Khushi Episode 4

Khushi episode 4

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Mohit shivered and immediately called ACP Mushtaque Khan. Mushtaque rushed to the spot. Hearing the noise Hemant came out. Kavita pushed herself to come out. Mohit tried to hide the box and the note but Hemant read it. Hemant stood still unable to move. Kavita saw the blood stained clothes of Khushi and snatched the note from Hemant’s hand. After reading that, Kavita fainted. Mushtaque and Mohit rushed Kavita to the hospital. Hemant had become a statue. Mushtaque and Mohit took Hemant with them as well. At the emergency ward, the doctor on duty told Mushtaque and Mohit, ‘She has suffered a stroke. She will need to undergo an emergency surgery. This is serious. We can try and save her but this is going to be tough.’ Hemant sat on a chair and kept on staring at a blank spot. Mohit completed all the formalities. Mushtaque came near Hemant. Hemant said nothing. He got up awkwardly and asked a nurse, ‘Where is the bathroom?’. He went to the bathroom. He was still in shock.

Mushtaque was shattered. Till now he was unable to trace the whereabouts of Khushi and Sneha. Kavita suffered a fatal stroke. She may die. Mushtaque brushed his head with both his hands, rubbed his eyes and told himself, ‘ What the hell am I doing? Where is Khushi? Where is Sneha? If Kavita dies, what am I to tell my conscience? Damn!’ Mohit came and sat near Mushtaque and said, ‘What’s next officer? Is our Khushi …..?’ Mushtaque looked at Mohit and said, ‘No. She is fine.’ Saying that Mushtaque left.

Khushi’s clothes were sent to forensic lab. Mushtaque took out all the videos and photographs of Khushi that his team had collected right from her childhood till date. He closely observed all the videos and photographs.

Khushi stayed in that dark room. She did not know what time it was, what day it was, where she was. She was given fresh clothes to wear. However, today she had not eaten a morsel. No one had come to give her food. She was hungry and thirsty. She was exhausted. She was feeling weak. Her tears had tried up. She did not know whether she will live or die. She wanted to go to her mom and dad. She sat there helpless.

While watching all the videos Mushtaque saw something. He re winded the videos again and again. Damn!!!!! This is what it is! He quickly got up from his seat and stormed out.

Trishaan drove to Hrehaan’s home. Hrehaan was shocked to see Trishaan. Trishaan smiled at Hrehaan and said softly, ‘Buddy, can you please step out for a while. I need to talk to you.’ Hrehaan asked suspiciously, ‘What is it about?’ Trishaan said, ‘Come with me. I will tell you.’ Hrehaan walked out to the pavement with Trishaan. Trishaan looked at Hrehaan with cold eyes and pulled his collar and whispered, ‘Where is my Khushi?’. Hrehaan laughed and said, ‘Your Khushi? Hahahahah.’ Trishaan clenched his fist and said, ‘Hrehaan don’t test my patience. Tell me where is Khushi? Hrehaan smiled wickedly and said, ‘I don’t know.’ Trishaan clenched his fist and punched right on Hrehaan’s nose. Hrehaan fell down with blood dripping from his nose. He got up and tried to hit Trishaan back, but Trishaan held Hrehaan’s hand and hit him hard again on his face. This time Hrehaan’s right eye swelled. Trishaan asked again, ‘Where is Khushi? I saw her with you on that evening. And after that, she went missing.’ Hrehaan laughed hysterically and said, ‘I never asked her to come with me. She was also salivating over me like all the other girls. I thought why not have a one night stand with her.’ Trishaan pulled Hrehaan up from the pavement and punched him again and again, ‘How dare you say these words for my Khushi! HOW DARE YOU? WHERE IS SHE?’ Hrehaan said brutally, ‘Ask her pimp, Sohum. He was the one who stopped that one night stand. If he had not come, I could have had a good night that night.’ Trishaan hit Hrehaan again and drove to Sohum’s home.

Khushi looked around. Except for the tiny hole and the bathroom, there was nothing around. She went to the bathroom. She looked around. There was a broken brick on one of the walls. Khushi went near it. The brick was slightly loose. She tried pulling it out. It came out. There was a wet spot. She tapped that spot. It seemed there was a hole behind. Khushi looked at the door. She had to be careful. If the kidnapper came and saw her doing this, she would be dead meat. She hit the wet spot with the brick. Nothing happened. She did that again. A tiny crack appeared. She banged again. There was a hole now. She looked from that hole. She could see some light. She wanted to bang again but she heard some noise. The kidnapper might have come. She rushed back to her place and sat there. The door opened. It was dark so Khushi could not see clearly.

Mushtaque rushed to the hospital. Hemant was sitting there without any expression. Mohit was talking to a nurse at the reception. Mushtaque went near Mohit and asked, ‘How is Ms. Kavita?’. Mohit sighed and said, ‘The doctor said she has to be kept under observation. Mushtaque went out quickly. He had to make some phone calls. After making those phone calls he came inside. The doctor had just come out from the ICU. He said, ‘We have to observe her. However, I am sorry, the news might not be good. I don’t want to give you any false hopes.’ The doctor had said these words only to Mohit and Mushtaque. Hemant was still in a daze.

Khushi waited for the person to come in. But instead, only the plate of food was pushed forward. Khushi said, ‘I need water too.’ The person rolled a bottle of water towards Khushi. Khushi then said softly, ‘Why have you kept me here? What have I done? Please let me go.’ The person at the door said nothing. Khushi said, ‘I beg you. Let me go please. Let me go.’ The person at the door stepped inside and said, ‘We will. But first you will have to do something for us.’ Khushi froze after she heard the voice. She said unbelievably, ‘YOU??????’ Sneha stood there smiling hatefully and said, ‘Yes, it’s me dear. I am just following orders.’ Khushi said astonishingly, ‘Why Sneha? Why? What did I do to you? Why are you doing this to me?’ Sneha came closer to Khushi, smiled at her and said, ‘Darling, everything is fair in love, war and money.’

Trishaan reached Sohum’s home. Mushtaque called up Saanchi and said, ‘Don’t wait for me for dinner. I will be late. And yes, I am fine.’ Saanchi smiled and said, ‘I love you.’ Mushtaque replied, ‘I love you too baby.’

Meanwhile, Sneha’s boss called her and said, ‘Half the battle is almost won. Once Khushi does our job, we can finish her off.’