Chapter 24 - Dead or Alive?

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Their breaths intermixed and their eyes closed as their lips touched and all the worries and tensions seemed to vanish into thin air as their hearts started beating loudly and their desires started growing dangerously wanting more and more of each other.

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Naina - ( *called Sameer* ) Sameer main bahar ja rahi hun kuch kaam se, I'll back by night.

Sameer - Uh...theek hai. Mere paas bhi bahut kaam hai aaj toh late ho jaunga main, but kuch problem aye toh call karna mujhe theek hai?

Naina - Theek hai. Aap chinta mat kijiye. Bye. ( *disconnected the call* )

After getting ready, Naina took the car keys and revising all the things needed, drove off towards her destination.
Time flew by like mere seconds and by the time her shopping was over, the clock was already ticking around 8:30 pm.

Naina - Laga nahi tha itna late ho jaega. Sameer aa chuke honge kya wapas? Maybe nahi unhone toh bola tha already ki aaj late ho jaega bahut.

Starting the car, Naina started her journey back home. But for some reason, her regular route was closed down. Getting off the car, Naina asked the people on the road, if something was wrong.

Naina - Kya hua hai yaha? Yeh raasta band kyun hai?

Person - Aree mam aage accident hogaya hai, isliye police investigation kar rahi hai, isliye road band hai abhi ke liye. Agar yaha se jana hai toh intezaar karna padega.

Naina - Approx. kitna time lagega?

Person - Do-teen ghante toh lagenge hi.

Naina - ( *Looked worried* ) Acha?

Person - Uhm...agar koi jaldi hai apko toh dusre raaste se ja sakti hain aap

Naina - Kaunse raaste se?

Person - ( *confused* ) Nahi pata apko?

Naina - Nahi? Main hamesha isi taraf se jaati hun isliye nahi pata

Person - Acha? Wo raasta thoda sunsaan hai par zyaada bhi nahi. Yaha se bas 300 m ki doori par hai. Aur short-cut hai apke ghar ke liye.

Naina - Sach mein?

Person - Main jhoot kyun bolunga?

Naina - Thank you so much. Main pareshan ho gayi thi ki itna late ho jaega but aapne bacha liya. Aap us short-cut ke baare mein nahi bolte toh bahut problem ho jaati

Person - ( *smiled* ) Aree isme thank you ki kya baat hai?

Naina - ( *smiled* ) Acha theek hai fir chalti hun main.

Person - Ji.

Starting her car again, Naina took a long breath and turned back to take the short-cut.

Naina - ( *chuckled* ) Sir, apko kaise pata chala ki main ghar hi ja rahi thi?

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A few minutes after she started driving down the deserted road, she saw a truck going down the same path, but the things started getting wierd, when the truck appeared to be following her. So to clear her assumption, she took a few random turns circling the area twice and it became clear that the truck was actually following her.
She accerated her car, and tried to escape, but the truck kept following her and soon enough her fear came true, the truck started hitting her car, making her lose balance. And in a matter of minutes, her car, completely lost control and fell down a shallow cliff. And within a few seconds, it blasted due to the impact of the fall.

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