Shadows of twilight
My eyes were unable to see through darkness, I tried to force my eyes but my efforts were futile. I looked around and tried to get up, but my body is aching and it totally refused to utilize my commands. I have been sitting in this posture for so many hours. It seems that time has also ceased at one point. My hands are wounded because of the ropes which are fastened tightly.
Beads of sweet are forming on my face, as I kept on trying to untie myself. But I was not strong enough now. Weakness began to dawn on me. My head was as if I am in whirlpool. I haven't taken medicine. Di will be angry when she knows about it.
Di… her cute mother like face was in front of my eyes. Di how can I reach to you. I wish I could tell you what I am going through. Wish I can free you from the hands of that ba*****.
It was my entire fault that you are his wife now. I should have searched about him and investigate thoroughly. And now I am landed in this mess.
He did not know what these kidnappers want from him. And why they had kidnapped him. He did not bother to ask and they do not speak either.
Suddenly he heard the soft music of chiming anklets.
"Khushi" he whispered .popping open his eyes.
It was dark all around him with an eerie silence. He tried hard to listen carefully but he heard nothing.
"I am sorry Khushi. For whatever I have done to you. My heart always believed that you are innocent. I always wanted to love you. To tell you that you are mine and I cannot live without you. I cannot share you with any one else. And I cannot see you in someone else's arms" tears left his eyes, he let them flow.
"I wish that you would have loved me too like I do. My last wish"
He kept on crying until he lost consciousness. Hours passed or days, he lost counts.
He was in deep slumber. But his mind was somehow aware of his surroundings. His eyes were closed, when he heard footsteps. He kept them shut intentionally.
"What happened to him?" somebody pulled his hair so harshly that his eyes flung open with pain and started to water.
He recognized the voice who spoke, in the back of his mind he knew, that it was him. His worst fear came true, he never dreamed of his brother in law to stoop so low. His blood boiled at the sight of him.
"Relax Arnav, do not be angry. It's not good for your health" he smirked
"You must be thinking what I am doing here. Well I am here to confess"
"Confess what?" Arnav could not stop himself from asking.
"The truth. And to be honest there are so many truths to be unfolded. It's not good to cheat a dying person you see.
It was me behind all. It was I, who send Khushi to your office for job. I know her from luckhnow. I was living in her house as paying guest all along. I force her to get engage with me. And when she came to know the truth about me I started blackmailing her. And he narrated all his misdoings.
She was innocent throughout, I used her to take signatures of your on this will paper. I forced her that I will tell the truth to you and I am now fulfilling my promise.untill the final work is done I'll keep you alive and after that…" he laughed evilly.
"I am so sorry Khushi ji; you have to cry few days more like you are crying like hell these days until you get the dead body of your beloved Arnav. After that I'll force you to marry me" everybody in the room laughed with him
Arnav could not believe what he heard.
"Make him call home as soon I'll signal you. And Arnav everyone at home should not know about this little chat we had and of course whereabouts of you" he smirked again
"If nothing goes abide by the instructions, kill him at once. I'll kill his di at home"
With that he left, leaving a livid paranoid Arnav behind, who could not move a muscle.
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