"Chalo raahat taiyar hojao. Hum police station jaa rahe hai. Aaj wo log ka bayan liya jayega." Seema came in the room to see her praying.
"Ya Allah, bas unke gunaho ki saza unhe dila de." She whispered and spread her palm on the face.
"Ha bas tum chalo mai hijab karke aati hu." She said, nodding her head seema went out.
Raahat wore hijab, taking her phone and wearing slippers she went out.
"Raniya baji, aap kyu aa rahi hai. Iski zaroorat nahi hai hum chale jayenge." Raahat was astonished to see that she had brought her car.
"Aree aise kaise mai tumhe akele jane du. Tum mere saath jaogi. Aajao baitho." Raniya opened the door for them.
Smiling thankfully at her, both the girls sat in the backseat.
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"Aaiye madam. Bas unka bayan abhi liya hi jane wala hai. Wo log interrogation room hai." One of the sub inspector said.
Nodding her head, raniya took them inside.
Raahat stopped outside, as flash of that night came back. Her fingers started shaking as she took a step back.
"Raahat....kuch nahi hoga. Meri taraf dekho, wo log tumhe kuch nahi kar payenge.... tum ghabrao nahi." Raniya rubbed her arm. Sue was sweating badly.
"Raahat, apne liye nahi to bacche ka socho. Wo ye deserve nahi karte. Tumhe unka saamna karna padega." Seema said holding her hand.
After breathing in for a few second, she nodded and went inside with them.
"Bol...bol tune uske saath aisa kyu kiya..." one of the sergeant smacked his face with the rod he was provided.
"Sir...sir.."
"Arree...kya maal hai. Iska figure to dekh...aaye haye aaj to maza hi aajayega."
The same voice had said near her ears.
She clenched her fist to stop herself from shaking.
Seema saw her struggling, so she held her hand tightly.
Raahat looked at her, she shook her head. Smiling, she looked ahead and saw the police interrogating all 4 men.
"Sahab....sahab hume paise mile the ye karne ke..."
"Ha humne us ladki ka rape kiya. Or uske liye hume paise mile the." One of the man accepted.
Raahat who standing outside the interrogation room gasped. Who could be the one who paid them to rape her.
"Naam to hoga na us aadmi ka. Kya naam hai.?"
"Unka naam ibad zaidi hai." Other one said.
Her breath shortened as she held seema's hand.
Asking her to take her outside, she gulped the air greedily.
Seema panicked as she saw her friend fainting.
Slapping her cheeks, she tried to wake her up.
Raniya came there and sprinkled water on ber face.
Opening her eyes, she looked here and there. Remembering what her rapist had said, she cried as silent tears leaked out of her eyes.
"Meri ek galti ki saza mujhe itni bhari pad rahi hai. Meri maa ne sachme meri zindagi barbad kar di hai." She wailed, as pain shot through her abdomen.
"Aaha....ammi.." she clutched her stomach as the pain became unbearable.
"Seema, jaldi se gate kholo...jaldi karo.." they both took her outside as she cried in pain.
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"Doctor, it's an emergency." Raniya shouted as they went inside the hospital.
Nurse came out with a wheelchair. Making her sit on it, they took her to OT.
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"Nothing to worry about. Just some stomach ache. It will be normal now a days as she is having twins. We would prescribe this medicine, you could get it from the pharmacy here." The doctor said and passed them her file in which all the symptoms and medicines were written.
Raniya and seema both hugged each other. Taking the file from the doctor's hand, seema went to get the medicine.
"Ab aap patient se mil sakte hai." Nurse came out and said.
Raniya went inside to see raahat looking out.
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"Raahat...tum mere saath kyu nahi khelti. Humesha yahya ke peeche kyu bhagti ho." I asked as I ran behind her.
"Kyuke wo bohot acche hai. Or meri ammi bolti hai ke wo mere soulmate hai." She said as she laughed when the butterfly sat on her face.
Slowly, he went behind her and catch the butterfly.
Slowly opening his palm, he showed her beautiful butterfly who just laid on his hand.
"Wow, saaqib bhai. Aapne to kamal kar diya." She hugged him not knowing the effect she had on him.
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"Ammi...ammi...aapne to kaha tha...ke wo mera hojayega...per wo to usse...nikah kar raha hai.." she wailed in her mother's arms.
Saaqib was going to call aneesa when he heard her crying for him.
His heart broke more as he heard her confess her feelings for someone else.
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"Tumne mere baare me kabhi kyu nahi socha raahi...mai to hamesha apni khwahish zaahir karta raha na. Mujhe kyu majboor kar diya tumse shadi na karne per. Aaj bhi tumhari awaaz sunne ko tadapta hu. Tum kaha chali gayi ho. Mai pagal hogaya hu tumhe dhundte dhundte." Looking at the sky, he took a puff of his cigarette. A habit he caught since she left.
He had asked his private investigator to search for her, but couldn't find anything.
He knew he was being harsh.
"Agar jaanta ke tumhare baba tumhe ghar se nikal denge, to mai kabhi nikah se mana nahi karta." He whispered as few tears brimmed in his eyes.
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"Bacche, tumhare pet me judwa hai. Ab tumhe aur khayal rakhna hai. Or police ne ibad ke khilaf report likh li hai. Jald hi use arrest kar liya jayega." She held her hand.
"Mujhe koi farq nahi padta kise saza mile na mile, lekin mujhe ibad jail ki salakho ke peeche chahiye." She harshly said.
"Bilkul milegi. Or wo jaldi wapis bahar aayega bhi nahi." She said.
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"Kya ye ibad zaidi ka ghar hai." They all were having dinner peacefully, when police came inside.
"Ji ye mera beta hai" faaz said getting up from his seat.
"Unke khilaf warrant hai. Rape karwane ka. Raahat ali ka rape karwane ka." Inspector showed him the warrant they have.
Ishmat gasped, how could her husband be such cruel.
Saaqib looked at his brother whose eyes were wide.
"Kya ye sach hai?" Gauhar asked her son. She couldn't believe her ears.
"Ji madam. Ye sach hai." Taking out the cuff, they took him away as ishmat cried asking for the clarity.
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"Mujhe lagta hai ye sach ho sakta hai." Ihtesham whispered. Rehmat looked at him shocked.
"Mai isme shamil nahi hu. Per mai raahat se mila tha, shelter home me. Wo pregnant thi." He said giving them another shock.
Saaqib stormed towards him, holding his collar he demanded.
"Kaha hai wo....bata mujhe.." he yelled. He couldn't imagine what she had gone through.
"Maine use promise kiya tha mai use yaha nahi launga." He shook his head.
"Arre bhaad me gaya tera promise. Mujhe bata wo kaha hai. Or mai yaha use launga bhi nahi, mai usse durr lejaunga use. Mai usse shadi karke kahi durr lejaunga." He yelled.
Ihtesham looked at him wide eyed.
Telling him the address, he freed his collar.
He immediately left him and went out to get there as soon as possible.
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"Please raahat mujhe ek chance to do..." he begged getting on his knees.
"Please aap yaha se chale jaye." She said from the other side.
"Agar tum darwaza nahi khologi to mai yahi rahunga. Mai tumse baat kiye begair nahi jaunga." He said.
"Thik hai to rahe bahar." She said not knowing that he really would stay outside.
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Tantana......
I know, she wouldn't forgive him easily but kya kare. Hero hai, to thoda tadpayenge lekin....ending acchi hogi.
Please do not ask for another update, as I'm having severe headache right now. But as I promised, I updated.