Maahi trots towards the door after a series of doorbell rings blared inside the house. Clasping the door handle in her little fingers she pulled the doors open.
"Ye--------" she stops dead on finding the creepy Karanvir on her doorstep. A look of horror flashed across her face as she recalled the gorey visuals from last night's drama. The pedophile lying in the pool of his own blood was still fresh in her head.
"Hi Maahi." his 'extra' tender voice dragged her back into reality. She looked at him in terror and gulped. Contrary to how he looked last night today he appeared pretty chilled out and 'sweet' which was a relief because seeing his diabolical temperament last night she thinks she can tolerate the 'creepy' Karanvir but not the 'devil' Karanvir.
"Bhaiya!!!" she called out to her brother. Karanvir gasped.
"That's alright I am not here to see them. I'm here for you." he faltered. Maahi's eyes bugged out. See her!!! Why on earth would he want to see her?? There's nothing special about her. She's little chubby and unattractive for the most part, yes she was cute as most people complimented her with that but nothing really was interesting about her. And him, a 6'3-6'4 guy, six pack abs, tall, dark and handsome kinda young 'macho man', why would he find her any much interesting?? Aren't handsome guys supposed to fall for sexy girls who wear clothes shorter than a handkerchief?? She frowned.
"But why??" she asked nervously. He stepped closer to her and she sprang back in fear. His small almond eyes were dark and unforgiving as they looked into her own pair of scared ones.
"I hope he didn't hurt you last night." he said, his eyes clouding with anger and loath. Maahi timidly shook her head.
"When he came beside you you should've told me maahi. I would've killed him then and there before he could lay his dirty finger on you." he spoke, slightly disappointed. Maahi gasped. What is wrong with this guy?? He's talking about a cold blooded murder and no look of remorse is in his eyes. Even his tongue didn't falter while saying that.
"Um....Um.."
"Sir Hi!!! How are you??" luv cried loudly from behind. Karanvir rolled his eyes in exasperation. Luv came running towards them.
"What a pleasant surprise!!! How are you sir??" luv chirped like a fangirl. Karanvir forced a smile on his lips and looked furtively at maahi's disengaged figure. Luv's loudness invited her entire family to the door. Her mother, hands stained with dough, smiled warmly at karanvir's big figure. Karanvir stepped in and touched her feet. She blushed. What a sweet boy he is!!! She thought.
"Oh dear, please sit. I'll bring something to eat for you." said she hospitably. Karanvir blushed while maahi was chagrined. From the drawing room came out her father, a little grumpy on finding the boy he detests the most standing inside his house. Karanvir's smile disappeared and he looked nervous. Gingerly he moved towards her father and touched his feet. Mr. Khandewal was still unimpressed.
"Mr. Roy, what makes you bring here so early in the morning??" he asked coldly. Karanvir looked nervously at maahi's mother.
"Mr. Khandewal, this is not how you treat your guests!!! You may go to the dining room, I've laid your breakfast there. Maahi you also go and eat with your father." said the lady of the house sternly. Mr. Khandewal grumbled.
"Ofcourse dear. I guess Mr. Roy will be comfortable here in the hall while me and my daughter have our breakfast in the dining room." hissed her father as he gently held Maahi's hand and went into the dining room. Karanvir pouted while watching her little figure disappearing inside the dining room.

When maahi moved outside her house with her father the first thing she saw was the creepy Karanvir sitting on his jeep and on his either side stood her brothers. Once his eyes fell on her, his face lightened up and he blushed deeply. Maahi quickly lowered down her eyes and walked towards her car.
"Maahi, come with us!!" kush yelled excitedly. Before maahi, maahi's father lifted his head up and growled at his mulish headed son.
"I'm not sending off my precious girl with three looneys." he stated insolently and sat inside his car. Karanvir frowned but said nothing. Maahi quietly sat inside the car and before karanvir's eyes the car sped off up the road. The twins groaned.
"This guy is seriously bonkers sometimes!!!" they seethed. Karanvir glared at them.
"Don't say like that." he warned them sternly. The twins were surprised.
"C'mon you don't know him. He's our father and we know he can be a total jerk at times." said luv defensively. Karanvir huffed.
"He's something to me as well." karanvir said unthoughfully. The twins watched him in perplexity.
"And what was that supposed to mean??" asked kush puzzled. Karanvir's tongue slipped inside the two sets of his pearly white teeth. He watched the twins awkwardly, thinking how to redo the damage he had caused just two seconds before.
"Um..... we're getting late. Hop in quickly." karanvir covered up gingerly. The twins gasped and jumped inside the jeep.

Maahi went inside the library. She straight went into the aisle of books for she had to borrow a couple of books from the library. She began searching for the books. After a couple of minutes of intense search she finally laid her fingers on the big chunky books. Now, when she was moving towards the librarian to fill in the entries for the books, a lean boy from her class, who is hated by everyone for he's too pompous and overweening always, crashed into her way and thus taking her by surprise. She gasped loudly.
"Yes." she said, a little annoyed for his impudence. The boy leered cruelly before snatching the books from her hands. She tottered on her feet and hardly prevented herself from falling headlong on the marbled floor of the library.
"Huh!!! Nerd maahi!!! I'll top the class not you coz girls are stupid which is why you don't need these. Beat it!!!" he barked insolently and spun. Maahi felt humiliated. Why was he always so rude to her??? She had nothing to wrong him. Sad and dejected, she relinquished the books and started to search for some other similar books for those two were the only pieces left in the library. A minute or two later she heard a clear cry resonating in the silent chamber of the library. At first she stood still in between the aisles but as the cries grew into painful squeals, she decided to check what was happening. As soon as she stepped out from the aisles she saw the mad figure of Karanvir storming towards her with those books in his left hand while with his right hand he was dragging the lifeless figure of that rude boy down the floor. The boy was crying in pain as his right side of the face was red and a swelling was developing. Maahi stepped back in horror as Karanvir stood right on her face.
"These were those books right??" Karanvir asked, a smile spreading on his deranged face. Maahi was horrified. From the distal end, the librarian was sinking into his cushioned chair in terror. The students had fled outside and now inside remained only Karanvir, maahi, the rude boy and the panic-strucken librarian.
"Maahi, are these those books??" he asked again, an unprecedented madness looming in his dark eyes. Fear crawled inside her petite figure. Cold sweat broke on her forehead as she gaped at his tall frame towering over her. With fear she nodded her head. Karanvir's smile widened creepily as he extended the books towards her.
"Leave...me please!!!" the boy whimpered. Karanvir's smile began crippling though he kept that in place while his eyes now turned darker than night.
"Take these maahi. These are for you. If you need any more books just tell me, I will arrange them for you." he said softly. The boy was writhing.
"Let me go...." he cried painfully. Karanvir's smile vanished as he launched a strong kick on his stomach. The boy coughed and spluttered. Maahi screamed in horror.
"Maahi relax..... I'm not going to hurt you. I was just silencing this creep." karanvir's eyes softened while talking to maahi though maahi saw the same madness lingering in his eyes. She wanted to cry loudly and call her father immediately but something kept her from doing that, perhaps his fear didn't let her contact her father.
"The books maahi." karanvir reminded her. Maahi looked down at his outstretched hand which bore the thick books effortlessly as if they were light as a feather. With her fumbling fingers she reached for the books and took them gently. Karanvir smiled.
"Will you have lunch with me today??" he asked obsessively. Maahi gasped loudly.
"No thank you....I-I have to study...." she stuttered and ran away. Karanvir watched her little figure running and disappearing behind the door. He beamed.
"How adorable she is!!!" he spoke to himself.
"Yes she is.... now leave me please." the boy pleaded. Karanvir kicked him again.
"Only I can say that ok...." he hissed before kicking him aside.

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Maahi stacked her books on her study table very late in the night. Her gaze shifted to the clock and she gasped. It was 2:00 in the midnight. She didn't realise it was so late in the night. Quickly she threw off the switches and hopped into her bed. Half an hour later, she heard a thud near her study table. She stirred in her sleep. A minute later she heard distinct footfalls inside her room. Yawning she opened her eyes and peered about in the gloom. There, by the window, stood a tall man, little familiar though not necessarily well known. She rubbed her eyes and looked. His figure was now walking towards her bed. She stiffened.
"Ma-----" a hand was forced over her lips, quieting her screams. She gaped at the intruder in horror.
"Mmmmmmmmm" she tried to shout but her voice came out muffled and unclear. Now the man was sitting partially on her bed and she could smell a very masculine cologne on him, and she was sure she had smelled this scent on somebody else as well.
"Shh!!!" he spoke quietly, his hot breath fanning her face for he was too close to her now. Tears drizzled down her eyes and glistened her chubby cheeks. The intruder tenderly wiped off her tears with his stubby thumb before placing a soft kiss on her soft cheek.
"You're so beautiful." he whispered and maahi didn't know why but his voice sounded familiar, as if she had heard someone talk in the same pitch. She sobbed more while struggling in his warm arms.
"I got you something." he whispered and produced, from behind him, a bundle of comics. Although it was too dark for her eyes to see anything clearly yet she could see those were her favourite comics which she had read since she was a kid. She loved to read kids books and comics and with the flimsy paperbacks she could tell that they were 'Champak' comics. But how did he know that she wanted them?? If she had ever mentioned her desire to buy them then it was probably in front of her family. Only once did she talked about them in front of her friend vaishali and the creepy Karanvir and his donkey pals.
"Take them." he told her. She shook her head cutely. The man huffed and chuckled smoothly. He kept the comics in her hands and kissed her forehead.
"I'm taking my hand off but if you scream than I'll bludgeon your brothers tomorrow in the college." he warned sharply. She sobbed and assented. She could tell he was smiling. He withdrew his hand, twirled the wisp of her hair round his finger and climbed down the bed. She sniffled softly, not making any sound. Something in her just told her that this guy was dangerous and he would surely keep his word if she fails to keep hers. Before moving towards the door, he stooped over the bed and placed a sloppy kiss near her ankle. His long slender fingers skimmed her soft white flesh as she cried silently on the bed. After that he left but not before saying 'I love you maahi'. Once he was gone, maahi sprang out of her bed and ran towards her parents room to inform him about the intruder.
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