Chapter 10
Sanyukta sat quietly on the bus that was headed to Manali. She had once again lost her peace. She had put the life of her only friend in danger. She couldn't forgive herself. Everytime she did it, she kept saying it was for greater good. Tonight she was wondering, was this good that great that she had to look away from humanity?
She shut her eyes close and suddenly randhir came into her vision. His touch, she recognized it. His dark orbs, it was as though she had seen them before! Just as she had thought that, the incident from the lab clouded her eyes. That blast. If she hadn't done it, then who did? The only other person who knew the connections in the lab was, Randhir!
Her eyes shot open as the familiar scene masked her visions, the explosion using simple machine and circuits was thought to her two years back. Two years back from the person who saved her. two years back from the shoot-out.
Flashback :
"Put them all in that room!! Five of you go and watch them. Boss will be there soon.." A man with strange beard and rifle in his hand told the guards who brought in more than 100 girls, all tied and drugged. Sanyukta stood behind one of the girls, her hands tied tightly and she felt giddy. She faintly heard the orders what the guards received, but her mind wasn't working, it was all blur. She felt some people push the girls into the room; she was one of those girls.
Suddenly a hand came out of nowhere and pulled her out of the crowd. She remembered that scent, it was from the man who ruined her life in the name of love! "I will take her. She is special you know.." he smirked at the guards. Sanyukta felt disgusting. She tried to free herself from his hold, but her strength was lagged due to the drugs he had fed her.
"woah senior, I guess you have your favorite desert for dinner tonight.." Some guy commented as he held sanyukta close to his chest. Sanyukta wanted to gag at their proximity. But the drug was highly strong.
"Ah Rohan! I was wondering it would be my full blown dinner.." Senior winked. Senior? Huh! Sanyukta always knew him with the name of "Rj.Vicky." but guess that wasn't his name at all!
"Alright... I am taking her to my room.. make sure rest of the girls are ready.. if not-"
Before senior could comment, rohan said, "Rape them until they bleed to death! I know.. its not the first time we are hiring 16 year old girls for sleeper cells you know.."
Senior chuckled, "you learn fast! Go on.. I will see you soon!"
"leave me.." sanyukta mumbled as Vicky took her to his bedroom..
"Not so soon sweetheart" he mumurmed as he kissed her hair. Sanyukta mumbled again, "leave me!" but it was too late, she was pushed into his kingsize bed.
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It was dawn in manali.. the cool breeze brushed her face in a slow way. Sanyukta stretched and turned around. Her eyes shot upon as the memory of previous night came into her vision. The room was lightly lit by the candles, the windows were closed but balcony doors were open. Room door was closed but she could see a figure standing in the balcony. she clutched her dress only to find it changed. Tears clouded her eyes as she pounced towards him.
She lunged at him only to slip, she was about fall out of the balcony,. but he helped her. "woah! Tigress! Cool down baby.." he winked throwing his cigar outside. She looked at him eyes full of disgust.. "You bas***d! How dare you.." she started punching him throwing her fists right to his guts. He had underestimated her, she was stronger than he thought. He caught her mid-air and looked straight into her eyes, "nothing happened, sanyukta! Drugs were heavily dosed and you were down with fever! I had to change your dress, nothing happened between us! Trust me!"
Sanyukta freed herself from his hold with a force that even shocked him. She was still under the influence of the drugs, yet her senses were completely controlled! How was that even possible he couldn't understand!
"trust you? I loved you Vicky! And you? What is this all about? What are sleeper-cells? Why am I here? Why have u been drugging me all these weeks! This is what I get for falling in love with you! You cheat! You ruined me! Who are you?" she cried. For the first time in his life, he felt a pang in his heart. He didn't know why he didn't sleep with her, he didn't know why he brought her here instead of letting her stay in that hell were rest of the girls were being tortured! It was all new to him! But, he always knew, she was special! She was something that's beyond imagination. Her will-power, her struggle, her confidence, her spirit! That's exactly what they were looking in their sleeper cells. She was perfect candidate.
"I am Vicky for you. And senior for rest! Rest you shall learn soon.. the drugs I have been feeding you is dangerous. Till now you have only been feeling giddy, out of control and slightly in pleasure. Further it can make you hunger for sex', make you so hungry for pleasure that you won't see whom you are sleeping with.. it will change you into prostitute.. it will make your brains degrade, your nerves wreck down.. haan, don't think you will die, it is a slow poison, along with you, it will bring your family down too.. temme sanyukta you want it to happen?"
Sanyukta shuddered as she slumped down on the floor. She had known about this, someone, someone had told her about this. Someone had warned her not to fall in love with Vicky. She couldn't remember that someone. He had only called her twice asking her not to fall for this man. But she never listened. Today, she realized what a big mistake she had made.
"I didn't give you any drugs last nite, because I had already fed you with high dosage yesterday.. remember what you said before I gave you the drugs yesterday?"
Sanyukta had been facing highly withdrawal symptoms when Vicky had stopped giving her drugs week a ago, she wanted it- Badly! There was only one condition, she had to leave the house, everything behind and be with him. no questions, no backing away. And then he obliged and gave her loads of chocolates each filled with high amount of drugs. Sanyukta felt bliss, until she was thrown into a truck full of girls just like her. Even in drugged state she realized what was going on. She felt she would have killed herself, or rather told her parents about it, instead of going back to him. it was a mistake and as he said there was no backing away.
He bend down to her "whats your choice baby?" he asked her.
She looked angrily at him and spat to his face. Her saliva dripping down his face! He turned aggressive, held her by her hair and dragged her down the hallway to the huge hall. He pushed her inside. The sight infront of her was disgusting, devastating and horror! Girls were being brutally raped, tortured and their dresses were being torn apart, people were enjoying the naked girls pain. She shuddered as he tied her hands and knees. He gave one look at her and left. Outside she saw him speak to his guards and left without a glance. Sanyukta regretted everything in her life.
She could see their cries, their pain as men thrust themselves inside them. Few girls couldn't stand the torture, and let the men do whatever they wanted. Few girls saved themselves by agreeing to be the sleeper cells. Only the ones who could handle themselves in drugged state were chosen, rest, were being played. Sanyukta too was given some drug as they watched her. She saw the men grabbing one of the girl who was beside her, and torture her cruelly. It was only matter of time before someone came towards her with lust-laden eyes. The drugs inside her body started doing its job.
As she had guessed, one of the men hurled towards her. he pulled her legs and started kissing her hands, her face, her neck. Disgusting would have been undertstatment. Just then another man came and untied her knots. Another man from the group too joined her. she cried in pain as one of them bit her ear-lobe. They started underssing her. they kissed her on her stomach, her thighs and her cleavage. One of them started removing the last pieces of her under-garments, that's when she took a long breath and pushed them.
She stood up and pulled her gown back to her body. As they walked towards her, she used her karate moves to make each of them kiss the ground. She took down all 5 of them with her moves. Suddenly there were claps behind her. Vicky was one of them. Next to Vicky stood someone she recognized as her senior from her school. She always looked up to him. he was her mentor and childhood crush. Until one day he disappeared mysteriously. Seeing him beside Vicky made her question her own sanity. To the other side of Vicky was guy whom she recognized as rohan. Sanyukta stumbled as her head started spinning,. But somehow she could control herself. Shocking much? Even after being drugged she was under-control.
Few girls came to her side, hiding behind her. she looked straight into vicky's eyes.
"I will do whatever you want. My family shouldn't be brought into the mess and let these girls go!" she said. Vicky chuckled but nodded. He gave orders to one of the guards as they took the girls out. Her senior from the school walked front "she wont do anything! Get her out of the drugs first.." he barked at Vicky. Vicky smirked, "ah caring haan? Fine! It will take few months to fix her up.."
Sanyukta nodded. That's when they heard gun-shots. One of the guards came down panting, "Police police!"
Vicky became cautious, "move!" he ordered. He said something to her senior, and that guy took sanyukta away. While Vicky and rohan smiled before disappearing to vicky's bedroom. Vicky hid everything and anything that would leave traces. He laid two bodies in the bedroom that looked like their clone and ran out of the balcony into an escape route.
Here sanyukta and her senior walked towards the corner room of the hall. Sanyukta felt as though he knew every inch of this building. On their way she said, "never knew you were involved in this too.. just like vicky.."
He looked at her crossly, "if I was anything like vicky.. I would have never trained you in karate or that special power you just mastered, fighting against the drugs! I did so to protect you sanyukta.." he said.
"Really? That meant you knew all about this.. which means you knew I would have been the target.." she said.. he gulped.
"I couldn't help it.. Your being alive is much more important.. Because only you can stop this.." he said. Sanyukta believed him, his eyes were truthful.
"how?" she whispered back. "that.." before he could complete she heard gun-shots from behind them. They hurried towards escape route and reached a room.
During their run, he tripped and his leg was injured. "there is a basement down this hallway.. there is a small lake outside the basement that will take you to the other side of the jungle.. GO!" he ordered. But she wasn't ready to leave him alone.
"you have to sanyukta,. You are the one who will put all this to an end. You shall know how you will do it soon.. go survive.. GO!"
Sanyukta nodded and ran in that direction. He looked at her retreating figure and sighed. As the gun-shots neared, he got up and pulled out his gun which he hid in his shoes. Slowly he jumped out of window. He shot an officer and ran out.
In basement, sanyukta tripped over and fell flat on her stomach. Her throbbing head blurred her vision. But she found someone near the doors, she saw a male figure walk towards her. her face was greased and she mumbled, "don't touch me.. let me go.."
He looked around and slowly hid his gun behind his back. He helped her get up and steadied her. Neither of them could see each other clearly. But his heart strongly said he had to help, even if that meant going against the rules.
Basement was the place for bomb manufacture. He brought a machine and few circuits and kept it in the table. Even though she couldn't see his face clearly she knew what he was doing. She concentrated on his hand moments. He set up the circuits and machines in a way that meant it was lighting the bulb. But in reality the moment the bulb lit, it would blast. And this process would take few mins after the circuits were connected. She registered it in her brains. She looked at him, he told her, "walk straight, there is a boat, wait for me there.." he said. She nodded and ran.
He set the circuit and ran shortly after only to find her gone, with his gun'. He muttered "SHIT" and turned around. The basement blasted, before the blast he saw the Thank You' engraved on the walls. The boat was gone and so was the girl. As he cursed himself, Inspector Ajay stood infront him with gun pointing at his direction.
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I know i promised regular updates, but i am caught with final year project work. any one who is an engineering student would know how terrifying it is just to find a topic, let alone the project work!
anyway my xams are up on the sleeves! my university always gives a month long xams for just 6 subjects, so december is filled with my theory xam dates. jan would be my vacations.
thus until jan, please endure weekend updates and on jan, you shall get regular updates! if i get good readers i might as well update daily on jan!
so start promoting guys. thats the only request i have. please do so, so i get encouraged. else i would always feel my works isn't satisfying or up to the mark. it wont gimme a reason to improve either, if im lacking anywhere. hope u understand.
and last but not the least, next update will be on 30!!
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