I drew in a sharp breath and asked,"When is my next hearing?""Two months later.", The lawyer said looking as calm as possible."What?!", I said aghast as Akansha looked at me for a while and immediately looked away."That is the truth. Now, that's the bad thing about law you see. You cannot help it but yes, you can get a bail and go around. ", He stated coolly."Awesome!", If I was not in jail I would have been critical of the law system but then, at the moment it did not matter at all."Now go with those two idiots and sit in the jail for sometime. See you soon.", The lawyer said and signalled the two policemen who immediately came and caught hold of me and pulled me back to the van.I was soon into the jail I had been in yesterday waiting desperately for my 'cool' lawyer to arrive.I was looking at the wall opposite to me when I suddenly noticed my lawyer entering the police station.He spoke to the inspector who was very pleased to let go of me."My advice is that you should firs
Akansha looked at us in shock. Her eyes started to water slowly, I knew she had misunderstood the situation. She immediately turned and ran out. I moved Jennifer away and ran behind her like mad."Akansha!", I shouted as she ran out. I followed her out of the hotel to find her nowhere. My throat went dry. I was sure she had misunderstood the whole situation and that was not a good thing.I started looking around, maybe she was somewhere, after all - she could not vanish in thin air.I started running from one end of the footpath to another screaming her name. After a while I stood hopeless along the road as cars zoomed past.I felt a hand hold mine. I immediately turned to find Jennifer looking at me empathetically."Trust me, she'll understand.", She said softly as she handed me some money."Get to her. ", She said. For a moment, all my anger for her seemed to melt away as I took the money and immediately caught a cab.It took quite some time to reach the apartment we had been stayin
I drew in a sharp breath. A feeling of deep and intense hatred seemed to grip me.That disgusting man was still upto breaking me and Akansha apart! I so wanted to murder him!I pulled out my mobile phone and called Jennifer, if she could get me into jail she could do much better with Anirudh.She picked up the phone quite instantaneously."Everything is fine?!", She asked immediately, sounding tensed."No, but I need your help.", Saying so I told her the plan to which she agreed quite instantly."I'll do as you say, just explain things to Akansha. I'm sure she will understand, she is just manipulated.", She said as I agreed and hung up the call.I walked out of the room, looking for Akansha.I found her standing at the balcony looking out blankly. I tiptoed behind her when she said,"You know what Neil? You will never change..", she whispered as her voice broke away. I wrapped my hands around her as she tried to shove me away."You trust me?", I asked in a low whisper drawing her clos
Third Person's Point Of View°°°"Wake up.. it's a new day!", The alarm continued singing it's way into Akansha's ears who was trying hard to ignore her phone's alarm and sleeping.She had been working almost the whole night yesterday.The alarm continued ringing, irritating her more and more.At the end she gave up.She sat up on her bed irritably turning off the alarm feeling extremely irritated."I don't wanna wake up!", She said as she got off the bed. Her long hair a wild mess as she suddenly looked at the wall clock. It was six thirty."Oh God! Nesha!", She said running out of her room into her seven years old daughter's room. She walked in to find the room empty. She looked around with a raised brow."Nesha..", she called out but her daughter was nowhere to be found.She immediately got out of the room to find her nowhere."Nesha! Where are you?! It's getting late.. mom's getting scared now! Come out!", She said, her heart thumping wildly in her chest."Mommy!", She heard her d
Neil's Point Of View°°°I gave her a pleasant smile."So? What's the deal, Mr. Parker?", She asked with a sigh."I have a question if you don't mind.", I said sounding as sugarcoated as ever."Please.", He said looking down at the papers."How is it that you did not marry that douche bag, Anirudh?", I said sitting back on my recliner keeping my feet on the table."That is none of your business, Mr. Parker.", She replied curtly.I nodded."Alright, let's not waste time. I hope you can type the specifications of the deal so that we can go on to legalising it sooner.", I said as she pulled the laptop towards herself and turned it on."I'm giving you the specifications of the contract.", I stated as she gave me an irritable look because of the way I was sitting. I ignored it very graciously."You should be referred to as Client and I should be referred as Company. I like it that way.",I stared as she merely nodded."Company's obligations.", I stated."Hmm.", She said after typing it."1.
Neil's Point Of View°°°"No, I would not give up. I will make her suffer enough so that she can realise what she had done. I hate you Akansha! I hate you so much!", I said in gritted teeth as I rose up from the recliner rubbing off my tears of rage and got out of her office.I got into my car and started driving back to my head office which was around seven kilometres from here. As I drove with irritation crossing all the bounds I suddenly noticed a crowd at the side of the road. I immediately got out of my car and headed towards it. "What's the matter, dude?", I asked getting into it. I found a girl, not more the six or seven sitting on the main road with her forehead bleeding as she cried."She's not ready to come with any of us!", Someone said as the girl kept on saying,"Call mom.. I'll go with her..", in between sobs. I knelt in front of her, suddenly my heart of steel melting away."It's okay..", I whispered as she looked up at me, her chubby face completely tear smitten. "
Neil's Point Of View°°°Just then I heard Akansha's panicked voice outside the ward."God.. she's so tensed..", Nesha said bringing her hands in front of my face, as if to hide it."Ah.. your mom is not leaving any one us today, I'm sure.", I said with a wink as she barged in and lifted Nesha in her arms. I sat merely looking at Akansha kissing her daughter incessantly."Who asked you to run across the road?", Akansha asked, her eyes watering."Sorry, mumma..", Nesha said wiping off Akansha's tears as I suddenly realised that I was smiling. I immediately changed my expression into my usual grave face.I stood up to leave when I felt Nesha's hand hold onto mine. I turned slowly, partly unsure of what I was doing. "Wait.. Mom did not thank you. Mom, say thank you to him.. he's my new friend and he saved me!", She said.Akansha looked at me for a while and then said, "Thank you very much, Neil.", With a nod. I nodded and immediately decided on leaving. I more time I spent, I found it
Neil's Point Of View°°°I stood opposite the statue of Jesus. Wasn't this the place where it all began? I remembered standing opposite to a similar statue in London, cursing my luck. A sudden painful smile came across my face.How ironic was all of this, wasn't it?I sighed and looked down as Akansha walked into the church. Everybody started applauding, but I did not turn back this time. I was too pained to do anything. She soon came and stood beside me, as I immediately brushed off my unconscious tears. No! You're not breaking down, Neil.. Not now, not ever!My mind screamed at me as I agreed to it.Father started the rituals, again.Both of us had replied with an "I Do", although we had definitely meant not one of them, at least me. During the whole thing my eyes had been fixed on that statue of God.My mind seemed to ask him.. Why? Why me?But of course, no reply ever came. "You may now kiss the bride.", The Father said. Last time I had very graciously declined that offer and
Neil's Point Of View :For moments silence hung.I was expecting the death reaper to finally show up.But nothing of that sort happened. No death reapers.And then, I heard another gun shot through the deafening heart beat of mine.Akanksha held Rehan's arm tightly, upwards. Two bullets had pierced through my Mercedez, out of the car. The man with a gun on my chest was just about to change his position when I caught hold of his wrist. I immediately twisted it with all my might. I heard him groan. Snatching the gun from him and shot him instantly. I pointed it at Rehan's temple then. "Looks like the tables have turned, bestie.", I said feeling a huge amount of relief.I heard him clench his jaws, annoyed at the turn of events.He released the gun he held as it fell on the floor of the car."Parker, you have no idea about the trouble you are inviting.", He stated coldly."Don't give me a lecture about my well being, buddy. I am doing just fine killing you off.", I said as he held his
Neil's Point Of View : All three of us sat down at our table. Ready to enjoy. Akanksha looked at absolute peace. She was happier than ever. I knew it.We sat back and ordered food.I pulled out my phone to check some mails while Akanksha busied herself with Nesha, asking her about her homework and teachers.Leaving the underworld was not as easy as it had seemed. Although I had not mentioned that to Akanksha yet. If she knew the depth of the situation she would probably panic - and I did not want that to happen anymore. Raghu had been sending me updates about Rehan.Rehan was my rival. When the whole mafia dealing had started with Basu, I had been introduced to several aspects of the underworld. One of them was definitely the rivalry. Rehan was from another gang ready to do everything possible under the sun just to get me dead. And to get that threat off even if you walked out of the Mafia-Verse was impossible.I forced a smile and sipped on my mojito. Nesha was talking about some
Akanksha's Point of View :Almost a week passed by, without much chaos.I had returned to my post as the CEO of my company and Neil had promised to quit all his illegal business and switch completely to the legal bit.Raghu and Sarah had of course kept to their underworld affair. Dad had returned to London.And, Nesha had finally gone back to school, much to my mental peace.I sat back on my recliner. The evening was setting in outside the large french windows of my office.What a mess our lives had been for the last few years! I shut my eyes, drawing in a deep breath when my phone buzzed. I picked it up from the desk without even checking the name."Hmm?""How is my McQueen doing?", It was him, asking in the most Neil like tone possible."Your McQueen is chilling, McDumbo.", I said grinning as I spoke."Nesha is back home by now.. right?", He asked.I looked at the wall clock of the cabin."Yes.. obviously. She reached home three hours back.", I said sitting up."Is everything okay,
Akansha's Point Of ViewNeil immediately became alert at the sound."I'll check.", Raghu said as he walked out of the room slowly.Neil immediately lifted Nesha in his arms and looked around for a way to escape.There was none.I gulped nervously as I stood up.Raghu returned after a while grinning."What happened man?", Neil asked."Tony Stark, it's your acquaintance.", He said as Neil raised his brow."Neil Parker.", I instantly knew the voice as I froze.Nesha looked at me in confusion.The man who walked in was smiling, immediately his smile gave way to a shocked expression."Dad..", I mumbled nervously."Akansha.", His voice was steady.I looked at Neil.He was smiling at me.My dad looked down at Nesha who was giving her signature confused look that she had inherited from Neil."Now who are you?", She sounded almost annoyed as she crossed her hands in front of her, eyeing Dad.Dad looked back at Neil who was standing and looking around knowing everything.Sarah signalled Raghu a
Akansha's Point Of View°°°We had finally reached a farm house kind of a place. Neil pulled me in with him. He was bleeding profusely and so was I but that did not matter more than saving our lives.We barged into the house as Neil immediately shut the door behind us. "Bring Mommy!", I knew exactly who was it. There was a thump of something being thrown onto the floor."You daughter is just like you.", Neil said tapping my shoulder.I looked at him with narrowed eyes."She's your daughter too.", I said as he smirked.Our eyes locked.His eyes were numb, there was silence but he spoke so much through his eyes.We stared, as if time had stopped.There was another loud thump.We immediately snapped out of the trance."I guess we should go otherwise she's gonna wreck the whole house.", He said as I nodded, holding his hand."Someone's being too romantic.", He said as we started walking towards the room.I looked at Neil and smiled.Something never change."Nesha.. look listen—""I want
Akansha's Point Of View••I stepped back into the building to find Raghu running out."Akansha? Come on.. I'll have to—""Where's Neil?", I asked."He.. he's okay. He's told me to take you.", He said as if unsure.I knew he was lying.I gulped."Take Nesha and leave.", I said."But—""Just do what I say.", This was a command. He was taken aback for a moment as he immediately nodded and walked down to the car.I looked down at the ground once."Tell her that I'll bring her Neil back.", I turned and told Raghu.He nodded."I will.", He said with a pained smile."Take care, Akansha.", He said before turning back to the car.I immediately ran back into the building."And you thought you'll get out of this Neil?", The man spoke as I froze. I shut my eyes.He was caught.No Akansha.. you can't give up...I immediately rushed to the door, soundlessly. Tip toeing.I stood by the door to find Neil look up at Rehan hatefully. He was tied to the same chair where Nesha had been sitting. "You
I ran back home.I had to reach them on time.Akansha's Point Of View°°°I slowly opened my eyes. My hands and mouth was tied. It had been quite sudden. After Neil had left two men had suddenly entered the house using a window. I had no idea how that happened but whatever it was I was scared. I tried to throw something at them but it was to no avail. Someone had used chloroform from behind.My head ached."Do you really think Parker will come?", One man asked another.It was a dark and damp room. I was sitting on the floor."He will. I know him. He's one emotional fool.", The other man replied.I looked around.These two men stood exactly in front of me. Their backs towards me."I want a chocolate!"I froze.It was Nesha's voice. I started struggling, trying to free myself. They had my daughter here!"Get this kid a chocolate.", The man who had spoken second said."But—""Do it.", The man said coldly."So, tell me, what's your name?""Nesha Goenka Parker.", Nesha replied as I struggl
"Neil.. wake up.", Akansha whispered. I could feel her breath on my bare chest."I don't want to.", I replied turning away digging my face inside another pillow beside me. She slapped me on my shoulder."Get up.", She said giggling.I looked down at her. "You look like an angel, did I ever mention that?", I asked with a smile."Complements won't help. Get up. I'm sure you wouldn't want me to remove this blanket when the door is open. You know your daughter.", She said giggling. It seemed like she was laughing from within.I smiled at her."Wear you clothes, Mr. Parker and then kindly shut the door so that I can wear mine. Your clothes are beside you.", She said as I sighed."You know I'm still you boss.""At work, sir. The whole world knows that the wife rules in the house.", She said sliding up to my face. Her hair fell beside my face."You know I was not lying when I said you looked like an angel.", I said, brushing her brown hair softly."I know.", She whispered before kissing m
Akansha moved away. It was instantaneous and I had well expected it. "You are what?", This time her whisper was that of unsurity. "I'm a Mafia. A Gangster.", I turned towards her and said."Neil, but what about Imperium? What-what is it then?", She asked, almost pleading that I should say that I'm lying."It is, what you call a way, to hide my actual occupation.", I replied, I could see the disbelief in her eyes.The King of The Underworld was nothing to be proud of. Especially if that man was your husband. "You–you killed all those people?", She asked softly.I nodded, feeling guilt surge through my being."How could you, Neil? How–""I told you that you shouldn't know it–""Shut up!", She screamed standing up."You are a freaking murderer, assasin, drug addict, terrorist, everything! And you sir, are telling me that I shouldn't know it!", She was shouting by this time."I'm.. I'm sorry..", I whispered under my breath."No! Wait, you think I shouldn't know that the man I live with