Chapter - 2

2 years ago

Diya

@firewings_diya

Pratha leaves her cave and reaches a place where she knows few people

Pratha : Di... Baba... 

Mehak: Pratha tum yahan? Kya hua aise ghabrahi hui kyun ho?

Mahesh(P's adoptive father) : Pratha Beta tum yaha?

Pratha switches on tv to see what's going on. 

Mehak : toh tumhe bulava mil hi gaya. 

News anchor " Haali main delhi ke ek chauk par ek insaan ne apne sath apne poore pariwaron ko zinda jaladiya. Ye nazara ithna kaufnaak tha ki officeron ke hosh udgaye."

Pratha: Toh ab ye delhi main ho raha hai.  Di.. Mujhe aapki madath chahiye. 

Mehak: Haan bolo pratha kya madath chahiye. 

Pratha : Mujhe iss mission main shamil hona hai. Police aur army ke saath kaam karna hai thaki mujhe sari jaankari milthi rahe. 

Mehak: Hojayega.  Hamare kuch naag naagin police aur army main shamil hokar desh ki seva kar rahe hai. Unka yahi maksad hai ki jab bhi zaroorath pade aise kaamon ke liye kaam aye. Main baath karthi hun unse. 

Pratha : Shukriya di. 

Mehak goes to her room and comes back with a happy face. 

Mehak : Kaam hogaya. 

Pratha smiles and hugs her. 

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Next Day in a internal meeting between Police and Army . 

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Police Chief: Maamle ki sensitivity ko dhyaan main rakthe hue hum sab higher autority ne faisla kiya hai ki iss mission main koi aise shamil hogi jo supernatural cheezon ki specialist hai. 

"random officer" : lekin sir hamare beech woh kya karegi aur hamare hothe hue unka kya kaam. 

Police Chief: Hum janthe hai aur aap par hame pura bharosa hai lekin hum koi risk nahi le sakthe toh ye faisla liya hai ki hum specialist ko involve karenge thaaki aage jaake deri na ho. 

All officers are not so happy with this decision as it would question their capabilities. 

Police Chief : Mr Rishab Gujral, Unhe protect aur guide karne ki zimmedari hum aapko dethe hai. 

Rishab : yes sir. 

Police Chief : So, Lets welcome Ms. Pratha Sharma. Jo iss mission main hamare saath hongi.

Everyone makes their faces. 

Rishab waits for her to appear in front of him with curiosity. 

She walks in front of them wearing a yellow salwar. Rishab is amused to see the innocence on her face. 

Ajay whispers by looking at Rishab: Lagtha hai bhabhi mil gayi. 

Rishab : Haan and suddenly he realizes his question and hits him on his hand.

Police Chief: Ye hai Ms. Pratha Sharma jo in sab topics par research karthi hai. Aur inke hone se hame kaafi sari madath milegi. Welcome Pratha.

Pratha : Thank you sir. 

Everyone starts eating their food. 

Police Chief : Takes her near rishab.. 

PC: Pratha ye hai Mr Rishab gujral. Jo apke sath rahenge aur aapko suraksha denge. 

Pratha  smiles.

Pratha: iski koi zaroorath nahi thi. 

PC: Ye hamari zimmedari hai aapki suraksha karna. 

Rishab: Aap chinta math keejiye sir inhe main kuch hone nahi doonga

PC smiles.

Ajay pulls rishab to have food and rishab and PC asks him to join him.

Police Chief: Shesh naagin maine apna kaam kardiya hai ab aap hame aagya de. 

Pratha smiles 

Police Chief: Aaasha karthe hai aap apne kaam main kaamyab hongi. 

Pratha nods. 

PC leaves. 

Rishab looks at Pratha who is standing alone. 

He goes and offers her to join them for lunch. 

Pratha nods as she has to get more info from them as they are the last withness of the horrifying incident. 

Pratha: Waise aapne woh gatna dekhi thi hai na. 

Rishab: Haan kaafi Kaufnaak tha.. He explains what has happened. 

Pratha mutters "Iska mathlab uss din waha koi aur nahi tha sirf ye aur inke pariwar tha" 

Rishab : Kuch kaha aapne ?

Pratha : Kuch nahi. 

Rishab : Chaliye main aapko aapke ghar chod aatha hun. 

Pratha : Nahi iski zaroorth nahi hai. Main aaj yahin rahungi camp main.

Rishab: Lekin aap ithne thand ko aur raath main andhera bhi hai. Aur yaha sirf ladke rehthe hai rath ko. aap comfortable feel na kare. 

Pratha: Koi bath nahi. Main yahi rukhna chahthi hun.. Main dekhna chahthi hun rath main yaha aisa kya hotha hai. 

Rishab: Jaise aapki marzi. 

Ajay : Rishab.. tera to lottery lag gaya. 

Rishab hits him with his leg. 

Ajay announces : Aaj main ravi ke saath duty karunga.. Rishab ne mera dil dukhaya hai. 

Rishab : arre maine kya kiya.

Ajay leaves without listening and wynks at him. 

Rishab mutters " Ye bhi na" 

Rishab and pratha leaves in his Jeep along with some police whom he drops on his way. 

Rishab looks Pratha in mirror and is mesmerized to see how being so simple she looks beautiful. 

Pratha looks at him staring at her. 

Pratha : Kya hua. 

Rishab : Kuch nahi.Aap sach main camp aana chahthi hai

Pratha : Haan kyun problem hai?

Rishab: Nahi mujhe kya problem hogi. 

He stops near his camp. There are only one tent built for both Rishab and Ajay. 

Rishab: Aap yahin rukiye main kapde badhal kar aatha hun. 

Pratha nods. 

Rishab changes his clothes into the ones which he uses during his shifts. With thick jackets to prevent cold weather. 

Pratha in her Salwar they both go and stand infront of jeep. 

Rishab sees Pratha trying to cover herself with her dupatta but its not sufficient. 

He pulls out his jacket an offers her to wear . Pratha denies initially but takes it anyways. 

Rishab smiles at her. Pratha smiles back. 

Rishab : Waise tumhari shadi nahi hui abhi thak?

Pratha : Nahi kyun?

Rishab : Aur boy friend. 

Pratha : arre baba nahi hai lekin kyun.

Rishab: wohi soch raha tha agar hothe toh tum yaha nahi hothi. 

Pratha stares at him. 

Pratha : Toh agar ladkiyan shadi karlenge ya agar unka koi bf hai  toh woh apna duty nahi nibhayenge?

Rishab: Nahi nahi woh baath nahi hai.tum galath samjh rahi ho. Tabse dekh raha hun tumhe ek bhi call nahi aaya toh puch liya. 

Pratha : Iss logic se toh tum bhi single aur bina koi gf ke ho? Is that correct?

Rishab  starts smiling and Pratha laughs with him suddenly they see a person walking towards well. 

They starts running towards him and holds him before he jumps into well. 

Pratha hears " Asuron ki jeeth hogi aur acchayi ki haar" 

He speaks some random gibberish language "Duniya se acchayi ka naamon nishan mita denge, Poori duniya par hukum ham karenge"

Rishab looks at pratha to know what he is saying as pratha looks worried. 

Rishab: Kya kaha isne?

Pratha : Usne kaha   "Duniya se acchayi ka naamon nishan mita denge, Poori duniya par hukum ham karenge"

Rishab turns him away from well. 

Suddenly he bites rishab's hand and stands infront of the truck and dies instantly bleeding from his head. 

Rishab and Pratha are devastated to see this horrific death. 

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To be continued