Chapter 52
Jai, Vikraant, Ratan, Vikram, Kushal, and Tej initiate the search for Jaimi and Aarush with the help of police and security. Darshan, Jyugal, Siddharth, Hardik, and Naushad help them. Around 10:30 at night, they receive a call from security personnel. They reach the location provided by the security.
Their heart drops in their chest seeing the horror in front of them. The BMW convertible Jaimi and Aarush were in is flipped over. The windows and windshields are shattered. There are pieces of glass surrounding the car. They walk closer to the car and see large dents on both sides of the car. The front and back of the car are destroyed as well. Someone has cut the airbags and seatbelts.
Darshan sees blood on the steering wheel and dashboard. They see that Jaimi and Aarush were dragged outside of the car as there is a trail of blood outside of the car. Jai has gone into shock seeing the scene in front of him. The police arrives on the scene and starts to collect evidence. They hear a loud explosion followed by orange flames dancing on the car.
Police: Aap sab Bhavan jaiye! Yaha rehna safe nahi hain. Police apna kaam karegi.
Jai(JD): No! Mein apne baccho ko liye bina kahi nahi jaa raha.
After a lengthy argument, they all are sent back to the Bhavan. The security continues the search with the police. Chandresh lets them into the Bhavan where they see the others chatting in the living room.
Avantika: Aarush?
RU: Jaimi kaha hain?
Darshan shakes his head. Jai looks at his brother with a viciousness that sends chills down Vishnu's spine. Chandresh enters the room with an envelope in his hand. He hands it to Jai and steps out of the room. He opens it to see a card inside it with a few pictures.
Ratan: Phoopha, kya likha hain?
Jai(JD): Let's finish what we started 25 years ago!
Ratan takes the card from him. Jai takes out the pictures with shaky hands and glances at them. He drops them on the floor. Vikraant picks it up and looks at it. The pictures and cards are passed around the room. Kiara looks after Jai who has become pale. Darshan holds Jaimi's picture in his hands. His heart speeds up and his hands start to shake.
On the other hand, Jaimi starts to gain consciousness. She opens her eyes and lets them adjust to her surrounding. She is met with darkness. She tries to move but stops when the rope digs into her skin. Her heart leaps into her throat realizing that she has been abducted. She feels around and realizes that she is tied to a chair. She feels a hand by hers and knows it's Aarush. She tries to bring him back to consciousness.
Darshan gazes at the picture to see Jaimi tied to a chair. Her head is thrown back and her eyes are closed. Her face is stained with mud. There is a cut on the corner of her forehead from where the blood is oozing out. There are a few visible cuts on her body from where she is bleeding. Her white shirt is stained with mud and blood. His heart sinks into his chest. Aarush is tied to the chair behind hers and is in a similar condition. Jyugal takes the picture from him seeing his reaction.
Aarush groans as he tries to free himself from the ropes, but is unable to do so. Panic surges through him as the images before he was knocked out play through his mind.
Aarush: Jay?
Jaimi: I'm here!
Aarush: Where in the fucking hell are we?
Jaimi: I don't know, but we have to get out of here!
Aarush: Silahın sende mi? (Do you have your gun on you?)
Jaimi: Evet! Sen? (Yes! You?)
Aarush: Evet. (Yeah.) Öncelikle bu iplerden kurtulmamız gerekiyor. (First, we need to get out of these ropes.)
Jaimi: Cebimde küçük bir bıçak var. (There's a small knife in my pocket.)
After a struggle of 10-15 minutes, she is able to get the knife out of her pocket. She unfolds the compact in which the small knife is hidden with the help of Aarush. She cuts the ropes one by one starting with the hands. She stands up and a sharp pain radiates through her body. She covers her mouth to muffle her cry of pain. She takes in a deep breath and limps over to Aarush. She frees him from the ropes and helps him up. He experiences similar pain.
They feel around for any doors and exits. After a struggle of 20 minutes, they are able to locate a door, but it is locked from the outside.
Aarush: Jay? Window khula hain!
Jaimi moves towards him careful not to make much sound. They look out the window to see a deep valley covered by a vast forest.
Jaimi: Idhar se ghire toh jeene ka koi chance nahi hain!
Aarush: Nikalna toh padega warna yeh log hume zinda nahi chodenge.
Jaimi: Iss valley mein utar jaae toh aage tribal community hain hum waha jaake chup sakhte hain!
Aarush: You mad or what? Niche valley mein tribal community ke saath saath ek wildlife sancuty bhi hain jisme animals hain.
Jaimi: Marna toh hai hi! Inke haatho mare ya phir unn jaanwaro ke. Fark kya padta hain?
Aarush: Yaha se neeche kaise utrenge?
Jaimi: Woh tree dekh rahe ho?
She points towards a tree nearby.
Aarush: Haan. Toh?
Jaimi: Uss tree ka support leke hum dono yaha se niklenge aur phir uske neeche wale tree ki madad se hum valley ke base tak jaaenge.
Aarush: Base pe jaake Tribal community kaise jaaenge? Directions?
Jaimi: Woh waterfall haina uske saath hume chalna hain.
Aarush: Waterfall ke end mein Tribal community hain.
Jaimi: Mein pehle jaati hoon aur tu follow kar.
Aarush nods. Jaimi holds onto the tree branch for her dear life as she carefully makes her way to the trunk. She starts climbing down. Aarush finds a lock on the windowsill. He jumps out of the window and balances himself on the branch and locks the window's handle together before pushing it in. He climbs down following Jaimi. They carefully jump to the second tree and climb down. They both are sitting against the trunk. Their breathing is labored and panic is rising within them as they cannot see anything around them.
Aarush: Waterfall dhoondhte hain!
They both get up and a sharp pain shoots through their body. They are realizing what the crash did to their body just now. They take baby steps and try to follow the rumbling sound of a waterfall. After an hour of limping, they reach the waterfall.
Aarush: Fucking hell! We have to climb up.
Jaimi: We have to before they figure out we escaped! We need shelter. Subah hote hi hume woh pakad lenge agar kahi chup nahi gae toh.
Aarush: I know Princess!
They climb the rock surrounding the waterfall. The only source of light is the fireflies flying around them. They reach the top and walk by the waterbody. After an hour of walking, they reach a gated community. Two guards point spears at them as they near the gate. They raise their hands in surrender. The guards lead them to the center of the community where everyone is gathered around a large bonfire.
Jyugal, Hardik, and Siddharth go to Darshan who is pacing back and forth by the water body in the garden. They stand there and watch him walk for five minutes. He doesn't even notice the them standing there. Jyugal stands in front him and physically stops him.
Jyugal: Shaant hoja!
Darshan: Mein kaise shaant ho sakhta hoon? Jay waha kidnap ho gae hain aur uski koi khabar bhi nahi aae hain! Tune woh dekha na ki uss car mein khoon tha aur uss photo mein bhi usko chot lagi thi. Usko kuch hua tha?
Hardik: Aisa toh mat bol! Jaimi aur Aarush dono ko kuch nahi hoga.
Siddharth: Sab unn dono ko dhoondhne ki khoshish kar rahe hain toh woh dono mil jaaenge!
Jyugal: Woh dono bahot smart hain aur musibat se ladna jaante hain.
Darshan: Mujhe uski fikr ho rahi hain! Kuch hogaya toh? I have a very bad feeling about this.
They calm him down after some time and make their way back to the Bhavan where Jai is talking to the police.
Jai(JD): Mujhe sach mein nahi pata ki yeh kaunsi 25 saal pehle ki baat kar rahe hain. Aaj Jaimi ka 25th birthday hain aur will announce hue yehi hain par will ke liya kidnap karna bewkoofi hogi kyu ki unn dono ne apni will mein sab kuch trust ke naam kar diya hain!
Aarna: 25 saal pehle kahi aur cheeze bhi hue thi jo Jaimi ke paida hone ki wajah thi!
The police leaves the Bhavan.
Vikraant: Mein search team ka saath jaata hoon!
Vikram, Tej, Kushal, Darshan, Hardik, Siddharth, Jyugal, Kevin, and Jaxon join them. They all split up and join the police and search force.
Jaimi and Aarush are presented to the crowd like criminals. They all are gazing at the two like they are some sort of aliens. Jaimi's gaze goes to a woman who looks to be in her early 60s sitting on a charpoy. She glances at Jaimi and Aarush then, at the guards.
Woman: Yeh dono kaun hain?
Guard: Yeh dono jungle ki taraf se bhaagte hue aae hain.
The woman stands up and walks closer to Jaimi and Aarush. She glances at both of them for a minute before dismissing the guards.
Woman: Aaj aap dono ki hum kya seva kar sakhte hain?
Jaimi: Baa, hume aghvaa kar diya tha aur hum yaha bhaag kar aae hain. Aap sab kya hume choopa sakhte hain?
The woman thinks for a second for ordering the guards to direct Jaimi and Aarush to a vacant hut.
Aarush: Koi humare baare mein puche toh unko batana mat, please.
Woman: Uski chinta mat karo!
Jaimi and Aarush go to the hut and sit down on the floor made of mud and cow-dung. They wince in pain, but don't pay much mind to it. A woman comes in and leves two blankets for them. They thank her and lay down on the floor. Rain starts pouring down followed by lightning and heavy thunderstorm. Sleep is far away from either of them.
Aarush: Jay?
Jaimi: Huh?
Aarush: Happy Birthday Princess. I know you don't like to celebrate your birthday, but know that none of it is your fault. You are one of the biggest blessing in Dadu, Mamu, Mumma, and my life that ever could be.
Jaimi: Why are you wishing me after all these years?
Aarush: Maybe this might be the last-
Jaimi: I wish it is! For me, at least.
Aarush: No Jay!
Jaimi: Mein yeh sab aur nahi sehen kar sakhti. Maarke khatam kardo! Jaimi Patel bhi khatam aur yeh kissa bhi humesha ke liye khatam ho jaaega.
Aarush: Jaan?
Around midnight, they hear loud footsteps of people running around. Neither of them dare to look out the small opening as there are chances of getting caught. After some time, they hear their names being screamed. They get up as fast as they can recognizing the voice. Jaimi walks towards the voice followed by Aarush who has his hand on his gun, just in case.
They both freeze in their places seeing Darshan, Hardik, Jyugal, and Siddharth. Darshan looks at him and runs towards her. He embraces he in a bone crushing hug. She wince in pain and he loosens his grip a bit.
Darshan: Little Warrior, tum thik ho? Tumhe toh kitni chot aae hain! We need a doctor. I- I should call one. No! I need to call one. It would be better to take you there myself.
Jaimi makes a shushing sound.
Jaimi: Calm down! It's okay. Breathe!
Darshan: You- you are hurt.
Jaimi: I'm fine. Ok?
Darshan slowly nods. The others quickly reach the Tribal land. Jai has tears in his eyes seeing Jaimi and Aarush. He hugs them both and breaks down in sobs.
Jai(JD): Mere bacche thik hain! Hum ghar chalte hain.
They're all about to leave when they hear a voice saying, "Not so soon!"
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