Chapter 32
Uday was only acting timid, though he was scared for Manyata; he was only waiting for an opportunity to get the kidnapper's attention diverted. As soon as they turned their backs on him, a hard kick landed one of them on of the floor and the other one left his hold on Manyata's hand. She fell face down on the hard floor hurting her knees. A fight ensued and Manyata could only stare. Veer was a ball of energy as he fought them like a hard core royal. The scene was only getting gorier by the second. She thought of calling the police but then everything changed in a second.
The kidnapper had hit Veer on the back of the head with a hockey stick and he fell down holding his head. An involuntary scream escaped out of her parched throat.
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It was 4 in the evening and J looked at her watch fourth time in three minutes. She was waiting for Armaan at the Childrens Park where they had decided to meet.
"aap ne aane me itni der lagaadi Armaan ji, main toh jaane waali thi yahan se" J was irritated.
"Im sorry..ab batayiye..aap ka kya plan tha jiske baare me aap kal bata rahi thi phone par?" Armaan asked.
"Armaan ji..mujhe apni jiji aur jijusa ke liye kuch special karna hai..i want your help in that.." J said.
"of course..aap unhe koi expensive gift deejiye..may be jewelry.." he suggested.
"jewelry toh bohot hai unke paas..something else?"
"then I have an idea..aap unhe kuch memorable sa gift keejiye..may be some alone time" Armaan said.
"what do you mean?" J didn't get his meaning. "how about a movie outing and a candle light dinner afterwards?" Armaan said eagerly.
"wow..thats actually a great idea'why didn't I think of that" J exclaimed.
A ball landed up in her lap just then; a girl in pink frock and a cute dimple came towards them.
"aunty, yeh meri ball hai, mujhe do na" she extended both her hands for the ball.
She was so cute that J decided to be playful with her. "main aap ko ball wapas doongi, toh aap mujhe kya doge?" she asked the kid.
"arre aunty..aap ko khelna hai toh is uncle ke saath khelo na.."the girl snatched her ball and ran away jumping up and down.
J realized that she was gaping at the direction the girl had gone, when Armaan coughed to get her attention.
"as I was saying aap abhi phone karke tickets ka arrangement kar leejiye'by the way woh log toh chale jaayenge..aap akele ghar par bore ho jaayengi..so what about a dinner plan, just me and you? Mainland china? Hum unse pehle ghar wapas aajayenge" Armaan was doubtful if she would agree or not.
J couldn't believe he had just asked her out on a date. She could only say "Chinese food'how do you know its my favorite!...pausing for a second she said "but there's a condition, humare beech yeh formality kyon? Mujhe aap 'aap' nahi 'tum' kahenge, then I'd come with you"
"ok done..J" Armaan smiled with corners of his eyes crinkiling.
"Then done done london" she extended her hand. He gladly took it, matching her broad smile with his own.
"chaliye..ab bohot time ho chuka hai..i'd drop you home" Armaan said.
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The scene at home made them aghast; the main door was ajar and every item in the hall was in disarray..
"Manyata?, Udayveer?" Armaan called out for them but no one answered. He found the light switch for porch and flicked it on.
"Armaan..jaldi aao" J hollered from the front yard. There was a lot of blood on the steps leading to the porch and on the floor, which they had missed in the absence of light while coming in.
"mujhe bohot dar lag raha hai Armaan, yeh sab kya ho gaya? Kahin jiji aur jiju sa ko kuch.." she stopped mid sentence.
"pata nahi kya hua hoga yahan par'I think hume-" Armaan was saying when J's phone rung.
"Hello wifey..kaisa laga surprise?" the caller laughed making J to almost drop the phone in horror.
"toh yeh sab tumne kiya? Main abhi police ko-"
"oh no..aisi galati kabhi mat karna..warna tumhari jiji aur jijusa ki haddiyan bhi nahi milengi, antim kriya ke liye" he laughed in her ear again, annoying her.
"Akash..dekho aisa kuch mat karna..hello'hello?" the tone of disconnected call rung in from the other end.
"Akash? Koun Akash? J, tum kidnapper ko jaanti ho?" Armaan asked.
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Edited by Chamakchallo30 - 12 years ago
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