Facing the Enemy

Sumeet came home late that night and drunk. Everyone was sleeping. EXCEPT FOR CHANCHAL. No surprises. Only pills could make her sleep now. She was in her studio painting. Sumeet grimaced. Another dead child, broken crib and crying woman. He walked to the studio. The door was open. Prepared for a depressed mood Sumeet saw a pleasant surprose. Chanchal was softly humming a love song. Her voice was melodious. She was wearing a plain night suit in light blue. Her body was swaying gracefully to the rhythm of her song. Sumeet stood frozen on his spot. The window was open. Her face glowed in moonlight. Her brown curly hairs were up in a messy bun. Just her sight aro*sed him.He remembered how she shyly accepted him in her life in those early days. At times when she would paint she would hum songs, giggle a little, he would whistle along with her and she would blush. Slowly he fell hard for her. He quietly came behind her and saw the painting again.

A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WITH ROSE GOLD HAIR ALONG WITH THE SHADOW GIRL.

It was a sunflower field. There was something wrong with the painting he thought.

Finally it struck him.

THERE WAS NO SUN...

She was scared of sunshine. She had nightmares ....

She clearly was the shadowed girl. In this painting the shadow girl was laughing. THIS WAS A FIRST. She never even smiled in any of her paintings.

He remembered the one she drew after she got pregnant. A shadowed girl contendly sitting in a dragon's arms with a protruding belly. It was the only painting in which that girl had smiled. She was openly laughing now.

This other girl she was Mrs. Rashmi Oberoi.

Jeet the b*st*rd had the luck of a devil.

" You should have died that night Jeet not him", he muttered in his mind.

Chanchal was still humming unaware of his presence.

" Time to face the enemy wife", he thought.

" YOU MISSED THE SUN", he said.

Chanchal started.

She turned and looked at him. Sumeet felt her mood plummeting. He kept himself calm.

" Where is the sun? How can sunflowers bloom without him? Draw it", he ordered.

" N.no", she staggered back.

Like an avenging angel he advanced on her.

" Draw the sun Chanchal", he said menacingly.

" No please", she said.

" Why not", he asked. He stared deep in her eyes

" Sunshine kills me", she said weakly. " I am shadow. I die", she said.

" You won't I will not let that happen to you", he encouraged.

" NO", , she screamed. " GO".

" Chanchal ", he held her.

" Leave me. Leave me", she cried frantically beating his chest.

" Chanchal", Sumeet was saying.

She tried to push him and run. The door to the studio was still open. No one noticed a person entering from there.

Sumeet tried to hold Chanchal close to him again before..

BAM..SLAM..

He saw an angry queen turn him and punch him before she kicked him squarely in the chest. 👊

" YOU F*CKING CRIMINAL", she roared. " YOU R*PE HER, TORTURE HER, GET HER CHILD DIE AND EVEN NOW CAN'T SPARE HER".

Rashmi knew she could have killed. She did have the right motivation.

After all she was facing the enemy.

" Rash", said Chanchal weakly.

" Chi Chi love", Rash's tone softened. " Did he hurt you"?

Chanchal shook her head.

" Come here sweetie", said Rash as she picked her friend and hugged her.

Chanchal started crying.

" Hush hush", soothed Rash.

Chanchal hicupped.

" Water", Rash asked.

Chanchal nodded.

" You f*cker", she told Sumeet. " Make a move. Make yourself useful".

" Rash he. He. He is"..Chanchal was shaking.

" He is the criminal who r*ped you", said Rash.

Sumeet was bringing her water. As Rash casually hurt him he stopped and looked deeply in his wife's eyes.

Will she defend him?

" N.no h.he is m.my h.husband", said Chanchal.

Sumeet sighed.

" Unfortunately ", said Rash. " A mistake that can be corrected".

" Oh Really"! Sumeet walked towards Rash. His lips were curved in a devilish smile.

Halting VERY CLOSE to her he said, " Mrs Rashmi Oberoi. The one who declared me a person on the wrong side before knowing me and the wife of that man who cost me my best friend".

" What beef you have with Jeet", asked Rash. She was a little scared now.

" I ask questions Mrs. Oberoi", he said.

" How did you get in"?

" Kash gave me the address", she said. " I said I was Chi chi's friend. I showed our photograph together. She forgot her cell with me", said Rash.

" I am sorry", said Chanchal weakly. " I never do it".

" I took it from your bag babes to get in", said Rash

Sumeet laughed out loud..

" Brave", he admired." But a fool".

" I did came in your liar dragon", she provoked.

His eyes froze. He said

"You harmed me in my house in front of my wife. You shall not return in one piece to him".

" NOOOO SIR PLEAAASE", screamed Chanchal as she fell on her husband's feet.

" Chanchal my live".

" Chi Chi".

Both Sumeet and Rash said simultaneously.

" Let her go sir. I shall do anything", Chanchal continued begging. " Please sir".

" Chi Chi I am not scared of him", Rash was agitated.

Sumeet picked his wife in his arms.

" Okay", he said simply.

" Usman. Megha", shouted Sumeet.

In few seconds both of them came.

" See Mrs Oberoi out", he said.

" Yes dragon", they saluted.

Then he smooched his wife.

" Anything", he said.

Chanchal weakly nodded.

He smirked at Rash and left.

" Its not over dragon", she muttered as she left.

As she was leaving she encountered Zeeshan.

One look at her and he raised a brow in question to Usman.

" She sneaked into Mrs Singhania's room", said Usman.

Zeeshu chuckled.

" I should have known", he said. " Leave her. I will take her", he said.

Rash decided to go with Zeeshu.

In the car

" At papa's", she said.

" Okay shoot", said Zeeshu.

" You know I am here to enquire", she asked.

" Written all over your face", he replied.

" Why did the devil incarnate married poor Chi Chi"?

" Kapoors forced her. I won't lie. He made her suffer a lot",said Zeeshu.

He told her what happened at wedding and how Chanchal collapsed.

Rash led out a gasp. Her eyes filled with tears.

" And she just endured", she asked.

" She had no choice. Only your friend Kash was on her side", said Zeeshu.

" I hate you", she said.

" So you have said many times before", he said sadly.

She looked at him.

" What is between him and Jeet? Who died", she asked.

" A mate from army. Jeet tried to save him on that fateful day. A chaos happened. To save the dragon he jumped in front of bullet".

" Who shot"?

" Sheetal Kapoor", replied Zeeshu. " She was the paid assasin".

" And because of that evil witch my poor Chi Chi suffered", said Rash. " The b*tch. She use to provoke her father into beating Chi Chi in childhood".

Zeeshan felt really bad about everything.

" Your home arrived . Say hi to CPS", said Zeeshu.

" And", she asked.

" Ditch him and marry me", he said devilshly.

Rash shook her head and left.

Zeeshu looked at her for a long time. He was entagled in a spider's web. It was getting difficult to breathe.

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