Part 23
Three Months Later
"RRAAGGHHAAVV!" Kalpana screamed.
Raghav rushed in "What happened?"
Kalpana hugged him "I am pregnant"
"What? Really?"
Kalpana nodded.Raghav and Kalpana told the General
and they all celebrated.Months passed by and
Raghav always took the utmost care of her.He
always kept an eye on her just to keep her
safe.Kalpana was in her eighth month.She was
sleeping in their room while Raghav was downstairs
talking with the General.Suddenly they heard her
scream.Raghav ran upstairs and saw her crying and
screaming,holding her stomach.Realizing she was in
labor,he picked her up and took her to the nearest
hospital.
The same hospital in which Panther was admitted
in.
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Raghav waited impatiently outside while the General
sat on a chair waiting patiently.After a few
hours,the doctor came out "Congrats,it's a girl"
Raghav rushed to him "Is my wife okay?"
The doctor nodded "Though it was a premature
delivery,they're both fine" He left.
Raghav walked into the room Kalpana was shifted
into.She was sitting up,holding their sleeping
daughter in her arms.She smiled at him.Raghav
smiled back and sat next to her.He looked at their
daughter "She's so beautiful" he admired,caressing
her small cheek with the back of his hand.Kalpana
nodded and gently lay the child in his arms.Raghav
let his eyes wander at the girl's features and was
amazed at how much she looked similar to Kalpana at
such young.Her cheeks were as soft as Kalpana's and
nearly as chubby.Her lips were a light shade of pink
yet resembled to Kalpana's.Raghav could imagine her
looking exactly like her mother when she grows
up.The child stirred in her sleep and opened her
eyes.Her eyes were a bright shade of brown,just
like his.He smiled.She smiled back and raised her
hand as if to touch him.Raghav leaned forward and
her hand came in contact with his cheek.She
caressed it and giggled when she pinched it
hard.Kalpana laughed.Raghav frowned "She has way
too many of your traits"
Kalpana giggled "Well she is my daughter"
Raghav smirked "What do you want to name her?"
"Hmm...how about Sneha?"
Raghav smiled "Perfect"
A nurse came in and stood in front of Raghav "Sir,I
need to take the child to the incubator"
Raghav looked unsure "Why?"
"Your child is premature so we just need to make
sure she is healthy"
Raghav looked at Kalpana but she just nodded.Raghav
reluctantly gave her to the nurse.He watched as
the nurse took Sneha away and frowned.
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A man,around in his early thirties walked around in
the room where all the premature children were.He
stared at each child and frowned noticing their
parent's names on the outside of the incubator.He
turned around and went to the next row.The first
child caught his attention.Her parent's names
caught his attention first though.He smirked.
Mr.Raghav Singhania and Mrs.Kalpana Singhania
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Kalpana smiled at Raghav but suddenly frowned.She
sat up and looked around.Raghav noticed her
uneasiness and held her hand "What's wrong?"
"I..I don't know...I feel like something bad is going
to happen"
Raghav scrunched his eyebrows "You're probably just
worried about Sneha since she's just born and not
with you"
"Sneha" Kalpana gasped.She felt like she was
getting somewhere "Can you go and just check on
her"
"Kalpi,you're just worri-"
"Raghav please" Kalpana begged.
Raghav sighed and nodded "Just relax..don't
worry,I'll be right back"
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Raghav looked around in the room but couldn't find
Sneha.He panicked.He pulled the first nurse he
found inside the room "Yes sir,may I help you" she
asked calmly.
"My..My child..I can't find her"
"You're Raghav Singhania right?"
Raghav nodded.The nurse went to the list on the
wall.Finding his name,she said "Your daughter
should be in the first incubator of the third row"
The nurse led him there and was shocked to find
the incubator empty "D-Did you take your
daughter from here?"
"What?No"
"Your wife or other family member?"
"No..my wife is resting and my father had to go
for a meeting" Raghav's father had left after
seeing his granddaughter.
"B-But your child should be here then"
Raghav panicked "Where is my daughter?"
"I..I'll call security" The nurse sped off.
Raghav felt his heartbeat race.What was he going to
tell Kalpana?Worse,where was Sneha?She possibly
couldn't have walked away.His phone began to
ring.He answered it "Hello"
"Mr.Singhania" came a man's urgent voice "It's
me,Doctor Patel,the doctor who did the surgery on
Panther...Mr.Singhania,Panther has gone missing"
Raghav gulped.He cut the call.First Sneha had gone
missing and now Panther.The nurse came back with
some security.Using a ladder,they took out one
hidden camera and played the past couple
minutes.A man in a hospital gown was shown,with
his back facing the camera.He was wandering
through the room,staring at each child.Suddenly he
saw Sneha,who was peacefully sleeping.He looked at
the name plate in front of the incubator and
picked up Sneha.Sneha opened her eyes.Looking at
him,she immediately began crying but the man
ignored her.Wrapping her in a shawl,he turned and
showed his face.It was a man that looked exactly
like Raghav "Panther" Raghav whispered,unable to
believe it.Panther glanced around the room before
running away with Sneha.Before Raghav could say or
do anything,his phone rang.With shivering hands,he
answered it "H-Hello"
"I hope you love your daughter enough to save her"
"Panther" Raghav growled.
Panther chuckled "Let's see how much you love
her...wait for my next call..oh and I hope you have
enough courage to tell your lovely wife about her
missing daughter" He cut the call.
Raghav gulped.Dialing another number,he waited for
the other person to pick up "Raghav...did you hear
about Panther going missing?"
"Yes dad...did you hear about my daughter going
missing?"
He gasped "What"
"Panther...he kidnapped our daughter in the few
minutes she was left alone"
"What?"
Raghav turned around,shocked to see Kalpana staring
at him.She looked like she was ready to cry any
second "K-Kalpi..I-"
"Where's my daughter Raghav?"
Raghav clenched his eyes shut,knowing he had to tell
her the truth "She is gone Kalpi...Panther took
her away..the real Panther"
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