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Recap:- Shivaay going to fetch phone from the car to inform family about their night stay at village but doesn't turn up back after 1/2an hours so Anika wakes village people up asking for help to find Shivaay. As they walk towards car, they don't find Shivaay around.

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'Shivaay where are you?' Anika mentally asked looking frantically around.

"Kahi voh rasta toh nahi bhatak gaye?" (Did he got lost on his way?) Someday asked from the group.

"Chalo, jungle ki aur" (Let's move towards jungle.) Old man directed.

"Par Sevaram ji yeh rasta toh Kaali Pahadi ke aur jaata hai" ( Sevaram ji , this route connects to Black Mountain.)
A villager pointed out as they were walking deeper inside the forest.

"Ha isse aage jana yani ki jaan jokhem mein dalna!" (Yes, if we continue ahead, we shall be calling problem for oneself.) Another person spoke making others nod.

"Aisa kya hai iss pahadi par uncle ji?" (What's the matter Uncle?) Anika asked looking confused.

"Betiya, kaali pahadi par bhooton ka vaas hai, ek baar jo yaha chala jata hai voh vapas laut kar nahi aata. Aur isi nashe mein kahi log vaha gaye par laut kar nahi aaye!" (My child, black mountain is haunted with spirits and ghost, if someone dares to go there, they never return back.) Sevaram ji explained.

"Bhoot voot kuch nahi hota, yeh sab afvaye hai uncle ji, bass darr pehlane ke liye!" (There is no such thing like ghost, it's just stories to spread fear about!) Anika reasoned trying to make people understand.

"Aap sheher ke log inn sab baaton mein vishwaas nahi karte hum samajte hai par hum sab ne yeh mehsoos kiya hai, aur yeh afva nahi, hamare gaav ke kitne baache khelte khelte iss pahadi ki aur chal diye aur aaj tak na hume voh mile na hi unka koi pata mila!" (Town people don't believe in such thing we understand, but we have gone through their terror and our village kids who have gone through this area have never come back nor are found anywhere!)

"Par Shivaay ko dhundhna toh padega na, pata nahi itni raat voh kaha chale gaye! Theek toh honge naa!" (But we have to find Shivaay, god knows where he has gone in middle of the night. What if something would have happened to him?) Anika worriedly exclaimed while Madhu aunty ( Sevaram's wife) tried to calm her down.

"Bhaiyon, hum agar saath hai toh darne ki koi baat nahi, sab apne haath mein mashale jala lo aur sab ek saath chalte hai , Shivaay babu humari zimadari hai, hamare mehman hai." (Gentlemen, if we are together we don't need to fear, everyone light up your stick and let's walk in together, if Shivaay has truly lost his way inside this area then we need to save him, he is our guest, our responsibility.) Sevaram ji announced.

Few nodded but some were still hesitating to answer.

"Please, mein aap sab ke samne haath jodti hun, please mere Shivaay ko dundhne ke liye hamari madad kijiye , please." (Please help us to find Shivaay..Anika requested folding her hands infront.)

"Aree hume sharminda mat karo betiya, hum sab chalenge ..chalo bhaiyo, ya toh iss par ya uss par, jay sherawali mata!"

"Jay sherawali mata!" Everyone chorused as they slowly walked inside in herd.

Anika was constantly praying in her mind, walking with other villagers who were very cautious with every step they took. Listening to their talk about kaali pahadi had shivers run down her spine but what's more important was to find Shivaay and for that she is ready to put herself in danger.

"Voh dekho, vaha par koi hai..shayad behosh!" Everybody ran towards the person and it was none other than Shivaay.

"Shivaay...Shivaay are you okay? Please open your eyes , kya ho gaya aapko.. Shivaay!" Anika tried to wake him up by patting his cheeks.

He slowly opened his eyes, blinking it few times.. Anika helped him to sit while he looked around trying to understand what happened and how did he end up here!

"Shivaay aap thik hai na? "

He just nodded a bit and caught hold of his head feeling slight pain.

"Yaha rukna khatre se khali nahi, Shambhu, Viraj Shivaay ki madad karo ." (It's dangerous here, Shambhu, Viraj help Shivaay walk till village) Sevaram ji ordered and as quickly as they can they walked back to village.

"Chot gehri nahi hai, aaj raat aram karega toh theek ho jayga. Aur agar chakar jaisa lage toh yeh dawai khila dena. ( Wound is not deep, he will be fine tomorrow once he gets ample amount of rest. If he feels dizzy, give him this medicine.) Ved ji prescribed Anika.

"Aap sab ka bohot bohot shukriya, aapne meri aur Shivaay ki jaan bachai. Hum aap logoon ka yeh aisan kabhi nahi bhulenge. (Thank you so much everyone, you guys saved our lives, we shall never forget your good deed.)Anika thanked everyone.

"Shukriya ki koi baat nahi, aap hamare mehman hai. Aap apna aur aapke pati ka dhyan rakhiye. Agar koi bhi cheez ki zaroorat ho bejijak darwaza khat khatiye ga." (No need to thank us dear. You guys take rest now, if you need anything don't hesitate to knock on our door.) Madhu ji said before walking inside her house.

Anika walked in locking the door, her eyes fell on Shivaay who was fast asleep. She sighed knowing it was a heavy day for both of them. She carressed his face before taking place beside him and allowing sleep to engulf her.

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Anika woke up feeling thirsty. She looked around to find sun rays peeping inside through windows. Shivaay was still asleep, she walked towards water pot and quenched her thirst.

'Let's take a walk outside' Anika thought and walked out slowly closing the door behind. She was welcomed with wave of fresh breeze and sounds of birds chirping around.

"Suprabhat betiya" Madhu aunty wished as she saw Anika walk out of the house.

"Suprabhat. Aunty, aapke ya telephone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai" ( Good morning, Aunty do you have telephone around? I need to make a call.) Anika asked with hope.

"Telephone toh nahi hai beti ha lekin hamare yaha shambhu hai na uske pass ek phone hai! Kaho toh bulva le usse" (No dear we don't have telephone around but yes, one of our member Shambhu has a phone, if you want I can call him.) Madhu aunty answered.

"Ji, bohot zaroori hai." (Yes, please.)

(Time skip)

"Khanna make sure all things are done before this month ends." Shivaay ordered Khanna who stood infront.

Anika had called Om asking him to send Khanna to pick them up. Shivaay was feeling better now, he thanked village people who helped them during time of their need.

He ordered Khanna to contact commissioner and find real reason behind disappearance of children from the village.

Bidding abide to everyone, Anika and Shivaay settled in the car starting their journey towards Oberoi Mansion.

Before they could step inside mansion, Pinky stopped them at threshold and directed them not to speak anything. She took handful of salt and red chilli and started rotating rounds around them in order to protect them from evil eye.

Once done she directed them to walk inside and walked away to burn those things in her hand.

They were stopped by family members who were worried asking questions about their health and whereabouts. Answering all of them and making them beleive they are all right, they walked up to their room to freshen up.

"Anika I'll freshen up in Om's room, you can here." Anika nodded taking out her comfortable clothes and walked inside the washroom.

After a good clean up , Anika changed into her clothes walking down to find everyone sitting on the dining table waiting for her.

"Maa, khane mein kya hai? Zoro se bhook lagi hai!" Anika mumbled rubbing her stomach. Everyone chuckled watching cute Anika.

"Makai di Roti aur Sarso ka Saag aur phir meethe mein gajar ka halwa ( carrot cake)" Pinky announced lovingly serving her plate.

"Mmm...it's delicious" Anika praised while taking the very first bite.

"Shivaay take holiday tomorrow, me and Shakti will look after the work." Tej said looking at Shivaay who looked a bit pale.

"Yes bade papa." He knew there was no point in arguing with him.

Later finishing the lunch, everyone sat around hall area chatting and gossiping. Dadi was giving good head massage to Shivaay and Anika was being given hair massage with hair oil by Pinky.

It was environment filled with calm, peace, happiness and togetherness. No tension or stress just spending time with loved ones.

... To be continued.

Hey guys! Finally my exams are over. Now there will be regular updates..uh-huh not daily but frequently more updates than before. Thank you for being so patient and support.

Precap:- D in Oberoi Mansion 😱😏😈

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