“SHOT…SHOT…SHOT…”
A man unloaded three bullets from his gun and shot an aged man ruthlessly without a tinge of discomfort. Seeing his ruthlessness, his other subordinates gulped hard and looked to the other side to avoid that horrible scene. The passers-by were also shocked and became terrified seeing a bleeding man on a busy road, but the murderer didn’t have a guilty look on his face.
“Manik, he is dead… should we go back?” One of his subordinates asks while trembling in fear at the same time.
Yes, the ruthless murderer is none other than Manik Malhotra.
THE MIGHTY MANIK MALHOTRA
A GANGSTER WHOSE PARENTS DIED LEAVING HIM WITH THE RUTHLESS DON, AMIR RAHEJA. HE IS A VERY TRUSTWORTHY MAN.
HE IS ONE TO WHOM EVERYONE FEARS. HE IS DAMN POSSESSIVE AND PROTECTIVE OF HIS LOVED ONES. HE IS KNOWN AS THE MOST RUTHLESS GANGSTER IN MUMBAI.
HE NEVER CARED ABOUT ANYONE UNTIL HE MET HIS LADY LOVE, NANDINI, WHO ALSO LEFT HIM JUST LIKE HIS PARENTS, MAKING HIM LOSE HIS TRUST IN THE WORD “LOVE”. FOR THE ENTIRE MUMBAI, HE IS THE MURDERER MACHINE OF THE TOWN.
“But my revolver still has three bullets.” Manik smiles devilishly and, without caring about anyone, he again unloads the remaining bullets, aiming at that already dead man. “Let’s go, Aditya.”
His right hand, Aditya nods, and both settle down in Manik’s car to have a little celebration of their victory.
ADITYA
AN ORPHAN, LIKE A YOUNGER BROTHER TO Manik. HAS NO ONE IN HIS LIFE EXCEPT HIM. THAT’S WHY HE LOVES HIM SO MUCH AND CAN DO ANYTHING FOR HIM. ALWAYS TRY TO CALM HIS BOSS'S ANGER BUT FAILS MISERABLY.
“Why are you like that, Manik? Why don’t you show sympathy for anyone? Don’t you have a heart?” Aditya asks, making Manik get lost in the past.
A girl is lying on the naked chest of her man while that man is caressing her hair, lovingly. Out of nowhere, she sits on his stomach and pulls aside his already open shirt, making him confused.
“Nandini, what are you doing? Are you not tired after our hectic makeout session? ( after a pause ) Do you want more?” asked Manik Malhotra, her loverboy.
In reply, Nandini giggles and digs her face into the crook of his neck to leave a deep hickey above his heart, which will showcase her love.
“Why did you do that?” A perplexed Manik asked, seeing a deep reddish mark on his heart that looked like a tattoo of a heart shape.
“This is my heart, which I am giving you to preserve, as you are the real owner of it from now on.” Nandini justified her acts with a cute smile, flattering his heart.
“Then you deserve my heart too, as you are the real owner of that,” Manik replies, keeping her hand on his heart, and swiftly turns their position. He dug his sharp teeth and placed a brownish hickey on the upper swell of her breast, which also looked like a heart.
“Why did you choose this place? Don’t you know that this is my sensitive area and it hurts a lot here?” Nandini cribs like a toddler and complains, making him giggle.
“I can’t do anything because this is my favorite place,” saying this, he snuggles in her breast like a kid, HER KID. “From now on, you are going to take care of my heart, OK?” he continued.
“It’s my pleasure to be an owner of such a humble and caring heart,” Nandini murmurs before sealing this deal with a lip-lock, which ended up as one more makeout.
“NO, I DON’T HAVE A HEART!” Manik declared arrogantly after coming out of his beautiful past while continuing in a whisper, “SHE TOOK MY HEART WITH HER”.
Aditya shook his head at his behavior and kept quiet till they reached their desired destination.
On the other side of the world,
BREAKING NEWS…
According to the sources, THE RUTHLESS MURDERER, Manik Malhotra, murdered the CEO of Khanna Industries on a busy road. The police again don’t have any proof against him as the witnesses denied such a scene.
But the question is, will the police ever be able to catch him?
Or can anyone be able to calm this MONSTER?
A man turns off the television and rubs his forehead in displeasure while his wife gets worried for him.
“Cabir, are you alright?” Cabir’s wife, Navya, asks, seeing his tensed face.
CABIR DESHMUKH
AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE IN MUMBAI’S ONE OF THE MOST PRIVILEGED POLICE STATIONS. CONSIDER Manik AS HIS YOUNGER BROTHER AND ALWAYS TRY TO BRING HIM ON THE RIGHT PATH, BUT MANIK’S DARK LIFE IS NOT LETTING HIM DO THAT.
“I don’t know, Navya. How can I make Manik calm? He is going overboard nowadays. He is turning into a devil with the passing seconds.” Cabir says with disappointment.
NAVYA CABIR DESHMUKH
A SWEET AND SUPPORTIVE WIFE OF CABIR DESHMUKH. A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS NAMED RISHABH AND NAIRA.
“Why don’t you put him in jail? So, he can’t kill anyone.” Navya put out her suggestion, making her husband groan.
“That’s the problem, Navya. We can’t put him in jail because we don’t have any proof against him.” Cabir spoke out about his miseries.
“So, how can you control him? He is slipping into the dark world, and you know once he enters that criminal society, then there is no turning back.” Navya spoke worriedly. She is also worried for Manik because somewhere she has an idea that he is not a bad guy, but the situation has made him a demon.
“All this is happening because of Nandini. Her separation made him a cruel devil who does not understand anything.” Cabir complains about Nandini and puts all the blame on that non-existent soul.
“Cabir, it’s been 18 years since she left him. SHE IS DEAD THEN, WHY IS MANIK STILL WAITING FOR HER?” Navya asked confusingly.
“THIS IS CALLED LOVE, Navya. NANDINI PROMISED Manik THAT SHE WOULD COME BACK FOR HIM THEN SHE WOULD FULFILL HER PROMISE ANYHOW BECAUSE SHE NEVER BREAKS HER PROMISES.” Cabir says with a bright, confident smile as he feels himself lucky that he is witnessing an ETERNAL LOVE STORY IN THE MODERN GENERATION.
Navya nods in understanding and prays to unite Manik with his Nandini, who can tame the Monster.
On the other side, Manik reached his house, which is an isolated place outside the city surrounded by forest. Fifty other goons also live there. Everyone shares their rooms with one or two people. The whole place smells of alcohol and cigarettes while some are playing cards in the corner. There is not even a single soul who talks without using any abusive words, but he still loves to live here because he belongs to them, and this is his home.
Everyone becomes quiet seeing Manik entering as if nothing had happened, whereas everyone is well aware of the murder he just committed before coming here. Not giving a damn about anyone, he simply walks inside his room, which he shares with Aditya and Kaushal, his two best friends.
His room is just like a normal small room attached to a balcony. His room consists of three single small beds that barely fit his huge body, a small table lamp, and lots of cigarettes and alcohol bottles on the shelf. His clothes are scattered around because he won't care about his looks anymore. He is just living his life like a corpse. He is waiting for his death, which will reunite him with his ladylove, unknown to the fact that his lady is soon going to come into his life again.
Manik entered his room and removed his shirt in haste before picking up his cigarette and alcohol bottle. He took one sip of alcohol while walking toward his balcony. After emptying half of his alcohol, he lights his cigarette and smokes one to two puffs, looking at the stars, and trying to find HIS NANDINI in them.
“Why did you lie to me, Nandini? ( took a puff of his cigarette ) You promised me that you would come… ( he sniffs lightly ) You will come back to me, but you broke YOUR NANDINI’S PROMISE, and I hate you for that…” He tries his best to hide his moist eyes but fails miserably.
Everyone knows him as a tough guy who never shows his emotions to anyone, but till now, no one has witnessed his emotional side. No one knows that a small, carefree child is hidden somewhere in his heart.
“I HATE YOU… I HATE YOU, NANDINI. YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE! YOU BROKE ME!...” Manik yelled after emptying his alcohol and finishing his cigarette in one go.
Hearing his voice, his two friends, Kaushal and Aditya, come behind him. Both of them shook their heads in frustration.
“Manik, this is your fifth cigarette of the day”. Aditya said with annoyance while pointing at his ashtray.
“And you promised us that you would take only one cigarette a day. Now, what is this?” Kaushal too joins the queue to scold him, who is deliberately spoiling his health.
KAUSHAL
AN ORPHAN AS WELL. LOYAL TO MANIK AND HIS BOSS AMIR RAHEJA. A TYPICAL FILMY GUY WHO LOVES WATCHING LOVE STORIES. HAS A SENSITIVE HEART THAT CAN CRY AT ANY MOMENT. IN SHORT, UNPREDICTABLE.
“Take a chill pill! I am not going to die so soon. ( with a dry chuckle ) And about cigarettes, it’s just my stress buster. I need them to release my tension, that's all.” Manik said in his ever-so-cool attitude without any worry.
“Release your tension, or do you want a distraction to avoid Nandini’s thoughts?” Kaushal asked, knowing very well about his thoughts, and continued. “There are many more ways through which you can reduce your stress.”
Manik stays quiet on his question, and seeing his silence, Aditya starts, “Manik, why don’t you look for another girl? Many girls are ready to shower love on you then, why are you still waiting for the soul who is dead?”
Manik’s eyes turned bloodshot red, hearing him.
To be continued…