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"Nila"
Everyone standing there was shocked to hear, Nila saying these words.
"Who are you girl?? And what do you want from us... Money right? If you're doing this for the money you can ask us. Why do you have to defame us?", Mrs. Ahuja sobbed looking at Nila, whilst she stood apathetic.
"Nila is why did you do this? How did you get to know everything?.... Please do tell me....", Sharav begged Nila, while his tears were flowing without control.
"I was asked to do", Nila said in a nonchalant way. Viren stood not knowing what is happening around him. He saw Sharav was about to question Nila when the video again started playing.
"To the most loyal servant in the world. I think we should tell you one secret of yours since you kept quiet about that day's matter", Mr. Ahuja said laughing like a maniac.
"W-What it is sir?", Jogesh stammered.
"Well, we murdered your family. For you to keep quiet", Mrs. Ahuja laughed.
"W-What?", Jogesh asked them again, not believing what they said.
"And Sheela can you believe we murdered 'The Vinesh and Pranita Khanna' ", Mr. Ahuja questioned his wife smiling.
"Trust me even still I can't believe we murdered them", Mrs. Ahuja snickered.
"I can't believe that little witch escaped.", Mr. Ahuja said.
" I know", Mrs. Ahuja replied.
With this, the video ended. Viren was standing there shocked with the truth of the past.
'His parent we're murdered by the people whom they considered as best friends', this was the only thought running in his mind.
"No....no it's not true. Viren believe me... It's not true", Mrs. Ahuja was now begging Viren. The secret which had been buried in the past was now unfolded.
"Whoever did this don't have any pieces of evidence with them to prove us criminal.", saying this Mr. Ahuja smirked at no one in common.
"Well, I do think there's something to prove you guilty Mr. Ahuja."
They all heard a voice speak. They got the biggest shock of life. It was Akruti who spoke this time. Collective gasps were heard.
"Akruti!?"
Many said this name, with shock tracing their voice. Viren couldn't comprehend what was happening.
"Who are you now?", Mr. Ahuja asked Akruti.
"Well. We'll have this introduction after some time. But let me give you the evidence you asked for.", saying this Akruti called someone.
"Nanu! Nani!", Akruti called her grandparents.
"Raghu!"
"Raghu Nanu!"
"Nani"
Uttered all the members who knew them. Viren went and hugged his Raghu Nanu and cried.Sharav and Daksh too went and hugged Nani. Preeti hugged Nanu. Sahil had accompanied his grandparents, along with his parents.
"Shh!! Now, where are you here right... we'll handle everything", saying this Nanu patted Viren's back.
"They are the people who murdered your parents, Viren, not us", Mr.Ahuja said.
"I was right about you!", Dheeraj Singh aka Raghu Nanu spoke.
"Raghu you even murdered my daughter along with my best friends", said Rakesh. Whilst Nila and Akruti scoffed at his lies.
"Till when will you keep on lying Mr.Ahuja. Accept that you killed Mr&Mrs. Khanna", Akruti told then in a nonchalant way.
"Who are you girl?", Mr. Ahuja yelled and came with rage towards Akruti. Even before he can take a step towards her, Rakesh heard a loud roar making him not move even a step forward.
"Don't you dare take a step forth Mr.Ahuja", roared Viren. Coming in front of Akruti, he stood before her like a Knight.
"You asked for the evidence right Mr.Ahuja, here it is", saying this Nanu forwarded the diary and documents.
"This...this diary...its Vinesh's diary", Dadi stammered.
" Yes, Mrs. Khanna. Indeed, they are Mr. Vinesh Khanna's diary. ", Dheeraj Nanu said.
Taking the diary and documents from him, Viren skimmed through the content. It was indeed true. Mr&Mrs. Ahuja was accused of drug dealing and human trafficking. And the document, it was the deal they signed to sell Sara.
Viren's eyes were red, and he was looking like lava from an erupting volcano ready to break out any moment.
"No!! Raghu is lying!!", exclaimed Rakesh.
"I'm not lying Mr. Ahuja. And one more thing my name is not Raghu...my name is Dheeraj Singh... Co-founder of DK&Co. ", Nanu spoke with proudness dripping from his voice.
"What!?", everyone said at the same moment.
"Yes. Before I came to Mumbai, we had a small business led by us. But it faced terrible loss. To feed our household, my wife and I moved here. Since we were new to the place, we changed our name. Then we worked for you. We saw how you murdered Mr&Mrs. Khanna.", thinking about the past tears trickled down his eyes.
All others were standing there with tears.
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Viren Khanna
"Why? Why did you do this?", I asked the duo, in a calm yet anger filling my tone. Seeing my demeanor, the duo visibly gulped.
"Because of your father. He always got whatever he wished for. From your mother to the business. Everything!! Each and everything", he shouted like a sick person, whilst I closed my eyes to control my anger.
"During college, I saw your mother for the first time, during an event. I had a crush on her. I didn't know that my best friend, meaning your father loved that girl for a very long time. Even though Pranita was a mere crush, it still hurt me to see them together. But as days went by my feelings for your mother too faded away.", pausing for a minute he continued again.
"Then I saw my wife, in a college fest. We four used to hang out together. I couldn't pursue my education anymore, because my family was in debt. So your father offered me to work in his company. I had to accept it because I had a family to run. Since your father's business was a startup company... it didn't give me the desired amount. So I had to enter the drug dealing and human trafficking. It was pretty cool, better than the shitty business your father was doing", he scoffed at me.
'How dare he talk about my dad like this', thinking about this, I was about to pounce on his when few people stopped me from doing so. But nothing could control the anger in me, but one thing did.
"Shh!! Don't dirty your hands by touching him", I heard Akruti's whisper, which calmed me instantly. We turned our attention to the murderer of my parents.
"All my dealings were going smoothly. Then Sharav and you were born. Everything was going smoothly. But the problem started when Sheela got conceived again. The soothsayer told me that this child will be the end of us. That all our secrets will be out. So we tried to abort the baby. We couldn't do it because of the fetus of five months old.", he sounded like a maniac.
I felt Akruti's hands tightening around my arm, Daksh has enveloped Nila in a side hug, Sharav supported by Dheeraj Nanu and Nani, whilst Dadi was supported by a sobbing Preeti and Dadu with Arora family. It hurt me to see my family like this.
"To secure our family, Sheela slipped from the stairs knowingly to kill the baby. But again, the little witch survived. Sharav started growing close to Sara. In fact, it was him, who named that witch.". He told in full rage. Sharav and I were controlling ourselves from killing them.
"Then these two entered our life.", he said pointing his finger at Dheeraj nanu and nani.
"The kids grew close to them. Sheela and I couldn't hurt Sara anymore because these two and Sharav came to know about it. So only Sharav and Sara used to spend most of the time in your home.", he said looking at me. I gritted my teeth, and I balled up my free hand into a fist.
"So we had to send Sharav to the hostel. He agreed on going to the hostel, if only we treated his sister properly. Poor boy, he thought we would keep up his promise.", His wife told him and laughed.
"From the time that bad omen was born, we had a bad time. Vinesh and Pranita came to know about our doings. Even your grandparents knew. But not about human trafficking and Sara's thing, just the drug dealing. But once the girl, we bought escaped from our clutches. I think you guys know about her....what was her name Rakesh?", the woman standing here, was talking without any remorse in her voice.
"Niyati Chabra", Daksh answered for us.
"Yeah... that's what I think, we had to kidnap the girl, but our bad luck the girl's parents found us. They begged us to leave their daughter. But no... we didn't. It was one of the biggest deal, we were about to get. They offered us a large amount. Then one day, we kidnapped the girl, in front of her parents, they couldn't do anything.", Rakesh said this time. I gave upon the respect I had for them.
"Why did you murder my parents??", I asked them, with anger in my voice.
"Because they came to know that we were trying to sell Sara, instead of the girl who fled. They already knew about our drug dealing stuff. And even warned us. But they were furious when they came to know that we were trying to sell that little witch. They threatened us, saying they'll tell the cops about this. So we had to kill them so that our secrets could remain as secrets.", saying this he laughed like a maniac.
"Is this what you do to your best friends?", Sharav yelled at them.
"Oh calm down boy!! When the matter is regarding your life, we have to destroy everyone who'll be a block to achieve our dream", Rakesh replied to Sharav.
"I'm ashamed that I'm your son", Sharav told in disgust. Everyone looked at Sharav with pity.
"No Child....you're not like them", my dadu told Sharav.
"It's just not you, who is ashamed that they're your parents....even I'm", we all heard a voice say.
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