MANAN- Strings of love

39. Caught

 I am really sorry for the delay in my update. I had to complete my project, online tests and I had many other things. Thank you for your precious votes and comments. I know, in this lockdown it is very difficult to have patience but please be at home. A small request to all my readers please pray for the ones who is working for us in hospitals ,police stations, civil workers, reporters for their health. Even thought government has given a bit of liberty to us but at the end of the day it is us who should be careful. Please be at home and be safe

    "Manik you sure we can collect proof?" I whispered to Manik as we were following Mr. Khurana who was tensed and was outside a temple. Suddenly he saw a message and headed towards the temple giving a rupee coin to a beggar.

    As there was a lot of crowd we almost lost him but I saw him going from the backside of the temple by jumping from the fence. I gestured Manik to see what I saw soon we were following Mr. Khurana who went inside a readymade dresses' shop. 

    We waited for him but he never came. "Manik I think we should go inside and check. It is almost half an hour." I said and headed to wards the shop by covering my face with a scarf. I went inside but there was only a shopkeeper who was giving me creepy feelings.

    "Nandini!" Manik called from outside, I went outside where he started dragging me. "According the gps location Mr. Khurana is 50 meters away from us. I had placed a tracker in his watch, but I am still not getting how in the world was he able to walk out of that shop." he was confused himself with the sudden change.

     We both were running when we came to the place which was abounded. A large building with some ad posters stood in front of us. "I think we should go inside." I said as I was thinking of going from left to find a way to go inside either through open window or some trashy back door.

   "Ok we will go inside." I heard Shikha's voice instead of Manik. My eyes widened and I looked behind only to see Shikha who was in a light pink frock with a red belt around her waist. I looked at Manik whose expression matched mine.

    "What are you doing here? I told you to be inside house right? Where is Lakshmi?" I was panicking  thinking of our attempt to catch Mr. Khurana red handed. "You lied to me that you were going to saloon. Lakshmi informed me that she saw Manik uncle, so I sat in your car when you to were only talking and talking and talking."

    "Are you all playing hide and seek? Even I want to join you please!" Shikha gave me her heart melting puppy eyes. "Shikha, we are not playing hide and seek. We are in dangerous mission. Please be in car. Ok?" Manik bent down to make her understand the situation.

   "Then why are you here even you come with me if the situation is so dangerous." she started dragging me and Manik with her tiny hands. "Ok Shikha be here for our help. Don't follow us but stand here and help us." I tried my best to make her understand.

   "How will I help you? If you I stand still?" this little question bank has made my head burst with anger. I am at the verge of scolding her when I saw Manik removing the handset of mine which I had given to Aliya.

    "Ok Shikha now the time is 10:00, when the time becomes 11:00 call this number. You know to call right?" Shikha nodded her head vigorously  with a bright smile. Manik and me went from left to find an opening.

   We were searching an opening when we heard the voice of Mr. Khurana. I  gestured Manik to the direction where I heard the voice. A large tree trunk was covering an opening. Manik and me together slid it so we can see what was happening.

   I removed my mobile to record everything which was going on. Mr. Khurana was discussing something with two more men. A man was tied to chair. As the man was facing his back to us I couldn't see his face.

   "Mr. Khurana you promised the secret weapon. We are not giving you money just to sit and see what you can do?" One of the two men was furious. He was wearing a black suit with light blue formal shirt with in his suit. A navy blue tie was hung around his neck.

    "I tried, hell! whole secret factory tried to open the locker but it didn't open even when we used TNT. " Mr. Khurana said with a defeated voice. "What about the inventor's sister? Did her blood didn't work?" The other man who was calm asked Mr. Khurana. He was wearing a grey suit paired with white shirt.

   "We tried to do that three times, I even tried myself taking her blood in front of me, but it didn't work sir." Mr. Khurana said and that white shirt guy nodded his head. "Mr. Khurana we have invested about 10 thousand crores for this so we expect something else from you." The white shirt guy said.

   "Whatever you want I am ready to give. To obey your demands we have to kill him. If he dies then I will be the sole to get the control of secret factory." Mr. Khurana said looking at the man sitting on the chair. No amount of guilt was seen on his face.

   "So what do you want in return?" Mr. Khurana asked the white shirt guy. The white shirt smirked and dropped a bomb. "I want the weapons manufactured in secret factory for 5 years. I know you have to submit the report to your higher officials but send me 25% of the weapons manufactured and show the report that the 75% of weapons were manufactured." 

    I could see Mr. Khurana was deep in his thought, but after few seconds he forwarded his hand "I agree with your deal." saying this they sealed a deal. I suddenly saw a mouse near me. I did the most horrible thing in my fear.

   "Ahhhhhh" I screamed. Manik's eyes widened, before we could run we were covered with goons and I was only praying for a miracle to happen.

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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sorry for such a delay. I was never this busy but this lockdown made me busier than before.

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Character's Opinion

Lotus_dream: So Aliya how do feel being pregnant?

Aliya: I act really weird. 

Lotus_dream: Weird in the sense?

Aliya: I eat a lot, that's not a problem but I have become a cry baby. Once I cried because mango was yellow not red. I even cried when Druv told me that he will love my baby? Now I think about all this I feel so stupid.

Lotus_dream: It happens Aliya. Don't worry they are all normal things.

Aliya: How in the world you see me as normal? I feel I have ran away from a mental asylum.

 Lotus_dream: Ok you can mourn on your behaviour.