Karan's POV:
Shit man, how the hell did the petrol finish? I thought to myself and kicked the tire.
It's heavily raining and I can't do anything in the middle of this lonely highway. God help me. I said within myself.
I stood under the bus stand shed. My phone is also not catching network. I'm not able to call a cab for myself. I'm really so frustrated now. My baby will be waiting at home for me. She'll get worried.
Puzzled not knowing what to do....I'm just standing in the middle of a silent road.
Suddenly from far I can see a van coming, I thanked my stars and came forward waveing my hand in the air so the person can see me.
The van came and stood infont of me. I looked a young guy nearly my age maybe sitting at the driver seat.
"Hey, man my car is out of fuel. Can I get a drop upto any cab booking office?" I asked him in a hurry but tried to be polite.
"Yeah sure, get in". He said cooly.
"Thanks buddy!" I said and got in immediately.
"So, sorry to bother you!" I said and ruffled my wet hair in the review mirror.
"It's OK!" He said focusing on the road.
Suddenly I got a smell, a smell which should not be here, a smell which only comes from one place. I looked at him and he is quietly driving. I just shrugged off my stupid thoughts.
"Hey, can I use your phone?"
I asked him.
"Sorry it's out of battery!" He said lamely.
"Ho, fine!" I said wiredly.
Again a wired feeling came inside me, why I can't understand. But there is something not right here. And this smell. It's Meera's perfume
only she uses this one. Why am I getting this smell here? I don't know what's going on with me.
Karan get into your senses! I scolded myself.
Suddenly the van jerked because of a speed breaker. And a earing fell out of his jacket. He picked it up and kept it on the dashboard. As my eyes fell on that piece of jewel.
I got more than shocked.
Bloody hell, it's her dam earing!
I know very well it's hers. But how does he have it? She was waring it today. Where is she?
I took it from the dashboard and looked at it keenly. Yes it's her earing and I'm sure. This is not a coincidence.
"Who's is this?" I asked him curiously.
Maybe I'm wrong I just hope to be wrong. I thought within myself I worry.
"It's non of your business!".
He said and snatched it from my hand rudely.
"Ho it is because I know who it belongs to!" I said boldly.
He immediately stopped the van. I looked out, we were still somewhere far from the main road and the rain is no less.
I don't know why I have gut feeling that something is not right. There is something going on.
"Who are you and where is Meera?" I asked him curiously but was scared inside.
Suddenly he spread some smoke kind of a thing in the air and I started coughing and my eyes were shutting.
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AUTHOR'S POV:
As the dark and thundering night, Meera and Karan's life is going to take a dramatic and drastic turn that they have nevre thought of.
A wide barren warehouse with not a fly in there, middle of it sitting on a huge gold throne is a devilishly handsome guy named Shakthi Agarwal. One of top business men Jayaram Agarwal's eldest son.
And those two guys who kidnapped Meera with the other guy who caught Karan. They are standing beside him.
Karan is tied up on a wooden chair and yet unconscious.
Shakthi told one of the guys to bring Karan into his sense.
As told the guy went and brought a jug of water and splashed it on Karan's face twice. Karan shook his head and blinked his eyes. Slowly coming into sence, he riggled his body in the chair.
"Ah....um..haa..." Karan opened his droopy eyes.
Trying to get conscious and analyze where he is. But not able to identify anything.
"Boys, do your work!" Ordered Shakthi to his men.
Soon all the three men came with hockey sticks in their hands and they started hitting Karan. At first he didn't know why is this happing to him. He is being hit by some goons not knowing the reason.
"Stop it! Untie him". Said Shakthi.
They boys did as they were ordered.
Karan fell in pain on the ground. His nose, lips and forehead is all bleeding. He slowly opened his eyes and tried to stand. He somehow managed to come on two foot.
"Ho, today I'm so happy and pleased!" Said Shakthi getting up from his throne and walking towards Karan.
"Shakthi?" Whispered Karan with a questioning look.
"Yes my dear friend it's me!" Said Shakthi smirking evilly.
"I should have guessed it before!" Huffed Karan.
"But, this time you lost, you lost badly!".
Said Shakthi laughing loudly.
"Why did you do all this?".
Asked an injured karan.
"Seriously, you don't know why?" Asked Shakthi scarstically.
"Just because I'm better than you?" Chuckled Karan.
Shakthi's face changed into anger he came forward and held Karan by his collar and kicked him hard in his stomach
Karan fell down in pain. He held his stomach and fisted his hand and hit the floor.
"You are the worst thing in my life, beacuse of you I lost my everything". Said Shakthi in anger.
"I have never done anything to you, I have always done my work with justice and been fare".
Karan said grinning in pain.
"Just shut up!" Yelled Shakthi.
"You were less in knowledge than me, it's not my fault that everytime my ideas are liked more than yours. I never did anything to hurt or put you down, it is just that the higher authorities like my work better than yours".
Karan said as he lay down holding his stomach and breathing slowly.
"Ho just shut the f**k up! I know very well how you became the MD of your company and are the most loved by my Dad!"
Said Shakthi in anger.
"Your dad just likes me because he says I remind him of your long lost brother, that's it!"
Karan said in his defense.
"Your right that's the main problem that you remind him of the person I hate and killed ten years ago!" Shakthi growled at Karan.
Karan's eyes widened at Shakthi's sentence. He was shocked to hear that Shakthi killed his own brother.
"I killed him because I hated him from small and Dad was about to make him the next CEO which I wanted to be. So, I killed him and no one ever got to know that his death was a murder not an accident".
Shakthi said smiling with his hands in his pant pocket.
"You have no heart!" Said Karan looking at him with disgust.
"Haha....." laughed Shakthi.
"You will see more of my kind heart my so-called brother!".
Shakthi said this time smirking evilly.
"Beacuse of you, the deal I wanted for my company went away to your company. You took the most important thing of my life.
So I simply took back what you love the most".
Said an evilly smiling Shakthi.
Karan arched his eyebrows not knowing what Shakthi meant!
He tried to sit up with his aching stomach.
"Boys, bring her!"
Said Shakthi loudly.
Two boys went behind the warehouse to the backyard and brought a fragile and deeply wounded girl.
"Meera!" Karan whispered in shock.
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