Raghu was in utter confusion '.if these men are talking about shifting Antara 'first of all where is she '.n who were those men? Raghu and Machmach knew each one of Shetty's gang 'the biggest local rival'.but these men didn't belong to shetty's !
In Mumbai city there lies a totally different world '.in this world the rules n regulations are different...in such world there live the most dangerous kind of creatures of this earth'n they are connected with the rest of the world in their own way, for their own purpose ..it is known as the underworld. Raghu himself is one of the most dreaded gangster of this Mumbai underworld. He had his numerous informers n their network spreaded all over Mumbai and outside of Mumbai also and he knew this underworld and its character like his own palm.But Raghu cldnt identify these men with the Mumbai underworld. He was taken aback by the fact that someone has dared to kidnap Antara from Raghu's clutch.
Raghu tried to unruffle his mind from these thoughts as he knew his priority was to find out antara first of all. He called Bappa by his heart n knew Bappa has always helped him n gave him the right thoughts at right time to triumph over any situation.
He stepped towards the heaps of straws n something hit under his shoe''in the dim moonlight he saw that it was a piece of Antara's broken glass bangle stained with blood . Raghu picked up the piece n gave a stern look to the straw heap. Once more Raghu gave a look to those men ..they were still chatting n totally unaware of Raghu's presence. Raghu started to shift the straws away bunch by bunch and his heart almost stopped beating with the anticipation of discovering Antara beneath the straw heap.
And ''he was right''..Antara was lying there ..totally unconscious.Her hands and legs were tied mercilessly. Her mouth n even her eyes were also covered with black peace of cloth. She had a deep cut on her wrist 'her dress was torn here n there and number of bruises can be seen on her uncovered body parts. In the faint moonlight that was coming through the broken door she looked like a distressed fairy fell on this earth. Raghu had seen enough blood in his life but when he saw blood oozing out from her wrist ..he felt lik his heart is aching seeing her lik that'.he just couldnt tolerate his miscall this way.He collsped in his knees beside Antara .He caught her upper arm ..pulled her a bit and put his other arm behind her back and lifted her towards him. Within few secs Raghu untied her hands and legs with his knife n threw away the tape from her mouth. Raghu was about to remove the cover from her eyes but stopped when he heard one of the men's foot step coming this way. He took few moments to cover up antara with straws again n this time he covered himself too.
The other two men asked the third man : jaa ladki hosh me ayi ki nahi dekh ke aa'use khana dene ki zarurat nahi'. par pani pila de..pani nahi piyegi to hosh me nahi ayegi aur ladki ko kuch hona nahi chahiye warna boss hume khatam kar dega .
The third man drunk n tipsy came with a bottle of water n started to shift the straw bunches away.he saw antara's face n got surprised that her mouth tape was removed'..he didn't notice her untied hands n legs as those were still covered under the straw'..he said to himself : saale ko mouth tape bhi thk se chipkana nahi ataa.jobhi ho mara kaam kam kar diya. And saying this he opened the bottle and sprinkled some water on Antara's face ''.and said : aab uth ja aur pani pile.
And all of a sudden Raghu jumped up with a force with all the straws on him and gave a thunder hit on the man's head with his hand n by next second he kicked the back of his knees.the man couldn't utter a word.he crumpled down on the mud floor '.raghu punched him on his jaws as the final touch and the man was finished.
By this time antara flinched a little bit n moaned faintly. Raghu looked at her concerned but didn't remove her eye cover'the men in the other room heard the sounds of thud and one of them shouted : kya hua Patil ? pani pilaneko kaha tha 'kuch aur nahi. Saying this one of them stood up and was about to enter there but couldn't. Raghu came in front of him and gave him a rigorous kick on his chest and the man was flinged back to his previous place beside the other man. The man who was still sitting watched raghu and muttered "Raghu ..raghu.bhaai aaap". Raghu: Han main. Ab sidhi tarah bata ladki ko kyun uthake laya ..use chot kyun pohchaya ?warna iske jaisa halaat bana dunga .
The man who was kicked ..blood was coming out from his mouth profusely..reclined on the floor '.n he was not in a condition to move . the sitting man watched his saathi in utter dismay n tried to run away from the place '.Raghu immediately caught him and tied him down.he slapped the man hard and showed him his fist n said : nahi batayga to jaan se maar dunga ..AbHI.
Raghu was looking beyond dangerous and his eyes looked lik he can kill him any split second he wanted. The man was panicked to death and said :bhai ladki bhagneki koshish ki kuch zada hi isliye use control karne ke liye thora haath uthana pada...the man couldn't look at Raghu anymore after uttering this, a deadly rage came as a punch on his jaw and broke his face.
Even this man couldn't give any info about their boss. but from this man Raghu knew that by morning another man was to come and take antara with him. These three were paid a lump some money just to kidnap and keep antara that night in the jungle so that no one can trace out her in this dense forest.
Raghu took out the mobile phone from the man's pocket and crashed it to pieces...he got a car key also which he kept wth him.
Raghu rushed back to antara and saw her still in the same position. He removed her eye cover and said: Hey misscall sun '..sunnna ..'apni aankhe khol
He caught her hand carefully as she had a cut on her wrist and put an arm around her back n lifted her a bit..but antara didn't give any answer neither she opened her eyes.she only cringed her body and feebly tried to get rid of his grip
Raghu understood that she is in utter shock and she didn't recognize him as Raghu. He took the bottle and sprinkled some water on her face .this time Raghu heard her weak voice : mujhe jana hai '.jane do 'choro..raghuke pas jana hai
Raghu shook her body softly and raised her body near to his and buried his face on her shoulder and said : kuch nahi hua tujhe '.main aa gaya huna .tu plzzz apni aankhe khol
The warmth of raghu's body ...his touch ...and his voice did the needful . antara clutched raghu's jacket and said : raghu wolog mujhe ..she couldn't complete the sentence tears formed in her eyes n her throat choked'mujhe pata hai sab said Raghu 'he was rubbing her back to sooth her continuously and pressed her body tightly with his and assured her that nothing is gonna be bad anymore and made her drink some water. Raghu wanted to take her away from that place as soon as possible so he stood up n held her up also holding her waist but soon realized that she was not in a condition to even walk a step. While holding her by her waist Raghu looked at her once n then bent down ...he picked up her dupatta and put an arm below her knees and lifted her up. He was out of the hut and started looking for the highway. He was sure a car can be seen nearby n the key he already had with him.
.Antara resting her head on raghu's shoulder' in his arms' was in a semi conscious state'.suddenly antara's sobbing feeble voice was heard :tum mujhe chod ke chale kyun gayethe ? kitna dar gayithi tumhe pata hai?
Raghu: ab kabhi nahi jaunga I promise.
Antara :ladai hogi tabbhi nahi?
Raghu: tu bolegi na janeko tabbhi nahi jaunga tujhe chodke ...samjhiii...? A relaxed antara grabbed Raghu's shirt n closed her eyes again. There was still some time left for d dawn but the birds started chirping and singing ...signaling the dawn in the forest.
To be continued'..
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