Chapter 18: The Unwanted Thriller.

RAJAT was admiring the beauty of the nature alongside the road. It was so peaceful and eye pleasing far from the busy and stressful city.

Out of nowhere a sudden force of wind hit to him wrapping him into its tight embrace as RAJAT stood still to his place with his hands up in the air.

He remained stunned at the sudden act for a long moment and then slowly shifted his gaze down to see a girl holding him tight.

He tried to take a close look at the girl to see it was PURVI and he said aloud: TUM!'

PURVI parted looking at him as RAJAT asked: Tum yaha kyaa kar rahi ho? Aur kya tum aise hi bich raste kisike bhi gale lag jati ho?'

PURVI: Excuse me? Kisike bhi matlab? Wo to maine dekha tum ho isliye.'

RAJAT: Mai hoon isliye?'

PURVi: Leave all that! First save me from them.'

RAJAT looking at the direction she pointed asked: Whom?'

After seconds he saw from the street end five men, 3 black and two fair complexions, fat and strong having bearded and mustaches with different kind of dangerous looking scythe in their hands were following their aggressive leader looking furious on their way to them.

RAJAT asked PURVI: Why they are running behind you like that?'

PURVI answered: They were laughing on me so I smashed ice-cream on that man's face.'

RAJAT politely asked: Apni ice-cream uske muh pe de maarne ki kya jaroorat thi?'

PURVI nodded negative explaining: Maine uski ice-cream usike muh pe de maari.'

RAJAT looked incredulous and then asked: Phir bhi sirf itni si baat ke liye wo tumhari jaan lene ke pichhe is tarah to nahi daudenge?'

PURVI nodded.

RAJAT asked suspiciously: Then what did you do?'

FLASHBACK:

After smashing ice-cream on that man's face PURVI clenched her fist tight and took a long breath as she started: Manhoos, Kaale Mangoos, Third grade Villain, Ludo Ke Saap, Nazayaz Baap, Khudke Baarat me Paise Lootne Wale Dulha, Purani Kabar Se Nikli Hui Bhootni Ki Aulaad, Wagar Madari Ka Bandar, Aadha Andar Aadha Bahar, Abbe Sukhe Chukandar, Andhe Ke Katore Se Paise Churane Wale Besharam, Kutte, Jale Huye Bhutte… Luchche, Tuchche, Baazaru Mohalle Ke Guchchhe, Baasi Tarkari, Ek Number Ke Bhikhari... Etc... Etc...'

Taking a breath PURVI warned him furiously: You don't know who I am. Agar Himmat Hai To Haath Lagake Dikhao Mujhe! You will spend rest your life in prison breaking rocks!'

The man eyed her dangerously for a moment, wiped off the ice-cream on his face and then shouted: Bala! Guru! Dodda Anna! Chikka Anna, Chikka Thamma!'

That was enough for PURVI to realize her comedy turned into an unwanted thriller!

FLASHBACK END.

Stunned RAJAT covered his open mouth with his hand and asked: Tumne unhe ye sab kahaa?'

PURVI miserably: Lagta hai Golmaal 3 kuch jyada baar hi dekh li.'

RAJAT: Aur phir tumhe Chennai express ke Shahrukh khan ki tarah pata chala ke thangbali ko hindi aati hai, right?'

PURVI nodded with a puppy face.

RAJAT: To phir tumhe ye bhi pata hona chahiye ke Chennai express ke Shahrukh Khan ki tarah mujhe fight karna nahi aata.'

PURVI: Jungle me to bada bhage the mujhe leke.'

RAJAT: Miss, bhagne aur ladne me farq hota hai.'

PURVI: Agar lad nahi sakte to bhaag bhi sakte ho. Mujhe koi problem nahi hai tumhare sath bhagne me.'

RAJAT looked flabbergasted: Hein?'

PURVI: Won't you save me from them?'

RAJAT: I would have saved you if they attempted to murder or kidnap you but how can I save you when you yourself chose to commit suicide. You invited them after you. Kya jaroorat thi tumhe unhe wo sab kahne ki? Itna kuch sunke to koi murda bhi apni kabar se bahar aa jaye. Ye to jeeta jagta insaan hai jo apni puri gang leke aaya hai.'

PURVI:To tum nahi bhagoge?'

RAJAT: Nahi. Waise bhi wo tumhare pichhe hai mere nahi.'

PURVI: Achha to thik hai, mai unse kahungi ke tum mere husband ho. Phir sabse pahle aake wo tumhe hi pakdenge.'

RAJAT: What? How could you do so? Maine to tumhe sharif samjha tha.'

PURVI: Sharafat chhodne ke bad har sharif itna hi khatarnak ban jata hai. Maine bhi to tumhe apna savior samjha tha.'

RAJAT looked her incredulously.

PURVI blowing her nails said: Soch lo… Ab ya to sath bhagenge ya sath marenge.'

RAJAT look fixed!

When I was a ten years boy

Daddy told me everyday

When did you feel to be changed

Take your time and try it again

One side a crazy girl who just left her decency and other side 6 dangerous looking guys who doesn't seemed to be in a mood to show any kind of decency.

Now I stand here on crossroads

It maybe reason for my life

It will be a little scared

It will be a little hard

RAJAT found himself stuck in the situation. There were no people around to call for help neither his sister knows where he is in this strange town. He asked PURVI: Don't we have any other option?' PURVI nodded in no.

Doesn't work that way

Running out of time

I can't wait it anymore

His jeep was parked past the running goons on their way. It was impossible to get to the jeep. The goons were coming closer with every second and they have no other choice except running to the other way. Finally he took PURVI's hand.

Now I'm running to the end

No one ever has been through

I know I'm a weirdo

I can't stop running my own way

And he ran, just ran for their life through the dirt road holding PURVI's hand in his like there is no tomorrow as the 6 goons chased them behind.

I'm a shining man on sky

Places where I've been dreamed of

Feels like I'm on cloud nine

I can't stop running my own way

While running PURVI looked at her hand RAJAT held and a smile appeared on her face. She ran giving her everything her heart, mind, body and soul to him without a doubt.

RAJAT pulled PURVI between the two trucks parked aside the road and hide behind it.

RAJAT: Sapne me bhi nahi socha tha, aisa din phir aayega.' He said miserably: Oh god! I even left my phone in the jeep. Now how will I call help?'

PURVI: I can call help.'

RAJAT looked hopeful at her: Can you?'

PURVI proudly: I can even call SWAT to your rescue.'

RAJAT: We don't need SWAT, just call your brother or my sister. That will be enough.'

PURVI: I don't have your sister's number but I can send a message to my brother that we are in danger.'

RAJAT: But you don't have a cell phone with you.'

PURVI showed her wrist watch: But I have this?'

RAJAT: What about it?'

PURVI: It's not a normal watch. Looking at the dangerous happening around me DAYA Bhai gifted me this on Rakshbandhan.

One click will send a message to my brother that I am safe, two click will save me from any awkward situations giving a ring to my own phone that I don't have now and 3 clicks will send a message to my brother that I am in danger with my location.'

RAJAT: That's great!'

PURVI smiled: yup.'

RAJAT: Then what are you waiting for? Do it, fast.'

PURVI click the button 3 times and looking at RAJAT said: Message sent.'

RAJAT sighed: I hope he comes soon.'

BELGAUM: Playground -

TARIKA asked: You were saying something?'

ABHIJEET: Was I? Yeah I was. But what was it?'

The great ABHIJEET, senior officer of CID found himself a fool at the moment lost of words and prayed to god even a needle in the desert will be enough to save him from this situation and that needle indeef come like a message to him as his phone beeped long.

He quickly took out his phone and soon his expression changes to worry reading it.

TARIKA notices it and asked: What happened?'

ABHIJEET looked up at her: PURVI. PURVI is in danger. I got a message from her safety device.'

TARIKA looked concerned: Where is she now?'

ABHIJEET: She just activated her location. I can track her.'

TARIKA: I will come with you.'

ABHIJEET nodded and the two drove off from there in ABHIJEET's car.

ABHIJEET drove worriedly while TARIKA call to PURVI's number.

ABHIJEET looked at TARIKA as she asked on phone: Hello PURVI?'

The person said: PURVI is not here. I am ANU.'

TARIKA recognized ANU's voice as she repeated 'ANU' and asked looking at ABHIJEET: PURVI was at AJJI's house?'

ABHIJEET nodded.

TARIKA asked ANU: hello ANU, where is PURVI?'

ANU: she left the house a while ago and even left her phone at home.'

TARIKA asked: Is RAJAT there?' ABHIJEET looked surprised at this.

ANU: He was but he left just before PURVI.'

TARIKA: Were they together?'

ANU: No. They didn't meet each other. Is there any problem?'

TARIKA: No. I will call you later ANU.'

As TARIKA cuts the call ABHIJEET asked confused: Where is RAJAT?'

TARIKA: At AJJI's house.'

ABHIJEET: SHARDA AJJI's house?'

TARIKA nodded and tell him about their visit to AJJI's house.

ABHIJEET: So you were the guest AJJI was talking about.' TARIKA nodded.

ABHIJEET: PURVI and RAJAT are with each-other now?'

TARIKA: No, they didn't meet each other and left the house separately.'

On the Street: Near the truck -

RAJAT and PURVI heard the voices of those men and the two quickly gets into the truck hiding quietly each corner of the cargo truck door.

They remained quiet praying for those men to go away from there but instead of that they realized the truck they are in started moving as the two look at each other in surprise.

RAJAT removed the tarpaulin cover to look out of the truck only to cover it again as PURVI asked at his reaction: What happened?'

RAJAT: We are done for this life.'

Confused PURVI: What?'

She peeked through the cover only to sit back with same horror expression seeing the same man she pasted with ice-cream was driving the truck right behind them.

PURVI: Aasmaan se tapke aur khajoor me latke!'

RAJAT corrected: It's Atke not Latke in the proverb.'

PURVI giving him a look: Atke or Lakte, does it matter in this situation? The fact is we are trapped in this truck.'

Just when her eyes fell on the woods in the truck and she frantically asked: are this woods?'

RAJAT: Why are you looking more afraid of woods than the goons?'

PURVI looked frightened at the woods: I heard snake lives in woods.'

RAJAT: These are normal woods. They live in sandal woods not this wood.'

PURVI: How can you be sure? At the end of the day woods are woods and snakes are snakes. You can't say anything.'

Now the two looked at each other a bit frightened then at the woods and next moment the two were sitting side by side in the middle keeping an eye at the woods if by chance any creature creeps out of it.

PURVI without taking her eyes off the woods asked: Pichhe Kuaa Aage Khaai.'

RAJAT again corrected: It's Aage Kuaa Pichhe Khaai.'

PURVI: It doesn't matters. The question is where will we end up like this?'

RAJAT: We will know after reaching at the end.'

PURVI: Are you serious?'

RAJAT: Do you think I will joke in a situation like this? I don't know why I always end up in a situation like this with you?'

PURVI: Always? It's only twice.'

RAJAT: Whatever! I just hope my sister find out soon that I am missing.'

PURVI: But how will our siblings know that we are together?'

RAJAT: They are CID officers. They must have found out by now that we are together. I left my phone and jeep there from where you went missing.'

On the way -

TARIKA was trying to call RAJAT. The phone was ringing but he wasn't picking up.

ABHIJEET glancing at her asked: Isn't he picking up?'

TARIKA answered: No.' and then suddenly she asked him to stop the car.

ABHIJEET stopped the car asking: What happened?'

TARIKA quickly got down the car followed by ABHIJEET.

TARIKA pointing at a red open jeep parked aside the road, said: RAJAT was here.'

They went near the jeep and saw RAJAT's phone in it but RAJAT was nowhere around.

ABHIJEET said: Even PURVI's location device got activated from here.'

TARIKA looked at him as he continued: Does that mean...'

TARIKA confirmed his doubt: They are together.'

They looked around and saw a shop at a distance.

They inquired the shop owner about the owner of the red jeep.

Shop owner: yeah, he was here looking amazed at the beautiful nature around.'

ABHIJEET: Was there a girl with him?'

Shop owner: No, he was alone but yes, for a moment I went in my room that is attached to the shop and while going in, I saw a girl came running this way but I don't know what happened after that because no one was here when I come back.'

TARIKA looking around the place asked: If they were together then why did RAJAT left his phone and jeep here like these?'

ABHIJEET: PURVI's location is moving. PURVI didn't have vehicle with her and RAJAT's jeep is here. Then why their location is moving so fast?'

TARIKA looked at him as he asked: Does they get kidnap again?

TARIKA: you lead the way. I will follow you.'

ABHIJEET nodded and left in his car while TARIKA followed him in her jeep.

Note:

Song Name: 'Run' by 2morrow from Korean Drama The Beauty Inside.

Oh my DDG (Dear Dareya Guest), you asked so cutely but I don't think I will write any other story than this. Don't worry, the story has long way to go and Dareya will return in the frame in next one or two chapter.

A very very thank you to all the readers and dear reviewers. Thank you so much.