Shubman's POV
"Do ghante se wait kar rahe hai, koi nhi aaya yaha" Pragya gritted her teeth. "Aaega, ruko to" I said looking at the entrance. She passed me a death glare.

Abhishek came running to us, "aa raha hai!" He said.

We stood up. Everyone looking at the entrance.

A baba in his 80s or 90s entered the mandir, "yeh to aghori lag raha hai" Aarushi said, "koi bhi ho, hame apna kaam nikalwana hai" I said and walked towards him.

I touched his feet, "baba, hame" I said but he interrupted me, "peecha chudana hai?" He asked, "ji?" I asked confused, "unn shaktio se peecha chudana hai?" He asked.

I looked at Pragya, "paap hua hai" He said, "saza to milegi" He walked towards Mahakali's idol.

"Lekin hamne koi paap nhi kia" Sumedh said, "uss khandaan se to ho jiska kia dhara hai" He said.

"Woh shaktia tumhare khandaan ko khatam kar dengi, jese tumhare khandaan ne unhe khatam kia tha. Tumhara vansh aage nhi badhega" He said.

"What the fuck? Ese kese aage nhi badhega!? Woh kyu rokenge hame?" Abhishek said.

"Tumhare khandaan ko khatam karke hi unka badlaa poora hoga" Baba replied.

"Lekin hamara kya kusoor?" Aarushi asked, "isse shaadi ki, yeh kusoor hai" Baba said pointing at Sumedh.

"Baba hame un aatmao se mukti dilaye" Manjot said, "unse se mukti tab milegi jab woh teeno aatmao ko mukti milegi. Mukt kardo unhe" He said.

"Ham mukt kese kar sakte hai!?" Manjot asked.

"Unke shav dhoondho" He replied, "mare hue 50 saal ho gey, shav kaha se milenge!?" Sameeksha asked with a poker face.

"Unhe sahi tarah agni nhi mili thi, mukt karo unhe" Baba said.

"Yaar ab shav kaha honge?" Abhay asked, "Karan ne kaha tha sab Daadi se poochna" Aarushi said, we were so busy talking to each other, we didn't realise Baba left.

"Wapas jaana hai?" I asked, "raat hai abhi to, subhah chalenge" Mandy said.

"Jitni jaldi jaenge, utni jaldi yeh sab khatam hoga" Pragya said.

We decided to leave.

*******

Manjot's POV
We reached home the next morning and the first thing to do was ask Daadi all the questions we had in our minds.

"Tum itni jaldi kese aa gey?" Daadi asked, "Karan ne aane pe majboor kar dia" I said, "kon Karan?" She asked.

"Karan Dutt" Abhay said, Daadi looked a bit uncomfortable when Abhay said Karan's full name.

"Kya hua Daadi? Aap to abhi ghabraa geyi" Abhay asked.

"Abhi to aapko Karan ki behen ki bareme batana hai, Nivedita ke bareme batana hai, Karan ki maa ke bareme batana hai" Sumedh said sitting next to Daadi.

"Dekho iss sab se tumhara koi lena dena nhi hai" Daadi said, "ham sab ke marne ki naubat aa geyi hai aur hamara lena dena nhi? Wow!" Sumedh chuckled.

"Daadi please sab bata dijiye" Sameeksha pleaded.

Author's POV (Story that Daadi knew)

Vishesh Sharma was a retired police officer in his 70s. He had been planning to buy a bungalow from almost two decades now. The bungalow belonged to Dutt family. Neena Dutt lived there with her daughter Maya Dutt, son Karan Dutt, and his wife, ACP Nivedita Dutt. Her husband passed away when Maya and Karan were very young.

Years passed, Vishesh Sharma tried every possible way to get Dutt bungalow. Neena Dutt did not want to sell her bungalow as it was built by her husband.

When nothing worked out, Vishesh and his wife Jaya decided to kill Dutt family.

Dutt bungalow was set on fire, the whole family died in the fire.

As a police officer, Vishesh knew the case would be investigated, therefore he did not leave any evidence and bribed the officer on duty.

He misused his power. Sharmas built a new bungalow on the vast land and the case was forgotten over the years.

Bandana's POV
"Jhoot bol rhi hai aap!" Sumedh shouted, "Karan ne apni behen ke bareme poochne ko kaha tha. Uska alag se kyu kaha usne? Kya kia tha aapne uske saath? Hame shrap kyu mila?" He asked.

"Beta mujhe jitna pata tha mene bata dia" Daadi said crying.

That was the end of the conversation. Daadi didn't know anything else, or maybe she didn't want to say anything else.

Everybody went to their respective rooms.

"Kya lagta hai Bandana?" Manjot asked, "Daadi ko aur kucch nhi pata" I said. He sighed.

"Ab kya hoga? Socha tha Daadi ko sab pata hoga, theek ho jaega sab...lekin nhi" He said sitting on the bed.

"Kyu na ham Karan se pooch le kya hua tha" I suggested, he nodded.

*******

Sameeksha's POV
Abhishek woke me up the next morning, "Sameeksha" He said in a sleepy voice. I looked at him, "koi aaya hai" He mumbled.

"Tum jaage hue ho, jaao dekho" I said, he took a deep breath, "chodo, jo bhi hoga thakk ke chala jaega" He said and tightened his grip on my waist.

The person at the door stopped knocking after a while.

Abhishek chuckled, "gaya" He said.

The person started banging the door, "oh shit" Abhishek said and sat on the bed, he immediately wore his shirt and went to open the door.

"Mandy?" He said, "bhai na tu khud sota hai, na mujhe sone deta hai" He said, "Karan Aarushi ke peeche pada hua hai. Kisi se nhi sambhal raha, jaldi chal" Manjot Bhaiya said.

We ran to Aarushi's room, it was the first time we were seeing Karan.

He grabbed Aarushi and pushed her against the wall, her forehead started bleeding. Sumedh came in between to stop him.

"Karan jab takk hame poora sach nhi pata chalega, ham tumhari help nhi kar paenge. Daadi ko poori kahani nhi pata. Tum hi batado sach kya hai" Manjot Bhaiya said.

Karan looked at him, "sach jaanke kya karoge? Saza to tum sabko milni hi hai" He said gritting his teeth.

"Ho sakta hai tumhara badlaa poora karne me ham tumhari help kar sake" Abhishek said.

Karan started laughing, "tumhare Dada ne mera poora khaandan khatam kar dia, aur tum meri help karoge badlaa lene me?" He asked.

"Theek hai" He said, "mujhe in teeno me se kisi ek ka rape karna hai, karo help" He said pointing at me, Aarushi and Bandana.

"Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho?" Abhishek asked, I held his hand, "gussa aa gaya?" Karan asked. "Socho mera kya haal hua hoga jab tumhare Dada ne mere saamne meri behen ka rape kia" He left us shocked.