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I continue to stay still for a moment, pondering over it, before I speak, “We need to inform the cops.” It wasn’t a question.
“We need to…” she agrees quietly. “We also need protection for Mili till we don’t find him.”
Mili.I am sweating bullets. The temperature in the room suddenly feels uncomfortably high. My head starts spinning. I run a frustrated hand through my hair, wondering what to do, as for sure, I can’t afford to lose Mili. This conversation with Soha is getting on my nerves now, and I don’t think I am capable of digesting anything more that she has to say, not today. With each second, I am losing my temper. I need to go to Alisha and Mili. Only their presence can calm me down.
“I’ll take my leave now. On my way, I will call the cops and will also ask for some security for you as well.”
“Thanks.” She looks down at her hands, which start shaking again.
“Will you be okay here all by yourself?”
She looks up at me. “Yes, you need to go to our daughter.”
Before I can assure her of Mili’s safety, there is a knock on the door, and the nurse comes in. With a silent nod, I step out of the roomand let out a loud sigh. I just hope things don’t turn out to be as bad as they seem. No, I cannot let the negative thoughts overpower me. Till I am alive, I will make sure no harm touches or comes close to my family. I will not allow anyone to mess with my loved ones, no matter what. I’ll always find a way to protect them.
Chapter 38
Alisha
When Ranveer rushes out of the house for the hospital, I hold my breath and stay still, saying a silent prayer that everything goes well. But the next moment, a fearful thought enters my mind, and out of nowhere, a wave of anxiety washes over me. I tell myself everything is okay, but my troubled mind makes it difficult for me to relax. Just to put my mind at ease, I turn and climb up the stairs to Mili’s room to check on her. I sneak a glance through the open door and watch the gentle rise and fall of her chest as she sleeps soundly. A breath escapes my lungs in a quick sigh of relief.
After giving her one last glance, I walk down the hall into the kitchen and get started with breakfast, to keep my mind occupied. Twenty minutes later, I am wiping the spill of milkshake off the counter when I hear some movement in the living room. The sudden sound makes me freeze in my tracks. Ranveer can’t be back from hospital so soon. Then who can it be?‘Alisha, stop being so jumpy,’I murmur to myself. It’s nothing. I shake my head vigorously to push away the negative thoughts from my mind. Maybe it’s Mili, she must have woken up. Silly me.
Crossing the threshold, when I step into the living room, I come to a standstill as I stare ahead with a grimace. Within a split second I am brimming with dreadful emotions. I am so frightened that I literally can’t move my feet. I continue to stand there in disbelief, unable to say a single word, wrapped in apprehension and fretfulness. It’s only after a few seconds that I blink my eyes rapidly, taking in the sight in front of me. But when it registers what’s happening, a chill runs down my spine; my breathing becomes erratic with each passing second.
“Let go of my daughter this very second,”I manage to get the words out of my mouth in a curt tone. Contrarily, I am trembling like a leaf, unable to believe that the firm voice belonged to me. Standing on shaky legs, I look at the man, whom I saw with Soha at the parking lot in the mall. He is carrying Mili in his arms who is wailing by now, her hands extended towards me.
“You think I am your servant to follow your order?” His face contorts with a ghost of a smirk, while the strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look.
“Mommy… I want to… come to you,” Mili whimpers as she wriggles restlessly, struggling to get out of his hold.
“Mili, nothing will happen. Mommy is here, Princess,” I say in an assuring voice and take a step towards her. However, in a jiffy, the man pulls a gun out of his pocket and holds it against her head, making me catch my breath in a startled gasp of pain and terror.
“Stay where you are, if not, you will regret it,” he warns with the unmistakable graveness in his tone.
My heart starts beating wildly. “She is innocent. Please, let her go. I’ll give you whatever you want but please don’t harm my daughter. Please set her free.”
“Your offer sounds tempting.” The lecherous look in his eyes makes my stomach sick as he licks his lips, while his eyes move over my breasts, to my waist and then slowly come back to my face, making every inch of my body feel bare and dirty. “But I will have to pass. I have come in here with another motive.”
“Please don’t hurt her,” I urge, my breathing fractured, while I cogitate on how to free my daughter from his clutches. Deep down, I know it’s a slippery slope, and even one small mistake can jeopardise Mili’s life.
“As of now, I don’t have any plans of hurting her,” he states placidly. “But I do need to take her with me.”
“Don’t take her. Please keep her out of whatever your ploy is. I am sure you can work out something else,” I plead.
His lips twist into a wry smile. “Sorry, Beautiful, this is it. I am taking Mili with me,” he says firmly, making my blood run cold.
“Please think once with a calm mind,” I beg in a quivering voice. Tears fill my eyes when I see Mili continuing to struggle in his hold.
“Mili is going with me. She is my ticket to blackmail that slut of my girlfriend, Soha,” he growls, as he takes a step backwards towards the door.
“I will ask my husband to give you the money. You will get whatever amount you ask for,” I whisper.
“It’s not only about the money. That I can anyway get it one way or the other. It’s above my revenge. I want that bitch to pay for her deeds. I asked her to give me some money for my drugs but she denied me. Now I want her to go through the pain of what it is like to take away something dear to you,” he snarls as he continues to step backwards towards the door.
“I am not going to let you take my daughter,” I shake my head vigorously.
“Be a good girl and stay out of it. Why do you want to get into this mess when she is not even your daughter?”
