Living in NIGHTMARE (MN HORROR) PART 18 PG 3 22/12 - Page 2

RECAP:

The entire gang trusts Nupur and ready to find the truth. Inspector Rajeev doubts on Nupur. They find more about F. S. D'souza on internet. His death was mysterious. Sam's uncle police commissioner dead. Nupur read about his death in the book. Everyone shocked to hear about his death.

PART 9:

Inspector Rajeev from behind: yes Ms. Nupur...mujhe bhi jaan na hai ki aapko kaise pata chala ki unki maut ho gayi...hum log ko khud abhi pata chala...

N: kya faayda inspector...meri kissi bhi baat pe aapko koi bharosa toh nahi hai...main chahe kuch bhi bolu aapko toh main galat hi lagugi...so there is no point talking to you...

Sam: sir...humme ek case dekhna hai...commissioner uncle mujhe iski permission dene wale the but unki death ho gayi...hamare liye yeh case dekhna bahut zaroori hai...

Inspector: I am afraid Mr. Samrat iss mein main aapki koi help nahi kar sakta...yeh mere haath mein nahi...jao aur kahi se orders leke aao fir tumhe jo case dekhna hai main dekhne dunga...

Mayank: sir yeh aapke liye bhi kaam ka hoga...isse aapko bhi investigation mein help milegi...humare liye bhi yeh jaanna bahut zaroori hai ki yeh sab kaun kar raha hai...uske liye aapki help chahiye sir...please...

Inspector: par without orders main kuch nahi kar sakta...agar tum kuch kar sako toh kar lo...1 to 2 yaha lunch time hota hai (he winked at them and went)

Uday: yeh kya tha...humme kyu bol raha hai unka lunch time kab hai...as if humme lunch pe invite kar raha hai...

Mayank: he hinted us to try getting in during his lunch time...tab yaha security nahi hogi...

Dia: matlab hum log andar chupke ghusne wale hai??

Sam: yess dia...woh file dekhni hai toh koi aur option nahi hai...we have to breakthrough during the lunch time...

LUNCH TIME:

They all came outside the police station. As expected the amount of security was less.

Mayank: okk guys...tumhe plan yaad hai na??

Everyone nodded.

Mayank: ok let's start. All the best!!!

They all joined hands.

Dia Suhaani went inside the police station fighting with Nupur and Gunjan.

Some constable was sitting there.

Dia: tum dono khud ko samajhti kya ho??

Nu: tum log kya samajhte ho khud ko...ab inspector sahab hi tumhe sabak seekhayege...

Suhaani: humme nahi...tumhe...just wait...

Constable: hello...madam log...yaha sabzi market kyu bana rakhi hai??

Gunjan: dekhiye na...in dono ne jhagda chalu kiya...

Dia: jhoothi kahi ki...chalu tum dono ne kiya...

Nupur: by god!!!! Jhoothe tum dono ho...

Suhaani: jaa re jhoothi...

Constable: arrey lekin batao toh sahi kya hua...

Dia(fake tears): aap ko pata hai...in logo ne mera chinnu chori kar diya...

Constable: haila...chori...tum logo ne chori ki...

Nupur: kaka...inspector kaka...main aapko kaka bula sakti hu na (flashing her eye lashes innocently)..

Constable(blushing): haa zaroor...

Nupur: aapko lagta hai hum kissi ki chori kar sakte hai??

Constable: nahi bilkul nahi...aap toh kitni masoom ho...(to dia) mujhe lagta hai aapko koi galat fehmi hui hogi...

Suhaani: humme galat fehmi??? Yeh jhooth bol rahi hai...yeh ladki ki masoom chehre par mat jaaye...aap ko pata nahi yeh log pehle bhi aisa kar chuki hai...pehle se humare nanhe se chinnu pe inki nazar thi...chor kahi ke

Gunjan: oye...chor tum..hum tumhaari tarah nahi hai...tum log chor ho...

Dia: woh chinnu humara tha...chorni...daayan...chudail...

Nu: bygod...tum log ko chodugi nahi main...

She took a file from table and threw at them...

Dia: tumhaari itni himmat...

She took a file and threw at nupur...

This way they started throwing things at each other. There was a commotion in the office.

Meantime:

Uday and Benji stood outside giving Adhiraaj continuous update on scene. Sam and Mayank took advantage of the commotion and escaped in the room where all old case files were kept. Adhiraaj stood near the door.

Sam and Mayank scanned through all the files.

Mayank: yeh 22 years purana case hai sam...go in the section of 1988

There were hundreds of cases in that year. They divided the files and started searching. Finally mayank found a file F.S. D'souza.

M(excitedly): mil gaya samrat!!!!!

Sam: excellent...chalo iska photo le lete hai...

They took photo of that case and signaled adhiraaj that work was done. Adhiraaj told benji uday to tell the girls.

Inside the office girls had created huge commotion. The whole office was up and down. That constable was crying that now his sir will kill them. Benji and Uday felt like laughing.

Benji: mahabharat mein ladkiya honi chahiye thi...mazaa aa jata...

Uday: rehne de...woh mahabharat kabhi khatam hi nahi hoti...aur last tak samajhta hi nahi ki mahabharat hui kyu hai...ladkiyo ko bhi reason nahi samajhta ki woh lad kyu rahe hai...

Benji: arrey bas karo tum log...tumhara chinnu mil gaya...

Dia: sachi...kaha hai???

Uday: yeh raha...

He removed something from a bag. It was a soft toy of a tiger.

Constable: yeh chinnu hai???? Iske liye tum ro rahi thi...

He fell down looking at it.

Dia(hugging): haaye...mera chinnu mil gaya...

Suhaani: sorry humne tum dono ko itna pareshan kiya...

Nu: arrey koi baat nahi...dost hote hi kis liye hai..

Constable: tum log dost ho???

His head was going round.

Gunjan: ofcourse...aur dosto ke beech aisi tu tu main main hoti hi rehti hai...

Nupur: thank you kaka...and sorry aap log ko disturb kiya...ab hum chalte hai...bye

Constable (shouting): THEHRO!!!!! Jaane se pehle ek baat sach sach batao...

Nu(nervously): kya???

Constable: tum log ki umar kya hai??? Koi iss chinnu ke saath iss umar mein khelta hai??

Suhani: arrey kaka...iss chinnu ke saath khelne ki koi umar nahi hoti...yeh toh humari maa ne hume bachpan mein diya tha...

Constable: humme?

Suhani: matlab mujhe aur dia ko...bachpan ka humara pehla tohfa...hum bahut gareeb the...maa ne bahut mehnat karke humare liye kharida tha...tab se humne hamesha isse sambhal ke rakha hai...yeh hamari maa ka pyaar hai...hum iss se kabhi dur nahi reh sakte...

Constable had tears in his eyes.

Constable: meri maa bhi mujhse itna pyaar karti thi...main bhi usse bahut miss karta hu..

Benji: ohh...kab hua unka dehaant???

Constable(rudely): woh zinda hai...main aise hi apni maa ko yaad nahi kar sakta...

Nu: kaka humme maaf karna aap ka office aisa ho gaya...

Constable: fikar mat karo...tum log jao...maa ke pyaar ke saamne yeh kya hai...yeh sab saaf ho jaayega...jaao tum log..

Gunjan: thank you bhaiyya...

They ran out before anyone could ask any other question. Sam Mayank and adhiraj were waiting near the tree.

Sam: humne photo le liye hai...chalo college mein baithke dekhte hai iss case ke baare mein kya likha hai.

IN THE COLLEGE:

They sat in the canteen. Everyone was waiting anxiously. Mayank uploaded the photo on laptop. Everyone started reading eagerly.

Case number: 15188

Case Name: Mr. F. S. D'souza

"Mr. F. S. D'souza was a well known author. He was born in Goa. He shifted with his wife and daughter to Mumbai at the age of 28 to fulfill his dreams of becoming an aspiring writer and within 10 years his dream had come true. He had written best selling books in 10 years. On 15^th January 1988, the Police had found his dead body hanging from his room's fan and a note stating that he has committed suicide. His wife and daughter were no where to be seen.

The case was investigated by Inspector Praveen Shergil. He had appointed a team of 10 to search for his missing family. No clue of his wife and daughter was found. The investigation showed that he was writing an untitled book but that remained incomplete with his sudden death. The death was a suicide. He hung himself with a nylon rope. However, no suicide note was found. The house was in mess. It looked like there was a fight in the house between husband and wife. The wife went away with her daughter while Mr. F. S. D'souza hung himself in depression. The body's postmortem report showed no signs of any force on the body which clearly showed that he suicided. The case was closed on 15 February 1988 after court declared that it was suicide."

All of them were in thoughts after reading this case.

Sam: kya lagta hai tumhe mayank????

Mayank: I don't know why but something is fishy...

Nupur: usne biwi se jhagda kiya...biwi apni beti ke saath chali gayi...and fir usne suicide kiya...par kyu??? Aisa kaisa jhagda tha ki usne khud ki jaan le li...

Sam: yeh case mere Uncle ne investigate kiya tha...inspector Praveen Shergil...aur kal raat unhone mujhe phone pe bola tha ki main yeh case se dur rahu...aur kal raat hi unki death hui...

Nu: ohh haa...yeh toh tumhare uncle the...mujhe lagta hai iss case ke baare mein bahut kuch yaha pe missing hai...tumhare uncle kuch toh jaante the iss case ke baare mein...unhone yeh case kafi modify kiya tha...kal raat tumne yeh case yaad dilaa kar unhe kuch aisi baat yaad dila di jisse woh sharam ke maare mar gaye...

Dia: tum itna confidently kaise bol sakti ho????

Nu: because aaj subah hi book mein maine unki death padi...

She told them all that she read about samrat's uncle in the book.

Benji: this clearly shows ki uski death ke bare mein bahut kuch missing hai...something very important...

Mayank: ek aur cheez missing hai...

Adhiraaj: kya??

Mayank: uska photo...woh itna bada author tha...par internet pe kahi uska photo nahi hai...yaha tak ki police ki file mein bhi uska photo missing hai...first thing kissi case ke registration mein hota hai toh kissi ka photo lena...aur itne bade insaan ka photo toh hona hi chahiye...

Sam: you are right mayank...uska photo kahi nahi hai...and ek aur cheez...yeh case ek mahine mein hi close ho gaya tha...this is too early for a case to be declared...

Benji: you are right sam...humara Indian Judiciary toh aisa hai ki 20 years tak case solve nahi hota and yeh case toh ek hi mahine mein close kar diya gaya tha...its so fishy..

Gunjan: lekin ab hum kya karege...uska clue kaha se dhundhege?

Nu: uske ghar se...

Uday: ghar se?????

Nu: haa...dekho iss file mein uske ghar ka address hai...let's go there...shayad kuch clue mil jaaye...

They all went to the address mentioned in the file. There was a house there. They rang the bell. One lady opened the door.

Lady: jee...kaun chahiye aap ko??

Mayank: hum jaan na chahte the ki kya yaha koi F.S. D'Souza rehte the...aap unke baare mein kuch jaante hai???

Lady: kaun F.S. D'souza??

Mayank: jo aapke pehle yaha rehta tha...

Lady: humme yaha aaye toh sirf do saal hue hai...uske pehle yaha koi nahi rehta tha...main kissi F.S. D'souza ko nahi jaanti...

She closed the door.

Nu: ab hum kya kare???

Mayank: ab uske purane ghar se kuch pata chalega...

Sam: matlab?

Mayank: matlab goa...woh yaha goa se aaya tha...ho sakta hai uski wife aur daughter goa chale gaye ho..

Gunjan: genius mayank...yes we must try to find...

Suhaani: but humme waha ka kuch pata nahi hai...no address...

Mayank: itna bada author hai...I am sure koi na koi toh usse jaanta hi hoga...

Nupur: fine...lets go to goa than...shayad udhar se kuch pata chale.

They all joined hands to go to Goa.

Inspector Rajeev got a call.

Rajeev(to himself): so yeh sab log goa jaa rahe hai...chalo ab humme bhi jaa ke find karna chahiye ki goa mein hai kya.

Somewhere esle a man got a call.

Man: kya???? Woh log goa jaa rahe hai????? Dhyaan rahe unhe waha kuch nahi milna chahiye...un par nazar rakhna.

RECAP:

Everyone enters the police station and take photos on F.S. D'Souza case. They go to the place where he was staying before death but find nothing. The gang decides to goa.

PART 10:

GOA:

BOY'S ROOM:

Benji: wow guys finally we are here...go go goaaa...

Uday: I know yaar...it's awesome...beaches...girls...uff...

Mayank: guys don't forget hum yaha kuch mission se aaye hai...

Benji: yaar mayank...pata hai mission ke liye hai par thodi masti toh banti hai yaar...

Sam: benji...bhul mat...dia bhi idhar hi hai...masti ke chakkar mein band na baj jaaye...

Uday: iss maamle mein main sabse lucky hu...mere paas full license hai masti karne ki...

Benji: for once I am jealous of you Uday...

Adhiraaj: seriously yaar...you are lucky dude...suhaani ne mujhe kissi ladki ki taraf dekhte bhi dekha toh maar daalegi mujhe...

Benji: adhi mere bhai...main tera dard samajh sakta hu...don't worry girls humare saath kaunsa 24*7 rehne wali hai..

They high fived each other. Sam saw mayank was on deep thoughts.

Sam: so mayank aage ka kya plan hai?

Mayank: abhi sab lunch pe milte hai tab batata hu...let the girls come.

GIRLS ROOM:

Dia: wow...this place is awesome...it feels so good...

Gunjan: I know yaar...

Nupur: aisa lag raha hai ki ab kuch din main ache se so paogi...

Suhaani: haa nupur...yaha tumhe koi pareshan nahi karega...

Dia: but you know what girls...yeh goa hai...yaha humme boys pe nazar rakhni hogi...

Nupur: kyu??

Dia: because goa ek aisi jagah hai jaha ladko ko fisalte der nahi lagti...

Gunjan: mujhe toh apne sam pe poora bharosa hai

Nupur: and mujhe apne mayank pe...

Suhaani and dia started laughing.

Gunjan: tum dono has kyu rahi ho??

Dia: nupur yeh bole toh hum samajh sakte hai...woh goa first time aayi hai...usse toh pata hi nahi goa kaisi jagah hai...but you gunjan????

Gunjan: jo bhi hai mujhe sam pe poora bharosa hai...dekh lena tum...haa par mujhe benji par bilkul bharosa nahi (showing tongue)

Dia: woh toh mujhe bhi nahi...uss par toh mujhe ekdum close watch rakhna padega...woh college mein ladkiyo se flirt karna nahi chodta...yaha toh pata nahi kya karega...

Suhaani: even adhiraaj...lagta hai humare paas do mission hai yaha handle karne...ek toh F.S.D'souza ka pata lagana hai and dusra apne boys ka dhyaan rakhna...

Nupur: girls mayank ka message aaya hai...lunch ke liye chalo..

LUNCH TIME:

Uday was going on eating and eating. Everyone was looking at him shocked. He had eaten chicken kabab, egg bhurji, egg kadhai, fish.

Benji: uday...tune kitne dino se nahi khaya???

Uday: yaar pooch mat...poore 4 ghante 32 minutes and 12 seconds ke baad kha raha hu...yeh mayank ke bache ne travelling mein kuch khane nahi diya...

Benji was about to hit him but sam stopped his hand and did ishaara to leave him.

Sam: acha mayank batao plan kya hai...

Mayank opened goa map.

Mayank: kal se hum sab divide ho jaayege...kuch log north goa mein jaayege and kuch log south. Samrat-Gunjan tum dono Panaji, Ponda and Valpoi mein jaoge...Dia-Benji tum dono Bicholim, Mapusa and Pernem jaoge...Adhiraaj Suhaani and Uday tum log Sanguem, Quepem and Chaudi cover karoge...Main aur Nupur Margaon, Vasco Da gama and Sanquelim cover karege...Next 2 days mein try karo to finish these areas...nahi ho paya toh we will extend our trip till we get to know something...kal subah jaldi hi hum sab nikal jaayege...we will meet back for dinner kal raat hi...ek dusre se continuosly phone pe baat karte rahege...koi doubts?

Adhiraaj: mujhe ek doubt hai...tune yeh uday ko mere saath kyu rakha??? Tum sab jao couples mein and mere suhaane ke saath yeh chicken kabab kyu jaaye???

Mayank: coz agar yaha uday thoda kissi se darta hai toh woh sirf tum ho...usse apne muscles dikhaoge toh chup chap kaam karega...and besides tum logo ka area bhi thoda bada hai so its better you are more...

Adhiraaj: still I don't like this chicken kabab...I hate you for this...agar isne mujhe aur suhani ko disturb kiya na toh sach mein maar khayega yeh...

Uday: nahi nahi nahi...main tum dono ko bilkul disturb nahi karuga...mayank tum mujhe kahi akele kyu nahi bhejte...iss hathode ke saath kyu bhej raha hai...

Mayank: akela jaana safe nahi...besides full day hai tum bore ho jaoge...go with them..

Benji: ek aur doubt...hum log ko exactly karna kya hai????

Mayank: waha jitne beaches pe shops hai and churches hai waha jao aur logo ko poocho about F.S.D'Souza...

Benji: WHAT????? Matlab har raaste ke gali mein ghuso aur F.S.D'Souza karke chillao...

Mayank: dekho I am sure agar woh yaha par localite tha toh itne bade insaan ko log definitely pehchante honge...woh beach and churches pakka jaata hoga...bas make sure you ask old people...

Uday: this is going to be so tiring...

Nupur: nahi...koi zaroorat nahi yeh sab karne ki...tum log koi itna kaam nahi karoge...

Gunjan: nupur???

Nupur: meri wajah se already sab log itni problems face kar rahe hai...isse zyaada trouble mat uthao...mayank koi aur plan ho toh batao par main sablog ko yeh kaam karne nahi keh sakti...

Mayank: nupur agar kuch bhi pata lagana hai toh humme aise hi start karna hoga...we have no idea of where he used to stay in goa...we don't know anything...iske ilawa kuch nahi kar sakte...

Gunjan: nupur tumhe itni fikar kyu hai??? It just about roaming...hum log itna toh ghum hi sakte hai..

Nupur: but gunjan iss mein bahut mehnat hai...its about roaming on streets...nearly walking 3 cities...

Adhiraaj: don't worry nupur...hum log bikes pe jaayege...we can manage working so much...

Dia: nupur yeh sach jaan na mere liye bhi bahut important hai...mere dad ke liye main itna toh kar hi sakti hu...I am in...

They all bought hands forward to show their support. Nupur smiled and joined hands with them.

Uday: par mujhe ek doubt hai...hum log aaj kya karege????

Sam: abhi room mein aaram and shaam ko beach ke PARTYYY!!!!!

Benji: yayyy...amazing...matlab aaj masti and kal se kaam...

FEW TABLES BEHIND THEM:

Inspector Rajeev was sitting in changed attire.

Inspector Rajeev: very well mayank...let's see if you can find something...aakhir mujhe bhi toh pata chale ki yeh murder mein nupur ka haath hai isliye tum ne yeh nayi kahani start ki hai ki sach mein koi F.S.D'Souza ki story hai...

Some few tables ahead:

A man called up his boss: sir yeh log kal se F.S. D'Souza ke baare mein find karne ke liye groups mein divide ho rahe hai...

Boss: tum jante ho na F.S.D'Souza ki story kaha shuru hui thi...un par dhyaan rakhna and make sure they don't go there.

EVENING TIME:

Boys reached the beach as they wanted to look at some girls before their own girls come and they don't get chance. Mayank was reluctant on leaving Nupur alone but others convinced him that the beach is just opposite the hotel and girls will manage this much. Uday and Benji were showing each other some hot chicks and foreigners. Sam and Mayank were laughing on how these guys have gone crazy. Though even they could not stop staring at some girls.

Uday: uff yaar...so many girls...roaming in bikini...

Benji: thanks mayank for bringing us here...

In the Hotel:

Girls went to boys room to call them but the room was locked.

Gunjan: I don't believe this...boys left us and went...

Dia: obviously...kya bola tha maine????? Yaha par koi ladka sharif nahi hota...

Nupur: mayank bhi chala gaya...aaj toh uski khair nahi by god!!!!

Suhani: boys will be boys...chalo lets go and check ki whom are they checking.

They reached the beach and spotted the boys. The boys were shamelessly checking out other girls. Girls were very angry.

Nupur: mayank kaise dekh raha hai usse...

Gunjan: I know...I didn't expect this from sam and mayank atleast...

Dia: If boys are boys, girls will remain girls...inko sabak sikhana aata hai...

Suhani: kaise????

Dia told them a plan.

Nupur: nahi...mujhse nahi hoga...

Suhani: C'mon nupur...mayank ko sabak nahi sikhana kya...bas do this...we all will teach them a lesson.

Boys had completely forgotten that girls were going to meet them. They were looking inside the beach at girls swimming, playing, riding a boat. Suddenly their eyes fell on girls riding 2 speed boats. There were 2 girls sitting on each speed boat. They had worn bikini. Long hair, nice big goggles on eyes. Water splashing on their body. They looked hot and sexy. Boys couldn't pull their eyes off. Their legs and curves were just perfect.

Benji: wow...what girls...

Uday: mujhe aisa kyu lag raha hai ki hum inhe jaante hai???

Mayank: kyunki yeh wahi hai jiske saath hum aaye hai...humari girls

Sam: WHAT??????

They looked closely. Mayank was right. Sam stared at Gunjan, Mayank at Nupur, Benji at Dia and Adhiraaj at Suhaani.

Benji: dia ko aise pehle kabhi nahi dekha...

Mayank: maine bhi nupur ka yeh roop kabhi nahi dekha...

Sam: mujhe nahi pata tha gunjan itni zyaada hot hai...

Adhi: Suhaani bhi kuch kam nahi hai...hum log ne yeh kaise miss kar diya...

Girls smirked as they saw that their plan worked. Boys were standing with mouth open. They looked around and saw some more boys were staring at their girls. How dare they. Girls came out of the speed boat and started walking towards the boys with a smile. Boys were waiting for them to come but they simply ignored the boys and went to other gang of foreign boys. Boys were shocked as how they were ignored.

Sam: I don't believe this...girls ignored us...

Mayank: serves us right for looking at other girls...

Girls talked with the other gang and than started playing volley ball. Boys were looking at how girls were enjoying with some strangers. They felt bad.

Benji: mujhe apni dia ke paas jaana hai...I can't see some other guy close to her...

Adhi: mujhe bhi sirf suhaani chahiye...

Sam: toh fir der kis baat ki hai...

Mayank(smiling): lets go and show them desi boys kya hai...

They all ran there.

Mayu: hey there!!!!! Why are you playing there with girls...hum desi boys ke saath match ho jaaye??

Boys: sure...bring on the challenge!!!!!!

Nupur: mayank rehne do...yeh tumhaare bas ki baat nahi...

Dia: these boys are very good...tum log inhe hara nahi paoge..

Gunjan: kyu apna izzat ka falooda karna chahte ho????

Suhani: humme yeh boys ke saath khelne mein maza aa raha hai...tum log jao...

Adhi: I am sure tum log ko yeh nautanki karne mein bahut mazaa aa raha hoga...par hum bhi prove kar sakte hai how good we are...

Nupur: fine...all the best

Girls began watching the match. The foreign boys were indeed very good. The desi boys had lost game big time. Girls were laughing on how badly their boys lost. The desi boys were very angry. How could they loose infront of girls whom they wanted to impress. Frustrated they left from there.

The foreign boys came to girls and started picking them.

Foriegn boys: time for some fun girls...enough of volley ball...its about night...

Girls were shocked now. They had not expected this. The guys were pulling them.

Nupur: chodo humme...mayank...

Gunjan: samrat...help...

Dia: benjiii

Suhaani: adhiraaj...dekho yeh kya kar rahe hai...

The girls were screaming for help. Boys had pulled them to a corner on the beach. The girls were screaming. Just than the desi boys arrived there on hearing their lovers scream. They punched the foreign boys very hard. They bashed them up.

Mayank: bhale hum desi boys volley ball mein haar jaaye par apne pyaar ki raksha karne mein kabhi nahi haarte...

The foreign boys were bleeding bad.

Sam: this is the Indian love...not lust like your country.

They spat on the boys and took the girls with them. The girls were terrified at what had just happened.

Benji: ho gaya???? Aa gaya mazaa?????

Sam: hum log ko sabak sikhane ke chakkar mein do you know what would have happened?

Mayank: galti hamari hai...par humme theek karne tumne bhi koi sahi raasta nahi uthaya...

Nupur: I am sorry mayank...humne bilkul nahi socha tha ki aisa hoga...

Gunjan: hum toh sirf tum log ko dikhana chahte the ki hum bhi tumhare bina enjoy kar sakte hai...

Suhani: we are sorry...

Benji: chalo even we are sorry...humme aise tum log ko chod ke nahi chale jaana tha...

They hugged.

Mayank: nupur...tum aaj ke baad yeh sirf aur sirf mere liye pehnogi...main kissi aur ladke ko tumhe ghurte hue nahi dekh sakta...

Nupur: promise.

They changed and had dinner. After dinner they all sat in the hotel lobby and were chatting about next day.

Nupur: main abhi washroom jaake aayi...

Gunjan: main aao tumhare saath??

Nupur: arrey not needed...main yaha neeche common wale washroom mein hi jaa rahi hu...

IN THE WASHROOM:

Nupur washed her hands and face. She looked in the mirror and saw some smoke. She ignored it. And than her nostrils filled with the smell. The same decayed smell. Nupur panicked. How did the smell come here? How can she come here? And than she heard her noise. Her evil laugh echoed in the washroom. Nupur was scared. The smoke was forming a figure. Nupur could feel the outline of a girl. The figure went outside and Nupur followed it...outside the hotel...near the beach where there was no one except darkness and waves.

RECAP:

Gang goes goa. Some fun in goa. Nupur is again haunted by the spirit.

PART 11:

A lot of time had passed and nupur still had not returned. Mayank felt something was wrong.

Ma: guys...bahut time hua nupur abhi tak nahi aayi hai...

Sam: Looks like someone is missing her a lot...mayank thodi der mein itna miss kar rahi ho...kya baat hai...

Gun: ofcourse Sam...uska pyaar sacha hai...dekha nahi woh kitna pareshan ho jaata hai nupur ke liye...uski choti se choti baat ka bhi dhyaan rakhta hai...tumhaari tarah nahi sirf naam ka relation..

Sam: aila...naam ka relation???main bhi toh tumhara itna dhyaan rakhta hu...tumhe har pal itna miss karta hu..

Gu: rehne do...sirf bol bachchan ho tum...naam ke liye miss karte ho...kabhi mayank ki tarah express karo toh maanu...

Sam: ab main kya karu gunjan...mujhe apni feelings express karne mein badi sharam aati

(acting to be shy)

Ma(cutting in between): guys I feel sach mein kuch gadbad hai...humme ek baar nupur ko check karna chahiye...Gunjan tum please girls washroom mein check karke aao na...

Gu: relax mayank...main check karke aati hu...

Dia: gunjan main bhi chalti hu tumhaare saath...

Adhiraj: relax mayank...Nupur theek hi hogi...suhaani bhi gayi hai na washroom...woh log saath hi honge...

Ma: yeah...hope so

ON THE OTHER SIDE:

Nupur was walking behind the spirit. She didn't know where she was heading. She was simply following. She was walking on the beach towards some corner in the darkness. She had reached the dead end. All of sudden she found herself completely alone in the darkness. The spirit was no where to be seen. She looked here and there.

N(screaming): kaun ho tum??? Kyu aayi ho yaha????aakhir chahti kya ho tum???kyu mere peeche padi ho???

Suddenly everything around her freezed. She could feel chills in the air. The waves stopped. The water freezed. She could see the spirit walking on the freezed water.

N: bahut hua...aaj toh main tumhe pakad ke rahugi...

She started walking on the freezed water. She reached the spirit and pulled her to make her turn and looked at her face. What she saw shocked her to wits. The spirits entire face was filled with worms. Her body was bleeding. She found something known in that worm filled face. She felt she knew those eyes. She had seen somewhere. But she couldn't think. She was rooted to the spot after looking at the spirit so closely. The spirit started laughing evily. That laughing noise which she heard everynight was playing again in the air. The spirit started flying in the air. The laughter increased and increased. Nupur felt some sensations down. She looked down to find all weird worms crawling on the ice and some were walking on her body. She screamed in terror. The worms were walking all over her body. She looked up to find the spirit disappeared. Suddenly the ice beneath her was turning back into water. She realized she was standing towards the centre of the beach. The spirit had smartly freezed the water and made her come so far. And now she was unfreezing it to drown her. Before she could run back to the shore the portion of ice where she was standing turned into water making her fall in it. The place again turned ice making it impossible for her to breath. Nupur was struggling to breath. She was hitting the above ice to break it. Her body had gone cold. She had given up. She knew her end was near. And than she could see some footsteps above the ice. She started banging the ice hoping that person above would see her. But to her dismay the footsteps went back. She realized her end is here. She could see death infront of her. Cold water had filled her lungs. Her breath had stopped. She closed her eyes to welcome death. She was ready to go to her mom. And just than the ice above her broke. Someone pulled her up. Her eyes were closed. She was taken to the shore. The entire ice converted back to water. The beach was back. The waves were back.

Nupur...nupur...open your eyes...

Someone was rubbing her hands...someone was rubbing her legs...someone pressing her stomach to remove the water that had filled her body...someone was patting her back...she opened her eyes slowly to find her friends surrounding her. All looked worried.

Ma: nupur...tum theek toh ho na??

Nupur slowly nodded her head.

Mayank carried her to hotel room. Nupur's head was heavy. She was feeling giddy.

Everyone sat in the room. Gunjan gave her hot coffee. She drank it and felt better. Everyone was quiet not knowing what to say. Nupur broke the silence.

Nu: thanks guys...for saving me...

Gu: shut up nupur...stop saying thanks...

Dia: tumhe zaroorat kya thi akeli waha jaane ki??? Tumhe pata hai hum sab ka kya haal hua????

Benji: woh toh acha hai ki suhaani ne tumhe jaate hue dekha aur humme aakar bola...

Suhaani: guys relax...she is stressed...nupur tum kiske peeche jaa rahi thi???? Tumhe maine kitni awaz lagaayi...main washroom se bahar aayi and I saw from window ki you were going alone somewhere...main tumhaare peeche peeche aayi and tumhaara naam chilla rahi thi...par tumne reply nahi kiya...and than suddenly I saw everything around freezing...the beach turned to ice...tum beach ke dead end pe chali gayi thi...mujhe samjha ki kuch gadbad hai isliye main bhaag ke idhar aayi sabki help lene...

Gu: aur wahi time pe main aur dia washroom check karne gaye the ki tumhe itna time kyu lagaa...

Uday: hum sab toh ghabra hi gaye the jab suhaani ne humme bataya ki tum kissi musibat mein ho...we could not believe that the beach had turned into ice...aur woh bhi sirf woh hissa jaha tum gayi thi...

Dia: hum log bhaag bhaag ke aaye and we couldn't find you...hum sab darr gaye the...

Benji: aur fir mayank ne dekha ki you were banging the ice...woh bhaag ke gaya to get stone from the shore...and than humne kaise toh woh ice toda aur tumhe nikaala...

Nu: ohh...matlab jo footsteps maine dekhe the woh mayank ke the...

Adhiraj: par tum gayi kyu thi nupur???aakhir aise akele waha kyu gayi????

Nu: woh idhar aa gayi hai...woh mera peeecha kabhi nahi chodegi...woh yaha tak pahuch gayi hai...

Sam: kya matlab?????

Nu: main uske peeche peeche chali gayi thi...main nahi jaanti thi main kaha jaa rahi hu...main sirf chali jaa rahi thi usko pakadne...usse baat karne...usko poochne ki woh mere saath aisa kyu kar rahi hai...

Ma: aur tumhe lagaa tha ki woh tumhe sabkuch bata degi????for god sake nupur kabhi toh apna dimaag use kiya karo...agar woh tumhe sach batana chahti toh tumhe abhi tak bata deti...woh yaha tumhe rokne aayi hai...woh nahi chahti ki hum uski asliyat jaane...

Nu: toh chahti kya hai woh?????kyu peeche padi hai mere?????kyu maarna chahti hai mujhe?????kya bigaada hai maine uska...

Uday: relax...agar woh yaha tak aayi hai matlab definitely yaha kuch toh hai..

Benji: waah uday...pehli baar tumne kuch dimaag wali baat ki hai...

Dia: ya uday is right...I am sure yaha kuch toh hai tabhi woh humme rok rahi hai...

Sam: I think humme so jaana chahiye...raat kaafi ho gayi hai...kal subah sabko jaldi jaana hai...

Gu: yaa sam is right...tum log jao apne kamre mein...mayank don't worry hum sab nupur ke paas hai...

Mayank nodded his head. He looked at nupur. Nupur noticed he didn't talk to her. She knew he was angry with her for going alone. Nupur herself was too stressed to talk to him. Everyone tried sleeping but the fact was sleep was away from everyone's eyes. What had happened to nupur had shocked everyone. They had nearly lost their best friend. Nupur closed her eyes only to be haunted by that worm filled face. She could feel those worms all over her body. She could still hear that noise. And that face...she still felt familiar. But she didn't remember where she had seen. Than her thoughts wandered to mayank. His tension filled face. How angry he was with her yet not expressing his anger. She felt like going to him...talking to him now...tell him what she went through...listen to him...But if she went now she knew he would be very very angry. Hence, she decided against it. She thought she would talk to him the next day. Afterall, the whole day they would be together and alone. Thinking all this some sleep entered her eyes and she dozed off.

NEXT MORNING:

As planned everyone got ready to go to their destinations.

Ma: okay everyone...hum sab ek dusre ke touch mein rahege...koi kissi ko akela nahi chodega...every 2 hours we will call each other...and kissi ko kuch bhi pata chale toh turant call karega...

Sam: dude don't worry...humme pata hai...

Uday: yes mayank...tum suhani aur adhiraaj ki bilkul fikar mat karo...main hoon na unke saath...unka poora khyaal rakhuga main...

Adhiraj: ya right...pata hai kisko kiska khyaal rakhna padega...

Uday: pata hai aaj main ekdum james bond type feel kar raha hu...detective uday chala F.S.D'Souza ki kahani find karne...ekdum james bond style mein solve karuga yeh case dekhna tum log...

Benji: yaa uday...I am sure...isliye toh tujhe itne important mission ka member banaya hai...

Uday: aww benji...it's ok...tum bahut sweet ho...

Gu: guys I think ab humme nikalna chahiye...humme bahut ghumna hai aaj...

Dia: all the best everyone...I hope hum log kuch toh zaroor dhundh lenge...

Everyone left for their respective destinations. Mayank had still not spoken to Nupur. They quietly drove on the bike to reach their destination. Nupur tried a lot to talk to mayank but he was just replying yes or no...She was not liking this. She wanted to talk to him...hug him...share her fears...

It was afternoon time. They sat for lunch.

Ma: kya khaogi tum?????

Nu: kuch nahi...

She made a sad face and sat.

Ma: kyu???

Nu: tumhe kya farak padta hai...tum toh mujhse baat bhi nahi karna chahte...toh itna bhi kyu pooch rahe ho..

Ma: baat toh kar raha hu...

Nu: ya right mayank...haa aur naa mein jawab deke meherbaani kar rahe ho...itna karne ki bhi zaroorat nahi hai...tumhe kya farak padta hai ki mujhpe kya beet rahi hai...tumhe kya farak padta hai ki kal raat mere saath jo bhi hua...tumhe kya farak padta hai ki kal maine kya saha hai...kal maine usko kitne nazdeek se hai...uska shareer keede se bhara tha...usko itna paas se dekhke mujhpe kya beeti hai...kal maut ko apne saamne dekh ke mera kya haal hua isse tumhe kya farak padta hai...ek baar bhi mujhse baat nahi ki...iss baat se naraaz ho ki main akeli chali gayi lekin ek baar bhi nahi socha ki tum meri jagah hote toh kya karte...

Nupur had tears in her eyes. Mayank also felt bad after hearing this. He didn't realize what she must have gone through. He was angry with her for her stupidity but in his anger he ignored the pain and fear she wanted to share with him. He cursed himself for acting so stupid. He went towards her and gave her a side hug.

Ma: I am sorry nupur...tumhe meri itni zaroorat thi aur main kitna stupid hu...apna gussa leke baitha hu...I am sorry...mujhe gussa sirf yeh tha ki tumhaari stupidity ki wajah se you could have lost your life...I am sorry..

Nu: even I am sorry mayu...mujhe tumhe batana chahiye tha...sabkuch itna achanak hua ki I could not understand anything...

She hugged him.

Nu: tumhe pata hai kal maine usse bahut closely dekha...pata nahi kyu lekin woh mujhe thodi familiar lagi...I have seen her somewhere...

Ma: are you sure???

Nu: nahi main sure toh nahi...sirf thodi feeling hai...

Ma: don't worry jo bhi ho hum sach find kar lenge...ab khaana kha le mujhe bahut bhuk lagi hai...

Nupur smiled. They chatted a lot while having lunch. They laughed...smiled and forgot about their worries.

It was evening time. They had searched a lot but found no clue about F.S.D'Souza. Even others had failed. Sad they decided to return to hotel. Mayur were on bike. Mayu knew nupur was sad that they had found no clue. To cheer her up he decided to tease her little.

Ma: nupur time kya hua hai????

Nu: its 6:30..

Mayu started laughing.

Nu: arrey tum has kyu rahi ho...

Ma: tumhe yaad nahi kal yeh time pe kya hua tha????

Nupur recollected what had happened. She also laughed as she remembered how they had troubled each other by making the boys jealous.

Ma: waise ek baat kahu nupur...kal mujhe chance nahi mila tumhe yeh batane ka...tum kal bahut zyaada hot and sexy lag rahi thi...

Nupur blushed hearing this.

Ma: maine kabhi tumhe aise nahi dekha...

Nu: ab tumne mujhe dekhna chod diya tha isliye tumhara attention laana zaroori tha...

Ma: agar mujhe pata hota tum iss tarah mera attention paane ki koshish karogi toh main har baar tumhe ignore karne tayyar hu...

Nupur slapped his back.

Nu: shut up...I am sure kal ke baad tum mujhe ignore karne ki galati kabhi nahi karoge...

Ma: aur agar kabhi aisi galti hui bhi toh promise karo ki tum aisa roop kabhi dusro ke saamne nahi dikhaogi...tumhe aise dekhne ka haq sirf mera hai...aur kissi ka nahi...

Nu: awww...someone is possessive...

Ma: yes I am...kal mann kar raha tha un ladko ko maar du udhar hi...promise karo tum kabhi dusro ke saamne bikini nahi pehnogi...

Nu: acha baba...promise...main kissi aur ke saamne bikini nahi pehnugi...

Ma: par mere saamne zaroor pehnogi...

Nu(blushing): shut up...

Ma: ab mujhe pata hai tumhe first night pe gift dena hai (winking at her from mirror)

Nu: mayank chup karo warna bahut dhulaayi hogi...mujhe waise bhi bahut sharam aa rahi thi...ab tum mujhe aur feel mat karao...

Ma: ok...ok...but tum bahut zyaada...

Nu: chup...

They both laughed.

Suddenly nupur asked him to stop the bike.

Nu: mayank ruko ruko...

Ma: kya hua???

Nu: arrey ruko na...

Mayank stopped the bike.

Nu: woh dekho waha church hai...chalo andar se dekhte hai...

They went inside the church. It was a very old church.

Nupur went and kneeled down infront of christ.

Nu: jesus...I am here to find some answers...My life has gone very miserable after returning back to India...I know I have not done anything wrong...Still bad things are happening to him...I need your blessings and help to find the truth...Thank you for saving me...Thank you for always being there for me...Please keep your blessings and help me...I need your help at every stage...Please help..

Nupur had tears filled in her eyes. She took a candle and lit it infront of god. Mayank came and gave her side hug.

Ma: don't worry nupur...hum F.S.D'Souza ke baare mein zaroor kuch na kuch pata karke jaayege..

Someone from behind F.S.DSouza??? tum F.S.D'Souza ka jaante ho???'

Mayur turned behind to find someone knowing about F.S.D'Souza.

RECAP:

Nupur attacked again. Gang hunting to find about F.S.D'Souza. Mayur find someone in the church who knows about F.S.D'Souza.

PART 12:

They looked at an old women standing there.

Women: jee aap log F.S.D'Souza ko jaanta hai??kaise jaanta hai aap log?

Nupur: aap F.S.D'Souza ko jaanti ho???kya aap bata sakti ho unke baare mein kuch??

Women: main F.S.D'Souza ke baare mein sab kuch jaanta hai...par tum log kaun ho???

Mayank: jee main mayank hu aur yeh nupur...hum dono mumbai se aaye hai F.S.D'Souza ke baare mein pata lagaane...

Women: Mumbai??? jao yaha se...main tumhe kuch nahi bata sakta...F.S.D'Souza ko mare 22 years ho gaya hai...ab usko kyu yaad karna hai...mujhse nahi hoga...chale jao...

Nupur: please aunty...humme bataye...aap nahi jaante hum log kitni musibat mein hai...

The women had tears in her eyes.

Women: main dubara woh din yaad nahi karna chahti...yeh baat maine aaj tak kissiko nahi bola...yeh raaz hi rehne do...main aaj tak iske baare mein kissi se baat nahi kar paayi...

Mayank: aunty please...aap hi hai jo humari madad kar sakti hai...warna pata nahi kitne logo ki jaan jaaayegi...

Women: jaan jaayegi??? Matlab???

Nupur: aunty koi toh hai jo humare peeche padaa hai...koi aatma...aur uska connection shayad F.S.D'Souza hai...please aunty...hum already humari friend ke dad ko kho chuke hai...

Women: agar aisa hai toh I will tell you everything...Everything about me...I am his wife Lucy D'Souza...par yaha nahi...mera ghar paas mein hai waha jaake we will talk...

They went to her house. Her house was very old and small. Just one room and a kitchen. Some old furniture. She bought tea and some biscuits for them. Mayur sat anxious waiting to hear the story.

Lucy: I and Francis had met in college.

Nupur: Francis?

Lucy: my husband...F.S.D'Souza means Francis D'Souza...Francis and we fell in love. He was always interested in writing. He used to write new poem for me everyday. My mornings used to start listening to his good morning poem and nights used to end listening to his different good nights. His family never supported him. He was serious about becoming a writer but his dad did not agree. He gave up his house luxury and started a new life as a writer. I held his hand as I knew he needed me in this struggle the most. He used to work in a newspaper and keep writing. He had tried publishing his book but no one in Goa was ready for it. Than his friend suggested him to come to Mumbai. His friend had some contacts with which he promised to help Francis. We shifted to mumbai with our 6 year old daughter.

Nupur: daughter?

Lucy: yes we had a very beautiful daughter. Her name was Victoria D'Souza but we used to call her lovely because she was very jolly and pleasant...People used to love being with her...she had taken away all sadness from our lives...In Mumbai Francis struggled for 4 years and just when we thought of shifting back to goa Francis got a very good break at Sorento Publication'.

Mayank: Sorento publication??

Nupur: you know sorento publication????

Mayank: I had heard about it...I guess it's closed now...

Lucy: yes sorento publication is closed now...Francis's first book was a big hit...and than he wrote many books for 6 years...All the books were published at Sorento publication...He had very good relations with the company...And than a fateful day came when everything was ruined...15 January 1988...He had written one more book regarding which he had gone to talk to his bosses...that night francis came running home...It was past 2 pm...Francis was crying and crying...I asked him what happened and he told me that we lost our 16 year lovely forever...he was crying and panicking...I was shocked and shattered...I asked him what had happened but he didn't tell me anything...I still remember how he was shivering...He took my clothes and packed in a bag...he gave me some money and asked me to return back to goa...I was not ready to leave him...but he told me to run away...He promised me he will join me very soon in goa...Mumbai was not safe for us any longer...We had already lost our daughter...He wanted me to be safe...I left from there...I was waiting for him in goa but he never came...I got news that night after I left Francis hung himself and suicided...I was shattered...I know something was wrong...Francis can never suicide...Something had happened after I left that night...I wanted to go back to Mumbai and check but Francis had made me promise that whatever happens I am never supposed to return to Mumbai...This was the least I could do...I spoke to few people in Mumbai from Goa but they all told its confirmed news that Francis had suicded...the case was shut in no time...And for me everything ended...Since then I am staying here all alone...I do not wish to meet people and get sympathy...

Lucy was in tears after telling all this. Nupur went and patted her. Mayank got water for her.

Mayank: aunty you told Mr.Francis had written a book before his death...kya aapke paas uss book ki koi copy hai??

Lucy: woh book toh kabhi publish hi nahi hui...usne bahut dil se woh book likhi thi...he had written some 10 horror stories in that book...he had titled it Living in Nightmare.

Mayur looked shocked. Nupur immedialtely removed her copy of book.

Nupur: aunty kya woh yeh book thi????

Lucy: haa he had designed it like this only...Francis used to love designing the cover of his book...stories bhi yeh hi thi...but how is this possible...yeh book toh kabhi publish hi nahi hui...I remember these were the stories jo woh lovely ko bed time sunaata...isliye these were very close to him...lovely used to love listening horror stories from her father...haa now I remember this book...lovely had taken copies of all the stories and made a book just like her father wanted...She wanted to gift him this book...she had gone to his office with this book to surprise her father and never returned...

Nupur: I am sorry aunty...humara intention aapko dukhi karne ka nahi tha...there is a spirit haunting me since I returned to Mumbai...and now I think that it's your daughter's spirit...

Lucy(shocked): Lovely??

Nupur: yes aunty...That night something very bad had happened to her...and now she is after me...haunting me all the time...I don't know why...But I promise you aunty we will find out what had happened with her...

Lucy: this is not possible...lovely was very nice girl...she never troubled anyone when she was alive then why will she trouble someone after her death...

Nupur: aunty do you have her photo or something???

Lucy: yes I had one photo...But its somewhere in my cupboard...I avoid looking at her and Francis's photo so I had kept it very much inside...wait i will search...

She went inside and searched for the photo.

Mayank: I am sure that spirit is Victoria's...But now we need to find uss raat kya hua tha uske saath...uski maut tumse kaise judi hai...

He looked at nupur who was sad.

Mayank: kya hua nupur???

Nupur: tumhe pata hai usne kaunsi date boli??? 15 January 1988...Lagta hai woh din sabki life mein bad luck leke aaya hai...

Mayank: kya matlab????

Nupur: uske 5 days baad mom ki death hui thi mayank...20^th January 1988...

Mayank: arrey haa...I am sorry I forgot...hey is it possible ki tumhaari mom ki death aur iski death ka kuch connection ho???

Nupur: mom ki death toh accident mein hui thi...I remember thoda sa...main bhi uss gaadi mein thi...Main shilpa aunty ke saath peeche baithi thi and maa aage baithi thi with driver for some reason...And than that accident happened...I and shilpa aunty survived but maa and driver could not...

She had tears in her eyes remembering those events...

Mayank gave her side hug.

Nupur: mayank mujhe apna bachpan bilkul yaad nahi...main sirf 3 years ki thi jab yeh accident hua tha...but yeh ek accident main aaj tak nahi bhul paayi...maa aur shilpa aunty ki scream...hum sab ka kitna khoon bahaa tha...and maa mujhe chod ke hamesha ke liye chali gayi...

Mayank caught her hand. Lucy returned back.

Lucy: I am sorry beta...I am not able to find her photo...

Just than mayank's phone rang.

Mayank: haa bolo...WHAT???? KAISE????? HUM ABHI AA RAHE HAI...

Nupur: kya hua mayank???

Mayank: benji ka phone tha...Uday-Adhiraaj and Suhaani ka accident ho gaya hai...we need to rush as fast as possible...

Nupur: what!!!! Lets go...(to lucy) aunty this is my number...if you get to know anything toh please let me know...

Lucy: sure beta...take care...

They rushed to hotel room. Uday had head injury while suhaani had fracture in hand...adhiraaj had shoulder injury...

Nupur: yeh sab kaise hua??

Adhiraj: pata nahi...main gaadi chala raha tha and achanak se I saw some girl standing infront of me...And than she disappeared...I thought it was my imagination...and than I lost the control...I was not driving the car anymore...I had no control...we panicked...we didn't know where the car was going...I read a sign board saying dead end ahead. We all immediately fell down from the running car before it reached dead end...

Mayank: tumne uss ladki ki shakal dekhi??

Adhiraaj: no...woh kaafi dur thi...don't worry hum log theek hai...bas thoda shock mein hai...aaj pehli baar maut ko itne paas se dekhi hai...

Suhaani: hum log ke saath pehli baar aisa kuch hua and hum log itna darr gaye...nupur tum toh yeh sab roz sehen karti ho...pata nahi tum kaise karti ho yeh...

Nupur: I am just happy ki tum sab log safe ho...

uday: hum safe toh hai but F.S.D'Souza ke baare mein kuch pata nahi lagaa paaye...agar kuch pata chalta toh atleast yeh accident fruitful lagta...

mayank: mujhe aur nupur ko kuch pata chala hai...

Gunjan: kya????

Nupur: woh spirit F.S.D'Souza ki daughter Victoria ki hai...

Samrat: what??? Are you sure???

Mayur told them the entire conversation with Lucy.

Dia: toh iska matlab uss raat unke saath kuch toh bahut galat hua tha...

Benji: and somehow this is linked to us tabhi woh spirit hum log ko pareshan kar rahi hai specially nupur ko...

Suhaani: ho sakta hai woh nupur ko kuch batana chahti ho...

Gunjan: I don't think aisa kuch hai...agar usse kuch batana hota toh woh kabka bata deti...iss tarah pareshan nahi karti...

Uday: agar hum pata lagaa paaye ki uss raat ko kya hua toh yeh mystery solve ho sakti hai...

Adhiraaj: aur yeh book...yeh book itne saal baad library mein kaise aayi and nupur ko hi kyu mili???

Nupur: I think yeh book mujh tak maa ne pahuchaayi so that hum iske through F.S.D'Souza tak aur uske through yeh spirit ke mystery tak jaa sake...

Mayank: I know what to do...

He immediately opened his laptop and typed Sorento Publication in google search. Everyone's eyes were glued on laptop screen. And what they read shocked them all.

SORENTO PUBLICATION-A publication firm that started in 1975 by Mr.Ajay Shergil which was than merged with Mr. Raj Khanna's business. But the publication continued to do have downfall. Though some hopes were seen in the publication house after successful books written by Mr.F.S.D'Souza, but sudden suicide of F.S.D'Souza had led the firm to dissolve this publication. Finally in 1988 Mr.Ajay Shergil and Mr.Raj Khanna closed down this publication. It was just a small unit of their big business and they did not bother much about it. When asked Mr.Ajay told that "we do not believe in keeping a firm just to have our name. As it is our domain is hard core business and a small publication like Sorento was just a liability that we do not wish to carry. Mr F.S.D'Souza was a breath for our company but after his sudden death I don't see any future of this publication."

Mayank: Ajay shergil toh tumhare dad hai na samrat.

Samrat nodded his head in shock.

Dia: and raj khanna mere dad...matlab samrat and mere dad partners the...and Sorento publication humara tha...

Nupur: kya tum dono ne kabhi apne dad ko sorento ke baare mein baat karte suna hai??

Both of them nodded their head negatively.

Samrat: wait I will call dad and ask him...

Samrat called his dad but it was not reachable.

Mayank: I guess mumbai jaake hi kuch pata chalega ab...Kal we can leave for Mumbai..

Everyone nodded and went to sleep. Nupur could not sleep. Something was bothering her. She got up and took the book in her hand. She was going through the book. She saw a new chapter was scribbled in the book. She was shocked to read that. She ran out of her room to mayank's room.

Mayank: kya hua nupur??

Nupur: samrat kaha hai??

Mayank: andar..

She barged in their room.

Nupur: samrat...samrat...

Samrat: kya hua nupur????

Nupur: tumhaari dad ki jaan ko khatra hai...he is going to die in 2 hours.

Samrat stood there shocked.

RECAP:

Mayur meet F.S.D'Souza's wife Lucy who tells them everything about him. Mayur realize the spirit is F.S.D'Souza's daughter. Uday-Suhaani-Adhiraaj meet with an accident. They find that F.S.D'Souza worked at sorento publication which was under Dia and Samrat's dad. Nupur reads a new chapter in book and finds that samrat's dad is going to die. She goes running to him.

PART 13:

Everyone had gathered.

Mayu: are you sure nupur...

Nupur: yess mayank...lets not waste time...we need to rush to mumbai...

Gunjan: par tumhe kaise pata??

Nupur: woh sab main baad mein bataogi...lets run abhi...

Benji: guys aadhe ghante mein ek flight hai for mumbai...I have booked tickets...lets go..

Samrat was still in shock. Gunjan held his hand and led him. Mayank was continuously trying to call samrat's dad but his phone was switched off. He tried calling samrat's mom but her phone was also not reachable.

Mayu: what the hell yaar...inka phone kyu nahi lag raha...

Suhaani: mere parents ko bhi nahi lag raha...How do we inform them?

Uday: guys airport aa gaya hai...we need to run...flight is about to leave..

They ran and caught the flight. Sam had not spoken anything now. His face was red with tension. They were continuosly looking at him. Mayank was calculating time in his mind. In 30 minutes they got the flight...45 minutes of time...15 minutes to get out of airport...which means 1.5 hours gone...they will have only 30 minutes to reach to sam's house if all went well...sam's house is 1 hour away from airport...they will have to drive very fast to reach on time...but it looked very difficult...nupur looked at his face and understood that he was calculating time...even she had this on her mind...it was difficult but they had to try and save him...their eyes were stuck on clock...as soon as the plane was about to land they went and stood at the door to run out. People in the plane stared at them but they didn't care. As soon as the door opened they jumped out of the plane and ran out. They gave money to a taxi driver and took his taxi and drove to sam's house. Only 10 minutes were left and sam's house still 30 mins far. Mayank drove at full speed breaking all the traffic rules and signals.

Even after trying their best, they reached 10 minutes late. They entered sam's house fearing of what they will see.

Nupur: sam...near the swimming pool...lets go there.

When they reached there they saw Sam's dad in a pool of blood lying unconscious. Sam stood there with his eyes wide open. Everyone rushed to his body. They picked him up and took him to hospital.

Mayank: sam...don't worry...he is still breathing...he will be fine...

Doctor was doing his operation inside. Sam's mom had arrived and was crying a lot. Sam sat near her and held her. The doctor came out.

Doctor: dekhiye woh bahut serious hai...agle 24 hours tak kuch kaha nahi jaa sakta...

They all sat in tension. Sam's all relatives had come. Sam excused himself and went to the canteen. The group followed him in the cateen to check if he is ok. He sat at a corner looking out of the window. They took chair and sat with him. Gunjan gave him coffee but he did not drink.

Sam: nupur...mujhe batao dad ke saath kya hua hai???

For the first time sam opened his mouth.

Nupur: no sam...abhi nahi...

Sam: please nupur...he is my dad...I have a right to know...

Nupur looked at mayank. She was scared. This thing could really shatter him. Mayank understood what she was thinking. But he knew Sam was adamant. He nodded his head affirmatively. Nupur opened the book Living in Nightmare'. She started reading the new chapter that was scribbled in the book.

CHAPTER 11

Life is weird. Expect the unexpected. What you want you don't get. When you get you don't want. We make mistakes and prove we are humans. Each human has a devil in him that comes out in some form or the other. And than we hide those mistakes...tell lies.' All these thoughts were going on in his mind. we sometimes wonder if only we could go in past and rectify our mistakes our present could have been so much better.' He was deep in his thoughts when his phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and frowned.

Man1: tum??? Kyu phone kiya mujhe??

Man2: mujhe koi shauk nahi tumse baat karneka...tumhe yeh batane phone kiya ki un logo ko Goa mein Lucy mil gayi hai...unhe Sorento ke baare mein pata chal gaya hai...Samrat tumse sawaal karne wala hai...

Man1: what!!!!lekin kaise...ab main samrat ko kya boluga...

Man2: woh log sirf tumhe hi ab pooch sakte hai...dia ke dad to rahe nahi...aur mere baare mein unhe kuch pata hi nahi...

Man1: main kuch sochta hu...hum yeh sach saamne nahi aane de sakte...

As soon as he cut the call he received another call. He saw the caller ID was Samrat. He cut his call and switched off his cell. He was thinking of what to do.'Kya bataoga main samrat ko? Kya jawab du usse? Kya usse sach bata do?? Nahi...usse sach pata chala toh main usse hamesha ke liye kho dunga...woh mujhse kabhi baat nahi karega...par kab tak jhooth bol sakta hu main...itne saal se yeh raaz chupaya tha par nupur ke yaha aate hi sab kuch dheere dheere saamne aa raha hai...kab tak yeh bache sach dhundhne ke chakkar mein pareshan hote rahege...ab apni galti ki sazaa toh humme mil kar hi rahegi...I need to tell the truth...Main unhe sab bata dunga...'

Just than he heard someones laughing noise. He turned around and was shocked to wits. She was sitting on the sofa. Her eyes red. Her half face filled with worms. Her teeth yellow and completely decayed. The man was shocked on looking at her. His heart beat increased.

Man1: Victoria...Tum yaha...you are dead

He was stammering with words...The spirit started laughing.

Victoria: Ofcourse I am dead...bhul gaye tum logo ne hi toh maara hai mujhe...par tumne socha kaise ki itna bada jurm karke tum log bach jaoge...tumhe kya lagta hai yeh raaz kabhi kissi ko pata nahi chalega????

Man1: please don't do this...main jaanta hu humne jo kiya woh galat tha...please maaf kar do...

Victoria(screaming): NEVER!!!!!!tumhe maafi kabhi nahi milega...jis tarah mujhe tadpaya hai ab uss tarah tum bhi tadpoge...

Man1(joining hands): please maaf kar do...

Victoria was laughing and laughing.

Man1: main police mein jaake apna crime kabool kar dunga...samrat ko bhi sab kuch bata dunga...apne gunaah ki sazaa paane ko tayyar hu...

Victoria: tumhaare gunaah ki sazaa kissi court mein decide nahi hogi...main decide karugi...aur woh sazaa hogi tumhaari maut se...aur samrat aur uske dosto ko itni jaldi iss raaz ka pata nahi chalega...main un sabko aur tadpaogi...

The man went on his knees begging for forgiveness. The spirit was laughing. Her laughter echoed in the house. She looked at the man with blood filled eyes. Her eyes caught his eyes. He could not stop staring at those eyes. He felt hypnotized. He could not blink. He lost the capacity to think. Her eyes motioned him in right direction. He went and banged his head on the right wall. Her eyes now motioned him in left direction. He banged his head on the left wall. Her eyes motioned him towards the TV kept on the table. He banged his head right through the television screen. He was bleeding profusely. But he could not help himself. He could not do anything on his own. He did only what victoria made him do. Her eyes motioned him towards a knife placed on table. He picked up the knife against his wish and cut his hand nerves. Blood was oozing from various part of his body now. He picked up the nearby table and banged it on his head. Her eyes now motioned him to go out of the room towards the balcony. He was crying in pain. Pleading her to stop the tortoure. But she was laughing. Laughing on his each drop of blood. Laughing on his each cry. He resisted going towards the balcony. She blew wind that forced him to go to balcony. She motioned him to jump down. He resisted. He could not jump. He knew he would die. He was still pleading. She bought her hands forward. Long nails pierced through his body making him scream in pain. He could not bear that pain. He looked down and jumped from the 5^th Floor. His body laid near the swimming pool oozing in a pool of blood. She looked at the time. It was past 2 am. She smiled at her victory. One more gone. Everyone will come to know the truth only when lovely wishes. They all have to wait to know the truth. I have waited 22 long years for this revenge. Now they will wait.

THE END.

Everyone shivered on reading this. It was such a cruel thing to happen. No one spoke a word after reading this. Sam's state was worse than what it was till now. Victoria/Lovely tried to kill him so ruthlessly. They sat in silence not knowing what to say. The silence was broken by someone's noise.

Ek aur interesting story bataayi hai aapne Ms.Nupur'

They all turned around to find Inspector Rajeev there. He had heard the entire story. He was giving a cynical smile.

Mayu: aap yaha kya kar rahe ho??

Rajeev: just to remind you...main inspector hu aur yaha sam ke dad ko kissi ne maarne ki koshish ki hai...so obviously uske baare mein chaan-been karne aaya hu...so Ms.Nupur kya main aapki book dekh sakta hu??

Nupur made a face and gave him the book. He looked at the chapter 11.

Rajeev: strange...yeh book ka last chapter handwritten hai while iske aage ke saare chapters printed hai...aisa kyu??

Nupur: kyunki yeh last chapter kissi ne likha hai...shayad aapne theek se dekha nahi...yeh chapter red ink mein hai...which I think is blood...jo definitely kissi insaan ka kaam nahi ho sakta...par aap toh yeh sach maanege nahi...

Rajeev: bilkul theek kaha aapne...yeh chapter kissi ne likha hai...yeh baat main zaroor maanta hu...par kissi insaan ne nahi likha yeh kaise maan sakta hu main...

He placed the book on his table and removed one more book from his bag and kept it on the table. He opened his books page and matched the handwriting and said perfect match. The handwriting of the book that he opened and the chapter 11 of Living in Nightmare were same.

Rajeev: so you see...yeh dono handwriting same insaan ke hai...aur mere paas jo book hai woh kissi aatma ki nahi balki jeete jaagte insaan ki hai...Ms.Nupur ki...

Everyone looked shocked. The handwritings clearly matched. Even Nupur was shocked. She had never realized how similar her handwriting is with the one who had written the chapter.

Rajeev: iska matlab yeh sab kuch Ms.Nupur ne apne mann se likha hai...apne mann se story banayi hai...

Nupur: nahi...yeh jhooth hai...maine aisa kuch nahi kiya...maine yeh sab nahi likha...

Rajeev: yeh hi sach hai Ms.Nupur...aap apne mann se jhoothi kahaniya banati hai aur sab logo ko bhooth aur aatma ke naam par gumraah kar rahi hai...aapne in sab ko gumraah kiya hai...

Mayu: enough inspector...yeh sach nahi hai...mujhe nupur par poora bharosa hai...

Sam: aur sirf mayank ko nahi...hum sabko nupur pe poora bharosa hai...woh aisa kuch nahi kar sakti...

Rajeev: yeh toh achi baat hai...apne dost pe bharosa hona hi chahiye...par itna bhi nahi ki aap log sach hi na dekh paaye...

Gunjan: sach aap nahi dekh sakte...ya dekhna nahi chahte...

Rajeev: waah Ms.Nupur...achi fauj tayyar ki hai aapne...aap ke liye yeh log kuch bhi kar sakte hai...goa jaake khud ka accident bhi karwa sakte hai...aapki har kahani ko maan sakte hai...

Benji: aapko goa ke baare mein kaise pata chala?

Rajeev: kyunki sach jaan ne ke liye mera aapke peeche aana zaroori tha...aur waha main samajh gaya ki Ms.Nupur aap logo ko kahani pe kahani sunaaye jaa rahi hai aur aap sab iska vishwas kar rahe hai...

Uday: nupur di par vishwas karne humme kissi kahani ki zaroorat nahi...

Rajeev: whatever...filhaal toh main aap sabke liye bad news laaya hu...main Ms.Nupur ko arrest karne aaya hu...dia ke dad ke murder ke ilzaam mein..

Mayu: WHAT???? Enough inspector...just go from here...

Rajeev: main jaa hi raha hu par akela nahi...Ms.Nupur you are under arrest...

Dia: shut up inspector...I don't trust you...kya proof hai aapke paas.

Rajeev: proof hai jiske basis pe yeh arrest warrent nikaala hai...yeh main aapko abhi batana zaroori nahi samajhta...

Uday: hum aapko nupur ko arrest karne nahi denge...

Benji: aap usse yaha se leke nahi jaa sakte...

Nupur: its ok guys...inspector apna kaam kar rahe hai...

Sam: par nupur...

Nupur: its ok sam...look after your dad...main nirdosh hu...I will be free very soon...chaliye inspector...

Rajeev: ab yeh book main apne paas rakhugi...jab tak yeh case solve nahi hota I will have it...bharosa nahi Ms.Nupur iss mein kya naya likhe aur aap log inki baat mein aa jao...

Gunjan: nupur pe bharosa karne ke liye humme kissi book ki zaroorat nahi...

Rajeev: uff...haaye...kya pyaar hai...I hope iss pyaar ke sahaare aap apni nupur ko bacha paaye...chale Ms.Nupur..

Mayu: nupur tum fikar mat karo...its already 3 am...kal subah 10 ko court khulte hi hum tumhe bail dila denge...

Nupur: jab tak tum saath ho mayank mujhe koi fikar nahi...

She hugged him and went.

IN THE JAIL:

Rajeev: Ms.Nupur I am sure aap ko yeh jail ki hawa zyaada pasand nahi hogi...par kya kare...ab aapko yaha rehne ki aadat daalni hogi...waise aapko yeh bhoot aatma mein itna interest kyu hai??

Nupur stayed quiet.

Rajeev: aapko maanna chahiye...kya stories banaati hai aap...uff...you should be a writer...yeh lo aap ka jailroom...

Nupur: thank you inspector...atleast yaha toh main bina kissi darr ke reh sakti hu..

The inspector made face and left. Nupur looked at the small room. There was a dusty blanket and small wooden bed. The outside moon showered some light in her moon otherwise it was filled with darkness. Nupur felt like the night was very long. So much had happened. She hoped to get some peace and rest in this jail room. But alas that was not possible.

She slept on bed almost nearing sleep when her room filled with the horrible decaying odour that always filled her nostrils. She got up with a jerk. No she can't be here she thought. It's not possible. But she was wrong. She was there. She could hear her evil laugh now. She looked here and there. Among the darkness she saw her bodyline.

Nupur(screaming): yaha toh mujhe chain se jeene do...kya bigaada hai maine tumhaara...chali jao yaha se...

Victoria laughed. The room filled with her laughter. Nupur saw her bodyline coming towards her. Her red nailpolish filled fingers came close to nupur's neck. Nupur tried moving behind but there was wall behind. She pressed Nupur's neck. Nupur was struggling for breath. She caught her hand and tried pulling it off. While doing so she saw a mark on Victoria's hand. In the mean time some police officers came on hearing chaos in jail. As soon as they came they saw nupur was towards the end on the wall and breathing heavily. They splashed some water on her face. Nupur opened her eyes slowly.

Rajeev: Ms.Nupur...aap theek ho??

Nupur nodded her head slowly.

Rajeev: kya hua tha aapko??

Nupur thought to tell him that victoria is here. But than decided against it.

Nupur: kya faayda...aap toh vishwas nahi karege...so leave it...

Rajeev: yeh toh sach hai...mujhe bilkul vishwas nahi ho raha...aisa kaise ho sakta hai...

Nupur: kya matlab??

Rajeev: I think tum theek keh rahi thi...you are innocent...

Nupur: wow...aur achanak yeh khayaal kaise aaya aapko??

Rajeev: main woh book Living in Nightmare dekh raha tha...and I just saw ki uss book mein jo last chapter tha jo mujhe laga tumne likha hai ab gayab hai...

He showed the book to nupur.

Nupur: iss mein koi nayi baat nahi hai...iss book mein pehle bhi kuch likha gaya tha jo aage jaake khud hi gayab ho jaata tha...aur aapko lagta hai ki main apne mann se kahaaniya bana rahi hu...

Rajeev: I am sorry Ms. Nupur...ek aur cheez thi jo main abhi dekh raha tha jisse mujhe yakeen hua ki yeh murder aapne nahi kiya...

Nupur: kya??

Rajeev: chaliye mere saath..

He switched on his laptop and inserted the CD (which he had received few parts back).

Rajeev: yeh dekhiye.

Nupur looked at the video being played. It showed a girl stood infront of dia's dad's car. He came out all scared. He was pinned to the tree. The girl pressed his neck and murdered him brutally. She turned around with a satisfactory smile. It was Nupur. Nupur was shocked after looking at this video.

Nupur: yeh kaise ho sakta hai...yeh main nahi hu...aisa kuch maine sapne mein dekha jab woh aatma dia ke dad ko maar rahi thi...par yeh main nahi hu...

Rajeev: main jaanta hu yeh aap nahi...yeh baat mujhe bhi kuch der pehle hi pata chali...

He opened a scene and paused. He zoomed it and showed nupur a mark on the girls hand when she was pressing dia's dad's neck.

Rajeev: maine aaj hi yeh birth mark observe kiya...I realized aapke haath mein toh aisa koi mark nahi...

Nupur: maine bhi aaj Victoria ke haath mein yeh mark dekha...and you know what I am very sure maine yeh mark kahi toh dekha hai...mujhe yaad nahi aa raha par kissi ke haath mein toh dekha hai...

Rajeev: Ms.Nupur I need to know everything...jo bhi aapke saath hua...goa mein what did you all find...everything..

Nupur: ek shart par...iss baar aap meri har baat pe bharosa karoge...

Rajeev(smiling): I promise.

Nupur told him everything. All that had happened.

Rajeev: I don't believe this...aisa kuch bhi ho sakta hai...

Nupur: aaj ki duniya mein yeh sab baatein par koi bharosa nahi karta...par jispe beet ti hai wahi maanta hai...

Rajeev: jab dadi maa yeh stories bachpan mein sunaati tab lagta ki yeh sab kabhi sach nahi ho sakta...anyways I think aapko sona chahiye...its already 5 O'Clock...5 hours mein aapka mayank and poori gang yaha aa jayegi court ke orders leke aur aapko bail mil jaayegi...

Nupur smiled and tried sleeping. But the birthmark thought was bugging her. She was very sure she has seen the person with it. She closed her eyes and suddenly opened it.

Nupur: nahi yeh nahi ho sakta...woh birthmark toh uss par hai...woh kaise victoria ho sakti hai??

RECAP:

Gang returns back from goa to save Sam's dad. Sam's dad in serious condition. Everyone reads in the book how sam's dad was attacked. Inspector arrests Nupur for murdering dia's dad. Victoria troubles nupur in jail. Inspector rajeev trusts nupur and realizes she was telling truth all along. He shows her the CD. Nupur looks at a birth mark and recollects on whom she had seen the birth mark.

PART 14:

Nupur is in deep thoughts after realizing who Victoria is.

N: yeh kaise ho sakta hai...there has to be some mistake...this is just not possible...How can she be?? Nahi...yeh nahi ho sakta...I will have to find the truth...

Just than inspector Rajeev came with the gang.

Rajeev: as expected Ms.Nupur aapke friends aapko yaha se le jaane aaye hai.

Mayank hugged Nupur.

Ma: nupur tum theek toh ho na??

Nupur hugged him back.

Nu: I am fine mayank...Sam tumhaare dad kaise hai ab??

Sam: he is out of danger but still unconsicous..

Nu: that's good...ab woh bilkul theek ho jaayege...

Sam: haa aur unke hosh mein aate hi sab kuch clear ho jaayega...

Nu: ya unke hosh mein aate hi sab kuch pata chal jaayega...

Dia: nupur don't worry...we all trust you...it's ok...

They all left. While leaving Nupur turned behind to look at Inspector Rajeev. He winked at her and indicated to keep quiet. He did not know Nupur had a vague idea of who Victoria is. Nupur still was not clear and did not want to blame anyone. She still could not believe if what she was thinking was right. She had to find out.

NUPUR'S HOUSE:

Nupur was in her room. She was trying to link many things. Her mind was all confused. She remembered those eyes which she had seen in Goa. Now she knew why those eyes were familiar. Just than she received a call.

Nu: hello...lucy aunty...aap ko kuch pata chala...

Lucy: haa beta...mujhe lovely ka photo mil gaya...maine tumhe courier kiya hai...It should reach by tonight...

Nu(excited): Thank you aunty...Thank you very much...

Nu(herself): ab sab kuch clear ho jaayega...main jo soch rahi hu woh sach hai ki nahi ab pata chal jaayega...but I hope its wrong...I don't want this to happen...Bhagwan please mujhe galat saabit karna...

Just than Mayank came to her room.

Mayank: nupur...kya kar rahi ho???

Nupur: kuch nahi mayank...just kuch soch rahi hu...yeh sab kya ho raha hai life mein...

Mayank: yeh sab chodo...chalo mere saath...

Nupur: kaha??

Mayank: chalo toh sahi...

He pulled her and took her to some secret passage.

Nupur: mayank yeh kya hai???yeh kaunsi jagah hai??

Mayank: khufiya kamra...

Nupur: I didn't know iss ghar mein koi khufiya kamra bhi hai...

Mayank: mujhe bhi nahi pata tha...maine aaj hi dekha...galati se idhar aa gaya tha aur andar jo dekha maine woh agar tum dekhogi toh pagal ho jaogi...

Nupur: aisa kya hai iss kamre mein???

Mayank : chalo toh sahi...khud dekh lo...

They entered the room. It was dusty. Many things were covered with white cloth.

Nupur(sarcastically): wow mayank...dekho main yeh puraane room ko dekh ke pagal ho gayi...

Mayank: shut up and close your eyes...I will show you something.

Nupur: mayank...stop it...

Mayank: mujhpe bharosa hai??

Nupur: uff...ofcourse...

Mayank: toh fir karo na bandh...

Nupur: fine...

Nupur closed her eyes. Mayank went near a wall and removed a white cloth.

Mayank: ab open your eyes...

Nupur slowly opened her eyes. She was mesmerized by looking at what mayank showed. It was a painting of Nupur's mom-dad and small Nupur on their lap. Nupur went ahead and touched the painting. Tears formed in her eyes.

Mayank: oye...meri princess ro kyu rahi hai...

Nupur hugged him.

Nu: thank you mayank...this means a lot to me...bachpan se I thought ki meri aur mom ki koi photo nahi...thank you very much...

Mayank: humare relation mein thank you kabse aa gaya??

Nu: kya karu khud ko rok nahi paayi...this means a lot to me...

Mayank: its ok my princess...tumhare liye kuch bhi...ab hum iss painting ko tumhaare room mein rakhege...

Nu: yesss...finally mom ki photo mere paas hogi...I am sooo happy...mayank you are the best...

She kissed him on cheek excitedly. Mayank bought forward his other cheek. Nupur blushed and slapped him lightly. Mayank pouted his face and showed fake anger. Nupur gave a long kiss on his cheek and hugged him tightly. Mayank was very happy. After many days he had seen Nupur so happy. Finally he could see a geniune smile on her face.

Nu: Mayank yaha mom ka kuch aur saaman nahi hai??

Mayu: pata nahi...maine check nahi kiya...main yeh painting dekh ke itna excite ho gaya ki baaki kuch dekha hi nahi...

Nu: chalo check karte hai...

Mayu: sorry nupur...hume mom ke saath bahar jaana hai...bhul gayi tum aaj sheena ki shaadi hai...mom nahi gayi toh sheena ki mom will feel bad...

Nu: arrey haa...I forgot...

Nupur recollected that courier fellow is gonna come with Lovely's photo. She did not want to trust anyone with that photo. She had to collect it herself. If she goes out she would miss the courier.

Nu: mayu mera aana zaroori hai kya?

Mayu: kyu??

Nu: actually kal poori raat I have not slept...you know na what I went through...mujhe bahut thakaan ho rahi hai...

Mayu: arrey its ok baby...hum ghar pe rehte hai let mom go...main mom ko bol dunga...

Nu: nahi mayu...tum dono chale jao...

Mayu: par nupur...tum ghar mein akeli ho jaogi...

Nu: akeli kaha...itne saare naukar toh hai...I will be fine trust me...tum log jao...

Mayu: are you sure?? Humme lautne mein late hoga...dad bhi ghar pe nahi...

Nu: absolutely...don't worry...I will sleep...

Mayu: ok fine but agar tumhe kissi bhi cheez ki zaroorat padegi toh mujhe call karna...

Nu: yes boss...chalo ab jao...bye

Mayu kissed her a good bye.

Nupur was going through other things in that room to see if she could find anything else. She looked at her few poetries and her mom's name beneath. She didn't know her mom was writer. She looked at the handwriting closely. She realized her handwriting were exactly like her mom. She had inherited her mother's handwriting. Now she knew who had always been writing those chapters in the Nightmare book.

Nu(herself): Mom it was you...aap uss book mein saare incidents likhti thi...aap meri help kar rahi ho itne time se...I always knew aap mere aas paas ho aur mujhe observe kar rahi ho...but mujhe nahi pata tha aap book ke through meri help kar rahe ho...thanks mom...I love you...I miss you.

Just than the door bell rang. She rushed to open the door before any servant opens. As expected it was Lucy's courier. She rushed to her room and locked it. She was scared to open that envelope. She prayed thousand times before opening the envelope that her doubts are wrong. She didn't want her thoughts to come out true. Trembling she opened the envelope. She removed the photo and was shocked. All her doubts were clear. Her thoughts were right. But how was this possible. How could she?? The photo was of a happy family...F.S.D'Souza, Lucy and their daughter Victoria. Nupur was in tears. Her worst fear had come true. Why did she do this? She looked at the time. It was 11 pm. As usual she expected her to come in 3 hours. Today she was ready to face her. She had thousands of questions in her mind. She would confront her tonight. She was anxiously waititng for the clock to strike to 2 am. She was pacing around in the room.

12 pm...12:30...1...1:30...1:45...1:55..

Finally it was 2 O'Clock. The same bad odour filled her nostrils. Today for once she was not scared of facing her. For once she anxiously waited for her. She could hear her evil laughter filled in the room.

Nu: aa gayi tum...main tumhaara hi intzaar kar rahi thi...

Victoria was standing near the balcony. Her face was covered with hair falling all over her face. Her dark yellow teeth were glittering in the darkness. Nupur went to the balcony and stood right in front of her.

Nu: ab yeh chehra chupa ke koi faayda nahi...main iss chehre ke peeche ka asli chehra pehchan chuki hu Victoria urf Lovely urf Ms. Suhaani.

A strong wind blew over lovely's face and her hair flew behind revealing her face. Nupur was right. For the first time she looked at the face so closely. Her face was filled with worms. The stinking odour was making it difficult for Nupur to stand there. She was shocked with the status of her friends' face. Till today she had seen her friend's smiling and caring face but today she was looking at a different face. How did she not recognize those eyes when she saw them in Goa.

Suhaani: toh aakhir tumhe pata chal gaya ki Lovely means Suhaani...haa main hi hu Ms.Victoria D'Souza...Main hi hu jo yeh sab kuch kar rahi hai...main hi hu woh victim jisse 20 saal baad apna badla lene ka mauka mila hai...

Nu: kyu kar rahi ho tum yeh sab??? Mujhe lagaa tha tum meri dost ho...

Suhaani laughed again. She disappeared and came behind Nupur and screamed in her ears.

Suhaani: dost????? You really think so???? Main yaha dost nahi dushman banke aayi hu...

Nupur turned behind scared.

Nu: dushmani???? Maine kya kiya hai?????

Suhaani: tum toh bahut badi detective ho...tum khud hi find kar sakti ho...

Nu: main sabko bata dungi ki tum humaari dost nahi ho...tum aatma ho...

Suhaani once again laughed, disappeared and appeared behind Nupur and spoke in her ears.

Suhaani: tumhe sach mein lagta hai ki log tumhaara vishwas karege?? Koi insaan itne samay se tum log ke saath hai aur tum achanak usse bhoot bulaogi??

Nu: haa...dekhna sab log mera vishwas karege...main sabko tumhaari asliyat bataogi...

Suhaani laughed once again. She rose in the air shocking Nupur to her wits. Everything in nupur's room came out...her books, bag, chairs, table, pillows, clothes etc. came in the balcony and started going around her. Suhaani's laughter and all the things flying around her irritated her.

N(closing her eyes and ears): bandh karo yeh sab...

Everything around her stopped. Suhaani came back infront of her.

Suhaani: all the best Nupur...let's see who believes you..

Saying this she disappeared from there.

Nupur sat down crying. How would she tell everyone what their best friend is doing?

She was so hurt when she came to know the truth. She wondered how others would feel. What about Adhiraj? What was his fault in all this? How will she give him this news? But she knew one thing. She had to reveal the truth. All her friends were in danger now.

NEXT DAY:

IN THE COLLEGE:

Everyone had gathered in the canteen.

Dia: mayank tumhe toh pata hoga na Nupur ne hum sabko yaha kyu bulaaya?

Mayu: I have no idea dia...woh subah se thoda ajeeb behave kar rahi hai...

Gunjan: I am sure it will be something important.

Suhaani: I hope usse koi clue mil gaya ho to solve this case...

Adhiraj: I hope its not some bad news.

Just than Nupur arrived. Everyone stood up. She hugged Gunjan and dia but not Suhaani. She looked at Suhaani closely. Everything on her face had changed except those eyes. Her face clean, teeth white and no odour. Suhani smiled at her.

Sam: nupur tumne hum sab ko yaha kyu bulaaya?

Nu: mujhe pata chal gaya hai ki Victoria urf Lovely kaun hai...

Benji: what!!!! Seriously??? Kaun hai woh???

Nu: woh itne din se hamaare saamne thi...humaare beech...aur hum mein se koi usse pehchan nahi paaya...

Suhaani: what are you saying Nupur...kaun hai woh????

Nupur was bewildered at her innocent acting.

Nu(looking in her eyes): TUM!!!

Everyone stood shocked.

RECAP:

Mayur discover a hidden room in the house where Nupur's mom's things are kept. Nupur confronts Suhaani and is shocked to find that Suhaani is only Lovely alias Victoria's spirit. Next day Nupur tells everyone that Suhani is victoria. Everyone are shocked.

PART 15:

Everyone stood silently. Suddenly Suhaani started laughing.

Suhaani: god Nupur...I really thought you were serious...subah subah mazaak kar rahi ho...

Nupur: main mazaak nahi kar rahi suhaani...yeh tum bhi jaanti ho aur main bhi...

Adhiraaj: enough nupur...hum mein se koi bhi iss baat pe vishwas nahi karega...

Nupur: I know adhiraaj that you love her...par trust me she is not worth it...

Adhiraaj saw tears forming in Suhaani's eyes.

Adhiraaj(angrily): enough Nupur...mujhe tumse samajhne ki zaroorat nahi if I must love her not...

Nupur was taken aback with his behaviour.

Sam: wait adhiraaj...lets hear out Nupur completely...Nupur tumhaare paas koi toh reason hoga yeh bolne ke peeche?

Nupur nodded her head positively. She showed them the birthmark on Suhaani's hand and mentioned about seeing this mark when she was attacked in the jail. She told them everything about seeing Lovely's photo sent by Lucy and the previous night confrontation with Suhaani. Suhaani started crying miserably.

Suhaani: agar mere haath mein koi daag hai toh what's my fault...bahut saare logo ke haath pe hota hai...tum aisa kyu bol rahi ho nupur...

Adhiraaj: aur jis kal raat ki tum baat kar rahi thi let me tell you suhaani kal raat mere saath thi poora time...mere ghar...toh bhala woh tumse kaise baat kar sakti hai??

Dia: nupur I think tumhe kuch misunderstanding hui hai...

Gunjan: yes nupur...suhaani is one of us...woh aisa kabhi nahi kar sakti...

Nupur: mujhe koi misunderstanding nahi hui...trust me guys...she is playing with all of us...mayank atleast tum toh mera vishwas karo...

Mayank who was completely silent till now looked at Nupur with a thoughtful expression.

Mayank: nupur tumne kaha ki Ms.Lucy ne tumhe lovely ka photo bheja...kaha hai woh??

Nupur looked at him shocked. She least expected mayank to ask her some proof. Their relation was much above some proof.

Nupur: haa main woh photo apne saath laayi hu.

Nupur searched her bag but she was not finding the photo.

Nupur: yeh hi toh rakha tha maine...trust me guys...main sach bol rahi hu...

Sam: enough nupur...I think you really need some rest...see we all are friends here...just like suhaani tum bhi hamari dost ho...and we can't take one side...

Gunjan: sam theek keh raha hai nupur...we trust you but we also trust suhaani...aur jo tum keh rahi ho woh logically impossible hai...

Nupur looked at mayank hoping he would support her. But he was as confused as others. He knew Nupur would never lie. And blaming Suhaani is a big thing. She would never do that without reason. But Gunjan is right...there is no logic. And if Adhiraaj says Suhaani was with him why would he lie as well...Finally mayank took some courage and spoke up.

Mayu: nupur...I think tumhe koi galatfehmi hui hai...

This was the last stroke. She didn't expect this coming from mayank. She expected his support. She could see others not believing her but mayank?? She was hurt. Without listening anything else she moved from there. Mayu knew she was hurt but he also knew no one would trust her here. He needed to talk to her alone.

He went looking for Nupur. He knew she would be somewhere alone in the garden; her favorite place. Nupur sat there observing a flower while her mind was occupied with thoughts. She was hurt with mayank's behavior. She expected him to stand for her. Suhaani was playing smartly with everyone. If only people could see through it. While she was in her thoughts she didn't realize someone had sat beside her. Mayu caught her hand. She jerked at sudden touch but realizing its mayank she cooled down. However she avoided looking at him. She didn't feel like talking to anyone. Only she knew what she was going through.

Mayu: Nupur...meri baat suno...

She didn't respond.

Mayu: nupur yeh kya bachpana hai???

Nupur: Bachpana??? Really mayank???? Jo sab mere saath ho raha hai woh sab bachpana hai???? Tumhare hisaab se toh main jo bolu woh jhooth hai...natak hai...

Mayu: nupur calm down...I know tum gussa ho...but tum jaanti ho tum kya bol rahi ho??

Nupur got up from there.

Nu: mayank mujhe tumse koi baat nahi karni...tumhe jo theek laga tumne kiya...ab yeh ladaai main akele ladugi...

Nupur turned around to go away but mayu caught her hand. Mayu got up and told I trust you Nupur'. Nupur couldn't believe her ears. She turned around to look at mayu's face and know if he really meant. This is all she wanted to hear. Someone trusts her. The person whom she loves the most trusts her.

Mayu: I mean it nupur...I trust you...main jaanta hu tum jhooth nahi bol rahi...tum par ek bharosa na karne ki galti kar chuka hu main...dubara kaise karta??? Agar adhiraaj apni suhaani ko ache se jaanta hai toh main bhi apni nupur ko bahut ache se jaanta hu...meri nupur itna bada jhooth nahi bol sakti...

Nupur: toh fir andar mujhe support kyu nahi kiya??

Mayu: kyunki tumhaare paas koi proof nahi tha nupur...andar jo log hai woh jitna tumhaare dost hai utna hi suhaani ke bhi...unke liye itni badi baat samajhna mushkil hai...suhaani bahut smartly sab kuch kar rahi thi...ab humme savdhaani se kaam karna padega...hum jinse lad rahe hai woh koi insaan nahi...agar aaj sab tumhaari baat maan lete toh suhaani ko tabaahi machaane se koi nahi rok sakta...abhi hume yeh pata lagaana hai ki aakhir woh yeh sab kyu kar rahi hai uske baad hi hum sabko sachaai bataayege...bina kissi proof ke waise bhi koi humaari baat pe vishwas nahi karega...

Nupur: mayu...tumhe sachi meri baat pe bharosa hai na?

Mayu: 200%...tumhaari kissi bhi baat pe bharosa na karne ka sawaal nahi uthta...aur waise bhi mujhe suhaani pe thoda shak tha kuch time se...

Nupur: kaisa shak??

Mayu: tumhe yaad hai goa mein suhaani, adhiraaj and uday ka accident hua tha...theek ussi time jab Ms.Lucy humme victoria ka photo dikhaane wali thi??

Nupur: haa yaad hai...

Mayu: tabhi ek bahut strange baat hui thi...Suhaani adhiraaj ke baaju wale seat pe baithi thi which means left side seat par uss din usne patti right hand pe lagaayi thi...adhiraaj ne bataya tha usne kissi spirit ko dekha aur car right side ghuma di jo seedha jhad mein lagi thi...agar car ka turn right side hua tha toh that means suhaani ko left side mein injury honi chahiye tha ya fir face pe agar woh ekdum aage aayi...right hand pe itni gehri chot aane ka sawaal hi nahi uthta...and besides usse left hand pe ek mark bhi nahi tha...it means usse chot aayi hi nahi thi aur aati bhi kaise jab shareer mein khoon hi nahi...mujhe tabhi hi kuch doubt gaya tha...

Nupur looked at him in awe.

Nupur: by god mayu...kya analysis karti ho...seriously I am so lucky ki I got a guy who is handsome with brains...(touching his hair)

Mayu: (removing her hand) whatever...aur dusra shak mujhe hua tha jab hum log sam ke dad ko bachaane ke liye goa se aaye the...remember hum sab car mein kitna tension mein baithe the...tab I saw peeche ki seat pe suhaani was sleeping in adhiraaj's arms...I was shocked ki hum sabki neend ud gayi hai and woh itna calmly so rahi hai...ab samjha mujhe woh so isiliye rahi thi kyunki uski body mein se aatma toh nikalke sam ke ghar pahuch gayi thi to attack sam's dad before we reach...she was not sleeping she was unconscious..

Nupur: tumhe shak tha toh tumne mujhe pehle kyu nahi bataaya??

Mayu: tumne mujhe pehle kyu nahi bataya ki kal raat tum suhaani se mili thi??

Nupur: sorry..

Mayu: me too sorry..

Both smiled and hugged each other.

Nupur: par adhiraaj aisa kyu bol raha hai ki suhaani uske ghar thi??? Jabki woh toh kal raat mujhse milne aayi thi...

Mayu: suhaani bahut smart hai...usne adhiraaj ko bhi ghuma diya hoga...anyways nupur humme bhi suhaani ki tarah smart behave karna hoga...we cannot afford to lose our friends...suhaani ko bilkul nahi lagna chahiye ki mujhe sab pata hai...chalo mere saath..

They went back to canteen.

Everyone looked at Mayur.

Mayu: guys...nupur ko kuch galat fehmi hui thi...its clear now...

Nupur: I am sorry Suhaani...I am sorry guys...pata nahi kaise maine suhaani pe shak kiya...I am very sorry Suhaani...

Suhaani was surprised at this behaviour. However she faked a smile and hugged Nupur. Nupur returned a sarcastic smile. Everyone clapped.

Gunjan: Thank god everything is fine now

Sam: seriously nupur you had scared us...

They rejoiced.

EVENING TIME:

It was around 7 pm. Mayu was out with his dad. Nupur went to shilpa aunty to help her with cooking.

Nupur: aunty main aapki kuch help kar du...

Shilpa: nahi beta...kuch zyaada kaam nahi...

Nupur: kya bana rahe ho??

Shilpa: mayank ke favorite aloo ke parathe...

Nupur: wow..

Shilpa: waise beta ab sam ke dad ki haalat kaisi hai??

Nupur: better hai aunty...he is still under observation...

Shilpa: oh good...I hope he gets fine soon...

Nupur: we hope too aunty...ek baar woh theek ho jaaye toh saare problems solve ho jaayege...I am sure he knows something...

Shilpa: tum log ko goa mein kuch pata chala kya??

Nupur: yes aunty...we found that uss spirit ka naam Lovely urf Victoria Fernendes D'Souza hai.

The plate in shilpa's hand fell down. She panicked. Nupur looked at her and got tensed.

Nupur: aunty kya hua???

Shilpa: kuch nahi beta...

Nupur: aap itni pareshan kyu lag rahi ho?? Why are you sweating so much??

Shilpa: kuch nahi beta...i think I must rest...

Saying this she ran away to her room. Nupur looked at her retreating figure.

Nupur: aunty ko achanak kya hua...

Just than the bell rang. Mayu and his dad entered the house.

Mayu's dad: shilpa kaha hai??

Nupur: woh apne room mein hai...

Mayu's dad: okk...I will go there...

Nupur: mayu...I think aunty kuch jaanti hai jo woh humse chupa rahi hai...

Mayu: kya matlab??

Nupur told him about how shilpa reacted on listening Lovely's name.

Mayu: I think sach mein mom ki tabiyat kharab hui hogi nupur...

Nupur: aunty ki tabiyat chahe kitni bhi kharaab kyu na ho woh tumhaare liye aloo ke parathe beech mein hi chod ke nahi jaati...

Mayu: chalo jaake maa se baat karte hai.

They went to talk to Shilpa but they could hear Shilpa's voice outside. She was talking to mayu's dad.

Shilpa: woh aatma jo humaare bacho ko pareshan kar rahi hai aur koi nahi balki Victoria ki hai...

Mayu's dad: kya bakwaas kar rahi ho??? Kitni baar bola tumhe aatma jaisa kuch nahi hota...bacho ke saath tum bhi ab bachpana kar rahi ho...

Shilpa: yeh bachpana nahi sach hai...tumhaare bure karam aaj humaari bacho ki jaan le raha hai...kyu maara tha tumne victoria ko??

Mayu's dad: main nahi jaanta tum kya bol rahi ho...I think hum yeh topic bandh kar chuke the...

Shilpa: yeh topic maine nahi khud victoria ne khola hai...

Mayu's dad: dekho...main kuch nahi jaanta...

Shilpa: aaj main chup nahi rahugi...aaj baat mere bacho ki hai...tumhaare karmo ki saza woh nahi bharege...

Mayu's dad: SHILPAAA!!!!!!

He was about to raise his hand but mayu stopped him. Mayu for the first time in his life looked at his dad in anger filled face.

Mayu: maa kya bol rahi hai?? Kya kiya tha aapne victoria ke saath...

Mayu's dad: main kuch nahi jaanta tum log kya bol rahe ho...

Mayu: really??? Nupur apna cell dena...

Nupur gave her cell. Mayu opened images of goa trip and searched for Suhaani's pic. He got a pic and showed it to his dad. His dad looked at the pic in shock. His mom looked at the pic and screamed in terror.

Shilpa: yeh toh lovely hai...iska photo tumhaare paas kaise??

Nupur: aunty yeh hi Suhaani hai...humaare group wali friend...how come aap ne isse pehle nahi dekha...

Mayur thought over it and realized Suhaani was always present when their parents were absent. Otherwise they would have long back told them Suhaani is a spirit. Ofcourse, she had played so smartly. Even when dia's dad had died she had left before mayu's parents reached. It was all fitting.

Shilpa: ab toh bata do sach kya hai...itne saal mein maine kabhi tumse koi sawaal nahi kiya...uss raat tum ghar itna darr ke aaye the aur maine tumse promise kiya tha ki main tumhe kabhi kuch nahi poochugi...par aaj bata do sach kya hai...aaj humaare bacho ki baat hai...unka sach jaanna bahut zaroori hai...

Mayu's dad was sweating. He was about to say something when suddenly all the lights went off. An unknown fear filled in their body. They felt some creepy sensations. They could see a girl in white saree with a candle. She was roaming around them. Her face was covered with hair. The windows started banging. Things in the house started flying. They were screaming for help but no one came. Everything around them was dissolving. They could hear Suhaani's laughter. Nupur felt something slippery in her hand. She realized it was red blood. Whose blood was it?? Who was attacked in the darkness?? She didn't know anything. She fell unconscious.

RECAP:

Mayu trusts Nupur and promises her that they will expose Suhaani. Nupur fakes a sorry infront of Suhaani to get back everyones trust. Mayur find that Shilpa knows something and that his dad was involved in something. Before his dad could tell anything Suhaani attacks all of them.

PART 16:

Nupur opened her eyes slowly. It took time for her to realize where she is and what had happened. She looked at the room around her. It was completely devastated. It took moments for her to realize what had happened. Slowly she recalled how mayu's dad was about to say something but Suhaani had stopped him. She saw dry blood in her hand. She looked around and found Shilpa's body lying at a corner. She ran to her. She started crying after looking at a dishelved Shilpa.

Nupur: aunty please get up...uthiye...aunty...

She pushed her little. Slowly Shilpa aunty opened her eyes and Nupur felt little relieved. Shilpa held her head which was paining terribly. Shilpa got up and in few seconds realized all that had happened.

Shilpa: mayu aur unke dad kaha hai??

Nupur: I don't know aunty...let's search...

They went outside the room searching them in every corner of house. Out in the garden they found mayank lying.

Shilpa: mayu!!!!!!

They ran to him and found he is unconscious. They started shaking him. Nupur bought some water for him. Mayu got conscious and panicked.

Mayu: maa...nupur...aap log theek ho na...

They nodded their head.

Mayu: dad????? Dad kaha hai??

Shilpa: mayu...woh kahi nahi mil rahe...

Mayu: mom relax...we will search...woh yeh hi kahi honge...

Shilpa: woh kahi nahi mile beta...

Nupur: humme unhe jaldi dhundhna hoga...I think he is hurt...mere haath mein kuch khoon aaya tha and hum teeno mein se koi zakhmi nahi hai...let's search for him...

Shilpa: poora ghar toh dekh liya...

Nupur: hum dubara dhundhte hai...

They searched the entire house but couldn't find mayu's dad. All they could find was blood in some places of the house.

Shilpa sat down crying. Mayur sat near her.

Mayu: maa don't worry...dad will be fine...hum unhe dhundh lege...

Nupur stood up in anger.

Nupur: enough!!! Suhaani ne saari hadh paar ki hai...main jaa rahi hu...aaj main sachaai jaan ke hi rahugi...main uncle ko zaroor bachaogi...

Mayu: par nupur tum kaha jaa rahi ho??

Nupur: hospital...sam ke dad hosh mein aa gaye honge...wahi humme sach bata sakte hai...

Mayu: main bhi aata hu tumhaare saath...

Nupur: nahi mayu...tum aunty ke paas ruko...unhe tumhaari zaroorat hai...aur uncle ke baare mein kuch bhi pata chale toh tell me...

Mayank: are you sure tum akele jaogi?? Its not safe...

Nupur: safety ke baare mein sochne ka time gaya mayank...ab iss kisse ko khatam karne ka time hai...iske liye ab sach tak pahuchna bahut zaroori hai...don't worry main manage kar lungi..

Mayank: theek hai...but stay in touch...aur kuch bhi problem ho immediately call me...

Nupur nodded her head and left from there.

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Nupur went to Sam's dad room. He looked pale and was asleep. Oxygen mask still present on his mouth. Nupur went and sat near him.

Nupur(whispering): uncle...uncle...

He slowly opened his eyes.

Nupur: uncle main nupur...sam ki friend...aap mujhe jaante hai na??

He nodded his head in a yes.

Nupur: uncle main jaanti hu aapki haalat theek nahi...par mere paas koi choice nahi thi uncle...main aur wait nahi kar sakti...uncle mere liye sach jaan na bahut zaroori hai...

He looked at her pleading eyes and wanted to help her in any possible way but he was helpless. He couldn't remove the oxygen mask from his face and talk.

Nupur: uncle main jaanti hu aap bol nahi sakte...par aap atleast thoda isharo mein meri help kar sakte hai...

He nodded his head positvely.

Nupur: uncle kya aap F.S.D'Souza ko jaante hai??

He nodded a yes.

Nupur: kya uski beti Victoria D'Souza ko jaante ho?

His eyes widened in shock on hearing her name. He than nodded a yes.

Nupur: kya dia ke dad ka khoon and aapki yeh haalat Victoria ne ki hai??

His eyes started watering. His breath started going up and down.

Nupur(panicking): uncle relax...relax...

He calmed a bit but fear was still visible on his face. He nodded a yes slowly.

Nupur removed her cell phone and showed him the pic of Suhaani. He once again got scared on looking at the pic.

Nupur: kya yeh hi Victoria hai?

He nodded his head in yes.

Nupur: kya 22 saal pehle victoria ke saath kuch hua tha???

He had fresh tears in his eyes. He nodded his head again.

Nupur: kya hua tha uncle??? Aisa kya hua tha??? Kya uska khoon hua tha??

He nodded his head again in a yes.

Nupur: kisne kiya tha??? Kaun hai iske peeche???

He removed his oxygen mask and indicated nupur to come close to his mouth. Nupur went near his mouth and he whispered one word...one word that shocked Nupur. Nupur looked at him in disbelief.

Nupur: nahi...yeh nahi ho sakta...nahi...

He put back his oxygen mask and nodded a yes showing what he told is true.

Nupur stood there in shock. Many things and questions going on in her mind. Just than someone came. Nupur turned behind to find Adhiraaj there. He looked at her surprised but than remembered the harsh words that she had used for suhaani. He frowned and left from there. Nupur realized he was still mad at her. She followed him outside.

Nupur: adhiraaj...please meri baat toh suno ek baar...

But he was not listening. He kept walking ahead. Nupur was running after him but he didn't stop. He opened a door and went behind it. Nupur also followed him inside not realizing where she had just entered. But as soon as she entered she stood still. Blood froze in her body when she realized that she had just entered the morgue. All naked dead bodies lying in the room. Some covered in plastic and were hanging. Some were almost skeleton with just a thin layer of skin covering the bones. Nupur wanted to run from there. She turned behind to open the door but the door was locked. She panicked and started sweating. The room was filled in semi-darkness. Only the bodies were shining and giving out some light.

Nupur: adhiraaj...adhiraaj...kaha ho tum??

She was very sure she had seen him entering here. Scared she started moving around hoping to find adhiraaj or atleast one alive person in this room other than her.

Nupur: koi hai???adhiraaj??

She moved her steps consciously. She realized some dead bodies had eyes open while some closed. The ones with eyes open and hanging were scaring her too much. Each second in that room was killing her. She wanted to run...scream...

Suddenly something caught her hand. She turned behind to find a dead body catching her hand. The person was giving her an evil smile. She screamed in terror and tried to free her hand. She found a knife nearby. She took it and cut his hand in an attempt to free her hand. His cut hand fell down and some blue coloured liquid started coming out from his cut hand. She screamed in terror as the body continued to show a evil smile. The cut hand started moving on its own around nupur. Nupur got very scared. The hand went and stuck back to the owners cut wrist. Nupur ran from there on the other side. Terror filled her body. She tried opening the room door again but it was locked. She banged the door but no one opened.

Nupur: koi hai??? Please koi toh kholo...

She was crying helpless. She thought of calling someone but there was no network.

Just than she heard someone's crying noise from the other side of the room. She went to check and found someone in white saree sitting on the other side of room. She went to the person. She felt relieved. Finally an alive person in the room. She heaved a sigh of relief.

Nupur: excuse me...mujhe bahar jaana hai...kya aap meri help kar sakti hai??

The person did not respond. Continued crying. Nupur went closer to her. She tapped on her shoulder. The person turned behind and nupur got another shock. It was Suhaani. Her worm filled face and devil smile were back. She stood there infront of nupur enjoying every scared feature visible on nupur's face.

Suhaani: kaisi ho nupur???

Scared nupur turned to leave and dashed with somebody. She found adhiraaj standing infront of her.

Nupur: adhiraaj...thank god tum aa gaye...main kabse chilla rahi hu...pata hai woh suhaani...suhaani yaha hai...woh waha...pointing at an empty wall...

Adhiraaj: relax nupur...main jaanta hu...

Nupur: haa...woh...kya...tum jaante ho??

Adhiraaj: haa nupur...main jaanta hu...mujhe pata hai tum sach keh rahi ho...

Nupur smiled on realizing that finally adhiraaj believed her.

Nupur: thanks adhiraaj...finally tumhe bhi sach pata chal gaya...

Adhiraaj: yes nupur main sach jaanta hu...pata hai kaise???

Nupur: kaise??

Adhiraaj: kyunki main bhi ek victim hu nupur...22 years back jo hua tha uska victim..

Saying this his face became pale filled with anger. His eyes turned red. His teeth decayed brown. He also started stinking. His voice became hoarse. Nupur stood there shocked not knowing what to say. He was also a ghost. This can't be true she thought. How is it possible?? He gave an evil smile. He started laughing loudly. Nupur couldn't believe anything. She automatically moved a few steps behind when she dashed behind with someone. She turned to find a smiling Suhaani. Suhaani came near adhiraaj and both of them hugged. They were laughing at nupur's expressions.

Nupur: adhiraaj...tum bhi...

Adhiraaj: haa nupur main bhi...tumhe kya laga main tumhaara dost hu???

He started laughing loudly.

Nupur(crying): kyu??????kyu kar rahe ho tum yeh sab?????

Suhani: tut...tut...nupur tum toh bahut smart ho...tumne toh pata laga liya ki kaun tha iss sab ke peeche...hai na...toh yeh bhi pata karlo ki kya aur kyu kiya tha usne...

Nupur remembered what sam's dad told her sometime back.

Nupur: nahi...tum log ko koi galat fehmi hui hai...

At this suhaani got angry and screamed.

Suhaani: GALAT FEHMI?????JO HUA HUMARE SAATH HUA...HUMNE APNI JAAN GAWAHI...AUR TUMHE LAGTA HAI GALAT FEHMI???? TUMHE KYA LAGTA HAI TUMHAARI MAA KI DEATH ACCIDENT MEIN HUI????

Nupur: maa???? Maa ka in sab se kya lena dena hai???? Maa ki death toh accident tha...

At this Suhaani laughed more.

Nupur: suhaani mujhe batao...kya hua tha maa ke saath?????

Adhiraaj: tum yaha tak pahuchi ho nupur...ab aage ka bhi khud hi pata lagao...aaj tum zinda ho sirf aur sirf apni maa ki wajah se...roz humme usse ladna padta hai tumhaare liye...par dekhte hai kab tak...

Suhaani: bechaari...ek taraf mayank ke dad ko dhundh rahi hai dusri taraf itni kadwi sachaai pata chali...

Nupur: mayank ke dad kaha hai??? Woh theek hai na??

Suhaani: sirf abhi ke liye theek hai...don't worry hum log unka bahut acha dhyaan rakh rahe hai...par pata nahi kab tak...

They both laughed and disappeared in air. Nupur stood there speechless. Suddenly all the dead bodies started laughing loudly. Nupur panicked once more. The bodies started flying around her encircling her...sometimes laughing sometimes crying...nupur closed her eyes and ears and started shouting...

Nupur: bandh karo yeh sab...

But the bodies didn't stop. The naked bodies kept on going round and round...Nupur cried and cried feeling helpless.

Suddenly some light came and everything went still. She saw a shadow of some women. All the bodies went back in their place. The door of the morgue was open. The shadow went out. Nupur instantly knew it was her mom...her mom had come once again to save her.

She ran out sweating hoping to get a glimpse of her mom but she was no where to be seen.

Just than Inspector Rajeev came there.

Rajeev: Nupur ji...aap yaha kya kar rahi ho?? Aap theek toh ho??? You are sweating??

Nupur: jee kuch nahi...bas kuch pata lagaane aayi thi...

Rajeev: humme bhi kuch pata chala...mere saath zara bahar aaye...

Nupur went out with him and saw one guy standing with the havaldar. The guy looked beaten up. Nupur remembered seeing him in goa.

Nupur: yeh kaun hai??

Rajeev: yeh wahi insaan hai jo kissi ke instructions pe aap pe nazar rakhta hai...yeh goa mein bhi aapka peecha kar raha tha...aaj fir aapke peeche aaya...aaj maine aap pe nazar rakhi toh dekha yeh yaha bhi aapka peecha kar raha hai isliye I caught him...batao kiske liye kaam karte ho tum??

Man(trembling): mujhe maaf kar do...main uska naam nahi jaanta...woh mujhe ek number se call karta hai and nupur ki khabar leta hai...

Rajeev: dikha kaunsa number...

Man gave him a number.

Rajeev: Ms.Nupur kya aap yeh number ko pehchanti hai??

Nupur looked at the number but was not surprised now. She expected this. She nodded her head affirmatively.

Rajeev: kya??? Kaun hai woh???

Nupur: woh main aapko baad mein bataogi...pehle mujhe ghar jaana hoga...mera mayank se milna bahut zaroori hai...

Inspector rajeev nodded his head. Nupur sat in her car and called mayank while driving.

Nupur: mayank meri baat dhyaan se suno...

She tells something to mayank. Mayank on the other hand is very shocked.

Mayank: are you sure nupur?? Yeh kaise ho sakta hai...

Nupur: yes mayank I am very sure...just do as I say...

Mayank: par nupur...

Nupur: no mayank...nothing...

And suddenly nupur lost the control on her driving and dashed with a tree. MAYANNNKKK she screamed as she met with an accident. NUPURRR mayu shouted from other side as he heard her scream and realized she met with an accident.

Behind nupur's car was inspector Rajeev's jeep. He instantly stopped and ran towards the car. He opened the car door and found an unconscious bleeding Nupur. She was bleeding from head. He found someone screaming on the other side of the phone.

Rajeev: hello..

Mayank: nupur...nupur kaha hai??

Rajeev: Mr.Mayank main inspector Rajeev bol raha hu...Nupur has met with a serious accident...I am taking her to City Hospital...aap jaldi aaye...

Mayank: main abhi aata hu..

Mayank ran to the hospital. When he reached there he found inspector Rajeev.

Mayank: Inspector...Nupur kaisi hai??

Rajeev: woh bahut critical condition mein hai...unko bahut gehra ghaav aaya hai...doctors are doing her operation...

Just than the doctor came out.

Mayank: doctor...nupur kaisi hai??

Doctor: abhi kuch nahi bol sakte...unka ghaav bahut gehra hai...we are trying our best...

Mayank: doctor please kuch bhi karo but save nupur...

Doctor: we are trying our best...

Saying this the doctor left. Mayank sat down. He was shattered. Since morning his dad was missing and now this. Inspector Rajeev came and sit near him.

Rajeev: dekhiye Mr.Mayank...I know its difficult...pehle aapke dad aur ab yeh...

Mayank: aapko mere dad ke baare mein kaise pata??

Rajeev: nupur jee ne bataya...she had called me this morning...shayad aap jaante nahi par nupur jee ne mujhko sab kuch bata diya hai...about Suhaani being Victoria and all...

Mayank looked at him surprised. Inspector Rajeev shared all the talks that he had with nupur the night she was arrested. How he believed her...how someone was trying to trap her...everything...

Rajeev: I completely trust you people...I know nupur ji is innocent...we have to help her...

Mayank nodded his head in agreement.

Mayank: I hope nupur jaldi se theek ho jaaye...

Rajeev: yeah I hope too...

Just than Sam came there. He had come to visit his dad who was in same hospital but was surprised on seeing mayank there.

Sam: mayank tum yaha kya kar rahe ho??

Mayank: nupur has met with an accident sam...uska operation chal raha hai...

Sam: WHAT???Par kab...kaise...

Mayank: she was talking to me on phone and then suddenly...

He couldn't complete. He was completely shaken by all that was happening.

Just than the doctor came out.

Doctor: I am sorry Mr.Mayank...humne bahut koshish ki...par hum Ms.Nupur ko bacha nahi paaye...unki internal bleeding bahut zyaada thi and her brain got damaged...I am sorry she is no more.

Mayank,Rajeev and sam looked at the doctor in shock while he gave his condolescences.

Mayank fell down on his knees after he heard this.

Sam: mayank...mayank...sambhalo apne aap ko...doctor please kuch karo...check karo...nupur has to be alright...

Doctor: I am sorry...we tried everything...ab kuch nahi ho sakta...her heart has stopped beating...

Saying this the doctor left. Mayank went inside the room and found a pale body lying on the table. He carressed nupur's head affectionately. Sam and Rajeev also followed him inside. He looked at her lifeless body lying on the bed.

Nupur's smiling face kept flashing infront of his eyes. His nupur...his love...his life was no more with them. Tears formed in his eyes as the truth sank in him. NUPURRR he screamed in pain and anguish. Everything in hospital went still...his life became still...He pushed her...asked her to open her eyes...but nothing worked...

Sam: mayank...stop it...

Even he was crying as he found one his closest friend dead.

Mayank: nupur...I swear...jisne bhi tumhara yeh haal kiya hai main usse choduga...chahe woh insaan ho bhagwaan ho ya koi shaitaani aatma...main use nahi chodunga...main usse haroga...humaari pyaar ki taakat se...I swear on you nupur...I will find the truth and punish everyone responsible for this.

RECAP:

Nupur finds a truth which shakes her completely. Sam's dad tells her the name behind all this. Nupur follows adhiraaj to the morgue to talk to him but is scared by Suhaani. Later she comes to know Adhiraj is also ghost. She meets inspector Rajeev outside who has arrested the person always following nupur. Nupur talks to mayank and meets with an accident. Nupur is declared dead while Mayu is shattered.

PART 17:

Eeveryone was shocked on realizing Nupur's death. It took time for the truth to sink in. Mayu was completely shattered. He looked broken and shaken. First his dad than nupur. It was a big grief. All his friends supported him however he showed cold shoulder to everyone specially Suhaani. He knew how she had harrassed his nupur.

Shilpa called Nupur's dad and told him that nupur was no more. He was shocked and couldn't believe. He immediately took a flight back to Mumbai and came running.

Nupurs' dad(panicking): Nupur...nupur...kya hua nupur ko????? Kya hua uske saath???

Shilpa: hume maaf karna bhai sahab...hum aapki beti ka dhyaan nahi rakh paaye.

Nupur's dad: hua kya meri beti ke saath??? Yeh sab...nahi...meri nupur ko kuch nahi ho sakta...

He sat down crying and kept saying nupur nupur...Just than mayu came and saw his condition.

Mayu: uncle...sambhaalo apne aap ko...

Nupur's dad: beta mujhe sach sach batao kya hua tha???

Mayu: uncle woh mujhse phone pe baat kar rahi thi and suddenly she met with an accident...uncle usse kuch pata chala tha...victoria ke baare mein...

His face colour changed completely on hearing Victoria's name.

Nupur's dad: Victoria?? Tum log victoria ko kaise jaante ho???

Mayu: victoria ki aatma kuch mahino se nupur ko pareshan kar rahi thi...

Nupu's dad: aatma??? Victoria mar chuki hai???

Mayu: haa uncle...jis raat F.S.D'Souza ne suicide kiya tha ussi raat Victoria ka bhi khoon hua tha...

Nupur's dad: haa I remember F.S.D'Souza...the writer...usne achanak suicide kiya tha...

Mayu: woh achanak nahi tha uncle...uss raat kuch hua tha...jo mere, sam aur dia ke dad ne kiya tha...They had troubled that entire family...

Shilpa: yeh tum kya keh rahe ho mayu...tumhaare dad aisa kuch nahi kar sakte...

Nupur's dad: yeh sach keh raha hai Shilpaji...yeh ek aisa raaz hai jo humne sabse chupaya tha...

Shilpa: kaisa raaz...

Nupur's dad: F.S.D'Souza humare Sorento publications mein kaam karta tha...usne apni beti Victoria ke job ke liye recommendation diya tha...part time job for experience...uske qualifications bhi ache the...so we kept her our co-ordinator...since we handled different branches she could give us report on everything and ensured synchronized work...than she met Adhiraaj...Adhiraaj had just joined company woh time pe...

Mayu(shocked): Adhiraaj???

Nupur's dad: yes adhiraaj...Victoria fell in love with Adhiraaj...they both had very strong relation...poore office ko pata tha...fir ek din I found your dad trying to get close to Victoria in his cabin...He was actually forcing her...I was shocked...Victoria pushed him hard and ran away from them...I felt ashamed ki woh kuch aisa kar raha tha...Maine jaake usse baat ki...He told me he lost himself...He had some feelings for her and craved for her...But I reminded him about Shilpa ji and how wrong he was in getting attracted towards her...He seemed out of control but I made him promise me ki he would never do any such thing...I spoke to Victoria also about this...She was planning to resign but I ensured her nothing will happen and its my promise...She trusted me and continued with the job...the next day I left for Delhi for business meeting and then I got the news F.S.D'Souza suicided and his family went missing...I clearly remember it was 15^th January 1988...I found it very fishy and I came back to Mumbai...I came to know that Adhiraaj also went missing...I confronted your dad and later found out that they were responsible in this entire thing...But he never told me anything exactly and I as his best friend hid this truth for years...After Nupur's mom death we realized things here were no more good...Hence we decided to settle somewhere else and leave this place...forever...par business problems ki wajah se we were forced back to come here after so many years...First this place took away my wife...now my daughter...I hope ab yeh jagah mujhe bhi le le...mere jine ke sahare chale gaye ab main kaise jee sakta hu...

Saying this he started crying again.

Shilpa: bhaisahab...sambhaalo khudko...

Mayu(in tears): dad??? Dad hai in sabke peeche??? Dad aisa kaise kar sakte hai??? How could he??? Mom kya aap yeh sab jaanti thi??

Shilpa(crying): main yeh jaanti thi ki tumhaare dad ka dil Victoria pe a gaya tha...ek raat nashe mein woh uska naam liye jaa rahe the aur keh rahe the agar woh unhe nahi milli toh woh pagal ho jaayege...par main yeh nahi jaanti thi unki deewangi iss hadh tak jaayegi ki woh kuch aisa karege...

Mayu(angrily): how could you dad????? How could you??? Dekho aaj aapke wajah se maine apna pyaar hamesha ke liye kho diya...

Nupur's dad couldn't stop crying. He kept on telling nupur nupur and cried. Mayu's mom also couldn't stop crying.

Nupur's dad: meri beti ki body kaha hai??? I want to see her...aur mayu tumhaare dad kaha hai??? Main usse choduga nahi...uski galti ki wajah se aaj maine apni beti kho li...kaha hai woh??

Mayu: uncle dad kahi toh apne kiye sazaa bhukat rahe hai...

Nupur's dad (shocked): kya matlab??

Mayu: Victoria usse apne saath le gayi hai...pata nahi woh kaha hai kis haal mein hai...hai bhi ya nahi...

Hearing this nupur's dad and Shilpa cried more.

Nupur's dad: yeh sab kya ho gaya...kaash maine nupur ki baat maan li hoti aur yaha laut aaya hota...usne na jaane kitne baar mujhe phone karke bola ki dad jaldi aa jao...par main waha kaam mein itna busy tha ki mujhe apni beti ke akelepan ka ehsaas hi nahi hua...please ek baar mujhe meri beti ko dekhna hai...kaha hai uski body??

Mayu: uski body abhi custody mein hai...Postmortem hone ke baad hi they will give body...chaliye uncle main aapko le jaata hu uske paas...

Saying this he took him to the hospital where nupur's body was kept.

He met inspector Rajeev to take his permission.

Mayu: inspector...yeh nupur ke dad hai...he wants to see nupur's body...

Rajeev nodded and took him inside. He opened a shelf in which Nupur's body was placed. On seeing his daughters condition he let out a big grief. He started crying and hugging his daughters body. Mayu placed an arm on his shoulder and tried to calm him down but at the end even he started crying alongwith Nupur's dad.

They cried for sometime till Inspector Rajeev came and told them that the meeting time is over.

Nupur's dad: hum nupur ki body kab le jaa sakte hai???

Rajeev: thode formalities baaki hai...I think kal tak mein aap isse le jaa sakte ho...

Mayu: thank you Mr. Rajeev

They left from there. The house was all gloomy. It was evening time. The gang had decided to meet mayu and be with him. They all landed in his house. Mayu was surprised on seeing all of them. His body boiled with anger when he saw Suhaani and Adhiraaj.

Mayu: tum log yaha??

Sam: haa actually we just thought of meeting you...

Gunjan: kaise ho tum mayank??

Mayu: yeah I am fine...thanks for concern...come and sit...

Adhiraaj: kuch pata chala yeh sab achanak kaise hua??

Mayu clenched his fist in anger. He felt like breaking his jaw right there. However he controlled.

Mayu: nahi kuch nahi...it was just a accident...

Dia: don't worry...I completely understand what you are going through...I know jab koi apna bichadta hai toh kaisa lagta hai...

Mayu(coldly): I am fine guys...

They sat in silence not knowing what to say. They kept looking at each other with questioning looks not understanding how to make mayank feel better. Just than mayu's mom came. She met everyone and was shocked on seeing Suhaani. This was the first time she met Suhaani face to face in her spirit form. Suhaani gave a sly evil smile while shilpa just showed her a cold I don't care' type look in return.

They didn't know what next to say and sat in silence when Nupur's dad came. Mayu introduced everyone to Nupur's dad. As soon as he saw Suhaani and Adhiraaj his face became pale. Obviously that's what happens when you look at a ghost oops sorry 2 ghosts standing right in front of you. Suhaani had a victoriuos smile on seeing him while he trembled.

Nupur's dad (panicking): mayank...yeh...yeh toh...

Pointing towards Suhaani-Adhiraaj.

Mayu just pressed his shoulder and calmed him down.

Mayu: I know uncle...it's ok...relax...

Nupur's dad(screaming and shocked): how can you ask me to relax???

Mayu took him to a corner.

Nupur's dad: mayank tum jaante ho woh kaun hai??

Mayank: haa main jaanta hu...I know woh Victoria and Adhiraaj hai...they have played a big game with us uncle...I will tell you everything...abhi aap andar chalo...

Nupur's dad went sweating in the room. Mayu came to his friends and told them that Nupur's dad is not feeling well so he acted like this. They all took a leave after giving condoloescenes to Mayu.

Mayu went to Nupur's dad who was still sweating. The effect of seeing a ghost was still evident.

Mayu(giving him water): uncle aap theek toh ho????

Nupur's dad: mayank main kaise theek ho sakta hu...woh dono insaan nahi...aur tum itna coolly behave kar rahe ho...what's wrong with you???

Mayu: uncle un dono ne bahut gehri chaal chali hai hamaare saath...

He told them how they had acted to be their friends and how nupur found out that Suhaani is a ghost and than today they came to know that Adhiraaj too is a ghost. Nupur's dad was shocked when he heard all this.

Nupur's dad: meri bachi ne mere jaane ke baad itna kuch sahaa hai???? Aur mujhe kuch pata nahi tha...ek baar woh mujhe bolke toh dekhti ki woh itni takleef mein hai...main sab kaam chod chaad ke wapas aa jaata...meri beti...

He started crying again.

Nupur's dad: main in logo ko nahi choduga mayank...inhone meri beti ko bahut sataaya hai...meri nupur...

Mayu: uncle relax...hum inhe nahi chodege...bas ek baar pata chal jaaye dad kaha hai fir I swear main in dono ko nahi choduga...

Just than Nupur's dad saw nupur standing at the door and smiling at him.

Nupur's dad(screaming): nupur...nupur...

Mayu looked at the direction but couldn't see nupur.

Nupur's dad: dekho mayank nupur zinda hai...woh ekdum theek hai...

But mayu couldn't see any such thing. He tried to calm him down.

Mayu: uncle shaant ho jao...waha koi nahi hai...uncle please rest...

Nupur's dad: arrey dekho woh smile kar rahi hai...saamne toh khadi hai...

Mayu(pleading): uncle please...aap so jao...waha koi nahi hai...

Nupur's dad: meri beti...meri beti ko maar daala mayank...un logo ne aisa kyu kiya...

Mayu patted his back and made him sleep. He was crying like a small child in his arms. Mayu continuously patted him and slowly he went to sleep.

NIGHT TIME:

Nupur's dad opened his eyes slowly. His room was completely dark and he couldn't see anything. He tried to switch on the light but there was no power. Cursing he tried getting up. His head felt heavy. He heard some noise in the passage. Someone was passing by.

Nupur's dad: kaun hai waha???

No response. Suddenly a voice filled in air. A laughter. Nupur's dad got nervous. He saw a figure. Someone in white saree and candle lit was walking in the passage. He got scared and asked again.

Nupur's dad: kaun hai waha??? Victoria tum ho??

Again the air filled with an evil laughter.

He got up from his bed. He was sweating like anything. Trembling he followed the figure out of the room. The figure was going somewhere in the darkness.

Nupur's dad: victoria???? Ruko...

But the figure didn't stop. He continued following the figure upstairs. The entire mansion was in darkness. Not a single person was there. Mayu and his mom were also no where to be seen. Nupur's dad followed the figure on the terrace.

Finally the spirit stopped.

Nupur's dad: kaun ho tum??? Victoria???

The figure turned slowly and faced him. He became pale and shocked. It was none other than his only daughter...his only Nupur...but she was inhuman...she was a ghost...Her eyes red like blood, her face completely white like snow, her teeth yellow. She looked at him with a smile. But it was not the sweet smile she carried. It was an evil smile.

Nupur's dad: nupur???

Nupur(whispering): yesss dad...it's me...your nupur but no longer yours...

And she laughed evily. Her laughter rang in his ears. How could her daughter become like this? Nupur could never change like this even after she dies. Her soul is pure. What made nupur change like this and become an evil spirit?

RECAP:

Nupur's dad returns back and reveals entire truth about Suhaani-Adhiraaj. Suhaani was murdered by Nupur's dad. Nupur's dad panicks on seeing Suhaani as mayank's friend. Mayank explains to him the reason of his silence. Night time Nupur's dad follows a spirit thinking its Suhaani but it turns out to be Nupur's spirit.

PART 18:

Nupur's dad stood shocked.

ND: Nupur tum??

Nupur: kaise ho dad?

His eyes filled with tears on looking at her daughters soul.

Nupur: dekho dad...dekho meri haalat...na main jee rahi hu na marne baad mujhe shaanti milli...bas mom ki tarah tadap rahi hu...

ND: mujhe maaf kar do beta...main jaanta hu tumhaare saath yeh sab kyu hua...

Nupur: kyu hua dad??? Mujhe abhi tak nahi pata aaj main iss haal mein kyu hu...

ND: woh...woh mayank ke dad ne Lovely-Adhiraaj ko maara tha...isliye usne tumse badla liya...

Nupur: aur maa?? Unhe kisne maara??

ND: woh toh accident mein...

Nupur(screamed): JHOOTH!!!!!!!

Her voice echoed in air. Nupur's dad shook. Nupur gave an evil smile.

Nupur: main sach jaanti hu dad...

Nupur's dad stood there shocked.

Nupur: Sam ke dad ne mujhe sach bata diya tha...woh Mayank ke dad nahi mere dad the...AAP THE WOH!!!!!! AAPNE MAARA THA SUHAANI AUR ADHIRAAJ KO!! AUR MERI MAA KO BHI!!

Nupur's dad became pale. He didn't know what to say. Words did not make a way.

Nupur: kyu dad...kyu kiya yeh???

ND: mujhe maaf kar do...mujhse bahut badi galaati ho gayi...maine jaan-bujhke Victoria ko nahi maara tha...woh toh galti se...

Nupur: kya hua tha uss raat? Kya kiya tha aapne??

ND: Victoria humaari company as a co-ordinator kaam karti thi...F.S.D'Souza humara bahut acha dost ban gaya tha...mujhe Victoria bahut pasand thi par ek din maine dekha ki mayank ke dad was trying to get close to her...I was very angry...maine victoria ke emotions ka faayda uthaaya aur ek emotional bonding bana li uske saath...mere saath saath Sam aur Dia ke dad bhi uski khoobsoorti pe latto the... Victoria ki khoobsurti ne hum sab ko pagal kar diya tha...hum logo ke beech ek cold war type shuru ho gayi thi...maine unko bhi Victoria se dur rakhna chaha...Sorento Publication iss ego ke khel mein affect ho raha tha...fir ek din pata chala ki Victoria loves Adhiraaj...I was very frustrated...hum sab ke ego pe jaise kissi ne talwaar chala di...mujhse aur bardasht nahi ho raha tha...F.S.D'Souza ko shayad hum sabke iraado pe shak tha...and that day came...that fateful day...15^TH January 1988...

FLASHBACK:

Nupur's dad was going to Delhi. Suddenly he recieved a call from Victoria. He smiled looking at her name.

Nupur's dad: haa bolo Victoria

Vicotira: Sir any idea dad kaha hai??

Nupur's dad: Not sure...shayad woh office mein hoga...anything urgent???

Victoria: woh actually dad jo new book likh rahe the na Living in Nightmare maine woh poori story print kar di hai and uska cover paga banaake book ki first copy tayyar ki hai...I want to gift it to him...

Nupurs dad: ohh that's great...I am sure woh office mein hi hoga...

Victoria: okk main jaake check karti hu...

Nupur's dad: hey wait...I have better idea...usko mujhse kaam tha...toh I will call him to my house directly...wahi we can celebrate and give him surprise...

Victoria: That's good idea...theek hai I will reach in 30 minutes...

Nupur's dad: okk...no problem...bye..

He ended the call with a smirk and took a U turn. He made an urgent call and told Hi Stefen, Listen there is some urgent problem in my house. I will not be able to make to Delhi tonight. Please arrange for the meeting tomorrow. Thank you. Bye'

He smirked and made two calls and put them on conference call.

Nupur's dad: Guys lets stop fighting among each other...ek ladki ke liye we cannot break our years long friendship...

Dia's dad: tum kehna kya chahte ho??? How will all this end??

Sam's dad: we all want only one thing in life Victoria...toh yeh sab khatam nahi ho sakta jab tak one of us gets her...

Nupur's dad: Let all of us get her and finish with this madness...Our business should stop getting affected because of this...

Sam's dad: And what about your that mad best friend (referring to mayu's dad)...usko bhi toh Victoria chahiye...

Nupur's dad: no he is dangerous...he is madly in love with Victoria...he will never let us do anything like this...usko dur rakho iss plan se...

Dia's dad: Plan kya hai???

Nupur's dad: aaj raat mere ghar we will finish this story forever...maine Victoria ko ghar bulaya hai...Shilpa and my wife have gone to their friend's place with Mayank and Nupur...woh log kal subah ke pehle nahi lautege...aur mera best friend toh sheher mein hi nahi hai...isliye we gave leave to all servants...ab ghar poora khali hai...I have already called her home...

Dia's dad: that's great...see you soon

They laughed and got ready for night.

NIGHT TIME:

Victoria got ready and came to his house to surprise her father. She was surprised to find Sam and Dia's dad also there. However she smiled assuming that may be they also wanted to celebrate the success of her father.

Nupurs dad: aao Victoria...come have a sit...

Victoria: dad kaha hai??

Nupur's dad: woh bas thodi der mein aa raha hai...tab tak you can sit with us...

The friends passed a smile to each other. Victoria sat with them but was slightly uncomfortable as she didn't find any servants. She looked at time. It was 10 pm already.

Victoria: It's so late...dad kaha hai...

Nupur's dad: wait I will call him...

He faked a call to F.S.D'Souza.

Nupur's dad: bas he is on the way...

Victoria: okk I will just go to washroom...

She went to the washroom. But she found things weird. There was no one in the house. Such a big house with so many workers and 2 families and strangely there was no single person. She came out and heard her name.

Sam's dad: aur kitna intzaar karwayega yaar?

Dia's dad: haa yaar...ab control nahi hota...kitne samay se iss cheez ka wait kiya...

Sam's dad: haa yaar...roz raat Victoria ko sapne mein dekhta hu...usko gale se lagaata hu...kiss karta hu...

Dia's dad: main bhi yaar..

Nupur's dad: don't worry...relax...aaj hum sab ke armaan poore honge...aaj hum sab Victoria ke saath khelege...aur usse kuch pata bhi nahi chalega...see this tablet...(He showed them few tablets)..yeh khaate hi she will go in a deep sleep...

All of them laughed while Victoria got shocked on hearing this. She took a few steps back and a nearby vase broke attracting everyone's attention. They looked at a scared Victoria. They ran after her and Victoria quickly ran inside an adjacent room locking it from inside. Scared she quickly called Adhiraaj while the 3 devils outside were busy knocking on her door and trying to break it.

Victoria: Adhiraaj...please help me...yeh log bahut...mujhe zabardasti yaha rakha hai...please help me...

Adhiraaj(panicked): lovely...don't worry...I am coming there...

Victoria sat in the room crying as those 3 creeps kept banging on the door. Suddenly her cell rang again and she found her dad calling. She quickly picked up.

Victoria: dad!!! Dad please help me...these people are troubling me...

F.S.D'Souza: I am coming Victoria...I am coming...

Meanwhile the bangs on the door stopped. Victoria thought may be they left. But she was too scared to open the door. She looked around the room. It was small Nupur's room. (The same room in which Nupur stayed after coming back). She looked out from balcony. Everything was quiet. A small garden outside. She was looking around hoping that Adhiraaj or her dad may come and she would leave safely. Time passed and no one came. Slowly she opened the door and went out. But the outside scenario shocked her more. Adhiraaj and her dad were at a gun point. And the gun was held by none other than Commissioner (who had died few parts back). He was their friend and helping them in this crime.

Victoria: dad!!!!!! Adhiraj!!!!!!!

She cried and ran towards them but was caught in between by Nupur's father.

Nupur's father: my sweet little lovely...itni betaabi achi nahi...

Victoria: please leave them...please...

Nupur's dad: chod denge...jaldi kya hai...

Victoria: tum log sab aisa kyu kar rahe ho??? Inspector your job is to protect us and aap hi????

Nupur's dad: woh isliye kyunki iss waqt woh officer nahi sirf mera best buddy hai...

They laughed.

Victoria: please mujhe chod do...kyu kar rahe ho tum log yeh sab??

He gave her a tight slap and caught her by hair. Adhiraaj screamed Victoria!!!!! The inspector bashed Adhiraaj and he started bleeding.

Nupur's dad: tumhaari wajah se hum dosto mein jhagda ho gaya...we were best buddies but because of you one girl we lost control over everything...we started fighting...Sorento business got affected...tumhaari khoobsoorti ne hum teeno ko pagal kar diya...ab iss ka anth karna zaroori hai...hum log aaj iska anth karege...

F.S.D'Souza (begging): please leave my daughter...please usse chod do...

Dia's dad: aww...bahut fikar hai tumhe apni beti ki??? Tab yeh fikar kaha thi jab tumhe shak tha ki humaari tumhaari beti pe buri nazar hai??? Tabhi toh tumhe Sorento ke through apna Career banana tha...

Victoria: dad aap yeh sab jaante the???

F.S.D'Souza: mujhe shak tha in logo ki niyat pe...isiliye I had told you to leave this company...kitni baar samjhaane ki koshish ki thi that stay away from these people...but you didn't listen...

Victoria: dad ek baar mujhe directly bol dete...aapne kabhi mujhe theek se reasons nahi bole...

Dia's dad: kaise bolte tumhaare dad tumhe directly...uski book Living in Nightmare jo publish hone wali hai...it would have been risky to his career...

Sam's dad: sad...yeh sab mein aaj D'Souza ne apni beti ki kurbaani de di...very bad father D'Souza...

Saying this he slapped D'Souza.

Victoria: no please...leave my dad...leave adhiraaj...

Nupur's dad: chod denge...but uski kimat tum dogi...and you know what it is...

Victoria(crying): tumhe jo chahiye I will do...but please leave my dad and Adhiraaj...

3 of them smiled cunningly.

Nupur's dad: toh chale room mein??

Victoria gave a helpless feeling to Adhiraaj and her father. Nupur's dad pulled her by hand and took her to the adjacent bedroom which was Nupur's bedroom...Sam and Dia's dad winked at inspector and followed Victoria with a victorius smile. Victoria felt helpless and all she could do was cry. Outside the 2 most important people of her life were in danger because of her. She could do anything to save them even if it meant to give away herself.

The trio got very excited. Finally they had Victoria with them in bed tonight. They made her lie on the bed. Nupur's dad started tracing her hands. Dia's dad opened her hair. Sam's dad removed his shirt. They got excited and started kissing her everywhere. She remained like a body. Only tears were forming in her eyes. She didn't respond to any of their touches. They were about to unzip her clothes when suddenly the room door opened. Adhiraaj came in bleeding. He started bashing the trio. He bashed all of them badly. Victoria got up and ran to him. They both ran out and found F.S.D'Souza. All 3 of them started running again but got attacked again by the Inspector. He started bashing Adhiraaj.

Adhiraaj: victoria...uncle ko leke bhaago...don't worry about me...

Victoria started running with her dad. Nupur's dad came and caught her. Commissioner held Adhiraaj at gun point once again. They were in the garden area.

Nupur's dad once again slapped Victoria. Commissioner threatened to kill Adhiraaj.

Adhiraaj: don't worry about me...Save yourself Victoria...

Victoria: no raj...save yourself...don't worry about me...just go from here...

Adhiraaj: If my life means you can't save yourself than I don't want this life...

Adhiraaj took the gun from Inspector's hand and shot himself.

Victoria screamed in terror. She started beating up nupur's dad and ran from there. They ran after her. She fell and hit her head badly on the swing. It started bleeding. She was feeling dizzy. Nupur's dad started dragging her body. She could see dead body of Adhiraaj lying at a distant. She did not want to live anymore. She had no desire. Her love died for her. While she was getting dragged a huge stone came on way which hurt her head on the same place where she was hurt. Her brain got damaged and she became unconscious. D'Souza cried for her daughter while the 3 criminals and the inspector got scared. They didn't expect such a crime to happen.

Sam's dad: what the hell...kya socha tha humne and kya hua...

Dias dad: how could this happen...yaha murder hua hai...

Nupur's dad: jo hona tha happened...ab aage kya karna hai...we can't let people know what happened...let's just hide these dead bodies and Commissioner make a report that this family is missing.

He pulled up F.S.D'Souza and threatened him. Aaj raat hi sheher chodke apni wife ke saath chale jao...go anywhere but make sure tum logo ke nazro mein na aao...otherwise next will be your wife who will die.'

D'Souza: no please...don't do that...main yaha se bahut dur chala jaoga...but Victoria ki saansein abhi tak chal rahi hai please let me take her...I promise you hum kabhi kissi ko kuch nahi bataayege...we will go very far...please let me take victoria...

Nupur's dad: main Victoria ko chod deta but problem is that she is very vocal person...woh chup rehne walo mein se nahi hai...uska pyaar mar gaya hai...woh pakka sabko sach bataayegi...and besides apne pyaar ke bina jee ke bhi kya karegi...

Saying this he banged his foot forcibly on Victoria's face and neck making her choak and die. The clock struck 1 O'Clock. The time when Victoria left her last breath.

D'Souza: victoria...my daughter...he started crying loudly...

Nupur's dad: ab ghar jao aur aaj hi apni wife ko leke jao yaha se...warna your family will be over...

D'souza cried and left from there. They digged both the bodies. Unknown to them someone was a witness to this crime.

So guys finally you know the incident...Mayank's dad was never involved in the crime...He truly loved her and was unaware of his friends crime...

Now I want to know whether you want Nupur's dad to be punished or saved?

Thank you all for the patience...

Looking forward to your suggestions...😊