Chapter 60: chapter 60

Days passed  and Isha was thinking of the plan to get rid of Nidhi.. She failed utterly twice.. This time she has to think about something big..It was Saturday, but Kabir had to go to the office for some office work and for Nidhi it was a holiday.. She was feeling bored so she decided to go out to the nearby supermarket to buy things..When she was about to leave , Avani started crying.. She raised her tiny arms and said " mumma ,I want to come too"..Nidhi took in her arms but hesitated to take her out. but Kabir's mom understood and said," Nidhi, anyways you are going in the car ,just take her..even Avani is feeling bored sitting at home all day.. "Nidhi nodded and took Avani to a nearby supermarket..Nidhi made her sit in the supermarket trolley and picked the things she needed..When she reached  the counter, Avani wanted to get down from the trolley..Nidhi took her out from the cart and made her stand beside her..She held her hand tightly, fearing Avani  would run here and  there in excitement..inorder to pay the bill, she left Avani's hand  and  took  out the card from her bag and gave it at the cash counter  and looked aside to hold Avani's hand once again, but to her surprise Avani was missing..Nidhi left everything at the counter and started searching for Avani in the supermarket.. She was in tears when she understood Avani was missing..She immediately ran to the manager to check the security footage in order to find where she was..Nidhi's whole body was trembling with fear, and she was at the verge of crying..When she saw the footage she realised Avani walked towards the exit door..She ran towards the door to check if Avani was standing outside..But she didn't find her..Her hands were shaking due to fear. How can I be so negligent, how can I lose Avani, she started to curse herself..She was left with no other option, she had to inform Kabir..She took out her mobile with her trembling hands ,her heart was beating very rapidly out of  fear and she was already in  tears..Kabir answered the call in a few rings and before he could say something Nidhi said, " Kabir, I came to the supermarket with Avani, and Avani is missing"..Kabir was in the middle of the meeting when he received a call from Nidhi.. They were in a cold fight , so he didn't expect to receive a call   from her.. when he saw her name in the mobile, he thought for a while and answered the call.His heart sank when he heard her."Which supermarket??", he asked her coldly..When Nidhi told him the address, he reached there with jet speed..Nidhi started searching in the nearby locality asking people if they saw a 3 year old girl in white jumpsuit..Everyone said "No" and Nidhi felt her head spinning....She didn't give up and started searching and suddenly the mobile in her hand rang..It was from Kabir. She immediately answered it, her voice was hoarse.. "Where are you?,come inside the supermarket.. ", Kabir's sounded serious..Nidhi ran towards the supermarket and saw Kabir watching the CCTV footage."What about the footage outside??" he asked the manager Sir, the camera has not been working since morning, we thought of replacing it by tomorrow..Kabir's heart sank when he heard the manager and glared at Nidhi..Nidhi has never seen his anger.. His face was red and there was worry on his face..When he was about to call the commissioner to get the CCTV of this area he received a call from Isha..Kabir's face seemed to be relaxed when he answered the call.He said, " Avani is safe ,let's go home"..Nidhi was happy when she heard him.. but still her heart was beating rapidly because of the tension she faced for the last one hour....She followed him silently out of the supermarket and sat along with him in his car..On the way, she tried to ask how Avani reached home but didn't dare to ask, seeing his serious face..When they reached home ,she saw Avani in Kabir's mom's  arms.She felt relaxed after seeing her, she ran towards Avani to take her in her arms, but stood still when she heard the voice."Stop Nidhi, don't even dare to touch Avani.. You planned  to get rid of her right??. If I wouldn't have been passing through that road, Who knows what would have happened with Avani. She might have been kidnapped or she would have ended up in the hands of human traffickers.. I thought you were innocent but  you are very cunning.. You felt Avani was coming between you and Kabir ,so you thought of getting rid of her.. you are so shameless.. I don't understand why Kabir married you??"Nidhi was stunned hearing Isha.."What nonsense Isha, why will I do that??""You should know it better, because you have done it.. ",Isha was waiting for the moment to slander Nidhi.. this was the golden opportunity she created , how can she miss it.."Enough, I know Nidhi,don't talk rubbish Isha" , Kabir's mom warned.."Oh!! Do you even love your granddaughter aunty?? just imagine what would have happened with Avani, if  I wouldn't have reached on time.""oh!! really then why didn't you come find me in the supermarket, don't you know I would be worried about Avani..", Nidhi asked.."I wanted to teach you a lesson.. So instead of calling you I reached home and called Kabir so that he would not be worried.."Nidhi was dumbfounded when she heard Isha . She is indeed a b** ch.. tears welled up in her eyes when Isha was slandering her .She walked towards Kabir's mom and said " mom, I am sorry  for leaving Avani's hand for second and  for being negligent but trust me I never want to do anything to Avani"""I know beta, you will never do such things...I trust you.. ""You are a cunning fox ..when you are caught you are crying crocodile tears.. ", Isha smirked.."Enough of it, everyone get back to your rooms", Kabir roared..Nidhi was shocked when she heard him.. "what does he mean?? ",he didn't speak a word when Isha was slandering her.. Nidhi turned towards Kabir and asked, " do you believe her nonsense?? Kabir stood silent and didn't look at her at all.Nidhi's heart clenched when she didn't receive any reply from him.."You are silent ,which means you believe her and you don't trust me right??. ", Nidhi's voice  was hoarse..Nidhi's heart tore apart when she saw Kabir standing like a statue. Nidhi crouched on the ground . What everyone didn't observe was ,there was a figure standing at the entrance of the door.. He was Nidhi's father. He clapped after listening to all the nonsense.  He actually came to see Nidhi but was shocked to see what's happening inside the house.Everyone turned around to see who it was.He walked towards Nidhi , made her stand  and said," Look ,he is the person you loved,you fought with us  for him and he believes you want to get rid of his daughter..is it enough Nidhi??, do you want to see more??""Brother, don't be angry.. I will talk to Kabir. "Kabir's mom tried to convince Nidhi's father .But he raised his hand in mid air and roared , " Enough , I can't let my daughter take the blame of human trafficking .. She has served this house enough  and has enough memories.. She will not live here for a second"..Nidhi let's go..  He put his arms around her shoulder and walked her out.. This time Nidhi didn't dodge and walked out with tears in her eyes.. she became totally numb..It was not Isha's words that broke her, it was Kabir's silence. She was really hurt , and  was heart broken because Kabir didn't believe her at all even after living with her for all these months and there will be no love without trust...Kabir's mom requested Kabir to stop her but he didn't move...