SECOND CHANCE LIFE

TORNADO STRIKES

Arjun just wanted to smash the fool's head. How dare he? The nerve of the man to touch his Radhika. Whoa! HIS Radhika? Where did that come from? He took a deep breath and decided to let go of that thought. He was treading on dangerous grounds. He will think more deeply about his preference to Radhika later. Now he had to deal with Saral Khanna who was seated forcefully on the chaor by a furious Neil and himself. Seriously this man was a fool if he thought he can come here and harm Radhika when Neil and Arjun was present. Arjun had already made a decision to charge breaking and entering and also trespassing charges on him. Now Neil was asking him questions. And Saral..... well he was not exactly answering.

Neil: You have some guts to enter my house uninvited but as usual your foolishness got in the way. Did you think you can touch Radhika when we're home?

Saral glared at him from his position on the chair.

Saral: Who are you to say anything? After all you are just her adopted brother. A stranger.

Neil bristled and his hands curled up into fists. Arjun could see that Neil was going to punch Saral. He got hold of Neil's hand. Eventhough he wanted to punch the man himself, he had a duty to do. He couldn't let Neil take law into his hands. Luckily just then the officers came to take him away. Before going he smirked at Sam.

Saral: You are also with them. Does dad knows this? You know what will happen when he knows, don't you?

Sam: yes I know. But I am not afraid. I am not afraid to stand beside Neil and Radhika. Truth always wins. Whatever you are planning won't work. So you are free to tell our father whatever you want.

Saral: You will regret this Sam. You will.

After the officers have taken him away, Arjun too left for office to question him. He wanted to solve this as fast as possible.

Even though Sam had stood strong in front of her brother she was a little afraid of her father still. She was aware what he was capable of. She was not afraid for herself but if her father decided to take out his anger on Manya.... she couldn't even complete that line of thought. She took a deep calming breath before entering the house. She was sure that her father won't know about her involvement that night as he was away on business. He will be back after two days... two days of calm for her.

She entered the drawing room with this reassuring thought but was startled to see her father sitting on the couch. His face was emotionless. Calm. But it didn't fool her. She knew this was the calmness before the storm. She had witnessed this same posture from him before. He looked up at her with a cold smile graced upon his cruel lips. And she knew then and there that he knew everything. And also the possibility that she may not be able to see Neil again. She closed her eyes as her father stood up from the couch. She saw Neil's handsome face adorned with that dimpled smile in her mind. A small smile graced on her delicate lips as she prepared for the tornado that was about to strike.

Radhika was worried, something was not right. She was restless but could not pinpoint the reason of her behaviour. Arjun had returned from office and informed them that Saral was not behind her first attack. From the looks of things he was just a crazy stalker, mad about her. Nothing else. So the threat still loomed large. She know that something big was going to happen and her thoughts were confirmed when she heard a crash outside. She rushed to the hall to see the flower vase in the drawing room lying broken on the floor. Neil was standing near it with his fists clenched. Arjun was standing beside him with a hand placed on Neil's shoulder. She gasped when she saw the blood rushing out from the clenched fist of neil. She rushed to him and took his hand in both of hers. When he lifted his face she saw his eyes brimming with tears and pain.

Radhika: What is it? What happened?

Neil just whispered: Sam

She looked at arjun in confusion. He looked at her with a grim face.

Arjun: Something happened. Sam is in hospital.