Ch-81
Maha Lakshmi went to the dirty room, where she tied Laya. She went near her and saw her uncomfortable position. Checking the time, she realized it was lunchtime. If Laya stays hungry, then her grandchild would be hungry too. She can't let that happen. She removed her blindfold and the tape that blocked her mouth from screaming. Then her legs, kept her hands tied.
"Wake up," she said as she slapped Laya. Laya woke up in a split second and sat up straight.
"Come with me," Maha Lakshmi said.
Laya wanted to say something but kept her mouth mum. She didn't lose the fear of her mother-in-law yet. She did as she was asked. Maha Lakshmi took her to one of the rooms and made her sit on the bed. The room has nothing but a pair of sarees, a bathroom, and a bed. Nothing more nothing less.
"You will live here for the coming nine months. And now… you will sign divorce papers and leave my son. Then you will sign your property papers and transfer them to me and your uncle's name. IF you shout, your baby will die," she said as she took out a knife that was tucked in her saree, scaring her.
Laya just nodded meekly. She couldn't find her voice in front of her mother-in-law.
"I will get food. I will be back in half an hour. If you try to run away, I will kill you." she said as she grabbed her chin tightly.
Laya nodded her head again. Seeing her obedient, she left the room locking it tightly.
Laya tried hard to calm her thudding heart. If she didn't leave the house, this wouldn't have happened. And she couldn't trust his uncle now. She has to do something. With that, she started looking around the room to find something to communicate with Rahul.
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"So what shall we do?" Abhinav asked after the phone call is hung.
"We have to follow Uncle," Krishna said.
Rahul nodded his head at him as if saying him to continue.
Just then HarishChandra and Saranya came to the security room.
"Did you find anything?" Harish asked as he panted.
"Dad, it's mom," Rahul said shocking them.
"She won't change in this lifetime. This time I will put her behind the bars," Saranya said through her gritted teeth.
"Now, we have to plan to get Laya out. We don't know what she is doing to her. She is a beast," Harish said.
That made everyone work up.
"Don't forget she almost killed her once," Saranya said.
"I guess, I have a plan," Rama Krishna said.
"For that, I need Saranya or Harish to come with me," Rama Krishna said.
"Why?" Saranya asked.
"You all know how I treated her. Now… If I go to her and say, come to Laya I am here to take you away, would she trust me? And with your mom there, she would have already said I will come and take her signatures. There is no way for her trust me. I think Saranya would do good If she comes with me," Rama Krishna said. What he said made sense to everyone.
"But how will we explain my presence?" Saranya asked.
"Let's say that she isn't giving a child and torturing your brother. And you got to know when you stayed with them previously and started hating her. Make it believable," Arjun said.
"But how will we explain the fact she knew about the kidnap," Rama Krishna put his doubt in front.
"Let's say she is trying to convince her to divorce and following her to find chances to see her without me," Rahul said.
Everyone nodded their heads at him.
"Now… Uncle and Saranya would go to the place with papers in their hands. And Saranya would fill our details with the condition there. And Uncle will distract my mom." Rahul said.
"And… Arjun, me, And Krishna will go there." Rahul said.
"Krishna, would you come?" Rahul asked.
Krishna nodded. "I can treat her immediately if she is hurt," he said.
"I will come too, Bava(brother-in-law)" Abhinav said.
"Nope! You are still a kid," he said.
"Dad, ask him to take me with him," Abhinav said.
"Let him. He should know how to protect his family," Rama Krishna said. Rahul couldn't say no to him after what he did to him.
"I will come too," Raghuram said.
"Dad, you stay here. Who will take care of mom and others? And there is a maid who is spying on us. Take care of the person who was leaking our information." Arjun said to Raghuram.
"Then what about me?" Harish asked like an abandoned puppy.
"Help Mavayyagaru. You know mom. It would be easy to find the maid with you," Rahul said.
Harish nodded his head.
Soon, everyone scattered around to do their tasks. Rama Krishna was glad that he didn't throw the papers away that he got notarized. They came in handy now. Taking the papers, along with Saranya he was about to leave.
"Rahul, I won't hurt your mother," Rama Krishna assured.
Just then Rahul's phone rang. Rama Krishna saw it too.
"Wait…" he said and took the phone. He knew this number well. How could he not?
"Maha Lakshmi, I took your son's phone. He won't know anything. You can rest assured," Rama Krishna said and hung the call.
"Uncle and Saranya, careful," he said and left with Saranya. He doesn't know that he made a blunder by lifting Rahul's call.
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Laya searched the room completely. But found nothing. Then she found a phone in a corner. She took the phone and dailed Rahul's number to say she was kidnapped by his mom. But she didn't expect her uncle to lift the call.
She was heartbroken now. But no matter what she has to get out of this place. She dailed 1 0 0.
The moment the call is connected, she hastily grabbed it tight.
"Hello. Help. I am kidnapped," she said.
"Where are you?" the other side asked.
"I don't know," she said.
"We will come. Tell me your name and family," they said.
"Laya Yendamuri, Rahul Ravi raj Wife," she said.
"They are coming!" she said when she heard footsteps and immediately hung the call and placed it where it was before. She slept on the bed and closed her eyes.
She hoped at least the Police would help her. Even if she didn't say details, the police will track her place and try to help her.