Beauty & Beast

WILL

Ãchay Waqtooñ Ki Tamãnnà Main Rahi Umar-ē-Rawaan

Wãqt Aisã Thã Kãy Bus Naãz Uthatay Guzri

Arjun was sitting across Priya who was visibly upset. Kinjal has called him earlier and told everything about that happened in Library..

'Sir. He has reached inside college too. No one seems to stop him. What if something happenes. That man is dangerous. Please don't involve her into this mess' Kinjal was although furious but she tried as civil as possible.

Arjun looked at Priya who was looking at her lap. 'Hey ! Please look at me'

Priya looked at him for the first time since he came. Arjun wanted to hold her hand into his, to comfort her. But he feared, what if she rejects him.

'Do you trust me?'  he tried to match her eyes.
She looked down and nodded.

'Then no need to be afraid of his empty threats. I assure you Priya, just this time.
As soon as you testify in court, I will make sure to put him in such a deep cell from where he will not be able to even think about you.'

'In court ? ' Her heart sank. 'But.. Sir..'

A bubble of fear started forming in her stomach. 'Sir I thought I just have to sign on my statement and that will be all.. what's this about court now ? I can't.. I can't..' Her voice choked

'Don't call me Sir, Arjun is enough' He tried to persuade her 'This is nothing Priya, it's just small procedure. It will take hardly an hour. You have to present yourself at court when called upon and you have to identify him in front of Judge.'

What in the seven heavens.. realisation descended on her

'I can't... do this. I ... haven't told anyone in my family about it. They will never allow me.. to go to court and all' She was basically talking to herself outloud.

'Then don't tell anyone.' Arjun  uttered. ' If that's what you are worried about, let's keep this a secret. I will make sure about your safety. I will take you to the court and drop you home. No one will know.'

Priya looked at Kinjal concerned. Kinjal knew her insecurities. But before she could say anything Arjun interrupted

'Priya, please don't back out now. You are our only hope. This whole case hangs on your testimony. If you will stop here another justice will be denied. Have faith just this once.'

Faith ?

His voice was ringing in her ears
'Trust me, I won't be this forgiving again.'

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Abhay got off the phone irritated. His partners have informed him that he has to flush down this murder allegation as fast as possible. They don't want to be seen working with a proven criminal although most of them were dipped inside world of crime themselves.

Hypocrites...

He threw his phone on the bed in frustration. He sat down and felt anger rising in his chest.

This girl could make his plan go in vain. She reminded him of THAT Woman who made his life hell.

He lit his cigrette.

That scheaming Woman who was wife of his own father.. his past flashed before his eyes.

His life was going so good. He had everything untill he got to know that just before death of his father, His so called 'mother' has conspired with his uncles and changed the Will of his father.

He was striped of his titles as new king of his  estate. All the money of his interitence locked away in a trust. He was ousted from board of his company.

His humiliation.

Although Kings were not rulers anymore after independence but inside their respective estate they still hold power of general masses which in turn gave them a sprawling political power. Abhay hated seeing his rights enjoyed by his scheaming Uncle.

His mother still holds the final deciding power in estate and company. 

Your mother will remain the head of estate... Unless you marry, then the whole trust will be passed to your wife but never to you...

The ground beneath him had slipped when his lawyer had read 'The Will' of his father him just after his father's death. His world has come crashing down on him.

They played a cruel joke on him. They pulled the rug when he came so close to Power. They were mocking him, trying to subjugate him. They knew he would never allow his right to be passed to anyone. That too to a woman.

Under a woman's authority he will never be.

Instead he will destroy everyone that stood in his path. He will take by force what was his and only his.

He would rather burn everything than watch anyone else have his things.

Time to gather his strength. He picked his phone and started dialing.