I need you.

CHAPTER: 23

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"So it's painful, right?" Lavanya asked Swara with a psychopathic laugh. Yes, Swara was kidnapped by Lavanya when she went to Sanskar's office.

This morning, Swara went to Maheshwari company for meeting Sanskar. But even before she could enter the office, Lavanya kidnapped her using the chloroform. The effect of chloroform made Swara unconscious at the parking lot. Lavanya carried her and brought her to a cottage inside the forest. She was behaving exactly like a psychotic person.

"Lavanya, why are you doing this to me?" Swara asked painfully. Swara's hands and legs were clutched with a chain. Her hands were bleeding.

"Because you are Swara Sanskar Maheshwari." Lavanya stretched the word Sanskar Maheshwari. Swara looked at her confused.

"You snatched the love and attention of him! His love, care, admiration, everything should be mine only!" Lavanya roared like an insane.

"Lavanya, stop it! Don't behave like a psychopath! So, you were the person who helped Laksh, right?" Swara shouted and asked her.

"Lower your voice, Swara! Otherwise, you are gonna pay for it, " Lavanya authorized and took a knife which was kept nearby. "Of course, I will help my cousin, right?" Lavanya replied with a smirk.

"Cousin? What's your relation between Laksh?" Swara asked her slowly.

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Lavanya Rajput." Lavanya laughed and said. Swara looked at her shocked. That innocent and naive Lavanya whom she saw from Sanskar's office was pole apart from this Lavanya whom she was seeing now.

"Lavanya, cool down. I haven't snatched the love or attention of Mr Maheshwari. Trust me, please." Swara choose her words with cautiousness. She understood that Lavanya was obsessed with Sanskar.

"Lair, you are a lair! If not, then why would he even stalk you for almost 4 years?" Lavanya cried out loudly. Swara looked at her stunned. Never in her dreams, she thought that Sanskar had kept a tab on her activities. But why? That question was revolving around her mind.

"Lavanya, it's not like you think. He hates me more anyone in this world could think." Swara stated painfully. The truth throbbed her heart.

"Really? Really?? My Sanskar hates you? My Sanskar hates his wife??" Lavanya came forward and asked Swara. Lavanya kept on shaking Swara while asking that. The chains were causing injury to her milky skin. She hissed in pain.

"Yes, Sanskar hates me." Even though, it hurt to admit, Swara went along with Lavanya.

"But still, I can't leave you," Lavanya said with a wicked smile. She went and leaned at the wall.

"Why can't you leave me? Laksh needs Arpita, right?" Swara shouted at her. Seriously, Lavanya's smile was scaring her.

"Yes, Laksh needs Arpita and I want my Sanskar. In our love story, you are the hurdle!" Lavanya whispered dangerously.

"If you had any feelings towards Sanskar, you could have proposed or confessed that to him. Harming or injuring me isn't the solution." Swara tried to knock some sense in Lavanya's brain.

"Really, Swara? Do you really think that-" Lavanya started to say. "What the hell you are doing, Lavanya?" Laksh came rushing into the hall.

"Hey, bhai..." Lavanya went and hugged Laksh.

"It's not the time for your drama, Lavanya!" Laksh pushed her and stood in front of Swara.

"Why the hell did you brought her here? And where is your phone?" Laksh was annoyed by Lavanya's act. He were about to reach his plan. But Lavanya was likely to ruin everything by clutching Swara.

"Oops, my other phone is in the office. When I saw Swara in the parking lot, without thinking a second, I bought her here. So my mobile and other pieces of stuff are in office." Lavanya replied carelessly.

"Dammit you, Lavanya! I'm sure, Sanskar would have come to know about our relation! You are such a fool!" Laksh yelled at Lavanya. For Laksh, Lavanya was just a puppet to reach his goal. He had used her for his own selfish purpose knowing her obsession for Sanskar.

"So what? One day, he should know about it naa. Let it be Laksh! Let's enjoy by hurting her." Lavanya uttered with a crooked smile. Laksh shook his head and reciprocated a evil laugh. Swara got scared at them.

"Now, what's your plan? I need Arpita!" Laksh said looking at Swara. Swara closed her eyes hearing the whole conversation between the cousins.

"Laksh, if you have truly loved Arpita, who couldn't be able to see tears in Arpita's eye. You have killed an innocent soul. Aren't ashamed of your deeds?" Swara questioned Laksh bravely. But in return, she earned a tight slap from Laksh.

"How dare you to question me!" Laksh shouted at Swara. She flinched at his tone.

"Laksh, cool man. I have already informed Arpita about the place. I have also ordered her not to inform this to anyone." Lavanya disclosed with an attitude.

"Are you sure that she wouldn't inform Aryan and Sanskar?" Laksh asked for an assurance.

"Yes, after all, she won't play with her best friend's life, right?" Lavanya smirked and said. Laksh nodded and walked out of the hall.

"Swara, don't worry. Your friend will be coming here at any moment." Lavanya spoke.

"Please, don't drag Arpita. You want me, right? Okay, slap or hit me. But please, you shouldn't harm Arpita, Aryan and Sanskar, okay!" Swara requested her. Lavanya looked at her with sinful eyes.

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"Sanskar, where must be Swara?" A broken Arpita asked Sanskar who was walking here and there without uttering a word.

"Arpita, calm down. We are looking for her. Before sunset, we are gonna find her." Aryan consoled a shattered Arpita.

Swara went to meet Sanskar by informing Arpita and Aryan who were still in her penthouse. She had gone to meet Sanskar in the morning itself. They got worried when Swara failed to contact them even after the afternoon. They tried her number. But it was switched off. Then they called the Maheshwari reception for asking about Swara. They thought not to inform Sanskar as he was busy in signing an important contract with the government. At last, when they understood that something has happened to Swara, Arpita was ought to inform Sanskar about Swara's missing.

When Lavanya kidpanned Swara from the parking lot, the scenes were captured by the CCTV nearby. The security guard who found it out in the afternoon, informed Sanskar about the same. The security was fired for the negligence towards his work.

Sanskar was very scared at this moment. He informed Aryan and Arpita that his assistant secretary, Lavanya was the person who assisted and supported Laksh till now. When Sanskar saw the text message from Laksh, he asked Aman to find out every single detail of Lavanya. And the reports he got from Aman was made him flabbergasted. It said that Lavanya was a Rajput and she has been suffering from some mental since childhood.

"I will be back, " Arpita uttered and run to the washroom. Aryan and Sanskar looked at her retreating figure being confused.

"Swara is with me. If you want her back, come to the address I'm sending below. Don't you dare you to inform anything to Aryan or Sanskar? And don't even think about the police too. My spy will be watching your moves." Arpita read the text message which came on her mobile phone before a minute. She kept her hands on the mouth to cover the sob.

"Aryan, I'm going to Kavita's house." Arpita came out of the washroom and announced.

"It's not safe to go around now. You are not going anywhere!" Aryan declared looking at her.

"No, Aryan. It's urgent. I need to meet her. Please, I swear I will be contacting you via mobile phone." Arpita pleaded. She really wanted to go and save Swara.

"You can go, but take my car," Sanskar said to Arpita. Aryan glared Sanskar for allowing her to go. But Sanskar signalled something to him on which he agreed to Arpita's demand.

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"Lavanya, where is Arpita? She isn't here till now!" A frustrated Laksh kept on asking Lavanya who was drinking water after beating Swara with a belt.

Swara who lost all her energy to fight, looked at Lavanya and Laksh when they talked about Arpita. Aryan and Arpita have been into many things. So Swara was determined to not let Arpita nor Aryan to become their prey.

Deep inside her heart, she expected Sanskar to come and rescue her from those devils. She prayed to keep Arpita away from those monsters.

From past few days, Swara kept on ignoring and avoiding Sanskar. She knew she would fall deeply in love with Sanskar if she stood closer to him. To avoid it, she ignored Sanskar. But today, when she came to about Laksh's whereabouts Swara decided to say the matter to Sanskar first, as that will prevent conflict between Arpita and Aryan. Swara knows that Arpita will break down completely if she saw Laksh and confront him.

Suddenly everyone heard the sound of someone's footsteps. Laksh took his gun, all ready to attack the person. A shadow was approaching the hall. At last, the shadow was revealed into Arpita. Lavanya sighed and signalled her to come towards her.

"Swara..." Arpita saw a weak and pale Swara, tied with chains on the chair. Her heart aches to see her like that.

"Arpi...go away from here. They are monsters!" Swara shouted weekly gathering her strength. Laksh, who heard this from Swara, slapped around her face making Arpita shiver by fear.

"Didn't I asked you to keep quiet?" Laksh said by pulling Swara's hair forcefully. Swara hissed in pain. Arpita, who wasn't able to tolerate this came and begged Laksh to leave her.

"Okay, I will let her go...but you should do something for me," Laksh said by leaving Swara's hair from his clutches.

"What should I do? Tell me." Arpita asked instantly.

"No, Arpita! Please don't fall for his words. You and Aryan have a future together. Leave me and go. Please..." Swara begged in front of Arpita as she knows they were tricking her.

"I won't! I can't leave you alone. I'm going to do whatever Laksh is going to say." Arpita said with a determination.

"Oh please, I can't stand your drama. Laksh, you can say what you want!" Lavanya, who stood silent spoke.

"I need you, Arpita," Laksh whispered dangerously looking at Arpita from toe to head. She felt uncomfortable with his gaze. She tries to show that she wasn't scared of him. When she saw Laksh first, her mind and heart beaten so fast. 

"No, I won't let it happen!" Swara busted out. Lavanya came and slapped her again.

"Laksh, you are doing wrong. I have only seen you as a brother. You killed our child and destroyed our life. Please, stop it!" Arpita screaming at Laksh. Arpita was becoming emotional.

"Yes, I did everything to win you. I love you, Arpita! You have to be mine by hook or crook." Laksh came forward and said to Arpita.

"No, you are just obsessed with me! You can't have me... I love Aryan, try to understand that!" Arpita wasn't ready to listen to his nonsense. She tries to make him understand.

"I don't care. I just need you! I swear, I will leave this little girl immediately if you agree to my terms." Laksh replied by a smirk.

Swara shook her head negatively. She saw Lavanya winking at her in a psychic way. She became afraid that they would do something with Arpita.

"Lavanya, please listen to me. You will get your Sanskar...leave us." Swara tried to trick Lavanya. From Lavanya's odd behaviour Swara got a slight idea about her mental illness.

"Really?" Lavanya who heard Sanskar's name came forward and asked impatiently. An alerted Laksh said, "Stop it, Swara. Lavanya you can't fall for her words. You know that Sanskar loves her only. Don't forget it." Laksh tried to bring Lavanya from the dilemma.

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How's it?

So Arpita and Swara are in Laksh and Lavanya's custody. What will happen next?

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