Chapter 9
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Chapter 8
"For God's sake, let me meet Mehek", Shaurya yelled at the officers. "Behave, Mr. Ahlawat", he recognized ACP Reshmi's voice, "this is police station not your home". "Ma'am, please listen to me", he begged. "I have already gone through your story. I am in no mood to sit through your romantic fiction", she retorted. Before he could talk, she gestured to silence him and asked her subordinates leave. "Have you lost it , Shauyra? ", she pinched bridge of her nose in frustration , "Don't expect any mercy from me", she scolded him, "You kidnapped, tortured , raped and tried to force a woman to marry you". "No, I didn't ", he yelled but paused under her piercing glare, "I agree that I kidnapped Mehek to punish her for Smriti's death. But I never forced myself on her. We fell in love. It was mutual. She was so happy and eager to be married", he was sorrowful. "You still think so, don't you? Then let me tell you Shaurya Ahlawat, for the first time I admire that spoil brat. She played well to escape her rapist", she spewed venomously. "Please stop it. I would never violate a woman, especially my Mehek. I love her so much", he wept. Somehow his tears softened Reshmi. "Get a good lawyer, Shaurya", she advised and walked to the door. "Please let me see her. I need to know that she is okay. I wonder what she will be going through now", he appealed. Her eyes widened with astonishment yet his words touched her. She had seen enough criminals and innocents to comprehend that Shaurya's side of story is not entirely corrupt. She decided to get to the bottom of it. She came out and ordered her driver, "Let's go to Maan's mansion". But before she could drive away, her subordinate hurried to her with a fax. She read it and sighed. It was her transfer order.
"Oye, Dulhey Raja", a vile voice addressed him and he looked at its owner. Though he was in uniform and had stars on his shoulder indicating his high rank, the man looked more like a goon than police officee. "I am ACP Mandaar. From this moment onwards, Mehek Maan missing case will be handled by me", he introduced himself. Shaurya realised that the nook is getting tightened around his neck. Vikram Maan was playing cleverly to keep him apart from Mehek. "Look Lover Boy, you had your fun and now it is time to pay. So either it can be easy way or Mandaar way. Easy way is to accept your crime and confess. I can go home while you can also rest peacefully in prison. Boring still less labour. Well then there is Mandaar way, my favourite. You don't accept but I will inflict heavy torture on you so that finally you have to accept everything. So whats say?", he asked him. "Scr*w you", Shaurya spewed at him. "Attaboy. Finally its time for Mandaar's way", he laughed wickedly. His men pulled Shaurya and stripped of his sherwani. They tied him and started to beat him mercilessly.
Sun had set and it was dusk. Shaurya laid wounded on cold floor of the interrogation room. Mandaar and his minions got tired of beating him yet they were not able to break him. Even in his semi-conscious state, he murmured her name and coughed blood. "Shaurie!!!!", concern brimmed in that motherly voice. "Hey Mata Rani. Mera Bacha", Kanta cried beside Shaurya. "Try to make him do the right thing, Old Hag", Mandaar ordered her and left them alone. She wiped his blood with her saree and wept. "Chachi... Mehek?", he managed to utter. "Are you still worried about her? Haven't you suffered enough?", she shot at him. "Mehek will come for me, Chachi. I am sure", he was hopeful. "She went back to her world. To her rich father, to her mansion and to her glamorous life. Have you even thought about yourself? Do you know they even took away Aarti?", she cried out loud. "Aarti? Where is she? What did they do to her?".Shaurya got desperate . "She is with her father", Aarush's words startled them both before Chachi could reply. "She is safe and sound, away from a criminal like you", he added. "Aarush, where is Mehek?", Shaurya mustered all his power to roar at him. "Don't you dare to take her name. She had suffered enough bcoz of you. I am you culprit and you should have faced me but you vent it out on a poor lady. Not anymore, now it's time for you to pay", Aarush gave back in full force. "We love eachother, Aarush. However hard you try to keep her away from me, eventually we will be together", Shauray challenged him. Aarush charged at him and punched his jaw in full force. "Even you shadow won't fall on my Mehek", Aarush sneered at him. "Please leave my child", Kanta begged with folded hands and Aarush left after throwing a disapproving glance at them. "Chachi, please go to Mehek. Tell her not to worry and be brave. Meanwhile call DK uncle and ask him to come here. He will be able to able to help us", he told Kanta. Though not confident, Kanta complied as she knew it was only chance of his survival.
Advocate DK waited for Mandaar's permission to meet Shaurya but it was denied. Yet DK was clever enough to bribe few constables and managed to meet Shaurya for some minutes. He was shocked to find Shauyra's status still even DK was helpless. Untill Shaurya was presented in court, he cannot legally move. Considering Mandaar's track record, DK wondered whether Shaurya will survive till dawn. If Shaurya confessed his crime, it will be final nail to his own coffin. "Shaurya Beta, how did you land up in this mess?", DK asked with concern. Shaurya gave a weak smile and leaned against the wall. "All evidences are against you. Police was tipped about Mehek's location from your own mobile phone that too tower location indicates that it was from your home. Ms Maan's torn clothes were found in your garage. Above all they found some clips in your mobile where you are forcing yourself on her", DK drew the entire picture to him. Shaurya laughed at his folly. "Only her testimony could save you, Shaurya. Else you are doomed. Are you sure she will not speak against you in court?", DK was anxious. "She won't. I am sure. We love eachother", he responded confidently. "Fine, then I will ensure that she is presented before court tomorrow. Endure the interrogation and never confess to anything, Mandaar proposes", he advised and left before anyone noticed him.
Another round of beating got finished. Shaurya had surpassed a point where pain couldn't alleviate further since he was numb. He had no idea what time it was. May be late night or early morning. The dark room didn't give any clue regarding time. His body may not take it any further, either it will give in or give up on him totally. Still he didn't confess. Though his body was failing, his heart & soul held him together. Mehek, her memories and his yearn to be with her, forced him to keep up the fighting. He was tied to a wooden chair and left alone. His eyelids drooped while he became drowsy. He was parched so when a glass of water was held to his lips, he sipped from it quickly. It took him few minutes as he laboured to open his eyelids and thank the kind hearted person. A female figure came into his vision. She stepped away putting enough space between them and leaned against the wall facing him. Shaurya blinked many times before he could identify her. "Mehek", he called out. She smirked at him. He tried to reach her but he was restrained to the chair. "Are you okay? I was so worried about you?", he was concerned. "Worried about me? Why?", she sounded sarcastic, "Look at me, Shauyra. Hope you can judge my status". She looked fine, infact perfect. Dressed in her designer chic outfit, proper make up and drowned in fragrance of her exquisite perfume. He knew something was amiss but held on to his belief. "You look like sh*t. I hope Mandaar Sir is taking good care of you. Dad had to spend a hefty amount to bring him in ACP Reshmi's place. But I must say, it was worthy. He knows his job", she taunted him. "Mehek, what is going on? Why are you behaving like this?", he asked her. "Don't you get it. Do I have to spell it out to you?", she acted astonished and laughed wickedly, "I guess I delivered my role beyond perfection". He was still perplexed. "You were duped, Mr Ahlawat. It was all an act and you fell for my trick", she declared victoriously.
His mouth gaped in shock but recovered swiftly, "I don't buy it, Mehek. If you wanted to escape, you have many chances. Did your father threatened you to tell me this cooked up story?". "Shut up!!", she ordered, "No one dictates my life. I live by own rules and principles. And the foremost of my rule is Never to forgive my enemies", she paused to check whether she had his attention. "Things were just limited to escaping you till that fateful night, Mr Ahlawat. But that night you slapped me with worst humiliation. You boasted that you prefer a cheap wh**e than f***ing my exquisite body. How could I let you scot free after delivering such a heavy blow to my ego? I had to have my revenge. I thought through it all night and started to make my moves carefully from next day onwards", she told him proudly. She managed to pierce his heart. Finally he started to see the truth she portrayed yet he hoped against hope that it was all a lie. "Your Kanta chachi was cunning enough to see through my pretenses and tried to disarm me with marriage. But I am better than her. I used it as perfect opportunity to escape and get you arrested. But not before having culmination of my revenge", she knelt to come at par to his level. "You kept me like a slave. Starved me, humiliated me, molested me and rejected me, Shaurya. But I did worse. I made you fall in love with me. I made you crave for me, not just in flesh but in heart. Remember last night, Shaurya. You begged me to make love you. I f**ked you and you gleefully let me f*** you", she told wickedly. "ENOUGH", he roared and tried to reach her throat but she tactfully moved away. "But I must say last night was one of the best nights I had for years. You are really good in bed", she mocked him, "So I am here with a proposal". "What do you want from me? You have broken me beyond repair. I have nothing left to offer", he asked furiously. "Ofcourse, you have . You still possess something extremely precious and cute", she humoured while his eyes widened in realization. "You guessed it already, haven't you? I need your angelic niece, Aarti", her words shattered him.
"Don't do this to me", he begged Mehek but she disagreed to relent. "I already did it to you, Shauyra. Under normal circumstances, you would have had an upperhand over Aarush for Aarti's custody. After all he was never married to Smrti and had abandoned them. But if I don't take back the case, you will be tried for rape & kidnap and branded as a criminal. You have no chance to win Aarti's custody. But I don't want Aarush to win either. Only I can be the sole winner. Aarush is already guilt-ridden thinking that I got abused due to his mistake. His guilt is my ultimate strength but Aarti is a lose end. Before Aarush's paternal instincts reach its peak, I need to claim full authority over Aarti. So sign these documents and handover Aarti to me", she explained her plan to him. Shaurya felt utterly defeated and helpless. "Don't think about it Mr Ahlawat. Both ways you will lose Aarti. Atleast you can gain your freedom and start over if you accept my proposal", she tried to coax him. He shut his eyes and let his tears spill but deep down in his mind a beasty voice commanded him, 'not anymore'. "I agree", he told her with strong determination.
In presence of their respective lawyers, Shaurya and Mehek signed over the documents. He looked calm and quiet as if he had grown immune to unfairness he was subjected to. While DK led him outside, Mehek quickly stalled him, "Any parting words? I was expecting few dramatic threats". Aarush rushed to her side but Mehek told him calmly," I can take care of myself, Aarush". Still Aarush stood close and draped his arm around her shoulders protectively. Shaurya gave a weak smile looking at them and said, "Take care, Mehek". He walked away, exiting the premises. While he sat in DK's car and drove, not even for once he turned back to look at her. Mehek watched him leaving until his was away from her line of sight. Aarush came near her, "It's over, Honey. He will never come into our lives". She nodded unsurely when he held her and pecked her cheek.
"DK Uncle, can I use your phone? I need to make a call to Mauritius", Shaurya requested. DK was taken aback by his request, "Are you sure, Shaurya?'. He nodded, "I lost everything. I am lone and helpless. I have no one to else to turn to". DK understood and dialled a number before giving it to Shaurya. "Hello",an elderly man attended the call. Shaurya gulped hard before speaking, "Daddyji. I am Shaurya". "Shaurya!!! My son!! Is it really you?", happiness was brimming in his voice. "Will it be fine if I come to join you?", Shaurya asked timidly. "What an absurd thing to ask? I have been waiting for years to hear from you. My entire wealth belongs to you. Just rush to my side, Shaurya ", he welcomed his son. Shaurya politely thanked his father and gave phone to DK. DK was given further instructions to arrange his travel. While they chatted, Shaurya gazed aimlessly and closed it eyes to fall into restless slumber.
Precap: 5 year leap
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