“Kaise jaye hum baher??” he asked… “Sochne dijiye… Balcony se neeche nahi utar payenge abhi… Woh aadmi neeche hi khada hai…” she said trying to think a way for him to leave before the sunrises… Suddenly she remembered something… She pulled out a sheet of paper from her wardrobe and laid it on the bed… “Kitchen mei ek window hai… waha se aap baher ja sakte hai…” she said pointing out to the corner on the map… “Lekin kitchen tak jayenge kaise??” he asked… “Chaliye humare saath…” she said and slowly opened the door… When she found no one outside she gestured him to follow her… He tiptoed behind her while she followed the path to the kitchen… They entered the kitchen and found it empty… She slowly opened the window while he crouched besides her… She peeped out to check for any guards and found none… She signalled him to climb out… He swiftly jumped out of the window and she was about to close the window when he stopped her… He held her wrist and pulled her closer, placed a soft kiss on her forehead, “Hum subah call karte hai… Good Night” he said and quickly left… She smiled and quickly closed the window… Lights turned on and “Amma…” came in a sound causing her to freeze. Slowly she turned around and found one of the maids… “Miku emi kavali Amma?? (Kya chahiye aapko??)” the maid asked… She sighed in relief and gulped the lump in her throat… She raised the empty water jar in her hand gesturing for water… “Manci nillu kavali?? Nenu ista (Pani chahiye?? Mai deti hu)” the maid said and took the water jar… MG remembered throwing the water and taking the empty jar with her to the kitchen… She inwardly smiled as her cautious move had saved her big time… She took the water jar and left for her room…
Next day, MG was desperately waiting for AN’s call… She had to leave before SR’s return… And her phone rang… “Hello…” “…” “Good… Toh hum nikal jaate hai…” “…” “Kya?? Lekin…” “…” “Hum kuch sochte hai…” “…” “Hum aapko call karte hai humara kaam hote hi…” “…” “Ji Bye…” and with that the call ended… “Hum kya kare???” she though out loud… “SR ke property ke locations toh Kaju ko mil gaye… lekin 2 aisi locations hai jaha Naina ko rakha ja sakta hai… Ab hum kaise pata lagaye unmei se sahi location konsi hai??” she said to herself… “Humne bol toh diya ke hum kuch sochte hai, lekin kuch samajh hi nahi aa raha… Kaise bhi karke hume Naina ki location pata lagani hogi…” she said to herself again… “Mai help kar sakta hai…” came a voice from the door… She froze… Her cover was about to be blown… She saw NY waiting at the door and smiled at her nervously… “Tum yaha kya kar rahi ho Nithya??” she asked sweetly… Nithya walked in and held MG’s hand, “Tum idhar Naina didi ko save karneko aaya hai na??” she asked… “Mai… Nahi… nahi toh…” MG fumbled… “Please mera Naina didi ko save karo… Naana usko pakad ke le gaya… Naina didi ko maar dega Naana…” NY said fearfully… MG got on her knees and held NY by her shoulders… “Nithya… relax… Kuch nahi hoga Naina ko…” she tried to console NY… “Lekin uske liye mujhe Naina ko kaha rakha hai uska pata lagana padega…” MG continued… “Mai help kar sakta hai kya…” NY said… “Acha… Kaise??” MG asked… “Mai chota hai toh Naana aur unka aadmi log mere samne baat karta time think nahi karta… Mai suna ek baar unko baat karta time…” NY said… “Kya suna tumne beta?? Jaldi batao…” MG asked… “Naina didi ko village mei rakha hai karke woh uncle bol raha tha Naana ko…” “Lekin village mei kaha??” “Exactly nahi malum mereko… haan Naana ko woh jagah ka helipad use karneka tha… Koi aanewala tha maybe…” NY said and MG got the clue… “Thank you Nithya… Tumne bohot badi help kardi meri… I promise… Tumhari Naina didi ko mai kuch nahi hone dungi…” MG said… “Thank you…” NY said and hugged MG… “Abhi tum idhar se jao… Aur kisiko batana nahi humari conversation ke baare mei… Ok??” “Ok… Promise…” NY said and ran out of the room…
MG immediately called AN, “Hello…” “…” “Kya un dono jagahon mei se kisi jagah ke pas helipad hai??” she asked… “…” “Jaldi kijiye…” “…” “Great… Wahi Naina ko rakha gaya hai…” “…” “Woh sab samjhane ka time nahi hai humare pas… Aap 10 min mein hume gate par miliye… Yaha se nikalne ka time aa gaya hai…” “…” “Jai Hind…” she replied and ended the call… She then rushed to her wardrobe and changed into a pair of denims and t-shirt… She pulled out all the documents and burnt them in the dustbin… She put on her sneakers and put her phone in her pocket and rushed downstairs avoiding being seen by anyone… But someone held her hand… It was NY… “Kidhar ja raha hai tum??” she asked… “Tumhari Naina didi ko bachane…” “Nijanga??” “Matlab??” “Sachi??” “Haan… Lekin yaad rakhna… Tumse agar koi puche toh kehna tumne mujhe kuch nahi bataya… Abhi mujhe nikalna hoga… Naina ko hum save kar lenge…” MG said… “Naina…??” came a voice from behind… Both turned to find SR’s deputy standing with narrowed eyes… “Miku Naina ela telusu?? (Aap Naina ko kaise jante ho??)” SR’s deputy asked her… MG froze unable to understand what to answer… If this man was here, SR would come home any moment… She didn’t bother answering and ran towards the exit… The man shouted orders to other men around which she thought was probably to get hold of her… She dodged all of them and ran out… She got out the front gate and looked at her right… She saw SR’s car approaching the house… She looked at left and found AN waiting with a bike… She rushed towards him and quickly sat on the bike… “Jaldi chaliye… Unhe humare bare mei pata chal gaya hai…” she said and he drove away the bike…
She turned around and saw the deputy updating SR about what just happened… “Kaju faster…” she yelled while he kept accelerating the speed… She turned again and found two SUVs following them… “Kaju woh log humare piche hi hai…” she said to him… Suddenly a bullet whizzed past them… The goons kept firing at them while they tried to dodge the bullets… “Sona… Humari jacket mei guns hai…” he said… “Hum ready hai…” she responded… with that he twisted and snaked his left hand around her waist… She lifted herself while he pulled her in front of him… She now sat on the fuel tank straddling him… She put her hands in his jacket and pulled out two Berettas… She unlocked them and started firing at the cars behind them… He turned into narrow alleys of the village and the cars behind them could no longer follow them… He twisted again and she took her seat behind him… He kept taking turns through the alleys avoiding hitting people…
Soon they passed the houses and were back into open roads… She turned to look if they had any tail when he braked hard while the back tyre skidded… She was about to fall but held onto him… She looked up and saw one of the SUV blocking their path… Another SUV came by and blocked their path of return… “Sona… Kaske pakadiye…” he said and accelerated into the fields that fringed the road… She held onto him while he kept driving… His sudden move had surprised the men and it took a while for them to recover before they started following them again… He was manoeuvring the bike with great efforts through the uneven land in the fields… Soon they were out of the fields and going up a hill… They nearly fell while taking a steep turn… The road with turns ended into a plateau on the top of the hill… They were surrounded by tall vegetation all the while… The goons found it easier to shoot at them once they reached the plateau… He accelerated more and they kept dodging the bullets… All of a sudden, a rock below the bike’s tyre slipped and he lost control… He hadn’t realised they had reached closer to the cliff due to the trees… Before he could control the bike, they had already lost ground and were falling off the cliff…
