Chapter 2:
KKN:
Conference room...
K: ok so I think we can start...
Ri: uh...sir...Ananya...vo aa hi rahi hai...
Everyone rolled her eyes..
Sh: god! She's late again!
Mal: ab pata nahi kaha party kar rahi hogi...aur kiske saath!
Sudhir winced at the words used to describe Ananya but made a disgusted expression realising she deserved every bit of it...
Su: pata nahi aisa konsa paap kiya tha maine jo aisi beti ko janm diya...ab aisa lagta hai jaise mere aur Anita ke beech pyaar nahi dhoka tha jo aisi aulaad paida hui hai...usse saare rishte todne ka aur property se bedakhal karne ka mera faisla bilkul sahi tha...ab dekhta hoon ki vo ye sab kaise karti hai...
He muttered angrily...
Khalid patted his shoulder comfortingly...
K: seriously! Ms Kashyap kabhi time par nahi aa sakti! Par aaj kuch toh alag tha...she's acting weird...
Kabir mused mentally...
Just then a tensed looking Rahul entered the room...
K: Rahul...any problem?
Kabir saw him panting...
Ra: Kabir sir...vo..Ananya madam...
Kh: gosshh! Ab kya kardiya tumhaari beti ne!
He gasped...
Su: nahi hai vo besharm ladki meri beti...meri beti vo ho hi nahi sakti...
He spat angrily...utterly disgusted...
Ra: sir Ananya ma'am bohot ro rahi thi...unhone...ye..letter aapke liye bheja hai...sir...
Su: kuch aur kehna reh gaya tha apne baap ko...
He thought...snatching away the letter...
The entire conference room watched his expression range from shock, horror, maddening anger, surprise, guilty & finally broken as the letter slipped off his shaky hands...
Kh: whats...wrong...?
Khalid hesitantly placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder...
Su: A..An..anya...
Was all he could speak...
Just then a horrified Rahul entered the room...
Ra: sir...sir...vo...vo...
He was in tears...
Kabir meanwhile was exiting the office as he spoke to Taarini...having excused himself for the call just after Rahul left...
In the most horrific incident of the day Kabir heard a loud thump & the sickening cracking of bones...
His mouth dropped open at what he'd seen...
The phone slipped off his hands...
K: MS KASHYAPPP!!!
He shouted seeing Ananya lying on the ground in a big pool of her own blood...
Kabir ran to her...taking his head in her lap...m
K: Ms Kashyap...Ms Kashyap...
He tried to awaken her...however Ananya remained senseless...
He panicked & immediately felt her pulse that was almost neglible & she didn't seem to be breathing...
Kabir looked around...desperately calling out for help...
At that moment he did just what his conscience told him to too...
Pushing Ananya's mouth open using his fingers, he set his mouth in...pumping as much air as he could into her mouth to her lungs...giving her the much needed CPR...
He gathered her securely in his arms...caressing her...trying to wake her up...but in vain...
Just then he heard more screams & broke apart from Ananya still patting her cheek..cupping her face...
M: oh god! Partner!!! Kabir sahab aisi haalat mein bhi uska advantage lerahe hai!
He sneered...
Kabir was still desperately patting Ananya...
K: Khalid call the damn ambulance NOWWW!!!
He screamed...
Su: ANANYA!
Her father burst through the office the next moment...kneeling down besides Kabir...in whose arm's his only beloved child lay senseless & bleeding...
Just as he was about to ask Kabir about Ananya...Rahul spoke up...still crying...
Ra: sir Ananya madam ko bacha lijiye sir...vo bohot achchi hai...unhone meri bohot madat ki hai par main kuch nahi kar paaya unke liye...sir vo meri bhagwaan hai...agar vo nahi hoti toh aaj mere beta sahi samay par ilaaj shuru naa hone ki vajah se mar jaata...
Vo devi hai sir...bacha lijiye unhe...
Su: l..lekin...Ananya ki aisi...haalat kaise hui?
He asked furiously...
Su: kisne haath lagaya meri bachchi ko????
He thundered...
Ra: sir...vo...Ananya madam ne KKN ki chatt se koodkar aatma hatya karli!
He sobbed...
This information shocked their wits out of everyone...
Kh: WHATT!!!!
But there was only one man who was smiling...shaking his head...
Su: nahi nahi...Ananya bachpan se aisi hai...I'm sure vo mujhse naraaz hai...dekhna abhi uthegi...
Sudhir Kashyap was in shock seeing his daughter's state...
Su: Ananya...?
He patted her cheek but in response only some more blood trickled down her head...
K: Ms Kashyap...try to wake up...ambulance bas aati hi hogi...please Ananya jaagti raho...please...look at me...
He insisted...cupping his face...
To his great surprise & relief Ananya weakly opened her eyes...slightly...
A: Ka..bir...sir...
She gasped painfully...
Kabir immediately brought her closer...
K: bolo Ananya...I'm right here...tell me anything u want to...please...mujhse baat karo...please...
He pleaded desperately...
A: I..I'm sorry...
K: shhh...tumhaari koi galati nahi hai...its alright...calm down...
Ananya smiled weakly...
A: K..abir...sir...u...a..re...the...b..b..best!
She gasped as she struggled to breathe...
A: papa! Pa...paa!
She groaned & Kabir immediately shifted her into her tearful father's arms...
A: pa..pa...
She brought a trembling blood covered hand to his cheek..smearing it with blood...
A: I..lo..ve..u...pl..please...don't..h..hate...m...
Su: shh beta...papa loves u beta...sabse zyaada...I don't hate u beta...kabhi nahi...I'm so sorry beta...main tumhe bohot galat samjha...ek aakhri baar mujhe maaf kardo Ananya...please...please beta...
He pleaded desperately...
Ananya smiled weakly...
A: aap..ki...galati...nahi thi...RG...RG...use...arrest...
She felt her father nod vigorously & kiss her palm that was on his face...
K: Ambulance kaha hai Khalid?
Kabir asked desperately...
Kh: I'm calling...a..again...
Khalid stuttered...flipping out his phone...
Ananya smiled one last time at evryone...feeling l8fe leave her body...she closed her eyes & her hand dropped down from her father's face...
K: Ananya..?
Kabir called out in disbelief seeing Ananya senseless again...this time completely...
Just then...
Khu: Kabir!!!
K: Khuraana...?
He gasped & he saw his friend & police inspector Arun Khuraana...
Khuraana frowned...
Khu: arrey...ye toh tumhaari vo Stupid reporter hai na...ise kya hua? Aur tumhe kya hua?
Kabir felt the thin sheath of tears coating his cheek & wiped them hurriedly...
His lips trembled as he spoke...
K: v..vo...she attempted sui..cide...
Khu: Whatt???
Kabir nodded as he spotted the man whom he knew to be the strongest mentally & physically sob like child...with his supposedly dead daughter in his arms...whom he refused to let anyone touch...
Su: Ananya beta...please...itni badi saza mat do apne papa ko...please uth jao...I promise...main kya...koi tumhe kuch nahi kahega beta...koi tumse nafrat nahi karega...I love you my princess...my baby..tumhaare papa tumhaare bina mar jaayenge...
Please beta...please tum jo saza dogi mujhe manzoor hai Ananya...please...please...please...koi rishta nahi toota humdono ka...tum meri beti ho...sirf meri and I'm proud of that...please...tum RG waali baat hume nahi bata paayi koi baat nahi...ab vo jsil jaayega...tum safe ho beta...hum sab safe hai...please beta please utho...
He pleaded & pleaded like crazy but Ananya was unconscious all throughout...
Khalid sighed painfully & went upto his friend...
Kh: Sudhir...Ananya hum sabko chodkar jaa chuki hai...she's dead for godsake!
Su: SHUT UPPP!
Sudhir screamed with rage...
Su: kuch nahi hua hai meri Ananya ko...she's perfectly alright...samjhe tum??
He growled...& desperately kissed his daughter's face...apologising to her repeatedly...
Kabir couldn't stop the tears that rolled down his cheeks ever since Ananya wasn't replying...
Little sobs were fighting their way up inside his throat...
He simply couldn't digest that his Ms Kashyap was gone...
Khu: dekhiye...main maafi chahta hoon...main ek police wala hoon...aur ye police case hai...isiliye body ko post-mortem...
Su: BODYYY??? BODYY! Ye meri beti hai...koi laash nahi jisks aap post-mortem...k..karwaayenge...arrey meri heartbeat hai ye...agar vo marti toh msin bhi zinda nahinrehta...
He shouted...
K: Ms Kashyap!
He couldn't believe that his Stupid Reporter was gone...
His head lolled lifelessly downwards...gis ear brushing by her chest in the process...
Kabir jumped up...not believing his senses for a moment...
K: Khuraana...Ms Kashyap ka dil dhadak raha hai...she's alive! We can't wait wait for the ambulance...we need to to go the hospital...
Kabir declared as he felt life being restored to him...
He lifted Ananya up gently as Sudhir was only allowing him near his daughter apart from himself & carried her to his car...
*****
Sudhir Kashyap awoke in bed...sweating heavily...
He jumped out of bed unable to hold himself back after seeing the nightmare of the most horrendous night of his life he rushed to Ananya's room...
Never had he sighed in that much relief before seeing Ananya fast asleep...
He moved the hair out of his sleeping baby...kissing her forehead with all his love...apologising in whispers all over again...
Sitting besides her he began to pat her back to sleep...seeing her tense in pain slightly due to her movement in her sleep...
Next Morning:
Ananya woke up to find herself in an aqua blue bedroom with the AC at its coldest...she realised it was the bedroom she was staying in...her bedroom...maybe...
She shivered...snuggling into the blanket...
She frowned seeing something besides her & looked up...shocked to see the same man...her father as he told her...she corrected herself...
He was fast asleep in a sitting posture & his hand was on her head...
She felt a loving kiss being planted on her forehead...breaking her chain of thoughts...
Su: good morning mera bachcha...
Sudhir woke Ananya up exactly like he used to when she was small...
A: good morning...
Ananya greeted him politely...
A: aapne kyu takleef ki..m..main uth jaati...aur..aap..mere liye...raat...bhar...yaha...
She said softly with a hint of guilt...
It was then that she felt her father's large warm hands caressing her face...
Su: Anu...beta main tumhe aise hi roz uthaata hoon...aur raat ko tumhaari chinta horahi thi isliye tumhaara paas aaksr baithgaya aur yahi aankh lag gayi...
He said with a smile...feeling guilty for saying the partial truth...
He sure did wake her up like this earlier but before the RG's blackmailing fiasco...
He was pained how he refused to see her face even...completely disgusted with her...not once realising her helplessness...
Smiling warmly, Sudhir hugged his daughter...
Su: tumhe uthaane ke liye maafi chahta hoon beta lekin mujhe urgently KKN jaana hai...aur Richa bhi kuch der baad aayegi...toh tum akeli rahogi na ghar par...isliye...
No sooner had he said those words when he felt Ananya clutching hi tight...almost shivering...
A: nahi...pl..please...akele nahi...mujhe aapke saath rehna hai...aap mujhkar mat jaiyye na...main aapko bilkul pareshaan nahi karungi...kalse khud uthungi...I promise...
Panicking...her father hugged her close...patting her back...
Su: shhh...Ananya bas beta...bas shaant hojao...I promise tum mere saath hi rahogi...I will never leave u alone...promise...
Aur tum toh meri sabse achchi bachchi ho haina? Tum mujhe pareshaan kar hi nahi sakti...haina?
He explained to his insecure & scared daughter like she was a child...
Ananya looked at him with big innocent eyes...
Su: ok...main kisiko bhejta hoon tumhe ready hone mein help karne ke liye...
He said as he left his daughter's room...
*****
KKN:
" Delhi Differently Abled Home mein lagi ghamasaan aag...abtak kisi casualty ki khabar nahi hai par kai bachchon ko severe burns ke liye hospital mein admit kiya gaya hai..."
A reporter from KKN reported live & Kabir's head snapped up at the name...name of the home...
Grabbing his car keys he swiftly left the office leaving behind an annoyed Shreya...having ignored her in the process...
Delhi Differently Abled Home:
Kabir ran in like a mad...looking around the half burnt place...
Luckily the fire had been put off by then...
K: Taarini!
He gasped...hugging her...
K: tum theek ho?
Taa: haan Kabir...main bachchon ke liye picnic arrange karne gayi thi...aur tabhi ye...sab...
K: aur Anuraag? Vo theek toh haina?
He asked with baited breadth...
Taa: haan...aaj agar ek farishta na aata toh main apne chote bhai ko kho deti...
She sobbed...
Kabir frowned...
K: farishta?
Taa: haan...tum chalo milvaati hoon...
Kabir walked behind her until they reached the place where Anuraag was seated...
Kabir ran to him...kissing his forehead & wiping the reminent tears on his cheeks...
K: Anuraag...mere dost tu theek toh hai?
He asked softly...
Anuraag nodded...
Anu: Kabir bhaiyya...mujhe lagta tha ki aap sabse brave ho...lekin aaj aapse bhi zyaada brave didi ne meri jaan bachaayi...
He said innocently...
K: mujhse bhi zyaada brave didi?
Kabir was confused...
Anuraag nodded...
Anu: vo dekhiye...
Kabir looked besides Anuraag to where he was pointing & saw Ananya gazing at him with all the innocence in the world...
Ananya turned red upon being caught & immediately stopped gawking at Kabir...
Ananya:
K: Ms Kashyap?
Ananya gasped...
A: aap?
She recognised the man from her father's office...
K: aap yaha kya kar rahi hai?
He asked worriedly...spotting her all alone...
A: ji...vo..darasal main yaha Richie...Richa ke saath aayi thi..usne kaha ki main yahapar aaya karti thi...bachchon ke saath khelti thi...unke liye dhero gifts laaya karti thi...isliye...Richa ko ek impoltant phone call aaya aur use jaana tha toh maine use ye kehke zabardasti bhej diya ki main aajaungi...mujhe ghar ka rasta bhi pata hai...
She said like a little child explaining to her parent...
Kabir nodded...
K: alright...ye kya!!!
He gasped as he saw her burnt hands...
K: Ms Kashyap...
He gasped...snatching the First aid box from Taarini he immediately began to apply the antiseptic to her hands...blowing air on them softly & wincing like he was hurt...
He carefully bandaged them...
Taa: yahi hai jinhone aag mein koodkar Anuraag ko bachaaya...jabki inhe khud itni chot pehle se hi lagi hai...I can't thank u enough Ananyaji...
She said joined hands...
Kabir was stunned to know this & realied how wrong he & the others were in judging her...
The one he believed was a demoness was actually an angel...
K: aiyye Ms Kashyap...
He held her shoulders pulling her up...
Taa: tum inhe kaise jaante ho?
Asked a confused Taarini...
Anu: haan Kabir bhaiyya...ye brave didi kon hai?
K: Ananya Kashyap...KKN ke maalik ki beti hai ye...
He answered...
Taa: Ka...
Taarini was about to speak further when Kabir lead Ananya away...sending pangs of psin to her heart...but she hid it & put up a smile seeing her best friend who had become ruthless care so much for someone...so what if not her...
K: Ms Kashyap...I'll drop u home...
He said with authority...& without a warning scooped her up his arms...
Ananya gasped & grabbed his collar tight as he he walked to his car...
Evening...
Conference Room:
Everyone was seated for a special breif up...
M: mere source ne khabar di hai ki Delhi ke ek mashhoor club mein prostitution ka racket chal raha hai...vaha zabardasti ladkiyon ko becha jaata hai...they are forced, humiliated & killed...agar vo apne maalik ki baat na maane...
Manav explained...
Kh: god! Monsters! All of them! Kabir I think u can interview one of the survivors of this tonight...it'll get us great ratings...aur ye bakwaas bhi ruk jaayega...
Richa gave a sarcastic laugh all of a sudden...
This made everyone look at her...shocked...
Mal: Richa! Behave! We're talking serious here!!!!
She bellowed not leaving a single chance to order her juniors...
Ri: Look whose talking Khalid sir...bhagwaan unn ladkiyon ki raksha kare...par agar vo aadmi jo unn ladkiyon ko humiliate karte hai vo haivaan hai toh aap log bhi haivaan hi hai...infact aaplog toh qatil hai!
She shouted...
Sh: Richa!!!!
Shreya shreiked...
Ri: chillaiyye mat Shreya MA'AM!!! I can do that better...jaanna chahte hai aapne kiska qatl kiya hai...ye dekhiye...
Richa showed them a photograph...
Kabir gasped seeing the prettiest smile one could have ever seen...those beautiful eyes were full of life...the cheeks were pink & skin glowed like never before...
Lovely curls cascaded down the delicate shoulders of the most beautiful woman Kabir had seen...
Sudhir Kashyap was choking with emotions as he saw his daughter's beautiful smile after a long time...even though just in a photograph...
M: ye toh meri partner hai!
Manav tried to sound important...
Mal: Have you lost it Richa? Ananya zinda hai...
She shouted...
Ri: zinda? Achcha vo ladki? Vo toh ladki bhi nahi...Ananya ka parthiv shareer hai...uski aatma ko toh aap na jaane kitni baar maar chuke hai...
Ye Ananya meri best friend thi...aur ise RG ke saath saath aap sab ne milkar badi berehmi se maar diya...
K: Richa...
Ri: sir aap toh chup hi rahiye...jitni main aapki respect karti thi na utni hi aaj aapse nafrat karti hoon...kyu kiya aisa aapne meri dost ke saath?
You were so harsh on her..mmuse overtime karwaana...uspar har waqt chillaate rehna...use extra workload dena...ekbaar toh aapne usse lunch hour mein bhi bina lunch je ke kaam karwaaya...kyu sir? Kyu?
Kabhi ye nahi socha ki uske liye aap bhagwaan baraabar the...uske hero...uske mentor the...aapki nafrat sehkar bachaari akeli roz raat ko kitna roti thi...phir bhi khudko hi blame karti thi...ki usne aap sabko hurt kiya...jabki u hurt her...
Sunny tu humesha use tang karta raha, taunt karta raha...uspar ghatiya pranks khelta raha...Trisha tu bhi hunesha use taane deti rahi...aur Rohan tum bhi...
Malvika aap...you literally tortured her...baar baar baar baar baar baar use humiliate karti rahi...use thappad tak maare..Shreya ma'am aapne toh use storeroom mein tak lock kardiya...raat bhar...
Aap sabne uske saath jo kiya vo koi deserve nahi karta...chahe vo insaan kitna bhi bura kyu na ho...
Su: storeroom? Lekin Ananya ko toh...
Ri: severe insect phobia hai...aur aap sabne uski cheekho ko ignore kiya...ye sochkar ki vo phirse koi naatak kar rahi hai...
Kiske liye kiya usne ye sab? She didn't have to do this...par usne kiya...kyunki she loved each one for us...
Mujhse kehti thi ki Richa...main RG ko KKN ke kisi bhi employee ya papa ko chot pohchaane nahi dungi...phir chahe vo log mujhse iss baat ke liye kitni bhi nafrat kare...
Uska vo skinpy kapde pehenna..night clubs jaana...ladko ko saath ghar le aana vo sab iss liye tha ki sir ( Sudhir) aap usse nafrat kare...RG ne use dhamki di thi ki agar vo aapse door nahi hui toh vo aapko maardega...
Pehle toh usne uska vishwaas nahi kiya...par jab usne RG ke gundo ko aapke peeche dekha tab vo majboor hogayi...
Sir aapne kaise maan liya ki aapki college mein salwaar kameez pehenkar aane waali beti aise kapde pehnegi?
Roz shyaam ko mandir jaane waali Ananya night club mein jaayegi...
Jis ladki ka aajtak boyfriend nahi hai vo apne saath kisi ladke ko one night stand ke liye laayegi!!!!
Bhagwaan bhi ye aakar kahenge tabhbhi main nahi maanungi...aapne kaise maan liya?
She questioned & each one in the conference except Malvika & Shreya stood shame faced...especially Kabir...
Kabir never felt guiltier in life as much as he felt that day...
Anuraag's smiling face came before him...
It was Ananya who had saved him...
Kabir was too grateful to her...
He got lost in the memory lane...who he had met Ananya...who seemed to annoy him the most at that time...
FLASHBACK:
K: Kabir Sharma...and Kabir for beautiful women like u...
Said Kabir in his charming voice that was enough to kill a girl...
But the girl before him was oblivious to his charms...
Ananya smirked at Kabir...
A: huh! Don't try that with me Mr Kabir Sharma! Mujhe aise lafange aur ladkibaaz flirt type ke ladke pasand nahi..
Ananya said pushing her elaborate curl behind...
Kabir smirked in reply too...inching closer to her until she was pinned to the wall...his face was inches away from Ananya's...
K: well then Ms Kashyap...like it or not...ye lafanga ladkibaaz flirt type ka LADKA aapka Editor-in-chief hai...afsos! So aap wahi karengi jo vo aapse karne ke liye kahega...
Kabir moved his hands off the wall where Ananya was pinned...
Ananya being the angry young woman she was blocked his way...
A: Make me...
She challenged arrogantly & boldly...
Inching closer to his ear she whispered...
A: let's see how u do that...Kabir SIR!
With that she left his cabin...
Leaving behind a smirking Kabir...
K: well Ms Kashyap...now that'll be intresting...very interesting...
Kabir said...cocking his head to a side...
FLASHBACK ENDS...
Kabir never realised when he reached home & had poured himself a coffee...
He admired the beauty of the city from his top floor penthouse apartment...standing in the balcony...
TBC😳
Precap:
Ananya's hands shook as she handed her handed her CV to Kabir...
Knowing that she needed to start all over again Kabir briefly busied himself in checking out her extremely impressive CV...
He asked her a couple of questions as he interviewed her like any other job aspirant...
However he was gentler than ever with her...
He handed her her CV back...
K: Extremely impressive Ms Kashyap...welcome to KKN...aap kalse yaha Junior reporter ki post join karengi...
Ananya smiled...
A: ji thank you...
She replied like a simpleton...
Kabir too smiled...it felt really good to see thst beautiful smile on her face...
He continued to smile he saw her rush out of his cabin & into Richa's arms...telling her delightedly that they'd work together now...
Nothing felt more worthy in life...
Edited by akyabiggestfan - 8 years ago
