Neil was not able to sleep. He tried to lie down and close his eyes. But he couldn't. He was restless. He paced here to there and again the same in his hotel suite. Then lounged back on the couch but again stood up cursing nothing in particular. Why couldn't he sleep? It was the same since the charity function. Stupid function. But he knew it was not the function at fault but a certain brown eyed brunette that had him so restless. The whole night went through his mind again and again. Her appology. Her tear filled eyes. Her voice. Everything. He was melting. But he didn't want to. What if this was another drama? Another play directed by her father. But the disgust that he saw in Sam's eyes for Vivek was true. No. He stopped his thoughts there. She was an actress, a good one at that. She could fool him. Like last time. But Neil, again his heart pleaded with him, last time she may have had a plan but soon she fell for you. And was going to stick with him disregarding her father. No Neil, his brain said, think smartly, don't be led by emotions, you'll only be hurt again.
He shook his head and went into the washroom. He poured cold water onto his face and looked in the mirror.

Neil: I will find out what you really are, Samaira. Then only I will decide whether to let you into my life, my heart again.

Radhika blinked her eyes open. She looked around drowsily. She was so comfy. She got sight of the clock and blinked in shock. 7.00am. But she was never able to sleep much. Once she had her nightmare she will not be able to fall asleep again. Didn't she had her nightmare last night? She tried to remember back. Yes, she was sure she had one. But then..... Her thoughts were interrupted by a groan and her comfy pillow started to move. Then she remembered last night. Nightmare. Sobbing. Arjun.

She slowly turned to look at him. She had her head on his chest and arm around him. He had one arm around her and one tucked under his head. He was watching her. Radhika got up from the bed and felt embarrassed. She had had her sob fest all over him. How humiliating. He must be thinking that she was a crybaby.

Radhika: um... how... I mean... you need not have stayed yesterday. I was fine.

Arjun: Its okay. I had a good night's sleep yesterday.

He winked at her.

Radhika: Well you can leave now. I am okay.

But Arjun ignored her and stretched yawning. He placed both his arms folded under his head.

Arjun: Why leave when I am so comfortable here? This bed is seriously good and I have such a beautiful view before me.

Radhika opened her mouth to retort but nothing came to her and closed her mouth.

Arjun: By the way... do you know that you talk in your sleep? Its cute. And thanks..... I didn't know you had such a high opinion of me.

Radhika now panicked: I do not talk in my sleep...... Do I?

Arjun smiled: Yeah you do. But don't worry whatever you said yesterday was good.

He got up from her bed and left after winking at her. He stopped at the doorway and turned around.

Arjun: And be ready by 9 am. We are going out.

Radhika: Where?

Arjun shrugged: Out. Just be ready.

Radhika: But why?

Arjun: Cause..... your life needs some fun.

After he left she went into the washroom and looked into her reflection at the mirror.

Radhika: Do I really talk in my sleep?

Sam knew what she was about to do was dangerous. But she didn't have another choice. She was following her father's car in a taxi. She had a doubt that Vivek was going to meet with the person he talked to on phone yesterday. She has not informed Neil or Arjun as she was not sure of Vivek's intentions. When she had proof she will give it to Neil. Her father parked his car near a closed godown. It was a factory complex that Vivek was planning to buy. She knew this since she had been present there at the meeting. She got out of the taxi at some distance from Vivek so as not to alert him to her presence.
She payed the driver and followed him. Sam had a scarf covering her face except her eyes. She had on a sunshade on her eyes. Sam saw a man wearing a black suit and a hat also enter the godown after her father. She stealthily went to peek in the window. The man was shaking hands with Vivek. And then they got into a discussion. Sam strained to hear their conversation.

Man: It is as if someone had tipped him off about our movements. He has made the dealings tough. We need to plan more. He is scrutinising everything.

Vivek: That Neil Mishra! No one would believe seeing his intelligence that he was adopted. He have the same brain for business that Sharat had.

It took everything in her for Sam to stop from gasping aloud. They were talking about Neil and some business deal with him.

Man: But what concerns me more is how he got suspicious. Are you sure details from our end are not leaking.

Vivek: No one knows about this other than the both of us. So what about the girl. Are you-

Just then Sam's phone rang and all three froze hearing the ringtone. Sam immediately disconnected the call and ran away towards another building. She hid inside a garbage basket and held her breath hoping that she won't be found. She heard footsteps passing the basket and held herself motionless for sometime. After sometime she heard vivek's sound.

Vivek: Whoever that was must have escaped. We should be more careful. That Neil is smart. Don't under estimate him. Lets leave now and I will inform you about the next meeting.

Then she heard their footsteps and gradually it faded away and silence was restored. She must have hid in the basket for almost half an hour. On her way home she thought about what all happened and decided that it was time to arrange a meeting with Neil and Arjun.

Arjun was at his office with Radhika. He planned to make Radhika happy like before and was taking her to the ice skating rink. But he had to check something regarding the case so they stopped here on their way. Arjun went in to meet with an officer named Mathew leaving Radhika at the front lobby.

Arjun: Morning Mathew. I want you to check something regarding a case.

Mathew: Hey Arjun. What is it?

Arjun: Check previous files for homicide cases and see if any kind of warning was given before attacks. Like a letter or phone call. Make a list of it by tomorrow.

Mathew: Oh will do it. It is for the Mishra case isn't it? You want to see if any similar cases have happened before.

Arjun: Yeah. The current direction we are going with Vivek..... it just does not click together. Feels like we have overlooked something. Vivek won't be foolish enough to leave an evidence like that letter that could be traced to him.

Mathew: Hmm you have a point. Anyway the result of fingerprint analysis is back. The letter had nothing suspicious.

Arjun: I have a doubt but need the reports I asked for you to collect inorder to confirm my suspicions. Once we get the report we can discuss it further.

Mathew: Ok I will prepare it by tomorrow.

Radhika was surprised when Arjun took her for ice skating. She had good balance as she was a dancer but she had never really tried skating. Neil and Suraj was more into car racing and football. Suraj. Thinking about him hurt. Her twin. The one who she shared her mom's womb with. The one who she first knew. The one who could understand her with just one shared glance. The one she believed would always be beside her. But fate was cruel. It didn't like their bond and snatched him along with her dad and mom from her. She distracted herself away from those painful thoughts.

They enjoyed very much there. Radhika even laughed freely when a middle aged man fell down and dragged arjun along with him. After an hour spend skating they decided to go back home. They were walking towards the exit when a girl stepped in front of them. She looked like a model and had golden highlighted hair. She completely ignored Radhika by stepping in front of her and blocking her from Arjun. Then she smiled coyingly at Arjun. Radhika was irked to see the girl flirtly twirling her hair through her fingers and staring at him through her lashes. Arjun looked at the girl questioningly.

The girl: Hey... why didn't you call me? You said you would. I waited and waited and waited...

Radhika was torn between whether to laugh or be angry. The girl's saccharine sweet voice was grating on her nerve angering her but the bewildered "oh hell no!!" look on arjun's face was testing her control to burst out laughing. It was clear from his expression that either he didn't remember the girl or the girl was a psycho stalker and he wanted to run for his life.

Arjun: Um... hey Rachel. Actually..

But he was cut short as the girl's expression turned sore and she almost screamed.

The girl: Its SELENA!!!

Arjun didn't know what to do and threw a pleading glance towards radhika that said, "save me". Radhika tried her best to not laugh out loud. She bit the inside of her cheeks to keep in the laughter that bubbled up in her. She shrugged in a "its your problem deal with it way" at him and turned to walk back to the parking lot.

On the way home arjun kept sulkingly silent and refused to even look at her. Radhika wanted to laugh out loud at his childish antics but acted oblivious to his pouting. When he came back to the parking lot after somehow disengaging the girl from him, he gave her a betrayed look like she betrayed him by refusing to help him get free of the girl's clutches.

Atlast Arjun broke the silence.

Arjun: You know you could have helped me there instead of abandoning me.

Radhika: Helped? With Rachel? Oops!! Slip of tongue.. not Rachel, its Selena, isn't it?

Saying this she burst out into laughter. Arjun smiled softly and enjoyed her laughter while it lasted. Just then he got a call from Samaira. He frowned looking at his phone display and took the call. What he heard at the other end made his body stiffened.

Arjun: Meet us at Mishra Mansion. Now.

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He was this close to his obsession. This much close that he could smell her lingering scent in here. He breathed in deep as he looked around the room. He saw a blue scarf lying on the bed and slowly picked it up and then carassed the bed and pillow. This was where she always slept. Her soft body lying here. He imagined it and soon wanted to even burn the mattress for being this close to her. He heard the door handle being turned and hid in the shadows in the corner. He saw her enter. His passion. His unquenchable thirst. His obsession. His everything. His. His. His . His Radhika. Finally!! He will make her his completely today. He stealthly watched her move around in the room. He knew her boyfriend was downstairs. Boyfriend. That word made him livid. She will pay for making someone other than him her boyfriend. She was now standing with her back to him and he took the oppurtunity. He stealthily went to her and tightly placed his hand over her mouth.

Radhika couldn't move as a feral clutch kept her tight to the intruder. She was not even able to scream. Arjun was downstairs waiting for Sam and Neil. She hoped he came into check on her. Or else she don't know what will happen to her. Her attacker roughly held her and she jerked to let his hold go loose. Fear rose up in her and seemed like it lodged up in her throat. She felt sloppy wet kisses on her neck and wanted to gag. She tried to free herself and finally his arms went a little loose when he got lost in groping her. She was disgusted. She wanted to throw up but she took the oppurtunity given to her. She wildly jerked out of his hold at the same time screaming out loud.

Neil was listening to Sam talk. Arjun was also keenly listening to what was being said. Neil couldn't believe that Sam would put herself in danger like this. What was she thinking that she could be Nancy Drew and play with fire. He burned with anger against Vivek. The old man was taking his revenge and jealousy a little too far. Sam got up and went into kitchen to have some water. Neil saw that Arjun was busy with his phone so he went after Sam. He saw her standing at the kitchen counter facing away from him. He turned her around and locked her within his arms and against the counter. She gasped in shock.

Sam: Neil...

Neil: What were you thinking huh? Going after them alone like that. You should have informed Arjun. He is trained for these kinds of things.

Sam: At that time I didn't think about all that. I just wanted to help solve all this. To help you.

Neil: And if something happened to you?

Sam: Why Neil? Why are you concerned about anything happening to me. You yourself told me that you hate me, that you can never forgive me. Does.... does this mean you forgive me?

She looked hopefully up at him but he turned away from her gaze.

Neil: Don't fool yourself Sam. This is not concern or love for you. This is just me being afraid that the plan to keep my sister will fail. After all if you got injured who will provide us with information from beyond the enemy lines.

Sam's face fell and her eyes filled up with tears of hurt. Tears that he put in there. Those tears punched him in his face like a train hitting him square in the face. He immediately regretted his harsh mocking words and extended his hand towards her.

Neil: Sam I...

But the rest of his apologetical words got drowned in a scream coming from upstairs. Both of them rushed out of the room towards the staircase and saw that Arjun was already halfway up the stairs. Neil and Sam rushed in to see Arjun holding a man in a restraining posture and Radhika crying beside them.

Sam rushed to hug Radhika and reassured her. Neil went towards Arjun to see the face of the intruder and Arjun turned to show them the man's face. Neil was shocked and Sam gasped.

Sam whispered: "Saral"