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Renuka , her eyes vacant sat in her room on the floor……………… she lived for her daughter n suddenly the very reason of her existence is in danger………….. all her dreams for her daughter seemed never to be fulfilled ………………… she looked up to the heavens n prayed for her daughter……………..
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Sajjan singh listened to gayatri over the phone …………. 'hmmm' he nodded 'let him handle it the way he wants………' he sighed to the phone……….. Gayatri , trying to sound as though she was OK with it said 'yeah, u r right…………..just thought of informing u….' …'Ok….' Sajjan cut the phone as a servant came , informing that the defense minister was there to meet him……………Sajjan's eyes narrowed in anger , but he smirked, motioning the servant to send him in………….. Sajjan singh sat on a couch , Pratap on another , as Shailendra , followed by bakshi carrying the cartons of money , entered reverently …………….. Shailendra threw himself at Sajjan's feet , prostrating himself as he pleaded ' pls…thakur sahab…………I admit I did wrong………….. n I am ready to pay back the money………….. u have given me 1 week time……………. I have brought half the money………… there is still time for one week to finish, thakur sahab…………. I will give the whole money back , thakur sahab…… I promise………… pls release my daughter………………pls…………' Pratap looked at sajjan , shocked ………………….
Sajjan smiled letting shailendra grope under his feet ……… he said , his tone amusing , as he motioned his servants to get the cartons inside ..'U will have to pay back my money in time……….. there is no 2 ways about it…………… but I don't understand ……………..what ur daughter has to do with it?' Shailendra looked fearfully n confused at sajjan , his face on his knee level…..'What…… don't u know…..?' he stammered…… 'Know what?' asked sajjan , innocently ……………. Shailendra gulped ….. 'ur….' He began … croaking ………'I mean chote thakur has kidnapped my daughter …………..' 'Really?' Sajjan raised his eyebrow, as Pratap looked shocked ………….'then u should ask him about it…………… I don't generally interfere in his affairs' Sajjan said, sitting back leisurely , ignoring Pratap…………….. Shailendra looked shocked n stared mutely at sajjan , his mouth hanging open……….. 'anything else?' Sajjan asked , bored ………… Shailendra threw himself again at his feet, this time literally begging so that anybody could mistake his as a good desperate father …………'pls Thakur sahab……………..pls……. its my daughter………could u tell him……pls………….' 'I can't do anything about it……………….' Sajjan said firmly , pulling his legs away from his grip…………'I could give u his number…………. U can ask him urself……….. or may be , I know my son, he loses his interest in girls quiet quickly………….. may be she will be back by tomorrow' sajjan said , mockingly ………………….'His number! Yes, pls give me his number…….. I will talk to him………I just want to get her back ……….' said Shailendra , urgently ……………….Sajjan gaped at him………….he seemed not at all concerned about the implications of what Sajjan meant by saying that his daughter may come home next morning………. Is he real for a father! ……… Sajjan , disgust writ over his face , scribbled the number of estate n pushed it roughly at Shailendra's face…………….
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Pratigya moaned , a searing pain in her left cheek bothering her as she slowly came around….. she blinked , finding herself in an old store room or cellar………….. 'ma' she called frantically as she sat up , her head spinning……………… n suddenly she remembered what had happened………………..his hand across her mouth, his voice in her ear……………… n his smack across her face…………….. she looked around frantically ………………….. n got up from the old bed………….. apart from a slight pain in her cheek , she didn't feel anything life threatening ……………. She ran across to the door n pounded on them , shouting 'let me out……………….. let me out……………what do u want?...let me out!'……………… Krishna who sat on the couch , playing idly with his phone , smirked slyly, his head snapping up……………..'go , bring her here' he ordered to chandu………….. Chandu , who got tensed as he heard her , got even more tensed …………….. he hesitated for a fraction of a sec…………………. krishna raised his eyebrow as gayatri n angad sat , expectantly …… Chandu gulped n nodded n walked towards the cellar……………
Pratigya pounded her feeble fists on the iron door , fighting her tears which threatened to spill over……………. She was worried sick for her mother…………… Chandu , with a sigh, opened the door……………… Pratigya was shocked , seeing Chandu ……she had completely forgotten about Chandu being with him………………. She looked at him in anger n disgust ………… Chandu looked ashamed …… 'sorry , Pratigya, I…..' Pratigya pushed past him , running ….. she crossed to the corridor opening to the hall n suddenly a strong hand gipped her left elbow tightly n pulled her to a halt, turning her roughly …………………… 'aah…' she collided with a hard male body , as she cried out , her hand hurting……………… she looked up to meet krishna's eyes, angry n amused………………. Krishna looked back at her , his eyes piercing into hers , fearful, confused n angry….. krishna realized that he was seeing her eyes for the first time………………. N he just gazed…… his hand over her elbow , tightening…………
Pratigya gasped as she encoutered his eyes n looked away immediately, feeling strange…………… Pratigya , realizing that her other hand clutched at his shoulder , immediately removed it, feeling burned , as she tried to free herself from his iron grip , shouting 'let me go………………..what do u want?' krishna smirked , coming out from her eyes n tightening his grip on her more so that she writhed in his grip as he said 'u r not going to go anywhere unless I let u leave……………understand?' his face close to hers………………… Pratigya tried again to loosen his grip, her face filled with anger……..their breathes mingled n she felt a curious sensation running through her body…….. she registered the fact that his hands n eyes on hers didn't feel like insects crawling over her , as often was the case with most men…………in fact she couldn't comprehend the feeling………she looked up at his eyes n found that she couldn't look away…… she inhaled as his eyes changed , a bit…..getting darker………….. 'leave me…..' she said through gritted teeth ………………. Krishna just smiled n she felt a shiver pass down her spine…….
he pushed her into the hall roughly ……………….. angad tried his level best not to show his lust , but he gaped open mouthed at pratigya………….. gayatri appraised her as Krishna , sitting down on a couch , gazed at Pratigya, while Chandu hovered near the corridor ………………… Pratigya looked around at the people , confused n afraid …………… she turned her face in disgust as she met angad's lustful glare…………….she looked at Gayatri n the first thought that came to her mind was that she is not to be trusted………………. She looked at the only available option , krishna n she felt a shiver pass down her spine again as she encountered his piercing eyes…………….. strange, she thought …..she could decipher fear n anger in her feelings ………………but she could also feel many unknown feelings coursing through her body as she met his eyes……krishna , his eyes raking her form , looked amused at her face….…… she realised that her mouth had gone suddenly dry but she just couldn't look away as she said 'what do u want? Why have u brought me here?' krishna was going to open his mouth when the phone rang ………………… 'ha! I guess u will get ur answer now…..' krishna said , smirking …………. 'Turn on the speaker , Chandu' krishna said relaxing back…….
Chandu came forward, looking apologetically at pratigya n attended the phone…………… Shailendra's quivering voice could be heard………….. he sat at his home, durjjan n sakthi listening intently ……………. 'it's me , defense minister………………Chote Thakur…..?' 'yes, I am listening ' krishna said , his eyes on Pratigya………………… 'I have given ur father half the money I owe him ….pls…pls release my daughter………….. pls…..ur father had given me 1 week time to repay…..' krishna cut him short , a mocking smile on his lips ………'Its not the money………………. N ur daughter could fetch me several times the amount u owe my father in a matter of mere nights , Mr. Defense minister……' he said his eyes still on Pratigya ………he was finding it fascinating that her cheeks n neck turned red in anger n he was liking it…..………….anger n disgust flared in her eyes as Pratigya looked away, her hands balled to fists………………… angad laughed foolishly, as gayatri smirked n Chandu looked mortified ……. Angad shut his mouth as krishna looked at him ,casually , n continued 'but I intend to return her , unscathed ………ooops almost unscathed, u see she was a bit reluctant to come with me obediently n I had to make her……….'
Shailendra looked at durjjan, afraid as he asked 'then….why…. what do u want, chote thakur…?' krishna , his eyes still on pratigya , who was looking at him now with atmost disgust , said , his voice hard 'I want u to tell ur Chamcha's , durjjan n his sons, to give back his daughter to Sharma……………….' Shailendra n durjjan inhaled , going pale , while sakthi looked horrified , mouthing 'how did he know?'……………..'n leave Sharma alone………. The evidence about ur involvement in the riots is 'safe' with us…………….so there is no need to trouble that man again, understand?' krishna continued, his eyes never leaving Pratigya's cheeks n neck, but he didn't notice the feeling of disgust n anger in her eyes…………she looked more beautiful when angry, he thought, his eyes concentrating only on the red tinge along her flesh…..he was beginning to like that color……..
Pratigya relaxed a bit ……………. She had started to realize that her father has abducted someone's daughter n this man is just getting her back …………..by kidnapping her ofcourse ……………..the thought made her face harden again as she thought of her mother………………. She will be distraught, Pratigya thought frantically ……………..'if even a hair of that girl is damaged ' krishna said getting up n walking to pratigya, taking the phone in his hands………he wanted to touch her, feel that red tinge under his fingers………Pratigya watched him coming closer to her n she didn't , couldn't step back , the amusement in his eyes , incensing her , resulting in increasing her anger…., 'I assure u , Mr. Minister, u could find ur daughter at royal soon' he continued , trailing his fingers across pratigya's left arm, his eyes glinting in lust…………… Pratigya suppressed a shudder n jerked her hand away, her face filled with disgust , n confusion ……..confusion bec she was not finding his fingers or eyes over her as something wrong……..……….
Krishna smirked into the phone….'n don't worry , I will be sending her on behalf of u …………… u could add ur daughter too in the long list of girls u have presented at royal…….' Shailendra gulped 'I ……I …………..ok I will send Sharma's daughter to him tomorrow itself…..but my daugh……' 'ur daughter will reach ur house after Sharma's daughter reaches her house safely ……………. Got it??' krishna said , cutting the phone n smirking widely at Pratigya……'n u two! ' krishna ordered at angad n kaliya , who was at the door, 'hands off this one!' his eyes now on her lips…………Pratigya looked shocked n disgusted , as angad nodded clumsily ……….…Pratigya , who felt krishna's relentless gaze on her lips , shook her head, trying to get her head clear of all the strangeness n confusions associated with the man in front of her …….. 'I need to speak with my mother' Pratigya shouted, trying to snatch the phone, n valiantly trying not to cry……………….. 'Chandu, escort her to the cellar' krishna said, looking at her , his face suddenly inscrutable ……………….'no….I want to speak to my mother…….pls…..' pratigya almost sobbed , her hands involuntarily clutching at krishna's right hand……………….. krishna jerked his hand away, as though burned n turned away , his face hardening in pain n anger 'Chandu ?'
Chandu came forward n gripped praigya's hand n pulled her …………………. 'no….pls ………….my mother …..she will be worried ………… she would want to hear my voice….. ' Pratigya shouted , angry at herself for being weak in front of him!, as Chandu dragged her away from krishna, his head down…………………….Pratigya tried to loosen her hand from Chandu's grip but stopped , surprised n went with him , silently, her eyes on krishna ……………..she noticed that a sudden change had come over krishna…………she looked back at Chandu…..his grip was not forceful……………… rather it was brotherly , apologetic…………..'I am sorry …….. I assure u he didn't actually mean what he said back there………it was just to incense ur father……..' , he mumbled as he turned to the corridor ………..
Pratigya smiled weakly n mockingly 'I doubt that………………I get that u r doing all this for that girl…………but I don't understand how meting out the same treatment to another girl would be a solution for that……rather u should have informed higher authorities about this………………..there will be someone who could…..' 'Enough, madam, u won't understand ……………… by that time , the girl will be worse than dead!' Chandu said curtly , opening the door of the cellar……………… Pratigya sighed n got in ………………'I will send u ur dinner down here…………….' Chandu said , as he closed the door…..
pratigya looked around, feeling miserable ………………..n her eyes caught her reflection on a broken mirror …………………….her left cheek bore his finger marks , where he had smacked her ……………she slowly caressed her cheek, with her right hand , thinking back about the strange feelings which enveloped her when she looked into his eyes or when he touched her……her thoughts were in disarray …such arrogance ! ……..his fingers on her arm had been more lustful than she had ever encountered till then n yet she wasn't feeling the kind of hatred or disgust that she should feel…………n his words! Venom! ….. . Pratigya closed her eyes tightly ……….She was angry with herself for wasting her time on a loser when her mother would be pining for her , not knowing where n how she was…………. She sat back on the cot , knees drawn up to her chin , tears in her eyes……………..
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'I know u r upset ….that bitch has to mention about her mother n u were forcefully reminded of that evil woman sumitra! ' sighed gayatri cautiously , motioning Madhuri , who came to the hall, to go to his room…………krishna , his jaw set, a muscle in his right cheek twitching , just threw the phone in his hand on to the floor ……….. shaking in anger …..n pain………. Gayatri n angad tried their level best not to flinch n watched krishna climb up the stairs, looking every bit dangerous ………. Gayatri gulped looking at angad ……………suddenly she was having sec thoughts about sending madhuri to his room , not bec she was worried about the girl ………………. He may most probably throw her out in such a state of anger n if something happens to that girl she will have to look for another mistress , she thought frantically …………. Angad , who was looking lustfully at the direction of cellar , tried to mask his face as Chandu came back , his eyes on the broken shreds of phone along the floor…………….. he sighed worriedly n saw krishna walking to the corridor leading to his room , above …………… gr8 , gayatri thought , as she saw chandu ……………. If anyone could clam his down its chandu , atleast he will be less angry when he enters his room, thought gayatri …………….'go n calm him down , chandu beta…………… he is in pain……… n is very angry………… u know when he gets into those moods he……' gayatri trailed off...Chandu nodded hastily , worried n climbed up the stairs , running………………….
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