Chapter 05.
Raj sat on the sofa and asked," Can you explain why they attacked us? They are not after me,are they?"
"Don't worry, they are not after you." Radha said to him.
"Then are they targeting you?" Raj asked.
"You could say that." Radha answered. He raised his hands and said, "Look around and see if everything is to your convenience. You are going to spend your time in this world."
"It seems fine." Raj stood up from the sofa, looking around the house. He didn't ask anymore questions. He walked into several rooms and gave his opinions about them.
"You have a practice room underground. We prepared the best facilities available for you." He walked him into the underground facility and said,"You can practice spells and your combat skills here. There were many things prepared for you in that store room over there. You can ask my uncle for anything else you require."
"They seem okay. Thank you." He said.
Raj stared at him, his eyebrows frowning as he asked,"Will there be any danger here? We were attacked today. Will they find this place? Is it really safe?"
"There will be no trouble. I cannot say too many details about what happened today but I can assure you that this place is absolutely safe. I will send you a file detailing every defense mechanism in this place. There will also be people protecting you for twenty four hours." Radha looked straight into Raj's eyes and answered.
"I will believe you for now." Raj nodded his head.
"Please sign here and drop some blood here." Radha held a paper in front of him and pointed at two spots.
Raj did what he said.
"Thank you. Please return the bracelet I have given you this morning." Radha asked him.
"This?.. okay." Raj pointed at his hand and removed the bracelet. Then gave it to him.
*Thud*
Radha took a card from the bracelet and placed it in a box. He then crushed the bracelet. He said to his uncle who held Raj,"I will meet auntie and then wait for you in the car."
"No need. I will place him in his bedroom and come to your aunt." Radha's uncle refused and then left holding Raj.
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"Be careful child. I don't know when we can meet again, take care of yourself. You will be going to a new place and there you will be meeting new people. You can't believe strangers, try to be cautious. I don't know how you can live there." Radha's aunt was crying as she spoke to him.
She hugged him and said," You have been working hard all these years. Now you can change your life. Don't take risks. Be wary and run away from danger. You shouldn't risk your life. I lost my sister, I don't want to lose you too. Don't take any dangerous decisions. Life is important, child."
"I will take every precaution auntie, don't worry. Don't cry. Please protect yourself here. I will take you away too. Just wait a couple of years, then we can live a free and happy life in the other world." Radha patted her shoulder and said in a gentle and soft voice.
Radha heard his uncle's voice coming from the front, "You don't have to rush to take us away. You need to take care of yourself. After you arrive there, don't live your life like how you lived here. After the job is completed never again come into contact with any criminal gang in that place. Your life is important. You should live a happy life so you need to change."
"I will not touch anything bad anymore, believe me. I will try to develop there without having any connections with gangs. I will try to build a comfortable place for us." Radha replied. He gave a cheerful smile to his uncle.
"It doesn't matter how much time it takes for you to have a comfortable life in that world. If you can live safely that's all that matters." Radha's aunt said. She glanced at his smiling face and said,"Look at you smiling, how handsome you are. You have inherited all my sister's good genes. I always felt sorry for not being able to see your face. Try to live openly without hiding your face anymore, child. Live without any fear."
"I will, auntie. I will try to live a better life than here. You should also take care of yourself. You don't have to take another job, you just have to protect that kid. Uncle nearly cut off all the connections. Everything will be handed over to Ali and others. Wait for me to return." Radha comforted his aunt.
Radha's uncle said to his wife, "I spent a lot of money and effort on this job. Took many actions before leaving the gang. If we manage this job properly, there won't be any troubles again. After this job let's live a retired life. I have made preparations."
"Our lives will be changing from now on. Child you are leaving us. We don't know how you will be living there. Try to be safe and healthy. Eat healthy food. If you try too hard to develop quickly, you will lose the time in life to live happily. Don't try too hard, you have already struggled enough. Eat good food, sleep well and enjoy your time there. You have been alone for a long time, you should get married. Look for a good girl." Radha's aunt said as she wiped her tears.
"Okay, auntie." Radha answered and looked at his uncle.
"Well it's about time, we are leaving now." Radha's uncle said.
"Goodbye auntie. Look after yourself and uncle. We will meet again soon, believe me." Radha said with a cheerful grin. He turned around to leave.
"Bye, take care of yourself. I will send you off." Radha's aunt said and followed them.
In the car Radha waved his hand towards his aunt and closed the window when she left his vision. Radha's body morphed into Raj's elder brother.
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When Raj woke up the next day he found himself sleeping in an unknown room. He was frightened, looked around. He didn't find anyone besides him in the room.
He tried to remember what happened and how he got here. His last memory was receiving a bracelet from Radha. He doesn't remember anything afterwards.
He looked at his hands and found the bracelet was missing. Suddenly he heard movements outside the door. There was a knock on the door with a voice, "Are you awake? Can I enter your room?"
Raj answered without hesitation, "Yes. Auntie, you can come in."
The door opened and Radha's aunt entered. Raj immediately asked her, "Auntie what happened? Where am I? How did I lose consciousness?"
"You can relax. This is where you are going to live from now on. We had to make you unconscious while transferring you here. You don't have to worry. Sorry for not informing you beforehand." Radha's aunt said in an apologetic tone.
Raj calmed down after hearing her. He rubbed his head as he felt uncomfortable.
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