The Wilted Rose: Chapter 10

Writer's Comments

Sorry, I had to take a long break of two weeks. My life is very difficult at the moment of time. I have exams May-June which decide my career to be honest.

So I have decided to give you 1 update every week, from next week. I am so busy with preparations that I do not have time to type. So I hope everyone's okay with that arrangement. Also, when I get time, I might type extra but it depends on my times.

Also I will update every Wednesday, so just check that day.

Love, 

Mishty

Chapter 10

After watching his wife being killed in front of him, Arjun could recognise that pain. He knew what Rajan went through after hearing about his fiancé. Arjun soon focused once again on the case. They had to work out, who was behind this.

“What happened next?” asked Arjun.

“He said that we were kidnapped for a reason. He was planning something big. I was his mere pawn. He didn’t tell me any of his plans, even after I asked many times. I told him to let Priya go and do anything with me. However he said that Priya was his leverage. They left us for two days, in the dark room, starved. It was the wedding day. He said to me that I must go and attend the wedding. I had to make sure that nothing happened. My family must not find out that I was kidnapped. They brought me clothes. Before I went out, I sneaked around and found Priya. She was in a terrible condition.

“I had to leave her like that. Before I left I whispered into her ears that I would get out, of this hell! I went to the wedding and pretended like nothing happened. The wedding was a small affair. After the wedding, I was going from the garden to escape, when I saw one of his men. I tried to run, but he was too fast for me. He brought me back. Due to all the guests, my parents probably wouldn’t have guessed my disappearance,” said Rajan carefully.

“So you were kidnapped when your brother was murdered, you yourself were kidnapped?” asked Rathod.

“Yes. A couple of hours later that man came back. He punched me for a long time for thinking to escape. At that time, I saw his face. Two days later after bhai’s death, he came back. He ordered me to go to attempt to kill khushi,” said Rajan.

“Attempt to kill?” asked Arjun.

“Yes, attempt to kill. When he sent the men to murder bhai, they weren’t expecting bhai to survive. Khushi had seen the faces of the 6 men who were ordered to kill bhai. If the police had got to the six men, then they could easily trace back to him. He wanted me to cover his tracks. Frame me for killing Khushi. The injection in my hand was just a tranquilizer. It would not have killed her.

I refused at that time, which gave him an excuse to beat me. Priya’s health was getting worse by the minute. After a long time, he threatened me that if I didn’t get myself framed, then he would kill Priya. He would cut up her body parts and send them to me. I had to do it, for my love. She was in this position because of me. She only got kidnapped and raped because of me. When I would get sentenced for the murder of bhai and attempt to murder of Khushi, I would free her from his clutches and my love. She would need to move on,” said Rajan finally.

“How do you know that Arnav would come to rescue her and you would get framed?” asked Arjun.

“I didn’t know. I was keeping an eye on you all, I saw you leave. I saw the police officer guard the door. When I saw him leave, I entered 5 minutes after that thinking that he would come soon so I wouldn’t have to do much! I saw Khushi sleeping. It had to look real. Those marks on her wrists; I gave her pain to save two lives. That day, when I found out that Bhai was killed, I promised myself that I would protect Khushi and Priya, even if I had to sacrifice my own life!” said Rajan.

There was silence in the room.

No-one chose to speak.

The pain that was inflicted on everyone was enormous. It would take time for them to heal.

Arjun decided to break the deadly silence.

“So who was it? Who was the killer Rajan?” asked Arjun.

“Singhania! Bhai’s biggest rival!” whispered Rajan, “Please save Priya, you do not know what he will do!”

Tears were pouring out of Rajan’s eyes. Rathod, stood by him and comforted him. Arjun ushered Shree in.

“What was in the injection? Did you get the lab report?” asked Arjun.

“Sir, he is telling the truth. It was a tranquilizer. I also managed to check with the airport, they arrived 2 days before the wedding, however his family is saying that they arrived on the day!” said Shree.

“Okay, assemble the team! We have to get to Singhania, before he kills Priya,” said Arjun.

Rajan came outside the interrogation room and hugged Khushi.

“I am really sorry Khushi! It was to protect Priya! You were not meant to get hurt!” cried Rajan on her shoulders.

“I know, if I was in the same position, I would have done the exact same thing Rajan. Go and save your love!” said Khushi. Arnav looked at the two.

There was so much love in between them. He felt sorry for Rajan. No-one should tolerate so much. He gave Rajan a handkerchief, the other man nodded in gratitude.

The ETF team had left once Shree had tracked Singhania’s phone. Arnav, Khushi and Rajan went with them. Singhania was currently in the outskirts. They followed him. It was night time. The place was dark and dingy.

The team had secured each corner. On Arjun signal, they barged in firing at whoever came to view. For about 20 minutes the only thing that could be heard was the sound of bullets seeping into the bodies, and the cries of people. Khushi stayed with Arnav, hidden from view.

They also found Priya who was tied to a chair. Rajan immediately ran to her and hugged her. He untied her and hugged her. Arnav and Khushi went there too, and helped her. They made her drink some water. Khushi patted her back. She was beautiful, just right for Rajan.

Soon it was over. Singhania tried to flee, but Chotu had caught him and brought him to Arjun.

“Singhania – your game is over!” said Rathod.

“No, you don’t have any proof against me!” said Singhania.

“Believe me, we have enough proof!” said Arjun. Singhania looked at him shocked. Then the ETF team revealed all the clues and evidences against Singhania.

“I am sure that now you realise that you cannot run! So, why did you do it Singhania? What was your motive?” asked Arjun.

“Rohan and I have been rivals since eternity. Only 1 more deal, and the Singhania’s would be in the top 5 leading firms of India. However, there was only one person standing in my way, which was Rohan. I called the 6 men to kill Rohan. However, Khushi was there. We thought she would die, but she survived.

“I knew that if the police tracked the six men down, then they would track me down. So, I had to make it look like someone else was the initiator. I had Rajan kidnapped. I held priya as a hostage so Rajan would do my bidding,” finished Singhania.

“Disgusting. You killed one person and harmed 3 other people just because of money, but where did that take you? Greed is one of the deadly sins. Now you can rot in prison until you get hanged for murder,” said Arjun.

The police took Singhania away. The team now looked at Priya and Rajan. Priya was still as a statue, not talking, not looking at anyone. She was hiding, from her everyone. The floor seemed more interesting than her. She felt his touch. She shrugged it off.

She felt dirty, vile. She couldn’t handle his touch. She went and stood next to Khushi, resting her head on her shoulder. She was exhausted from everything, physically and mentally. The team felt her pain, but chose to not say anything.

In delhi, a woman gets raped every day. Riya knew her statistics well, and she also knew what this woman in front of her was going through. Arnav came to stand by Rajan.

“Give her some time. She is in shock at the moment. There will be a time when she feels she wants her to kill herself, that is the time you have to be there for her. Make her feel loved Rajan, not just with words,” whispered Arnav. Rajan nodded his head.

“Thanks. Now, that I have got her. I will never let her go,” said Rajan. 

Note 07/03/2013

NOTE

Hey Everyone, 

Sorry but I will not be updating for at least a week. 

I am currently not in the right state of mind to write anything. 

My life is extremely difficult for the next 3 months. 

Will talk to you all later!

Love, 

Mishty

The Wilted Rose: Chapter 9

Writer's Comment

I think this update is very cruel. It leaves you wanting to cry. Please do not judge, it is just a story. I am sure you all are aware that this happens in India. Well I hope you all are strong enough to handle it.

Love,

Mishty

Chapter 9

After 30 minutes, there was a knock on the hospital door. Aman walked through with 3-4 bags in his hand. Arnav signaled him to leave the bags on the couch.

“Sir, Are you okay?” asked Aman, “I mean you haven’t come to the office sir! Many clients are asking for you!”

“I will come tomorrow!” stated Arnav. Aman took that a signal to leave. Soon as Aman left, Khushi walked out from the bathroom. Arnav passed the bags to her.

“Here are your clothes!” he said.

Khushi took them from his hand. She took them out of the bag. It was a red saree with a designer red blouse. Tears came out her eyes. Arnav looked in confusion at her.

“Khushi, what’s wrong?” asked Arnav.

“I can’t wear this Arnav!” said Khushi.

“Why?” asked Arnav.

“Jab Suhag hi nahi hain then how can I wear this? I am a widow! I can only wear the colour white!” said Khushi. Arnav turned to her and brought her close, wiping the tears from her eyes.

“Nahi Khushi, I thought you were going to move on? You were married for a couple of hours. No-one expects you to follow the same traditions that a widow follows!” explained Arnav carefully.

“Society will judge you! A couple of hours, it still doesn't change the fact that I was once married!” said Khushi.

“No it doesn't but you need to move on, think about the future! Your husband would want you to move on too!” said Arnav.

“Your right!” said Khushi, “I will move on for Rohan!”

They soon left the hospital and drove straight to the ETF office. They stepped outside the car, and looked at the massive office with glass windows. It was almost as big as “AR” thought Arnav.

They both stepped inside and were greeted by a lady, who took them to ETF main office. The office was simple, with a touch of modern design. Inside, they were met up with the team.

“Oh you are here!” said Arjun.

“Yes!” replied Arnav, “You called us!”

“Yes, we wanted you to be present, when Rajan wakes up!” said Arjun.

“He is here? I thought he was in the hospital!” said Arnav.

“He only had minor injuries, he was put under sedation for an hour! We brought him back with us!” said Arjun, “Shree – he should be awake by now! Go and check!”

“Okay!” Shree soon left them.

Riya came to Khushi and greeted her happily with a big grin on her face.

“Hi, Khushi, it will be all over soon!” said Riya.

“I know!” said Khushi. The wait was prolonged. It built up tension, anxiety and other feelings that Khushi never wanted to feel again. She looked over to Arnav. Yes, Riya was right. It would be all over soon.

But did she want it to be over?

After this case, she realized she would never see Arnav like she was seeing him now. Yes, they had made the promise together about keeping contact, but it was more in the moment. She didn't think that they would still be like this after this case was over. She would get the justice required, but would she be happy?

It had seemed that Rajan was now awake and was in the interrogation room. Arnav and Khushi were standing outside with Riya, Chotu and Shree, while Rathod and Arjun were inside the interrogation room with Rajan. The people outside, could see everything and hear everything, but the people inside could neither see outside nor hear anything outside.

Arjun picked up his gun and walked towards Rajan in a predatory manner and sat down by the table.

“Where were you, when Rohan was murdered?” asked Rathod.

There was no response.

“I will ask you again, Where were you when Rohan was murdered?” asked Rathod.

There was silence. He refused to open his mouth. Arjun looked at him sceptically.

“Rathod, yeh aisa nahi manega! When we lay his body on table made of Ice, then he will speak! Do you know the punishment of murder in this country? You get hanged! So I would start speaking before I get charges put on you for murder!” said Arjun.

Rajan looked at the floor while Arjun was speaking to him.

“Why don’t you speak dammit?” shouted Rathod, banging the table, making Rajan flinch.

“If I tell you they will kill her!” said Rajan. There was a moment of silence. Rathod and Arjun looked at each other in surprise. They were expecting him to defend himself, but his statement brought surprise.

“Kill who?” asked Arjun.

“Kill Priya!” replied Rajan.

“Who is Priya?” asked Rathod.

“My fiancé!” said Rajan.

“Tell us from the beginning! We will know if you lie. We will help you find Priya, if you help us with the case!” said Arjun.

“3 months ago, we found out from my mum that Khushi and Bhai were going to get married. We were really happy, me and Priya. I loved Priya and we got engaged without the family, in London itself. Although, bhai and I had our differences in the past, which were mainly about business, we decided to finally end all the arguments between us. Bhai convinced me to come back to India, and he said that he will listen to my suggestions as well, when it comes to business. I did not tell my family that Priya was coming with me.

“Priya was happy as well. We loved each other. She had never met my family, so she was excited. I had thought that after Bhai and Khushi’s wedding, I will reveal to my family that Priya is the one for me. We will happily settle in India as well. We were supposed to attend all the functions from engagement to the actual wedding. However, due to some weather conditions, all flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick were cancelled. The only flight that was available was 2 days before the wedding.

“Bhai knew about the weather conditions but we didn't tell him about the flight. He thought that we were coming on the wedding day itself. We wanted to surprise him and our family, so we decided to not tell them, which was one of our biggest mistakes that we made. We flew from London Heathrow, two days before the wedding. However there were some problems with our immigration when we landed in Delhi airport. So we got take away by guards. We were being taken away, when we felt some chloroform on our face faces” said Rajan.

“So you were kidnapped?” asked Arjun. Rajan nodded in positive.

“When I woke up, the room that I was in was dark. My hands and legs were tied to the chair! The whole room smelt of petrol. My eyes were hazy. Soon I heard screams from another room. They were Priya’s screams. I shouted her name a couple of times, but my screams were echoed back. I tried to untie my hands or legs, but I couldn’t do anything.

Soon the door opened, and someone entered. I couldn’t see his face. He was tall and well built up. He said that his men were enjoying her. I felt disgusted that I couldn’t protect the woman I love,” said Rajan.

“Oh my God, Priya was raped!” said Rathod.

When Rajan was speaking about Priya, Khushi had tears in his eyes. She felt helpless. Riya also felt sad to listen to a woman getting raped. Only love could give you so much pain. Arnav looked at Khushi and told her through his eyes to be strong. That's why she could see the pain in his eyes, when he tried to kill her. He was regretting his decision.

They had to be strong.

They had to be strong for everything else to come.

Someone was behind their life, and they had to be caught.