Revenge of Love

Welcome To The Singh Khatri's Mansion

The next day

Hira entered the burned factory in fast steps; trying as hard as she can to ignore the pain that was building in her chest like the fire blackened this place but with every step she took, she was getting weaker so she stopped in her place, closed her eyes and leaned on the nearest wall, as a tear trickled on her cheek

Hira whispered: be strong, Daughter of Alejandro and Radha Garcia, you are steps away from what you waited for since you were 10, stop it

She heard steps walking towards her and she took a moment before she turns and see Jagdev standing behind her with a faint frown

Jagdev: you have to always be reminded of your Pain, Hira

Hira frowned: where is uncle?

Jagdev: the meeting is with me, you are not going to see your uncle today

Hira frowned: when will I ever get to see him?

Jagdev: when you take your parents’ right you might, now follow me

And he walked towards a room, and she took a deep breath then walked behind him, they entered the room and there was a small table with a file on it and two chairs opposite to each other, the rest of the room was ashes and burned furniture

Jagdev: sit down, Hira

Hira sat on the chair opposite to Jagdev and looked at the file in front of her and Jagdev sat in front of her 

Jagdev: this file has everything you need to know about the Singh Khatri family, but before you open it, take this

Hira frowned faintly and took from his hand an ID card, she looked at it then she looked at Jagdev with confused frown

Jagdev: this is the identity you will enter the Singh Khatri’s mansion with, Hira Patel, 23, fully an Indian so forget your Spanish half and focus on your Indian half, you were a nurse in MIC hospital for 3 years, the MIC hospital recently was shut down and all its employees desperate for work including yourself of course and Adarsh desperate for you to ask him for a favor, I think you know where I am going with this, now open the file

Hira frowned faintly and opened the file and then looked at Jagdev

Jagdev: the oldest daughter of Adarsh Singh Khatri, Eve Singh Khatri...

Hira: Eve

Jagdev: a Latin name, the first wife named her three children in Latin names and Eve is daughter of his first wife, 32 years old, unmarried, lonely, simple minded, you can gain her trust by a smile, she is no danger on you what so ever

Hira nodded and looked at the picture of the girl with the shy brown eyes, long brown hair in a braid and the traditional Indian saree then she flipped the page

Jagdev: the middle daughter Viola Singh Khatri, also daughter of the first wife, 28, unmarried but she is the opposite of her sister, smart, outgoing, 100 of friends, 100 of boyfriends, she drinks, she smokes, she is so arrogant and you have to be careful around her

Hira nodded and looked at the picture of the girl with buffy curly hair, the brown eyes that almost hidden by the black eyeshadow, the cut jeans and a crop top, then she flipped the page

Jagdev: this is Jude, Adarsh older son and Viola’s twin, divorced with a little girl but the girl is living with the wife and she forbids him to see his child, he works in his father’s factory like a dog wishing to get his father’s appreciation but so far he is Adarsh’s least favorite kid and that is making him very bitter towards almost everyone  

Hira looked at the picture and he was a man with brown curly hair, tall heavy built in a suit and the same brown eyes except under them there were black circles of tiredness

Jagdev: flip the Page

Hira flipped the page and seeing the picture; she her breath was taken and she put her hand on her chest

Jagdev: Sanjay Singh Khatri, Adarsh youngest son and the dearest to his heart, your mission, 24 years old, of course unmarried, son of the second wife, at age 13 was his first attempt of suicide...

Hira squeezed her dress over her chest to stop the feeling of pain seeing the sad blue eyes of the picture’s owner

At Night

Sanjay looked with widened teary blue eyes at his barefoot as Eve was wrapping around them a thick rusty chain that it’s other end around the leg of the bed he is sitting on.

She looked at him sadly as she fastening the lock on the chain, making it impossible for him to remove the chain

Eve: I am sorry Sanjay, its Papa’s orders; I wish if I didn’t have to put you in those again, I really do.

Viola entered the room and behind her Jude both, frowning as they sat on the only couch in the room

Viola frowned: what were you apologizing to “Insanju” for, Eve? We are probably in trouble because of him otherwise why would Papa ask us all to come to “the crazy room”? (Then she tilted her head back) I don’t understand why don’t they just put him in a mental hospital and let us live our life?

Sanjay looked at her then he looked back at Eve and put his wrists together for her to wrap another chain around his wrists

Sanjay: I am sorry, Viola

Jude: SORRY FOR WHAT? FOR RUINING OUR LIVES OR FOR EXISTING

Eve looked at him with widened eyes as he stood with his hand fisted and took a step near Sanjay

Eve: Jude, calm down, he is sick

(And she stood on his way and held his arm and Sanjay just looked down and away)

Jude angrily: it’s all your fault Eve, you are the one who asked us to be nice to him and try consider him  our brother and when we did, this is the result (then he looked at Sanjay) I swear to god, “ Son of Marie”, if Papa punished us, I will....

Adarsh: you will do what, Jude?

Jude’s eyes widened and turned to see Marie and Adarsh standing at the door frowning, then Marie rushed towards Sanjay and hugged him

Jude: Papa, I...

Adarsh rushed towards Jude and slapped him a tight slap, Sanjay flinched and his eyes widened in shock but his shock wasn’t even compared to his shock when Eve and Viola gasped and rushed to Jude, only to get slapped as well

Sanjay Screamed: NO, IT’S MY FAULT, MY FAULT (then he frowned) WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY ARE YOU SO CRUEL?

Adarsh looked at Sanjay a worried look then he frowned and looked back at his other children as Marie hugged her son and raised her head 

Marie: they deserve it, son; they hurt you when they let you run away from the mansion, they meant to let you hurt yourself (then she looked at Adarsh) they meant to, Adarsh; they hate my son

Sanjay shook his head, then looked at Eve and Viola as they were crying and their hands on their cheeks, and he hit his head in the headboard of his bed, but Marie quickly took his head on her chest and pressed her lips on it

Viola frowned and said with teary eyes: it’s not our fault that he ran away, he is insane and the nurse is the one that unchained him

Adarsh: SHUT UP, Sanjay is not crazy, don’t you ever call him that again (then he looked at Jude) how he got your car Keys, Mr. Jude?

Jude: I don’t know Papa, I swear I don’t know

Adarsh nodded with a frown then looked at Eve

Adarsh: the nurse says you gave her the order to unchain him take him and walk him in the Garden, Eve

Eve looked at Sanjay with teary eyes and he looked at her with sad eyes pleading for forgiveness

Adarsh: and I assume the third part of the plan was yours, Viola; you opened the gate of the mansion for the car

Viola smiled with teary eyes: No I didn’t, but you won’t believe me anyway, because our dear stepmother played it so well this time (then she looked at Sanjay Angrily) next time, don’t take too long to Jump, Insanju

Sanjay looked down with wide eyes, Marie gasped and hugged him tighter and Adarsh’s eyes widened to Viola then slapped her again and she fell inside Eve’s arms

Adarsh: GET OUT, THE THREE OF YOU AND DON’T YOU DARE COME NEAR MY SON AGAIN, FROM NOW ON YOU ARE NOT MY CHILDREN, I WILL GIVE EVERYTHING I OWN TO SANJAY AND WILL LEAVE YOU WITH NOTHING

Viola: I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU PAPA

Eve and Jude pulled her outside as she screaming  

Viola: I WISH SANJAY DIES

Adarsh closed the door then looked at Marie who was hugging Sanjay and looking at Adarsh terrified

Adarsh: I am so sorry

Sanjay: leave me alone

And he lay on his side looking at the wall not them

Adarsh: Sanjay, a new nurse...

Sanjay: please leave me

Marie kissed his head then stood and walked out with Adarsh and the moment they closed Sanjay’s room back...

Marie: you have to do something, Adarsh; I am so scared; what if we died tomorrow, what will they do to our son?

Adarsh put his hand on his head and closed his eyes for a moment, and then he nodded

Adarsh: I promise you, I will solve this problem but now let’s meet the new nurse, she is been waiting for like an hour

Meanwhile

Hira looked around the Luxurious mansion, the vast space, the antics furniture, the crystal chandeliers and their pictures, all spoke to her with one thought...

“They are living normally ...”

They killed her family and they are living as if they deserve it!!

Anger, hatred, blood thirst; those feelings were pulsing inside Hira’s heart, till she noticed something...

The family’s picture has Marie, Adarsh, Viola, Eve and Jude but not Sanjay! Why not Sanjay!!Are they ashamed of him, this is so...

Hira whispered: don’t feel bad for him, focus Hira

“Who are you?”

She turned to see Viola, Eve and Jude behind her, Viola wiped the tears under her frown and Hira took a deep breath and smiled

Viola: I asked you a question

Hira: Hola, I am the new nurse, Hira Patel, the girl that stopped Sanjay from Jumping

Eve smiled: nice to meet you, Hira and Thank you so much

And she just walked out and Jude looked at her from head to toes

Jude: you made a great mistake by taking this Job and greater for saving his life

Hira couldn’t hide her shock of what Sanjay’s brother

Viola: are you really a nurse?

Hira swallowed: yes of course

Viola: your dress is a brand I am sure, so as your shoes, gorgeous...

Hira looked at her shoes with wide eyes as Viola walked towards her

Viola: and you greeted us with a Spanish greeting, so do you speak Spanish or are you Spanish? Or maybe Mexican

Hira smiled nervously: no and thank you for noticing the dress and the shoes, they are gifts from the woman I worked for before coming here, you see in the hospital I worked in nightshifts but at the morning I worked for a Spanish lady, she gave me some of her old dresses and shoes, she is living in the street behind the mall, you know...

Viola frowned: stop talking, you gave me a headache, I don’t care about you or your dress

And she walked away with Jude

Jude in low tone: he will pay for this

Viola: yes

Hira looked at them going then she took a deep breath in relief, she should have been more careful, she thought

Adarsh: welcome to the Singh Khatri’s mansion, Ms. Hira

Hira looked towards the stairs and saw Adarsh and Marie as the descending it, Marie was frowning towards her

Hira: I am happy to be here and very Grateful

Marie frowned: we are happy too, my son never trusted a person before as he trusts you, not even me, and it was for our luck that you turned out to be a nurse

Adarsh smiled: she is not a nurse; she is an angel of mercy, not less, that is what I will call her from now on, Hira the angel of mercy

Hira forced a smile on her lips and silenced the feeling of guilt that hit her chest

Marie frowned: SONIA

A woman in her forty with a stern face, hair in a pun, a skirt and blazer came and stood in front of Marie

Sonia: yes, Ma’am

Marie: this is Sonia our housekeeper (then she looked at Sonia) Hira is the new nurse, show Ms. Hira her room and Mr. Sanjay’s room

Sonia: yes, Ma’am (then she looked at Hira) Right this way, Ms. Hira

And she walked in front of Hira and went behind the stairs and there was an elevator, they entered it and she pressed 3, the screen asked her for a password and she wrote it

Sonia: it’s only I and the Singh Khatri is allowed to use the elevator, you will use the stairs, the third floor will only be occupied by you and Mr. Sanjay’s, the rest of Mr. Singh Khatri’s offspring are in the second floor, the Master and the Mistress are in the master room in the first floor, no one of Mr. Sanjay’s siblings or of the servant but me and you is allowed to come here, I don’t serve, I just observe performance so you will bring him the food from the kitchen and will do all the cleaning needed

Hira frowned: I am a nurse not a servant

Sonia: name it as you wish; this is your job description  

The elevator opened and they walked through the third floor corridor, there were many closed doors that Sonia ignored till they reached to the end of the corridor where two rooms with red doors, numbered 1 and 2 were

Sonia: Mr. Sanjay in room 2, your room is 1, your suitcase and handbag are already in your room and each room has its own bathroom

Then she gave Hira a key chain with many keys...

Sonia: those are the keys of the two rooms and the two bathrooms and the chains’ locks, the keys are numbered, and there is a call bell in your room that Mr. Sanjay will use to alert you if he needs any help

Hira frowned confused: okay but what is with the chains?!!!

Sonia just walked away and Hira looked at her confused then she frowned...

Hira: nice woman (then she knocked, once then twice) Mr. Sanjay, I am the new nurse (then she knocked a third time) Mr. Sanjay I am coming in

And she opened the door slowly but then opened it widely from the shock of seeing Sanjay sitting on the bed, chained and closing his eyes in pain as he hitting the back of his head strongly in the headboard of the bed, she gasped and without thinking ran to him, sat on the bed and put her hand on the back of his head; he opened his eyes and it widened seeing her

Hira: are you okay?

Sanjay: it’s you, how are you here?!!

Hira smiled: I am your new nurse, my name Hira

Sanjay smiled widely: Hira? I was so worried for you, Hira

Hira put her hand on her chest and stared at his smiling blue eyes for a moment then she closed her eyes and frowned, then looked at him with same frown and his smile vanished

Hira: listen I am not your friend I am your nurse, I am here to give you your medicines and clean after you, that is all; so forget about the girl that cried that day and everything she said, I don’t care for you beyond my job, you are just a pay check for me, okay?

Sanjay looked at her for a moment then smiled and nodded

Sanjay: okay

Hira frowned: okay? You are not sad or hurt from what I said?

Sanjay smiled: no, it’s okay

Hira sighed: great, so where do you keep your medicines?

Sanjay smiled widely: they are here on the shelf

Hira walked towards the shelf and looked at the bottles of the pills then nodded

Hira: a lot of anti-depressions (then she looked at Sanjay with half a smile) you don’t look depressed to me

Sanjay chuckled faintly and she looked around in the room, there was absolutely nothing but Sanjay’s bed, a button for what she assumed the call bell on the headboard of his bed, a couch and....

Hira smiled: these are a lot of books, it’s like what? Hundred

Sanjay smiled looking at her as she looking through the towers of books at the corner of his room

Sanjay smiled: 235

Hira: modern medicine Vs traditional medicine, philosophy of Law, Japanese carpentry!! (Then she looked at him with wide smile) you read all of those?!!!

Sanjay smiled widely: those are just the books I read in the last three years, I read 2330 books, since I entered “the crazy room”

Hira’s smile vanished: the crazy room?

Sanjay smiled: it wasn’t a crazy room before I enter it, but since I entered it we called it that (then his smile vanished) but my parents don’t know that, don’t call it the crazy room in front of them

Hira looked down with a sad frown and nodded faintly then she said in low tone

Hira: are you always chained like that?

Sanjay smiled faintly and nodded: since I was 13, but don’t be sad I am used to it

Hira: do you want me to take it off?

Sanjay’s smile turned to a worried look and he shook his head

Sanjay in low tone: when I am with just my head, the pain is too much and I will want to end it and if I succeeded, they will blame you and punish you (then he said in lower tone) and I care for you so much, Hira

Hira put her hand on her chest and shook her head

Hira whispered: I can’t do it

Sanjay smiled: what are you saying?

Hira looked down and swallowed: I said I am tired, I need to go to sleep, do you need anything before I go to bed?

Sanjay smiled widely and shook his head: good night

Hira nodded: good night, should I turn off the light?

Sanjay nodded and he leaned on the bed, and even though his hands tied together and his legs tied to the chain in the leg of the bed, he closed his eyes with faint peaceful smile on his lips, she looked at him and her eyes crowded with tears then she got out of the room, turned off the light and closed the door behind her then locked it with key No.2 then entered the room beside it and turned on the light, it was a normal room and her suitcase and handbag were on the bed.

She opened the suitcase and took out a pajama then she shook her head and put it back in the suitcase and opened her hand bag and dialed “Uncle” and pressed the phone on her ear

Hira: please answer, please

Then she looked at the phone with frustration and was about to dial again but unknown number called her

Hira: Hola, who is this?

Jagdev: this is Jagdev, your uncle can’t speak to you right now, how can I help you, Hira?

Hira: I can’t do it, I can’t stay here (then tears streamed on her face) I can’t let Sanjay pay for his father’s crime, it’s not fair

Jagdev angrily: and was it fair that you Parents suffer this great pain? Was orphaning you fair? For a common business rivalry Adarsh killed your family and burned your factory; do you think he thought about it twice?!! you have reached this far, Hira; don’t turn back for a meaningless sense of sympathy beside if that Sanjay found out that you are daughter of Garcia, he will know what you are here for, do you think he will show you any mercy then? Do you think Adarsh won’t make sure you are dead this time?

Hira’s eyes widened: is that a threat?

Jagdev: no, I am just proving to you that there is no turning back; you don’t want to disappoint your uncle or your parents who are waiting for their right, do you, Hira?

Hira looked down: no

Jagdev: calm down then and get some sleep

Hira ended the call then took off her shoes and took out the suitcase her pajama and wore it then turned off the light and got on the bed, and like she expected, she wasn’t able to sleep and stared at the ceiling for hours but suddenly she heard sound of something dropping outside and she sat on the bed in shock and looked at the clock in her phone and it was 3:45 am, Sanjay is chained, who came here in this hour? No one in this floor but them, she got off the bed and walked towards the door in slow steps and open the door slightly and saw Viola and Jude in front of Sanjay’s room

Jude in low tone: did you hear that?

Viola: no I didn’t hear anything but you dropping the cricket bat, hold the Taser till I find the key

And she held a key chain and looked at it...

Viola: here is the key (and she looked at Jude and took the Taser from him) Jude, be careful we are just going to beat him like he caused us a beating, don’t get carried away by your anger, the last time you opened his head

Hira’s eyes widened and Jude frowned...

Jude: I swear I was aiming on his arm and he put his head under the bat, he wants to die, remember?

Viola: anyway be careful

He nodded and they opened the room’s door and entered closing the door behind, then they turned on the light and Viola locked the room from inside, hearing the key Sanjay woke from his sleep and seeing them his eyes widened and sat on the bed, Jude frowned and held the bat to him and patted it on his hand in a threatening way and Sanjay pulled on his chains in a desperate attempt to free himself then he looked at the call bell button on the headboard of the bed and was about to reach for it but his hand stopped in the air

Viola: if you screamed or thought of pressing the bell, and woke the nurse, I will use my Taser on her; I swear I will do it

And she showed him the Taser in her hand; he swallowed and took his hand

Jude: that will teach you to not runaway again, son of Marie, hold his legs, Viola

Viola in worried tone: don’t break his legs, just bruise them, okay?

Jude nodded and Viola held Sanjay’s legs in place, and Sanjay closed his eyes and pressed his lips on the pillow to muffle his soon coming screams, but before Jude raise the bat they heard a key opening the door and all looked terrified at the door

Sanjay screamed: NO, HIRA NO