CHAPTER 26
Rey was sitting in the hall telling stories when Vishaka came...
Rey:aur usne rakshas ko...hey Vishaka...
Vishaka:kuch hua aaj...chal...
Ritu:(whining)uncle...story complete kar ke jao...please...
Rey:(turning to her)beta main abhi aaya...
Vishaka:baaki sab kahan hain...
Rey:terrace pe...chal..
They went to the terrace where gang were collecting clothes...
Bharath:Vishaka...kya hua...itni jaldi kyun wapas aa gayi...
Vishaka:Kriya aayi thi usne kaha wo Taaani ke saath kuch time spend karna chahthi hain...pata hain aaj kaun aaya...
Swayam:(folding the clothes)kaun...
Vishaka:KAKA...
Sharon:(clothes fell from her hand)WHAT...how dare he...Unhone Taani se kya kaha...hamare khilaf tho nahi na...
Vishaka:(picking it up)nahi...infact ro rahe the...unki beti..hmm..ya naam ttha...yeah...Anjali...she came to know about truth and threw him
out of the house..
Simmi:(sorting the clothes)he deserves it...
Vishaka:(handing over the clothes to Sharon)I know...but you should have seen him...he almost fell at Taani's feet...
Rey:what did Taani say...
Vishaka:(rolling her eyes)obviously MOTHER TERESAne maaf kar diya..
Amar:Really...guys,hum kitne galat thena...Taani ko kya kya kaha hum ne...phir bhi usne hamme maaf kar diya...
They just nodded at this statement..
Days passed on.Gang and kids bonds grew stronger.For everything they asked their opinion.Most of the days,Taani's brothers and bhabhis' would be
at hospital or at Kaka's house.But would come back at night.Gang usually have their dinner with them..
Ravi:(gulping down the food)Taani kal aa jayegi...
Asad:mshh...kyun...kuch din aur hospital main rehegi tho chain se rahegi wo...
Ravi:lekin main kya kar sakta hoon...do din pehale hi usse discharge kar lena chahiye tha...lekin Raghav ke kehne par hi mene jhoot bol kar
discharge delay kiya...Asad you also don't start...
Saurav:main tho uska aane ka intezaar kar raha hoon...dekhna Kittu hum bohot masti karenge...
Raghav:mujhe lagta hain humme Taani ki shaadhi kar dete hain...
Rey choked at the food...
Sauarav:seriously Raghav...Taani and shaadhi...
Raghav:yeah...
Asad:mein bhi wahi soch raha tha...shaadhi ho jaayegi tho she will become more matured...life ko seriously legi...after all ladki hain...
Shreya:bhaijaan,ladkiyon keliye shaadhi hi sab kuch nahi hain...
Anu:exactly...Taani ke dreams ke baare main humse zyada aapko pata hain...before taking a decision talk to Taani...
Raghav:tumhe pata hain peechle baar kya hua tha...
Swayam:kya hua...
Saurav:ladke ka naam pata chalthe hi Anni uske ghar jaa kar ladke ko uske parents ke saamne thappad maarthi hain...that day itself they will call us and the end...cool na...
Raghav:cool???...iss baar usse kuch nahi batathe...pehale hum ladka finalise karenge...
Kittu:phir bhi bhai...finalise hone ke baad bhi tho Anni wo sab kar sakthi hain...
Raghav glared at her while Sauarav beamed at her...
Raghav:iss baar nahi...
Ravi:tumhare mann main koi ladka hain...
Raghav:yup...Varun...
Rey started coughing badly...Swayam patted on his back...
Ravi:Varun tho Anni ki friend hain na...
Raghav:exactly...uski best friend hain na tab baath bhi aasan ho jaayegi...what do you think Swayam..
Swayam is taken aback...
Swayam:mein..
Raghav:come on,she calls you bhai...you can also tell your opinion...
Swayam:(stuttering)mu...mujhe lagta hain humme Taani se poochna cha...chahiye...
Saurav:same here...
Shreya:hum sab bhi wohi chahthe hain...
Raghav:(pushing the plate)fine...then you do what you want...
Rey was still having hiccoughs but felt relieved...He drank a glass of water...
Next Day
Gang were assigned the duty to go and bring Taani home...As soon as they reached home they saw Taani getting ready..
Nil:kahan jaa rahi ho...
Taani:urgent kaam aa gaya...main jaa rahi hoon..
Taani walks to door grabbing her phone..but Rey stops her..
Rey:you are not going anywhere...
Taani:and who are you to tell that...
This silenced him...after giving him a glare she walked out...
Swayam:Taanii...
he rushed out...
Swayam:Taani wait...
Taani sighed and turned around...
Swayam:we can help you...
Taani frowned...
Taani:fine...bhai dekhe iss se pehale humme nikhalna hogaa...
Taani turned around to see Ravi standing just behind her
Ravi:hiii...are you in a hurry...
Taani:(grinning)good morning bhaii...
Ravi:jaa kahan rahi ho...
Taani:bass shopping keliye...bachhon keliye kuch kareedna tha...
Ravi:(studying her)sach...
Taani:(looking here and there)obviously bhai...you are doubting me,huh...
Ravi:(giving her a light hug)just being worried, anni...jaldi aana...aur apna dhyan rakhna...
Ravi went for his rounds and Taani along with gang went outside...
Taani:Neha,Rinni,Amar aur Nil...mere saath aayiye...aap sab ghar jaa ke shelf mein...side drawer mein car ke keys honge...one car for each...centre point pe aana..
in(checking the watch)15 minutes
saying this Taani went off pulling Neha with her...Gang stood there for a minute trying to grasp what was going on...
Sharon:come on guys...getting late...
They went home and grabbed keys,telling kids some lies, they drove off to Centre Point with Rey's car leading them...When they reached there,Taani got into it...
Taani:next bus stop...jaldi...
She then waved others to follow her...as they reached there,she asked Rey to park the car...soon others joined them..Taani led them to a nearby tea stall...
Taani:bhaiyaa...sab keliye chaiii ...
Vicky:whats going on...where is Neha and others...
Taani:shopping keliye gaye hain...(checking her watch)aaj mein aapke barose par kuch karne jaa rahi hoon...
Sharon:what...
Taani:uss din...camp mein aapne kuch forieners ko dekha na...wo log Thailand se hain...
One boy:didi...chaii...
Taani:Maa kaisi hain...
Boy:theek hain...aapko bohot yaad karthi hain...parso hum bhi Anjali di ke shaadi pe aayenge...
Taani smiled and ruffled his hair...
Simmi:back to topic...
Taani:okay...they are close bussiness associates of Vikram...they came here to place a deal...lekin aapko pata hoga wo nahi hua...aaj wo log phirse aa rahe hain...
Rey:why are you beating about the bush...
Taani:fine...they are flesh traders who are comming to take a bunch of 10-13 year old with them...last time it was you girls...it didn't so Vikram is offering them something more 'interesting'...
They blinked and tried to speak...Rey cleared his throat and tried...but their voice was simply not comming out...
Vishaka:tum kya keh rahi ho...
Taani:(getting irritated)time bohot kam hain...are you with me...
Bharath:it is dangerous...
Taani:(getting up)fine...sit here...enjoy your tea...kya farak padta hain na...chahe wo ladkiyan mare ya jiye...hamari behen tho nahi na...
Rey:I'm with you...
Sharon:(pulling Taani to sit down)we are also with you...whats the plan...
Taani:(sighing)dekhiye...aap par koi zor nahi hain...haan,thoda naras hongi par it ok...
Bharath:i'm sorry...its just that...
Taani:i can understand...hamare comfort zone se bahar aana difficult hain...but trust me...ek baar bahar aa gaye tho phir kabhi bhi vapas uss zone pe nahi jaoge...anyways...plan is yahan se
8 kilo meter door ek band factory hain...wahan pe girls ko exchange kiya jaayega...har ek kilometer pe ek gaadi...at the ends,who can drive fast should take the position...
Rey:Bharath and Vicky can do it...
Taani:great...but i need help...
Rey:main hoon na...i will help...
Taani:aa..aap...
Swayam:thats decided...
Sharon:hum aat hain...cars saath...ek ek kilo meter pe ek matlab 7 kilometers thak okay...
Taani:nahi...Rey parked his car here...we have only 6 cars...
Sharon:tum Rey ke saath ho na...so comming to positions...
Taani:Bharath,Simmi,Vishaka,(turning to Swayam)aap,Sharon and Vicky...aur Vicky you have to take us to that factory...wait for us outside...car off mat kijiye..mujhe lagta hain girls ko lane
ke liye almost 20 minutes...jaise hi hum leke aayenge, you have to drive off as fast as possible...Sharon ke car ke pass chod dena...Sharon then your role...and so on...once we get out don't
stop...drive on...(pausing)Centre Point...yeahh...reach their...phone pe set kijiye using GPS...
Vishaka:i'm scared...why can't we call police...
Taani:police ko wahan aane mein ek ya do ghanta lagega...we don't have that much time...once again no pressure...if you want come with me ,otherwise its okay...i will respect your decisions..
Taani waited...
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