"BHAI GOT KIDNAPPED" 

It took all the strength in me to take those words in my head and to realize the meaning of each and every single word. I took the support of the nearest wall in order to escape a fall from the sudden shock i got. I slowly leaned against it as all my strength and courage drained from me.

Without knowing any information about what the actual fuck is going on around me i have slipped into the backseat of the car beside anjali who had been trying to handle the situation very calculatingly unlike me who is just spending all the time to actually realise the intensity of the situation. She is trying to maintain a facade that she is strong but i can totally understand and feel how vulnerable she is from inside. Without much thinking i took her hand in mine to provide whatever the warmth i can provide her at that moment, her head which was gazing outside the window was now snapped towards me only to make me witness those bloodshot eyes which were quite similar with shlok's....oh god i miss him already. The next moment i was engulfed by her who broke into a pit of tears pushing away all barriers of misconceptions between us just for the sake of her brother, who needs her help more than anyone right now. I slowly caressed her back assuring her that everything would be fine but it felt I am assuring myself more.

"what happened anju, please don't put me on the darker side anymore. What is that, which you are trying to hide from me soo far and who is that person whom you spoke on the call earlier and what is the reason which made him to kidnap shlok." finally i put all my queries in words in front of her as i already had enough of both of this brother and sister who are masters in hiding the things up. I patiently waited for her answers as i gave her a bit of time to compose herself simultaneously to pull myself together as well , an unbearable silence invaded the whole car before she started speaking....

"I love him bhabi....i love him soo very much. I know he is just using me for his own benefits from the start but by the time I actually realized what he is doing to me I had already fallen deep in his love. And my love is selfish bhabi, i don't give a shit about anything until or unless he is with me. I cannot live without him bhabi, he became my breath. I know I might sound horrible but still this is what I became in his love." she matched her eye look with mine as to only avert them immediately as if she is in deep pain. 

"But one thing is for sure,i had never expected that he would stoop this low that he would keep my brother's life at stake for some stupid reasons and desires of his. And you know what, even now i am incapable of hating him. He means a lot to me bhabi" with that she hung her head low with all the mixed feelings that are poking her heart at all the right places in right time. This is what love is, it can make you to do anything and everything for that particular person's happiness. For a second i just felt i am in a better position than her as all that i have to worry about right now is only shlok unlike her who is stuck between two very much important people in her life. Even if something happens to either one of them its equal to something happening to her.

I wanted still more answers from her but one look at her vulnerable position all my questions died down deep in my throat. And i felt utterly very useless about myself as i realized that i am incapable of easing her pain away. God...why are you testing me and family soo much.

Placing a hand on my now flat stomach i assured my kid that no matter what, i wouldn't allow anything to happen to his or her father. A small teary sad smiled garnished on my face as i thought how lucky is my husband that even his unborn child who is just of few weeks older is going to fight for his or her father. 

"bhabi, they are inside this place" as i heard her voice i have realized that we arrived to some old factory place. "And how do you that they are here exactly".

"Rishab, himself said it." a soon as her words registered in my mind it clicked to me that rishab,this might be the same person about whom anju is talking earlier. "What are his demands anju....what exactly he wants from us ?"

"He needs this file bhabi." she showed me a blue file which i immediately snatched from her to know what exactly is this all about. "This is the government construction project, isn't it" I asked her as I gone through the contents of the project.

"yes, bhabi" she nodded continuing "Rishab got soo fed up of his continues failure over bhai and i know how prestigious this project is for bhai so this time i declined to help rishab in this matter that's why he went this far of keeping bhai in hostage until he gets to sign this deal with the government" now i can actually connect the dots.

"Is that, you then who is responsible for all the fraud in the company" i asked innocently inspite of knowing the answer to it just hoping that somewhere of the point i might have misjudged her confession but her silence had crushed all my hope into millions of pieces. I felt like someone punched me on my guts making me incapable of breathing properly. If this is my condition after knowing the truth then i fear to know how shlok might react on this, would he punish her as he did to me and what about paapa will he forgive Anju anytime soon after knowing that she is the reason for his son to fall in a life and death situation. All these questions are bombarding my head leading to an unbearable pain.... No.... I shouldn't be thinking about all this now, all that i need to focus is about the present situation. Shlok needs my help now, he needs me. I should just solely concentrate on that. 

As soon as we entered in the old looking factory i came across the gut wrenching sight, shlok has been tied to a thick pole as his head hung low and i can see a few drops of blood trickling down his head and falling on on his white shirt turning it into a red one, indicating that he was hurted on his head. This may be the first time i am viewing shlok in such a helpless state. Tears poured down my checks as well as a sob escaped my mouth seeing him in this way, at this moment i just felt that its ok to take his dominance than to digest this helplessness of his.

Anjali quickly made a run towards shlok only to be pulled back by a strong pair of hands, who is dressed in a well customized suite. "I told you not to make me a monster, but no....you wouldn't listen right" with that he roughly yanked anjali's head back only to be thrown on to the near by wall.

A scream of anguish resonated through the walls of this place as Anju's head made contact with the dusty land down. As if my reflexes are on its que I made a run towards her, i slowly managed to lift her head from the ground which now has a cut on her forehead and then I gazed at shlok who is slowly gaining his consciousness with all the chaos around us, the only thing that is running in my mind is that how to go safely out from here.

Gaining some strength I spoke to the person who is responsible for all these "please stop all these already, we have got you what you asked for... then why you are still trying to harm us. Please just let us go." I barely stopped my tears without them making their appearance in an  inappropriate situation.

"oh,  Mrs shlok agnihotri...how are you dear?" as if he didn't heard anything which I spoke he started ranting his own stuff "I just feel really soo bad that I had to meet you in this type of environment.....wait Atleast let me give you a hug".

"Don't you dare touch her" came a loud threatening voice from shlok. Rishab turned his attention towards him, taking an advantage of this I helped Anju back on her feet and maintained a good distance away from rishab while he is been speaking something to shlok in a hushed tone.

"But no Mr Agnihotri, I never had an intention to hurt you or your family but you were the one who started this game and now let me end it" With that he made his way towards us and in a second Anju was dragged away from my arms. "No...pls leave her....pls" I continued pleading him untill two strong arms started pulling me away in the opposite direction from them. I immediately noticed that it was one of his men who is bulky and strong for me to fight back but still instead of giving up I throwed my fists towards him, getting annoyed with my useless attempts he twisted both my hands behind my back earning a painful cry from me.

"Don't you love me Anju" he was shouting on Anju's face expecting for her to answer. He got hold of her hair's and made to face shlok "tell him Anju.....how much you love me" a sadistic smile was playing on his face while shlok was gritting his teeth in anger. He pushed her towards an empty chair as soon as she landed on it, his men tied her tight to it.

"Just see this shlok.....what you are making me do. She loved you so much, is that the only mistake she had done. Is that the reason you killed her. Is that the only reason you ruined her. But shlok along with her you ruined me, my love, our friendship, everything" I was stunned with this revelation of his, but who is he talking about who is that woman he is mentioning. Suddenly something caught my attention....the sharp knife in his hand....oh god what should I do now.

Both the men were in heated argument and I found rishab to loose his cool....thats it.... I immediately released myself from the guy's grip who has been soo involved in the present situation and i made a flight towards shlok....as soon as i realized rishab was about to stab shlok I went in between.

I heard anjali's scream first then followed by rishab's curse and all the gasps of men who surrounded us. And the last thing that I heard before me falling into a pit of darkness was 'naina' in a very loving tone from my husband........