Published on:- 4/1/24 [Thursday]
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Nilay's legs marched toward Sunaina's private room, his heart pounding and fear exploding in his chest.

'Divita'

He rolled this name over his tongue sourly as he finally entered the room.

The moment he stepped inside, the sudden light streamed into the room, and he closed his eyes again quickly.

A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and saw that the bed was empty.

Nilay's heart stopped without warning.

"Divita," He called her name loudly, but no one responded.

Shlok walked into the room and he found that Sunaina was not there.

Shlok asked, "Where is she?" as Nilay's gaze remained fixed on the hospital bed.

Nilay's knees went weak and he whispered to himself, "She is not here".

Shlok understood as he put his hand on Nilay's shoulder and said, "Police are doing his investigation and one of the constables said that someone deliberately turned on the emergency alarm and also connected with the hospital's electricity system."

Nilay scowled sharply at Shlok, who nodded his head.

Nilay said in a depressingly low voice, "I feel like there is something wrong with her. I should not have left her alone; it is my fault."

"No one could have predicted something like this would occur here", Shlok said as he had the same feelings as Nilay.

Because they both knew in their hearts that they should not have left Sunaina by herself.

"She told me to hide her and protect her from the world but see, she is not here", Nilay remarked as he sat on the bed.

His heart and mind were falling apart.

Shlok heard him as he moved around the room and the bathroom to check, but it was empty.

Nilay let out a breath and closed his eyes.

In an instant, his eyes opened, and he quickly fled the room.

"Where are you running off?", Shlok inquired as he followed him.

Nilay did not respond to him when he dashed straight to a room beyond the hospital.

On the other hand, The camera operator was already experiencing a headache from the entire ordeal. He knew he had to deal with the policeman too.

While thinking, the operator noticed two men had barged into the security room.

"What in the world are you people doing here?", The operator asked them questions.

These two men were Nilay and Shlok.

Nilay approached the operator and stated, "I want to see the CCTV footage of the entire hospital", in a clear, direct voice.

At this point, his eyes were too hard.

"Who do you think you are? Why should I show you, too?", The operator's voice was irate.

The operator's attitude toward Nilay and Shlok was not to their liking.

"I believe a member of my family is missing from the hospital. Please listen to me. I have to look at the hospital's CCTV footage", Nilay stated firmly.

Unknowingly, Nilay declared and identified Sunaina as a member of his family.

That operator began to perspire and his heart began to pound. Nilay sensed something was wrong with this man.

"Please exit the room if you are experiencing any issues. I will check it myself", Nilay said, but the operator gave them a nasty shake of his head and, after glancing at their faces for a short while, finally dropped another bomb on them.

The Operator said, "No CCTV footage is here".

This statement startled them.

"What? What are you trying to say?", Nilay questioned the operator.

"Mister, Can you see the computer's blank screen? All of today's footage has been erased, and there is not a backup either", the operator stated. Nilay's eyes grew wide as he asked, "How is that possible?"

With a nervous gasp, the operator shut down the computers and yelled at them, "Go outside, the police are coming here to investigate as well."

Nilay's head whirled, clueless about what to do at this point.

"Who are all of you?"

A sudden loud voice made them look at the doorstep. A policeman was standing there as he questioned them loudly.

The policeman looked deeply at Nilay, Shlok, and the operator and questioned Nilay, "Who are you all?".

"Sir, my family member was admitted to this hospital", Nilay stated after taking a deep breath and then continued to say, "She was scheduled to be released from the hospital tomorrow, but she is missing now. There was a sudden power outage while my friend and I were in the parking lot when the alarm rang. I went to her room and found that She was not present in her room".

The policeman heard him and realized what was going on.

"Show me the CCTV footage of the hospital", the Policeman said, glancing at the operator.

With a nervous swallow, the operator stated, "Sir, there is no record. Every record has been removed. Nothing is left here, not even the backup"

The policeman turned to face the operator, and his eyes narrowed. Uncertainties surrounded the operator.

A knowingly shrugged the operator's body.

This operator seemed to be keeping something from Nilay and Shlok.

"How is it possible that all of the footage has been deleted? Who removed it? What happened here? Did you delete it?", the policeman inquired of the operator, who rubbed his palms nervously.

"No, no, Sir, I do not know anything. It was not done by me. I was not here", the operator informed the policeman.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Tell me, or else you know I can make you talk", the policeman said sternly.

"I am sorry, sir. I simply went outside for some fresh air, and when I returned after ten minutes, the computer was open but the screen was completely blank. When I checked it thoroughly, I discovered that today's footage was deleted along with the backup", the operator said, stunned.

The policeman frowned deeply and asked the operator, "When did you go out?"

"Ten minutes before the emergency alarm", said the operator.

"When did you return?", the policeman inquired of the operator once more.

"Return to the hospital after the power is restored. I went to check the situation because it was chaotic at the entrance", the operator responded.

"You are still telling lies. Tell me the truth", the policeman demanded, but the operator responded negatively, "No, I am not lying. It is the truth."

Nilay and Shlok exchanged glances. The policeman pursed his lips and told them, "Investigation is going on. We will do our best to find your family member. If you won't be able to find her in the hospital then come to the police station and file an FIR".

By saying this, the policeman exited the operator's room.

Nilay looked at the operator and said, "Can you show me the video from two days ago?".

The operator nodded his head.

All of the previous days' footage was shown to Nilay and Shlok, but there was no sign of Sunaina.

Nilay's mind went blank.

"What exactly happened here? There are no pictures of her", Nilay thought.

"Nilay, did you forget that we took Divita through the backdrop of the hospital and there is no record of her being admitted in the hospital?", Shlok whispered in his ears.

Nilay fixed his gaze on Shlok.

"Someone came here to delete all the footage from this morning, but why?", Nilay asked Shlok as he blinked several times and his throat bobbled up and down as realization hit him.

"We do not know who did it or why they did it. We will find out after the investigation", Shlok said, and Nilay's mouth turned sour.

"Does that mean we cannot look for her?", Nilay asked Shlok, his chest constricted unknowingly.

"It means we can only pray for her safety," Shlok replied, nodding his head.

***

On the other hand, In the running cab, a young lady was leaning on the window while her hand was on her lower abdomen.

"Princess, are you all right?", T-Rex inquired.

Sunaina hummed softly with her eyes closed.

Sunaina and T-Rex were seated in the back seat of the cab, which was moving at an average speed.

Sunaina's lower abdomen ached slightly as T-Rex protectively wrapped his arms around her waist.

Her mood was gloomy because she did not want to leave the hospital, but she needed to return to the BASE as soon as possible to keep the situation stable.

T-Rex quickly carried Sunaina and jumped out of the room through the window as soon as the emergency alarm went off, fearing that someone would come after the Princess of Scorpion Satan.

He could not take any chances, so he did what he was taught to do.

The jump was fine, but it put pressure on Sunaina's wounds, which fortunately did not tear the stitches and did not cause any bleeding.

However, at this moment, Sunaina's eyes were closed, and Nilay was not present, but she could still see and hear him.

"I lost myself in you", Sunaina thought as she imagined Nilay standing before her eyes.

Her imagination was running wild. She ran up to him and raised her white hands to his face. He sat on the bed, and she faced him in front of the bed, lowering her head to kiss his lips.

A passionate kiss with tender lips and tongue.

"You are my man", She thought.

"Your entire body, your eyes, your lips, every finger, every inch of skin, every hair, your thoughts, and the air you inhale and exhale ... all belong to me. You are my man." while thinking about this, Her eyes opened in a flash, and her heart was pounding furiously.

Her hand rested on her dry lips as if she wanted to feel his lips there.

Sunaina took a deep breath as she realized she was in love with him. He did not say anything sweet to her. She was well aware that she loved him and Nilay had no feelings for her. He saw her as a minor, but how could she tell him she was already a 25-year-old adult?

A deep sigh escaped her lips, the pain in her lower abdomen still tingling.

Sunaina knew she could not bear being apart from him, but she had to because they had a long way to go and she would return to his life with a bang.

...

Cars were chasing each other somewhere on the valley's outskirts.

Avyaan was driving alone in his car. He did not allow anyone to enter his car. His bodyguards and HULK team members were dispersed throughout the PYTHONS base.

"Today, I will break the backbone of PYTHONS", Avyaan said, his gaze returning through the side mirror to the cars chasing him.

He let out a devilish chuckle as he accelerated his speed and drove straight to the end of the Death Valley.

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