Words in brackets are (thoughts)
Words in flower bracket is {information}

At Night:-

Sharik/Nayab/Mannat along with Soha were in Sharik's room discussing the possibilities of Mr Ansari being actually in trouble when they hear a knock on door.

Sharik : Come in.

Nomaan : You started meeting without me.

Mannat : I told them to wait for you.

Nayab : It's not a meeting. 

Nomaan{worried} : What happened? Why are you stressed?

Sharik : Mr Ansari is missing.

Nomaan : Really? How? When? I mean from where?

Soha{sadly} : A moment he was near his room corridor in next he was gone.

Nomaan : Did you check the walls? Maybe they are magical like harry potter.

Mannat : Wow! Why didn't I think of this? My brother is smartest.

Nayab{whisper} : Enough praising him.

Nomaan{whisper to Nayab} : I know Di appreciated me afterall I'm appreciable.

Nayab : Shut up.

Sharik : No Nayab, Nomaan is speaking a possibility, maybe there is a secret passage.

Soha{amused} : Do we have secret passages in the palace?

Sharik : I'm not quite sure but they can be, I mean we are living in a royal palace at the end.

Nayab : Let's go likewise search then. {Suddenly Zia barge into the room}

Zia : What's going on here?

Nomaan : Nothing we were having a chat about... harry potter, yeah.

Soha : I'll take a leave. 

Zia : I think it's late, shouldn't you be in our room Nayab?

Mannat{smirking} : Hmm...someone was missing someone.

Nayab : I was about to come.

Sharik : Why? Can't she spend time with her brothers?

Zia : Not when she is newly married.

Nomaan : Come on Jiju, you both got married for the second time.

Zia : I agree though she accepted me now.

Sharik{shocked} : You forgave him?

Nayab : Bhai...

Zia{raise an eyebrow} : Are you unhappy?

Nayab : Stop it guys, Zia please go to our room I'll come in a while.

Zia : I'll be waiting wifey. {He walk out of the room}

Nomaan{yell} : We will send your wifey soon Mr hubby.

Nayab{annoyed} : Nomaan!!!

Sharik : I thought you'll not forgive him so easily.

Mannat{deep sigh} : What can a wife do infront of her heart who has fallen for her husband?

Nayab : Shh! {To Sharik}Bhai Zia explained everything he did moreover I think I over-reacted.

Nomaan : That's your childhood problem, what's new in that?

Mannat : Hehe!!!

Nayab{irritated} : Shut it Nomaan... {Soha return back}

Soha : Are we going?

Sharik : Yeah.

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In the corridor:-

All of them were keenly observing the walls by knocking on them whereas Mannat was like always putting her head through every wall to inspect if it's a passage.

Mannat : I found it, it's here.

Nayab : Sharik bhai it's there. {She point at the left wall, Sharik push the wall a bit and it opens like a door}

Sharik{puzzled} : How did you know it's here?

Nayab{nervously giggle} : Just a guess.

Soha{horrified as it was pitch black} : Are we going in there?

Nomaan : Noooooo..... I mean I'll guard the wall cum door for you guys here, all of you go furthermore find Mr Ansari.

Nayab{whisper} : Speak openly that you are scared that there will be cockroaches inside the dark.

Nomaan : Haha! Very funny, actually I'm staying so that one of Mom/Dad's child should be available if they need us.

Nayab{mocking} : Whatever scary cat.

Mannat{terrified} : Really? Will there be insects inside? I hate creepy crawling insects.

Nayab : Even if they come close to you they'll pass through you.

Mannat{realising that she is a spirit} : Oh Yeah! Then let's proceed.

Sharik : Nayab is everything okay with you, I usually notice you speaking to yourself.

Nayab : I...

Nomaan{shaking his head} : What can I say bro that is her sad tragedy.

Soha{confused} : What tragedy?

Nomaan{with great sadness} : When she was a teenager no one use to talk to her in high school due to which she made an imaginary friend more than that she began talking to her. Dad even got her treated although I think the medicines stopped working on her.

Mannat{laughing hysterically} : I...I...can't believe he just said that.

Soha : I'm so sorry Ma'am.

Nayab{cursing Nomaan in mind as well as glaring at him} : I think we should leave this topic and walk inside.

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Sharik/Soha open their mobile torch's in order to view what's in their path. The passage was very narrow besides only one person could walk at a time. Sharik like an elder brother hold Nayab's palm in his on the other hand Nayab too hold Soha's palm in her's.

Mannat{curious} : Where is this passage leading to?

Soha : Hope uncle is on the other side of this passage.

Nayab : Sharik bhai did you know anything about these passages?

Sharik : Not really however once I saw a palace map in which there were several tunnels which lead to the dungeon.

Mannat : Dungeon?! I have never been there, it must be scary.

Soha{shouts} : Uncle....

Sharik : Soha don't call him out if someone has captured him then they'll get alert.

Nayab{afraid} : Bhai if they have weapons.

Sharik : Don't worry I brought my gun.

Soha{shocked} : You'll shoot them.

Sharik : Only if its necessary.

They walk for a while after which they spot a timid light blinking at a distance. Four of them take steps in that direction that's when they discover a weak Mr Ansari lying down on the floor with some bread pieces in a plate plus water bottle kept beside him.

Soha{rush to him in addition to that starts to cry} : Uncle! Uncle... are you okay?

Nayab{worried} : Mr Ansari, what happen to you?

Sharik : Girls let me examine him {check his pulse} he is weak due to insufficient food. We have to admit him in the hospital as soon as possible.

Sharik try to lift Mr Ansari when he mumble 'water' therefore Nayab fetch the bottle and make him drink it.

Soha{weeping} : Who did this to you uncle?

Mr Ansari{murmurs} : Sa...Save...her...

Sharik{confused} : Who? Save who Mr Ansari?

Mr Ansari{in weak tone} : She...she'll kill her...

Nayab{bewildered} : Who will kill whom?

Mr Ansari : Na..Nayab... {he faints}

Mannat{curious} : What Nayab?

Sharik : Lets take him to the hospital.

Soha : But the person who did this to him will know if we take him.

Sharik : Not when we take him from back garden.

They by supporting Mr Ansari's body together drag him out of the dungeon.

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Who is this 'she' Mr Ansari was referring to?