When The World Is Against You

The Hell Breaks Loose...

"Khabardar jo koi ek kadam v age badha toh," She angrily held the burning torch in her right hand and with the left one held on to her husband.
Sanskaar clutched her dupatta and hugged her belly. He was so scared. He kept sobbing and peeking out of his safe haven with terrified eyes.
Laksh tried to move but Swara was swifter and more alert than normal. Fear and adrenalin had transformed her into the cornered animal.
"Laksh main bol rahi hu, dur raho humse. Warna jala dungi main sabkuch. Koi age nahi ayega," She looked like dead come alive with her tousled hair, angry red eyes, busted lips and bleeding forehead.
"Kya bigada hai mere Sanskaar ne tum logo ka? Kyu iske jaan k piche pade ho?" She screamed at them.
"Swara," Sanskaar called out her name meekly but in terrified tone. She turned to find out Adarsh reaching out to grab her husband who clung to her more tightly. Out of reflex she swiped the burning torch in his face and Adarsh jumped back hastily.
Swara looked around frantically and saw the gallon half full with petrol on the table. Giving a full forced kick she toppled the petrol on everyone.
"Swara!" Ragini exclaimed in terror. Her cloth was soaked now and highly inflammable.
"Laga na darr. Fikar huyi k maine ye mashal jameen pr fekdi toh tum sab k sab jal jaoge? Abb lagao aag. Aao. Laksh tum lagao. Ragini tum? Ya Pari bhabhi? Adarsh bhaiya? Yaa aap Badi maa? Khud pr ayi toh itna darr gaye. Socha nahi k Sanskaar kitna darr gaya hoga? Bhediyo ki tarah ek saath tut pare iss bechare pr," Sanskaar peeked out but after seeing hatred in everyone's eyes he let out a pitiful whimper.
Swara rubbed his spine out habit to sooth his fear.
"Agar main waqt pr nahi ati toh jinda jaladete mere pati ko, koi apne hi ghar k bete k saath aisa kaese karr sakta hai?"
"Mom," she turned to her only ally in this murder house, "hum yaha nahi rehsakte Mom. Gaadi nikalwaiye."
Sujata held her knife higher to keep Ragini at bay. "Na chhori. Mhara nikalte hi je log thare pr hamla kardenge. Kaise bachaiyegi khud ko aur Sanskaar ko akele."
"Nahi mom, aap gaadi nikalwaiye. Hume yaha se jana hoga, warna maardenge ye log humare Sanskaar ko. Jaiye mom."
Sujata hastily grabbed unsuspecting Pari and ran out to garage.
"Tum mere saare kiye karaye pr paani nahi fersakti Swara," Annapurna cried out in anger.
"Jaladungi main Sabko. Hato mere raste se," she kept on swiping the torch to keep everyone out of her way and slowly pulled her husband out of his room.
As soon as she reached the car she shoved Sanskaar in back seat with Sujata and drove out to a place she knows where they will be safe.