his only obsession

chapter : 6

*The Dream*

Piercing through the silence of the night, a heart-wrenching scream echoed through the whole house - "No... no... don't go...!"

Mini and Aman woke up with a jolt from that scream. Barefoot, they ran frantically towards Ruhanika's room.

Aman pushed the door open.

The sight in front of them made their hearts drop. Ruhanika was lying unconscious on the bed, her whole body drenched in sweat, eyes closed, and she was screaming in her sleep, her hands grasping at the air.

Mini immediately took Ruhanika in her arms and shook her hard.

"Di! Di! What happened to you? Why were you screaming like this?"

Fear and panic were clearly visible in Mini's voice. Her eyes also became moist.

Ruhanika was still trembling. Drops of sweat were on her forehead and her heart was beating so fast as if it would come out of her chest.

She looked at Mini, then at Aman... as if trying to recognize whether it was a dream or reality.

"Di, tell me! What did you see?" Mini asked again, this time her grip tightened on Ruhanika's hand.

Even after Mini asked so many times, when Ruhanika said nothing and just stared blankly at the wall, Aman slowly walked and sat near her.

He lovingly placed his hand on Ruhanika's head and said in a very soft voice,

"Di, what happened? Did you have a bad dream?"

Aman's voice had the concern a younger brother feels for his elder sister. Offering a glass of water, he said, "Take this, Di, drink some water... look, we are both right here, with you."

Ruhanika took the glass with trembling hands, but her fingers were shaking so much that the water spilled on the bed.

Then slowly, Ruhanika realized...

She was dreaming.

A very bad, very scary dream.

She opened her closed fist - her palms were completely wet with sweat. Her heart was still beating fast.

"D... dream..." escaped her lips slowly. Her voice was so low that Mini had to lean closer to hear her.

Ruhanika took a deep breath and tried to console herself - 'Yes, it was just a dream... just a dream...'

But the fear in her eyes was telling that it was not an ordinary dream.

Ruhanika had decided she would not tell Mini and Aman anything.

If she told them what she saw in the dream, they would unnecessarily get tensed. They would stay awake all night, worried.

And she did not want that at all.

That's why she tried to bring a fake smile on her face, which could not hide the fear hidden in her eyes.

"N... nothing... just... just a bad dream," she said, avoiding the topic and looked away.

She deliberately ended her talk there. She thought, 'I will bear this fear alone, I will not drag these two into it.'

Mini and Aman looked at each other.

Then both Aman and Mini said to their Di together,

"Di, we will also sleep here... we will not leave you alone."

Hearing this, Ruhanika agreed. How could she refuse?

She herself had raised them like a mother and father.

When their parents died in an accident, Ruhanika herself was only 17 years old. But forgetting her own childhood, she became both mother and father for Aman and Mini. She had raised them in her lap, sent them to school, stayed awake all night putting cold strips on their foreheads when they had fever.

So today, when her two children, her two supports, were insisting to sleep beside her, how could she refuse?

Ruhanika nodded slowly. A sense of peace came into her eyes.

Then all three slept... in Ruhanika's room.

A dim night lamp was burning in the room. Outside a storm was blowing, but inside that room there was a strange peace.

Ruhanika was lying in the middle, on one side Mini was sleeping holding her hand and on the other side Aman.

After many days, all three got such deep sleep. As if after years they had got the shade of their parents again. That night there was no fear, no bad dream... just the feeling of loved ones.

And with this feeling, the three siblings slept peacefully under one roof, next to each other.

*Next Morning*

Morning sunlight was coming into the room through the window. The fear of the night was now nowhere.

Today was a very special day for all three.

Aman was going for his job interview - this job was very important for him. Ruhanika had to go to the hospital, she had her duty. And Mini had to leave for her college.

All three were getting ready quickly.

"Mini, come, today I will drop you to college," Aman said, picking up his bike keys. "Anyway, my interview is on the way to your college."

Mini became happy, "Really bhaiya? Let's go then!"

Ruhanika looked at both of them with a smile and said, "Okay, you both go by bike, I will leave for the hospital in my car."

And then...

Aman left for college with Mini on his bike and Ruhanika left for the hospital in her car.

All three moved towards their destinations, but no one knew that today was going to change their lives.

Aman dropped Mini at the college gate.

There was a lot of crowd in the college. All the students were going inside.

Mini got off the bike and started fixing her bag. Then Aman lovingly placed his hand on her head.

"Take care of yourself," Aman said softly, his voice had the concern of an elder brother. "And yes, eat your food on time. You haven't eaten anything since morning, understood?"

Mini nodded with a smile. "Yes bhaiya, you also take care of yourself. All the best for the interview!"

Aman smiled and said bye to her and then started his bike and left for his interview.

Mini stood there watching him go, until he disappeared from her eyes. Then she also went inside her college.

Mini was just entering inside the college gate, when...

A fast black car... without a number plate... with a screeching sound, stopped right in front of her.

Before Mini could understand anything, two-three well-built men came out of that car. They were wearing black clothes and black masks on their faces.

"W... who are you people?" Mini stepped back two steps in fear.

But those people gave no answer. One man quickly pressed Mini's mouth so she could not scream and another held her hands.

Mini tried a lot to free herself, her bag fell on the ground, books scattered... but she became weak in front of those powerful people.

In one jerk, they picked up Mini and put her in that black car and the car sped away from there.

People standing at the college gate just kept watching... no one understood what happened. Within a few seconds Mini had disappeared from in front of their eyes.

*Meanwhile...*

Ruhanika was going to the hospital in her car. She was lost in her own thoughts, thinking about last night's dream.

Then suddenly...

Two-three black cars came in front of her and stopped. They completely blocked the road.

Ruhanika applied the brake at once. There was a loud screeching sound of tires.

Her heart started beating fast. She felt something strange.

She came out of her car angrily, wearing sunglasses on her eyes.

"What is this misbehavior? Move the car from the front!" Ruhanika said in a loud voice.

But no one came out of those cars. The glasses of the cars were completely black, nothing was visible who was inside.

Ruhanika now started feeling scared along with anger. She felt as if all this was happening just like that bad dream.

Some people quickly came out of the car.

They too were wearing black clothes and black masks. They had black glasses and tattoos on their hands, just like professional goons.

Before Ruhanika could understand or say anything...

One man came from behind and pressed her mouth and two other men held both her hands tightly.

"L... leave me! Who are you people? Leave me!" Ruhanika tried a lot to free herself. She kicked, screamed... but their grip was very strong.

Other people standing on the road just kept watching. No one had the courage to come forward. Everyone started making videos from their mobiles, but no one came forward to help.

Within a few seconds, those people lifted Ruhanika and forcibly put her in another car. Her car remained there in the middle of the road in starting condition.

And then...

All the black cars together disappeared from there raising dust.

Ruhanika too... like Mini... was kidn*pped in broad daylight.

*In the afternoon...*

Aman came out happily after giving his interview, when he got a call from someone...

*Thank you!*

So friends, this was the explosive Part of my story _"Sanki Aashiq"_!

Will Aman be able to save his two sisters Ruhanika and Mini from Aaditya Rathore, that crazy owner? Whose voice was on the phone? Is Ruhanika's bad dream going to come true?