Sharon ran out of the class, the moment the bell rang signalling the end of the lecture and college for the day. But the only thing running through the mind of the diva was the curt message sent to her by her boyfriend.
Last time she had ran towards the Shekhawat House was to find her best friend in an unconscious condition bleeding to death. She could only pray to god that none of such to have happened once again.
She walked briskly out of the corridor crowded by students fooling around, her heart thumping against her chest as she not so gracefully passed the corridor. Her mind quickly brought in another person who should be and is a part of the Shekhawat Family drama, she quickly speed dialled her best friend as she tried to hire a cab, but her call went unanswered.
"I swear to god Singhania, pick up" she muttered trying once again but to no avail. "Oh lord why is Rey such a princess? mopping around like one" she kept muttering as she finally hired a cab telling the driver the route towards her boyfriend's house, she tried for the the third time.
"Reyansh Baljeet Singhania!" She screeched as soon as the phone was answered, making the boy shudder being called out for his full name, he never liked Baljeet even though it was his father's name he wished he could change that... thank god his mother picked out the name for him.
"Yes, Sharonjeet Raiprakash?! What is the great emergency? I was literally about to eat my second ice-cream.." he muttered as a matter of fact looking at the big scoop of Chocolate Ice-cream in the bowl waiting patiently for him.
"Ice-cream? could you get any more girly?"She asked rubbing her forehead in clear frustration and before she got a reply from the other side she was quick enough to pass an order.
"Swayam's apartment right now! something's happened"She said and cut the call she couldn't deal with his questions anymore or one could say she couldn't deal with Rey anymore.
Rey's eyes widened as he let the information sink in, he quickly rushed towards the fridge setting the ice-cream in refrigerator and running off to get his bike keys.
The route from the college to Taani's apartment was almost 45 mins but from Rey's apartment it hardly took 10 minutes. He hopped on his bike and was off towards the his desired destination. He went off with whatever happened in the morning Taani had been edgy since the reached the college and he noticed it but still argued with her....Dumb, Dumb seriously can he be anymore of an idiot. She needed him with her, and not against her. He sighed internally as he took a sharp left to the street where the house stood in its great glory, he saw Sharon paying the cab driver just outside the gate.
As he parked his bike on the usual spot he felt Sharon come and stand behind him, he was about to turn and ask her about the great emergency; the duo heard a heart shattering feminine scream from inside the ran towards the door..
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"No, mum I and Arjun have spoken about it, we want it to be a surprise and I'm glad that Swayam hasn't disclosed it to us!" Naina smiled gleefully.
"Where's Granny?" Naina asked again after a few seconds of peaceful silence, Vaidehi smiled adoringly towards the beautiful girl... always caring for others.
"Ma is taking some rest.. I made sure to slip a single drop of sleeping potion in her morning tea. I had no plans of coming home to a pink or neon colour haired mother-in-law.." Vaidehi explained tiredly rolling her eyes.
"Yeah.. What's up with that?" Naina asked confusingly...her eyebrows furrowed together and her face in complete distaste. Its been a common thing now-a-days to see the old woman in different colour hair.
"Guess, she doesn't want to accept her coming of age... also I overheard her conversation with Taani the other night... She want's to be loved by all her great grand kids as well..." Vaidehi's words left hung in the air loosely as the two women stared at each other before they burst out laughing.
But the laughter was cut short by the blasting of the flower vase on the tea side table..
"Are the Shekhawats really happy? with us around here?" the voice mocked as 6 hooded figures apparated into the living ... Six? dear lord, Vaidehi was out of practice and what the hell was Arjun thinking leaving home undefended?
"NAINA, RUN!!" She commanded and saw the young woman follow the lead with heavy steps she was about to reach her room when she saw Granny's room.. a sleeping and unarmed Granny was of no use.. She locked the door from outside before moving towards her own room.
But before she could open the door for her own safety a hand grasped her handful of hair dragging her towards the living room where a fatigued Vaidehi stood on her grounds, throwing jinxes around to the destructive spells but her defence shield always up. the grip of the hunter on her hair became more and more painful with passing second "Ahh" Naina whimpered as he threw her on the floor with a unnecessary force. That's all it took for Vaidehi to loose all her focus and the shield to crumble down.
"Explosif!" the hunter yelled but the aim narrowly missing the mother in distraught. Vaidehi quickly casted a spell sending two spirit animals to fetch her kids for help.. before she was tied in the invisible ropes of restraint.
"She sent the spirit animal we have to work fast!" another Hunter yelled and chained Vaidehi in invisible chains.
While the only Hunter who stood out of the chaos; most likely the leader of the mission walked over to the helpless Naina who had a small cut on her forehead she didn't remember getting and all over similar injuries to Vaidehi some black and purple bruises.
"Well, hello daughter! Still weak I see..." the person eyed the helpless figure of Naina Oberoi....
"Ma..please.."Naina pleaded her eyes begging the woman whom she fondly referred to as mother irrespective of the constant torture thrown at her. Naina could see it, see the red eyes filled with rage looking down at her, she remembered the times she was tortured like this the last time, she almost died..
"Leave her alone!Let her go ELINA!!" Vaidehi screamed at Elina Oberoi.
"Oh no no no sweetheart! why would I let her go? After she decided to side you and your filthy family. A Shekhawat as a soulmate to a Oberoi? absolute disgrace!!" Elina screamed in rage and spat in disgust, narrowly missing Naina.
"I am not a Oberoi! I never was and I will never be! And why do you care anyways? I am just an impure being anyways, now ain't I?!" Naina asked with a temper.
"Oh the girl's got a tongue? learning it off my dear friend Vaidehi I see, umm and what is this I hear, an impure being giving birth to magical blood? oh how ridiculous it sounds! right Jay?" Elina asked through a shrilling voice.. the man to her left still hooded nodded in approval.
Elina angrily kicked Naina in her stomach.. one..twice..thrice Naina kept her screams to herself. Knowing the childhood torture Naina very well knew not to give away anything which would excite Elina to continue further. Naina was loosing her consciousness and the only thing keeping her up was Vaidehi's constant struggle to the restraints.
Another kick made the reality come crashing down to Naina as she felt the bile rise up and her stomach twist in pain, Naina screamed her heart out knowing she lost something she vowed to protect, she screamed for not her pain but for all the torture her baby had to go through before losing the battle in the womb, Naina Oberoi cried after ages.. Cried for what she had lost her unborn child to the hands of her so called mother. And she seeped into unconsciousness.
The big bombing voice out of granny's room was the last she heard off..
"EXPLOSIF!!"
"STATIONNAIRE!"
"LIBERATION"