Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho ✔

The Escape

It was 9 in the morning when Anubhav's sleep broke. Yesterday's incident flashed in his head which was now throbbing in pain due to stress. Haseena was laying beside, clinged to him. She was awake but lost. Not even his movements brought her out of her world. "Jaana", he called out, but she was busy, blankly staring at the wall. He shaked her a little, calling her name once again.

"Ah...Haan", she replied absent-minded and sat straight. "Kya hua?", he asked. She sat on his lap wrapping her hands around him. A question was running in her mind for long, but she feared to share cause of his condition. He slowly ran his fingertips on her face and pressed his lips on her forehead. She felt somewhat relieved but he felt her body a little warm. "Aapko toh bhukar hai...rukiye hum dawa laate hai", he said, worried and tried to get up but her hold on him  was strong.

"Humne dawai le li thi...hum theek hai", she stated. "Hum aapse khuch baat karni hai...par pehle ye bataiye, ab aap theek hai?" "Haan....maafi chahte apne kal ke vyavhaar ke liye parantu humme khud hi gyaat nahi tha ki hum us paristhiti ko kaise sambhale, toh aapse kya share karte?". She hummed in response.

"Anubhav....ab sab sahi hoga na? Hum kal ke baad se bahar nahi nikle? Hum pehle ki tarha reh payenge na?". Her question made him feel heavy. He cupped her face and kissed her forehead. "Haan....sab khuch pehle jaise hi hoga...aur kisi ne aap pe ungli uthaiyi toh hum hai na aapke saath....aur hum se zyada aapki kabiliyat aapke sath hai jo kisi joothi tasveero se nahi badalti".

"Bilkul sahi", SM said entering with a local daily who previously covered the fake picture against HM. "Ye dekho", he said opening the second page in which an public apology was issued for her. She read the paper and slowly her fear to face others was evaporating because of her husband's efforts. "Hum jaante hai jo hua usse hum badal nahi sakte....", AS stopped in b/w when HM pressed his hand tightly and blinked her eyes in assurance, she is fine. A lioness who may lose once but will stand again, stronger and better.

"Ab aap ye bataiye ki aapko ye chot kaise lagi", she asked. "Kal hum jab vapis laut rahe the IB se toh humne jaldi pahuchne ke liye short cut liye...achanak se ek gadi me se 6 log utare aur mar peet karne shuru ho gaye". "Ye sab us Vikram ka kiya dhara hai", SM growled.
"Par sirf humme bhatkane ke liye...shayad", HM said. "Humme nahi lagta sirf Vikram hai in sab ke peeche...ek attack vo hum dono pe personally karte hai...phir ek IB pe...unka real motive hai kya?",she continued.

"Pehle humare ghar me minor blast, phir vo chaar log ki maut or humari kidnapping, phir ek low key infection Neil ke zariye phailane ki koshish...phir hum dono pe phirse attack....Ye na hi ek insaan ka kaam hai na ek hi motive se", AS concluded. Gearing up he dialed Ravindra's number who was still in Delhi, reading out on clues from Swiss police regarding his property and encounter in their nation.

"Jai Hind Sir" "....." "humme Vikram se apne tareeke se puch taach karne ki permission chahiye" "...." "ji sir thank you...aur vaise bhi kal ke baad usse itni asaan maut naseeb nahi hogi".

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IB cell

"Akhri baar shaanti se puch rahe hai, kya tumhare saath koi aur bhi shamil hai in sab me?", AS said. His eyes blood shot red, ready to kill the person sitting in front of him, Vikram, AX's right hand who went under ground, 2 years back when IB was behind him and AX was encountered.

It was dingy room. Not a single beam of natural light could enter. The walls were wet due to excessive rains and felt cold against the warm bodies of three persons present their, Haseena, Anubhav and Vikram, burning in anger and rage, due to different reasons.

Vikram was till now handcuffed, at back of wooden chair. Anubhav untied him, held his hand and placed it on the hot bulb which was hanging down from the ceiling. He shrieked in pain but it was noting compared to what AnuSeena felt yesterday after the picture incident. Not even a bit of pain, as Compared to the person's who have lost their lives when he or his gang planted bombs or induced mob violence.

Vikram is a well built man and it was easy for him to wriggle out of his hold. He shook his hand and blowed over it. His hand raised on Anubhav. He blocked it and a hard punch landed on his face, blood oozed out the corner of his lips.
"Haseena ki pictures tumne Viral ki thi?", he brusqued.
"Kaisi pictures", Vikram asked. Anubhav breathed out to control him self. He made him sit back on his chair forcefully and took out a paper knife, making small cuts on his index finger. He winced in pain but at the same time was shocked on her inappropriate pictures being viral. It wasn't according to his deal? "Humne kaha tha uss se, Haseena se door rahe", he thought.

"Ye pictures ke baare me mein khuch nahi jaanta", he said flinching. "Anubhav stop this", HM commanded, knowing the want to keep him alive till extracting the last piece of information from him about the gang.

"Jo tum kar rahe ho vo hum hone nahi denge ye jaan lo", AS challenged. Vikram laughed sarcastically. "Tum jante bhi hum kya karne chahte hai aur Kaun kya kya karna chahta hai?". He slapped Vikram but he laughed again "jitna marna hai Marlo kyuki kal mein yaha honga hi nahi".

"Ek aur baat...Maine Haseena ki koi pictures leak nahi karvayi kyuki..", he said which made AnuSeena halt at their tracks as they were moving out.

Flashback (The Trap Chapter)

Kyuki Anubhav humare abhi bahot kaam ayega....aur haseena ko I won't kill", he said gliding his finger on his new found attraction, haseena's picture.

Flashback ends

"Kyuki jiss se pyaar karte hai, uski kadr bhi karte hai?", Vikram Said in a flirty voice, winking at her. Before AS could approach HM slapped him, she twisted his hand behind his back and pressed his face against the wall. "Ladkiyo ko khilona samjhte ho kya". Anubhav didn't interfered as he wanted her to regain her somewhat lost confidence. She continued beating him black and blue until AS reluctantly pulled her out.

They moved out anubhav ordered the guard to dress Vikram's wounds. He hugged her, calming down her anger and partly his too. He pressed a kiss on her temple and encased their hands.

"I'll be there for you, Always".

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Next day at IB.

"Sirf ek pehlu bacha hai AX se related....", AS was briefing HM, SM & Neil but was interrupted by a an infuriated Danny who barged into the office.
"Kal akhri baar Anubhav aur Haseena mile tha na Vikram se?", he yelled.
"He has escaped...the IB special cell...sabke naam pe kaleen (black ink) poth ke", he growled leaving everyone shocked.....