Another two days past after that call and the kidnapper didn't call them back...
Police trace the number but by the time they reach that place, no one was there... Also the number was disconnected now...
The kidnapper were really smart then the police think...
Armaan and Atul were trying to reach Shilpa as Anjali, Muskaan and Sapna were trying to get any information of Siddhant with the help of Rahul...
Shashank was with Padma all the time as she was on the sick bed after Riddhima kidnapping... Ananya, Billi and Nikki visit them every day as Billi had to go office as Armaan wasn't handling anything related to office from two days...
Shashank also can't leave the patient so he keep visiting hospital but always be avaible for anyone and everyone just to get news of his daughter...
~ SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY ~
A guy was sitting on the sofa with a drink on his hand... Television was on and as he thought there was no news of Riddhima being kidnapped... He was glad the Gupta's and Mallik's didn't dare to go to police...
He keeps changing the channel to check if he didn't miss any news... As his eyes were on the television and he slowly keep sipping the wisky...
After sometimes, a gal came who wear a short dress which comes up to her knee... Also her shoulders and hands were bared... Her hair left open...
The girl came and sit on the handle of the sofa putting her hands around the guy shoulder bending towards him...
Sealing his lips, she smile and look at the television which was on to a news channel...
'I hope un logo ne police koh inform nehi kiya...' the girl said as she took a glass of wisky which was kept on the table which was in front of the sofa...
'I m sure nehi kiya hai... Nehi toh abhi news pe aajaenge... Aur I m sure woh log bhi aisa kuch nehi chahte saare dhuniya koh pata chale Riddhima Gupta ki kidnapped hogayi...
Media toh un logo ke aaspaas jhumna shuru kar denge... Aur yeh Armaan Mallik koh bilkul bhi accha nehi lagega...' the guy said...
'Haan mujhe pata hai...
Aur yeh bhi pata hai Armaan Riddhima ke liyeh kitna possessive hai... Aur protect bhi...' the girl said...
'So, aage kiya karna hai... 2 din hogaya humhe use yaha le aaye...
Humhe sirf paisa chahiyeh kuch aur nehi...' the guy said...
'Maine kabhi socha nehi tum sach main Armaan Mallik se panga lenge...' the girl said as she shifted to the guy lap and the guy put his free hand around her waist...
'Kyun nehi... Armaan Mallik ki itni himmat usne mujhe jail bhijwaya...
Aur main kuch na karun, aisa ho sakta hai kiya...' He said laughing evilly...
'I know, uske wajahse humhare business rukh gaya... Hum kitni asaani se yaha se baahar supply kar rahiti...
Pata nehi kaise use pata chala yeh sabki peeche tum ta...' the girl said sipping her whisky...
'Jo bhi ho, accha huva tum pakde nehi gaye... Nehi toh bohot mushkil hoga mujhe jail se baahar aana...' the guy said...
'Jaise tumne kaha, maine waise Armaan pe naraz rakka... Accha hai woh apne paas koi bodyguard nehi rakhte...' the girl said as the guy was started to care her bare shoulder and hands...
'Stop it, Pehle yeh socho is Riddhima ka kiya kare...
I mean mujhe nehi lagta yeh safe rahenge use zyada waqt humhare paas rakhne ki...' the girl said...
'Aah... Riddhima...
Hmmm... Use toh baad main deal kar sakte ho na... Abhi mujhe bas, tum chahiyeh...' the guy said as he hides his face on the girl hair...
~ IN GUPTA HOUSE ~
Everyone were gether around request of Anjali...
Anjali and Atul haven't reach yet but Armaan and others were eagerly waiting for them...
'Achanak se kiya baat ho sakte hai...' Ananya asked as she was sitting with Padma...
Shashank and Billy were standing little away from them discussing something while other were walking around waiting for Atul and Anjali...
Armaan was so desperate that he just can't stop checking the time and his gaze were on the door...
'Armaan... Phone karke poocho na woh dono kab tak pochenge...' Padma asked as she was desperate like Armaan...
Everyone was hell busy trying to get any news about Riddhima...
They keep this quite as they don't want media to know about it and make news... Also if the media knows, they would reach near Gupta and Mallik house which no one wants...
Armaan was about to call but Anjali and Atul came before he could dial Atul number...
Shashank and Billy joins them as they saw Atul and Anjali present...
'Kiya huva Anjy... Kuch pata chala Riddhima ke baare main...' It was Armaan who asked...
Anjali look at Atul who blink his eyes... Everyone look both Anjali and Atul holding their breath not knowing wht they got for them...
'Actually guys, its not about Ridzy...
Its about Siddhant... Woh yaha nehi hai... Woh US waapas chala gaya... Aur humne use Shilpa ke baare main poocha toh pata chala woh Paris main hai, issiliye uski mobile band aa rahi hai...' Atul said...
'Matlab yeh sab un dono nehi toh koan...' It was Shashank who spoke...
'Jo bhi ho Dad... Un ko aapse ya Armaan se badla lena hai...
Socho aap dono, aise koi hai... Dad, pehle maine bhi socha Siddhant hoga, lekin use pata hai woh aisa kuch karenge toh kiya hoga...
Jo koi bhi ho use Ridzy koh lekar aapse ya Armaan se kuch chahiyeh...' Anjali said...
'Lekin kissi ne mujhe call nehi kiya, jo koi bhi ta, usne yaha call kiya...' Armaan said...
Everyone were busy thinking now who might these new person could be if they arn't Siddhant and Shilpa...
'Pata nehi meri bacchi kaha hoga, kis haalat main hoga... Khana khaya hoga bhi nehi...' Padma started to cry...
Anjali move to her sitting on her other side, as Ananya was sitting other side of her... Anjali hold Padma hand and squeeze as if saying everything would be fine...
'Mujhe apni beti chahiyeh Anjali...
Apni behen koh waapas lao...' Padma said hugging her and crying...
Seeing a mother crying for her child, tears fall from Ananya eyes... She keeps caring Padma back to calm down... From the last two days, it was like this for the Gupta's and Mallik's...
Police were trying there best to search Riddhima... They don't have any clue and also no phone calls to which they could find out where Riddhima was...
Also no other clue make everyone helpless...
~ MALLIK MANSION ~
Armaan was sitting near the bed on the floor holding Riddhima and his engagement photo... Tears were falling from his blue ocean orbs were as his nose were red as his eyes...
Its been two days and still no news of Riddhima... He act as strong as he could in front of others, specially in front of Gupta's knowing how broken Padma aunty was...
Armaan was sitting with his legs closed to his boys and his chin were resting on his knee...
'Kaha ho Riddhima...
Mujhe tumhe akele chodke jaana hi nehi chahiyeh ta...
Yeh kiya hogaya Riddhima... Maine tumhari raksha karna chaaha aur yeh dekho...
Pata nehi kyun jo bhi koi ho tumhe mujhse, tumhari family se aur hum sabse dur legayi... Please tum ek baar mujhe bata diya hota main tumhari hifazat (protect) ke liyeh kuch karta...
Lekin yeh kiya baat huvi Riddhima, tumne mujhe yeh chupayi aur yeh sab...
Mere saamne koi tumhe utake legaye aur main kuch nehi karpae...
Please Riddhima waapas aao... Main tumhare bina kaise rehte... Please Riddhima jaldi waapas aao...
Hum sab tumhari inthizaar kar rahi hoon. tumhari papa, mamma, di, Atul, tumhari friend... mera family aur MAIN...' Armaan keep saying as there was no one to hear his cry...
He didn't know when he reach his room, he hasn't eat anything since Riddhima was kidnapped and he had fainted two time and it was Anjali who scold and make him drink juice...
Other then that, he couldn't let anything go down from his throat...
Suddenly with the wind the window hit loudly... Armaan stand from the place and move towards the window...
He look up at the sky and as it was night, the moon were there up but it was hidden behind the cloudy redish clouds as if it was going to rain soon...
Armaan fold his hands on his chest and look up at the sky with so much complains in his eyes...
'Please god,
Please keep my Riddhima safe where ever she is...
Mujhe use sahi salaamat chahiyeh... kissi bhi keemat pe bhi...
Maine use promise kiya main use kabhi mushkil main nehi daalungi, lekin main uski...
Please god, Riddhima koh mere paas leaao... Main promise karti hoon main phir use apne aapse kissi bhi keemat pe dur jaane nehi dungi...' Armaan said closing his eyes...
Armaan didn't know how long he was standing there closing his eyes... He felt someone hand on his shoulder and he slowly open his eyes...
Now most of the time he spend out from the house and late night he come home when others slept... He don't wanna see other how badly he was broken...
It was Ananya who came to see Armaan crying badly... She knows her son so well that he wouldn't let anyone see his pain...
It was she and Nikki who knows him inside out without him saying anything...
Ananya always was waiting for to get a chance to talk to him and listen to him to know what was going on his heart and mind...
Knowing how badly Armaan was in need of someone, and still he wouldn't say it...
Ananya came to see Armaan crying standing near the window, knowing what was going on his heart, Ananya came to spend sometimes with him...
She knows Armaan has never let anyone come so closed to him other then Riddhima... It was always his family mean to him the most... Also his friends...
He first time fall for someone that too so badly... And don't know why god were so cruel with him..
'Armaan...' Ananya call his name as he didn't face her...
But she was taken back when suddenly Armaan turn and hugs her so tight...
Ananya didn't say anything and let him cry... She knows he was broken from inside so badly and it would be best to let him cry...
After standing like that for like 10mins, Ananya come out from the hug looking at Armaan face cupping it...
She saw her son pale face and seeing him in this condition she understand two things...
How much Armaan love Riddhima and how much he try to hide how broken he is, when his mother come in front of him, he can never hide anything from her... He was the same old Armaan who was weak in front of his mother...
As he never hide anything from her from his childhood...
Ananya look at his face for sometimes and Armaan was looking down not to her...
She smile and move make him bend towards her and kisses his forehead... Ananya took him with her to the bed and make him sit down and sit next to him...
Ananya hold his cheek and make him look at her... As soon as Armaan eyes met with his mother, a tear fall from his eyes to cheeks...
'Nehi Armaan... Yeh waqt rone ka ya kamzor hone ka nehi hai...
Jo bhi huva, tumhare koi galati nehi hai Armaan...' Ananya try to make him understand and make him feel better...
'Lekin Mom yeh sab...' Armaan try to talk but his voice was getting stuck in his throat...
'Jo bhi huva, woh kissi ki haat main nehi ta...
Jaanti hoon Riddhima koh pehle bata deni chahiyeh ti... Lekin woh bhi aise kuch socha nehi hoga Armaan...
Bohot log tumhe jaante hai Armaan aur yeh bhi jaante hai Riddhima Shashank ki beti hai...'Ananya said...
'Lekin Mom...' Armaan wants to say so much but he couldn't...
'Main jaanti hoon tum abhi kis haalat main guzar rahe ho Armaan... Lekin tum socho tumhare yeh haalat hai toh waha Shashank aur Padma ki kiya haalat hoga...
Un dono ne apne beti se dur hai, Anjali apni behen se... aur uski dost...
Hum log toh Riddhima se kuch months pehle mili hoon Armaan... Lekin woh log, jabse Riddhima paida huvi hai us din se aakhe aajtak woh har pal har lamha Riddhima ki saat hi batae hai...
Armaan main jaanti hoon tum baaki sabke saamne bohot strong bante ho, lekin andari andar kitna tuta hai, yeh mujhe behtar koi nehi jaan sakte..
Aur tumhare yeh pyar Riddhima koh waapas lekhe aayenge... Hum sab milke use dhundne ki koshish karenge... Hum sab use waapas kissi bhi keemat pe apne paas layenge...' Ananya said...
'Haan Mom, jo koi bhi ho, main use jo chahiyeh dene ke liyeh tayyar hoon, lekin Mom mujhe Riddhima chahiyeh...' Armaan said hugging his mother resting his head on her shoulder...
Ananya put her one hand around his back as she was holding his other hand... She keeps caring his back to make him feel...
Armaan was feeling better to be in his mother arms... This was what he wants... Someone to support him, someone to say that whtever happen, he/she is with him...
For Armaan, always Ananya was the best supporter in his life... Whatever Armaan go till over today, Always Ananya support him like his shadow...
~ DARK ROOM ~
Girl were sitting on the floor holding her knee closed to her body hugging it...
She has a wound on her forehead as it had hit very hard somewhere and blood was coming from the corner of her lips...
Tears were coming down from her greenish eyes as it was red because of crying...
Near her, on the floor there was a plate with food which was kept un-touch... Few minutes ago guy came and throw the plate on the floor asking to eat and untied her hand...
It was none other then our very own Riddhima...
She was sitting there god knows from how many hrs and she just couldn't stop crying...
There was no light in the room other then the orange dim light was the only light... It was a small room with one bed and a small toilet attach to it...
Riddhima try to find a way out but, there wasn't any way... Not having another choice, she was sitting and crying whole day and night... She didn't know when its day time or night...
~ RIDDHIMA POV ~
I didn't know whom these poeple were and wht they want...
For one second I thought their one of them voice was familiar to me... But. where could I have heard it...
I was thinking carefully trying to remember where I has heard her voice...
'Koan ho sakti hai...
Yeh aadmi koh main pehchaan ti nhi hoon... Lekin yeh ladki...
Maine ek baar bhi uski chehra nehi dekhi nehi toh...' I was thinking...
Next second I heard someone click open the knob of the door and I look around to see the same guy who has been bringing the food for me...
Every time he leave the plate and take it back without me un touching... How can I eat being away from my family... from my friends... and mostly being away from my ARMAAN...
Tears fall from my eyes when I remember about Armaan...
Its been more then two weeks I haven't seen Armaan... I m sure now he must be back, and knowing I am being kidnapped, what will be going through him...
I know everyone would be shatterd but Armaan, wht must be going through with him...
'I am sorry Armaan...
Mujhe pata hai tum ab apne aapko blame kar raha hoga is baat koh lekar...
Lekin Armaan, yeh tumhare wajahse nehi huva...
Main jaanti hoon tum mujhse bohot pyar karte ho aur jaldi mujhe yaha se nikalenge...
Sab meri galati hai... Mujhe tumhe pehle bata dena chahiyeh ta...
Main jaanti hoon yeh log koh tumse koi dhushmani hai... Yeh log jaante hai main tumhare liyeh kitna important ho mujhe bachane ke liyeh tum tumhare daulat bhi yeh log koh de sakte ho...
I m sorry Armaan, jab mujhe yeh feel huva koi meri peecha kar rahi ti, tab mujhe bata deni chahiyeh ta...
Aur usdin mujhe akele nehi nikalna chahiyeh ti... I m sorry Armaan...
I miss u a lottt... A lottt...'
'Khana khalo...
nehi toh tum zinda yaha se bahar nehi nikalpaenge...' I came out from my thought when the guy speak...
'Mujhe nehi khana...' I said looking at the guy who bend down and holds my hair in his palm tightly...
'Chup chaap khaalo...
Hum tumhe itni aasaani se na jaane de sakte ho na tujhe marne de sakte ho...
tumhare liyeh tumhari baap aur tere so called fiance kuch bhi dene ke liyeh tayyar hoga yeh hum jaante hai...
Aur humhe toh paisa hi chahiyeh, aur kuch nehi... Barbaad kar dunga Armaan koh...' he said pulling my face closed to him and then pushing me...
'Haan... Armaan aur mere papa tujhe jo chahiyeh de denge...
lekin tum police ki haat ya Armaan ki haat lag gaya na, tum zinda nehi bachenge... Armaan tumhe bohot maarenge... Mujhe choo ne ke liyeh...' I said as I felt anger rosing in my spine...
Next moment I received a hard slap on my cheeks which bring blood from my mouth...
'Uske liyeh pehle Armaan koh mujh tak pochna padega...' He said laughing evilly... Leaving me crying on the floor he goes out from the room and locked the door...
I push the plate away and hugs my knees pulling its closed to my body...
Today, I was missing my family a lot...
I know how much they will miss me... I know wht will go through with them knowing they can never see me in pain... Or in hurt...
~ RIDDHIMA POV END ~
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