"Do you believe in miracles?"

~•°•~

THEN

"Adira ka kya matlab hai?" The 17 year old boy asked.
(What's the meaning of Adira?)

"It means strong, noble and powerful."
Replied, the 17 year old girl.

"Why did your parents name you so?"
He asked.

"When my mother was pregnant with me, she suffered from uterus cancer. Doctors said that it will be difficult to save any one of us during the delivery. But miraculously, both me and my mother were safe. My father thought that I'm a born fighter.
So he named me Adira.

And about Mahalakshmi, when I was born everyone was saying 'arey Lakshmi hui h' but my father looked at me and said,'nehi, Mahalakshmi hui h'.
And hence, I was named ADIRA MAHALAKSHMI", the girl replied.

The boy smiled looking at her.
"You really love your parents, right?"

"Ofcourse I do. Why wouldn't I? My parents are the best parents in the world.
Tum bhi to apne parents se bahut pyar karte hoge na?", she asked looking at him keenly.
(Even you love your parents, don't you?)

His smile faded. He turned his head upward, looking at the starry night. His lips turned into a sad smile and he muttered," Han. Bahut."
(Yes. Very much.)

He raised his left hand upwards and pointed towards two stars. "Vo dekho. Vo hai mere mamma papa. Aur Mai unse bahut pyar karta hun."
(Look. They are my mamma-papa. And I love them the most.)

He felt a touch on his shoulder which made him turn his head towards her. She had tears in her eyes. She was trying really hard to control herself because of which her lips had turned into a cute pout.

"I'm sorry Veeru. I..didn't know.." she said.

"Oh no don't be Ira. See, they are looking at us. Come say hi to them."

Adira wiped her tears and looked towards the sky. Veer too followed her. Now both of them were looking at the sky. Both were enjoying each other's company in comfortable silence.

After sometime, Adira said, making Veer look at her,

"Hello Uncle. Hello Aunty. I'm Adira. Apke Veer ki friend. Aap dono bahut sundar lag rhe ho. I just want to tell you that now you don't need to worry about Veer at all. He is my best friend now. And I'll take care of him no matter what. I know I can't fill the void he has within him because of your absence, but trust me, I'll never let him down. I'll never let him face any hardship alone. I'll never leave him. I promise. I'll be the best friend he's ever had. Right Veeru?"

Veer's smile widened hearing her words. He just kept looking at her and then slowly whispered,

"Absolutely Ira..."

~•°•~

NOW

'Adira...'

**Shoot**

I took off the soundproof headset and looked at the bunny target. A gunshot on its heart.

I exhaled. My mind is ringing her name again and again.

'Adira..

Adira...

Adira...'

I'll never leave him.

I promise.

"Huff..." I inhaled and exhaled calming down my breathing.

I moved towards the arms desk and kept my AMR Automag III pistol back.

'You're a liar. You are a liar, Ira. You promised that you'll never leave me. You promised me that you'll never let me face anything alone.

Look here Ira, your Veeru is dying here. He's dying without you Ira. Please Ira, come back to me. I need you. I need my bestfriend. Please Ira, please...'

A sudden lump formed in my throat. I can't breathe. It's suffocating. I feel like crying.

No Veer. No, you can't lose it. You need to be strong. You need to stay strong.

I walked to the extreme right corner of the room, away from the door and sat down. I picked the water bottle and poured it over my head. The water helps me calm my racing heart and mind a little and clear my thoughts.

I've been in the training room of the RAW for almost two days now. Colonel Rathore asked me to shift here as soon as I was accepted on the mission.

I've been waiting for the past 42 hours for any updates, yet there has been none. Colonel Ratra has been holding off the mission, stating that he needs the other comrade, oh sorry, the Lead comrade for the mission, and the mission will only begin then. His 'BEST ONE'. That's what he said to the Deputy.

I don't know what that means. Am I not capable enough for the mission? I know that the RAW works in a team, and I'm totally adaptive of that. But what does this girl have that Colonel has been so hell bent on keeping her and only her in the mission?

I've been checking every single detail of her.

Haseena. That's what her name is. In service for the past five years, more than ten successful missions, profiler specialist, killing machine.

Also known as Kaatil Haseena in the underworld for her method of seducing the gangsters and then brutally and torturously killing them. How filmy!

No photograph. Strange

No family history. Doubtful

No education details, or anything. Suspicious

And then she died, during her last missions. For the past two years she's been dead.

But she becomes alive again. Sceptical.

I guess she's a rogue agent. She might have probably run away after her last mission, picturing herself dead so that RAW doesn't find her. Sneaky much.

But then why the hell is she back!!??

It feels as if she came into existence just five years ago and immediately got enrolled in RAW. And now after being dead for nearly two years she's back. What's wrong with everyone? Why would RAW recruit someone whose existence is a mere nothing?

And that too, a rogue agent??

And no photographs!!!! Seriously?

That is totally unlike RAW.

I was not able to dig any other information on her.

I don't think this new comrade of mine is any good. The Roy's are monsters. Not like any horny ass gangster that she could seduce and then kill them easily.

I feel I made the wrong decision. I should have done it on my own. I have all the evidence, I've all the sources, I've all the leads. I could do it so easily. But just because of Colonel Rathore I agreed to work with them.

But now I think that the RAW is not taking this issue seriously. This mission means so much to me and no way in hell would I give anyone a chance to ever ruin it.

I've to do this. I've to do this for her. I've to give her justice. I have to fulfill my promise to her. Maybe then will I be able to forgive myself.

Fine. If the RAW won't do it, then I will. I'll do everything in my power and beyond to finish them. To finish him. To fucking kill him.

Yuvik Roy. You destroyed everything. You fucking killed her. You took her away. You took her away from me. You took every thread of emotion that I felt when you killed her.

You took away her smile, you were the reason for all her sorrows, all her pain, all her misery, all her sufferings. You made her life hell. And then you didn't even let her die peacefully.

But now, I will make sure you pay for it. I will make sure you pay for every single tear you gave her, every scar you put on her,every pain you gave her, every harm you inflicted on her bit by bit.

I would become your biggest nightmare. I would become the biggest fear you ever had. I would take every single breath of yours, and then with the last ounce of life in you, I would bury you nine feet in the ground.

And that, will be justice. And I'll make sure she gets that. I'll make sure her soul rests in peace after hearing your cries, after listening to you struggling for every last breath. Then only will she be able to find peace. And I'll make sure that she does.

Then maybe, I'll be able to forgive myself. Maybe then, will I be able to ask for her forgiveness.

It has been almost 8 years since she has gone. But I can still hear her screams in my head. I still get nightmares where she keeps crying while hugging me, asking for what wrong did she do to deserve that. I cannot sleep at night wondering what she has to go through.

That day, what I witnessed is still out h clear in my memory. Those memories are the reason of my insomnia.

I let her down, in many ways that I can't explain. I should have been with her. I should have protected her.

But I failed. I failed her. I let her down. I left her to die in the hands of that monster.

Only if I haven't backed off that day.

In some ways, I also feel responsible for her death.

I was busy knitting these thoughts when the door of the training room slid open and I looked up.

I was sitting at the extreme corner of the room, my elbows on my knees and my palms on my face. I heard footsteps coming my way and I stood on my feet.

A man in his late 20's, dark black stubble on his face, and UV Rays protection glasses on his nose bridge, stood in front of me. He eyes me head to toe, and I return the gesture.

"The Colonel is calling for you.", he said.

"I'll be there", I said.

And with that he walked out. I went to the locker room, took out my toiletries and went to take a shower. Hurriedly, I came out and put on a black V neck tshirt, and a dark blue denim. Rubbing the towel over my hair, I packed my small go-to bag and threw it inside the locker.

I went out of the room and pressed the elevator button. After reaching the base I directly walked towards the Colonel's chamber.

Just as I opened the door I froze on the spot.

'IMPOSSIBLE!!!!'

My mind screamed. How can this be real. How in the fucking hell can it all be real.

She was Here....

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Akum Bakum guys!!!

Here's a small sneak peak in the past of Veer and his Ira, I mean Adira. I know I left you crying, but dont worry, aage or ache chapters ayenge, then you'll have fun. I promised. Because as I said,

"Abhi to bus shuruwat hai, aage aage dekho hota hai kya... "

By the way, I'm thinking of keeping a voting target. How's that? If the voting target is complete, I'll post the next update, if not then I'll wait for the target to get complete.
Let me see, how eager my readers are about my story.

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