It was just another day for Sooryamoorthi. A lot of people are waiting for him at the corridor to present their problems and seek advice. As usual Sreeram is with him as his right hand. He opened the main door of his home and saw people hailing for him. He gave them his best smile. He have an habit of smiling without bothering about whatever pressure he is going through. That is one of the best thing about him.

He sat on the chair infront of the people and started enquiring about their problems. He listened to each and everyone carefully. Most of them had the complaints regarding Vinayak Devarayar and his spoilt son. His face changed into a frown hearing disgusting things about his enemy.

"Sreeram, I can't tolerate him anymore. As I said before he is a burden to the earth. I won't allow him to hurt anyone more." Sooryamoorthi declared creating loud hails from the crowd.

Shivani who was listening to their conversation hiding behind the pillar had a huge grin on her face.

"Are you planning to finish him?" Sreeram asked.
"No. He don't deserve such an easy death. He should be punished for his deeds. But a direct death will be an escape for him. I won't give him that mercy."Sooryamoorthi gritted his teeth recollecting how he killed his wife. How he insulted his daughter. How he tried to destroy his family many times. His blood boiled and rage was clearly visible in his eyes.

"Tell me uncle. I am ready to do anything."Sreeram assured.
"This would be equal to death for him. His money... that is everything for him. It is his biggest strength and power. Without money and what he achieved with it, he is nothing. He is nothing without his power and status."Sooryamoorthi was sure about his next move.

"Get the details of all his illegal business. Get all his factories raid and destroy his drug mafias. Call DGP. He is my friend. I will talk to him."Sooryamoorthi said.

"Where is Lakshya?"he asked.
"I am here. Ready for anything."Lakshya replied standing beside him.

"Sree, Lakshya...come with me. I need you both."Sooryamoorthi walked out towards his car followed by the two men.

Before getting inside the car,Lakshya's eyes fell on Samskriti who was watering the plants absent minded. Her face was pale and it was like she is completely in another world. For a moment his heart drenched. He didn't know that her ignorance too can hurt him just like the way she got hurted when he avoided her. It's been many days she talked with him. She didnt even look at his face after that night. He craved for her voice, her gaze everything. He atleast wanted her to shout at him like she used to do. But she was completely changed. It is like she is unaware about his existence. And it hurted. It hurted him a lot.

"Lakshya, what are you thinking? Get inside. We are getting late."Sreeram's words brought him back to the world.
He entered inside with an heavy heart. And yes she was unaware of everything.
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"He should lost everything. Like we lost our Amma because of him. Like we lost our peace. He should get destroyed. "Shivani said looking at the fire in stove with revengeful eyes.

Veera who was eating a coconut piece coughed.
"You know what. You are exactly like me. My perfect daughter in law. Brave and fiery like me."Veera commented.
Shivani sighed.
"Do you know one truth? I would have killed that Vinayak and his son long before. But what to do. They are so disgusting. I hate to touch them. No ganga river cam clean my hands if I touch them. Disgusting creatures. "He said while eating the remaining slices of coconut.

Shivani chuckled.
"I know mama how brave you are. So don't worry."Shivani said teasing him.
That's when she noticed a silent Samskriti chopping the onions without bothering about any conversation. She is very quiet now a days that wondered everyone in the house. No one dared to ask the reason of her worry since Sooryamoorthi informed them to give her some time.

"Samskriti.."Shivani called enough audible to her.
"Ahhh..."Samskriti hissed in pain jumping up from the seat.
Both Veera and Shivani rushed towards her.
"What happened Angel?"

Samskriti showed them her bleeding hand.
"What's this Samskriti? Are you a kid? You should have careful while using knife."Shivani scolded in a worried tone.
"Wait. I will bring the first aid box"Veera left.

Samskriti is now sitting on the bed with her bandaged hand.
"Is it paining now?"Shivani who was sitting beside her asked while caressing her head.
She shook her head.
"Shivani, let's move out. Let her take some rest."Veera said and left. He also had an heavy heart seeing his angel in this condition.

"Are you ok now?"Shivani asked.
Samskriti nodded.
"I know you are not ok. Something is really bothering you. If you want share it with me. May be I can help you and give you relief. I am your sister. Dont forget that I will be always with you."Shivani's words made her lose control over her tears.
She cried hugging her sister for a long time. Shivani was aware that her sister need sometime. So she didn't stop her cry, instead patted her back showing her care.

Half an hour passed and Samskriti slowly raised her head to meet her sister's eyes. Shivani smiled and kissed her forehead. It made her relieve a lot.
"Dont cry anymore."Shivani wiped her face with the pallu of her saree.
"You are my beautiful angel and you know what. This face don't suit you."she added pecking her cheek.

"Now tell me whats hurting you a lot?"Shivani asked hopefully.
Samskriti thought for sometime.
"Can you live without Sree Anna?"
Her little sister's question made Shivani surprise. She smiled at her with shining eyes.
"Don't tell me that you fell in love with your brother in law." Shivani said in a funny tone earning a glare from Samskriti. She bursted into laugh when her sister started throwing pillows at her.

"Coming to the question. Well, I don't think I can live without him. But if my absence do good for him and my presence gets him into danger, definitely I will choose to stay away from him even if it kills me."Shivani said holding her hand. Samskriti looked at her in wonder.

"Love is not always sticking to each other, living together or discovering the pleasures of life together. Sometimes it's a sacrifice. Sacrificing ourselves and our happiness for the sake of our loved one's peace. It's choosing what is best for the person we love and giving them that best even if its not include us. Love is seeing people whom we love smiling from a distance even if we are crying for them."Shivani closed her eyes.

"Samskriti, do you know why did our Amma die?" Shivani asked making her confuse.
"It's to save us...to save her daughter's lives. Vinayak wanted to kill us in revenge for our Appa. To save us our Amma got herself killed. She died for us. She sacrificed her life and this world for us angel. That's love"

Samskriti closed her eyes cursing Vinayak in her mind. For a moment she wanted to kill him with her hands. Walking her up from her thoughts Shivani held her shoulder.

"I know you are getting hurted badly. I don't know why. I don't know who made you cry too. But just remember one thing. If someone hurting you and making you cry, instead of wiping away that tears just wipe away that person from your life. May be everything have a reason and that will be best for everyone. Including the person who is hurting you." Shivani stood up from the bed when Samskriti was trying hard to believe what she heard.

"Take care of yourself. There are a lot of people worrying for you here. Instead of crying for someone who is hurting you, just be happy for everyone who loves you." Shivani left and Samskriti fell back on bed with a confused heart...

Is it easy for her to forget everything?
How much more should she try to forget him?
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At Night
Lakshya is wandering in his room without knowing what to do. He is not in his senses after knowing from his friends that Samskriti is wounded. His heart asks him to go and meet her while his mind is stopping him. He stood at the middle of the room and took a final decision.

Yes, he finally decided to see her.

He went downstairs to meet her only to be received by Shivani on Samskriti's room door. He was shocked seeing her looking at him.
"I know you will come. I was waiting for you." Shivani said giving him another shock.
"I am here to just check her. Is she ok?" He asked trying to hide the surprise.
"She is fine."she said making him relieve.

"Can we talk for a while?" Shivani said and he nodded.

Within minutes they are on the garden waiting for each other to start the conversation.
"What do you have to talk with me?" Losing patience Lakshya asked her.
She smiled at him.
"Do you like Samskriti?"she asked directly making him nervous. He didnt know how to respond so he chose to be quiet.

"Why are you not answering? I know people like you won't talk too much. But you must answer me for this question." She insisted him.

"That....I..your sister...I think she misunderstood me." Words were betraying him. He locked his fingers of both hands to calm down him. She was observing his nervousness and the hesitation to answer her.

"Whatever it is I don't want you near her anymore. I don't want you to see her or talk with her." She said making him shocked. His heart started beating fast hearing her warning.

"Just do your duty. Thats all..she is an innocent heart. She dont know anything about this world. May be she got attracted to you. That's her mistake I admit. I don't allow anyone to hurt her or her feelings. She is already crying a lot for you and I don't want her to get hurted more for you. Just stay away from her. She will forget you gradually."she said turning her back to him.

He stood there like a statue. He felt the entire earth shaking.

"She was always craving for love and trying to find it in everyone whom she sees. She dont know the consequences. I want her to be safe and a person like you can only hurt her. So please stay away from her. And thank you for saving her always."she said her last words and left without waiting for his reaction.

He felt that fire is consuming him. He don't know why everything about her is affecting him this much. His confused soul questioned his shattered heart. And he fell on his knees on the ground. Cold breeze made his body frozen. But he was not in a condition to realize anything. His mind is filled with her thoughts. It brought a teary smile on his face. A smile mixed with pain, loneliness and guilt.
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This is a feel good short love story. I am not promising something big or unique from this book. And I already accepted that this book includes so many cliche moments. But still I liked this concept. Writing something that I likes make me feel good instead of writing something that is not comfortable with me and that I don't have faith that I can finish it. Thank you for your love towards all my stories.