Chapter 15: THE JOKER OF THE GAME

Shruti was busy tapping her shoulders and rubbing her head, well if it was not the recording that made her that way, I know you all must be confused about what is in that recording? that made a brave girl who we all hardly knew shocked?

"kya hua shruti? (What happened Shruti?)" Ishan asked Shruti smacked her lips against each other and said "aaj hamen ek paikej mila, kisee se mainne use uthaaya aur keval yah pata lagaane ke lie boks khola ki.. tep rikording aur ek not the (today we got a package, from someone I picked it up and opened the box only to find out that..were were a tape recording and a note)" 

"us rikording mein kya hai? (what is in that recording?)" tara asked taking a seat "ek sach, ya aap sach ka hissa kah sakate hain (a truth, or you may say part of a truth)" shruti said, "aur vah kya hai? (and what is that?)" Ishaan said "us rikording mein, mujhe pata chala ki, mahak aur poorva ke alaava koee aur hai jo yah sab kar raha hai, jaanata hai ki roohee jeevit hai," shruti ne kaha "ruko ruko, tumhaara matalab hai rinkoo roohee hai? aur vah jeevit hai?  (in that recording, i found out that, There is someone else apart from Mehak and Purva who is doing all this, knows that Ruhi is alive,)" shruti said "wait hold on, you mean Rinku is ruhi? and she is alive?" Ishaan asked "haan, vo rinkoo hai roohee hai..(yes, she is rinku is ruhi..)" shruti said both Ishaan and tara wide their eyes.

"isalie koee saara kee madad se rinkoo ka apaharan karane kee koshish kar raha tha.. aur saara us giroh ka hissa hai jo sabhee ke maastaramaind kee tarah hai.  (That's why someone was trying to kidnap Rinku with the help of Sarah.. and Sarah is part of that gang which is like a mastermind of all of this)" Tara said "shruti..kya tep mein kuchh aur bataaya gaya tha, aur tep aur not kahaan hai? (Shruti..did something else was told in the tape, and where is the tape and a note?)" Ishaan asked "yah mere paas hai, aur mera sujhaav hai ki aap ise svayan dekhen. (it is with me, and I suggest you see it for yourself.)" shruti said giving them the note and the tape recording.

both of them read the note first.

"tum mujhe yaad karate ho, door-door tak... main kaee dinon se tumhaare aasapaas tha... tum mujhe aparaadhee kah sakate ho..ya ek premee jo badala lena chaahata hai.. main is sab ka maastaramaind hoon... lekin main nahin hoon vo nahin jo tum sochate ho.. (you remember me, for far and low... i was around you for days... you may call me a criminal..or a lover who wants Revenge.. i am the mastermind of all this...but not i am not who you think..)"

"us aadamee ko bahut saaree paheliyaan padhanee chaahie, (that guy must read too many riddles)" Ishaan said looking up...then tara played the recording, the voice was cracking, it was a bit triggering, the voice can not be told from which person it was. "mujhe rinkoo soree roohee maalathora jaldee de do, nahin to tumhen apane aas-paas premiyon ka khoon dikhaee dega.. nahin, main vah bevakooph ladakee poorva ya usase bhee jyaada bevakooph ladakee mahak nahin hoon, lekin aap kah sakate hain ki main vahee hoon jisane aapakee kahaanee shuroo kee aur ho sakata hai agar tum mere raaste mein aao to jald hee samaapt ho gaya ... ab khoon kee baarish ka samay hai (Give me rinku sorry Ruhi malthora fast, otherwise you will see the blood of lovers around you.. no i am not that stupid girl Purva or even more stupid girl mehak, but you may say I am the one who started your story and may be ended soon if you come in my way... now time for blood to rain)" and the tape stopped.

ishaan started tapping his foot again and again "what happened ishaan?" tara asked "mujhe nahin pata ki mujhe aisa kyon mahasoos ho raha hai ki yah not, aur yah aavaaj sandesh mujhe ek ladake kee yaad dila raha hai .. main aur inspektar agaashe kis par kaam kar rahe the .. lekin mujhe kuchh bhee pata nahin hai aur mujhe kuchh bhee yaad nahin hai. (i do not know why i am feeling that this note, and this voice the message is reminding me of a guy.. who me and inspector agashe was working on..  but i do not know and remember anything)." ishaan said "yah theek hai eeshaan, shabaana ko isake baare mein pata hona chaahie..vaise bhee kya vah thee? (its fine Ishaan, Shabana must knowing about it..anyways were is she?)" tara asked "vah suman se baat kar rahee hai, usakee tabeeyat abhee theek hai lekin vah ghar nahin jaana chaahatee mujhe pata nahin kyon (she is talking to suman, her health is alright now but she does not wanna go home I do not know why)" Ishaan said "chaliye aap khud hee dekh leejiye..aur shuratee aap bhee hamaare saath chaliye (let's go and see for yourself.. and shurti you also come with us)" Tara said and shurti nodded.

they both went out of the room and went to Shabana inside the jail they three saw Suman crawling up to a ball saying "i do not wanna go home" again and again. "what happened here?" ishaan asked "vah keval baat nahin karana chaahatee, vah aajakal dar rahee hai jab kabhee main usake premee samay ka naam leta hoon (she does not wanna talk only, she is just getting scared nowadays when ever i speck her boyfriend samay name)" Shabana said 

"let me talk to her" tara said then she turned around and slowly walk up to her "Shhh, its alright i am not going to hurt you" tara said showing up her hands as she slowly gets a flashback.

Flashback

tara was bullied badly again, or you may say worst. she was in her and ishani apartment her own apartment which she is staying for last couple of days with ishani, she did not wanted her ma to find out how much pain she is. she looked at the beating which some of the boys this and she got scared and crawled herself to ball the door got opened must be Ishani she thought.

"Tara" rudra called out which made aisha confused how the hell he knew she was here? "tara" ishani called back then they came to this room and saw aisha in this state "do..no...t...come here" aisha said shaking and crying, both rudra and ishani looked at each other and then rudra came slowly down saying "shhh, its fine..i am not going to hurt you..." then he forwarded his hand and later tara holds his hand and later hugs him..."shhh it will be fine..no one will bully you again" rudra said.

Flashback over.

"please do not hurt me" suman said tara give a smile and said "no..i would not hurt you.." suman again started to break down "He...he does not love..me anymore..." 

"who?" tara asked knowing the person "Sa...Samay..." Suman said.

"Mehak?" Jhanvi called our her sister "ha?" mehak said "what happened to you? you seem worried." jhanvi asked walking up to her "kuchh nahin, bas mujhe bura lag raha hai...(nothing, just i have a bad feeling...)" mehak said ". what is it?" jhanvi asked talking seat.

"i  ehasaas hai ki kabeer...use kuchh bura hoga..meree vajah se. (have a feeling that, kabir...something bad will happen to him..because of me...) " mehak said looking up to her sister.

shabana give water to suman and asked "why you said like that Suman?" shabana asked "vo..jis din main mahak ko maarane vaala tha.. meree baat nahin... ya meree ichchha ya meree pasand nahin thee.. (that..day when i was about to kill Mehak.. was not my saying...or my wish or my choice.." suman said "then?)" ishaan questioned.

"A guy in mask...made..me do it...." suman said,  "not that shit again" Shabana said 

flashback

"kaun..tum kaun ho? (Who..who are you?)" suman asked and there was a guy with a joker mask "a message, you may call me.. i am here to show you this picture," the guy said and showed her a picture of mehak and Samay on date. "no...he..he can not do this to me..." suman said "well he did sweetheart..." the guy in a joker masked said, suman opened the door and left, and saw samay being lovely dovly to mehak, "now..go..and kill mehak..she is the one who is doing all this" the guy in a joker mask said and give her the knife. "MEHAK!" suman shouted.

Flashback over.

"okay, what the shit.." tara said "what do you mean?" shabana asked "jaise mahak kabeer ko samay ke saath dhokha de rahee hai.. nahin, main ise nahin le sakata.. kisee ne mahak ko us jaal mein khada kar diya, mahak sach mein.. sach mein kabeer se pyaar karatee hai... (like mehak cheating on Kabir with samay.. no i can not take this.. someone set up mehak on that trap, Mehak really..really love kabir...)" tara said "aur aap aisa kya sochate hain, ham jaanate hain ki mahak saiman kahatee hain, aur usane abhinay kiya ki koee usake saath junoonee hai .. (and what makes you think like that, we know mehak was Simon says along, and she acted there is someone obsessed with her.. )" ishaan said "vah sahee hai, mainne mahak mein dekha hai, vah ek buree insaan ho sakatee hai lekin vah kabeer se bahut pyaar karatee hai, agar vah usase pyaar nahin karatee to vah use pahale maar detee, kyonki vah roohee kes ka hissa tha. (she is right, i have seen in Mehak, she may be a bad person but she love kabir alot, if she did not loved him she would have killed him first right now, as he was part of ruhi case.)" shabana said. then rudra came inside with a note "guys i found a note" rudra said and four of them looked at him.

kabir opened the door, and saw a note on his door step he picked it up looked here and there and closed the door, taking the note inside he started reading it.

"she was a cheater, she never loved you... she is just using you for her revenge..tell me why on earth she would love someone who is somewhat responsible for her sister's death?"

reading this he got numb.

"a broken heart of losing her lover can be heard many times to many people..but that depends how their love is Popular..  when your lover betrays you, you feel heartbroken, and that pain can be only cured with a drink, right kabir and rudra?"

"what the hell this means?" shurti asked rudra then took a thought... and looked at tara "what happened rudra?" tara asked "i think i know, what will happen..." rudra said "what will happen?" shabana asked "we need to find kabir." rudra said.

and then shabana gets a call "kya hua shankar? (what happened shankar?)" shabana asked "
mahodaya, soorya mar chukee hai.. aur kabeer ghaayal hai (madam, in surya is dead.. and kabir is injured.)" shankar said "What?" Shabana said in shock.

the guy in joker mask was laughing madly "Na kisi ne pyar mein aisa kadam udhaya hoga.. Na kisi ashque ke samne ishq yun aaya hoga.. Pehli baar ashqki had ke par hogi.. Mere ishq ki har baat yadgar hogi. (No one must have taken such a step, No lover must faced such a love, All limits of love would be crossed for the first time, Everything about my love would be memorable.) main maastar hoon..is blad kaarnivaal ke jokar ke saamane chhipa hua hoon (i am the master..hidden in the face of joker of this blood carnival)" the guy in mask said then he went to his picture board and where all of his victims face were there and then he crossed mehak, tara pictures from there couple picture with kabir and rudra.