Priyanka tugs on her luggage and walks along a deserted road. She hasn’t made it to Shimla yet, and her car just broke down. It’s in the middle of the night, and the battery in her phone is nearly dead.

The hilly terrain doesn’t give much access to the network either, she’d be lying if she says she isn’t scared.

Why do bad things keep happening to her? Yeah All is Well. Right now it’s cold, it’s dark, except when there are vehicles passing by.

It’s okay she assures herself, but her mind screams it's not.

What does she do now? 

Just then a bike zooms by, full throttle, causing her scarf to fly into her face. Her curly hair has become more unruly; she brushes them back, silently cursing the biker. There’s the same noise again, this time lighter. And she turns her gaze to the street to find the same biker, now returning to where she is.

The bike skids to a halt before her, and the biker takes off the helmet. It’s too dark to see his face, but an incoming car’s high beam illuminates his face.

He’s quite handsome. And when he smiles, he looks breathtaking.

“Fas gayi yahan madam? May I help…”

His smile looks gentlemanly, so is his tone. But can she trust this guy?

Priyanka is not sure. She keeps her guard up, and just walks past him.

“Arey... madam ji. I can drop you in Shimla. It’s about two hours from here. Suniye, it’s best for you if you come with me…”

Priyanka keeps walking, not bothering to turn back. He is so handsome. She mustn’t trust him because he’s handsome.

“Arey! Wait up!”

The man catches up with her easily since he’s got the bike. He’s riding slowly next to her now.

“Look, it might not be safe for you here! I can help, trust me.”

Priyanka throws him a look. He said two hours right? She should make it if she keeps walking.

“Main strangers ki madad nahi leti,” she says and begins walking faster.

The guy shakes his head and lets out a sigh. Priyanka half expects him to chase her, pounce on her, try something lewd but he comments- "sharafat ka zamana hi nahi raha," and drives away.

Priyanka instantly regrets her actions once the biker is gone. The cold, the darkness, the loneliness is too much. 

‘Shayad mujhe uski madad leni chahiye thi? Shayad mujhe yaha akele aana hi nahi chahiye tha?'

Her fiance said she should travel by bus, or by air, but she chose this adventurous ride from Mumbai to Shimla. She drove the car herself, enjoyed all the challenges up until now, but not this one.

This one’s starting to get scary.

Another car zooms by. She’s tempted to ask for a lift, but the loud boisterous voices of the guys occupying the open SUV gives her a pause.

It seems they noticed her too. They pull their car in reverse, stopping next to her.

Ugh! A bunch of drunkards. Danger level has just increased.

“Madam ji... Lift chahiye?”

Priyanka shakes her head, pulls her luggage and tries to walk away. But the car follows her very slowly, and the guys begin to sing some sick love songs.

Things take a worse turn when one of the guys catches her wrist, trying to pull her up, but a voice startles them all.

“Ab aapke liye ye gadi sahi hai, nahi?”

Priyanka looks behind her back, it’s the same, handsome biker from earlier. He drove away. So how is he here? Anyway, she’s glad to see his face now.

She shakes off the man’s grip and distances herself from the bunch of drunkards.

“Jayiye.. Jayiye.. Unki gadi mei baith jayiye... Shimla ghumayenge ye aapko," taunts the handsome biker.

The guys are all happy to hear the new man cheering for them.

Priyanka glares at the biker. It’s evident he’s teasing her. But he’s not wrong. She’s responsible for this situation.

“Ya kya kehti hai, mere saath ayengi aap?”

He’s still offering help? Priyanka nods. She can fight the bad guys, knows some basic self defense but there are too many guys here. She may not be strong by herself. 

Nodding at the biker, she climbs behind him on the bike. The biker takes her suitcase, attaches to the side of his bike using a thick rope, and that’s when the drunk guys in the jeep are angered.

“Ehh! Beech me ake humari chori lejarahe ho?” shouts one of the drunkards.

The biker just grins as he puts his helmet back on his head.

“Arey ni, memsaab se main pehle hi mil chuka hun. Agar milne se koi apna ho jata hai to wo sirf meri hai…” he says with a laugh.

Then he glances at Priyanka, who's sitting behind him, and causing her heart to race.

“Hold tight, my lady. We’ll speed drive. Hosakta hum thirty minutes me shimla pahunch jaye.”

Priyanka's heart lurches once more as the biker -- her saviour revs the engine of his bike.

“Ehh! Chodna nahi dono ko!”

The bike roars to life just as the drunkards holler. Priyanka holds onto the biker's waist on an impulse as they zoom on the highway, the jeep gives them a chase.

They soon pickup speed. Though conscious, Priyanka can't loosen the grip she has on her rescuer.

She glances behind. The road and the landscape is a blur of colours, mostly of grey scale. The wind is chilly on her face and the adrenaline from this ride is overwhelming.

“No. No… No time. Muje iske bad thoda kaam hai. 20 minutes... We’ll go there in twenty minutes.”

Priyanka groans as she hears the biker mumbling to himself.  Twenty minutes to reach hell? They are going at 120kmph now… super fast!!

Yeah, they'd reach Shimla; if they are alive, that is.

She tries asking the biker to slow down as they lost their pursuers but he can't hear her. Or he won't.

"Ye kya musibat hai! Ek chuta aur dusra shuru!" She thinks, "Ise kehte hai aasman se gire aur Khajur me atke…"

Just then, they round a bend in the road that goes up the hilly terrain. The bike tires screech and the biker lets out a whoop. And that's when all her thoughts fly to the wind. 

"Don't worry. Just keep on holding and you won't fall… enjoy the ride…" says the biker, placing one of his hands on her arms that are wrapped around his waist.

The two of them move away from the bend and accelearate once again.

The biker pulls his hand back and laughs, clearly enjoying the speed. Despite her fears, Priyanka smiles for the first time after hours.

She may be safe after all. And reaching Shimla in 20min isn't a bad idea!

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Fin!

After so long!

I updated.

RuVineet Thankyou for being so patient. But I will update this also soon❤️ With the RuVi part and Ofc Priyant. I hope you liked this❤️❤️❤️

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