OS Amarprem - Chapter 73 part 2 updatedpage 3 - Page 3

The force of the collision shattered the smaller car , the glass breaking n falling inside ... Krishna , who had jumped away into the back of his rover as the driver side got smashed into the tree , though not much damage was done to the heavy metal , blinked through a searing pain over the left side of his forehead ... he had slightly injured his head , the side glass breaking n grazing along his forehead... he looked at the car to find it shattered n his eyes went wide in panic n tension as he heard madan's scream of pain...n the cry of the child... Krishna kicked out , but the door was jammed by the car... the window still remained , although cracked ... he took out his gun n fired once n the window splintered completely... he hopped on top of the destroyed bonnet of the car n jumped down , inhaling sharply as the image filled his mind...

The woman's body was all bloody, the shattered glass splinters pierced into it, her body perfectly shielding the small kid who remained unscathed ...krishna bent down to check the woman , panic n guilt assaulting him n let out a sigh of relief... she was still alive... Madan's one leg was bleeding , other stuck under the broken metal...he had ducked to avoid the glass n so he didn't have much injuries over the upper portion of his body... madan looked at krishna pleadingly n squirmed in pain , trying to fold his hands...'its, alright! Ur wife will live... u ur son is safe!'... krishna said , as he heard the van doors shutting n his men running towards them... 'shiv! Get them to hospital ! immediately!'... he said even as he prised out the kid from the woman's grip against her chest... The woman whimpered in pain , n the kid clutched at his mother's hair , crying on n on...'shh...its okay...i have got u... n ur mother will be alright' whispered krishna , to the child, feeling odd... he slowly n gently prised the kids fingers off his mother's hair n he could feel his heart erupting in pain... pls...don't let anything happen to the mother! He prayed in his mind , feeling strange ... the child looked at him , its eyes puffy , face all red , the crying stopping slowly ...all he could think was how ma sahib once pulled him out of his mother's arms , long ago, when he had wanted to see her n know why she was crying inside their cellar ... He caressed he child's face n gave it to Shankar , who said ...'u r bleeding Sir!' ... n pressed his kerchief over krishna's forehead... 'I am alright! Just a scratch! ... Iqbal! Fast! I could see the fuel leaking!'... krishna shouted , dialling the ambulance of a private hospital... some other vehicles which passed by stopped n helped them while krishna talked to the SI , explaining the situation... Iqbal n shiv , with the help of other passengers who came to help them quickly dismantled the front portion of the car n took out madan n his wife ... the ambulance arrived on time n madan kept clutching at iqbal to let him talk to krishna ...he was fast losing consciousness ... they all turned around in shock as an explosion shook the damaged car n it burst into flames ... 'oh , yes! I will be talking to u!' krishna said to a nearly unconscious madan , his face grim as he watched the kid being taken care of by a nurse... iqbal indicated a nurse to attend to krishna , while madan was being taken inside the ambulance, but krishna refused ...he thanked the people who helped them n settled the SI ...they watched the ambulance leave , a vein pulsing in his jaw n forehead as he gritted his teeth in anger...'anagd !!! I am going to fry him alive!... how dare he decide to execute the family!!! '... he said in a low , dangerous voice... shiv began cautiously...'sir, u bleeding... come sir, I will take u home...' Krishna looked at him , his eyes softening a bit... 'right! Shankar , I want u to stay at the hospital ! n keep me posted!'... he said as he walked towards the taxi... 'n iqbal! get the van n follow us... once u reach haveli, drive it to the underground parking area n give the key to chandu! ...' ...'yes sir' both Shankar n iqbal nodded as shiv opened the taxi door for him ...

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Pratigya was tensed to the core ,as she washed the porch first with hose , her mind playing tricks with her heart... oh! Let him be alright! Pls let him save the family! ...pls... I will do anything ... anything!...pls!... she prayed , feeling restless n panicky ... n then she could feel a highly uncomfortable feeling ... she looked around to see angad watching her from the entrance ... he smiled slyly at her ... she turned her face away in disgust n walked off towards the fountain to turn off the water... 'what? U r not going to finish ur work? Krishna would be angry , u know?' taunted angad... 'yeah, that's right! its already 5.30... he should be here earlier... I don't understand why is he late...' Said gayatri , coming to the entrance n glaring at angad ... 'what? Can't a person just stand here?' he snapped , irritated ... 'i want to talk to u, angad... come inside! Now!' said gayatri , glaring at him...angad looked at her in defiance... 'i said, come with me...' gayatri pulled him by him upper right arm inside ... angad threw a lecherous glance at Pratigya , who wasn't looking at them, n went with gayatri... pratigya resumed her work slowly n thoroughly mopping the porch ... she looked up to hear the sound horn of a taxi speeding towards her , spoiling the porch ... she stood up, n didn't budge , glaring at the driver , angry at spoiling her hard work... the driver , iqbal, seemed to understand what he was doing n he abruptly braked , although the damage was done... krishna sat straighter... 'what was that for?' he asked in irritation n anger even as he got out of the taxi n slammed the door shut ... he was trembling in anger... all he could think was about the way the mother shielded her son n took all the blow ...all he could think was how he had been a very spoilt kid n wanted to access bauji's golf kit n had climbed up on a chair n tried pulling at the leather kit... n he could vividly remember his mother coming in the nick of time n shielding him as the kit toppled down , spilling all its contents on his mother's head n back...he could remember bauji scolding him even as he wrapped fresh linen over his mother's head, n his mother silencing bauji by a reprimanding look n hugging him n assuring him that she is alright ...he could still remember the wet kiss he gave his mother as he had been crying n promising her that he will be a good boy...krishna shook his head, to get rid of the broken images , casually glancing at pratigya n then doing a double take, feeling his heart flip stupidly...

happiness n relief swept her heart as she saw him ... the mop fell from her hands as she saw his forehead n cheeks... what? Bleeding! No!... she was running to him even before she knew it... what the hell was she doing in the porch? He looked at her n then at the mop n then looked at her tired but happy face as she ... she was running towards him... he could feel the strong urge to hold her in his arms n...just...just stand there... relishing the feeling... he extended his arms automatically n she came into them , her eyes concerned as she cupped his cheeks , her eyes raking the injury on his forehead... 'krishna? What happened? R u alright?' she asked frantically , her fingers moving all along his face . his shoulders , his chest... her touch was magic... suddenly that uncomfortable searing feeling in his forehead was not there... he cupped her palm along his right cheek n smiled at her ... she smiled back , her other hand resting along his chest ... her eyes , teary, examined the injury , her fingers covered in his blood ... 'u r injured! Why didn't u wash or put medicine on the injury?' she asked reprimanding n he felt a strange happiness... he tightened his grip along her back waist where his hands rested, n pulled her closer to him n she inhaled , her eyes flickering to meet his , suddenly shy n apprehensive... 'so that u could attend to it thoroughly at night?' he whispered , cocking an eyebrow at her , an innocent, but sly smile in his lips n eyes... pratigya blushed , her eyes twitching in shyness n her body automatically turned away from him , pushing him back ... n at the apt moment chandu's car came to a screeching halt near them n krishna n pratigya turned , stepping away from each other , startled ...krishna could see iqbal looking at them as though he had been clubbed in his head... what did he just say to her?...

pratigya looked down at her fingers , flustered , to find blood on them n she walked back in consternation towards the fountain ... krishna blinked , watching her ... she seemed all sweaty n muddy... her salwaar , dirty ...what the hell was she doing here?... his eyes narrowed in confusion n he was about to open his mouth to call her when he felt chandu hug him ...'u alright?' he heard pratap ask him n he nodded absently , his eyes on pratigya who was kneeling by the fountain, washing her hands... 'what? ur injury is still open! What is this krishna? ...Iqbal, u didn't call...' began chandu , concerned , but krishna cut him short , fisting his hands ...'it isn't his fault...!' ... he turned his eyes from pratigya as he climbed the steps ...'he still here?' krishna asked in a low , eerie calm voice ... 'I think so...' chandu said , dragging his feet up the stairs , glancing at pratap in tension ... pratap's face was set , hard... pratigya , who was breathing heavily , his touch n words reverberating in her heart n body , looked up to see them climbing the stairs ...oh! she was such a fool! She didn't ask him anything about what happened ! some how she knew that he was able to rescue the family... n he is really careless!... she turned off the water again n climbed the stairs , worrying about his wound...

Gayatri pushed angad down on a couch ...' i have no trust in that girl! She is biding her time... the moment he arrives she will tell him what happened in the morning! That's why she is delaying her work! N waiting for him at the porch! ... go back to estate! Now!'... she hissed at angad ... 'no ma! I am not going anywhere! I am sure she won't utter a word! ... bec she knows that he won't believe her! N he won't believe that old hag too! ... u r just worrying too much ...' he got up n stretched ... 'i need to check the status of that madan! Think he will be dead by now!' angad smirked , turning to walk towards his room... 'actually ! he isn't!' snarled krishna , suddenly in front of him... anagd stumbled back as he encountered his eyes, a spine chilling tremor running along his body...'how dare u?!' krishna gritted out , his fist making contact with angad's left jaw... gayatri looked on in shock as angad staggered back n fell along the carpet , toppling a vase... angad blinked in pain , trying to stabilise his body as his mind buzzed ...oh! did that bitch tell him then! I am done for!... krishna walked forwards n kicked angad under his stomach with his boot , his face livid...' how dare u tell ur men to kill madan's family? Did they cheat us ?' ... 'krishna...' called chandu warningly , looking in tension at pratap n ma sahib...gayatri was looking at angad in utter shock ...first at the merciless way he was being kicked by krishna n then at what she just heard!...oh! angad's stupidity is going to ruin everything! ... angad groaned in pain , clutching at his stomach ...pratigya , who had entered the hall , clasped her hand to her mouth , shocked ...sumitra came running along towards the dining hall , n stood still , her eyes apprehensive ...meera came n stood near the stairs , smiling in glee...pratap didn't even flinch even as krishna kicked angad for third time n anagd doubled up in pain , shouting ...'i don't know...I' even as he thought in anger n humiliation ...oh ! how did this bas***d know! Nobody knew that madan's family is with him! ... did his men cheat him? ...oh no! Did he know about the drug garden! No! ...

'u don't know?! ... u don't know! , u worm! ' krishna snarled ,bending down n capturing angad's collar so that he was lifted bodily , half from the floor , standing clumsily on his knees ...'u know very well that whatever the situation, we don't touch women n children!' krishna hissed at him... blood drooled from his chin as angad opened his mouth...' I ...i didn't know... ...I didn't know whether his family ...' he couldn't finish the sentence was krishna s fist landed under his chin...'don't lie!'...krishna hissed... 'arhh...' angad fell backwards , spluttering blood n gayatri closed her eyes ... u r going to pay dearly for this krishna , she thought savagely , fisting her hands in her pallu...n ..n did he come to know about the drug garden! Oh no! Pls...pls don't...gayatri thought desperately opening her eyes to look at krishna in fear... pratigya n sumitra look at each other tensed n worried even as chandu came forward n caught old of krishna , trying to pull him back...'krishna no! ... don't...' krishna looked at chandu n then at pratap n his eyes slowly turned to ma sahib...n then to sumitra standing beyond the hall... he shook chandu away n cursed , fisting angad's collar n lifting him bodily again this time to eyes level... 'i have warned u about kaliya n i vey well know that he wasn't alone when those two girls died! ... n yet i chose to forgive u just bec of pratap uncle n ma sahib! ... this is ur last warning angad! If anything ...anything happens to that mother , u will wish u had never been born!' ...krishna said to him , his voice low n cold... angad took panting breathes as he nodded , looking down in fear n anger n humiliation ...'yes! I am sorry krishna... i won't repeat it...i swear i...' anagd said but krishna had already pushed him away n he landed slumped on the floor... 'u better don't...' krishna spat at him , running his hand through his hair ... pratigya looked at him in shock n fear n worry... she had known that he is a devil but she was seeing his violent side up close for the first time... if chandu hadn't stopped him that angad would have been mortally injured or even dead!... that too in front of his parents!! ...she was feeling dizzy... one moment he is kind, compassionate n the next moment he is ...devilish... she looked at sumitra n then at ma sahib...

gayatri cleared her throat ...' i ...apologise for my son's stupidity, krishna beta... u know he is a fool! ...n he did wrong! ...' she glared at anagd who gritted his teeth in further anger n humiliation , trying to get up...chandu n pratap walked forward to help him but he shook them off, glaring at them in loathing n anger... krishna clicked his tongue n made to walk towards the stairs ...'i hope the family is safe ?' gayatri continued , sounding concerned ...' they r , for the moment ...' krishna said , looking at her ... his eyes caught pratigya standing at the entrance ... 'n the caskets ?' asked gayatri cautiously ...'their car burned down... the caskets r destroyed...' said chandu , seeing that krishna was distracted looking at pratigya, their eyes locked... gayatri sighed in relief! So they didn't see the drugs! Gr8... but madan is alive! He shouldn't tell krishna bout them... thought gayatri savagely ... she made to walk towards a relieved anagd when krishna stopped her ... 'ma sahib! What is pratigya doing in the proch?' ... he asked sharply...pratigya looked up at him, her heart doing a silly flip at hearing him say her name... 'why ? she is cleaning it... what else ? ...' said gayatri , looking at him... 'who told her to do so?' krishna continued , his eyes slits ... gayatri went pale , but she smiled ...'I...I told her... she just can't loll away here n ...' she began but stopped as krishna snarled...' I believe i told u that she is mine! ... mine alone! She will serve me...n me only!.. not the house! Got that? '... pratigya felt a slight pain prick her even as her body felt a tremor at the sheer possessiveness in his voice n she saw sumitra shaking her head n rolling her eyes n couldn't help but smile ... gayatri nodded, smiling...' ofcourse ...!' ... chandu tried to hide his smile too as he ordered rakesh to fetch hot water n cotton , while krishna started climbing up the stairs ... he so wanted to call her to him , but restrained with difficulty ...there were so many things he wanted to do... he wanted to thank her for alerting him at the right time! He wanted to thank her for preventing their hands from getting smeared in innocent blood... he wanted to feel her caring fingers over his tired body , his wound... he wanted to just hold her in his arms n lay back contently ... he wanted...no! don't think about her!... pratap sighed n went to his room, shaking his head at anagd who gritted his teeth...

gayatri turned n glared at pratigya n then at sumitra , hatred in her eyes ... she nodded at angad who limped towards his room n approached sumitra... sumitra said, her face sad...'i am sorry didi for krishna's behaviour... u know he is not himself if he is angry... he shouldn't have beaten angad like that ...i ...i apologise for his...' sumitra said but gayatri cut her short , her face livid ... 'liar! I know u enjoyed it , bitch! ...but i assure u , ur precious son will rue this day! He dare spill my son's blood! ...u wait n watch! Soon i will show u his dead body!' hissed gayatri at sumitra n turned n walked away ... sumira looked at her retreating back in shock n apprehension n pratigya , noticing their exchange although she didn't hear it, came to her ...'what happened ma? What did she say?'... 'nothing...! she ... is upset , ofcourse rightly so... no mother would tolerate her son being beaten ...let alone infront of her! ...she has every right to get upset!...' sumitra smiled sadly... pratigya nodded , grimly ...'u saw him? How is his injuries?' asked sumitra , concerned , holding pratigya's palm... 'he has injured his forehead ..n ma, if chandu bhaiyya tells u what happened , could u pls tell me also...?' pratigya asked , her cheeks red n face concerned ... 'yes beti...' sumitra smiled at her ... both women were thinking the same thing , they wanted to know blow by blow account of how he saved the family ... to feel proud of him...to feel happiness that he did such a thing even risking his life...to know that he listened to her!... pratigya saw meera glaring at them n she hastily walked back towards the porch , thinking to collect the mop ... but she saw some maids already there n one of them said to her to go inside as he is already angry n they don't want to test it more... to which she agreed whole heartedly ...

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Krishna sat on his bed , his mind registering the new sheets n... n something incredibly like her hanging in his room... chandu washed his wound on forehead while rakesh held a bowl of hot water n cotton ... a servant took his shoes off n krishna stretched his legs , his eyes closed as he said...' i need a new pair ... n i want my new rover here by tomorrow morning ...' chandu smiled at him' alright ... now take a bath n then we could have tea , coming to the garden?' he asked , securing the cotton around his injury ... krishna nodded , grimacing ... 'i have called our doctor n he will be here in 15 mints... meet us at the garden...' chandu put a palm on his shoulder , smiling ... krishna nodded again , smiling back... 'u go n check the van... it must have arrived by now!' he said , getting up n stretching ... 'alright... do u want anything ?' chandu asked , his face inscrutable ... 'no! ... just...erm... just take out my clothes , will u?' krishna said , slightly irritated at himself ... he could feel what his treacherous heart wants ... it wanted her to pick up his clothes ! no! ...he won't let it win!... he saw chandu walk towards his wardrobe , with a smile in his lips n he gritted his teeth ... why the hell was he smiling ? ... u don't want to know! ... he walked to his bathroom...

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'i hate him... i ...hate...him!' snarled angad , fisting a cushion as gayatri dabbed cotton n medicine on his wounds ... 'i hate him 100 times more , beta! But u know that we don't stand a chance before him , face to face!... who told u to tell ur men to finish off madan's family? ...u know sajjan's rules !... its that which created a situation like this! ...' snapped gayatri , angry... 'how did he find out? I am going to kill all the traitors in our side! Somebody must have informed him!' spat angad , fuming... 'yes! We will find out! N one good thing , the caskets burned n i heard chandu talking to ur useless father that madan is still unconscious , so till now krishna doesn't know about our drug garden!...' ...gayatri said, her tone relieved ... angad nodded , as he said ...'don't worry about madan ma, i know he is greedy ... i just need to get to him before krishna does ! we will give him enough money to shift to Darjeeling n work in our estate there ... he is a kind of guy who gets easily scared n would compromise! I am sure he will be in 2 minds to tell krishna the truth or not as he himself is included in the list of things krishna will be cutting off!!!...' gayatri smiled tensely ...'i don't know beta... just keep urself out of his path or sight! N don't u dare even think about that girl unless n until we get him out of our way!...' ...anagd cursed..' how long ma? How long? Its going to b a week they r married ! n he has already claimed her! now i want to go to estate... i just can't stay here knowing that he will be feasting on her tonight! ...Get ur plan move to the working phase soon!'... he pined ... 'i will have to think of something beta , the girl already found out the file cabinet... lets see...' she said, her eyes glinting in malice...

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Pratigya tiptoed across to his room n entered slowly to find the room deserted ...of course , didn't she see him sitting with chandu n their family doc at the tea table in the main garden? ...she was just back from right corner of the garden where she n sumitra n maids n servants listened to rakesh n his rather spectacular description of what exactly happened ... n with every word she could feel her lips remaining in a silly stretched smile n every now n then her eyes meeting sumitra in varied degrees of affection n pride ... she thanked gods that the family is safe n prayed for the mother's speedy recovery as she seemed the most injured ... he must have handled the child with care , she mused, imagining him with arjun in his arms... Oh ! he is so brave n ...cute!... she giggled n caught herself in the mirror... what r u doing pratigya? Instead of fighting it ur r letting him take u over completely... stop being pathetic! ... she sighed in sadness nwalked towards his balcony , fighting her tears ... she could distinctly feel that her sane voice was weakening ... n she wanted it to weaken further ... no! what r u thinking? If u weaken , who will save ur mother?... her every thought vanished as she watched him sitting n chatting with the doc while the doc examined his injury ... oh , she didn't get a chance to look closer at his injury n nurse it... just as he had nursed her when she had fever! She thought , smiling... she saw him look up suddenly n their eyes met... krishna could feel her eyes on him almost felt her smile reach him n he had looked up to find her standing in his balcony , gazing at... him! ... their hearts skipped a beat together n he saw her blush n turn away n running inside his room... he could feel his heart thundering ... he could feel the need to run behind her n grab her n hug her to him n bury his face in that delicious hair, while she writhed in his arms playfully as if to get out of them but in reality all she wants is to ... make u fall for her beauty n innocence n then hurt u!... stop thinking about her ! ... but ...but ... she told him about angad's plan! He had heard in her voice the need to save the family! ... why would she do that? N don't forget , u need to thank her for alerting u at the right time!... krishna smiled mechanically at the doc as he instructed him on the medicines...all he could feel was his heart feeling lighter n yet on the verge of exploding in excitement at the prospect of thanking her... what? KST , n thank her?... why am i feeling excited ... n ...nervous?

Pratigya panted against the side wall , her bosom heaving sensuously ... his eyes! ... she smiled n bit her lip , blush spreading along her cheeks ... her eyes caught her dirty shawl n she started ... oh no! she has been working all day ! she need a quick bath1 its already getting darker... now that he is not in the room, she must bath quickly before he comes !... yes!... she gathered fresh clothes n went inside the bathroom... she bathed quickly n cautiously opened the door to find the room still deserted ... she could feel a sense of disappointment as she sat in front of the mirror n started drying her hair ... she was wearing a simple sari, blue , n no jewellery ... she extended her hand towards the mangalsutra feeling odd... she could still feel an uncomfortable feeling when she saw it or wore it , but the feeling was getting diminished ... she took out the ornamental sindoor box sumitra had given her n took a pinch of sindoor n put it in her mang , her eyes suddenly tearful... oh no! what r u doing pratigya? As if it isn't sinful enough that u r falling in love with that devil , u r now feeling like accepting this...circus of marriage!...u do know that it was ...his lustful plan to get u to his bed , by ruining the sanctity of the marriage?... Remember , he wants only ur body! He is not going to bother about what he called as a chain around ur neck or ...or color on ur forehead!... pls... come out of the trance he has send u in pratigya! Come out! Before its too late... ! she looked up, startled , the residual sindoor in her fingers scattering across her nose n right cheek n beside her right collarbone , as the door opened n he entered , his eyes looking at her as if he was seeing her for the first time... their eyes remained locked in the mirror , pratigya trying to remember how to breathe n krishna , closing the door with his leg, his eyes turning darker , his heart hammering ...

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