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I'm Tutankhamun - not the real one, fortunately. So, this is just another story to increase the popularity of this forum! I think we all should open our innovative minds and share it with each other. :D
Part 1
2 Years Ago
"Special Agent Ranveer..." called out the meek girl from behind him. It had taken her very long to find the man's location and luckily she had found sitting on a bench scribbling furiously. She had managed to read the words 'drugs' and 'danger' that appeared in the light from the lamppost before he swung round.
Shutting his notebook immediately, he turned his full attention to the drenched, shivering girl whose melodious voice had called out to him. As expected, she held an extremely angelic face which had blued slightly from the cold rain.
Blinking away the moment, Ranveer gently asked "Can I help you... miss?" He himself didn't know how he could help this extremely young girl who was here at this unsafe place in the midst of a thundering night. He rose from the bench and towered over by inches watching her fallen eyes.
"I... was sent here?" she glanced around nervously wondering if he was the right guy she came here to meet. "Were you not informed? Ms. Mallika said she -"
"Julia Gomes?" exclaimed Ranveer, his eyes brightening instantly. "I thought you refused -"
"I know..." she interrupted, sighing lightly running her long, lean fingers through her wet tendrils. This action held Ranveer's eyes longer than necessary. "But I don't want to live with a man who is killing many families out there... my conscious won't allow me."
Smiling, Ranveer walked around the bench to her feeling a sense of warmth and respect for the woman - a wife who stood against her wrong husband. Our country needs women like Julia and Mallika, he thought appreciatively.
"I understand how hard it must be for you, Julia. Killing someone you love -"
"NO!" yelled Julia, startling Ranveer. Instantly, tears flowed out of her eyes like a waterfall making him realize how much she truly loved him. He couldn't help but feel a little disheartened by this...
Wiping them harshly, she glared at his hazel spirals. "I won't help you unless you and your whole team promises to not kill Mahendra. Not even a finger!"
Sighing exasperatedly, Ranveer's worst fear had come true. He had wished Julia's heart would harden and the love for the monster would fade but no - it remained the biggest obstacle in his mission.
"Look, Julia -"
"No, you look Agent! He is my husband and I will love him despite his deeds. I am sorry but nothing can be more cruel than to live without the one you love..."
***
Present Day
"No, you look Agent! He is my husband and I will love him despite his deeds. I am sorry but nothing can be more cruel than to live without the one you love..."
Her words still chilled him to this day even after so many years. Everything related to Mahendra Pratap had disappeared. Including Julia Gomes...
Flashback
"Special Agent Ranveer?" Julia said, looking up from the photograph of her wedding. She had made sure to bring every souvenir before Agent Ranveer's eyes fell on it and he would use it for so-called evidence.
Ranveer sat down on the couch adjacent to the single sofa she sat on. It was difficult for him to be separate from her anymore and despite it being months from the monster's arrest, he knew she still loved him and his confession would be futile... but he had to get it off his chest.
"Julia, I... how have you been?" he said, mentally kicking himself for changing his words. He noticed a hint of sadness flicker through her eyes before the mask hid it away.
"I'm fine, Agent." She hugged the picture to her chest. "Are you here to interrogate again?" She wrinkled her nose in disagreement while he chuckled lightly. The tension had somehow eased now...
"Call me Ranveer," he smiled, easing his stiff shoulders slowly. "And no, I'm not here to interrogate. I'm here to -"
"Then what is it, Agent?" interrupted Julia, glancing quickly at the photograph before returning her eyes back to his face. "I cannot give you anymore of -"
"Julia... relax," assured Ranveer, watching the worry fade away and confusion return. He simply loved to see the expressions on her beautiful face. He wanted to be with her for his whole life.
"Julia, I love -"
But the words froze in his mouth, as gunshot rang out through the air and before he knew it, the crashing glass and commotion was all around him. But blood seeping out on the floor shook him and as he realized the source; his heart cried out.
But, his impulse was quick and he had directly shot him in the head with clammy and shaky fingers. The tears were already seeping out by the time he attended to her side.
Her voice trembled as she sobbed heartbroken. "You... you shot him..."
Holding her hand, he whispered gently. "Stay... with me, Julia. Don't die... on me..." His voice cracked as he felt her slipping away. "...please,"
"I can't... live without him," she said sighing painfully, her face contorted in pain. "I love you, Mahendra."
And those were the last words Ranveer heard her say. And yet, they echoed in his mind day and night.
***
Present Day
"Ranveer," said Mallika, sternly handing him a mug of tea. "You need to let go of her. There is no point in mourning over the past." She glanced at the photograph that rested on the shelf of Julia dressed in a white wedding dress.
"She was never mine..." he repeated for the umpteenth time, wiping his eyes. "I was stupid to -"
"It's not stupid to love!" cried Mallika, outraged by what her savior and best friend had just told her. She would never believe it was stupid to love because she knew she loved him with all her might despite it not being reciprocated, she didn't care. "You... just have to learn to love again..."
Shaking his head in disagreement, Ranveer dismissed the impossible idea out of his head. "I can never love again. It was only Julia and -"
"Fine," cried Mallika, standing up instantly. "Keep dwelling on your long lost unrequited love! But I won't wait till I am old. I will tell the one I love about my feelings..."
Smirking in a slightly sinister way, Ranveer flashed his eyes. "Go and do it this second. You never know what will happen the next second..."
"Yes... and that's why, Ranveer... I want to say that I love you."
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