-Freedom is never for free, it costs blood and sweat.

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It was almost dark outside and Nandini was sitting in open near their tent. Rajveer came out saw her sitting alone.

"Nandini yaha akeli kyu baithi ho, chalo andar chalo, andhera ho gaya hai" he calls her in.

"Ajeeb lag raha hai" he frowns "I mean... Pichle dino meine Naina se itni rudely behave kiya.... Ab kaise uss se baat karu. I am little awkward" she getting little hesitant.

Rajveer smiles lightly "tum naina ke samne uncomfortable? I can't believe, naina is the least person in this world jiske sath tum awkward feel karo... Chalo andar... Chalo andar or uss se baat karlo.. am sure she'll take it sportingly" he takes her inside.

Rajveer asks her to go and talk to Naina. Nandini went near naina who was arranging their beddings "Naina.."

Naina looks at her stands facing her "haan... Tumhe kuch chahiye?" Naina asks politely out of her nature.

"Ahh.. actually, I wanted to say.... Umm sorry" naina was startled "actually hamari start acha nahi raha... And I felt bad, ki mein tumse itni buri tarah pesh ayi...".

"It's okay, kabhi kabhi ho jata hai.." naina said trying to end it all here.

"No it's not okay" she said in a little higher pitch than her normal one startling her, then she realised her tone "I mean... Rajveer mera sabse kareebi dost hai or tum uske liye bahot khaas ho... Mujhe tumhare sath aise pesh nahi ana chahiye tha".

"Insaan se kabhi kabhi galtiya ho jati hai... Lekin unhe realise kar lena badi baat hai" she appreciates.

Nandini was fuming inside listening her talks that she has to ask for forgiveness from this little shit, she tries to smile "let's start a fresh... Friends?" She extends he hand forward.

Naina too shakes her hand with her "friends..."

Nandini hugs her abruptly making her suprise "ab to tum mere liye Rajveer se bhi zyada khaas ho... Tumhare sath ab mein ek saaye ki tarah rahungi... Ab Rajveer se mera sara dhyan utar kar tumpe rahega! Because we are friends right?" She said with hidden meaning, cursing her.

Naina nodded trying to smile genuinely but failed. However Nandini started a new with her by asking forgiveness but still she wasn't able to trust her words. She can sense warning signs and coldness in her proximity. She felt something uneasy and wrong in her aura.

"Chalo now it's good that you are friends... Ab dono so jao... I'll wait for Major to return" they nodded as Rajveer went outside.

Naina gave Nandini a awkward smile and went in her sleeping bag. Nandini turned and gives a wicked smile "step 1 accomplished".

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Their mentorship camp was going great without any hurdle. It was their last night, everyone was sleeping in their camp. Naina got up at midnight as she felt the need to be pee.

Nandini opens her eyes and saw her going out of the tent. She carefully without making any noise pulls out a keypad mobile and sent a quick text. She put it back and went back to sleep waiting for the result.

Here outside was dark and naina wasn't able to see properly in this dense forest but still she reached and saw the sign of ladies washroom. she was a bit unsure but nevertheless she went in that direction. At the same time a boy comes out from hiding, calling someone.

"Hello, haan Abhimanyu.. meine sign boards change kar diye hai..... wo arahi hai".

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Rajveer changed his side while sleeping when he saw Naina wasn't in her place. He got up in urgency and started to search her everywhere frantically.

On the other side, when Naina reached, she got suspicious looking at toilet booth. It was different when earlier she came here. She realised that she might have mistaken this place to be as ladies toilet. She quickly took a turn to leave when a boy blocks her path.

"Are are are... Kaha ko chali hai aap madam?" He asked lecherously.

"Wo me galati se yaha agyi...mujhe ladies toilet jana hai, hato" She avoids him trying to escape from there.

"Akele jaogi..? Itni raat ko, wo bhi itne ghane jungle me... Kisi ne galat fayeda utha liya toohhh" he looks at her from top to bottom in a dirty way. "Chalo... Mein tumhe le chalta hu...."

"Me khud chali jaungi..mera rasta chhodo" she gives him a curt reply.

"Aise kaise hat jau raste se itni mushkil se to hath ayi ho janeman" he catches her hand in his tightly.

"Hath chhodo mera..." She screams at him "warna acha nahi hoga tumhare liye..".

"Kyu... Tumhara hath sirf wo Rajveer pakad sakta hai... Haan, arey chinta mat karo... Mein tumhe uss se bhi zyada maze dunga... Bas ek raat ki to baat hai" she tried to keep him away when he forcefully pulls her.

Before Naina could do anything a forceful punch lands on his jaw, he fell down on ground. When he looks at the source of that power, he gulped down hard. His eyes met with Rajveer's red eyes who were spitting fire at him.

"Vinayyy.... you bloody bastard, how dare you touch her" Rajveer roared.

He got up on his feet for his defence before he can utters a single word a strong punch fell on his stomach making his inner organs collapse. Next punches him on his chest which made him chock and stopped his breathing for a while. He was beating him without any mercy and Vinay wasn't able do anything in front of his intensity of anger.

"Haramzade... Tu janta hai Naina kaun or kiski hai" another punch lands on his face which results in blood oozing out from his lips. "Fir bhi tune uske sath badtameezi ki..." his head hits againt tree, when Rajveer kicks him on stomach.

Naina was standing there in shock witnessing his rage, numb to react. First because she just almost got molested and now Rajveer's rage. He has turned himself into a uncontrollable ferocious animal.. how brutal he can become. She know that any guy will turn made if someone misbehaves with his wife, mother, sister or Girlfriend but with Rajveer it was pure madness he wasn't showing any mercy on him.

"Me janta hu.. ye sab tune Jan bujh ke uss harami ke kehne par kiya hai.... bula usey.. bula aur dikha ke Rajveer ko chedne ka kya anjam hota hai.....bulaaaa" Rajveer was hitting his head continually againt tree trunk... Making it bleed profusely. Vinay was not in condition to say anything as he was loosing his consciousness. Vijay's face and neck was drenched in his blood

Finally Naina Shouted seeing the damage and harm it can cause to not just only him but to Rajveer also. "Rajveer chhodo usey... Wo mar jayega". She panicked.

"Iska marna hi acha hoga... Isne tumhe haath kaise lagaya... He deserves it". He roared in madness.

Hearing the commotion everyone gathers there including their mentors. "Kya ho raha hai ye sab" Maj Nair shouted. "Rajveer chhodo usey".

Rajveer didn't paid any heed and was continueslly beating him. Nair went Near them pulls Rajveer away from him but Rajveer pushes him away making Nair stumble on his feets.

Nair looks here and there in embarrassment then commands other cadets "khade khade mera muhh kya dekh rahe ho... Alag karo unhe.. uske marne ka wait kar rahe ho" Maj. Nair barked.

It took five male cadets to pull him apart from Vinay who was falling into Unconsciousness, his friends supports him and takes him back in tent at Nair's order.

"And you cadet Shekhawat... tumse to me academy jake nipat ta hu...... Orderly.. driver ko jagao... Hum abhi academy ke liye niklenge in 15 minutes". He left warning him throwing daggers.

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Naina was bandaging his knuckles while crying "ye apne kya kiya... itna gussa, agar wo mar jata to".

"Dharti ka bojh kam ho jata... Jo insan ek ladki ki izzat nahi kar sakta wo zinda rehna deserve nahi karta... Usne tumhe chua tha naina... agar Maj Nair beech me na ate... To mein zaroor usey maar dalta" his eyes speaking madness.

"or fir aap ka kya hota... Mera kya hota" she looks at him in helplessness "agar wo mar jata to pata hai apke sath kya hota".

His eyes softens seeing her concern "kuch nahi hua hai Naina.. tum chinta mat karo..." He assures her.

"Kaise chinta na karu... Pata nahi Maj  Nair academy jakar kya karne wale hai.. mera to soch soch ke jee ghabra raha hai" she was tensed. "Apko apne gusse pe kaabu rakhna seekhna hoga... Pata nahi apka ye gussa kya karayega..".

He looks directly in her eyes "ye gussa hi meri takat hai Naina, or isey me Nahi chhod sakta... Agar ainda kisi ne tumhe chune ki koshish to kya tumhare bare me galat sochne ki bhi himmat ki... To mein usey maar dalunga"  She shivered seeing the rage in him which left her scared and worried.

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"Vinay Cadet Singh ke sath badtameezi kar raha tha.. he was misbehaving, isiliye meine usey mara". Rajveer said without any regret.

"Nahi Sir, aisa kuch nahi tha... Mein to bus cadet Singh ko bata raha tha ki ye boys area hai wo galat jagah agayi hai... Aur jab wo jane lagi to uska balance kharab ho gaya.. meine to bas sahara dene ke liye hath pakda tha" Vinay lied cleverly.

"Nahi sir, aisa nahi hua.. tha mein apko batati hu" Naina interrupts.

"Tum to rehne hi do cadet singh tumhe bolne ko nahi kaha gaya hai..." Maj Nair said "ek ne Mahabharat kara di, dusri pata nahi kya karayegi...".

"Nahi Maj. Nair... Jo hua uski sole witness Cadet singh thi, uski testimony needed hai... Tum batao Cadet singh akhir hua kya tha" Brigadier Chandok asked her to continue.

"Sir me raat ko washroom ki taraf gayi thi jab waha pahonchi to I realised ki mein galat jagah agayi.. fir waha vinay agaya or..." She looks down in embarrassment "usne mujhe.... Offer kia, to spend a ..... Night, jab mein waha se jane lagi to....... Usne mera hath pakad liya..... Fir waha Cadet Shekhawat aye aur.... Rest you know".
Rajveer clutches his fist tight his eyes turning red reliving the incident.

"Sir ye jhut bol rahi hai... Meine aisa kuch nahi ki.." vinay defended.

"Btau tujhe kya kiya or kya nahi... Kal raat ki maar bhul gaya" Rajveer screams in rage at him, when BC stops him.

"Behave Cadet, tum bhul rahe ho yaha tumhare seniors bhi hai... Yu gundo ki tarah behave karna ek Soldier ko shobha nahi deta" BC warns him. "Maj Nair.. you proceed".

"To Cadet Singh tumne kaha ki tum boys area me galati se pahonchi.. me Jan sakta hu ki kaise, tumne sign board nahi dekha?
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"Dekha tha meine sign board, mein sahi jagah gayi thi... magar pata nahi mein waha kaise pahonch gayi, shayad andhera hone ki wajah se....", She herself was confused if she read the sign bore

"Tumhe khud hi nahi pata ki tumne jo dekha wo sahi tha ya nahi.. to kaise tumpe hum sab believe kare jo tum keh rahi ho wo sach hai... And just for your kind information, mein yaha ane se pehle sign boards bhi check karke aya tha jo apni sahi jagah pe the along with Cadet Alekh taki hamesha ki tarah Cadet Rajveer mujh par partiality ka ilzam na laga sake" he taunted looking at Rajveer who in return throws a stren look at him.

"Teeno cadets ke taraf se information lene ke baad... Me iss conclusion par aya hu ki bhale hi cadet singh waha jaise marzi pahonchi ho... Ye baat to saaf hai ki cadet vinay me cadet singh ke badtameezi ki.. am I right cadet" BC said in harsh tone.

"Sir... Ye ... Sab mujhe fasa...mujhe fasaya ja raha hai" he was sweating in fear.. not looking at him.

"Meri nazro me nazre dal kar kaho cadet, ek sipahi nazre nahi churata.... Speak" he said sternly

"Sorry Sir" vinay said looking away.

"You are rusticated for six months from this academy cadet" Bc announced his punishment.

"Magar sir..ye to" he tries to protest.

"Shukar manao tumhari is ghatiya harkat ke baad bhi iss academy se tumhe permanently expel nahi kia ja raha hai.. or na hi cadet singh tum par koi charges frame kar rahi hai, ye to bahot hi choti saza hai hai".

"Or tum Cadet Shekhawat.. mana ki Vinay was wrong magar jo tumne kia wo bhi justified nahi tha, kisi ko iss had tak marna pitna ki wo apne hosh me hi na rahe is inhuman... Tumhe solitary confinement bheja jata hai for 72 hours.... Dismiss" he announced his decision firm and clear.