The Past

It was again a bright sunny morning as usual for her. The sunrays fell on her face through the glass window making her eyes squeeze. ‘She’ was sleeping on a king sized bed; suddenly ‘she’ heard the footsteps of him. She kept a cold face as usual.

INTRODUCTION

Her name is Anna. Around 2 months ago she got kidnapped by a mafia king. The mafia king has killed more than 700 people and also kills people to relive his stress. The police also get scared after seeing the dead body. Every dead body is worse than the other. And the name of that mafia king is ‘ALEX’.....

BACK TO THE STORY

She woke up and sat straight on the bed with a straight face, suddenly the door opened up revealing Alex with his sweetest and most caring side only for Anna. He came to the bed and sat on the bed near Anna.

ANNA: For how long do I have to live here?

ALEX: Love, don’t say like this. You know that I won’t leave you so why you always have to touch this topic?

ANNA: why? Why are you doing this? Please leave me. You can get someone else. I am tired of this.

ALEX: No Anna, how can I leave you? You know what, I can’t live without you Anna. Please try to give me one chance. Anna I can give you each and every happiness.

*with that Alex held Anna’s hands.*

ALEX: Come Anna, I will show you something.

*with that Alex held Anna’s hand and dragged her with him. He came down stairs and opened the main door and a beautiful garden was there; full of beautiful flowers, butterflies and fresh air. She ran outside and touched the petals of the flowers lightly full of love so that they don’t break. In these 2 months she hardly came out of the mansion. Suddenly Alex came behind her and put his hand on her back. As soon as she realised that Alex’s hand is on her shoulder, she jerked of his hand. Now Alex was fuming in anger but controlled it.*

ALEX: Did you like this?

ANNA: *kept silent*

ALEX: I asked you something. *a bit in angry voice*

ANNA: Yes I liked it. *cold face trying not to show emotions*

ALEX: I know you loved it. Don’t try to control your emotions Anna please. You don’t know how much you hurt me by saying no or by keeping this silence.

ANNA: So you should also know that I feel bad by saying you no again and again. Please, I love someone else Alex please.

*now Alex lost his temper when he heard that Anna loves someone else. So he grabbed Anna’s hand harshly and dragged her in front of a room.

ALEX: By the way you talk a lot.

ANNA: Please. *teary eyes*

ALEX: Bye.

*closes the door and locked it from outside Alex knows that Anna is scared of dark.

ANNA: Please Alex open the door. Please Alex.

*with that Anna started to bang on the door. She kept crying and banging the door till 2 hours and her hand started to bleed*

ANNA: Why do I have to go through all this? *crying* mom? Dad? When will you take me out of this hell? Huh?

*she cried more and started to remember her past with a broken smile*

FLASHBACK

Anna was one and only child of her parents. They kept her like a princess. Anna’s parents were not able to see their child sad. They always pampered Anna. She was an introvert. She only had one friend. She only shared each and every thing with ’him’ or with her own parents. Both Anna and her best friend were childhood friends. Now they both were in college. They both had feelings for each other and their parents also teased them sometimes.

MOTHER OF ANNA: Hey future mother-in-law of my Anna.

MOTHER OF JEFF: yes future mother-in-law of my Jeff.

*Both of the families were sitting and eating dinner. After hearing them Anna and Jeff made an eye contact and broke the eye contact while blushing*

ANNA: Mom, what are you doing?

MOTHER OF JEFF: Anna

ANNA: yes aunty?

MOTHER OF JEFF: No need to call me aunty. Call me mom after all you are going to call me mom in the future. Yes or no?

*Anna and Jeff both were blushing hard. Suddenly Anna stood up and held Jeff’s hand and dragged him outside*

BOTH MOMS AND DADS: kids now days!!!

*They all were laughing not knowing what’s going to happen with them. Someone was watching them. Alex had appointed one of his guards to keep an eye on Anna. The guard told everything to Alex that he saw. On the other hand Alex was listening to all this while sitting in his mansion. He got angry and threw the phone on the floor making a loud noise and the guards which were standing outside came in the room.

ALEX: Why are you here?

GAURD: Sir we thought someone came inside, sorry sir that we disturbed you.

ALEX: Go and get the cars ready.

GUARD: Where are we going sir?

ALEX: To get my love.

*Then they all went to Anna’s house. Anna and Jeff were walking and suddenly Anna knelt to the ground and pulled out the ring and said*

ANNA: I love you Jeff, will you marry me?

JEFF: Yes always YES……

*Then they both hugged but suddenly someone pulled Anna from behind. It was none other than Alex. He started to drag Anna with him.*

ANNA: Hey who are you? Leave me....

*Then suddenly Jeff came and held Anna’s hand from behind and Alex saw this and pulled out his gun and shoot on Jeff’s right leg. Seeing this Anna screamed, Alex smirked and Jeff fell on the ground while saying that he’ll come to rescue her. Anna started to cry more and till that time both of their parents came. Anna was trying to get out of Alex’s grip, but of no use he was way stronger than her.*

ANNA’S MOM: Hey what are you doing? leave my daughter.

*But of no use. Suddenly Anna got free form his grip and ran towards Jeff and hugged him and cupped his face. Seeing this Alex lost his temper and pulled out his gun ready to shoot Jeff, but Anna saw this and blocked Alex’s way of shooting. *

ANNA: who are you? What do you want? Why are you doing all this? Are you crazy?

ALEX: Hey baby girl so many questions at once only.

ANNA: Don’t you dare to call me baby girl.

ALEX: But I will call.. Baby girl *smirked*

*But his smirk didn’t last for more than a minute as Anna slapped him. That time all the guards pointed their guns at Anna.*

ALEX: One scratch on her body and I will be the one to take your life.

*The guards got scared and hung their guns low.*

ALEX: Because only I can touch her.

JEFF’S MOM: Leave us. What have we done to you? Why did you shoot my child?

ALEX: I don’t want to answer your stupid questions but for your clarity I am telling that I love Anna and no one can love her except me.

*With that he left from their with Anna. And from that day she is facing this hell. She never got the news of Jeff or their parents.*

BACK TO THE PRESENT

*A silent tear rolled down from her eye. Her hand is bleeding.*

TIME SKIPS TO NIGHT

*Alex take her out of the room while she was sleeping on the on the cold floor. Alex looked at her hand which had dried blood. He took the first aid kit and applied ointment on her wounded hand. Anna woke up due to pain; she got angry when she saw Alex was applying ointment on her hand. Anna took her hand back from his grip. Alex got up and said*

ALEX: What are you doing? Don’t you see that I am treating your hand?

ANNA: What do you think that you are doing? Do you think I will fall for your stupidity? Leave me.

*Alex raised his hand to slap Anna but stopped in the middle and realised that what he was going to do.*

ANNA: Why did you stop Alex, come on slap me.

ALEX: I am feeling sleepy, let’s go..

*Alex took Anna in their room and he slept on the bed while hugging Anna and his face was snuggling more in Anna’s neck. In the morning Anna was trying to get free from Alex, but his grip tightened more and suddenly Anna flinched hearing Alex’s deep voice*

ALEX: Don’t! It’s of no use.

ANNA: if you are awake than you should know that I don’t want to be close to you. Leave me.

*Alex was going to say something but stopped as his phone rang. He picked up the phone and saw that one of his mafia partners called him. Then he cut the call and started to get ready and said*

ALEX: I am going. It’s urgent and don’t try to act smart.

*with that Alex pecked Anna’s lips and Anna made a disgusted face and seeing that Alex smirked*

ALEX: bye. Love you.

*Anna kept silent so Alex grabbed Anna’s jaw and asked*

ALEX: What do we say when someone says I LOVE YOU?

ANNA: I love you too Alex.

*with that Alex went*

ANNA: what do you think Alex that I will lose this golden opportunity? Huh? Now I have to escape. I am coming mom, dad. Just wait for me.

*with that Anna got up and wore Alex’s oversized hoodie and her own jeans so that no one recognises her. She was going to the main door but stopped when she saw guard there. She hid behind a pole and threw something on the opposite side of the main door. The guard went to check and in the meantime Anna took the opportunity and went out from the mansion. She saw a ray of hope, but it shattered into pieces when she heard the guards yelling at her.*

GUARDS: Anna, mam, please stop otherwise sir will kill us.

*Anna ran faster in the woods. Now guards were very scared as they knew that Anna is the one and only weakness of Alex and he can do anything to get Anna.

Then one of the guards called Alex*

ON THE PHONE

ALEX: Told you not to disturb me in the meeting.

GUARD: Sir, Anna mam ran away in the woods. *said in a breathe*

ALEX: You shithead… find her. I am coming. You can’t even handle a girl. I am going to kill you.

*with that Alex cut the call and drove straight to the mansion*

ON THE OTHER HAND

ANNA: *to herself* you can do it Anna! You have to do this.

*She was not able to run as she ran for a very long time and also had not eaten anything for a long time. Little did she know that till now the guards might have told about her escape to Alex. While running she got tripped by her own foot and fell down. Now as she was far away from Alex she decided to take some rest. Her knee was paining; she could see bloodstain forming on her knee area. Now her eyes were getting heavy and her eyelids got close and she slept. After some time Anna woke up and saw that a creepy insect was on her knee which was bleeding, she got scared and jerked off the insect from her knee.

ON THE OTHER HAND

*Alex was watching all this as it was his private property and CCTVs were there*

ALEX: So baby girl you are here *saying while looking on the laptop screen and while touching the screen as it was playing the footage of Anna standing in the forest* hmmmmm told you not to act smart, but you…. You are testing my patience and making wrong moves……. Guards lets go and catch her.

*With that the guards and Alex left to catch ANNA…. And on the other hand Anna saw the CCTV and she got scared till hell. She started to run as fast as she could but as her knee was bleeding so she was a bit slow.*

ANNA: No, this can’t happen I just escaped from there no. please god no please.

*Suddenly Anna saw a road which was having a route to the city she became happy and came on the road and stated to run towards the city.*

ANNA: *to herself* Just a few minutes and you will be free ANNA. You can do this. You have to do this.

*she was just a few minutes away from the city. Anna was smiling, but it didn’t take time for her smile to get vanished. She heard Alex was shouting from behind in one of his cars .Her heart started to beat fast. But she didn’t stop there, she turned towards her way and started to run but it was of no use as the cars were in a very high speed. Soon she found herself in between of a circle of cars. Anna fell on her knees and started to cry and suddenly she fainted. Alex came out of the car came near Anna and bent down. He traced his finger from Anna’s forehead to eyes and to her lips and to her collarbone. Alex closed his eyes in relief and opened his eyes and took Anna in a bridal stage and took her in the car. He sat and kept Anna’s head on his lap. A silent tear rolled down from the eyes of Alex. There was a fear that was clearly visible on his face; the fear of losing Anna ‘again’. But he suddenly wiped his tear and looked at Anna’s face and pecked her forehead. The car had a divider so nothing was visible to the driver……

ALEX: why? Why Anna? Why do you have to do this every time? Huh? Why do you always want to go away from me? Am I that much bad?

*After sometime they reached the mansion. Guard hurriedly came and opened the door for Alex. Alex came outside and Anna is still fainted. Alex is carrying Anna to the bedroom. Alex made Anna lay on the bed, he sat down on the bed near Anna and held her small hand in his big ones. Then Alex called the doctor. The doctor started to check Anna.*

DOCTOR: Her health is not good. Please take good care of her, I am prescribing medicines for her, make sure she takes proper dosage. Now I shall take my leave.

ALEX: Thank you doctor.

*Then the doctor left from there. Alex sighed heavily and looked at Anna’s unconscious figure laying on the bed. He went near Anna pecked her forehead and layed besides her, hugging her feeling that now she is safe. He closed his eyes and drifted into his dreamland. Around after 2 hours Anna woke up and saw she is on the bed with Alex, tears started to form in her eyes. She started to sob, when Alex heard the sound of sobbing he woke up. When he saw Anna crying he sat straight on the bed and cupped Anna’s face.

ANNA: Why? Why Alex, why don’t you leave me?

ALEX: You know me well. And I won’t leave you even if I have to die for that.

ANNA: Alex listen please…. You thinking that this is your love for me, but no this not love..

ALEX: Think whatever you want to think, but this is my love for you. Ok *he sighed heavily* now eat the medicines. You’ll be fine.

ANNA: Do you think that I will eat those medicines. No Alex. Why DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU RE JUST FORCING ME AND I WON’T TAKE THESE *She shouts a bit*

ALEX: Dare to raise your voice and I won’t hesitate to do something wrong which you won’t like.

ANNA: What will you do huh? You can do nothing Alex.

ALEX: Anna I am tolerating your this kind of behaviour for so long. Behave. *stern voice*

ANNA: you can DOO NOTHING ALEX. NOTHING..

*Now Alex lost his temper as Anna again raised her voice. Alex never tolerated someone this much. Now Alex was fuming in anger. He pushed Anna on the bed removed his shirt, threw it somewhere. Now Anna was dragging herself back as Alex continued to come towards her. His perfect abs, well build body everything was driving Anna crazy. She gulped her own saliva seeing Alex like this, Alex smirk seeing Anna.*

ANNA: A-Alex w-what a-re you doing??

ALEX: The thing that you said I won’t be able to do. Baby i am capable of each and everything. *smirk*

*Now Anna’s back touched the bed and Alex almost hovered above Anna. They both made an eye contact. No one was daring to break the eye-contact. Then Alex connected his lips with Anna’s. She felt as current in her body, butterflies in her stomach. Then Alex started to kiss Anna, but she was in shock and eyes widened. She didn’t kiss him back. He sucked Anna’s lips like his life depends on her lips. Anna didn’t push him as she knows what will happen if she does so. Then Alex attacked Anna’s neck leaving marks. Anna moaned making Alex’s smirk more wide proudly.*

ALEX: Enjoying huh babygirl?

ANNA: i-I *face all red coz of shyness*

*Anna doesn’t even know herself that what got into her that made her wrap her arms around Alex’s neck. He again was going to kiss Anna, but someone knocked on the door making Alex groan*

ALEX: Who the hell is this? I will kill you shithead. *He said a little loud making Anna flinch* no baby why are you scared. Don’t be. Ok? I am just coming in a minute. Wait.

*Anna nodded like an obedient girl making Alex chucked. He pecked Anna’s Lips then got up from the bed and made his way towards the door. Alex opened the door to see one of his guards.*

ALEX: WHAT? YOU KNOW YOU RUINED MY MOST PRECIOUS MOMENT. I WILL JUST KILL YOU HERE RIGHT NOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING NOT IMPORTANT.

GUARD: s-sir Shin ran away.

*Shin is one of the Alex’s enemies. Alex caught him and was torturing him but now Alex got news that he ran away. As soon as Alex heard this his eyes darkened*

ALEX: Didn’t I tell you to keep him under high security. Huh? *Alex punched the guard.* go get his track. We are leaving NOW to find him. DAMN IT.

*The guard ran away while Alex got in the room. He saw Anna was looking at him. He smiled a bit and started to wear his clothes.*

ANNA: Are you going somewhere?

ALEX: Yeah baby. One of my rivals escaped from me sooo I have to go. You sleep. Ok?

ANNA: OK Bye Alex.

ALEX: Bye love you sweetie. * Alex just reached the door and was turning its knob when he heard Anna saying..*

ANNA: Bye love you and take care.

*He got shocked, turned around and chuckled. He walked towards Anna pulled her in a hug and kissed her passionately for 5 minutes and pecked her lips. And now Anna also kissed him back this time. Alex was so much happy.*

ALEX: I don’t want to go baby, but work.

ANNA: It’s ok, but come home early. Ok?

ALEX: ok I will. Any other order mam.

*Anna smiled and shook her head. Alex pecked Anna’s head and went away. Anna ran to the window and saw Alex was going to sit in his car, but he stopped and looked at Anna and smiled her. Anna waved her hand as a bye and Alex did the same. He then called one of his maids whom he consider as his grandma.*

MAID: Yes Alex?

ALEX: I am leaving so take care of yourself and of Anna also. Give her medicines and dinner.

MAID: I will, but take care of yourself too. *assuring smile*

*Then Alex went from there and as Alex told the maid, she went with a food tray in Anna’s room. She knocked at the door and Anna said, ‘come in’. The maid went in. Anna stood there and asked the maid*

ANNA: Yes aunty?

MAID: mam you-- *the maid got cut by Anna’s words*

ANNA: Aunty sorry to speak in between but please call me by my name ‘Anna’.

MAID: *The maid smiled* ok Anna. I was here to give you food and medicines.

*Anna made an ‘O’ face. The maid kept the food on the bed and was about to leave when Anna stopped her.*

ANNA: Aunty can I ask you something?

MAID: Yes dear you can.

ANNA: Aunty, do you know about Alex?

MAID: Yes dear of course. I have been working for Alex since he was born.

*Anna chuckled in surprise.*

ANNA: really. So please tell me about him. Please aunty.*puppy eyes*

MAID: ok. But you will eat your food side-by-side. Ok?*Anna nodded* ok so Alex had his father and his mother. He had a lovely family. They loved each other very much. Alex’s father had a best friend whom he considered as his brother and he also did the same. Alex’s father’s friend had a daughter; Alex was just 4 years older than her. He used to call her ‘pie’. But fate *sighed heavily*. When Alex was 6 years old, they got to know that his mother had a cancer *teary eyes*. Alex’s father did everything to save the love of his life but of no use she was on the last stage. She died, then Alex’s father started to drink, he used to spend time in office didn’t even talk with his best friend *Anna’s eyes almost got teary thinking about Alex*. Alex was also broken. But then after one year his father got married again. At first she used to behave very nice, but as time passed to half year Alex’s dad also died cause of liver cancer. *till now both Anna and Maid were crying* then she used to treat Alex very badly. Then after a week brought her real son with her beloved husband. She was married 6 years ago at that time and her real son was 2 year younger than Alex. They always got annoyed by Alex so they sent Alex to a hostel. *maid took a sigh* Now when Alex came back after years, he sent them away from here and warned them to come in his sight also and due to the hatred he got, his heart became cold and he became a mafia. *Anna nodded* Ok ok now I should go, you ate food also here take your medicines.

*Then Anna took her medicines. Then the maid went from there and Anna went to the balcony to take some fresh air. She went out and saw the night sky was glittering due to shining stars. Anna closed her eyes and inhaled air, but she felt something touched her waist very lightly she opened her eyes looked here and there but she found nothing. Suddenly her eyes fell on a paper ball lying on the floor. She picked it up and opened it up and saw that.

*Anna I am downstairs, come fast. Ok?* *Anna was confused she thought that is this Alex or someone else as he just went for mission. She frowned her brows scratched the back of her neck curled the paper in a ball again and threw it on the bed. She then went out of the room and she went down, but saw no one, but suddenly someone closed her nose with handkerchief and she fainted.*

ON THE OTHER HAND

*Alex caught his rival Mr. shin and killed him, took over his company and all his work. Alex arrived to his mansion, he went inside calling Anna’s name but he didn’t get any response so he made his way to their bedroom, but there also he saw no one. He got worried and his maid. Maid came there and asked Alex that what happened?*

ALEX: Nothing happened, but where is Anna?

MAID: She was just here. Wait I’ll just go and check where she is. *Alex nodded as reply.*

*Alex just sat on the bed; he waited for 2 minutes, his eyes roamed in the whole room. Suddenly he saw the paper ball on the bed, he picked it up and was about to open but the maid came and said*

MAID: Alex A-Anna i-is not he-re. *Just after hearing this, Alex wide open his eyes and opens the paper ball and when he sees the letter he shouts on the maid*

ALEX: Aunt I just left her for the second time and you couldn’t even take care of a single girl. *he heavily sighed* Aunt please go away from here before I take my anger on you which I don’t want to.

*The maid leaves from there with head hung low. Alex then calls the guards while shouting. All the guards enter the room in a blink and stand in front of Alex who was sitting like an angry loin. Alex was staring every bodyguard with his bloodshot eyes. The guards got scared. One of the guard asked, ”sir you called us?” Alex nodded and asked with his husky voice, “where is Anna?” Hearts of the guards sank in their stomach when they heard this; they got to know that something more than worse is waiting for them. Getting no reply Alex shouted on them ,”I asked something. Damn it.” “Sir we don’t know” one of the guard replied. After hearing this Alex didn’t even waste a second to take out his gun from his pocket and shoot that guard to death.*

ALEX: I don’t want to hear these answers from you guys. You know what JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU ALL LOOSE YOUR SHITTY LIVES.

*All the guards left from there. Alex heavily sighed and massaged his temples*

ON THE OTHER HAND

*Anna woke up in a room; her head was paining a little. She the open her eyes finding her in a room full of dark, she rubbed her eyes and them massaged her temples and remembered everything. She got scared that she got kidnapped again.*

ANNA: hello? Is someone here? Please tell me?

*Trembling in fear she somehow tried to speak. Suddenly the lights turned on ravelling that it was her own room, she frowned her brows and looked at the person standing in front of her. Her eyes widened. She ran to him and jumped on him and hugged him in a koala style. The person was none other than Jeff. Jeff left out a chuckle from his mouth seeing this, Anna still hugging him, her legs were hugging Jeff’s waist. Then Jeff went to the bed and sat on it. Jeff said, ”baby! Let me look at you perfectly. I also missed you and want to hug you but first I want to look at you.” Hearing this Anna tightened her grip around Jeff’s waist by her legs and by her hands around his neck. Then Anna snuggled more in the crook of Jeff’s neck and placed a soft peck there. Then somehow Jeff got out of Anna’s grip and looked at her.*

JEFF: Looks like someone missed me soooo much.* he said teasing Anna*

ANNA: yes. Didn’t you miss me? *making a cute pout*

JEFF: Ok mam you missed me, but I also missed you.

*Then Anna started to ask Jeff about his health and about their families and Jeff gladly replied. But then Anna asked Jeff that how was he able to kidnap Anna from there, suddenly Jeff made a worried face not knowing what to say*

JEFF: Anna don’t think much I was just able to now leave this topic and I don’t want to discuss this topic anymore. *Anna nodded*Anna don’t you want to meet you mom-dad? They are waiting downstairs. *Anna’s face lit up hearing and ran downstairs* Anna don’t run you’ll get hurt, Silly girl.

*Anna reached there and hugged her parents and started to cry, then she hugged Jeff’s parents then all of them asked how’s she and she assured that she is fine then she told how much she missed all of them.*

ANNA: mom.

JEFF’S AND ANNA’S MOM: yes baby?

*Anna got shy understanding what they mean a red tint appeared on her cheeks and saw Jeff who was also bit shy. Then Jeff’s dad cleared his throat*

ANNA’S DAD: stop teasing my daughter. Yes baby tell to your father.

ANNA: Papa I am hungry.