"This can't happen." she thought as she walked to and fro in her room at Akash's house.

After her interaction with Abhi, now it has been two days and Abhi had been staying at Akash's house.

Pragya had left from her house alone to Akash's house. At first she thought he came back to check whether she reached Akash's House safely.

But no! He came to stay here itself.

Pragya, "This is insane. He knows I am distancing myself from him but still he is coming closer to me."

He had been doing all kinds of things to hint that he loves her.

Pragya felt it is hight time she have to do something to stop all of this.

She went to see Akash in his room.

Fortunately, he was alone and she quickly closed the door and sighed in relief.

Akash seeing her asked, "Do you want to tell something about Abhi?"

Pragya, "Yes! How did you know?"

Akash smiled and said, "You locked the door and I guessed you don't want him to come and disturb you."

Pragya, "Both of you are smart in guessing and assumptions but...."

Akash, "But what Pragya?"

Pragya, "Sorry to say this. But fools in not understanding others."

Akash,"Is it?"

Pragya, "Yes!"

Akash, "We maybe fools in not being able to understand you not others for sure."

Pragya gasped hearing that while Akash says, "We are smart enough to understand something bothers you. But we are not smart enough to guess what you are bothered about."

Pragya, "There's nothing like that."

Akash,"Well, if you say so then..."

Pragya, "Akash, I am here to ask you a favour."

Akash,"Favour?"

He asked in surprise.

Pragya nods her head as yes and tells what she wants him to do

Akash was taken aback to what she was expecting him to do.

Akash firmly replied, "No way! I can't do it!"

Pragya," Please Akash, please do this for me. I don't have the strength to see him love me."

Akash,"Are you mad? Now only my brother is changing and moving away from his fears. If I do something like you tell me, he will be shattered and the chances of him coming back here as my brother will be less."

Pragya, "No. Nothing like that will happen. I assure you. But please do this for me. I don't deserve him."

Akash, "Why is that so? You're a good person, you like him and he likes you too. Isn't that enough for you to be deserving for him?"

Pragya, "I don't like him."

Akash,"Lie!"

Pragya, "No. It's the truth. I don't like him as he is not good."

Akash,"Not good ah?"

Pragya, "Yes. He is using me."

Akash,"What are you saying Pragya?"

Pragya then tells something which made Akash stunned.

Akash, "I think you are misunderstanding him."

Pragya, "No Akash, that day he was the one who placed the necklace in my room to frame me as a theif."

Akash, "No Pragya. He does have a habit of misplacing things absent mindedly. Even you could have noticed that while working for him."

Pragya, "Yes but I feel what he did that day was done purposefully."

Akash, "Whatever it is, I still feel you should tell him about this and hear his side of truth as well."

Pragya, "No Akash, I don't want to hear anything from him."

Akash,"Why are you so adamant Pragya? If you are accusing him of purposefully framing you as a theif, then you should tell that to him. Why are you telling it to me?"

Pragya looks away and remains silent.

"No I can't. That's my problem! I am scared I will hurt him. And the real reason to be away from him is not this. This is a lie."

She thought as she was blankly looking at the door.

Akash, "Pragya!"

Pragya was back to her senses and tells, "Akash, please help me."

Akash,"Pragya, is this the real reason for you to dislike him?"

Pragya nods her head as yes in response.

Akash, "You know, you can tell me if it's anything else that is bothering you. I am your friend first."

Pragya, "What you expect me to tell?"

Akash, "The real reason!"

Pragya, "Fine! I will tell you but you will hate me for sure."

Akash,"Hate? Why such a big word Pragya?"

Pragya signals him not to tell anything and she tells her real reason.

Akash was once again shocked. But this time, he was shocked to the extent that he left from him room without telling anything to her.

Akash quickly went to search for Abhi. He was in the kitchen preparing some food by assisting Rachna.

Abhi sees Akash looking tensed.

Akash, "Come with me!" he says to Abhi.

Abhi, "Not now. I have so many vegetables to cut."

Akash shouts, "Abhi! This is not important now!"

Rachna hearing his loud voice gets panicked.

Abhi, "Why are you raising your voice? Look how scared she is now."

Akash took a deep breath and says sorry to Rachna.

Rachna, "I think you better go with him. He looks serious about something."

She tells Abhi and assures that she will get help from the helper at house for cooking.

Akash looks at Rachna and gives an apologetic look before leaving with Abhi from his house.

In his car, Akash was silent while driving and Abhi was losing his patience now with Akash's silence.

Abhi, "What do you want to tell and where are you bringing me?"

Akash, "Your usual place."

Abhi, "That place? But why? I mean is there anything important to discuss?"

Akash nods his head as yes in response.

Abhi, "Okay but... It's all the while had been Pragya and me talking over there. And mostly we will talk something related to us."

Akash,"It's about her so we have to go there right?"

Abhi, "About her? Then why she never came along?"

He asked which made Akash increase the speed of his driving.

Abhi, "What the! Why are you driving fast now!"

Akash, "Just stay quiet Abhi!"

Abhi, "I am your elder brother yaar. For once call me Bhai! Always calling me by my name!"

He complains like a child which only made Akash look back at him in disbelief.

Abhi finds his brother still looking serious.

Abhi, "Is it a serious matter?"

He asked in a worried tone now.

Akash slows down his car and tells, "Kind of."

Abhi, "Then you should have tell it in house itself."

Akash, "Why?"

Abhi, "If it's about her, you have to tell at the place where she is."

Akash never replies and it only made Abhi restless now.

Akash, "We are reaching soon."

Abhi, "I know!"

He replied and soon they reached the place.

Abhi was the first to come out of the car followed by Akash.

Abhi, "Enough of the suspense! Just tell me whatever it is."

He said which made Akash to look at him.

Akash, "Why do you always like to meet her at this place?"

Abhi, "Huh? To ask this we came here?"

Akash, "No but first tell me the reason to come here."

Abhi,"You're asking as if you don't know."

Akash,"I know but I want you to tell me so that what I know is correct."

Abhi sighs and tells, "Because this is the same place we come with our parents."

Akash,"Hmm...so it means you like this place because of them."

Abhi,"Obviously! I feel that they are around here whenever I come here. They kind of help me decide a lot of things here."

Akash, "Like?"

Abhi, "Akash! I don't understand why you are asking all this now. First tell me about Pragya!"

Akash, "There's a reason for me to ask all this now."

Abhi, "Huh?"

He asked looking confused.

Akash, "I have a question Abhi. What will you do if Pragya was the reason for our parents to die?"

Abhi, "What!"

He shrieked and couldn't believe what he was hearing from his brother.

Akash said, "First answer my question Abhi!"

Abhi, "Is that even possible? I mean think logically. When our parents died, she is very young. She would have been a kid and how can she cause our parents to die when they died because of an accident."

Akash,"I am not saying she caused the accident. I also know it is logically not possible for a kid to cause an accident but I am telling because of her the accident would have happened."

Abhi looks completely confused now and Akash tells, "Do you remember how dad drived the car that day?"

Abhi, "Why are you asking that now?"

Akash, "Just tell me Abhi! Please!"

Abhi, "Mumma and Papa had a fight earlier. So he drived fast in his anger. Even mumma was scared."

Akash,"Where was I then?"

Abhi, "You were at home with Dadi."

Akash,"Okay so you were with dad and mum in the car right?"

Abhi, "Yes but..."

Akash, "If I am not wrong you were sitting beside mumma in backseat."

Abhi, "Yes."

Akash, "Did you heard dad panicking all of a sudden or trying to drive away from something while he was driving?"

Abhi tries to recall the worse day of his life and he did remembers vaguely that his dad yelled something before they met with an accident.

Akash, "It was Pragya who was passing the road that day and dad would have said something before trying to make sure the car doesn't hit her."

Abhi, "Impossible! How can she be here when she was living in Delhi?"

Akash remains silent and tells, "Oh ya... I didn't think about this."

Abhi, "What the hell! And who the hell told this story to you?"

Akash, "She herself told me and it sounded real."

Abhi, "Bullshit!"

Akash, "Don't you believe it?"

Abhi, "Excuse me, I was there at the time of accident! I am very sure that the accident was because of dad's speed driving and he lost control in his driving after a point of time. And also he hit against another vehicle. It's not like the story that she told you."

Akash,"But...then why does she have to lie to me?"

Abhi, "It's a trap."

Akash, "Trap?"

Abhi, "A trap to fool you emotionally. She knows she can't make you fool rationally. So she took this way."

Akash,"But why me?"

Abhi, "Simple! So that you will bring me out of house and she can go out of house without any disturbance."

Akash,"Oh my god!"

Abhi, "There's no point in calling him. Just Call your wife and ask where is Pragya now."

He tells in frustration as he still can't believe that Akash had believed what Pragya told him.

Akash immediately calls Rachna's number and she answered the call too.

Akash shrieked," What!"

Abhi looks at him and asks," What happened?"

Akash tells to Rachna not to worry and they are coming back soon.

Abhi, "What happened?"

Akash, "Wo... It's..."

Abhi, "Akash, don't test my patience now. Just tell me damn it!"

Akash, "She didn't leave house."

Abhi sighs in relief but looked at Akash who was still looking worried.

Abhi, "Wait a second, if she didn't leave then why did you have to tell What in a shocked tone and also tell Rachna that we are coming back soon?"

Akash, "Actually... It's true that she didn't leave house but..."

Abhi, "Akash! Just tell it fast!"

Akash, "She is kidnapped!"

Abhi, "What!"

Akash, "Haan Rachna had gone to sleep. When she woke up, she saw Pragya being dragged by some goons into a car. She saw it from the window."

Abhi, "Let's go! I really can't believe how a love story of mine is changing into an action story for no reason."

He tells and both brothers get into the car but this time Abhi drives.

He drives very fast and they reached Akash's house very quickly too.

Upon reaching their house, Rachna frantically hugs Akash and he asks her not to panic.

Abhi tells," Rachna, you don't need to panic. We are here right so take a deep breath and then tell what you saw."

Rachna sees Akash and he makes her drink some water first.

Rachna calms down a bit and tells, "I just happen to hear screams from outside the house when I woke up. It sounded like Pragya Di' s voice so I went near the window to take a look. Then I saw two goons wearing masks on their faces dragging Pragya di into the car. Everything happened so fast that I can't rush to help her."

She says and breaks down into tears.

Akash tries to calm herself down with hug but she was still feeling bad.

Abhi," Rachna, there is no need to worry as there are CCTVs outside the house. I can figure out something from there so you please calm down now."

Akash,"Yes Rachna. Bhai is right. You don't have to feel bad that you couldn't help to save Pragya."

Abhi,"Akash, you stay with her and I will handle everything from here onwards."

Akash,"You want to handle everything alone? No Abhi. I will also join you. There are helpers here to look after her."

Abhi,"No Akash. It will not be the same as you look after her now. She is already feeling scared. And she is pregnant. Even if you want to take the risk, I am sorry but I can't allow you to take the risk of doing something that will affect her and the baby."

Akash sighs and replies," Fine. At least inform the police about this."

Abhi,"I will Akash. First let me see the CCTV footage."

He replied and Akash told him the location in the house where he can view the CCTV footages.

Abhi went to the place and soon manages to see the footages of that day.

Abhi carefully sees and observes something peculiar in the car that Pragya was taken into.

Sneek peek to next part,

Abhi, "Look Mr. Whoever you are. I am ready to give whatever ransom you want. Just return me that girl standing beside you. I am telling this for your good as nobody except me can handle her. She is highly dangerous with her diverting techniques."

Pragya hearing that gasped and tells,
"Are you joking about me to him?"

Abhi, "Mr. Whoever you are, are you listening to me?"

Pragya, "Are you ignoring me now?"

Mr. Whoever, "Shut up!"

He says loudly to Pragya which frightens her.

He then looks at Abhi.

Mr. Whoever, "You see until now you don't know why I kidnap your girlfriend right?"

Abhi, "Yes and you got a wrong information Mr. Whoever. She is not my girlfriend!"

Mr. Whoever, "What! Not your girlfriend? But you told you love her in an interview."

Abhi,"Oh man! That's long time back. I said I love her then I got married to her too. The only thing I am thankful is that you didn't kidnap her when she is the mother to my children. Imagine it would be very funny when you consider her still as my girlfriend when she is mother to my children right?"

Abhi chuckles and Mr. Whoever also joins him which makes Pragya find both behaving ridiculously.

Pragya yells," Both of you stop this nonsense!"

Abhi stops laughing but Mr. Whoever looked annoyed at her yell.

Abhi," See Mr. Whoever, she is like this. A typical wife who can't enjoy when her husband is happy with others."

Mr Whoever, "I understand your plight man. But I am smart enough to say even you are dangerous as well as all this while you're diverting me too."

Abhi,"Well, I have to be right, after all I am the husband of my dangerous wife!"

Pragya gasped in shock and can't understand what's happening now when he was suppose to save her but he is talking to the kidnapper.

Abhi, "Okay let's come to the point. What do you want?"

Mr Whoever, "Answer one riddle of mine."

Abhi,"Riddle? Is that your ransom? That's all?"

Mr Whoever, "Well, it's the start of my ransom."

Abhi sighs and tells, "Please tell me when will your ransom end?"

Mr Whoever, "Why Abhi? Are you very impatient to bring your wife back?"

Abhi, "Obviously! I haven't even do anything special to her before that you had kidnapped her and I hope she is not hurt anywhere."

Pragya widens her eyes in shock as to what he was referring to.

Mr Whoever in a stern voice, "Abhi, I think you should stop talking a lot now. Just answer my riddle first."

Abhi nods his head as yes before winking at Pragya which was noticed by Mr Whoever.

Mr Whoever, "So tell me, what is the thing that when given or taken causes time not to be passing."

Abhi and Pragya both hearing it were extremely shocked.

They weren't expecting a difficult riddle from Mr Whoever.

Even Abhi thought he can easily answer it before Mr Whoever asked. He wanted to get Pragya out of this place as soon as possible but looking at Mr Whoever now, he don't know whether is that possible.

To be continued........

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