KaYa OS || All That Matters

"Sir, who locket mere liye bahot kimti hai. Mujhe use dhoondna hoga!"

Saying so, Ananya started running back towards the warehouse they had been locked in. Kabir tried to run after her, but two of Madhavnath's men caught him by the arms. Suddenly, a shot rang out in the woods and some distance ahead, Ananya collapsed.

"Ananya!" Kabir yelled. The men holding him turned him around and started pushing him ahead. Kabir tried to resist them, but they were too strong for him to do anything. One of them held a gun to his temple and warned, "Piche mudne ki koshish bhi ki toh tera aur teri girlfriend ka bheja uda dunga!"

A short while later, he heard Ananya being dragged behind him. Occasionally, he could hear her gasping and sobbing. He desperately wanted to turn back and check on her, but he wouldn't dare do that, lest they hurt Ananya more.

Someone shouted at Ananya, "Ae, jaldi chal!"

"For God's sake! She's hurt! Can't these people try to be humane for a change?!" Kabir thought to himself.

After a long walk through the woods, they reached another warehouse. The men holding Kabir pushed him inside a room and locked it from outside. Kabir banged on the doors, "Open the door! Where is Ananya?" He only got a grunt from the guard outside in reply.

Kabir started pacing the floor anxiously. There was some water in a bottle lying on the floor. Kabir was thirsty as if he had just run a thousand miles, but he didn't care. All he wanted to know was if Ananya was okay.

After what seemed like ages, the door opened. Someone pushed Ananya inside. Kabir caught her before she fell to the ground. The door was closed once again.

Ananya seemed to have fainted. Kabir settled her on the floor, holding her in his arms. He looked at her closely. There was a handkerchief tied tightly on the calf of the left leg. It had blood on it. Beyond that, there seemed no wound.

Kabir sprinkled some water from the bottle on Ananya's face and shook her gently. "Ananya! Ananya, can you hear me?"

Ananya stirred. She half-opened her eyes and murmured, "Kabir sir..?"

"Ananya, tum theek toh ho? Tumhe goli lagi -"

"Haan sir, bas who goli pair ko choo kar chali gayi.. Maine rumaal baandh -"

Ananya couldn't complete her sentence because Kabir hugged her, as tightly as he could, completely unaware of the tears streaming from his eyes. Right now, he didn't care how much time more they would have to spend with these people. He didn't care about the fact that they were at the mercy of those dacoits. He didn't care whether help was arriving or not... Ananya, his Miss Kashyap, was safe, and it was all that mattered...