Woman - I AM YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

Everybody looked at her in complete shock and disbelief and if she was saying the truth then surely a lot of questions were coming her way.

Naina - I know aap mazak kar rahi hai par ye koi mazak karne ka topic nahi hai aur ab fight jab khatam ho gayi hai then I think apko apna ye mask bhi utar lena chahiye. Aur please stop kidding.

Woman - I am neither kidding nor lying. This is the truth. I am the former Queen of Zarvis and the eldest member of the family - Queen Jaya Darce.

Saying so she took off her mask and everyone's mouth dropped open seeing her face. Yes she is it. Yes she is, their grandmother.

The eyes of Swapreena started getting teary on seeing her, indeed they loved her very much. The girls ran towards Jaya and hugging her tightly  started crying bitterly, their bitter past had already started coming infront of their eyes making them cry unstoppably. The boys not being able to see them cry anymore held them by their shoulders and tried consoling them. After they stopped crying  Naina finally spoke.

Naina - Aap itne saalo se kahan thi? Yaha par kyu reh rahi thi aap? Aur...aur hume kuch bataya kyu nahi? Pat...pata hai hum sabko lagta tha ki aap mar chuki hai aur apko pata bhi nahi hai ki kitna akela feel kar rahe the hum teeno par hamare paas koi nahi tha koi bhi nahi hume sam....sambhalne ke liye ( sobbing ).

Jaya - ( confused ) Akela? Par beta tum logo ko akela kyu mehsoos ho raha tha? Main waha nahi thi toh kya hua baki sab toh the na. The na baki sab?

Naina nodded in a way of no without saying anything else.

Jaya - ( worried )  Kyu beta kaha gaye sab? Bol na beta dekh mera dil baitha ja raha hai bol na bache ( cupping Naina's face )

Naina - Mar chuke hain.( Closed her eyes and gulped a lump of saliva formed in her throat) Do saal pehle  ek accident mein chal base, mom-dad, chachu-chachi sab. Aur Tauji-Taiji humse bahut bura bartaav karte rahe, aur toh aur mujhe dhamki bhi di thi ki agar maine unki baat nahi maani toh wo Swati aur Preeti ko ma...mar denge aur wo mujhse zyaada powerful hain toh unki baat maan ne ke alawa mere paas aur koi option nahi tha.

Jaya - ( Shocked as hell ) Ky....kya mere ba...bache mar chuke hain?

Tears started flowing continuously from her eyes as well and she was still in daze, not being able to believe what she just heard.

Jaya - Tum sa...sach keh rahi ho? Aur Jagdish aur Beena, un dono ki himmat bhi kaise hui tum logo ko dhamkane ki? Apni puri zindagi mein nahi socha tha maine ki wo log aisa kuch kar sakte hain. ( angrily ).

Saying so she came near Naina and holding her hands, closed her eyes. Everyone got confused by this but no one dared to speak anything.

5 minutes later :

Jaya's hold on Naina's hand had tightened a bit and her face had clear lines of tension. Everyone was looking at her with curiosity and suddenly she jerk opened her eyes, her breathing went uneven and she had fresh tears in her eyes. Everyone got worried and rushed towards her and started started asking if she was okie. Sameer brought of cup of water ( there was a pot nearby ) and gave her the water to drink. After composing herself a bit she finally spoke the terrifying things that she just saw.

Naina - Dadi aap theek toh hai na? Aur apko abhi kya hogaya tha?

Sameer - Haa Dadiji aisa lag raha tha jaise aap kuch bahut bhayanak cheez dekh rahi thi like an accident?

Jaya - Daravna hi tha bacho jo bhi maine dekha. ( looking straight at the wall with an emotionless face).

Preeti - Par kya dekha apne dadi aur kaise?

Swati - Haa dadi apne agar kuch dekha toh woh hum kaise dekh nahi paye?

Jaya - Ruko bacho shant. Itne sawal bhala main ek saath kaise answer karu? Ruko sab batati hu main.

Jaya - Main abhi past mein gayi thi matlab un sab ki maut se leke aaj tak kya hua sab dekhne.

Preeti just opened her mouth to speak something but stopped since Jaya showed her, her hand indicating her to not cut her in between.

Jaya - Ruko! Tumhare saare sawalon ke jawab dungi tumhe par sabar karo zara. Kyunki dheere dheere milega har cheez ka jawab.

Jaya - Jaisa ki tum logo ko pata hai main Zarvis ki Queen reh chuki hu aur Queen hone ke baad hume kuch aur powers bhi mil jate hai jiske istemal se hum log kuch bhi kar sakte hain, jaise ki main past mein dekh kar bata sakti hu ki tab kya kya hua tha aur usi powers se mujhe ek aisi baat pata chali hai jiski wajah se mere dil mein Jagdish aur Beena ke liye nafrat 100 guna badh gayi hai. (Took a step forward ).

Naina - Par un logo ne kiya kya hai? Matlab hume naukaro ki tarah treat karne ke alawa aur bhi kuch kiya hai kya un logo ne?

Jaya - Haa is se bhi kuch zyaada  kiya hai, bahut zyaada . Swati, Preeti, Naina (glancing upon her shoulder ) your parents didn't die by any sort of accident but they were MURDERED. 

Everybody gasped at hearing this and their hearts started swelling in anger. Especially the girls, their eyes turned completely red and black and their Vampire-canines came out meanwhile the boys had fisted their hands trying to control their anger.

Naina - Dadi kya aap hume bata sakta hai ki kya kya hua tha? ( through gritted teeth)

Dadi - Agar tum logo ko sach mein jan na hai ki tab kya kya hua tha toh suno.

Flashback starts:

Jagdish - Bye forever.(under his breath)( gave a wicked smile).

Beena - What are you up to?

Jagdish - Have patience honey you will see the results of my plan within a few hours. I swear it's going to be the best surprise of everyone's lives ( smirking ).

The night before :

Jagdish was sitting in his room. He was thinking about something and smirking. After a few more minutes of thinking, he took out his phone and dialed someone's number.

Person - Hello.

Jagdish - Jagdish Darce this side.

Person - Yes sir. Whom you want me to kill?

Jagdish - ( Smirked ) Smart! You know your work very well!
Listen keep this in mind that no one else ever gets to know about this.

Person - Yes sir, but what's the work?

Jagdish - Kill Rakesh, Rama, Anand and Bella .

Person - (* no answer *)

Jagdish - Hello!

Person - (* still no answer *).

Jagdish - Hello! Can you hear me? ( sternly ).

Person - I can't do this. They are the royals and moreover your brother is the king of this planet and I can't betray him. I'll kill anyone you want except any member of the Royal family.

( Everyone in Zarvis is faithful to the Royal family) ( Well, except someone people).

Jagdish - Fine then! I see you don't want your loved ones to survive.

Person - ( breath hitched ) What do you mean?

Jagdish - Listen here. If you don't kill them, then I'll surely hire someone else and kill your family along with mine. Got it? So now it's in your hands if you want to save your so-called King or your family. Choice is yours.

Person - They will be killed by tomorrow afternoon. I'll do your work no need to harm my family. ( With a flat tone ).

Flashback ends.

Jaya - Itna hi nahi. Jagdish khud accident spot par maujood tha jab yeh accident hua tha. Aur toh aur jab Rakesh apni akhri saanse le raha tha tab woh uske paas bhi gaya tha.

Flashback starts:

Rakesh - ( Taking his last breaths) (sees Jagdish) Bha...bhaiya a...acha hua aap aa gaye. Pl....please jaldi se hum sabko hospital le chaliye. Ple...please jaldi kijiye. Please ( Begging ).

Rakesh was not being able to open his eyes properly and even Jagdish seemed hazy to him but he still managed to see the smirk on his face.

Rakesh - Ky...kya hua bhaiya? Aa...aap has kyu rahe ho?

Jagdish - ( started laughing loudly ) You are so naive Rakesh, aren't you? Rakesh tum hamare planet ke King the KING, fir bhi tumhe yeh tak nahi pata chala ki tumhara apna bhai hi tumhe marna chahta hai. Itne bhole kaise ho tum? Ya fir main hi zyaada smart hu?

Rakesh - Ho...how dare you! Aap ai...aisa karne ki soch bhi kaise sakte hain? Hum apki family hain. How could you?

Jagdish - Tch!Tch!Tch! Family ho nahi, family the. Aur tumhe abhi tak nahi pata chala ki maine yeh sab kyu kiya? Tumhare us throne ke liye jo mujhe milna chahiye tha, naki tumhe. ( said angrily and slapped Rakesh ).

Rakesh - ( wincing in pain ) Kya! But main King bana kyunki you were incapable of being a king. Aur apko kya lagta hain? Ye...yeh sab karke aapko throne mil jaega? Bilkul nahi. Meri beti Naina yeh ka...kabhi nahi hone degi. She will su...succeed me aur apka plan zaroor fail hoga.

Jagdish - ( chuckled ) Wo mujhe haraegi? Kaise? I will kill Naina also to ascend the throne ( gritted out ).

Rakesh - ( Held his collar ) ( Since Jagdish was almost sitting beside him ) Dare you take my daughter's name from that filthy mouth of yours.

Jagdish - ( Jerked away his hand ) Kya kar loge tum? Kuch nai! Aur tumhari beti bhi kuch nahi kar paegi. Afterall woh Khaza thodi hain jo woh mujhe hara degi. ( Smirking ).

Rakesh was almost on his second - last breath and helplessly laid back, his eyelids started getting heavier and heavier and all the memories came rushing into his mind - from the birth of his daughter to how she kept growing up infront of his eyes, everything started playing like a movie infront of his eyes and a small smile appeared on his lips, with that a lone tear escaped from his eyes and he closed his eyes FOREVER.

Flashback ends:

Everybody's eyes had pooled with tears and were bloodshot red almost ready to rip Jagdish apart. Naina fisted her hands and was just about to go out of the cave, determined to kill Jagdish when Jaya's voice suddenly stopped her.

Jaya - Tumhare papa ne jo galti ki wohi galti wapas dauhrane( repeat ) ja rahi ho?

Naina - ( Turned ) Matlab?

Jaya - Bhavnao mein beh jane wali galti. Itna asan lagta hain tumhe waha jake un logo ko marna? Kya lagta hai tum un logo ko mar bhi dogi aur sab tumhari baato par bharosa karke tumhe Queen bana denge?

Naina - Haa mar dungi. Aur wo log bharosa kyu nahi karenge? Afterall aap hain, yeh (pointing towards the others) log hain, father Charlie bhi hai hamare saath toh kyu nahi manenge?

Jaya - Naina! Think rationally, tumhe agar apna badla chahiye toh sabke samne un logo ka sach lana hoga. Aur tumhari bhi jaan ko khatra hai toh agar unka sach unhi ke muh se sabke samne bahar agaya toh tum un sabko mar bhi paogi and sab tumhari baato ka viswas bhi karenge.

Naina - Ek minute apne kaha ki meri jaan ko khatra hai. Par kaise?

Jaya - Tumhe nahi pata? Khair pata bhi kaise hoga? Wo shatir hi itne hain. Toh suno.

Jaya - Jab un logo ko pata chala ki tum hi khaza ho tab un logo ne jaan booch ke tumhe yaha ane ki ijazat di aur itne pyaar se baat ki tumhare saath taki tum aram se wo diamond unhe dedo aur woh uski madad se tumhe aram se maar paye aur apne bete yani ki Pratik ko raza bana paye. Par phir bhi wo bas ek first and last try karna chahte the tumhe marne ka is se pehle ki tum diamond tak pahuncho kyunki is se tum mar bhi jati aur sara dosh diamond par jata aur tumhare marne ke baad woh Swati aur Preeti ko bhi mar kar wo easily Pratik ko King ghoshit kar dete aur isliye us din tumhare ane se pehle Beena ne wo Zeher wala soup tumhe peene ko diya tha par tumhari kismat achi thi ki ek billi ne wo sara soup niche gira diya agar tum wo pi leti us din toh tumhara marna tay tha kyunki wo zeher hum vampires ke liye bahut injurious hai.

Naina - Itna sab ho gaya, itna sab ho raha tha mere hi ankho ke samne aur mujhe hi pata nahi chala?

Naina - How can I be such a fool? Ki mere Parents and Chachaji - chachiji ko un logo ne maar diya aur mujhe lagta raha ki woh bas ek accident tha?Aargh ( pulled her hair in frustration )

Sameer ran towards her seeing her so angry and kept his hand on her shoulder.

Sameer - Chinta mat karo Naina hum log zaroor unhe unke kiye ki saza dilwake rahenge bas ek acha plan aur unka sara khel khatam.

Naina - Par Sameer plan kya hai? Mujhe abhi kuch samajh nahi ara ki hume kya karna chahiye. ( After calming down a bit ).

Sameer - Mere paas ek plan hai. Sab suno.

Everybody came closer and Sameer narrated the whole plan and everybody looked quite impressed with the plan.

Jaya - Good Sameer. Acha plan hai bas let's pray that it will be a success.

Naina - ( Taking a step forward ) Acha plan hai Sameer. Tauji-Taiji just wait and watch apne jitna tadpaya hain aur dukh diye hain na hume aaj tak ab un sabka badla lene ka time aa chuka hai. So all the best. ( A lone tear escaped from her eyes and hatred was clearly visible on her face ).

This much for today.

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