PART 13
Raghu called up someone : tereko msg bheja hai ...wo phone number aur mail id ki puri details mereko chahiye ...JALDI ...!!!!...His caucious alert eyes roamed around the dark highway as he stretched his arms lazily. A car with its headlights off was quite visible, about a kilometre away from his duster on the lonely dark highway.
Nazar rakh ke koi Raghunath ko rok nahi sakta ...!!! Sala jabse Nibholi aya hun, tabse yeh nautanki dekhraha hun. Abh yeh nautanki bardash karneki zarurat KHATAM !!! With a wicked grin on his face he opened his car door ... climbed in and relaxed on his seat. He squinted his eyes engrossed in some thoughts and called up someone..."Stanley ko phone de !!!" he ordered someone in a hard stony tone and waited for the person named Stanley over phone.
@ a less eminent beach near Goa :
A young boy was busy in a shack kitchen when Stanley's phone rang. He received Raghu's call and holding the phone he left the kitchen and ran inside a huge croudy shack on the beach. The beach was not renowned but the shack was eminent to some people for some reasons.
The shack was loaded with different kind of customers came from all over the world. Some were dancing madly with the loud music and led lightings. Some were sitting with their partners enjoying their drink and special Konkoni food. A large part of the crowd was at the rear, in a different and separate segment of the shack ...mysteriously murky with smoke and dim creepy lights. Still, there were a bunch of weird people sitting standing and lying in different odd postures and totally engrossed with some fishy stuffs in their hands.
A young neatly ponytailed tanned man clad in a dark green barmuda and bare perfect torso was talking with a foreigner there, in a very low muted tone..." Yess u need to pay the whole amount right now otherwise u don't get to enjoy this awesome stuff !!! a red hair man shook his head and tried to burgain " please ...Stanley ...i don have 95 K right now am giving you see this 55K ...u give me this stuff " ...the red haired man greedily ogled at stanley's hand ...a tiny folded paper packet was seen in Stanley's grip. "NOPE ...In 55 K u get that stuff but not this one...Sorryy..."...Stanley gave a different tiny paper packet in the red haired man's hand and swiftly slid the other packet in a safe place of his barmuda along with fiftyfive thousand cash.
The red haired man left from their and a girl from the weird bunch of people approached Stanley for a special packet. Her curly long black hair with a pair of most beautiful naive eyes were not matching with her tipsy steps and the awkward place along with the most horrible weird bunch of people, who looked they were never connected to the world by any means at any stage of their life. They only had keen interest with the stuffs they were busy with in different style. Some were rolling some white powder in a thin paper and then inhaling it like it was the only thing that would give them their life. Few were smoking hukkas forgetting the whole world behind ...some of them were busy with syringes injecting a certain amount of liquid to each other's veins. The rest were fulfilling carnal desires being very ignorant to the watching world.
Stanley had never ever seen a girl like her in his shack before. He eyed the girl top to bottom. She was wearing a long frayed skirt with a loose top. God knows how she maintained such a beautiful body even after living such a weird life. No doubt, she was new in Stanley's shack and completely unaware of the dangerously ruthless weird world here.
A croocked smile appeared in Stanley's sharp face. He encircled her waist abruptly and pulled her on him. The girl looked up at him indifferently and muttered .."Mere pas paise khatam ho gaye ...par mujhe wo puriya chahiye !!!" Stanley tightened his grip on her waist and said ..." Mil jayegi ".
He took her away from the shack and reached a lonely hut nearby. He took out a key from the roof from a hidden place and opened the lock of the door. Inside there was a narrow single bed seen in the dark. Stanley pulled the girl in and shoved her on the bed. The girl fell on her back on the bed but then raised herself a bit resting on her elbows. A chink of fear appeared in her impassive eyes but disappeared soon.
Stanley gawked at her like a seahawk while rolling his ponytail with his finger. He was about to close the door from inside when the young boy with phone reached him ..."Stanley !!! ...Raghu Bhai ka call hai !!!" Stanley took the phone from his hand hurriedly, came out of the hut leaving the girl, and locked the door from outside right away. He pressed the phone on his ear and exclaimed " BHAI !!! sorry bhai thoda busy tha ...yeh apun ka shack ka dhanda na bilkul time nahi deta ...jitni raat gahri hoti hai utnihi zyada customer !!!.."
" Eey Stanley !! Dhande ko beech mein mat la!! ...Mereko pata hai tu sabse zyada busy kab aur kyun hota hai ...!!!!! Stanley made a naughty face hearing Raghu caressing his ponytail.
Abey tereko kintibar bola phone hamesha tere sath rakhneka ...kabhi baat nahi sunta !!...sala chalta firta drugs ka puriya ban chukka hai tu ...apne barmuda mein ek chotasa phone thusneka bhi jaga nahi choda..." Raghu exclaimed with a bit of irritation and a bit of lenience.
"Bhai ...!!! kaiko gussa karta hai ??? Tu to mereko janta hai in and out ..apunko pata hai ...!!! Apunke liye koi kaam hai to bol !!! waise Goa ayela hai kya?? ...aya hai toh idharich tera khatirdari sab yeh Stanley karega aur koi nai !!!! "Stanley caressed his ponytail and chuckled heartily.
"Haan teri khatirdari chahiye mereko ... aaj aur abhi samjha ???? apne sare kaam chod aur aaja. " Raghu checked sleeping Antara once and then instructed Stanley something in a low alert voice.
Stanley rolled his ponytail in his index finger...: "Haan bhai ...Samajh gaya ...!!! koi problem nahi hogi. kaam to chaku se makhhan kaat neka barabar hai ...!!! Baas ...tu ladki lekar aja!!!...woh jagah apun ke adde ke paas hi hai ...apun adhe ghante mein wahan pohoch jayega puri taiyari ke sath !!! "
"Mereko ek der ghanta lagega pochneme... rasta thoda clear karneka hai !! Chal Abh phone rakh " ...Raghu cut off the call and Stanley tugged his phone in his barmuda and ordered the young boy ..."Bullet !!!! gadi nikal ...abhi...aur han apne do admi bhi sath lele "
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On the highway NH17 :
Raghu slid his phone in his jeans pocket and twitched his neck to sleeping Antara as he heard her feeble moan. Her face covered halfly with her silky smooth mehgani tresses. Raghu leaned a bit on her. Raising his hand cautiously he gently tugged a bunch of her soft tendril behind her ear and looked at her sleeping innocent face intently. Antara moaned again in her sleep and a nervous frown appeared on her forehead.
Unable to understand what she was dreaming, Raghu tried to soothe her. He caressed her cheek with his knuckles and rubbed his thumb on her jawline tenderly. Antara this time whimpered in her sleep and mumbled feebly..."mm...moth ...mother !!!...wo..hh..wo Raghu ...hhh...naai Raghu ...chodo hh...mujhe ...dard horaha...kyun aisa mm...hh...mere sath...hhh .. " Antara tried to move her body but couldn't due to Chilly's weight on her lap.
Raghu leaned more on her to hear her mumbles. Hearing her he shook his head and sighed ..."bohot zyada dari hui hai...sapne mein bhi main aakar isse dara raha hun !!!...nid mein bhi aisi roti rahegi toh yeh Chilly pakka jag jayegi ...aur jagke Antara ko rote dekh yeh bhi rona suru kar degi!!!" he thought worriedly.
Raghu slowly opened little Chilly's fist and freed Antara's saree first. He caught Antara's wrists gently and freed Chilly from her hug and picked up sleeping Chilly from her lap smoothly and layed her on the back seat along with her teddy safely.
In sleep also Antara sensed the absence of Chilly on her lap and opened her eyes weakly. Her eyes widened at once, as she felt her empty lap and saw Raghu's intense eyes just inches away from hers. She rubbed her palms all over her lap and was about to cry when Raghu muttered " Teri Chilly safe hai ...so rahi hai uski teddy ke sath ...apni mundi ghuma aur piche dekh ...!!!! "
Meri Chilly meri godi mein kyun nahi hai ??? ANtara exclaimed in a demanding tone.
Kyunke tu kharate mar rahi thi ...wo bhi itni zorse ki Chilly ki nid tutne hi wali thi ...isliye apun ne usse back seat pe sula dia ...samjhi !!! Raghu said in an impish tone.
Perplexed Antara looked at Raghu not believing him. He was staring at her with his deep magnetic eyes. Antara tore her eyes from his and then turned her face towards the window. The hushed tranquil dark night and the lonely highway through the jungle outside the car gave a chill in her body.
She hastily turned towards Raghu ..."Hum abhi tak jungle mein hi hai ...gaon toh abhi bhi duur hai !!! Raghu ...mm mujhe ..hhh ghar jana hai ...hhh...Mother ke pas jana hai ...mujhe orphanage pohcha do na...hhh !!! gari toh ...nai chalrahi ...hhh...!!!!! ttum ne ...gari kyun rok diya ...hhh...????" her voice choked this time while speaking.
@Singhania Palace :
"Manthan hamare aadmiyon ko phone lagao aur pucho Raghu Antara ko highway par chod ke ja chukka hai ya nahi ???? Ladki ko car mein orphanage tak safely pohcha deneke liye kaho..." Mr . Veeral Singhania ordered Manthan in a calm controlled voice.
Manthan noded and called up his men..." Manthan here !! ladki gari se utri ???"
Man :" No sirji ..."
Manthan :"Kya ??? wahan ho kya raha hai ...give details"
Man :" Sir ji ...Raghunath bahar kuch der pahle phone pe baat kar rahatha ...fir car ke andar gaya aur darwaja bandh kar diya ...yehan se kuch dikhai nahi deraha andar kya ho raha hai. Par ladki bahar nahi nikli yeh pakka hai aur Raghunath gadi start bhi nahi ki."
Manthan cut off the phone and looked towards Veeral and Maha Pandit. Both were still. Ratandeep stirred up and looked towards Girija and Veeral ...:" Giri ma ...Dad ...I think Raghunath shouldn't be given so much of time !!! humare aadmi wohin toh hai ...tell them to go and get Antara right away."
Mr. Veeral and Girija both looked at Maha Pandit ji.
"Koushish karne mein harj nahi par "...Maha Pandit stopped for a moment ..."mujhe aisa lagta hai Raghunath ek aisa saks hai jise jitni rokne ki koushish kiya jae wo utni hi khatarnak sabit ho sakta hai ...kyunke uska kundali aisahi kahta hai uske bareme ...!!! "
"Toh hum aise hat mein hat dhare chupchap baith bhi toh nahi sakte na !!! Kuch to karna padega ...warna Antara hath se chut jayegi ...fir Ratan baba ka kya hoga " Girija blurted out restlessly.
On the highway :
"Raghu ...bataona ..hhh...tumne yehan iss sunsaan jageh par gadi kyun rok diya ...hhh ???" Antara asked Raghu restlessly widening her eyes .
Raghu raised his hand and rubbed his thumb on her cheek ..." tu itna ghabra kyun rahi hai ??? hmmm ??? tujhe teri mother ke pas leke jaunga ...par abh nahi ...kuch kam hai ...pahle woh khatam karna hai uske baad. "
Antara shoved his touch from her cheek ..."Kk ...kya ...kkaam ...haanh ???? mujhe kkuch nai sunna ...mujhe abhi jana hai ...tum mujhe orphanage pohcha do hhh... nahi toh ...nahi toh main khud hi paidal chali jaungi ...!!!
"Hmmm... thik hai ...chali ja ...aage 30 km hai ...kal subha tak zarur pohoch jayegi orphanage!!!" Raghu said flatly and opened the door for her.
Antara inhaled a deep breath ...keeping her knees on the seat she turned and bend towards the back seat and picked up Chilly from there with great effort and then climbed down the car. She gave a heated look towards Raghu once and then shut the door with a bang. She turned and started walking on the lonely dark errie highway pressing sleeping Chilly on her chest.
She was having difficulty in walking as she was wearing the saree in a weird manner and little Chilly was too heavy for Antara. Somehow, she managed both but the dark jungle both side of the highway was making her heart squeeze in fear. Suddenly she felt Raghu's car was also moving on the road matching her walking pace along with her. Her head burnt in fury.
She stomped towards Raghu and cried : " meri piche piche aana badh karo ...!!!"
Raghu came out from his car and asked in a playful husky voice raising his eyebrows...: "Kyun ...?????"
@ Singhania Palace :
Everybody was looking at Veeral for the final decision to be taken but he was drowned in some deep thoughts keeping the rest wait for his decision when Manthan's phone rang abruptly breaking the eerie silence of the living room.
Manthan put the phone in loudspeaker and received the call.
Man ..: " Sir ji ...!!!! Ladki gadi se utar gayee ...akeli chal rahi hai highway pe ...par ...par uski godi mein ek bachhi hai.
Everyone sighed in relief and released their facial muscles except Manthan. "Raghunath ka gadi highway par hi hai ya wo chala gaya ????" Manthan asked with acute anxiety.
Man ..: " Sir ji ...uski gadi ladki ke thik piche piche ...uske sath sath chalrahi hai !!!...ek minute Sir ji ...wo ladki ruk gayee aur wapas ake Raghu ko kuch bolrahi hai... ...aur ...aur fir... ...Sir Ji ...Raghu bhi gadi se utar gaya !!! ...abh wo dono highway par bat kar rahe hain ...!!!
Girija secretly looked at Ratandeep's steel face and patted him on his back ...: " Kuch nahi hoga Ratan Baba ...Antara aapko mil jayegi ...aap befikar raho ..!!!"
Mr. Veeral couldn't keep his cool anymore. He snatched the phone from Manthan and exclaimed in a thunderous tone : "TUM SAB KO RUNNING COMMENTARY DENEKE LIYE APPOINT NAHI KIYA GAYA hai RAGHUNATH ke piche !!! SAT SAT JAWAN MUSHTANDE GADI MEIN baith kar HUME RUNNING COMMENTARY SUNARAHE HO ...!!!" SHARAM AANI CHAHIYE TUM SAB KO !!!
Manthan interrupted Veeral softly ...:" Boss !! wo humare instruction ke bina ek patta bhi nahi hilayenge ...aisahi order hai unpe ...Aap ka hokum ho toh abhi isi pal humare aadmi Antara par kabza kar lenge ."
Mr. Veeral squeezed his eyes and controlled his frustration and anger and ordered thickly to his men...:" Antara ko uthalo wahanse !!!...agar Raghunath rokne ki koushish ki toh usse khade rahneke layek NAHI chodna ...!!!! aur aage Antara ke sath kya karna hai ...bol diya jayega !!!"
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On the Highway :
"Antaraa...meri bat maan ...chal gadi mein baith ja ...30 km Chilly ko god mein lekar chalne ki zid chod !!! kaam khatam hotehi apun tereko teri Mother ke pas lekar jaunga ...bharosa rakh merepe !!!" Raghu held her elbow and softly pulled her.
"mm...mujhe chuna mat tum ...samjhe !!!"...Antara snapped at him and turned back. She started walking ignoring Raghu when a sound of an approaching car broke the silence of the dark highway awkwardly. A sly croocked grin appeared on Raghu's face. He abruptly held Antara's waist from her back and dragged her near his car...he opened the door for her ... and ordered her in his typical deadly dominating tone..." Ander ja ..."
Antara gasped hard by his action but her fury flared more... "Khabardar jo mujhpe tumhara hokum chalane ki koushish ki toh ...!!! mujhse bura koi nahi hoga ...samjhe tum Raghu !!! " she panted as she raised her index finger in front of him.
Raghu blazed his raged eyes on her and abruptly took away Chilly from her and within second layed her on the back seat with her teddy safely and locked the car. "Tujhe nahi jana na car ke ander ...MAT ja ...!!!! khadi reh bahar aur jhel abh jo hone wala hai !!!!" Raghu held her hand firmly and faced the car that came straight and haulted in front of them with a huge creeching noise.
Perplexed Antara couldn't make out what was happening or what was about to happen with her. With wide eyes, she noticed a huge car stopped in front of her and Raghu, and out came seven scary looking huge browny men. They looked weirdly tough with their shaven bald heads. They all had guns with them along with other artilleries. Antara forgot to breathe and unknowingly shifted near Raghu and hugged his arm in acute fear as she watched them with horrifying chains, rods and iron made tiger nails wearing in their fists...even their belts and boots too had nails on the sole. Each men looked like a living ferocious monster ready to crush them within seconds.
One of them gawked at Raghu's grip on Antara and ordered him in a metallic harsh voice : " Ladki ko humare hawale kar...nahi toh zindegi mein apne pairo mein dobara khada ho nahi payega ...!!!"
The other six let out a arrogant confident smile and chuckled staring at Raghunath.
Antara whimpered hearing the man and looked up at Raghu : "Rrr...Raghu ..hhh...mujhe inke sath nai jana ...hhh...please ...!!!"
"Janta hun" ...Raghu looked down at Antara's petrified eyes and squeezed her palm in his hand lightly. Antara relaxed a bit and inhaled looking at his fearless assuring deep magnetic eyes.
To be continued ...
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