In the name of

2 - Lie or Die

Kiara's P.O.V

" What the hell do you think you are doing?"

He pushed me to the ground. Forget about rock-bottom

I hit my butt to the bottom.

" I thought every guy wanted this, and so do you," I muttered lowly.

"Well, you're wrong. I can't believe, Sir has a girl like you as a child," he said.

"What do you mean a girl like me?" I asked.

"You kids are good for nothing." replied the handsome man who rejected me.

"For once, I am not a child. Second, I want to get out of here at any cost. I have connections that will pay any amount. Please, I beg you to save me before Mr. Green comes."

" Who?" He asked.

" The boss. The man with wild green eyes, curly black hair, tall...having..."

"Okay, okay... I got it. You're talking about Sam. What do you have to do with him? Did Sir, send you here to kill him. " He became tensed and curious at the same time.

" What? no. Just take me to the port. I will find a way out."

"Are you exposed?"

"How many times do I have to tell you, I am not here on a mission. My dad abandoned me."

He shook his head in denial.

" Give me the truth and I will take you out or else I will myself drag you to my boss. I get a reward and you will die. Cause I can't risk getting exposed because of you." All of a sudden, his features became dark and he towered over me. I stepped back in discomfort.

I gulped hard.

" I swear it is not what it looks like. Please help me. Take me to the port. You will be rewarded." I begged him.

" Fine, but if you pull any stunt and get caught, I don't know you." He said firmly.

After some time, he brought food for me. I didn't wait for anything but jumped on my food. I ate like a hungry bear, not caring how it looked to him. He was staring at me. I still ate like a bear. It didn't satisfy my appetite, but something is better than nothing.

" Still hungry." He caught me.

I just smiled.

He continued," you are lucky that boss is not here. It will be easy to escape." I sighed.

He asked again," I still don't understand why he left you here. I know he is quite an overly patriot but it's hard to believe he left you here to die."

Bitterness filled my chest.

" Today he proved that his so-called country's name is more important than me. I just got angry because of the torture and took it out on them. I...I don't understand, how can you guys abandon your family for this dead-end job." I had tears in my eyes but prevented them from falling out.

" My brother is my only family left, so it's not that hard for me."

" What about your girlfriend?"

He replied," I don't have a girlfriend."

I was not able to swallow it. It's quite weird. He has those charming silver eyes and is a gentleman. No wonder why he is single.

" What's your plan after this?" he asked.

" Right now it's just escaping."

He inquired," Where will you go?"

I too was puzzled. Dad doesn't want to see my face.

"Probably to my mom. Only she can protect me. If I go to dad, he will kill me. He threatened me that if I went to him, he would kill me."

He didn't react. Instead, he changed the topic," but you are also a fighter. I heard how you attacked Sam."

" I am not a fighter but I am quite stronger than normal girls of my age. He just jumped on me like I was his toy. It was a matter of self-respect and I cannot let anyone ruin it. At that time, my adrenaline just made me hit him like mad. I never thought that I would react like that and he actually deserved it." I replied with a casual chuckle.

" Don't lie. It's not so easy to handle that man."

" I am not lying. I am just a normal person who has her little dreams. Just because I am Varun's daughter, it does not mean that I am a secret agent to kill your boss. I am not at all interested in fighting. I was going to complete my studies and work in my family business with mom and grandpa." He took a glance at his watch and quickly stood up. "Take some rest. I will make sure that no one reaches you. I will take you at midnight." I just nodded and he left.

We were walking speedily with less noise. He said everyone was asleep and it was the best time to escape. The whole place was dark and scary. We walked down the stairs. Suddenly, he removed his phone and told me to go straight ahead and take the next left and that he would join me near the storage facility. Meanwhile, he would check on the arrangements for taking me far away from here. I quickly moved forward. Suddenly, I bumped into someone. I got terrified but luckily it was a girl. She looked more scared and horrified than me. She was sweating profusely. I think she was also on the run.

" Please, please help me. They are going to kill me. I need to get out of here." She begged.

I tried to calm her down but she was still shaking in fear." Hey, relax. You will be safe we.." she cut me off and said," there is no time to relax.

Do you know the exit door?"

I didn't know, but he told me to move forward, so I grabbed her hand and walked ahead. There was a door right ahead of us. I opened it and it showed the end of all this s**t. Way out of this building. We both glanced at each other with relieving smiles. We stepped out in the fresh air. She was crying out her happy tears. Suddenly, he approached us from behind. I was happy to see him. He smiled and then looked at that girl. When she saw him she was shocked. Her happy face turned pale and scared.

She looked at me and screamed, " Why are you smiling? Are you mad?"

Sure she thought that he was one of them. I smiled and kept my hand on her shoulder," don't be scared, he is here to protect us."

She immediately shoved my hand and said," You are a fool. He is.." she looked at him and stopped speaking, and started running away.

" The hell is she doing? She will get caught. We are yet to pass the premises." I muttered.

I ran behind her but before I could catch her, a beeping sound came fire all around, making a thunderous noise. My heart got caught, and my eyes failed to register the blast. I just saw someone blow up into pieces. There was blood and smoke around me as well on my body. I felt heat and chills at the same time. I rubbed my chest due to suffocation. I lost my balance and was about to fall but I felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around my limping body and pulled me up.

Warm air was blown in my ear as someone whispered, "This was just the trailer, babygirl. If you don't reveal your mission, then be ready to face even worse."

I turned to find the grey-eyed man standing right behind me with no expression like nothing had happened. I was clueless. If I run they will also blow me up. I stared at him with fright. Like he was the devil who would kill me the next second.

He grabbed both my arms tightly. I made a protest, hitting him, and punching him, but nothing worked. He had a body like an iron man. He swiftly lowered his hand and lifted me up, placing me on his shoulder like a sac. I was continuously hitting him on the back, but he was far too strong. He turned around and started moving inside the building. While protesting, my shoe hit him hard right on his face. He got furious and threw me on the ground. He lifted me up, holding my neck tightly. I was still hitting him. He threw me at one corner, picked up an iron rod and was about to hit me with his full force when Sam came between us. " get off Sam!" He yelled, but still, Sam stood there firmly.

" No, brother, stop. She doesn't deserve such an easy death. You told her she would be punished well. You can't let her die so easily. She hit me. She deserves the worst NOAH!"

Noah pushed Sam away, grabbed a bunch of my hair, and fiercely dragged me inside another room. It felt like he would make me bald by just pulling my hair like an animal.

Noah yelled," You wanna tell me your plan or not?"

He hit the rod on her abdomen. She curled herself in a ball, wincing in pain.

Another hit.

Another scream.

" I told you I'm not on any mission. Why would I try to destroy you when I want no good from that place." I managed to speak.

He moved forward and again hit her." Not that easy pu*sy. You are something else. You hit my brother and he saved you. You are messing with the wrong people."

She exclaimed," really!! I'm messing. Games are played on me, mister."

He got angrier and removed a gun from his pocket. Placing it on her forehead, he said, "Game Over. I will send Varun a beautiful dead body of his daughter."

Kiara's home

Author's POV

Kiara's mother was all set to make Kiara's 21st birthday special. Her whole house was decorated with white, yellow, and pink flowers. There were not many people, only Varun and Arav's family and Kiara's friends.

The doorbell rang and Kiara's mother went and opened the door. She saw Varun and hugged him tightly. Varun gave a weak smile. She then hugged Arav. She waited for a daughter to jump aside from the walls, trying to surprise her, but nothing happened. She went out and checked but no one was there. She came back with a puzzled look.

Varun made her sit on the sofa, took her hands in his, and calmly said," I want you to just forget all this and listen calmly. Kim is not.." she cut her off and said," What are you saying, Varun? I know that prank queen, but just tell her to come now and please tell her to not act like a stubborn, angry kid.

She knows that because of my work I couldn't come on our trip." Varun was tensed and his body was sweating.

She sensed that Varun was restless and tensed. " What's the matter Varun, where's Kim?"

He took a deep breath and said," Kim couldn't make it till here. She is never coming back."

She sighed and said," you two fought again. I just don't understand. Why?" Varun cut her off and held her face in his palms, saying," Kim is dead." She shut Varun's lips with her finger and said," I will kill you if you repeat these words. Just because you fought on something related to your favorite topic 'NATION', that doesn't mean you say that she.. whatever."

She added," Today is her birthday Varun, forget your duties for one day and be happy for her." She called Arav and said," call Kim now." She was staring right into his eyes.

He had no guts to look into her eyes directly and tell her the story. He looked down at the floor in disbelief. She got tensed. She immediately stood up and asked her best friend," tell me the truth, Arav."

His eyes were filled with tears. He grabbed her shoulders and exclaimed, "Kim is dead." She slapped him fiercely.

Tears made their way. She went to Varun, grabbed his collar, and shouted at him," I don't believe him. Please don't..don't play with me. Don't test my patience." He too started crying.

She let him go in disbelief. Lost her balance and sat on the ground, wiping her face trying to prevent those unstoppable drops. She was breathing heavily, and her body was shivering. She suddenly closed her eyes, took a deep breath and again stood up. She murmured to herself," no Kim..Kim cannot die. Sh..she is alive. She is alive..." she yelled," Kiara is alive!!"

Everyone present there was shaken by her. " Get out of my house and send my daughter right now." She commanded.

" Rose.." He said with concern.

She picked a flower vase and threw it in Varun's direction, hitting the wall.

"If she actually died, then why are you standing here? Why haven't you killed yourself? How can you stand in front of me having no shame in your eyes?"

"We were kidnapped by our rivals. They tortured us. Kim was badly injured. Still, Kim managed to free herself. When she was attempting to free us, one of their men caught her. Some other goons came up. She tried to fight them out but they were wilder and stronger. They broke her bones by beating her, later setting her up on fire. Her whole body was.."

Rose cut him off and yelled," such a lame excuse, Varun! What were you doing when she was beaten up aah? You saved thousands and now you are telling me you failed to save your own daughter. What's the use of you two being soldiers?"

She went close to Varun and said," I won't ever believe you even if you bring her dead body in front of me. Get that thing well."

As she said this, two men came in with a stretcher having a body covered with a white sheet. Rose's father walked there and slowly lifted the sheet. It revealed a completely burned body. A tear shredded from Rose's eye. She shifted her gaze to the other side, facing the wall. For a moment she too was startled, then angrily walked out of there, refusing to believe her husband.

A few days passed,

Rose was sitting on the veranda of her white farmhouse, gazing at the green hills around there, trying to escape from the world, escape from reality.

She felt a pair of arms curled around her neck.

She didn't turn around to see who was there," Kabir."

He came and sat beside her," don't kill yourself, Rose. Your husband himself fulfilled all the duties of the funeral. He knew you would never make it. He tried to search for you. You both need each other. Without you, he would die."

Rose weakly smiled and said," Wait for that day."

Kabir was quiet.

Kabir's eyes were red with dark circles around and his cheeks were still wet. Rose knew that all through his long travel to reach here, he cried and cried.

Kabir lay his head down on Rose's lap and shredded tears. He was burning with a high fever.

" Kim cannot die" muttered Rose.

" hmm."

She bent down, placing her chin on Kabir's head as warm tears rolled down her cheeks, letting herself drown in their river of sorrow.