Swara closed door of her room and sits down,hugs her knee and starts crying.

"why did i meet you?...why?"swara said while crying hard.after crying till her tears stopped coming,she gets up and goes toward washroom,splashes some cold water on her burning eyes and comes out.she sits on bed and was going to lay down when she saw a black square box on side table.

The first thought came in her mind was sanskar,she picks it up and opens it.Swara quickly closed her eyes and turns her head to side in disgust after seeing a dead bird inside the box.the bird was stabbed and box was covered with its blood.

Meanwhile her phone started ringing.swara opens her eyes,looks at bird then picks up mobile and stares at screen 'UNKNOWN NUMBER'

She attends call and keep it on ear.

"did you like my gift?.."an evil voice touched her ear.swara looks back at bird and her grip on box tightened.

"do you know when i was stabbing it...i was thinking about you.i was so so happy.now i am thinking when i will do the same with you,my happiness will be doubled...don't you think?"he asked in same evil and cold voice.

"do you think i am still 5 year old girl who will get scared with these child like acts of yours...."swara said,making her voice cold as possible as she can.there was angry growl from other side.

"i am not scared from coward like you who kills others from back...."swara said in mocking tone and cuts call without hearing his answer.man throws phone with full force that it brokes into different pieces.

Swara gets up,goes out of house and throws it then comes back,washes her hand and lays down on bed and starts starring at white ceiling with empty eyes.

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MORNING

Sanskar is shooting at target without any break.after finishing all bullets in one gun,he gives it to rajat and rajat puts another gun in his hands.

"why don't you tell her truth?..'rajat in obedient yet worried tone.he was shooting from more than 2 hours and was not stopping for a minute.

"will that change reality between us?.."sanskar asked in dead serious tone while pulling trigger.rajat keeps silent for a second.

"then give me order i will bring her here at any cost..."he said in obedient tone.

"do you want to stand in place of target?"sanskar asked in light tone.

"if you want me then i will..."rajat said in same obedient tone.sanskar stops shooting and urs toward him.

"i love her because of her naughty and feisty nature...will she be the same if i keep her with me forcefully?"sanskar asked with sad smile.

"i was short wit..."rajat said and bows his head in apologetic tone.

"fill them up..."sanskar said in ordering way and gives him gun in his hand.rajat nodes,picks dozen of guns from table and leaves from there.

sanskar takes out mobile and unlocks it and swara's picture was set on screen.he takes deep suffering breath after looking at it.in that picture swara had held ears and was doing sit and stand.old memory passed throws his brain.

FLASHBACK

"Grandpa my ragging also happened...your colleague's daughter is some kind of princess."swara said angrily while walking toward a large football ground.

"that girl was very scared therefore her father requested me...if you will help her then what will go wrong with you."grandpa said in scolding tone.swara makes bad bad faces,stops at entrance of large ground and starts looking around.

she saw the girl,standing between many students.swara looks at the students who were doing sitting on stairs in front of them.

"grandpa i can't do this...final year students are doing there ragging.i will be dead if they found out anything."swara said in scared tone and quickly turns on heels to leave.

"from when you became so coward?.."grandpa asked in serious tone.

"grandpa don't hurt ego.."swara said in warning.

"i am just asking because the girl i sent there was not scared of anything..are you my swara?"grandpa asked in suspicious tone.

"fine...emotional blackmailer."swara said angrily,cuts call and dials another number.grandpa chuckled and looked at worried father.

"don't worry she will handle..."grandpa said in assuring tone.

'karan do you have numbers of 5th year group who did our ragging?"

"yes why?.."

"quickly send me with names and don't ask questions...."swara said and ends the call.karan shrugged his shoulder and sends her numbers.

swara dials first number,wraps her scarf on it and keeps it on ear.

"hello i am speaking from city hospital...are you harry?"

"yes what happened?.."

"a man has met with accident,your number was last dialed,quickly come hospital.we need relatives approval to start their procedure."swara said in very professional tone and cut the call.

"dad?...what happened to him? hello"boy said in very worried voice but call was cut.he quickly gets up and picks up his bag.his friends looked at his worried face.

"where are you going?..."one friend asked.

"dad met with accident..i have to leave."he said and leaves from there.they looked at each other then at students.

"continue your introduction..."one boy asked and juniors starts giving their intrduction meanwhile his phone also started ringing.he picks up call and keeps it on ear.

"adam!..."swara said loudly and cried.

"mom?..what's wrong with your voice? and why are you crying?"he asked in confused and worried voice,gets up and goes to side.

"your father and i had fight...he didn't returned from 2 hours.i am worried."swara said,shedding crocodile tears.

"what?...Fight?...but why?"

"i can't think what should i do now...please come home quickly.i am very scared"swara said and quickly cut call.the boy cursed under his breath and goes back to pick his bag.his friends looks at him with questioning eyes.

"there is emergency at home...i have to leave."he said and leaves.

"what's wrong with everyone today?..should we stop today."one said in worried voice.

"are you mad?...we can't stop."another said,shaking his head in disapproval.at that time his mobile ringed.he takes it out and keeps it on ear.

"jacob!!!...help me please.help me"swara said in very scared tone.

"mia?..what's wrong?"he asked in worried voice.

"someone boys are troubling me a lot...help me please.Hey don't touch me....stop it..brother help me."swara said,doing full drama and cuts call.

"mia?..mia?..shit"he cursed loudly and gets up and leaves hurriedly.

"jacob?..where are you going now/"last one shouted but he didn't stopped and left from there.

'its strange...why everyone is leaving after getting call."last one thought,getting suspicious.

"yes..only one is remaining."swara said,did a small happy dance,turns around and dials the last number.her back was toward ground.

"Hello sanskar baby!...'swara said in loud voice.sanskar gets a little shock,removes mobile from ear,looks at number and again keeps it on ear.

"who is this?..."sanskar asked,sings everyone to leave with hand,gets up,looks around then walks in swara's direction as he had seen her keeping mobile on ear.

"i am your girlfriend....i met with accident,please quickly come at college hospital"swara said in painful tone.sanskar stands behind her,shifts mobile from right to left hand and pats on swara's shoulder.

"Miss girlfriend...will you please turn around.i want to see who became my girlfriend on her own."sanskar asked in amused tone.swara felt like someone blasted bomb on her head.a book fell from her hand and she covers her mouth in shock and tried to run but sanskar holds her arm.

'don't even think of running...'he said in warning.

Swara hits her leg back on his knee joint. Sanskar hold on her wrist, she took advantage of it and ran from there in full speed, without looking back.

"that was unexpected..."sanskar muttered while getting up and looks in swara's direction but she was no where.he looks down and swara's books were on floor.he bends and picks it up, opened it and a little disappointed not finding her name.

NEXT DAY,SWARA'S CLASSROOM

Their class was finished,everyone was getting up to leave when final year students came there.swara cursed at her faith after seeing that.

"everyone sit down...no one is leaving today."jacob announced in loud voice.sanskar looks at girls,searching for swara.class representative asked for the reason.

"you all can't leave because we want to reward you...your class is so brave,i must say."harry said,coming forward.everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"yesterday one girl from your class did prank calls to us...we want her come to come forward so that we can return her book to her."harry said in very respective tone.whole class gossiping to each other.

"my book?.."swara quickly said in low worried voice.swara's friend(karan,kunj,ragini,kavita,kavya and lucky) looked at her with jerk.

"its not mine...'swara said meekly and looks away to avoid their death glares.

'thank God..that book was new and i didn't write my name on it."swara thought in mind.

"if she will not come forward then whole class will be punished for her act."jacon said in warning.

"whoever did this...please go"someone from class said loudly.

'why should we be punished because of you..'another one said loudly.

swara was looking around to search for culprit as everyone with so much innocent face that her friends greeted their teeth with full force that its voice reached to swara's ear but she proved she is the biggest deaf of the world.

"fine....all of you run 10 times in football ground."harry said and everyone cursed at swara and started leaving the class.swara also leaves the class without looking at seniors.

NIGHT

"Aaaa!...my leg is paining so much."kavita cried while pressing her leg.everyone was hell tires as football ground was biggest ground in their college.

"therefore you asked for their numbers..."karan said angrily and hit on her head.

"i didn't know that they will find out...'swara said with pouted face and rubbed her head.

"stupid girl! sanskar is most arrogant person in his class,never talks with girls and girlfriend is far thing and you called him and i said 'hello i am your girlfreind' then its obvious he got suspicious."kavya said mimicking her and slapped her on shoulder.all her friends slapped her one by one.

'he is stupid for not having girlfriend what is my mistake..'swara thought angrily while rubbing her head.

"okay fine...i am giving you all treat for keeping your mouth shut so stuff your mouth as much you want..."swara said and called waiter to take their order.

"look who are here?..."harry voice from their back.everyone looks back in their direction.swara quickly turnned back after seeing them and covered her eyes.

"can we join?.."jacob asked in obedient yet warning tone.

"yes..yes sir please..."they said quickly and started pushing each other to side to made place for them.

"what are you all doing here?.."

"actually swara is giving as treat for.."lucky was going to blurt out truth but everyone stopped him.

"swara came first in class therefore she is giving us treat..."ragini quickly spoke before lucky and hit her elbow in his stomach.everyone nodded vigorously.

"enjoy the food...we will leave." One said and tried to get up but jacob made him sit again.

"our juniors are enjoying their first success,how can we leave them alone...they will mind.you will mind right?"he said to him then ask from swara.she looked at him and blinked confusingly.

"why will i mind?"swara tried to ask but everyone quickly spoke before her.

"we all will mind...you all can't leave without eating.'they said.

"see they are intelligent..."

"i am the one who is going to pay bill...i will mind obviously."swara said in karan's ear through greeted teeth.

'shut up....this is all because what you did earlier."karan muttered back and glared at her. Swara muttered some curses under breath. Karan smiles at them. At that time,food came and they started eating. Swara completely bent over her plate because if she had seen them eating so much,she would have bang their heads.

after eating swara and her freinds started leaving but final year students wanted to have some drinks therefore they didn't get up. Swara goes to pay bill. At that time, sanskar entered inside and directly went toward his freinds.

"Sanskar why did you come so late... 3rd year students were here. They buy us dinner."jacob said and all laughed.

"How can you make juniors buy dinner for you have some shame...." Sanskar said in annoyed tone, glaring at them.

"They deserve it..." one said in protesting voice. Sansakr looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"She is still paying there..." another said, seeing him getting angry.

"I will go and pay it." Sanskar said and walked toward reception.

"He is too good for his own."jacob muttered shaking his head.

"200 dollar ma'am."

"How much?" Swara asked, not believing her.

"200 dollars... "she repeated, hiding her smile seeing her face expression. Swara held her head, feeling dizzy all of sudden.

"why she have to pay for someone else mistake..."sanskar muttered feeling sorry for her and took one step,thinking to pay bill but swara loud shout stopped him in his steps.

"GRANDPA!..."swara shouted on phone.mobile slipped from grandpa's hand after hearing her shout.he quickly holds mobile before it land on ground and keeps it on ear.

'what happened swara?...why are you angry?"he asked in sweet voice

"ask what not happened?...they found out someone from our class called them.thank God they didn't find out it was me."swara said angrily, paid bill and walked out from there, talking on mobile angrily. Sanskar quickly went out, looked around for her. She was walking on footpath. He went after her but maintained safe distance from her.

"do you know they eat like they were starving from months...my pocket money is finished." Swara said in delima.

"i will send more money...don't worry." Grandpa said sweetly.

"don't act sweet with me...all this is your mistake and your colleague's daughter. I am going to kill her tomorrow." Swara said while fuming in anger.

"swara..." He tried to speak but swara cuts him.

"WHAT SWARA?..DON'T TALK TO ME." Swara shouted again and cut call. Grandpa moved mobile away from his ear at her shout. Sanskar pressed his lips at her feisty nature.

At that time one motorcycle came toward swara and started moving with her slowly.

"come i will give you ride..." The boy said in flirty way and held her hand, making her stop in her steps. Sanskar closed his fists angrily and took few steps forward but before he could have done something. Dwara twisted boy's arm and pulled him down from bike.

"you jerk,idiot,stupid,asshole,damn,spongebob,ugly face.." Swara kept on hitting him with hands while cursing at him. Sanskar coughed a little after seeing her hitting him so much. Swara was still beating him when a policeman came there and whistled to make her stop. Swara stopped after hearing it and looked at him.

"YOU AGAIN!...."policeman said in loud shocked voice after seeing her.

'uncle..." Dwara said meekly and stood up. He held her ear and twisted it.

"you are again beating people?..."he said in scolding tone.

"He was troubling me..."swara cried and free her ear and rubbed it.

"Does that mean you can beat him so much...look at his face. He already has such ugly face after your beating, it turned worse. Who will marry him now." He said sympathizing with boy and helped him to stand. Swara giggles a little.

"laughing?...you dare to laugh.quickly hold your ears and starts sit and stand." He ordered her.

"uncle i had very bad day today...i am very tired today.please let me go."swara said in pleading voice.

" should i call your grandfather and tell him what are you doing.he sent you to become a doctor but here you are beating people up."he said and takes out his mobile.

"no..no i am doing..i am doing."swara quickly said,holds ears with hands and starts sit and stand.

"is she your relative?.."the boy whom swara beat asked.

"from the day my duty has started in this area.she and i meet almost daily,whenever there is fight in this area,she is always there."officer said and gives swara death glare.

Sanskar takes out his mobile and captures swara's red sowllen face in his mobile.

FLASHBACK ENDS

"i am sorry swara...after seeing you all these years.i became selfish and was not able to stop myself from approaching you."Sanskar said and caressed his thumb on her face while a smile touched his lips after remembering all that.

TO BE CONTINUED.....