SanDhir - Along Came She

Chapter 20 : Waiting for the End

A/N : Happy New Year everyone. Have a great 2018! And thank u all so much for sticking with ACS all the way through! Hope u guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Much love to all :)

P.S. Apologies for any error. This chapter is almost 5k words long and I haven't had the time to proof-read it! 

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"I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind;
And I'll use you as a focal point
So I don't lose sight of what I want.

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me."

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"Sanyukta, I love you..."

As soon as he took the shot, Parth Kashyap knew he was doomed. He had seen Randhir reach for something inside his jacket and he took a calculated guess. It had to be a gun. Randhir was making his move....a move that would kill his father.

Dr. Kashyap was a murderer. No questions there. But he was still Parth's father and you do not stand by and watch your father take a bullet from your best friend. Nope. You just don't do that.

So then, what do u do?

Parth Kashyap's reason failed him there. There was no time to think! He threw caution to the winds, snatched his father's gun, his hands trembling...his mind reeling....he steadied himself and in the next moment he aimed it at the guy who has been his best friend for life....And he shot.

It all happened in the blink of eye...The sound of gunfire, a blurry image of a girl's hair flying in the air as she rushed forward in the line of the bullet...and two people simultaneously falling ungracefully to the ground with two loud thuds.

And Parth didn't have to look closely to know that Sanyukta Agarwal had just taken the hit to save the love of her life. She just did what Ishita had done a week before. She died for Randhir.

"Sanyukta, I love you..." his own words echoed in his mind as he felt a strong harsh grip on his wrist.

"Parth, we have to get away...Bloody hell u just shot a girl...PARTH...NOW...", bellowed his father. But Parth stood rooted to the spot. He just killed the girl he loves...And he could see her still figure, eyes closed, hand awkwardly angled, head lulled to one side, mouth slightly ajar...

That's when he saw Karan, Smriti, Jiggy and Kaustuki rush towards Randhir and Sanyukta, screaming in horror, looking utterly panicky! Parth knew what would happen if he stayed.

He slapped away his dad's hands and freed his wrists.

"This is all your fault", he breathed out venomously, "Today because of u, I am a killer...I have blood on my hands...Don't call me your son EVER AGAIN!"

And he turned away and ran from the spot. He had to get away before his friends came chasing. It's the path he chose and he'd face the consequences come what may!

And as he ran he heard his had holler, "Everything I did I did for you, you ungrateful brat!"

Parth didn't stop.

And Dr. Kashyap followed him, both running for dear life!

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