THIRD PERSON

"DURAJAN THAKRAL HAI !"... As soon as these words left Shresth's mouth, Sangam and Shivay frozen.
They were not in a state of mind, to say or think something.

But the question was who was this man called DURJAN THAKRAL, who, only by mere his appearance, was igniting terror in people's minds.

"Ae chore, ye kya kr raha hai, ghar ki chaukhat pe hi khoon gira dega kya iska? " Tauji's voice came in fury, which gained Shresth's attention, when he cleaned his blood stained hands, on that guard's shirt and went to touch the feet of tauji.

"Charan sparsh, tauji !" He said,

He was just touching tauji's feet, when Durjan said, his voice, quite loud, "kyu re chore, bs apne tauji ke hi pair chueaga kya ? Hum bhi tumhare tau ke hi umar ke hai !" He said, hinting at Shresth to bow and touch his feet too.

"Tauji ki umar ka hone mein, aur tauji hone mein fark hai , Durjan Thakral Sahab! Aur hum, ye fark krna acchese jante hai ." Shresth taunted him , his voice somewhat calm but loud and clear.

"Beta tej hai tumhara Sushil, ye is dhande mein bahot age jayega , dekh lena" Durjan said, his voice was calm but expressions were completely hinting towards anger.

"Aapse bhi aage jaunga Durjan sahab, aap chinta mat kariye, Shresth Dixit humesha logon se do kadam aage hi rehta hai ." Shresth said, leaving no room for further conversation, moving inside without turning back.

He went straight to his room. He was completely exhausted from the events that were going on from yesterday, and now this. But one question was continuously revolving in his mind, that why did Durjan Thakral come here. In this house. In the den of DIXIT'S.

The question was still revolving in his mind, when Shivay knocked on his door.

"Kya hai ?" He asked, his voice hinting at the exhaustion he was carrying.

"Tayar hoke jaldi aja neeche, tauji ne bulaya hai tujhe, Durjan se baat krne ke liye ." Shivay said , and went from there.

"Tauji ne mujhe kyu bulaya hai, woh bhi us Durjan se baat krne ke liye ? Aisi kya baat ho skti hai ki , woh khud yaha aya hai ?" Shresth muttered under his breath, but leaving all thoughts, he went straight to the bathroom and

on the

shower, to get ready to face a new challenge of his life, named, Durjan Thakral.
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Downstairs, Tauji and Durjan were having some conversations about Shresth.

" Kuch bhi kahiye , Sushil Sahab, baat toh hai apke bete mein, launda bada tej hai. Aur nidar bhi ! Aise dhande mein uske jaise logon ka hona bahot jaruri hota hai." Durjan said, false thoughts clearly dripping from his facial expressions.

"Dixiton ka khoon hai, akal aur nidarta toh humare khoon mein behti hai Durjan ! Bail buddhi wale ladke humare ghar paida nhi hote ! " He said, somewhat, taunting Durjan over his younger son, Sangram, who was away from the mafia activities, and was an aspiring IPS officer.

The irony this situation was screaming was on another level.

"Bacchon ki baat ched hi gayi hai toh hum aapse woh baat kehte hai jiske liye hum yaha aye hai, Sushil. Humari beti Radhika ki baat ?" Durjan said, hinting that he was up to something.

"Radhika bitiya, uski kya baat krni hai tumhe ?" Sushil asked, exactly not knowing the whole point of the conversation.

"Humari bitiya, ka dil agaya hai aapke shresth pe. Prem kr baithi hai woh usse, keh rahi hai byah kara do!" Durjan said, gaining a shocking reaction, almost from everyone, present there. Sangam and Shivay looked at each other, their eyes screaming the consequences of this talk, if Shresth comes to know about it.

"Humein nhi krna aapki bitiya se byah, Durjan sahab!" A loud masculine voice caught everyone's attention in the hall. Coming from the stairs, wearing a Crisp black shirt, and black pant, was Shresth.

Wearing black metal watch, he was looking damn hot and deadly. His looks now were catching the attention of not only the girls but also the men.

"Aapki bitiya se shadi krne se accha hai, hum sanyas lele. " He said, angering Durjan.

"Aisi kya kharabi hai humari beti mein shresth?" Durjan asked, his patience was losing , which was clearly visible on his face.

"Kharabi aapki beti mein nhi, aapke khandan mein hai, Durjan Thakral. Aapke khandan mein hi fareb aur dhoke ke beej hai. Logon ke Peet pe waar krne ki aapki fitrat hai. Isiliye, aapke ghar se koi bhi itna yogya nhi hoga jo humse aur humare khandan se rishta rakhe !"

Shresth said, coming in front of him, sitting on the sofa, resting his one hand on armrest, and the other hand on his thighs. His expressions were unreadable but his gaze was fixed on Durjan, who was now fuming with anger.

"Dixiton ke khandan mein kya shadi byah ke mamle , bacche tay krte hai kya ? Sushil? " Durjan said, directing his gaze towards tauji, who was having a sip of tea, completely ignoring the banter of Shresth and Durjan.

"Dixiton ka Khandan hai, koi do kaudi ki aukat wale kutte ka ghar nhi hai Durjan. Humare bacche humare jubaan ke age naa hi gaye hai aur nahi jayenge. Aur rahi baat tumhare beti ke vivah prastav ki toh Shresth ne kaha na use nhi krna byah teri beti ke sath to bas, nhi krega woh uske sath byah, Ye humari juban se nikli hui baat hai ! To ab ye mamla yahi khatam hai, nhi chahiye hume tumhari beti apne Shresth ke liye!" Tauji said, giving full stop to the conversation.

Durjan who was fumed with this 'No' stood up and said in a loud and angry voice,

" ye tune sahi nhi kiya Sushil, hum yaha bigde rishtey sudharane aye the, pr tumne aur tumahre is launde ne humara itna Apman kiya hai, isse hum humesha yaad rakhnege. Chhodenge nhi hum tumko aur tumhare is launde ko, yaad rakhna!" He warned tauji, fuming in Anger, his chest heaving.

"Agaya na aukat pe thakral. Yahi Teri aukat hai, abhi toh apni beti ko humare gale bandhane ke liye itni nautanki kar raha tha, aur ab badle ki baatein krne laga." Shresth said, standing up from his place, taking slow steps towards Durjan, his gaze intensly fixed on him.

"Aukat toh tumko ab hum batayenge , woh bhi humari. Kal tumhare katte ka appraisal ane wala hai na ? Maa kali ki saugandh, ek bhi katta tumhare haath nhi lgne denge, Dixit, Kanpur ke mafia mein se tumhara naam mita denge hum ,sadak pe laa denge tumhein !" He said, fuming in anger, warning Shresth about the upcoming consequences!

That was it ! The words that left Durjan's mouth, snapped something inside Shresth, straight away went towards Durjan, in one swift motion, taking a gun from the nearby standing bodygaurd of him, he snapped a shot towards him.

BANG! BANG!! BANG!!!
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3 bullets were fired. Everyone present there closed their ears and eyes with the anticipation that shresth has fired bullets in Durjan's skull. But ..... But ....

Bullet had just passed, by the gap of just an inch, from Durjan's ear, towards his bodyguard, the same whose eye was dislocated by Shresth, a few moments ago!!!!

Everyone stood still, in their place.
Sushil, opened his one eye to see if Durjan was actually dead or not, but to his goodness, he had fallen on the ground by the shock of bullets that had just passed nearby through his ears....

After 2 minutes or more, Shresth took slow steps, and walked towards Durjan, bending down to his level on the ground, he muttered in his ear,

"isi kaan ke aaj dhajjiya ud jati, Durjan Thakral ! Ayenda se Agar Dixiton ke bare mein kuch bhi ulta seedha bola na, toh yaad rakhna, humara nishana jaanbujh ke baar baar nhi chukega! Agli baar ye goliya seedhe tumhara khopda uda degi, fir krte rehna apne beti ka byah, upar jake! "

As Shresth was saying this, a wicked smirk appeared on his lips and he stood up and went straight towards the guard who was lying lifeless in the pool of blood, and said,

"Agli baar humein dhakka marne ki jarurat mat krna,saale!"

Great he was on the point that the guard jerked him away!!!

In the midst of all this drama, Sushil, came in front of Durjan and said, "dekho be, dhoka dene ki shuruwat tumne ki thi, 20 saal pehle. Use toh hum kabhi nhi bhulenge, tumhare byah ke prastav ki mano toh, humara launda kuwara reh lega pr tumhari beti ko byah kr nhi layega. Aur abhi jo tumne dhamki di humein, humare appraisal ki toh beta ek baat yaad rakh, Sushil Dixit hai hum, jaha khade ho na wahi pe tumhe abhi 6 foot ka khadda khandke zinda gaad skte hai, toh khane mein namak swadanusar aur batein Aukat anusar kiya kro!

Durjan who was now totally burning with anger, got up, and went towards the door, but not before saying ,

"iss apman ka badla mera beta Dhanraj leke rahega Sushil, yaad rakhna!"

Saying this he was going when shresth haulted his path, and said his gaze locked with Durjan,

"Apne bete ko sambhal ke rakh Durjan , agar tu kal ko marwar gaya toh agni dene ke liye kaam ayega woh !"

Saying this he smirked.

While his gaze was still locked on Durjan, he said in the rudest way, that made Durjan, burn in anger,

"Chal, ab footon yaha se, aur wapis dikhna mat yaha !"

After listening to this, Durjan went and sat in his car, giving dangerous glare to shresth, he signalled his driver to move.

Shresth was dangerously calm even after happening this all and straight went towards his room, without glancing at anyone present there, leaving everyone stunned with the action that he had just carried out.

At Nandini's house, Banaras
9.p.m

Nandini was busy in her room for the last 3 hours, Revati present there, the duo doing packing for their kanpur trip.

Meanwhile, Vidya arrived there, with dinner plates, in her hand, the aroma of food spreading all over.

At that moment, Revati went towards Vidya and took the tray from her hands and placed it on the table , making her sit on a chair.

"Tayari ho gayi bacchiyon, kuch reh toh nhi gaya, dhyan se bharna sab, waha jake fir kuch reh gaya muh latka ke ghumogi dono ki dono." Vidya said, making Nandini to recheck everything again.

"Sab le liya hai chachi, ab bas kal savere kuch saman rakhna hai bs fir ho gaya. Aur 2 din hi toh jaa rahe hai, itna saman bas ho jayega." Revati said, assuring Vidya.

"Padma bol rahi thi waha kuch mela lagne wala hai, toh bacchiyan ho ayenge , toh uske liye bhi kuch leti chalo." Vidya said making Nandini and Revati excited and thinking of more things to pack.

"Par pehle tum dono khana kha lo, baad mein krte rehna ye packing, kab se bhooki baithi ho, chalo jaldi aao." Vidya said them.

Both Nandini and Revati, stopped their packing and went towards the table on which dinner was kept, sitting on a chair.

Vidya started serving them dinner, all of them chit chatting about Kanpur's trip.

" Kal subh 9 baje ki train hai, 5 baje tak pohonch jayenge to khana kha ke jaldi so jana, subh uthna bhi toh hai , aur Revati tum yahi theher jao aaj, kal yahi se chalna humare sath, Maine nandu ke papa se baat kr li hai, theek hai ?"

Vidya asked Revati, to which she reacted with all the smiles.

"Aur Haan, ek aur baat, padma bata rahi thi, waha pe aye din khoon kharaba hota rehta hai, toh nandu tum jara sambhal ke, bikul bhi jhansi ki rani nhi banna hai waha pe. Hum bs jayenge padma se milenge , 2 din rukenge aur wapis ajayenge, bss! Samjhi ."

Vidya said, somewhat, warning Nandni as She had that trait to get into the things very easily.

"Haan nandu, maine bhi suna hai, waha pe Dixiton ka raaj hai, sheher hi nhi pure UP ke sabse bade mafia gang mein se ek hai woh, aur unka woh beta, kyaa naam tha uska ? Haaan , Shresth, woh toh bahot hi jyda sanki hai, haivaan hai haivaan, toh jara sambhalke rehna . Theek hai "
Revati said, adding more warnings to the one that Vidya had already given.

But as soon as, Nandini heard the name of the heir of the Dixit empire, Shresth, something inside her snapped all of sudden.

"SHRESTH! Hmm! Naam mein hi mahanta chupi hai iske toh! Par ye mujhe kyu itna vyatit kr raha hai ? Main janti hua use ? " Nandini, muttered under her breath.

"Nahi janti tum use, filhal toh! " Revati said, to which Vidya borrowed her eyebrows into a thin line.

"Filhal toh? Mtlb ? " She asked to revati, who stumbled between her words.

"Mtlb.. abhi ....kaha janti hai ye use, or waha jake shanti se reh gayi toh jaan bhi nhi payegi!"

Revati said, hoping to clear doubts of Vidya.

" Koi zarurat nhi hai us gunde ko janne ki, humari bitiya afsar hai, us gunde jaan pehchaan ki use koi jarurat nhi hai, woh dur rahe , wahi thik hai uske liye, hum bs jayenge 2 din rahenge aur wapis ajayenge ,bs ! " Vidya said, stopping the conversation at once.

"Haan re mori maiyya, aisa hi hoga, tum jyda socho nhi ." Nandini said, assuring Vidya, however on the back of her mind, someone has already entered her thoughts, who was none other than, SHRESTH DIXIT!
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Third person

Durjan was seen , fuming in anger, remembering his insult done by Dixit, sorry; by Shresth Dixit .

In a moment , a man, 6 feet tall, his body well built, came and stood in front of him. He was his elder son, Dhanraj Thakral!

" Kal uske katte ka bag, 5 baje kanpur station ke peeche wale road pe ane wala hai!" He said.

"Yaad rakhna, ek katta bhi uske haat na lagne paye, dhajjiyaa uda do saalon ki. Durjan Thakral ke girebaan pe haat dala hai tumne Shresth Dixit, ye sauda tumhe bahot bhari padne wala hai!".
Durjan said, fuming in anger, signalling his son, to do whatever it may take , but the illegal weapons should not reach, the DIXITS.

AT TAPOVAN VILLA; 11. P.M

Shresth was seen pacing in his room, engulfed in the thoughts, when Riya arrived there.

"Bhaiyya," she called him cheerfully and went and hugged her.

Riya was the only person in the house who got to witness the little sweeter side of Shresth.

He was overprotective towards her.
At last she was his only sister.

"Are, humari gudiya, yaha itni raat ke ? Kya hua sab theek hai na ?"
He asked her.

" Bhaiyya , woh.. woh... " Riya stumbled when Shresth went and asked her straightaway to say what she was thinking.

" Bhaiyya woh, kalyanpur mein, parson mela lagne wala hai, aur meri saheliya waha jane wali hai, toh main bhi jau? Pakka time se wapis ajaungi, aur koi shaitani bhi nhi krungi, plz plz plz!" She said making a puppy face.

She knew in the whole house it was only shresth who would give her permission, without asking her many questions.

"Theek hai chali jana, pr sangam tumhare aas pass rahega, aur din dhalne se pehle ana hoga, sheher ke halat kuch theek nhi hai. Toh dhyan rkhna apna." Shresth said, to which riya hugged him warmly, and went downstairs in her room, jumping excitedly!!!

" Ye durjan thakral chup nhi baithne wala, koi kuttagiri toh ye karega hi, kal ka appraisal bahot sahi tareek se lana hoga sheher mein" Shresth was muttering to himself when his phone buzzed with the message.

As soon as he read the message, his face which was covered with tension showed a bit of emotion. A little bit of smile, appeared at the corner of his lips...

The message read :

"Kal sham 5 baje, Kanpur railway station, 'woh' aa rahi hai."

To be continued ........

So guys the first meet ( at least from Nandini's pov) is going to happen soon ...

The next chapter will be out soon........