ESHA

"Let me go Fredrick.Please."she pleaded.

Fredrick released his grip and She fell to the floor coughing.Her neck had red strangling marks.Before she could relax he dragged her and tied her arms to a metal rod near by.

"What is wrong with you?I trusted you and this is what I get?"she said crying.

"Hmph..That was the plan sweet heart.But I never thought you would fall so easily"he said gripping her cheeks.She cried in pain.

"Too bad.He is not here to witness your grief"He let out a laugh as he dragged a chair and sat on it with his legs crossed.

"Why are doing this?If you have a problem with someone then you should deal it with them.Not me"Sandriya said trying to loosen the rope around her wrist.

"After what he did to me,I am not going to be that straightforward with him."he glared piercingly at her.

"Who is he?Why are you torturing me?I don't even know what is going on?"

"I know.You have nothing to do with the incident.But you are related to the person who caused it all"

"What are you blabbering about?"she was growing more tensed.She couldn't accept the fact that she was betrayed by her own friend.

"Is this how you treat a friend?Let me go or else Fredrick"she spat out in anger and fear.He gave an evil smile.He stood up and threw a slap on her cheeks.

"Be a good girl and don't make me mad.If you don't I assure you your death won't be that simple"he said menancingly as he sat back on the chair.Sandriya was stunned.Nothing came out.She bit her lips trying to supress her cries.

"Now.Thats more like it.The person I am talking about is Jonathan Steward.The only son and the heir to SS&J company.You would have heard about it.After all its a multi national company...."he paused and gave a glance at her face.Her face had a complex expression.Her skin became pale.So that night at the hotel,he was telling the truth.

"You know each other?"she asked in a trembling tone.

"Ofcourse we do.He is my brother after all"

Sandriya was taken aback.Her pupils shrunk in shock.

"But?"

Now that she looked closer,the two indeed had a lot of similarities.If not for the hair colour they might even look a lot alike.

"His mother died giving birth to him.So our father married my mother.He was our parents favourite.Even my own mother liked him more than me.As the eldest he was the heir to my father's position.Noone noticed me.He was the prince who got all the attention.I...I had nothing.Right from childhood,he stole everything from me.My mother,my friends and everything."he said gritting his teeth.

Sandriya couldn't believe what she was hearing.Her mind was overloading with all the information.

"Most of all he took my Esha from me"he said with a tone trembling in anger."That was when I decided I would never let him live in peace.I sweared to myself that I would destroy everything that he liked."he said laughing like a psycopath.

"Who...Who is Esha?What happened to her?"Sandriya couldn't help but ask.May be she was his girlfriend.

"Don't you dare say her name."he shouted walking closer to her.

Sandriya was frightened with his sudden change in tone.But suddenly she felt a piercing pain in her right shoulder.Her eyes started to redden.She slowly turned to look at her shoulder.There was deep cut on and It was bleeding.She screamed in pain.

"This is for telling her name."he watched as she cried in pain.

"I should say I really like torturing you.You know why?You are someone who is really important to him.Everytime I target his friends or someone he would just distance himself from them.I have never seen him fight back for someone before.I was planning to kill you earlier,but to see my ever cool and calm brother lose his nerve,was really priceless.The fear in his eyes...which I have never seen before"he let out a smirk.

So thats why.He walked away from her only to protect her.'You are nobody to me' and all those painful words he said.They were not meant for her.He only said those so Fredrick wouldn't harm her.Her heart started aching.The pain in her heart was more excrutiating than the bleeding wound on her body.Tears started rolling non-stop from her eyes.

"You might think I am jealous because of his abilities.But it is not just that.I know he is very capable than me.He will be really successful.He could give her a better life than me.But what he did to her...I will never forgive him for it"his voice raging with each word he said.Sandriya looked at him with teary eyes.

"I am going to do the same to you"he slapped her again.

"I don't believe you.He won't kill anyone.He is not like you.You..."she yelled gathering her strength.

"He won't kill anyone?ha...you should have seen him shoot the gang who kidnapped you.He was a total monster"he laughed.Sandriya couldn't say word.

"Atleast there was a reason.But what did Esha do to deserve this"his voice shuddered.Even though she couldn't see his face,she could tell he was crying.

The sun was starting to set.As there were a lot of trees,the place became dark very soon.There was only a light bulb that was keeping the room bright.

The room was silent.Fredrick was sitting on the chair facing the ceiling with his eyes closed.Sandriya was still tied to the rod.With every passing minute her heart was beating hard with fear.

"Before I die,I just wanna see him one last time"she prayed in her heart.

"Times up."Fredrick said as he stood up from the chair and walked towards her with a metal rod in his hand.

"Don't do it Fredrick.You are still brothers.You should talk to him about it.I swear there must be something more to her death.You would end up in jail if you kill me.Think about your future"she said trying move.

"Ms.Sandriya.You are in no state to threaten me."he laughed.

"Please.Stop.I know he will forgive you for everything."she pleaded.

"Him?Forgive me?I am the one who has to forgive him.Trust me.I will after I finish you off"he said raising the rod high in the air...

"AHHHHHHH"

Everything became silent.....