Chapter 17 - Rudy Kidnapped!
Om smiled as he saw his only friend walking towards him with her all-time-glued-smile on her lips.
"Hey Om !" She chirped as soon as she came in his hearing range.
"Hi Gauri." Om smiled back. "How are you ?"
"I'm good, fine, amazing !" She chuckled.
"Good to know." Om exhaled a smile.
"Tum humesha se hi itna shant types ho kaa ?" ("Are you always like this, Silent types ?") Gauri raised an eyebrow.
Om just shrugged.
Gauri made a face and both of them chuckled.
They both sat there on the bench drawing out their creative imagination.
After a while Rudy came to them.
"Hi Gauri Bha-" ("Hi Gauri Sister-in-") Rudy started but was cut off by Om glaring at him. "-Didi." ("-sister.") He corrected himself and smile sheepishly.
"Hello Rudy. Kaise ho ?" ("Hello Rudy. How are you ?") Gauri smiled and ruffled Rudy's hairs.
"Ek dum mast hu didi, aap batao." ("I'm amazing did, you tell me.") Rudy grinned.
"Yeh hui na baat. Apne bhaiya ko aise enthusiastically baat karna kyu nahi sikhate tum ?" ("What an enthusiastic reply. Why don't you teach your brother to talk as enthusiastically as you ?") Gauri giggled.
"Kise ? Iss O ko ?" ("Who ? To this O ?") Rudy said. "O aur Shivaay bhaiya toh sirf serious hi rehte hai. Dono ek dum boring hai." ("O and Shivaay bhaiya are always serious. Both are too boring.") He snorted along with Gauri.
"Oye ! Kya bola ?" ("Oye ! Come again ?") Om asked with a glare.
"Kuch nahi ! Bye didi !" ("Nothing ! Bye didi !") Rudy yelled quickly before sprinting off to play.
"Bahot pyaara hai tumhara bhai." ("Your brother is so cute.") Gauri commented with a chuckle.
"Pyaara nahi shaitaan hai woh." ("He's not cute, he's a devil.") Om grumbled.
"Pr woh kuch jhoot nahi bol raha tha...Tum abhi bhi tension mein lagte ho." ("But he wasn't lying...You seem like you're in stress even right now.") Gauri remarked.
"Aisa kyu lagta hai tumhe ?" ("What made you think that ?") Om raised an eyebrow casually.
"Kyu ki tumne aj kuch bhi draw nahi kiya aur tum soch mein pade hue the pure waqt." ("Because you didn't draw anything today and you were lost in thoughts all the time.") Gauri narrowed her eyes. "Sach sach bolo, kya hua ?" ("Tell me the truth, what's wrong ?")
Om sighed and glanced at Gauri. The look on her face told him that she wasn't going to leave him without knowing the truth.
"Ok." Om sighed in defeat. "Actually..."
Om explained her how he was tensed about his elder brother. He told her that he thinks that Shivaay is somewhere being burdened by all the expenses and bills. Om wants to help Shivaay pay all the bills but he's too young to work and Shivaay will never allow him to do that.
"Aww Om tum kitne acche ho." ("Aww Om you're so kind hearted.") Gauri cooed making Om blush. "Tum ek kaam kyu nahi karte ? Tum mere ghar aa jao, mere pados mein aise bahot saare chhote bacche hai jinhe tuitions ki jarurat hai aur I was thinking ki kaisa rahega agar tum aur mein, hum dono unke tution teacher bane ?" ("Why don't you do this ? You come to my house, my neighborhood has many lil children who need tutions and I was thinking how it would work if you and me, we both tutor them ?")
"Lekin tumhe kaam ki kya jarurat ?" ("But why do you need to earn ?") Om furrowed his eyebrows.
Gauri looked at him sheepishly. "Woh mall mein ek bahot badiya heels dekhe the meine...Mujhe woh lene hai lekin maa ne mana kar dia toh..." ("Actually, I had seen these amazing heels in mall...I want those but mom said no so...")
Om smiled. At least she was being honest.
"Thik hai. Kal mein tumhare ghar aa jaunga." ("Okay. I'll come to your house tomorrow.") Om agreed.
Gauri cheered. "Ok then, hum mere ghar pe tuitions lenge, mere room mein, from Monday to Thursday at 3, done ?" ("Ok then, we'll take tutions at my home, from Monday to Thursday at 3, done ?")
Gauri stretched her hand out for Om to shake.
"Done." Om grinned while shaking her hand.
"Hum 50-50 paise baat lenge." ("We'll share profit 50-50.") Gauri said in professional voice before bursting out in laughter.
"Ok, partner." Om smiled. "Thanks Gauri." He added softly.
"Mention not !" She grinned yet again.
As they had decided they started their plan the next day. Om met her at her house and also met her mom, who was a lovely middle-aged woman who reminded him of his own mother.
Om reached Gauri's home everyday for a week and helped her in teaching the lil children.
Om didn't take Rudy with him cause usually it was Rudy's playtime from 3 to 7. So Rudy just played with his friends til Om came back home from his tutions. Om also made Rudy promise to not to tell Shivaay anything about this and Rudy unwillingly agreed.
All was going well until one day....
Rudy was playing with his friends. Om had went to Gauri's house and Shivaay was in his office.
Four men walked into the compound of the chawl in which ShivOmRu lived.
"Arey beta, suno." ("Hey son, listen.") One of the four men called a boy playing in the compound.
"Haan uncle ?" ("Yes uncle ?") The boy asked innocently.
"Yaha pe Oberoi kaha rehte hai ?" ("Where do Oberois live ?") The man asked.
"Oberoi ? Aap Rudra ko dhund rahe ho ?" ("Oberoi ? Are you looking for Rudra ?") The boy asked.
"Ha..Haan." ("Ye..Yes.") The man went with the flow.
"Aye Rudy ! Rudy tere se milne koi aaya hai !" ("Aye Rudy ! Someone's here to meet you.") The boy yelled and ran off.
Rudy walked towards the men hesitantly while reminding himself that his Shivaay bhaiya had told him not to talk with any stranger.
"Tum Rudra Singh Oberoi ho ? Shivaay ke sabse chote bhai ?" ("Are you Rudra Singh Oberoi ? Shivaay's younger brother ?") The man asked.
"Haan." ("Yes.") Rudy nodded. "Aap kaun ?" ("Who are you ?")
"Mein tumhare bhaiya ke office se aaya hu. Mein Shivaay ka dost hu. Usi ne mujhe bheja hai." ("I've came here from your bhaiya's office. I'm Shivaay's friend. He has sent.") The man lied through his teeth.
"Kyu ?" ("Why ?") Rudy asked him and stepped closer to those men, blindly believing that Shivaay had sent them.
"Kyu ki tumhare Shivaay bhaiya gir gaye hai aur unhe chot lagi hai." ("Because Shivaay has fell off and he has suffered injuries.") Second man said with false sadness.
"Kya !" ("What !") Rudy's innocent eyes filled with tears. "Kya Om ko pata hai ?" ("Does Om know ?")
"Haan, Om toh pohonch bhi gaya office, aur hum tumhe lene aaye hai. Chalo ab jaldi humare saath." ("Yes, Om has reached there already, and we're here to collect you. Come with us.") Third man urged and held Rudy's hand.
"Lekin..." ("But...") Rudy hesitated to go.
"....Lekin vekin kuch nahi, kya tum apne bhaiya ko nahi dekhna chahoge ? Unhe bahot chot lagi hai." ("...no ifs or buts, don't you wanna see your brother ? He's very badly hurt.") First man frowned.
"Nahi nahi, jaldi chalo, mujhe bhaiya ko dekhna hai." ("No no, let's go soon, I wanna see my brother.") Rudy said as tears escaped down his eyes.
All the men smiled at each other before leading Rudy towards their vehicle.
One of the man, on the way to the vehicle, pulled out his phone and texted someone. 'Kaam ho gaya.' ('Work done.')
After 15 minutes, Om came back.
"Hey Montu, Rudy kaha hai ?" ("Hey Montu, where's Rudy ?") Om asked as he saw other kids playing but not Rudy.
"Woh toh abhi abhi kisi ke saath chala gaya." ("He left with someone.") Montu shrugged.
"Chala gaya matlab ?!" ("What do you mean he left ?!") Om panicked.
"Bhaiya, char log aaye the woh Rudy ko le gaye. Aur..." ("Four people had came and they took Rudy. And..") Shomit, another friend of Rudy, came forward, he pulled out a paper from his pocket and gave it to Om. "...Shivaay bhaiya ke liye yeh de kar gaye hai." ("... They have left this for Shivaay bhaiya.")
Om practically snatched the paper from Shomit and unfolded it.
Om's heart missed a beat as he read the words scribbled on the paper.
"Tumhara pyaara sa, masoom sa bhai Rudra humare kabze mein hai. Agar usey zinda dekhne ka shauk rakhte ho toh aj raat 12 baje tak Kalyani Mills pohonch jao verna Rudra kal ki subah nahi dekhega.
Mein yeh mankar chalta hu ki tum samajhdar ho isiliye tum police ko kuch nahi bataoge.
Aur ha akele hi aana, nahi toh..." ("Your lovely, innocent brother Rudra is in our possession. If you wish to see him alive then come to Kalyani Mills till tonight 12 or else Rudra won't be alive to see tomorrow. I'm considering that you're smart and hence you won't tell any of this to police. And yes, come alone, or else...") Om read it to himself, his voice only audible to himself.
There was not any name or logo of the sender.
Tears started escaping down Om's eyes as he reread the letter again and again.
It was all his fault !
He shouldn't have left Rudy alone.
God ! How stupid he was to leave his baby brother alone after seeing what had happened with their baba !
Om called himself the worst brother ever and was just cursing himself repeatedly until he stopped and realised that it was time to take action.
Om had to do something to save his baby brother.
Om exhaled out his tears and cleared his foggy mind.
He decided to go to call Shivaay first and tell him to come home soon and then he will explain everything to Shivaay.
It was risky to tell everything to Shivaay on call so he decided against it.
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It was almost 43 past 7 in the evening and Shivaay and Aryan were still working in the office.
All the other employees had left at 6 but these two had decided to do overtime and complete as much files as they could.
"Kid, you go home." Aryan said as he stretched in his seat and popped his neck.
"No, Arry.. I'll just finish this file and then we'll leave together." Shivaay replied without caring to look at Aryan.
"Kid, tumhare bhai tumhari raah dekh rahe honge, ghar jao please." ("Kid, please go home your brothers must be waiting for you.") Aryan said and slowly walked to Shivaay's desk.
"Tumhare bhi toh Papa tumhara wait kar rahe honge na." ("Even your father must be waiting for you.") Shivaay said softly and looked up at Aryan.
Aryan looked away with clenched jaws. "I don't have a father."
Shivaay stood up, "Don't say that Arry."
Aryan chose to stay silent so Shivaay continued.
"Arry, humare...humare Papa humare sath nahi rehte. Mujhe humare Papa ko dekhe hue bhi 7 saal ho gaye hai. Abhi shayad tum naaraz ho apne papa se but ek bar apna anger side mein rakho aur unke sath time bitao, tum-" ("Arry, we...our father doesn't live with us. I haven't seen him since 7 years. You're angry on your father, I guess, but please keep your anger for once and spend some time with him, you-")
Shivaay was cut off by Aryan.
"-Mein nahi baat karna chahata iss baare mein, so please, let's change the topic." ("-I don't wanna talk about it, so please, let's change the topic.") Aryan sighed, it was so hard for him to not burst out into anger but he did it cause he didn't wish to hurt Shivaay.
Shivaay was about to say something when police barged inside the cabin.
"Yes officer ?" Aryan furrowed his eyebrows.
"Kya aap Shivaay Oberoi hai ?" ("Are you Shivaay Oberoi ?") The inspector asked.
"Mein hu Shivaay." ("I'm Shivaay.") Shivaay came forward with a look of confusion.
"Mr Shivaay, you're under arrest." The inspector said in a stern voice and came forward with handcuffs.
"What ? But why ?" Aryan demanded stepping before Shivaay.
"Yeh aap unse hi puch li jiye." ("Ask that to your friend.") The inspector retorted.
"But meine kya kiya ?" ("But what did I do ?") Shivaay asked from behind Aryan.
"Gopal Datar." The inspector muttered. "Yaad hai na, ya bhul gaye ?" ("You remember him or you forgot ?")
Shivaay froze at the mention of kaka's name and for a moment tears shone in his eyes before he controlled his emotions.
Shivaay nodded wordlessly.
"Tum unka khoon karke bhaage ho. Kyu sahi kaha na meine ?" ("You murdered him and ran away. Am I right ?") Inspector asked with a mocking layer to his words.
"What ? No !" Shivaay replied.
It all occurred to Shivaay now...When kaka had died ShivOmRu had immediately left the city and of course, had left kaka's dead body in the house itself. And not to forget, they had not informed police about kaka's murder and they were the last people who had seen or touched kaka.
"Aap galat soch rahe hai." ("You're getting it all wrong.") Shivaay said frantically. "Meine kaka ko nahi maara, woh toh mere pitah samaan hai." ("I didn't kill kaka, he was like a father to me.")
"Aaj kal log sage pitah ko nahi chodte, paiso ke liye jaan tak le lete hai." ("Nowadays, people don't even spare their biological father, for money anyone can take anyone's life.") Inspector replied and turned towards the constables, "Giraftar kar lo issey." ("Arrest him.")
Shivaay looked at Aryan helplessly.
Aryan was beyond confuse.
Who was kaka ? Who was Gopal datar ? Who died ? And who killed who ? These all questions were ready on his lips but he held them all in.
"Don't worry kid. I'm coming with you. I'll bail you out." Aryan assured Shivaay instead of bombarding him with all the questions.
As promised Aryan called the best lawyer of the town and bailed Shivaay out as soon as Shivaay was thrown into the jail.
Shivaay was told by the police that he cannot leave the city without permission.
Aryan and Shivaay were now sitting on the bonet of Aryan's car. The car was parked on a hill top.
"Kid, please mujhe batao ki yeh sab kya tha ? Kaun kaka ? Kaun Gopal Datar ? Kiska khoon ?" ("Kid, please tell me, what's happening ? Who's kaka ? Who is Gopal Datar ? Who has been murdered ?") Aryan felt relieved after asking all the questions.
Shivaay sighed and told him the entire story of how and his brothers were adopted by Gopal aka Kaka and how kaka nurtured them all like his own kids and how kaka was killed and how kaka had asked them to leave the city before dying.
Shivaay also told Aryan that he and his brothers were abondoned by his Badi maa, infront of an orphanage.
Aryan was speechless for a moment. "That's...so sad, kid. I'm so sorry." He broke the silence after a while.
Shivaay didn't say anything...Just then his phone went off signalling a call.
"Om ka call hai." ("Om's call.") Shivaay muttered.
"Kid, uthao call lekin usey yeh mat batana ki tumhe police ne arrest kiya tha..." ("Kid, take the call but don't tell him anything about you getting arrested...") Aryan said. "...Baccha hai woh, dare jayega." ("...He's still a kid, he'll get scared.")
Shivaay nodded and received the call. "Haan bol Om." He said into the phone.
The voice which fell into his ears next, filled his heart with dread and worry.
"Bhai..." Om's cracking voice said. "...Mujhe aapse abhi milna hai aap kaho ho ? Please batao." ("...I need to meet you now, where are you ? Please tell me.")
"Om kya hua ? Tum thik toh ho na ?" ("Om, what happened ? Are you alright ?") Shivaay asked without caring to mask his worry.
"Aap kaha ho ? Mujhe aapse milna hai please." ("Where are you ? I need to see you, please.") Om said desperately, ignoring Shivaay's question.
Aryan had heard everything because Om's voice was so loud that it was clearly audible.
"Shivaay, usey hill ke bottom pe bula lo, yeh jagah tumhare ghar se jyada dur nahi hai." ("Shivaay, tell him to come to the bottom of this hill, it's not that far from your home.") Aryan said.
Shivaay nodded and called Om near the hill bottom. After 10 minutes, Shivaay and Aryan saw Om running towards Shivaay with a wrecked look on his face.
Om ran into Shivaay's eyes and burst out in another set of fresh tears before mumbling, "Bhai, Rudy ko kisi ne kidnap kar liya hai." ("Brother, someone has kidnapped Rudy.")
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Hey bubblies !
Thanks for putting up with me and my imagination. ♥️💖🥰😇
Thanks for waiting for today's update 😂
So....yeah, all of you wanted Shivaay to be safe so...he's safe but not Rudy...Oops ! 🙊🤐😬
And Shivaay's arrest wasn't a dream this time...😂🤣🤣😂🤣
Until the next update,
Have a safe and great life 😇
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