The golden sunlight scattered in the room while the two lazy potato sac was busy in fulfilling their beauty sleep.sunday morning has not been this peaceful in long time due to their exams and hectic classes. It was a luxury hard earned after weeks of struggle.

Waking up at 11 in the morning they rushed in to bath. Shreya wore a yellow floral dress while Vaani wore a burgundy kurta and baggy jeans paired with the oxidised jwellery.

How much women love shopping. Shreya was the happiest one as it was the first time that she had a companion to go on shopping with else it would always be her brothers who had no taste or her maids who were not interesting enough to shop with.

"Vaani ...chlo na yaar...12 bjne wale hai..local market mein time lgega..upr se jldi aana bhi hoga"

(Vaani ..let's go na ..it's going to be 12 noon, we need time for local market and moreover, we have to return on time)

"Chl rhe hai meri maa....gate to lock krne do...chlo ho gya"

( I am coming my mother.....let me lock the door....come on...let's go)

The duo tossed the keys in her sling bag and cheerfully took an auto to go to the local market

On the other hand Paraag informed Chirag about their departure in auto without security that infuriated him with the fact they care very little about their safety.

Vaani and shreya was awestruck by the vibrant colour of the local market...the sour fragrance from chaat bhandaar was inviting, the candy flaws of pink and blue colour were a reminder to their childhood funfaire, the oxidised jwellery by the roadside vendor at affordable price were seated in the narrow alley,the special laahi ka chura was being made in front of them by the experience artist. It was interesting to witness the rich culture of Rajasthan accomodated in the narrow alleys of the local market.

"O my god.....shrey...this is magnificent....it's so good....aaj to pura bag bhar kr shopping karnege "

( Today we are gonna shop in abundance)

"Shi mein....yahan itne saalon se rehte hai but pehli baar yahaan aaye hai...I was missing a life bro vaanu"

( True yaar....I have been living here for years and visiting this place for the first time....)

"Let's hop in.....mission shopping....hey wo dark green saree...."

"Vaani....why are you so obsessed with dark green...humesha whi colour chahiye hota hai tumko"

( You always craved for that colour)

"I don't know shrey....i just love that colour"

"Ho skta hai tumhe tumhara Wattpad coded dark green colour mein hi mile pehli baar"

( May be you will get your Wattpad coded man in dark green outfit for the first time)

"Oh....how I wish....pr mere liye bhagwaan ji banana hi bhul gye hai..Khair ye sb choro"

( Guess what....God forgot to make one for me.... nevermind)

The two girls giggled .

"but usse pehle let's eat something...chlo...chaat se start krte hai...phir hum ghewar khilaayenge tumhe"

( Let's start with chaat..then ghewar.....before shopping)

The two women munched on endless snacks while the idea of buying clothes and items was left far behind .

Shreya wore a gold pendant in her neck that her mother bought for her before the delivery. She has been wearing it since childhood feeling that her ma sa was always present near her.

A group of local goons eyes the two women who were too busy in their world when suddenly a hand latched at shreya's pendant scratching her neck by the momentum. Before Vaani could register, the two goons were out of their sight while shreya panicked.

"Meri ma sa ki pehli aur aakhri nishaani thi....Vaani

..I need it...I can't lose it...please...please....Va.aa..nn..ii..."

( That's the last embelem of my mother)

Shreya's eye brimmed as she cried hysterically for last syllable she had of her mother. Vaani couldn't think of any other thing all she knew was she had to get the pendant anyhow

"Stop crying shreya...we will look for it...stop crying.."

They entered the last narrow alley that had few shops of gold....Vaani knew they will be here to sell the pendant..as they passed by a shop, Vaani's eyes fell on two people sitting in a jewellery shop handing over the pendant to the shop owner...before the shop owner could take it ...shreya snatch the pendant placing it close to her heart.

"Himmat kaisi huyi meri ma sa ka pendant lene ka...khaatu shyaam ki Kasam....tumhe zinda jalwa denge"

( How dare you to steal my mother's pendant......I am gonna burn you alive)

Shreya growl at the goons who were still shocked to see that they spotted them and in a blink his head tilted to his side feeling a sharp pain in his jaw...shreya has slapped him hard. Vaani was astonished by the new side of shreya as she was always naive.Before one of the goons could launch himself on Shreya... Vaani's juti connected with one of the goons jaw while her knee collided to the gonad of the other.

Vaani grabbed a handful of hair of one and the collar of other with a practiced precision as she was trained to do so dragging them out of the narrow alley in the main market followed by shreya behind her.

"Bahut chori krne ka shauk hai na...ab kro...sbke saamne kro..kyunki yaha khare sb to tumhare aadmi hai...do larki ka samaan bhare dupher mein ye log cheen liye aur aaplog tamasha dekh rhe the...hdd hai...insaniyat bacha hai ki nhi..ya phir usko bhi gst lgne ke dr se bank mein rkh diye hai. Agle baar agr chori Krna hi hai to saamne se Krna...piche se agr waar kiya to bhul jaayenge ki mard ki samaaj mein izzat hai"

("You have a great desire to steal, right? Now do it...do it in front of everyone...because everyone standing here is your man...These people stole two girls' belongings in the dunes and you were just watching the spectacle...this is crazy...have you saved humanity or not...or have you kept that too in the bank for fear of GST being levied. Next time if you have to steal, do it in front of everyone...if you do it from behind then they will forget that men have respect in the society.")

Vaani roared as she held shreya's hand dragging her to main road to take an auto and left for hostel.

"Aaj tumne meri sherni wala kaam kiya hai....sabaash shrey....mere mahino ki mehnat rang laayi hai...ab tum akele jung larne ke liye tayaar ho"

( You have been a lioness today....bravo shreya....finally, my hardwork of months have been paid off....you are ready to face the world alone)

Vaani proudly announced.

Shreya giggled when she hissed

"Kya hua?"

( What happen?)

"Wo chain ghichne wqt hlka scratch aa gya gardan pr...koi nhi.. hostel jaa kr medicine lga lenge"

( I guess I got a scratch while they snatched the pendant....no problem....I will get it treated)

SYDNEY CALL

Chirag: tumlog ko waha machhar maarne ke liye bheja hai humne....hum kl hi India wps aayenge....Paraag....humaari ticket book kre..aise bhi uski diwali ki chhuttiyan suru ho rhi hai...kl jodhpur pahuchte sbse pehle uske college use lene jaayenge

(Chirag: We sent you there to kill fish...we'll be back in India tomorrow...Paraag...book our tickets...after all, his Diwali holidays are starting...tomorrow we'll go to his college to pick him up first thing in the morning)

PARAAG: maaf kriyega...hum kuch krte usse pehle hi un dono ne unhe ache se kut diya...hukum sa...lekin aapko dekhna chahiye tha... Rajkumari ne kya lgaya tha...aur itne zor se maaraa tha unhe....hum thore der ke liye unhe pehchaan hi nhi paaye... bilkul maa Durga lg rhi thi

(PARAAG: I'm sorry...before we could do anything, those two guys beat him up really well...like a command...but you should have seen...what did Rajkumari do...and she hit him so hard...we couldn't recognize him for a while...he was looking exactly like Goddess Durga)

Chirag: ye sb unki nhi dost ke wjh se hua hai...humaari laado to unchi awaaz mein nhi bolti thi aur ab to wo gundu se bhi bhirne lgi hai...sbse pehle aakr unki roommate bdlwaayege...pta nhi kl kis musibat mein phas jaaye wo uss larki ke wjh se

(. Chirag: All these It's not because of her friend...our daughter never spoke loudly, and now she's even started talking dirty...first of all, they'll get her roommate replaced...I don't know what trouble she'll get into tomorrow because of that girl)

PARAAG: maafi chahunga hukum sa

...pr hume nhi lgta Vaani madam kuch glt ki hain...wo to glt ka plt waar krti hain...sch kahun to.. rajkumari ab apni suraksha khud krti hai....pichle kuch mahine mein unme bahut badlav aaye hai...aur wo sb ache bdlaav hai

(PARAAG: I apologize, sir. ...but I don't think Vani Madam has done anything wrong...she's just making excuses for mistakes...well, the princess now takes care of her own safety...she's changed a lot in the last few months...and they're all good changes.)

Chirag disconnected the call but his mind still couldn't stop thinking about her

VAANI SHARMA..... Kon hai jo sbke dilo dimaag pr chhaayi hai?

(Who is she that everyone is praising her)

who is she and why the hell everybody thinks so highly of her. She felt like a magnet to which he can't stop being attracted to although he tried with his all might not to think about.

NEXT DAY

Shreya has searched throughout the campus but she couldn't find Vaani.

She was now scared whe she could be when all of a sudden her phone pinged

"Hey bhagwaan vaanu...kahan ho tum....hum kitna ghabra gye hain..."

( O God Vaani....where are you...I was so worried)

"Stop it you fool..hum ye market aaye the....aaj humari shaam mein train thi to socha shopping kr lete hai thora..but wo gunde....mere peeche pr gye hai...pta nhi kitne der safe rhenge...bahut saare log hai hathiyaar ke saath...ek kaam kro...boys hostel ke seniors ko bolo jldi aane ke liye...hum yahaan nhi mar skte...yaar...abhi tk to Wattpad coded male lead bhi nhi mila...jo dark green bandani saree kharide hai wo abhi tk nhi pehene hai yaar....koi dark green shirt pehna hua Banda abhi propose bhi nhi kiya hai...I can't die now...please bacha le...."

("Stop it you fool...we came to this market...today we had a train in the evening so we thought of doing some shopping...but those goons...have followed me...I don't know for how long they will be safe...there are a lot of people with weapons...do one thing...tell the seniors of the boys hostel to come quickly...we can't kill here...friend...till now I haven't even found the Wattpad coded male lead...the one who bought the dark green bandhani saree hasn't worn it yet friend...any guy wearing a dark green shirt hasn't even proposed yet...I can't die now...please save me...")

"Vaani...tum bta kr Jaa skti thi...aur waha krne kya gyi ho?"

("Vaani...you could have told me...and there What have you done?")

"Yaar...kl mera nazar wo dark green bandani saree pr atk gya tha...i couldn't forget that"

("Dude...yesterday my eyes were fixed on that dark green bandani saree...I couldn't forget that.")

"Pagal larki....tumhare dark green ke obsession ke chkkr mein kisi din tum sawarg ke darshan bhare jawaani mein kr logi"

("Crazy girl...in your obsession with dark green, one day you'll see heaven in your youthful years.")

"Yaar....dark green tha....i couldn't avoid....you know na how much I love it"

("Dude...it was dark green...I couldn't avoid it...you know how much I love it.")

"Vaani....ab phass gyi ho na"

( Vaani...see..now you are stuck)

"Please shrey....i don't want to die....wo log ..unke iraade thik nhi hai...do teen hote to i would have handle but they are dozens....please"

( "Please Shrey...I don't want to die...those people...their intentions aren't right...if they were two or three, I would have handled it, but they are dozens...please.")

Her voice broke...no matter how brave she is...the fragile women in her was scared of the horrified possibilities it could lead to.

"mere bodyguards chle jaate agr bta kr jaati to.....and wo market kyu gyi jb kl itna kuch hua tha..tum thori der wait kro...hum kisi ko bhej rhe hai tumhare liye"

("If my bodyguards had left, I would have told you...and why did she go to the market when so much had happened yesterday...you wait a while...we're sending someone for you.")

"Jldi shreya...I can't die this young"

("Quickly Shreya...I can't die this young man.")

"Dhund uss chhori ne....aaj saara grmi nikaal denge...kl bahut heroine bn rhi thi...bhare market mein...mere ilaake mein aa kr mere pr haath uthaayi thi...aaj btaa denge....kon asli mrd hai...."

("Find that girl...we'll expose her to all the heat today...yesterday she was acting like a heroine...in a crowded market...she came to my area and raised her hand on me...today I'll tell you...who the real man is...")

The goons carrying knives came to find her standing near the alley where Vaani was hiding. Her throat tightened,fingers trembled as she tried to stop the tiny sobs. Though she was very strong,at the current moment she was scared to death,a strange city and these people only added to her anxiousness. She never expected this.

CHIRAG'S POV

finally I am in India,the flight landed and Paraag along with 5 cars filled with security came to recieve me. As much as I hate the unwanted attention,it's necessary for my safety not just as. The hukum sa but also that I have quite rivals as the businessman.

I settled in the black bulletproof rolls Royce beside Paraag in passenger seat while the other four black card escorted me two each in front and behind me.

chirag: gaadi laado ke college le lijiye.....use le kr ghr jaayenge hum

( Take the car to laado's college....I will take her along to the palace)

PARAAG: ji hukum sa...humne aapko bahut miss Kiya...ab jaa kr mere kaleje ko thndk mila...nhi to aapne to uss jai ko humaari jgh de di thi

( Ok hukum sa...I missed you a lot...now I am relieved else you had given my position to that jai)

Chirag: ab chliye....aap aur kartik mil kr hume aadha aadha baat lijiye....jb dekhiye hume lekr dusro se bhidd jaate hai...kaise namune paal liya hai humne

( Let's go now,you and kartik should divide me in two halves.....you two always end up fighting for me...what kind of nuiscensce have I kept)

PARAAG: jaise bhi...aapke namune hai hukum sa

( However we are...we are your nuiscensce)

PARAAG chimmed with happiness while chiraag tightened his jaw in annoyance when paraag's phone pinged he picked

"Ji rajkumari"

"PARAAG bhai....humari dost problem mein hai...wo kuch gundu se humare chkkr mein bhidd gyi hai...and ab wo uska picha kr rhe hai local market mein....uska phone aaya tha...bahut ghabraayi huyi hai....please uski help kr dijiye...hum aapko uska no. Bhej rhe hai...please track kr ke jldi security bhejiye....usko kuch nhi hona chahiye....please PARAAG bhai"

( My friend is in danger....she ended up getting in fight with some goons because of me and now they are following her in the market....she is alone....their intentions aren't good...please track her no. And help her...she should be safe..nothing should happen to her... please help her)

Shreya pleaded...she can't imagine anything happening to Vaani...she is the only light of hope in her life...the only person who embraced her with open arms without expecting anything in return

"Aap ghabraiye nhi...hum abhi dekhte hai"

( You don't worry....I will see into the matter)

PARAAG ended the call while Chirag's voice echoed from behind

" Gaadi local market ghumaaiye Paraag"

( Turn the car to the local market Paraag)

"Aaj unse mil hi lete hai jinhone ne humare jodhpur se bahar rehte huye itna badlaav kr diya hai...VAANI SHARMA....aaj aapse hum mil hi lete hai" chirag mentally whispered

( Let us meet her today , the one who has bring drastic change in Jodhpur while I was away.....let's meet you today Vani sharma)

LOCAL MARKET

VAANI'S POV

I can't stay here for long....ab hume hi kuch Krna hoga....Vaani...tu ye kr skti hai...itni bari bari mushkilein tune akele jhela hai...ek aur shi....himmat baandh....Jai maha dev...

She carefully peaked out of the alley and planned how she would make her way to the main market so that she could get some help. Gathering in all her courage...when she found no one...she sprinted on her foot running away straight out of the narrow alley when she heard the goons yelling from behind

"Wo rhi...pakkar use....aaj bach kr nhi jaani chahiye....bahut charbi hai...Aaj hum bta hi dete hai asli mrd ki izzat kya hai samaaj mein....jldi pakkar iss gali se bahaut nhi jaani chahiye ye chhori"

( There she is...get a hold on her....she should not escape today....she has too much of fat....today I will show her what is the real respect of man in society....grab her quickly....she should not escape this alley)

As she heard hurried steps approaching her....she sped up and ran with all her strength stumbling over few stones on the way not caring about her bare foot as she lost her juti on the way. All that important is to RUNNNN....

as soon as she took a sharp left turn...she collided with a hard rock like wall or that's what she assumed and stumbled back...she was ready to finally give up as she closed her eyes tightly to land on her back when two warm hands snaked around her waist caging her in . She felt herself held in a strong grip ,the strong rusty wooden intoxicating collagen hit her nostrils.

"Did I end up in heaven already...it feels nice...bhagwaan ne khi swarg mein humare liye finally Wattpad coded male lead to nhi diya...but mrne ke baad kyu"

( O God...did I end up in heaven and being blessed with a Wattpad coded male lead..but why after death)

When Vaani was busy in her own world , a deep,dominating husky voice dropped in her ears

"are you okay?"

Shittt....he knows my name....she opened her one eyes and her honey brown eyes met with deep coal black orbs electrifying the already tensed moment. The bustling market faded in the background ,time frozen as she looked at the man who held her firmly in his grip yet with equal tenderness that flipped her heart as she held his perfectly bulged arms....o bhai.... Man got some deadly looks.....damnnnn

He was a Greek god.... gorgeous human being...Bhai....he was so good...6'2...sharp jawline with trimmed beard and a signature rajasthan moustache...broad shoulder...in perfectly tailored DARK GREEN armaani suit....O MY MY ...DARK GREEN...pakka swarg hai...tbhi hi to mahadev ne dark green mein Wattpad ke male lead ko bheja he looked perfect...

( I am surely in heaven and mahadev has sent him)

She came out of her daze when she heard goons yelling out his member to catch her when she came to her senses.

"Bhagiye jldi......"

( Run quickly)

"Look at me...do you think I need to run?"

"I know you are 6'2 with a well built physique but that doesn't mean we can fight them....they have sharp knives...it's better we run...so just runnnnnn"

"Will you listen to me for ones?"

"Mr. Dark green...baad mein baat krenge let's runnnnnnn"

( I will talk to you later)

Vaani clasped her fingers around his veiny wrist and mentally scolded her

overly excited hormones and dragged him with her out of the market.

Thank you for reading this chapter.

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