"Karan - kuch dino tak sab thik chal raha tha!Preeta bhi normal ho rahi thi..humne police se baat ki par unka ek hi kehna tha ki unhen kuchh pata nahin chal raha!fir maine bhi jyada force nahi kiya because we also wanted to forget these things! Lekin phir ek din...."

Preeta - Karan maine kaha na...ab mai thik hu...tumhe aur din chutti karne ki jarurat nahi hai!

Karan - nahi bilkul nahi!mai tumhe chorkar kahi nahi jaane wala!

Preeta - are baba...tumhi na bataya na ki tumhari ek important meeting hai aaj...

Karan - to meeting mai postpone kardunga...tum sbse important ho iss wakt!

Preeta - koi jarurat nahi hai postpone karne ki!mai bilkul thik hu! work first!to jaao aur ready ho...mai breakfast lagati hu!

Karan - par....

Preeta - no par var...jaao ready ho!

Karan - who can win over you!jaata hu!

He left to get ready while Preeta went to the kitchen,after breakfast Karan left to his office,

Preeta was in their room, suddenly she felt someone's gaze over her,

She looked around but didn't found anyone,a fear aroused in her heart,but she jerked it off,

Preeta - jyada mat soch Preeta...neeche jaati hu!

Preeta went downstairs,she was about to enter the kitchen when she heard a knock on the main door,

She startled and looked towards it,the knocks kept on increasing,

Preeta(scared) - k...kon hai?

Any reply didn't come but the knocks kept on increasing,

She moved towards the door with baby steps,she was shivering,

She slowly opened the door and

"Ye Preeta ka call kyu nahi lag raha?"

Karan was trying to call Preeta continuously,

Karan - are yaar...kabse call laga raha hu...utha hi nahi rahi!kya karu kya karu....

"Sir aapki meeting hai thodi der me!"

Karan thinks something,

Karan - cancel the meeting!

"Lekin sir..."

Karan - I said cancel the meeting!iss wakt mera ghar jaana jyada zaruri hai!

He stood and left outside,he sat in his car and started driving,

He was continuously trying her call,

Karan - damn...pick up the call Preeta...mujhe tension ho rahi hai!

She wasn't picking up the call, which was making him more and more tensed,

He reached home and ran towards it,

He rang the bell and waited but no one opened the door,

Karan(tensed) - itni der hogyi...Preeta darwaaja kyu nahi khol rahi?

He again rang the bell,but still there was no response he was continuously ringing,

Karan - kya ho raha hai....Preeta aa kyu nahi rahi?

He started banging on door hardly,

Karan(shouting) - Preeta...Babydoll...kaha ho darwaja kholo...Preeta...mujhe ghabraahat ho rahi hai Preeta...kaha ho....babydoll...

He was continuously shouting but there was no response,

Karan - darwaja kyu nahi khol rahi ye!

He angrily punched on the door and kept his hand on his forehead tensed, something striked his mind,

Karan(immediately) - spare keys! Preeta hamesha ghar ki spare keys yahi kahi rakhti hai!

He started finding the spare keys outside the entrance,

He finally gets the keys inside a vase,

He hurriedly opened the door and went inside,

Karan(shouting) - Preeta....Preeta...kaha ho...babydoll...

He was continuously shouting her name but she was nowhere found,he panicked and started searching her everywhere,but found her no where

Karan(with tears) - kaha ho Preeta...ghar me puri tarah dekh liya...kahi nahi mili...Preeta common yaar...kaha ho....

He suddenly realized he didn't find her on terrace,he ran upstairs to the terrace,he saw the door open and ran inside,

Karan(shouting) - Preeta...Preeta....

He started finding her at every corner but she was nowhere,

Karan - shit...kaha gayi Preeta....

He turned to go but suddenly his eyes went on something,

He went near the water tank and bent down,he saw Preeta's anklet there,he picked it up,

Karan - ye...ye to Preeta ki payal hai..iska mtlb kahi Preeta....

He panicked and stood up on the pavement to reach towards the opening of water tank,

He slowly opened the cap of the tank and looked inside and was shocked,

He saw Preeta inside the tank unconscious,he hands and legs were tied with rope,

Karan(shocked) - babydoll!

"Vikram - Iska mtlb wo aadmi phir ghar me ghusa aur Mrs Luthra ke water tank me behosh karke daaldiya"
"Aarav - ye kaisa attacker hai..agar isse maarna tha to directly maar skta tha...lekin isne to..."

He slightly moved in and pulled her towards himself,she was all wet,he pulled her and put her down on the floor,

He patted her cheeks with tears,

Karan(panicking) - babydoll...aakhein kholo..hey...preeta...open your eyes...kya hua?

He picked her up and took her to their room,he removed the ropes and called the doctor,

He changed her dress as she was wet and waiting for the doctor eagerly,

After sometime the doctor came and checked Preeta,

Doc - don't worry she is okay...suffocation ki wajah se behosh hogyi hai!hosh aate hi inhe ye medicine de dijiyega!

Karan nodded and the doctor left,

Karan sat beside Preeta and caressed her hairs,she opened her eyes slowly and looked at him,he looked at her and helped her to sit and hugged her tightly,

Karan - tum jaanti bhi ho kitna dar gaya tha mai!tumhe kuch ho jaata to?

Preeta(confused) - mtlb?mujhe kyu kuch hota Karan?

Karan - tum waha water tank me thi itni der tak...agar tumhe kuch...

Preeta - mai water tank me thi?kab?kaise?mai kuch smjhi nahi?

Karan - tum..tumhe kuch yaad nahi...Preeta mai tumhe call kar raha tha...tum receive hi nahi kar rahi thi...ghar aaya to tum kahi nahi mili...terrace par gaya to tum waha water tank me thi...tumhare haath paair bandhe hue the...

Preeta(shocked) - kyaa!par...par...mujhe nahi yaad ki mai waha kaise pohochi..mujhe kuch bhi nahi yaad....

Karan - aisa kaise ho skta hai!ye to obvious hai koi ghar me aaya tha...shayad whi aadmi jo ussdin tum par attack kar ke gaya...usne tumhe behosh kiya...tank me daala...aur tumhe yaad nahi?

Preeta - nahi Karan...mujhe bas itna yaad hai ki...tum gaye uski thore der baad...kisini ne door bell bajayi thi...mai neeche gayi...to lagaataar bell bajne lagi...mai dar gayi thi...aur maine jab door khola phir....

Karan - phir?

Preeta - phir...phir mujhe kuch yaad nahi ki kya hua?

Karan - aisa kaise ho skta hai!

Preeta(scared) - Karan lekin...iska mtlb koi to aaya tha...phirse usne attack kiya Karan...mujhe...mujhe bahot dar lag raha hai...ye...ye sab kya ho raha hai!

Karan - tum...tum tension mat lo Preeta..mai hu tumhare pass...mai iss baare me police ko inform karta hu...don't worry!hmm?

Preeta nodded and hugged him tightly.

"Vikram - what? how's this possible?koi ghar me aaya...usne aapko behosh kiya..tank me daala...aur aapko kuch bhi nahi yaad...ye bhi nahi ki door kholne ke baad kya hua?"
"Preeta - mujhe kuch yaad nahi tha!maine door khola uske baad...kya hua kaise hua...kuch bhi nahi!"

To be continued.....