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ONE CHANCE GIVEN 2.8
CID Episode 65 - 2 August
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai - 03 August 2025 EDT
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CHAPTER 7.
Arnav was shocked when he managed to get the door open with brute force only to see a nurse come at him with knife in her hand. She was aiming for his chest. Arnav raised his hand to protect him and gritted his teeth in pain when the knife plunged into his arm. Blood splattered around as Khushi screamed. Arnav lost his balance due to the attack and the nurse took the chance to push him away and run off.
"Arnav! Arnav! Aap theek haina?", Khushi whispered. Arnav, who had fallen down on the floor, looked up and nodded. The knife was still plunged into his arm and the bleeding continued. Arnav was sure, some muscles were brutally damaged. Anjali came in with Samar in her arms but the moment she saw him she shielded Samar's eyes. She looked at Arnav with fear and worry in her eyes. Arnav smiled at her making her a little relaxed. She took Samar outside with her.
Meanwhile, the nurses, the guards and Doctors had arrived and started to help both husband and wife get off the floor. As both were made to sit on the bed in Khushi's room, Arnav joked, "Tumpe attack hua, Geet Bhabhi bhi zakhmi hui, Maan ka bhi accident hua! Ek main hi bacha tha with no wound! Felt so left out! Abhi feel like we are a family now even I am wounded too!"
"Arnav! Don't joke! Kuch hogaya hota toh? I think it is about time we take some action instead of just waiting for next attack!", Khushi spoke. Arnav nodded as Nurses came to take him to Emergency Room where the knife would be removed from his arm, damaged would be assessed and stitches would be done.
"Bas! Bahut hogaya! Ab humein hi kuch karna hoga!", Maan spoke. It was late in the evening. In the noon they got the news that Khushi was to be shifted from maternity ward to special ward and Geet was to be shifted from ICU too. As Maan got discharged, he asked the hospital to have both the ladies share the twin rooms as it will be safer and easier for all four of them. And now Maan sat beside his wife while Arnav sat beside his. The person who attacked Khushi had vanished in thin air. Everyone speculated that she must have been as assassin hired by Dev.
Arnav had 12 stitches on his arm and due to the damage to his tendons and muscles, his arm was in sling. Once given all clear, he would need months of physical therapy to regain the use of his arm. He was actually advised to get admitted but he refused as he didn't want to leave his wife's side. Anjali had left taking Samar with him so Maan and Geet had one less thing to worry about. After all, the Shantivan was already under lockdown. Khushi and Arnav's babies were still in NICU but they had enough guards outside the Unit that the couple need not worry about them. Inbetween all this, another attack had almost happened. Some of the security guards caught atleast 3 people sneaking into the hospital with aim to harm Khushi or Maan. Thankfully, the heightened security and the addition of cops assigned to the hospital foiled the plot. Now all four sat in Khushi and Geet's room making a plan to catch Dev and Annie.
"Lekin karenge kya?", Geet asked. She was another person with her arm in sling as moving her arm could pull the muscles near her wound and tear her stitches. Other than the stitches and stitches around her bullet wound, Geet looked almost normal. Both the ladies were propped up on their pillows. Wonder what people would think if they passed by this room, Geet mused. Geet with her arm in sling, her husband sitting near her, with a butterfly bandage on his head, leg in cast, hands holding crutches that would help him with walking, her sister in law propped up on the bed looking so pale and weak and her brother in law in a sling sitting on a sofa. It look so weird! Log sochenege kya khaandaan hai! A family that plays together, eats together and gets injured together! As she mused, her thoughts turned melancholic. All of us have one wound that shows the world how Dev and Annie damaged us. She sighed and then straightened up. Maan is right. Enough is enough! I want my normal life back! These three days have been hell and I want my heaven back!
"We have to lure them out! Aisa kuch karna hoga ki woh log galtiyaan karne lage! Some mistake with which we can catch them!", Arnav spoke pensively.
"Exactly! Use aisi jagah chot deni hogi ki woh galtiyaan karne lage!", Khushi agreed as she bit her lip. She was also fed up of these games! Already she almost lost her children and then her brother was attacked, her Bhabhi was shot and then today even Arnav got hurt. No! Enough is enough! We cannot just depend on the Police to do something. We have to lure them out!
"I got an idea!", Geet spat, "Dev ka ego!"
Everyone looked at Geet in confusion and Geet explained, "Dev ka ego bahut bada hai! Use agar chedenge, lalkaarenge toh woh ghusse mein jaroor koi na koi galti karega!"
"But how are we supposed to do that?", Khushi was confused.
Arnav raised an eyebrow as he pondered on Geet's words and then he smirked, "And I know exactly how to do that!"
Maan, Geet and Khushi turned towards him and Arnav continued to smirk. They expected him to explain his comment but he simply smirked. Khushi pulled out a pillow from behind her and sent it sailing towards Arnav. It hit Arnav smack dab on his face and wiped his smirk off. He narrowed his eyes as Maan shook his head while Geet giggled a little.
"Stop smirking and explain your idea, you buffoon!", Khushi spat as she folded her arms against her chest and pouted.
Arnav huffed at her name calling but gave in. He explained, "Here is my idea. Maan should call a press conference and in front of everybody challenge Dev! And challenge him in such a way that it should hurt his ego!"
Maan narrowed his eyes at the idea, "Lekin why me?"
"Arre Simple!", Khushi interrupted. Arnav glared at her for butting in but Khushi ignored him, "Kyunki Dev ki dushmani sirf aapse hai! Hum teeno mein se kisise nahi! Annie ki dushmani humse hain lekin Dev... woh toh sirf aapka dushman hai! So aap agar use lalkaarenge toh uska ego bahut hurt hoga!"
Maan thought for few seconds and then nodded, "Idea mein dum hai!"
"Dum? Yeh idea toh perfect haiji!", Geet piped in.
"Toh theek hai!", Maan nodded, "Bulaate hain shaam ko! Press conference! Aur khelte hain apna daav! Bahut defend kar liya! Ab offense ki baari!"
An hour later...
"Thank you! Thank you all of you for coming here at such a short notice!", Maan spoke into the mike. He looked straight at the handful of press AR and KC's PR managed to gather in an hour. They were standing in the hospital's main hall with Maan and Arnav dressed in their three piece suits and tie. The only thing that looked out of place were Maan's crutches and casted leg and Arnav's arm in sling.
"Pichle kuch teen din mein humpar bahut saare attacks hue! Kabhi main, toh kabhi Khushi, toh kabhi Samar, toh kabhi Geet aur aaj Arnav pe bhi hamla hua!", Maan took a pause to emphasize the matter and looked at the cameras pointed towards him.
"Sach baat yeh hai ki humein pata hai ki humaare attackers kaun hain! Kuch kaayar log hain, cowards! Jinhein himmat nahi saamne aake vaar karne ki! Darte hain humse! Isliye peet peeche vaar kar rahe hain! Saamne nahi aa rahe!", Maan growled but his face maintained an impassive expression. Only Arnav, who was standing beside him, knew the anger swirling inside Maan, eager to come out like a volcano.
Maan took a deep breath and looked at Arnav. Arnav nodded give him the signal to go ahead. They had together penned down Maan's speech to make it as aggressive as possible. Geet had also coached Maan on maintaining his anger and not letting it show that Dev had gotten into him. That would hurt his ego more, this Geet was sure of.
And then Maan gave his concluding statement, "Dev! Tu ek chuha hai jo apne bill mein chupke baitha hai! Himmat hai toh saamne aa! Aage se vaar kar! HIMMAT HAI TOH SAAMNE AA!", Maan roared at the cameras and then turned around and stormed away with Arnav following him.
Geet and Khushi grinned as they saw the press statement on TV. They gave each other smug look. Ab Dev aur Annie nahi bachenge! Ghusse mein ek galti karenge aur pakde jaayenge!
Meanwhile at some hideout...
"KAMEENA!", roared Dev and his henchmen winced as he threw the remote at the TV screen and broke it.
"KYA BOLA WOH? KYA BOLA WOH?", Dev continued to scream, "MAIN CHUHA HUN! DARPOK HUN! ABHI ONNU MAZAA CHAKHAATA HUN! ABHI POORE HOSPITAL KE SAAMNE JAAUNGA AUR USPE GOLI CHALAAUNGA! SAAMNE SE VAAR CHAAHIYE NA? KARTA HUN MAIN SAAMNE SE VAAR!" He picked up his gun and stalked towards the door. He grabbed open the door and was about to step out when laughter echoed behind him.
Dev turned around only to see Annie sitting on the chair all tied up laughing.
"Has kyun rahi hai?", Dev growled as he stalked towards her. Annie continued to laugh ignoring him. Dev reached her and grabbing her by her throat he spat, "Kyun has rahi hai BOL?"
Annie stopped laughing and smirked at him, "Hasun nahi toh kya karun! Unhonein jaal pheka aur tum phas gaye! Ab bataao! Hasun nahi toh kya karun!"
Dev pulled his hand away and frowned in confusion, "Ki das rahi tu kudiye? Jaal, phas gaye, kya?"
Annie rolled her eyes, "Oh bewakoof Bhai! Its simple! Socho! Aap gaye bandook leke. Unko maarne ko. Poore hospital ke saamne. Tumhein kya lagta hai? Wahaan pe koi Guards, Police nahi honge! Tumhaare goli chalaane se pehle tum par das pandra goli chal chuki hogi!"
Dev stumbled back unsure of what Annie was trying to say. Annie huffed and explained in plain words, "Yeh jaal hai! Tumhein maarne ke liye! Aur tum phas gaye! Chuha, darpok! Yeh sab bola hi tha ki tum ghusse mein aake kuch aisa kadam lo ki woh tumhein khatam kar dein!"
Dev sat down in shock. It was a plan! And he would have stumbled right into it if his sister hadn't stopped him. "Ab main kya karun?", he mumbled in daze.
Annie shrugged, "Pehle mere haath paaun kholo! Aur phir meri plan suno! Mere paas ek plan hai jisse Khushi ki bhi maut hogi aur Geet bhi tumhaari hogi!"
Dev looked at her with wide eyes and Annie simply smirked.
Uh oh! Maan aur Arnav's ka plan toh start hone se pehle flop hogaya! Ab kya hoga?
Thank you, take care and have fun,
Kalpana
CHAPTER 8.
It was late night, almost 10 PM when the phone came. Maan was seated on the sofa beside Arnav while the ladies slept on the bed. Maan and Arnav couldn't sleep especially after the press conference they had given. They had set the trap and now it was Dev's turn. So they remained alert and restless waiting for the strike from Dev. Just then the silence in the room was shattered by Maan's phone. Who was calling him? He frowned and picked up the call.
"Satsriyakaal Maan Veerji! Pehchaana?", came Dev's voice and Maan took in a deep breath. He grabbed Arnav's hand who looked at him in confusion. Maan looked at him with wide eyes and Arnav understood. He signalled Maan to talk and Maan nodded.
"Dev", Maan hissed. The name was said with hatred so strong that even Arnav flinched. Just then Geet woke up from her sleep. She looked curiously as to whom Maan was talking to.
"Arre Veerji! Inne nafrat se na naam lo! Chota Praah hun twadda!", Dev continued. Maan closed his eyes to control his anger. His other hand curled into fist while the hand holding the phone gripped the phone tighter.
"Bakwas band kar aur kaam ki baat kar!", Maan hissed in anger. Geet started to nudge Khushi and Khushi woke up too. She looked at Geet who mouthed Dev's name back. Khushi's eyes widened and she looked at Arnav and Maan with wide eyes.
"Theek hai! Kar leta hun kaam ki baat!", Dev's voice lost all playfulness and he became serious, "Toh sun lo! Mennu tussi kaayar bulaate ho na! Toh theek hai! Hun dikhata hun apni himmat! Lekin sawaal toh yahaan yeh hai ki kya tussi apna himmat dikha sakte ho? Ya tussi aur twadde Jamaai Arnav dono kaayar ho?"
Maan growled, "Oye! Mujhe kaayar na bulaana! Aur rahi baat Arnav ki toh woh ek kya sau Dev ka saamna kar sakta hai! Samjha?"
"Toh theek hai! Dikhaao apni himmat? Milo mennu akele mein? Bolo! Miloge?", Dev taunted.
"Matlab? Matlab kya hai tumhaara?", Maan spat as he stood up. Arnav also stood up and looked at the ladies in alarm. Geet and Khushi grabbed each other's hands in worry. Arnav looked back at Maan as Maan waited for Dev's reply.
"Matlab wahi jo tu samjha!", Dev retorted, "Tu aur Arnav ek taraf! Main ek taraf! Kalle milenge! Aur phir hoga! Aar! Ya Paar!"
Maan took in a deep breath and then nodded, "Theek hai! Ho jaane do ab faisla! Bahut hogaya yeh chuhe billi ka khel! Kab aur kahaan milna hai bataao! Main aur Arnav wahaan pahunch jaayenge!"
Arnav raised an eyebrow at the comment but did not react any other way. On the other hand, both Khushi and Geet had their eyes wide and looked like they would start crying right away.
"Theek hai! Aaj. 12 baje...", Dev gave the address and cut the call.
The moment the call was cut Geet spoke up, "Nahi Maan! Aap nahi jaayenge!"
"Haan! Aap dono nahi jayenge!", Khushi added and both ladies shared a glance and nodded.
Maan sighed, "Tum dono baat nahi samajh rahe ho!..." Khushi cut him off, "Aur samajhna bhi nahi hai humein! Humein bas aap dono ki salaamati chaahiye!"
"Aur jab tak Dev zinda baahar ghoom raha hai hum mein se koi bhi salaamat nahi ho sakta!", Arnav explained.
"Kya hum log zindagi bhar darr mein jeeyenge?", Maan asked.
"Aur bachchon ka toh socho! Hum log haath pe haath dhare baithe rahenge toh kal woh log bachchon ko bhi nishaana banaayenge!", Arnav questioned.
"Aur kya zindagi bhar hum iss darr mein jeeyenge ki kab woh humaare teeno bachchon pe vaar karega?", Maan spoke up.
"Kya aap dono iss Dev naam ke talwar ko zindagi bhar apne aur apne bachchon ke sar par latka hua dekhna chaahti hain?", Arnav hissed.
"NAHI!", both Geet and Khushi shouted.
"Toh aaj humein jaane do! Ho jaane do aamna saamna!", Maan pleaded.
"Please Khushi! Jaane do hum dono ko!", Arnav begged.
"Lekin aap dono... akele...", Khushi looked at both of them with worry.
Arnav chuckled, "Dev ko lagta hai hum akele aa rahe hain!"
"Lekin hum thodi na akele jaayenge?", Maan finished.
Both Geet and Khushi shared a look of confusion before Geet voiced their question, "Matlab?"
Maan explained, "Baat simple hai! Hum akele nahi jaayenge! Guards aur Police ko saath le jaayenge! Humpe koi aanch nahi aayegi! Don't worry!"
Geet and Khushi did not look convinced. Maan and Arnav sighed. They started to talk with their respective wives. It took a while and a lot of convincing but Khushi and Geet finally agreed. And with that Maan and Arnav set out to talk to the guards and cops. Once done with that, they came back and sat with their wives for a while trying to keep them optimistic. Soon, one of the constables came to tell them that it was time to get going if they had to reach the place Dev asked them to come to. Maan and Arnav nodded. The place Dev had asked them to come to was a barren land outside the city and it took almost half hour to reach there. Maan and Arnav said their goodbyes and soon were on their way.
For a while, Geet and Khushi sat quietly lost in their own thoughts. But after a while, Khushi spoke up, "Bhabhi! Humein bahut darr lag raha hai!"
"Sab theek ho jaayega! Babaji aur Devi Maiyya pe bharosa rakh!", Geet grasped Khushi's hand.
Khushi tried to smile but could not. Geet sighed softly. Then an idea came to her head and she shook Khushi's shoulder, "Tumhaare face pe smile laane ka mere paas perfect idea hai!"
"Kya Bhabhi?", Khushi asked.
Geet replied, "Simple! Jaao aur apne bachchon ko jaake mil aao!"
Khushi's eyes lit up, "Haan Bhabhi! Waise bhi dopahar ko hi dekha tha! Hum unhein bahut miss kar rahe hain! Hum abhi jaate hain!"
Khushi called for the nurse to wheel her to the NICU. Soon Khushi was gone and Geet pouted. Ab main akeli ho gayi hun! Main kya karun? Then she grinned. Main apne bachche ko mil nahi sakti lekin use phone pe baat toh kar sakti hun! Lekin ab tak toh so gaya hoga! Poochke dekhti hun Anjaliji ko! Jaaga hai toh baat kar lungi usse! Nahi toh... Anjaliji se hi baat karlungi! She dialled the number and spoke to Anjali. Geet was delighted to know that her son was awake and soon was listening to his chattering.
Maan and Arnav stood in the area Dev had called them to. They looked around at all the places where the cops and guards were hiding. But they couldn't spot them which meant Dev won't be able to spot them too. Their confidence went one notch up. Dev! Aaja! Aaj tera kaam tamaam! Maan decided. Soon it was 12 AM and both men straightened up. Dev would be arriving soon.
Five minutes passed. And then ten minutes. Dev did not come yet. Maan and Arnav exchanged a glance. Both thought the same thing. Dev kahaan hai? Another ten minutes passed and both men felt a chill tingle down their spine. Why did they feel something is not right here? The Police Commissioner called Maan from his hiding place asking where Dev was. Maan replied that he did not know. As both stood there waiting for Dev, a thought entered Maan's brain and he turned to look at Arnav in alarm, "Arnav! Kahin pehle se Dev ne yahaan na aane ka toh plan nahi bana liya?"
Arnav frowned, "Par woh yahaan nahi aayega toh kahaan jaayega?"
Both of them stared at each other for a second and then their eyes widened and both spoke simultaneously, "Hospital!" Both ran to Maan's car. As Arnav started driving, Maan called up the Commissioner and informed him of their idea. Commissioner agreed that they might be right and promised to follow them. Next Maan tried Geet's number to warn her. But she wasn't picking it up. Next he tried Khushi's mobile. Even her mobile did not get picked up. Hey Babaji! Meri Khushi aur Geet ko kuch ho na jaaye! He looked at Arnav and explained about the mobiles. Arnav was beyond worried now, "Ab kya hoga? Hospital pahunchte aadhe ghanta lagega! Tab tak unhein kuch..." Maan cut him off, "Tej chalao Arnav! Saare speed limits tod do! Humein yeh aadhe ghante ka raasta 10 minute mein tayy karna hai!" Arnav nodded as he put the car into highest gear. Both prayed that they reached the hospital in time.
Meanwhile at the hospital...
"Hello Geetto rani!"
"Hello Khushi! Dekho! Tumhaari maut tumhaare saamne khadi hai!"
Did the last two lines scare you? I admit, it kind of freaked me out! I got goosebumps!
This is the last update for this year! The climax and epilogue of this story will be posted next year!
Thank you, take care and have fun,
Kalpana
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