Beyond You

Unknown Danger

Virat kept his gaze at 15 years old Zoey as she kept staring at the night sky full of stars. A beautiful smile playing on her lips that soothes his heart. They were sitting on the terrace after the engagement ceremony of Ana and vikrant.

"Di will leave me after her marriage" Zoey sighed. She didn't want her to leave her. After her mom's death she was the one who raise her, she was her only friend.

"You can live with your sister after marriage" said virat . Zoey snap her head to virat

"how is that possible" said Zoey crossing her hands against her chest.

"Well you can marry me , then you can live with your sister forever" virat wispered so that she couldn't hear.

" What are you trying to say will you speak a little louder I didn't get a single word you said"

Zoey was a little annoyed by now. But was looking cute and adorable to virat.

She glared at him when their eyes locked and the time stopped. Zoey couldn't understand the tingling in her stomach while virat was lost in the depth of those endless ocean.

She was too naive for her age as she was being raised as a princess by her father and sister. Guarded against from evil eye she was grown in a protected and safe environment. She don't have any idea about the cruelty of this world how the system works.

She was not worldly-wise , desirous or demanding like others but innocent, plain, simple, virtous, little things makes her happy.

This was what virat wanted to protect. His urge to keep her safe magnifies every day.

Virat himself was 17 but he was mature enough for his age. He has seen the viciousness of life with close proximity. Living a life without a father has taught him a number of lessons and made him mature enough.

From being called a bastard to hearing people calling her mother names he has suffered a lot. Life is unfair and he has clear idea of it and he didn't want Zoey to lose her goodness to this society.

He was in love with her but couldn't do anything right now. He was working hard to become worthy of her. Putting all his efforts he was studying very hard to become successful and ask for her hand in marriage and always keep her away from this evil world.

Although Vijay(vikrant's father ) was sponsoring his studies he even goes to same school as zoey but he was still trying to get a scholarship for higher studies and do something on his own to prove himself.

For some unknown reasons Zoey just couldn't look away. She was lost in his eyes making her heartbeat a little fast her eyes shimmer in the moon light making virat calm. As her presence was enough to soothe him and to forget the wounds in his heart given by this society.

They stay like that lost into each other seems like for an eternity when she heard a knock and her riverie receded.

Zoey was sitting in her room looking at the night sky reminiscing her few happy moments in past.

But now that radiant joyous night was replaced by this dark and moonless sky. Without hope and a future covered in smokes.

Zoey got up from her couch near the window and moved towards the door as impatiet Crystal and Yash barged in. They were hell excited to meet her. Ana had told them a lot about her and now can't really wait to meet her.

"Hey pretty girl , how are you" said Yash in a over confident tone.

Crystal glare at him as she introduce herself "hey masi I am Crystal. And please don't mind him he likes to make fun of himself" she said I. Her sweet baby voice like an adult.

Yash rolled his eyes at this and came forward. Zoey was amused by the kid's behaviour.

" I know you are my masi no need for the formalities. Now you have to give me a gift. That's a rule everyone have to give me a gift " said Yash in a proud tone. He was totally spoiled by his dad vikrant.

Crystal smacked his head " where are your manners" she berated

Yash raked his fingers through his hair narcisstically and was about to counter when Zoey interrupted

"Well now I have follow the rule of this house"

"Beauty with brains , I already love you "

Said Yash victoriously to which Crystal rolled her eyes.

Zoey let out a small laugh. After such a long time she felt a little light hearted in company of these innocent kids. One being over confident an the other being acting like a grown up.

"Fine then let's go shopping for your gifts tomorrow"

His eyes sparkle with happiness here gestured Zoey to come to his level raising his hand in air. As soon as zoey bent he kissed her cheek "done pretty girl. Now take good rest tomorrow we have to work a lot" with that yeah sprinted out of room to tell his mother that he is going to get gifts.

Now Zoey was left with Crystal who was looking at her innocently. As zoey looked into her eyes that were exactly like her Maya to whom she was greatly indebted.

No one knows about her identity except Zoey. It was Maya who give her life away to help her escape that hell hole. She was killed right in front of her.

When Zoey came back she had a little Crystal in her arms. When inquired she just said she found her on the road and now she will live with them only. She never told any one about anything that happened and shut herself from the world completely. Yash was 2 at that time.

A flood of memories hits her when her gaze fell on the dazzling pendant in Crystal's neck. It was a It belonged to her mother. The last thing she gave to her daughter as she had nothing with her except her life that she sacrificed and gave a secured future away from that dark life.

"You don't need to buy him anything. He is just stupid and demand thing from everyone. If you need anything you can ask me I will help" said Crystal. Zoey only looked at her with a pain in her heart.

" I will buy you something too."

Zoey wanted to have this world to her. She wants to fulfill all her wishes as if paying back for all her mother did for her.

"I have everything. I don't really need anything. You must be tired so why not take some rest. I was here just to say hi, now I will leave I too have school tomorrow" Crystal explained and leave leaving Zoey alone to her thoughts.

Zoey couldn't say anything as she was hardly holding her tears and if she tried to it a single word she would have broken down. She simply nodded as Crystal too her leave them lay on her bad and one more night she passed crying .

Virat on the other hand was sitting in HillCrest, one of the night clubs owned by Oberois . He was to Disturbed with the current events and couldn't understand a single thing that happened.

To distract his mind he just went there and started to drink. So many emotions were flowing in him. Anger being the dominant. He was the least knowledgeable of all. Who had no idea of all that happened in his own house. Being treated by Zoey in such a cold manner was something that really hurt him.

He is sensible person and didn't want to do something that he may regret later so he just left home and came here.

He was drnking, his eyes being red and mind being hazy. He say there particularly looking no where staring into space feeling lost even with a crowd around.

He was caressing the shadows of past which being him only pain.

He remembered how well spoken naive and innocent Zoe was but what her meet today was no where near the girl he loved. How can a person change so much? They spend a lot of their time together does that mean nothing to her? Did she never has any feelings for him? She wasn't mad when we engaged why is she doing this to me now?

She have someone else? His heart sank at the thought

Or may be she didn't like .e and engaged only for the sake of her father and now feels trapped. Yeah exactly that's she said that she wasn't asked for this alliance.

But why didn't she denied that time.

He felt like his head will busy open

That means she will leave

Even that thought was scary to him.

He put his head in his palms elbows resting on the counter he stayed like that for a while and then raised his hand. He had determined expressions on his face and decided to confront her and clear the things.

He was tracing the rim of his glass with his finger, all gloomy when his gaze fall on a man at the far corner of the club.

He was macular, tall, dressed in suit radiating a mysterious aura.

He saw a two girls dressed in quite revealing dresses came to him. One was crying badly.

The other girl shared a few words to that man and practically ran, she took long and fast strides headed toward the staircase. As she passed by virat their eyes locked for a fraction of second. Fear was clearly evident in her eyes and nervousness on her face. Her long thick locks waving in the air and her well defined facial features and white skin shimmering in the Disco lights make her look serene. She was an exceptional beauty. And when their eyes met he saw an endless ocean of pain. Her eyes felt familiar as he knows them. She quickly went upstairs and disappeared.

Virat was observing the whole scene and then he notice that theman grab the arm of that crying girl and drags her toward the fire exit. She stumbles but that man didn't care. Keeping his hold firm he just took her away.

Virat process the the whole incident and quickly decided to follow that man. He was taking her forcefully and she was crying. May be there's something wrong. He quickly went behind them toward the exit. Only too witness that man shoved that girl into a car which quickly strode away.

he was feeling tipsy now. his hands were wobbly.

He was standing at the door with the man's back facing him. When the man turns he have stoic expressions on his face. his eyes hard as steel, broad shoulders, sharp nose, bulky physique, dressed all in black his demeanour screaming an unknown danger.

Before virat could approach them he sat into another car and drive into opposite direction.

As the alcohol kicked into his veins and start affecting his senses his vision started to blurr. So he called for his driver and went home

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