Mentions of torture and murder

Lakshay Rajvansh sat on a chair in the dim dungeons of his house. A place where all the dark things, things hidden from the outer world, took place.

He was looking at the man in front of him with a dangerous glint in his eyes. The man who he had just beaten up. His bruised face and Lakshay's bloodied hands were proof of it.

The man panted due to the all the pain and torture he had suffered. His nails were all pulled out. The fingers of his hands were all broken. His face was badly beaten up and almost unrecognizable.

"You have two options now. Death or alliance."

Arpit, Lakshay's right hand spoke up pulling the man's hair and making him face Lakshay. The man cried in pain and sobbed.

"Please let...me go. I don't... know anything. Please."

"Death it is then."

Arpit spoke up and Lakshay picked up a scalpel from the tool box beside him. The man screamed and pleaded.

"No! No! Please! All-alliance! Alliance! Please. Don't -don't kill me. Please."

"Speak!"

Lakshay commanded. One word by him but his deep, dangerous voice sent shivers down everyone's spines. The man spoke about everything, every secret he knew for the next 15 minutes.

Lakshay got without a word when he finished and the man sighed. Thinking that he was spared when his head fell back with a bullet wound right in the middle of his forehead.

Lakshay dropped his gun on the table casually and walked out as if he'd not committed a murder just now. But this was his life since he was born.

Surrounded by guns and blood, murder and betrayal. He was habitual of it all.

Lakshay took the back exit and went straight to the outhouse which he had converted into a room for himself. He cleaned and took showers here after the torture session in the dungeons.

He couldn't go back to the house all covered in blood. He couldn't risk being seen like that by her.

No, this her is not his girlfriend or wife. It's his 5 year old half-sister.

Lakshay went to the house after cleaning up and by this time she was also home.

"Bhaiya!"

She ran straight into his arms and he smiled hugging her tightly.

"Aaj na...mam ne hume...new dance sikhaya."

She said panting due to all the running and excitement.

"Achha?"

He asked caressing her head and she nodded putting her bag aside.

"Haan! Dekho! Aise...phir aise...phir aise. Easy hai na?"

Lakshay nodded with a smile. She was so innocent and sweet. His little baby. His Lakshita.

"Aap bhi kro."

She said and he looked at her conflicted.

"Par mujhe dance nhi aata na."

He pouted for extra efforts and she frowned.

"Abhi maine sikhaya toh hai. Mere saath saath kro."

He knew he had no other option, else she'd pester him all day and crib about him not loving her. Her way of blackmailing him.

He followed her steps and she giggled. He chuckled and kissed her head mentally sighing. If anyone from his men saw him like this, they'd die of shock.

That's why he didn't allow anyone else on his floor.

Akshara was making breakfast for her brother who was doing God knows what.

"Ayush! Bahar aa aur naashta kr. Late ho jaayega."

She called for him while flipping the parantha. Serving one hot parantha with some pickle on top she went outside to see him coming out of the room sheepishly tucking his shirt in his trousers. His hair were still a mess.

"Agar tu aaj late hua na school ke liye toh mujhse bura koi nhi hoga dekh lena. Khatam kr ab isse fatafat aur ready ho."

She went to the kitchen and packed his lunch.

"Ek aur laa du?"

She asked putting his lunch box on the table and Ayush shook his head enjoying his parantha.

She went back inside the kitchen to pack hers. She worked as a pre primary teacher. The only job that didn't require much qualification. It earned her a decent income to maintain her household and her brother's fees.

Their father had left her mother and them long back. Apparently, he had been cheating on her mother all throughout their marriage and was finally done after Ayush's birth. He left home with his lover, leaving behind a 10 year old Akshara, her mother and a 3 month old Ayush in her arms.

She remembered asking her mother about her father after his departure.

"Wo ab wapas nhi aayenge. Lekin hum sab saath hai na. Hume aur kuch nhi chahiye."

Her mother had hugged her and patted her to sleep. She had worked all sorts of odd jobs to raise both of them.

It happened 3 years back that she succumbed to kidney failure and left a 22 year old Akshara to fight with the world and raise her 12 year old brother alone.

But Akshara never gave up. And Ayush was a very cooperative and mature brother. He never burdened her with any unnecessary demands. Sometimes he wouldn't even ask for basic supplies he needed in school.

Akshara sighed switching off the gas and closing her lunch. She had just wiped her hands when she heard Ayush's scream from the living area.

"Kya hua?"

She rushed out in panic and saw him on the floor, writhing in pain whilw clutching his abdomen.

"Didi...bhut dard ho raha hai."

He cried and clutched his waist and she looked at him in panic and confusion.

"Arre pr hua kya? Abhi toh thik tha."

"Aahhhh! Didi! Bardaash nhi ho raha!"

He cried and she immediately ran to her neighbour.

"Aunty! Please thodi der ke liye aapki car mil sakti hai kya?"

The neighbour noticed her urgency and got her the keys.

"Sab thik hai na beta?"

"Ji wo Ayush ko achanak se pain ho raha hai. Hospital le kar jaa rhi ho."

"Mai aau kya beta?"

"Nhi aunty. I'll manage. Thank you so much aunty."

Saying that she rushed back to her apartment and got Ayush in the car.

She was driving to the hospital while wiping the tears and sweat of Ayush's face.

"Aise achanak se itna dard kaise ho gaya? Subha tak toh thik tha tu."

She asked with worry etched on her face.

"Bhut...bhut dino se dard lag raha tha...lekin bearable tha...par aaj sehen nhi ho raha."

He cried and she sniffed seeing his condition.

"Agar dard tha toh bataya kyu nhi? Badne ka wait kyu kr rha tha?"

She was too tensed. He was crying and writhing in pain and she couldn't see him like this.

"Mujhe laga...aise hi hoga. Aaahhh didi!"

He sobbed and clutched his abdomen.

"Kuch nhi hoga. Pahuch gye bas. It's probably just a stomach infection or something. Sab thik ho jaayega ok. Bas aa gaye."

She said and parked the car. She rushed him in emergency. A doctor took him to the examination room and laid him on the bed.

He lifted his shirt and examined the area which was paining. The doctor pressed the area making Ayush scream in pain and Akshara look away with tears in her eyes.

"Hmm! I'm writing a few tests which need to be conducted before we could say something for sure. Although symptoms se it seems like the kidney."

Akshara froze when the doctor uttered it.

"K-kidney? What-what about it?"

She asked scared. Was it possible that her mother's kidney issues got transferred to Ayush too? No! No she couldn't lose him too.

"I can't say anything for sure until the tests are done."

Akshara took the paper from him and asked.

"Kab tak pata chal paayega?"

"Tests hone ke around 18 ghante ke andar reports aa jaati hai. Aap receipt se payment slip receive kr lijiye. Cash counter pr jaake payment kriye and we'll get the tests done. Tab tak I'm giving him this injection to reduce his pain."

Akshara nodded and looked at Ayush.

"Mai aati hu abhi."

She rushed as per the doctor's instructions and did whatever was asked.

She came back with the payment receipt and handed it over to the doctor.

"We are preparing for the tests. Let's hope for the best."

He said and went to fetch the nurses to prepare for all the tests required.

Ayush had slept due to the effects of the medicine given to him. Akshara looked at the time. It was 11 am already. A nurse came and started setting up the machinery required for the test. Before she could begin, Akshara heard a commotion from outside and a doctor entered in with urgency.

"Amara! We have a patient, come quick!"

The nurse ran out immediately leaving Akshara shocked.

She also ran out to see what was happening. Was it something serious? But what she saw made her angry.

It was a little girl who was sobbing while clutching her knee. She seemed to have hurt herself while playing. It was a normal wound which could have been bandaged.

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