Chapter 1: The Surprise Attack
Yash and Aarti were in their bedroom talking about their move to Mumbai. Bauji had got back from his trip. He was elated that Yash was able to bag this prestigious marriage contract. His advice to Yash and his brothers had been "It is now or never". He had said "This is the time to move to the top – let us seize the opportunity and shift base to Mumbai. This wedding will help us widen our contacts with wedding infrastructure suppliers in Mumbai and who's-who in the business world. An advantage we can use to get to the top. Let us plan to shift to Mumbai at the earliest".
Yash and Aarti had quietly walked off to their room leaving Bauji and the others in the living room excitedly discussing and planning. When Yash and Aarti got to their room both turned to face each other simultaneously saying "Aayu". Aarti broke down crying "Yashji moving to Mumbai for me would be giving up on Aayu. Let me continue to live here with the kids. Let us seek admission for them in Mumbai schools next year. Anyway all you will do in Mumbai is work – that….that new contract will chew up all your time."
Yash could feel Aarti's pain, the despair of not finding Aayu was silently gnawing his insides too. He knew Aarti was in a way right but he did not want to stay apart from her and the kids. He took her in his arms, wiped away her tears and softly, lovingly whispered "Aartiji I too want Aayu to be found. But we need to do this together." Aarti could hold back no more and lifted her head to meet his gaze. As they were about to kiss, the landline phone rang.
"I'll get it" said Aarti. She leaned over to pick up the phone "Hello?"
Mysterious caller: "It's me. Do what I say of else Aayu's life will be snuffed ……
Aarti: "Who is this? And where is Aayu?"
Mysterious caller: "Make Yash get out of the room NOW!"
The voice was somewhat of a familiar woman's voice. Aarti did what her instincts guided her to do.
Aarti: "How do you know that Yash is here?"
"Who is that Aartiji" asked Yash
Mysterious caller: "Make him get OUT!"
"Yashji, can you please let me talk to this woman alone?"
Yash did not understand what was happening. The mention of Aayu and Aarti's panicky tone and look disturbed him, but he left the room anyways.
Mysterious caller: "Good, now sit very still. Don't make a sound."
Aarti: "What are you going to do? What is it you want?"
Mysterious caller: "Think you and I are playing a love triangle. You have my beloved so I am thwarting and confusing you so that you can't see me or what I do, but I can see you and your every move."
At that moment it hit Aarti --- the sinister voice was dangerously close to home --- why it was ……….. "Ishita, is that ………………….?"
A man was already behind Aarti with a cloth soaked with chloroform. She moved rapidly, trying to break free at first, but the man's grasp on her was too strong. Before going off in a faint Aarti bent down and grasped an item from the bed stand in her fist. Once Aarti swooned the man quickly carried her across the small verandah adjacent to AarYa's bedroom, put her in the trunk of his car and drove away.
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