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Chapter 44

Atisha Khan

@Shamsad1607

Chapter 27 (installment 2) :

The team in that gas station was answering that attacker's and within a while, the score was settled. They had two injured captives and 8 dead bodies of those smugglers, while ETF had two injured officers and a bullet grazed armed Arjun.

Rathod : Thik ho Rawte?

Arjun : Haan...Where are the girls?

Chotu : Aisha went behind Vipul, Sir.

Rathod : Saakshi? Chotu contact the tam inside the mansion and around...Vipul wahan se niklega.

Chotu contacted the team and instructed them.

Chotu : Sir, Saakshi aur Aisha saath main hain... we better hurry..

Arjun rushed to the storeroom ...Rathod followed him, instructing Chotu to join them sealing that place.

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They reached inside the mansion and wandering where the girls were, when an officer reported he heard a scream outside, and it was a feminine voice. That was enough for them and they sprinted toward the nearest exit of the mansion, while Rathod bumped to Vipul just outside the door. And in no time Vipul was arrested again.

Arjun : Pointing his gun on Vipul's head) Where are the girls?

Vipul : Outside...( he raised his hand to that direction)

Arjun sprung out to that direction, Rathod handed Vipul to his officers and then followed his 2^nd in command.

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Saakshi reached at the dg of that cliff, where she found nothing. She again called Aisha's name and this time, much to her relief, she found a reply.

Aisha : Saakshi, I'm hanging her...and this wood.. I think I can't hold it for long...

Saakshi supported herself to another wooden pole of that fence and leaned over...She could figure Aisha's face...

Saakshi : Aisha, tum meri haath pakar paogi?

Aisha : Try karungi...

Saakshi lied on her stomach and starched her hand. Bet she couldn't reach Aisha..

Saakshi : Aisha, hold on. I'll do something..

But at the same moment something hit her and she lost her balance. At the next instance, Aisha found Saakshi besides her...holding some roots of shrubs and grasses.

Aisha : Saakshi!!

Saakshi : Accompany dene aayi hoon...shukar karo akele marna nahi parr rahi hain..

Aisha : Saakshi!

And they heard Arjun calling them.

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Arjun reached at Vipul's showed direction, but before he could understand anything into that darkness, he heard Saakshi's scram calling Aisha's name. he reached to that corner, following the voice of Saakshi. But suddenly, he tumble down colloiding with something soft and heard Saakshi screaming.

He called them and heard their reply coming from the edge of that cliff. He pried into the edge and the scenario shook him.

Arjun : Tum dono? Wahan kaise?

Saakshi : Jhoola jhul rahi hoon...pehle khicho hume...we can't stay like this for long.

Arjun : Wait.

He instructed someone to bring rope, but to his relief, Rathod brought with a bundle of rope.

Rathod : Yahan backdoor ke pass tha...

Arjun folded it, tied it around his waist and threw two open ends to the girls and Rathod held the looped end to support Arjun.

Aisha and Saakshi held the ends and Arjun was pulling them up, suddenly the rope torn a little front of his fist and he lost control, but he was quick to held them back by his both hands. In this process, he came down a little.

Rathod let out a small scream from his throat, when he saw Arjun was slipping down, but he was quick to hold his grip back...he couldn't see what happening down there, but he could hear everything through his earpiece.

He called out for help when he heard the girls screaming, and Arjun gasped.

Arjun : Hang on...

Aisha : I can't...my hand is...

Saakshi : Have patience Aisha...Arjun will pull you...Arjun, pull her first, she's injured.

Arjun : Haan...

But it was difficult for him to pull up Aisha with one hand and balancing himself. In that process, he came down little more.

Rathod : (groaned) Rawte! Careful...

Arjun : Call for backup Rathod. I need a hand here...

Arjun felt the rope around his waist getting loose...maybe it tore from there. That thought sent a chill through his spine, not due to losing his life, but for his two teammates, hanging from his both hands.

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It was dawn and the sky was getting enlighten by the morning glow, in that light Saakshi saw Aisha's tired face, fear was visible there, she looked around her, she was hanging from a rope, so was Aisha and the other ends were held by Arjun. She looked up to see Arjun's face and she realized how difficult it to pull both of them together, while his one hand was injured; she saw his blood was wetting the rope she was hanging onto. Within next few minutes, she felt she was losing hr grip and Ajrun is coming closer, that means he was slipping down too. She looked at Aisha and Saw her swallowed arm; she could realize how much pain she was feeling. She then looked down to see the ground but she failed to see the soil.

Arjun : Saakshi, don't look down...

Saakshi : Arjun, pull Aisha first, she is injured.

Aisha : I'm fine.

Saakshi : Haan dikhta hain...yahan meri acchi haat dukh rahi hain aur teri yeh injured wala hanging garden ka maje le rahi hain!! Chup reh! Arjun, Usko khicho.

Arjun : I'll pull both of you...hang on.

Aisha : Sir, Saakshi ko khich liziye...

Saakshi : Chup...

And Aisha's injured hand lost grip.

Saakshi & Arjun : Aisha!!

Aisha : Sorry...woh...(she was still holding the rope with her other hand)..choot gaya..

Saakshi : Arjun, you can't pull us together, first pull Aisha, then me..

Arjun looked at his fists, he had to let go one rope for it and it means...he shuddered on that thought.

Arjun : Shut it Saakshi!!...

Saakshi could see the fright into his eyes. But, she had already decided.

Saakshi : Arjun, you can't make it...so pull Aisha and let me go.

Aisha & Arjun : Are you mad? Shut up!!