"Forget about Aarti. You only have last two minutes of your own life" Veer moved Aarti behind him.

There was stillness on both sides. If hatred was visible the air would have been scarlet. Then within a sudden movement, so much force was seen in every blow. Veer rained blows onto Zora as if he meant to smash him into the very earth. It was clear Veer wanted him smashed, obliterated, nothing left to bury.

Attacking was what Veer liked the best and Within flash of seconds Veer pulled Zora and with his gun shoot almost twenty of his men, Zora's eyes couldn't believe how vigorously Veer held him captive and at the same used the gun to shoot his own men...

"What are you doing?" Zora shouted at his men "kill him"

Dynamically knocking just in a span of few minutes Veer brutally injured the rest of his men. Six pairs of rough hands tried to seize him but Veer vehemently blow them with a single sniper shot in their heads. He was exceptionally trained to tackle the kind of dogs the forest officer have.

Aarti closed her eyes not watching the dreadful scene in front of her. The way Veer was chopping Zora's men was similar to chopping vegetables. His menacing eyes were a blazing red and rest of his features indistinguishable.

Zora was going mad, when finally he saw his men on the ground, few injured and few dead.

Veer angrily rushed towards Zora who immediately held Aarti closer and kept the gun on her forehead "one more step and I will kill her"

Smirking at him Veer kept on walking until Zora was about to press the trigger, Veer jumped smoothly across his face, dodged to the side in one fluid move thus dropping the gun on the other side... Scared Aarti held the branch of the nearest tree...almost escaping a gun shot.

Angrily he pulled Zora's t-shirt pounding at his chest... He pulled him to his feet, almost tearing the collar... He heard the slight rasp of material ripping and attacked Zora with a big right overhand punch.

Zora stepped out of range, but before he could bring his hands up to defend, Veer drove his shoulder into Zora's chest, slamming him into the tree, where he started landing solid punches into Zora's ribs.

Zora rose unsteadily to his feet. He was startled to see a face glaring back. On impulse he reached for his gun, when he had another blowing kick on his chest that made him fall on the ground again.

A sudden gush of pain jolted throughout Zora's body. His stomach ached, his arms lost tension and his legs began to weaken. "Who, who are you?" he said as he dropped to the ground. His tongue was soaked in the taste of blood. Bruised and winded, with a leg in agony, His head was pounding.

Aarti took off her hands from her ears. Just in the last ten minutes she heard the shooting, beating, bashing, and crackling sounds of bones and bloodshed all around.

With tears in her eyes she looked at Veer who took out his phone to make a call...

He looked exhausted himself she carefully observed him from head to toe, There was blood on his knuckles and a bruise above his right eye with injuries on his arms and forehead. Not to overlook a gunshot on his right shoulder. But he still looked as if he was not affected because of the damages...

She saw a gush of blood on his right knee that oozed out from his blue jeans. "Veer"

She said aloud and rushed to him... her hands reached the lines on his forehead, frowns that looked up at her. She touched on the side of the head just above his ear that was bleeding... "You need a doctor" she cried looking at his injuries

Surprised by her sudden actions he was equally prepared to go to the doctor but before that he had to report this to his officers. "Aarti you must leave"

Dismayed at his words she stopped for a second, trying to comprehend the thoughts going in his head "no, I am not going anywhere" she answered straight with anger in her tone, even though her body shivered, she tried to shout back at him.

How could she leave him and go back home when he needs her, he needs a doctor. God forbid if these injuries was deeper and the cuts on his leg and knee was bad...

"Aarti...just listen. Go" he commanded again then pushed her away

A stream of anger ran down her body "I will not go without you Veer...do you understand" she screamed on top of her voice, something strange covered her eyesight.

She couldn't locate why the whole damn thing was moving... why her vision blurred and everything was black in front of her...

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Aarti opened her eyes only to see her Mother and Sister standing right next to her. But where was he, how was he, did he go the hospital. All questions came invading one by one in her mind. But she obviously won't ask in front of her mother, whom she promised few months back that she would never even take his name on her lips...

"Aarti... you're safe. Thank God" Rama folded hands and looked up thanking Gods to save her Daughter's life...

"Mom...I will let the doctor know" Kirti smiled and left

Aarti's mind constantly toggled back to the incident where she was last...if she recalls last time she was with Veer in the jungle, and after that she doesn't remember anything. So he brought her in the hospital...

"Mom...where's ...I mean how did I come here?" Aarti managed to speak up few words thinking if she doesn't find out, she won't have peace at all.

Rama wiped her tears with her cotton dupatta "we got a call from the hospital, and we all came here..."

After few seconds a lady doctor opened the door "Hello Aarti... how are you feeling now?"

Aarti looked up then tried to sit straight

"It's alright, I am just going to check your blood pressure" the doctor said and carried on with her tests...

Aarti was in deep thoughts, never in her whole life did she think about anyone. Her family doesn't even know that it was Veer who saved her from that criminal, he was the one who was shot on the right shoulder, he had suffered a lot because of her. She has to see him, otherwise she will die of this guilt in her heart.

"Mom, I am hungry... can you get something" Aarti tried to make an excuse to send her dear mummy out of the room...

Rama smiled and rushed out of the room to get something healthier for her daughter. Aarti would never want her mother to feel sad, and neither can she stop thinking about Veer "Doctor, who brought me here?"

Doctor smiled at Aarti "Some army officers"

Aarti now understood the whole thing and smiled "where is Major Veer Oberoi?"

Doctor advised Veer's condition and his ward number...

Aarti relaxed after getting information about him...thank God she breathed, he was out of danger. "Oh my beloved, the weather of your love moves with me every moment" she murmured

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The door slowly opened and she peeked in... her eyes glanced at the huge bed in the center where a man was lying with a bandage on his forehead, shoulder and knee. She watched him carefully sleeping, with a drip on his right hand. Softly she sat on the chair next to the bed.

"I kept fighting with my dreams, and remained afraid of saying" she whispered softly touching his thick hair with her soft fingers... if anything happened to him, she would have killed herself. She regretted all those days when she was away from him.

How could she leave him alone even for a second, when she knows her heart is beating only for him and only because of him? Why does she hurt herself by walking out of his life?

She wiped her tears "you are my peace, you are my passion, you are my wish, and will. You are my thirst, and serenity. You are the pain, you are the relief." She kissed him softly on the bandage on the forehead.

Aarti decided to herself, even if he hates her, she would not stay away from him. She will never leave him alone no matter what happens. Her life is anyways moving but now she promised to herself, even if he dislikes her, she wouldn't leave him at any cost. Even if he pushes her away, she wouldn't move an inch.

In a fleeting time from her room to his room, she understood the distance that was created. But now she will erase all the distance between them.

Her life will begin with him and end at him. She recalled her promise given to Mr. Oberoi, how could she forget everything, just because he asked her to get out of his life, she actually walked away.

She was still wiping her tears when an army officer opened the door "sorry Ma'am. I just came to put these flowers"

Aarti looked at him "it's alright Yashpal, I just came now"

"Don't worry Ma'am, Sir is out of danger" he smiled and kept some flowers in the vase on the nearby table.

Aarti smiled a little, then thought of leaving back to her room before her mother comes back.

"Yashpal, please take care of Veer. I will come back" she said and left slowly limping out of the room.

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"You must eat more Fruit" Rama sliced few apples and kept on the plate. Aarti watched her mother who looked relaxed but her mind was now thinking about Veer.

"Hi Aarti" Kavita walked in... Aarti smiled at her "good you came. I was thinking about you"

"Mom, I feel like having watermelon" Aarti insisted Rama who curiously looked at her ill daughter "watermelon? But Aarti I only have apples, grapes and pears"

Aarti made a bad face "I want watermelon...not apples"

Rama always knew Aarti was fussy when it comes to healthy food. But this was the first time she was asking to eat watermelon... "Ok, ok... I will get it"

Rama walked out of the room and Aarti smiled "Kavita, go take this plate to room no 114"

Kavita confusedly watched Aarti who had a broad smile on her lips "what has happened to you?"

"Do as I say. Go give all these fruits in this room. Fast" Aarti packed everything nicely in a basket.

Kavita was astonished at her friend, she had no clue what was Aarti up to.

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