Part 22

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After about 10 more hours, Karishma finally woke up from her sleep. She was drowsy but awake. She looked around and whimpered when she saw the old dirty house. She looked around to find a way of escape. Anything that leads her to her Mumma.

Shagun's 15 minions, a motley crew of bumbling incompetents, stood scattered around the house, each assigned to keep a watchful eye. Yet, their lack of coordination and constant squabbling often created more chaos than order. Shagun, dressed in sharp attire with a calculating gaze, paced the room, her plans meticulously laid out.

Karishma, although too young to comprehend the danger, was unusually perceptive for her age. She listened, observed, and occasionally gurgled with curiosity. The crib she was placed in was near a large window. Her little fingers wrapped around the bars, and she peered outside to see the bustling world beyond. Karishma's goal, although undefined, was to escape and find her way back to the loving arms of her parents.

Shagun exited the room, barking orders to her minions to ensure the baby didn't escape. "Dekho, koi gadbad nahi honi chahiye! Agar baby bhaag gayi toh tum sabki chhutti! Samjhe?" she snapped, her voice cold and commanding.

The minions nodded nervously. "Haan, Shagun Ma'am. Hum poori nazar rakhenge," one of them assured her.

However, in her arrogance, she underestimated the cleverness of the little one. Karishma saw her chance when one of the minions, a clumsy fellow, left the door slightly ajar after bringing in a bottle of milk. The bottle rolled out of his hand and landed with a thud, which seemed to distract him as he bent to pick it up.

Karishma's tiny hands fumbled with the crib latch. With an uncanny determination, she managed to unlatch it and climbed out, landing softly on a plush rug. She crawled toward the door and squeezed through the gap. The adventure had begun.

The hallway was a labyrinth, but Karishma's innate sense of direction guided her. Her first obstacle was a staircase, which she tackled with determination. Sliding down the carpeted steps on her padded bottom, she giggled despite the small scrapes on her knees. Her laughter echoed, alerting one of the minions who was lounging on a sofa, eating chips.

The minion's eyes widened as he spotted the baby at the bottom of the staircase. "Arre, arre, baby! Yeh kaise yahan aa gayi?" he shouted, leaping up and scattering chips everywhere.

"Shagun Ma'am ko bata dete hain!" another minion yelled from the kitchen.

He gave chase, but Karishma, surprisingly swift on her hands and knees, crawled into the kitchen. She darted under a table, and when the minion ducked to look, she reached up and tugged at a tablecloth. Plates, bowls, and a pitcher of water crashed onto the minion's head, leaving him soaked and dazed.

"Yeh kya ho raha hai yahan?!" Shagun's voice boomed from the other side of the hallway.

Karishma giggled and made her escape through the back door, which another careless minion had left open.

Outside, the garden was a wonderland. Karishma crawled through bushes and giggled at the fluttering butterflies. Shagun's minions soon realized she was outside and swarmed the area, creating a comical spectacle. One slipped on a garden hose, another toppled into a rose bush, and a third tripped over a garden gnome.

"Abey sambhal ke! Garden ka hall kharaab mat karo!" one minion yelled as he wrestled with the garden hose.

Karishma found herself near a muddy patch. A particularly determined minion lunged to grab her but slipped in the mud, his face planting into the gooey mess. Karishma's tiny hands clapped with glee as she crawled past him, her own little dress now smeared with mud but her spirit undeterred.

"Pakdo! Pakdo!" Shagun screamed, her heels clicking as she tried to navigate the uneven terrain.

The baby reached the edge of the property, where she encountered a small gate. Her little fingers fiddled with the latch, and as luck would have it, a passing delivery boy opened it to let himself in, giving Karishma an opportunity to crawl through unnoticed. She was now on the street, her adventure taking her further from Shagun's clutches.

"Yeh baby kahaan ja rahi hai?!" Shagun shouted, running to the gate. "Tum log bas khade kyun ho? Pakdo use!"

Shagun's minions, thoroughly exhausted but terrified of her wrath, ran after Karishma.

Meanwhile, Karishma's journey continued. She crawled into a park, where children played and dogs frolicked. A friendly golden retriever approached her, wagging its tail. Karishma patted its nose, and the dog seemed to understand her plight, staying by her side like a protector.

Shagun's minions weren't far behind. One spotted Karishma near the swings and alerted the others. They encircled the park, thinking they had her cornered. However, the golden retriever barked loudly, attracting the attention of a jogger who intervened, thinking the minions were up to no good.

"Kya kar rahe ho tum log? Bacchi ke peeche kyun bhaag rahe ho?" the jogger asked suspiciously.

In the commotion, Karishma crawled into a sandpit and out the other side, escaping once again.

Her tiny hands and knees were now scratched and bruised, but Karishma remained unfazed. She found herself near a construction site. The place was bustling with activity, and the baby's adventurous spirit led her to explore further. She crawled onto a conveyor belt that carried bricks. The belt took her to a higher platform, where she giggled at the dizzying height.

"Us conveyor belt ko roko! Baby upar ja rahi hai!" a panicked minion shouted.

Shagun and her minions arrived at the site, causing more mayhem. One minion stepped on a loose plank and fell into a pile of cement, while another got tangled in a bundle of wires. Shagun herself slipped on a puddle, her designer shoes ruined.

"Main kis kis ka dimaag theek karoon?! Tum logon se ek kaam nahi hota!" she yelled, her temper flaring.

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