Maa his lips moved but nothing came out of his mouth as he looked at the lifeless body infront of him with blank eyes......he took slow steps to reach near her and knelt beside the chair in a falling way and his hands flew in air to rest on her lap.......he tucked her hair behind her ears to see her bruised face which made him bite his lips to stop himself from crying...

Open ur eyes his voice felt heavy and at that moment 1 thing was clear that all his claims about hating her were wrong....deep inside his heart never admitted to do that and he could never do that in future too....he freed her hands from tight grip of nylon rope and taking her bruised wrists in his hands he rubbed the sore spots to ease the pain and nyonika whimpered at his touch

Maa he immediately stood on his feet and bent to touch her face trying to get her into consciousness.....he saw her struggling to lift her eyelids but bcz of weakness she was unable to do that........he moved his head to look around for some water to sprinkle it on her face but b4 that he saw harshad and his men appearing from the door........he got alarmed as he came infront of her in order to protect her from their attacks and they all smirked at his action.....nyonika's one hand was still in his hand and harshad smiled and turned his head towards his goons

Boys u can go....I will manage he said and one of the goons spoke reluctant to go

But sir before he could complete his sentence harshad showed him his palm stopping him from speaking anything

Do as I say....wese bhi m in a mood to see some family drama he said joking at them and his goons left hearing his reply

Awww finally reunion he faked going all aww on them and manik just remained quiet and brought back the water....sprinkling some water on her face he waited for some reaction by her and she did try as he could see her shaking eyelids...she was struggling to open her eyes and manik patter her cheek encouraging her

Open ur eyes he said in sweet tone and something clicked in her mind....with hodded eyes she tried to look at the person who was calling her and saw blurry picture of manik leaning on her and she snapped open her eyes to see whether what she saw was right or not and damn he was right there infront of her......

Manik her voice cracked as she called his name and manik felt peace seeping down his heart seeing her concious......she raised her hand and rested on his hand which was gripping the handle of chair and she caressed it trying to feel him.....harshad observed this and said

Ohhhh so much love ....my poor heart wont be able to bear it taking his hand to his heart he said in dramatic way and manik just pursed his lips as he was about to move towards him but nyonika grabbed his hand shaking her head in no

Go away manik..... jaooo yahan se she stressed on the word *jao*....her speech sounded slurry as she was taking some drugs or sth like that and it alarmed manik.......as a thought passed thru his mind his eyes became more red and he stormed towards harshad....grabbing him by his collars he jerked him back and forth saying

Kia Kia hai inke sath he shouted and harshad just laughed as an answer

Who knows dad might be giving her drugs he joked and manik's face turned red as he punched him straight on his face

U bastard he punched him again making his nose bleed

I will kill u and ur bloody father he pushed harshad to ground....anger was boiling his head and he was punching harshad continuously who was unable to protect himself and also he couldn't get the time to call his guards and was now getting punches on face.......pulling harshad by grabbing his shirt he threw harshad against the wall so his head striked causing him to groan

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Nandini was walking like a lifeless body on road......her face stern and her steps staggering with her heart thumping hard she was trying to keep herself composed.....manik's last sentence was echoing in her ear and then she sat on a bench when her legs denied to take 1 more step....she threw her head on her hands her mind fogging with different thoughts

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Yaar what manik did today was very strange aliya said as she was sitting on backseat of car while dhruv and cabir was on front and driving seat....after manik's msg cabir picked dhruliya from malhotra mansion and now they were going to have lunch

Chalo kuch nhi hota.....let them enjoy dhruv said

But still their way was very strange....I mean aliya said still confused

Baby aliya did u forget how u and ur HUSBAND used to sneak around in our grp meetups cabir taunted dhruliya early days of marriage which spread a red tint on Aliya's face.....she lowered her face to hide her embarrassment

I was just concerned cabir in low tone she said all the time blushing

Waise manik mil jaye mjhe mein theek karta hn use....sara hospital dhoondhta rha uske sath nandini ko aur jab us manhoos ko PTA chala to bs 1 msg pe chor ke chala gya cabir made a face...he was planning to tease manik alot and was preparing dhruliya to go according to his wish

What??, he just sent u a msg and till now his phone is off dhruv tensed and suddenly on hearing dhruv cabir and aliya went silent as they also got worried

Shittt why didnt I think of that cabir had frowns on his forehead thinking about his stupidity.....cabir and dhruv were still talking trying Nandini and manik's number while aliya who opened the window to breathe in some fresh air feeling tensed when she doubted that the girl she saw was nandini....she couldn't see her face properly but her instinct was telling her that it was nandini

Cabir....cabir she said trying to stop him but he was too indulged in conversation with cabir....slapping him on shoulder

Stop the car idiot.....I saw nandini there on bench she said trying to get off the car as soon as possible....she hoped off the car and ran towards the girl sitting on bench

Nandini she said putting hand on her shoulder and nandini who was sitting on bench drained out raised her head and finding aliya infront of her tears came out of her eyes...she hugged aliya tight and started crying...while cabir and dhruv who were sitting irritated thinking of it as Aliya's illusuin when they saw nandini in that state they got flabbergasted...dhruv opened the back door for them and aliya made her sit while cabir grabbed water bottle

Nandini relax aliya said rubbing her shoulder to console her and brought water bottle near her mouth but nandini pushed it away crying

Manik she hiccuped and cabir became more tensed

Kia hua manik ko.....is he okay he asked worriedly

He hates me she said palming her face and they got relaxed thinking of it as manik's joke....but the thing concerning them was Nandini's presence there.....never ever would manik leave her like this alone on road no matter what would happen between them

He might be joking aliya said trying to calm her

No....he said it was just a fling for him.....how can he say like that her shivering tone appeared and as she raised her head and aliya saw her pale face......she wiped tears off Nandini's face

Okay okay stop crying she said but when nandini didnt stop crying she looked towards cabir and dhruv in concerned way

Okay nandini tell me where is manik....I will fix him cabir tried to divert his mind but when she didnt answer....aliya shook her shoulder making her lean on car's door and her hands fell on seat

Nandini aliya called her name loudly tucking her hair back but saw Nandini's eyes closed she was unconscious shit she went unconscious

Cabir we need to take her to hospital aliya said as she shifted Nandini's head on her shoulder

M not getting gud vibes dhruv rubbed his forehead worriedly I just hope everything is okay.....manik is okay he wished to which aliya and cabir agreed

In less than 15 minutes they were in hospital where nandini was under treatment and doctors then told them it was just stress and weakness which made her go faint.....they were just waiting for her to gain her consciousness as the situation was very critical .....after sometime when she regained her consciousness she found the trio standing there with tension visible on their faces......they strode towards her as soon as they saw her opening her eyes

R u okay baby doll aliya said caressing her hair and nandini nodded quietly.....aliya made her drink water and cabir who was waiting patiently sat beside her

Nandini do u really think manik could do  that to u palming her hand he asked

No....I have always seen love for me in his eyes she said trying to control her tears but his words were replaying in her mind making her cry

Then why he said all those words to u he tried to dig more into the matter

Idk....their was some girl who he was claiming to be his love she explained further and they all frowned hearing that

What rubbish dhruv murmured but cabir stopped him

Nandini tell me from start....what happened ???where were u..... he asked and she started narrating of how some unknown persons kidnapped her and took her far away and how manik claimed that it was planned by him only

Nandini manik was very concerned about ur disappearance.....he was literally panicking so much that I thought he will start crying by any moment cabir said and nandini whose mind was already giving her red signals....she tensed

Manikkkk...mjhe uske paas Jana hai she said to which cabir just patted her shoulder

Nandini do u know where did they take u aliya asked an answer...her mind was telling her sth she didnt want to believe

No....I was blindfolded she said rubbing her forehead in tensed way

Just try to think....anything special they asked

Where they took me wasnt in city I think so as the road was very bumpy and I think it took us almost 20 minutes to reach main road and then they pushed me out of car and went away......as far as I remember the place where they kept me wasnt a room it was a mansion or banglow (she remembered how she saw guards on the second floor.....how she saw other rooms in that house) she stated trying to remember everything of what happened to her

Nandini wahan kon kon tha cabir asked

I dont remember much bhai she punched her fist on other hand feeling helpless

Was it him??? aliya asked showing her picture of harshad hoping what she was thinking was wrong

Yes.....yes he was there she remembered that she saw that man behind manik and Aliya's face turned pale at Nandini's answer.......dhruv snatched phone from aliya and fisted his hair on seeing the picture

Dhruv who is he....What's happening cabir asked in tensed tone

Harshad and deadly silence fell over the room Cabir we need to spot manik as soon as possible he said and it seemed that destiny was not in favour of giving nandini some relaxation......all the times manik shared about harshad's hatred to him echoed in her ears....she was just rubbing her hand trying to maintain her calm while her eyes went blurry cause of tears floating.......manik's face appeared b4 her eyes and her mind took her back to that place........her mind was replaying everything and then she noticed there was some dirt on his shirt and below his lips had a bruise....a sob escaped her lips and she immediately put her hand on lips to suppress it

Manikkkk she said and the trio felt so helpless at that moment

Aliya do u know any such places where they could do all these activities dhruv asked aliya and harshad's family were relatives

I think it's one of harshad's banglow in the outskirts of Mumbai....I just hope it's that one only she said taking Nandini's hand in between hers and rubbing it

Bhai plzzz mjhe uske pass Jana hai.....plzz wo PTA nhi kesa hoga she begged infront of cabir who just patted her head

We r going....he will be fine and infront of ur eyes in sometime he promised

I will go with u she said making a determined face as she wiped tears off her face

It's not safe for u.....m saying na he will be with u in short....he said getting up and it made nandini cry more meanwhile dhruv made some calls....he had a ssp officer frnd and dhruv asked for his help to arrange for raid and some other necessary things.....as they were about to go out dhruv peeked into the room again and signalled aliya to take care of nandini and be with her

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Hey chor use a manly voice echoed from background and manik who had a tight grip on harshad's neck turned around and saw harsh pointing gun at nyonika

Chor warna maar dn ga teri maa ko his words startled manik for a bit but still in anger he punched harshad on his stomach making him bend down to bear the pain but soon manik pulled him back and seeing this harsh pulled the trigger positioning the gun again and aimed at nyonika who knew by now that she had very little time......she looked at the broad manly back of her son and her eyes got teary eyes as her last meeting with her son was very very short....after so long she was meeting manik and that too was for a very short time

I love u manik she said in shivering tone and manik's world stopped right there.....those words ringed in his ears......he was dying to hear such words from his mother but when it happened it took away all his senses

I always did she choked on her own tears and manik's grip on harshad's neck loosened and he stared blankly at his mother.......staggering a step or two he found his support with backwall.....he moved his shaking hand to his face to wipe the invisible sweat off his face and finding the time harshad punched manik and manik who was not expecting this fell down on ground....b4 he could recover he kicked manik on his stomach and nyonika hissed

Manik she sobbed but harsh yanked her hair pulling her head up and said with gritted teeth

Dekh apne betay ka haal he growled and tears brimmed in her eyes which made harsh laugh hysterically.....in background she could hear beating sound and manik whimpering .....as he left her with a rough push her head turned to other side and from her peripheral vision she saw harshad pushing manik against the wall and his head striked against it badly and he couldn't keep his balance and swayed in air....sensing it nyonika tried to get up but fell down also....her legs felt too weak to carry her weight....she tried to get up seeing manik's body striking the ground

Manikkkk she shrieked and manik looked at her with half opened eyes.....before she could land herself on ground beside manik harsh grabbed her hand pulling her away and laughed evilly

Look at ur fighter son nyonika....I thought he will fight but he gave up already with this harsh gave a tight slap on nyonika's face and then gripped her jaw with his large hand is...iske liye u went against me he said and manik who was feeling too drained out gathered all his courage seeing some bastard manhandling his mother.......he hit his elbow on harsh's cubital fossa making his feet fly off the ground for a moment or so but harshad prevented him from falling by giving him support......they were so focused into it that they didnt notice manik coming behind them.....he gave a heavy blow on harshad's back depositing him on ground.....and then he moved towards harsh.....pulling his mother's hand he brought her behind him

Bsss he said to harsh grabbing his collar as he dragged him towards his own self and gave him a punch on his face.....he observed his face for sometime which went red bcz of that blow but nyonika's hand clutching her shirt tightly brought her out into present and he turned his head.....with blurry vision and heavy head he looked at her teary face .....he was feeling that he would fall at any moment but then he had to be brave and find some way out from there otherwise their lives were at risk

Tm...manik she whimpered taking his name tm theek ho she asked placing hand on his cheek carefully but he instead looked ahead gripping her hand in firm grip as his eyes scanned to find a way out there......

This way he said and unknowingly he was caring for her but still trying to not show it.....harshad who was whimpering looked at them after hearing his words.......his mind got alerted as he got to know that they were about to leave and he would miss the chance of killing that bastard manik..quietly he got up and grabbed the wooden log.....at that very time manik pulled nyonika infront of himself and was about to step out of room when he got hit on his head

Ahhhhhh he screeched in pain as his grip loosened on nyonika's hand and he slipped on floor and nyonika opened her mouth in shock

Manik she screamed as she placed his head on her lap.....tears poured thru her eyes as she retrieved her blood stained hand from the back of his head........

Plzzz nhi she joined hands infront of the father son duo who was again standing infront of them.....harsh was checking the bullets adding much to her fear....as she saw them taking steps towards her her sobbing intensified as she shook manik violently trying to alert him but he was nowhere in position to resist......at last she towered above him acting as a shield which made them smirk.....harshad yanked her away from manik while harsh kicked manik hard on his abdomen making him spit blood as he coughed badly.......the next strike was at his mouth and he just whimpered in response......lying there lifeless he didnt have any energy left to lift his finger.....harsh tapped his shoe on his face giving him slow strikes

Totally wasted he taunted and harshad smiled at that

Soon cabir and dhruv along with police force reached there.... the policemen took their positions surrounding the whole area and started hitting on their target....soon the goons surrounding the building were down and they started proceeding into the banglow.....harshad and harsh were busy in torturing when they heard loud footsteps which alarmed them and soon it lead to firing....before they could get chance to plan their next step they heard announcement on speaker

The police has surrounded u from all  sides....its better for u to surrender the voice boomed all over the place making them startle while nyonika smiled in triumph

Dad harshad panicked and the footsteps were coming near.....they had no way to escape......harsh looked around in search for anything and then looked at nyonika and then at manik who was lying on ground.....he had seconds to act...he had always hated that mother son duo and he knew it was now or never....if he wouldn't do it he would never get the chance again

Drop ur weapons the head of police shouted and minutes later they heard a gunshot.....cabir and dhruv's heart sank hearing the noise of gunshot while on the other side manik's body jolted up for some seconds b4 resting on ground......his eyes bulged out as he puffed out a struggling breath as his gaze travelled to the spot on his chest where a fountain of blood erupted .....and nyonika on seeing that fainted right there....her body slumped into ground and in meantime police entered into the room and arrested harsh and harshad

After 2 3 soldiers who first entered gave signal of all clear the ssp came along with dhruv followed by cabir and seeing the scene infront of them made their heart stop beating for a moment

Manikkkk dhruv shouted and his legs denied to support his weight anymore and he fell down seeing his childhood frnd in that state while cabir felt numb...but was it the right time for all that NO his mind shouted and soon he acted upon the first thing that came into his mind.....picking manik he ran towards the door bt when he didnt see dhruv following him he shouted

Hurry up dhruv......we need to save manik and this brought dhruv back to senses....he ran behind cabir into the ambulance

Call aryaman rn...he needs first aid dhruv started acting upon cabir's instructions as his own mind was numb to think sane in that situation while aryaman who was getting ready for his night shift answered the call collecting his stethoscope

Haan dhruv he said in busy way and dhruv couldn't get to speak anything....he knew that he would start crying if he would utter even a single word.....turning on the camera he moved it to the stretcher where manik was lying and cabir was holding his hand

Aryaman tell us what to do....he has got a gunshot wound on his chest cabir shouted from the other side of call making aryaman still in shock.....tie dropped off his hand and he stared at the white shirt of manik which was turning bright red with every passing second but soon regained his composure

Cabir stop that bleeding....apply some pressure by cloth or whatever he said

Dhruv is he concious?? Aryaman asked applying his knowledge and dhruv nodded in yes

Gud manik buddy......we will make it to hospital he encouraged manik while at the same asked dhruv to check his pulse whether it was normal or it was dropping

Cover his wound with some plastic or sth so that no air goes inside his body from that wound aryaman instructed

Yes like that he said as he saw cabir fixing seal of plastic on manik's chest....he was doing it in an expert way...as he was doing it they heard manik's voice

Dhruv manik called in hoarse tone and cabir and dhruv immediately went near him

Where is she he asked and considering that he was talking about nandini dhruv answered yes nandini is fine....she is with aliya he assured but manik shook his head

Maa......ahhh he groaned also at his sore body and it felt like 100 knives stabbing at a moment

Relax buddy....she is in other ambulance

I....I love u guys he stammered and that was too much for dhruv to handle....he left from there unable to control his tears while cabir smiled faintly as he blinked his eyes several times to push tears back while aryaman removed tears with his index finger

We r near hospital dw he consoled himself more than manik

Necklace......for nan...dinii his gaze shifted towards his jeans pocket and cabir followed his gaze and retrieved necklace which manik found in hospital rest room

Cabir mere bacha cabir....nandini aur mere bache ka khayal rkhe he begged as his breath was getting uneven and when he realized that he wouldn't he able to see his baby and nandini for one last time tears left his eyes

U will be okay.... cabir said

I dont think so he said with great difficulty......his eyelids drooping while he struggled to breathe

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