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The Last Call
at his bravery and kindness. Yash’s father in the circus, but here he had to do this
was trying to kill them, and here he was in order to save his life. Trembling, he
trying his best to save them. For them kick-started the bike and sped up at top
Yash was a Farishta, an Angel. Feroz speed, with flames in his eyes. When he
too, cried and promised him of meeting reached the fire, he closed his eyes, and
again. Yash told them to hurry and rush raced the bike at the top speed. He came
from there. out safely and gave a sigh of relief and
Once they had disappeared from Yash’s rode ahead, but it wasn’t the end. Shan-
sight, he went down to Feroz’s house to kar and the mob were standing there
get the bike. He felt satisfied and proud to kill anybody who comes out. Yash
of himself. went much
Whole Muhal- ahead just
la was empty. then Shan-
It was around kar aimed his
1 O’clock in the gun at Yash
night. When and pulled the
he reached the trigger. With-
bike, he re- in a fraction
membered that of second, the
he didn’t know bullet pierced
where the key Yash’s heart
was. He went in and he was off
the house, and hurriedly searched for the the bike, lying lifeless on the ground.
key. He was scared; his father would be Shankar and the mob rushed to him.
coming at any time and would ablaze the Shankar couldn’t believe but it was Yash
Muhlla. As he was searching the house, whom he had just shot! He had killed his
he heard the rumbling of his dad’s car. own son! Near Yash’s dead body, Shan-
They had arrived. Yash was trembling. If kar fell to the ground, weeping. He felt
dad finds him there, he will be thoroughly an unbearable wave of guilt and confu-
grilled. He couldn’t dare to go out. Finally sion in his heart. The hatred in his eyes
he found the keys. Within few minutes, he had blurred him so much that he had
could see the Muhalla ablaze. He went out failed to recognize his own son. Look-
and saw, there was no way to go out, and ing at Yash’s closed eyes and the sense
the fire was all around. Finally he dared to of accomplishment on his face, Shankar
come out and sat on the bike with some wept bitterly.
confidence and saw the fire where it was In the morning the telephone did ring,
burning low. He knew his plan; he would but there was nobody to pick it up.
speed up the bike and cross the burning
flames at top speed. He had seen this only
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