Ruthless Obsession
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Raghunandhan waited for Nivaan in the hall and then he thought of something and headed towards the kitchen but then..., he just stopped a step near to kitchen as he heard his mobile ringing in his coat pocket..
He then went out of the house as it was Prataap who is calling him then..
" Yes Prataap...!! Where are you...??!!"
......Raghu looked back again and confirmed that Nivaan is nt around...
" Raghu...!! I think i can't come home this nite... The road here is totally blocked vth ice and the cops here are saying that it's nt safe to drive in this hour...
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I'm staying in the same cottage room on the highway road..."
(Raghu could hear some noise and Prataap's voice wasn't that clear to him... )
" ohh...!! ( * raghu sighed)
......it's ok prataap...!! Bt u pls take care of yourself and take ur medicines in time...!!
....see you tomorrow...
I will take care of Nivaan...!! U just dnt worry abt him...."
......said raghu and cut the call and also asked the watchman to take rest in tge out house as it's chilling out there...
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Nivaan could imagine lathika's face infront of him when he heard her soft and gentle tone..
" where are you..?? Lathika??!!
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When did u left...??!!
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N y the hell u didn't inform me??!! "
.......he can ask countless questions if was given a chance bt
Lathika was in no mood to answer any of his question and she literally had ntng in her mind then..
She paused for few seconds to clear her throat..
" why do u care...??!!
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(She got up from her bed and started to walk all over there trying to sound in a rude way...)
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We have ntng left in between us...!!
N i have already said that to ur uncle and warned him to nt call me again...!!
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Didn't he told you abt it??!! "
...........she closed her mouth and tried her best to nt make him hear her sobs...
Nivaan had totally lost it now...!!
"Then what's the meaning of this bloody thing in the fridge???!
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Are you playing vth me.., Lathika...?!!!"
.........he asked looking at the dish vth his tired yet raging eyes...
She was totally lost in the game now...!!! Lathika had nothing to say on her rescue...
" Nivaan sir...!! I....
...... I just.... want to end this on a happy note...,
.....and soo i have made the kheer for you...!!!!"
...........though it was a very lame excuse..., Nivaan had lost his logical sense long ago.., after the moment she called him a Beast...
" hell vth ur happy note lathika...!!
Seriously...!! I just want to punish you right now if u were before me....!!!
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U betrayed me lathika...!!!
....... U are .... just..... "
.........he couldn't continue further and cut the call and screamed loud..., in anger....
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Raghu felt a panic attack all of a sudden hearing that scream and rushed towards the kitchen...
" Hell vth your Happy note...!!!
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Just Get lost.... from my mind...!!!"
.......Screaming aloud..., he threw the dish to the wall vth such force that that it broke down into pieces and the kheer was spread all over the floor and even on the walls...
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"Nivaan...!! Control yourself...
......calm down son...!!!
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Pls calm down...!!"
.......Raghu holded him and shaked him looking into his eyes to make him hear his words...
Nivaan pushed him aside vth such force and rubbed his face...
" Leave me alone..!!!
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Dnt come to me....!!"
........Raghu gulped and leaned over the wall there seeing Nivaan's outraged expressions.
He then took out a bottle of whiskey from the fridge..., and went out of the kitchen and then stepped towards the staircase...
Raghunandhan saw him entering to a room at the right corner..., bt he had no clue abt what he has to do next...
He felt that he cannot control Nivaan any longer as he is nt in a state to listen to anyone..
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Nivaan was in the room in which he had hidden his talent from the world outside except for one person...
" Lathika Menon...!!! "
.......Nivaan shouted out her name aloud and started consuming the alcohol...
" After all that had happened between us..., you want to end it on a happy note..??!! Right...??!!
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U have given me all the hope and then..., this is what you have to say at the end...!!
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End on a happy note...??!! My Foot...!!(%&$$#) "
.......Nivaan was now totally on the effect of alcohol and then vth one go.., he pulled of the cloth covering all over his paintings..., in which most of them are of Lathika's face and
some of them are the images.., which he often gets in his dreams of an accident on a rainy road...
'And a hand asking for help..'
He just stepped forward and touched her face in one of his art pressing his lips hard...
" You are right...!! Let's end this on a happy note...!!"
......and threw the half filled whiskey bottle on the canvas and that made the alcohol spill over on each canvas and the bottle landed on the floor and broke into pieces...
He then..., went to the shelf and took out a match box and the next moment he lit the fire and and thrown it on the canvas there...
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It started vth a slow fire and then it intensified in the next few minutes..., and all his arts started to burn filling dense smoke all around there...,making him suffocating to breathe...
That's when the fire alarm banged all over the bungalow and Raghunandhan rushed towards the room and banged it open...
His view got effected because of the increasing fire over there...
" Watchman...!!
......Switch on the extinguish gas...!!! "
..........he screamed loud and the watchman quickly reacted to him and switched on gas switch at the entrance door ...
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As the room started to fill vth the extinguish gas..., the smoke cleared there in few minutes and raghunandhan along vth watchman went inside only to find Nivaan in his utmost helpless state...
" Nivaan...!!! What is all this son...!!
....... what are you trying to do??!!!"
.............. they both took him to his room and the watchman was literally shocked to see his master in such state...!!
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Ragunandhan thanked the watchman for responding him at the right time and then he went to the room to find out what was in it...!!
He closed his mouth vth his hanky and went inside..., only to find the biggest shock at that moment...
There were few canvas which were completely burned and turned to ash and deep inside them.., he found some half burned arts of lathika's images in them and was totally taken aback looking at them.., as they seemed so real..
He further.., stepped inside..., to find anything else and there he found a canvas..., which remained untouched by the fire as if it has a motive to remained to exist in such untouched manner...
Raghunandhan wiped the ash over the canvas and his jaw dropped seeing the art which clearly depicted a scene..., which happened 12 years ago..
" Oh...My God...!!
.......What am i seeing...??!!!
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Did Nivaan came to know abt it...??!!!
( a thin line if sweat formed on his forehead and he didn't cared to wipe it..)
No... that can't happen..!! If he knows abt it..., then he won't react lyk this...!!
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Then...!! What is all this...??!!
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Are those memories still haunting him...??!! "
............ Prataap captured the image of the canvas and came out of that room.., as he couldn't hold his breath there any longer...
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"This is nt going to end as we have planned...!!!
......i have to tell this to Prataap as soon as possible..."
...........He thought to himself and then kept a hangover drink in Nivaan's room as he may need it as soon as he wakes up..
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The next day..., mrng...
Time : 10.30 am
Prataap and Raghunandhan are sitting next to each other in the hall and Raghu had showed him the pic and explained abt the last night's incident....., which made Prataap to feel restless all of a sudden..
He then stood up and was about to say something but then..., they both shifted their gaze towards Nivaan's room as they heard his door opening just then..
Seeing Nivaan..., infront of them.., in such state..., Raghunandhan too stood up and widened his eyes...
" Nivaan...!! Where are you going...??!! "
.........Prataap asked and looked at Nivaan..., who was in his most formal attire and vth one hand holding his mobile as if he is checking the messages in it and vth other hand.., he carried his file bag.., covering his eyes vth black shades...
" I have a meeting to attend grandpa...!! It is already in my schedule and i can't skip it...
.....n i dnt feel lyk hungry...!! U pls dnt think of me and enjoy your day...!!"
..........said Nivaan in his most seductive tone and started stepping down the stairs checking the time in his watch..
He then stopped in the midway and turned around to look their shocked faces again and said..,
" Grandpa...!! I think i have reached the target to make SPH as one of the leading publications over here..
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N we have got an year sponsorship vth a renowned marketing team...!!
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I don't think it's any more challenging for me to work here...!!
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(He checked his watch for last tym and said )
Book me the tickets to New York this night...!!
I want to leave this place...!!!"
..........said Nivaan and without waiting to hear their response he came forward and touched both their feets and left from there...
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Next part Precap :
"" What's this...??!! "
......asked Nivaan looking at an envelope vch Jayanth handed him as soon as he stepped inside Nivaan's cabin..
" My Resignation letter....!!!"
......said Jayanth looking straight in Nivaan's eyes.
Nivaan raised his eyebrows for once..., and looked at the letter....
"Ohh...!!! That's fine...!!
..... wish u all the luck from Sinha Group...!!"
........said Nivaan vthout caring to look at him..
" I think..., u need it in your lyf...
The so called luck...!!
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I have never seen a Ruthless and also a Dumb person lyk you in my life....!!
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Said Jayanth and placed the 'lord Ganesh' idol on Nivaan's desk.., which he carefully attached it using a gum bt a small part near the head of the idol is missing in it...!!
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