A man woke up feeling extremely hungry at midnight.

“Abhi Yamini didi so gayi hongi, main ja kar kuchh kha leta hoon. Subah se kuchh nahi khaya maine. Bhook bhi bohat lagi hai. Pratham bhaiya ko toh main kuchh bata bhi nahi sakta ke mere saath kya zulm kiya ja raha hai, agar bataya toh Yamini didi usay apni side kar le gi aur mujhe jhoota bana dengi.”

He stood up sadly and went to the kitchen and opened the fridge to see rice pudding and immediately got the bowl out to eat it up. He ate all of it and went back to sleep. The next morning, he felt someone squeeze his neck, he woke up startled to see Yamini who pulled him by his neck, he coughed.

Y~sach bata, tu ne khaayi wo kheer? Bol Bhavesh!

Bh~sorry didi, bhook lagi thi

Y~bhook ke bachay, wo maine Pratham ke liye rakhi thi, usay aur bhi khaani thi isliye, teri himmat kaise hui usay haath lagaane ki? Aaj toh tu gaya.

He coughed more and more as she tightened his grip on his neck.

Bh~chhoro… didi.. Chho..ro

He coughed loudly. Another man around Bhavesh’s age came there finding Yamini but before he could see the whole scenario, she left Bhavesh and patted his back acting like caring for him. He got worried seeing him coughing.

“Aray Bhavesh, kya hua tujhe?”

Y~ye utha aur khaansne laga Pratham, main sunte he yahan dauri chali ayi, tum theek ho na Bhavesh? (she picked his water bottle and opened the cap for him) lo pani piyo, (Bhavesh shivered) piyo na

Bhavesh shook his head, she shrugged and closed the cap of the bottle and kept it at a side.

Pr~Yamini, wo kheer nahi bachi?

Y~aray nahi, wo Bhavesh ne kha li

Pr~achha koi baat nahi, (Yamini just smiled and left) Bhavesh, (he gave the water bottle to him) le pi le thora pani, kitna khaans raha tha

Bhavesh took it immediately and drank it.

Bh~thank you bhai

Pr~tu har waqt itna dara sehma kiun rehta hai? Koi baat hai toh bol na

Bh~nahi bhai, koi baat nahi hai

Pr~bata na Bhavesh

Bh~bhai koi baat nahi hai

Pr~okay, jab bhi tujhe is baare mein baat karni ho, so m there

Bhavesh nodded, Pratham left.

Bhavesh thought: sorry bhai, main aap ko nahi bata sakta ke didi mere saath kya karti hai, mujhe kitna torture karti hai, mujhe bhooka rakhti hai, mujhe bachane walay aap zaroor ho lekin agar maine aap ko ye baat bata bhi di, toh bhi aap kabhi nahi maano gay.

He stood up, went straight out of his house, sat on his bike and rode off in the highest speed.

He thought: sorry bhai, shayad yahi theek ho ga, mujhe is dard se mukti milne ka agar yahi ek dardnaak tareeka baaki hai na, toh yahi sahi, main mar jaun ga aur aazad ho jaun ga is dard se

He collided with a truck and fell from his bike bruised and battered in a pool of his own blood.

He saw people gathering around and his vision blurred, he closed his eyes.

On the other side:

A girl in nurse uniform could be seen busy as a doctor talked to her.

“Shalini, dekho wo patient, wo Janvi bohat ziada depressed hai, un ki bachi ko bhi kidnap kar liya gaya hai, husband chhor ke bhaag gaya tha jab bachi hui toh. Ho sakta hai she tries committing suicide, karri nazar rakho us pe, police ne bhi poochh taachh ki hai, lekin jab tak police us ki bachi Khushi ko dhoond nahi letay, we have to take proper care of her.”

Sh~main samajh gayi doctor Viraj, maine Janvi ki family ko bhi inform kar diya hai, us ki bas sirf ek behen hai Mannat, wo aati ho gi bas

Their attention diverted as they heard a girl in panic rush to reception.

“Meri didi yahan hai kya? Un ka naam Janvi Singh hai.”

“Haan, 23 premium room mein hain wo.”

She came towards that room where Janvi was.

V~stop, aap andar nahi ja sakti

“Doctor, main behen hoon un ki, Mannat naam hai mera, Janvi meri bari behen hai, please mujhe dekhne dijiye unhein.”

V~yahi main aap ko batana chah raha hoon, wo ziada respond nahi kar rahi, khoyi khoyi si hain, she hardly speals, kaafi depression mein hai, be careful, aap dekhna wo khud ko hurt na kar lein

Mn~jee doctor. Achha wo meri behen ki beti…

V~m sorry to inform you, usay kidnap kar liya gaya hai, hum ne police mein khabar kar di hai, kuchh khabar aye gi toh batayengay

Mannat nodded sadly and went inside.

Mn~Janvi di, (Janvi looked at her) Khushi mil jaaye gi, dekhna she would be back

J~tu ne shahdi ki, us ke baad jab mere pati ne mujhe chhor diya na, toh bas Khushi mere saath thi, us ke bagair wo ghar soona lagta hai, kab aye gi meri beti?

Mn~di dekhna wo jaldi aa jaye gi

They cried.

Outside:

Bhavesh could be seen getting rushed in the hospital on the stretcher. Shalini and Viraj looked at him. They rushed him to the emergency room and Bhavesh was treated by the duo and other nurses. He was treated after sometime.

V~is patient ko ICU mein he rakho, phone wagaira kuchh mile toh call kar ke family ko inform karo

“Doctor, in ke paas koi phone nahi mila.”

V~hum ne police ko inform kiya hai, wo aate hongay, wohi shanaakht karengay ab is ki, hum ne toh aise he operation kiya kiun ke haalat critical thi, police ne bhi ijazat de di thi

Police arrived, got his photos clicked and got it posted in every newspaper.

Pratham was talking to someone on phone when he startled by photoframe breaking, he picked it. It was his and Bhavesh’s photo. He got tensed and went to his room and saw him missing. He called on his number but his phone rang nearby and he got more tensed.

Pr~kahan gaya Bhavesh?

He got teary eyed.

 Coming soon on 3rd January 2024

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