I will always be there for you to protect you. That is my promise.
Really bhaia? (She asks with a big smile)
"Yes, you are the only one that brings smile to my face. Now, come lets go to a theme park.
"yippi I love you bhaia" (The little girl hugs him tightly with a big smile on her face)
Geet...Geet can you hear me? Wake up...
She heard a familiar voice, calling out for her. Everything was in darkness before her eyes, where was she? What happeend? She could hear the crying noise of her daughter calling out for her. Geet forced herself to open her eyes, a blury figure was standing really close to her. Instantly, she moves back fearing it might be Maan. Geet starts to punch and air kick whoever was in front of her.
"Geet calm down..are you okay?"
Slowly her eyes adjusted to the extra light in the room, she could clearly see the figure now. Ajay. She looks around as everything began to be less blurry. She was in her own house. He left her in the darkness again. Why was he doing this? It was so easy for him to kidnap her or kill her. She instantly crawls toward the crib right next to her bed for the daughter. Her heart was pouding hard she can't fail to protect her daughter. She can't. Geet panicks when she found her crib empty, she gets down from the bed turning her crib updside down for her daughter.
"animaah...where is she..." (Geet looks around the room in tears.)
"Geet...Geet calm down she is okay. She is outside playing with Koora in the living room"
Geet imideately runs outside and sighs in relief when she sees Animaah playing with her ball with Koora. Animaah was on her legs crawling around trying to grab the ball with her tiny hands as soon as she gets close to the ball, Koora pushes the ball away making her laugh. Geet sits on the floor right next to Animaah kissing her face. Koora licks Geet's face hugging her.
"Am Sorry..." (Geet whispers in Koora's ears)
"Geet...can we talk?"
"Sure...first of all how did you get in?"
"I came to check in on you..its afternoon now Geet...I rung the doorbell and I got worried when no one opened so I managed to open the door to see if you were okay. Did you take sleeping pill last night? It was really hard to wake you up. You know as a friend I am giving you this warning but if it was anyone else I would've called child services on you."
"What do you mean?"
"When I came in Anni was in such a bad shape. Her face was red from crying for god knows for how long while you were sleeping unable to hear her. It took me a long time to calm her down. This is neglances Geet. If you can't take care of your daughter then.."
"No...don't even say that...I will do anyting to protect her.."
"Then act like it...this is my warning to you Geet..but I don't want to see this again"
"Its not my fault...he was here..."
"He who is he?"
"the guy that kidnaped Annie before...Maan...that is his name..he even showed me his face.
My head was throbbing so badly, I just don't remember what happened. How do I explain to Ajay what happened? I know he was here again, I could still feel his touch on my back. I look at Ajay who sat on the chair opposite of my bed in worrisome. I gave Annie over to Ajay as i looked around the room. Nothing seemed right in here. I looked at the area where I stabbed the guy, where the blood dripped onto the carpet. There was nothing, no sign of blood anywhere. I threaded my fingers through the carpet to find even a single tiny drop, nothing. I walked over to the bathroom pulling my shirt up where I was tasered. There was tiny mark there that blended in with everything else. I quickly pulled my shirt down when I heard Ajay at the door.
"Are you okay? What are you looking for? Speak to me, Geet."
"He was here Ajay. He was here with this other masked guy. Were you able to catch them?"
"Geet you need to sit."
"Don't tell me to sit, just answer yes or no. Did you catch them?"
"Geet, what you are saying doesn't make any sense. I will show you why." (Geet followed him out to the living room where all the doors and windows were closed shut. Ajay walked toward the window and tried opening it. The minute he did, the alarm went off, he proceded to the same with the door and again the alarm went off.) "Geet there is no way for any person to come inside without tripping the alram nor can any person can go outside. I have alram set up in all of the windows and doors of this house except your bedroom. No one was here. I was outside all night long keeping a watch on you."
"he knew that you were outside, he mentioned it to me. There has to be a way inside the house, he was here last night. There were two of them."
"How Geet? Go around the whole house and try to open any window and doors. Alarm will go off" (Geet goes around the whole house every single entry door and window was rigged with alram. She sits on the sofa not knowing what to say. They were here for sure) "Geet I think you might need a vacation. I think this whole thing is getting to you ever since Animaah was kidnapped. You might be hilucinating."
"I know how he looks like. He showed me his face. I am not joking..he was here how he got in or how he left I don't know. All I know is that I will catch that bas***d with or without your help. Anyway, you can leave now there is no point for you to help me if you don't believe me."
"Geet lets go to the police and see if they can do something. I have some friend that can help you"
"No..I will do this on my own."
Maan underestimated her thinking she is weak but now he has to be careful. If there is anything he has learned that her daughter is her weakness and that she is not scared easily. He looks at the girl who was sleeping peacefully next to him, he was reminded of her touch of their kiss. Everything felt so right. Her soft lips were making him yearn for more. He somehow wanted her kiss again. He could still feel her lingering touches on his back roaming around. This wasn't about revenge anymore, Maan knew it was aboust lust. He wanted to have her and punish her physcially and mentally.
Maan rolled to his side taking out his phone. He called the guy that helped him last night.
"hello what's new there?"
"I heard her conversation with that detective, he doesn't believe Geet at all. We just need to implant more seeds in his head to make him thing she is crazy."
"hmm don't worry I already thought of something else. Will explain you later. Bye"
Maan comes out of the shower after half hour more relaxed and happy. Today was going to be another day to make her crazy. He looks at himself on the mirror, his eyes roam to the bruise that was on his stomach from the teaser. He was so used to give pain to others that he forgot how it feels like to feel the pain himself. The electricity that ran through his veins did nothing to him compared to the electricity he felt with ehr touch. Her kiss and her lingering fingrs that roamed around his body gave him a jolt. Her touches were different. Maan touches his scar while he remembered Geet. This scar was nothing compared to what he saw...
Geet looks at herself in the mirror, her upper body was nude. She felt like such an alien in her own body looking at herself. This wasn't who she was. Someone had trapped her inside this body to make her feel the pain. Whenever she comes out of the shower, she avoids looking at the mirror, she hated seeing the scars on her upper body that made her concel it everyday with long sleeves t-shirt. Her chest, her stomach, her back and even her arms were covered with scars. She was punished for being obident and she was punished for wanting a freedom. She closes her eyes as she gently touches her burnt scars, she could still feel pain as her hands lingered on them. She could hear her own voice calling out for help but no one came. Now she had new scar to add to her collection from the taser...it was barley noticeable compared to the others but it was there to remind her who gave her that scar.
"I will not forgive you Mr.Maan..."
"I will make you hurt so badly Geet"
Both look at themselves in the mirror remembering their hatered they have for one another.
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