TSYJT-Rantara FF thrd 2 (cont) - Page 10

Chapter 49

Part 1

Raghu's pov,

I tossed on the bed 100th time hoping to get rid of my throbbing head and to get some peaceful sleep fighting with the mosquitoes around.

Abey in machar logon ko kya problem hain mere se..." I again slapped in my forearm as a big mosquito was having its grand dinner out of my blood seating there peacefully, "Eee, jaa ke bhangu aur mangu kaa khoon choose naa, size mein bhi mere se double hain...hafte bhar ke liye kuch khana nahin parega!" I commented in irritation listening to the thin chaos of their buzzing around me.

After some few more minutes I clearly understood that I wouldn't get to sleep how much I try. Not because of the mosquitoes only but my head was totally jumbled up with more and more unanswered question and new puzzles. I sighed and woke up seating on the cot. With a big yawn I checked the time on my watch. It's exactly 3:45 am and soon it would be light. So I decided to give up on sleep and jumped up from the bed. The whole basti streets looked dead silent in the end hour of the night. I wonder why manohar kakka didn't return yet. I was awake for all the time and I didn't hear any car's sound nearby. He was supposed to come back on the same taxi he took.

I stood there supporting over the railing and looked aimlessly to the empty streets. Standing silently for some moment I let out the mouth organ from my jeans. I used to play that almost every night but didn't get the opportunity on the night because of that secret delivery of NGO supplements.

I didn't know if it had turn into my bad habits or something else, but each and everything around me had started to somehow turn my thoughts towards her. My eyes again moved towards the dark room next to my balcony.

I could never forget the night when antara first moved into our basti and we had that bitter conversation in road. I didn't take the matter seriously but by the time I came to understood that the fire in her eyes was not just of anger, it meant much more than that.

But apart from those I saw another thing.

While I was playing mouth organ and I heard her footstep behind and turned around, I saw a pure smile in her face and also huge amusement in those hazels which were directing towards me but that smile vanished as soon as she found that the mouth organ player was none other than me. Even that smile and amusement stayed for only a chink of second it made me realized clearly that she actually liked the tune which I was playing. She was an amazing singer so it's must that she had nack towards music. It also amused me more than anything that she was actually drawn by my mouth organ's tune.

Every time I felt satisfied with that thought that she actually admired something of mine, it's truly shocking to me that how much content I felt.

I couldn't afford to smile on my stupid thoughts always. I sighed still looking towards the darkness emerging from her room's side. Each and every night my eyes glued to her balcony when I used to play mouth organ. I couldn't understand the emotion which runs inside me at those moments. Sometimes it pinches, sometime it felt so content. I got confused and mad as it kept increasing. I couldn't stop thinking of that smile I saw in her face for the mouth organ player she didn't even know. I didn't know if my heart again wished to see that smile in her face again, as if one night, that door on the next to my balcony would open and she would come out looking for me with that pure smile in her face.

At the moment a chill wind touched me and I literally shook from top to bottom, not because of the cold but for the thoughts I was having for the moment, for the strange, unknown yet so deep feeling rushed within me.

Standing motionless for some moment with wide eyes moved by the thoughts I got back my consciousness after long and I felt angry and frustrated as always. Punching on the column at my side I tried to get rid of the frustration even if it hurt my own feast.

"Bewra ban gaya hain tu... Sahi kahan mai ne..." I spoke to myself in frustrated voice, "Aur yee sara kand uss Miss Call ki wajah se ho raha hain... S**a apun ki parchayi se bhi nafrat karti hain woo... aur idhar apun kya sab soche jaa raha hain..." I said huffing to get hold on my wrecking nerves.

"Bas bahut hoo gaya... abhi uss Miss call ko nikal ke phenkna pareega dimag se... kuch jyada hi sar char gayi hain..." I kept on blabbering to myself like a mad, "S**a kyun itna bhao de raha hain apun ussey?! Kyun sar chara raha hain uskey naakhre koo...bas bahut hoo gaya... Pani sar ke upaar se char gaya... abhi nahin sochega uss yedi ladki ke barein mein kabhi nahin sochega... KHATAM!!" I huffed deeply as I promised to myself not to think of her again. Huh!! As if I couldn't even breathe if I don't think about her. Who was she actually, an ordinary stubborn crazy girl who moves around with her ego in nose?!

"Nahin ego nahin hain... baki sab sey too ache se baat karti hain...machmach ne bhi wohi kahan..." My blabber started again automatically, "Bas bahut nakhra karti hain... Bahut jyada nahin... Thora sa...S***A APUN PHIR SE SOCHNE LAGA USS KE BAREIN MEIN!!" I stroke my own head in realization.

I took a long deep breath and looked towards the dark sky hoping to get some peace. Supporting my head over the pillars as I noticed the twinkling stars I remembered the twinkling of those hazel eyes when sometimes the smile flashes upon her cloudy saddened face.

"Tu cheez kya hain bey miss call?!" I wondered, "S**a kyun nikal nahin pate tere soch koo apun ke dimag se?!Yee hoo kya raha hain mere sath?!... kyun humesha tere baein mein sochta hoon?! Kyun har jagah tera ahesaas hota hain?!...apun jaanta hain ki mere koo dekh ke tu phir se bhark jayegi aur mere koo sunayegi... Phir bhi apun tere pass jata hain?!...KYUN?!!"

The twinkling stars remained silent unable to answer. I closed my eyes and listened to the silence of last night. A buzzing side encountered in my ear making me alert. It seemed like the sound of some bike which stopped near the entrance of our basti. I opened my eyes and looked towards the lane which was entering inside our basti. At first I couldn't see anyone but after some moments I saw two figs entering inside our basti with cautious steps. I jumped up from the edge and looked towards those figs with alerted eyes. As they approached nearby, they became more visible and they seemed like a boy and a girl.

"S**a aise time pe basti pe kaun ghaus raha hain vey?!" I thought scratching my head. At the moment the street line fell upon the girl's face as they came closer. My whole body became rigid like stone as I got to see that girl's face.

"ANTARA?!!!" someone screamed inside me. The name hit me like electric shock.

For some moment I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought it was another wild imagination of my brain. I jerked my brain so many time but my vision didn't change. So finally I was convinced myself that the girl was none other than antara. My breath almost stopped as something hit inside me. She was fixing her dupatta and looking around the streets with cautious eyes. She must be worried if someone would catch her right there. But she forgot to check out my balcony or may be she thought that I was sleeping at the time.

Standing there totally numb, I followed her every steps and checked out her in the dim street lights. She looked totally messed up with the ruffled hair around her swollen face. She looked like coming out of some chaos, I noticed the guy beside him and I instantly recognized him. He was the same guy whom I saw in antara's office!!

Something burst inside my brain when I saw them together again. Antara was with that guy and they were seeking inside the basti on the late hours of night, as soon as the thought rose inside my mind my whole bidy turned rigid in some unknown rage. For how long she was been with him?! Did he come to meet her secretly?! What's there relationship actually?!! Were they...?!!

The anger burst inside my head stopped my chain of thought. I didn't know how I managed to stand there silently and watch them while my whole being wanted to confront them on the spot and ask them what the heck they were doing together on such time of night.

I saw antara ad that guy coming near the door of antara's house. I saw antara taking a deep breath of relief and looking towards the guy. With a small smile she told something to him and the guy also smiled back giving a Boy Scout salute. I feasted my hand to control my maddening rage. The smile in antara's face felt like stabbing inside me, and the boy... I didn't know what would be his condition if he was near to me anyhow.

With bitterness in heart I saw them smiling to each other. The boy left soon to my relief and antara rushed to the door. Before she could knock the door flung open and rhea came out rushing. It seemed like she was waiting for antara just near the door. They were talking in low voice and I couldn't hear that from the distance. Rhea moved inside and antara was about to follow her but she stopped all of a sudden. She looked confused and suddenly snapped back towards my balcony.

I quickly moved behind the pillar so that she couldn't watch me standing there. I kept an eye on her from there. With sharp gaze and confused look she watched towards my balcony for a moment, and then quickly moved inside. The sound of door closing bang into my ear though the sound was really small.

I moved towards my cot like a possessed and crushed over that. For some moment I couldn't even respond to anything. The only image running on my mind was that guy and antara sneaking inside the basti.

From how long they were together?!!

And most importantly, what were they doing together in such late hours of night?!! Where were they coming from?!

The question created a huge havoc in my mind. I clutched my head in frustration. Something ws pinching hard inside me as I kept on remembering them smiling towards each other so casually.

Irritated, annoyed I took the pillow from the cot and threw it letting out my all frustration. My breaths were coming in quick due to my boiled up head. God why didn't I just slept?! Why I had to witness such things.

I remembered that I fought with satya when he used bad words for antara. She might be so harsh with me but I knew that she was a woman of dignity and I saw that same girl sneaking inside her living place with a young boy. It pinched me hard, that I was wrong about her. She was not innocent as she looked and I got the clear proof.

"S**a uski life hain, joo karna hain kare!!... mereko kya?!!" my frustrated though finally came out from my lips.

Still the pinching feeling didn't get over. I didn't know why I was feeling like betrayed!! And also there was a huge havoc going inside me. Some little part of my thought was still unable to believe whatever I saw.

"Kuch too locha hain yaar... Woo larki aisi nahin lagti... kuch aur baat zaroor hain..." that part of mind kept telling me.

"Arey kya baat hain... Ek larka aur larki jab akele raat ko choro ki tarah ghusta hain too aur kya baat hoo sakti hain?!... us ski life hain... joo marzi kare... apun koo kya?!!... apun nee kahan tha uss ke barein mein nain sochne ka..." Another part of mind kept on telling me.

With that jumbled up mind, I didn't know when I closed my eyes and drove into sleep which I was seeking for long.

Rhea's POV...

"What the hell, How did it happened?!!" poppsy commented as soon as he saw the news channel telecasting the news about the terrible blast happened last night.

"you can see the huge chaos behind... the whole area was sealed up by the police and militaries..." the journalists who was announcing the news holding her boom indicated towards the huge gathering and chaos behind, "no one is allowed to go even 100 miles near the area. We still didn't get any confirmed news but it is said that the unknown trawlers that blasted on the lagoon water last night might be the trawlers of invaders smugglers who were carrying illegal goods in their trawler... now the big question is that... how did they invaded inside the territory saving the eyes of marine militants?! Is our defensive system is becoming so weak now a days?!..." the reporter kept on blabbering and my eyes were frozen on the Tv screen. Ma and poppsy kept on discussing about the blast but nothing got into my head. I was wondering if the insane thought flashing in my mind could be literally possible?!

Last night when di came back around 4 am she looked all messed up, exhausted and numb. She was just moving like a lifeless possessed statue. I was literally worried and afraid seeing her state. I kept on asking her what happed actually out there?! Did manohar and other guys catch her?! She didn't say a single word and moved silently to our room. I was totally stunned and didn't know what to do. After reaching inside our room di went near the window and stood silently near the wind chirm. I came and stood at her side. Her eyes were lost, devastated, looking towards the stars. I almost felt like crying seeing her swollen face. I never saw her like that before. Each and every day I felt like di was losing her life bit by bit. My di never used to be like that before, gloomy, shattered, almost lifeless. My lovely elder sister who was my inspiration in life, my partner in crime, someone who teased me always but protected me with every danger, my lovely chirpy full of life antara di, I couldn't find her anywhere in this gloomy lifeless face. She didn't even have the bit of shadow of my di.

I saw something gleaming at the corner of her eyes and her lips shook all of sudden. I felt the lump in my throat and caught her hand instantly.

"Di..." I just could utter a single sentence in my chocked voice. Di seemed startled and quickly looked towards me. Her eyes melted as soon as she noticed me and quickly composed herself.

"Rhea..." She patted my chicks with a small sad smile, "Sorry... I was being rude naa?!" even her voice was chocked.

"Di just tell me what happened to you?!..." I asked her in worried voice.

Di's eyes darkened with sadness. "U know rhea..." she uttered in low voice, "It is said that sometimes to destroy the evil you have to be strong, empty of emotions, you have to do everything possible in your might... but..." her voice chocked again, "I never thought that it would be so difficult... They were screaming... I could hear their scream from long... I was thinking again and again that what had I done?!! ... If they were killer then what's the difference between me and them now?!..." her voice was totally shaking all the moment she was talking and I couldn't get anything at all. Only a unknown fear was rising in my heart.

"But I couldn't let them go and let the worst destruction happen... I don't know how many would they kill with those weapons... I had to stop them... ANYHOW!!" her voice turned gloomier.

"Di I can't get anything... can u tell me clear cut?!" I said in frustrated voice.

"Rhea... I'm sorry..." Her voice almost broke, "I'm not in a state to talk properly with anyone... I would tell you everything tomorrow... Please!! ..." she looked towards me with pleading expression.

"Its okk di..." I composed myself and hold her hand firmly, "okk I won't ask you anything until you are going to tell me on your own. Come on lets go to bed... Its so late now..." I said.

Di didn't tell me anything and silently went into bed at my side. Her empty eyes were still fixed towards ceiling. I bet she didn't even sleep last night.

Everything got cleared to me when I saw the news of blast in Tv segment. But I was shocked to the core. I didn't know how actually di made it happen?!!

I was startled when I felt someone at my side. I looked up and found di standing at my side. She was looking towards Tv screen with sharp eyes.

"Di..." I called in low voice. She looked towards me with bemused eyes, "Did you..." I couldn't say anything else.

She looked towards me for some moment with saddened eyes as if thinking what to say.

"Di I'm almost sure now. So it won't affect now even if you hide." I said in low voice.

She just nods in agreement saying nothing. Before I could tell anything, ma came and interrupted.

"Arey antara u are ready?! Hey do you really need to go to office today?! Just see the news... I bet the conditions outside would be so bad today... Can't you take leave for today?!" Ma asked di.

"Sorry mami... But we all are working on some important government project so it's not at all possible in this state." Di explained.

"okk, take care... And call us if u get into any trouble..." ma was about to leave then suddenly looked back with a frown in her face and gauzed both of us with doubtful eyes.

"Antara... U looked tired... what happened?! Didn't you get good sleep last night?!" ma asked with worried voice.

Di and me looked towards each other with sheepish eyes. Literally anyone could detect that from the dark circles under eyes which we developed after the sleepless night. We didn't know ho we managed to get up on the morning and get ready for our school and office.

"No mami.. its nothing like that... its just so much work pressure now days..." Di said with low voice.

"Ohh okk... I think u both should leave now... otherwise you would get late." Ma said. Without another word we left to catch auto.

I maintained my silence till I went outside of basti. As soon as I reached to main road, I opened my mouth.

"I owe you an explanation di..." I said standing firmly crossing my arms.

"What?!!" Di got startled and snapped back to me leaving her search for auto.

"What means?!! From last night I am holding myself and kept my silent... di just tell me what the hell you actually did?! Did u really caused those trawlers..." I couldn't finish my words as di's palm pressed on my lips.

"Shhh!!... are u mad rhea?!! Stop it..." di looked around with worried eyes, "If so,eone listens to all this... do you know what disaster it would create?!"

"that's really not fare di... then where should I ask you?! We can't tell about this in home... not even when we are outside... u know di, I was waiting for u on the window for the whole night?!! And you are not even ready to tell me..." my voice chocked in the lump felt near the throat.

"Rhea... rhea... acha baba I'm sorry... Don't be upset..." she brushed the tears near the corner of my eyes. "Rhea trust me... I will tell you everything... but we need a suitable place to talk about those things. Just call me when your classes will get over. I will come to pick you up and explain you everything on the way back..." Di said.

"Pakka?!" I asked with a frown.

"haan baba pakka..." she assured me. we heard a auto coming towards us and we rushed to catch that.

Chapter 48

Part Two

woah..looks like Antu is up 4 another lashing from Raghu......😲...

Chapter 49

Part 1

Bechara... Misscall or DM ki pareshani kam thi jo ab yeh machhar bhi aagaye...ufff...Bhagwan thodi toh kripa karo...humare Raghunath par...😆..😉...

wah...oww...i dint think so much wud happen...in such short time...

i know thots run faster when compared to other things...but this is fast...n i love d pace...😊...⭐️...

Chapter 49

Part 2

Prashant's POV

That night I couldn't sleep properly. I was waiting for manohar kakka to come back. I just hoped that he couldn't find the spy camera I fitted on his watch. Though I had confidence that kakka's thick head wouldn't be able to sense such a little thing but there's no 2nd option for caution. I needed to grab the watch from kakka before he could understand.

But there was no sign of kakka for the whole night. At last I couldn't afford to stay awake anymore and decided to take a nap.

I was a bit late on the morning. When I came out from the room and found bantiya on the floor going towards mai's room with breakfast I asked him about kakka and surprised to find that kakka didn't turn out yet.

"Kya?! Kakka abhitak nahin ayein?!" I asked with confusion and surprise as well.

"Nahin prashant bhai, kaal raat se mano gayab hoo gaye, subha se unka kuch atta patta nahin hain.." buntiya said and looked around with low voice, "Mai ka mizaz bahut chara huya hain aaj subha se..."

"Kya baat kar rahe hoo?!" I was surprised.

"Haan... lagta hain manohar ji ne kuch bahut bara garbar kardiya hain kaal raat ko...kuch der pahele jab mai ke ghar ke pass se guzar raha tha too maine suna unhe kahete huye... Kahe rahe the ki Manohar koi kaam kaa nahin hain... khud to musibat mein parta hain.. mujhe bhi ghasit ta hain..." buntiya informed.

Well...well... what big mess had kakka done?!

"main chalti hoon... aaj waisey hi mizaz garam hain.. time pe nasta nahin diya too sayad mujhi pe gussa ho jayengey." Buntiya said and rushed towards the stairs. I stood there silently for a moment and thought for a while. As far as I knew that DM arranged the secret dealing of her arms with some renowned terrorist groups last night and kakka was in charge of that. That's why I fitted that small spy cam on his watch. If I could get some footage of kakka dealing with terrorist gang's people that would be a bang on proof against them. But it seemed like kakka wouldn't be seen so soon. I moved towards the computer rooms to check the last night footages of CC cam and then I saw kakka sneaking inside the room like a thief. I had to stop my laugh seeing his condition. He totally seemed like an air leaked balloon whose all pride had been leaked out. Trying hard to control his stumbled, shaking legs he was moving inside and gulping hard which I could detect even from distance. Seeing mighty kakka in this condition, it was hard to suppress my laugh for long and that time, even trying hard a scowl came out of my mouth.

Kakka listened to that and quickly jumped in fear looking around. He totally looked freaked out with sweat drops o n his forehead. As soon as his face turned towards me his faucets turned hard finding me there. Holding his dhoti ka kacha he marched towards me. I hold my life with my all power as he stood at my front.

"Kya re?!Itni hassi kyun choot rahi hain?!" kakka asked with a harsh mad voice.

"Hasi?! Arey nahin kakka main woo laughter yoga kar raha tha.Subha subha karne se sari stress door ho jata hain.Aap bhi try karke dekho kabhi!" I said with sheepish voice and kakka's face turned more red in anger.

"bahut par nikal ayein hain tere prashant. Dekh taa hoon kabtak tera yee tewar raheta hain." Kakak said greeting his teeth giving a warning.

"Meri batein chorro kakka.Pahele apni socho... Daya Mai abhitak baithe huye hain aap ke intezaar mein. Buntiya ne kahan unka mizaz bilkul bhi thik nahin hain." I informed him and soon all the air was gone from his face again. His rigid expression took a horrified look.

My eyes fell on kakka's watch and I chuckled purposely, "Kya kakka... aap ki lucky watch to ekdum bekaar nikla. Abb kya gadbar ki hain aap ne?"

"Tere koo yee ghadi chahiye naa?!..." kakka'a face suddenly turned mad and he took out the watch, "Bahut dino se iss pe tera nazar hain na... le tu hi rakh issey... nahin chahiye merekoo... aisi hazar ghadi kharid sakta hoon main... Le..." Kakka threw the watch towards me and marched towards his room with mad angry heavy pace. I instantly caught the watch and smirked. I never thought that it would be so easy to grab that. Without wasting a moment I rushed towards the computer room.

In no time I switched on the system closing the door of security room. Quickly opening the dial's thin glass I let out the spy cam from the watch and go on to checking the footages. The camera worked perfectly and captured all the moment of last night. When I saw that one of the notorious terrorist leader ansari and kakka captured together in a footage I let out a satisfying smile. This footage and the conversation captured were enough proof to establish the connection between Daya Naik and the terrorists. The footage was rolling swift when suddenly I heard some crackling sound and the footage blacked out leaving me startled. After a small thud and rustling of lights and sudden noise on the screen the footage got cleared and I could only see the taxi's bumper standing alone. Darn!! The watch might have fallen down from kakka's hand. I wish if I could get some more footage.

I just went to turn off the footage when something made my hand froze on the key board. I saw some movement there. Suddenly I saw the car's dickey went high and a person jumping out from inside. My jaw drooped in amusement as I identified the lady even in the dim street light. Antara Kaul!! The niece of our very own neighbor Govind Kashyap!! Just some few days ago she was captured on our CC cam with raghubhai. I least expected her to be there!! She looked a bit afraid and more alert. Looking around with cautious eyes she went forward and soon went out of camera range.

I smirked looking at the whole evasion. Seemed like I was not the only one who was sneaking around! I never had any interest on this girl till I didn't see her with raghubhai and raghubhai's mad insists to delete the footage. My my!!.. seemed like she had some intention too against those letches. But what's actually that?! Well till she didn't create any obstacle on my way, I decided not to mess with her.

Raghu's POV

"Bhai tune aaj subha kaa news dekha?!" It was machmach's first reaction when he found me on the garage repairing the broken spare parts of a car.

"NAI!!!..." I answered quite harshly flowed by a big thump of hammer on the iron.That big ear defeaning sound was enough to make machmach understood about my heated mode.

"Kkk... Kya huya bhai?!!... kuch garbar hain kya?!" his voice stammered as he understood that something was really wrong with me.

"Kuch nahin..." I answered in small voice and continue to heat the iron with hammer.

"Bhai..."

"KAHAN NAA KUCH NAIII!!..." machmach irked an stopped as I couldn't hold onto my anger anymore and shout aloud. Machmach kept looking towards me with worried eyes. I assumed he never saw me getting so mad for no reason. I huffed a bit to hold on myself. I felt bad for shouting at poor guy for no reason. "Machmach dekh... Mereko abhi bakwas sun ne ka mode nahin hain..." I said trying to keep my voice normal, "Tu apna kaam kar abhi..apun thik hain..." I said. Machmach didn't say anything further and went busy in his work silently.

Honestly I didn't have mode for anything since I opened my eyes in late morning. The dream didn't help me to forget whatever I saw last night. I didn't went to meet mai or ajji like every day and came straight to the garage. I was feeling mad and frustrated like anything. The scene from last night was haunting me like anything.

As the memory of antara and that boy sneaking inside the basti late night was flishing on my mind I felt the pressure and sound of hammer was increasing time by time. My whole feature was burning in some unknown rage. I didn't understand yet that why the heck I was getting mad for such a small reason. It was almost cleared to me that antara must have some kind of affair with that guy from his office and she went to meet him last night, might be secretly.

She looked a bit tired and hazardous. Still she projected that small pleasant smile. Not towards mine..rather than that idiotic boy!!!

My whole feature shook in utmost anger as I felt my head boiling up to the peak point and unconsciously causing a heavy deadly bolt of hammer on the iron peace producing a huge crackling sound hurting my thumb as well. With a small groaning sound I jerked my hand and quickly sucked my hurted thumb to get over the paining sensation. Then my eyes fell on the iron piece on which I was working. It was almost shattered in a two halves indicating that how powerful the last bold was.

I threw on the hammer and sat on the dusty garage floor supporting my head on the wall behind.

"Bappa!! Kar kya raha hain tu apun ke sath?!" I said in mind, "Kis janam kaa badla le raha hain?! Kyun mere ko fassa raha hain aisey damadol mein?! Apun pahele jaisa hi thik tha?!...kabhi itna sochta bhi nahin thaa... bas mai joo bhi kaheta tha sab bina kuch soce samjhe kar deta tha... pura sahar apun ke naam se kanp ta hain... par aaj mere ko dar lag raha hain?! Khud apne aap se dar lag raha hain... kahin uss yedi laarki ke barein mein soch soch ke apun pagla na jayein..." Looking towards no where I just stated those words in my mind. After some moment my eyes closed automatically but my mind talk didn't stop.

"S**a dus bis gundon ko samhala assan tha... par woo MISS CALL...s**a hila diyaa hain jab se life mein ayi hain...har waqt gilheri ki tarah rang badalti hain...Thora saa karib ate hi bomb ki tarah foot parti hain..Aur akele akele raat ko apne..." My words stopped in utter bitterness forming on my throat.

"Thak gaya hain apun... dimag ki sirf dahi nahin... lassi, kulfi sab ban ke sar gaya hain...phir bhi dimag se jati nahin yee larki... nahin sochna yaar mere ko uss ke barein mein.. phir bhi kyun..." I punched on the wall behind opening my eyes. Someone who intend to be so holly outside and sneaks out of house from the night didn't even deserve to be in my thoughts.

Machmach had started the radio and switched to news channel. There was news about a blast happening last night on the lagoon area near dumping ground. My attention moved towards the news. Even I was there last night, in the dumping ground area but didn't heard anything. Might be it happened after I moved out from the place. The whole previous day was the most hazardous and odd day of my life. Starting from thar secret supplement delivery to everything were all creating a smoke a riddled thought in my mind which I couldn't get rid of even if I tried hard.

Manohar's POV

"Emmm...Bahini!..." I said with shaking legs seeing bahini's rigid feature at my front. I was facing her back but still I could feel the eeriness emerging from her sound. Even if I called, she didn't make any movement.

"Bahini.. woo main..." I couldn't finish my words and she moved towards me with a jerk throwing her deadliest guess towards me. her hand was grabbing her personal gun which was aimed directly towards me.

"Bbb...Bahini...Mmmaaa...main..." I stumbled and quickly lifted my hand in surrender pose. Only god could save me at that moment.

"Bakre ki tarah ma ma karna bandh kar manohar." Her cold and steal voice stated with ultimate anger, "Man to kar raha hain ki is banduk ki sari goli tere sine mein utar doon! Thik kahan tha raghunath ne.. tu jahan bhi hoga.. wahan garbar hone se khud bhagwan bhi nahin rok sakta.."

"Emmm.. Bahini... Meri galti nahin hain iss baar... Maine kuch nahin kiya... Maine ansari bhai ke trawler pe dhamaka nahin kiya..." I somehow managed to tell in front of her poisonous eyes which were almost killing me with every glance. Her eyes burned and she moved down the gun much to my relief.

"Woo too mujhe bhi pata hain manohar..." bahini sighed, "Achi tarah se jaanti hoon main tum sabko!! Itna dimag bhi tum mein nahin hain aur na hi itni himmat hain tum mein joo aisey kaam kar sakte hoo..." she paused for a little and her eyes turned more harder.

"Bahini..mere ko lagta hain dusre gang ke admion ne yee sab kiya hain...dushmani nibha rahe hain..." I said in offence.

"Huh!! Dusre gangs ke log ayein kaise wahan pe?! Maine tujhe kahan tha manohar ki chukanna rahena, koi gadbar nahin honi chahiye... Sare ke sare hathiyar pauch jane chahiye ansari ke hatho..." the cold tune in her voice didn't fade yet.

"Arey wahin to kiya tha maine bahini... sare ke sare hathiyar ansari bhai ne apne trawlers pe bhar dale the... phir apun log bhi nikal liye the udhar se... phir..."

"Aur phir beach pani mein dono trawlers tum logon ke akhon ke saamne udd gaye dhamake se... waah manohar!!...Kisi ko kuch pata hi nahin ki yee sab kaise huya!!...kaise admi paal rakhe the maine..." her voice rose again. It's better to keep my mouth shut and so I didn't answered further. Bahini started to pace hence and forth on the room with mad heavy pace. I never saw her so frustrated.

"200 crore!! 200 crore ka nuksan hoo gaya mera... Akram paise dene se inkaar kar rahe hain..." bahini hold her head tightly between her two arms and punched on the chair which was near her. Her condition really freaked me out. I didn't even dare to sneak out of the place. "Mujhe!!!... DAYA MAI KO JAWAB DENA PAR RAHA HAIN ki mere ilake mein yee sab kaise hoo gaya... Akram ke baton se lag raha tha ki woo kisi dusre dealers ke sath contact kar raha hain... Agar unn logon nee humare sath phir se deal nahin ki too...SADAK PE AA JAYEIN GEY HUM LOG!!..." My knees were totally shaking at the moment.If I stood there for some long I was sure that I would literally collapse.

"Ekk baar agar mil jayein woo kamina... bas hath mein ane do ussey... aisi maut doongi ki pura sahar kanp uthega... Uss ke sarir ke ek ek hisse ko kaat ke beach bazaar pe latka nahin diya too mera naam bhi daya mai nahin hain...Himmat kaise huyi mere ilake mein ghus ke mera plan chaupat karne ki." her eyes were totally red at the moment. Suddenly she stood for a while ad moved towards me.

"Manohar!!!..." she called aloud.

"Emmm... Haan bahini!!..." I answered in startled voice.

"WOO DONO TRUCK DRIVERS KAHAN HAIN?!" her words were like hunters upon me.

"Bahini woo too kalti maar gaye udhar se.. dhamake ke baad hi..."

At the next moment I found myself pinned to the wall with a big thud and the gun's barrel invoked inside my open mouth. With big horrified eyes, I found bahini's eyes near me throwing fire to me.

"Bewakoof!!!" she pushed the gun more inside my mouth making me half dead. "Woo dono trucks to police ke hatho lag jayengey. Agar drivers bhi hath lag gaye too unhe jald pata lag jayega ki tu udhar tha jab wahan dhamaka huya...uss commissioner smasher khan ko bhool gaya tu?! Choohe ke bil se bhi khod nikalega humein..."

I was sure that I was about to collapse in next second but to my miracle luck bahini left me and took back the gun. I breathed heavily holding my poor heart which was about to get attacked.

"Manohar!! Sirf saam tak ka waqt hain tere pass..police unn drivers ko dhoond nikale uss sey pahele unn dono tak pauchna hoga tujhe.. Samjha?!!" bahini's cold voice was enough for me after everything. I just nodded and in no time swept out of the room saving my life.

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