Chapter 27

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Riddhima felled to the bed,

".....framed for hiring a killer , framed for a murder and now for attempt to murder....... ", She closed her eyes.

"Kabir has played this game very well.........First he murdered his family and made Vansh sign that fake deal, he even framed him for a murder of a living person.

He snatched away the property and told Aryan that Vansh gave it to him, in return of killing them.", Pihu looked at the sun which was slowly setting down," Then he was sifted to the asylum , so he planned to kill him by sending that fake note. He wanted him to die and world to think him as psycho murderer." Pihu joined the dots , but Riddhima remained quite. Her eyes felled on her and her condition , what she had made of herself ,

"Riddhima....", Pihu sat down holding her ,

" If you will loose patience you will loose him ", she looked at Pihu in restlessness.

" Patience is your strength Riddhima ....",

"No ....", She finally spoke.

"He is my strength , his presence gives me patience , I feel so restless Pihu I ...... I can't understand anything..... ,"And she broke into tears , she held her as if she would loose her also just like him.

Pihu looked at her , no this is not her , she backed and wiped her tears,

" Ok Riddhima ...look at me....... Will crying and blaming yourself bring him back..",

Riddhima looked up at her.

"If Vansh had been at your stage , he would have cried over fate or fight to bring you back ..... Tell me.",

She sobbed a little more.

" He is your strength no..... So won't you fight to get back your strength or will you loose just because of one mistake...",

"But I shouldn't have done that.", She said in broken words.

" You didn't did it , it happened and everything happens for a reason .....",

"What ..... will I do....", She tried to stop her sob,

"We will do..... You are not alone in this , we are with you ......... And remember Mister Unknown is habitual of falling in trouble but you are there no........ He will come out...",

"He will no....", Riddhima spoke with a hope.

Pihu nodded. She hugged her again. She had always thought if she became vulnerable , they would become weak but today she knew , she was not alone in this.

The room felled into silence until the phone rang. Riddhima turned to it slowly and picked up , no wonder it was Kabir.

Riddhima looked at Pihu, wiping off the tears she took a deep breath , consoling herself she picked up the call , probably she knew this was the only way her strength will return to her .

"Hmm..",

"Sure ...",

"Ok see you.",

She hang up the call. Pihu looked as she kept the phone aside,

"He wants to tell me about Vansh's arrest." , Riddhima spoke calming her sob. Pihu looked at the phone in disgust.

She handed her the glass of water, " This Kabir will only give us a way ...... ", Riddhima looked at Pihu.

" Not everytime he gonna have the perfect fate someday it will be ours..",

Riddhima nodded.

"Now let see what he tells me.." , finally she spoke in the same determination which she had lost . Pihu smiled.

Riddhima stood up and took up her phone .

"Where ..",

"Police station....".

"Wait .... Let me come too.",

Riddhima stopped her.

"Ok ..... But ....... Be safe.",

Riddhima nodded.

Pihu closed the door and just sat there , how there life has turned upside down. From simple students to ............ , this was the most unexpected way she ever thought there life would be.

"But when you are with Mother Teresa , your life is destined to be venturesome." She smiled within her hidden tears.

Riddhima took a deep breath and walked into the police station not to mention, this was the first time she was stepping into that place and even she didn't knew from where she got that much courage.

But her heart knew .

She went to center table and asked keeping in mind what all IPCs Advait told her , the constable looked at her .

"Fill this application.",

She took up the pen and scribbled out the letter.Handing the letter to the official. The female constable took her to a room.

Enclosed within dark walls , it just had a center table with two chairs and a light hanging over it.

The lady asked Riddhima to get seated.

And then they brought him. Again grabbed at the collar , blood dripping off his forehead, his tored up shirt and the multiple bruises on his body.

"He is a psycho murderer , hope you know." The man spoke.

Riddhima looked at him .

"Can I talk to him alone.",The man gave her a look and walked out , Standing outside the door in attention.

Riddhima looked at Vansh whose head was down all this time. She had thought she would ask for his forgiveness , ask him to help her out of this regret but she can't , she have to stay strong , very strong , Pihu was right.

Riddhima held his handcuffed hands , his blood reddend her palm , she was not that disturbed when she had seen him in the same condition first time but today , every of his unsaid pain dropped as tear from her eyes,

She stood up from the chair and went to his side , unwrapping the scarf round her neck she held it in her palm.

She slowly wiped off the blood , from his forehead, from his neck and then at his wounded hands , His blank eyes felt no pain , he hadn't even recovered from the previous wounds and this...

"Everything will be alright.",

She held his shoulder. He looked up. Riddhima felt his blank eyes were shining in those salty pearls. Caressing down his cheeks , she wiped them off.

"Ishani and Aryan are safe ."

He said with a broken smile.

"We will save you...", Riddhima said holding her tears. He turned his head. Riddhima looked at him   , she wanted to cry , cry out every pain which was killing her but ...

"Please go......", He finally spoke , " Me....... I am just a criminal. Leave me to my fate ...",

He looked up at her .

That's it , she was tired of hearing that now , tired of listening to the lie which was spoken as if it was the biggest truth. She backed leaving his hand and walked to the other side of the table.

"Leave you to bear the punishment for a crime you never did. ", She closed her eyes ,

"It's so easy for you , so easy to say that when you don't even know what all is happening to....", She stopped . He looked at her in confusion.

"Asking to leave you to your fate, now scribble it in you mind I am your fate...... The day you stumbled into me you decided your fate and now I am extremely sorry but I won't leave you , do anything , say anything, but this will only end when you would go to your family and that Kabir will sit here".

No one could figure out on whom she was angry more Vansh or Kabir. She realized what all she blabbered till now. She looked at Vansh who was staring at her. She also gets angry. This was something new to him.

"Time is over.", The constable came in he walked up to Vansh and held his collar.

"With respect." Riddhima looked at the constable.

"Who are you to teach me , how to behave with a murderer."

"Who are you give the judgement that he is a murderer you the judge or what ", The constable looked at both of them with rage.

"You are innocent until proven guilty, human rights." Riddhima signalled to his hands. His grip loosened and he held the handcuff.

Vansh looked at Riddhima , the simplest and the most emotional girl , he ever thought existed and then at the constable and his defeated eyes telling , what a situation can turn you into.

He took Vansh away and Riddhima walked out holding the blood soaked scarf and the same pain which still persisted somewhere deep within her heart.

Advait was waiting outside and she sat in the car.

"We have to arrange a lawyer....." Riddhima looked at Advait.

"They said that day after tomorrow the first hearing will occur.",

Riddhima looked out of the window and the car rushed home.

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