SS: Broken Strings *Last Part on page 48* - Page 11

Chapter 12

Angel froze feeling the cold knife pressed on her throat. Her lips were parted and her eyes were drooping. Her limbs were numb as if no blood flowed through it She watched Advay's cold face with his one hand holding the knife at her throat and the other holding her hair tightly keeping her head unmoved.

All happened in a flash.

She heard a loud noise and something crashing down, which her mind assumed as the door broken down. In her blurred vision, all she saw was someone pulling Advay from her. Her throat was no more in contact with the cold sharp surface of the knife. She felt someone hugging her and making her stand.

Her vision became more and more blurred and Angel fell unconscious to her mother's arms.

Kiara walked into Angel's room where Akash and NK had tied Advay to the pole of the bed. He was sitting on the floor trying hard to untie the thick rope they had tied around both of his hands.

She walked to him and sat on the floor near him. He saw her and cried, "Please untie this...please..."

Kiara untied the rope and he rubbed his wrists which were red. It was bleeding as the rough rope tore his skin. Kiara got the first aid box from the cupboard and started nursing his wounds.

"Why did you do that?" she asked in whisper.

"She killed her" he said blankly.

"Yesterday you said that your father did that!" Kiara said.

"All of them are together! They all planned it and killed my wife and my unborn child!" Advay said bitterly, "This place is horrible! People here are monsters!" he said looking at the wounds at his hand.

She stood up and said, "It's time! We should go!"

Advay looked at her with fright visible in his eyes. He has to go back to those dim orange lights! The iron bars of the cell! He nodded no and said, "No...I won't come there! NO!"

"Advay, come with me!" Kiara said patiently.

"NO! I want to stay here with papa and mamma! I want to be with my family! I won't come! I want to be here!" He cried hysterically.

Kiara stood emotionlessly hiding her shock when she witnessed his sudden change.

"Are they gone?" Akash asked as Payal walked in. She nodded and said, "He was denying. Kiara convinced him somehow!"

"How is Angel?" he asked.

"Still under shock! Di is with her" Payal said in tears.

Akash looked at the Delhi view standing near the window when he heard her saying, "What has gone into Advay? He is hurting everyone!"

"He has gone mad!" Akash said coldly, "I can't let him create more drama here!"

"Akash!" Payal cried with her eyes widened, "Don't say so! He is our son too!"

"Angelina is our daughter Payal! I won't let him harm her again!" Akash said angrily, "It's been one month and he is not showing any changes. I doubt whether his MPD is chronic!"

"He'll be fine!" Payal whispered, "Don't say so Akash! He loves Angel! He loves everyone!"

"I can see his love for everyone!" he said mocking, "I'm gonna ask bhai to take his son far! Let him treat him or do whatever he wants but I want Advay to be away from all the family members!"

"Akash!" Payal said in shock.

"I have decided Payal! I cannot let that mad boy harm others anymore!" Akash said sternly and turned to the door to walk out when he stopped. Payal noticed his expression and turned back to face the door.

Before them was Arnav, standing stiff as a pole!

"How are you feeling?" Kiara asked softly.

Advay sat uncomfortably in front of her on the chair with a large tray of food before him. They were in a silent restaurant where not much people were there. "Have your lunch" he heard her say.

He started eating rice when she said softly, "What do you want to do now? I mean, do you feel like doing something..."

"I want to celebrate papa's birthday" he said in a low voice.

"Why do you love your father?" she asked slowly.

"He is the best dad. He loves me so much and always stood by me" he said softly.

"Why do you love your mother?" she asked.

"Mamma cares for me so much. She is a good person. Whenever I'm hurt she cries along with me! She can't even bare a small scratch on me!" he said.

"Why do you love Hanna?" she asked.

His expressions were changing and she was observing him. "What do you see in her that you are head over heels in love with her?" she asked softly.

"She is perfect! I have never met anyone like her. Even in the midst of her financial struggles she is optimistic. She has a hope that everything will be alright which many of us do not have. We fall weak if any tragedy befalls but Hanna is not so. She loves everyone in this world. She sees a good thing in every bad thing!" he said.

"How did she die?" she asked straight.

Advay's hold on the spoon started getting tighter and tighter. She was closely observing his sudden change. "He killed her!" He said furiously, "Arnav Singh Raizada! He killed Hanna!"

"I don't want to know who killed her. I want to know how she died!" She said softly.

Advay closed his eyes and slammed his fist on the table causing the loud voice around the restaurant. The few people it had looked at them.

Kiara apologized to everyone and she held his fist tightly. "Why do you think that he killed her?" she asked softly.

"I saw him there!" he said with his breath irregular.

"Let's go for a walk!" she suddenly got up and dragged him out to the hotel's garden.

"Bas Akash!" Mami shouted, "How could you even say that?"

"What else should I say ma? Earlier it was bhai, then Khushi ji and now Angel! We should keep him away from the family!" Akash said.

"Bas Akash!" Mami said sternly, "Advay is our son! He loves everyone here. It's not him who is doing this, it's his disease. We must cure him, not keep him away! Saasuma, say something!" she said to Nani who was standing quietly.

Nani looked at Arnav and Khushi who were standing quietly. Sighing she said, "I agree with Akash bitwa"

Mami gasped and Arnav and Khushi looked at her in shock. NK walked to Nani and asked, "What are you saying Nani?"

"He would have killed Angel bitiya if we were a second late! Tomorrow it'll be someone else and what if we didn't reach at time?" Nani said.

"How can you say this Nani?" Anjali cried in tears, "He is our Advay! He cannot do..."

"Stop being emotional di! See the truth! HE IS MAD! HE IS HURTING EVERYONE! HE IS ATTEMPTING MURDER DI!" Akash shouted.

Khushi clutched Arnav's arm biting her lips to prevent her sobs. Arnav stood clutching his fist and his eyes closed.

"Treatment takes time Akash" Payal said in tears, "Kiara said na...once we prove it to him that none of us killed Hanna, he would become normal!"

"I don't want to hear anything!" Akash said, "I love Advay! I consider him as my son! But I love Angel too! She is my daughter! I love everyone here! And I can't let him hurt my loved ones!"

He turned to Arnav and said, "I'm sorry to say this bhai but you should take him to America and England or somewhere and treat him. Then bring him back! I want your son to be away from this family!" and he walked away.

Arnav stood watching numb his retreating back with Khushi hugging him tightly crying bitterly.

Why do I feel its Akash who is the culprit!? Akash also wears suits maybe Advay mistook Akash to be Arnav or maybe Akash deliberately portrayed himself as Arnav!

I think Akash is the culprit. He doesnt want Advay to heal. Maybe he wants all the property for his daughter only.

Nani is fool to agree to him.

Loved chapter 12, brilliant👏

Is akash the culprit? Anyway nice update.

Nice update. Hope Advay gets cured soon and the culprit gets caught. Continue soon. Thanks for the PM.

well can't blame akash too.. he is a father and his love for his daughter made him to take this stand.. Advay is ill.. he needs treatment, love & care and ARSHI are more than enough to provide their son their love and care and Kiara is there to treat him.. loved the update..

Chapter 13

"Close your eyes and think of all the moments you have spent with your parents" Kiara said softly as she sat on her knees with him sitting on a garden bench and her hands resting on his thighs holding his palms.

She watched him closing his eyes and his facial expressions gradually becoming relaxed. "What do you see?" she whispered kindly and heard him reply in low voice, "Me and papa playing basket ball..."

"Then?"

"Mamma massaging my hairs..."

"Then?"

"Me playing with papa's beard..."

"Then?"

"Mamma feeding me..."

"Then?"

"What are you gonna do?" Khushi asked in her low broken voice, sitting on the bed.

Arnav stood near the poolside door and said in his hoarse voice, "I'll do what he wants. We'll take Advay away from everyone here!"

Khushi sniffed her tears and said, "He loves to be here, with everyone!"

Anjali who was sitting with Khushi on the bed said, "Chotte, I'll talk with Akash!" Payal who was hugging Khushi nodded.

"No need" Arnav said, "He is right! Advay may hurt anyone and we should stop that!"

"Akash just said it all in tension! This is the first time he saw Angel in such a state. Don't take him seriously" Payal said softly.

Arnav turned to Payal and said, "I apologize from Advay's part Payal. I'm sorry for what hap..."

Payal nodded no and said, "Advay is my son too! I understand! He is not well! He must be cured! And that is what Kiara is doing! We should trust her."

"But Akash..."

"Forget him! He is silly at times, you know that!" Payal said sternly, "You WILL NOT take Advay away from us! You and Khushi must be his biological parents but I was the one on whose lap he used to sleep! Consider this as an warning."

"Payal ji is absolutely right!" Anjali said, "Advay is our son! We won't let you take him away!"

"Now open your eyes...slowly..." she said softly.

He opened his eyes slowly and heard her soft voice, "Now tell me, do you think that your father killed Hanna?"

"I saw him there! It was him!" he said blankly.

"I don't want to hear what you saw there!" Kiara said sternly, "From all these years with your father, DO YOU THINK THAT HE KILLED YOUR WIFE?"

"I DON'T KNOW! MY DAD WHOM I KNOW FOR ALL THESE YEARS WOULD NEVER DO THAT! BUT I SAW HIM DOING THAT! I SAW HIM WALKING TO HANNA AND SHOOTING HER WITH HIS GUN! I SAW IT CLEARLY" he shouted.

"Sometimes our eyes do cheat us Advay" Kiara whispered softly. Advay sat mum and she said softly, "He is your father whom you love the most! The person you attempted to kill today is your sister whom you love so much! Your sister loves you so much! Your father loves you so much! The whole family loves you! They won't hurt you Advay! They can never dream of hurting you or Hanna!"

Advay sat silent with her words pondering over his mind.

"No lead so far ASR!" ACP Suraj Malhotra said to Arnav who was sitting on a chair before him in his police station, "We have checked the CCTV footages from the mall. No valuable information from that. Some people with black masks took them to car and drove away!"

"What about number plate?" Arnav asked.

"Fake! It's a fake number plate! The number belongs to someone from Haryana and it's registered for a swift car. The kidnappers had hidden their number plate." Suraj said.

Arnav held the bride of his nose and sighed.

"We checked the godown again. Nothing is there! It's a hard case ASR." Suraj said sighing.

"I want them Suraj! I somehow want those bas***ds!" Arnav whispered furiously.

"We're doing our best ASR. Wait...do you suspect someone?" he asked.

"One...if only he was alive!" Arnav said.

"Who?"

"Shyam Jha! He was my enemy! But he is dead. It couldn't be him!" Arnav said. Suraj said, "Yeah, your ex-jeejaaji right? He was hanged to death 20 years back!"

Arnav nodded.

"Then who is this? Whoever it is wanted revenge from you! Advay and Hanna were just way to you!" Suraj said.

Arnav sighed and nodded.

"Let me search from another angle ASR. But before that I need to talk to Advay!" Suraj said.

"He isn't normal. I told you!" Arnav said.

Suraj thought for a while and said, "Ok then. I'll talk to his doctor. Can you give me her number?"

"Sure" Arnav said and gave him Kiara's number.

"Any help Khushi ji?" Anjali asked as she came into the room watching Khushi folding clothes.

"No di...it's over!" Khushi said keeping the clothes in the wardrobe.

"Where is Chotte?"

"He went to police station to meet Suraj!" Khushi said. "I hope Suraj has some news!" Anjali said sitting on the bed. Khushi sighed and nodded.

Anjali knew that Khushi was highly depressed and she started drawing her into her conversation. Slowly Khushi started to come into the talks and started to cheer up.

It was then Hari Prakash came in. "Khushi bhabhi, Anjali di, some people from orphanage have come. They are asking for any old clothes!"

"Arrey ha! There are some in the store room!" Khushi said, "Come Hari Prakash ji, I'll show you!"

"Khushi ji!" Anjali said, "Why don't we give some of Chotte's old dresses? It's still inside the cupboard right?"

"Ha di...it's in the lowest rack of wardrobe. Arnav ji had stuffed his clothes there a month back." Khushi agreed and said, "Could you please take them. I will bring clothes from store room!"

Anjali agreed and Khushi left the room with HP.

Anjali opened the wardrobe and opened the lowest drawer where old clothes were kept. She started pulling out the clothes muttering, "Chotte bhi na...such nice kurtas he had and he never used it!"

It was when she pulled out a bundle of clothes when she heard a noise of something hitting the floor. She touched the bundle and her hands stopped at a corner feeling something.

"What is it?" she muttered as she opened up the bundle. Many old suits old suits of Arnav came out of the bundle. Her hand rummaged the bundle and her hands stopped feeling something. She pulled it out.

As it came out with her hand, Anjali felt her breath stopped. She looked at the thing in her hand in horror. She gulped and gasped.

Arnav ji had stuffed his clothes there a month back.

Khushi's words suddenly flashed in her mind.

"Chotte..." she mumbled in shock and she looked at her hand which held a black gun!

Family me se hi koi hain jo arnav ke piche hai.