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Aye zindagi galey laga le

Naina was busy in cleaning her room. A maid came and informed her about her in laws arrival. Naina left the work and came outside to meet them.

Naina saw them and greeted them. But both Revati and Vihaan ignored her. They never liked her. They were always mad at Veransh for marrying her. Naina didn't feel bad for their ignorance, she doesn't have any feelings for this family except one person. And immediately she heard his voice.

"Bhabs, my cutie bhabs"

A bright smile appeared on naina's face. Her lovable devar Reyansh.

Reyansh singh shikhawat, 21 years old.

Naina came to him smilingly. Reyansh hugged her tightly.

Rey- u know what bhabs, i missed u so so so so much....i missed u infinity...Infact main toh rajveer bhaiya se larke jhagarke wapas aya hu.....

Reyansh immediately bite his tongue and then he whispered....

Rey- bhabs kisiko mat batana ki main rajveer bhai se milne gaya tha, specially bhai ko bilkul mat batana....

Naina- ek shart pe...

Rey- kaun si shart?

Naina- aj sham ko guitar bajake ek acha sa gana sunaoge mujhe....

Rey- okay...

Reyansh happily agreed. That's why he loved his bhabs that much because she is too innocent.

Naina also smiled. She heard about rajveer before, but she never met him. She knows that everything is not well between this family and rajveer. Rajveer is Veransh's cousin but Veransh hate him to the core. Once naina asked him about rajveer but he became extremely mad at the mention of his name.

Us ghatiya rajveer ka naam mere samne kabhi mat lena, vo ek number ka geera hua insan hai,,,vo humare jaydad ke piche para hai,,, is jaydad me uska koi hissa hai hi nahi, yeh sab mere dad ka hai, uska baap toh ek numbr ka sharabi tha, mere dad ne mehenat se khara kiya hai humare is business empire ko,,,isme uska koi haq nhi hai and that bastard, apne baap ki tarah hi vo nalayak hai, khud ki koi kabiliyat nhi, bass dusro ke paise par aish karne ka sochta hai...

Naina remembered all that, so she never mention about rajveer infront of her husband, but the only person who always admired rajveer is reyansh.

In the evening

Naina came to Reyansh's room. Today Veransh went for a business meeting, he will come back tomorrow. Naina is extremely happy for that. Veransh proximity is like a poison for her.

Rey- acha bhabs bolo, kaun sa gaana sunau?

Naina- koi bhi jo tumhe pasand ho...

Rey- aaaaaa....okay toh phir main apko rajveer bhaiya ka fvrt song sunata hu....

Naina- ek baat puchu?

She asked very slowly...

Rey- ha bhabs pucho na....

Naina- tum rajveer bhaiya ko bht admire karte ho?

Reyansh became super excited...

Rey- bhabs vo hai hi aise...he is the best. Unke jaisa koi aur nhi, aap agar unse milogi na toh apko pata lagega ki he is a true gentleman, ya phir yun kahu ki usse bhi barkar, vo mere idol hai, main bilkul unhi ki tarah banna chahta hu....

Naina- vo army me hai na?

Rey- hmm...captain hai indian army ke,,,i wish ki main apko unse mila pata, sachme bhabs aap agar unse milti toh aap bht khush ho jaati.....

Naina smiled. She don't know why but whenever she heard about rajveer, she became happy, she never seen that man, but she heard several stories of his bravery from Reyansh. He is a true soldier, she really wants to meet him once.

Naina- pata nhi, agar kismat me na ho toh aise insan se kaise milungi....

Rey- bhabs apko pata hai, rajveer bhaiya humesha kehete hai ki humari kahani tab tak khatam nhi hoti jab tak uska ek happy ending na ho.....

Naina's expression changed. Is that so? Then what ending is waiting for her? Her story has started with Veransh, but it's not a fairy tale, its a nightmare for her. Then where will it end?

Rey- kya soch rahi ho bhabs?

Naina- kuch nhi, bass yahi ki meri kahani toh tumhare bhaiya ke sath hi khatam hogi...

Reyansh undertood her meaning. He knows his brother very well, how cruel he is. He felt bad for naina. She is like a little princess and she caught the eye of a monster like his brother. He never seen naina happy with his brother. He doesn't know how his brother treats her, why she always lives in terror? He doesn't have the guts to fight with his brother, but he always tries to cheer naina. Reyansh smiled.

Rey- bhabs ek baat kahu?

Naina- hmm..

Rey- kya pata sayed aapki kahani abhi tak suru hi nahi hui hai?

Naina was confused..

Naina- kyu?

Rey- pata nhi....rajveer bhaiya kehete hai ki jab sahi insan sath me ho, tab hi zindagi ki asli journey suru hoti hai,,,sayed vo journey apki abhi tak start hi nahi hui hai.....

Naina nodded her head and laughed....

Naina- acha bohot ho gaya mera dil behelana,,,,,ab gaana sunao.....

Reyansh started to play the guiter.

Tears appeared on naina's eyes without her knowledge, she was enjoying the song with her heart, each and every word of this song touching her soul. Its not like she never heard that song, but she was imagining the person whose story she has heard few minutes back. A true gentleman, a true soldier, a true warrior. This kind of man really exist in reality?

Reyansh song was finished.

Rey- bhabs aap ro rahi ho?

Naina cleared her tears and became embarrassed little.

Naina- nhi, vo bass aise hi,,,,tumhare rajveer bhaiya ki choice sachme best hai.....

Are vaah aj toh rajveer ki bohot tarifey chal rahi hai.....

Naina's breathing stopped completely out of fear. She started to shiver badly. Her all body goes numb with that voice. Reyansh noticed that and he also became terrorised.

Rey- bhai aap? Aap kab aye? Aap toh aj nhi anevale the na?

Veransh chuckled and slowly took predatory steps towards them by keeping an eye on her. Naina felt his cold stare all over her, which makes her absolutely statue. She knows this attitude of Veransh very well.

Ver- kyu? Mujhe dekhke tum dono ko khushi nhi hui?

Rey- nhi bhai aisi baat nhi hai, main toh bass bhabs ko gaana suna raha tha.....

Ver- accha? Toh tumhari bhabs ko gaan kaisa laga?

Naina's whole body stiffened.

Veransh sat beside naina and smiled at her. Naina didn't have the guts to even look at his scary eyes.

Ver- jaan,,,bolo, gaana kaisa laga?

Naina- aachaa tha...

She just managed to say these two words.

Ver- acha, toh main chalta hu,,,aur jaan mere liye ek black coffee leke ayo, main bht thak chuka hu....

Veransh left and naina took baby steps after him. Reyansh undertood everything and his heart sanked after watching naina's condition.

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Naina placed the coffee infront of Veransh, she was trembling like a leaf.

Veransh immediately caught her hand and said in deadly tone,

Ver- rajveer ke baare me kya baat kar rahi thi tum? Kahi tum chupchupke usse contact toh nhi karti? Kahi tum meri barbadi plan toh nahi kar rahi ho mere pith piche? Bolo??

Veransh shouted and tightened his grip. Naina started to cry.

Naina- nhi Veransh, main aisa kuch nahi kar rahi thi, plz jaane dijiye mujhe, plz...aaahhh...

Ver- ro kyu rahi ho???? Mere samne kabhi tum hasti kyu nahi? Baaki sabke sath toh bht khush rheti ho, mere karib atehi tumhari halath aisi kyu ho jati hai? Aur tum us rajveer ka nam apne muh pe kaise le sakti ho? Tum janti ho na ki main is duniya me sabseye zyada nafrat usse karta hu, toh phir uska nam kaise le rahi thi...

Naina cried out loud,

Naina- I'm sorry, ab nhi hoga aisa, plz,,,maaf kar de mujhe, plz...

Veransh clenched his jaw.

Ver- barbar roke mera dil nhi pighla sakti tum, samjhi? Saza toh tumhe zarur milegi.

Naina eyes widen after hearing that. Veransh immediately put her hand into the hot coffee and she cried out loud.

Naina- aaahhhhhh.......aahhh.......plz.....jal raha hai Veransh.....mera hath choriye....ahhh....

She was crying painfully and begging, but her cries were not reaching into Veransh's ears, nor it is reaching outside, because Veransh has build this room soundproof.

Veransh was smirking at her condition. She was struggling like a little bird. After a while Veransh left her hand. Naina looked at her hand, it is all red and was burning like hell. Her lips were quivering badly and she was looking at Veransh unbelievably.

Veransh immediately took her near the basin and run the water on her hand. But with his surprise naina took her hand back. Veransh was shocked as hell.

Ver- kya kar rahi ho?? Mujhe attitude dikha rahi ho? Yeh attitude kaha se aya?

Veransh tried to snatch her hand but naina again pulled away but in return she received a tight slap on her face. Veransh hold her jaw tightly.

Ver- meri billi mujhe hi mweau......lagta hai ek saza se mann nhi bhara, aur chahiye.....

Now, fear strucked naina. With whom she is fighting? She is nothing infront of this man.

Veransh pulled her hair and throw her into the balcony. Then he went inside the bathroom and bring ice water in a bucket, he throws all the water on naina. Naina flinched with the coldness.

Ver- yehi par pari raho raat bhar,,, subah tak tumhara yeh chota sa dimag kaabu me a jayega.....

Veransh locked the door and came back to his bedroom and slept peacefully into his bed.

Naina was curled up in a ball in the balcony. Now, tears were falling down from her eyes. What she has done to get a life like this? Why she is suffering this hell? What wrong she has done in her life? She is nothing but a pathetic woman, who cannot take a stand for herself. She was crying by covering her mouth, if Veransh heard her crying he will come and will bit her up senseless or probably going to rape her till the morning. He did that on their wedding night. Naina just requested him to give her some time, but he raped her brutally and mercilessly.

Naina looked at the sky. She saw a falling star. She remembered naveen used to say that if we wish something from a falling star, then it will come true. Naina was feeling extremely helpless. She closed her eyes and wished to that star.

"Main nahi janti yeh sach hota hai yeh nahi, par phir bhi aj main yeh mangna chahti hu ki agar aap mujhe sun rahe ho toh mujhe is narak se bahar nikalo, mujhse aur bardash nhi hota yeh dard, mujhe kahi dur leke chalo is rakshas se, ya phir apney kisi faristey ko bhej do, jo mujhe is narak se kahi dur leke jay, jaha mujhe darrke jena na pare, jaha main thora sa chain se saans le saku"

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Sikkim military base camp

A meeting was going on inside the camp. The meeting was going between high rank officers.

"Par itne bare risky mission ki zimmedari kaun utha sakta hai?"

"Ha mission toh bht bara hai, aur iske liye bht hi kaabil aur hunhar officer ki zarurat hai"

Another officer interrupted...

"Ofcourse, aur mujhe lagta hai is kaam ki zimmedari sirf ek hi insan utha sakta hai, orderly, captain rajveer ko bulake lao"

After a while a man entered. He was not dressed in uniform.

Introducing captain rajveer singh shikhawat,  captain, Indian army, age 30 years.

"Sir may i come in?"

"Sure captain, tumhara hi intezar tha"

Rajveer smiled and his brow creased a little.

Raj- jee main samjha nhi.....

"Captain hum tumhe ek bht hi important mission ki zimmedari saup ne ja rahe hai, are u ready for this?"

Rajveer said with full confidence.

"Absolutely sir"

The officers smiled altogether..

"Puchoge bhi nhi ki mission kaun sa hai aur kaha jana hai?"

"Kya fark parta hai sir, desh ki suraksha ke liye mujhe jaha bhi jaana pare main jaunga, i have no problem at all"

"Good captain shikhawat, lagta hai humara selection bilkul sahi tha, toh phir apna bag pack karlo, kal subah tum ambala ja rahe ho, kanchenjunga military academy me strategy aur communication ka teacher banke, koi shak?"

"No sir"

"Dismiss"

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Rajveer started to pack his things. Suddenly a lady entered.

Introducing Rani singh shikhawat, age 56, rajveer's mother.

Ra- main bhi chalungi tere sath.....

Rajveer sighed and then he hugged his mother.

Raj- ma, main ek important mission ke liye ja raha hu, tum ake kya karogi?

Ra- tere khane pene ka khyaal....

Raj- main koi bacha nhi hu ma....

Rani smiled,

Ra- mere liye tu humesha chota baccha hi hai.... aur jab tak mujhe meri bohu nahi mil jati tab tak tera khyal mujhe hi rakhna parega......

Rajveer smiled. The best thing of his life is his mother. He is the luckiest man to have a mother like her. They both passed so many hardles in their life together. His father died when he was 15.

Ra- mujhe leke chal apne sath, plz....

Raj- thik hai ma, but pehele main jake dekhu ekbar, phir kuch dino ke andar apke liye ek acha sa ghar dhund lu, phir apko leke chalunga sath me....okay?

Ra- thik hai.......par zyada mehenga ghar dekhne ki zarurat nhi hai....

Rajveer became sad. Rani undertood. She pats his shoulder...

Ra- udas mat ho,,,main bht khush hu.....

Rajveer's jaw clenched.

Raj- khush toh aap usdin hongi ma jisdin main apne baba ke katilo ko saza dilaunga,,,us Veransh ko aur Vihan uncle ko apne ghar se nikal ke sadak pe launga....vo humara ghar hai ma,,aap voha ki ranisa hai,,mere baba voha ke hukum the, aur unke apne bhai ne unke sath kya kiya? Unke pith piche vaar kiya aur aj humare ghar ko apna ghar banake baithe hai, vo business mere dad ne khara kiya tha aur aj vo Veransh business head banke baitha hai,,,main un logo ko nahi chrunga ma....bass yeh mission ekbar pura ho jay, uske baad main apko apka haq zarur dilaunga ma....

Rani hugged rajveer. Tears were flowing from her eyes.

Ra- mujhe kuch nahi chahiye rajveer,,,bass mera apna beta mere pass rahe aur sahi salamat rahe,,,,,vo Veransh aur uska baap bht khatarnak log hai.....

Raj- aur khatro se khelna meri adat hai ma,,,,mere samne vo Veransh nahi kabhi tika tha, aur nahi agey tik payega.........par meri apni personal matter se zyada important filhal mera desh hai,,,isiliye vo bach gaya hai abtak.....

Rani kissed rajveer's forehead....

Ra- bhagvan kare ki tera yeh mission bhi successful ho....

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Veransh was walking here and there through the room. The lady doctor came outside.

Ver- kya hua? Meri naina thik toh hai?

The lady doctor's expression turned into cold.

"Je, maine medicines de diya hai,,,unhe bht tez bukhar aya tha, ayinda se agar aisa kabhi hua toh unki jaan bhi ja sakti hai mr. Sikhawat, aur ek baat, apki wife bht hi kamzor hai physically, malnourished hai, weight bohot kam hai, unka dhyan rakhiyega"

The doctor left. Veransh went to his room. Naina was laying in the bed by looking at the window. Veransh came and sat beside her. He placed his hand on her forehead. Naina didn't react.

Ver- I'm sorry jaan.....tumne kal raat mujhe itna gussa dila diya tha ki maine apna aapa kho diya.....itni galatiya kyu karti ho tum?

Naina still not reacted.

Ver- acha thik hai,,,i know ki tum mujhse naraz ho,,,,okay,,,bolo tumhe kya chahiye,,,aj tum jo mangogi main dunga......

Veransh strocked her cheek. Naina looked at Veransh for a while and then she said in a whisper....

Naina- Azadi.....

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