The Draped Assassin

Chapter 16.5

"Gopal did this to you?" Anthony asked me again still finding it hard to believe. "For fuck's sake Tony, we all know how dangerous Gopal can be. There's a reason everyone is so terrified of him." Kaushal said.

By the time I woke up, I saw Raghu, Kaushal and Anthony were already in the room. It was Vina who called them. Raghu was quiet for the whole time, it was Anthony and Kaushal who were panicking. "We should beat the shit out of Gopal." Raunak said while walking into the room. "When Zaira died he went crazy. Started rampaging around. We don't want that to happen." He said.
Raghu processed the thought and finally said, "Do you want me to have a word with him, darling? He crossed the line this time. And I'd be more than glad to make him sorry for what he did."

I looked at Raghu finding hard to believe his angry on Gopal for raping and abusing me. As if he didn't bring me here in the first place for that. "Stop acting like you care, Raghu." I said before he could say any further. Raghu's eyes stared at mine in confusion, but soon realisation hit him. "Ranjana it was a different situation. But you are one of us now. I can't stand any woman in the Mafia getting raped. Especially if the one who did this is my brother." I let out a sigh and got up from Vina's bed. "You all are equally full of bullshits. It's time you leave me out of it, Raghu. I'm too tired." With that I walked out of the room. It was a mistake to go to Vina.

"Ranjana, wait!" I turned to see Raghu following behind me. "Ranjana, don't give up on this. You are stronger than this." He said me, but nothing meant anything to me anymore. "Raghu, that's where you are wrong. I don't have anything more to give up. I lost my reason to live when you killed my parents, my only friend Bonnie, the only person who loved me selflessly.... My Vivan. But you kept me alive, making each day of my life miserable. Even it's almost a year now, I still get nightmares of my dead parents and friends. You should have killed me that day." I snarled. "Then after sometimes my life became a lot less miserable, because Gopal came in. I fell in love with him, did everything he asked me to do. He became the only reason for me to stay alive, but turns out he's the to ruin the little life amount of life left in me. " I single tear slipped from my eye. "And if it wasn't Gopal who did it, you wouldn't have cared." I stated. "So don't act like you care about me. And if you do you will shoot me right now, and put an end to my misery." I said, and waited for him to shoot me. He didn't. I just let out a small laugh and walked off.

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It's been two days since the incident. That day, later Vina insisted me on moving in her room but I denied. So Raunak proposed to exchange rooms with him, which seemed better. Next day I moved my stuffs and so did Raunak. Gopal was nowhere to be found. Which I really liked.

Currently I'm going to the training room, for my practice. Once I reached my destination, all the memories hit me like a truck. Don't think of them. I started doing my cardio, making sure to do it until my hairs are dripping from my sweat.

I was half way through my workout session when I heard someone's footstep. I halted my crunches and looked up to see Gopal standing near the door, he wasn't expecting me either. I turned away from him and continued my workout.

I finished my entire cardio session and got up to see Gopal still in the training room. I took my water bottle and made my way towards the door. Luck had other plans. Gopal walked behind me and pulled me back to the training room. "Rani, please listen to me." He pleaded. I pulled my hands back and made distance between us. "Don't call me Rani ever again. You are not allowed to call me that anymore." I threatened. Which was enough to shock Gopal. "Baby, please listen to me. I'm really sorry. I have no explanation for what I did." He said. To which I laughed, "You think a sorry would do it? You think it's that easy to be forgiven? You think these scars I got after you punched me to a pulp will go away with a sorry? You think the damage you did to me will go away with one fucking sorry?" I screamed at the last part. Gopal took a few steps back, his eyes were filled with guilt. "Then tell me what to do? I know I have harmed you in the worst way. I still can't believe it was me. I was supposed to be the one who would protect you from this darkness, yet I pushed you into it. I'll kill myself if I have to. Just please say something." Gopal begged. A part of me wanted to believe him but again my conscience told me otherwise. "Who are you kidding Gopal? You'd never die for me." I repeated the things he told me once. Gopal remained silent and I walked off. He actually thought that' would make forgive him.