Devakshi FF - When Life Has Other Plans For You(New Thread)~ Ch30 Pg79

PROLOGUE

Dev Dixit was the most eligible bachelor of Delhi...every girl wished she could get hitched to Dev and be lucky enough to be the women of the most handsome man of Delhi as well as secure her future as he was also one of the top-shot businessmen of the city and the richest among them too.

Sonakshi Malhotra was the bubbly, chirpy kind of girl...she was not exactly the girl-next door, but she had a charm of her own...her pretty looks made the boys of her college try their hand at wooing her...but she was ignorant to all this as her focus was right now on her career...she was pursuing her MBA in finance and her only aim was to join her dad's firm and help him expand his business.

Dev and Sonakshi were besties...they actually had no other friend in their life...they were each other's support system as well as each other's biggest critics ...their friendship was their core strength not only because their father's were business partners but also because they were similar in many ways...and they felt only they could understand each other, Dev would share all his dark secrets with her...some of which he would not even share with his meekly-dressed girlfriend Natasha... As the whole world would taunt them for always hanging out together ...they cared a damn about it...some even doubted their relation to be more than friendship but they were sure what they shared was a bond of pure friendship and nothing else then that...and that was more than enough for them to continue being there for each other.

Ahh...did I tell you about Natasha?...no I didn't right...ok so here you go...Natasha was the bombshell type girls of Delhi...her only aim in life was to make her future secure and earn some good bucks for her daily late-night clubbing and drinks...she wouldn't even mind sleeping with a roadside romeo just for the sake of getting her pockets filled...now this girl had successfully managed to trap Dev in her so-called love, much to Sonakshi's displeasure...however hard she tried to bring the reality infront of Dev, she would miserably fail everytime.

Will their life take a drastic turn wherein these two will lose their innocence and develop hatred for each other...what happens when you try to do something good for someone really special in your life and end up falling in their bad books forever...will true friendship conquer or some evil motives get an upper hand?...will the friends turned foes ever be able to reconcile?????

Character Sketch

Dev Dixit - top shot businessman of Delhi, has completed his MBA in finance and is currently working in his Dad's firm Dixit Enterprises, loves his mother Ishwari a lot and can do anything for her, is in love with College Sweetheart Natasha Gujral(the less I talk about her the better).

Sonakshi Malhotra - pursuing her MBA in finance from a well known college in Delhi, lives with her parents in her palatial house, is the youngest of the two siblings and is the most loved one too, Dev's best friend and guide and confidant.

Jaywant Dixit - Dev's Father, a happy go lucky man, loves Dev a lot and is very fond of Sonakshi.

Ishwari Dixit - Dev's Mother, loves Dev a lot but has certain dislike towards Sonakshi for reasons known best to her, can go to any extent for her son's happiness, she's not exactly the wicked vamp types but becomes extremely selfish whenever her relationship with Dev faces a chance to deter.

Natasha Gujral - a money minded girl who has trapped Dev in her love to such an extent that he becomes blind whenever she's there around him, wants to separate him from his entire family as she doesn't want anybody else to have a share in his property, is scared only of Sonakshi as she knows her true face, used to sleeping around with a different boy almost every night and is quite cunning as to be not caught by Dev even once.

Rest of the characters remain the same and will be introduced as and when required in the story. These are the main central characters as of now and most of my story will be revolving around these 5, yes ofcourse Sonakshi's parents also will come into picture but not right now, they are a part of my latter half of the story.

So Till then enjoy this one as I really don't know what kind of mess I have got into as the concept which is revolving in my is one kind-a-hell of a concept...so agar pasand nab hi aaye to please be generous enough to put in your fake comments just for the sake of my happiness.

Ok guys here's my next installment of the series...I hope you enjoy reading it... ok pehle hi bata doon ki yeh chapter se it'll be chota chapters till the second last one ...ok...happy reading...

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Banner Credits : Binnu (my darling Binnuuddiii)

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Chapter Twenty One

Sona took Dev around her favorite shopping mall for nearly 2 hours...so engrossed was she in her shopping spree that Dev actually cursed himself under his breath for coming up with this unique plan on their very first date...he had supposed that on their very first date they would indulge in something cute if not romantic...they would go out shopping and roam around from one store to another hand in hand...but here the least said was better...ok he would admit that it was not that bad either...he got a chance to see his Cheeku squeal around like a kid as she increased the number of bags he got to hold for her and decreased the number of notes his wallet got to hold...she was a complete disaster when it came to shopping, she would find every smallest thing in every single shop cute and exciting and he just couldn't say no to her when she demanded to buy it, all thanks to the amazingly cute expressions she would give him each time he would be reluctant to give in to her demands..."gaadi aur biwi, jab nayi ho na, to sambhalke rakhni chahiye...ek baar bigad gayi, to phir har choti baat par lene ke dene pad jaate hai..."...he recollected the useful advice given to him by one of his distant relative...how true, a car would still be considerate, but not your wife, especially when you have excitedly proposed her to be your girlfriend...he thought...

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Nearly after 2 hours of ordeal Dev and Sona settled at the Pani Puri shop to fill themselves with as much Golgappes as they could...afterall they ought to be hungry after going around places for continuously 2 hours...Dev had just raised another Puchka to his lips all set to gobble it, as it burst in his hands spilling the water on jeans as Sona literally screamed her lungs out clapping her hands like a small kid..."Bunny...mujhe woh teddy dila do na please...it's so cute..."...she squealed as he forgo the ordeal of yet another of his outfit getting spoilt all thanks to his kiddo wife/girlfriend, and turned his head around to see an orange colored teddy bear at display in a toy shop..."Cheeku yaar uss teddy ko lekar kya karogi tum...na humare ghar mein bacche hain aur na tum koi bacchi ho...aur agar timepass hi karna hai to main hoon na tumhare paas...tumhara jeeta jaagta Bunny/ punching bag...mujhse kaam chalalo...waise bhi mujhe peet ke tumhe bada accha feel hota hai..."...he actually didn't wish to turn down her demand but images of him carrying the numerous shopping bags with the teddy stuffed onto himself covering his face and eyes to such an extent that he would not even be able to see the road, scared him out of his wits..."nahin mujhe chahiye matlab chahiye...kya tum mujhe humari pehli hi date pe sad karaoge Bunny?..."...she pouted like a toddler, melting his heart like a puddle, so much so he instantly gave in to her demands and set off to buy her latest fascination for her...she jumped up and down like a first grade kid who had secured 5 starts for her class Math's test from her class teacher and inturn her father had bought her a big teddy as a reward...she forwarded her hands to hold it in her embrace as Dev held it back in time just when he was about to give it out to her..."tumhe to apni pehli date pe as a gift teddy mil gaya...par mujhe kya mila...meri bhi to tumhari saath pehli date hai...mujhe bhi to kuch milna chahiye...this is so not fair..."...he complained as she looked onto him blankly.

"par mere paas to paise bhi nahin hai...meri 1^st salary hone mein to abhi time hai...main tumhe kaise kuch khareed kar doon?...tumse paise maangkar thodi na tumhare liye kuch khareed sakti hoon?"...she wondered aloud as Dev pushed the shopping bags to take the seat next to her..."to maine kab kahan tumse ki mujhe kuch khareed kar do?...jaroori nahin hai ki har gift materialistic hi ho...kuch aur bhi to ho sakta hai..."...he probed as she got back to her thinking process to decide on what could be Dev's first date gift...she scratched her head lightly as Dev enjoyed her bothered expressions..."itna sochne ki jaroorat nahin hai...tumhe pata haina ki main bohot hi jyaada adjusting banda hoon...to choti choti cheezein bhi mujhe badi si khushiyaan de jaati hain...aur tum mere liye aisi hi koi choti si, pyaari si cheez kar sakti ho...jisse mujhe khushi mile..."...he leaned in towards her tipping his lower lip as she cocked her eyebrows and turned away her face, not in dismay but rather in embarrassment...she couldn't help control the sly smile which was creeping up on her glossed lips as it painted her cheeks to the brightest shade of crimson, much to the excitement of Dev...so finally she had taken the liberty to blush openly infront of him..."great progress"...he thought...

"par humne to philhaal bass hug karne ka pact banaya tha na...phir yeh to breach of contract hua...not at all ethical Mr. Businessman Dixit..."...she reasoned out as Dev was forced to leave out a chuckle..."haan woh to yaad hai mujhe...par if I'm not wrong yeh rules to sirf mere liye set kiye the na tumne...tumhare liye to koi hard and fast rules nahin hai...tum to kuch bhi kar sakti ho...right?..."...he furrowed his eyebrows forcing her to blush a little more..."ahhh...w-woh m-main... I-I mean h-hum..."...she stammered to find the correct words as Dev silently enjoyed her plight...feeling bad for her disdained state he decided to end her ordeal as he proposed his next set of plans..."chalo aisa karte hain...movie dekhne chalte hai...lekin iss baar ghar pe phone tum karogi aur mumma se permission bhi tum logi...late night show dekhne jaane ki..."...she sighed in relief as he had let her escape the clutches of his demands at a very reasonable price...she quickly dug for her phone in her purse and dialed her mother's number who was more excited than her when she realized that Dev and Sona had gone out officially for the first time, trying to give a new chance to their bitter-sour relationship, after facing so many ups and downs in their married life..

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Loading the shopping bags on the back seat, just like a perfect gentleman, Dev opened the door for Sona to hop in as they drove to the multiplex for enjoying their first movie together...Dev was shrewd enough to select a romantic movie to be watched as Sona wondered how he would sit through the movie for entire 3 hours as far as his record of dozing off half an hour before the intermission break was concerned...when he handed over the tickets to her and left to buy some popcorn and stuff for them, asking her to stay back there itself till he returns back, her laughter became unavoidable at the choice of his movie..."are you sure tumne thik se ticket khareedi hai?...yeh koi action movie nahin, romantic movie hai...tum itna saara PDA jhel paoge na?..."...she questioned him straight as he approached her back..."main thodi na movie dekhne keliye aaya hoon...main to tumhare saath time spend karne chahta tha...movie to bahana hai...tum movie dekhlena aur main tumhe dekh loonga...fair deal na..."...he questioned her as she was left with no other option but to avoid his gaze and nod slightly to his offer...they walked in hand-in-hand and took the corner balcony seats, perfect setting for a newly hitched, intending to fall in love couple...as the lights were put off and the movie rolled on, Sona was at once engrossed in the happenings on screen, while Dev seemed to be least interested in watching the proceedings being displayed...he turned around to face the love of his life gorging on the freshly prepared pop-corn as he fed himself and Sona simultaneously, Sona being too involved in the movie failed to notice even the fact that he had finished his share of popcorns and was not digging into her tub...

As the movie stalled at the intermission break, Sona broke her trance and dipped her fingers in her popcorn bucket only to find it empty...she looked down onto her lap to find her packet empty and immediately looked up to Dev who seemed to have lost himself in her features, starring onto her like her love-struck puppy...she turned her face around laughing hysterically, as she went on to advise Dev..."lights on ho gayi hai...ab mujhe dekhna chodo aur saamne dekho...log humein dekhenge to kya sochenge...stop doing this to me Dev...mujhe iss sab ki aadat nahin hai...bohot awkward feel ho raha hai..."...she hid her face in her palms feeling all shy as Dev laughed at her state...adding more to her woes he sighed helplessly..."kya karun yaar Cheeku...aas paas tumhare alawa aur koi happening cheez hai bhi nahin jise dekh kar main apna dil behlau...ab tumhe to pata hai ki koi bhi movie main ek ghante se jyaada nahin dekh sakta...aur yahaan bore hokar sone se accha hai ki main tumhe dekh kar jagta rahoon..."...he winked at her sheepishly as she smacked him on his forearm..."don't embarrass me Dev...aise sabke saamne...koi jaan pehchaan ka hua aas paas to kya sochega...please stop starring at me like that..."...she forcibly turned his face away from her as he obliged to her demands immediately, but not before teasing her mercilessly..."ohhh...to main reason yeh hai...tum yeh nahin chahti ki main sab ke saamne tumhe ghoor ke dekhu...pehle bol deti...humare room mein hi movie date plan kar lete...jahaan sirf main aur tum hote, aur hume dekhne waala koi aur na hota...(Sona pinched him hard for his cheesy talks as he winced before speaking again...)...waise tumhara yeh darr bilkul bekaar hai ki yahaan humara koi jaan pehchaan waala humein dekh lega...humare saare pehchaan waale to boodhe ho chuke hain...ab woh kaunsa late night movie dekhne aayenge apni hot girlfriend ke saath...haan ab agar koi office se ho to main maan bhi loon...jaise...TINA!!!!!!!"...he exclaimed loudly as Sona suddenly shot her head up in his direction, she had still not forgotten about his infamous love confession for his mini-skirted witch Tina..."har jagah bass wahi dikhayi deti hai tumhe...jab use hi imagine karna tha to mujhe yahaan kyun lekar aaye...mujhe nahin rehna yahaan par...tum hi dekho apni romantic movie..."...fuming she sprang up on her feet to leave the cinema hall as Dev suddenly pulled her back with a jerk and pushed her below the seat...

She struggled to get back as Dev kept pushing her down by her head as she hit him hardly on his leg..."ouch...Sona kya kar rahi ho...yeh mat samajhna ki tumhara wajan jyaada nahin hai to tumhari maar lagti nahin hai... I swear it hurts..."...he said caressing his leg with one hand while the second held Sona in her position..."yehi sawaal to mujhe bhi tumse poochna hai...tum kya kar rahe ho?...aise mujhe seat ke neeche chupaane ka kya matlab hai...yeh bhi dating ka koi ritual hai kya?..."...she asked being clueless as Dev face-palmed himself at her innocence...joining her down he explained..."yeh dating ka ritual nahin, Tina se chupne ka tareeka hai...yehi to problem hai tumhari...tum kabhi kisiko bolne ka mauka hi nahin deti ho...jab dekho apne conclusions banake ready-to-attack mode pe rehti ho"...Sona scrunched her nose as Dev was forced to bite back his words..."haan theek hai...yeh tumhari nahin, meri aadat hai...fine...lekin off-late tum bhi ise kaafi follow karne lagi ho...jaise abhi tumne kiya...maine Tina ka naam liya to tumhe laga ki main use yahaan imagine kar raha hoon...jab ki sach to yeh hai ki main tumhe yeh batana chahta tha ki Tina yahaan par hai aur humein usse bachkar rehna chahiye, kahin woh humein dekh na le..."...he reasoned out as Sona disagreed..."par ab humein usse chupne ki kya jaroorat hai...ab to sab theek haina...saari misunderstandings clear ho gayi hai...to ab to hum use sacchai bata sakte hain..."...she said triumphantly as Dev hit her lightly on her head..."tu paagal hai kya?...tujhe pata bhi hai tu kya bol rahi hai?...itna asaan nahin hai yeh sab...pehle tum mere office mein junior trainee ki post pe join karo...phir hum dono strangers ki tarah behave kare...aur ab achanak uth ke sabko yeh bol de ki hum dono husband wife hain?...koi daily soap hai kya...drame waala..."...Sona bit her lower-lip out of nervousness as Dev reprimanded her..."don't do that...specially jab mere saamne hoti ho tab... I hope you know ki aisi cheezein hum ladko ko kaafi attract karti hai apni girlfriends ki taraf...you know what I mean right?..."...Sona tried looking everywhere except at him to avoid any further embarrassment...as people got back to their seats to enjoy the rest of the movie, a middle-aged couple starred at the two refugees trying to hide themselves desperately...Dev noticed them starring at him and Sona and passed on a foolish smile to them..."kuch nahin woh mera phone gir gaya tha...to hum use dhoond rahe the...aur kuch nahin kar rahe the..."...they looked on suspiciously at them while they refused to get back to their seats...fortunately the lights were put off at the right hour and Dev got back to his seat, pulling Sona up with him...

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As the movie neared its end, Dev dragged Sona out of the hall, straight to the parking lot to avoid any detective business from Tina...settling inside the car, Dev fixed the seatbelt while informing Sona..."waise for your kind information...jo ladka Tina ke saath aaya hai woh uska boyfriend hai...to tumhe jyaada insecure hone ki jaroorat nahin hai...coz Tina has already been taken...to tumhara Bunny exclusively tumhara hai..."...Sona felt elated to hear that Tina was already in a relationship as she further probed Dev just to irk him..."woh sab to theek hai, par tumhe uske baare mein itna sabkuch kaise pata hai?...kya boyfriend bhi usne tumse salaah lekar choose kiya tha?..."...Dev rolled his eyes, giving her a "not again" look, as she giggled at his irritated state...unable to resist his cuteness she put her arm around his neck and placed a light peck on his stubbled cheek, as his eyes widened automatically with surprise..."are you serious?...matlab pehle bol deti, I would have turned by face at the right time so that all your love would have landed at the right place..."...he winked shamelessly at her as she fixed her seatbelt..."uski koi jaroorat nahin hai...pehli date pe itna pyaar kaafi hai...isse jyaada pyaar tum handle nahin kar paoge...kahin overflow ho gaya toh?..."...she raised her brows as they both clutched their stomach laughing hysterically...after a while of laughing therapy, Sona finally controlled herself and shook Dev by his shoulder..."ab ghar chalein?...kal office bhi jaana hai... haan tumhara koi boss nahin hai but mujhe apne boss se bada darr lagta hai...bada sunky type ka banda hai..."...Dev started the engine and drove off, as they again burst into splits...oblivious to the fact that a pair of eyes was closely observing them from a certain position..."Dev Dixit ke saath yeh ladki kaun thi?...inki wife to nahin lagti...kuch jaani pehchaani si lagti hai...more like Sonakshi Malhotra...agar yeh wahi matter hai jo mujhe lag raha hai...to Ms. Malhotra you are in for some great trouble..."...the person walked off after stomping the ground smirking victoriously.

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Back in the room, Sona rummaged through the shopping bags trying out each and every attire that she had bought for herself...scrap that, correction...she had made Dev buy for herself...Dev who was extremely tired after such a long and eventful day was helplessly waiting for her to finish her trial session as he was dying to sprawl himself on the bed and catch some sound sleep...but Sona was least bothered about him, she continued trying out her dresses with Dev being her fashion police, quite disinterested he nodded his head positively and gave a thumbs up to her each time she would stand infront of him like a Page 3 model to seek his approval for her look...finally trying out all the dresses, satisfied she packed all her stuff and begun putting it back in her cupboard...Dev immediately leapt on his side of the bed and covered himself with a duvet to avoid any further chance of Sona spreading her newly shopped attires on the bed..."Dev..."...she called out to him, her voice held a particular suspicion...he hummed in response, being too tired to initiate any sort of conversation with her...as he lazily shot open his eyes, they threatened to fall out of their socket as he jumped out of the bed and snatched the dress from her, the one she was holding all this while giving him a deadly look...

"t-tum...y-yeh...w-woh...m-mera matlab hai ki yeh tumhe kahan se mila?"...he stammered his way through as he stuffed the dress back in its packet and pushed it inside the drawer where it was initially hidden..."wahin se jahaan tumne ise chupakar rakha tha...kya hai yeh sab?...y-yeh yeh dress kyun aur kab khareedi tumne?"...it was Sona's turn now to falter in her speech..."n-nahin...y-yeh w-woh m-maine aise hi khareedi thi, just like that...aaj jab tum shopping kar rahi thi tab...w-woh mujhe tumhare liye pasand aayi to mine le li"...he hung his head down like a scared 2^nd grade kid who had been caught red-handed by his teacher gobbling candies during the class hours..."kya?...mere liye?...yeh dress tumne mere liye khareedi?...par Dev, tumhe pata haina ki main aise kapde nahin pehenti...phir yeh sab..."...words failed to fall out of her mouth further as she tried looking everywhere around too embarrassed with the thought that Dev wished to see her in that dress..."arrey Sona tum iss sab ki tension mat lo...woh mujhe pasand aayi to maine le li...there's no compulsion ki tumhe pehenni hi padegi...it's ok...just forget it..."...he realized the tricky situation he had placed her into...so lightening the atmosphere was the best available option..."tum aisa karo, tum yeh sab bhool jao...chalo chalke so jao...waise bhi aaj kaafi lamba din tha...tum thak gayi hogi...chalo"...he closed the cupboard and dragged her along to tuck her in bed...

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Somewhere past midnight, Dev turned in his position and was startled as his hand hit against something soft...it seemed like a cushion or more precisely a pillow, but what was it doing there...he blinked open his eyes to see what was happening around him...he was shocked to see a divider of pillows in between them and Sona still awake starring at the ceiling..."yeh sab kya hai...yeh pillows...aur tum abhi bhi jag rahi ho?."...she jerked in her position as Dev suddenly posed these questions to her...she was feeling guilty for not trusting him and placing a divider of pillows between them to stop him from getting closer to her in her slumber...Dev understood her dilemma and sat back on the bed resting his head against the restboard...holding her by her wrist he pulled her to sit up facing him..."kya hua hai Cheeku?...kya tumhe apne Bunny pe bharosa nahin hai?...agar mujhe tumhare saath kuch galat karna hota to kal raat jab tum nashe ki haalat mein thi tabhi kar chuka hota...yeh sab karne ki kya jaroorat thi?..."...he ran his fingers through her locks as she wept silently refusing to lift up her head and look at him..."I'm sorry Bunny... I know ki maine galat kiya...par mujhe shayad khud par hi bharosa nahin hai...pehle bhi hum ek hi bed pe sote the magar tab humare beech kuch bhi nahin tha...na hum ek dusre keliye kuch feel karte the na apne rishte ko ek mauka dena chahte the...par ab..."...Dev patted her back to soothe her but didn't leave a chance to pull her leg..."par ab tumhe mujhse pyaar hone laga hai aur tumhe yeh darr hai ki tumse control nahin hoga...OMG... I need to be careful...pata chale ki raat se subah hote hote tum mere saath..."...Sona whacked his upper arm as he laughed at her sorry state..."arrey its ok Sona...you can tell me...mujhe bura nahin lagega sunkar ki tum mere baare mein kya kya sochti ho...just like your famous dream..."...she blushed at the mention of her dream and hid her face in the cushion jerking his hand away from her..."bass yehi aata hai tumhe...sapne dekhna...kabhi unhe sach kar dikhane ki himmat bhi karogi ya nahin?..."...he probed her further as this time she decided to give him back..."haan haan...aur udalo mera mazaak...haan to kya hua agar main ek sapna dekh liya?...tumhe to bass mauka mil gaya mera mazaak udane ka...aur himmat ki baat tum nahi hi karo to accha hai...agar tumme itni hi himmat hoti na to tum jaakar papa ko saara sach ab tak bata chuke hote...ki iss sab mein galti meri nahin tumhari thi..."...she bit her tongue and trailed off as she realized she had gone a little overboard...sensing the turn of events Dev spoke up..."waise yeh baat to sahi hai...tumhare gharwaalaon ko humari shaadi ka sach to pata hona chahiye...aisa karte hai kal subah hi unhe sab bata dete hai..."...he gave her a determined look as she feared the worst reaction from her father..."iski koi jaroorat nahin hai Dev...jo jaisa chal raha hai waise hi chalne do...please ab hum aur aisa kuch bhi nahin karenge jisse humara rishta khatre mein pad jaye..."...she replied all worried..."Cheeku yaar tum humesha negative kyun sochti ho?...socho aur agar maine bata diya to?...agar papa humein maaf kar dein to?...mujhe kya milega?..."...he raised his brows giving her a questioning look...realising that Dev had taken it lightly, she too joined in his leg-pulling..."shayad ek aur date...apni new found girlfriend ke saath..."...Dev chuckled at her shyness mixed with boldness..."par tum uss date par pehnogi kya?...tumhe yaad haina, mere saath date pe jaate waqt you have to look hot and happening...ek minute, I have a suggestion...tum wahi waali dress pehenna jo maine tumhare liye pasand ki hai..."...Sona shot her head up to face him and immediately lowered her eyes to avoid meeting his piercing gaze, as Dev looked on to her with his famous smirk intact on his well sculpted face... "par Dev woh dress main pehenkar bahar kaise?..."...she put forth her doubt as Dev quickly resolved it..."bahar kyun jaana?...tum kaho to agli date kisi private resort mein kar lein?"...Dev teased her as she whacked him with a pillow and went to sleep, but sleep eluded Dev as he was thinking of something very grave...

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Ok that brings you to the end of this chapter...hope you guys enjoyed it...silent readers do hit the like button and other please do comment...stay tuned while I bring in the next update soon...