

Part Two

Raghu's POV

I was surprised a bit to see kaka's room locked from inside. However I knocked. After some moment manohar kakka opened the door and gave me his as usual annoying look.

"Raghunath!! Andar aa..." mai called me from inside. I found her seating on rocking chair.

Giving kaka a cold look I bypassed his annoyed face and moved inside the room. "Haan mai bolo... Buntiya kahe raha tha ki aap ne mere koo yaad kiya.." I stood at her front and asked her.

Mai gauged me for some moment silently and then stood up from the rocking chair. "Rghunath, ek zaruri kaam karna haain tumhe... aur yee kaam bas tu kar sakta hain..kyun ki kaam thora khatarnaak hain." Mai said with serious voice and gauged me again.

"Kaam kya hain?!" I asked casually without worrying much. Difficulties and challenges of works never bothered me and mai always choose for tough works being his most trusting person.

"Raghunath!!" mai uttered with a sudden cautious voice, "Humne faisala kiya hain ki hum storage see sara maal nikal kar kissi doosri mehfooz jagah mein rakhengey... Aisi jagah jahan pee police nahin pauch payega." She prompted making me confused all of a sudden. She was shifting all the things from storage?! It didn't make any sense to me. I couldn't stop questioning her again.

"Mai apun kuch samjha nahin!!Uss storage mein too bas NGO kee saman hain... woo garib bacho ke kapre, kitabe... khane kaa samman... yee sab!!" I said in confusion.

"Raghunath tujhe pata hain ki storage ke sare ke sare saaman milakar kafi kimat hogi... kam se kam 4-5 crore kaa samman too hogaa hii us storage mein...Agar woo maal police kee hatho lag gayi too woo sara kaa sara samman ath lega aur unhey bech ke munafa kamayega..sare kee sare paise jayengey unke jeb mein aur garib bacho koo kuch nahin milega... Issiliye too storage pe raid dala gaya tha... taa ki raid kee naam par sare kee sare samman hatha sake... log sochte rahete hain ki police depertment kafi acha kaam kar rahi hain... lekin kis koo pata ki kaam kee ar mein woo kya gul khila rahe hain!!..." Mai said.

I badly wanted to believe on her words but still I just couldn't. I was so doubtful on her words. The police department had other things to deal with and if they wanted to peruse money illegally, they had others way for it. Why on the earth they would try to make money from NGO's needed things?! Mai's worry seemed so useless to me.

"Issiliye main jald se jald sare samman wahan se hathana chahti hoon.Aur issiliye maine tumhe yahan bulaya hain." Mai said.

"Mai!! Par mere koo nahin lagta ki saman nikalne ki koi zarurat hain... arey police koo agar paise atne hain too aur bhi bahut sare raste hain.. waisey bhi har roz kam ghus nahin khate woo log... woo apun logon kee NGO kee saman ke sath kya karega?" I suddenly stopped looking at mai's stern face. it clearly detected that she was upset by my words somehow. I quickly controlled my tongue.

"Aaj paheli baar aisa huya ki mere raghunath nee mere faisle pe sawal uthaya!!" mai's said in stern voice looking directly towards my eyes. I downed my eyes in shame. I promised her that I would never ever ask or doubt on her any decision but I couldn't keep my words. How could I stoop so low?! Someone scolded me badly from inside.

"Samajhmein atta hain mujhe..." Mai sighed, "Abb tu jawan hoo gaya hain... Kadh mein bara hoo gaya hain naa mujhse.. khud apni soch rakhta hoga.. abb mai kii batein too bahut khokli lagti hogi naa?!" her every word hit me hard.

"Mere ko maaf kar do mai...Apun se bahut bari galti hoo gayi..." I said in stumbled voice, "Aap joo kahengey apun bina kuch sawal kiye wohi karega... aur aaj ke baad ye galti mere se kabhi nahin hogi!! Agar phir se koi galti huyi mere see too ussi waqt mere koo goli se ura dena!!" I said in grave voice and looked towards her.

Mai looked back to me looking satisfied, "Jaan nahin le sakta main tera raghunath!!Bahut pyar karta hoon joo tujhse..." she said, "Yee kabhi mat bhoolna raghunath ki tujhse jyada maine duniya dekhi hain. Agar maine yee faisla liya hain too usske piche zaroor koi wajah hogi..." mai stopped for a while, "Uss naye commissioner smasher khan pee mujhe zara saa bhi bharosa nahin hain.. Aisi log joo bahut bari bari batein karte hain unke man mein humesha chor raheta hain.. Maine sari kundali nikal li hain uski.. hoo naa hoo woo kuch to garbar zaroor karega." She said.

I again felt confused. I didn't know why I couldn't imagine mr smasher khan as some bad person at all. He seemed honest and having great personality but I stopped my tongue that time not to upset mai again.

"Raghunath!!" mai looked towards me firmly, "Woo sare saman unn NGO ke garib bache koo liye hain.. joo apne maa baap ko kho chuke hain... bilkul teri tarah..." She paused for a while and looked towards me cautiously. The past moments again float into my mind, those horrible nights when I used to live on footpath, seeking for food and comfort, the hell like place from where mai brought me up.

"Aur main jaanta hoon ki tu unn garib bacho kaa samman galat hatho mein nahin parne dega.." Mai probed. My jaw hardened at her last word. I looked towards her with determined eyes, "Karna kya hain mereko?!" I asked sternly. Mai smiled a little looking at my determined face. She then explained me everything. Two trucks would be waiting nearby the storage around 10 pm and I had to show the driver the way to the outside of town saving them from police's eyes. I had to lead those trucks to the dumping ground situated at the outskirt of the main city area where manohar kakka would take the charge of trucks. I didn't agreed to the last term cause whenever manohar kakka was involved in plan there ought to be something wrong.

"Mai mere koo bata doo kidhar pauchana hain saman... kakka ko beach mein kyun phasa rae hoo?! Aap ko pata hain ki kakka humesha garbar kar deta hain." I said flatly.

"Dekha bahini... kaise baat karta hain mere se... aaj kaal ke larke... oye!! Tere ane see pahele main bahini kee sath hoon... Baat karta hain s**a!!" Kakka said making a disgusted face.

"Offoo... Jhagra bandh karo tum dono... iss waqt iss kaa samay nahin hain.." mai interrupted and stopped us. "raghunath tujhe manohar pe bharosa nahin hain yee mujhe pata hain par mujhpe too bharosa hain naa...aut mujhe manohar pe bharosa hain!! Samjha?!!" mai said. I nodded my head in bitter agreement.

At the moment mai's phone rang. She looked towards the number and probed "main apne kamre mein jaa rahi hoon... tum dono waqt pe taiyar rahena thik hain?!" We both nodded and mai left the room talking in phone. Kakka and me looked towards each other with annoyed look.

"Time pee samman pauch jana chahiye... samjha?! Late kiya too khair nahin tera!" Kakka said.

"Kakka, apun too time pe pauch jayega udhar par tum apna socho... kahin ankh lag gayi too raat 12 baje ki jagah subha 6 baje naa aa jao udhar..." I smirked. Kakka fumed and left the room with heavy pace. I sighed and checked out my watch. It was 7 pm and I still had enough time. I quickly took out the cell and called machmach.

"Haan bhai bol..." Machmach's voice rang from other side.

"Machmaach aaj tune itni jaldi garage bandh kyun kar diya?! Tu too 8 baje see pahele nahin niklata yahan se... abhi too sirf 7 baje hain!" I asked him straightly.

"Woo... bhai... Woo kuch nahin... bass... woo haan... woo ghar pe kuch kaam tha..." his stumbled words already made me understood that he was trying to hide something.

"Dekh machmach!!... Mere koo pata hain ki basti mein kuch garbar huyi hain... aur woo kisney kiya hain yee bhi thora bahut maloom hain mere ko.. par poori baat mere koo nahin pata... aur apun jaanta hain ki terekoo sab pata hain..." I said. Machmach just sighed from other side and didn't say anything. "Tere pet mein bubbly aunty ke siwaa kuch raheta too nahin.. too joo bhi hain jaldi se ugal de..." I asked demanding an answer.

"Bhai bahut bari garbar hoo gayi hain..." His voice was worried, "Woo yedi antara... bahut khatarnaak panga le liya hain satya se... khule aam basti kee samne gobar aur kichar se nahela diya..." he said.

"KYA?!!! KYA KAHAN TUNE?!!" his word seemed just unbelievable at first.

"Haan bhai... aur itna hi nahin... satya ki khud ki bandook chin liya uss yedi nee... aur ussi gun see uss pee goliyan bhi chalaya hain!!" Machmach probed from otherside giving me another doze of shock as if like his previous words were less.

"Abey kya bol raha hain?!! USNEY SATYA PE GOLI?!!... PAR KAISE..." I was never so much shocked in my whole life. my words were stumbling hard.

"Sach kahe raha hoon bhai... Ruksana see pooch naa... woo bhi too ussi waqt thi udhar.. woo goliyan chalane wali baat too mere koo ussi se pata chala!!" I just stood silent at the moment couldn't be able to find a single word to say.

"Bhai...woo Antara sirf yedi nahin hain yaar... bahut khatarnaak sample hain.. apun nee apni khud ki akhon se dekha... kaise uss mendak koo khule aam sabak sikhaa usney... zara saa bhi dar nahin laga ussey jab satya ussey daya mai kee naam pe dhamki de raha tha... yee too mere koo nahin pata ki yee sab woo josh mein kar rahi thi yaa hosh mein... par himmat hain uss mein bhai, warna iss tarah uss mendak kaa samna karna... jissey apun log devdass ki paro samajh rahe the woo too raam-leela ki leela nikli yaar!" machmach said cracking me up from my shocked state.

"Oye bakwas bandh kar apni..." I said in bit annoyance, "Sun.. abhi kee abhi idhar nayak sadan pauch jaa... mere koo sab kuch jaan ne ka hain!!" I said in stern voice.

"Thik hain bhai.. apun nikal taa hain..." He cut the phone and I stood there silently for a while in shocked state. I never felt so blank in my whole life. machmach's word were roaming in my head. What actually Antara did with satya?! SHE SHOT SATYA, SNATCHING HIS OWN GUN?!! I scratched my hair in frustration. But satya seemed perfectly alright!! A person who got shot, can't scream or create mess like him!! But then also... Machmach or Ruksana wouldn't make such fuss. I knew them very well. That was another shocker for me that she knew how to use a gun!!

I came out of the room and rushed towards the hall in hope if I could get hold of antara anyhow. Damn!! She was just there some moment ago... I should just snatch her away from the place and asked her directly that what the hell she intended to do!! I was feeling so dumb that I was having urge to slapping myself. Why I let the chance go?!!

As soon as I reached the main hall I found it empty. The dance class was over. I sighed in disappointment. I found one of mai's clients on the visiting room, waiting for her in hall. He requested me to inform mai about his visit and I moved towards 2nd floor to inform her.

Antara's POV

With alert mind and cautious gaze I was checking out each and every possible corner of the room for some clues. I checked each and every drawer of the desk carefully but didn't find anything rather than useless papers and files. I checked out the bedsit also but no hope. After searching each and every possible corner of the room I was eyeing the almirah standing at a corner of room. it was the only place I didn't checked yet. I wander if I should try to search for the key of the almirah but it would be so reckless.

Suddenly my mind alerted me and I heard someone's heavy footstep and female voice reaching nearby. I froze for some moment out of tension. The voice was reaching nearby and the last thing I found near my eyes was the bed situated at the middle of room. Quickly I moved under the bed hiding myself. The voice reached the door's corner. I cautiously peeped under the bed and saw Daya Naik moving inside the room talking to someone in phone. I quickly suppressed my long breaths so that she couldn't hear anything. But my heart was pounding hard due to worry and I was afraid that she could hear that.

Daya naik's word float into my ear, "Haan ansari sahab... . humein aaj hi sara maal hathana parega... police koo shak hoo raha..." she paused for a while and seemed like someone named ansari was talking from the other side of phone. I listened to her each and every word. She was talking about shifting some stuffs. She informed about the meeting place of which I never heard. Might be that place was situated outside the city and I had no idea where it was. I felt so fishy about everything. The timing of meeting was 1 o clock at night which made me highly curious. Why she was fixing a meeting at some very odd place and that's also in a very late hour of night. She also informed that manohar would hand over the stuffs to them. Must be the guy who was about to catch me and raghu on the night when I eavesdropped inside naik sadan to fetch my diary. I remembered Daya Naik calling him Manohar.

I carefully listened to daya mai;s each and every words hoping that I could detect something and waited when she would move out of the room and I would get a chance to escape. I was praying hard to god so that she couldn't detect anyhow that someone was hiding under her bed.

Meanwhile I heard another footstep and saw raghu entering inside the room. Argh!! As if Daya Naik was less!! That guy had to appear all the time on every place!! My irritated mind huffed.

"Thik hain... main baad mein bat karti hoon aap se..." Daya Naik quickly cut the phone and looked towards raghu, "Haan raghunath... kuch batana tha?!" she asked him.

I observed raghu's face from under the bed. He looked startled all of a sudden. He was looking straight towards Daya Naik but his eyes seemed lost somewhere else.

"Raghunath!!?!" Daya Naik looked startled too seeing his silence.

"Haan woo... Woo mehta milne ayya hain aap se... niche wait kar raha hain aap kaa..." he somehow managed to say in startled voice.

"Hmm... Thik hain!!..." Daya Naik said and moved out of the room. I felt relieved at last thinking that I would get a chance to escape. I peeped a bit more and found raghu still standing at the middle of room looking towards the open door. I felt confused thinking why he was still there?!

As soon as Daya naik's footstep faded raghu moved near the door and I sighed in relief that finally he would be out of room.

THUD!!! I heard the big sound that almost made my heart jump like hell. To my surprise, Raghu closed the room's door from inside and turned back with hardened face.

"EEE MISSCALL..." His word numbed me to the spot, "Cockroach se gapsap karna bandh kar aur bahar nikal..." his stern voice said confidently and I felt a huge ice cold weave running down my spine, my mouth became dry losing all words.

Chapter 45

Part one

Antara's POV

I sat there frozen for a while; my brain was not working at all. I least expected that someone would caught me like that. I looked around to see if somehow any portion of my clothes or body parts peeping outside from the cover of bed but no, I securely covered myself so that even my tiny bit of toe was not visible outside. I didn't even make a single sound then how did he came to know I was there!!

I heard his heavy footstep approaching and my heart thudded loudly. I just could see his boots from under the bed which was coming near. Clutching my dupatta tightly, holding my breath I was trying to compose myself and to think sanely that what I could do next to escape the situation but honestly there was no way outside. I was never stuck like that before!!

I saw his boots moving round the bed and stopping just at the side. looking to his feet, I was wandering that if it was possible to escape somehow. If I rush out from the other side of the bed, I could get the door nearer than him and I could get a chance to run out. But it looked almost impossible; I was well known that I couldn't match up to raghu's strength and supremacy of such situation. I myself witnessed that!! He was raw, rapid, swift and strong just like a tiger. He would surely drag me back forcefully before I could reach the door like lion captures it's pray.

"Basti basane kaa irada hain kya cockroach ke sath?!!" I again heard his irritating voice. Greeting my teeth hard I stood silent without giving any response. I couldn't give up so easily. I decided t0 wait and hide myself under the bed till I could. I heard a loud thud on the top of me and understood that he jumped on the bed. My whole feature got squeezed in fear and abhorring feeling. Even though the wooden partition between us, I could clearly feel his strong presence allover which I hated with all my fiber, feeling him that close to me!! But my misfortune always brought me to that weird situation. Each and everytime when I was in weird situation that person was with me always whom I despise like hell.

"Miss Call..." he again addressed me with that irritating nickname, "yaar dekh...bed ke niche bechare cockroach aur machar log aram se kholi basake baithe huye hain... kyun unke beach mein sand ki tarah ghusi huyi hain... machchar aur coackroach katengey too tera hi nuksaan hain yaar...yaa too bimar par jayegi yaa phir chehre pe juriyan par jayengey..." His irritating blabber made me fume. Listening to his words it felt like he actually cared for me so much!! Rubbish!!

"Sirf coackroach aur machar hi nahin.. Bare bare chuhe bhi hain udhar!!"

My heart jumped at his word and a panic stricken breath escaped my lips as I looked everywhere with cautious eyes. Rat!!?!! Not here please!!

Dear lord!! There were so many weird thing that humankind are afraid of. Even a little sweep of wind bypassing your ear all of sudden gives you eerie feeling like no reason. And about the girls, well they are infamous to get afraid of so many things like insects, cockroaches, spiders, lizards etc etc... Honestly I was never afraid of such things. When noor appa and momma used to scream seeing cockroaches, spiders and other insects on their room I used to run behind those holding my broomstick in my hand and never left midway until I finished them up. I was not even afraid of ghosts kind of things ever. And off-course not thunders or lightening like others. I can make a long list of the things which I am not at all afraid off but if someone ask me was there something which I am afraid of then there is only single answer.

Rat!!!

Yes, a very big fat rat, or even a little tiny mouse was enough to snatch my night's dream. Hey don't blame me for that. They look so horrible with those big hairs and big eyes. Even someone mentions of rat in front of me, I jumps ad screams like hell. During 10th standard, a rat walked upon my feet while our history class was going on. My friends and teachers couldn't forget my 100 decibel scream and horrible dance on the desk at the middle of class till my last day of school. It was that much worse actually!

"Misscall dekh apun kee pass jyada time nahin hain... ab tere liye red carpet lagana parega kya?Tab tu bahar niklegi?!!!!" I heard his yawn and noticed his boots peeping out from the corner of bed. Huh!! As if I didn't know him. Lion was going to sleep keeping its prey alive under his bed and giving it a chance to escape!! Joke of the century!!

I clearly understood that there was no way to escape and I was badly stuck in that odd situation. I started to feel so exhausted and low. Even feeling so dumb and idiotic! Seriously, I shouldn't sneak into Daya Naik's room like that. I knew really well that I could be getting caught. But my curious mind and impatience stuck me again. I needed to remember that with whom I was mending with. A single mistake would make me caught into them but I did the mistake after all.

But why it was always raghu?! Why him?!! Why it was almost impossible to hide myself from his eyes. It was like, I could sneak from the whole world but not from his eyes. he caught me in each and every situation and snatch me out from wherever I had been. My life's destroyer and I was getting defeated by him each and every time! I buried my tired face between my knees giving up. I didn't know what he was going to do with me. He wouldn't wait anymore I guess and snatch me out of the bed with his own harsh way, forcefully and I had to give up on to his strength like always! I felt defeated, mad, angry and exhausted. I felt myself useless!! I vowed to get revenge for my families but what I was doing?!! Nothing!! Just getting caught in every situation due to my utter stupidity!!

I could felt the moist again under my closed lids. Hugging myself tighter and digging my nails on my arms I again controlled my outburst. I promised not to cry anymore. When I would become so week that I couldn't even keep my promise to my own?!

"Lord!! What do u actually want?! I heard that u always help those people who are on righteous path. I want to give justice to my family. I kept my whole life onto bait for that. I killed my dreams, my happiness, my laughter everything. Each and every day, every night I am gulping my tears, my sadness. It burns inside me like poison. I could go to abroad, peruse my studies and lead a peaceful life but instead I choose this path cause didn't want others to suffer like me! I know I am not at all doing anything wrong, then why aren't you showing me any ray of hope?!Why are you making each and every situation worse for me?! Am I destines to get banished by my own families killer?!... That's what u are trying to indicate me?! To give up and run away like others?! No way!! I can't do that!!Even if my fate is against me... I would fight till the end!!" as my inner mind spoke silently to almighty tears brimmed down and touched my forearms. I was trying hard to stop my voice but the sound of light sobs could be easily heard. I cried feeling disgusted towards myself, my weakness, my stupidity my inability for not able to seek justice for my family.

Someone tucked my left forearm and I felt a firm grip over my shoulder, broad and full of warmth. I shuddered as I easily detected his touch. I coiled myself more in that short space in impulse of his touch. In response his grip turned firmer than before.

I bit my lips to press my overflowing tears so that he couldn't detect that I was crying. I didn't know how I was getting hold of myself which wanted to tremble and crush on the spot. I couldn't open up about my weakness to him anymore. Only if I could tell him how much his presence, his touch hurt me!!

Surprisingly he didn't speak up for did anything! Just kept his firm grip on my forearm and stood silent. He always did what I never expected. The night when I eavesdropped into naik sadan to get my diary and he caught me red handed I expected him to handover me to Daya Naik but instead he saved me and helped me to escort. Even at the moment, while I expected him to be as usual harsh and dominant he just stood silent only giving me that gloomy feeling of his presence around. What actually runs on his mind every time?!

I thought for a moment that should I look towards him or not?! But I just couldn't stay like that dumbly all the time. Rubbing off my tears with my forearms and composed myself. Greeting my jaw tight I slowly lifted my head and twitched my neck at his side finally looking towards him throwing a stern look. He was there, just some inches away outside the coverage of wooden bed. Half squatting on the floor, keeping his one hand on the edge of bed and another one on my shoulder his eyes were as usual looking straight towards mine without blinking even for once. Strange his eyes were at the moment, not like angry, irritating, harsh, annoyed gaze like always. Yes, there was that stern attitude attached like always but still there was sudden warmth in that gaze. All of a sudden I could clearly detect a strange kind of tenderness there mixed with harshness. It actually caught me for a moment and made me think that he was actually concerned?!! At the next moment I slapped myself inwardly for thinking for that utterly stupid thought. Why should he be concerned? I am the cause of his irritation, his annoyance, soon to be his sworn enemy. I would be the last person of the world for whom he would be concerned. Besides, I should never ever expect any kind of mercy or concern from my family's killer!! Concern is not at all in their mettle. My inner mind spoke back to me shoving out my weird thoughts.

My trail of thoughts got broken when all of a sudden I felt his harsh tentacles against my chick rubbing of the moist droplets which had fallen from my eyes unconsciously. My whole body shuddered like hell and I flinched back my face as far as possible. His eyes opened up a bit more and lips parted a bit. To my surprise again, I saw the stern lines of his faces were melted a bit and he looked confused and worried actually rather than angry. God knows why I was feeling such way when I clearly knew that the person in front of me didn't have a bit of tenderness inside?!

I looked away from him and twitched my neck to other side ignoring him. Damn!! He again saw me crying. People say that never cry in front of your enemy, they will come to know your weakness. But I was doing that exact mistake again and again. I couldn't understand that why it was so difficult to keep my emotions on check whenever he was around. My tears wanted to melt away feeling his presence, the presence of my parent's killer.

I was surprised when I felt his tentacles still resting at the corner of my jaw line. I felt like throwing back his hand harshly. He himself gave me those tears and why he was trying to remove them lately?! But before I could do anything, his deep harsh voice hit my ear giving me that same weary, disgusting feeling.

"Bahar nikal!!" he ordered me as if he own me. Huh!! As if I was going to listen to him. I decided not to obey him whatever happens. Without looking back to him I stubbornly stayed at the same position hugging my knees and coiling myself as far as from him.

"Tere koo koi aur jagah nahin mili kya rone ke liye?!! Hmm.." I felt the sudden change in his voice. It was tender than before still catching the annoyed tone edge.

"Main nahin ro rahi hoon!!" I answered without looking back to him. I heard his irritating chuckle which indicated that he did not at all believe my words.

"Too kya do machar tere ankh mein baithke ro raha hain aur ussi kaa pani tere akhon se nikal raha hain?!" unlivable he was as always!!

"Shut up!!" I couldn't stop myself anymore and fumed back to him, "Just get lost!!..." I said harshly.

"Kya get lost... apun ke ghar see pun koo hi nikal ne ko bol rahi hain?!" He withdrew his hand from my chick and took a seat on the floor straightening his legs and bending slightly on the wall behind. His eyes were as usual on me. I closed my eyes and looked forward without giving him any attention further, but he was not ready to give me some peace of mind. I was surprised that why he was talking so coolly with me?! he caught me red handed on his godmother's room and in such a odd position. Anyone could be furious finding any intruder inside anyone's personal room but instead of being harsh and forceful to me as I predicted he behaved and talked with me as if like nothing happened.

"Dekh misscall, nautanki bandh kar aur bahar nikal. Kabtak aisey yun andhere mein baithke black and white picture ki heroine ki tarah roti rahegi?!..." it was getting hard for me to gulp his irritating blabbers. "Arey gardn ghum jayega tera!!..." he said quite harshly that time. I sat stubbornly on my position without moving a single inch.

"tere koo nahin nikalna hain?!" his voice turned serious. I didn't give any answer and stood silent. At the next moment I felt his firm hand on my arms which dragged me forcefully outside.

"Kya kar rahe hoo.. choro mujhe!!" I tried to get out of his hold but it was as usual strong and unbreakable. "Abey paka mat aur chupchap hath de... abhitak shant dimag se samjha raha tha par tereko sirf zabardasti ki zuban samajh ati hain!!" his eyes were getting furious again. I understood that he wouldn't stop until he dragged me out of bed.

But who was he to force upon me?!! I resisted him madly and wiggled trying to free his grip from my arms and at that moment I heard the sound which I feared most in my life!!

Rat's sound!!!

Forgetting about my surrounding, a panic stricken voice came out my lips and I jumped about to hit my head on the wooden bed and was surprised that I felt something else, rather than harsh wooden stroke on my top. Steadying myself, I glanced upward and found raghu's palm on top of my head protecting me to get hurt. I looked dumbly towards his hand for a whole min and again shook badly thinking that it was the hand which brought that bomb on houseboat and he saved me from getting a serious injury with that same hand. As soon as the thought hit me I became stone!!

"Abhi bhi udharich rahena hain kya tereko?!" I heard his irritating scream again. I dropped my eyes and looked towards his irritated face. as soon as his eyes fell upon me his irritating frown changed into confusion. Perhaps he noticed the sudden change on me. He again dragged me outside and I didn't resist him anymore. He helped me outside and made me stood up on my feet. All the time I was so silent and emotionless outside but my inside was crying badly.

What could more ironical than getting saved by your dear parent's killer again and again?!

My lost sense came back when I felt his fingers touching the skin near my salwar's neckline. I shuddered badly throughout and shot back towards the spot. To my surprise I found him arranging my fallen dupatta on my neck. I glanced to him confusingly. My mind was not working at all so I couldn't detect anything about the situation, about his actions or else. He sighed slightly when he glanced back to my face. His expression was odd again, without that usual hard faucet, slightly parted lips and a strange tenderness in those black unreadable eyes. I couldn't understand anything from those black unreadable pools. They were like the biggest mystery in earth for me. But that's also true that I never noticed that slight chink of warm and tenderness before. If I didn't know him well I would rather think that the owner of those eyes were actually concerned for me! But he could never!! Sigh!!

His eyes were moving on my face and stopped on my hairs. He frowned all of sudden and said, "Arey yaar.. kya halat bana li apni!!" before I could understand what he was indicating, he lifted his hand and all of sudden ran his harsh fingers through my hairs. I felt a deep electric shock on my nerve which left me frozen on the spot. My eyes widened in shock by his activity and when after a moment of shock I got back my senses he was still running down his harsh fingers through my hairs and ruffling them. fury run down my veins and I shoved away his hands from my hairs. He chuckled and looked towards me with annoyed eyes and again headed his hand towards my hairs. I was shocked to see his dare. I again patted harshly on his forthcoming hand and said in harsh tone, "What the hell are you trying to do?!! Kya kar rahe ho ye sab?!!"

"gaye kaam se... fir se battery garam hoo gayi iski too.." he nodded his head in annoyance and stated.

"Baat koo mat ghumaon..." his words angered me more, "Kya ho raha hain yee sab?! Larki hath mein ayi nahin ki chance lena shuru..."

"CHUP!!!" I couldn't finish my words and was taken aback by his sudden harsh dominating angry tone. I found him mad like hell all of a sudden. He was back on his old fierce form I guess. "Akal pee to kire lage hi hain tere..." He state greeting his teeth, "kam se kam sakal too saaf karne de!!"

I looked away from him fuming not ready to give up easily to his angry dominating harsh behavior. it might work on those people who worships his so called godmother and afraid of them but I didn't fell into that category!

"Arey dhool lage huye hain tere baalon pe... wohi saaf kar raha tha...nahin too baal kharab hoo jayengey tere!!" he informed and I was shocked again. In instant I touched my head and took my hands near my eyes. I found my hands all covered with dirt.

"Tasalli hoo gayi madam?!!" hearing his irritating tone I looked towards him again harshly. Looking straight towards my eyes he again moved his hand towards my top. God!! he was just most desperate and stubborn guy I ever met.

"hataho apna hath..." I was again about to shove his hand away but meanwhile he caught around my neck and dragged me more closer to him and at the next moment I felt his palms tight clamp on my lips.

His mad ferocious eyes burned into me leaving me startled. Literally it was the most dangerous eyes I could ever witness in the world. It had the power to kill you with single gaze, burn you with the rage hiding inside it, crash you're all pride and make you bend in your knees at the moment. Even my anger and determination shook hard facing that mad ferocious yet cold and deep gaze. It was so cold, harsh and yet so fiery!! I felt an immense cold wave on my nerves as I face those eyes closest than ever.

"Bazar-bazar bandh kar apni... kab sey tape recorder ki tarah bas bole jaa rahi hain... abb apne zuban pe chain laga warna apun cello tape see chipka dega... SAMJHI?!!!" his harsh dominating gaze reflected on my ear. He kept staring on my eyes with that same gaze and I was unable to move my eyes from them. they were like dangerous magnets. You want it or not you would get drawn by those eyes. I couldn't detect how hard it was to get on your hold while those utterly dominating eyes were gazing back to me. At a moment when I couldn't bear that anymore I moved my gaze from him but still the burning sensation of his gaze didn't left my eyes so soon.

Slowly his hand left my lips and I thought at last he would let me go. But his hand moved towards my hair again and started to comb my hairs again cleaning the dust away. God!! Why was he so desperate to clean my hairs? It seemed like he was more worried about my hair damage rather than me!! However stopping him would make the situation worse so I stood there locked under his hold around my neck while his other hands continued to ruffle my hair. I squeezed my eyes shut feeling his fingers movement on my hair which left me with fresh set of bloody wounds in my heart!! It pained me, anguished me, numbed me more and more seeing his domination over me, how easily he could catch me and how helpless I was always in front of his strength. It made me remind every time that he could do anything with me. Anything means anything!!! I felt disgusted, lifeless with his every finger's stroke, his every tender caress. It was rather like a slow sweet poison, spreading through my veins and ruining me every day.

His deep breath ran down my hair all of a sudden and I feasted my grip feeling the deep anguish and abhorrence inside. How much more I had to bear before getting my hold. Was there a joke of fate to me because I dared to mend with such powerful demons?! Tears brimmed under my closed eyelids and ran down my chicks. At the next moment again I felt his fingers on my chick, rubbing off my tears softly.

I shot my eyes open and found him looking towards me with that strange tender concern. It was being unbearable for me at last. I felt his grip loosened on me. Shoving away his hands from mine I was about to move towards the door when a firm grip on my arm stopped me to move forward and drag me back again.