Part 3
As soon as everyone knew about the accident became shocked. How could it be happen? Police team searched Aastha everywhere in deep forest but in vain. Aastha parents were shocked and shattered. They could not believe that their beloved daughter was missing. Police officer came to Shlok and asked him for few questions. He asked to shlok about the accident.
"When this accident was happen. Where were you Mr. agnihotri?" he asked to Shlok straightly
"I was here with her also. We were talking and enjoy... suddenly she stepped back bit and she fell down in front of my eyes and I could not save her" he said distressed.
"Why were you both come here?" he again asked
"She wanted to spend some quality time alone with me so she called me here." He replied but he knew he lied to everyone
"Was she upset with something" officer again made a question
"We are happy couple and she loves me a lot so why was she become upset on anything," he shouted in deep pain.
Actually, he was not felt pain. He was just scared and shocked due to Aastha guts. What will be if her father gets the suicide note? What will be if the whole society will know about the real reason behind this? He was restless to think about that.
He saw Avdhoot kirloskar was coming to him. he became anxious. His face faded. He became pale to think about next. Avdhoot kirloskar had a mixed expression of daze, anger and pain of losing her loving daughter on his face. Shlok could not move from his place a little bit.
"How dare you? You killed my Aastha...i will not leave you alive. I killed you bas***d... you are such a devil. I believed you for my life and you killed us brutally." He listen Avdhoot kirloskar angry voice in his ear. He could imagine that what will happen now. He was sweating in fear of losing his all reputation, his trust, and credibility. Aastha was so right that he cannot escape anywhere from his crime what he committed, he was so lost in his thought when Avdhhot kirloskar called him to shook his shoulder.
"Shlok beta... don't worry Aastha will be fine. I believe we will find her soon but you have to be strong," he said in strong voice
"I know beta you loves her very much and trust me your love must save her," he again said while Shlok looked him blankly. He sighed in relief that he did not know anything yet but what will be happen in future. He became tense so much. What will future lies for her family fortune?
"Aastha I will not let you alive. Just meet me once and I will teach you a lesson you will never forget." He grinned his teeth
After some time the police officer came to them.
"Well Niranjan sahib, we could not find your daughter in law. We think that you lost her forever. This is a dense and dangerous trench and none can be survive in that before so it is obvious that she lost her life in this accident. Sorry to say but we cannot do anything. Even due to deepness, we could not find her body also. It might be possible that she fell down in deep and any animal ate her," He said in his dutiful tone but he gave them a shocked and took all their hope.
Avdhoot kirloskar could not believe on that words. He fell down in shock. Shlok closed his eyes in disbelief. He shouted
" nooo,... it cannot be true. How can she leave me like this in the middle? She took a oath to be with me forever." He shouted maniacally while everyone saw him with sad eyes. They thought that he could not able to take this sudden shock. Everyone knew his madness for Aastha.
Niranjan gave a signal to Varad to handle him. Varad took him to the car while Niranjan smirked secretly. None could see his happiness. Someone also took avdhoot from there.
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There were the death rituals for Aastha in Agnihotri house. Kalindi and Avdhoot were speechless and shocked while Kalindi was fainting and whenever she came back in senses, she shouted repeatedly for Aastha. Doctor drugged her with injection so that she cannot take much pressure. Her situation was critical. They lost their only child. Everyone mourned for them.
Everyone was coming and gave tribute towards Aastha picture when Shlok came outside from his room. He was very desolated and depressed. He came to near the Picture where everyone looked him.
He suddenly lift the garland and thrown that on floor.
"Why are you doing all these crap?" he shouted.
Everyone was shocked to see his action. Anajli came in front and scolded him
"What is this...you don't know that it will hurt the soul of dead," she shouted to him when he raised his finger to point her
"Don't call her dead... you understand... listen all of you carefully... she cannot be dying... She is alive and I will find her very soon... Stop all this immediately. He shouted in anger and shivering.
Niranjan tried to calm him down
"Baccha try to understand ... she can never back to you now... be brave my dear... You have to face the reality." He said in calm tone
"No baba this is not reality. She has to come to me. I will find her on any cost, as I have to find her in inferno. I will go anywhere for her. I will not believe on this until I will not find her body." He shouted again. Everyone saw him pettily
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He gave the advertisement in newspaper, news channels and internet everywhere to find her. He fixed her posters at everywhere. He announced that he would give the attractive amount to the person who will give the information regarding her.
He was sure that he would get any information very soon. He was being distress whenever he thought about her. He terribly misses her. He remembered all her stupid things, which she did, and sometimes a smiled alone. Sometimes he felt deserted. He had guilt in his heart. However, he had lot of fear to lose his reputation due to the letters and whenever he saw her parents he became restless. He was in dilemma that if Aastha wrote the letter to the court and his father then why they were not taking action against him yet.
"Maybe she just wanted to threaten me," he thought but in next moment, he declined his own thinking
"No she must do it. She was very smart," he thought restlessly.
Suddenly something clicked in his mind and he went to old age home. Everyone was surprised to see him there. An aunt came to him and shows her grief for Aastha. He was numbed for a second that how Aastha had an impact on them deeply. He praised her dignity and pure soul in his mind.
"She had such a beautiful heart Shlok. You never could see that." He felt his eyes corner wet.
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Kumkum Bhagya
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