PART 2
"Krishna Rao" Pallavi whispered
"Uhuh yeh krne ka koi zaroorat nahin hai. Main jaanta hai ki tum bhi mereko jaanta hai." the man replied moving his fingers in a no no direction.
"Kyun aaye ho yahan? Raghav ko pehle barbaad karke, usse uski family se dur krke shanti nahin mili tumhe." she snapped back.
"Main toh jaa chuka tha magar tera pati hi mujhe yaad karta rehta hai." he laughed.
"Nana iss ladki ki shakal par matt jaana. Bahut tezz hai yeh." the guy who Pallavi beated the shit out of spoke sitting on one of the chairs holding an ice bag in his hands.
"Tumne akele iska aisa haal kara?" Krishna Rao asked in surprise but all Pallavi did was gaze at the boy in anger. If only time permitted she would have actually shown him the real beating.
"Impressive. Waise mera beta ne ke kaam achcha kara woh apne jaisa hi biwi laya. Smart and powerful. Tum sahi mayne main Pallavi Raghav Rao ho." Krishna Rao flicked his fingers.
"Woh tumhara beta nahin hai. Kuch nahin lagte ho tum uske specially jo tumne uske saath kiya uske baad toh bilkul nahin. Agar mera Raghav yahan aa gaya na toh woh tumhe zinda nahin chhodega. Pichli baar toh tum bhaag gaye the lekin iss baar nahin." Pallavi replied when she felt a women point the gun on her forehead.
'Are gussa nahin chhodo usse. Bahu hai yeh mera . Beta Pallavi main khud yahan nahin aaya hai tera pati ne hi mujhe bulaya hai." he spoke in a calm voice to which Pallavi gave a confused look. Why would Raghav call this man? Bappa please help me, let Farhad know that i called.
"Nahin samjha tum ruko abhi batata hai. Jay iska haath khol. Koi apna bhabhi ko bhala aise bandhta hai." he ordered the bruised guy.
"Nana aap yeh-" Jay tried to reason only to be shown a palm. So he did what his father ordered him to.
"Han ab baat karte hai hum" Krishna Rao spoke as he forwarded a glass full of water for her to drink.
Pallavi twisted her wrist after getting freed from the ropes but refused to take anything from the man.
"Bilkul apna pati jaisa gussa lekin agar woh aag ki tarah tezz hai na toh tum paani ki tarah shant hai magar dubaane ka takat rakhta hai" Krishna Rao complimented her.
"Kyun aaye ho yahan?" Pallavi asked the same question again.
"Bola na ki nahin aana chahta tha magar jaise hi tumhara pati ke paas power aur paisa aaya woh mereko dhundhne laga. Main pehle socha ki apna bachcha hai jaane deta hoon magar woh toh daring dikhaane laga. Mera Jay ka consignment roka woh. Mera bete jaisa officer ko marwa diya toh uska bharpayi kisiko toh karna padega na. Haina na?" he asked in an angry tone.
"Please nahin" Pallavi spoke understanding the result of this conversation.
"Are nahin beta aise ro matt mereko bahut takleef hota hai. Lekin main bhi majboor hai na. Mera logo ko bhi toh unka badla chahiye. Lekin Raghav bhi mera beta jaisa tha isliye main tumko ek mauka deta hai idhar se bhaagne ka. Toh Jao bhaag jao aur lekar aao apne Raghav ko yahan." he leaned back in his chair as his army of men dropped the weapons. Pallavi gave a thought to the situation, it was dangerous but she had some responsibilities too so she took the chance as she made a run for her life towards the door only to be caught again by Jay.
"Nana tumko chance diya main nahin. " he turned her around as she bumped into him and dragged her back from the main door to the chair pushing her down.
"Haww tum toh bhaag hi nahin paaya. Ab?" Krishna Rao laughed an evil one.
"Please jaane do." Pallavi cried not for her but for the people she love.
"Raghav merese panga le raha tha toh uska bharpayi toh krega na." Krishna Rao traced his gun from her forehead to her chin settling back down. Pallavi looked down towards her mangalsutra and then at the huge portrait of her husband in the hall.
"Toh phir mujhse bhi ek warning lele . Pehle toh tum bach gaye the Krishna Rao lekin agar mujhe kuch hua na toh Mera Ghamandi Rao tujhe zinda nahin chhodega. Samazla." she looked back with fury in her eyes with a constant gaze. Eyes red with anger masking the fear behind them completely.
"Toh main bhi uska intezaar karega." Pallavi heard his reply followed by 3 bullet shots.
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An hour later.
Farhad parked his car in the parking lot as Raghav smiled to him talking about their future plans for the showroom.
"Anna main kal hi papers ready karwa lunga." Farhad locked the car.
"Han merese sign karwakar woh Mehta's ke office bhijwa diyo." Raghav replied when he spotted Amma get out of the other car.
"Amma aap ab aaya?" Raghav asked hugging her.
"Han woh kya hai na. sab ladies mereko udhar thora der aur rok liya. Main Pallavi ka phone try kra lekin lagaich nahin." Amma replied.
"Han call toh mereko bhi aaya tha uska but main meeting main tha." Raghav replied.
"Mujhe bhi call kra tha bhabhi ne intercom se. Shayad unke phone ki battery dead thi lekin kuch awaaz hi nahin aai. Lekin phir unka message aaya Amma ki electricity main kuch fault hai toh woh repair krwa rahi hai." Farhad informed.
"Achcha phir theek hai. Lagta hai watchman ko bheja hai woh fault dekhne." Amma asked looking around.
"Tera meeting kaisa gaya?" she asked Raghav.
"Ek dum perfect Amma. Humko yeh deal mil gaya. Pallavi ko pata chalega na toh dekhna woh khushi ke maare uchhalne lagega kyunki woh bhi kitna mehnat kara hai ispe." Raghav spoke with a rpoud smile. Indeed his wife had been giving her heart and soul to this project of his.
"Han Amma ab Jayati Jwellers global hojayega." Farhad added as they all entered the house together. It looked utterly silent to them but clean too with no sign of humanity.
"Sab worker kidhar gaya?" Amma asked.
"Woh Pallavi unko chhutti de diya tha. Main shaam ko aya tha ready hone na tab. Par woh khud kidhar hai. Pallavi! Pallavi!" Raghav shouted her name.
"Anna main Light box ki taraf dekhta hoon." farhad left.
"Pallavi!" Both Amma and Raghav shouted for her when they saw a siloutte of someone sitting on the dining chair.
"Yeh dekho Amma tumhara bahu idhar hai. Aajkal kuch sunta hi nahin hai. Pallavi tumko pata hai aaj kya hua." Raghav walked towards her with Amma following behind. He tocuhed her shoulders as he sat infront of her but before he can process anything her boyd fell on him. His hand felt a liquid against them when he pushed out his palm out and saw blood on them.
"Pallavi!" shriked Amma.
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Aai along with Nikhil and Kaka came as soon as possible to the RR Mansion along with the other family memebers. Aai walked inn when she saw something that broke her soul into a million pieces as she scraed out for her daughter falling onto the ground. Nikhil and kaka ran to grab her as she cried inconsolably in their arms. Amma who was sitting as if her soul was set on fire heard her shrills and ran to her engulfing her in a hug.
"Sharda ji hume bahut strong banna hoga. Mera ghar barbaad ho gaya Sharda ji" Amma cried as Aai looked back up to the same thing that killed her.
On the floor sat Raghav with a lifeless Pallavi in his arms looking deeply at her. His white shirt that he once wore to carry her fragrance now smeared in her blood as his lips moved in sync of some words not audible to the others. He was just looking at her with hollowness in his eyes and the sight itself broke the others into sobs. Amrutha too cried as she saw Farhad sitting with his back against a pillar on the ground. His face depicting no emotions yet the dried tears gave away his pain. She silently sat beside him keeping a hand over his shoulders as he looked back with her giving in on his emotions, hugging lher like a baby as he cried.
"Mr Farhad humne sab inspection karliya hai" the inspector infromed them, " Ab hume body ko post-mortam ke liye lekar jaana hoga." he added.
Farhad looked at Amrutha in horror as she squeezed his arms.
"Raghav ko tumhaari zaroorat hai." Amrutha spoke as he looked at her and then Amma who nodded in confirm. She knew she won't be able to handle her son's place over hers. She too lost her daughter today.
"Anna" Farhad called out to his best friend but came no reply.
"Anna unhe bo- bhabhi ko lekar jaana hai." he informed.
"Farhad chup kar tera bhabhi so raha hai. Woh aaj bahut thak gaya tha usko disturb matt kar." came his monotonous reply.
"Anna" Farhad stammered controlling his sobs as Amma turned her face away to cry.
"Main bola na Farhad chup kar." Raghav screamed.
"Shhh shh sorry saree ka Dukaan main gussa nahin kara. " he quickly toned his voice down stroking her face.
"Sir hume lekar jaana hoga." the ward boys came ahead to touch her when Raghav looked up in fury.
"Usko haath lagaya na toh main kaat dalega." he screamed, 'Mera Pallavi ko mujhse koi door nahin lekar jayega. pallavi utho aur inko batao sab theek hai." he added crying to her holding her close.
"Raghav beta-" Amma came close to him.
'nahin Nahin. Pallavi kidhar bhi nahin jayega Amma. Abhi humko sath dinner karna hai. Woh mera wife hai." he shouted holding her body close moving front and back with it. The ward boys looked at Farhad who nodded in confirmation as they tried pulling the body from him while Farhad grabbed his brother.
'nahin farhad chhod mujhe. Tum Mera Pallavi ko mujhse door nahin leja sakta hai. chhodo usse." Raghav screamed as the other cried. nikhil too came to support Farhad as they all held raghav trying to tear him apart from her.
Raghav grabbed her hand sitting beside her stretcher.
"Pallavi tum daro matt. Main tumko door nahin jaane dega. Aree uska Saree Ka Dukaan ke bina uska Ghamandi Rao marr jayegaa. Utho na" he screamed at her face as they pulled a white sheet over it. farhad pulled him back as he held him tight. He sat beside him patting his back as Raghav cried on his shoulders not leaving her face for a second.
"Anna bhabhi jaa chuki hai. Kho diya hai humne unhe." Farhad snapped making him look at him.
"Nahin" Raghav whispered.
"Lekin abhi hume unn sabko unke anjaam tak pahuchana hai jisne unhe humse dur kara hai. Aaj bhabhi ko aapki zaroorat hai. Hamari zaroorat hai." farhad reminded him and he soon saw a shift in his Anna's eyes as soon as her body left the house. Raghav held his hand as he stood up with his eyes filled with anger and a need for revenge.
"Mere se mera Pallavi ko chhenne walon ko main zinda nahin chhodega." Raghav roared as he looked around at the crying figures. Amma holding Aai as they both cried for their daughter. Nikhil who sat at the foot of the sofa with Amrutha by his side. Even Vijay Deshmukh was inconsolable as Kaka held him trying to hold back his own tears.
"Jisne bhabhi ki yeh haalat kari hai Anna woh iska hisaab zaroor dega" Farhad kept a hand on his shoulder.
"Main aaj apna pyaar khoya hai farhad magar jisne usko chheena hai woh raghav Rao ka woh roop dekhenga ki poora Hyderabad kaanp jayega. Bhale hi mereko iss poora sheher ko aag lagana pade lekin main apna Pallavi ko insaaf zaroor dilayega. Yeh RAGHAV PALLAVI RAO ka wada hai." he shouted fisting his hands beside him as he looked at the same spot he sat holding her. Her blood droplets visible on the floor as they mark the beginning of a bloodshed war.
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