"Ammi I am leaving" came avni's voice as she left for her college. It was her second semester first test. And being a bright student and humble one Avni always tops the class as well as gets the best impression from teachers. She was wearing her favorite white salwar kameez slaying with her beautiful look.

Jeura was waiting in scooty as they always went together to classes. Jeura was the childhood friend of Avni the one with whom she shared her school memories with and now her college one.

"Areee Avni I didn't understand the last sum" she complained as she parked the scooty in the parking lot of the college.

"Don't worry I will teach u" Avni assured with a beautiful smile adorning her face.

"Areee wahhhh ur senior is still not showing today" jeura poked avni's arm as the usual Neil khanna the phd student of the institute, who will gather with his gang on parking lot just to see her arrival was not seen today.

Even though Avni doesn't notice his presence jeura does that job perfectly.

"How do I know" she replied shyly in a low tone with her crimson red cheeks. Never has Avni accepted her interest on him. Neither he claimed it. But both know that they have feeling for each other.  And both are well aware that they have fallen for one another.

"Avni" vidyut as usual blocked her way while she glared at him.

"How many times I have told u that she is not interested in u. Don't u have senses" jeura spoke on behalf of Avni as she turned her face in disguise.

"Avni just once accept me. I will never leave u. I will give all the love in the whole world for u" vidyut pleaded Avni while she turned her face away from him. She spoke nothing to him.

"Areeee whole Collage knows that she is Neil's love interest. Boys even fear to speak to her. And u are here proposing. If Neil gets to know he won't spare u" jeura spoke in anger.

"Come let's go" Avni holded her hand and dragged her from there. She spoke nothing to vidyut.

The exams went smoothly. In between the exam Avni saw Neil through the window who was busy staring at her. Exams were only for UG students. Being an doctorate category he was free that day to stare at Avni for the whole exam.

When Avni came out she found jeura nowhere. After searching for her Avni reached Neil who was watching her from the distance. "Whom are searching now" Neil asked as she approached him.

"Where is jeura" avni asked in the fumbling tone along with little shy on her voice while Neil showed Ali and jeura speaking to each other at the corner of the park near the tree.

"Love birds you see" neil said smiling while Avni just chuckled at his comment.

"Accha then I am going to library will you inform her to meet me there as I have to return the book today." Avni asked in her doubtful tone seeing his serious expression while she mentioned about leaving.

"Shall I join you" phat came Neils reply while avni just nodded as approval confused seeing his excitement.

At the same time Bhalu vidyut's friend came to inform him that Shastri sir was in search of him.

"You can continue your work" avni assured To Neil that she will manage herself.

"Are you sure Don't worry sir can wait" came reply and that immediately made her chuckle. "Yes I am sure. U just carry on." Avni assured and Neil went towards the staff room in a rush so that he can soon join her.

Avni completed her work and was her way back to the area where she saw jeura. But vidyut interrupted her path again. Avni stumbled but steadied herself soon.

Her dove shaped eyes looked at him with confusion. What for is he here now. She felt her heart beat increase as she saw him approaching near her.

"It's the final time I am asking. Are u going to accept my love are not?" Vidyut was in his own rage without even understanding how delicate she is. He grabbed her arms and they were in the mid of the grass field and it was a bright summer day.

"And how many times should I say u that I am not interested in u" Avni roared back with all her strength. She has to at least pretend to be strong for now. Otherwise vidyut might take advantage over her weakness. Which is the last thing she wants to happen for now.

Vidyut pushed her back in a rage. "U choose that Neil over me. That bloody bastard" he fouled all his heart out.

"Don't even dare to take his name out of Your filthy mouth. U are nothing in front of him and u are not worthy to even be compared."

Neil who was near the library building saw the confronting vidyut and Avni.

"Avni" he called out and Avni turned around to look at him. He smiled a little which she reciprocated. She was calm enough that made Neil relaxed a bit. But the next thing he saw made him skip a beat.

"Avni watch" Neil shouted rushing towards her while she turned around to see vidyut having a glass bottle filled with a transparent fluid in his hand ready to pour it all over her. She grabbed his wrist in an act of stopping him.

She was too fragile to fight with his strength. So she thought of acting smart. She twisted his wrist which made him flinch in pain and she took the opportunity and pushed the bottle towards his side while the liquid spilled on the grassland. Almost ¾ of the liquid has gone in her smart play. While she was trying hard to control him, his power overtook her mighty. And that resulted in the spill of the remaining liquid right over her breast on her white shawl above her salwar.

 She immediately flinched in pain almost screaming her lungs out while she felt her skin under her dress burning and the pure white dress spreading red and her own blood drenching her salwar.  That's when she saw the ground and realized that even the liquid dropped on the ground was hissing and letting smoke rupturing the grassland. And the reality hit her. It was an acid which was actually to be thrown on her face to destroy her. But now she got her half of the body destroyed. She was about to fall while two strong arms caught her. In no mean vidyut was out of sight.

Neil grabbed her shoulders as she was drowning towards the ground while he tried to steady her grabbing her in a place. He shouted for help but no one turned to be there in that isolated place. The blood oozing over her salwar made him conscious about the seriousness of the situation. The running tap in the nearby area grabbed his attention and he carried Avni there. It was a green room. She was shrieking in pain. 

He opened the tap over her head and started to drench her completely. He called Ali to rush towards the green room of the common auditorium. He was about to remove her dress. But half of her dress was stricken to her acid burnt body. he removed her shawl but when he forces to remove the part which is attacked she flinched and this made him understand that her skin his stiken to the dress over the wound. she was flinching in pain but relaxed a little as the water was drenching her wound. she let out the lone tears grabbing neil's shirt as the pain was engulfing her and increasing over every passing minute. 

Her right breast and lower to it was been seriously damaged. He took out the handy knife and tore the rest of the dress carefully not touching the affected part and he was freeing her upper body from any bit of clothing. "Avni" Neil gasped seeing her wound. His eyes were red pool. He removed his jacket and covered her while she was all this while had her eyes closed and hands grabbing his shirt and crying out loudly due to pain. By the time Ali arrived Neil changed her completely. He could smell the skin burning. He carried her and ordered Ali to ignite the engine sooner. The wetness over her wound stopped the flow of blood which was indeed a good sign of healing. But that may cause infection too.

The clan rushed to the hospital and admitted Avni. Police and avni's parents were informed and all rushed to the hospital. There was a loud shriek and cry from her family seeing her condition.

Neil filed his initial statement to the police regarding vidyut and Avni and himself. A gush of anger engulfed avni's father. He grabbed his shirt and confronted him badly. Things were absolutely not good between them. The thought that he was the reason for his daughter's condition made him to make no control over his rage. And he was absolutely correct in his place.

"If u and vidyut have personal vigilance you should have fought and died among yourself. Why did u bastards took my daughter in between. Do u also use ur home ladies to take revenge over the fight. then why my daughter." Ashish almost shouted grabbing Neil's collar. The commotion was not at all settling as asish was shouting over Neil and he instead of defending his position remained silent as if he was the one who is guilty which did no good to ashish's anger.

The open of ICU door brought a sense of halt to the commotion and everybody were looking at the doctor for better explanation about the patient. Neil in gap was making thousands of silent prayers to save Avni. This is the only thing that is running in his mind ever since he saw her in that condition.

YOU CAN BURN HER FLUSH BUT NOT HER SPIRIT. THE DROP OF ACID SEEPING INTO HER SKIN, IS THE MELTDOWN OF HUMANITY THE GRUESOME ILLUSTRATION OF A COWARD, CANNOT CHALLENGE THE TENACITY OF HER SOUL.........

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Acid attack.......

The most common thing in the south asian countries....

If possible I will explain about the victims and their positions on the final chapter. I guess I will complete in few chapters............

Much love, 

Prinku