The Fading Butterfly: Thread 2 link in INDEX - Page 21

Originally posted by: rajvi20

pain,anger,love,regret all together...very well depicted...nd the part where riya wait for him to permit her to speak was very good,very well defines the impact that arjun's anger had on riya.
continue soon!!

thanks alooott...😳😳😳

Originally posted by: mithu_borkotoky

Bang on!! i have read this again and again... n yet feel like reading more... but with each time my curiosity also increases... So it a request... please update fast

aw thanks aloottt and i am happy that you guys feel to read it again and think that its worth reading😳! thanks alooottt...

Originally posted by: Rong_ria

Mindblowing love it

thanks😳

Chapter Three

THIS UPDATE IS DEDICATED

To my dear,

"haruhi26" , lovely tina!!😃😃

"funkylicious" shru!!!!!!😉😉

"Gurmeet4Drashti"😳😳

"tani23"😊😊

Loved the replies and the motivation you gave!! Love you guysss I dint have words to say so here is the dedication, kindly accept.😳😳😳

---

The person who carried her, kept her on the bed as slowly as if keeping a priceless possession. Riya was drugged but her face was giving away the feeling she felt at his touch, disgust. The man caressed her cheeks which were red as he had slapped her hours ago. Riya had no energy left in her. She barely felt what was happening to her. Then suddenly she felt the person sitting next to her and holding her hands in his. The disgust fled through her body as she felt his hands on her wrist, caressing it. Her heart screamed for Arjun, and Arjun, had no idea where she was.

---

"Shree call traced?" Rathore asked Shree and Shree looked down apologetically.

"Sir- actually the call was mere 59 seconds long. I would have traced if it was even a second more." Shree said and looked at Arjun who understood. Sikandar was way too smarter than expected. He knew very well that if she talked for 1 minute, it would be traced. And Arjun was sure; the footsteps that neared her were of none other than, Sikandar's.

Maybe he was near her! Maybe he drugged her! Maybe she was hurt! Maybe he had touched'Arjun's mind roared with anger and he closed his eyes in order to control himself from breaking anything into pieces. If ANY damn maybe, any, was true, god knows how bad he was going to react.

Arjun looked up and saw 3 curious faces. He looked at Rathore then at Shree and then finally Chotu. He saw their faces speaking something to him and then he got what was wrong.

"Why was she calling you 'sir', Rawte?" Rathore asked as the 2 other faces supported the same question silently.

What followed was silence, as expected.

"I asked you something." Said Rathore as his curiosity reached its peak.

But nothing came from his mouth, what would he tell, he forced Riya to call him 'sir' even though she was his legally wedded wife! No.

"The way Riya was not speaking, she sounded more scared of yourather than being of Sikandar." Rathore said nearly accusing.

But Arjun, he just looked down, as if admitting his crime.

"Do not compel me to interrogate you, Rawte. You very well know I am capable of that." Rathore said and something snapped inside his own self, knowing that there was someone so dear to him, who didn't deserve his trust now.

Rathore always believed that no matter how hard Arjun might seem to be on criminals, he has a very soft heart. And the girl, who will ever be able to conquer it, will be the luckiest. But now, he doubted his own thinking.

"I, I never gave her the rights she had on Me." Arjun said meekly and Rathore sharply looked at him and barely controlled himself from slapping this man hard. Yes, how badly he wished to slap him! To slap some senses in his dumb head! How can he ignore the very person who loved him unconditionally!?

Now it made sense! Now everything fell into place. Now he came to know why her phone calls were never answered, why she called the office number to know about Arjun and then suddenly her phone calls stopped, why Arjun never talked about his personal life, why he never went home early even though they all left at 8 everyday. Because he never loved her! NEVER!

Rathore looked at Arjun who for the first time was not able to look up to his friend cum senior, Sameer Rathore. Seeing the apologetic look, Rathore banged his hand on the nearby table, frustrated at the foolishness of his colleague. Colleague, just a colleague now, his friendship died the moment he came to know what he had done to his sister, his baby sister. Riya was surely not related to him by birth, but by love and affection she had for everybody.

---

Amit left after studding for an hour and so did Arjun as he received very important information of a murderer. As he left Riya forgot to ask him if he was going to be late for dinner, so she decided to call him. CALL!! No, she is not going to touch the phone! It belonged to him and she was forbidden to touch his things. So she decided otherwise.

It was late at night when she waited and waited for him but he didn't turned up. She sat on the kitchen floor waiting for him and didn't notice when she drifted off to sleep. When she woke up in the morning she jolted up and went in his room to find him.

Her footsteps came to a sudden halt, as they were about to enter HIS territory, his room. Where she was strictly NOT ALLOWED. She saw the door closed and hoped he was back. But then her heart felt empty making her curious to find it herself if he really is back or not. She knocked but there was no one inside. She opened his room and peeked inside, wishing him to be in the bathroom so that he dint know she came. But nope, he was not there. Seeing the room empty and the bed neatly made her eyes became teary and her hands became shaky. He always returned home! Even though he would be late or would return in the morning but he would! What happened to him!?

She couldn't hold it anymore. She ran to his gym, another forbidden territory. Her brain screamed that he would be hell angry if he saw her there but her heart denied, "To hell with his anger, I need to see he is alright!" saying so she ran through the corridor and reached the gym where he spent his most of the time when he was home. But nope, no luck.

Her worry had no boundaries now. She ran back to the living room and picked up the phone. The cold gadget sent chill down her spine but still she managed to dial his number with shaky fingers. The endless ring rang and rang but he didn't pick up! Getting hyper she dialed his office number, she looked at the clock, it said 8 AM, hoping for somebody to pick it up Riya prayed and yes! Someone picked!!

"HELLO!! HELLO!!" came her urgent and desperate voice.

"Hello," came a male voice from the other end, but it was not Arjun.

"HI I AM RIYA!! Riya Rawte. Can I speak to ACP Rawte!" came her breathless voice dripped in fear.

"Relax Mrs. Rawte, I am Sameer Rathore. His senior, may I know why are you so tensed?" came Rathore's concerned voice but each passing minute was adding up to her fear.

"Arjun! He- he isn't back last night! I ' I called his phone and he didn't pick up!! Is he okay!! I need to know! Please-"

"Okay, let me check." Rathore too was scared for a while as he heard Arjun didn't reach home. They left last night at 8, why wasn't he home yet!

"I am holding on the line, please tell me soon." Riya said desperately and Rathore ran inside the cabin to check him. Yes he was there, his back was facing him.

"Rawte!" he called but then remembered Riya on the phone and ran down to tell her that he was fine.

"Hello." Rathore checked if she was still online.

"Yes!" Riya's eyes lit up.

"He is here. May be he slept here only when we left. I will make sure he calls you back, don't worry." Rathore said and assured.

Hearing the soothing words, Riya kneeled down instantly holding the phone in her hands, near her heart. She thanked her god that everything was fine. She breathed heavily to compensate the breaths she was holding. And from the back of her hand, she swiped away the sweat that formed on her forehead and sighed 2-3 times.

---

"Rawte, get up!" Rathore nudged Arjun and he got up sleepily.

"What happened Rathore!" said Arjun disturbed, as it was not at all comfortable to sleep on the chair all night!

"You weren't home last night!" he said showing him his phone that said '6 missed calls'.

"Oh, I kept it on silent and I dint know when I slept!" Arjun said acting innocent and Rathore looked at him.

"Everything okay?" Rathore asked once again and Arjun smiled sheepishly, making him know that it's fine.

---

Arjun got freshen up in the office as he had some spare cloths in the changing room and returned to work, not even informing Riya once.

---

Riya knew Arjun couldn't handle his hunger for long, and hated eating in hotels, so she cooked food and decided to call him up on breakfast. She knew he may be angry to touch his phone again, but if he came to have his breakfast, she will have his scolding happily.

They were reading the files of a recent case when Rathore saw this phone blinking. Arjun too saw it but ignored.

Rathore looked at him and shook his head in negative; maybe he was ignoring her because of a fight. As he thought it to be a matter of husband and wife, he didn't interfere.

Riya, on the other hand, was overtaken by love and care for him that she decided to pack some food and deliver it herself. She reached his office and prayed for the one above to guide her wisely and keep his head cool. She asked where his cabin was and reached.

She entered his cabin and thankfully he was not there. She kept the food basket on his desk and turned to leave when she saw the whole ETF coming in, including Arjun. Her eyes widened in surprise and Arjun looked at her as if he spotted an alien.

"May I help you, miss?" asked Rathore as he saw worry lines on her face, deep and prominent.

"A- umm- h-hi, I ' am Riya-" said Riya unsure of the consequences now.He is going to be hell angry!

"Oh hi! I am sameer, we talked in the morning." Rathore remembered her name and hence acknowledged her.

"Hi." Riya said and looked down.

"Why are you here!?" said Arjun angrily irrespective of the fact that there were people around them.

"I ' I-" before Riya could say, Rathore jumped in.

"She was hell worried for you, Rawte. She called up in morning to know if you were okay." Rathore said and Arjun threw an angry glare at her and she looked down.

"Looks like you have a breakfast invitation." Said Rathore eyeing the basket bought by Riya. Arjun noticed the basket and looked at her more sharply as if he will eat her instead of the food.

"Will you mind if we share some?" asked Rathore politely and all Riya could do was smile at his politeness.

Rathore grabbed the basket and opened it. It was filled with fruits and food. Chotu's eyes lit up and they all grabbed the plates inside the basket and served themselves. It was the tastiest food they ever had. Rathore looked at Riya and appreciated.

"Wow Mrs. Rawte! You are a very good cook, Arjun is very lucky, I must say." Rathore said stuffing his mouth with another bite. While Shree and Chotu had no time speaking as their mouths were stuffed but Riya understood and chuckled.

"Arjun sir, you can have food when you go home, as this basket is ours." Said Shree and Arjun nodded happily.

"Please call me Riya. 'Mrs. Rawte' seems too formal." Riya said with a smile and Rathore stopped eating instantly. "What happened?" asked Riya as she saw Rathore stop eating.

Rathore looked down and said, "my sister's name was Riya too. She too was a good cook."

"Was?" asked Riya.

"She died in a car accident. I wish she was here." Said Rathore as he kept the plate down, having no urge to eat more.

"Look around, may be she is." Said Riya indicating herself and Rathore had tears in his eyes. "Bhaiya."(Brother)

Hearing the word Rathore got emotional and hugged Riya. She too hugged him back and smiled.

"And if you can handle it, I am ready to bring you food everyday!" she said as she handed him his plate again and he finished eating.

Somewhere Arjun too was touched by this simple act of hers. It was magical! How she created happiness wherever she goes, how she creates a new bond with anyone related to her or not, it was magical plus beautiful.

---

That day Arjun shocked her, as he didn't even say a word of scolding to her! He didn't even react the way she imagined him to. Infact, he just forgot everything and let her do what she wanted, to be happy.

As they both came back home, Arjun went to the building's grocery shop to collect the stuff and pay the bills. There he met amit.

Amit turned and spotted Arjun right in front of his nose. He got scared and his eyes went wide, just like Riya's. Arjun was in a good mood so he pressed his lips in a forced smile and said hi. In return amit saw him and became more scared. Seeing so weird expressions on his face, Arjun kneeled down and asked him, "What happened?"

Amit nodded his head in a no telling him that nothing happened.

Arjun looked at him keenly and asked again, "tell me what's wrong."

Amit who was scared a lot of him said, "you will not scold me?"

"Scold you? For what?" asked Arjun confused.

"For doing mischief! That day I came to your house, then Riya didi told me, you don't like noises and children who do mischiefs. And she told me you keep people in prison. When you are near her, Riya didi becomes like a small kitten and shivers, she is scared of you! You are bad, A monster by whom people get scared! So I wont talk to you." The little amit said what he could figure out at this tender age and ran away. But he didn't know what he said gave a whole new meaning to everything.

Here in the house, Riya arranged the food happily and waited for Arjun. Arjun came, but he was not alone, a storm accompanied him. When he entered the house he saw Riya placing various bowls on the table and was happily smiling. She kept the last bowl on the table when a strong hand pulled her elbow abruptly.

She gasped at the intensity of the pull and of his eyes, "what did you say to amit about me?" he asked gritting his teeth.

"Amit?" Riya said, as she was genuinely confused.

"Forgot about him! Let me remind you then! The 12 year old boy, watchman's son, to whom you provide free coaching classes!" Arjun said and his grip tightened by each word he spoke.

"aah! Sir! Its hurting!" Riya closed her eyes and winced.

"Its hurting me too, you are spreading wrong rumors about me! And that too to kids! How can you manipulate their innocent minds." Said Arjun coming near her face and Riya moved back as his grip loosed seeing her pain.

"I dint say anything! I ' I dint!" Riya said partially remembering what she said and then she was sure she dint say anything of that sort.

"Don't you dare lie to me, Riya! I hate liars!" said Arjun nearing her and her eyes went wide in fear, "dint you say to him that I put people in prisons! And that I hate children!"

"No I dint mean that! That day when you came home early I said to him that you don't appreciate kids making noise so he should study quietly, and when he asked me what you do, I told him that you catch bad people, and you keep them in prison as you are a -"

"You said, that I am a Monster?!" Arjun said, as he too was unable to believe that Riya said this about him.

Riya got shocked as she was accused of saying what she never said, "NO! I dint! I-"

Arjun came close to her face even more and caught a hold of her elbow; "now I will show you my monstrous side!" saying so he dragged the already crying girl to her room and opened the balcony door, he took her there and threw her on the floor, and locked the balcony door from inside the room. It was a glass door separating the balcony from the room. Riya got up and banged it in front of him.

"Open it! Open it please! I beg you, sir! Please!" said Riya crying loudly now and sobbing like a baby.

Arjun turned around and closed his eyes as her painful cry was deafening to his ears.

"Open it! I am scared! I am scared of being locked! I swear, I am not lying! Please! Save me!" Riya thumped her feet and banged the door like a mad person but Arjun just left the room.

Riya was banging the glass door but this door was too hard for her soft wrists to break. She tried with her all might but the door dint even budge. Soon her cries subsided and she slipped down the door and sat on a corner, with her head buried between her knees.

She was sitting in a corner, shivering and murmuring her prayers to the one above to save her till Arjun comes again and opens the door for her. But maybe god was too not on her side today, as she heard loud thunders and lightening. She jerked up and saw the sky turning darker and black clouds making their way on the sky. Soon a trail of drops followed the lightening and it rained like never before, it rained like god was mad himself, mad as one of his children was in danger.

---

From the day Riya called him brother, Rathore too was emotionally attached to her. She would send food to him through amit. Rathore thought that she would be busy in work so usually amit bought the food for him. But all this while, he was just so unaware of her well-being! How can he be so stupid!

"Rawte!" Rathore came in front to give him a piece of his mind when Shree and Chotu stopped him and Arjun looked shocked at his friend.

"I am sorry." Mumbled Arjun and left the place.

---

Riya was sleeping on the soft bed when she woke up feeling something strange and left the bed abruptly. She was scared of the smell this room had. The smell of a bad guy, Sikandar.

As soon as she thought of him, he appeared. Think of the devil and the devil is here. Riya thought and Sikandar followed in. The room was fully dark, just the bright lights were brimming from the curtain's edges. Sikandar came in and opened them in one go, making it impossible to open her eyes for Riya. It's been 2 days; 2 days she had been living this nightmare.

"This place has been dark, always. But after you came here, I feel to make it bright!" said Sikandar circling around her.

"No matter how much light you bring, a bad guy is a bad guy forever!" said Riya and got a nasty stare from him.

"aww poor baby!" Sikandar said as he tried to touch her face from the back of his finger but Riya walked away.

"The same thing will be said by me, once Arjun finds me." said Riya confidently.

"This is the thing that attracts me to you! Your never-ending faith in your love! It adds a certain spice to this play!" said Sikandar sickly and Riya looked away.

"Arjun WILL come! And this time, he will come for you!" Riya said and gave a proud look to him.

"So much confidence! In that not-so-good husband of yours? Why!? He never loved you!" said Sikandar trying to break her heart.

"You are right, he never LOVED me, coz loved is past tense! And his love is eternal! So, technically he LOVES me." said Riya looking at him, eyes into eyes.

"We will see." Said Sikandar as he went towards the door.

"No. You wont be able to see." Said Riya and Sikandar (Sik) stopped in his tracks and turned, "once he gets here, you wont be ALIVE to see anything. You will just feel him, beating the hell out of you!" said Riya intimidating him and Sik slapped her and she fell on the bed.

"Hold your hand, Sikandar! Coz once Arjun unleashes his, you wont be able to stop anything!" said Riya as she licked away the blood that came on her lips.

Sik came to her and held her up by her hairs and said, "You will be mine!" and made her sit on the near by chair.

"I want you!" said Sikandar.

"But I am already taken!" said Riya with eyes full of pride.

"I don't care!" roared Sikandar and slapped her, making her fall from the chair in which she was sitting.

"Arjun!" said Riya inaudibly as her head hit the floor and once again, unconsciousness engulfed her being.

---

"Arjun!" called Riya him in his dream.

"RIYAA!!!" Roared Arjun in his sleep as he woke up on the chair he slept in, he was startled and drenched in sweat. Arjun ran a hand in his hairs, "I will find you! And I promise, now when you return, I will love you like anything, you are my life Riya and I will tell you, I will cherish you, I will give you all the happiness you deserve!"

---

PRECAP: "we have got a lead!" said Rathore to Shree and Chotu, but Arjun heard him and got up.

"I want it!" said Arjun as his eyes shone with happiness.

"No! What you have done is already enough. No need to do anything else." Said Rathore and moved out of the conference room.

Arjun blocked his path and stood up like a rock, "the person we all are trying to find is MY WIFE! I have all rights to know! I need to know!" said Arjun urgently.

Rathore looked at his pleading eyes, Arjun never looked so desperate for anything but now he was, desperate to find his wife, desperate to find his LOVE.

===

There are few points, in which you guys can get confused, so here is the clearation.

1. Riya is not blood related to Rathore, she just once calls him brother and he gets attached to her like a brother. Rathore never knew about what was happening with her as she never told and he never interfered in between her and Arjun.

2. The conversation between Riya and Sik was NOT the dream sequence; Arjun just heard her name in his dream, that's it. The scene actually happened.

3. Sik is after Riya coz she is beautiful and loves Arjun and he wants to harm him. He knows Arjun loves her dearly but didn't treat her well due some reasons.

So everyone!! I must say! You guys are awesome in commenting. But why are replies decreasing? Last time I got hell of a replies but now! Well I loved it too, but the replies are less. Here is a long update but don't expect next one to be this long if the replies are not long enough😳😳...you think I am greedy?😕 YES!! A LOT!😉 For replies and long comments?😕 A LOOOTTT!!!😆

Dhamkee? Yes it is! And do not compel me to bring this dhamkee true! Okay!😉😆

Thanks everyone who replied and I may tell that I have a very nice twist ahead! So keep replying to read long updates..or else, its your call! Don't complain of short update.😲

Hehe😉😆😆

MUSKAAN.

me first

wow ur dhamki is also sweet like u

what i love the most is ria's unconditional love despite knowing that he doesn't love her...she is still hoping he will respond to her one day...

ohh wow!!! 👏

wow wat an confidant of riya

she knowss that she doesnt loves her her confident is great

rathod caring gfor riya liked it so much dho they r not a relation

and amit is also scared of arjun

and he said him directly on his face

poor riya arjun locked her

and now he relaising that he loves her

contine soon

waiting for next part