The Rise - Land of the Vicious series

                    I shake off my thoughts and walk out of the room with my luggage, " Good morning, Momi!" I kiss her cheek and sit next to my brother. Momi bends down and kisses my head. She's the best mother in the world, " Good morning dad, Haughty brother. " I smile.         Momi serves me my breakfast and I stare at it with a little frown. It's my sleeping time, not eating.        " Morning, Rani, " My dad chuckles.        Raj glares at me and then frowns, " Just brother is enough, " He rolls the Paratha and gets on his feet, " I'm waiting outside, little sister. "      " Huh!" I snorted.       "I'm three years older than you," I hear him in his merry tone.       I'm twenty-one, the youngest among them. My parents laugh. I love my family. My parents love

                   I sat down. I'm struggling to keep myself awake. I couldn't sleep during the ride, " Look at me, " Momi softly says.        I crack my eyes open and look at her. She tugs my hair behind my ears and then gathers them in the hold of her hand. She makes a tight bun of my hair, " Momi, I'm not a kid." I pout my lips.        " Of course, you're. All you want to do is just sleep." She smiles and taps on my nose with her index finger.        I smile at her. The chair next to me screeched. I blink as I glance at him. I blink to make him disappear. But nothing. He sits next to me. I can imagine Sim's face now. I'm not looking at her side. It's not my fault if someone is interested in sitting next to me. It may be his aim to get the true side of her. We don't deal with boys every day, it's our brothers and fathers. Boys fear being nea

                       I open my eyes, confused, I glance around in puzzlement. Everything is white and green in the room, white marbles, brown furniture, green curtains against the large windows, I blink. My eyes rest on my sneakers. I remove it and it drops with a thud on the floor. Slowly I sigh. I put my feet on the cold floor. It's feeling good on the warm days of April. I walk over to the window and stare out. A vast manicured garden is laying before my sight. I smile.       I don't wanna come to attend this wedding. But here I am. I'll talk to Momi and Daddy. I'll get a railway ticket. Sim isn't happy to see me here. I don't wanna spoil her special days. I should go.        I exhale and turn from the window. I walk across the bed and unzip my luggage. I plucked a coral skirt and white top from it. I saunter toward the washroom.    &n

                   There is silence in the room. When we are three together and it's not sleeping time, the room would have reverberated with our talk. It's not about arranged marriage. I don't wanna be part of these people's life. The ladies of this family are good but I can't say the same thing for the men. Sas and Saavi are holding my hands. We are staring at the ceiling. I couldn't tell them what happened in his office? They understand but don't ask me. They know I'll tell them when I feel better.         The knock on the door breaks the silence. We push ourselves in sitting positions, " Come in, " Saavi says.        " What does he want now? " Sas gets on her feet and rolls her eyes.        " Dinner is ready ma'am. They are waiting for you at the dining table." Kala says, opening the door. He does not step in.    &nb

      She's magnificently beautiful, ruinously breathtaking. Unwantedly, unknowingly, she has fulfilled my aim of coming here. Gleefully, I will love to take her away from here. If she's genuine and confirmed about her decision. She'll come to me and ask for the offer again. I've got a beautiful life for her, for us. I run my hand in my wet hair. She feels so soft. She was scared, but also calm. I want to do more than just holding her. I rub my thumb on my fingers recalling her soft skin, the touch again.        " Yuvaan! " Vikas breaks the chain of my thoughts. It never happened before. I'm thinking about her instead of how to bring my enemies down. She made everything a piece of cake. I know Achraj's weak point now. I want her. She's fragile, so soft, naive, tender-hearted and gullible. I won't wanna use her as prey. I'll not marry her, " You're smiling. What's it? " Vikas asks, he knows the reason behind this smile, a victory.