Chapter 61: Chapter 61

Author's pov

It was almost noon and Srilekha & Sanjay were watching TV. Sanjay was half laying on the bed while Srilekha was resting her head on his chest. His fingers were entangled with hers.

" I wish our daughter was with us," Srilekha whispered but Sanjay couldn't say anything because he has nothing to say.

Their conversation was interrupted when someone rang the doorbell. Srilekha went to open the door since Sanjay can't move with his wheelchair. Two minutes passed but Srilekha didn't return so Sanjay thought to check. With great difficulty, he sat down in the wheelchair and moved towards the main door.

" Who is here, Srilekha?" Sanjay asked but no one responded.

Reaching the main door Sanjay found two young men standing at the door. Between them, one was looking a little bit injured. Sanjay shared a confused look with the injured man and diverted his eyes at Srilekha. He noticed that she was standing at the door like a robot and she was holding a phone.

" Are you Mr Sanjay Patel?" One of the young men asked.

Sanjay questioned back instead of answering," But, who are you?"

" Our daughter is alive. Orni is alive," Srilekha let out suddenly making Sanjay completely freeze in his place.

Diverting her gaze Srilekha handed the phone to Sanjay. He looked at the screen and noticed that a video was paused in it. With trembling hands, he resumed the video. After seeing the video, his breath stuck inside his throat. Tears started rolling down his cheeks automatically. In this video, Orni was playing with Roman & Rion.

" Orni, my daughter!!!" Sanjay burst into tears and hugged Srilekha's waist tightly.

Sanjay asked the injured man," Who are you? Where did you find my daughter?"

" I am Shivansh Raichand. I found your daughter at the river bank. She was almost dead when I found her," Shivansh introduced himself.

Srilekha and Sanjay both mumbled with shock," Raichand!!"

" Are you Satya Raichand's son?" Sanjay asked in disbelief.

Shivansh nodded his head in the positive but he didn't understand why they are so shocked to know that he is Satya Raichand's son. Do they know his father? He wondered.

" Where is my daughter? Can I meet her? She has endured a lot. That bastard............." Sanjay couldn't finish his sentence when Shivansh rested his hand on Sanjay's hand.

He assured Sanjay," Your daughter is safe and sound. You can meet her but not before sending that monster behind the bars."

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VR was sitting outside of Orni's room having a painful expression on his face. He wanted to meet her but couldn't because Niyati didn't let him. Moreover, he doesn't want Orni to freak out again and lose her senses.

He was still thinking about Orni when his phone started ringing. He noticed the caller id and it was from an unknown number. He wasn't in the mood to talk so he cut it. The phone rang almost 5 times and every time he ignored it.

His phone again rang for the 6th time and this time he received it angrily clutching the phone in a tight grip.

Before he could even say hello when a deep male voice asked," Where is my daughter?"

" Sanjay Patel?" VR mumbled shockingly because he has recognized this voice.

The voice asked angrily," Are you shocked? Bastard!!"

After that, the person cut the call leaving a shocked and petrified VR. After years he heard this voice and the person suddenly demanding to meet his daughter wasn't going very well with him. After Orni's death, the person vanished into the air like he never existed. VR couldn't think anything further and called his technician friend. Giving the number he told his friend to track the location. Very soon he got an address and left the hospital.

After thirty minutes of a car ride, Ranvijay reached an abandoned mall that was looking like a ghost house. He tried to contact the person again but the person's phone was switched off.

" Was it a prank? After years who would do this type of prank," VR thought mentally but got no answer.

Suddenly, he felt a presence behind him and without wasting a second he looked behind. Seeing the person in front of him he stumbled back a little and a shocked expression appeared on his face. He felt like he is seeing a ghost.

" You!!" VR murmured composing his shocked state.

Shivansh mocked coming forward," Aren't you happy to see me? I saved you from being a murderer."

" How did you survive?" VR asked nervously and understood that it was a trap set by Shivansh. He doesn't know how Shivansh comes to know about Sanjay Patel, Orni's father.

Shivansh said nodding his head in the positive," Good question. Everyone is curious just like you. What do you think is why my father named me Shivansh? Because my father believed that I am blessed by Lord Shiva. I can recover from any kind of physical injury very fast. And that's why I am standing right in front of you. You thought I died and nobody would find me ever! Huh! Well, I was hanging from a tree and called my friend Advesh who rescued me. You must be wondering even after bleeding so much how I am alive? The thing is the dagger couldn't pierce through my vital organs. It only pierced through my skin and muscles. As a result, I survived. I thought as a criminal you are an expert in stabbing people!!"

Shivansh taunted and VR gritted his teeth in anger. By surviving, Shivansh has brought more problems for VR. Now, the police will be after him and he doesn't want to go to jail obviously. Not after finding Orni.

"Enough of your survival history. How do you know Sanjay Patel?" VR asked nervously where sweat beads started forming on his forehead.

Shivansh laughed loudly at his question and asked angrily instead of answering his question," Bastard, what did you think I won't come to know what you did to your wife Orni?"

Hearing the question, VR felt like the ground under his feet has slipped away. His eyes widened in pure shock and he became a statue for a few seconds.

" How do you know about Orni?" VR asked with his shaky voice.

Shivansh replied looking at Ranvijay with disgust," I was the one who saved her from dying. But, tell me one thing, you bastard!! How could you torture such an innocent soul?"

VR just took a long breath and couldn't answer because he has nothing to say right now.

" And, you are going to be punished for your sins," Shivansh declared when VR rushed toward him.

Shivansh became alert thinking that VR will try to harm him but to his utter surprise, Ranvijay didn't do anything like that. He hugged Shivansh like a brother and Shivansh was dumbfounded by his actions.

Shivansh mumbled confusingly," What the fuck!! Is he crazy?"

" Thank you, dude. Thank you so much for saving my wife and children. I will always be grateful towards you," VR told genuinely and Shivansh felt like he has heard wrong.

Shivansh was still in his shocked state when a voice declared from nowhere," Leave Mr Shivansh. Otherwise, I will shoot."

VR left Shivansh and noticed that a few police officers has surrounded the whole area. Before he could react, Shivansh pushed him to the ground and two police officers grabbed him tightly.

" So, you are alive Vijendra Randhawa!!" One of the police officers whispered in VR's ear.

VR refused wriggling in the officers' arms," I am not Vijendra Randhawa. You are misunderstanding. I am Ranvijay Mehra."

" We will see that later. But, first tell us, why you tried to kill Shivansh Raichand, Mr Ranvijay Mehra?" Another officer questioned exaggerating his name mockingly.

VR again denied with confidence," There is no evidence that I tried to kill Shivansh Raichand."

" I think a few moments ago your ghost was talking right?" Another one mocked and VR looked at Shivansh who was smirking. VR understood that it was a trap.

Shivansh came forward and whispered resting his hand on VR's shoulder," That's for trying to snatch my daughter from me and marrying Niyati. She is only mine."

VR was still wriggling when a man entered the area. The man was sitting in a wheelchair and fuming in rage looking at VR. And, the man was none other than Sanjay Patel. Ranvijay's eyes widened seeing the person.

" Mr Patel, I am sor............." VR couldn't complete his sentence when Mr Patel spit on his face with pure loathing and VR closed his eyes with embarrassment.

Then, Mr Patel told the officers," I assure you that this bastard is none other than Vijendra Randhawa. Just by changing his name, he can't change his nature. I am damn sure that he is still a demon. He destroyed my daughter's life. Please, take him away and punish him in the cruellest way possible."

After that, the police started dragging him away from VR but he wasn't pleading or saying anything to leave him. He was just staring at Shivansh with cold eyes and Shivansh can feel the anger in VR's eyes.

" This thorn named Ranvijay is removed from my life finally," Shivansh thought mentally with desperation to meet Niyati.

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Hey, Orni. You don't have to be afraid. He isn't here anymore," Niyati assured Orni who was hiding in the washroom with her children.

Orni didn't answer. She just kept hiding like a scared bunny holding her children. After gaining her senses back she was just scared and nervous about everything. The fear VR has installed inside her is still there.

Niyati again insisted," Orni, please come out. See, Neela is here to meet you. She wants to play with Roman and Roman. How about we go shopping? It will be fun."

" Aunty, come out. I want to play with Roman and Rion," Neela said with her baby voice and that's when Orni decided to come out.

With trembling hands, Orni held the doorknob and twisted it. With nervous eyes, she peeped outside and noticed that Niyati wasn't lying. Taking a few relaxed breaths she came out of the washroom.

Orni is now sitting on the bed and looking at her lap silently. Her hair is messy, her face is dull, the body is shaking slightly due to nervousness and fear. She is fidgeting her fingers and thinking about VR. What if he again comes here and tries to harm her.

Niyati noticed that the kids are playing so she requested Orni very politely," Orni, you haven't eaten anything yet. Eat something."

" I don't want to eat," Orni answered with a barely audible voice and Niyati sighed.

Suddenly, Orni started saying with her painful voice and teary eyes," You know what I loved him truly but he didn't. He hid everything from me and just used me. My feelings, my body...everything was just useable toys for him. He made me hate him. He disrespected my love for him."

" Why did he do all this to you?" Niyati asked but Orni couldn't answer. She started shedding tears silently breathing heavily.

They were talking about everything when the room's door burst open. Everyone looked at the door and found Shivansh standing there with Orni's father Sanjay Patel. Everyone's eyes became wide like saucers looking at the intruders.

Orni was bewildered seeing her father after a long time. For a few seconds, she couldn't breathe. She just continued looking at her father who was already looking at her with teary eyes. Tears started flowing from her eyes seeing her father sitting in the wheelchair. She recognised her father.

" Orni, my daughter," Sanjay called opening his embrace and Orni couldn't control herself anymore.

She rushed towards her father and kneeled in front of him. She hugged him tightly and he hugged her back. They both started crying in each other's arms because both of them were overwhelmed.

Orni asked cupping her father's face in her tiny palms," How are you, Papa?"

" I...am...good, sweety. How are you?" Sanjay asked trying to control his tears.

Orni assured her father that she is fine when Sanjay asked her worriedly," How is your baby? Is he/she fine? I couldn't even see his/her face when you left."

" They are here. God has gifted me two cute little boys," Orni pointed her fingers toward her kids who were already looking at everything with confused and curious eyes.

Orni called her kids and they met their grandpa. The kids became excited when their mother introduced them to their grandpa. Sanjay pulled them into a tight hug and kissed their forehead.

" Orni," Sanjay called and she looked at him with questioning eyes.

Sanjay asked making her paralyzed for a few moments," Do you want to meet your ma(mother)?"