The Lines of Fate

16: Do you believe in magic?

"Why are you h...." Keshav was about to ask but Radhika cut him off pointing her gun at his head.

Keshav was beyond shocked seeing the situation he was in. But remembering something he quickly composed his composure and asked, "What does this all mean, Radhika?"

Radhika didn't say anything, still glaring at him.

"Are you trying to prank me? Is there any hidden camera?"

"Don't joke Keshav!" Radhika yelled in annoyance. "And camera!! Of course, you will be shown on camera, the world needs to know your true face!!"

"What are you trying to say?" Keshav raised an eyebrow. Too many possibilities were running in his mind. Among which one worried him the most.... Did she find out who he was???

"Why did you do this to Ishaan? He loved you like a brother. I thought of you as a friend!!" Radhika yelled once again walking forward towards Keshav making him stumble back into the room.

"What happened to Ishaan?" Keshav's questioning looks morphed into one of worry making Radhika angrier than she was. She was surprised at the great acting skills he had.

She always thought Keshav was hiding something but she didn't think that he could be someone like that. She felt shame to even think that she liked a guy like Keshav for whom her brother was in jail now.

She saw in her vision, how he was whispering something into Ishaan's ears and swayed a thread with a round object tied at the end in front of Ishaan's eyes. Is he also connected to the murders? Now when she found out his true nature...there was a huge chance. After all the murders started the day, he arrived.

"Unbelievable!!" Radhika scoffed. She got a little distracted due to thousands of questions forming in her mind and Keshav took that opportunity to hit her hand making the gun fall.

Shit! She made a huge mistake. But she was alerted now, adrenaline rushing through her veins. Throwing a punch at Keshav she tried to get the gun but Keshav didn't give a chance to her. He reacted back and soon both found themselves fighting with each other.

It was not like Radhika didn't know how to fight but Keshav's combat skills were far more advanced. He didn't hurt her but he did stop her every time she tried to get hold of the gun. His height was even more advantageous to him.

"Why are you acting like this, Radhika?" Keshav asked once he was able to stop her from behind caging her with one of his hands around her shoulder. There was a tint of worry in his voice but the clouds of anger stopped Radhika to find that out.

She hit Keshav in the stomach with the back of her elbow making him stumble back a little.

"Stop acting!!" Radhika yelled holding his shirt collar. Radhika looked straight at his eyes searching for answers. She had got enough. Enough of lies and betrayals!!

And then everything happened at once. Yet another vision! She was quite surprised how frequent they had become in recent days when she saw them once or twice in months.

 But this time it ended, breaking down all the walls she had put up around her.

The walls she made to make her look tough crumbled down bringing out the 'Radhika' she was. She finally recognized the eyes she found solace in times she felt sad and broken. How could she not recognize him before?

"Avi...." Radhika muttered; the name that got lost in her mind came out pushing away all the worst memories that were blocking her to be happy in life, bringing back the memories she wanted to keep forever in one hand and also never wanted to remember in another. Her time with him was both happy and sad.