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 " I would like that.."

Mishti said in response to Shriya's invite ...

She was also curious and excited about the activities of the NGO her Mom chaired ..and was happy that Shriya invited her to her workplace..

They were walking towards the Glass door..

 Suddenly she heard Abir shout ...

"Mishtii....Ashish...move..!!"

And before she could understand what was happening Abir was pulling her to him...her face buried into his chest ...

She felt him shudder as if she could feel his pain..!

The realization was slow as well as swift....

" Abir ...!" 

Her choked voice made him release her  from  his vice like grip...

Her hands went around him as he staggered and it was then she felt the sticky wetness...

Her eyes widened in horror as she pushed him to look at him in shock...

And found him... smiling...!!

" Thank God you are safe...!"

Mishti felt all the emotions at once ...

" Abiir.. what the.....!..You..!"

She stammered ...  as his knees buckled she slid along him to the floor..

The bleeding had gained momentum and as Mishti cupped his face he bit down his pain and said In a sure voice..

" No police Mishti... take me somewhere..!"

Contrary to the firmness in his voice his eyelids were becoming heavier and his body was becoming limp...

Mishti snapped herself from stupor  ..and turned to Shriya...who had taken charge of the situation.. after her initial shock...

The hotel security guards were deployed to chase the gunman and the shutter was down in the matter of minutes...

Shriya had called the ambulance and as per Abir's request she talked to the manager and requested him to keep this incident under wraps till they approach the police..

She was a well-known figure in the social circle and her request held weight...

The ambulance of Ashakiran arrived in matter of minutes. 

Abir was divested of his coat and  fresh towels were being pressed on the wound as he was carried into the ambulance along with a trembling Mishti whose palm was firmly in Abir's grasp...

 Meanwhile Shriya  was on call with the CEO of a reputed hospital requesting discretion as she followed the Ambulance in her car along with a totally terrified yet resilient Ashish..

****

Abir felt the flickering lights as he recognized himself being wheeled through a corridor..

The rushed footfalls and muffled shoutings were falling in his ears but not registering...

He felt weak but the fingers which were entwined with his gave him content ..

" Tum theek ho na..?"

He asked with difficulty...and got an answering squeeze...and he closed his eyes...unaware of the teardrops falling on his handclasp..

****

Mishti was  breaking down into thousand pieces inside.. his limp fingers fell off her palm..... as  he was wheeled into the prep room in OT ...

It took every ounce of self-restraint not to run behind him....

A personal came to her with necessary forms to be filled but she didn't see anyone..

That shot was meant for her ...!!

She had felt it in her bones that someone had eyes on her ...

The warning...!

Karan must have understood that she recognized him...and wanted to eliminate her ..the witness..??!

And Abir...!

He had to do this...!!! Oh God ..why..! Why..!

"Whoever comes near you will be snatched mercilessly from you...I told you..!"

Mishti saw her own misty version reciting the words with derision....

She screamed in agony but no sound came out of her ...

Suddenly she was enclosed in a warmth....her Mom soothing her ... giving her confidence... telling her that she would speak to the doctors at the earliest...

" Sab mujhe chodke jaayenge...sab Meri wajah se hua Hein...agar Abir ko kuch ho Gaya toh ..."

Her eyes brimmed and Shriya hugged her daughter tightly...

She was beginning to guess the depth of hurt her baby had accumulated in her 21 years of life time...and the fact that she was the first one to chip away her self confidence..gave her a heavy heart....

Both wept hugging each other...their tears accounting for the past and present...

Later on as Mishti composed herself to some extent..., Shriya   asked her why they didn't want  police to be involved .

Mishti gave her a succinct narration of the events..

" Aap Maassi ko phone karenge.please....just tell her something happened to me and I am admitted here.."

Shriya nodded to Mishti''s request... and moved away to make the call and then to deal with the paper work..

Ashish came at sat by her ..

" Di...Bhai will be safe na?"

The frightened eyes of her brother and his concern for Abir .. awakened Mishti and her need to be strong for herself and for everyone...

" Abir...he is the toughest person I know and he will be perfectly safe ... perfectly safe..."

***

It's been three hours and  Mishti''s eyes were glued to the red light that stayed put for eternity....

Parul and Kaushal had arrived in worried state and they had been poleaxed to see Mishti in shattered state and Shriya's narration about the incident.

Both were also alerted to the fact that Abir wished no police involvement..now..

Just as the red light blinked out Mishti felt her body go limp...it was somehow due to relief...she didn't analyze her feelings..just that she knew...

Abir was safe...!

****

Abir groggily opened his heavy eyes ....

Dim light bathing the room gave him enough idea about his location...

He felt stiffness on his right side..And found his right arm in a straight jacket...

He was strapped with a shoulder immobilizer.,!

He tried to raise his left arm but someone was holding it ...he smiled with relief...

She is here .....!

" Mishti.."

His softly spoken name alerted her as her head shot up from where it was laying... on his palm..

" Abiir...Abir tum Tum..theek ho na..?.tumne aisa kyun Kiya..?"

She blurted out in an accusing tone ...her eyes tearing up ...

" Aisa koi kartha Hein Kya... tumhein pata tha ki koi goli chalane Wala  tha..??"

He slowly nodded to her question and she stood fuming at him... wiping off her tears just like she usually did...

Abir stared at her... unblinkingly..

" You think I would care for anything in the world including my life when someone is shooting real at you...!"

His voice was low but hard .. underlining his determination to protect her at any cost..

" You should care for yourself...I can't..I can't be the reason of losing you...I can't bear to lose you...."

Tears gave way to hard sobs and Abir pulled her close ... scooting a bit ...

" Sshh....mat ro Mishti... please..mujhe kuch nahin hua Hein...it's just bruises right...?!"

" Bruises..!!..oh God Abir .. you have two gunshot wounds...!!.you got an impacted shoulder blade and a flesh wound on your right bicep...you lost enough blood too..."

Her eyes were damp yet flaming...and Abir looked at her as her hair fell on to his cheeks....

" Oh Abir..I could have lost you today...!"

Her lips melted with his ....and he could taste her tears.....and understood the mental state she was ....

She kissed him as if he was going to vanish in front of her eyes...her fingers etching every feature of his face...in love ..in pain...

He was not feeling any physical pain...may be due to painkillers in his system...but her pain had only one cure ...it was him...

He pulled her on to his bed and after wiping off her tears Mishti carefully slid along his side not disturbing his position..

" You were lucky that you were wearing the suit.. Doctor said that...the canvas lining and the shoulderpad took the brunt and the hairline fracture on the shoulder blade will heal soon...as for the other the bullet exited and they have stiched with tape..."

Her voice was low by his ears and his arm tightened around her...

" My luck is you Mishti...... always you.."

She turned slightly to kiss him on his eyes...

And with her comforting presence he drifted off to sleep again....

***

In the morning he woke up to creeping up pain ...on to his right and Mishti was near him..

" It's paining na... I'll ask the nurse to give your meds.."

She moved to ring the bell...

In a short time nurse arrived along with his doctor..

He was administered a sedative and  the last thought in his mind before drifting aimlessly into sleep was Mishti..

" Be safe .." 

She heard him mutter...

***

When he opened his eyes next time he let out a loud sigh of relief...

His room..

He was back home .it seems that they transported him while he was out...

He spotted Kethu sitting on his couch.. obviously keeping an eye on him...

He looked around for Mishti ...and tried to curb his panic when he couldn't see her.

He must have made a sound that Kethu came running to him... calling out for Athul..

Just a minute later Atul came in along with Ashish and both the kids helped him to slowly get up and be comfortably seated...

" Bhai...aisa bhi koi seediyon see girtha Hein Kya...aapne to hum sabko Dara hi Diya tha..

Kethu said making her concern plain...

Abir's eyes met with Ashish's...and an understanding was passed between them..

So that was the story they told Mami Kethu and Athul...

" Mish..."

Before he could take her name on his dried lips Mishti entered his room with the food tray followed by Parul Massi...

"Now Kethu beta  Tum Nidhi ki pass jao  aur bachoen...ab jao iski khane aur davai ka time ho Gaya Hein..."

Kids rolled out of the room as Abir muttered a thanks...

Parul looked at him with concern..

" We shifted you soon after the doctor's visit..Shriya and Kaushal consulted with the doctor and decided that it was better that you recuperated from home...also to avoid speculation..."

" Good decision Massi..I myself would have suggested the same..."

Abir said trying to get out of the bed..

Mishti was by his side helping him to stand up...he was swaying a bit but she put his left hand over her shoulder...and walked him to the bathroom...

Parul  arranged the towels and toiletries inside within his reach and Mishti gave him the brush...

" Why do I get a feel of dé jà vu...that I am back to being 13 and my life is in your hands..."

Abir said smilingly to Mishti....but with effort as the pain was creeping back .

" Haan...mujhe bhi thoda same same lag rahi Hein..."

Parul seconded him suppressing her smile..

But Mishti was not going to bend...her face remained  serious...as she spoke.

" Ab khade khade zyada drama mat karo .. heroics ka bada shouk heina...aaj ke baad Sab band..Ab sabse jhoot bolna pad Raha Hein... tumhein Kya lagtha Hein... Chotima ko nahin bataayenge toh woh nahin jaan paayenge?"

She looked at him with faint anger as she walked out and Abir knew he had his work cut out before she would let off his " heroics.."

As he came out freshened he saw Mishti waiting for him..alone..

" Come on .. lunch Karo phir pain pills.."

She told him... looking everywhere but him..

Abir was feeling her warring emotions...the urge to withdraw into her shell and the love and care she had for him...

Back then in his ignorance and arrogance he had misjudged his effect on her and her importance in his life...

Not again...!

His eyes scrutinized her every movement as he sat down and extended his hand to the cutlery..

But Mishti deftly took the spoon and took a heap of khichdi and looked at him..

Abir met her eyes and  obediently opened his mouth...

Silence continued as she fed him the morsels and let him drink from the straw tumbler..

" Just sip the water little..you can't afford to cough right now..."

Her warning was duly noted and Abir continued his silence.. looking for the chink in her armor...

Mishti cleared he plate and things briskly and put the pills in his palm..

" Take it ...you'll feel better soon... I'll..umm.. come later..take rest.."

She was about to gather the tray that a hand clamped her wrist...

Mishti closed her eyes tightly before opening it and turning to him.

" You think that I don't know what is going through your head .. Mishti..!?"

Mishti... tried nonchalance..

" What... nothing..I am a bit worried about you...and Kunal had called me several times and is demanding a video call... Chotima Badimaa and Nanu ..all are being fed lies...I am..just a bit lost ...with all..."

He gently pulled her to him...and she didn't resist as he seated her on his left....

" You can fool the world Mishti...not me..! Tell me ..! Can you go away from me...?! Just like you did .. earlier?..."

Mishti felt darkness swamping her life....

Away from Abir....!

But ...this time Abir could have lost his life... and got lucky..

Next time...he would do the same and may not be lucky...!!

" I would do what I did now...my whole life Mishti..that time....I never knew why you were important..why I was strongly protective towards you?...why I couldn't bear to see you cry ?..what was our connection.?.I just knew..I had to...and I will be doing this over and over.....I want you to accept it..."

" Lekin Abir..."

" Kya lekin...are you telling me that if you saw someone train a gun at me you wouldn't be doing the exact thing I had done.??!!..I know you Mishti...you would have taken that bullet in your heart for me...so why are you overthinking..we both have other problems to solve...but firstly I don't want you to shut me out....never..."

Their fingers were entwined and Mishti sat with a lowered head....

Understanding Abir ..and how well he understood her!!

"No...I can't go away from you anymore than I can live without breathing..."

Her voice was low but sure...and Abir felt the pent-up angst release from his psych..

He sighed..

" And I cannot live without you... Thank God. I was dreading each and every second that you would disappear upon me..."

She hugged his safe arm... leaning on to him.. thanking him in her mind for preventing her from doing something foolish....

" Now..tell me..who do you think is behind this attack on you....??"

Abir's voice was flint hard..

" Karan know that I recognized him being the courier...and he want to remove the witness...if things come to light..."

Mishti said matter of factly...

"So you will take care of yourself...I can't protect you anymore in this state."

Abir gave a self depreciating smile looking at his braces...

Mishti got his underlying fear and squeezed his palm ..

" I will be with you...all the time and you can take rest peacefully."

"Hmm..if the team got their hands into something I think it would be safe if ..we could go back to NY..."

Abir said and Mishti looked at him... 

"I can't keep you safe here and once we get something concrete Mamu can deal with it.."

He said in a finite voice...

Mishti thought of the damning evidence that Abir's team had unearthed...

And if she has to tell him that she would have to come clean about what she knew about Mehul uncle...

Was Abir upto it...??

She looked at him.and saw him wince....

"Ab Chalo ...theek se Leto..and rest... we'll talk about all that Later.."

Mishti urged him to be on his feet and later sat beside him.. stroking his silky mop of hair...lulling him to sleep...

****

As the evening decended on Rajkot..a much darker Eve was waiting for Satish .......as he broke the news of Karan's attempt to murder the girl...and how it back fired...

Mehul's tall and broad frame was resting on the diwan in the spacious hotel room he was occupying...

" Woh...nishaana toh theek hi tha...lekin Pata nahin kaise uh...umm..

Abir beech mein aagaya...!"

Satish said stammeringly....with lowered head..

The next instance he was pinned to the wall...

" Abiir... Abir ko goli lagi Hein...!..uss Karan ki himmat kaise Hui mujhse pooche bagair aise nirnay lene ki....mein batata ki us ladki ka Kya karna tha... lekin ab toh sab tumhare nalayak bete ne chopat Kar diya..!"

" Mehul Bhai...chodo mujhe.... please.."

Satish pleaded as he felt his air supply being cut off..

The hands clamping on his throat eased a bit and Satish pushed away  Mehul in relief..

" Karan ko laga ki woh ladki use pehchaan liya Hein... isliye..."

He defended his son...

" Aur Jo us ladki ki shak tha use yakeen mein badal Diya..."

Mehul said furiously...

" Mehul Bhai...jitne paise maange the utna nahin...par thoda toh meine aapke diye hue account mein daala Hein..aur woh aasaan nahin tha....kisi ko shak hogaya aur phir dekhthe hi Newyork se log aagaye ...thoda thoda hi paise aapke account mein daal paya hoon...Aap toh chale jaayenge... humein toh yehi rehna Hein na..."

Satish said hoping to cool Mehul...

" Chale jaayenge! Kahaan jaayenge..?!...aur chillar Hein account mein....20 lakh...! Is se Mera Kya hoga...mera beta karorpati Hein...aur mein bhikhari...!"

Whatever Satish intended with his words it had the opposite effect...

" Tum donon ne toh sone denewali murgi ko goli maara...Kya ab woh chup rahega...?! Kya Karan use rok paayega...? Mujhe nahin lagtha.."

Mehul paced furiously as Satish observed him with a creeping chill in his spine...

Mehul haven't even asked how was his son was...is he alive...out -of-danger.. 

anything...and now his ire was directed against his son...he would have to ask Karan to keep a low profile.

Satish reminisced how a goon had contacted him roughly one and a half years back...with Mehul's letter asking for his family details and  financial backup when he get out of jail...

Till then he had believed Meenakshi's words that Mehul was missing...and out of a misguided loyalty he had visited Mehul in the jail..

He was not surprised to see Mehul still harbouring several ideas to bleed the Rajvansh's...and by the time he had second thoughts Karan was involved too ...

Satish was brought back to reality with the bout of coughing as Mehul  doubled up in a coughing fit...

"  If you don't continue your treatment..."

Satish paused as Mehul gave him a withering look...

" I am all right...and I need money for my healthy life...I don't want to die like a begger on street...I deserve to live like a king..."

Satish nodded to this quickly...he had noted a quick volatile obsession in Mehul in earlier years....and had flamed it too then..but now with his ailing health he was becoming more aggressive and compulsive...

" Ek baar aur try karo..ladki ko uthavo aur agar Mera beta is ladki keliye goli kha saktha Hein toh 50 karor toh uskeliye chillar hi hoga..."

Satish expelled a breath exasperatedly...he owed his life's betterment to this man... even though he had tainted himself with blood by going along with him..but to kidnap the girl...

" Kya hua....us ladki mein aisi Kya khasiyath Hein ki tum bhi chup hone laga..."

Mehul's enquiry made him blurt out...

"Yeh wohi...bachi Hein.. Vishambar ji ki beti.."

Mehul's eyes became slits as he recalled his first failure and hurdle that disturbed his carefully planned takeover of RM industries..

Had Vishambar succumbed to his ransom demands instead of rescuing the girl...his life would have been different...

A lot different...!

" Toh woh karza utarne ka time aagaya...Kal subah Karan ko yahaan bhejna.."

His tone was dismissive and Satish let out a sigh of relief as he scuttled out of the room.

****

That night as she helped Abir with the dinner Mishti was contemplating telling him the truth about Mehul...

Just as he finished up ..she started...deciding on the need of Abir knowing the truth about his Baba.

" Abir...can I talk about your Dad...!"

Abir looked up at her in surprise..

" Baba...lekin... tumhein...I mean you haven't ever met him.."

Mishtii wanted to soften the blow...but how can one prevent the hurt given by the people whom we consider as idol....

"Woh...you did ask me how I could pinpoint on Satish and Karan ...I want to tell you everything..."

Abir's brows were now drawn....confused as to what this has to do with his Baba ...who was still missing...!!

" Mishtii..tum ..yeh..I don't understand.."

Mishtii looked at him... hating herself for doing this to him..

" I know where he was all these years...he was in jail for fraudulent activities in RM industries...Nanu and badepapa's business.."

Her voice was low ...but ..the disbelief in Abir's eyes were like darts...

"No...No No..."

" I hoped.. willed it to be wrong Abir...but I think I am pretty sure that your baba is behind Satish and Karan..'"

Abir's face was now a tough mask...and as Mishti paused he grated out..

" Tell me...!"

Mishtii told him about her talk with Meenakshi which Abir wanted her to do...and the details of how Meenakshi got to know about Mehul's embezzlement and infidelity...and how she confronted him...

" I think it was the night you saw your Baba last Abir..."

Mishtii said sadly.... Clutching his palm... reassuringly..

She then told him about how Meenakshi's complaint and several clients complaint led to sentencing of Mehul..

" Chotima obtained divorce...and I think you all changed your surname after that...to Rajvansh.."

Abir nodded bitterly..

It was one of the point of contention between Maa and himself...

He didn't want his Baba's legecy to be torn away from him...but Maa was adamant...

He was fighting with her for a fraud's legecy...!!

Abir felt ashamed of himself..

" Chotima told me she was tensed as she got information that your Baba is out of jail...and you on the other hand didn't want Chotima to get wind of what was going over here ...

She told me she feared he would do something....as revenge...and keeping this in mind I asked Mamu about old employees...and I picked out Satish because Mamu told me that your baba brought him in to RM industries...and I stumbled upon Karan...his pic and recognized him.."

Abir was looking at her with a stillness that unnerved her but she continued...

" And Your team has come through...they completely hacked satish's transactions of last five years and found that he was siphoning off some amount irregularly to an account in a small bank in Rajgadh..a joint account.,at first they didn't find anything odd..."

Mishtii paused and Abir's eyes held a question..

" It was Abir Rajvansh's and Mehul kapadiya's joint account...!"

The shock on Abir's face was a relief to her ...

" So you don't know about this account or about your Baba... Mamu told me you were searching for Baba for many years...and  was not sure how to deal with this...so I... even I thought you would have set up this and was hiding your Baba from Chotima..."

Mishtii rushed her words...as Abir looked at her uncomprehendingly...

" No...I searched for a missing person devoted person and may be a sick person....I never searched for a lowlife..."

Abir's eyes widened...

" Does this mean he was involved in the plan to attack you??!"

His voice was flinty and Mishti shook her head miserably...

" I don't know..."

" Okay..tell Mamu to make arrangements to authenticate that account in my name and to withdraw every last Paisa from it...first thing in the morning..."

Mishtii nodded noticing that Abir was back to the ruthless business man role... masking his hurt ...

"Can you get me ma on call..?"

" Chotima..??"

Mishtii looked bewildered..

" No...Shriya Maa...I can call her that ...na...you've been hogging my Mom for a long time...just payback..I guess.."

Abir's attempt at light humour was an enormous relief to Mishti...but still she knew in her heart that no body can assuage the hurt his Baba had given to him....Her respect for Chotima rose to an all time high...She let Abir believe that his Baba was a stoic , devoted person...

" Hey...I need some favor from her ...call milao na..and I also need to talk to my team"

Mishtii dialled Shriya's number in his phone and after greeting her warmly she gave her phone to Abir..

Abir signalled the tray and Mishti understood that he needed some alone...time..

As she left the room she felt lighter.. as if she was divested of a heavy burden...

When she returned Abir had taken his medicine and was already on the bed.... seeing her enter he looked at her....his eyes were damp and bleak...she was by his side in an instant... kissing his face.... holding him tight ...telling him that everything was okay....and she was with him.... always...!!

***

In the morning Abir wanted to meet Mamu & Massi and Mishti called them to his room..

Mamu reported that he had done what Abir had wanted and the money was transferred to Abir's overseas account...

Abir in return informed them that he had asked Mishti's mom to contact the commissioner and to give her statement regarding the shooting..and Karan's involvement in the whole incidents with documentation and phone call recordings.

Satish's phone was cloned by his team and what he got from it was as damning as an evidence as ever..

His face was set tightly as he recalled the last convo he managed to hear...

Karan : " Kya..? Ladki ko uthana Hein...baba...woh aadmi poora paagal Hein...apne hi bete ko blackmail karna...!!...lekin woh toh Ghar ki baahar bhi nahin aane wali..."

Satish : " Mehul ne kaha Hein ki poochtaach keliye Thana bulalo..ladki Thane se waapas Ghar nahin jaana chahiye.."

" I' ve called Mark and he will be sending the jet for tonight... Massi ..we are going back if it's okay with you..."

Parul agreed on the spot as Mishti looked on..with a bit of nostalgia...she had hoped a little more time with  her Mom... but ..

" Mamu...I feel bad for making you take responsibility of prosecuting these scoundrels to the law... Mishti's mom will help you through..if needed.."

Kaushal held his nephew...in a light hug..

"No need to feel bad beta...I am greatful that you helped me out with a situation here ...and I should not have involved you......you go home and  take enough rest . I'll tell Kethu to be ready..."

He turned to Mishti..

" And Mishti beta... Thank you so much..we were looking around in darkness and you came with the light..."

" No Mamu...no need to thank me ..I am honored that I could help you...

Parul hugged her affectionately...

" Chalo... we'll finish the packing then... Nidhi was preparing some traditional pickles and delicacies.to take with us... especially for her damaadji's family..she might need help in packing..."

Mamu nodded happily as he left the room

Mishtii looked at Abir ..

" Maa will be coming after meeting with the commissioner..so you better finish your packing...I need help too..."

Abir said with an understanding smile as she tried to smile back...and turning away from him...as she failed at it..

Parul gauged Mishti''s fallen spirit and looked at Abir who was now silently requesting her to help Mishti...

She nodded understandingly and pulled Mishti softly out of the room...

****

Later as they drove to the airport through the busy traffic she wiped off her tears repeatedly...

She had finished her packing and assisted nidhi maami in packings items for Rajvansh's and Saxena's in NY...

Parul massi had kept by her side all day...and Kethu was entrusted the duty of packing for Abir..

Shriya and Ashish both had come before noon and. .. hearing the news of their impending departure both were visibly upset...

But Shriya knew that Abir's decision was solely based on Mishti''s safety...she had seen the commissioner reading documents from a sealed envelope and his expression belied the fact that it was something even he didn't expect...

Ashish was inconsolable...but some how Abir and Atul had managed to calm him down...

Now as their car was gliding through the night traffic Mishti couldn't contain her grief...

She had wanted to spend some more time with her mom and brother and was hoping to meet her Step father...She also was delighted with the fact that her Mom was already an established name in social services and event management ...her forte...! and was waiting to see her in action...

But Abir seemed to be in a hurry to go back..

She couldn't fault him..

He haven't said anything but she knew he was hurting like hell remembering all the bitter exchanges with Chotima over these years...and her need  to be with her Mom somehow seemed less important when compared to his need ...

Both were in a way estranged from their Moms...she had her reconciliation...now it's Abir's turn.

But still she couldn't stop the tears...

****

Abir's heart was breaking seeing her quite sobs ...

He craved to pull her into his arms and calm her ...but he was strapped in and massi and Kethu too were sitting beside them...

And if what he anticipated happen...

He once more checked that all had their seatbelts on...

Suddenly the car lurched as if something hit it...

" Don't panic...and keep calm..." 

Abir told the ladies....

He looked into the rear view mirror and saw the masked man trying to run them over to the side ...

Suddenly a swathe of dark Jeeps cornered the attacker and he was trapped in...and in a few minutes the siren of police Jeeps were heard..

Mishtii looked at Abir and was taken aback by the hard set of his face..

" Abir ...yeh sab...? What's going on...?"

Parul patted her soothingly..as Abir let out his words with difficulty..

" My eh..Baba wanted you kidnapped so that he can blackmail me...his son..to part with a considerable amount of money... apparently if I can take bullets for you I can very well give into his demands if he had you to bargain..."

Mishti''s face was pale and she felt dizzy for a moment...

Abir's arm shot at her uncaring of the pain it was shooting through his shoulders...

" I am so sorry Mishti....but now everything is going to be fine... commissioner got the transcript of several phone calls made between Karan and his dad...and presently Karan has been caught red handed... Satish was  picked up early this evening..and he gave up my Baba's hideout...but it seems he had vanished..."

His voice was cracking a bit and Mishti could not hold back anymore..

" Abir..." she moved to him and held on to his left arm as he tiredly leaned on to her shoulder....her palm caressed his face and wiped away the dampness on his cheeks...

Kethu was watching all this with unadulterated shock and then rapture..!

" Massi...Sach mein...!!"

Her whisper was answered with a tearful smile..

" OMG and now I am sure Nihaal know everything ..and never breathed anything..."

" Well.. let's keep it low .. Kethu...I am scared of Di's reaction...so don't let out about this to anyone..."

Kethu nodded looking at the couple. ...sharing their sorrows and soothing each other...

Her face echoing her happiness.. 

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