After lunch, after many struggles, Ishi and Bantu were able to make Abhi take his medicines. First he was not ready to take, but he took it quietly when Sid threaten him by showing an injection. They spend the rest of the day in talking and laughing. At night, after dinner, Ishi was sitting in her room when someone knocked the door. She went to open it and was surprised seeing the person.

Ishi: Dada, aap? Vo bhi is time? Kuch chahiye tha ?

Abhi: Are nahi nahi. I thought of spending some time with you. To aaj mai tere saath sounga.

Ishi nodded and they went inside. Abhi sat on bed and Ishi beside him. They were talking.

Abhi: Choti, ab aage ka kya plan hai? Matlab career ka.

Ishi: Kal aapke company me interview hai mera. Wahipe agar by chance job lag jaye to accha rahega. I'm giving my best for it.

Abhi: Hmmm. Par Choti, interview kal nahi parso dena.

Ishi: Kyu?

Abhi: Kyuki kal mai office nahi ja raha. Aur CEO and Boss mai hi hu company ka so interview mai hi leta hu. Isliye interview parso hoga aur naki kal.

Ishi: No Dada. Mai aapko interview nahi de sakti.

Abhi: Kyu?

Ishi: Aap mere bhai ho aur mai nahi chahti ki koi aisa soche ki mai aapki been hu isliye aapne mujhe job di. Mujhe apni ehsiyat pe ye job pani hai.

Abhi felt so proud of Ishi. He kissed her forehead.

Abhi: I'm proud of you, Ishi!

Ishi smiled. Abhi was giving her some tips for interview. But Ishi was not listening them instead she was lost in her thoughts.

Ishi (in mind): Kya karu? Abhi puchu? Puchna to padega warna pata kaise chalega? I need to. Par directly kaise puchu? Par puchna jaruri hai atleast mere shak ko dur karne ke liye. Par Dada ko pata chal gaya to? Unhe shak nahi hona chahiye mujhpe. Kya karu? Puch hi leti hu. Aur agar unhone kuch pucha to kuch excuse de dungi. Ha aisa hi karungi.

She was about to ask her question to Abhi but found him sleeping.

Ishi (in mind): Kal hi puchti hu.

Saying this, she too slept hugging Abhi.

Everything was blur. Nothing was seen clear. In a room, a baby girl of around 1 year was playing with a couple. It looks like they were her parents. Baby was walking. Her mom was cheering her. Finally baby reached her father and squealed happily. Her father took her in his arms, kissing her forehead. They were enjoying their family time when suddenly a stone was thrown in, breaking the window pane. Baby started crying. Her mother took her in arms to calm her while looking at her husband worriedly. The man saw that a paper was wrapped on the stone. He quickly took it and started reading it.

Paper
Priy ________ (Dear ________),
Mala mahit aahe ha kagad tuch ghetlays. Majhi manase tumchya hotel chya aas paas aahet. Ha dagad hi tyannich phekla. Tu tujhya bayko v muli sobat aahes. Tujhe don mothi mula ABC lane madhil eka flat madhe tujhya v tujhya baykochya pariwara sobat aahet. Tya saglyancha jeev dhokyat aahe. Aaj tujhya mulancha vadhdivs aahe na? Hach tyancha shevatcha divas tharu shakto. Jar tula asa vhayla nako asel tar mi sangen te kar. Tu tujhya mulila mar. Bagh ata, eka bajula ti mulgi aahe ani dusrya bajula tujhi purn family. Tuch tharav kay karaychay te. Pan eka konala tari maraychach aahe. Neet tharav.
(I know that you have only picked this paper. My men are spread around your hotel. They have only thrown this stone. You're with your wife and daughter. Your elder sons, family and your wife's family is in a flat in ABC lane. Their life is in danger. Today is your elder sons' birthday, right? It may become their last day too. If you don't want this to happen, then do as I say. You kill your daughter. See now, one side is your daughter and on the other side, your whole family. Now you only decide what to do. But one of the either has to die. Think wisely.)

The man was shocked to read it. The baby was calmed by now. Wife kept her one hand on man's shoulder.

Wife: What happened? Kya likha hai usme? ________, tell me.
Man: ______, dhamki hai. Read.

Wife read the chit and gasped. She looked at the man who nodded. She was shocked like hell reading it. She keenly read it again as she got suspicious about something. Once her suspicion was confirmed, she gasped and break down, kissing her baby girl as she got to know who had sent the chit. The man hugged her and the baby.

Wife: ________, ye mere baba ki handwriting hai. Matlab...

She trailed off as she and her husband got the real meaning.

Wife (wiping her tears): We need to leave. We can't be here. Chal.

They left hurriedly and the man drove off the car from there but a man from no where came and bashed a hockey stick on the glass of the car which caused injuring all. The car collided with a tree.

Ishi: Noooooo... please save.....
Ishi was thrashing on bed, her face covered in sweat, tears rolling down her eyes, her breaths becoming uneven. Abhi was rubbing her back and saying soothing words in her ears but it seemed like she didn't heard anything. Only thing she was able to hear were the cries of the small baby and its parents. She was not able to see the face as everything was blur, hardly anyone could see.

Finally giving up, Abhi shook her while shouting her name.

Abhi: Ishi, it's just a nightmare. You're safe. Wake up.

Finally Ishi woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes and saw Abhi, she hugged him tightly and cried bitterly. She was shaking and shivering in fear. Abhi rubbed her back to calm her and made her lay in his lap, caressing her hairs. In no time, sleep took over Ishi as she was already emotionally exhausted. Abhi kept caressing her hairs till sleep took over him.

That's it for today!
What Ishi wants to ask Abhi without his acknowledgement?
Is she hiding something or it's something totally different matter?
Who were the couple in Ishi's nightmare?
What is it's connection with Ishi?
Why did Ishi got that nightmare?
Is Ishi good or bad?

Stay tuned to know!
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~Shreya