Hope's Love

Chapter Twenty Eight: Taken

Hope's POV

It was the day we were all leaving, I was getting ready to go to the market before we leave tonight. I wanted to do some shoppings, some
Indian Wear, some shoes and jewellery. And I love the Architect of the city, it is so pretty, old and valuable. I love it here in India, I would really like to have a house here and live here. We never really had a family in India, even though my mum is from India, she does not talk about her past or anything about her family. But I really think we should know where we came from. "Hope, Come on, I want to have dal and bati, I had it a week before it was so delicious." Arielle complains, her pregnancy cravings were high and she loved the spice and sweet. I giggle at her as she practically drools.
"Yes, I am done. I am waiting for Adrian. He said he will be here in a min"

As soon as I say this my phone rings, I look down at the table where my phone is sitting. Picking it up , I answered the call, " Hello!"

"Hello, love. I don't think I can come with you, Mason and Max need me here. They want to have one last night here" He says, in a stern voice.
I sigh and speak, "They are not threatening you, are they? If they are then let me know I will be down in a" Before I could say anything else, he
cuts me off and assures me.

"No,my queen, I can now handle your brothers. Anyway, I have to deal with them for the rest of lives" I smile at his voice. He was so cute, I know he feels intimidated by my brothers and dad, but he is trying and that is what matters.

"Okay, bye. I love you"

"I love you too, baby" He says it back. Hanging up the phone, I turn around to look at Arielle smirking. I try my best not to get embarrassed. We have not been away from each other in the last two days, we were all over each other as we made love and had quickies every now and then. I smile at the moments remembering how beautifully he proposed to me?

"My dear friend, you still have not told me how it was?" She suddenly questions. I walk towards her and say, "Lets go we are already late" "What the heck? I need to know how was it" She does not let the topic go. But I walked out of the room as she followed me to irritate me more.

Quickly sitting inside the taxi, as Arielle follows, I put on my headphones as nudges me. Oh! Arielle can not help but tease me all the way
till our destinations. We reached the market at around 11:15, getting out of the taxi, we had our sunglasses and hats. The sun in Rajasthan was no joke, it was as if walking in a oven.

"Let's get something to drink, my godbaby will need something" I say as I pat Arielle's stomach, she smiles in return as we get some cold drink
and start our undecided shopping spree. I saw some Ghagra and choli. Do I ask Arielle if we can go there? She said yes, so we went inside the shop and met the shopkeeper, who spoke with us in broken English. We tried our best to ask the man to show us some simple rather than heavy designs but the frustrations of speaking in broken English was so much. We decided to not take anything and were about to get out of the shop as the shopkeeper finally understands and shows us some really nice stuff. The Gagras were of some simple handmade designs and the colours were red, peach, green and blue. I really liked the blue one and Arielle liked the Peach one so we decided to go with that, as we paid the shop owner while the other shop keeper was wrapping our things. Total price was Rs 12,500 for both of our things. So I think it's a nice deal.

Now, we take our foriegn ass to the dal bati restaurant where Arielle had it last week with Aarth bhai and Dylan. We ordered two dal bati's and Arielle told me how to eat it as I try my best to break the peace of the hard rock. I looked over at Arielle who was already having it, probably she had no problem breaking the food.

I open my mouth and tell her, "I will be back, I will need some coke and water. So stay here. Will be back quickly. Okay?"
Arielle nods as she focuses completely on her meal, I smile and get up from the chair and go out to the other shop, the dal bati restaurant is a very small restaurant which does not have mineral water, they have this salty water. So we have to go out to get water and other things.

The market was almost closed, it was 1 and the people here usually go for lunch all together. My phone rings, picking it up I say, "Hello"
"Hello, Hope! I need you to come to the main road. Something is wrong with Adrian, he just fell down and we were going to get you. But
he..." before he could say anything I cut him off, "Where bhai? Where are you on the main road?The one that connects with the highway?" I could not think of anything else except to run there.

"Yes, yes come here fast. I have informed Arielle"
I quickly said okay, and hung up, marching towards the main road which was less than 10 minutes away from here but it was a totally silent and lone road, it was near the highway.

I reach the the place but I see no one there I f**king practically ran here and are they kidding? Where is the car? Are they gone to the hospital?
Worry filling inside me, not seeing a single person or car on the road. Suddenly, someone puts a cloth over my face and I scream. But I could not hear anything, I was quickly stuffed into what I think is a van. What the heck?
I scream but I feel a heavy object hitting on my head as I lose my consciousness.

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