Chapter 50: Angel with a Shotgun.

After KRIPAL cut the call, ABHIJEET looked at RAJAT before his phone rings again.

This time it's from DAYA and he heard his stressed voice as he picked the call: ABHIJEET, we found TARIKA's SUV and phone but TARIKA is missing.'

ABHIJEET responded much calmly: She is been taken.'

DAYA: What?'

ABHIJEET: It was KRIPAL's trap to get her.'

DAYA looked miserable at ABHIJEET's low voice as SACHIN and SHREYA looked at him and he said to ABHIJEET: We will try to find a lead about her and will inform you if we find anything.'

ABHIJEET: Ok and be careful.'

DAYA hung up saying: Yes.'

RAJAT looked at ABHIJEET as he cut the call and asked: What's going on? What are you talking about?'

ABHIJEET answered: PURVI and TARIKA are kidnapped.'

RAJAT in disbelief: What? How... How could they both get kidnapped? And in the afternoon only I dropped PURVI home right after the lunch.'

ABHIJEET: She is kidnapped from home.'

RAJAT: What? How can they break into a CID officer's house? What are you waiting for? Why don't you just arrest them?'

ABHIJEET: I can't until PURVI is with them.'

RAJAT looked devastated at him: What about my sister? Wasn't she with you all day then how did she get kidnapped?'

ABHIJEET looking at him said: It was KRIPAL. He knew... He can't get to you when TARIKA is there. So, he is using TARIKA to reach you.'

RAJAT: But why does KRIPAL wants me?'

ABHIJEET: He thinks you killed SHAKTI and to avenge it he wants to kill you.'

RAJAT shocked: What? Why does he think I killed SHAKTI?'

ABHIJEET: It's probably DEVRAT's plan to save NILESH from KRIPAL.'

RAJAT devastatingly: You told me to trust you that you will take care of it and I did. How could you let it happen with my sister?'

ABHIJEET said: I am sorry.'

RAJAT instantly regretted for reacting like that as he looked at ABHIJEET and looking down said: I am sorry. You must be more devastated than me right now.'

ABHIJEET looked at him accepting his apology saying: It's ok. I can understand you.'

RAJAT: If KRIPAL wants me then why did they kidnapped PURVI?'

ABHIJEET: DEVRAT wants the evidence against him that my father wanted to reveal 18 years ago.'

RAJAT: Do you still have it?'

ABHIJEET: I don't.'

RAJAT: What?'

ABHIJEET told him about the conversation he had with DEVRAT earlier.

RAJAT in disbelief: Why did you lie to him about the evidence even you don't know where it is?'

ABHIJEET: I have seen fear in DEVRAT's eyes when I mentioned about the evidence. That day my father had the evidence with him but DEVRAT's man didn't find anything with him. That means it must be somewhere safe.'

ABHIJEET looking at RAJAT said: If DEVRAT is that desperate to get that evidence, then we have to find it anyhow to bring him to the edge.'

RAJAT frustratingly said: I can't believe this. We have to find the evidence from 18 years ago?'

ABHIJEET: We have to do it for PURVI and TARIKA.'

Already tensed RAJAT thinking about the day suddenly shouted: Mickey mouse!'

ABHIJEET: Mickey mouse?'

RAJAT said: That day! PURVI wasn't trying to save herself from the bad guys but something in her Mickey Mouse bag that her father wanted to save from bad guys.'

ABHIJEET looked at him: Are you sure?'

RAJAT: Yes. I was with her that day. Probably the evidence must be in that Mickey Mouse bag. Is it still there in your house?'

ABHIJEET: She had a Mickey Mouse bag in childhood but I don't remember about it.'

Somewhere Else:

PURVI opened her eyes to find herself at the same place from where she rescued RAJAT before tied with a chair as she looked around.

She remembered after she left RAJAT in front of the building and opened the door of the house, it was a mess and before she could take out her phone she felt a handkerchief pressed against her face most probably damped in chloroform and fainted there only.

She looked at her hand tied to the handle of the wooden chair by the wrist looking at her watch and tried to move her wrist in attempt to press the button in her watch that send message to his brother with her location but failed and kept trying it.

ABHIJEET's Flat:

ABHIJEET and RAJAT were looking for the Mickey Mouse bag in each corner of the house.

RAJAT was checking the cabinets while ABHIJEET standing over a ladder in the store room was looking for the bag at the attic as he heard RAJAT remarked to him: I have never seen a man with authority this helpless before.'

ABHIJEET looked offended asking: What would you have done if you were in my place right now?'

RAJAT looked at him for a moment and answered: Tit for tat. I would have eliminated the bad guys first. To make changes you have to be the change. I would have done something they hadn't exactly expected me to do. That's what I have learnt from my sister.'

ABHIJEET remembered something and got the down the ladder saying: Let's do it then.'

RAJAT asked: What are you thinking to do?'

ABHIJEET said looking at him: I think I know where the bag could be.'

RAJAT: Where?'

ABHIJEET grabbing his phone and car key said: Let's go.'

At the building parking, ABHIJEET's phone beeps and he opens it to see a message from PURVI's safety device and shouted at RAJAT: I got PURVI's location! She just activated her safety device.'

RAJAT's face lit up: Really? That means now you can save PURVI, right?'

ABHIJEET kept his hand on RAJAT's shoulder and said: Not me, you are going to save PURVI.'

RAJAT looked at him and ABHIJEET said: Ek Bhai apne bahen ke pyaar me bebas ho sakta hai lekin ishq ka junoon apne pyaar ko bachane ke liye Kisi bhi had tak lad sakta hai. I know you won't let anything happen to my sister until you are with her.'

ABHIJEET added: You can't face KRIPAL now. He wants to kill you and I can't let you go to him. TARIKA won't forgive me if I let you go alone to KRIPAL. So, I will deal with KRIPAL.'

RAJAT looked at him as ABHIJEET said: If not as myself then trust me as a brother. I won't let anything happen to your sister. Just trust me with this one. I won't break it this time. l promise.'

ABHIJEET handing a spare gun to RAJAT, said: Use it in case you need it.'

And before walking away ABHIJEET said to him: Take care of PURVI and don't get your-self hurt.'

RAJAT watched him walking before turning at his taxi only to stop and turn around at ABHIJEET's direction calling him out: Hey Brother!'

ABHIJEET stopped in his track hearing the word and turned around looking at RAJAT surprised as he always addresses him by 'Aap' or 'Sir'.

RAJAT looking at ABHIJEET hesitantly said: It's not like I don't like you. But I am just afraid... afraid of past. She already has the scars from past and I don't want to see her suffer the same fate as our parents. That's why I wanted a normal family for her where at least she doesn't needs to worry about her family.'

RAJAT with an uncomfortable smile said to him: But I was wrong. She looks happy around you and that's all I want for her. I know you like my sister and I can see the same for you in her eyes and I think no one can handle her better than you.'

ABHIJEET just stared at the overprotective brother being the most understanding brother as RAJAT said before walking away: So, take care of my sister.'

(I'm an angel with a shotgun, shotgun, shotgun

An angel with a shotgun, shotgun, shotgun)

ABHIJEET smiled behind him saying to himself 'I will' and turned around walking the other way as the two get in their cars and drove through the highway looking determined to protect what they have to.

Get out your guns, battle's begun

Are you a saint or a sinner?

If love's a fight then I shall die

With my heart on a trigger

ABHIJEET stopped his car in front of a chemical factory getting down the car readied with his gun and carefully looking around the premise he entered the building moving his each step cautiously.

They say before you start a war

You better know what you're fighting for

Well, baby, you are all that I adore

If love is what you need, a soldier I will be

ABHIJEET stopped stepping back hiding behind a rack hearing some voices of people and peeked to see few men were talking to each other and through the gap his eyes fell on TARIKA, unconscious leaned to a wall on the floor with her hands and feet tied.

It's not a fight of right or wrong anymore. DEVRAT has crossed all his line this time going personal. It's a war now.

I'm an angel with a shotgun

Fighting 'til the war's won

I don't care if heaven won't take me back

ABHIJEET took a long breath before starting open fire at the unprepared goons making them startled coming out of his cover making his way towards TARIKA who stirred at the sound of gunshots but wasn't in her full conscious hitting and elbowing whoever tried to come between to stop them.

I'll throw away my faith, babe, just to keep you safe

Don't you know you're everything I have?

And I wanna live, not just survive tonight.

ABHIJEET threw a wine bottle lying near at the man who tried to approach subconscious TARIKA to secure her. The man fell back holding his head where the bottle hit him and ABHIJEET looked at TARIKA as she tried to watch him with heavy eyelids to see ABHIJEET fighting the goons alone.

PURVI's location:

RAJAT come to the location to see the same old abandoned building where SHAKTI tried a failed attempt to kidnap him.

Sometimes to win, you've got to sin

Don't mean I'm not a believer

And major Tom will sing along

Yeah, they still say I'm a dreamer

RAJAT walked straight into the building with fearless eyes confronting NILESH and his men.

NILESH looked at him for a second and smirked saying: Did you come here alone to die? I can't believe that officer sent you here alone but I am not surprised at all to see you to save your love. But do you think you can go alive from here with her?'

They say before you start a war

You better know what you're fighting for

Well, baby, you are all that I adore

If love is what you need, a soldier I will be

RAJAT shifted his eyes behind NILESH to see PURVI tied to a chair with a tape on her mouth but her eyes smiled through tear as soon as she saw him and he answered back to NILESH: Don't you think I am enough for someone who is talking this using a woman for his cover?'

NILESH with bloodshot eyes shouted at him: Hey!' and then ordered his men: Kill him.'

RAJAT stared the goons surrounded him and took out the stun baton TARIKA gave him flicking it as the baton expanded twice of its original size ready to fight.

I'm an angel with a shotgun

Fighting 'til the war's won

I don't care if heaven won't take me back

The goons lunged towards him as RAJAT ducked, dodged, punched and kicked left and right hitting the goons with the baton making them paralyzed fallen on the ground.

I'll throw away my faith, babe, just to keep you safe

Don't you know you're everything I have?

And I wanna live, not just survive tonight

Finally RAJAT turned to see NILESH standing in front of him between him and PURVI. RAJAT looked at the baton in his hand and then at NILESH and dropped the baton before going with a hand to hand fight with NILESH.

RAJAT got few hits from NILESH hitting him equally with all his might before knocking him down to the ground and then turned at PURVI walking towards her who was watching him all the time with her thudding heart.

RAJAT removed the tape from her mouth and untied her hands while saying: Your brother said sorry for not making it to you. He has something to take care of and that's why he sent me to you.'

RAJAT giving his hand to her asked: Am I late?'

PURVI got up from the chair holding his hand and smiled at him showing the first ray of the daybreak light from one of the ventilation window at the building saying: You are before time.'

RAJAT smiled at her remembering her last words: I will see you tomorrow.'

'It's not over yet.' RAJVI turned around to see NILESH standing in front of them.

RAJAT looked at NILESH and then picked up the baton he dropped earlier handing it to PURVI saying: Guard yourself.'

PURVI looked at him as he walked back to NILESH and stood facing him saying: I don't care about what happened 18 years ago but you shouldn't have messed with the woman's I care the most.'

After exchanging few blows RAJAT manages to overpower NILESH with his rage bringing him down with a kick followed by consecutive 3 punches on his face reasoning for each one respectively: This one is for bringing tears in the eyes of the woman I love.'

'This is for your men who hurt my sister misbehaving with her at the mall.'

'This one is for even daring to have the thought to hurt my sister.'

RAJAT looked up and left NILESH leaving him to the ground with one last punch saying: And finally, this is for the loss you caused to me for the two weeks I couldn't drive.'

RAJAT walked back to PURVI and held her hand heading toward the exit leaving NILESH behind.

Unaware of them NILESH took out his gun pointing towards RAJAT and a gunshot fired making RAJVI turn around.

The gun fell down NILESH's hand and he looked at the direction to see DAYA standing there with a gun that just fired a shot aiming at his gun before he could shot RAJAT.

RAJAT smiled at DAYA, who left NILESH earlier seeing DAYA arrived there before walking out with PURVI and DAYA smiled back at him.

NILESH looked around to see the place was surrounded by police as SACHIN helped police with goons and SHREYA handcuffed him saying: You are under arrest for murder, attempt murder and kidnapping.'

RAJAT looking at NILESH said to him: It's not always necessary, a hero should know to fight, he becomes a hero when he can fight to protect what he needs to be.'

RAJAT looked at PURVI and then at their hands held together walking out of the building smiling at each other while the CID and police handled the situation.

Note:

Song: 'Angel with a shotgun' by The cab.

Thank you, Shweta. Haha.. If you guys like then I can surely add an epilogue of after 3 years.

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