Krishna felt something hot closing on him, earth beneath him shaking as a part of the hall exploded, precisely where he was a mere minute ago with khurana...the force of the explosion shook the hall n fire broke out , expanding its reach in mere secs... Krishna felt his body being hurled , along with others around him, away from the spot of explosion n he landed painfully over right hand corner of the dais , the force of the fall weakening him a bit... he could hear chaos around him, people running , screaming , scrambling, crying... he forced to open his eyes n found the hall full of fire n men n women running towards the exit ... 'pratigya...!' He felt his mouth form the words even as he tried to get up, feeling a searing pain on his right knee... he must have hit his knee on the dais , his brain supplied him the details as his subconscious looked around frantically for her...'pratigyaaa!' he shouted , standing up properly, ignoring the pain in his knee, panic wrenching him... where is she? is she alright? ...he looked around , the heat n dust assaulting him as he strained his eyes to see properly through the mayhem, his eyes widened in ...panic... such as he has never felt ...
Pratigya stood transfixed near n infront of the doors , her eyes staring at the bellowing flames , his name reverberating in her every cell... she saw people barging out of the hall n hurled herself out of the way in reflex , panting , as panic assaulted her... oh! Where is he? Her eyes searched frantically among those who were running out ... no! she must see him...she will die if she don't see him! If he isn't alright!... krishna!' she heard herself repeating his name as she ran towards the door, squeezing in through the crying n shouting n hysterical people... Her face was scrunched up in panic, her eyes frightened n frantic as she pushed through the crowd , feeling the heat from the room , burning her... 'run! The hall is on fire ...' she heard many shout at her, but she didn't stop, her eyes searching only one...him...
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Victor watched pratigya run into the burning room in shock...fool! who would run into death ?...but then once she sees KST's dead body she would come back... she has to comeback! He can't just walk in n kidnap her, what with all the people !...oh! what if she gets caught in fire? No! sakthi sahib will kill him!...oh! what should he do? But...but...he did as he was told, its her fault if she ran inside n get burned alive!...he smirked...KST! the devil! Dead! ... he had made sure that he blasted the area where he saw krishna with some other old man n was about to walk towards pratigya in the lobby ... but girl is so stupid!... he continued to watch , the thought of confirming the deaths as planned occurring to him , before calling up sakthi ... otherwise he won't be spared ...
Pratigya entered the hall, dodging the flames trying to lick her...the hall was a furnace ...dust n flames n heat surrounded her from all sides even as she moved out of the way of panic stricken n shocked men n women , some of them trying drag her too, outside , with them... 'No! no! ...' she shouted , pushing them away , fighting off them...' I want to see him...krishna!!!...' she shouted , her brain buzzing strangely ...she felt dread fill her heart thundering painfully against her chest... she looked around to find the far corner of the hall in ashes , even as she saw remya being dragged by an elder woman out saying...' may be ur husband n child r already outside... I am sure...' pratigya ran in the opposite direction , ignoring the calls of many who shouted at her to come with them to the safety of the lobby... she looked around frantically , stumbling on burning tables , coughing n spluttering as ash irritated her...she saw a body lying across the floor, probably a lady's ...shocked beyond anything she looked around in despair ... 'krishnaaah...' she bellowed , feeling her heart being ripped ... krishna was at the completely charred area , where he was with khurana mere secs ago... what if she had followed them there? No! how could she ? he must have seen her on her way back? 'Pratigyaa...' he shouted , blinking his eyes through the dust n heat... he found khurana's body , completely charred ,n grimaced , panic filling him... let her be alright! Pls he will do anything!... he pleaded , dread filling him, pain gripping his heart... then he heard it... his name!... coming from her lips! From behind him, a bit far ... he turned around frantically , shouting ...'Pratigyaa!...' he could see her form as though through a haze from the far end of the hall even as he ran , his heart filled with happiness n relief such as he had never felt... she is alright! She is standing ! she ...she is running towards him! Calling him!... his name! ... pratigya had heard his voice calling his name , from the far end of the hall, where there seemed to be much of the damage...her heart erupted in happiness n relief even as she felt dread sweep her again! ...oh no! pls...let him be alright...! ...'krishnaaa...! she shouted as she ran towards him ... her heart sighed in relief as she saw him alright! Running towards her, his face filled with frantic happiness...
they stopped short dramatically , facing each other , leaving a bit of space to be covered , their eyes locked n panting in happiness ... 'pratigya...' he sighed , his arms extended fully n she ran into them , hurling herself against him, calling his name... she hugged him tightly , her hands around his back n her chin on his right shoulder, crying n laughing in relief ,even as his arms circled around her ... krishna tightened his hug , almost pulling her up from the floor, laughing slightly as happiness threatened to overwhelm him... she pulled her face in level with his, her tear stained eyes locked to his , her hands moving up to his neck n head... her eyes twinkled in happiness before closing as he leaned in frantically to press his lips over her forehead , still holding her in his arms...'pratigya...!' he whispered against her forehead n she sighed ... n there in the middle of the bellowing fire n heat , he kissed her ...
he didn't know how it started ... he just remembered looking into her eyes after he had kissed her forehead n then almost latching his mouth over hers ... pratigya's eyes opened wide as the initial shock hit her , even as her lips trembled beneath his , n then her eyes fluttered close , her lips melting against his , happiness erupting in her chest ... the kiss was not lustful , not even passionate... it was just a happy, relieved n silly kind of kiss... the natural reaction of a person to acknowledge that the one who he loves is alright n he is too happy to express in words...just like the one on her forehead ... bec at that time, only happiness n relief ruled him, n her... pratigya felt weightless , her hands now in his hair , as she felt her stomach doing a series of flip flops all the time while his lips glided smoothly against hers , never demanding , nor trying to enter her...she felt as if her heart was going to flow into his loving mouth, up her throat... it was brimming impossibly...he is alright! N he is happy to see her alright!...she can't breathe... krishna was feeling his heart brimming like a fountain n spilling forth in the most magnificent ways , as he kissed her roughly at first n then tenderly , relishing the feel of her supple lips against his...she is alright! She is in his arms, safe!...he caressed her lips with his tenderly , relishing the feel, his left arm moving up her back to coil in her bun... a loud rumble of the curtained wall near them collapsing brought them to earth n krishna snapped opened his eyes, not realizing when he had closed them, his lips still pecking over hers ...pratigya unglued her lips from his, sighing in happiness , her eyes opening as though from a dream... both stared at each others eyes , lost in them, their brain slowly acknowledging the fact that their lips were still touching , wet n caressing , as if they can't be at peace without being in contact with the other pair... n their noses caressing the other...
krishna blinked , his arms loosening around her n her feet landed on the floor , sagging a bit against him, their chests caressing intimately...his lips felt pleasant even as he release her , feeling odd...oh no! What happened just now? He kissed her? So what? Isn't that u wanted all along? No!... he wanted to kiss her , taste her alright! Ravish her! But...but not like the way it was unfolding...he looked away from her eyes , his face twisting in confusion n frustration...he wanted to use her, have her for his pleasure... have her bec, he wanted her...but here...here...he wasn't kissing her with any desirous intention like he had done all this time... here it was ...different ...horribly , dangerously different...he just kissed her in happiness n relief that she is alright! Why! Why the hell ? ...why do u care what happens to her? Why r u happy that ...no! stop thinking about her! N this is the last time u touch her!... Keep ...away ...from her! Bellowed his mind at him...he turned away pushing her off him n breaking from her embrace, walking towards the exit... ... confusion n then dizziness attacked her as she stood for a moment , her arms feeling empty , still extended as though hugging the air, feeling him break her hug ... she could feel the urge to call out to him , hold her again , come n fill her arms again...what's happening to her! ... she shuddered as he paused...krishna could feel every fibre of him wanting to go back to her...fill her in his arms again ...n kiss her ! again n again! N this time devour her! ...no! ignore her! ... she is making u do things ! don't let her affect u! no! ...suddenly he could feel his throat getting parched again n he involuntarily licked his lips , savouring her taste ...no! don't ! go away from her! ...he walked forward ... she stood, hugging her body to herself , her lips feeling as if on fire, trembling ...yes! he is going to come back to her! ...he seemed to be struggling not to turn around n look at her ... n then he walked ahead...her mind was suddenly in a sluggish pace as she watched him walk away from her , a curious buzz in her brain ... he kissed her! In the most beautiful way she had ever thought a kiss was possible... he was not assaulting her as he did all this time, in his mindless desire , but...but...he was expressing his happiness n relief to find her alright...! why?... N she was feeling the happier she had ever felt in her life!... she gazed up at his figure , her eyes heavy , her body relaxing ... tears spilled from her eyes , blurring her vision n she blinked ... wanting to see him...
he had paused midway, again ...he was looking sideways at...at some body laying across the floor... she walked behind him as if in a dream... her eyes fixed on him, dreamy ... she saw him bend suddenly...his face was full of concern n shock ... she watched him ran to a nearby table n pull the cloth which hasn't burned yet n flung it over the body...she saw him pick up the body n ...n turn to her, his eyes not meeting hers...why? look at me, krishna...she heard herself saying in her mind... too shy to speak directly to him...she saw his mouth move ...he was saying something ...what is it? To hell with the buzz in her ears...she can't hear what's he saying ... she blinked again , shaking her head n trying to focus ... what's happening to her? ... She heard him ...'avinash...he is...still alive...we...i need to get him out...' pratigya stared at him as her brain came back to its senses ...shocked... 'what...? avinash...!?' his tone n his eyes told her that avinash was better off dead , even as she fought with herself not to look down at the half burned body in his arms... right!' she croaked , her head clearing finally as shock settled on it... remya! Her heart wrenched as she ran after him ... krishna was feeling shock n oddly relieved to have a distraction ...from her! From everything her!... he looked down at the body , feeling sad ...sad?... sure he was more irritated with him than liked him , but... he was a nice man... is! Corrected his heart... the intensity of the fire was less at the entrance as already security staff had started putting it out as they barged their way outside ... 'get him to hospital immediately '...yelled krishna as some men in the people in the lobby ran to help him ...
'Thank god u r safe thakur sahib' gushed mr. Chopra , his face ashen...krishna nodded absently at him...'I found khurana's body n may be one or 2 others ,didn't recognize' he said , running his hand through his hair...'any idea how it happened?' he asked an shocked chopra...'no sir! But i think we lost a minister , commerce, maharastra...' said chopra , terrified that his hotel had to host the damn party...pratigya looked around for remya, her mind dreading n painful , tears in her eyes... she saw remya being restrained by some women, who was fighting tooth n nail to get off their grip, sobbing hysterically as avinash's injured body was taken out of the lobby...'pratigya! did u find...my son!' screamed remya, before falling unconscious ... pratigya stared at her , horror assaulting her as she frantically looked around at the women...she was hoping that someone, anyone of them had the kid... 'no!' she turned n ran towards the doors, the face of the child filling her mind...the child in remya's arms...in his arms!... krishna had stopped n turned at the entrance to the lobby as he heard remya's anguished scream... 'my son!' the words reverberated inside him, exploding as his mother's face broke into his mind... the kid's face filled his mind as he ran as if in a trance towards the doors ... he saw her running at them too , but being restrained by some women , as the hall erupted in another explosion ...this time near the entrance, causing the security to fall back... 'there's is nothing u can do...' said one man n krishna looked at him in shock as he tried to restrain him from going in...the security staff retreated as the fire extinguisher suddenly got stuck ... he saw chopra n his men coming forward to stop him n his eyes darted to her , who was pleading with the women to leave her , sobbing ...pratigya could feel her heart getting heavy as shock n horror filled her...he could clearly see the image of her holding the kid...! in his lap! ... ...'no! I must check...!' krishna said through gritted teeth n he ran forward , chopra n his men looking at him in horror ...many shouted...' stop him! This is stupidity thakhur sahib!...' but no avail , krishna had ran inside the room like a hurricane, removing his blazer... one of the men shouted into the phone ...'Vikram sir, come soon...krishna sir has gone right into the fire again!...'
Victor stood near the table in the lobby, utterly shocked... not only had a mere few died in the explosion , KST hasn't got even a scratch ... n he had moved away from the switch board , so he can't even press any other button... oh no! Sakthi will kill him! But...but...yes! never knew that KST was such a fool! He smirked, watching krishna run toward the doors n disappear behind the flames...
Pratigya paused in her efforts to shake off the women restraining her , feeling as if her heart was dragged down ... her eyes were wide with fear as she watched him run inside n the women looked at her shocked, some sympathetic... she could feel dread filling her even as she felt the strangest sensation ever...pride! ...nobody moved from the safe cosiness of the chairs arranged for the rich n powerful by the hotel staff n was lamenting on n on , waiting for the police to arrive , not even bothered about the 5 or so dead people who happened to be their husbands or wives but just shouting n blaming n here he was... who she always thought to be selfish n cruel ... he alone went to check the kid, even though there was no hope...no! there was still hope, she felt her heart rise up ... he will come back, with the child! She heard her heart say ... yes! ... u r a fool! What r u thinking? Why r u feeling pride? What for? ...i don't know! ...she slumped to the floor in horror as she saw a huge ball of fire bellowing out of the doors ,the people scrambling for cover ... dread filled her , her heart thundering in panic , a strange buzz in her ears ...no! she stared at the doors , her mind blank except for the image of him n the child filling it ... she couldn't breathe, hear or feel anything but the tension n panic n strangely an eerie calm ...she faintly heard many suppressed comments of women n men alike on how they thought he loved her n didn't even think twice before jumping in fire... how she will be living her life in his grand haveli alone!... How she could marry anyone of them instead n escape from her fate!...how thakur sahib was brave n caring! ...How the billion crores worth business empire will be lost, without its heir ! ...how his father will take the shock! How he is so stupid! ... how he is a show off n wants more media attention as if what he is getting all along is not sufficient ! ... how he will pay for his stupidity n how he will die leaving a newly wed bride , in dire need of support n love ... on how god will never let anything happen to him n he will be back soon...! yes! ...her eyes flickered as they filled with silent tears ...pls! god! I have never prayed in my whole life, she thought , her heart brimming ... pls I am praying now!... .let him be alright! Let the innocent child be alright! ...pls don't let remya suffer anything more...! pls let the child be alright! N him! ... I won't , can't live if something happens to him! What!? ...what did u say just now!? She heard her sane part scream at her , but the voice was oddly faint... she saw Vikram running towards the hall, shouting something on to the phone ...
Krishna blinked , looking around , fighting the heat n dust , dodging the flames as he ran inside the hall... what was he doing? Why was he inside, risking his life ? yes! The child...! he won't let it die! He won't let it be away from his mother ! ... he heard his mind laugh at him... r u sure it is still alive? How much time it would take for a ball of fire to engulf it? N even if it ...no its a he! Arjun ! he heard his heart counter ...whatever! his mind plunged on ...so this arjun ! u call him! If he is alive he should have been bawling his throat out , don't u think? ...what if the child is unconscious ? ! he heard his heart counter ... i can't just ignore the possibilities! I ...I ...the kid is cute... ! is that all? No! ...I like him ! he heard himself say ... Remya's anguished cry filled him... my son!' , bringing his mother's face into his mind again... what if his mother was a bad woman, didn't care for her child? This mother sure cared for her child! N he will get her child to her! ... lately he was seeing diff women! That mother n then ...her! she was also trying to come n check the child ! why? ... the image of her with the child filled his mind! He stopped short suddenly ... the image had changed ! now he remembered how she had ran towards him, his name in her lips... her hug! As if she was desperate to see him, relieved to see him! N her eyes!...no! Don't think about her! ... he reached the place where he found avinash ... the kid was with him, he remembered ... the whole place was burning , heat wafting across him from all sides ... despair filled as he looked around frantically ... pls no! Let the child be alright! Pls... he heard himself pray, plead...n he saw it... just below a burning table n a toppled chair , the child lay , miraculously unscathed as the underside of the chair n table protected it from fire , only just... ... he pulled aside a burning table using his hands , gritting his teeth against the pain ... he barely noticed that the heat was causing blisters over his skin as he removed his waist coat n threw it over the kid n secured him in his hands, relief n happiness causing tears in his eyes ... the child was unconscious , the shock of the fall affecting him... he looked at the serene face of the child n felt his heart brim n kissed the child on forehead...'I am taking u to ur mother, arjun' he whispered , hugging the kid closer ...
She felt her heart soaring as she saw him emerge , his hands hugging the child tightly to him ... she scrambled up n ran towards him , her eyes filled with happy n relieved tears , even as Vikram came to a halt , just outside the door near krishna , a sigh of relief escaping him... the lobby erupted in surprised n awed sounds ... pratigya ran to him, her hands extended n krishna looked up to meet her eyes , happy ...he saw pride n happiness in her eyes n he automatically gave the child to her , a slight smile in his lips...pratigya held the child , hugging to her even as her eyes roved over his soot filled face n shirt , n the blisters over his arms n oh no! ...his shoulders looked as if they suffered burns, although minimal...pain erupted in her chest as she felt something clawing at her heart , seeing him injured ...her hands itched to caress him , soothe his pain ...'sir, u should go to hospital, I will arrange the car' said Vikram, half relieved n half panicky looking at the blisters ... 'no need , get the child to hospital...' he said , his eyes on pratigya n how tenderly she was holding the child , trying to ignore that she was looking at him... suddenly they were surrounded by many , thanking n praising him , women taking the child from pratigya's arms n caressing the kid ...n he grimaced awkwardly around them all n looked up to meet her still staring eyes ...his heart missed several beats ...that was an entirely diff kind of emotion he has ever seen in her eyes ...respect! n pride ! ... he couldn't look away ... her eyes captivated him , filling his heart with pride ... she liked it! She approves whatever i did... but ...what did i do? ... i would have saved the child anytime! ...why was she looking at me like she was seeing me for the first time? ...he shook his head n wrenched himself from her eyes ... he saw police n a set of docs arriving n the elderly women who was with them on the dais playing the game , giving the child to a nurse ... he felt relief washing over him n he smiled a bit letting Vikram to deal with the people surrounding him... the police inspector looked ashamed so were all the security staff of the hotel as chopra ran here n there along the lobby with them as they started to pump water from the engines that arrived ...
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Victor watched in horror as the events unfolded ...oh no! Sakthi will kill him! He must do something ! he sneaked out of the lobby , out of the hotel n went to the car parking to fetch his gun he had hidden in his car... he must kill KST , anyhow ! or else he will be dead or he won't get the money!!
Pratigya sat like a lost girl... she didn't even know when she had sat down , some one putting a shawl over her ... she heard someone asking her to wipe the soot over her n she did it mechanically ... it was as if she were mere a pair of eyes ...the wold around her suddenly seemed to consist of only one person... n she was seeing him... only him... her brain seemed to scream at her to look at the kid , once n twice, n she let her eyes trail over the kid , taking in the way the doctor was checking the child for any internal injuries ... the lobby evacuated swiftly , the docs holding up krishna who was made to sit along a couch in the lobby , opposite hers... her heart felt relaxed as she saw the child opening its eyes n crying , the sound actually pleasant to her n the elderly couple who decided to stay back with her n the child ... she saw krishna look up from a couch opposite hers n his eyes flickered to hers for a brief moment before gazing at the child in happiness... a strangest thought crossed her mind? Is he avoiding her? Why though? What did she do? ... she could feel pain emanating in her chest ... a heavy feeling of sadness engulfing her ...he is ignoring her! Why? What happened to him suddenly? ...
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