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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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