Pasi came in rushing, abruptly interrupting abhijeet as he was talking to a nervous priyanka, with a disconcerting news. 

"sir, deepika bhi gayab hai...." informed pasi, as priyanka was dead-shocked, and abhijeet couldn't have been more outraged. 

"kab?" questioned abhijeet immediately in response. 

"sir, aaj hi...apne ghar se coaching classes ke liye nikli, par wahan pahaunchi hi nahi...phone bhi ghar pe reh gaya...." pasi answered immediately, as abhijeet turned his glare back to a priyanka, who was just terrified at this point. 

"uske maa-baap ko le aayo ho, statement aur FIR lene?" asked abhijeet, as pasi nodded. 

"shabash, tum chalo, main aata hoon..." instructed abhijeet, as he looked over at priyanka, her face completely covered in sweat, as her hands covered her mouth, her desperate attempts to try to get some air all went in vain. 

"dekho, beta, ab aapko apne dost hi nahi, apni salamati ke liye bhi sochna chahiye hai...yadaash pe zor daalo..." stated abhijeet, before leaving the cell. 

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A mother crying unbearably as she felt like her world had crumbled, at this unknowable loss of her child, a father trying to stay strong, comforting his wife, a story all too real, for a parent when such an agony is thrown at them. 

abhijeet, took a long sigh, offering them another glass of water, letting them take their time. 

"mr. loda, yeh sab kaise hua?" asked abhijeet, trying to sound as sympathetic as he could. 

"pata nahi sir...jasmine ki khabar sunkar toh hum hil hi gaye the...deepika bhi dukhi thi hi uske kaaran, par, pata nahi jab aaj school se aayi...kaafi pareshaan thi...meri wife ne pucha bhi, ki kuch hua hai toh batao....par usne kuch bataya hi nahi...humein laga tv pe aisi-aisi khabre aa rahi hain, woh bhi pareshaan ho rahi hogi jasmine ke liye...phir, apna khaana khaakar, roz ki tarah, apni coaching ke liye nikal gayi...meri wife ne khudh usse choda aaj, humein kaafi chinta ho rahi thi yeh sab news dekh kar...par, jab woh 7 baje tak nahi aayi, humein chinta hone lagi...humne academy bhi phone kiya, unhone toh kaha woh aayi hi nahi...humne kaha nahi phone kiya, kahan nahi pata kiya..par sir, we found nothing...phir thankfully aapke officer khudh hi aa gaye.." narrated loda, as abhijeet looked over to pasi, and then back at mrs.loda. 

"school se ghar kaise aayi woh?" asked abhijeet, as mrs.loda, sniffed her nose once, to be able to respond. 

"maine hi pick kiya tha, usually driver karta hai, par...." she responded, as abhijeet nodded. 

"koi dikha uske aas-paas, jisse woh baat kar rahi ho? ya waise koi.." cross-examined abhijeet, as she shook her head in no.

"aur kuch, joh yaad aa raha ho aaapko, uske gayab hone se pehle ka?" further interrogated abhijeet. 

"haan, usse...usse ek phone aaya tha...woh, pata nahi kiska tha..par, usko sunke woh pareshaan bahaut ho gayi...khaana bhi nahi dhang se khaaya..kuch bataya bhi nahi..." noted mrs. loda, as abhijeet only had to give pasi a glance, and he knew exactly what task had to be done next. 

"dekhiye, bahaut mushkil samay hai, par aap logon ko himmat se kaam lena padhega, main aapke ghar do constable tehnat kar raha hoon, koi ransom call aayein, yeh dekhne ke liye...agar agle 48 ghante mein aisa koi call nahi aata hai, humare paas ek lead kam ho jayegi, case mein asaani hogi..hum apni puri koshish karenge, yeh mera vadda hai, aur case ki koi bhi information, aap seedha mujhse share karenge aur main aapse, bas yeh news dekhna mat kuch din, hmm?" explained abhijeet as mr and mrs loda nodded in agreement, and abhijeet was left to question his approach to the case completely. 

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Gautam, entered his house, exhausted, as a servant took his bag and coat from his hands, he just crashed on the couch, taking  a huge sigh of relief, when a glass of water came in front of him, he smiled looking at who he found in front of him. he picked up the glass, as she kept the tray aside and sat next to him, while he took a large gulp of the water. 

"kya hogaya subha se nikle hue ho aaj?" she asked with concern, looking at his condition. 

"it was too much for a day, that's all..." replied gautam, as he rested his head on the back of the couch. 

"toh khaana lagane se pehle bhejun arjun ko tumhare paas study mein ya baad mein?" she questioned, getting up from the couch, as she picked up the glass, surprising gautam, as he looked at her with complete surprise, and she just had an assuring smile on her face. 

"rashmi, how did you..." responded gautam immediately. 

"baad mein toh bata hi doge kya hua, i'll be in my room.." stated rashmi, her playful smile still on her face.

(yes guys, guatam's wife is played by none other than DIVYANKA TRIPATHI!!! you can scream in excitement now, just like i am right now..i'll come back to earth in a while, abhi toh bas mere dimaag mein woh gaana hi baje jaa raha hai, "kabhi kam na hongi yeh chahatein, pal-pal badhe yeh hai mohabbatein..") 

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arjun, entered a well-furnished room, with book cases arranged in walls as if of a ivy-league university library, but it wasn't like he had not seen it before, it was just his dad's work space at home. 

there he was, at his desk, with a boat load of paper work, you could somehow manage to see his face through. 

"uhh dad...mom keh rahi thi..woh..." spoke up arjun, a task that seemed to intimidate him, as gautam looked up to him with a sinister glare on his face. 

he looked over to the door, as that was hint enough for arjun to quickly shut it, and stand back on the place he stood before. 

gautam, signaled him to sit on the chair in front of his desk, as arjun immediately complied, quite perplexed. 

"toh, school kaisa raha?" asked gautam casually, as arjun only got more puzzled, just quietly nodding in agreement. 

"aur after school activities?" followed up gautam with another question, as arjun went blank. 

"huh?" he responded reflexively, as gautam got up from seat, walking over to arjun, taking the back support of the desk to rest his hands on, standing only an inch away from arjun at this point. 

"tumhe kitni baar maine bola tha news dekhne ko?" questioned gautam, as arjun was just completely baffled at this point. 

"i..i-don-i don't know..i..." fumbled arjun, as gautam's glare got intense with each word that arjun spoke.

"aap yeh kyun puch rahe ho?" questioned arjun, when guatam just slapped him right below his ear, arjun just looked at him with more confusion. 

"don't you EVER dare to forget, mera naam apne naam ke aage lagana tumhare liye kitna bada privilege hai!" exclaimed gautam, at the loudest tone he ever had probably used in his entire life. 

"it's a responsibility, hum singhanias hain, we don't FUCK around with 10 rupee condoms LIKE A SADAK CHAAP ROMEO IN FUCKING PALAM! yeh naam kamaya hai tumhare pad-dada, dada aur maine...and if you do anything to destroy that name's reputation..mark my words, i won't think once before killing you." threatened gautam with a death-stare on arjun, his eyes unblinked, he fucking meant what he said. 

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author's note: hi guys, so since i'm on online mode for taking classes today, updating at my usual time, kal bhi jaana hai offline, but i can assure you, raat se pehle update aa jayega, this time....😂😂😂. anyways, yeh padh liya toh the light we never saw 2 ka bhi update padh lena, aur acha lagein toh yahan vote bhi kardena. thanks a lot for all the love and support and till next update, toodles...