Shubman's POV
We reached Shimla, I realized that Nivedita and Karan were with us when we got out of the car.

I rolled my eyes and told Pragya. "Guys, ham pehle mandir jaaenge" I said, "mandir? Ham yaha honeymoon pe aae hai ya mandir me pooja karne?" Sumedh asked.

"Honeymoon mana sako isi lie mandir jaa rahe hai" Pragya replied.

"Jaenge kese!? Car ke chaaro tyres to punctured hai" Sameeksha said, I looked at the tyres.

"Ham chalke jaenge" I said, the smirk on Karan's face disappeared.

"Ese to ham thakk jaenge, fir raatko kese karenge?" Abhay asked, Sameeksha sighed, "tumhara kucch nhi ho sakta" She said and started walking with us.

There was Mahakali's mandir up the hill. Karan and Nivedita obviously stood at a distance from the entrance. "Woh hamare saath aae hai" Pragya said, "kon?" Mandy asked, "Karan aur Nivedita" she replied.

"What the fuck" Aarushi said, "yaar mandir me to..." Sumedh said to Aarushi, "guys be serious" Pragya said.

"Abhi ke lie mauli ka dhaaga baandh lo sab. Shayad isse kucch help ho jae hamari. Aarushi tum sabse zyada dhyaan rakhna" I said. She nodded.

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Aarushi's POV
"Raat ka kya plan hai?" Sumedh asked, "bahar dinner karne jaenge" I replied, "woh to dinner, raat ka kya plan hai?" He asked. I understood where he was coming from.

"Raat ka...raat ko dekh lenge" I replied, "chalo nahane chalte hai" He said holding my wrist, "nhi nhi. Thand hai" I said.

"To chalo rajai me chupte hai" He said taking me to the bed, "arey! Abhi rajai wala time nhi aaya" I said.

"Nahana nhi hai, rajai wala time nhi hai. Honeymoon pe kyu aai ho fir?" He asked pulling me towards him.

"Sumedh! Chodo" I said giggling as he started rubbing his nose against my cheek.

"Chodne ke lie nhi padka" He said looking at me.

"Sumedh..." I said and stopped when I looked at his brown eyes. He was Karan, not Sumedh.

"Kya hua?" He asked, "woh mujhe kucch kaam hai" I said trying to get rid of him. "Arey yaha kya kaam hai tumhe?" He asked, "woh Sameeksha ke kucch kapde mere bag me hai, uske bag me jagah nhi thi. To wahi deke aana hai usko" I said.

"Baadme de dena" He said holding me tightly.

"Sumedh...chodo" I said trying to push him.

"Aarushi kya kar rhi ho? Abhi jaane ki kya zarurat hai? Yeh time sirf hamara hai" He said.

"Mujhe abhi jaana hai. Jaane do mujhe" I said, "woh khud aa jaegi lene" He said, "mene kaha na chodo!" I raised my voice.

"Ab agar tumhe pata chal hi gaya hai to iss natak ko yehi khatam karte hai" He said pushing me, I fell on the bed.

"Please chod do mujhe, mene kya galat kia hai tumhare saath?" I asked crying, "yehi meri behen ne kaha tha!" He yelled, making me startle.

I stood up and ran towards the door, which was locked.

He held my arms tightly, "jese woh tadap rahi thi vese hi iss khandaan ki kar ladki tadpegi ab" He said, his eyes were red and teary. I was shivering, "m...mujhe kucch nhi pata iss sab ke bareme. Please mujhe jaane do" I tried to say.

"Meri behen ko bhi kucch nhi pata tha iss sab ke bareme" He said and a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Jao jaake poocho apni Daadi se! Poochna sacch kya hai. Dutt khandaan ke bareme poochna. Unke family members ki maut ke bareme poochna. Apne sasural ki asli kahani poochna" He said.

I closed my eyes for a moment and found Sumedh laying on the ground when I opened them.

"Sumedh!!" I tapped on his cheek. I called Manjot Bhaiya.

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Shubman's POV
Everybody was in Aarushi's room. Sumedh was awake now. "Hame wapas ghar jaana chahiye aur Daadi se sacch jan'na chahiye" Abhay said.

"Bhaiya aap bade ho, aap bataiye kya kare?" Sameeksha asked Manjot.

He looked at Bandana, "kya kare?" He asked, "jesa aapko theek lagta hai" She replied.

He sighed.

"Pragya tumhara kya kehna hai? Kucch kar sakti ho tum?" He asked. "Hame ek baar aur Mahakali ke mandir jaana chahiye" I said before Pragya could speak.

"Pragya ko bolne de na" Abhay said, I lowered my lashes.

"Mahakali ke mandir chalte hai" Pragya agreed with me as she knew I had a plan.

I signed her to leave the room, "me waha jaane ki tayaari kar leti hu" She said and I left with her.

"Mahakali ke mandir kyu jaa rahe hai ham? Waha jaake pehle bhi kucch nhi hua!" She said, "amavasya hai aaj" I said, "to?" She asked annoyed.

"Shimla ka sabse purana mandir hai yeh. Mahakali ka aashirvaad hai iss mandir ko. Mere nanaji ne bataya tha yaha har amavasya ko ek fakeer baba aate hai" I said.

"To kya Shub? Woh fakeer baba kucch batane wale hai?" She asked tired, "andar se feeling aa rhi hai ke woh hamari help zarur karenge" I said.

"Kese pata?" She asked, "nanaji ne kaha tha woh baba aatma ko kaabu me karna jaante hai" I smirked.

"Fine, we'll go" She gave up.