Vampires True Love: Real Or Not- Chapter Three (PART-2)

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Finally, Part-2 ended. As I'd promised about Abhay's entry and Abhiya meeting and a twist in the story. Everything is added in this part. The only thing that is missing is Arnab's POV, which will be added in Chapter Four.

PS: Piya's POV in Part-2 consist of 17 pages. Due to which I couldn't add Arnab's POV. But there are lot of mysteries in this part, which you will see is different than PKYEK's original story and I want this story to be turned into PKYEK 2. So please do support this chapter and my story.

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Chapter Three (PART-2)

Piya’s POV

I heard soft cluttering sound of shoes that were coming from outside the front door. I was sitting on the bench, in police station.

Now the sound was closer and much louder. I bend my head towards the front door to see who was coming. I still had tears in my eyes, my lip were dry and throat sour due to crying. I saw my dad standing near the door. He saw me giving a strict serious look, buttoned his grey suit. As soon as I stood to run towards my dad, he just walked inside and moved towards inspector Shinde.

Eventually, mom too came inside. But she didn’t allowed to hug her. She just raised her hand and stopped me to come closer to her.

Surprisingly, Misha and Ruhi were standing behind mom. I was shocked to see them. I walked backward towards Misha and whispered in her ear, “tum log yaha kya kar rahe ho?” I saw a guilt and disappointment at the same time, on Misha’s face. Ruhi was asusual nervous. Somehow, they gave signal with their eyes and rubbed my hand and Misha told me to stand with her.

“Piya.” I heard someone calling my name possessively. I turned my head back, again another shock for me.

Kabir and Angad both came together.

Kabir hugged me tightly in his arms and asked, "tum thik toh ho, Piya?" I nod my head in response. I saw several questions flashing in his eyes.

“What the hell.” I murmured. I pulled myself from his arms.

Before, I could speak anything, my dad started his talk. He bang on inspector Shinde’s table and shouted at him, “Aap ki himmat kaisi hui meri beti ko police station mai puri raat rakhne ki?” I never saw that much anger on dad’s face ever. He always been sophisticated and soft-spoken man. He never screamed or even shouted at anyone. But looking at his volume, I felt stunned.

“Aap ki beti se hi kyun nahi puch lete hai ke unko police station mai rakha kyun hai?” Inspector Shinde uttered excusing himself from all the blames.

My dad pointed forefinger towards his face and said harshly, “aap ne pakda hai usse. Isliye aap batayenge ke ussne kya kia hai.”

“Thik hai. Agar mere muh se hi aap ko sach janna hai toh aayiye sach ki shuruwat waha se karte hai jaha se hona chahiye.” He pointed his hand towards the lockup and stood from his chair to take my dad, mom, Misha, Ruhi, Kabir and Angad. I was standing with Misha. She was holding my hand.

“Inn se milaye. Yeh auto wala hai. Wahi auto wala jiss ke auto mai baith ke aap ki beti ghumne gayi thi.” He pointed finger at Auto driver who was first sitting in the lockup giving a depression look. But as soon as inspector Shinde introduced him to my parents and friends, he stood up and looked at him giving a guilty look.

“Ghumna kya jurm hai? Jo meri beti ko police station mai lekar aa gaye aur iss auto wale ko lockup mai daal dia?” Dad yelled.

“Aap ko apni beti se puchna chahiye kitna baje ghumne gayi thi.” Inspector Shinde politely said.

“Mai apni beti se kuch nahi puchunga. Jo batayenge sab aap hi batayenge.” He looked at me in anger and then he stared at inspector Shinde.

I wiped my tears with free hand and concentrated on their talks.

“Kal raat aap ki beti raat ke 2 baje ghumne nikali. Subah ke 4 baje humne inhe Peth fort ke waha se pakda.” Dad shockingly stared at me by turning his head behind. Mom’s expression too wasn’t pleasant. Everyone had their eyes on me. I felt guilty looking at everyone and I couldn’t see in anyone’s eyes. My eyes gazed down, at my own sandal, which were messy and all muds were stuck on my silver sandal.

Inspector Shinde continued with his complaints, “itna hi nahi, aap ki beti ne tourist spots pe ghumne ke liye, iss auto wale ko rishwat dene ki koshish kia.” Dad broadly opened his mouth and looked at me in shock. Mom simply nodded and gave a hint with her eyes, as if her eyes were talking several unsaid hateful words to me.

I innocently looked at my dad, mom. Misha whispered in my ear, “tu pagal ho gayi hai? Yeh tune kya kia? Apne saath-saath uss auto wale ko bhi fasa dia?” Her words not only hurted me, but it ached my heart. I realised my mistake of bribing Auto driver. But at that moment, I had no choice and even he greedily agreed to take me. Afterall, even he needed money and I wanted to find vampire. We both needed help and certainly, this was the only choice I had.

“Meri beti ne tumhe kitne rupaye diye?” Dad asked auto driver giving a serious look.

Auto driver was already scared as Inspector Shinde was looking at him in anger. But he said the truth, “ek bhi nahi. Didi ne kaha tha ke sab jagah ghumne ke baad rupaye degi.” He replied in shiver while glancing at me.

“Dekha inspector. Meri beti ne sirf kaha tha, uss ne rishwat dia nahi. Toh kis buniyat pe usse yaha rakha gaya?” Dad finally supported me and defended me in front of inspector Shinde.

“Shayad aap ko pata hoga jaise bribe dena aur lena ek jurm hai. Waisa hi bribe offer karna aur offer accept karna bhi ek jurm hai.” Inspector Shinde started talking about his law and under section act. Everything simply went bouncer from my head. He continued with his talk while looking at me first and then at my dad, “Aap ki beti ne bribe ka offer dia tha aur iss auto wale ne uss offer ko accept kia.” He then gazed at Auto driver. Auto driver innocently put his head down and accepted his mistake.

Dad wasn’t willing to talk with me, same goes with mom. They completely side-lined me as if I never existed for them. I really felt very bad that my parents behaved as if they lost their trust on me.

Inspector Shinde allowed leaving me. Dad completed the formalities and signed a document. That inspector told his constable to get that auto driver from the lockup. The constable unlocked the lockup and grabbed auto driver’s collar and pushed him towards Inspector Shinde’s table.

Auto driver joined his hands and apologized to inspector Shinde and said, “Maaf kar doo sahab, dubara aisi galti nahi hoga.”

Inspector Shinde nods his head and said, “Tumhare hisse ka jurmana bhar dia hai Mr. Dobriyal ne. Inko bhi shukriya keh doo. Aaj inhone tumhara jurmana nahi bhara hota toh tum aaj bhi iss jail mai saad gaye hote.”

Auto driver joins his hand and thanks my dad for saving him from all the trouble. He even ends up falling on my dad’s legs and holds it pleading for forgiveness.

My dad forgives him and stood up from the chair. He caressed auto driver’s shoulder and said, “tumne meri beti ki madat kia hai. Jo maine kia woh kuch bhi nahi hai uss ke saamne. Shukriya toh mujhe tumhe kehna chahiye. Galti meri beti ne kia aur sazzaa tumhe mili.” Dad looked at me turning his head behind and taunted looking into my eyes. He continued with his talk to taxi driver, "maafi toh mujhe tumse maangna chahiye. Meri beti ki galti ne tumhe lockup mai daal dia."

I felt shivering in my body when dad looked at me. I’ve no words how I felt when he looked at me. I was feeling guilty, but more than guilt, there was frustration for everything that I had to suffer from last night and my parents didn’t even bothered to ask me what exactly happened last night. But I was sure that even if they haven’t asked anything in the police station, still they will ask me later. Mom was not in the mood of talking with me. I know I have disappointed them and somehow Misha and Ruhi’s facial expression told me everything.

Auto driver looked at me sadly and then he just walked out from the police station.

Dad asked inspector Shinde, “mai aab apni beti ko ghar leke jaa sakta hoon?”

Inspector Shinde stood up and replied softly, “Jee haan. Aab aap apni beti ko ghar leke jaa sakte hai.”

Dad shook his hand with inspector Shinde and turned behind. He wore his big black goggle and grabs my hand to take me along with him.

I couldn’t utter a single word from my mouth. I blankly stared at dad and his behavior confused me.

“Car mai baitho.” Finally, dad spoke to me, but there was strictness and rudeness flashed in his voice. He simply pushed me at the door of backseat.

“Mai kahin nahi jaa rahi hoon.” At last, my own voice was back. I really missed my voice as all this confusion had trolled me and I had no idea what to speak and how to speak. But this was the time, I really wanted to speak because I can’t simply go like this from Karjat. I’ve not visited other two-three tourist spots and I wanted to go there.

Misha and Ruhi were not the same anymore. They were seriously looking at me. They too had forced attitude in them and tried convincing me to sit inside the car. But I didn’t agreed.

Mom came closer to me in anger. She narrowed her eyes and under her breath she threw shocking words on my face, “Yaha police station ke saamne tamasha mat khada karo. Ghar chal ke baat karenge. Car mai baith jaao.”

“Tamasha?” I murmured.

“Aisa kya kar dia hai maine jo aap sab itna gussa hai? Mai jaane se pehle sab batah kar gayi toh thi letter mai? Aur yeh koi pehli baar nahi hai jo mai trip pe gayi hoon. Toh fhir aaj yeh natak kis liye.” I depressively replied with tears in my eyes that were dripping on my cheeks.

 Mom clenched her teeth, pressed my hand, and shake it continuously. She responded under her breath “bahut bewakuf bana liya tumne. Aab aur nahi. Bina tamasha kiye car mai baith jaao. Ghar jaa ke baki baat karenge.”

Misha whispered in my ear clenching her teeth, “Piya jada baat mat karo. Unko sab pata chal chuka hai.” I shockingly looked at Misha and then Ruhi.

Ruhi whispered but in her sugary voice, “woh na, tumhare dad, mom-” Misha interrupted Ruhi and signalled her by placing index finger on her lip and hinting to keep quite. She even blinked her eyes twice.

I knew it somehow Misha’s expression had revealed everything, but still I didn’t wanted to believe.

Dad and mom both almost forced me to sit in the car. There was no way to escape. Kabir and Angad were standing behind me. Even they came to know everything about my stupidity and I’d see disappointment and worriedness same time in Kabir and Angad’s face. But I saw Angad giving a forced smile. Whereas, Kabir busy staring in my eyes innocently and even if he didn’t speak a single word to me. Still, I managed to hear his unsaid words that were screaming about his pain, my foolishness of run away from house and the suffering that he must be feeling right now in his heart. After knowing the whole truth about my obsession of vampire that forced me to run away.

He then smiled at me and without saying anything, he left me there alone with Misha and Ruhi. Angad ran behind him. They both sit in Kabir’s jeep and vanished in front of my eyes.

For a second, I just felt bad for Kabir, as I knew he still expect that I will be his.

Mom still in the forcing process. Misha and Ruhi hinted me to sit down, as I’ve no other choice. Misha was somehow right. I really had no choice at that moment. I could run away again, but where? I hardly know anything about this place and what if I lost myself in this place? Then how will I find vampire in Karjat?

This was something serious and I agreed to sit with Misha and Ruhi at backseat. Mom and dad were sitting in front.

Dad started driving the car. There was silence in the car and no one spoke anything. The atmosphere felt like heating and I could see too many question mark sign on everyone’s face. Mom was turning her head behind in-between and looking at me, as if I would start talking about my last night’s worst experience.

I wasn’t sitting in a normal way. Misha was sitting at the left side of the window seat and Ruhi at right side of window seat. I was sitting in the middle with both the hands on my lap shaking in nervousness. My body had stiffness while sitting and my legs were shaking along with my hands.

Misha breaks the silence by starting with her first speech, “kal tumhare saath kya hua tha, Piya?” Mom again looked behind and strictness visible on her face. My jaw almost dropped on the ground, seeing mom’s horror face.

I nervously started talking when Misha took my hand in her. My body felt shivering as if cold hits against my body and throat almost felt sourness. I didn’t even had brushed or taken bath. I could smell stinky breath from my own mouth, when I opened to speak. I immediately closed my mouth. I’ve no idea how many of them could smell stinky breath from my mouth. Everyone simply gave blank reaction to me and waited for me to talk.

Dad was looking at me from his front-view mirror that faced at his side. His eyes had angriness, which I could feel while watching him through the mirror.

“Speak up? Aab kya mahurat ka intezar karegi?” Misha abruptly said loudly but a slight amusement rose in her voice when she rolled her eyes and twists her neck towards me.

For a moment, my body shook in fear.

I nodded my head by passing my gaze through everyone’s face and started talking about last night incident.

First, I talked about my Karjat station experience, then conversation with Auto driver in his Auto, hotel room, that man in the reception who warned me not to go at night. Infact he is the biggest culprit. He informed police because he somehow suspected me as if I’m a criminal. That’s why police reached at the Peth Fort from where auto driver and I was arrested at 4 A.M. in the morning. I also shared my experience of Kondana caves.

At that moment, I could visualise myself in front of my eyes when I was in Peth Fort.

*Flashback*

“Aa gaya Peth Qila.” Auto driver said excitedly. He started describing Peth fort as the most beautiful fort in Karjat. I stared fort from inside the auto. I couldn’t see anything more than darkness formed surrounding the fort.

I walked towards the fort that was far away from my sight. I could see tine shape of the fort. It looked like a small mountain from far away. The fort situated in hillside. I started walking on the green grass that looked dark at nighttime. As soon as I reached the fort, I had to pull my head up to look at the beauty of the dark fort. A rock solid fort generally offers a universal view at nighttime. Even if the fort surrounded with darkness, I could still say it is as beautiful as it might be at daytime, though the beauty of fort does comes with horrifying view too. Especially, if you get scared of darkness, this is not the place to visit at night. It will frown you and phobia will troll your body. It’s the most dangerous and quite place I’ve ever visited in my entire life. The danger about this place is you can view foothills as it offers universal view. It is conical shaped hilly fort at the pinnacle of the mount and placed at the backdrop of Western Ghats and if you have phobia of Ghats, then you should skip this place.

I’d notice stones on the road that was surrounded with green small trees along with green grasses.

I walked everywhere in the fort, but I couldn’t trace vampires anywhere nearby. This is such a peaceful place. I’m amazed that none vampires were visible in this fort. I gazed at every single part of this fort, but I couldn’t get a single sign of vampires in this place.

I literally fed up walking everywhere and when my energy level started decreasing, I just decided to walk out of the fort.

At that moment, I heard the siren sound. When I reached near the auto, I saw police jeep. I thought they came for patrolling in this fort. But as soon as the police inspector in his khaki uniform came out of his police jeep, he interrogated me, “Aap Piya hai?” I nod my head.

“Aap ko mera naam kaise pata chala?” I confusingly asked him.

“Aap ko abhi issi waqt mere saath police station chalna hoga.” He said straightforward without any argument or cross-questioning.

He even took Auto driver, along with me. It was embarrassing to sit in the police jeep with two stupid constables who were smiling and showing their stained yellow teeth to me. Both the constables were old. They were not of my grandfather’s age. But they must have crossed their fifty’s by now.

As soon as we reached police station, this inspector treated us like a criminal and forcibly took us inside the police station.

“Yeh kya hai? Aap yaha iss tarah se hummein kyun leke aaye hai? Kya hum aap ko criminal nazar aate hai?” I asked frowning.

“Pehle yeh batao tum yaha kis maksat se aayi ho?” Police inspector questioned sitting on the table and leg on the chair. He bends towards front and his elbow resting against his thigh.

“Mai tourist hoon aur ghumne aayi hoon.” I replied firmly.

“Tourist toh din mai ghumne aate hai. Raat mai nahi.” He said looking at me and then immediately he screams at his constable saying, “Ae jaa re, yala taak lockup madhe.” He pointed his hand towards auto driver and told constable in Marathi to put him in the lockup.

Auto driver pleaded that he has not done anything. Even, I tried to convince police inspector. But nothing affected him. I didn’t understand why he put him in the lockup.

“Hey bagh, tu jya hotel madhe thambleli-” He looked at me, I was absolute confused as he was talking in Marathi. I interrupted him by saying that I don’t understand his language. So he translated in Hindi.

“Dekho, tum jis hotel mai ruki thi. Waha se complaint aaya tha ke unko shaq hai ke kahin tum aatankwadi toh nahi ho.” My eyes almost popped out hearing his last word.

“Aatankwadi?” I mumbled.

“Mai aap ko aatankwadi nazar aati hoon?” I uttered those words in shock.

“Aab chehre pe thodi likha hota hai ke tum aatankwadi ho ya nahi?” He spit those words on my face while rubbing his earlobe and bending forwards on his stomach. While he was talking, I noticed his voice signed like a Marathi man. Maybe he is Maharashtrian.

“Saab mujhe chod doo. Maine toh kuch nahi kia. Yeh didi ne hi mujhe rupaye ka lalach deke tourist jagah pe ghumane ke liye kaha.” Auto driver pleaded joining his hands and tears were dripping from his eyes.

“Rishwat?” He whispered.

“Toh tumne rishwat dia iss auto driver ko?” He said angrily and screamed at constable in Marathi, “hila pan gehun jaa. Barobar chartsheet banaoto hicha badal.” Police again spoke in Marathi but when he mentioned chartsheet, I realised he was misusing his power.

Police cannot misuse their power by making fake chartsheet, until unless they have proof against the criminals.

I threatened police inspector while constable was forcing me to go inside the lockup, “tum jante nahi ho ki mai kis ki beti hoon. Tum jo yeh police wardi ka galat faida utha rahe ho, woh utar jaayegi. Yaad rakhna?” When I pointed index finger towards him, constable had already put me inside the lockup.

The police inspector laughed and said, “acha? Zara mai bhi toh jaan lu kis ki beti ho tum?” He teased.

“Arnab Dobriyal naam suna hai?” I asked widening my eyes and clenching my teeth while pointing forefinger towards inspector.

“Wahi Arnab Dobriyal jo Dobriyal empires ka maalik hai?” I sighed nodding my head, when he asked in a confirmed tone.

“Kya sabut hai ke tum unki beti ho?” He narrowed his eyes and shook his head in disbeliefs.

“Mai Piya Dobriyal hoon. Arnab Dobriyal aur Madhu Dobriyal ki beti.” I yelled.

“Yeh koi sabut nahi hua. Mujhe sabut chahiye.” He blunted those words by widening his eyes and shaking his fingers while walking towards the lockup.

For a moment, I got scared. I can give them the number, but then dad don’t knows yet that I’m not at home. At this time, they might be sleeping. But I gave mom’s number. Because mom always switchoff her phone and sleeps. So that she should not wake up due to mobile disturbance.

Police inspector tried her number, but it was coming switchedoff. He told constable to get me out from the lockup. I was relieved, I thought I can go now. I was about to walk towards the door, but that inspector stopped me and told he has not given permission to leave the police station.

He continuously asked me dad’s number. But I refused. He told constable to slap and hurt auto driver until I give the number. I could hear auto driver’s scream. That constable was beating him abruptly and the wounds on his face were visible. The constable beat him with a stick on his hand, then on leg, then on thigh, on his arms. It was unbearable to hear his screaming voice. He was crying and his pain was hurting me. My chest thud continuously.

“Bas.” I screamed by placing my hands in my ears and closing my eyes. I agreed to give the number but I put condition that he should not call my dad before 9 A.M. in the morning.

He asked me the reason, I told him it’s personal. He agreed to wait.

It was still 5 A.M. in the morning and they must be sleeping

I had no choice except waiting until 9 A.M. Still, tears were dripping on my cheeks. I felt unbearable pain inside my chest, as if I would faint now. I’d see auto driver who got arrested because of me and police inspector didn’t left him, even when I pleaded for him.

Meantime, police inspector and constables were busy with their own work and all I’d was waiting for time to pass. I was still sitting on the bench and waiting to talk with my parents.

Till 9 A.M. I was continuously crying remembering my parents, my best friends Misha, Ruhi, Kabir and Angad. I wish I could call any of them, but I didn’t wanted to disturb them at this time.

I didn’t even got chance to visit any other places and neither I got chance to see any vampires. All my hard work simply went in vain. It was painful even to think that I’m losing hope and all I’d to was to wait for my family.

*Flashback Ends*

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Two Days Later In Train…

“Aunty ji kya aap mujhe batah sakte hai yeh train ka last station kaunsa hai?” I asked to the wheatish-skin woman sitting opposite to me in train. She looked like a working woman. Her hands filled with four plastic bags and black leather office bag lay on her lap. She wore the mixture of red and yellow Kanjivaram silk saree, the embroidery on her saree looked like a hand-made, along with the red half-sleeve blouse that too has embroidery.

She didn’t utter a single word and stared at me in confusion. I felt embarrassing because I’ve no idea where I’m going.

All I know is, I’ve to hide myself from my dad and police who are behind me. I’ve again ran from my house, but this time for other reason.

My mom had forced me to marry Kabir, when I refused she locked me in my room and treated me like a caged bird. This time, dad gave full support to her. When I came to know that Kabir had no problem to marry me, all of sudden Misha, Ruhi and Angad were supporting my parents. Therefore, I had no other choice, except running from my house.

But this time running from house was not easy. Because I’ve nothing in my hand, this was not planned by me. Everything happened so sudden that I had no time to plan and run. I don’t even have mobile, Mumbai map or anything that will keep me safe and connected me with my family. I don’t even have money and neither I buyed ticket for travelling from train.

My dad and police, everyone is searching me and I’ve no idea where I’m going. I’ve left everything on my destiny, maybe my destiny will show me the right path.

I stared outside the window, the train was running faster, everything outside was dark and blurred for my eyes. Finally, I saw light that was coming from bit closer. As soon as train reached to that light, I could see platform and many crowds that were waiting for train to stop. I saw the white kite-shape board, in which Kalyan name was visible. At that same time, the wheatish woman who was sitting opposite to me, stood up and started walking. As soon as she passed my way, she whispered without looking at me, “Last station Titwala”

Somehow, I felt she gave me a hint that this train is Titwala local. I never visited that place before. I’ve heard that this is kind of holy place. I mean many people come to this place for worshipping God Ganesha. I’m strong believer of God Ganpati and now only my Ganpati is the last hope who will save me from this marriage crap. I’ve no interest in Kabir, he knows that, still he wants to marry me and my parents have given full support to him.

Maybe that is why destiny chooses this place for me, because this is the place of God Ganesha, whom I believe to be my strong supporter. He always listen my prayer and has given everything that I wanted.

As soon as that woman and some other ladies walked out of the compartment. I saw a rush of woman's who were pushing each other to enter inside. I never saw such rush at night ten p.m. The woman's in the crowd were whispering to each other, walked inside, and sat on different benches.

I was getting impatient and bit worried as the train was moving slowly, instead of going fast. The two wheatish-skin woman’s sitting beside me were giggling and talking to each other.

One of them wore green saree; she asked me, “tumhi kuthe utarnar aaheit?” I narrowed my eyes and confusingly stared at her.

“Sorry. Mujhe Marathi nahi aata hai.” I said softly.

That woman laughed and replied, “Aap kaha utarne wale hai?”

“Las-Last station.” I stuttered.

“Oh Titwala?” She questioned. I nodded and remained mum.

One-by-one woman's walked out of the compartment as their stations arrived.

Since now, it was slow train and as soon as Titwala arrives, I got down from the train. But I placed white dupatta of my white Anarkali dress, on my head and covered my face under dupatta. Now only my eyes were visible, everything else hidden. I had doubt that my dad anyhow would find me. The platform was crowded, it was ten-thirty p.m. at night and platform was full with crowd.

I was about to step out of the station, when I felt a hard touch of someone’s hand on my shoulder at back. I nervously turned behind. It was TC in his dark uniform and cap on head. He said to show the ticket. I unwrapped my dupatta from face and sadly replied, “Ticket toh mere paas nahi hai.”

“Aap chaliye mere saath abhi.” TC said in his strict electrical voice.

I rolled my eyes from left to right, everybody on the platform stared at me, giving a blank expression. I embarrassingly put my head down and walked with TC. He took me in his office.

“Aap ko pata hai na bina ticket ke train se travel karna crime hai?” TC said again in his electrical voice by pushing his hands on his table and with a bended position, he stood near his chair. His dark eyes stared at me and waited for my answer.

I was already so much nervous that my throat failed to respond. I played with my fingers while standing in front of him and my dark eyes were not ready to meet his dark eyes.

“Mai aap ke jawab ka intezar kar raha hoon. Aap ko pata tha ya nahi?” His electrical voice commanded me to answer in yes or no. I nodded my head and hinted him my answer is yes.

“Toh aap ne ticket kharida kyun nahi?” He paused, waiting for my reply.

I hold my breathe and shook my head in response as well as nervously I replied, “Kyunki mai apna bag ghar bhul aayi hoon.”

He wasn’t ready to listen my excuse. He forced me to pay penalty, when I refused, he asked to give my dad’s number. I’d no choice, distracted him, and ran from his office. He screamed, “Ruko… Ruko.”

But, I didn’t stopped. He sends his three mans behind me. I just didn’t looked at them and kept running, until I found one auto standing in a row, outside the station. I just sat in the auto and told him to keep on driving.

I saw one auto following me. I was scared, I could feel sweat wrestling on my forehead. Auto driver asked me where I wanted to go. But, I had no idea, I simply told him to drive. I just wanted to dodge those three mans.

Auto driver unfortunately took the forest-side road. I could see too many big trees surrounded by the road. As I turned behind to see auto that was following me, to my surprise auto took a reverse and vanished in front of my eyesight.

I exhaled as now the whole road was empty, except my auto, nothing else I could see on the road. I again breathe out in relaxation. For a moment, I felt like it was my first time when I really felt happy for dodging the auto. But, I’m still unsure whether the effect of auto’s disappearance was because of my dodging or probably some other reason.

Auto driver again asked me where I want to go. I saw road again, it was gloomy outside, no moon or stars were visible up on the dark sky. I didn’t had money to give this auto driver. So I just told him to drive the auto straight in same direction.

Since this is the forest area, auto driver told me scarily, “yeh sunn-saan raasta raat ke samay kafi darawna hota hai.” His voice alarmed horror.

I laughed and asked, “Kyun bhaishaab? Raat ke waqt yaha sher aate hai kya?” He shockingly stared at me, at the end of my talk.

“Aap yaha pehle bhi aaye hai?” He asked confusingly.

“Nahi toh.” I replied promptly

“Toh aap ko kaise pata ke yaha raat ke waqt sher ko dekha gaya hai?” I widened my eyes when he revealed about tiger.

“Kya?” I asked in disbelief. My eyes were as widened as before. I just had said about the tiger in fluke, but didn't knew that it exist here.

“Haan. Isliye toh yaha raat ko 10 baje ke baad koi nahi aata hai.” He spit those words on my face, while looking behind at me but his voice had a sign of panic.

“Toh bhaishaab aap iss raaste se kyun aaye?” I scarily asked.

“Galti se yeh raasta pakda maine. Isliye toh aap ko kab se puch raha hoon ke aap ko kaha jana hai?” He nervously replied. But as soon as he finished his talk, he abruptly put break to his auto.

“Kya hua?” I asked staring at his body motion while pulling hand brake.

“Lagta hai kuch gadbad hai. Abhi aata hoon.” He uttered while moving out from his seat. His body motion shook while going behind to check. I heard some cracking voice of the door as if he was opening something.

“Madam, petrol khatam ho gaya hai. Aap ko yahi pe utarna hoga.” He said in apologizing tone.

“Yaha?” I shook my head and continued, “ya-yaha mai kaise utar sakti hoon? Aap ne kaha tha yaha sher hai, toh?” I was sweating a lot and I could feel nervousness in my own voice.

“Haan. Par aur koi chara bhi nahi hai. Aap ko yaha se chal ke jana hoga. Iss waqt aap ko auto bhi nahi milega.” By saying this, he left me there alone and he pushed his auto with his hand, while walking in a reverse way.

I continued my walking with a hope that atleast I may find any vehicle on the road. But there was none. I walked for thirty minutes, but this forest road didn’t come to an end.

At that moment, I heard someone giggling. As I turned behind, a flash of headlight made my eyes blurred and I was not able to open my eyes properly. I hide my eyes with one-hand and heard the sound of engine.

“Aap ko kahin chod du?” I head a male teasing voice. I slowly brought my hand down and opened my eyes to see that male.

Five young boys sitting in the jeep with the beer in their hands. For a moment, I thought they came on this road as a hope for me. But, I was wrong. They were kind-of, “Amir baap ke bigde hue aulad.” One of them hopped out of their jeep and came closer. His mouth had a smell of beer, which he again took a sip and said in a drunken voice, “chaliye aap ko kahin chod du?” His stinky breath unknowingly rubbed on my face.

“No thanks.” I said arrogantly by closing my mouth with one-hand.

Another boy smirk and said, “arey tum itna bhav kyun kha rahi ho? Yeh jungle wala raasta hai. Jungli sher ghumte hai yaha. Tumko ghar chod denge kaha na?” He pulled my hand forced me to sit in his jeep.

All other three boys, included the boy sitting in the driver seat also came closer circling me and grinning towards me. They were wearing casual shirts and pants. However, their faces were kind-of villains.

“Chalo, hamare saath chalo? Hum lift denge.” They teased in chorus. The boy who pulled my hand in force, I just took advantage of their eyes that glued on my eyes. I just distracted them by looking at their behind, as if someone was standing behind them. As soon as they turned to look behind, I just bite that boy’s hand with my white strong teeth and he screams, “Aah!” leaving my hand from his fist and shakes his bitten hand.

"Saali" I heard the boy screaming by shaking his bitten hand.

I just ran away from them and they started running behind me. I started panting while running on that forest-side road. I failed to dodge them, as they were still running behind me. I placed my hand on the stomach as it was aching and lungs missed the air. The beat of my heart was running faster than me, as if my heart wanted to jump off my throat. My hands and legs were getting weaker; I couldn’t breathe anymore and had to stop somewhere. I saw a big tree at the left side, where I ran and hide myself.

“Iss ladki ko chodna mat, Vivek.” I heard someone saying that. I closed my mouth so that I don’t keep on panting. I hold my breath for a while until I could get success in dodging them. I could see the backside of five boys. Their heads were moving from left to right. They were searching me.

“Chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye, mai uss ladki ko chodunga nahi.” The boy whose hand I bit said those words angrily by clenching his fingers on his fist.

“Vivek, hum yaha jada der tak nahi ruk sakte hai.” The middle boy said that frustratedly.

“Tum ko jana hai toh jaao, Satish. Iss ladki ko sabak sikhaye bina nahi jaaunga mai yaha se.” The boy whose hand I bit, I guess his name must be Vivek as other boy took his name while looking and talking to him.

“Tum dono waha dhundo uss ladki ko.” Vivek said by giving instruction in a louder tone.

“Jungle mai? Khatra hai, Vivek.” The last boy at the right side corner replied.

“Khatra toh hai, Amit. Par uss ladki ko sabak sikhaye bina nahi jaaunga.” Vivek warned.

I thought these boys would not go from here. So I’d a trick. I gazed at stones under my sandal. I just took one of those hard small stone and threw that at other direction, so that I could get more time to get out from this place.

As soon as those five boys heard stone sound, four of them went running towards same direction. But fifth boy, Vivek was still standing in front of me showing his back. But when I saw him turning behind, his eyes started searching something towards my way.

I saw him coming slowly towards my way. I started going behind, so that he shouldn’t find me.

His legs kept on moving in front and my legs were moving backward at the same time. I kept on moving until I hurted my back against the wood of one big tree, which was deep inside the forest. I’d no idea how I simply stomped inside this forest.

I met a flash of icy blue eyes that were twinkling in darkness. Those icy blue eyes started moving in front of me, I was so scared of those eyes that I kept on moving back.

I couldn’t see anything else in that gloomy forest, except those twinkling icy blue eyes that glued on me.

In just a second, I saw the skin of his nose, big and thick. That’s wasn’t a human skin. It was an animal skin. I started getting scared looking at that skin. I again stepped behind and those eyes, nose kept moving in front. I heard someone breathing louder, as if someone is roaring.

The sweat was non-stop rolling on my face and my lip turned dry. My hands and legs were shaking. I halted my body, which was shaking too, and my head stuck on the wood of the tree.

From that darkness, I saw big broad mouth being open, along with his two big teeth's at the corner and at bottom. The shadow slowly getting invisible as the face came in front of my eyes. My eyes and mouth widely opened in scared. It was none other than the tiger.

The auto driver was right, in the forest of Titwala, tiger really exist and it is not a rumour, which I thought. I came face-to-face in front of tiger.

I screamed for help and immediately in a few seconds, I saw those five evilly boys coming in front of me. They teased, but their eyes didn’t meet with Tiger.

I hinted them with my eyes to look in front. Vivek grinned, “Aankhen kya ghuma rahi ho? Aab kaha jaaogi bach ke?” He smirked.

I couldn’t hear my own voice. I was so frightened seeing tiger, that I felt I lost my voice. My throat wasn’t responding, my head still stuck on the wood, as if I’m statue. The only thing I could feel that was moving in motion was my own eyes. My hands and legs were still shaking.

I thought this is the end of my life and this tiger will kill me. The tiger roared looking at those five boys. Those boys got so scared that they started running from my way. I wanted to ask help, but I couldn’t. Tiger pounced on one of them and killed him in front of my eyes. I couldn’t do anything, except watching tiger eating his skin. His body bleeded and bloods were spreaded everywhere on the ground. The green grass turned bloody grass.

Other four I thought got success in running from the tiger. But that wasn’t true. Tiger killed all four of them one-by-one. Everything happened in front of me, but I couldn’t do anything, except watching and whining. I could feel tears in my eyes that jumped off on the cheeks, nose and on my lip.

After killing them, tiger came back to me, kept on watching me, roaring at me and I couldn’t do anything to escape, as if my body wasn’t willing to escape. My body already lost the sensation. I couldn’t feel my own soul and everything in front of me became blurred due to the tears that were swimming in my eyes.

I opened my mouth in a hope that I can ask for help. Luckily, my throat responded. I screamed loudly for help and the echo of my own voice, I could hear in my ears in this huge deep forest.

Tiger roared and walked slowly in front of me.

“Tera intezaar

Karoon mere yaar

Mujhe pyaar se

Kabhi toh pukaar

Tera naam le

Yeh dil baar-baar

Mujhe pyaar se

Kabhi toh pukaar.” I heard someone singing this song melodiously in darkness.

Tiger stared at darkness in the direction from where that song was hearable. I saw peace on tiger’s face. That song was relaxing him.

I kept staring at darkness from where that voice was coming.

“Kya dhoop kya ghatayein

Kya dhool kya hai shabnam

Tere liye bhula doon

Ek saath saare mausam

Tu jo ishara kar de

Shaam-e-gulaab kar doon

Dil roo pade khushi se

Main itna pyaar bhar doon

Aaye toh phir na jaaye

Main hoon woh bahaar.” The male voice continued with the song. Still I couldn’t see that person’s face.

At the same time, when I glanced at tiger, he slowly sat down on his feet and placed his head on his feet. His eyes were blinking and being narrowed.

I surprisingly continued staring at darkness with the hands at the back of the wood.

“Tera intezaar

Karoon mere yaar

Mujhe pyar se

Kabhi toh pukaar.

Tera naam le

Yeh dil baar-baar

Mujhe pyar se

Kabhi toh pukaar…” As the male voice ended singing, I saw a pair of icy blue eyes coming in front through the darkness. When I saw same color eyes, I got scared. I thought it would be a partner of tiger. I still sweated continuously.

I’d no idea, why I couldn’t move myself from that forest. Especially when one tiger is sitting down resting his head against his skinny feet and another one coming from darkness.

I struggled myself to shake my body and move from that place. But, before I could move, I saw tiger standing on his hind legs. I was shocked to see him when his eyes glued at the pair of icy blue eyes.

Those eyes kept on moving in front and I could see pink male full-lips that were watery. It wasn’t a tiger, that lips belongs to the human. I saw a dark tall figure in front of me, as soon as the figure came closer to me, my heartbeat pumped faster. Before, I could faint by heart attack, my arms were held by that man. He held me in his arms and didn’t allowed me to fall on the ground that were filled with dry grasses, stones and muds.

His strong muscle protected me and gave me shelter. I stared in his icy blue eyes that were deep, innocent and hypnotic. For a moment, I felt that I’ve found my vampire, but I was wrong, because his hands wrapped around my arms that were warm, not the cold ones.

Vampires are cold monster, not hot monster, atleast that is what I found in the movies, novels, serials, though I’m not a big fan of novels, but movies, serials, definitely indicates the samething. They are living dead so they cannot be warmer. Infact, warmness can only be found in wolves.

Does that mean he is a wolf?

“Tum theek ho?” I heard his strong voice in my ear.

I simply nod my head, still looking into his deep icy blue eyes. It was hard to take my eyes off from his. I saw his oval face that was pale white, clean shaved and soft skin like girls.

He just threw me from his arms, the back of my head stuck on the wood of the tree. I saw concerned in his eyes, but that was not for me, it was for the tiger, that was still standing on hind legs.

That tall young boy hugged tiger and in a concerned voice, he said, “tumhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. Itne ladko ko ek-ek kar ke kyun maara?” He smirked while closing his eyes and continued his talk, “eksath maarna chahiye tha.”

I shockingly stared at him. I couldn’t believe that boy was encouraging tiger to kill those boys in one-go. That tiger patted on the boy’s head with his paw and narrowed his eyes. I saw a very friendly relation between the tiger and the boy.

“Tum pagal ho?” I couldn’t believe I actually spit those words on him. He actually saved me from the tiger and saved from falling on the stones. Still, I called him mad. But, I couldn’t resist when he encouraged tiger to kill in one-go.

He quickly opened his eyes and angrily looked at me.

“Tum iss sher ko eksath maarne ke liye kyun uksa rahe ho?” I angrily raised my voice pointing my forefinger towards the tiger.

“Pehli baat, woh sher nahi, sherni hai. Dusri baat tumhe sherni ka ehsan maana chahiye ussne tumhe unn ladko se bachaya.” He smirked while glancing at his middle-finger and continued, “yeh alag baat hai ke ussne tumhe apne swarth ke liye bachaya.” He again smirked but arrogance rose in his voice.

“Apne swarth ke liye?” I interrogated narrowing my eyes.

“Haan. Tumhe khana uska apna swarth hi toh tha.” He grinned and gave an arrogant attitude on his face by twisting his head towards another side and placing his one hand inside his pocket.

I asked confusingly, “Tumne unn ladko ko mere paas aate hue dekha tha?” He nods his head without uttering a single word from his mouth and crossed his hands at his back.

“Maine unn ladko ko tumhe chedte hue bhi dekha tha aur yaha tumhara picha karte hue bhi dekha tha.” He angrily clenches his teeth while poking those words towards my face. I saw a flash of hatred on his face when he talked about those boys.

“Toh tumne mujhe bachaya kyun nahi?” I asked possessively, but my eyes still glued on his icy blue eyes.

“Tum bahut sawal karti ho. Kya itna kafi nahi hai ke tum zinda ho?” He spit those words as if poking in my heart. I could see frustration lying on his face, but I couldn’t comprehend those frustration was because of me or for me.

At that moment, I noticed his grey casual shirt with forearm-sized sleeves and blue loosed pant.

He slowly walked towards me; the innocence on his face, weaken me in his arms as I was about to tripped while looking at his beautiful face that had perfect small nose, full pink lips, deep icy blue eyes, thick eyebrows and soft silky short hair.

He again held me in his arms. We both looked into each other’s eyes. My one hand resting against his broad covered chest and another on his shoulder, whereas he grabbed me around my lower waist. He looked so handsome that I almost forgot myself and to thank him for saving me from tigress.

But, before I could say anything, he complaint as if reading my thoughts, “mujhe lagta hai aab tak toh maine tumhe teen baar bachaya hoga. Par tumne ek baar bhi thanks nahi kaha.” He leaned down on my face and unknowingly left the mark of his sweet warm breath.

I laughed and pat on my head, “Thanks. Haan sahi kaha tumne teen baar bachaya mujhe, isliye teen baar thanks, thanks, thanks.” I comedily voiced.

“Yeh toh chaar baar thanks hua.” He widened his eyes while staring closer in my eyes and continued, “Lagta hai ek aur baar tumhe bachana hoga tumhari aakhri thanks wala udhar chukane ke liye.” He grinned at the end.

I blushed when he said the last line. I almost felt like I was flying in the sky and not willing to come down.

I heard the roaring sound again. Tigress looked at me in anger. Her broad mouth willing to pounce on me, maybe to bite me. But, that boy stood in-between us.

He took me at his back and willing to face anger of tigress alone. I hold under his arms tightly from back and looked down at tigress from above his shoulder.

“Tera intezaar

Karoon mere yaar

Mujhe pyaar se

Kabhi toh pukaar

Tera naam le

Yeh dil baar-baar

Mujhe pyaar se

Kabhi toh pukaar.” He again sang the song and the sweetness showered in his voice. As soon as he sang those lines, I could see calmness on tigress face. She sat down on her feet and laid her head by blinking and narrowing her eyes.

“Tumhara yeh gana gaate hi yeh sherni shant kaise ho jati hai?” I confusingly asked narrowing my eyes. He laughed showing his pale white teeth.

“Yeh gana usse pasand hai.” The boy replied innocently.

“Par yehi gana kyun?” I frustratedly asked.

“Kyunki usse bhi kisi ka intezar hai. Aur yeh gana usse yaad dilata hai ki woh akeli hai. Isliye woh udaas hoke shant ho jati hai.” I could feel pain in his voice when his eyes were not willing to meet mine and he hides his feelings under his smirk.

I raised my eyes and asked, “Usse bhi? Matlab? Kisi aur ko bhi hai kisi ka intezar?” He groaned and didn’t utter anything.

“Batao please?” I pleaded.

“Tum bahut sawal karti ho.” He complaint raising his arrogant voice and continued, “chalo tumhe chod du, isse pehle sherni tumhe apna shikar bana de, mai tumhe jungle ke bahar chod deta hoon.”

He pulls my hand and holds tightly under his fist. I slap on his hand with my free hand and pulled my hand from his grip. I said angrily, “Tum jab tak mere sawal ka jawab nahi dooge. Mai yaha se kahin nahi jaaungi.”

“Tumhe daar nahi lagta hai? Agar woh sherni aa gayi aur tumhe maar dia toh?” He responded possessively.

“Tumne aab tak chaar baar bacha liya mujhe. Toh fhir daar kis baat ka?” I uttered in such a way as if I already knew he would save me again.

Though, he is a stranger to me, still we behaved in such a way to each other as if we both own rights on each other. Moreover, I couldn’t understand that sudden attraction towards him. Though, I hate wolves, but don’t know why I feel that he is not a wolf, infact he is the same person that I always wanted to be with. I didn’t felt that he was stranger to me. He too behaved as if he already knows that I’ll come to him. I’ve seen so many of my questions already answered in his deep icy blue eyes.

Eventually, I was confused when looking into his eyes, but on the other side, I felt a strong connection with him that forced me to question my own destiny, still my heart have faith in him.

Phew! Again very big chapter. This is one of the best chapter I wrote so far. The most important Abhiya are choosen by destiny and met co-incidently. So do you believe in destiny? If yes, then enjoy this part.

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