Unknown Place

The man enters inside the room with food in his hand. He sees Manvi and smiles; he noticed something and rushed to the person placing the food on the floor. He takes his handkerchief and wipes the blood from the Manvi's wrist.

Then speaks in concern "kyun karti ho aisa tumhare koshish karne se yeh rassi khol jayegi kya?"

"please jaane do mujhe meri di wait kar rahi hogi mera" Manvi pleaded him to let her go, she again tried to open the ropes by moving her wrist many times.

Man gets mad her and grabs her face and shouts in anger "chup! Abse yahi tumhara ghar hai samjhi.."

Tears rolls down from Manvi's eyes, the man composed himself he wipes of her tears with his hands, and spoke up politely "I am sorry.. mujhe tumpe chillana nhi chahiye tha" while opening her ropes.

He then picks up the plate filled with food and tries to fed her "lo khao khana"

Manvi turns her face to other side in disgust, as she does not even want him to even to touch her..

"dekho.. Manvi mujhe majboor mat karo tumhe to mera sukhriya karna chahiye maine tumhari jaan bachayi hai"

Manvi looks at him in disguise "jaan bachane wali aise qaid karke nhi rakhte hai.. please let me go"

The man was tired of hearing this from her continuesly, he gets angry and slaps her hard on her face "main tumhe itne pyar se samjha raha hoon aur tum ho ki.." he sighed in vain and leaves the room in anger.

Tears again brimmed down Manvi's eyes and she spoke to herself "nhi main yahan nhi rahungi.. mujhe di ke pass jaana hai.. nikalna hoga mujhe yahan se kaise bhi"

Police Station

Ruhana had reached police station, the auto driver says "madam main aapka wait karta hun"

Ruhana say "thank you" she enters inside the police station.

It was the same inspector his name was shinde "aap phir aa gayi aaj"

Ruhana speaks with a smile on her face "dekhiye main janti hun meri behen jinda hai"

Shinde sighed and said "madam aapke kehne se kuch hoga nhi"

Ruhana tries to explains "kal mujhe ek unknown number se call aaya tha aur mujhe lagta hai wo call Manvi ne mujhe kiya tha"

Shinde looked on at her and her determination to find her sister, he said "acha layie dikhayie.."

Ruhana gives the phone and shinde laughs seeing it "madam kisne mazak kiya hoga aaj kal bank wale private number se call karte honge"

Ruhana gets angry and she shouts at him "aapko mazak sujh raha hai.. main aapse help maang rhi ho aur aap hai ki.."

Shinde warns her "dekhiye aap zyada chialyie mat warna andar kar dunga aapko"

"Thik hai mat kariye aap main khud dhoond lungi apni behen ko" takes her phone and leaves from there..

The sub inspector followers her "madam rukiye.."

Ruhana stops, she turns to him and asked rudely "aab aap kya kehna chahte hai"

He speaks up in calm tone "madam.. main aapki koi madad nahi kar sakta lekin haan aap agle mahine yaha aayiega"

Ruhana looks at him and said in loud tone as she was fed up with the inspector "kyun? Tumhare shinde saab meri madad kar denge tab?"

He shook his head in no and said "nahi naye ASP ka yaha transfer ho raha hai suna hai bahut imaandar hai.. wo aapki madad zarur karenge"

Ruhana looked on at him and sighed, she said in concern "ek mahina? Tab tak main kya karu? Apni behen ko doondna band kardu.. ya apni beti ko jhooti tasali dena band kardun.. yeh mujhe isliye pareshan kar raha hai kyuki main akeli aurat hun.. keh dena usse.. main akeli apni bachchi ko paal sakti hun to apni behen ko bhi doond sakti hun.." and sits inside the auto which moves from there

Shinde was there who had heard this and says "Dekhte hai hum bhi police ke bina kaise dhoondti hai apni behen ko ye"

Ruhana comes back home with again a disappointment. Anvi was waiting for her out of the house she spoke "mumma kaha reh gaye they anvi kitni der se wait kar rhi thi"

Ruhana looks at Anvi and says "sorry beta.. abhi chalte hai ghar ke andar"

She opens the door and both of them gets in..

Anvi immediately runs to her room, Ruhana was surprised so she asked" kaha jaa rhi ho?"

Anvi shouts from inside "kapde change karne"

Ruhana sighed as Anvi was not like this before, she recalled..

*flashback*
Once Anvi came back from school and directly settled on the couch, picked up the television remote switching to her favourite programme.

Ruhana sighed and scolds her "anvi pehle kapde change karo"

Anvi makes face and speaks up "mumma baad mein mera favourite program aa raha hai" and continued to concentrate on television.

Manvi comes from her room, she sees her and smiled, she also said "anvi change your clothes"

Anvi stubbornly speaks "nhi"

Manvi looks at her and glared.. "anvi..." Anvi gets up, shows her tongue and runs.. Manvi runs behind her "Anvi ruko.."

Anvi says giggling "pakdo anvi ko"

Ruhana who was in the kitchen comes and sees both of them. Manvi catches Anvi and turns her around..

Ruhana smiles seeing them both..

Manvi puts her down after sometime and speaks "bas.. maasi ab thak gayi hai.. anvi"

Anvi looks at her and places a kiss on her cheek "okay aap rest karlo hum phir bhagenge" said with a naughty smile on her face

Ruhana comes to them and speaks "bas anvi abhi jaake change karo mujhe late ho raha hai office ke liye"

Manvi looked at Ruhana and assured her "di tum jao.. main iske change kara dungi.."

.....

Her thoughts were disturbed with Anvi path. Ruhana looked at her when Anvi spoke "mumma me ready"

Ruhana kisses her forehead and said "Very good main khana lagati hun"

Anvi nodes.. She sits on the dining table and Ruhana warms the food for her. She comes back to the dining table to give her the food. She receives a call from someone

"haan bolo.. What? main abhi aati hun"

Anvi looked at Ruhana and asked "kya hua mumma?"

Ruhana replies in hurry "kuch nhi beta mumma abhi aati hai"

She rushes to her room and comes back after 10 minutes.. anvi speaks up "mumma main bhi aaungi"

Ruhana looked at her and spoke "thik hai chalo"

Anvi got up from the chair and ran to Ruhana.. they both moved out locking the door..

They take the lift down and walk out of the society.

Anvi does not know why Ruhana is in so much hurry she asked her "mumma hum kaha jaa rahe hai?"

Ruhana spoke "tumhari maasi ko dhoondne"

Ruhana stops the auto and get in.. "bhaiya.. CIty hospital chalo"

Anvi was confused and asked "mumma.. hum hospital kyu?

Ruhana turned to her and said calmly "Anvi aapko baad mein bataungi abhi shanti se baithe raho"

Anvi agrees and sits back quietly.. after 20 minutes they reach the hospital and goes to visit Dr. Sharma.

They enter inside the cabin.. "aap miss Ruhana Khanna?" the doctor questioned her.

Ruhana nodes positively "haan"

Dr. Sharma insists "please baithiye"

Anvi sits down grabbing the chair she looks up at Ruhana and taps on her hand "baitho mumma doctor aunty ne baithne ko kaha"

Dr. Sharma smiles hearing her.. Ruhana sits next to Anvi..

"aap mujhe kuch batana chahti thi na" Ruhana asked hurriedly and impatiently

Dr. Sharma nodes "haan" she shows her the spoilt newspaper. "aaj mera staff iss newspaper ko leke aaya tha.. kuch files rap karke.."

Ruhana sees it, tears slipped down her eyes, it was an article of Manvi's missing with her picture, she composed herself and speaks up "yeh maine to 3 hafte pehle chapwayi thi meri behen ki lapata hone ki khabar"

Dr. Sharma replies "jee haan aur maine inhe dekha tha"

Ruhana was shocked hearing it Anvi smiled and asked "maasi ko?"

Dr. Sharma nodes.. Ruhana asked in curiosity "kaha?"

"issi hospital mein" Dr. Sharma said.

Ruhana was stunned hearing this, she asked her "aap mujhe details mei bata sakti hai please.."

"dekhiye zyada to mujhe pata nhi hai..jo hua.. wo main aapko bata sakti hun" Dr. Sharma told her how a nurse was taking her.

Ruhana was taken back and asked "kya? matlab uska accident hua tha?"

Dr. Sharma looked at her and said "unhe dekhke to aisa hi lag raha tha.."

Ruhana thinks for a moment and asked "kya wo nurse main usse mil sakti hun?"

Dr. Sharma replies in vain "sorry mam ek hafta pehle hi unka retirement hua hai"

Ruhana further said "kya aap mujhe unka address de sakti hai?" as the nurse can be a clue in finding Manvi.

Dr. sharma replies "I am sorry main isse zyada aapki madad nhi kar sakti"

Anvi looks at Ruhana and speaks with a smile on her face "Mumma! Maasi zinda hai matlab"

Ruhana nodes looking at her and side hugs her.. Ruhana thanks Dr. Sharma and moves out with Anvi.

Ruhana had a sigh of relief, she thinks "itni to tasalli hui ki tu zinda hai.. accident hua.. to thik hone baad tujhe wapas aana chahiye tha na mannu.. kaha hai tu!"
To be continued...