Love? In This Chaos!?

Chapter 57

Hey everyone!

Good evening. Hope you are enjoying the fic, even though I let it hibernate for over a year. 😂

Once I'm done with this one and Loving You is a Losing Game, I'll try to update all the pending works that were left to be completed. Hope you bear with me. 💜

And this chapter is short, I know. I'm a lazy brat. What can I do? 😂

Anyways, moving on...💃💃💃

"Words in double quotes" - Talking

'Words in single quotes' - Thoughts

(Words in braces) - Telephone conversation

Chapter Barter and Bargains

As the group kept listening, Vivek and Kriti stood still before each other.

Vivek had enough of silence. "Kriti, say something. Anything! Scold me, insult me, hit me if you like! But please don't remain like this."

Kriti let out a wry smile. "I guess people are right. We should be careful of who we trust. After all, the devil was once an angel."

"Kriti I..." Vivek didn't know how to continue. What could he possibly say to comfort her?

"Congratulations Vivek. You've managed to completely break me. All this time... All this time were you lying about your feelings for me as well? Was I just a means to your goals?"

"No! I never lied to you about my love. I meant it when I said I loved you. And always will!"

"You were never meant to mean this much to me. But I let myself fall for you Vivek. I ended up loving you. You made me feel special. But now...now I feel like a fool!" Kriti pushed him back with all the strength she could muster up, looking at him with utmost hate.

Vivek looked up at her with moist eyes. "I wish there was something I could do to ease your pain."

"There is."

"Then tell me. I'll do it, even If it costs my life."

"Leave. Leave this town, this college...just leave! Never show me your face ever again. Maybe...maybe then I'll be able to forget you." saying that, she left with a broken heart, never  looking back at him.
Vivek looked longingly towards the direction Kriti went. 'Very well. If that is what you want, then that is what I shall do. I'll go so far away, that I'll only be like a bad dream that you had. I wish you would find someone who deserves your love. But remember, I'll always wait for you. Forever and always.'

The gang had heard their argument over the device. Even though they weren't physically present with Vivek and Kriti, they could feel their pain in the words. However, there was little they could do in the matter.

#8 pm, Gadodia House#

Ragini flicked on the t.v and sat down to pass the time. However, her mind was elsewhere. She was thinking about the day's events. After Vivek left, they had parted ways as well. Prasanth agreed to her request about not informing Vinod of Vivek's involvement. The Maheshwari siblings left to find more on Ratan and the so-called A. S, while also trying to locate Laksh. Vivek didn't mention about him and so they guessed Laksh wasn't with his boss. Karan had left to check on Kriti. 'Only he can console her. He is as close as q brother to her. Maybe he will be able to make her give Vivek another chance to make things right. I wish I could make my siblings understand the same.'

Suddenly, she heard some noise from her room and got up to check.

However, before she could go in, she found Samay and Nikhil appear before her in a flash, looking ready to hit whoever was in her room. Samay even had his gun with him. Nodding towards them to stay put, she carefully opened the door to her room.
Ragini gasped as she saw who it was.

"You!"

Vivek looked at her with a sheepish look. "Um…uh...Surprise?"

After sometime...

"Here."

"Thanks." Vivek spoke with difficulty while taking the ice-pack from Ragini. He found out the hard way that they all knew the truth. He should have known that Samay and Nikhil would welcome him with a punch or two. ‘Well, at least they agreed to listen to me before making me a busted punching bag.’

"So you're saying that you have only 24 hours to guarantee Laksh's safety as Ratan and your boss are planning to change locations? How could you be sure?”
“Ratan accidentally talked about it. Perhaps he didn’t realize he let out their intentions.”

“That and in exchange for Laksh, you say they want to see Ragini dead, while you take her eye scan and finger prints to him?" when Vivek nodded, Samay looked at the wall clock. "If my calculations are correct, which by the way always are(insert an eye roll from Nikhil), you only have 4 hours left."

"And you chose to tell us this now?! We've got only 4 hours to save him!” Nikhil raged. “Bhai, lets beat him up again." Nikhil grabbed Vivek's collar in anger.

However, Ragini pulled him back with a glare.

"You can beat me all you want later. Right now, we need to save Laksh. Priorities Nikhil!"

"Fine then! Let’s just barge into your boss's lair with arms! We’ll blow off everyone who dares to harm us. Agreed?"

"No Nikhil. Ratan isn’tan idiot. I bet they’ve already begun their journey to the new location. But if I tell them I have Ragini, A. S will send a vehicle, which would take me there."

"There is no way I'm letting my sister die! So that option is out of question!"

"If it means Laksh's safety, I'm ready to give my life."

“You’re not dying while I’m still alive. They would have to go through us!” Samay fumed.

“I know I can count on you both. That is why I am not afraid to turn myself in. I believe in you guys and Sanskar.”  Ragini turned to Samay. "Samay please. We need to save Laksh."

Samay closed his eyes, deep in thought. Suddenly, he got up from the couch and turned to Ragini. He took out his gun and pointed at her. "A. S wants your dead body, eh? Then we shall give it to him for Laksh."

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