Love lies

Chapter 2

It was the day before the Kali Pooja and Reena was growing more and more anxious. She needed to get information on Garuda and who would be the next sultan if Rocky went through with his plan.

Would it be his brother Virat?

It was now the evening and everyone had finished their works and gathered in their respected huts. The lights had gone out and it was quiet all around. Reena had a plan to try sneak to the palace to get more information.

"Uh Rocky, I'm not feeling very well. I'm going to just get some fresh air" she lied and Rocky nodded, giving her a timid smile.

She grabbed a black cloth and covered her face, slipping out of their hut and into the endless night. She quietly walked through the dimly lit pathway until she was stopped by one of the guards.

"Hey you get back" the guard shouted, startling her.

Reena stopped, adjusting the cloth covering her face and avoided eye contact with the guard. Suddenly a few different guards began surrounding the area, trying to corner Reena.

Frightened and afraid she would get caught, she began running in the opposite direction, trying to escape. However the guards were fast enough and quickly surrounded poor Reena, giving her nowhere to go.

"I'm sorry ill go back now" she said in a timid voice, covering her face.

The guards all exchanged a smug look as they moved closer, to which Reena moved back trying to keep equal distance between them.

"What were you doing out at this time anyways?" another guard asked.

"I was just getting some air" she replied and they all let out a loud laugh and one of the guards in a swift motion pinned Reena to the wall.

"We will let you go, as long as you spend a lovely evening with us all. What do you say?" he said running his hands up Reena's sides and she squirmed in discomfort, trying to push him of her but she couldn't.

The man moved in closer, planting kisses across Reena's neck and she screamed out for help. The men quickly covered her mouth and began removing the material off her face and body. She began thrashing trying to get them away but she was overpowered.

When they were about to rip off her clothes, someone tapped the shoulder of the guard. He looked back and was quickly sent flying into the wall. Startled, everyone looked back only to see Rocky, his body casting a shadow against the moonlight, holding a now bloodied hammer.

The guards let go off Reena and now charged after Rocky who easily took them all down with the swing of his hammer. By now most people had heard the commotion and peeked there heads outside to see the fight.

No one had ever had the guts to face any of the guards besides Rocky. His eyes were bloodshot and his body convulsed in anger at the sight of Reena's shaking body and the hungry guards eyeing her like prey.

He continued smashing there faces until they were broken and beaten on the ground. The people all cheered in victory chanting Rocky Bhai.

Reena clutched the material close to her chest as she laid on the floor, her knees to her chest. Rocky dropped the hammer, rushing over to her and checking if she was okay.

She looked up at him with teary eyes and his heart broke. He gently picked her up, caging her in his arms and walked back to their hut.

Once they arrived, he sat down with Reena in his arms. She clutched tightly to his shirt as she cried into his chest.

"Hey shh dont worry nothing will happen to you ever okay. I'm always here to protect you" he said running a hand through her hair, trying to calm her down. Reena's cries eventually turned into soft sniffles.