KAYAMATH (ON HOLD)

Chapter 28

After meeting Keshav, Milind sits in his car and instructs the driver to start.

Keshav's bitter words echo endlessly: "Agar uska baap zinda hota, to tumhe uske liye kabhi nahin chunta." "She can never be yours." "Have you ever looked at yourself?" "It feels like a worm from a dirty drain wishes to rise and touch a star." Like a flood, memories from the past rush back, clouding his mind.

Once these words had fueled Milind's determination to move forward. Yet, the haunting echoes remained, just like the night he secretly entered Inder's house.

Even now, no one knows why he chose to go there after all else had failed. He didn't want to be kidnapped Panchi, but why was he there that night? Why didn't he go to his home instead of going there?? All these questions were still in people's minds, But only Only Milind had the answers to all those questions.

The memories sharpen as he leans back in his seat.

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FLASHBACK :

After the court hearing, Milind and his friends were imprisoned together. One day, some men suddenly arrived and took only Milind away. When his friends questioned them, they were told that Milind faced more severe charges and would be kept in a separate cell.

Blindfolded, Milind was shoved into a car. Despite his protests, a hard slap silenced him before he was thrown into a dark cell. The voice of a venomous man spat, "Ab se tu yahin sadega aur yahin marega." ("From now on, you'll rot and die here.")

"Bahut shauk hai na tujhe herogiri karne ka? Abhi teri saari herogiri nikalta hoon." The man's words burned with malice. Without delay, they beat Milind mercilessly. Not a single part of his body was spared. His skin was numb from pain, but his mind stayed sharp he knew this cruelty was orchestrated by Ramnik Baghela.

He was found in a half-dead state, sleeping on a cold floor. He had not eaten for a long time. They did not give him anything to eat except 'Sukhi Roti' and water. He had not bathed for a long time, the clothes on his body were torn. He was in a very bad condition. And just now someone had beaten him very badly, due to the beating he was in a semi-conscious state.

Then he hears Ramnik's voice, "kaisa hai chhokra?? Ab tak to Sari akal thikane lag chuki hogi". "How are you, boy? By now you must have come to your senses.

But Milind seemed oblivious, sleeping silently on the cold floor. Ramnik gets irritated because he doesn't get the reaction he wants from milind. He orders the constables standing there to pick him up. The constable did exactly as Ramnik was telling him. The constable made Billing sit down by holding his arms. By then Milind had regained consciousness and looked ahead and saw Ramnik in front of him. But still Milind does not give any reaction to Ramanik.

"Did you really think I'd let you spend your time peacefully in jail? No," Ramnik hissed. "You've insulted my honor, hurt my son, and tarnished my reputation. You will beg for death, but it won't come."

"Did you really think I'd let you spend your time peacefully in jail? No," Ramnik hissed. You have committed a big sin for which there is no forgiveness. The jail sentence is a very cheap punishment, I wanted to give you a worse punishment than this. "Yahan Teri acchi tarike se marmmat ki jayegi, yahan ke sare log mere aadami Hain vo Teri acchi tarike se marham mat karenge. 'You will be taught well here, the constables here are my men, they will teach you well'.

You will beg to die here but you will not get it. You have hurt my honour. My son is in the hospital, because of you. "The son whom I have never allowed to even get a scratch till date, today that same son of mine is crying in pain".