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Originally posted by: desiqt8806

Chapter Fifteen-Part 1

Angad wasn't talking to her. Kripa assumed he was still furious because she had insisted upon returning to Des Moines. After she'd taunted the madman to come and get her, Angad had thrown tantrums. And that was putting it mildly. Prithvi heard all the commotion and came running, with Sujal hot on his tail. As soon as Angad told her brother what she'd done, Prithvi joined in the shouting match. But she held her own and stood up to them. Josh and Sujal came to her assistance, flanking her sides like protective guardians. They defended her plan, and after what seemed like and hours and hours of battling, Prithvi finally caved. The phone call convinced him that the man wasn't going to forget Kripa, and if the FBI didn't set a trap and catch the animal, then she would be on the run or in hiding for the rest of her life.

And while the unsub was playing his hide-and-seek game with her, he would, no doubt, be preying on other women.

They had no other choice.

Unfortunately, Angad hadn't seen it that way, and thus far she'd been unsuccessful in penetrating his anger. Josh had once again suggested that Angad step aside, repeating his earlier argument that he was simply too close to the situation and couldn't be objective. Angad refused to listen, but when Josh threatened to take the choice away from him and have him removed from the case, Angad saw Prithvi's stricken expression, and then he too caved.

Josh made a call to ACP to get the ball rolling.

Now, she was finally on her way home, sitting side by side with Angad on a US Air express place that was taking them from Kansas City to Des Moines. They would drive the rest of the way. Josh told her a car would be waiting at the airport. Her automobile was going into the shop for repairs in Kansas City, and as soon as the work was finished, Prithvi and Sujal would drive it back to Des Moines.

She didn't want to think about what was going to happen once she got there. She nervously flipped through the pages of Time magazine, even tried to read an article about inflation, but she couldn't concentrate, and after rereading the same paragraph three times, she gave up.

How long was Angad going to give her the silent treatment? He had stopped talking the minute they'd entered the airport.

"You're being childish."

He didn't respond. She turned to look at him and noticed how gray his complexion was.

"Are you sick?"

A curt shake of his head was her only answer. Then she noticed his grip on the armrest. "Angad, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong."

"Then why won't you talk to me?"

"We'll talk later, after the plane lands.....unless......"

"Unless what?"

"We crash and die in a fiery ball."

"You're joking."

"No, I'm not."

She couldn't believe it. Macho Man was afraid of flying. He looked like he was going to throw up. His fear was real, and no matter how funny she thought it was, she forced herself to be sympathetic.

"You don't like flying much, do you?"

"No," he answered curtly before turning to stare out the window again."

"Want to hold my hand?"

"It isn't funny, Kripa."

She piled his hand away from the armrest and slipped her fingers through his. "I wasn't teasing. Lots of people don't like to fly."

"Is that right?"

His grim was firm and she could feel the calluses on his hand. Working man's hands, but today he was dressed like an executive on Wall Street. Another contradiction, she thought, another layer of his personality she found puzzling and fascinating. Prithvi and Angad seemed so different from each other. They certainly had chosen different paths. Her brother was a business man. He always looked for the good in others, and his primary goal was to serve poor.

Angad seemed to have dedicated his life to fighting demons. His job was depressing and unending, and she wasn't sure if the rewards were worth the price he paid. He seemed so cynical to her. He expected people to be bad, and thus far, he hadn't been disappointed.

The urge to comfort him took her by surprise. She leaned close and whispered, "We're almost there."

"We aren't there until or unless we land."

He was proving to be difficult to comfort. "Landings aren't dangerous—"

He snorted. "As long as the pilot knows what the hell he's doing."

"I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Pilots are trained to land planes."

"Maybe."

"We've got a few more minutes to go. We're making our final descent."

His grip on her hand tightened. "How do you know that?"

"The captain just told the attendants to sit down."

"Did you hear the landing gear go down? I sure as hell didn't hear it."

Originally posted by: deeya123

nice part and congrats on reachin 150 pgs..heyy thanxxx deeya...❤️

Originally posted by: desiqt8806

awww pooor baby angad!! lol!!yeepp poorr angad...
but kripa was there to soothe! so he shouldn't worry! LOL o yea..but like she said....he wuz pretty hard 2 comfort..him..LOL..
lol loved how josh threatened to take angad out of the case if he didn't agree...that made him cave in...LOL well joshhh haz 2 takee sum action becuz angad wudn't just understand or think w/ hiz brain...hehe he soo has it for kripa!!! 😛 😆 😆 LOL just wait 4 da next prt...
thank god prithvi agreed too and saw that if they didn't do what they did kripa would be on the run for life and that is something any one wouldn't want to do! yeh cuz he finally realized dat it der dunt have a choice nd nth will happen...
can't wait for moree!! 😃LOL...awww i cant wait 2 write da next prt 2...❤️