The Royal Fling - Part 61

 

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Chapter 61

Their car came to a screeching halt.


“Get down..” they heard a familiar sound getting down from the car opposite to them; the same car which blocked their way to the airport.

“What’s going on?” Aman shouted clutching Khushi’s hand at the backseat of the car.

The guards got down the vehicle to secure Aman and Khushi.

“Khushi.. just get down and come with me” the man shouted trying to get past the guards.

“Dad?”

“Oh yes. He is your father. What is he doing here?”

“Let me find out”

“Nope” Aman stopped her from getting down the car. “He is also a suspect for us. You wait here. Let me check”

“Aman, he is my father. If he is here, it got to do something. And I need to know”

She got down the car and so did Aman. 


“Dad, why have you blocked our way?” she asked. 

“Your life is in danger. You and Aman both need to come with me” 

Aman chuckled. 

“Yea right. As if we will believe you. And by the way, we are on way to airport. We have a flight to board. We are not going with you” 


“You won’t make it to the airport.. His men are waiting outside the airport to abduct you both” 

“Whose men?” Khushi snapped. 

“I cannot tell you this here. Just come with me before they come here looking for you both” 

He tried to drag Khushi but Aman and the guards stopped him. 

“She is going nowhere Mr. Shashi Gupta. We don’t trust you” Aman shouted. “Though we have never met before, I know what you are” 

Shashi was agitated but more than that he was shocked. 

“I am her father. That’s all that matters right now” 

“Oh please. We all know what kind of father you have been” 

Shashi groaned in anger. 

“This is not a time to argue. I am here to save your lives and if you don’t do exactly as I say, we are all going to end up in trouble” 

“Lets go” Khushi replied much to Aman’s shock. 

“Wait. .. what?” he muttered. “Khushi you cannot trust him. He could be that traitor..I .. I cannot let you make this foolish decision. I am calling Bro” 


He was about to make a call when they all suddenly heard gunshots. Aman ducked Khushi at the back of the car. Shashi hide on the other end. The guards began shooting to the side of the road from where the gunshots were fired. 


“I told you..” Shashi shouted. “You should have trusted me when I said they were coming..” 

“Who the hell are they and how do you know them?” Khushi snapped at her father. 

“They are…” 

He was about to say something when a bullet pierced his arm and he collapsed on the ground. 

“Dad” Khushi groaned and was about to make a move to her father but Aman stopped her. 

“Don’t.. you will be the next if you try to save him. We got to move ..” 

“He is my father, Aman. I cannot leave him to die. He is my father” 

She pushed Aman away and ran to help Shashi who was bleeding badly. And the very next instant, the other bullet pierced her skin and Khushi fell down beside her father. 


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Shantivan 

“Arnav… we have tracked Khushi’s location.. And she is been moving. Not towards the airport but in the city” Angad rushed to inform. 

“City?” 

He had tried to call Khushi but her number was switched off. Aman’s phone was ringing but he didn’t answer. 

“What about Aman?” 

“Aman and her locations are different. They were together so why are they now showing two different locations?” 

“We should go check both the locations” Arnav shouted and were about to leave the house when two policemen came in. 

The Raizadas were shocked seeing the police here. 


“Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada. Your wife and your father-in-law have been shot” 

Arnav felt his body trembling. 

“What? Shot? How? And … where are they?” Akash queried to the police. 

Before the Police could give any details, Arnav stormed to them and clutched the collar of one of the policemen. His face was red in anger and pain. 

“Where is my wife? Tell me she is fine” 

“Arnav.. stop” Shyam pulled him away from the policemen. 

“Tell me she is fine” Arnav roared. 

“Our team is on way to the hospital” 

“Aman.. where is he?” Shyam enquired. 

“He is absolutely fine and under custody. The locals of that area heard some gunshots and informed us. When we reached there, the Governor Shashi Gupta and your wife Khushi Singh Raizada were shot and Aman Singh Raizada was next to them with a gun. Two bodyguards were shot too. We had to arrest Aman Singh Raizada” 


Arnav was unable to think. But if he didn’t, who will? 


“Angad and Akash.. Go to the police station, talk to Aman. I am going to the hospital” 

“I will come along” Shyam urged. 

“No. You can’t step out of the house Shyam. The last thing we want is you getting hurt or replaced by your look alike. Stay home with the family. Keep an eye on the Prakash brothers” 


Arnav then turned to the police officials. 


“We need a tight security around this place and the hospital. Don’t delay” 


Saying that he rushed out. Avni was with the Prakash brothers when this conversation happened. She barged in the living room to know what was going on. Arnav, Angad and Akash had already left. Shyam gave her the details. Avni, Daadi and Anjali were shocked at the revelations. Payal was resting in her room and had no clue about it. They mutually decided not to inform her anything about Khushi and her father as it could affect her health. 


“I am not going to leave those bastards” saying that Shyam strode to the room where the Prakash brothers were tied to. The moment he entered, something hit his head hard and he collapsed on the floor. 


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Hospital 


Arnav Singh Raizada barged in the ICU where his wife was being treated. She was on the bed, unconscious with bandages on her arm. The doctors were checking her pulse and other vitals while the nurses were busy cleaning the other bruises from her body. 

“Mr. Raizada.. you cannot go in there.. please stand out” one of the doctors commanded but he didn’t listen. 


His wife was here… almost on the death bed, with bruises and wounds on her body. How could he stay away from her? He kept walking to the bed where she was and one of the doctors finally had to drag him out along with the two ward boys. He struggled to get back to her. 


“Mr. Raizada.. Please understand.. If you intrude in our work, how will we treat her?” the doctors shouted. 


Arnav clutched the Doctor’s shoulder. 

“Please keep her alive.. Don’t let her die…” he shouted. 

The doctor plainly nodded and rushed back in the ICU. Flashes of the moments he and Khushi spent together clouded his mind. She couldn’t just go away.. not like this.. they had promised to live together.. and they didn’t get any time. He sat on the bench before the ICU, hiding his face in between his palms. He wanted her back.. safe.. He wanted her back. 

“Mr. Raizada” another doctor broke his stance. “Your father-in-law is very critical. We have got him operated and the bullet is out. But until he comes back to consciousness, we cannot affirm anything” 

Arnav then recalled Shashi Gupta was hit too. 

“He was shot on the back. Luckily the bullet didn’t hit the spine or else it would have been worse. We are keeping him in observation for 24 hours. Until then we cannot say anything” 

Arnav nodded. Soom after the Doctor left, Arnav made his way to the other ICU on the same floor and saw Garima Gupta weeping alone. He never had much interactions with Khushi’s mother but all he knew was that she was a good woman and she loved her husband and her daughters immensely. At these critical times when her husband was critical and one of her daughter was injured, she felt helpless and alone. Arnav reached her and the moment she saw him, she rose back to her feet and hugged him tight. 

“Arnav… what happened with them.. Tell me they will be fine.. please tell me they will be…” words clogged in her throat. 

Arnav soothed her back and made her sit on the chair again. He then knelt before her, never leaving the woman’s hand. 

“They will be fine. And whoever did this will be punished too. All we got to do now is pray to God for their lives” 


She sobbed again. Arnav’s phone constantly buzzed. He moved a little away from Garima and picked the call. 

“Aman told us Shashi Gupta had blocked their way. Seemed he had come to take them to a safe place” Akash informed. Soon Akash narrated everything that transpired on that dark road between Shashi Gupta and them. 


“When Khushi collapsed, someone hit Aman’s head hard and he blacked out. When he woke up again in few minutes at the sound of the Police van, a gun was next to him which he immediately picked to ensure there wasn’t anyone trying to hurt them more. The police caught him with that gun and since it was the only weapon traced on that site, they had to arrest him. He is also their prime suspect and victim, both. But we will handle this. The lawyers are on way. Aman will be bailed out. One more thing.. Shashi Gupta knows something Bhai.. Can he talk?” 

Arnav groaned in disappointment. 

“He is critical. We wouldn’t know anything until he is able to speak. How is Aman doing?” 

“He is shaken.. but he will be fine. He feels responsible for not saving Khushi..” 

“Tell him she is fine. She will be fine.. I know” 


Angad snatched the phone from Akash. 


“Arnav.. I am coming there to you. Avni is on way to the police station with the lawyers. She will handle things here with Akash” 

“No.. Don’t come here Angad. I want you to keep a close eye on Shyam and Daadi. They might be in danger. And get Payal, Anjali and them to the safe house. You know where” 

“I do. Suhani is on way to Shantivan to take care of them. Don’t worry. We will sort this out” 


Arnav hung up and waited for the doctors to give them some report on Shashi and Khushi’s health condition. 

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After an hour almost, the doctors informed Arnav that Khushi was conscious. It was just a flesh wound and she would be back to normal in a week. Arnav rushed in the room to see his wife. She looked pale but the moment she saw him, her face glowed. She raised her other arm to touch him. Arnav strode hurriedly to his wife and held her hand. He kissed it and then kissed her fingers, wrist and palm again and again. Her other arm was bandaged and it didn’t look good. 

“You scared me” he whispered giving her an open-mouthed kiss on her cheek. 


She blinked. 

“I was scared too” she replied blinking hard. “I didn’t take out the ring” she winced. 


Arnav grinned. 

“Good girl. You knew it had a GPS?” he stroked her cheeks. 

She weakly nodded. Obviously at such critical situations if her husband was gifting her something, it had to be important. So, she had a vague idea that ring had a GPS and wherever she would be, her husband would always track her down. 

The effect of the sedatives wouldn’t let her talk much and she might fall asleep again. But before that she had things to know.. 

“Dad.. how is he?” 

“He will be okay” he lied. Arnav himself had no clear picture of that yet if Shashi Gupta was going to survive or not. “Aman told me .. you saved him… that’s why you.. you got shot” 

“I had to…” she weakly murmured. “He is my father..” 

“I know” he kissed her temple. “I am so proud of you baby” 

A weak smile touched her lips which soon faded as she recalled other things.. 


“I saw him…” 

She breathed fast. 

“He.. he hit Aman… I saw him..” she tried to speak louder in an attempt to stay awake and narrate things she saw. 

“Whom did you see?” Arnav asked stroking her face. 

Her eyes grew heavy.. She was falling unconscious again. Arnav didn’t know what to do.. to force that name out of her.. or let her rest.. 


“Ratan… Malhotra” she said with a force.. 

Arnav’s eyes darted in shock. Ratan Malhotra? Anjali’s father? He was behind all this? He is that mastermind? Khushi was unconscious again and a nurse and Doctor rushed inside to check her vitals. 

Arnav stepped back. His head ached. Ratan Malhotra? Why was he doing this? What did he want? Who else can he hurt? Suddenly everything started to spin around him. Ratan Malhotra had a strong political background and he had always supported Shyam. Why would he want to hurt them?? For God’s sake, he had given his daughter in their family. He knew how much Anjali loved Shyam but… he was also the one who had asked Anjali to divorce Shyam once. That was years ago when Shyam’s medical condition was out that he might never be able to be a father but Anjali chose to stay by him. The father-daughter didn’t talk for almost a week and then Ratan Malhotra had come to Shantivan asking for his daughter’s forgiveness. Soon things were back in place. Ratan became extra interested in mentoring Shyam and influenced almost every political decision Shyam made. Why would he do anything like that? And who was that lookalike? Where did he find him? Or did he create that man? To take Shyam’s place .. fine.. doing so would risk his daughter’s life with that lookalike too. Why would he let a commoner take the place of his daughter’s husband… unless.. Arnav paused his thoughts.. Unless that lookalike wasn’t a commoner.. but … A ROYAL!! SHYAM’s TWIN!! Damn!! He fisted his fingers and rushed out to dial Angad. 



To be Continued.

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