A Night on a Highway (completed)

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Note: reiterating that this story is themed on dark humor(jokes around dark scenes), pls keep that in mind.

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#Old Agra Highway

A police surveillance van was seen zooming on that old Agra highway that night. The team consisting of Inspector, sub-inspector(who was a pretty young lady, to be noted) and 2 constables were trying to see if they find any suspicious activity

"Sirji, why are we on this old, abandoned highway? Abhi toh (now) everyone uses that new express highway. Who will come here?" constable Yadav asked

"Yadav, this is exactly why we need to be here on this highway. People do their black deeds at these places only" Inspector said, as he adjusted his side view mirror

The lady-sub-inspector besides him scoffed

"what's so funny madam?" Inspector asked her, noting she had opened her bag to take her lip gloss and adjust it

"Nothing, just that you seem to know a lot about where criminals go etc. Experience hai?"

"It's our duty to know about all that and stay one step ahead. too bad some people don't spend as much time in studying about their job as they do in makeup" he said, effectively shutting her up. She was seen rolling her eyes

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#Old Agra Highway -Car ride with Arnav-Khushi

Arnav stared at a distraught looking Khushi, his mouth hanging open with shock, seeing her after 2 whole days that too in such a state! What was she doing at this godforsaken place at such a goddamn hour of the night?

Khushi didn't wait for him to process her situation and opened the passenger side door to get in.

"Are you going to start the car or should I take the wheel?" she asked, full with sarcasm and that broke his trance.

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#Shantivan

Anjali was very nervous as she got down from the cab in front of Shantivan, hoping everyone has gone to sleep as it was quite late. As she walked towards the main door, she could sense there was no activity from within the house which means everyone had gone to sleep.

And just as she opened the door, someone kept a hand on her shoulder, startling the hell out of her

"Anjali bitiya. Aap kaha se aa rahi hai (where are you returning from)?" Nani asked a visibly nervous Anjali who had clutched her saree pallu, fiddling with it.

"No-nothing nani, woh-I wanted some medicines, so went to pharmacy." she replied, not meeting nani's gaze

"But you could have asked Chote(Arnav) to get it, why did you go so late in the night? Anyway, it's late now, go sleep." Nani instructed

"Ji Nani. Aap kyun nahi soye ab tak (why are you still awake)?"

"I was feeling restless, don't know why. It felt as if something bad is about to happen. So, I went to temple, just returned some time ago. I will sleep now." Nani said and went to her own room

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#Old Agra Highway -Car ride with Arnav-Khushi

"Take a right turn from next exit." Khushi said as soon as she buckled in on the passenger seat and wiped the sweat beads. The engagement ring on her ring finger caught Arnav's eye!

Arnav clenched his teeth at her audacity. First, she had gone incognito on him for 48 hours and then she wants him to drive her to some place? To meet her fiancé? and what is Arnav then, her chauffer? He was already hell pissed after his call with Aman earlier that evening about his Di's husband Shyam being in an illicit affair and now seeing Khushi reminded him of this other Shyam whom he hated equally if not more!!!