Ch-1
The hotel was one of the most famous in Delhi. 'The Splendour', it was known for two reasons-
1) Famous hotelier Harish Khanna co-owned it with his socialite wife Karuna Khanna.
2) Famous actor, Shaurya Khanna was often seen here.
Shaurya being the only child of Harish and Karuna Khanna always had his way. He was known for his temper but his amazing performance on screen,his charisma and his good looks kept him going strong in the film industry.
Though an actor he still played a major role in his father's hotel chain business because he was the only child. But only a few people of his close circuit knew that the father and son weren't on great terms especially currently. There were media speculations but no one really knew what was happening, what was wrong.
Whenever Shaurya visited Delhi ,he always stayed in his suite not really bothering to go home. It was the same this time around too but no one really knew wht was in stock for them this time around in the hotel that was known for it's amazing experience.
On that fateful night-
A party was going on in full swing when a sudden fire broke out from the central hall of the hotel. It spread so fast that no one could really understand what was going on. People just rushed for their lives, almost everyone was taken to safety by the security but no one really checked the dining hall because most of the people were in the central hall only for the party that celebrated the 30 th anniversary of Mrs. And Mr. Khanna.
But there was one, Ms. Mehak Sharma...She sat on a table all by herself sipping her drink not bothering to go out when the fire was almost reaching her.
The flames all around her made her no more uncomfortable with her life than she already was. The flames inside were rather more disruptive for her. She was rather happy that the turmoil named life was finally coming to an end. Like people say that before death you can see your whole life, like on a reel just playing in front of your eyes,the good moments, the bad ones. Well it was just the same for her. But she just sipped in her virgin mojito. Well she would not want to die thirsty. Her own thoughts made her laugh and cry at the same time. Mehak was waiting for the the flames of the hotel fire to engulf her in so she could just leave this selfish selfish world where everyone betrayed her. But then someone came, something happened.
It was Shaurya Khanna...he was there in the central hall when the fire broke out , he left his parents out in safety and ordered his staff to take necessary actions to control the situation but he came back inside to take back his Laptop. He could have escaped from the front exit if the fire there would have been controlled but it was only increasing. He had to take the rear exit and for that he had to cross the dining hall that was specially made for formal meetings. It was then he saw a girl sitting unaffected by all the chaos . He thought to himself maybe she was so drunk that she wasn't realizing what was happening ...he called her but no response...still sipping her mojito she sat.
Shaurya was angry and decided to leave without bothering about her. What did he care after all but he couldn't just go. He held his laptop even closely and went near her. He tapped on her shoulder and asked her to move. She simply declined and then asked him to go. Shaurya was mad with her on a different level. He couldn't hit her so he simply dragged her from the chair, that is when she fell down and lost her cool. She shouted, I know you are a big hero, but can you leave away you hero swag in real life, I can't walk okay. I am paralyzed. Look towards your left...can you see the wheel chair, that is mine. Now would you leave because I would like to die alone and thanks a lot for throwing me off the chair.
Mangal Lakshmi
