Reborn For You

The planning

"Vansh you were right. I noticed a man following me at times. Sometimes I feel someone is looking at me, especially when I am alone", Ridhima told Vansh over her phone. She was shocked how she could not notice it for so many years.

"So my guess was right, he followed you out of the town. But I really did not expect him to fall into the trap easily", he replied from the other side.

"Come on. You postponed your arrival for two days to take it more realistic. Tomorrow you will be here. You don't know how much excited I am", she said looking at their picture.

"Nobody knows it better than me", he chuckled.

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Kabir paced from one extreme to his room to another. He had booked the room exactly above Ridhima's room to keep an eye on her, but nothing could be heard. He had checked it multiple times- Vansh was still in Mumbai. A minister would be coming in Mumbai and Vansh's team had been assigned to his security. Did it mean that Vansh had actually let Ridhima come so far amidst all dangers in this cruel world? His instinct about Vansh seemed to be right, now he had to take care of Ridhima himself.

"Thanks Aryan for taking over the minister's security without letting out about the change", Vansh said to his friend as they sat over a coffee.

"I wouldn't have agreed so easily if that killer was not obsessed with sister-in-law", Aryan relied. The two policemen had been roommates since their training days. Vansh often called him a fortune teller, he had predicted that Vansh and Ridhima would be in love crazily when he saw them together for the first time. That time, they themselves had no such feelings.

"You can't imagine what I felt when I realised that the serial killer had an eye on my girl. I want to beat the hell out of him", Vansh clenched his fist out of anger.

"Don't worry bro. You go and catch that bastard. I will arrange everything here",  Aryan reassured. 

While Aryan walked out, Vansh sat over there drinking his coffee and reminiscing how he met Ridhima for the first time in Ishani, Aryan's sister's birthday party. How much their choices matched despite so much differences in their living habits, how they slowly became friends and then started developing feelings, the number of times he failed to propose her till one day, she herself took the initiative. The memories of that evening when Ridhima came on her knees to propose him were a joy forever, lighting his gloomy moments.

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'Vansh I have seen his face properly', Ridhima finally messaged. Kabir had been recklessly following her since she had come out this morning. She was taken aback by the killer's sudden change in actions.

'Send me your  location. I have reached Ooty. I will there just now', came the reply.

The news of his arrival was enough to calm her down, she knew she would be safe soon.