Terrorized By Love [ON HOLD]

Chapter 11: Smithereens

Aditya rushed outside with his gun, ready to fire at anyone who thought to attack them. It was odd, because he wasn't really thinking for himself, but rather for the girl inside who he had grown fond of in the last two weeks.

He never thought he could feel this soft towards anyone, yet this girl changed everything. He didn't even know how he changed. It was like something shifted within him the moment he laid eyes on her. She was beautiful, there was no doubt about that... but what had taken over his heart was not her appearance. Rather, it was something much deeper. It was something he didn't understand and was scared to investigate.

If he investigated these feelings, he was afraid they would get worse. He was terrified that he would want to get closer to her. He was scared that he would falter if the time came to kill her.

He could not let go of this mission at any cost. He was indebted to this group for raising him. He was indebted to them, because he believed them. They truly sought a change in this country. On top of that, he needed to avenge his father's death.

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FLASHBACK:

"Your father Karan was a great man," Mahendra, the leader of their group informed him. "He was truly worthy of leading this group... but alas, your mother killed him prematurely."

"My dad was one of you?" a small Aditya asked, scared out of his mind.

"Your father is one of us, just like you are," Mahendra informed. "Your mom killed him because he found out about her affairs."

"Affairs?" Aditya asked.

He was innocent. He didn't know anything about what Mahendra was talking about.

"Yes. She was with other men... being disgusting and dirty with them," Mahendra informed. "Your father sought to change this world. This world is full of corrupt ideologies from a corrupt government. He always wanted you to take his position. HRIM is here to bring change. We must take over, so we can make this country a better place. Will you make this world a better place Aditya? Will you avenge the death of your father from the government who wasn't able to protect him? Will you follow in your father's footsteps?"

His mom never spoke about his father to him. When Aditya used to ask, she would say that he was no more, and leave it at that. She never spoke about the kind of man he was.

"Yes... I will follow my father's footsteps," Aditya answered.

"Just one rule then Aditya. In our profession, love is not allowed. If you fall in love, we will have to kill you and the one you love," Mahendra informed. "Remember to never ever fall in love."

"I won't ever fall in love," Aditya promised.

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He only knew how to hate.

These feelings for Mahima were foreign. They were a distraction. He couldn't let them get in the way of his mission... and most of all, he couldn't let them get worse.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw that there were three bodies on the ground of men from the President's army, blown up into pieces. A panting Laksh was on the ground, clutching his chest, taking deep breaths. He was alive.

"We have to run. I used the detonator to explode the dynamite on them," Laksh said immediately, a bag of food was splattered on the ground next to him. "They know where we are."

Mahima stepped outside after him and at the horrific sight of blood and gore in front of her, she puked.

"We have to run," Aditya said right away, looking at Mahima.

"W - who are they?" she asked, feeling extremely sick to the stomach as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

"Terrorists," Aditya lied. "Laksh, start the car. We've got to leave now!"

"B - but... e - even so... d - did we have to kill them?" Mahima asked, her eyes filling with tears.

"If you don't hurry up, you will look exactly like them," Aditya said coldly to her.

She let out a sob and ran inside to grab her stuff quickly. Aditya ran after her and before she could even grab her clothes, he picked her up in his arms and ran to the car with her, opening the backdoor and practically throwing her inside. Then he got in the back with her and slammed the door shut.

Laksh then sped away with the two of them, to a new location, a new hideout.