Niyati: Their Destiny

12. The guest house

Roop's pov

I am walking to through the garden with Aryan. Two guards were still there while others left with Mr. Goenka.

God! What did i do? Mr. Goenka didn't care about his public reputation and slapped me in front of so many people. He must be really mad!

Would he kill me before we reach that hell again?
Kitni baddi baddi baate boli thi maine kl ki apni mumma ka badla lungi.....

"I know you hate me, and i hate you too, but dad is really angry today. He is going to kill you in the most painful day." Aryan said, breaking the trance of my thoughts.

"You would love the show, won't you? Ahh, and don't forget popcorn!" I taunted him.

"Those Malhotra's were ready to help you. Why didn't you take their help?" He asked, frowning.

"Your father would not let them be at peace if they helped me." I replied. I don't know why am i even talking to him!

"The back door of this house opens towards a jungle type of area. The moment you cross the jungle, you'll see a lot of guest houses type of place. Stay there in guest house number 28 room no. 213, and no matter what, don't open the door unless it's someone you absolutely trust." Aryan said and kept some cash in my hand.

"Why? Why are you helping me?" I asked suspiciously.

"I'll buy you sometime by misguiding dad, and yeah, that place is not nice. There are creeps there, so don't unlock the door if you don't absolutely trust the person on the other side because that is the only place dad wouldn't think of finding you." Aryan continued ignoring my question.

"Person i trust the most? Well, all the people i know other than your family were inside that house." I said scoffing, pointing at the house.

"Leave fast. You don't have time." He again ignored me.

"Why are you sending me there? Is it some sort of plan for you and your dad?" I asked, eyeing him suspiciously.

"For god sake roop! I know you think i enjoyed seeing you getting beaten, but i didn't. It's just that i had to choose between you and my mother. I am taking this risk just because if you return home now, he is going to get you married to a guy older than himself who is ever more horrible than him." Aryan said, sighing defeatedly.

"So you are sending me at a place which, according to your description, sounds like a brothel!" I said, looking at him in disbelief.

"It's not a brothel! Yeah, it's not a very good place, but that's the safest option now. You never deserved anything that happened to you, and i can't do anything because my mother is my priority, so just go roop! You are running out of time." Aryan said, looking here and there at the guards of his father.

I was confused as to why he would help me, but if i go back, he is going to get me married to that uncle!

"The Yuvraj guy asked me to do it. Now, will you go!?" Aryan said.

"But he will...."

"He won't get in trouble. Dad won't find out about this. I know i don't deserve to say this, but trust me." He said and left, trying to divert the attention of the guards who were still inside the garden.

Fine, you just have to cross this shaddy looking forest and go to a shaddy place with your broken ankle before Mr. Goenka's men find you again.
Well, it sounds like a cool adventure!

I don't have much time. Hardly 15 minutes. I have no idea what kind of jungle it is!?
Should i trust him?
But he said Raj asked him to do so.
But when?
I was there the whole time.
What if it's some sort of plan?
What if he is just trying to get rid of me in a different way from his dad?

I gulped at the thought and continued limping through the jungle.
You don't have any other option than to trust him.
He can't stoop so low to send me at some brothel type place to get me....
No.
He won't.
Or
'Would he?'

He's my brother.
'Step brother.' My conscious mocked me yet again.

Still, brother.
'He never cared before. Why now?'

Maybe he just didn't have to hurt his mother to help me this time, and so he just wanted to get rid of his guilt.

'Or he just wanted to get rid of you?' My conscious kept mocking me.

No Roop.
Focus on running away.
Maybe this time you'll be free.
But where will i go after that?
I can't risk Raj and his family.
Mr. Goenka is definitely going to keep an eye on them after today.

Most of all, what am i going to do to get back at Mr. Goenka!

He only loves 3 things.
His empire.
His son.
Himself.

That's all.

And i can't do anything to either. But why did Mr. Goenka kept me alive all these years? He hates me with his everything, and he kills people like killing mosquitoes.

Why would he keep me alive all these years then?
Only to marry me off for some stupid deal, though, which is quite significant?

Why do i feel there's something he is hiding from me?
Does he need me alive for something?
Or does he just want to torture me?

He didn't kill mom until that day either!
So,
He just loves to torture us.

I am quite far by now, and my ankle and all my wounds are really giving me a hard time. I took a break for a couple of minutes and realized that either no one is following me or they are too far for me to notice.

Is it Mr. Goenka and Aryan's plan?
Or
Did Aryan misguide Mr. Goenka enough for me to escape easily?

I wish i had a phone and i could call Raj and ask if whatever Aryan was saying was true!

Should i just leave for somewhere else only? This way, Raj and his family won't be in danger if whatever Aryan says is true.

But where?
I don't have a single penny with me.
How am i supposed to book a room without money!?

My head is gonna blast.
And before that, i just might end up fracturing my ankle!

I am almost towards the end of the jungle. There are a lot of guest houses across the road.

Guest house no. 24
Guest house no. 25
Guest house no. 26
Guest house no. 27
Guest house no. 28

Found it.

I entered inside the guest house, and this place is creepy. Not as creepy as Mr. Goenka's house, but it's still creepy.

I gulped the lump, formed in my throat, and dragged my ankle towards the reception.

"Room no. 213." I said, and the receptionist looked at me for a brief moment before passing me the key. She didn't say or ask anything else.

I took the key and walked towards the room. It's going to be alright, Roop. Don't worry.

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