Tu Jo Mila

Trapped!

"Where the hell he is?" Neel sought in despair. Avni and Neel are walking in search of Vidyut through out the hotel.
"You should have thought about it before your slow dancing session." Avni sulked.  Neel rolled his eyes. "Let's go check there." Neil said pointing towards the restricted entry that goes to lower ground. Avni complies.
They reach a partially dark room. There they find Vidyut with some unknown people. Vidyut shakes hands with them.

"Looks like they are finalising something or what?" Avni muttered under her breath.  Neel leads Avni closer to the people in a very slow pace and hides behind a shelf silently. 

Avni takes out her phone to shoot visuals. But its not clear so Neel moves forward and starts to record video. Vidyut opens a brief case which contains fake currency. Neel shoot all these.
Neel in mind: Vidyut! You are doomed! This is a serious crime.
Neel slowly moves back step by step suddenly, his hand unknowingly touches a flower vase. Neel is
shocked. It’s about fall but Avni quickly catches it. Both sighs.

But Vidyut feels something is not right. He looks in the direction where Avneil were standing. But They had already moved to the other side and hid behind some boxes.

Vidyut:  Hey, go and check there!
He ordered to one his goons.  Avni moves closer to Neel and Neel protectively hold her close to him. They holding their breath when the goon passes by and check the back of the shelf where they had been hiding a while ago.
A cat walks out from the shelf and goon misunderstands that Vidyut might have heard this cat and goes back.

Neel looks at Avni. She is literally clung to his torso in an  intimate way. He can't  help but smile. How I wish I could hold you forever like this. He thought. He slowly goes near her ear and whispers."Avni.."

Avni shudders at his voice and look at Neel who is looking her with hooded eyes. She feels her breath is hitched. When did we reach this close? She thought and blinked nervously. But she was unable to move. She stood there just like Neel has casted some spell on her. Both time and space became irrelevant to them, just like a cosmic
event is happening.
A bang sound brought them back to reality. Avni: (wispers)what’s that?
Neel
looks around: I can't see anybody. Have they left already?
Avni:That's ridiculous! We didn't notice it?
Neel: Anyway, let’s go.
He walks to the door and pull it to open but it doesn't move. Neel tries again with more force.
Avni: what happend?
Neel: I think the door is locked from outside.
Avni: Really???
Avni's eyes almost popped out of her sockets.
Avni: Let me see.
She vigorously turn the handle of the door. But of no use.
Avni: How can we trap Vidyut now?
Neel: Seriously? Think how we will get out of here.  We are trapped. Damn it!!

Avni hits her head with her hand.
Neel: come on, let’s check this place. There can be another exit.
Avni: Why can’t we break this door. Neel tries but Door is very strong so, they couldn’t do it.
Avni: Oh God! this is so frustrating.
Neel: You and your freeking adventures!
Avni: Hey, are you blaming me? It was your idea to come here.
Neel: Because of that we got evidence against Vidyut.
Avni: Wow! So the credit goes to you and the blame upon me? I had better come here alone.
Neel: Then you would have been trapped here alone.
Avni: I wish I were. Atleast I could think peacefully. Can you please keep quiet? Neel muttered under his breath: Even I don’t want to talk.  We are struck here because you distracted me before.
Avni : W..what did you just say?
Neel: Nothing important.  Come let's check inside.
Avni in mind: I heard you saying something about me. But you won't tell me. Being with him is very awkward especially after that moment.  What was he going to do? Kiss me? This is not a good sign. Even I am kind of getting attracted to him.  Focus Avni! Focus. Need to find a way out.
They searches the room fully, but couldn’t find any other exit.
Neel: There is no other way out. I think we should wait until someone comes.
Avni argued: Are you crazy? It is going to be mid night, that too New year's eve. Whose gonna come here? We should find some way.
Neel: Are you angry because you have to spend the New year night with me? This is so filmy right? A man and a woman getting trapped in an unknown place at night. Then some silly fights happens, then comes a song, some romance and last they fall in love!
Neel looked Avni in the eyes.
Neel: Are you scared of falling in love?
Avni gulped nervously. But soon she regained her confidence.
Avni: Those are craps portrayed in films. I don't believe in them. We need to give the evidence to police ASAP. What if Vidyut leave the country today itself?
Neel: Fair enough.
Avni: Hey Neel, look at that!
Neel followed Avni eyes and found something on the ceiling.
Neel: Is that a smoke detector?
Avni: I think so. I have a lighter. Let's burn some papers or something to create smoke.
Neel :Why are you carrying a lighter? Don't tell me you smoke!
Avni: I don't smoke. But I have some useful tools in the pocket of my hoody for emergency situations like this.
Neel: Good anticipation by the way.

They burn some papers and  smoke
detector makes alarm.
Avni: Yes. Thank God. Now someone may come here.
Neel: Let’s have to be vigilant. Nobody should find us. Come on.
They hide in their previous place. Two security staff enter the room with fire extinguisher within a few minutes.

Both Avni and Neel cautiously made their steps towards the door while the security staffs  were busy extinguishing the fire.  They get out side with a sigh of relief but they were not completely lucky.  Because they were facing one of Vidyut's men; Balu.
Balu: You two? Here?
Before he could complete the sentence Neel kicked him down and smashed his head and ran away from there holding Avni's hand.
Balu somehow stands up and runs towards Vidyut.
Balu: Boss, there's a problem.
Vidyut: What?
Vidyut’s face wrinkles with anger.
Vidyut: Everybody alert(shouts). Close the doors and gates.

Avneil ran into the parking area. Neel get on to a bike and ignite the engine. Neel: Avni fast, I think they might have came to know by now.
Avni get on the bike and Neel literally flies the bike. The security at the gate was about to close the gate but Neel manages to get out of the hotel premises. Vidyut was checking the cctv visuals and sees Avneil fleeing.
Vidyut: I think they might have witnessed everything happened in godown. I ‘m not gonna spare them. Come on.
Vidyut ordered to his fellows.
...

Avneil are on bike. Neel: anyone following us?
Avni: Not yet. Take left here.
Neel: But our hotel is the other way.
Avni: We shouldn't go there now. Let's go somewhere else.  I will tell you the route.
Suddenly Avni notices a chopper.
Avni: Oh no! I think Someone is following us on chopper. What now? Neel: Must be Vidhyut! Hold me tightly, we are going to the forest.
Avni: What?
Neel has already turned their bike to the forest. He jumped bike into bushes. Avni closed her eyes and hugged Neel
tightly.

To be continued.
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