The Plan Is On: Valor of Veera

The Shot!

[Veera felt a sharp pain in his right upper arm. He glanced once and saw blood flowing through his shirt.]

Veera: (grimacing) Dammit...

[Within a second, he took 2 smoke bombs from his vest, removed the pin and threw over the guards.]

Pratap: (very obscene voice) Be careful everyone (shouting).

[Immediately Veera pulled Sitara and ran towards the main storage room where they found ventilation ducts before.]

[INSIDE THE MAIN STORAGE]

[Veera slumped against the wall, his face pale from the loss of blood. He locked the room from inside.]

Sitara: (panicked) Veera, you're bleeding!

[He fell to the ground, clutching his hand, his gun slipped from his grip. Sitara's heart stopped at the sight and she rushed to him.]

Veera: (through gritted teeth) Sitara... you need to stay safe... Just st....stay... here.

[Veera was huffing in pain but he wanted to protect her. He didn't know when he was having some feelings for that girl.]

Sitara: (shaking her head) Just shut up. Mr. Raghavan Or whatever.

[Veera was shocked at her desperation and he widened his eyes.]

[She knelt beside him taking his hand with a soft touch.]

Sitara: (gently) Let me check how bad it is.

[She started unbuckling his vest and then continued to unbutton him.]

Veera: (in a hesitation) Hey wh.....what? Let me do.

[Veera was struggling to open his black shirt but in vain he failed again and again as he couldn't move his right arm.]

Sitara: Uhhhh... (in anger) Enough Veera.

[She immediately shrugged his left hand and started unbuttoning his shirt. It revealed an black undershirt vest which was enhancing his cleaned toned biceps. Her fingers brushing against his skin left a shiver in Veera's unconscious veins. Her hands trembled as she remove his shirt, exposing the wound, revealing the bullet lodged in his right arm. Blood continued to trickle from the wound, and she bit her lip to keep from crying out in despair.]

Sitara: (firmly) Stay still (lying him straight), Veera. I need to get this bullet out.

[She rushed to look for some first aid. She was searching the racks one by one. At last she got a small, sterilized knife and tweezers in a nearby first aid kit.]

[She tore fabric from her pink floral frock, nade a tourniquet to slow the bleeding. She tied it tightly above the wound.]

Veera: (grunting in pain) Ahhhhhh!

[Her eyes filled with both fear and fierce determination. Then she took a deep breath, trying to steady her hands.]

Sitara: (whispering) This will hurt, but I need to do it. I'm so sorry.

[Veera nodded, his jaw clenched in anticipation of the pain. She sterilized them quickly, then took a deep breath before making a small incision around the wound to access the bullet. Veera's face contorted in pain, but he didn't utter a sound.]

Sitara: (whispering) Almost there, just hold on...

[With utmost care, she used the tweezers to grip the bullet and gently extracted it from his arm. Veera groaned in agony, but he remained still. The bullet finally came free, and Sitara tossed it aside, focusing immediately on cleaning and dressing the wound.]

Sitara: (softly) It's out. You're going to be okay.

[She poured some antiseptic to the cotton then lightly dabbed it to cleane the wound.]

Veera: (controlling pain) Sssssssssss......

Sitara: Calm... Vee...... It'll be alright.

[Then applied a bandage, she touched him as tender as possible. Veera's breathing slowed, he was still staring at her.]

[While making the final care, tears streamed down her face, her breath coming in ragged gasps, which was not overlooked by him.]

[Veera's eyes softened at her. Despite the agony, he reached up with his injured hand to touch her cheek, and wiped away her tears.]

Veera: (whispering) Thank you, Cinderella. (Smiled) You saved me.

[She felt a soft warm touch over her pink cheeks and also drove away into another world.]

[Then she helped him to sit and he grabbed his shirt. Again he was helped by her.]

Veera: (whispering looking at her) Thank you Cind......(stopped)

Sitara: (tears in her eyes) Shhhh...

[Suddenly she put her index finger on his lips.]

Sitara: (whispering) You don't need to thank me for every second.

[Immediately Veera felt a shiver in his spine. Their eyes locked for a moment. He pressed his forehead against her. For a moment, they forgot the chaos outside the door and were lost in each  other. In that intense, Veera disappeared the distance between them and fell over her soft lips.]

[Sitara's eyes widened as she felt a warm breath over her mouth. As he started sucking her lower lip, his mustache and beard were thorned to her mouth. She felt wet in between his tongue and tasted it.]

[Unconsciously, Sitara felt an undeniable pull in her inner self and she grabbed his messy hairs from behind and lightly pulled it. She was totally melted in those warm lips of Veera.]

[Suddenly....]

[Veera opened his eyes and parted himself.]

Veera: (breathless) I... I'm sorry. Sitara, I didn't meant to.......

[She became shy as she looked at him once. A red hue spread all over Veera's face.].

Veera: (softly) Sitara...

[Veera and Sitara stared at each other, their faces were flushed and breaths were uneven.]

Sitara: (softly, looking down) You don't have to apologize, Veera.

[She bit her lip, her cheeks turning a deeper shade of pink.]

Veera: (whispering) Don't think wrong about me, Sitara. It's just... this feeling... it’s overwhelming.

[Her eyes softened, a small smile playing on her lips. She placed her hand over his, patted it gently.]

Sitara: (gently) I understand. I feel it too.

Veera: (earnestly) Sitara, ever since I met you, everything has changed. You make me want to be better.

[Her breath hitched, her eyes glistened with unshed tears.]

Sitara: (whispering) Veera, I've been so scared..of what's happening around us. But right now, with you, I know I don't have to be afraid anymore.

[Veera smiled and that melted her again.]

Veera: (whispering) We should find a way out of here, but we'll do it together.

Sitara: (nodding) Hmmm.

Veera: (smiling) Okay then. Let's go, my Cinderella.

[Veera squeezed his hand to go together.]

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