Dhage -Rishto Ki Masoom Dor(Sumedh Mudgalkar) #Sumedhfiction #Ritika

Chapter 9 : 'Himmat Nhi Thi'

Sumedh's pov

"Yeee ! Lalan naam hai humra aur humre samnein marne ka haq sirf humko hai." The third person said while pointing by a gun.

I stopped punching Harsh, looked at lalan and started sweating. Lalan gnashed his teeth and pressed the trigger of the gun. I closed my eyes tightly, because I got scared.

He pressed the trigger and I heard the sound of gun - shot. I opened my mouth and my heartbeats stopped for a second. There was a complete silence in the room and I couldn't feel anything.

'Am I dead ?' I thought while touching my head.

"Choro humko, hum ee sab to humre dost logo ke lea kiye the. Hum ko chor do, jaane do." I heard Lalan's struggling voice.

I slowly opened my eyes and noticed that the police came. They were holding Lalan's hand tightly. A constable came forward and took the gun from his hand with the help of a handkerchief.

I was shocked and scarily noticing everything with widely open mouth. I couldn't believe that I was still alive. My heart was still pumping very fast and heartbeats were very loud.

After few minutes, I came back into senses and felt relaxed when a constable came towards me and asked me to stand up. I realised that I was still sitting in the kneel down position.

I stood up and slowly turned towards Ritika. I realised that a female constable untied her. I smiled and walked towards her. Instantly, she stood up from the chair and looked in my eyes. Within a second, her eyes got wet, and she hugged me tightly. Her head was rested on my chest.

I got shocked. But then, I slowly raised my hands and started caressing her hair. She broke down and started crying while tightly holding my shirt. She started weeping like a kid.

"Main bahut daar gyi thi, Sumedh sir." She said in between her weep.

"Daro mat. Ab sab theek hai, aur main tumhare saath hu." I said in low voice.

She broke the hug and looked up in my eyes. That day, I realised that I was taller than her. I looked deep into her eyes and could clearly read the relief and trust, when she smiled.

"Sumedh, Ritika. Tum dono theek ho na ?" Someone asked from my back.

I pulled apart and turned around. I noticed that warden was standing there. Worry and scare were easily visible on his face. He was breathing heavily. Then, my gaze shifted to his hands and I noticed my phone. I widened my eyes and again looked at him. I understood everything. He came and stood in front of us.

He looked at Ritika and softly caressed her hair for once with a soft smile. Then, he looked at me. I smiled nervously. He narrowed his eyebrows, held my ears and twisted it.

"Ahh" I screamed while holding warden's hand.

He twisted even more and said, "Tum aur Rohit bas bolte ho ki Respect krte ho, trust krte ho. Par sach nhi bta sakte the ? Zara sa bhi andaza hai agar tumhara phone office ke bahar gira na hota, To aaj kya ho sakta tha."

"Hmm ?" He hummed angrily while twisting my ear.

"Ahhhhh... Sir... please Junior ke samnein to kaan mat pakdiye." I whispered with a cute smile.

He looked at Ritika, then at me, and left my ears. He gave a smile, hugged me tightly like a dad hugs a son, patted my back and tightened the hug.

'Our warden is like our dad. Sometimes, he is very scary. Sometimes, he is very friendly. We respect him, afraid of him, care for him, and we also love him. Like, we all love our dad'.

We broke the hug and went back to the college.

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I and Ritika were standing in the cabin of director sir. My hands were at the back and head was down. Warden was sitting on a chair beside me.

"Sumedh, Jo huwa vo galat tha bhale hi tumnein vo sab kisi ki jaan bachane ka kea liya tha." Sir said softly.

I raised my head, instantly looked at him and said in sarcastic tone, "Sorry,  because maine kisi ki jaan bachani chahi."

Sir removed his glasses, looked at me seriously and said while holding his chin, "I didn't mean that, I meant tum hume inform kr sakte the hum kuch action lete, first time hi jab Harsh and Raghu aaye the tabhi complaint kr dena chahiye tha, khud ladai karne ki kya zarurat thi."

"Sorry sir, Us waqt mujh mein itni himmat nhi thi ki, ankhe bandh krke waha se chala jayu." I said rudely.

Sir understood the meaning behind my statement. He smiled and said, "Ok, bas dhayan rakhna ye baat college mein kisi ko pta na chal jaye."

I bowed my head and nodded positively. At the same time, warden's phone started ringing. He picked the call and started talking. After few minutes, He cut the call and looked at me.

"Hospital se call aaya tha, hume abhi hospital jaana hoga." he said seriously.