Chapter 47: chapter 47

AASHI'S P.O.VI found myself in a dark room, no ray of light at all. "Aashi, wake up, honey", dad's voice echoed in my cerebrum. "Open your eyes, daddy's little girl", Neil's tone accompanied my effort to gain my compos mentis.I tried to open eyes, but my senses didn't co-operate.I felt as if my hands and legs are caged with some sort of tight grip.All my efforts to get rid of this went in vain.I attempted to speak, however, I couldn't give out a single word in reflex.Why am I not able to use any of my senses?I was puzzled. I attempted to jerk off myself. Finally, it worked. I parted my eyes slightly and was baffled with the insight revelation.I was in some unknown space. It initiated with a blurred vision, followed by a jiff of clearance with every passing second.The first thing my brain did was to search for the voices that led me out of daze. "Dad? Mumma?", I yelled. My dry throat was making it difficult to be loud enough. "Neil?", I called out. To my shock, they ceased to be visible. The truth hit me hard, when I realised, I was temporarily comatosed.Where am I?*stupified*Though I was physically and mentally benumbed, but wanted to know the existing materiality.It was a dark room, where I could rarely perceive.It seemed to be a comforted room with a fresh smell. However, it wasn't clear due to the scattered darkness to the corner. I found myself on a chair, with caged hands and legs using some sort of rope.It triggered anxiety in the pit of my stomach. What place is this?Besides, why am I here?The entire instance played in the back of my head. Camp.. my walk.. Neil following me.. our fight.. Neil walking away.. a clutch, which almost choked me.. and.. that's it!Someone carried me away?Who was that? I went panicked. I felt acidity of sickness in the back of my throat. My chest felt heavy as if something bad is going to happen and felt a chain of belly-ache.I pulled out all the stops but was of no use.Fear took over me like nothing else, it kept me mum and hopeless.I wanted to cry out loud but my vocals didn't respond because of some unknown feel of discountenance.I searched for my phone, it was no where to be found.I was losing hope slowly. I closed my eyes in dismay, letting the tears stream down. "Aashi, how are you doing, sweetheart?", a manly voice reached my ears. It came from some in-built speakers. This voice?It sounded familiar. "W..Who is that?", I stuttered. "Sush!", voice echoed.That gave chill down the spine. "No need to be scared. I am here", the unknown manly voice added. I am here?This phrase shifted my senses towards Neil, involuntarily. Before I could think further, his next sentence virtually thrashed me. "Neil used to say the same thing, is it?", he let out a dangerous chuckle. Neil?He knows Neil? "But, where is he know? No where. This is what he deserves. AWAY FROM YOU!", his laugh was sinister. Though I had a heap of questions, yet I couldn't pull out a single articulation."Free her.", he ordered in an authorised pitch.Meanwhile, two of masked men came and released me from that tied rope."Now don't ask me why I did this. You know I can't see you in this state. Uh..Oh! You don't know", he announced, chuckling.What does he mean?"No worries. Anyhow, you will get to know", he concluded. "W..Who are you?", I asked with my almost giving up courage."What?", he shouted.I flinched due to the change in his demeanor out of nowhere. "You didn't recognise me? That was not even such a long gap to forget each other", he shot with a sarcastic humour.Means?Do I know him?"There are a lot of things to be revealed yet. I was waiting for the right time and finally it's here", he sounded evil. He was making each moment intense. "Let me show you something", he clapped as an indication.There bloomed the spot lights from projector all around me.It displayed a chain of pictures. There were all my pictures of each and every moment I spent since I stepped in London. A bitter realisation formed a lump in my throat.He was stalking me since long and I didn't even realise?It is followed by our pictures-- Mine and Neil's. Parking's, Parkland's and further."Everything was fine, till this person came into the picture", he said gritting his teeth.I could feel that anger in his words. But, what he got to do with Neil?*****************************Who do you think he is? See you in the next chapterTill then stay tuned and miss me😉#KeepReading #KeepLoving♥️♥️