The Doll That Talks

#Episode 8

#RhituparnaChakraborty

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Neeti smiled, looked at Mehek and said, ‘Thank you for being such an amazing actor. Thank you for telling me Mushtaque Sir’s other number which only few people has access to. Thanks to Saanchi Ma’am and Mushtaque Sir for making you so brave.’ Neeti then looked at Mushtaque and said, ‘Sir, I called you at this number and spoke without pause. I prayed silently hoping you would understand and you did. You got it then and there what I wanted to convey. So, when I addressed you as Dr. Mathur, you responded as Dr. Mathur and continued the conversation. When you asked me about the number of medicines, I somehow figured out you were asking about the number of people.’ Mushtaque said, ‘ I am glad, I have employed a super intelligent nanny for my daughter.’ Saying that, Mushtaque looked at Mehek, kissed Mehek’s forehead and looked at her scared face, her little hands and legs. There were tiny burn marks on her legs and some weird wounds. Mushtaque asked Mehek, ‘How did these happen sweets?’ Mehek replied innocently, ‘The cuts I don’t know. Sometimes randomly they come up but the tiny burn wounds are because those bad uncles would sometimes put burning cigarette on my legs if I said, ‘I want to go to daddy and mommy.’ Mushtaque clenched his fist with anger, his eyes went blood red. He told Mehek gently, ‘ Daddy is here now. Now my baby is safe. I am so proud to have a brave daughter like you.’ Mushtaque’s then said, ‘And now, those who did this to my baby, will have to face me.’ Mushtaque told Neeti, ‘Open the door and tell that moron that I am done treating Mehek.’ Neeti called out loud, ‘The doctor is done treating Mehek.’ The herculean guy came inside. He looked at the doctor aka Mushtaque and said, ‘Now your work is done. Come with me you oldie.’ Mushtaque went closer to him. The huge guy jeered at him and said, ‘My my old man….move now….’ In a jiffy Mushtaque held one of the arms of the ruffian, turned him around and wrapped his arm around the goon’s neck and kept on squeezing it and said softly gritting his teeth, ‘You hurt my daughter, did you? Now you will know what pain is.’ Mushtaque used his other hand to cover the goon’s mouth. With every bit of him drenched in fury, Mushtaque kept on squeezing the goon’s neck till he knew the goon was dead. His daughter was hurt. He was not going to spare the wrong doers.

The goon’s partner waiting outside suddenly received a call. It was from the boss.

The Boss(seething): Why are the cctv cameras turned around?

The guy: What are you talking about? Kapil is inside with the doctor and the girls.

The Boss: The cameras have been turned around. Go tell that idiot to fix it.

The guy: Okay boss.

The guy then rushed to the room where Mehek and Neeti were kept. He was shocked to see the door ajar and he could not see anyone inside. Suddenly he saw his partner Kapil lying dead on the floor. He froze. He knelt on the floor and yelled, ‘Kapilll……’ . He ran outside to find the girls and the doctor. Damn. He dialed the number of his boss. The moment he dialed, out of the blue, his phone was snatched and the call was cancelled. He looked baffled. He saw a sturdy man right in front of him. He screamed at the man, ‘Who the fcuk are you? Give me that damn phone.’ The man in front smiled and replied, ‘You don’t recognize the old doctor? Fcuker, I am your dad. ACP Mushtaque Khan. Anyway this phone is an old dumb phone and I am keeping this with me…..You messed with my daughter, didn’t you? You should have thought twice before doing that.’ Saying that Mushtaque went swiftly towards the ruffian and punched his nose and kept on punching till the nose bled. The man charged towards Mushtaque and was about to hit him back, when Mushtaque grabbed one arm of that man, took out a syringe from his pocket and pierced it again and again and again on the man’s neck till the man fell on the floor whining. He tried to take the gun out tucked in the trousers. However Mushtaque kicked the man’s stomach till blood dribbled from his mouth. Mushtaque said softly, ‘You burnt my daughter with burning cigarettes, right? You touched Mushtaque Khan’s daughter…..you should not have done it…..’. Saying that Mushtaque pulled out the gun from the goon’s trousers, and shot at the goon’s thigh. The goon yelped. Mushtaque then aimed the gun at the goon’s forehead and said, ‘Now, tell us how to get out of here. Which place is this?’ The man kept on whimpering. Mushtaque said looking at him, his eyes fuming with anger, ‘Tell us and you live. Or else, you die.’ The man said, ‘This…..this is west street. You need to go straight and take the second right and then continue in the highway. From there the first left will take you to cross street.’ Mushtaque said, ‘Well, I hope you are telling the truth.’ Saying that Mushtaque smiled at him and said, ‘No, go and meet your other friend in the other world.’ Saying that, Mushtaque shot the man right on his forehead. Neeti and Mehek stood there bewildered. Neeti held Mehek tightly ensuring Mehek does not get scared. Mushtaque went near them, looked at all the wounds of Mehek. He will not spare the master mind behind this. He took the phone of that goon. He dialed the last dialed number again. Someone answered the call:

The Person at the other end: Did you find that moron Kapil? Kill the doctor right away and tie the girls…..

Mushtaque (very softly): Hmmm

The Person: What hmm! Now hang up and finish your job.

Mushtaque cancelled the call, put the phone back in his pocket, pulled out the car key from the dead guy’s pocket and took Mehek and Neeti to the car in which he was brought here. He drove fast and reached cross street where he had parked his own car. Mehek, Neeti and he, then boarded his car. Mushtaque had kept an extra phone right underneath the rear seat. He took that out and called Abhay. Abhay answered the call:

Abhay: Sir, where were you? Was trying to reach you…..

Mushtaque: Mehek is with me. Inform Saanchi….

Abhay(beaming): What!!! That’s …. That’s great!!! Whoaaa!!!!. You rock Sir!

Mushtaque: I am coming to the police station. Ask one of our officers to bring Saanchi to the police station. Mehek and Neeti will need to be taken to the hospital from there.

Abhay: Yes Sir!

Mushtaque: Any other updates?

Abhay: Yes Sir! We have come across a vital clue. This lady named Shaanti Kumari is the nanny of Raina Singhania’s daughter. And this Shaanti Kumari is none other than the lady who claimed to be Neeti’s aunt. We had met her at Neeti’s home and she had said her name was Savita.

Mushtaque: Find her. I have an important clue too. See you at the police station.

……………………………………………………………………………………Saanchi’s phone rang. It was from Abhay. Saanchi was in a bad shape. She was too weak to talk. Her eyes had dark circles encasing them, her body was feeble, she could barely keep her eyes open. Seeing Abhay’s number, she weakly received the call:

Saanchi: Any news of my Mehek?

Abhay: Mehek is with Mushtaque Sir…..

Saanchi(screaming with joy):What!!!! How is she? Where is she?

Abhay: Sir is coming to the police station with her and Neeti. I am sending a vehicle with an officer to pick you up. See you at the police station.

Saanchi(with tears of joy): Bless you….. I am reaching there….

Saanchi said a silent prayer of thanks and got ready to go to the police station.

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Abhay and Sofia reached Neeti’s home. Neeti’s mom Sadhana opened the door. The moment she saw Abhay and Sofia she cried and said, ‘Where is my daughter….I am sorry, I could not tell you anything that day because that lady who said she was my sister, had threatened to kill my daughter. She is not my sister and her name is not Savita. Her name is Shaanti Kumari. She is a nanny of one of Mehek’s friends, Ishaani….’ Abhay replied, ‘We know that. Now, we want to know where is she?’ Sadhana replied, ‘I don’t know. She had threatened that her boss would kill my Neeti if I tried to complain to the police. She had once said that her native place is a village named Bakua. She might have gone there. But, where is my Neeti?’ Sofia replied, ‘Neeti is fine. She will be reaching the police station in a while. We are going there too. You can come with us.’ ‘Neeti is found!’ Sadhana exclaimed, ‘Really! Thank you….thank you so much.’ Sofia said, ‘Please come with us.’

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Mushtaque reached the police station with Mehek and Neeti. Saanchi had already reached by then. Seeing Mehek, she ran to hug her. She looked at Mehek , kissed her all over her face and hugged her. As she hugged Mehek, Mehek squealed, ‘Ouchhh!’ Saanchi asked shocked, ‘What happened my baby?’ Mehek said, ‘Those bad uncles used to beat me with a belt sometimes when I did not eat. That hurts even now.’ Saanchi immediately checked Mehek’s back and her little arms. There were belt marks. Saanchi’s eyes welled up. She touched those wounds gently and looked at Mushtaque and said, ‘Whoever did this to my child, should suffer…..you hear me Mushtaque…..get them…. now…..’ Mushtaque went near Saanchi, touched her shoulder and said, ‘Two of the men who hurt our daughter are already dead. Once I find the mastermind behind this, that person can’t even imagine what will he/she go through. Now, Saanchi can you please take Mehek and Neeti to the hospital. Sofia will come with you.’ Saanchi wiped her tears and nodded. Mushtaque then asked Neeti, ‘Did those men try to sexually abuse you and Mehek?’ Neeti sobbed and said, ‘They did try to touch me often but they did not sexually abuse Mehek. I can never let that happen.’ Mushtaque’s anger was building up. He had to find this crime leader. Saanchi hugged Neeti and said, ‘Thank you Neeti. Thank you!’.

Sofia drove Saanchi, Neeti and Mehek to the hospital.

After they left, Abhay told Mushtaque all about the doll and all that they had witnessed at the Singhania house. Mushtaque gave the phone he had got from those goons to Abhay and said, ‘Trace the last number, find out whom it belongs to.’ Abhay nodded, ‘Yes Sir!’ Abhay then said, ‘ I have sent a team of 5 officers to Bakua to find Shaanti Kumari aka Savita. But Sir, what do you think about the doll? Is it something unrelated to science?’ Mushtaque replied, ‘Dr. Sen is an experienced forensic expert. If he said so, he could be right. Also, you and I now need to go the site where Mehek and Neeti were kept captive. We will get more clues there. Also, send two officers to Raina and Ranjit Singhania’s home. We will need information about what’s happening there.

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After sometime Saanchi called Mushtaque from the hospital and said, ‘Mehek has some weird wounds on her body and the doctor says they don’t seem like usual cut or burns. And the wounds are strange…..’

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Meanwhile, the master mind felt something was wrong. Instead of calling the guys, the mastermind decided to go to the site where Neeti and Mehek were held captive. If something went wrong, then Ishaani would be the second option.

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To be continued…………..