14 (Vlll)
2065 Words
CHAPTER -
4.5 hours left in the blast,
It's almost 6pm in the evening ( According to India's schedule, it gets dark at this time in winter. ) and as if looking at the darkness here, it is as if it is three o'clock in the night,
In Mahira's room,
" Ayesha, now you will be on the seventh cloud, will you not? " Asks Mahira while getting ready in the room in front of the mirror with all her ornaments and make up kept on the dressing table in front where there's every other lady like Sakshi, Jass, Prerna, Sofiya ( Mahira's family is not here because Prerna saved Mahira from Syria, so she does not know her family Only the closed people who were with her in Syria, she considers them her family and only her colleagues and some friends are part of her life.)
Prerna who's standing behind Mahira's chair smiles while Ayesha is giggling, " I'm beyond happy ! Meaning !!! ( She stands up in enthusiasm) Can you believe it mom ( says in excitement) You will be with me in Mexico not just for a few hours but forever, mom ! Like I can't even imagine this ! How happy I'm to know this mom! We will explore the place and cook food together !!! "
Prerna laughs while making braids of Mahira's hair,
Mahira turns around and looks at Sakshi who's sitting on the couch, " Exploring places ? You don't know your father? Do you know Sakshi? We went to meet Ayesha last time in Mexico and I wanted to hang out with Ayesha ! Which used to be the most dreadful and impossible task in this world, but anyway We both somehow managed to convince Uncle Jubin… "
Ayesha, making a cute fed up face, says, " C'mon Mahira !!! Dad is … "
" Ayesha, you can't always defend your dad ! " Says Prerna laughingly.
" I'll ! ( She makes a cute angry face ) "
" Listen listen guys ahg ! We arrived at a pub in Mexico and you can't believe it, there were a lot of people in the club but they all looked weird. From the staff to the dancers, they were very strange. Seeing strange vibes made us feel somewhat uncomfy, after which we sat down and only when Ayesha saw one of Jubin's men on the floor which made Ayesha sure that … ( she says loudly ) that seriously Jubin Uncle brought the entire pub and placed his men in order of Ayesha's safety ! "
Sakshi gets shocked while Jass and Prerna laugh because they know Jubin often does the same.
" Stop making fun of my dad's possessiveness! " Ayesha says cutely while Prerna's eyes go towards Sofiya who seems somewhat lost, " Sofiya … " Sofiya doesn't listen and keeps engrossing in her thoughts.
While Ayesha, Sakshi and everyone else are laughing and talking, Prerna gets up and moves toward Sofiya who's sitting in a corner and looking outside the window in the dark, " Sofie … "
She comes to her senses suddenly, " hmm.."
" You ok ?" Asks Prerna,
She turns her face outside away from Prerna's direct eye contact, " Ya … yaa I'm fine ! " She wipes the droplet of tears which is about to drench her cheeks
" Sofie… " Prerna says in a suspicious voice as if she knows Sofiya's condition.
Sofiya turns her face toward her and gives a pleasant smile, " Ya… "
" What is it? I am noticing that you have become very calm! What has happened ? " Asks Prerna.
" Prerna… " her eyes instantly gets watery.
" Sofiya ( she puts her hand on her shoulder while sofiya bows down her head ) what happened ! "
" Xian found out that Bakhtiyar was my father ! He came to know that what is his relation with Arhaan, he also came to know that his maternal uncle was no one else but Vihaan ! " Tells Sofiya in a low worried voice,
" But how ? And is this the reason why Xian is not here?" Asks Prerna shockingly.
" Hmmm… As soon as he came to know about this, he was furious, for two moments I was afraid that he should not do anything with himself in this anger…" says Sofiya in a low moaning sound,
" I can't understand this well, Sofiya ! But why didn't you call me? You know, Xian will definitely understand my point ? " Asks Prerna.
" I didn't want to bother you Prerna especially when you were happily spending time with Ayesha and Rudra and I don't want to put you in this tension even at this time too ! " Sofiya turns her face toward the outside of the window, " And I know that his anger will subside and I also know that he will never take any wrong step because your values have come to him. " Saying this Sophia leaves from here sadly,
" I know Sofia, you were pacifying yourself by saying this, ( she engrossed in some patriotic thoughts of Xian which leaves in worry that Prerna clenches her eyes tightly, ) I can feel this pain Xian, I can feel what trouble you must be going through ! ( She imagines the time when she got to know about Altaaf is his father, The same Altaf on whose behest the world of terrorism revolved ! )
I can understand Xian, how it feels when we come to know that there is a part of a terrorist in us too. "
" Mom…" Ayesha comes from behind, " What are you doing here in a corner ??? Come na " and she pulls her hand towards her,
Here,
The officers standing by Rudra at the main entrance of this boundary which is also the only known place for all to enter this place except Rudra ) were checking every person who was coming inside, Bomb detectors equipment have also been given in the hands of all those officers. By which they are checking every person thoroughly and all those unknown people are also being checked separately so that no strange things could enter.
And keeping the security as the first priority in mind, apart from this, keeping in mind that no person should take any kind of intoxicant or poisonous substance inside,
A man enters a well-crafted black tuxedo from inside a metal detector machine when he and everyone standing hears a sound coming from the machine tuuuu tuuuuu tuuu tuuu…
All the officers grasp the guns tightly with the grip of their hands and look at the man whose face starts to sweat while he tries to ignore the direct eye contact with anyone,
One of the officers comes in front " Who're you ? Where have you come from ? What is your name? "
Another officer comes taking a list with him, " what is your full name? And what are you taking inside? "
" Mm… me… I… i was .. " he stutters when he surrounds with almost all the officers standing here.
One of the officers says on the walkie talkie, " Sir, We've got a suspicious man here! He is not giving any response to anyone's question ! "
" What is your name ? " Asks the officer once again,
When they still do not get any answer, those officers take the man on the other side where they stand around the man, give him cover from all the sides on a different corner and start asking him questions continuously,
When their head officer comes, " Hari, what happened ? Which man did you suspect? " Asks the tall and handsome beard officer Aditya,
" Sir, ( he moves aside showing Aditya the face of the suspected man ) When asked, he is not giving any answer ! " Tells the officer Hari,
Aditya looks at the man and walks towards him by not separating his eyes from this man,
He comes and stands in front of him,
" Look, you can escape from the place where you are standing, it cannot happen, nor will I allow it to happen ! And the matter is about your place, even your death cannot save you from this place, so it is better to tell directly what is your purpose? " Asks Aditya directly by looking into his eyes and also while figuring out the fear that is coming in his eyes,
" Ma… my … i … I'm… I'm David … " he stutters a lot but finally tells his name,
A man writes his name on his tablet and tells Aditya that, " His name and his appearance don't match with our data! He's not the David who is invited in this marriage ! "
Aditya listens all this while staring at this man,
And here this guy is sweating too much
Only when a voice comes from behind, " Aditya… "
Aditya turns around and loses all his senses when he saw Ayesha in front of him wearing a gold sequined heavy lehenga with full sleeves and the alluring ornaments making Ayesha look no less than a nymph who just landed on this earth whereas Aditya's heart rates keeps on increasing on seeing Ayesha like this in front of him with middle hair partition and those two braids separating her middle partition of the hairs,
" Aditya… " Ayesha calls his name again making him come to his senses,
He suddenly shivers and comes to his senses, " hmm.. hmmm Ayesha… What happened ? "
" Ayesha… " David takes a sign of relief.
Aditya emphasizes the ridges on his forehead and looks at that man confusingly with his squashed eyes,
He then looks at Ayesha and asks, " Do you know him ? "
" Of Course ! He's David ! " Tells Ayesha looking at Aditya while the other officer asks, " But David's face is different in this guest's list and this man's face does not resemble the one we've got in this list, nor is there any other David Mentioned in this guest's or workers list! "
" Well ( she shows her phone in which she asked Rudra to add David's name also Ayesha even gave his picture to Rudra ) See, Dad must have forgotten to tell you that I asked him to add David's name to this list. " She calls Rudra and asks him, " Dad, Did you add David's name to the list? "
" Ohh s**t my Princess ! I had just forgotten! Just wait , I will call Aditya now… " says Rudra.
" Oh alright Padre ! Thanks " and she disconnects the call.
At the same time Aditya gets a call from Rudra and he tells Aditya, " Aditya, I've sent you David's details! Just make sure to add him to this list, Ayesha had sent me but I forgot to send you. "
" Alright Sir ! "
Ayesha smiles,
Aditya asks after disconnecting the call, " You didn't even need to call Rudra sir or send him the details! "
" Well, This is wrong isn't it? Why do I have this advantage? Because I am his daughter? "
" No ! I don't mean that … " hesitates Aditya,
" No worries ! I know the importance of these protocols. I can't put anyone's life at risk because of me! " Saying this, Ayesha starts taking David from here when Hari asks David, " Why was there a sound when passing through the metal detector machine? What are you taking with you? "
Ayesha looks at Hari,
David says nothing and stands with his head bowed,
" Actually… ( when she says so David raises his pants above from the bottom where there's a prosthetic leg. Ayesha further continues ) David had an accident last year due to which… " And then she takes David from here and goes inside,
" I am suspecting this man, he is definitely hiding something !!!! " Says Hari.
Aditya continues, " Keep a watch on this guy and figure out his every move "
2 hours left for the blast
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