Chaahat Episode 8

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A sequel to ‘Dosh’

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For those who have not read ‘Dosh’, here are the links:

Link for previous chapter/chapters: #doshepisode1 , #DoshEpisode1, #DoshEpisode2, #DoshEpisode2, #DoshEpisode3, #doshepisode3, #DoshEpisode4, #doshepisode4, #DoshEpisode5, #doshepisode5, #DoshEpisode6, #doshepisode6, #DoshEpisode7, #doshepisode7, #DoshEpisode8, #doshepisode8, #DoshEpisodeBonus, #doshepisodebonus, #DoshEpisode9, #doshepisodebonus9, #DoshEpisode9, #DoshEpisode10

Link for previous chapter/chapters of ‘Chaahat’: #ChaahatEpisode1, #chaahatepisode1, #ChaahatEpisode2, #chaahatepisode2, #ChaahatEpisode3, #chaahatepisode3, #ChaahatEpisode4, #chaahatepisode4, #ChaahatEpisode5, #chaahatepisode5, #ChaahatEpisode6, #chaahatepisode6, #ChaahatEpisodeBonus, #chaahatepisodeBonus, #ChaahatEpisode7, #chaahatepisode7

#Author: #RhituparnaChakraborty

#Disclaimer: This is an original work of fiction with no relation to any person/organism living or dead. Every episode, every character is a work of imagination. Any resemblance to any person, organism, place or character is purely coincidental. There is no intention to hurt or rebuke anyone through this work. This story/episode cannot be copied, published or reproduced without the permission of the author RhituparnaChakraborty.

Characters:

1. Hiren Kothari, Lata Kothari (Hiren Kothari passed away. Lata Kothari (Passed away)
2. Sumedh Kothari (55 years old), Sumitra Kothari(53 years old)(Eldest son and daughter in law of Hiren and Lata)
3. Anurag(30), Aavish (27), Aanya(24) ( Children of Sumedh and Sumitra)
4. Subhash Kothari(52) and Naina Kothari(50) (Second son and daughter in law of Hiren and Lata)
5. Saanya(22) and Sanmit(25) (Subhash and Naina’s children)
6. Sumit Kothari(49) and Tripti Kothari(46) ( 3rd son and daughter in law of Hiren and Lata)
7. Vedant(20), Vishaka(17) and Varun(14) ( Sumit and Tripti’s children)
8. Som Kothari(46) and Urmi Kothari(40) (Youngest son and daughter in law of Lata and Hiren)
9. Dviti(15) (Som and Urmi’s only child)
10. Kashish (21) (Gardener Sanjay’s daughter. Sanjay and his wife are no more in this world. Kashish is an orphan)
11. Kaamini (50) (Distant aunt of Kashish who lives with Kashish in the outhouse of Kothari Mansion)
12. Rajesh Verma (54) (Business Partner and friend of Sumedh Kothari)
13. Tanaya Verma (27) (Rajesh Verma’s daughter)
14. Chaitanya Guruji (Passed away)(He was the family’s Guruji)
15. Lakshya Guruji (53)(Chaitanya Guruji’s son who is now the family’s Guruji).
16. Mushtaque Khan: Cop and Anurag’s friend.
17. Saanchi: Mushtaque’s wife
18. Mehek: Mushtaque’s daughter
19. Abhay: Mushtaque’s team member
20. Sofia: Mushtaque’s team member
21. Latika: Househelp
22. Sara Khanna: Employee at Kothari Industries/Enterprise
23. Nihaar Jagtap: Employee at Kothari Industries/Enterprise
24. Akshit Puri: Friend of Kashish/Classmate
25. Nishi Sharma: Friend of Kashish/Classmate
26. Santosh: Househelp at Kotharis
27. Namit : Cook at the guesthouse
28. Inspector Sohum : Mushtaque’s team member in Shankarnagar

Kashish became numb. She was shivering, she wanted to shout but her voice seemed to have vanished. It was dark all over and Akshit was dead. Was it a night mare? Was she dreaming. If only all of it was a dream. How will she get out of this now? How? Who did this? Why did she come with Akshit? Why did this happen. Why? She sat in a corner and started to howl. She did not have the guts to go near that body. She knew it was Akshit. Who else could it be? In the dark, she couldn’t even see him. She had even touched a gun. And maybe Akshit was killed with that gun. As she cried, suddenly she heard a phone ringing somewhere. She looked around. With wobbly feet she got up and tried looking for the phone. At a corner she found an old mobile phone ringing. With tremors hitting her spine, she walked to the phone and received it. The voice at the other end said, ‘So, you killed your friend Akshit! Congratulations!’ Kashish cried, ‘ What are you saying? I….. I didn’t. Why…..why would I kill him? Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?’ The voice laughed and said, ‘That is not important. Now, you are in a messy soup. Don’t go back to the Kothari mansion. Find yourself a place to hide and get out of this town forever. If you utter even a single word about this to anyone, you will land in jail for murder and all the photos and videos of your Anurag Sir will be made viral.’ Kashish sobbed and said, ‘Where do I go? How do I go? Why are you doing this?’ The voice said, ‘You deserve all of it.’

Anurag paced around. Mushtaque said, ‘Well, I believe Kashish will not talk to you from home. Tomorrow morning when she comes to college, maybe she can call you. Let me try and arrange something.’ Mushtaque called a colleague of his and said, ‘I am texting you a name, college address and a picture. Find her and ensure she calls me at this number.’ After giving all the necessary instructions to his colleague, Mushtaque told Anurag, ‘Kashish will not call you but after my colleague meets her, she would certainly call me at my number tomorrow. You can talk to her then. You should stay back with me tonight if you don’t have anything urgent at your colleague’s home.’ Anurag said, ‘No. Nothing is more important than Kashish. I will call Sara and tell her that I will talk to her parents tomorrow.’ Mushtaque said, ‘If you call Sara you will have to tell her that you are here with me. And no one should know about it. Don’t call her. Just send her a message that you won’t be home tonight, and then switch off your phone.’

Kashish pushed herself to walk out of that place. Her dress stained with blood, her face smeared with black soot, her hair in a mess. She walked out. It was pitch dark. She tried to recall the way Akshit brought her. She had to walk. But where will she go. Someone was tracing every step of her. But she would need a place to go. She started walking slowly. Not a single human or vehicle in sight. She could not think of all that she had been bearing. Since the day she was born till date, all she has faced was suffering. She cursed herself and her destiny. She kept on walking. She did not know how far she walked.

Sara waited anxiously for Anurag to arrive. If he did not come back, she will be doomed. Her money, her entire plan, everything will go down the drain. After this plan, anyway she will leave this country with all the money. Just then her phone beeped. It was a text message from Anurag. Sara was shocked to see the message. Anurag was not coming tonight. Damn! Where will he stay then? And why? If he does not come home, what will she tell her boss! Her boss would be calling her any moment now. Damn! Damn! She called Anurag’s number. It was switched off. Where could he be?

Anurag told Mushtaque, ‘I don’t know, it may sound weird but somehow I feel Kashish is not well.’ Mushtaque said, ‘Why don’t you try calling someone at home and ask him/her to make her talk to you. Don’t call on the landline now. Call someone else.Here, use my phone.’ Anurag nodded, ‘Let me call Aavish. He must be home by now. Let me call him…..’. Anurag called Aavish.

Aavish: Hey bro….

Anurag: Aavish listen….. I need to talk to Kashish.

Aavish: So call her.

Anurag: Silly! If I would have been able to talk to her, would I have called you?

Aavish (laughing) : Yes, right. Actually I just reached home and I am too tired so probably I am talking garbage. Let me go to Kashish’s room. I will make her talk to you. Hang on there…..

Aavish walked up to Kashish’s room. He knocked at the door. There was no answer. Aavish told Anurag, ‘ Bhai, she is not answering the door. Maybe she is asleep.’

Anurag(concerned): Go inside and see if she is okay.

Aavish (hesitatingly): But Bhai, how can I go inside? It’s not right.

Anurag(sternly): I said go inside and check.

Aavish: Ok…. I am going……

Aavish knocked on the door again and gently opened it. He called out, ‘Kashish…….. Kashish………’ Aavish then told Anurag baffled, ‘Bhai?’ Anurag replied, ‘Is Kashish okay?’ Aavish said, ‘She is not here…..’ Anurag yelled, ‘What? Check in the bathroom.’ Aavish hesitated and said, ‘Bhai, how can I check there?’ Anurag said raged, ‘ DO AS I SAY!’ Mushtaque was puzzled when he heard Anurag yelling. Aavish went ahead to check the bathroom. He knocked at the door. There was no noise inside. He gently opened the bathroom door. He then told Anurag, ‘Kashish is not in the bathroom.’ Anurag listened to Aavish shocked. Just in the evening someone told him that Kashish was in her room and now she was not in her room. At this odd hour, she can’t be anywhere else. Anurag told Aavish, ‘Look at the entire house and try and find her. If you don’t find her, call me back at this number.’ Saying that Anurag hung up. Mushtaque came near Anurag and said, ‘So your premonition was right. Something is wrong.’ Anurag said, ‘I need to go back now. Right now.’ Mushtaque said, ‘I think you are right. You should leave now. I will ask an officer of mine to accompany you. Give me Sara’s address. I will go there tomorrow and explain to her why you had to leave in a hurry. You go ahead.’ Anurag gave Mushtaque the name of Sara’s villa, Sagar Villa.

With an officer of Mushtaque, Anurag left for his hometown.

Nishi was shocked to hear her doorbell ringing. She was scared. Who could it be at this hour? She looked at her phone. It was late. Scared to the spine, she mustered up courage and went to answer the door. She looked out of the peep hole. She was aghast. She opened the door hastily. Seeing Kashish in that state, Nishi froze. She held Kashish and brought her inside and closed the door. Kashish hugged Nishi tight and cried her heart out. Seeing Kashish’s blood stained clothes, Nishi asked appalled, ‘Kashish, what happened?’ Kashish cried hysterically. Nishi held Kashish tight and let her cry. Kashish could not talk. Nishi was panic stricken too. Nishi patted Kashish’s head till Kashish calmed down. Nishi then got a glass of water for Kashish, made her drink the water and asked, ‘Tell me Kashish. What happened?’ With tears in her eyes, Kashish said, ‘Akshit……Akshit…..’. Nishi said, ‘Yes, what about Akshit.’ Sobbing, Kashish said, ‘Akshit is dead.’ Nishi gasped, ‘WHAT?’ Kashish cried and said, ‘Nishi…… I…..I did not want to go with him. I reached class early…..I don’t know why he too came early…….and …..’ saying that Kashish cried again. Nishi said, ‘And? And what Kashish?….’ Kashish sobbed, ‘And…..he coaxed me to go for breakfast in that restaurant and then…..we were offered drinks and then I don’t remember a thing. All I know is I wake up to pitch darkness with Akshit dead. His head was oozing blood. There was…….there was….. there was a gun. I …..I ended up touching it.’ Kashish then held Nishi’s t shirt and said, ‘I did not kill him. I did not….’ Nishi hugged Kashish and said, ‘Shhhhh….. I know sweetie. You cannot do this. This is something so weird. We must go to the police.’ Kashish looked at Nishi wide eyed and said, ‘N….no…..we cannot go to the police……’ Nishi asked Kashish, ‘Why not Kashish? Only Police can help us. You are innocent. You don’t need to fear.’ Kashish said petrified, ‘It’s not about me…..If I go to police or tell anyone, Anurag Sir……Anurag Sir will be in trouble….’ Nishi looked at Kashish confused, ‘Why will your Anurag Sir be in trouble?’ Teary eyed Kashish said, ‘Anurag Sir….. Anurag Sir has someone else in his life.’ Saying that Kashish broke down. Nishi could not believe her ears. No, that can’t be. Nishi asked Kashish, ‘And how can you be so sure?’ Kashish said, ‘Someone had sent me some pics and a video on my phone and now I don’t even have my phone……’ Nishi was lost in thoughts. This is something major. She had to help Kashish. Akshit was never good news. There is more to this. She will need to seek help. But from whom?

Anurag gave Mushtaque the name of Sara’s house, ‘Sagar Villa’. Mushtaque looked for it in the map. He could not find anything. Anurag had given Mushtaque Sara’s number. Mushtaque called up a colleague of his and asked him to find the location of Sara’s number. The colleague called up Mushtaque and gave the exact location. When Mushtaque looked at that location on the map, he smiled. This was the location he had to go tomorrow for his special assignment and this is where Sara was staying. Interesting.’ Mushtaque smiled to himself and said, ‘Sara! You are one lady I must meet. I think I will make you trouble me now, not my innocent friend Anurag. See you baby.’

To be continued………….