"I think hame Vidyut Bhaiya ko batana chahiye" Sameeksha said to Abhishek, regarding what they found in Gurukul.

Abhishek sighed, "Look, don't take me wrong. Yaad hai jab Shubman hamare saath tha? Vidyut Sir waha aaye the aur unhone hame gusse me waha se jaane se kaha" He said, Sameeksha nodded.

"So you mean Vidyut Bhaiya isme involved hai?" She asked, he looked down.

"Ho sakta hai" She said to his surprise, "Dilin Bhaiya ko unhone hi ghar se nikala tha, mujhe to lagta hai Dilin Bhaiya ko pata hoga Vidyut Bhaiya ke bareme aur woh evidence ikattha kar rahe the. Isi lie Vidyut Bhaiya ne unko ghar se nikaal dia" Sameeksha proposed her theory.

"Hame kisi ki help to leni hi hogi" Abhishek said, "Bandana aur Ethan?" Sameeksha said in a low voice, "you trust them?" He asked, "well who Dilin Bhaiya ko dhoondh rahe the, to kya pata woh hamari help karna chahh rahe ho?" She said, he hummed in a low tone.

Sameeksha started thinking about taking Bandana and Ethan's help.

Abhishek was quiet, and she realised that. "Kya soch rahe ho?" She asked, he didn't reply, "Abhishek?" She said again, he looked at her. "Tum theek ho?" She asked, he nodded with a small smile.

"Me nikalta hu" He said and left all of a sudden. She felt weird, he always liked spending time with her, at least that's what she thought. Out of them two, she was always the first one to leave and he used to ask her to stay for longer. She shook her head getting those thoughts out of her mind and left for home.

*******

Abhishek and Shubman were sitting in their room, "Shub" Abhishek broke the silence.

"Me Sameeksha ko sab sacch batana chahta hu" He said, "kya sacch?" Shubman asked he kept typing on his laptop. "Ke jisse woh Instagram pe baat karti hai woh Abhishek Sharma hai" Abhishek said.

Shubman stopped typing and looked at him, "jaanta hai uska reaction kya hoga?" He asked. "Yaar kabhi na kabhi to uska pata chalna hi hai na? Late bataunga to aur dukh hoga usse" Abhishek said.

"Abhishek Sharma ko kisi aur ke dukh hi fikar ho rhi hai?" Shubman smiled, Abhishek looked at him, "heartless nhi hu me" He said.

Shubman nodded, "bataa de usko, accha hoga" He said. Abhishek nodded, he wasn't ready though. He was aware of the fact that he was going to hurt her but she had to know it.

*******

Sameeksha and Abhishek went to meet Bandana and Ethan the next day. They were scared to tell what they saw in Gurukul, but Bandana and Ethan were probably the best people to talk to.

"Yeh kon hai?" Bandana asked pointing at Abhishek, "yeh Abhishek hai" Sameeksha replied, Bandana looked at her.

"Abhishek..." Bandana cocked her eyebrow, Sameeksha was confused. Bandana rolled her eyes, "Abhishek kon?" She asked, "mera...coursemate hai" Sameeksha said. Bandana nodded slightly.

"Kya batana tha hame?" She asked, "hamne Gurukul me kucch dekha hai, haathio wale case se related" Sameeksha said, Bandana and Ethan knew where the conversation was going.

"Ham woh case handle nhi kar rahe, talk to Karan" Bandana said. "Lekin hame yaha kisi aur pe bharosa nhi hai" Abhishek said, she looked at him and then signed to carry on talking.

They narrated what they found in that secret room in Gurukul, and Bandana and Ethan reacted as if they were not aware of it.

"Guys listen, thank you hamare pass aane ke lie aur hame sab batane ke lie" Bandana said, "trust me we're working on it. Karan bhi hamare saath kaam kar raha hai. Aage kucch bhi hua to aap usko bhi bataa sakte ho. Just try not to interact with Devaki and Vidyut too much" She said, Abhishek and Sameeksha nodded and then left.

*******

"Yeh lo" Abhishek gave Sameeksha a box full of chicken nuggets. He sat opposite her, "kahi aur chale? Yaha boht shor hai" She said looking at the people sitting in the canteen. He nodded and they left for Gurukul's garden.

The found a bench and sat there. "Kya soch rhi thi?" He asked taking a bite from his burger. "Tumhe lagta hai, Bandana hamari baat ko seriously legi?" She asked, he hummed.

"She looked damn serious about the case, to of course seriously legi" He said, "Sameeksha yeh sab ek movie to hai nhi, ke sab jaldi jaldi solve ho jaega. Complicated case hai, time to lagega hi na" He said, she nodded.

"Khao na, nuggets thande ho jaenge. Vese to tumhare favourite hai, abhi kyu nhi khaa rhi?" He asked, she smiled and started eating. "Ek minute" She said, "tumhe kese pata nuggets mere favourite hai?" She asked. He stopped chewing.

"Sh...Shubman ne bataya" He said, "Shubman ko kese pata!?" She said confused. "Yeh to Shubman se poochna padega" He said, she nodded, he smiled thinking his lie worked out.

"Arey tum dono yaha bethe ho?" They heard Shubman's voice, "shit!" Abhishek murmured looking away. "Accha hua tum aa gaye" Sameeksha said, "tumko mene kab bataa dia ke mujhe chicken nuggets pasand hai?" She asked.

Shubman was confused. Abhishek was waiting for Shubman to look at him, so that he could sign him to lie.

"Mene kab kaha tumhe chicken nuggets pasand hai?" Shubman asked, Abhishek gritted his teeth, "bhai yaad kar na, tune hi to mujhe baato baato me kaha tha ke Sameeksha ko chicken nuggets pasand hai?" He asked.

Shubman cocked his eyebrow, Abhishek winked at him.

"Oh haan haan! Yaad aaya" Shubman said, "mene hi to bataya tha isko" He said. Sameeksha nodded, "par tumhe kese pata chala?" She asked.

"Arey Sameeksha chodo na" Abhishek said irritated by her questions, "chicken nuggets sabko pasand hote hai. Tumne abhi yaad nhi hoga, kabhi bataya hoga tumne Shubman ko" He said. Sameeksha made a face and then nodded.

*******

A couple of days passed, everyone in the jungle was quite happy since elephant killing incidents had stopped. Karan and Devaki didn't quit staying awake at shelter homes at night.

"I think sab normal ho hi gaya hai" Devaki said looking at Karan. He was sitting on the ground with his back resting against the wall and Devaki was sitting in front of him with her back resting on his chest.

"Unn criminals ko pata chal gaya hoga, after all iss waqt teen officers hai jungle me, crime karne ki himmat kon karega" She said.

"Criminals kisi se nhi darrte, sahi mauke ka wait kar rahe honge, I'm sure" He said wrapping his arms around her waist. "Chalo fir tum jaago aur criminals ka wait karo, me soti hu" She said hugging him, he chuckled and started caressing her hair.

By looking at her sleeping, his eyes were also shutting slowly.

Suddenly he heard footsteps coming closer and closer. He opened his eyes. "Devaki" He tapped on her cheek, she woke up and looked at him. "Bahar koi hai" He said. They stood up and hid behind a sleeping elephant.

A couple of people entered in the shelter home, the looked at an elephant sleeping near a wall on the left side. They went towards that direction and one of them pulled a phone like gadget out of his pocket. Karan and Devaki were confused.

The man pressed a button on the gadget and then took it near elephant's ear. The elephant woke up. The man with the gadget sat on the elephant, with the gadget still close to the animal's ear. The other man walked toward the exit and the elephant followed him.

Devaki looked at Karan, "what the hell? Yeh kya hua abhi?" She asked, "chalo" he said holding her hand and leaving from there.

Karan and Devaki kept following the two men and the elephant. They finally reached a place that was far away from shelter homes and from the residential area of the island.

A jeep came there, the driver got out of the vehicle and stood in front of the elephant with a rifle in his hand.

"Karan we have to stop him" Devaki said, Karan nodded. "Karan kis cheez ka wait kar rahe ho? Chalo!!" She said impatiently, "Devaki ruko" He gritted his teeth looking at her. She glared at him and then started running toward the man holding the rifle.

"Bhagwaan isko kab akkal aaegi!" Karan said gritting his teeth and following her. People started firing bullets from everywhere as soon as he started walking.

"Shit!!" Karan said holding Devaki's wrist and dragging her somewhere.

"Bethi raho yaha, aur agar uthi na to mujhse bura koi nahi hoga!" He made her sit behind a rock.

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Update after a long time!
Things are changing, are we close to the one who is behind the ivory racket?

Today is the birthday of a very special person. Someone that I met because of my fanfictions...

thisis_sam Happy Birthday ❤