#10 Between the devil & The deep sea

Aditya.

It was the irritating reporter who is selfish about her exclusive and insisted to see Varsha Abraham while she was struggling for her life.

Reporter Trishana.

"Hello doctor-"

She stopped as I cut across her in irritation.

"What are you doing at my house at this time? No..Never mind, Don't answer me, just-"

"It's urgent, I need to talk to you-"

"I am not interested" I started to close the door when another person appeared near her.

"Doctor" Shahid greeted me and I stilled.

"Shahid!" I can't believe my eyes, The whole police department is searching for him and he's here in front of me!

"what..Did you kidnap him from the hospital?" I turned to reporter Trishana.

"No" it was shahid who answered. "I escaped myself"

"That's impossible,You were injured and-"

"Do you have some time to spare for us?" Trishana crossed her hands over her chest and demanded me.

So five minutes later we were sitting inside uncle prakash's living room.

"Great! So varsha helped you to escape and both of my patients went missing and they gave me a suspension order, Do you know that?" I asked.

"Er..We are..um.. Actually here to talk about something else" Trishana said.

"I heard your sister is kidnapped?" Shahid asked and I narrowed my eyes.

"How do you know this? No one know about it-"

"It's me" Trishana nodded "I..I was at the file house too" she said slowly.

"Why? Did you know that people were trying to steal the datas?"

"I told her" Shahid said "I am the security officer of Ajith roy case files" he said and I looked at him, shocked.

"Why did you think narayan try to kill me?" Shahid asked me.

"He wanted you to get Ajith Roy case files?" uncle asked.

Shahid nodded "He took my wife away and blackmailed me" Shahid said "I had no way but give it to them"

"You gave it to them!?"

"I programmed it to be self destructive so that while they checked, it was open, but it will get destroyed by itself"

"So they didn't get their hands on it" I said slowly and Shahid nodded.

"They already have a part of Ajith sir's files, They will need the second part to decrypt it" shahid said "So I knew they will try to steal it away, I was so sure of it"he said

"He told me about it and I was waiting for them with my camera when you had that fight" Trishana said "I saw what happened to your sister"

"I was fully disguised, How did you know it was me?" I looked at her.

"I..Er... Followed you, I have been doing this for years and I can do it easily, I found the rented car and started to dig and I admit, It was a shock to find out it was actually rented by you"

"And here I thought I covered my trails really well"

"You did, I am just too professional in this field" she said proudly and for the first time, I admired her.

"I acknowledge your ability, but I still don't understand why you are here"

"We are here to offer you help" she said "And we are here to ask for help to fight narayan"she added.

I raised up from the settee.

"I'm afraid, it's a bad ide-"

"Wait a moment, Aditya" uncle prakash intervened "hear them out first, I don't think it's a bad deal"

"What are you saying uncle, They can never understand-" he started.

"I want to find my daughter" Shahid said, stopping me midway "Her name is Aiza,we call her Izzy, She's only 5 years old, when narayan threatened my family, we hid her with our best friend" Shahid said "but I can't contact them, I'm sure narayan will try to track her down to blackmail me again" he said "because he think I'm the only one who can decode the files in that hard disk"

"But..Why..How can I help you, I have no idea-"

"Because I am powerless to do anything alone, I can't fight them alone, I need someone to help me and Trishana turned up then" Shahid said.

"The moment I realised that it was you in that file house, I Knew that narayan had done something to you, That's why you were ready to take the risk and get those files and then I remembered how you tried to save Shahid and varsha from the hospital, You were ready to protect them with your career, because just like me, You know it too, That narayan is after them"

"Doesn't help much, does it?" Aditya said bitterly.

"Let's fight together, Do you know truth TV?" Trishana asked me.

"The one that was going like it will only report the truth, But got sidetracked by money?" I said "yes I know it, It's no different from others now" I added.

"Exactly, I'm the daughter of the ex-CEO of truth TV, My dad got sacked and jailed for manipulating the shares and embezzlement" She stopped. "They kicked out my dad and jailed him, They demoted me and supended me, Just because we reported the truth, now the board members don't want to go against narayan, It's not truth anymore, it's narayan's private TV now" she stopped.

"But why me? Why do you trust me?" I looked at them.

"Because...I know that you have reached your limit, you can't back down anymore because you are cornered by narayan's men" she said.

"Do you know what and all I tried the past five year? I had been trying to expose his true colours, I was even planning a documentary on the companies that were destroyed by surya corporation, But nobody was ready to open up, or too scared of them, because they wanted their family to be safe first, And I can't blame them for it" She stopped for a moment "Then I saw Varsha, who was helping Shahid to escape narayan, I saw Shahid, who wanted to find his daughter, You; who was trying to take the files before narayan get them, And I realised that there are still people who wants to get back, who wants to bring narayan down and so I thought-why not join hands? It will definitely be better than fighting alone"

She stopped and silence filled the room. Her message was clear and even I admired her for that.

"What do you want me to do?" I asked slowly.

"We need to know who took Aditi, He was fighting narayan's man yesterday, We need to get him too, before we plan our revenge" She said.

Aditi.

I waited till he untied my hands and placed the food in front of me.

I stared at the rice that was overcooked.

"what!?"He asked me "it's better this way" he said.

"can you give me some rice soup?"I asked him"At least I could turn it to porridge" I added sarcastically.

"Don't you know, beggars can't be choosers" he said and started his food.
So I turned back to my food.

"you know..for a prisoner, You sure eat your food" he commented and I decided to ignore him.

Of course, I will need all my energy after this, After reaching here we had had only a half burnt toast and tea for brunch.

According to him, He liked it more crispy- I dunno if he was being serious or not.

After finishing the overcooked rice and a comparatively better omelette and pickle, Karthik raised up.

"come on-"

"Don't tie me up, My hands and feet are already numb" I said.

He considered it for a moment.

"as long as you behave, puppy" He said and I suppressed my retort.

I really don't want to agitate him now.

My mind was working and I was taking in every details of the house.

It was an old model, tile roofed house, but it looks like it had been taken care of well.

"I must warn you well" he said "you can't get out of here" he said while dropping to the beige colored old sofa in the living room.

I took the chair opposite to him.

"I am bored" I announced.

He was tapping on his phone, but looked at me.

"Aren't you taking this too..lightly?"

"Then what am I supposed to do?" I asked "just give me my phone back" I said

"Do you think I am stupid?"

"Then give me a paper and pen, I want to kill time" I said

"That's a strange request I have ever heard" he said "but I don't think I have it here"

"A bit of paper will do" I insisted,now more politely "just to scribble something"

"I don't have a pen-"

"There's one in my jacket" I said

He looked at me for a moment.

"Now that I think about it, it's really strange that you have a pen among your tools" he said thoughtfully and got up "what's special about it?" He got up and walked to take it.

My heart rate accilerated.

I waited with prayer.

He opened the pen and examined it.

It was an expensive limited edition pen.

"it's a limited edition pen that I got from my grandpa while he was still alive" I said "you can keep everything else with you, but you can't take the pen"

"I don't fall for sentiments, Puppy, You have to try more than that" He said while walking to me with it.

I outstretched my hand and he stopped.

He took a look at me and passed me the pen.

"Thank you" I said.

"Now you are making me more uneasy" he muttered and turned around to walk back, But I was faster this time.

I pressed the special button and pressed it to karthik's retreating back.

His movements restricted and He went still.

I didn't waste anymore time and ran out of there.

The pen was our own safety product, It works under the same principle of stun guns used by the police, Delivering short quick electric shock, But much less potent than a real Taster.

The short sharp electric shock will catch the enemies with surprise for a couple of seconds just like how karthik was frozen now.

Karthik.

I should have seen that coming since she was acting like a normal person.

I recovered from the shock in seconds and bolted out of the door, Following her.

We were in the middle of the estate, Even I dunno the whole area and I am sure that she will lose her way inside the woods.

I saw the destroyed plants and took her path.

"You are going to lose your way" I shouted as I saw the flash of something blurring past my vision and get out of sight.

"You are going to get into trouble, This is like a small Jungle" I shouted again, Speeding through the trail she left behind.

Aditi.

I shielded myself with my hands to avoid myself getting injured from the woods.

My whole body looked like it has cuts and I refused to slow down, Now aware that karthik is still following me.

I should have known that he's not like others, The pen was supposed to knock him out at least for three minutes, But here he is already chasing me.

I ran forward and reached a clearing, I stopped and Looked around.

The woods covered me from all the sides, I had no idea how I can get out of here.

It's okay as long as I get away from karthik...I don't want Aditya to exchange those file for me..

I panted as my mind reeled.

That's right,If I am lucky enough,I can find a way out of here..

"Puppy..."

I heard his sound and took a startled step backward.

I can't get caught!

I took another step and the ground literally gave way and I tried to grab onto something, But in vain.

The world rotated around me as I fell down the slopes and I had no idea how deep I am going to go.

A surprised scream escaped from me and I got hold of the tree trunk which broke my fall.

"Puppy!" Karthik appeared above the slope "Are you alright?" He asked me.

What a rotten luck!

"Never you mind" I gritted my teeth and said, Now feeling like I am trapped between the devil and deep sea.

"I guess you are alright since you have energy to retort" He said "Now stretch out your hands, I will pull you up" He said

"Go away" I said.

"Come to your senses and look around you" He said "Do you want to slide the whole way down?" He asked me.

I slowly looked down, The slope was extending about a good 50 metres down before disappearing in the bushes.

The only way up is to get his help.

"The woods have wolves and poisonous snakes, do you want to get trapped like this?" He asked me again.

I slowly stretched my hands up and he removed his jacket and pushed it down.

I got hold of it and he started to pull me up.

He replaced the cloth with his hands once I reached his hands.

"Hold on tight" He said as he held my hand tightly and started to pull me up.

I can't give up like this..If he get hold of me, He will tie me up again..

I looked down the slope, It was not steep or rocky.

Okay...This is the only way.

I was already at the edge of it and karthik pulled me up the last few steps.

"You!.." He panted while glaring at me "you are trouble" He said

"I..am..sorry..about this" I told him in between panting.

I took my position and pushed him off with all my might.

I saw his confusion turning to realisation as he lost his balance and moved back-

"Hey!" I shouted as I felt the pull.

What I had not expected was for him to grab onto my hand, Both of us hit the ground and went down the slope.

The surroundings were rotating around me again, But this time, My body was entangled with his.

After feeling the spinning all the way down, We came to a stop and I lied there a moment.

I knew I was on top of him, But couldn't do anything as my head was spinning.

"You..You just hit me" Karthik groaned underneath me while rubbing his chin.

My head had collided with his chin on the way down, I guess.

I slowly looked up and stared straight to his angry eyes.

"Let go" he ordered.

"What?"

He rotated us, So that I was lying underneath him.

"Hey-"

"Let go of me now, You puppy" He said again and I realised that I am holding onto him tightly.

"I was trying to..er..grab something, I thought you were a tree or Something" I said.

And instantly realised the mistake.

"Why did you push me off?" His next question come.

"Get off first" I said, Trying to push him off me without success.

"Answer me!" He shouted "you are my prisoner and you dared to-"

"Then why did you pull me down with you!?" I asked back .

"Because I knew I can't trust you, You double crossed me from the file house too" He said

"Move back-"

"Not before I teach you a lesson" He said as he moved closer, His face lowering to me and and I pushed him back.

"You..don't touch me!"

"You think you can stop me?" He looked confident and suddenly I was not so sure of myself any more.

His face was already close to me and I struggled underneath him, But he locked both of my hands on either side easily.

I raised up my head slightly and bit him, Hard, For the second time after meeting him.

He let go of me instantly and I took that moment to push him off me.

"You..This is the second time you are biting me!" He said while touching his biceps.

"I warned you not to touch Me" I shouted back and tried to get up, But pain blinded me suddenly.

"You thought I was going to touch you? Crazy puppy?" He retorted back "I would rather-Puppy?" I heard his sound "you look...Are you ok-puppy?"

That was the last thing I heard before losing my consciousness.

Karthik.

It was a lot of trouble to get an unconscious girl and myself out of there, I had to change the path and take a detour out of there.

I carried her all the way back to the house.

I had had checked for damages just like I have learnt in the organisation and realised that she's not in any life threatening situation.

Her heart rate and breathing was normal so I decided to take her back to the estate house.

I placed her on the sofa and looked at her for a moment.

"Hello..hey..wake Up" I said gently while slightly shaking her.

She winced in the sleep.

What's wrong with her?

I took my hands back from her.

Is she injured?Any fracture?

I placed my hands where it has been, Just below her diaphragm and she winced again.

Uh..she's injured?

I slowly opened her jacket, She was wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt underneath it.

This is an emergency,I need to see what's wrong..

I told myself before folding her shirt up.

I froze when it was only half way, Just left to her bellybutton was a big white scar.

I could see that it's from a long time back, But what made me frozen was the shape and size of it.

It's obviously made from a knife, from my experience, It looks like it was made from a killer knife, From the location and size of it, I know that it was targeted to kill her.

I looked at her sleeping face-She's actually lucky to be alive after getting a stab like this!

I moved my eyes away and shook my head.

Yea,That's right,I don't care about her story, I don't want to get involved...all I want is those files..

I folded the shirt more and reached the place.

I stared at the big, Bluish Bruised area over her ribs on the right side.

It looked painful even to look at, But it doesn't look new either.

Then I remembered how she was attacked by narayan's man, She was kicked down and it must have happened then.

She was tolerating the pain until the fall made it worse!?

God! She really is something!

But it's good that she doesn't have a fracture.

All I need is to treat the bruise.

I am sure that there will be a first aid box here somewhere.

Aditi.

I groaned as I felt someone calling me.

"Hey..wake up!" I heard and felt the water droplets on my face and tried to open my eyes.

"Are you up?"

I heard his voice and bolted up.

"Aaah" I winced at the pain.

"You are bruised pretty badly, don't move around" He warned.

I looked around.

He brought me back?

I looked down at myself.

My jacket?

"He pushed a glass of water and a pill to my side "here, it's pain killer, I am sure that you are hurting" He said.

"I don't know if it's poison or not" I moved his hands away.

"I will take that you are okay then" He sounded slightly relieved at my frostiness.

I turned to him.

"Aren't you going to tie me up?"

"You have just experienced what happens if you run away" He shrugged "you will lose your way and end up in trouble" He added.

Why do i feel like he's slightly more...human?

Wait!He said...

"You...how do you know that I am bruised?" I fixed him with my glare.

"I just saw that" he shrugged

"You saw?You undressed me!?" I shouted.

I don't like anyone to see my scar,It's ugly and traumatic to me

He slumped to the other settee.

"That's too big a word, I just put some ointment and-"

"Stay away from Me" I shouted "And don't ever touch me, Even if I am going to be dead, Don't do It" I stopped.

"Don't worry" he said, Taking out his phone "After handing you back tomorrow, We will never cross our paths again" He said

"You are handing me back tomorrow?"

He nodded "Your boyfriend called, He's ready to give me that hard disk"

I closed my eyes tightly for a moment.

It's actually no surprise,Aditya won't compromise my safety.

I opened my eyes and saw that karthik was staring at me.

I know what he's thinking, and that got me angry.

"Just ask it" I snapped.

"What?" He looked at me.

"About the scar, I know you are giving me that weird look because of it" I said.

"Aren't you too full of yourself?" He asked back "I am your kidnapper and I have no interest to know about you" He said.

I was taken aback this time.

When I opened my eyes in the hospital after getting nearly killed, I knew that my life is never going to be the same.

I had a scar on me to remind me that too..The caretakers who used to take care of me flinched whenever they see that scar.

But after the bed rest and once I started to move, I didn't even allow the caretakers to take care of myself, Even though it was difficult for me to manage myself.

"You were staring at me" I said defensively.

"This is big trouble" Karthik muttered "It looks like you are interested in me" He said.

I scoffed and that.

"Do you know what 'stockholm syndrome' is?" He asked "It's Developing feeling for your kidnapper" He said ,Making me angry again "Let me warn you puppy, Don't fall for me" He added.

"Over my dead body, kidnapper"I retorted.

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