PART 6
---Ann Landers
Yeh car sound proof hai...Antara!!!...isliye yeh bekar ka chillana aur uchal kud karna bandh kar...!!!! Raghu said in a harsh dominating tone ...teri awaz iss car ke bahar kabhi nahi pohchegi ...aur nahi apun ki marzi ke bagair yeh car ka lock open hoga ...SAmjhi!!!
Antara blinked at him unable to believe his words...then realized the meaning of what he said ...the more she realized her situation the more she cringed on the seat...she folded her knees hugging them tightly n curled herself into a ball. Fresh tears ran down her flushed cheeks as she sobbed staring at him...
Her voice died in her throat...mouth dried...she shuddered to her core losing her strength in her limbs.
Thak gayi ???? Raghu mocked her in a soft husky tone ...tilting his head a bit. His piercing eyes continued to scan her whole trembling feature.
More helpless tears ran down her cheeks hearing him. Her lips lost its natural color and gloss ...it turned pale due to her acute nervousness. She lowered her reddened fearfull teary eyes from him hugging her shaking knees more tightly.
Seeing her lowering her eyes Raghu impishly bent his head pretty down to meet her eyes ...Antara whimpered n closed her eyes to avoid his torturous gaze. She was totally drained out bearing the continuous fear of Raghu for more than half an hour. Within the locked car she tried her level best to shout and call someone and even tried to break the door and the glass window with her fists ...she failed pathetically.
She was sensing something bad will happen with her the moment she came across the unknown weird person in the mall but never thought it would reach to such an extreamity in the dark night with that same weird dangerous person in front of her ...both locked in a car in a lonely remote place out from her orphanage.
She didn't know why Raghu forcefully brought her here out of the orphanage and locked in a car. Her brain was not working properly ...but still she tried to think straight. Once she thought Raghu brought her there to punish her as she was going to complain to Mother against him and cancel the marriage ...then again she thought Raghu just wanted to harm her ...scare her to death without any reason. She was totally being unable to understand his intentions ...his actions or anything about him. She felt this was her last night ...she wont be able to see the daylight the next day ...her Mother ...her little Chilly and Nandini again. She kept her eyes closed and prayed to God to save her from this dangerous Raghu n give her an easy death. Her tears rolled down her cheeks silently and soaked her clothes.
Raghu frowned a bit ...he didn't like Antara's silent shattered form. He became a bit restless when Antara closed her eyes. He shifted near her leaving his place...Antara felt him nearing her and it became difficult for her to even breathe in such extreme anxiety and fear.
Raghu placed his one hand on the glass window beside her and other hand on the seat and caged her badly inside the locked car. She felt his body warmth brushing her entire body drying up her continuous tears.
After few breathless long moments Antara heard his soft chuckle...Kitna roti hai tu...???? Kabh se bas royi jari hai... har baat pe sirf rona ata hai kya tereko??? He asked in a comparatively soft less scarry tone. He was mocking her again seeing her poor condition or just asking her... Antara couldn't differentiate.
Antara didn't know how to react ...she just kept her eyes closed and knees hugged. Again few moments passed away in the locked car. She could feel his penetrating deep black eyes stroking her continuously.
Main terese baat kar raha hun ...Antara!!!...aankhe khol...dekh meri taraf aur bat kar merese ...Warna ...Raghu's voice became again deadly cold and dangerously threatning.
It was enough for Antara ...she couldn't take the trauma any more ...she suddenly reacted violently. She took a deep breath and shot opened her eyes. she found him inches apart from her...caging her with his both hands n body...staring at her intensely with a frown in his forehead. Seeing her looking at him opening her teary eyes a grin appeared on his face instantly.
Antara's head burnt in fury. She raised her hand leaving her knees and within a blink slapped him on his cheek gathering her all might. Raghu's jaws got hardened right away ...the slap infuriated him much but he was more stunned by her action...he went lost watching her volcanic fury still caging her...a faint but rapt smirk appeared on his face.
The slap was not enough hard as she was weak and her whole body was in tremor. But still a slap is a slap afterall and it made her feel a bit better. She saw his smirk and lost her nerves totally. She grabbed his collars n cried frantically staring at his shocked n amused eyes ...Warna KYA haan ???? KYA ??? mujhe mar daloge tum hai na??? maro na ...!!! Yeh car sound proof hai ...meri awaz bahar nahi niklegi ...aur jab tak meri jaan puri nahi nikalti tum iss car ki lock nahi kholege ...hhh...aur main janti hun main yehanse bhag nahi sakti ...kyunke aisa tum hone nahi doge ...hhh
Toh time kyun waste kar rahe ho ??? MAR DALO na mujhe ...hhh... ABHI !!!...she cried more furiously and hit his shoulders with her fists like a mad lost girl.
Raghu slowly removed his hands from her sides n relieved her from his cage and then shifted away a bit from her. His unreadable calm eyes were scanning her curled form. Antara was panting badly and sobbing hard not looking at him but she could feel his raw gaze penetrating her entire self ignoring her dissent. Still she felt a bit relaxed as Raghu shifted away from her. But she didn't know what was waiting the next second for her.
She was just a bit composed and relaxed when Raghu held her both ankles out of the blue and gave an appalling brawny pull towards him. The sudden unexpected pull made Antara scream n slip on the seat losing her balance ...she was on her back lying on the seat with her legs stretched on Raghu's lap. The harsh pull made her tiny kurti get displaced and it got pulled upwards revealing her soft smooth shapely waist and tummy in front of him. Raghu shifted his gaze from her face and gazed down at her bare revealed quivering neval.
Antara shrieked and cried bitterly. She tried to fold her legs but couldn't as Raghu hold her knees tightly on his lap. She felt her kurti was displaced and tried to pull it down and cover her with her trembling hands. She tried hard but her kurti was stuck beneath her back ...she couldn't pull it down ...she looked at Raghu who was shamelessly gawking down at her bare tummy and whimpered more.
Suddenly Raghu raised his one hand from her knees and slowly neared it to her tummy. Antara caught his hand to resist him with her ice cold hands. She held his hand with her both hands but still couldn't resist him. His hand landed on her tummy brushing her skin lightly and then yanked her kurti down covering her exposed body fully and then raised his eyes to meet hers again.
Antara was huffing lying on the seat ...her lips parted ...hands folded on her chest ... fists near her chin...with her widened shocked and perplexed eyes she was staring at Raghu...who was still holding her knees tight on his lap and giving her a strange stare. The stare had defiance stubbornness and pleasure mixed with equal amount of softness and ruggedness.
Antara couldn't make out what was going in his mind ...what would he do next with her ...would he leave her n let her go or torture her more in his typical weird manner.
Antara tried to move her legs from his lap again when Raghu leaned a bit on her lying body and held her wrists and forcefully removed them from her chest. He leaned more on her cringing body till he was just a centimeter away from her. Antara sobbed poorly n tried hard again to get free but Raghu tightened his grip more on her inhaling her lotus body aroma deeply. He moved his mouth to her soft earlobe and whispered huskily...:...Antaraa !!!...mereko b-o-h-o-t... bhukh lagi hai !!!... Antara trembled with an unknown horror within his iron grip as Raghu penetrated his intense gaze deep into her fear full teary eyes.
Antara was more than petrified but she couldn't move her eyes from Raghu's hypnotic weirdly impish orbs. She sobbed n wheezed in a choked voice: bhukh lagi hai toh phir khana khao na...hhh ...mujhe kyun uthake le aye ...kya main... main ...hhh...koi khaneki cheez hun...hh??? Dikhai nahi deta tumhe?? ...main ek ladki hun ...jeeta jagta insaan ...mujhe dard hota hai ...takleef hoti hai ...mere sath kyun aisa kar rahe ho tum...hhh???? ...hhh...please ...mujh...mujhe ...jane do ...hhh...please Raghu ...hhh...!!!
Not a line shook on Raghu's face. But his eyes became darker and unreadable again. Moments passed and Raghu forcefully held her and kept her beneath him in the same position without removing his powerful trenchant gaze from her. She felt an uncontrollable fear squeezed her heart hard n stopped it to beat normally. Antara lost her all hope to get free...moments back she was still trying to get free her wrists from his grip and move to a comperatively safer position away from him but now her limbs stopped supporting her. She started sweating badly as she felt woozy and a darkness approached in front of her eyes blurring Raghu's stern face. Sweat drops ran down her face along with her helpless tears. Antara closed her eyes n turned her face to a side as her last attempt to avoid his torturous gaze but her resists faded out completely.
Raghu felt her getting weak within his hold...he left her one hand and it drooped on the seat limply. He grasped her cheeks and turned her face to him and found her collapsing. Her beautiful lips got pale n parted... eyes closed and she sobbed weakly in a hardly audible voice ...jane ..dona!!!!...Chilly...hhh...bb..rorahi hai...mere bina nahi soti ...hh..Nandini...hhh...Mother...Raghu...hhh...muj...mujhe jane do ...hhh...Raghu bohot dar...her words died in her mouth. She stopped mumbling. She became still completely within his hold.
Raghu frowned n narrowed his eyes...he jerked her body a bit to get her response but she didn't respond. Worriedly he took her wrist n checked her pulse...he sensed her pulse had gone too weak. He quickly set the temperature to chill in his car to stop her sweating profusely. He took a bottle of water and sprinkled some water on her face n started rubbing her palms n feet. After a while she squeezed her wet eyelashes a bit and moaned a little.
Raghu slid his arm beneath her back n softly lifted her up a little holding her securely and made her drink some water from the bottle. Antara drank the water closing her eyes and then slowly opened her eyes and saw Raghu was firmly holding her back with his arm... her head resting on his shoulder. She was actually almost on his lap with her legs half stretched on his lap n half on the seat.
She raised her eyes and found his intense gaze intact on her. Tu Thik Hai... ???he asked in his deep voice. She started panting again and gushes of tears again came running down her cheeks. Raghu shook his head seeing her condition n scooped her up a liitle n made her sit on the seat facing him. He left her and bent on the front seat and took out a packet from there. He looked at her shaken form once then opened the packet. There was a sandwitch inside it.
Mother ke pas meri chughli karneki josh mein tune aaj dinner nahi ki ...aur apun dinner nahi kiya...tujhe rokne ka chakkar mein...
Baat karni thi ...isliye terese milne ayatha !!! ...par tune tere wo Damu guard ko bulakar sab gadbad kardiya... tu agar nahi chillati aur bhag neki koshish nahi karti toh tujhe yehan uthakar nahi laya hota ...Raghu looked straight at her teary shaken eyes and stated flatly. His voice was calm n composed and not threatening.
He held her shaking palm softly with his rough hand and gave her the sandwitch...ek hi hai ...tu hi khale ...tujhe zyada zarurat hai ...ro ro ke toh adhi ho gayi ...he said with an elfin grin.
Antara couldn't believe her eyes and ears...Yeh Raghu aise ache se bhi baat kar sakta hai???? she rounded her eyes n thought...zarur iske dimag mein kuch aur chal raha hai ...mujhe aur takleef deneki koi naya teda plan !!! and most importantly how did he know that she skipped her dinner...
Antara sobbed more anticipating his upcoming torture and returned the sandwitch in his hand. In a choked voice she whined ...mujhe ..hh ...nahi khana ...mujhe ghar jana hai ...please ..hhh...mujhe jane do ...
Ghar jana hai??? he asked her softly ...bending his head a bit towards her.
Haan ...hhh...she noded eagerly hoping against all the negativities. Toh phir pahle khale ...pura nahi kha sakti toh adha toh kha hi sakti hai !!!... Raghu said in a soft but dominating tone looking at her. He devided the sandwitch in half and gestured her to take the half portion.
Tu...tum ...sach kah ...hh..rehe ho ??? tu ...tum sach mein mujhe jane doge ... agar yeh sandwitch kha lungi toh tum...hhh...muj...mujhe ...sach mein ..hhh..jane doge ???? Antara asked him widening her teary shaken eyes ...stuck in the dilemma to trust him or not.
Haan !!!...he grinned waywardly...apun tujhe uthake laya hai ...toh sahi salamat pohcha bhi dunga wapas tere cottage tak...fikar mat kar!!!...His eyes were as calm as his voice.
Raghu started eating the half sandwitch and handed the other half to her coolly as if nothing happened in the past few hours.
Antara sat there holding the sandwitch in her hand with her body cringed n mind totally confused.
Seeing her not eating Raghu flipped his figers in front of her eyes and said in a harsh tone...:Tu yeh adhi sandwitch nahi khatam karegi toh tujhe wapas jane nahi dunga ...issi car mein puri raat guzaregi tu...Mere Sath ..!!!
Antara wiped her tears hastily n took a byte from her half sandwitch. Raghu sighed looking at her n ate his portion. ANtara quickly finished her sandwitch and looked at Raghu who already finished his n was drinking water from a bottle. He looked at Antara and gave her the bottle and ordered ...pani peele...!!!
Without any fuss Antara drank some water and again looked at him eagerly. He was not showing any sign to open the lock of the car.
Antara couldn't wait any more ...she eagerly asked : Raghu ...hh...maine sandwitch bhi kha liya aur pani bhi peeli ...mujhe abhi jana hai...tumne kaha tha ki main kha lungi ...hhh...toh tum jane doge hhh...she squeezed her fists to control her nervousness and looked at him with all her hope.
Raghu stretched his legs towards the front seat relaxingly and layed his head on the backrest n turned his face n looked at her...Tension mat le !!!...he raised his wrist n looked at his watch n said ...abhi 11.30 baja hai...matlap wo tera Damu guard ko abh tak hosh aa gaya hai ...abhi toh pura orphanage mein uthal puthal mach gaya hoga ...kyunke wo Damu sabko batayga ke uske sath kya huatha ...aur phir sab tujhe dhundenge ...tere cottage mein teri bed pe tu nahi milegi toh pura orphnage tujhe yehan wahan dhundenge ...abhi hum wahan jayenge to tu pakdi jayegi ...samjhi ????
He chuckled ...thoda adha ek ghanta unhe aur dhund lene de tujhe!!!...phir unka josh thanda pad jaiga ...phir apun tereko pohcha dega tera cottage tak ...fikar mat kar!!! His voice was assuring.
Antara's face drooped...she kept quiet ... iske sath aur e-e-k ghanta iss locked car mein...Ohh God ...aisa kyun kar rahe ho ???? yeh agar mujhe yahan nahi lata aise toh koi problem hi nahi hoti...Mother nandini Chilly ...sab kitna padeshan ho rahe honge mere liye...pata nahi Damu kaka ko iss Raghu ne kitna chot diya hoga ...na jane wo kaise honge?
Iss Raghu ko mujhse koi baat karni thi ...par kya ???puchu kya isse ??? KOI zarurat NAHI !!! she shook her head nervously ...main kuch puchungi aur iska dimag phirse teda ho gaya toh mujhe jane nahi dega ...issi car mein pata nahi kab tak mujhe zabardasti kayed karke rakhega ...!!!
Antara moved far end to the window on her side and leaned back on the seat taking up her knees shakily... She rested her head on the glass window and looked outside at the pitch dark.
Each moment was taking extra long time to pass within the car for Antara. Whenever she turned her head towards Raghu ...he was seen in that same position ...legs stretched relaxingly towards the front seat ...leaning on the backrest with his hands folded behind his head...and eyes closed. She sighed feeling a little bit relaxed n closed her eyes.
Right then at the orphanage:
Damu kaka got his senses back n stood up from the ground. He couldn't make out what happened to him. Then slowly he remembered he was talking to Antara when someone grabbed his neck awefully and pressed it hard and he lost his senses. Who could do this ??? and what might happened to Antara. She was supposed to go to Mother's cottage. Damu decided to go to Mother and clarify.
Knowing the details from Damu Mother was hell worried. It was almost 11.30 pm at the night. She and Damu together went to cottage number 21 to check Antara was ok there or not. Soon they found Nandini and Chilly still awake and waiting for ANtara as they were thinking that Antara might be taking long time to talk to Mother. When they heard that Antara never reached to Mother both became hell worried for her. Stella was getting irritated as her sleep was getting disturbed for the chaos created due to Antara. Bhar mein jaye ...yeh ladki Antara ...Stella thought in her mind and turned on her bed and slept again burying her ear with a pillow. Nandini made little Chilly lie on bed and came out with Mother and Damu to search Antara. Soon a number of girls started searching Antara here and there within the orphanage. Mother called up Charlie and Matron Kim and informed them about Antara's missing.
Matron Kim came and said enthusiastically: I am sure!!! Yeh Antara jaanbuch kar gayab hui hai ...zarur wo kisi ladke se milne gayi hai !!! Wo John (2nd guard of Orphanage Other than Damu )to khade khade so jata hai Gate mein...aur usika mouka uthakar wo gayab hui. bas ekbar ANtara mil jaye fir usse aisi punishment dungi ki orphanage ki har ek ladki yaad rakhegi ki aise rat ko gayab hone se unka kya hasrat hogi.
Kim gritted her teeth and growled: Mother aap chahe toh apna cottage wapas jasakti hai!!! ...I will handle this matter. I am sure wo Antara main gate se bhagi hai toh lout kar bhi ayegi wahinse...kyunke itni unchi diwaar ko tapak na kisiki bas ki baat nahi hai...loutne ka rasta toh sirf main gate hi hai... hume main gate pe nazar rakhna hai...!!!
Kim ordered all the girls to return to their cottages. The girls obeyed her order quietly. Nandini gulped and thought : Antara zarur kisi musibat mein hogi ...aur ye Metron ...isse toh bas hume kisi bhi wajese punish karnese matlap hai...par yeh Antara gayi kahan ??? I hope wo thik ho and jaldi se ghar wapas ajaye. Metron ke hath lag gayi...to woh toh Antara ko punishment ke naam se torture karke mar hi dalegi aaj...
Nandini turned to get back to her cottage with loads of worry n tension. Matron snarled ...Tum nahi ja sakti Nandini!!! ...tum mere sath rahogi jabtak Antara mil nahi jati...!!! Nandini noded and stayed back.
Mother said to metron : Antara aisi ladki nahi hai kim...don be too hard on her. Wo kisi musibat mein bhi ho sakti hai...!!!
Damu also supported Mother and wanted to save Antara from cruel Matron. But Matron said in a cunning n strict voice ...: yeh orphanage ki ladkiyon ki dekhbhal aur decipline ke liye Mr. Viral Singhania ne mujhpar bharosa kiya hai. I will not let him down at any cost. I will do what is needed. I am 100% sure Antara kisi ladke ke sath bahar kahin aspaas hi hai. aur iska anjaam toh usse zarur bhugat ni padegi.
Mother sighed and approached towards the main gate along with Damu Charlie Nandini and Matron. John was standing there deep in his sleep. Matron reached him and gave a grave slap on his cheek and made him wide awake...NALAYEK !!!! tere karan aaj ek ladki raat ko orphanage ke bahar ja payi hai ...u r fired!!! ...main koi dusra guard rakhlungi . Matron kicked him out of the orphanage in the midnight without listening to his any pleads.
Matron ordered Damu to stay alert on the gate and asked Charlie to bring chairs for her and Mother so that they can sit beside the gate and keep on watching.
Within Raghu's Duster :
Antara couldn't stay calm within the locked car. She looked at calm n relaxed Raghu and almost pleaded..: Raghu abh to mujhe jane do ...!!! Sab mere liye bohot padeshan honge ...aur ...aur ...mujhe yehan ghuntan si horahi hai...atleast mujhe iss car se bahar jane do!!!
Raghu twitched his neck and looked towards her ...sachhi ??? tujhe ac mein bhi ghutan horahi hai ...hmmm???
Haan ...hhh...sachhi ..!!! Antara looked at him with her big innocent eyes. Her eyes were swollen due to her continuous crying and reddened too but the fear for him subsided a bit.
Raghu took out his key from his jeans and pressed a button. A metallic bipping sound was heard and the car got unlocked. Antara was still confused what he was doing. Raghu twitched the knob of the door of his side and opened it...he gestured her with his hand and said : chal ...Ajaa...!!!
Antara was staring at the opened door widening her eyes...panting heavily...she could hardly believe that at last Raghu had opened the car. She moaned in releaf and joy n shifted towards him hastily like a little eager girl and finally got out of the car after him. The fresh cold breeze caressed Antara's face and she closed her eyes and inhaled the free air heavily.
She opened her eyes and found Raghu looking at her with an unreadable expression on his face. She got confused trying to read his eyes...his eyes emanated something deep and excruciating happening inside him...but what she couldn't guess. She frowned and said in a wobbling voice: mm...main jarahi hun...hhh..saying this without wasting a second she started to walk leaving him behind. OYEE RRUUKHH !!!! she heard his deep dominating voice. Her steps froze instantly. She was thinking of running away from him but she knew that was not easy ...he would caught her easily and might again lock her in his car. Abh kya hai ...???? Roka kyun ??? ...Antara asked suppressing her fear...mujh...mujhe ghar jana hai ...!!!
Raghu came and stood in front of her ...akele kahan jarahi hai ??? orphanage ke andar ghusegi kaise ?? Main gate se ghusegi toh pakdi jayegi ...abhi wahan puri paltan khada hoga teri swagat ke liye ...samjhi ...!!! He said in a serious voice.
Toh main kya karun ??? itni unchi diwar tapak ke main andar nahi ja sakti ...aur waise bhi ...wahan gate mein sirf John khada hoga ...wo sota hai khade khade ...usse kuch pata nahi chalega...Antara exclaimed.
Thik hai dekhte hai...teri andaza kitna sahi hai ...chal ...Raghu said .
Nahi tu ...tumhe aane ki koi zarurat nahi ...main manage kar lungi ...Antara expressed herself.
Raghu chuckled ...: mereko dekhna hai tu kahan tak manage kar leti hai... saying this he held her hand and started walking ...Antara tried to free her hand ...and in response Raghu tightened his grip on her hand. Antara didn't dare to go up against him further...she quietly started walking with him with a grumpy face...letting him hold her hand in his.
After a while they reached quiet near the main gate of orphanage. Damu was seen to be pacing along the main gate stomping his feet. Mother and Matron Kim were sitting beside the gate wide awake. Charlie and Nandini were standing by them really tensed and stressed out. Raghu stopped Antara abruptly and took her behind a bush immediately...dekh wahan ...puri ki puri paltan khada hai ...teri swagat ke liye...!!! kahan hai tera sota hua khada John... Hmmm????
Oh my God ...abh kya hoga?? ...wahan Matron hai !!!...wo to mujhe mar hi dalegi ...Antara murmured gulping hard. Raghu looked at her ...Matron koun ?? wo hippo jo baithi hai Mother ke bagal mein???
Haan ...wo hamari Matron hai ...bohot zyada strict hai ...Mother bhi bacha nahi payegi aaj mujhe !!! ...Antara murmured again shakily. Raghu felt her hand is getting cold and trembling within his hold.
TO be Continued...
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