Flames - Ep 9

EPISODE NINE

“Ah!” Anjali sighed contentedly as the warm liquid seeped down her throat. The throbbing ache in her head reduced considerably. Finishing her black coffee, she was just about to leave for her cabin when she heard an unbearably loud squeaky voice on the table next to hers.

Anjali’s headache came back at once.

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Flames - Ep 8

EPISODE SEVEN

“Miss Braveheart?” Arnav asked as he picked up a card from Khushi’s desk

Khushi chuckled in response, “Yeah… they did that for me, really sweet of them.” Her face lit up with a natural glow, as she thought about the wonderful surprise and all their love.

“So… a second visit in the day, am I missing anything?” she asked, slightly hoping that he wanted to enquire after her health. He looked into Khushi’s eyes and for a second words dried on his lips as he focused at her large, hazel eyes.

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Flames - Ep 7

EPISODE SEVEN

Blood.

Thick, odious, crimson blood.

Khushi’s feet drew to an abrupt halt, her eyes wide with horror as she saw blood splattered all over the floor. She was too shocked to react. Her throat was parched and her hands trembled. She was oblivious to the phone pressed against her ear.

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Flames - Ep 5 & 6

EPISODE FIVE

Perhaps lady luck was on Khushi’s side, for she stood outside Zara’s main door barely minutes after the unexpected guest.

She knocked on the door and waited. A teary eyed Zara opened the door and shook her head apologetically. “I am so sorry Khushi, but can you please come a little…” she began.

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Flames - Episode Four

EPISODE FOUR

“Amma! My phone! Arrey just put the halwa into the puri, like a roll - I’ll eat it on the way! Hey Devi Maiyya, where are my files? Oye Hari, where’s the laptop charger you borrowed last night? Amma! Where’s that blue scarf… uff woh green blue waala nahi blue white waala… ” Payal laughed as her daughter flitted across the living room, stuffing a puri roll into her mouth.

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Flames - Episode Three

EPISODE THREE

“Hey!”

Khushi was startled out of her reverie and saw NK before her, looking amused.

“Stop daydreaming about your Arnav Singh Raizada and tell me, did he like your story?” he asked.

Still dazed as a result of her tete-a-tete with Arnav, all Khushi could manage was a soft ‘hmm’.

“Kya hmm? Lagta hain Arnav sir ne tujhe pehli hi baar me accha khaasa dose de dia!” NK laughed, leaving Khushi totally confused.

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Flames - Episode Two

EPISODE TWO

Arnav  cleared his throat and was about to extend his hand towards this woman, who seemed to have walked straight out of a ramp, when a high pitched voice from behind him caught his attention.

“A… A…  Arnav  Singh Raizada?!” He turned sharply to find  a college going girl, with loosely done flicks partially covering a hazel eye, staring at him intently through her oversized glasses. Looking at her a moment longer, he realized it was the same girl who was demanding extra chocolate at the counter.

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Flames - Episode One

EPISODE ONE

"Miss Khushi Kumari Gupta," said a middle-aged man, with horn-rimmed spectacles, casually glancing through her CV, with a bored expression on his face. "GTV has been seeing a lot of you lately. I think I had informed you just a few days ago that we do not have any vacancies in our channel at the moment. And anyway, we have better qualified applicants! We will let you know when we need your services. Good day!"

A young girl, dressed informally in an embroidered white kurti  and sea green leggings, with spectacles and a small silver nose ring on the left, sat on the chair opposite him. With a beseeching look in her eyes, she tried again, “Sir, just one chance! I promise I won’t disappoint you!”

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Flames - Prologue

PROLOGUE

Alcohol. Sex. Smoke. Sweat.

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Flames - Sketch

Khushi Kumari Gupta

The prodigal child of journalism, she doesn’t fail to amaze even her hardest critics with her fresh approach and path-breaking stories. Gifted with infallible intuition and a sharp intellect, she is a natural at reading minds. She is never ashamed of being driven by her instincts and principles. Though her ebullient and vivacious personality is the life and soul of any gathering with her friends, she can be a most reserved and diligent employee at work. She is not afraid of voicing her opinion and has the spine to take on any challenge. She is also extremely stubborn, and tends to judge people very soon, and is reluctant to change her opinion of them. Even though she is innocent and inept at playing politics in her workplace, her strong ethics, beliefs and sense of justice wins several hearts. And the innocence which is a bane for her career, becomes a boon when it catches a certain someone’s eye.

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Flames - Introduction

FLAMES

Karma

A work written by Shree and proofread & edited by Medha

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Hello dear IPKKNDians,

Most of you know me as the girl who makes loads of Video Mixes on our dearest Arnav and Khushi. Well today I am here to share my first love (actually it’s a tie with video mixing), which is writing. Intimidated I am, thanks to having read several of the finest works I have ever come across on this forum, but then I do hope to do a decent job at entertaining you.

Well even though this is my brainchild, this story wouldn’t have been possible without my partner in crime (you all might probably want to kill us for stopping at strange points or for our crazy brains :D ) who is known as KupKakes - cute name by the way.

I mean, considering Sanaya has a weakness for cupcakes.

Anyways, getting out of the lost-in-IPKKND zone, together with my editor (I’ve seriously realised that with the help of an editor who’s as good as your twin, you can flesh out a story you truly wanna tell) I bring you - FLAMES.

Flames is going to contain a spicy mix of ingredients where we try to showcase the fast-paced and ruthless world of journalism, while heightening the special essence of our favourite characters.

Focusing mainly on the ever changing relationships and clashes which are unavoidable in this industry, Flames will offer everything from office politics to hard hitting stories, envy to lust, and power to justice. Flames is a passionate love story between two strong-headed but contrasting personalities with ultimately the same motives.

But you might as well remember that this is a work of fiction and there will be several fictitious elements in this story, but we promise to put our blood and sweat into producing a story that’s worth your while.

Below are the character sketches to introduce who’s who, in case you’re interested in reading further… do comment or like and we’ll get the ball rolling :)

Ample amounts of love,

Kupkakes and Armageddon - Karma


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Thank you so much for your kind wishes and lovely comments - makes my day, literally.
Love, 

Armageddon

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