CHAPTER 9
Raghu picked Chilly up in his arms, strode to his SUV, and made her sit behind the wheels and turned to Antara. Antara was dragging her feet reluctantly behind Raghu. Her feet stopped abruptly reaching the car. Raghu's SUV duster looked a beast of a car. Last nights terrible reminiscence within this locked car shook her again. She stood frozen staring aghast at the car.
Raghu glanced at her and immediately understood her state. He opened the passenger door and gave a hard guesture, indicating her to climb in. Antara trembled nervously n took a step back wobbly. Raghu frowned. Taking five long dominant strides he reached her n grabbed her elbow... dragged her to the car, and made her seated inside like a ragged doll. Antara was completely thrown...a small feeble whimper of protest came out of her mouth, to which Raghu blazed his intense gaze on her n made her still n shut completely, his face just two inches away from her. Antara tried to move away her eyes from his but Raghu held her gaze with his. He kept on holding her with his intense blazing gaze and tied her with the seat belt, then straightened himself and closed the door with a hidden smirk on his face. He rounded the car with an easy n confident grace in his body and made himself seated beside her behind the wheel taking Chilly on his lap.
ON NH17 towards Goa around 10.30am:
Raghu's Duster was on the National Highway towards Goa. Little Chilly possessed his lap most comfortably n rightfully and was constantly blabbering with him placing her chubby palms on the steering as if she was driving the car. A pouting frowning baffled Antara noticed Chilly, hoisting herself in his lap and whispering something in his ear and Raghu too was answering her in her ear with equal amusement and fun. Antara couldn't hear them but she was sure the two were talking about her and giggling and chuckling. Antara became wide eyed seeing their intimacy n she felt a pang of pain and fear of loosing dearest Chilly inside her.
Chilly was her doll only and why and how would Raghu be so close to her ???...what if this Raghu did any wrong with her little Chilly? ...Antara could bear anything on earth but she was unable to bear a single drop of tear on Chilly's always smiling naughty eyes. Chilly was only a few months old cute baby when Mother gave her all responsibility to seventeen-year-old Antara. Three and half years passed and Chilly and Antara's bond grew stronger with the time.
She would do anything to protect her little precious Chilly from this DANGEROUS Raghu...she thought. She felt empty inside whenever Mother talked about any willing couple who came to their orphanage and took away little girl child with them. She knew Chilly deserved a family and good parents in her life but whenever any couple arrived for adoption, Antara had always hid chilly in her secret hideout out of their reach.
Sometimes Antara felt she was being selfish but Chilly too cried her heart out and refused to go with any willing couple leaving Antara behind. It happened atleast thrice when Chilly and ANtara both mutually dismissed an adoption plan of a couple. Antara could not even think also to live for a single second without Chilly ... what if this Dangerous Raghu took away her dearest Chilly from her...???? Antara shuddered badly.
Yeh Chilly ki bachhi ...apni Anta didi ko jaise bhul hi gayi ...chotisi bacchhi hai !!! usse kya pata Raghu kya hai? Kya kar sakta hai? ...She sighed rolling her eyes. She looked at Raghu in bewilderment who was joyously managing naughty Chilly tied within his own seatbelt and flying his car effortlessly at the same time. It was enough for her. She turned to him and snapped : RAGHU ---Chilly meri hai ...!!! Meri Chilly mujhe wapas karo .!!! ABHI !!!
Raghu arched his one brow turning his head towards her. His deep black eyes alight with humour. Half-heartedly Antara felt he looked so cute so charming and so hell attractive when he was in his good mood. She was scolding herself for feeling so about him, when He gave a naughty crooked smile to her n chuckled a grin : Chilly teri hai !!!...Aur "TU" ...MERI hai !!!...isliye teri har-ek cheez ...TERA S--A-B K-U-C-H ...SIRF APUN KA HAI ...samjhii??? Suddenly his gaze was intense ...all humour gone .
Chilly giggled hearing Raghu's logic and Antara s breath hitched...some strange muscles deep in her belly suddenly clenched. His words sounded like a challenge, or a threat, she was not sure which. Her eyes burnt in extreme fury mixed with fear... She bit her lip trying hard her tears did not roll down her cheeks in front of Raghu. Her vulnerable tears would prove she was infinitely intimidated by him ...this was a hard fact no doubt but she never wanted to make that obvious to him.
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Far away from Nibholi village :
You need to HOLD on your patience for heavens sake !!! Each time the mess u create ...it takes months to clear it up and produce a clean chit for you to show the world. YOU SHOULD TRY TO LEARN ATLEAST ...RAAJDEEP !!!...FROM YOUR PAST DAMN DEEDS...!!!..: A frustrated middle aged elegant sophisticated man yelled at someone. He was huffing due to some tension, which he was trying to toss down but failed. The man marched towards the classy crystal table and poured water in a fine cut glass from a beautiful crystal made jug and gulped down the water restlessly.
The person to whom the man was yelling seemed to be a quite young man ...an extremely goodlooking guy in his mid twenties... sat calmly on a couch at the far end of a lavish room most casually and relaxingly. The copious white feathery soft couch was just beside the floor to ceiling huge glass window. Behind the marvellous glass window a beautiful sceenary combining the sun, the ocean, the palm trees and the rocks was just breath taking. The marbel smooth white floor sparkled beneath his Hush Puppy boots. His long masculine legs clad in a pair of tout brown chinos and his well-built torso enhanced the elegance of a white linen shirt. His long silky straight black hair back brushed neatly to his broad shoulder. He held a mirror cube in his both hands and seemed to be fully engrossed playing it. His eyes never focused anywhere else. His perfect face showed no shades of emotions. His whole appearance could be easily resembeled to any godly feature. Surprisingly His body language showed complete ignorance and zero botheration to his father's words.
Manthan Joshi... the Secretary of the most renouned business tycoon of India sighed watching the helpless father of a criminal son...!!! Manthan was with Mr. Tycoon Viral Singhania from the very early stage of his flourishment. Raajdeep Singhania ...the son of Mr. Viral Singhania was then just a beautiful rich innocent kid. Manthan had never ever thought that this handsome kid would grow up to such a horrible goodlooking monster possessing the most bizarre criminal mind behind his drop-dead looks.
Raajdeep's father was genuinely a good human being with a rare combination of sharp business senses , extraordinary intelligence and dedication to his work. All these traits made Mr. Viral Singhania one of the most famous business magnate and tycoon of the world. He lost his wife when his only son was only a year old baby.
Manthan looked up to Mr. Viral and assured him : Sir ...this time everything is planned perfectly and according to Guru Ji... the unbeatable astrologer, this will be the last time Raajdeep wil try such stuffs on a...err...(he couldn't take the name as a lump of pain for the unknown innocent victim , choked his throat) Manthan gulped nervously...and stopped.
Manthan again started after inhaling enough oxygen into his system...We need to believe somebody at this stage...SIR ...we have tried all other options the world can offer!!!...doctors psychologists, all kinds of different positive divertions, even Black Magic and what not ????...am sure this age old astrologer of Singhania family is not a fake. He has gone through Raajdeep's birth chart and that err's birth chart. I hope this time the stars of that err... will change Raajdeep's bad stars...Raajdeep will change his nature !!! ...lets believe on this ...SIR..!!! After all there is a saying if we believe on something strongly...the whole Universe makes it happen finally.
Mr. Viral Singhania was listening to Manthan resting his both hands on the Cristal table taking deep breaths...his head bent pretty down...due to the worry for his son or any pain for the next unknown innocent ...Manthan couldn't detect.
Manthan shuddered thinking the fates of Raajdeep's previous victims. Fourteen of them died and ended their dreadful life but only one was able to escape alive from Raajdeep's horrendous grip God knows how. Nobody knew about that lucky (?) escaper's whereabouts till date. Manthan had always tried to keep himself aloof from this Raajdeep and his heinous activities but couldn't because of Mr. Viral Singhania ...Raajdeep's father... who was totally blind in son's love.
Every time Manthan's soul resisted him to erase those bloody signs of Raajdeep's wrong deeds...sometimes it seemed so difficult to hide it up from the world wide nosy media but Viral Singhania used his immence power and money and wiped out even the last drop of blood sign of his son's horrendous game. He knew he was a greater sinner than his own son for hiding Raajdeep's actual face from the whole world and supporting his wrongs indirectly but he was bound with his only son's love. This made Raajdeep become more horrendous and fearless and he continued playing his terrible ruthless game one after another.
Manthan !!! when is Guru Ji reaching here ?? Mr. Viral asked his secretary in a comperatively calm and composed voice.
By tomorrow noon Sir...Manthan informed promptly. He prayed to God and really hoped that this time the age old astrologer's words become really true and Raajdeep's terrible game would finally be over...no more innocent would ever lose life in such a pathetic game of a rich psycho... May God send someone to make THE End of Raajdeep's unspeakable game FOREVER.
On the NH17 highway :
It was around 12 noon and the sun was in the middle of the sky shining bright. ANtara made a lot of physical attempts to get Chilly back on her secure loving lap but all her attempts were going in vain. Along with Raghu, Chilly too was enjoying her innocent defeats to Raghu. Seriously, Antara wanted to cry bitterly. Finally she made her face as hard as possible...ignored Raghu completely and cried to Chilly : CHILLY !!!! TU ABHIKE ABHI MERI GODI MEIN AA JAA !!! Warna ...hhh...
Warna KYA ???? Haan??? Chilly nai jeyegi teri Godi mein...Raghu crushed Antara's warnings flatly. He didn't pay any heed to her fury...he shook his head watching her top to bottom n simply turned his head from her and looked straight towards the road in front and concentrated on driving. But Chilly rounded her eyes nervously seeing Antara so profusely upset this time and whispered to Raghu : Ragu ...muje Anta didi ke godi mein dedo ... didi bhot nayaz ho gayee ...aw fi kabhi puppy nai degi ...pyal naai kayegi...!!!
Raghu chuckled impishly...: achha ??? chal dekhte hain teri didi kitna naraz ho sakti hai ...tu tention mat le ...KU- - -CH nai hoga ...
Antara was just losing her battle(Not to cry in front of Raghu) almost...she bit her lips shutting her eyes tightly...her fists turned into balls.
Chilly once again looked at her Anta didi and said : didi abh lo degi Ragu !!! ...didi loyegi to Chilly ko achha nahi lagega ...Chilly bhi loyegi...jana hai didi ke paas...!!!
Raghu gave a quick glance to Antara and agreed... Hmm...but instead of giving Chilly to Antara Raghu abruptly turned the car to the left leaving the highway aside.
The road was narrow between the forest and rising up rounding a hill. The road was so narrow that the greenaries from both the sides came on the way and caressed the car as Raghu drove up the hilly road.
Yeh ...yeh tu ...tum hume kahan leke jarahe ho ?? Antara asked hastily as her priority of getting back Chilly on her lap got sidetracked with a new worry and nervousness. She could guess this was not the main road and this was not going towards the beach. Before leaving from the orphanage Mother told her that Raghu was going to take her to a beach to Goa in a Date, then why did he change his direction to such a lonely woody way ??? What was his plan to do next with her ??? Antara looked at Raghu's impassive stern face and her heart sank in fear.
Aage rasta thoda zikzak hai ...tu Chilly ko sambhal nahi payegi ...abh muh bandh rakh ...bohot sun liya teri chaa chaa subhase...abh bilkul CHUP !!! Samjhi !!! Raghu's deep voice sounded so calm and at the same time so threatening. Widening her eyes Antara gulped n got stilled immediately but started whining after a minute...Raghu...hh...Suno na ...hhh...ummm...mujhe nahi jana iss jungle ...hhh...ke raste mein ...tu...tum gadi roko ...!!!
Seeing panic stricken Antara, little Chilly too started sobbing ...BHOOo ...Ragu deko...Anata didi roli hai ...Chilly ko bhi lona aali hai ...!!!!
Raghu felt he had never handled such a difficult situation in his life...handling a crying baby and a young girl within a moving car was tougher than fighting down a group of violent goons on the road. Little Chilly was not only crying in her high pitch, she rested her head on his chest n rubbed her little watery nose and mouth on his shirt and made it soggy at the same time.
Raghu was bowled over. The feeling of having a little child on his chest was so new and so unusually good to him. He never had imagined it was at all possible that he could actually bear a child who was crying in highest decibel and sogging his shirt in such a manner ...Raghu was surprised by his own mind. He wanted to see Chilly's dazzling naughty smile again.
Raghu thumped Chilly's little back with his hand and tried to distract her ...Chilly ko bhookh lagi ?? Chilly itna royegi toh Ice cream kaise khayegi ??? wo bhi ek nahi do nahi pure char char ice cream ...BAS aur panch minute !!! fir Chilly ice cream khayegi ...
Chilly stopped crying immediately : Chaal ice keeem ???? Sacchi ... Ragu ????
Raghu smiled and noded to her. The situation improved instantly. Raghu looked at ANtara who was gazing at him through her wet eyelashes with an equal mixture of amusement and bewilderment at the same time. Chilly Chahiye ??? he asked her . Antara noded eagerly. Raghu took out a white handkerchief from his jeans and handed it to her silently. ANtara wiped her tears slowly and stopped whining ...it seemed the promise of icecream to Chilly was very effective. Raghu sighed secretly.
Within five minutes Raghu drove his car up the hill and a beautiful huge flowery Gateway welcomed them. A beautiful wooden nameplate held the name of that place " THE NEST ". Raghu glided his Duster inside the gate and stopped finally. Antara took a breath in and slowly roamed her wet eyes around the place from the car. She found a beautiful Resort resting on the nature's lap on the top of the hill with a mindblowing spectacular view of numorous palm and coconut trees planted aesthetically all around along with different shrubs of colourful flowers blooming here and there. Just beside a row of few gorgeous bamboo cottages, a narrow stony natural stair went down the hill vanishing within the green and it felt like it went on until it met the magnificent sea beach dazzling with the sunshine at the base of the hill. Through the crannies of the unending palm and coconut trees Antara could see a small crowd of tourists also, enjoying on the marvellous beach there, who looked tiny from her car window. Antara was mesmerised with the scenic beauty of the exotic resort.
Antara's trance broke when Raghu opened the passenger door for her and gestured her to come out. Antara managed her saree carefully and stepped out. The aromatic fresh cool breeze at once caressed her whole body and blew away her all unknown fear magically. The strong positive vibes of the surroundings made her feel relaxed instantly and Nandini's words echoed in her mind " Raghu utna bhi bura nahi, jitna tu samajhti hai ". She turned and looked at Raghu who was few steps away from her standing relaxingly resting his back on the trunk of a coconut tree with his hands tugged in his jeans pockets ...and watching Chilly with an amused smiling face. Naughty Chilly was running after a butterfly to capture it when suddenly Raghu's gaze shifted to Antara. His gaze changed and a shadow of a hidden impish intention played in his deep eyes. Antara tried to go deep and read those bottomless black magnetic eyes...Raghu and Antara's eyes got locked. Their trance broke when Chilly came up to them capturing the butterfly in her tiny hand...Didiii...Raguuu dekooo ...mere hath mein kya hai ...butta Fy !!!
Chod de usse Chilly ...titli ko bura lagega na agar tu usse zabardasti kayed karke rakhegi toh...said Antara in a hurt tone.
NAAAI !!!! ...Chilly ko yeh led and geen Butta Fy bhot pasand hai ...Chilly isse nai cholegi...Chilly made a stubborn face.
Haan ...bilkul chodneka nahi ...itni pasand hai toh haath se kabhi jane mat de...Raghu grinned and high fived with Chilly.
Titli mar jayegi ...agar zabardasti ki toh ...!!!..bachhe ko zabardasti karna sikharahe ho ??? ANtara glared at Raghu ...and then turned to Chilly...kisi ke zindegi se nahi khelte beta ...Chilly mera achha bachha hai ...Chilly iss titli ko jane degi ...hai na Chilly ??? Antara pleaded.
Chilly dazzled her naughty smile to Raghu and Antara both. Then freed the butterfly, and ran after a squirrel to play with it leaving them alone.
Raghu moved his eyes to ANtara again and took a step towards her ...his hands still in his pockets. Antara stepped back sucking in her breath and and her back collided with Raghu's Duster. She cringed when Raghu's eyes roamed her top to bottom cherishing her soft lovely curves. She didn't know how to react when all of a sudden Raghu took the soft edge of her yellow saree's pallu, and encircled it around his fist leasurely but firmly. He completely caged her placing his other hand on the car beside her tummy and whispered in a husky wayward voice in her ear : Yeh pili titli Mereko chahiye... !!! ...he tilted his head and tightened her pallu a bit more around his fist and lessened his distance with her , his hot breath brushed her bare skin on her neck and shoulder...AUR iss titli ko apun KABHI bhi chodne wala nahi ...! Antara stiffened n stopped breathing completely. Raghu rubbed his nose lightly on her hair on her shoulder and chuckled lightly...Thoda saans lele ...Antara ...!!!
Trembling Antara looked straight into his eyes and and managed to mutter : tumse zyada samajdar to char sal ki Chilly hai ...wo samajhti hai kisiko zabardasti kayed karna kitni buri bat hai ...usse bhi kisiki jaan ki parwa hai ...par tumhe nahi !!!
Mother ne mereko titli ko kayed karneki ki permission de di ... hamesha ke liye ! ...aur isme agar titli ki jaan janeki risk hoti toh Mother aisa karti kya ??? hmmm ??? Raghu penetrated his eyes in her big brown wet eyes and asked her in a serious but innocent tone.
Antara blinked her eyes in confusion and suddenly became conscious of his dangerous proximity ...Raghu's unzipped greenish grey lether jacket was almost hovering on her as he was leaning on her. Antara gripped her pallu with her both hands and tried to yank it from his grip ...uummhhh...meri ...saree chodo...!!!! In response, Raghu gave a wicked grin and rounded her Pallu once more around his fist tightening his grip.
Raghu and Antara both were busy in yanking the saree pallu when a man came running towards them. Arey Raghu Bhai ...aap aa gaye !!! Welcome Raghu Bhai ..! Welcome Bhabiji ...! aapke liye iss Resort ka best cottage booked hai...!!! the man exclaimed happily and excitedly.
BHABIJI ????? Antara growled and glowered at the man and Raghu both. " Honewali" Raghu corrected the man with an impish satisfactory smile on his face.
The happy looking man looked at Antara and and her saree pallu which was still in Raghu's grip and then said ...maine aapko bhabiji ekbar bula diya ...toh abh se aap meri bhabiji hi hain ...kyun Raghu Bhai bula sakta hun na ???
Haan bilkul...Raghu gave him his permission.
Antara glared at Raghu who was smirking at her and then sighed helplessly rolling her eyes. Raghu left her pallu and held her palm ...giving a soft tug he said : kal raat toh adhi sandwich khayithi ...aaj subha breakfast tune pakka kiya nahi hoga...bhookh nahi lagi kya ??? Chalen ???
Antara looked at him bemused didn't know what was awaiting for her within the resort.
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Raghu brought them at the dining place of the Resort. Antara had never seen such a beautiful aesthetic interior ever in her life. If she had not come with Raghu to this awesome place ,she would have definitely promised herself to come again to this heavenly beautiful Resort. Antara was feeling relaxed and happy too as Chilly was finally on her lap and she was feeding her, all her favourite food. The food was exotic here in this Resort. Antara was eating and feeding Chilly at the same time. Raghu was just beside her on the luxurious couch. He was also eating and Antara felt he looked he was quite hungry as if he too didn't eat anything from the last night but the half sandwitch.
Raghu was enjoying his food but he was more enjoying the lovely view of Antara feeding naughty Chilly. He didn't know why he felt an urge to be feeded by Antara. He wanted her to feed him with all her care , love and attention bestowed only on him. He wanted to feel her long shapely beautiful soft fingers on his mouth.
Finally Chilly was holding two large icecream cones in her tiny chubby hands sitting on the table in front of Raghu and Antara. She chose four different flavours and went for strawberry and blackcurrent for the first round. It was a treat to watch her eating icecream grabbing two large cones in her chubby grips.
Antara resting her back on the couch was watching Chilly with a faint satisfying smile on her face. She was definitely not enjoying everything around her, as Raghu was just beside her but atleast she looked she was not scared anymore of him.
Chilly declared : Ragu ...Chilly ko aw ice keem chahiye...
Raghu chuckled : pahle yeh do toh khatam karke dikha ...
The man who greeted Raghu and Antara at the gate was the manager of this resort. He came again with a smiling face and said : Raghu bhai ...yeh rahi chabi ...best cottage ki...aap jake aram kar sakte ho ...
Raghu took the key from his hand and picked up Chilly in his arms ... and gestured Antara to follow him. Raghu came to a different portion of the resort where it looked like a toy land. Different kinds and different size of soft toys were there along with different games and play stations. The place looked cuter as a bunch of small children was playing there giggling and laughing and eating icecreams and candies at the same time. There were few uniformed ladies also to keep a watch on the guests' children for the safety purpose. The man said: Chilly beta ..aap yehan khelna chahogi ????
Chilly looked at Raghu and then Antara eagerly. Chilly and Antara never saw such beautiful playland before. Raghu looked at ANtara and raised his eyebrows...: khelne dena isse ...warna hamare sath bore ho jayegi ...fikar mat kar dekh kitne sare bachhe hai yehan pe ...aur caretakers bhi hain ...Chilly safe rahegi.
Antara was still confused to leave Chilly there alone when Chilly made a puppy dog face and pleaded ...: pleash didi ...khelna hai Chilly ko. Antara noded half heartedly and Chilly ran inside the toyland with a huge grin on her face. Soon she made friends of her age and was busy playing and eating hard there.
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It was enough late when Antara realised she had done a great mistake. After leaving Chilly there at the toyland Raghu took Antara to a different segment of the resort. When Antara expressed her wish that she wanted to be with Chilly in the toyland, Raghu simply imprisoned her hand in his and started to climb down those natural stairs down the hill. Within few minutes, they were half down the hill and Raghu steered her towards a more isolated cliff where a beautiful tiny cottage sat with a spectacular view of nature surrounding it. Bemused Antara kept quiet, as she knew Raghu was not going to listen to her any plea. she felt a pang of fear of losing Chilly again inside her heart. She looked up at Raghu's impassive stern face and tried to read his eyes. Those black deep eyes hypnotized her and left her speechless.
Antara's heart sank when Raghu opened the lock and wide opened the door of the cottage and the manager left from there. She realised Chilly was indirectly protecting her from this dangerous Raghu and now she was completely alone with him and that too in this tiny lonely isolated beautiful cottage.
Antara was thinking to run away from there when Raghu pulled her in and closed the door behind them.
To be Continued...
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