I woke up with a jerk. My head was throbbing with pain, and everything in front of me was blurry. Or maybe my eyes were blurry. I looked around to find myself in a puddle of sweat while I, myself, was also sweating uncontrollably. I looked towards the AC, only to find the temperature to be 16 degrees Celsius. W-why am I sweating? I thought as my mind wandered off towards the restless night.
Flashback
I woke up to find an empty bed. I turned on the lights from my side to make sure. Where did Yuhaan go? Eh maybe he just went to the bathroom, to his study or home office, or maybe just to his library. My eyes shifted towards the wall clock. Tick-tick-tick. It was 4 in the morning. I looked towards the bathroom to find the light turned off. I laughed nervously and spoke to myself like I always do i-i-its okay na? Ghar main hi kahin honge. C-c-check karleti hoon.
(He should at home only somewhere. i-i-i should check)
I slowly got out of bed. Extremely nervous. I made slow steps towards the entrance of the door and gently turned the door knob, silently opening the door, trying to be as quiet as possible. For the first time in a long while, The Randhawa Mansion had a pin-drop silence. Not a single word, not a single sound. I slowly lifted my leg to step forward and in the silent house, the small chum-chum noise seemed loud. I placed my leg down and lifted my other leg. I was going extremely slow as if all time in the world was mine. I changed my direction towards Yuhaan ji's office/study. My speed slowly started to increase as the house was filled with the noise of my anklets. The study was only a few rooms ahead of our bedroom, but it felt like it had been hours trying to reach the study.
I slowly turned the knob and peeked inside to find the lights shut and the whole study empty. Hahahah (nervous laugh) k-k-koi nahi, library main honge. c-check karti hoon. Once again I slowly came out of his study and directed my feet towards HIS library. The whole family had the same library except my Yuhaan ji. In maharaj ko padhne ka itna shok hai, khud hi ki library bana li. I scoffed to myself before shaking my head and exhaling. A sign of me saying that I should focus on Yuhaan ji right now. I made slow, measured movements for the library. There was no way my speed was going to increase now. After 10 hours (exaggeration) I finally reached his library.
(N-n-no problem, he must be in the library; i'll check.)
(This king loves reading books so much that he created his own library. sarcastic)
I turned the door knob once again. This time, the room wasn't dark. The side lights were on, but they were continuously flickering, and the whole room was in chaos. Everything was messy: the books, files, furniture—everything was upside down. This could be where Yuhaan Ji is, but why is everything a mess? Before I noticed, I found my feet moving towards his desk in the enormous library. It wasn't in the straight line it used to be in. My fingers brushed everything beside me on the way to his desk. I could feel the furniture, and my fingers could sense the new and old books, when finally, I reached the desk. The chair was shifted far away from the desk. Gosh, why does this feel like a horror movie.. No.. no, this is a horror series. Living with him isn't anything less than horror. There was a small cardboard box taped at the opening with a small note stating 'for Kritika'.. t-to me? Why me? I mean it's his library why is this box to me? Did Yuhaan ji want to give this to me? No no no, he doesn't even think about me, forget getting a gift. I slowly opened the box with my trembling hands. There was a note, 'Dear Kritika, before reading this check the contents in the box'. Why was I told to check the box first? Without a thought I tore apart the box only to find a shirt. Yuhaan ji's shirt.
Only it was the same shirt he wore before going to the office. This shirt though; it was covered in blood, I could hear myself sob loudly with my shivering hands. My eyes and hands went back to the note. 'Saw it? Good girl. If you didn't realize, your Yuhaan Ji is with me. No no, not a hangout; instead, he is a hostage. You know, Kritika, your husband looks so good, unconscious, tied up on a chair, miserably bleeding, unable to fight back. That shirt you just saw, don't think of it as a joke or a prank. Its real. Your husband is seriously with me, and his shirt was filled with real blood of Yuhaan himself. Dekho kya hai na, mere aur tumhare pati ki saalon purani dushmani hai, najane kab se main badla lena chahta hoon, aur itne saalon ki mehnat tumhare pati se badla lene ki saari pani main mil gayi. Sirf tumhare pati ke waje se. Isliye aaj tumhara pati mere saath hai, aur ye marega sirf tumhari waje se. kyunki jab tum Yuhaan ke zindagi main aayi, tab se yuhaan sabko taba kar raha hai. Aur is sab main, main bhi hoon, to aaj aur abhi Yuhaan ko bachana chahti ho to phir niche jo address hai, wahan turant aa jao. See you soon Kritika.
(Look here's the thing, me and your husband have years old enmity and god knows since when I want a revenge and so many years of hardwork was drown the drain. All because of your husband. So today your husband is with me and he is going to die, only because of you, because when you entered Yuhaan's life, since then Yuhaan is destroying everyone and in this everyone I am there too. So today, right now, if you want to save Yuhaan's life so quickly come to the address I gave below.)
I was terrified reading the note. Yuhaan ji was in trouble because of me? H-He is going to die b-because of me. No no no no I can't let that happen. I can die instead of him but I can't let him die and more than that, everyone would taunt me everyday because of this. I-i will go to save Yuhaan ji no matter what. I took the note and took a cab to the location. No, I did not go using the cars in the mansion because then everyone would know where I was, hence, I used the cab and reached the location.
After a while ♡
I reached the location. It was very windy weather. There were dark clouds in the sky and harsh winds blowing, making my clothes and hair blow. This place had many trees here and there, but they were mainly dead. Right in front of me was a huge palace. No bigger than ours, obviously. I slowly moved my feet towards the huge door. As I reached closer, I could see the ginormous door handles that were rusted. This whole palace was rusted and had algae on the sides of it.
The door surprisingly opened easily, but it made a loud, creepy creaking noise. The whole mansion was filled with darkness, except for the light peeking in from the windows up high. There were tons of dry leaves, almost covering the entire surface. The whole palace was filled with the creepy sound of my anklets and the dry leaves I was stepping on. I quietly moved ahead, trying to figure out my way, as I heard the wind blow past my ears.
It had been 20 minutes I was in the mansion trying to figure out my way to Yuhaan Ji. Just then I spotted an exit. A path I hadn't seen before. Ahhh pehle hi hame bhooton se dar lagta hai, aur yahan pas gaye hum. Shivering, I went towards the exit.
(Ahh, 1st of all I am already scared of ghosts and I got stuck here.)
Just there, I was greeted by a man. He was....handsome. Unlike other guys, he resembled someone I know. I flinched as he started speaking. "Oh, hey Kritika, hmm, here to get your husband, oh wait.. you can't get him. You have to die first for him to survive. Tch, tch, tch. Its ok, no problem. I'll let you see your husband before you die." I shivered at the thought of seeing Yuhaan Ji so vulnerable. Without replying, I simply followed where he was going. My eyes scanning the entire place when suddenly he spoke up:
"Abhay"
"Huh"
"My name is Abhay; nice to meet you."
I couldn't say anything except nod my head. After a short while, he made a sudden stop while I bumped into him. "Arey arey, I'm not your husband; there you go; there he is," he said while pointing towards the chair.
Just as I was about to run towards Yuhaan Ji, I felt someone abruptly hold my wrist and pull me back. I jerked my head toward him. Why was he stopping me?
"Oh princess, I can't let you meet him that easily, can I? You need to beg to meet him."
"B-beg?"
"Mhm"
Without realizing it, my warm tears covered my dry face. "Please, Abhay, please let me meet him. H-he looks so hurt and vulnerable; please, at least let me see him. I can't live without him, please, please let me meet him." I sobbed loudly, uncontrollably, while I felt my knees go weak. I looked at him with a devilish smirk. I have seen this face before; I really have, but where? I was distracted when I felt a cold spot around my wrist where Abhay was holding me.
"Hmmm, it wasn't so good, but i'll let you go." With that, he gave me a small push towards Yuhaan Ji. Without a single thought, I rushed towards Yuhaan. I kneeled down before him. I continuously started tapping his face in an attempt to wake him up, but there was no response. My sobs still weren't ending when I felt back on the ground in failure when I heard a soft grunt. With some hope, I began trying to tap his face again when suddenly...
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Hiiiiii. This is sooo much smaller than the first chapter it has such less words but what can I say? I genuinly didn't have time and that is the same reason it took me so long to update but from now on I will try my best to update as soon as possible.
I left a cliffhanger here and lets see how that goes.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm whats gonna happen with Kritika and Yuhaan and whats happening with the other family members? What going on What is going to happen? WHO KNOWS? Read further to find answers to your questions. Ask me some too :)
I'll try my best to update as soon as possible..
Byeeeeeee
- Aarvi ♡
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