A Royal Affair

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Haseena woke up next morning..and found herself caged between his arms..he wasn't aware of course. She blushed seeing his hand efficiently grabbing her waist above her night suit. She slowly put his hand down and got up from the bed...

HM- hayee..kitne handsome lagte hain sote wakt bhi..(she thought to herself..looking at him like a college crush)

The moment his eyelids moved..she rushed into the washroom to avoid any sort of embarrassment.

At the Breakfast Table-

HM- acche se neend aayi?

P- haan yaar..kitna mast hai ye palace..every corner is beautiful!(Smiled)

HM- yeh toh sach hai...(Smiled)..accha aaj sham mein shopping chalein?

P- sure..chalte hain..mere office ke baad I'll call you then tu wahi aajana..hm?

HM- okay..chal bye!

P- bye!

She said and left for office...meanwhile Anubhav came out of his room for breakfast.

HM- kya lenge aap? Bahut kuch bana hai aaj..

AS- kya kya hai?

HM- Parathe, Poha, Upma..sab hai..

AS- Parathe khayenge aaj..(rubbed his hands)

HM- are wah..aap jaise health consious bhi parathe khate hain?

AS- health consious hain hum parantu khane ke shaukeen bhi hain..bas sab limit mein khate hain..

HM- impressive..(she told the servants to bring parathas)

They had their breakfast in peace..

AS- waise kal toh aap jwalamukhi bani thi..aaj itni shaant kaise?

HM- aise hi..hamari dost aayi haina..isiliye mood kharab nahi karna humein..aur waise bhi, humne accept kar liya hai ki I don't matter to you..toh jab emotions hi nahi hain toh dukh kis baat ka...(She said, sipping her tea)

AS- matlab..aapko fark padta hai ki hum aapke liye kuch feel karte hain ya nahi?

She choked on her tea..she worriedly patted her back..

HM- uhm..(cleared her throat)..aisa kuch nahi hai..aap apna breakfast khaiye aur nikaliye apne kaam par..humein bhi bahut kaam hain...(Looked away)

AS- aap humein apne hi ghar se nikal rahi hain?

HM- nikal nahi rahe hain..kaam nahi hai kya aapko?

AS- hai..parantu humare sawal ka javab nahi mila na abhi..(shifting towards her)..bataiye na..aapko..fark padta hai?(Mumbling the last words huskily)

She gulped and got up..

HM- Maa bula rahi hain..aap khakar jaiyega...aaj shayad koi meeting haina aapki?

AS- Are wah! Hamari dincharya bhi pata hai aapko..(smirked)

HM- bye..(she said and turned to hide her blush)

He chuckled..and continued with his breakfast as she left for her work.

At the Market-

HM- yeh Preeti kahan reh gayi..ab tak toh ajana chahiye tha..(looking at her watch)

"Haan kaha ho tum?"

"Yaar I'm stuck in office..thoda aur time lagega.."

"Acha okay..come soon"

She said and cut the call..and looked around to find something to get involved into.

"Rani Sa aap yahan! Iss market mein!", an amused shopkeeper asked her as he identified her..

HM- shh..yahan bhes badalkar isiliye aaye hain taki humpar dhyan na jaye kisi ka..aap bhi chup rahiyega..

S- ji ji..aap..aapko kya chahiye? Yahan kayi sari paintings hain hamare paas..aapko koi pasand aayi?(He asked politely)

HM- hmm..(she looked around)

"Humne puchha kahan hain Haseena ji?", Anubhav asked coldly on his phone...only to get silence in return.

AS- woh ab tak ghar nahi aayi hain..das baj rahe hain...unka office 7 baje khatam ho jata hai Yadav..aur tum ye jaante ho ki unhe kahi aur jaane se pehle tumhe unhe rokne ka aadesh diya tha humne..haan ya na?

Y- j-ji Rana Sa..p-par unhone humse sifarish ki aur waise bhi unhe market hi jaana tha paas mein toh..

AS- shut up(he roared loudly and cut the call)

S- kya hua Anu..kahan hai Haseena?

AS- theek hain Maa..market gayi thi..hum lekar aate hain..

Sidhika nodded and worry lines finally dimmed a little from her forehead..

N- main bhi aata hoon bhai..

He said and accompanied Anubhav..Haseena's phone was switched off as its battery was dead...which worried the Singh brothers more..they knew it was dangerous for her to be there alone at this time..

Nischay's phone rang..he picked it up only to hear a tragic news..

AS- kya hua Nischay? Itne chintit kyun ho?

N- bhai woh..wahan Market area mein aag lag gayi hai...(Worriedly)

Anubhav's hands turned white..he knew Sarika won't leave this chance...he drove faster...and soon saw the burning street area...the bodyguards surrounded them and started extinguishing the roaring fire..while they went ahead..to find Haseena..

"Haseena ji! Kahan hai aap!", Anubhav screamed at the top of his voice...

"A-Anubhav", he heard a weak voice..which he could identify very well..

"Hum aa rahe hain! Aap wahi khadi rahiye..!", he shouted..coughing in between. His heart was breaking each second as he saw her surrounded in fire..

HM- aap..aap(coughed) chale jaiye Anubhav...yahan aag badh rahi hai..(she screamed as loud as she could)

Anubhav didn't reply as he was busy making his way through fire..literal fire. He jumped over the burning wood and finally reached near her..

AS- Haseena ji..(wiped off the smoke marks off her face)

HM- Anu(she said and fell on his chest)

He grabbed her waist and put his coat on her...and took her feet off the ground...

"Bhai!", Nischay shouted as he saw the fire spread all over the area..he had successfully evacuated everyone from the danger zone..but the guards and Mantriji didn't let him go towards his brother..due to danger.

Anubhav emerged from the fire..like a warrior...carrying an unconsious Haseena in his arms...

He put her on the stretcher nearby and his knees gave up as he sat down..

N- bhai(supported him and took him towards the ambulance)

They soon left for the hospital.

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