At this point, there is a whole lot of confusion. (even I feel confused sometimes. Lol.)
Sorry for that. Hehe!
I’ll try revealing a bit of it in the upcoming chapter.
And, sorry for not replying to your comments and messages. Actually, I’m not that active here.
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Two weeks later…
The sky turned into a darker colour, as the clouds blocked the sunrays and the drizzle soon turned into a heavy downpour. Chirping of birds dancing in the rain got replaced with sounds of thunder and flashes of lightning.
Ishani who was passing by stopped in her tracks as she saw Chanchal pacing back and forth in her room, with a worried expression on her face.
“Kya hua Chachi?”, she asked, frowning.
“Kab se Aryan ka phone laga rhi hoon, par out of reach bata raha hai. Mera jee bhot ghabra raha hai, Ishani. Teen din ho gaye hain aur iss ladke ki koi khabar hi nhi hai.”
“Aap bhi na, chachi faltu mein tension le rhi hain. Aur vaise bhi, Aryan ko to aap janti hi hain, gaya hoga kahin muh maarne… I mean, ghoomne gaya hoga kahin…”
“Iski maa ke saath ye bhi mar gayi hoti, to acha hi hota. Pata nhi apne aap ko kahan ki maharani samajhti hai, ye aur vo Riddhima.”, she cursed her internally.
Angre, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, smirked and slipped away before anyone could see him.
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Riddhima sipped the remaining liquid from the glass and kept it on the side-table. She rested her head on the rocking chair and closed her eyes.
How long will she be able to survive was an inevitable question. And this not-so-trustworthy family increased her worries. Not that she feared for her life. But…
Her trance was broken by a knock at the door, and without even turning around, she knew who it was.
“Angre…Aao. Kaise aana hua? Raasta bhatak gaye… Ya…manzil?”, she asked without looking at him.
“Bhabhi… Aap…theek hain?”, he asked in an almost inaudible tone.
Riddhima’s behaviour had become weirder than ever. She was no more the bubbly and chirpy girl who used to roam around the house like a drone, giggling and making mischief, creating blunders and attracting troubles like a magnet.
“Kya kaam hai?”, she asked, looking away, wiping the tears that had managed to escape.
“Vo…Jo kaam apne kaha tha, vo ho gaya hai.”
She simply nodded.
“Khayaal rakhiye apna.”, he spoke in a nearly inaudible voice.
Sensing that she needed some time alone, he left without uttering another word.
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In a secluded place, a seemingly lifeless body lay attached to several wires that were connected to machines.
“The condition is improving day-by-day. Seeing the spurt in the healing, I think the patient will soon be conscious.”
He nodded and mumbled a ‘thanks’, to which the doctor smiled slightly and exited the room.
“Please get up. How long will you sleep, huh? Can’t you see how helpless I am without you? Yeah, I get it now. You don’t love me anymore, isn’t it?”, his voice cracked up at the end.
Kissing the hand of the person, he walked outside.
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The voice of shattering echoed throughout VR mansion.
All the family members hurried downstairs only to see Mrs. D’Souza standing in the middle of the hall near pieces of a broken vase, her mouth agape. Following her gaze, they saw an injured Aryan on standing the door, ready to faint any moment.
Some of them were shocked, which was evident on their faces, while some were unaffected.
“Aryan, ye kaise hua beta?”, Chanchal asked, cupping his face.
“Atleast bring him inside, Chanchal.”, said Anupriya.
Riddhima, who had been watching everything from her laptop, which was connected to the CCTVs fitted in VR mansion, smirked at his state.
Well, if he was the one playing the game, then pity on other players.
Flashback
“Mere pyaare devar ji, apki acting ki daat deni padegi. For a moment, I was convinced by your drama. But…Tch! Tch! Tch! Jaldi ka kaam shitaan ka.
Ab dekho na, hadbadi mein apna phone yahin bhool gaye. Aur sone pe suhaga, humari bholi-bhali chachiji.”
Ultra Flashback 🙂😅😂
She saw Aryan’s phone and called him, but he was nowhere to be seen. A message popped up on the screen.
She remembered having seen his password accidentally one day.
Curiosity got the better of her and without thinking about the consequences, she decided to try her luck.
Surprisingly, it was correct and the phone unlocked. She opened the messenger and scanned the chats. Interestingly, no messages were sent to or received from Chachi’s number, which was quite suspicious.
Using her spying skills, she searched for hidden apps and…the cover was blown!
Ultra Flashback ends
“Tumhe kya lagta hai, iss khel ki shuruaat tumne ki hai? Nah!
Galat! Bilkul galat!
Par ab khelne ka itna hi shauk hai tum logon ko, to ab ye Riddhima tumhe dikhayegi ki asli khel kya hota hai.”
Flashback ends
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After dressing his wounds, and letting him rest for a few hours, Chanchal, Rudra and other family members went to Aryan’s room.
“Who did this to you, Aryan?”, asked Anupriya.
Aryan gulped seeing Riddhima standing at the door.
“Fear not, Aryan. We won’t let anything happen to you. Whoever dared hurting my child will surely pay for it.”, Chanchal assured him, but when he refused to speak, sensing his fear, Rudra asked again, “Is it someone close to you? Is he/she present here?”
“Mind your words, Rudra. Why would any family member hurt him? Though, there’s one person who can surely do it, and is also present here.”
“Angre?”, asked Ishani, frowning.
Angre hated Aryan from the very beginning. Aryan, being the come-mess-with-me guy, always tried irking him. So, they often ended uo fighting and were reprimanded by Vansh several times.
“Maybe. But I doubt someone else too.”, Anupriya looked at Riddhima pointedly.
“Aryan, will you speak up, or shall I find it out by my own ways?”,
Anupriya asked, getting fed up.
With trembling hands, he pointed towards one of the family members.
“What the hell! Mom, you?”, exclaimed Ishani.
“Aryan, are you in your senses? Why would I do such a thing?”, spoke a bewildered Anupriya.
Before anyone could react, they saw police standing at the door.
“Mrs. Anupriya, you are under arrest for planning an attack on Mr. Aryan. Your accomplice has accepted his crime, and also revealed that you paid him a hefty amount of money for doing so.”, saying this he signalled the lady constable to bring her.
“You are lying, Inspector. Tell me how much bundles of cash were you fed with?”
“Trust me, Chanchal, I swear I didn’t even know that Aryan was kidnapped. Rudra, atleast you listen to me. I am innocent, believe me. I cannot even think of harming Aryan.”, cried Anupriya, struggling to get free from the lady’s grip.
“Why not, Mrs. Anupriya? Afterall, he’s the good-for-nothing son of the Raisinghania family. In the name of achievements, he has only brought shame to our clan. Why would you leave a chance to kill him?”, Chanchal lashed out at her.
(Aryan be like- Apni to ijjat hi nhi hai be🙂)
“Because he is my son, dammit!”, she blurted out.
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So, we now know who Aryan has inherited his evil traits from…👀
That’s it for today(also, for this month)
See ya soon(not actually though. Exams, you know…😅)
Precap-
Vihaan comes to the rescue of Anupriya. Riddhima and Vihaan quarrel. Kabir meets someone and the ‘someone’ reveals something about the past.