NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~THREAD 53 - TEASER for 58 - Page 3

Originally posted by: lashy

Teaser for Chapter 58

A flurry of shocked whispers rustled the rows in the stands close by. But one word emerged more commonly than most amidst them all

This is unfair...'

How unfair!'

Not fair...'

Unfair' was the first word that popped up in the Shehzaade's mind too. However, he decided to say nothing just then. Maybe it was that veneer of cruelty that was a part of him, like skin. Maybe it was simple curiosity. But, he wanted to see what cards the other player would bring up, to stay in the game.

Huzoor, this is grossly unjust! Khalil accepted the challenge in court... nothing's changed since... Huzoor!' Akbar dragged his bloodshot eyes all the way up - and it stayed there, still as stone, boring into the hostile eyes of his former-master. It was the first time since the fateful evening that he'd done so. And it briefly brought everything around the two men to a halt. A painfully screeching halt - their stares getting so charged-up that it seemed to pull-them-in and repel-them-apart at the same time.

Till Akbar broke away.

By the end of that confrontation he'd got his answers anyway. Justice was not going to be served. Today. Again!

'Ustaad'

Khalil closed in on the gap between them as if he had a secret to share. I am quite convinced that your beloved Begum, Harka Sahiba, broke a few laws and deceived our Huzoor during her visit in prison' he blew over his knuckles, one after another 'now while I do not have any evidence of this fact, all I need to do is share my suspicions with the Huzoor... like how Farooq Sahib shared a few suspicions with the Huzoor about you... and look what happened to YOU in the dungeons... do you want the same fate for your wife?'

The brute curled his lips, exposing an unsightly toothy grin. 'I hear our Huzoor has been lenient towards her so far... I'm certain you don't want to change that!'

Khalil! Afraid of fighting me like a MAN, are you?'

'Call it what you must!' He put an unfazed palm up to his mentor's face. 'But you cheat, I'll cheat - that is only fair!'

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Originally posted by: karkuzhali

Petition signed by Grandma, James and other hundreds of readers, to Lashy Sahiba after reading the Teaser to Chapter 58...

The Following petition has been signed by all the Baisas and Banna of the HBAS .

Dear author,

We bring to your notice the fact that the following undersigned have been your ardent fans, following your epic historical serial, "Hiding Behind a Stranger" very sincerely from the start, more than two and a half years ago.

We have become so involved with the main characters that we started to believe that they are part of our families- We laughed when they laughed, we cried when they cried, we were happy when they were happy and to put it short, we lived among them and they among us.

We were shocked at the gruesome murder of the protagonist's sister in the early chapters and we severely condemned the act then itself ..

We tolerated the innumerable atrocities that were done against them by the evil minded ones, with the only hope that eventually we would see them leading a happy life in the end..

In fact we felt extremely happy when they decided to marry , and we celebrated the wedding ceremony with utmost grandeur, which would certainly be in the memory of everyone for years to come..

As if the tragedy in his childhood is not enough for the protagonist , he is brutally tortured, and made the scapegoat of the scheme perpetrated by the evil trio..She , being a lovable wife, a real soul mate, also has to suffer the fate of her husband.

We got a breather in the last chapter when we saw one of the villains was destroyed, and it raised hopes in our minds that our mass hero will be completely rid of all the antagonists..

But..Alas!.. The Teaser comes..

We are sorry to say , author Sahiba, that it has shattered our hopes altogether..

How many more days these young couple need to suffer?

If the Novel is going to see "The End" soon, will they be shown as a happy couple, enjoying their life together , at least for a few months?

Our appeal to you, Author Sahiba, is that if you want to continue their agony once again in the days to come, please, moderate the level of torture on them, as most of your readers are tender hearted young girls, with the inclusion of a young man , and a very very elderly grandma with a frail heart, who is bound to narrate this story to her two cute little grand children..

Yours sincerely,

Grandma KK

and 100 readers.

Originally posted by: lashy

Teaser for Chapter 58

A flurry of shocked whispers rustled the rows in the stands close by. But one word emerged more commonly than most amidst them all

This is unfair...'

How unfair!'

Not fair...'

Unfair' was the first word that popped up in the Shehzaade's mind too. However, he decided to say nothing just then. Maybe it was that veneer of cruelty that was a part of him, like skin. Maybe it was simple curiosity. But, he wanted to see what cards the other player would bring up, to stay in the game.

Huzoor, this is grossly unjust! Khalil accepted the challenge in court... nothing's changed since... Huzoor!' Akbar dragged his bloodshot eyes all the way up - and it stayed there, still as stone, boring into the hostile eyes of his former-master. It was the first time since the fateful evening that he'd done so. And it briefly brought everything around the two men to a halt. A painfully screeching halt - their stares getting so charged-up that it seemed to pull-them-in and repel-them-apart at the same time.

Till Akbar broke away.

By the end of that confrontation he'd got his answers anyway. Justice was not going to be served. Today. Again!

'Ustaad'

Khalil closed in on the gap between them as if he had a secret to share. I am quite convinced that your beloved Begum, Harka Sahiba, broke a few laws and deceived our Huzoor during her visit in prison' he blew over his knuckles, one after another 'now while I do not have any evidence of this fact, all I need to do is share my suspicions with the Huzoor... like how Farooq Sahib shared a few suspicions with the Huzoor about you... and look what happened to YOU in the dungeons... do you want the same fate for your wife?'

The brute curled his lips, exposing an unsightly toothy grin. 'I hear our Huzoor has been lenient towards her so far... I'm certain you don't want to change that!'

Khalil! Afraid of fighting me like a MAN, are you?'

'Call it what you must!' He put an unfazed palm up to his mentor's face. 'But you cheat, I'll cheat - that is only fair!'

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