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Chapter 7 - The bearer of bad news

The girls were now talking about the weird and crazy stuff and room was filled with laughter it's been a while since Mahadur had seen the young miss laugh and smile like that then a pair of cerulean blue eyes noticed a middle aged man standing near the door holding a brown wooden box in his hands "Uncle Maha what are doing here so late? " Durga asks "Durga dear I am Sorry for being the bearer of bad news but I am here to take you home for your wedding Tomorrow"

"what !!!!?" The girls all said in unison

"uncle Maha what do you mean by my w-wedding Tomorrow " Durga asks

The Mahadur started explaining everything about how this was planned months ago and that he got know about it yesterday and Shanti is actually getting her married to some 40 year old unmarried man

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Mumbai-India

A little 11 year old was praying to the lord Krishna idol "dear lord Krishna Today is my older sister's birthday please bring my sister back home to me and dad we have been waiting for so many years now if you bring her to us then I will give you lots of holy offerings " "may my grandson wish be granted " an elderly mansaid from behind then the boy Snaped his cerulean blue eyes open "Grandpa ! Grandpa! " the boy says running like rocket into his grandfather's arms "how is my little Rudra Bajaj doing "the elderly man said running his fingers into the boy's black-brownish hair "I doing well, grandpa do you think lord Krishna will hear my prayers this year " the boy said looking for assurance in grandpa eyes " I can feel it in my bones that Rishabh will bring my granddaughter home for the first time " the old man said

a man with cerulean blue eyes was sitting in his study wearing his silk night gown finalizing some business before going to bed . The man was in a good mood today he received his kids school results his son passed with flying colours and and his older daughter he the one whom he been watching from a far passed senior year with straight A right now he couldn't be more prouder as a father .his wishes that he could bring her here from Delhi to Mumbai and give her his name her real identity but he can't bring himself to shatter the girl's reality which she had believed to be true so he has stayed away leaving her under the watchful eye of his men who report to him her every movements .

"his phone rings"

"hello " husky male voice says the call he is getting is from one of the man whom he has recruited to watch her

"boss I have bad news " the voice on the phone says

"speak " the man says in a cold tone, his tone reminded one of a icy day

" we have reason to believe that the Mehras are marrying miss Durga off tomorrow..." " what ! " The man bellows he was livid cutting the man on the phone off how dare they marry off his daughter they have no right to marry Rishabh Bajaj 's daughter off and besides his daughter is so bright and has promising future how dare they he has stop this wedding at any cost "send me all the information about the groom and his family " Rishabh says "the information has been sent boss " "information the men to be on standby I will be in Delhi before 00:30 " then Rishabh hung up the phone

After looking through the Information Rishabh was livid" Neelam , Neelam , Neelam what kind of family did you intrust our daughter with " the he made a phone call to prepare the Bajaj mansion in Delhi it has been years since he has been in Delhi even though his businesses head quarters are in Delhi he has been running them in Mumbai after his late wife Ahana Luthra Bajaj died during childbirth 11 years ago he had shifted from Delhi to Mumbai with his father and new born son and now he thinks it is time they went back home

then he push the doors of his study roughly as he instructed the servents to pack his and his families luggage because they are moving back to Delhi " Rishabh son why the sudden move is the something wrong " the old man said following his son to his bedroom " Dad I am going bring my child home " Rishabh says as he heads for his walk in closet to change his clothes " what ! really, oh Catherine my love do you see our son is making the right decision oh hail lord Krishna" the old man said he was excited to meet his granddaughter for the first time this brat of his has been refusing to show him pictures of of the girl till date

if it weren't for Rudra 's snooping around they would have never found the girl's birth certificate 9 years ago and his son would have kept him in dark about Durga Tunisha the Bajaj family's first grandchild " I am going to tell Rudra that his prayers have been answered " The old man said running out of Rishabh's room to Rudra 's room

"Rudra my grandson have a sweet your prayers have been answered We are going back to Delhi to bring back your sister " the reaction the old man got from Rudra was priceless as the young boy beamed with joy "really! really ! really ! I am going to finally give my sister her birthday presents in years and she is going to tie the Rakhis for me right grandpa " Rudra said jumping up and down on the bed " now settle down Rudra my grandson and let's go your dad is waiting in the car for us outside " Then the two men rushed down stairs and got into the car then car went off at high speed ~

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Delhi -Mehta mansion

Durga who wasn't aware that she was being hunted down by the richest business tycoon in Delhi and Mumbai was now accepting her fate to be married off to lord knows who .she was now dragging her suitcase downstairs as she was waving her best friends good bye "I am going to miss you guys " Durga said with tears in her eyes "don't you dare forget me ok " Durga says before breaking the group hug rubbing off the tears in her eyes Tunisha said "let's go Uncle Maha " then they exited the Mehta mansion Durga was as quiet as a mouse in the car Mahadur thought the girl was getting depressed who wouldn't be after discovering that you are going to be married off to a 40 year old man

Mahadur was not going to allow it then he stopped the car and said to the girl "Durga dear you were raised by my hands I promised your mother and father to look after you so here is the plan you see all the clothes in your suitcase they are all of your clothes so at 2 :AM in the morning I am going to help you escape " " Really uncle Maha!" the lifeless girl jumped with joy again "yes dear and here " Mahadur said handing the brown wooden box over to Durga "what is this ?" "It's a box I was instructed to give to you on your 18th birthday by your dear mother " Mahadur said the Durga who inspecting the wooden box in her hands 'I wonder what is inside ' Durga thought to herself but the box wouldn't budge when she tried opened it Mahadur who could see everything from the driving seat just said " your mother said the key to that wooden box is the talisman on your neck " then Durga touched her talisman she is going to open the box after she escaped from the Mehra mansion everything was set was set she going to Bandap Mahadur's native village then after a few days Mahadur is going to join her. The only sad thing is that she leaving her friends, her memories and the love of her life here

Durga could bring her self to call him and say goodbye but she promised herself that she is going to come back one day for him~