KASHISH

"You okay, Kashish?" Riya asked me while offering me water. I gulped the whole glass in one shot. My whole body is trembling. She rubbed my back to calm my nerves. "Don't be scared, as everything is okay " she said, but my mind has filled with other thoughts.

"He is hurt", I murmured in a barely audible voice. I hate him, but why can't I see him in pain? This is such a weird feeling and annoying as well. My hands are shivering, as today's incidents made me anxious.

"Kashish, please put a bandage on your finger- you have deep cut", she said. I have a small cut, but he has a deeper one. Please, someone first aid him. He needs someone. I know he is arrogant, but he is not a bad guy. "Kashish! Kashish!"

"Yeah!" I got flustered. "What's the matter? Why are you so lost? I know he misbehaved with you, but Ranvijay taught him the best lesson-try to forget it, hmm", she said and I nodded.

"I think we should take a leave", she said while I looked at her. "Riya, book a cab, I'll be back in 10 minutes", I stood up and walked out. "Kashish, where are you going? Listen, Kashish!"

I was searching for him everywhere, but I didn't find him. "Excuse me, can you please tell me where is Ranvijay?", I asked the servant passing by. "Sahab (sir) is in the gym", he said . "Okay!!"

"Mam, you can't go there. He will get angry. He wants to be alone", he warned me while my gazes fixed on the corridor. "I need five minutes, that's it",

"Sorry, Mam, if I let you go there, then he will surely throw me out of the house", His voice is filled with fear. "This is about my job, please Mam", he said making me sighed. "Okay !!"

"Thank you, Mam", he left out while I followed him. I need to see him right now. I know that khadoos but don't worry, you will not get into trouble because of me. I can handle him and maybe his anger too. Can you, Kashish? Maybe!!

I turned my heels towards the gym. "Anything didn't justify his action, he has done wrong", a faded, annoying woman's voice echoed in my ears. I took steps while following the voice. "Didn't you know who they are, Digvijay bhai sahab?" I paused my steps when my eyes fell on the hall.

"They are politician's sons, but if his father will take action against it", his kaki said. I hide myself behind the wall while eavesdropping on them. It looks like some big issue is on its way. "And he did all this for that random blue-eyed girl, who we barely know."

Why does she have a problem with me. She is cursing me in every sentence. "what you thought, Ranvijay should have hugged him. Ranvijay did what needed to be done", Digvijay uncle said.

"But Digvijay, he could have handled the situation with calmness", Vikrant's mom said. "Agree, bhabhi, but Ranvijay didn't have calmness in his nature, don't you know that?" His kaki has a venomous tongue.

"Neelima shut up! and closed the topic. Don't worry about his action, as I can handle it. I'm proud of my son", Digvijay uncle said while showing his hand to her. "I don't want more discussion now", he said.

Did I really screw up the situation? But it is not my fault at all. That ass-holes misbehaved with me. I want to talk to Ranvijay. Where are you khadoos and why can't you control your anger.

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RANVIJAY

I punched hard to make the punching bag swing in the air. My knuckles were lacerated, but still, I was doing a workout just to ease my anger. How dare he touch my Kashish? Kabir's ridiculous face flashed in front of my eyes. My arm muscles stiffened. I'm so wet from sweat. I punched continuously while blood stains turned the white punching bag into a red one.

"Ranvijay!!" I stopped punching it while a soft voice boomed in my ears. It's Kashish. "Why are you here?" I screamed. My hands glide down the punching bag. "Ranvijay!"

"Get out!! I said, Just get out. Who let you come inside my gym? I shouted in anger. As my hand in the air hit the table making the pot fell in the direction of Kashish. She got flinched.

"Tony! Tony! Come here- Why is she-" She cut me off with courage. "Ranvijay! Just calm down, please, for god sake", she said while walked towards me. Stay Away. I don't want to hurt her. Just go, Kashish, as I don't want to regret your presence here.

"Just go" I burst in anger.

"Why did you beat him insanely? He could have died, Ranvijay", her eyes looked tensed. "He deserved that",

"I should have killed him", I growl. "They are politicians sons. What if you get into trouble?" she is concerned. "Army and politics are two different things, and he can't be trouble for me"

I reached close to her, "and listen, next time don't act braver standing yourself in front of me when I'm furious" I pointed my blood-filled finger at her. "I could hurt you because in my aggression, I don't realise what the fuck I'm doing" she let out deep breaths.

"I won't do it again, but today I did it-because it was necessary", I turned my gaze at her. "Why are you here?" I asked.

"Because, you need a doctor, so your doctor is here" she finished the gap between us. That gap finish scaring me. "Stay away from me-did I call you to help me?" I take my steps back.

"No, you didn't, but you need someone, Ranvijay, so stop hurting yourself", she said while her eyes filled with tears. Our eyes were pinned to each other. "Why do you even care about my pain?" I confront her.

"I don't know, but I do care for you, Ranvijay", My gaze paused at her. "You always protected me, saved me, and shielded me from every trouble- so I care for you", She took slower steps towards me while saying this.

"Don't hurt yourself", tears were rolling down her cheeks. Her eyes were pinned on me. I want to wipe her tears, as I can't see her crying. I felt soft hands wrapped around my hand. I let her hold my hand. She walked to the chair while I followed her.

"Sit here!!" She glanced at me while I sat on the chair without avoiding her eye contact. "did you know how difficult it was for me to dodge your servants just to get inside your gym?" she said.

"You always like that-mischievous-you always do things that you shouldn't been done", I mumbled in anger, She let out a chuckle in a muffled voice. "Because I'm that stubborn girl", she said.

She cleaned the wound. "it's hurting you?" she asks, blowing a cold breeze of her mouth. She caressed my wound with love- I always craved for. I want this doctor in my life desperately. She made me hypnotise with her actions.

This is the moment when I felt more alive. She greased Dettol while her face reflected pain. My pain!! The antiseptic touches hurting her more than me. "Fuhh, its hurting Ranvijay" she groaned. After my mother, someone cared for me like this. "Nope!!"

If she cared me like this I swear I can hurt myself again and again!!

She stood up and raised her steps until she stood in front of me and parted my legs. Don't come too close to me, Raaje; I could die with this fucking closeness. She brushed my jaw up while stroked my hair.

"What are you doing?" I said in a barely audible voice. "Just dressing your head wound-this position is much more conformable than sitting", she murmured while her whole being focused on my wound.

She making my heart beats crazily. Her hairs keep caressed my rough face. Her chudiyaan tinkling near my ears. That sound is so sweet. "Thank you so much for protecting me again and for all the moments when you had risked your life just to protect me", she said.

I want to hug her. I want to thank her! Like I did earlier in Manikaran. With kiss! "It's done, and now take painkiller and sleep instead of torturing the punching bag", she distanced herself. She smiled, "congratulation once again, I hope you will find your true love in Meera"

I don't know if I could love her or not! But I know very well that I can't undo my love for you, Kashish. I always thought that I couldn't control my anger, but after falling in love with you, I realised I couldn't control my madness and insane love for you. It's beyond my control.

Her departure tackled pain in my heart. She took her steps to exit, making me lean my face down. I pressed my eyes harder in frustration while my slight glares captured something. Anklet might be. I took some steps and picked it up, which shocked me.

What the fuck!! It's like I hold the carbon copy of the anklet I have. I felt familiar sounds and touches. "It's mine, give it to me", she snatched it while broke my glares. She kissed it. "Thank God I found you" It looks like the anklet is precious to her.

"Is that yours?" she nodded. My hands started trembling, having thought about what would come next to me. "I already lost the other one, but I don't want to lose it", she said while wearing it. The girl I searched everywhere for is Kashish!

"Where did you lose the other one?" I paused as she glared at me. "I'm just asking!!"

"I lost it at Delhi ten months ago", she said, making me gulp my breaths. "I was studying medicine at Delhi before Bangalore- but the terror attack forced me to change the college and that day I lost it",

I know that I can only love her. You see-my inner voice-you always curse me that you have cheated the anklet girl for Kashish. But I love her-the girl I was supposed to love. Tears were rolling down my cheeks. I want to hug her tightly. I found her. I want to touch every corner of her body.

(Play "Tu Jaane Na", Atif Aslam)

But I can't, as she is my brother's girl. I twisted myself towards the wall. I let out so many deep breaths while my eyes turned red because of continued cried.

"You know what? Today I'm alive just because of that soldier who saved me-" I cut her off, "who saved you while gripping you in his embraces and had taken the bullet of yours on him", I completed her sentence while she sighed in confusion.

"How did you know that, Ranvijay?" she asked while I wiped my tears. "You know him, ha- please tell me who is he, I want to meet him and thank him",

It's me, Kashish, it's me. It's not worth telling her truth. " I don't know him- what my point is that all soldiers act like this-I mean, they saved civilians while putting their own lives in danger.

"Oh, I see- I think I need to wait more to get entangled with him. Never mind. I take my leave. Take care, bye", she walked out while slammed the door. I want to scream. I'm hurt. Tears were rolling down my cheeks.

I kissed my bandages as they had her fragrance, "I love you, and I wish you could have known this", I dropped to my knees. I stroked my head hair tightly. I want to forget her, but how? Please tell me.

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"Ranvijay, come here, have breakfast with us", mousi voice slows my steps on the staircase. I don't want to enjoy the breakfast with dad. I'm in a hurry. "Ranvijay! Ranvijay!" she screamed but I left out.

"Forget it, Manju! You know very well that he doesn't like to eat along with me. I don't know when he's going to change his behaviour towards me", were the last words I heard from my dad while stepped out. "Never dad!!"

I unlocked the SUV. "Bhai! Bhai!" Vikrant made me turn my gaze. "Can I borrow your SUV for the day?" he asked with a bright, annoying smile. "Why!!"

"You can't do a small favour for your brother", he said making me sighed. "It's not like that-I mean, you can take Col.'s car for today", I said while his eyes grew wide. "I don't want to get rest in peace, Colonel will surely shoot me", he chuckled.

"And I don't want his Scorpio. I want to ride your badass Thar", he said. I don't know why he is fascinated by my THAR. "Fine, I'll be back in 3 hours, probably, so you can take it after",

"Wohh, you are going on a date with Meera, don't you?" he giggled while blinking his eyes. "Stop rubbishing!!" he zipped his smile. "Vikrant, you love her",

"Who Kashish?"

"How many girls do you love aside from Kashish?" I said in a cold tone. "It was joke," he let out a chuckle, "yes bhai I love her!" He said, making me curls my fist in anger and I really don't know why his confession made me angry.

"Then you should take care of her-I mean, where the hell were you at yesterday night when they were misbehaving with her?" he paused his smile. "You know if I were not reached at time what they would have done with her, they are fuckers", my voice has wrath.

"Did you ask her how she is? Is she okay?" I asked and he shook his head in denial. "You should be", I said getting seated in the SUV. I accelerated and left the place.

Traffic forced me to stop my car. Fucking annoying! My grip got tighter on the steering wheel. My phone rang before I looked outside. "Meera!!" Why is she calling me? I answer her call after a few rings, "Hello!"

MEERA: "Ranvijay, why aren't you answering my messages?"
Ranvijay: "Why are you messaging me? You know I'm too clumsy to check messages"
MEERA: "Last night was totally messed up just because of that girl. I hope you are okay" turned on my anger.
RANVIJAY: "So according to you, they misbehaved with her, but still, she is the one who is responsible for the entire situation. How can you even say that meera?"
MEERA: "I didn't mean that"
RANVIJAY: "Then what do you mean?"
MEERA: "Ranvijay, they are politician sons, and perhaps last night's conflict would raised problem for your career, so I'm asking about that"
RANVIJAY: "I'm okay, and for your kind information, worthless men like Adhirak Rane never bother me"
MEERA: Ranvijay! Ranvijay!" I hung up the call.

I parked the car and walked towards the orphanage. As the cabin door opened, "Hello, Mr. Karmarkar", a lady warmly greeted. "Hello!!"

"How have you been? Please take a seat", she said while I pulled the chair and sat. "It's been a while, isn't it?" she smiled.

"Yeah! I was too busy with my work. Here is your cheque", I said. This orphanage was opened by my mother, as she was a social worker. After her death, I carried out her work like an obedient son. "If you need anything else, just let me know"

"Thanks! Mr. Karmarkar, but you're already doing your best", she smiled. "Mrs. Karmarkar would really proud of you", she added. I hope so, as the end of the day if I wanted to be appreciated by someone, it is my mother.

"I take my leave, Mam. Take care", I pulled the chair and stood up. She nodded while shaking her hand, and I left out.

I parked the car and walked towards the door when my phone rang. "Jai hind, sir!" It was lieutenant colonel Veer Pratap Singh. I paused my steps at the garden. "Major, it's urgent do report ASAP to Kashmir", he said.

"Okay sir, I'll be there, and don't worry I will handle the situation, Jai hind sir", I hung up the call after hearing his okay. I'm as happy as I got the reason to leave the house. I don't know why I feel caged in my own house.

♡

After Four Month
(He was on mission for 4 months)

"Voices", I looked at Arjun and said. "It seems like we caught them. I'm going to cover the north zone", Arjun glanced at me and showed him a thumbs up. I caged them in the south zone. It is a dark, cold night, and owls are hooting loudly.

My superior asked me to clean the area by tonight. and i have to do that. "Tiger, they are double of our count. We need to be alert" Arjun said to me.

"That's the bonus point for us. We sooner have them killed," I replied in fumed anger. It is better for those bastards to see us as Grim Reapers than angels. My soldiers were thick to the ground. The ground was uneven, and the fallen needles disguised the softness of the turf and made the footing treacherous for the soldiers, so they had to go slowly.

"Target locked!! Fire!" I sighed, and it made my soldiers desperate to hole their bodies with bullets. They didn't get a chance to think about what happened to them. That's what's called a surgical strike. My soldiers are hungry like lions, and they want to flay each skin of those bastards.

We turned the whole blue sky into a red one with fire smoke. The target area is filled with smoke. I'd like to ensure that no one is alive. I stood up from my position and walked towards that area while my soldier's bullet fire mode was still on.

"Ten soldiers!, seize the area as we need battle on the ground too", I conveyed my message with my fingers sighs while my back still faces them. After hunting them for only 5 minutes, all we had was blood pouring from their veins.

"All clear!" Arjun said. "All clear here too!" I smiled. Rare smile!

♡

"Sir, this is Major Ranvijay Karmarkar of the PARA SF alpha team and this is Major Arjun Rathore, and this is Captain Devaj Mahajan from the same battalion", lieutenant colonel Veer Pratap Singh acquainted us with the Prime Minister at the ceremony.

"Jai hind, sir!" We all three said together. The hall was filled with ministers and officers.

"The whole operation idea was executed by Major Ranvijay, and he did a great job even though we have pressure from Delhi, but still we had recommend his name for the mission, and he snatched the outcome in our favor", lieutenant colonel said while my eyes shifted from him to prime minister.

He has a warm and composed smile on his face. "You have done a great job, officers. Well done!" prime minister's warm words of appreciation made our day. "Thank you, sir!" i said, shaking hands with him.

"All the best for the future", he said and he walked out after hearing Jai Hind from us. "Major, you both come to me I need to discuss something", lieutenant colonel glanced at me and Arjun.

"Take your seat, officer!" He said, "No, sir!!" We replied together. "Come on, officer, I order you to please make yourself comfortable", he said while pulled his chair. Soldiers only work on command, so we both got seated in front of him.

"You both are shortlisted for mission 'time save', and the mission will start at any moment", he said and we nodded. "All we are awaiting is for intelligence, once they show us a green flag, afterword we need to flay them", his voice has attitude.

"We are always ready, sir", we said together. "You are going on holiday, but perhaps my phone call will interrupt you", he let out a big laugh.

"So, wait for my interruption", he said.

♡

Finally, the day arrived, which fuels my misery-the wedding. I want to run away from my own wedding because my heart is screaming only one thing - I love you, Kashish! And I can't leave without you!

But my mind overcrowded my feelings with his louder voice. She is your brother's love! Don't fall for her, as she doesn't love you! She will never love you. I gulped the 2-3 whisky shots in the day. I'm not an alcoholic; all I want is to ease my angry nerves.

It was four days before the wedding ritual started. Everyone in my house was quite busy and excited for the wedding, except me. The lighting of the decorations was reminding me of the darkness of my life. All I need is a reason to run away, and I swear if I get one, I will run faster than a horse.

"Sir, we need to renovate your room", Tony said while standing outside my room. "Do not make an inch of change in my room", I said in anger. "Out!" he sighed. I don't know why they trying to change my lifestyle. Suddenly, my phone rang, and I picked it up without wasting a second. "Jai hind, sir!"

"Major! Report it ASAP, without wasting a minute", lieutenant colonel said and I hung up the call after saying Jai hind. I gulped the left-over whisky. The mission news excited me more than my wedding. I sound too weird; that's how I'm.

♡

It was 9 p.m., and I stepped down from the staircase to leave for my mission. My family member isn't amazed by the update, as they are quite habitual for these scenarios. "Ranvijay!!"

As I didn't expect, Meera is here. Her face reflects anger. Her loud voice gathered everyone's attention. "How can you leave like this?" she slammed. "Can we talk alone?" I said while taking my steps to the staircase leading to my room, and she followed me.

"You didn't even answer me, Ranvijay, how can you leave like this? We are going to marry in the next four days- the- the ritual is about to start", she throw her hands in the air. "I know you must be upset with the news, but I need to go as I can't run from my responsibility"

"You aren't the only solider, Ranvijay as if you didn't contribute to the battlefields, so the nation has lost the battle", she screamed while I widen my eyes. Is she questioning my profession?

Her words were made me angry. And my silence is the indicator of thunderstorm.

"Your priority is always your work, not me-nation, nation, nation-you care about all people but don't care about me even though we have engaged" she said in aggression. "Tell me, you tell me. Have you known how many days you spent with me after our engagement?"

I freeze because I don't know what to say or I just say I don't want to answer. "Four day just for four days, you came home. And it's been fucking four months since we got engaged", she added.

"You didn't even tell me that you were going on duty- I have that right to know it", she said while keeping her hand on her chest.

"I didn't tell you because I didn't want to. And you have the misconception that marrying me give you the right to know about my profession. I'm never going to tell you where the fuck I'm going", anger dripped from my words.

"You're talking about priorities? Yes, my priority is my duty, my nation, and 142CR. People who sleep peacefully every night because I'm the one who contributes myself to protect them, so yes, they are my priorities" I said, and she chuckled.

"You are selfish, Ranvijay, you didn't even care about anyone. That's why your relations are so bad with your family, and the reason is only you", Her words are no less than venom to me. I curled my finger in my fist in anger.

"It's you who prioritizes yourself and-" I cut her off.

"You are right, Meera, I'm selfish, I'm rigid, and I have bad relations with my family. Thank you so much for reminding me and for make me reconsidering my decision", I took steps towards her until I was five steps away from her.

"This wedding is off, as I'm not going to marry you-the girl who doesn't respect my work and understand me. I don't think she will be a good life partner to me", I said while she widens her eyes.

"Here you go", I took off my ring and placed it on her hand.

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Delulu Next chapter - Kashish got kidnapped!!

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