Rudra: Mind your words Mr.Shiva…

Shiva: Okay, I will mind it..

Devan: What Shiva looks arrogant in your speech

Shiva: Uncle, you didn't give the key, I thought I should show my house to Nila. Forgive me if I am wrong.

Rudra: I said right, he became like puppet to that stupid Nila. Dad, hereafter I will not stay here. I'm leaving for the U.S. I don't want to see these kinds of stupid stuffs. I will book a ticket to the U.S and I will leave this evening.

Shiva: Hey Rudra. I'm just joking. Don't be serious. Don't I have the right to tease you?

Rudra: You have lost that qualification.

Shiva: Again a joke? I'm sorry…

Shiva looked at Devan with a vengeance and left the place.

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Time goes on….. 

Nila used to come home from college at 2 pm and did not come home till 5 pm. Chandra got scared and called his son to inform him.

He and his mother kept calling Nila. But her phone is out of network. He called his closest friend Diwakar. They both started searching for Nila. Shiva gets a call that Nila has been kidnapped. 

Shiva guessed that Nila must have been abducted by her uncle Devan. Shiva calls his uncle and threatens him to tell him the truth. Devan was offended that he did not kidnaped Shiva's wife. But Shiva didn't believe it. He filed a missing case of his wife in the police station. 

The police enquired that she had another affair. Shiva strongly denied and gave a case against his uncle. But the police asked for the evidence. He didn't wanted to give evidence like his father's diary, etc…
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When they came home early in the morning, the first thing both Shiva and Nila read was that diary…. Important information wrote by Shiva's father: 

Manohar's Pov : I and your uncle were the business partners…. He was a good and true man until his desire for money came. As I supply granite stone at a reasonable price, we get profit only at a low price. He didn't like that. Unbeknownst to me, he started selling at a higher price. Due to this many orders left our hands. Orders are not coming in like before. We decided to mortgage the granite and buy it. I also signed the deed extended by Devan without reading it. Later I found out that he cheated me and changed the name of Granite to his name. Fighting with him was of no use. I did not tell your mother all this. I don't know if I will be alive or not when you read this. Whatever truth you know, don't tell your mother. She will be heartbroken.

This was the last message Manohar left for his son. He died after three days of writing this last message. 
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After reading this, Shiva got angry and decided to revenge his uncle. But Nila controlled him and said to wait for the time.
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Then he said that he just had a doubt about his uncle.

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Diwakar: Hi… This is Diwakar. Can you connect the call to Mr.Nivas
~~~~~ Yeah, just a second.
Connected the call…

Nivas: Hello….

Diwakar: Nivas, I'm Diwakar da. Can you do me a favour?

Nivas: Yah da, tell me?

Diwakar: Can you check and tell me whether a passenger depart to U.S

Nivas: Yah…tell me the name.

Diwakar: Ms.Rudra Devan.

Nivas: Which flight da?

Diwakar: I don't know that clearly. But I came to know that she booked U.S ticket this Morning.

Nivas: Let me check…….

Diwakar… No da… there is none booked for flight ticket in the name or Rudra Devan.

Diwakar: Are u sure???

Nivas: Cent percent.

Diwakar: Okay da… Thank you. I will talk to you someday…
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Diwakar: Shiva, Definitely Rudra is the one who is behind Nila's disappearance. I have inquired. Her name was not on the flight to the US.

An anonymous call came to Shiva saying that Nila was under their control. Shiva and Diwakar both rushed to the place where they said. They saw Nila was tied in a chair and was beaten up heavily.

They both ran towards her. Rudra came in between them and clapped.

Rudra: Wow Shiva!!! You who did not pick up my calls several times, have you come for your wife? 

Shiva: Hey idiot. Don't you have sense? What do you want? Leave her.

Rudra: Patience Patience What's the rush?

Diwakar: Rudra, you're doing wrong.

Rudra: Who are you? The problem is between us. Just shut your bloody mouth.

Rudra clapped. Two of her men came there, and kept a knife near Nila's neck.

Shiva shouted to leave her. Rudra blackmailed Shiva to untie Nila's thaali orelse the men will kill Nila.

Diwakar diverted them by slapping Rudra in a shot. She fell down. The men runned to help her. By this time, Shiva untied the rope and held her. But Nila could not even stand properly. Nila was made to sit on a chair. Both Shiva and Diwakar beat the men and tied them to the lamp post in the godown. 

Rudra was sitting there like a psychopath. 

They heard the sound of a car arriving. The three went near a wall and hid themselves. Shiva removed his shirt and tried to control the blood from Nila's face. Rudra's father Devan came.

Devan: Rudra ma!!! Why are you like this? Where is Nila? Why did you kidnap her? Is this our work? 

Shiva was confused, why he was speaking so well like a gentleman. 

Devan: Speak anything. I don't know what you did. Please Leave Nila at home. I told you not to do anything. Shiva is already married. Are you wishing to be his second wife? I will select you a better groom than him. 

Rudra shouted and turned to the side where the three were hiding. Firstly Shiva and Diwakar came out. Shiva shooked Devan's shirt and fights with him, asking him why he killed his father.

Devan: "Forgive me Shiva, I didn't kill on purpose, I just pushed him away in anger. Your father tripped out of control and hit a nail in the wall. I still couldn't get over that guilt"

Shiva: Will my father come back if you apologize? My mother thinks of you as her father, how could you think of betraying her?

With an iron rod Shiva went to strike his uncle. Nila, who was watching this, called Shiva's name and stopped him. Don't make the same mistake he did. ( Nila said in a choked voice) 

Shiva: Diwa, look after him. I will inform the police and I will provide all the evidence to them….

Shiva went outside…..

Diwakar:(in an angry tone) Why did you kill Bhairavi too? What did she do to you?

Devan: Who is Bhairavi?

Diwakar: Hey… how dare you? 

He shows the pic or Bhairavi…..

Devan: Is she not alive? I know this girl.

Diwakar: How do you know?

Devan: She witnessed while I'm unfortunately pushing Manohar.

Diwakar: So you killed her right? Don't you have mercy? Such a psychotic daughter and father.

Devan: I didn't kill her. Infact I don't know her name either. I searched for her to convince her. 

Diwakar: Don't act. Just tell the truth.

Devan: I was still guilty of killing manohar. Then why should I want to kill her. When did she die?

Diwakar: Nearly two years back.

Devan: Trust me. I didn't kill her. 

After informing the police and ambulance, Shiva on his return observes the conversation between Diwakar and Devan. It will be about five minutes. He listens to everything.

Diwakar: Then who????

He shouted like hell.

Shiva: Dei….What happened? Where is Nila?....

He runs where they hid

Nila was unconscious. Blood was coming from her ear and an ambulance and a police car were right around the corner. The police arrested Devan and not Rudra, as no woman shall be arrested after sunset. 

Then they reached hospital and the doctor informed Shiva that they reached hospital too late and Nila was in critical condition. Shiva remained shocked.
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Meanwhile, Franklin and Meera (Raghavi) go to meet Nila and Bhairavi's parents. SHe informed them that she was their daughter. The parents were overwhelmed by the arrival of their daughter and shed happy tears. She said that she was very angry with her parents who raised her. 

"Don't tell my aunt-uncle, i.e. those who brought you up, that you know the truth. They will feel guilty. You must be their daughter. But you should come to meet us often too", said Vinayakam.

Meera: Sure dad. I'm sorry, I accused both of you badly. Shiva only said the truth and my husband Franklin helped me to accept the truth.

Vinayagam- vimala:  Thank You so much. You're also the one who reunited our daughter with us.

Franklin: Ah, it's okay aunty. That's my duty. And I'm happy to see new relatives. 

Vimala and Vinayagam arranged food for their daughter and son-in-law who came for the first time to their house as couples.

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While happy things happen here, what happens when the family come to know about the health condition of Nila?

Why didn't Shiva ask Diwakar about the conversation that happened between him and Devan?

Will continue this as the sequel-2 in this same book.
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