Petrichor to his Heart

2.9

Two days had already passed and it was the most difficult two days, the man named Raghav Rao had been the biggest and restless naughty baby she had seen so far.

Since she had tricked him in to call Amma and inform him about this incident if he insisted to leave the room for the next two days he had been creating havoc on staff and Farhad.

Sometimes his soup had too little salt and another time he needed a hot bag because his back ached due to improper posture... the limits were crossed when he said he wanted to walk in the garden and with the help of house staff they had taken him down.

She knew he was trying to irritate her so that she allows him to go wherever he wanted but she kept mum on his every activity but his tactics were now troubling to the house staff so when she took out his formals and kept on the bed, he shined and she took a sigh.

"It sure was painful for men to stay home this long..." she muttered inaudibly.

She thought to let him do whatever he wanted and after he left for the stores the house staff took a breath of relief.

She smiled seeing them so relaxed and working without a worry.

"don't know how they worked here before our marriage.." she mused and walked to get her phone that was ringing in their room.

" Which Aiza... sorry, I think it is a wrong num.." she was cut mid-way.

"I want to meet you, Pallavi... urgently." the person told her.

_____________*_____________

"to tum saat saal se plan kar raha tha, impressive !" Raghav commented as he eyed the man sitting comfortably on the chair in the big room.

"huh... kam se kam tujhe tadapte to dekha." the man spat with disgust.

"ab mai kya bolega...Farhad isko puchh, iska vo beta kidhar bhag gya?" Raghav took Farhad's name just so the old man says something.

"Mera beta kyu bhagega kahi, sab tere jaise thode hote hain, Raghav Rao." the old man smiled a crooked smile and stared towards the withering walls.

Raghav noticed the pain on his face and for a moment he felt bad for the old man, he still didn't know what was his connection to Bushra and where she was.

"tera vo bete ka pata bol, budhe, varna aisa na ho ek ke sath dusra pair bhi na bache." Raghav played the part he didn't want these days but he wanted to solve this mystery as soon as possible.

"vo jahan hai tujhse door hai aur tu mujhe maar bhi le na to vo jaroor ye kam poora karega..." the man's eyes glowed in pure hatred.

"Anna, aapko yaad hai iski beti ke sath kya hua?..ye sab kuchh kahi na kahi juda hua hai." Farhad whispered to him when the old man didn't say a thing about his son.

"dekh ek sanki mera sasur hota tha, bina jane bina soche gale pad jata tha... ab dusra tu mat ban." he walked slowly putting the smallest pressure on his injury.

"Bushra kidhar hai?"

Raghav didn't know about the strength this old man's weak bones had until one of his crunches hit him sharply.

"what the..." Raghav shouted due to the pain and anger.

The men around them held on to the old man and plunged their revolvers in his body.

"Bushra ka naam bhi mat le apni jabaan se..." the old man screamed at him.

The very moment Raghav's phone ringed and Farhad handed him mouthing Pallavi.