Since this chapter has been on backorder for more than two months, I sincerely apologize for the delay in uploading it.
It took me time because I had to rewrite the entire chapter after I unintentionally deleted it.
Please ignore all the grammatical mistakes 🙏
Both dialogues and monologues permit all remarks.
Happy Reading ☺️
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"Abhi jaldi chalao ... Kahi woh waha se bhi na bhaag jaaye ..." Anokhi said in a panicked tone .
"Calm down anokhi ... Hume thoda waqt toh lagega hi na ..." Abhi says politely .
"Kese shaant ho jau ... Agar aaj hum usse nhi pakad paaye toh mai kabhi apni innocence nhi prove kar paungi ..."
"Please abhi jaldi chalao ...
"1 ghanta lagega ... Calm down ..."
Abhi drove as fast as he could .
They reached the hotel by 4 pm .
As soon as they reached hotel , anokhi contacted Raju.
"Tum hi Raju ho na ..." Abhi asked him .
"Jii mai hi Raju hu ... Aur maine uss aadmi ko iss hotel mai jaate huye dekha tha ... Abhi 3 ghante pehle ..."
"Are u sure woh wahi aadmi tha ..." Abhi asked him .
"Jii tasveer mai uske daadhi muchh the ... Lekin uss Aadmi ke dadhi-muchh nhi hai ... Aur hume pura yakeen hai ki woh tasveer waala hi aadmi hai ..."
"Thike chalo andar chal ke pata lagate hai ..."
The trio entered inside the hotel .
Anokhi and Raju stood behind while abhi approached receptionist trying to get some information about that man .
"Hello sir ..." Receptionist greeted him.
"Hello ... Woh mai darasal yaha apne ek dost se Milne aaya tha ..." Abhi lied .
"Jii apne dost ka room no. Bataiye ...???" Receptionist asked him which made him go anxious .
"J..ji woh... Mere dost ka dost hai ..." Abhi lied out of his anxiousness which didn't went unnoticed by the receptionist.
"Jii aap police hai kya ..." Receptionist asked him straightforwardly .
"Ji nhi... Woh mai apne d...dost ke dost ..." As abhi was saying this , receptionist cutted him inbetween and said -
"Jii phir aap please apne dost ke dost ko bulaiye ..." Receptionist asked in a bit higher tone , catching their lie .
Anokhi who stood at a bit distance away from abhi approached receptionist and said in a worried tone - "hume aapki help chahiye ... Aap please humari kijiye ..."
"Aap kon hai aur mai aapki kaisi help kar sakti hu ..." Receptionist asked her .
"Mai Mrs.Anokhi Sabherwal hu... Darasal hum iss aadmi ko dhundh rahe hai ... " She said while showing the receptionist the printout .
"Jii esi shakal waala koi aadmi humari hotel mai nhi ruka hai ... Aur aap isse kyu dhundh rhe hai ...??? Aap police hai kya ...." Receptionist denied flatly.
"Iss aadmi ki wajah se meri bacchi ka acci...dent hua hai ...aap please isse dhundh ne mai humari madad kijiye ..." Anokhi plead .
"Lekin ma'am esi shakal waala koi aadmi humari hotel mai nhi ruka hai ..." Receptionist said just by glancing at the picture once .
"Aap dhyaan se dekhiye na ... Ye aadmi issi hotel mai abhi 3 ghante pehle aaya tha ... Humne khud usse dekha hai ..." Raju jumped inbetween & said worriedly .
"Maine kaha na ye aadmi humari hotel mai nhi ruka hai ...aur agar aap ko isse dhund na hi h toh police ki madad lijiye...mera aur aapka waqt ese zaaya na kijiye ..."
Tears started brimming down anokhi's cheeks.
"Aap already mujhe bohot pareshaan kar chuke hai ..."
Ma'am aap ek baar plea- " as anokhi was saying this , receptionist cut her in between and said -
"dekhiye ma'am ... hotel ke protocols ke according kisi ko bhi humare hotel mai rehne waalo ki details dena man hai ... Isliye behtar hoga agar aap yaha se jaaye aur police ki help lijiye ..."
"Dekhiye ma'am aap ek baa-"
"Agar abb aaplog nhi Gaye toh mai security ko bulaungi ..." Receptionist warned them straightforwardly.
Covering her mouth with her palm , anokhi ram from there followed by abhi and Raju .
"Anokhi ruko ..."
Here , anokhi came running near the car and cried profusely leaning to the car .
"Anokhi..." Abhi approached anokhi and sat beside her trying to calm her down .
"Anokhi ... Dekho ... Humari koshish haari hai hum nhi ..." He said trying to pacify the broken anokhi .
"Tumne suna na abhi ...w...woh recep...tionist bol rhi thi ki woh shakal waal aadmi uske h..hotel mai nhi h ...
"Woh hume kabhi nhi milega ... " Saying this she cried more .
Abhi emotionally hugged her trying to pacify her while Raju said -
"Didi hum sachh keh rhe hai ... Woh aadmi issi hotel mai gaya tha ... Humari baat ka vishwaas kijiye ...'
"Toh kya woh receptionist jhuth bol rhi hai..." Abhi yelled furiously looking at raju.
Raju got scared and thus kept quiet .
"Please abhi ... Usspar mat chilao ... Woh humari madad karne ki hi koshish kar rha tha ..." Controlling her sobs , anokhi said .
"Abhi hume chalna chahiye ... Mujhe nhi lagta woh aadmi hume yaha milega ... "
"Galti meri hi hai ... Mimi ka acci...dent meri hi laa...parwaahi ki wajah se hua hai ..." Saying this she let out tears flow down her cheeks .
"Anokhi esi baat nhi hai ... Hum police ki help lenge ..."
"Aur police ko bhi yahi lagega na ki mimi ka accident meri laaparwaahi ki wajah se hua hai ... Jo Shayad sachh bhi hai ...."
"Filhal mujhe iss baare mai koi baat nhi karni ... Hume chalna chahiye..."
"Thike... "
"Raju humari help karne ke baare mai sochne liye thankyou...Apna dhyaan rakhna ..." Saying this anokhi sat in the car and both left while Raju stood there wondering -
"Hume pura vishwaas hai ki maine ussi aadmi ko dekha tha ... Lekin fir Aisa kese ho sakta hai ki woh receptionist ko woh aadmi dikha hi nhi ..."
"Baar-baar bache ..."
"Accha hua boss ne end mauke par savdhaan kar diya ki ye log aane waale hai ... Warna Aaj mai jail mai hota ... " Stood a man at a very much safe distance away, and was keeping an eye on abhi and anokhi .
He smiled viciously and then said - "tum dono kabhi mujh tak nhi pohoch paoge ..."
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Flashback 📸 :
When anokhi and abhi were leaving in the car , one of the monty's men saw them and informed his partner who was keeping an eye on abhi .
Following abhi , that man too came to their residential compound and met his partner .
"Sunn woh dono kaha chale gaye ..." Aman who was keeping an eye on anokhi said .
"Mujhe nhi pata ... Ruk mai puchh ke aata hu ..." Replied the Chaman sarcastically thereby earning a glare from his partner.
"Lekin hum abhi kya kare ..." Asked aman worriedly .
"Ek kaam karte hai ... Unka peecha karte hai ... Tu drive kar mai boss se baat karta hu ... " Suggested his partner .
"Thike ..."
Both sat in car & started following anokhi & abhi while chaman called monty .
On call :
"Hello ..."
"Hello boss ... Ek solid kabhar hai ..."
"Kya ...???"
"Boss woh ladki anokhi aur uska dost saath mai car mai baith jao kahi Jaa rhe hai ..."
"Kaha ???"
"Pata nhi ... Hum unka peecha karr rhe hai ..."
"Accha ye bata ki woh Chandigarh ki main highway ki taraf jaa rhe hai kya ..."
"Jii boss .. woh Chandigarh ki main highway ki taraf hi jaare hai ..."
"Aapko kaise pata boss ...??? Aap toh antar yaami ho..." Chaman said sarcastically.
"Shutt up ..." Monty said frustratingly .
"Kahi woh dono hotel Trivent toh nhi jaate jaha maine usse chupaya hai ..." He thought worriedly in his mind .
"Accha suno tum dono ..."
"Jii boss..."
"Tum dono unka peecha karo aur mujhe khabar dete jao ki woh log kaha jaare hai ..." Monty ordered .
"Okayy boss ..." Saying this they ended the call .
"Unn dono ko kaise pata chala ki maine usse hotel Trivent mai chupaya hai ..."
"Kisse monty ...???" Came a voice from behind.
He turned to see shagun standing there with a confused demeanor.
"Kiski baat karre ho ... Kisse chupaya hai aur kinko kya pata chala hai ..."
"Humare natak mai bhikhaari ka role jisne play kiya tha usse maine chandigarh se 5 km durr hotel Trivent mai chupaya tha ... Aur shayad anokhi aur uske uss dost ko uske baare mai pata chal chuka hai ..." Monty said .
Shagun got worried .
"Lekin kaise ???"
"Woh nhi pata ... Isse pehle woh log kuch karre hume kuch karna hoga ..."
"Uss aadmi ko kaho ki woh waha se bhaag jaaye ..."
"Apna sasta dimaag apne paas rakho ... Agar mai usse kahunga ki woh waha se bhaag jaaye toh bhi anokhi aur abhi usse dhundh hi lenge ... Kuch aur sochna hoga ..." Saying this monty called the beggar .
On call :
"Hello ... Ji boss ... "
"Ji boss ke bacche ... Tujhe maine mana kiya tha na ki tu hotel se bahar nhi niklega ... Tu hotel se kyu nikla ..."
Beggar got afraid thinking how come monty knew about it .
"B...bo...Boss woh mai ... Woh cigaratte khatam ho gaya tha ... Toh wahi lene gaya tha ..."
"Abb ek kaam kar jo cigarette kharid ke laaya hai na ... jail mai baith ke fukna ..." Monty said frustratingly.
"Kyu boss...aap aise kyu keh rhe hai ..." Man asked worriedly.
"Kyuki anokhi ko tere baare mai shayad pata chal chuka hai ... Aur woh wahi aa rhi hai ..." Monty said in a higher tone .
"Kyaa...???"
"Meri baat abb dhyaan se sunn ..." Saying this monty narrated a plan .
"Jesa kaha hai waisa hi kar aur mujhe turant back call kar ..."
"Jii boss ..."
Call ended .
"Kya plan hai ... Maan na padega. ..." Shagun complemented monty smirking evily .
Here , the man approached receptionist.
"Jii sir boliye ..." Receptionist said in a formal tone .
"Sir wir choddo ... Meri baat dhyaan se sun..."
"Excuse me ... "
"Abhi ek-do ghante mai yaha ek ladki aaygi aur shayad ek ladka bhi ... Mere baare mai puchne ke liye ..."
"Toh tujhe unhe yaha se bhagana hai ye keh kar ki meri shakal jesa koi aadmi yaha nhi rehta ..."
"Aap koi gunde ho kya ..." Receptionist asked anxiously.
"Tujhe usse Lena Dena nhi ... Jo kaha hai waisa hi karr ..."
"Aur agar mai wesa na karu toh ..." Receptionist remarked in a bit scared tone .
"Ye le ... Inse baat kar ..." Saying this he handed her the phone .
"H...hel...lo..."
"Meri baat dhyaan se suno ... Uss aadmi ne jaisa karne ko kaha hai waisa hi karo ... Badle Mai tumhare bank account mai 10lakh jama ho jaayenge ..." Monty said .
Receptionist eyes bulged hearing about the hefty amount of 10lakh rupee just for a small lie .
"Lekin aap log ye sab kyu karre hai..." She asked .
"Tumhe usse matlab nhi hona chahiye ... Paise chahiye ki nhi ...???"
"Jii chahiye na ..."
"Ekk chotta jhooth bolkar agar 10 lakh ki kamai ho rhi hai toh sauda utna bhi bura nhi hai ..." She thought in her mind.
"Mai jhuth bolne ke liye tayyar hu..."
"Thike ... Apna bank details uss aadmi ko dedo ... 2 minute mai 5 lakh aa jayenge ... Aur baaqi ke kaam hone ke baad ..."
"Jii... " Saying this she ended the call .
Within 2 minutes , 5 lakhs were deposited in her bank account.
"Dekh tere khaate mai 5 lakh aa gaya hai ... Baaqi ke paise kaam hone ke baad ..."
"Thike ...
"Tumhe pata hai na ki tumhe kya karna hai ..."
"Jii aap uski fikr mat kijiye ..."
Man left while receptionist kept staring at the text saying "Inr 5,00,000 has been debited to your XYZ account."
While on the other side -
"Monty ... Mere paas ek aur plan hai ..." Shagun said viciously.
"Kya ...???"
"Tum woh chaman ko call Karo aur kaho ki ..." Saying this she narrated her plan.
Listening to her plan , monty smiled viciously.
"Maan na padega shagun ... Mere saath reh-rehkar tum bhi smart hoti jaa rhi ho ..." Saying this he called chaman and instructed something.
"Iske baad shaurya ki anokhi kahani definitely khatam ho hi jaayegi ..." Shagun remarked viciously.
Flashback ends 📸.
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"Bade aaye mujhe pakdne waale ..." Saying this the man moved inside the hotel and approached receptionist.
"Tumhare account mai baaqi ke paach lakh aa gaye honge ... " He said.
"Haa aa gaya hai ... Thankyou..." Receptionist said .
"Agli baar agar ye log fir aaye toh tumhe pata hai na ki kya karna hai ..." He said .
"Jii..."
The man left while receptionist murmured to herself -
"Ek hi pal mai 10 lakh ki kamaayi ho gayi ... Mere toh bhagya hi khul gaye hai ..."
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"Boss woh aadmi unn logo ke haath nhi laga ..." Said an unknown guy.
"Usse dhundho jisne uss aadmi ko dekha tha ..." Came a robotic voice from the other side.
"Okay boss..." Saying this the person ended the call .
Here , at restaurant -
"Waise Babli jii aapne aage ka kya socha hai ..." Ahir initiated the conversation while enjoying the soulful soup .
"Apne event management company pe focus karna aur usse kaamyaab banana ... Abb mere zindagi ka ek yahi goal hai ..." As Babli completed, Ahir grinned satisfied that finally Babli has chosen to pursue her ambitions.
"Ye toh bohot acchi baat hai Babli jii... Mai aapke liye bohot khush hu..."
"Aap apne baare mai bataiye Ahir ji...??? Career toh settled hai ..."
"Shaadi ke baare kuch nhi socha hai aapne ???" Babli asked politely.
Ahir smiled .
"Aapke alawa kisi aur se shaadi karne ka mann hi nhi karta Babli ji..." He said aloud in his mind.
"Bataiye na Ahir ji..." Once again she asked seeing Ahir quiet .
"H..huh..." His trance of thoughts were broken.
"Maine kaha aapne shaadi ke baare mai kabhi socha nhi ...???"
"Nhi... Kabhi mauka hi nhi mila... Aur sachh kahu toh abhi mai shaadi ke liye tayyar bhi nhi hu ..." He stated while fixing his gaze over his soup .
"Toh abhi mauka hai ... Sochiye shaadi ke baare ..."
"Aap kisi ko pasand karte hai ???" Babli asked trying to tease him .
"Aapko..." He snapped unconsciously.
"Kya ???" Babli was surprised.
"Mujhe ???"
"Nhi...nhi ... Mera matlab hai nhi... Mai kisi ko pasand nhi karta ..." He stated anxiously.
"Ye kya ho rha hai ... Mai toh shaanti se lunch karne aaya tha ... Aur Babli jii idhar meri shaadi ke peeche padi hai ...." He thought irately in his mind .
"Toh aap kisi ko pasand nhi karte ???"
He simply shooked his head in NO.
"Kya mai aapse apni Dil ki ek baat share kar sakta hu ???" Ahir asked gently, curious to listen to her reply .
"Actually secret h ..."
"Boliye Ahir jii...maine aapko apna dost maana hai ... Isiliye aap apne iss dost pe trust kar sakte hai ..."
"Aapka secret mere paas safe rahega ..." Babli said while looking at him .
"Woh mai ek ladki ko pasand karta hu ..???" He said in one go .
"Sachii...??? Fir aapne abhi nhi kyu kaha...???"
"Jiii... Lekin ... Actually sirf mai usse pasand karta hu ..." He elaborated his previously spoken sentence .
"Ohh..." Babli understood that he had crush on a girl .
"Lekin fir aap uss ladki ko propose kyu nhi karte...???" Babli asked.
"Ye sab itna aasan thodi hai ... Mujhe darr hai agar humare beech ki dosti toot gayi toh..." He said softly while looking at her .
"Aur woh ladki aapke baare mai kya sochti hai ..." Babli asked .
"Woh mujhe sirf apna dost maanti hai aur humari dosti bhi bohot acchi hai ...genuine hai..." Ahir said .
"Accha aur unka naam kya hai ???" She asked out of curiousity.
"Woh ek secret hai jo sirf mujhe aur - "shaurya ko pata hai..." " He said the last statement in his mind .
"Aur kise pata hai ...??" Babli asked .
"Sirf mujhe ...h...huh...ye ek secret hai jo maine kisi ko nhi bataya hai ..." He lied while averting his gaze.
"Toh aap mujhe bhi nhi batayenge ???"
Smiling he nodded in NO.
"Accha chodiye ... Lekin atleast ek baar usse propose toh kijiye ..."
Shyingly, he nodded in NO.
Babli smiled .
"Aap meri jagah hoti toh kya karti ???" Ahir asked .
"Ek baar mai apne dil ko uski baat uske saamne kehne ka mauka zaroor deti ..." Babli replied .
"Aur agar saamne waala mana kar deta toh ...??"
"Woh toh saamne waale pe depend karta hai na ..."
"Kabhi na kabhi toh apne dil ki baat keh hi deni chahiye ... Kya pata fir kal ye mauka dubara aaye na aaye ..." Babli remarked in a sweet tone .
Ahir smiled listening her smart & genuine reply.
"Kehna padega Babli jii aap aur anokhi bhabhi bohot smart hai ..." Ahir said .
Both kept gossiping while having their hearty meal .
After finishing the lunch, Ahir dropped Babli at her house and returned back to his house.
After returning, as he relaxed on couch he checked onto his mobile phone only to see many missed calls from raju , anokhi and bipin .
"Arre ye bipin, Raju aur anokhi bhabhi ke itne saare missed calls....sab thik toh h na ..." Ahir said to himself.
Immediately he called Bipin first where he narrated how Raju saw that bearded man to how anokhi and abhi failed in finding that bearded man.
Ending the call , Ahir called anokhi .
"Hello anokhi bhabhi..." Ahir said .
"Jii Ahir bhaiya ..." Came a dull voice from the other side.
"Bhabhi aap thik toh h na ..."
"Jii..."
"Mujhe bipin ne sab bataya... I am really sorry mai aapka call nhi utha paya woh mai zaro-"
"Koi baat nhi Ahir bhaiya...meri hi galti thi ... "
"Mujhe shuruwaat se yahi lagta rha ki inn sab ke peeche kisi ka haath hai... Lekin mai galat thi ..."
"Ye sab meri wajah se hi hua h...shaurya sahi keh rhe the ye sab meri hi wajah se hua h ...." Silent tears started brimming down her cheeks.
"Bhabhi please esa mat kahiye... Dekhiye mujhe pura vishwas hai ye sab ke peeche zaroor kisi ka haath hai ... Aap please ese dukhi mat hoiye..." Ahir said in a concerning tone.
"Please Ahir bhaiya ... Mujhe filhal iss baare mai koi baat nhi karni ..." Saying in a soft, hurted tone , anokhi gently ended the call .
"Bhagwaan jii ye kya horra hai ... Aap bhi jante hai ki anokhi bhabhi ki inn sab mai koi galti nhi ...koi toh rasta hoga unhe begunaah saabit karne ka ..." He prayed in his mind.
"Suno..."
"J...ji sir..." Said Raju in an anxious tone.
"Tum wahi ho na jisne uss aadmi ko dekha tha..." Saying this the masked man showed him the copy of sketch.
"J..ji ye wahi tha... Bas uski daadhi-moochein nhi thi..."
"L..lekin aap kon ho ??? Aur ye sab kyu puchh rhe ho..." Asked Raju seeing the man as his face was entirely covered with scarf.
"Tumhe usse lena-dena nhi... Ye batao ki ye aadmi mujhe kaha milega..." Asked the man back.
"Hume pura vishwaas hai ki woh aadmi issi hotel mai chupa hai ... Kyuki jab tak anokhi didi aayi nhi thi mai yahi tha ... Woh aadmi kabhi bahar aaya hi nhi..." Said Raju in confident tone.
"Thike tum mere saath chalo... Abb tumse direct mere boss hi baat karenge..." Said the unknown masked guy.
"Lekin aap kon ho...??? "
"Tum uski fikr mat karo... Hum tumhe kuch nhi karenge... Abb chalo..." Saying this the man took Raju with him.
"Bohot jald tumhari begunaahi ka saboot dhundh lunga... Mrs.Anokhi Shaurya Sabherwal..." Said the masked man in his robotic voice gazing at anokhi's solo smiling picture.
TO BE CONTINUED....
Precap :
"Kiss tarah ki baatein ... Aaj bol hi deejiye na ..." She fired back .
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"Baaton ko gol-gol jalebi ki tarah kyu ghuma rhe hai ..." She said looking dangerously into his eyes.
"Ghumne gayi thi na ... Apne aashiq ke saath ...."
"Kuch jyada jaldi nhi aa gayi ..." As Anokhi heard him, she stumbled as she couldn't believe he had been accusing her of disloyalty all this time.
She was FLABBERGASTED.
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"Bassssss...." She shouted from the top of her lungs putting her all leftover energy in jerking him away .
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"Har...Waqt ... Har waqt ... Sirf aapne mujhse safai maangi hai ..."
"Aaj meri baari ..." Her eyes were too burning along with his and so was their heart .
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"Aapka divorce ho chuka h na ..."
"Of course ho hi chuka hoga ... Isliye toh dusri shaadi ki .... Mujhe apni DUSRI Biwi bana ke leke aaye...."
She purposefully put more stress on DUSRI BIWI .
"Agar aap apne purane rishte ko bohot pehle peeche chodd chuke hai ... "
"Toh uss raat aap shagun ke s...saath ... Puri raat ... Yaad hai ..." Shaurya's blood boiled hearing anokhi accusing him of cheating her .
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"Muje laga shagun ne yaadgaar banayi hogi ... " Though anokhi knew that shaurya would never stoop so low of cheating her, but to show him the mirror of his own venom-filled words, she purposefully picked up the matter of their 1st anniversary night .
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Anokhi still stood silent holding her gaze down CONTINUOUSLY looking at the floor .
She had enough of this .
"Anokhi tum kuch kehti kyu nhi ... "
"Tell me the truth anokhi ..." Shaan said in a slightly higher tone..
"Y...ye s...sab ...me...meri wa... wajah se hua h ..." Finally she spoke .
Shaan was flabbergasted while shaurya turned shocked as anokhi committed her mistake ... Or maybe she had enough of this .
Will Shaan believe anokhi and accuse her of mimi's miseries or something unexpected is going to happen ?
Stay tuned to know what'll happen further ...☺️
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