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Thereon reading the message, the boys couldn't sleep properly. Three boys were on a con call and tried to figure who could do all this. Speaking for more than hours, they bid each other good night, leaving everything for the destiny to handle.
All five of them reached the company from their respective destination. Seeing them quiet troubled Nila and Akruti questioned them. But the boys just shrugged in response. Akruti was doing all her works with the utmost concentration. She knocked and entered his cabin, and handed him the papers which needed his signatures. Seeing him, really quiet today, made her worried.
"Viren are you okay?", asked a worried Akruti.
"Um... yes I'm fine happy pill. Don't need to worry much", smiling back at her, he handed her the file back.
"No, you're not. Please tell me what's troubling you", she pleaded for him, to say.
"Well, it's just about tonight's event. I don't know but I kinda feel something bad is going to happen", saying this Viren got up from his chair. Seeing him worried, twisted Akruti's heart in pain.
"Hey look, whatever will happen today, I'll be with you. No matter what!!", she replied cupping his face. He just smiled and nodded his head, in turn, she kissed his forehead.
"Don't forget to wear a saree tonight", Viren told her grinning. She hit her forehead and smiled at him.
"I won't forget. Now go do your work. FYI my nanu and nani have come, so don't do anything stupid when you come to pick me up, 'cause they'll be watching me.", saying this she left to do her work. He smiled looking at her retreating figure.
'I'm forever thankful to God, for sending you in my life'. Thinking this he started to do his work.
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Evening came faster than expected. Dressed in dark green printed shirt, pairing it with cream color blazer and trouser, Viren was waiting for his lady love to come. Leaning against his car, he kept looking at the watch, every two minutes once. Picking his mobile from his pocket, he was about to call Akruti, when he saw her coming from her front door.
The brushing of leaves of the trees felt as a melody to him, whilst she was walking towards him. With each step of her being taken, he felt his heart skipping a beat. He couldn't control the fanatic beatings of his hearts. Draped herself in heavy gray color embroider saree, Akruti was looking stunning. Her hair tied french plait, her face in its natural way.
"Wow", whispered Viren when Akruti stood before him. Hearing this Akruti, instantly blushed.
"Come on, happy pill. Let's get going before I change my mind.", hearing this she again blushed scarlet. Seeing her blushing like this he couldn't help but clarify his doubt.
"Are your lips painted with smudge-proof equipment?", he questioned her.
"Yeah. But what...". She didn't get the chance to speak the next set of words, as Viren latched his lips with her. Her toes curled on their accord. Both their lips moving in sync, matching their heartbeats. He let go of her only after he was satisfied.
"Thank goodness, it was smudge-proof, else I should wait till the event gets over.", hearing this she again blushed.
"I should change your name to blushing pill, stop blushing Akruti, I'm already facing a tough time seeing you like this", saying this he opened the passenger seat door for her to get in. Giggling at his plight, she sat inside the car. Pouting at her, he went the other side and bought the engine to life.
On reaching the Ahuja's mansion, they were greeted by an annoyed Sharav and a helpless couple.
"Sharav, calm down everything will be alright. You just don't let go of your calm, for whatever your parents do", Viren tried calming the raging bull.
"Okay", replied Sharav after taking a deep breath. Everyone taking a deep breath, went inside the mansion.
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Viren Khanna
Sharav was still angry at his parents. I could literally see smoking coming out of his nostrils. We all sat around the circular table for five. All the media people, well-to-do businessmen, and women, cine actors all were here for the event.
"Viren, I'll just be back, I'll make a call to my family that we've reached and come", saying this Akruti left the place.
Mr & Mrs. Ahuja came and greeted us. I just gave them a tight-lipped smile as a response. Their action was so fake on seeing me. I wonder what made them change their attitude towards my family. They whispered silently something to Sharav and left to greet others.
"What did they say?", Daksh asked the moment they left. " Nothing they thanked me for being here."
Shaking our heads we sat in our place and Akruti rushed to our place. "Did I miss anything?", she asked whilst panting.
"Nothing happened. Now sit and calm yourself", I said, and she nodded looking at me sheepishly.
We all turned our heads towards the stage where Mr & Mrs. Ahuja were standing. And then they started speaking.
"We thank each and everyone who came here to grace this event with their presence. We all know that many children couldn't afford money to eat, to get dressed, or to go to school. And we also know how huge our country is, with it's growing population. So we planned on organizing this fundraising for the same. Even though it's the beginning, we'll try to make this one a huge success".
All the people here cheered them, including the girls except us, the boys. We were just glaring at them in response. Then all of them starting bidding on the things that were kept. I tried to bid on one thing when Sharav glared at me, making me shut.
"Okay!! Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your contribution. In a few minutes, the dinner will be served", saying this they left the stage.
"Well, I can't wait to taste the food!!", I heard Akruti say.
"Aren't you too excited today?", I asked her. "Well this is my first time, I'm attending this kind of event. So I'm excited", she replied grinning at me, whilst we all chuckled at her.
Our dinner was served. Many business officials came and talked with us. We five had a great time teasing everyone. Thank god, Sharav's mood was better now.
After having our dinner, we were sitting at our table. Akruti was acting like she was feeling sleepy. She lied down on the table and closed her eyes. This girl is really a child. Chuckling at my thoughts, I woke her up when I saw Mr&Mrs. Ahuja going to the stage again.
"This time we selected an orphanage to donate this amount. When we told them, they were so happy on hearing this. They even thanked us for doing something to the orphanage. So we made a small video of them thanking you all.", saying this they left the place.
The lights in the hall were dimmed, but clear enough to see other people's face. But what played in the video left us shocked. It was drunk Mr & Mrs. Ahuja speaking.
"I wonder who is threatening us with these messages", Mr. Ahuja spoke.
"And the most important thing, even the boys got those messages. Thank goodness they believed us, when we told them, we didn't have any part in kidnapping that girl and drug dealing", saying this Mrs.Ahuja laughed.
"I think they don't believe us. Even if Daksh and Viren do, Sharav won't trust us. I wonder how they got the news. I still can remember that day. How the girl escaped from our clutches. But it was a good thing she escaped, we got a chance to get rid of that little bad omen, Sara", saying this he laughed.
" Yeah!! I was so happy that we can finally get rid of that girl. How much planning we did to get rid of her. But everything failed and she was born. I even tried killing her while feeding or whilst she was asleep. But that little witch had always someone to her rescue. And Sharav, the moment he got to know what we were doing to her came to her rescue", whilst telling this Mrs.Ahuja twitched her lips.
"It was a good thing, we sent him to the hostel. Else he would have told Vinesh and Pranita", saying this he drank a shot of vodka.
I couldn't believe, what I was seeing or hearing. Whatever they did was true. It was fucking true. From the drug dealing to human trafficking. I felt myself getting angry, feeling to beat the hell out of them, for whatever they did to Sara. She was their own child, their own flesh!! How much she must have gone through.
My eyes misted on thinking about it. I turned my head to see Sharav. Tears were flowing from his eyes, like the waters that flow in the river. And anger filling his system. He was currently looking like a raging bull, who is ready to kill anyone. It was Nila and Daksh holding him from causing any harm to the couple.
How bad he'll be feeling right now. His sister, the person he loved the most, underwent so many things in her life. If anyone had done this to my sister, I would've ripped the head from their body. I felt someone touching my shoulder, turning I saw my grandparents and my sister standing her, whilst tears flowing from their eyes too.
"Dadu, dadi, and Preeti what are you guys doing here?", I asked them.
"We were asked to come here if we want to know what really happened to Vinesh and Pranita", dadu replied, whilst dabbing his eyes.
On seeing Akruti, Preeti hugged her and cried, whilst I closed my eyes thinking about my parents. I opened my eyes to meet the worry-filled eyes of Akruti, since I was standing near her, her one hand entwined mine while the other was hugging Preeti.
"No... these are fake....this video is fake... Someone is trying to frame us", Mr.Ahuja was yelling frantically whilst Mrs.Ahuja was nodding her head.
"All the messages that were sent, were they fake too?", Sharav asked yelling at the couple. Hearing his roar, the couple kept quiet. All the guests started murmuring among themselves.
"No, they aren't fake!!"
We all turned our heads to the source of the voice and got shocked beyond anything.
"You...who are you??", Mr&Mrs.Ahuja asked the person standing with an emotionless face.
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So any guess, who that person can be.....
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