Chapter 25 ( installment 2) :

Saakshi went inside the passage and  looked for the way downstairs. She heard footsteps in front of her, she followed it. Then she heard a door open and closed again. She was trying to figure  out which one it was by hearing noises coming from the other side of each door.

She reached in the basement area and entered Yatin's secret meeting hall. There was a big round table in the center with 13 chairs, a large black candle at its center. The place was decorated with dark curtains and steel candle stands at painted in black. The place gave her Goosebumps, she didn't know why. She was looking at that place keenly, that room was well maintained, clean, like all rooms upstairs. She tried to contact Shree but her communicator was dead. She sighed and decided to go upstairs when she heard another sound of door open and she hid behind a curtain. She saw a lady in white dress came and move to upstairs. Saakshi didn't waste a second and sprinted toward the door through which that lady came out and she succeeded to held it before it was closed.

She entered another corridor, similar to the others and here she found the doors are not closed like others, she hurriedly started checking the rooms for any traces of those smugglers. And finally she found a room where a bearded man was doing something with some wooden boxes. She was observing that man from behind the door, suddenly two strong hands grabbed her and pulled her to another room.

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Rathod opned his eyes and couldn't see anything, it was dark. He tried to rub his eyes but he couldn't move a bit. Then he remembered how he and Arjun was caught by those smugglers... and still they are rolled inside that net.

He thought, this is it, we came to arrest a retired actor and now w are trapped. Those people were waiting for them in the projection room.

He thought about the girls, where are they? He tried to communicate, but he realized those people removed his communicator and gun. Now, he can only hope that Shree would call the backup team to break into the mansion and find them. Them? Rawte? Where is he?

He tried to look around and figure out a whitish bundle beside him. Before he could understand what it was, he heard the door open. And an old lady entered, wearing that black robe and a kerosene lantern in her hand.

She sat near Rathod and  checked him. She found the ETF chief awake.

Old Lady : Silly boy!! You shouldn't come back. Like others you should've be fared and stay away from this mansion. Now, you'll die!! ( She gestured of slashing her neck with her thumb)

Rathod understood that gesture, and yes he had goosbumps.

Rathod : Who are you? & What are doing here?

Old Lady : What are w doing? You'll come to know when you are taken to netherworld. He he he..

She left, but left the lantern near Rathod. In that dim light he saw that sack was moving a bit. Rathod realized it was his second in command, tied up exactly like him.

Rathod : Rawte? You ok?

Arjun : Haan, just like you!!

Rathod : We should...

Arjun : Not now.

Now two men entered and each put them up on their shoulder, as if these tow tide up men were had no weight. They took them to another room.

Arjun couldn't figure out where those people are going. But he felt they are going downwards. They passed a passage then a door, then again some stairs, then passed some more doors and entered another room. And put them down.

A bearded man was sitting in a corner with two similar bundles, he was sharpening his dagger.

Bearded man : Maa ji kahan hain?

Man1 : Upar saafayi karne gaye hain..hamari traces nahi rehna chahiye wahan.

Bearded man : Jaldhi karo, it's almost time. We have to deliver those diamonds tonight. These people came hr, now we have to vacant this place ASAP.

Man 2 : Aur inka kya kare?(pointed to the tied up ACPs)

Bearded man : Nothing, let them die here. They will guard this mansion after their death, policewala hain na..!!(laughed) chalo, maa ji ka help karte hain.

Man 1 : but...

Beardd man : In logon ka chinta matt koro, iss jaal se nikal nahi payega...

They left. Arjun and Rathod looked at each other while they saw a sack was moved a bit. Arjun looked at it closely, it was Saakshi.

Arjun : Saakshi? Tum?

Saakshi : Haan, aur Aisha vi hain. May be fainted.

Rathod : Tum yahan kaise?

Saakshi : I entered the corridor...

Arjun : What? WE had forbidden you...

Rathod : Bolne do usko Arjun, we don't have much time.

Saakshi : Haan, then went down in the basemnt area, I saw that man doing something, someone grabbed me from back and tied up like this. He brought me here and I saw Aisha, but she doesn't answering my calls, may be they chloroformed her.

After few minutes silence Rathod called Arjun.

Rathod : Rawte?

Ajun : Hmm..

Rathod : Thik thak ho?

Arjun : thik thak matlab? Haddiyan salamat hain bass, nahi toh iss pahloan ne acchah patka hain..

Rathod : Good (irritated) bewkoofon ke tarha in logon kii jaal main phas gaya..kiso pata tha yeh sab yahan pehle se hi settle ho chuk hain...

Saakshi : Itna tnsion matt loh...hume koi evidnce vi toh nahi mila..

Arjun : Haan, I was sure yeh sab Yatin khud karr raha tha..but uska smuggling gang vi isme shamil tha, yeh maine socha hi nahi...choro woh sab, Rathod, hath payeer kuch hill raha hain ya nahi?

Rathod : Haan, only thumb of my right hand.

Arjun : But I can...grab my swiss knife... jara dekho, net kaat raha hain ya nahi..

Rathod was lying on his back, he turned sideways with a great effort. So do Arjun. His back was now facing to Rathod. Rathod saw Arjun had succeeded to open a blade and started cutting the net.

Rathod : Try to free your right hand..then it'll be easier.

The work was progressing very slowly as the little blade was taking too much time to cut each rope knot. But Arjun didn't give up ,he  proceeded..and finally he was able to free both of his hands. Suddenly they heard footsteps and Arjun hurriedly put his hands inside the net.

At the same time that Old lady entered the room. And came to the boys. She looked at everyone's face.

Old Lady : Good, good. Look you are comfortable here. Aab marne ke liye prepared ho jao...

She turned to exit and suddenly she felt the captives were too calm. She turned and moved to Rathod and checked him. Then moved to Saakshi. After checking her and Aisha, she moved to Arjun.

Old Lady : Thora ghumo toh beta!! Ruko, main help karti hoon...

And she saw the cut in the net and the knife in Arjun's hand. She Immediately twisted his hands and took the knife away.

Old Lady : Baisa...jalhi aao..chiriya vaagner ki koshish karr rahe hain.

Arjun tried to free his hands but that lady's hold as way too strong. A lady in white dress entered the room and she call other men to bring some ropes.

Old Lady : Pakro isko, net kaat daala...aab aur kaaske bandna hoga...com help me.

Rathod saw everything helplessly, First they tied Arjun's hands, then cut the net from his head & freed him from the net and tied him up like a mummy again with that rope. Then finally tied him with a ring bolt on the wall.

They do the same with Rathod and the girls.

Old Lady : Aab vaagke dikhao!! Kavi yahan se bahar nahi jaa paoge. Who log toh  avi tum logon ko halaal karna chahte hain...par maine kahan yahan raho toh teen chaar din main aise hi upar paunch  jaoge..koi doondh ke vi tum logon ko nikal nahi payega..

Baisa : Mujhe bohot bura lag raha hain...behosh karko bahar chor aate...maarne kii kya zaroorat thi?

Old Lady : Faltu ki humdardi matt dikhao, yeh decide ho chukka hain, aur tum sab ki khilaf nahi jaa sakti...chalo, jaane ka waqt ho gaya... Lantern le aao.

The old lady and those man left, Baisa took the lantern...and looked to them.

Baisa : Kyun wapas aaye tum log? Kyun baaki sab ki tarha dur nahi raha? Organ ki aawaj ek  baar sunke sab vaag jaate hain, aur tum log bar bar wapas aaye, kyun?

Rathod : ETF never gives up.

Baisa : (smiled faintly) But this time, you should've give up. Aab dekho, tum dono ki chakkar main yeh pyari si ladkiyan marr jayegi. Chalti hoon, andhere main darna matt.

Saakshi : Jaane se pehle, meri ek sawaal ka jawab dogi, Baisa?

Her voice was very cold and calm. It surprised Rathod.

Baisa : Pucho?

Saakshi : Yahan exactly kya karr rah ho tum sab?

Baisa : Smuggling...hum samaan yahan store karte hain phir yahan se bahar supply karr dete hain..

Saakshi : Toh aise purane jaman kii derss kyun pehni ho?koi dekhega toh?

Baisa : Mujhe kaun dekhga?

Arjun : Yatin aur NC vi isme shamil hain na?

Baisa : yh kaun hain? Bohot ho gaya, aab main chali...

And she left with the light. Darkness engrossed the room. Rathod felt his throat was sore, when he heard a soft moaning.

Saakshi : Aisha?? Tum thik ho?

Aisha : haan...nahi..itna dark kyun hain..aur...Saakshi..I'm tied up!!

Arjun : Sirf tum nahi hum sab vi.

Again all became silent.

Aisha : Itna sannata kyun hain? Itni jaldhi sab marr gaye kya?

Rathod : Plz Aisha, avi marne kii baat matt karo...hum yahan se jald hi nikal jayenge. Don't worry, Shree & Chotu bahar hain..woh log..

Saakshi : Haan, they would have alerted when they removed our communicator and cameras..hain na Arjun?...Arjun?...Arjun??

Arjun : Hmm...

Saakshi : Kuch bolo..

Arjun : Soachn do...kuch toh choot raha hain...

Rathod : Choot nahi raha hain Rawte, Choot gaya!! pura ka pura smuggler gang choot gya, aur hum yaha bandh ho gaye!

Saakshi : Aur kavi choot vi nahi payng!!

Arjun : Did you noticed, yhan se woh buddi ne left gayee hain..aur who aurat vi..

Rathod : Haan, toh?

Saakshi : Matlab who upar nahi neche ki taraf gaye hain..

Aisha : Toh kya, bahar hamari team hain..nikalte hi pakra jayega aur tab sabko pata chal hi jayga kii hum yahan hain.

Arjun : Nahi..inn logon ko koi na aate dekha hain na jaate hue koi dekhega, koi dusra secret raasta hain jahan se yeh aate-jaate hain. Yeh log kisike nazar main nahi aayenge.

Aisha : Aise kaise?

Arjun : Think, aaj tak hamari watchers ne kuch report nahi kia, but yeh log yahan aise ghumte hain jaise inko sab pata ho..

Aisha : Matlab..

Rathod : Haan guys, hum yahan phas gaye, aur yahan se bahar jaan kii koi raasta nahi hain.Sorry.

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Sorry for late update and not replying all of you this time. Was little occupied with  something...now let me know how was this chapter.

Shamsad16072014-01-31 07:45:08