MANZIL… The unknown destination…shot 7… ONE STEP UP

Hye! Buddies, this is pretty not fair. You peeps didn’t realise what you end up doing. You really don’t! You brought tears in my eyes. The most rear thing ever, at least with words. Not fair. Pretty not!
I thank you people with all my heart for so much respect. This respect keeps me glued to writing and encourages me to go another mile. I don’t know why. Why I can’t stop myself from writing? But somewhere the reason are you peeps till I don’t see comments or messages pop up my notification my heart doesn’t finds peace. You people have put me in such a dilemma. That’s why I am saying not fair. Not at all.
Okay I am cribbing like a kid now, I agree I have no option accept that. What to do? You have made me addicted to writing. *puppy face*.

Okay let’s peep into the chappy otherwise my bickering will continues till eternity. But by a comment in the previous epi I realised that I have ended up addressed three different evils hampering three different generations. I too was shocked, with the realisation striking me. Hehehe… But believe me it feels really good to mark my journey down the lane so far, if it has been fruitful in anyway to anyone.
The only message I have been trying to pass on since so long include:

1. Don’t judge a fish with it’s ability to fly. It would be your foolishness. Acceptance is the only key to internal peace.
2. The only way to rise isn’t to make others fall it’s to rise above everyone else.
3. Evil prevails. But it’s our purity, voice, strength and courage that has the ability to make things right.
Last but not the least,
4. Before anything we all are humans. Let’s make HUMANISM our religion, INDIA our country and UNITY our Moto.
Mark my words, once we stand united, no one no matter what position they hold would be able to pull us down.

Few people say that I am shrewd with my words, I don’t know how right they are but If you know what I mean you know what the above implements. ?…

@MANZIL… The unknown destination…

SET UP…

A lady in her early thirties, wearing a black pencil jean accompanied by a bache top, long golden danglers shimmering down her ears with the piercing sound of her stilettos enters the Oberoi Mansion. Her slim physique, with a tough look beautified with her catty eyes compliment her unique appearance. Her tough bossy look turns into sweet smile on seeing her bestie descend down the stairs.

Rudra: Hye! Bhavya. How are you?
Bhavya smiles brightly sharing a friendly hug with him replies with her ever glowing smile in positive to his answer.
Bhavya: I am great Rudy. Anything serious you seemed to be worried on call.
Rudra: Yup! Ummm….. I want to share something. Actually not me only but everyone.
Bhavya: Is all okay.
Rudra: Not really. Come let’s go.

Rudra escorts Bhavya to Shivaay’s room.

@SHIVAAY’S ROOM
Dadi, TejVi, Pinky and Shakti enter the room along with Ariana. There face impatiently shocked. The ladies were huffing as tears were wetting their cheeks.

Dadi: Billu! What Aru is saying? Is that true.
Shivaay looks upto dadi and nods his head with a pleasant smile.
Tej: You mean….. These two Asya and Sahay are, our Shiviaansh and Shivika.
Shivaay nods in positive again.
Pinky: Ye dono mere pota poti hain?
(These two are my grandchildren?)
Shivaay with a film of tears in his eyes: Haan ma. These two are only our Shiviaansh and Shivika.

The elder clan exchanges smile with each other and walk to Shiviaansh and Shivika. Dadi traces her hands on the duo’s face while Pinky being unable to hold her emotions for any longer takes the duo in a hug.

Shakti: Aru keh rahi thi ki Anika ki haalat me bhi kuch sudhaar aaya hai?
(Aru was telling about improvement in Anika’s condition too.)
Saumya with a bright smile: Ji Chote papa. Anika Bhabhi will gain conscious soon. Hopefully.
Bhavya who just now entered with Rudra get a little worried seeing all of them together with tears in their eyes: What happened? Is all okay. Why are you crying dadi ma?
Dadi: Bhavya, sab thik hai aur ye ansu khsushi ka hain gum ke nahi.
(Everything is perfectly fine and we are crying in joy.)
Bhavya: But Rudra was telling me that there is some problem. What happened?
Dadi: Problem!!! Ab kya problem ho sakti hai. Kya hua hai billu?
(Problem!!! How is that possible? What problem is there, billu?)
Shivaay: Dadi, I will tell all of you. But I think that Shivu and Shiv should take rest they aren’t in really a very good health presently.
All nod and leave the kids with Gauri and move to the hall.

@HALL
Tej: Shivaay, which problem are you talking about?

Shivaay turns his face and does his hair flick, his eyes go ablaze after four years. Today the fire in his eyes isn’t of a day or a week but of four long years. Today once again Shivaay turns to his most dangerous and angry form of THE SSO. The broken man is replaced by a hard hearted lion, who is showing no positive sign for any man. You come in his way and you won’t be left to watch your own way. The change in him makes the lifeless walls also tremble. Then it’s his family who smiles seeing him back, the man – the way they want him.

Shivaay firm and effortlessly replies to Tej: VIDYUTH SINHA.
Tej repeats: Vidyuth! The man who came yesterday.
Shivaay nods: The same man bade papa.
Shakti: What’s with him?

OmRu look at Shivaay whose looks melt up that’s not THE SSO but a father in him which makes his hands tremble remembering his kids and their condition. Om volunteers to speak the tale and so he does. The narration is accompanied by loud gasp, tears and terrible shouts. The hardest of man THE TEJ SINGH OBEROI’S eyes to water up listening to the miseries, how could have rest managed to keep themselves content. Throughout the narration all Shivaay wanted was to turn deaf, the first time he herd every word from his kids mouth made him a wrecked man and hearing it again was no less then inviting a catastrophe, while for Om narrating the part was no where easy, his words fumbled, hands trembled, eyes tear up and heart bleed. Throughout the narration Rudra had clanged to Om crying all the while. Beget – they had to the Jr. Oberoi’s and was no where a different situation for any, only worsened their condition every second. While Pinky cursed, dadi prayed to God. How could any of them take it those two little mucchkins had won each and every heart with their sincere love, innocence, cuteness and angelic – devilish acts. They were heart and soul of the house. No one could begin their day without the duo’s smile and today when after years they have found their kids, the situation their children have been in is heartrending. Tears, wails, cries, shouts – nothing, nothing could explain the pain of the family. The news of their kids death hadn’t brought in so much of misery as the latest information has done. No word, no expression, no emotion can explain what all of them felt today. Not broken, not shattered – more then that. Every single person died million deaths hearing the macabre.

Pinky being unable to take any further shouts with tears: Bus karo… Maine kaha bus karo….
(Stop it…. I said stop it….)

She goes to Shivaay and holding his collar jerks him: Keh de ye sab jhoot hai…. Koi aisa janwaaron ki tarhaan kaise barthaav kar sakta hai masoom bachoon ke saath… Jawaar bhi itne kathoor nahi hote.
(Say that all this is a lie… A big lie…. Not even animals behave like this with innocent kids…. Even they are better….)

Shivaay holds his mother and hugs her nodding in negative. While she completely breaks down in his embrace.
Dadi sits with a thud on the sofa while Saumya supports her.

Dadi: How is this possible. Shivu!!!!! Shiv!!!!! Billu what has happened with them. Mere bacche. (My kids.)
She cries beating her chest.
Dadi: Bhagwaan itni badi nayin saafi kaise kar sakta hai un dono ke saath. Kahaan itna bada ghaar hai un dono ka, aur kahan vo dono aisi zindagiyaan je rahe the. Bhagwaan kaise kar sakte hain ye.
(How can God be so unfair to our kids. How can he do this to them? What sort of life have the been leading when they both had such a royal life to live.)
Saumya: Dadi please shaant ho jaiye. Please.
(Dadi please calm down. Please.)
Bhavya cleaning her tears off her face: Bhaiya, how do you know that all this is done by Vidyuth?
Shivaay getting a hold over himself looks at Bhavya: Bhavya, yesterday when he came here both Shiviaansh and Shivika got scared and fainted. Today when they told me everything at that time only they told us about Vidyuth.
Bhavya nods, while her mind starts calculating ways to reach Vidyuth Sinha.
Om feebly: Bhavya, there are many other kids in his captivity too. They need to be rescued and please keep that as your priority.

Bhavya nods seeing his level of concern. The concern and care this man holds in his heart for others, nobody can say he would be so princely. But this man is. Although his life has been sucked out of his body presently still he is concerned about many innocent lives. The pain their parents would have gone through and would be going through is surely no less then what they all are facing. Rich or poor – evil sees no money. Life can never be fair to any. None!

Saumya voices her concern for kids in a humble voice: Bade bhaiya, we all will have to be very careful with Shivu and Shiv, they did tell us everything and the scars may go one day but the impact won’t. I am afraid that psychologically they have been injured for lifetime. It would be the hardest job to get them back to normal.
Shivaay nods and getting his THE SSO mask on speaks up: Bhavya, make the arrangements for Vidyuth’s hunt till he will be out, he will find ways to find kids or trap them.
Bhavya: Okay bhaiya. But before that I want to know few things from Shivika and Shiviaansh…. I know it’s not the right time but we need to get some lead too.
She explains her point.
Shivaay nods: They are resting right now…. If you don’t mind after some time.
He says with his fatherly concern overpowering his senses.
Bhavya nods amicably.

Dadi walks to Shivaay and takes his hand in her: Billu! Mai samjh sakti hun Teri haalat puttar, par iss Waqt tujhe apne bachon ki dhaal bankar khade rehna hoga. Unki himaat ban na hoga. Vo himaat Jo vo dono kho chuke hain. Tujhe ye ladaai sirf un dono ke liye hi nahi har uss Bache ke liye kadni hogi jiss ki Zindagi uss insaan ne nark bana di hai. Vada kar mujh se ki tun haar nahi manega tab tak nahi manega jab tak tun uss admi ko uski saahi zaghan nahi dekha dega.
(Billu! I can understand your condition, but right now you will have to be your kids strength. You will have to be their strength. The strength, they both have lost. Promise me you won’t loose because this fight is not only for your kids but for that every child whose life Vidyuth has spoilt. You won’t loose till you show Vidyuth his right place.)
Shivaay pressing dadi’s shoulder: Vada karta hun dadi, I won’t leave Vidyuth.
OmRu place their hand on his shoulder: Aur iss jang mai hum tera saath hai.
(And we both are with you.)
Shivaay placing his hand on their shoulder: Kehne ki zaroorat nahi hai.
(You need not to say that.)
The brothers hug each other to give all their strength and to put themselves to a calmer position.

A drowsy Shivika who had walked down the staircase rubbing her eyes hugs Shivaay’s leg. Owing to reflex Shivaay looks down drawing everyone’s attention to Shivika. The girl cutely rose her head and smiled at them.
Phoenix – whose tears heal the biggest wound. Right!
Daughter – her smile has power to return the life back. True!
Shivika little smile accompanied by a yawn made everyone get their life back which was mercilessly sucked out of their bodies a while back. All of them rub off their tears looking at the little angel who cling onto her father’s leg being completely sleepy. Divine and pure, she had bestowed peace in every soul.
Shivaay forgetting his all worries in a blink bends and picks up Shivika placing her comfortably in his arms as she wraps her hands around his neck and keeping her head on his shoulder. Takes him as her perfect bed.

Shivaay patting her back: What happened? You were sleeping upstairs.
Shivika clumsily raises her head to look at her father not so pleasantly, she sighs looking at him hopelessly and then lazily throws herself back on his shoulder without bothering to answer him, making everyone chuckle. The house that was filled with wails and curses a while ago was enlightened by the cute antics of the Jr. SSSO . Nobody could help smiling at her.
That was the moment they all knew. It would be these kids only who will return them their happiness.
Shivaay smiles with disbelief he was genuinely awestruck by the ability and audacity of this young lady in his arms. She can make him do anything – his past experience enlightened him. Definitely, he is always on knees to do everything for the little daughter of his.

Shivaay trying his luck again: Shivu, shall I make you sleep on bed that would be more comfortable.
Shivika frowns in her drowsy state and the rewarding THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI with a hard slam (according to her) goes back to her sleep.
Everyone chuckles seeing the gutsy daughter. While Shivaay slightly pats her back with a smile adorning his face and pulling her more towards himself being afraid of her sudden disappearance. OmRu adjust their head on his shoulder and smile seeing the lovely lady who laid on Shivaay’s shoulder so peacfully.

Soon the other two – Shiviaansh and Ariana too walk down and come to the family. Shiviaansh was wide awake while Ariana was still a little drowsy as sleep didn’t completely leave her eyes. The duo smile at the family and sit between their fathers.

Seeing Shiviaansh drowned in thoughts Shivaay cares his hair to get his attention and amicably voices himself: What happened Shiv?
Shiviaansh smiles a bit and then nods in negative.
Om pressing Shiviaansh’s shoulder: Is something disturbing you buddy?
Shiviaansh again nods in negative and rests his head on Om’s lap making it clear to Om about him being upset.
Before Om could ask anything Shivaay stops him via signalling through eyes.
Rudra: Aru, where is Gauri di?
Aru rubbing her eyes in a drowsy tone: While making us sleep she too feel asleep. Hehehe…

She giggles with the short narration making everyone smile. This little one is all on her elder sisters footsteps. Isn’t she?

The entire family kept admiring the three little angels of their life silently.
So peaceful it felt!

Above in the room, Gauri wakes up and looks all around the room her hearts starts palpitating on finding three of the kids missing. The memory of past three days flashes in front of her eyes blurring her vision with tears. Her heart clenched itself as all the negative thoughts started making way in her head. She stood from the bed and rushed out like a madcap. Her tears had blurred her vision still rubbing them off when ever they flowed down her eyes she kept walking, her legs stumbled, her body started sweating profusely, she hits into objects callously but still her eyes only yearned to see those innocent faces all hail and hearty in front of her. Her legs weren’t going to stop before she saw them safe and sound. Finally, making her way through the corridors and stairs she reached the hall to see the three having a word with others. Being unable to control her inner self she rushes to the trio and takes them in a hug startling everyone.

Gauri with worry and anger both at a high: Where did you all go?
Sahay rubbing her tears off: Calm down, we just came down. Don’t worry we are fine.
Gauri after feeling three of their presence and checking them to be fine, calms a bit.
Gauri standing up: I am sorry. I got scared on not finding these three by my side.
Shivaay stands up and takes her hand in his and rubs it to calm her down: Gauri, we understand you are concerned. The time since we all have fell apart. You and Saumya have stood by us like edifice. We all know how you both have managed to keep us intact. Otherwise I really don’t know what all we would have ended up.

Saying that he forwards his hand for Saumya who holds it and comes to him: Both of you stop making yourself feel like outsiders. Please!
They both hug Shivaay who creases his sisters hair with brotherly affection.
Gauri: I really got scared.
Shivaay: I understand maybe you aren’t there mother but you are never less and it’s alright.
Gauri huffs and wipes her tears.

Bhavya enters the house with few armed men and smiles looking at all of them: Bhaiya, these bodyguards will guard you all. Don’t worry they are my trusted ones.
All nod and Bhavya asks those men to disperse to their respective positions.

Bhavya: Bhaiya….
She signals towards the kids and he nods understanding that she wants to talk to the kids.

Bhavya sits on her knees in front of the kids and forwards her hands but before she says anything Ariana does the honours.

Ariana: She is ACP BHAVYA PRATAP RATHORE, MUMBAI POLICE.
Bhavya smiles and pulling Ariana’s cheeks says: Thank you.
Ariana passes her cheeky smile to her.
Shiviaansh and Shivika: Hello!
Rudra: Shivu, Shiv. She wants to talk to you. Please beta cooperate with her.
The duo nod being confused.
Bhavya: Do you both know anything about the place where you were kept.
Shiviaansh and Shivika look scared and turn towards Shivaay with teary eyes. Shivaay goes to them and creases their face.

Shivaay: Baccha, look she is a police officer and she will punish Vidyuth. She will also rescue all of your friends too.
Bhavya nods to ensure the duo.
Shiviaansh: Sir, is very dangerous. He will beat us if he found us.
Shivaay nods in no: No… He won’t find both of you.
Shivika innocently: Previously, he also did.

Shivaay looks on with guilt struck eyes. His heart bleed on hearing Shivika’s words. Somewhere, there was lack of trust and alot of fear too. But it hurts him, her words made him feel that he had failed badly. Still he composes himself.

Om: No one will find you. We won’t let him come near you. Please trust us.
Shivika looks at them innocently and questions: Will you save Meera di also.
Bhavya nods.
Shiviaansh: We exactly don’t know the place. But we can take you there.
Shivaay being shocked: How?
Shivika: Vo…. When ever sir use to train us he use to inform about steps by number. You know how many stairs are from first floor to hall? Or number of steps from your room to hall.
All being confused nod in no.
Shiviaansh: 50 stairs from first floor to hall.

Shivika: 300 steps from your room to hall.
All look on shocked.
Rudra being confused: Did you count them?
Both nod: Always.
Saumya out of excitement: Out of habit.

All look at her.
Shivaay: Meaning?
Saumya: I will explain. Bhaiya, you are used to wearing tie. Right!
Shivaay nods.
Saumya continues: If for ten years you don not wear tie. Would you forget to tie it.
Shivaay being confused but thinking practically says: No.
Saumya: Like wise. If we are habitual of doing anything, with or without our conscious state we will do that. Things like songs, daily chores that we know we have to do, willing or not our mind will do that.
The kids nod and so do the elders understandingly.
Saumya continues: In that case they can tell us number of steps they had to take to reach from one destination to other.
Shivika and Shiviaansh nod.
Gauri: Then we can take them to my massi’s house from their they can trace back the path and tell us the exact location.
Shivaay to Shivika and Shiviaansh: Would you be able to do that.

Both nod in positive.
Shivika: We can take you in that place from the way we ran from their.
Ariana: That sounds like a puzzle.
All nod.
Bhavya: Great then we will go there.
Shiviaansh: But you find Sir, there.
Bhavya: Why?

Shiviaansh: Because he is not always there.
Bhavya: Then when does goes there?
Shivika: 5 days from full moon, then 15 days after that and then on next full moon.
Rudra: What’s that?
Shivika innocently: That’s how we get to know about his arrival. How do you check?
Shivaay caring her face: The way you read in your books.
Shivika: But I don’t know how to see time on watch.

Shivaay: It’s ok I will teach you don’t worry.
Shivika smiles at him while he smiles back affectionately.
Bhavya: Vidyuth seems to be very clever. We will have to be really careful and this needs to be planned shrewdly.
Rudra: And we do not have much time also. He was her yesterday night. He may have seen Shivika and Shiviaansh we can’t be sure.

Bhavya: I agree. We need to be quick at the same time.
Om: What if we engage him in business here and till then you go to Srinagar and check the place where he has kept children. You maybe able to rescue them too.
Bhavya: Actually, not bad an idea. Then we must go day after tomorrow. I will need at least one day to make preparations. But who will engage him here, because I think that Shivaay Bhaiya should accompany us as kids would be safe with him.
Tej: It’s alright I will take care of Vidyuth. He is here for construction project. For one day I can engage him in work. Completely.
Shivaay: Thank you bade papa.

Tej: No Shivaay, no need of that. Shiviaansh and Shivika aren’t only your kids but my grandchildren too.
Shivaay smiles.
Gauri: If you don’t mind may I too come with you guys.
Bhavya: But….
Gauri cuts her: Please. I may be of some help. I found them and I have only brought them here. Please don’t say no.
Bhavya nods.

Shivaay: OmRu you both make sure about Vidyuth’s activities we need to find every single clue about him. It will help us punish him.
OmRu nod.
Shiviaansh: Trap him from all sides if you couldn’t he won’t leave you. He is inhuman.
All nod.
Bhavya: Anything… Anything you people know about him or any bit of information that you know. Tell us it will be helpful.

Shivika and Shiviaansh race their minds trying their best to think something but unfortunately they do not come across any solid piece of information. Hence, the duo nods in negative.
Bhavya: It’s alright. Bhaiya, I think they should rest once we leave for Srinagar, we aren’t sure what will we face.
Shivaay nods.
Dadi: Puttar agar bhagwaan ne musinaat di hai toh suljhaiye Ga bhi wahi issko. Tum sab fikr mat karo sab thik ho jayega.
(Dear, if god has put you in such situation, he will give a way out too. Don’t worry, everything will fall in place.)
Saumya: Bhaiya, it’s quite late, let’s have food. Shivika and Shiviaansh have to take medicine too.
Shivaay nods, while Ariana raises her hand.
Shivaay: What happened?

Ariana: Can I also join. Please, I won’t disturb you people.
Shivaay: You never disturb us Aru, but please not this time. Stay here with everyone and take care of them. Please.
Aru nods in agreement.

PRE RECAP:
SRINAGAR OR ?????

Okay peeps this is shot 7 which is divided into 3 parts most probably. Next part may appear soon if I got time to pen it down, otherwise weekend schedule will work.

Once again THANKS ALOT FOR EVERYTHING.
Today’s part is a special dedication to the BIRTHDAY GIRL AKA MY CO WRITER OF ENTWINED BY FAITH…. A VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMORE DI…

JANM DIN KI YE SHAAM MUBAARAK,
ZINDAGI JO LEKAR AAYI HAI AAPKE LIYE AAJ,
WOH TAMMAM KHUSHIYON KI HASEEN SAUGAT MUBAARAK,
GULABOON KI KHUSHBU JAISE HO APKI MEHK,
SORAAJ KI ROSHNI JAISE HO CHAMAK APKI,
HAR KALI MEHK UTHE AISE HO PEHCHAAN APKI,
KARTE HAI YAHI DUA,
HAR DIN LAYE EK KHAAS NOOR,
HAR WAQT HO KHUSHIYOON KA JANOON,
KABHI NA CHEEN PAYE KOI MUDKAAN APKI.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMORE DI!!!!

Keep smiling
Stay blessed
&
For now signing off
SHIVIKA ?….