Part 3 (A)
(its bit long so writing it in two parts. I will post the other later in the day as I know this is too disturbing... so will not keep you all in agony... Except the concept, the social issue everthing the story around is spun by me and nothing relates to anybody>
The War … the Wreck…
They were in the Commisioner’s office…. Where are they? Arjun called daddy check the bracelet, while the bracelet was not showing up… where are you my boy the Lion was breaking his hand. The commissioner called the school and asked if the van had the CCTV in it luckily it was and they quickly checked to notice that Aa was there in the van till the junction and afterwards not in his seat. They rushed to the junction.
The photos are up madam said the Commissioner, the baby, Aayansh, Lalit’s photo was up in all channels, circulated through whatsapp and facebook and all social media. The control room was alert to check all the checkposts, airport and all ways out leading out of Shimla.
The CCTV at the junction was checked, they saw a speeding black car they froze and checked the number plate it had sped and they saw a boy bending and afterwards missing. They zoomed and froze to see that it was Aa. As it was junction they could catch the CCTV but the temple and the other road did not have so they could not check upon Lalit and the baby, but Chakor asked to zoom the camera and she could make out the man driving the car. He was one eyed, beard and was having a patch tied around his left eye though not very clear. They checked the number plate only to realise the original owner of the car had given complaint of theft two days ago and they found the car deserted near a remote place. Raaghav found the bracelet within the car with a charcoal piece and also one slipper. My boy has fought she cried her heart out…AAyansh… hey daak baaba whats this??? holding the charcoal but whose slipper is this?
But who are they, why have they taken him…. its not planned as they would not know he will get down so are they randomly kidnapping boys?? if so what’s the motto… the eagle was pounding her head…. Chakor…. The Lion was restless. Bajrangbali ka kasam kehethey… whoever is doing this he will see hell bey!!! Commissioner Saab we don’t have time please lets get into some action he said. They quickly set a team to trace the one eyed man which is Rakesh.
Mohit was running everywhere asking near the temple if they saw anyone with his baby…he was disheartened… they saw a lady walking scared, in hiding and caught her… she said she indeed took the baby to help but a man took it from her and ran off.. She was taken to the police station but was of no use as she was terribly traumatized herself. Why the baby??? Chakor could not understand…
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It was dark everywhere… it was filthy smelling room…looked like a godown…
Aaayansh woke up slowly, his head was hammering with pain…. his hands were tied. Eyes were blurring……Where am I … Leave me…. Daddy, mumma he started crying terribly…. Chup the man held his hand. Keep quiet he said else I will break your hands he said. Aa was hell scared, shocked.. he looked around to see all the boys and girls… where am I?
He saw in the corner another boy coiled…. The boy slowly lifted his head opened his eyes… Lalitttt Aa called …… oh you know this boy Sukir asked… yes he is my friend. oh good then. Lalit started crying… Aa… leave us what do you want??? Daddyyyy….They both cried… we shall take them in the other van to Chandigarh hesaid. Chandigarh???? Why…. Bhaaai…. He cried… he looked at his hand to see his band missing… he remembered that while he was fighting in the car, the band had fallen … oh god Daddy you can’t trace me too...He cried… Mummaa…. He hugged Lalit who was equally traumatized…
The man left them…..
The boys and the girls came around the two and started crying….. Aa got scared looking at them all were shabby, many of their parts of the body had been twisted or broken…. One young girl hugged AA must be around three and cried…. he held her…. There was another boy aged four who was crying. He hugged… whats your name he asked… he couldnot speak… he opened his mouth when Aa just screaaached, the tip of the tongue has been severed… he felt dizzy. He just left the boy and hugged Lalit.. where are we? he cried.
They were taken out in the van it was dark…. He found a paper… he quickly wrote with the charcoal… daddyyyy help….…. By the time he could finish the evil walked in he quickly threw the paper while getting into the van….. the van left to a certain distance, when the baby was brought in the front seat near the driver…
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RagKor were at the junction…. Looking out for clues….Mohit called and told Raaghav that the baby was taken away by a man..Chakor was shocked .What about Lalit…. His father was going mad…. My son, I lost my wife and now will I loose my son he cried… he said he has only one slipper of his now which he found while he was going searching the route he took.
The police were searching for Rakesh, and managed to get info that he was with his friend in a bar. Don’t nab him, lets follow him she said….. but mam, please….The eagle was planning herself while the Lion was restless ….Chakor… Aa is not like Arjun he will get scared, don’t know what the poor child is going through…but he knew when his Eagle is in her thinking mode all he has to wait for her word to get into action.
What connection…. the boys and the baby…. They found from records that Rakesh was a petty thief and lift cars but just this morning he was lavishing at a high end bar… My Boy be bold…. I will not allow anything to happen to you.. … but where is Lalit???? She looked at the slipper which they found in the car. Is this??? She quickly took a pic of the slipper and sent it to Lalit’s father and got it confirmed. So AA and lalit are together. But what about the baby?
One team was following Rakesh… who was happy drinking….
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The children were being driven in the van…. The van stopped… walked in the man… hey he called Sukir where are you taking the children… Aa face lit up… somebody is coming to help… is he superman???…. Hey god…. Sukir was surprised…. He got a call.. The man got in and said take the van back….,,
The children were pushed to the godown in the darkroom… walked the man with the paper in his hand…. The paper which Aa had written…. So who wrote this he asked…. Tell me he shouted… he slapped Sukir…..it was Krodh… how careless are you. He showed the paper… written …Daddy help…… if this was found we would have been in trouble… he said. He took his iron rod and asked who wrote this….
AA kept quiet…. He was scared…. The evil hit the small children … he said no no don’t beat…. So did you write…..tell me he said…. Tell me or I will pull this hot iron rod on your friend … he pulled Lalit’s hand. No no no please, don’t hurt my friend… Yes I wrote he cried…. please leave us… the wicked laughed and said still I will hurt your friend when he was about to the draw the rod…. Aa quickly held it with his left hand he shrieeeekkkkeddd aaawwww bhaaai… Daddy… Mumma….his fingers bore the brunt. He shivered with pain. Lalit cried…. he was not allowed to go near Aa.
Don’t ever try to do this… I will hurt your friend….
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Bhaaai,……. AAyaansh Arjun screeeammmed out …. Raaghav felt his heart with shooting pain….Chakorrrr lets do something . Something is wrong happening to our boy…. He wa sraging. She was crying…. Lets go in the route of the black car..said the Commissioner.. They got into the Rover… all roads are blocked… mostly if they try to take boys they would take the forest route not realizing that’s the route to Chandigarh they started on that route when the police split into many teams and were checking around at various checkposts. Mohit and Govind were in separate police teams. He was praying God god not the boys. Bhaai and Madam has gone through so much pain please please save theboy..
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They brought the baby…. It was crying…. Arey what why is it crying…. Shouted the evil.
The girl in the 14 slowly came to the crying baby… she took her slowly and held her… she cried… the evil gave her a bottle of milk and she gave the milk but the baby was still crying for its mom’s warmth.. Arey issey chup karo…. He raised the hands. When AA realized it was Mohits baby… Lalit looked at AA when he said no no don’t harm the baby….Krodh looked at him you know the baby… Lalit tried to say when AA quickly said with pain in his fingers no no I don’t know the baby but it’s a small baby…. Oh!! he laughed … he got irritated as the baby was still crying. Give the drops he said when Sukir gave a drop in its small mouth when it calmed down and kept still. She cried….holding the baby…
Sukir said Krodh bhai just now Rakesh called saying there is police everywhere I don’t know he showed his phone see the boys photo and the baby’s photo has been put up by the police. Its better we stay for a while and change the van and go in the morning….
They all were pushed to the corner. Call that Rakesh find out what’s happening and he looked at Aa…. Sukir darken his and the other boys face…. Sukir took the charcoal,mud and dirt and rubbed it on their face so that they are not identified.
Krodh was irritated as his plan is being hampered….The shambled man with the gangrene foot was coming in the van in the front who laughed again….. ha ha the lion and the eagle……. Krodh lost his cool….and kicked him hard hard.
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The children surrounded lalit and Aa… he cried in pain. They were given dried rotis and water and pushed to the corner. Eat, wewill come back left Krodh and Sukir. Lalit asked AA why he did not tell about the baby. AA said no just because I told you are my friend he was trying to hurt you so he will try to hurt the baby and make us do things. You are right, Lalit said.
The children told their plight….
They were kidnapped from various places and were gruesomely dismembered by breaking their legs and twisted their hands… one of the 8 year old boy was made blind as he sang well. There was a baby which was taken by the girl but the baby died recently due to continuous dose of drops. The drops made the baby drowsy. The children were sent in pair and made to beg at the junction, signals and tourist places. Aa was getting the ugly picture before him… so they are kidnapped to beg on the streets, in the junction and the shambled gangrene foot man was managing them at the signals while Sukir would be far away watching them. The money earned would be given to Krodh… Krodh had an ugly network in many small towns of HP as being a tourist place. All these children were abducted four to five years back and none had escaped… No one had reached out and if anyone tried to talk to them at the signal the children were severely punished by pouring hot oil, and with hot iron rod and sometimes twisted and bones broken… This is gruesome…
The girl cried she told him they brought me to beg on the streets of Manali for four years and last one year they had been taking her in the evenings to the rich bungalows….. she cried she cried…. could not talk further. There is no escape… we will die…I tried to kill myself, she showed her severed veins but these animals made me live to torture me… she cried.
AA felt dazed…… who will save us…. He cried… if Arjun was there he would have thought of something…. But how will he come…
Arjun was praying at the Mansion… AAyansh wherever you are stay brave, be bold… we fought karan, we fought the human sacrifice, we fought Hira Laal. My brother be bold. Daddy and Mummy have set out they will get to you but please be bold, be brave…
Aayansh heard the footsteps of the evil…
Arjun Bhaaai…. He cried holding the 4 year old boy……they cried hugging him….. we cannot wait for the superman…(He heard Arjun) . He wiped his tears….Yess…. Turn your strength into superpower…our Mumma is super and our dad is a hero (he heard Arjun) .. Yes…..Be brave bhaaai (Arjun prayed at the Mansion…) But I cannot fight them… Its not necessary to use your might, use your mind, rise to handle the situation… Yesss bhai…. I have to turn myself …. Turn my strength… I will save you all he hugged the children crying. I am RagKor’s son and I am Arjun’s brother… he wiped his tears…I will not accept defeat. I will fight… I am the fighter’s son… held out his hands when all joined him.. you all listen to me and do as I say he said.
Aayansh saw in the side few big stones… he quickly took them gave to Lalit and others. He grabbed his charcoal and put in his pocket. there were torn clothes he gave it to the other children to hide…
They made them get into a different van… it was smelling apple… looks like they carry apples in this.
They were driving through the forest way towards Chandigarh… they did not realise that they were driving to meet the Eagle and the Lion for they are not carrying a kitten but their cub….with them. They have wronged so to be thronged.
They were driving through it was quite calm when he heard the sound of another vehicle… he saw through the van door… it was the Rover which was following them…. He knew the eagle and Lion were there daddyyy…mummaaaa he whispered.. but how to get to them…
Aayansh signaled the children, he quickly drew something with the charcoal and wrapped the stones with the torn clothes.
There was a crowbar beside the huge apple carton boxes in which when they were taken. He and Lalit without making noise slowly tried to open the little opening in the van door which was latched with chain. It opened just enough to throw the stone…
He aimed and threw a stone at the Rover and it missed…. He threw a bigger stone again when it hit the mirror and passed. Heyyyy shouted Raaghav who was driving….but didnt know what was hitting..
He aimed and threw the stone covered with the torn cloth and also few apples at it non stop. The Rover stopped not knowing whats happening but the van sped and went fast. God …. Did we miss…. Aa was upset. Please daddy please mumma look at the stones he was praying. Bajrangabli hamari madath karo.. please…
Krodh got a call saying the forest area is also blocked and its not advisable to go through that route. He got irritated and was raging with anger. In the meantime the police cornered Raakesh but he just refused to give any information and said he was not aware of anything.….The van sped to another place for a temporary halt. The children were again pushed to a corner…in a old godown
The shambled gangrene foot man got down….. he was made to stay with the children. He laughed I told you don’t go to Shimlaaa, the Lion and the Eagle are there…. He saw AA and Lalit but as their face was with charcoal he could not identify…
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The Rover stopped… raged the Lion… Chakor got down ..she saw the stones… and apples… she picked them… The commissioner was with them while he got the call that Raakesh does not have any information.. he asked them to leave him but keep a vigil and follow him like a shadow.
Raaghav look here she said.. where did these apples come?? look at the stones… the clothes were flying away when she picked them… Look… She saw a pic of the Lion and Eagle. They teared… Aaayansh…. So you are here somewhere, you have given us hope… the next pic had the small baby sleeping in the hands with bangles.. the last one had a pic of boy with one eye…with tear drops… she could not understand. They looked at it… her eyes grow in shock… Raaghav the baby sleeping…and boy with one eye gruesomely drawn. God God she jittered… …. But apples???What does that mean???? She looked at Raaghav with heart palpitating… she said the baby is also with the boys…. the commissioner understood the ugly network which was coming up. He said this is dangerous. Raaghav said what danger… Chakor explained him when he was just raging…. If anything happens to my son, even a small scratch on him I will kill all he raged.. she cried, praying but was putting a brave face… we will get you!!!
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let them breathe but Raaghav break their bones…promise me don’t kill them in your anger but make sure they just live as vegetable….for the first time…she flared with anger….sorry bapuji…she teared….. for this time I will follow Bose…the Maa Durga indeed turned Maa Kaali and asked her lion to turn ferocious. Hunt the devild….. she shouted ... at her words Raged the Lion....
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