Chapter 2: The Escape.

Morning: MALWADI Road Old Mill -

ABHIJEET drives worriedly thinking about his sister. He reached to the place and enters into the old mill but he found no one there.

ABHIJEET looked around the MILL and found it little messy as the things were fallen here and there. He even found the traces of having someone kept there as captive seeing some ropes on floor that must be used for tying someone. He guessed the place was vacated in haste.

On the way his eyes fell on a broken wrist watch fallen on floor. He picked it up thinking why would those kidnappers leave a broken watch lying on the floor that way unless if it's of the captive. He kept the watch with himself and moved out of the building to find a clue or way the kidnappers must have left.

Green Warehouse –

Other side TARIKA tried to reach to the place as soon as possible and after reaching to the warehouse TARIKA cautiously entered the building with her gun in hand but surprisingly there was no one.

She took a look around the place and found some ropes and near the rope she found an anklet. That was strange to have a girl's anklet at such a place unless a girl has been held captive there.

TARIKA kept the anklet with herself and continued her search but found nothing else. She doesn't understand why that man called her there if he has to abandon the place. She waited there for a while in case someone shows up or calls her.

EXCHANGE POINT: -

Two van stops in front of each other at 10 feet's distance. Rajesh and Kishor get down from opposite van. They approached each other and greets.

RAJESH: I hadn't thought we will meet this soon.'

KIshor: Me too. Where is that guy?'

RAJESH: in the van. Ask your men to bring the girl.'

Both the leader orders their men to bring the captive.

Z's men bring the girl in front of the van to show RAJESH. Her hands were tied and there was a tape on her mouth. No need to say how much she yelled at the poor kidnappers that they had to put tape on her mouth. RAJESH nods and moves aside to show them RAJAT.

X's man pushes RAJAT out of the van whose hands were tied and eyes were covered.

RAJAT stumbles a bit but straightens himself with a mischievous smile on his face. The thing X's men doesn't know was all through the journey in the van RAJAT succeeded freeing his hands. One of the men removes the blindfold from RAJAT's face so KISHOR can see him.

Both the parties approach to each other with their captives.

PURVI looked at the guy X's men is pushing forward. He was in a white shirt and blue jeans. There was few blood drop stain on his shoulder from the wound on his head. She guessed from the conversation she heard from the goons, he must be the guy who is brother of CID officer TARIKA. She met her eyes with him as they come closer to each other.

Other side RAJAT saw the girl in a yellow SALWAR suit. Her mouth was taped but her earnest eyes held back his feet as his eyes met her and he stopped in front of her. He has heard Mr. X conversation with his men at the mill about the kidnapping of CID officer's ABHIJEET sister and the mishap.

Both the parties tried to push the two captives to the opposite party just when looking at the road RAJAT shouted 'CID!'

Both the alert parties looked at the direction to see… no one.

In the meantime RAJAT held the girl's hand and pushing the two men on his way ran into the jungle with the girl.

PURVI just followed him without any protest because the first thing she wants to get away from those goons.

KISHOR and RAJESH recovered from the moment and order their men to chase the two captives and bring them back alive.

RAJAT stopped for a while and quickly untied her hand. They both looked back and again started to run.

While running he asked the girl: you are CID officer ABHIJEET's sister, right?'

PURVI answered: yes. And you must be CID officer TARIKA's brother, right?'

RAJAT: Yes. But how do you know?'

PURVI: I heard them talking. They planned to kidnap you but ended up with me.'

RAJAT felt a little weird as nobody knows he is CID officer TARIKA's brother then why would someone wants to kidnap him. They kept running and the goons chase them with a close distant.

PURVI asked: Do you know where are we going?'

RAJAT nodded negative: I don't know. I just don't want to be in their capture.'

PURVI: How long we have to run like this?'

RAJAT: Until they lose us or stop chasing us.' and the two kept running through the bushes.

Jungle -

By the afternoon all the goons scatters in the jungle to catch the two captives.

Other side the two siblings of CID officers rest under a tree for the moment as there were no goons in the sight. While resting they get alert by the noise of footsteps approaching towards them. The two held back their breath as RAJAT peeks from the tree side to see RAJESH was moving towards their direction but unfortunately RAJESH sees him.

RAJAT asks the girl to run and the two again runs as RAJESH chases them alone.

While running PURVI asked: Why don't they stop chasing us?'

RAJAT: They won't.'

PURVI: Then how will we get out of here?'

RAJAT: We will know our-self after getting out of here.'

PURVI gave him a weird look at the answer while running. Unaware of it RAJAT kept running clearing the bushes.

PURVI trips on a tree root and falls. RAJAT looked back to see her on ground and rushes to help her up.

RAJAT asked: Are you ok?'

PURVI: I think I have hurt my ankle.'

RAJAT looks at her ankle and sees it's bleeding asking: It's bad. Can you run?'

She tried to get up but wasn't even able to stand.

They looked back at the noises of the goons coming closer to them.

PURVI: You run.'

RAJAT looked her unbelievingly: Are you crazy? If I have to leave you like this I wouldn't have take you with me at first place.'

PURVI: Those goons will be here any moment and I can't run.'

RAJAT looked back at the goons direction and then at PURVI.

RAJAT sits in front of her facing his back to her: Get on my back.'

PURVI: what?'

RAJAT: fast! We don't have time. I can't let them get you till I am alive so if you don't want me to get killed then get on my back. We both will live'

PURVI first hesitates but then without any further argument got on his back. RAJAT piggy back her and ran.

Almost after an hour they stopped to relax for a while far from the eyes of the goons.

RAJAT rested his back on the tree trunk closing his eyes.

PURVI: I am sorry.'

RAJAT opened his eyes looking at her: Why?'

PURVI: for troubling you like this.'

RAJAT: I should be the one to say sorry; because of me you got injured.'

PURVI: I tripped and fell then how it is your fault?'

RAJAT: The moment I take you with me, it was my responsibility to take care of you and I failed to protect you from getting hurt.'

PURVI looked at him unbelievably how he could blame himself for that and asked: You are always like this or just being nice to me?'

RAJAT looked at her: Do you think in a situation like this I will try to impress you?'

Looking at RAJAT's contemplating eyes PURVI apologized: I am sorry. I haven't seen a gentleman like you before that's why I asked you out of curiosity.'

RAJAT: As I know, your brother is a CID officer. Isn't he a gentleman?'

PURVI answered: He is my brother and he is always like a brother around me so I have never got to see his gentleman side.'

RAJAT: Why? Is there a difference between a brother and a gentleman?'

PURVI nodded: yes.'

RAJAT: Then how brothers are like?'

PURVI: Why are you asking that? You are him-self a brother.'

RAJAT remained silent for a moment before saying: I couldn't be a nice brother. That's why I asked how a brother is like?'

PURVI felt bad at his grim expression and tell him reminiscing few of her own memories with her brother: Brothers always show care and concern for their sister. They always love and protect their sister no matter what. Sometimes they become really overprotective about their sister to the level of irritation.'

RAJAT amused at her annoyed facial expression as she said the last statement.

PURVI continued as she smiled through her annoyed memory: That's because they loves their sister too much but also hate to admit it. They will do anything for their sister's happiness and will go any limit to protect their sister. That's how a brother is.'

RAJAT: So that's a brother is like.'

PURVI nodded: A good brother.' RAJAT smiled off at it.

PURVI: Can I ask you something?'

RAJAT asked: What is it?'

PURVI: Why did you save me there?'

RAJAT: It would have been rude to escape alone. Wasn't it?' he looked at her for an answer.

PURVI nodded her head quietly: Hm… I would have felt little bad if you had fled alone.'

RAJAT: And you would have been in more problems if I had run from there leaving you behind.'

PURVI asked in wonder: Where are you from?'

RAJAT: Bangalore.'

PURVI asked: You got kidnapped from Bangalore?'

RAJAT: No. I was in a jungle. They just attack me from behind in the dark, so I couldn't do much in defense.'

PURVI: What were you doing in the jungle at night?'

RAJAT: I was roaming in the jungle.'

PURVI: Who roams around in the jungle in the night?'

RAJAT: I do, because I like it.'

PURVI: you like it?'

RAJAT: Hm… it's nice and peaceful and the good thing there is no humans around in the jungle.'

PURVI: Does that mean you don't like being around humans?'

RAJAT: Kind of. Whenever I am around someone, it only causes trouble. I thought jungle would leave me alone but those kidnappers even didn't leave me alone in the middle of the jungle.'

PURVI: I can see. By the way, have you been kidnapped before?'

RAJAT: This is my first time. Is it your first time too?'

PURVI: No. This is my second time getting kidnapped.'

RAJAT: That's why you are not that scared.'

PURVI: After all I am sister of a CID officer. I am less afraid this time because I know my brother will come on time to my rescue. He is never late. It's just about time my brother gets to know about my whereabouts. Those kidnappers are done for.'

RAJAT: I hope so.'

RAJAT asked: But how did they get you?'

PURVI: I was in my tent.'

RAJAT asked confused: tent?'

PURVI explained: I was in a camp with…'

RAJAT cut her in mid: Were you in the jungle camp of college students?'

PURVI looked at him and by his expression anticipated: You get kidnapped from the jungle. That means… Don't tell me that you were too in that camp from other the college?'

They looked at each other guessing the rest.

PURVI: we both get kidnapped from the camp site.'

RAJAT: That means someone was keeping an eye on us from a long time.'

RAJAT disappointedly: if only I wasn't out in the jungle.'

PURVI: and I wasn't in the tent.'

Both at a time: we wouldn't have ended up here.'

They again looked at each other.

PURVI: what's now? The sun is going to set soon and we even don't know where we are?'

RAJAT: we will figure it out soon.'

PURVI sarcastically: After getting out of here, right?'

RAJAT just nodded and she again gave him a weird look as the two rested there, peacefully for the while kidnappers was not around.

Note:

Hello everyone! I couldn't say a proper hello last time because I was a bit scared, nervous and excited too. Thank to readers for reading and reviewing the story.