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A little girl was sitting in her room shivering with fear. Tears were continuously rolling down her eyes. She was looking at the window and hoping for some angle to come and rescue her.

Suddenly a woman entered her room calling her.

"Naaz! Naaz, abhi tak taiyar nahi hui tu?"

Naaz looked at the woman with scared eyes.

"M...Mami main bas h..hone hi wali thi...." She stammered.

"Ruk, ruk. Abhi taiyar hone ki zaroorat nahi hai. Teri shaadi mein abhi der hai. Pehle tu bartan maaj le. Bohut saare logo ke bartan hue hai. Ab naukrani rakhne ki aukat toh hai nahi humari. Teri shaadi ka kaam tujhe hi karna hoga. Fatafat apna kaam khatam kar le, phir taiyar ho jaana. Koi bahana nahi." Said her aunt strictly and left the room.

Naaz nodded and went to the kitchen. She started washing plates with teary eyes.

She remembered the day when they came to see her and gave money to her uncle and aunt in return to marry her. How the old man, who was her would-be-husband, was looking at her greedily. How he was touching her inappropriately. Even the mere thought shivered her. She started crying silently.

"Aap mujhe kyu chhor ke chale gaye Mummy Papa? Yaaha koi pyaar nahi karta mujhse. Sab bohut gande hai. Mama Mami har waqt mujhe daante rehte hai, mujh par haath utha te hai. Aur ab woh meri shaadi karwa rahe hai uss gande insaan se. Mujhe paata hai, woh bhi mujhe maarenge. Meko nahi karni shaadi. Kaash koi mujhe bachane aa jaata." She said in her mind.

Suddenly he heard a tap on the window of the kitchen.

"Kaun hai?" She asked.

"Dheere bol." A low voice came. "Main hoon paagli. Idhar aa."

Naaz wiped her tears and started moving towards the window.

On the other hand...

Three people were standing at a place which was destroyed by strom. One of them was writing everything down and the other two were capturing the view of the uprooted trees and damaged homes.

"Iss toofan ne toh gaao ke yeh wale side mein bilkool tabahi macha di hai." Said Kushal after capturing the whole scenario.

"Haan yaar." Said Tina turning off the camera. "Kitne logo ka ghar unse cheen gaya. It's very sad. Hai nah Sidharth?"

Sidharth, who was writing everything down, looked at Tina and said, "Hmm. Lekin abhi dukh maana ne se kya hoga? Humari koshis bas yeh hai ki yeh news karke hum inn logo ko government ki taraf se kuch fund dilwa sake."

"Sahi kaha tune. Aur acchi baat yeh hai ki iss toofan se gaao ka sirf ek hi part damage hua hai. Jaha hum reh rahe hai woh jagah phir bhi thik hai." Said Kushal to which Sidharth and Tina agreed.

After sometime Sidharth said, "I think it's enough. Abhi guest house mein jaake story ready karte hai. Kyu ki kaal hi yeh news telecast hoga."

Kushal and Tina nodded.

Three of them returned to their guest house.

As soon as they reached there, Vinod Ji, the care taker of the guest house, served them lunch.

After having lunch, Sidharth and Kushal started working on the story while Tina was roaming in the garden taking selfies.

Suddenly Kushal came there and said, "Udhar hum sab kaam kar rahe hai, aur idhar tu selfie le rahi hai?"

"Aise mat bol. Aaj hi ka toh din bacha hai. Baar baar aisi jagah pe aane ka mauka thodi milta hai?" Said Tina to which Kushal laughed.

After sometime she again said, "Waise accha hi hua nah hum story cover karne ke bahane yaaha aa gaye? This place is really beautiful."

"Woh toh hai. Propose karne ke liye bhi kaafi acchi jagah hai yeh." Said Kushal in a teasing way to which Tina widened her eyes.

"Propose matlab?" She asked.

"Matlab tu aaj hi kar de na Sidharth ko propose. Mauka bhi accha hai aur mahol bhi."

Tina started blushing.

"But... Yeh accha nahi lagta. Ladka woh hai. Pehle usse propose karna chahiye."

"Madam yeh 21st century hai. Iss zamane mein ladka aur ladki dono equal hote hai. Ladkiyan bhi pehle propose kar sakti hai."

"Phir bhi..."

"Aur tujhe lagta hai woh khadoos tujhe pehle propose karega?"

Tina thought for sometime and then nodded in no.

"You are right. I have to tell him first." Said Tina.

"Great! Main usko bhejta hoon tere paas. Tu abhi baata de." Said Kushal excitedly.

Tina smiled and nodded.

Kushal left from there.

Tina started preparing herself. She was thinking how she would propose Sidharth. Meanwhile Sidharth came to her.

"Kya hua? Kushal keh raha tha tu mujhe bula rahi thi." Said Sidharth.

Tina's heartbeat increased seeing him.

"Haan main tujhse kuch... Kuch kehna chahti hoon. Matlab.... Bohut dino se keh na tha lekin.... Woh mauka nahi mila kabhi...."

Sidharth laughed seeing her nervousness and said, "Relax yaar! Tu baat toh aise kar rahi hai jaise main tera friend nahi tera boss hoon. Relax hoke keh jo kehna hai."

Tina sighed and said, "Sidharth, main...."

Suddenly they both heard a noise coming from the kitchen.

"Yeh awaz kaisi thi?" Asked Sidharth.

"Paata nahi." Said Tina being confused.

"Chor! Chor!" Screamed Vinod Ji.

"Yaaha chhor ghusa hai?" Asked Tina.

"We should go and check." Said Sidharth.

They were about to go inside the house.

Suddenly someone came and hold Sidharth from behind making him stopped.

"Please kisi ko mat baata na main yaaha chhupi hoon. Please!"

Sidharth heard the voice of a little girl. She clutched his shirt tightly digging her face in his shirt. Sidharth felt very different.

"Woh mujhe bohut maarenge. Aap please mat baatana unhe."

She kept saying.

Sidharth suddenly turned behind and saw a chubby, little girl standing in front of him. Sidharth looked at her face carefully. Her face was fully loaded with cuteness and innocence. But her eyes were telling a different story. It felt as she wanted to express her pain through her eyes. All of a sudden Sidharth felt very much connected to her.

"Yeh bacchi yaaha kaha se aayi?" Tina asked breaking Sidharth's thoughts.

"Chor! Saab, pakad ke rakhiye iss chor ko." Vinod Ji said coming there.

Kushal also came there hearing the noise.

Sidharth got angry.

"Chor matlab? Aap itni chhoti si bacchi ko chor kaise keh sakte hai?" Said Sidharth angrily.

"Maaf kar dena saab." Said Vinod Ji looking down in embarassment.

Sidharth turned to Naaz who was still scared. He sat in front of her on his knees.

"Daro mat Baccha. Koi aap ko kuch nahi kahega." Said Sidharth softly.

"Toh kya main yeh kha sakti hoon?" Asked Naaz innocently showing the apple which she took from the kitchen.

Sid chuckled at her cuteness and nodded.

Naaz gave a bite on the apple.

Tina and Kushal also chuckled seeing it.

"Naaz, tu yaaha bahar kya kar rahi hai?" A girl suddenly asked coming there. She was older than Naaz. "Teri Mami aur Chaudhary ke admi tujhe dhund rahe hai. Zaldi se andar chup jaa."

Naaz got scared and immediately ran inside the room.

"Chaudhary ke admi dhund rahe hai matlab? Radhika, sach sach baata baat kya hai." Said Vinod Ji to Radhika who was her daughter.

"Papa asal mein Naaz ke Mama Mami uski shaadi karwana chahte hai, Chaudhary ke saath. Badle mein bohut saare paise liye hai unhone Chaudhary se. Isliye Naaz ko bachane ke liye main usse uske ghar se yaaha leke aayi aur chupne ko kaha."

Sidharth, Kushal and Tina became shocked hearing that.

"Shaadi? Itne chhote umar mein shaadi kaun karwa ta hai? This is illegal." Said Sidharth.

"Paata hai saab ki yeh galat hai. Lekin humare gaao mein yeh sab chalta hai." Said Vinod Ji.

"What about police? Woh kuch nahi kehti?" Asked Tina to which Vinod Ji nodded in no.

"Humare Yaaha ke saare faisle sarpanch leta hai. Aur Chaudhary sarpanch ka khaas admi hai. Usse koi kuch nahi keh sakta."

"Toh phir humein Naaz ko kuch der ke liye yaheen rakhna chahiye. She is safe here." Said Kushal.

"Hum woh nahi kar sakte. Hum chote admi hai saab, unse ladne ki himmat hum mein nahi hai. Agar unhe paata chal gaya ki yeh ladki yaaha pe hai toh badi dikkat ho jayegi. Upar se agar humare malik ko paata chal gaya toh woh humein naukri se nikal denge. Hum isse yaaha nahi rakh sakte."

"Toh kya hum usse marne ke liye chhor de? Agar Naaz ki shaadi uss Choudhary se ho gayi toh bechari ki zindagi barbaad ho jayegi." Said Radhika loudly.

"Hum Naaz ke Mama Mami se baat kar sakte hai." Said Sidharth. "Agar hum unhe samjhayenge toh sayad woh yeh shaadi tod de."

"Kabhi nahi todenge." Replied Radhika. "Ek no. ke kamine log hai woh. Jab se bechari Naaz ke Maa Baap mare hai, jeena haram karke rakha hai uska. Ghar ka saara kaam uss se karwate hai. Har waqt maarte hai. School tak nahi bhejte usse. Aur ab toh hadd ho gayi. Paiso ke badle Naaz ko hi bech diya."

Everyone felt bad hearing the story.

Radhika looked at Sidharth and said, "Aap log toh seher se aaye ho nah? Humse kayi zyada padhe likhe bhi ho. Aap log please Naaz ko bacha lo na."

Sidharth nodded and said, "Hum zaroor bachayenge usse. Lekin tumhare Papa ki baat bhi sahi hai. Abhi Naaz ko jaane dena chahiye. Warna faltu ka tamasha hoga. Hum uski shaadi hone se pehle koi na koi raasta nikal lenge."

Radhika nodded.

They all went inside the house and saw Naaz reading Sidharth's writings while sitting on the sofa.

Radhika smiled and said, "Naaz ko padhne ka bohut shauk hai. Usse jo bhi milta hai, woh padhna start kar deti hai. School mein nahi padhti, lekin class ke bahar khade hoke sab kuch sunti hai. Kabhi kabhi toh mere homework bhi kar leti hai. Agar woh padh paati toh bohut aage jaati."

Sidharth smiled and went to Naaz. He sat beside her who was reading with full concentration.

"Yeh maine likha hai." Said Sidharth.

Naaz looked at him and said, "Yeh toh kuch din pehle aaye hue toofan ke baare mein hai."

"Haan. Aur iss hi story ko cover karne ke liye main yaaha aaya tha. I'm a journalist, Sidharth Shukla." He introduced himself.

"Matlab news wale? Meko news padhna bohut pasand hai. Aap ke paas aur bhi aisi stories hai? Main padhna chahti hoon." Said Naaz excitedly.

Sidharth chuckled and said, "Zaroor padhna. Lekin abhi tum apne ghar jaao."

Naaz's face turned pale. She nodded her head in no.

"Meko nahi jaana. Main shaadi nahi karungi." She said Panicking.

Sidharth cupped her little face and said, "Kisne bola shaadi karne ko? Bas kuch der ke liye waaha chali jaao."

"Woh log shaadi karwa denge meri."

"Nahi karwaenge. Main nahi hone dunga tumhari shaadi. Bacha lunga tumhe."

Naaz looked at him with hopeful eyes.

"Sacchi?" She asked.

"Mucchi." Said Sidharth pinching her nose.

"Pakka promise? Aap aaoge na mujhe bachane?"

"Pakka promise." Said Sidharth keeping his hand on her tiny hands.

Naaz smiled cutely.

Then she left with Radhika.

Then Kushal came to Sidharth and said, "Tune promise toh kar diya. Bachayega kaise usse?"

Sidharth started thinking.
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Will Sidharth be able to keep his promise?

How will he rescue Naaz?

Stay tuned...

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