CH 39 || Praying For Miracle

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Dhruv

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Oh, God! Please help me.

'Calm Down Dhruv you can do this.', Fortunately, my inner self was helping me.

"You were all confident till yesterday, then what happened right now?"Vishakha asked.

"I don't know I am just nervous and scared thinking whether the plan will work or not," I confessed.

"It will. I mean I have emptied this entire art gallery for you. It has to work." she said dramatically and I chuckled.

I was glad that she was in London only when I had called her and she got ready to help me instantly. The art gallery we visited last time was owned by one of Vishakha's friends and I had asked her if she could ask her friend to rent me the gallery for a day.

"Sama and Saavi had left from there," Namit said and that only increased my anxiousness. I left home early making an excuse for an inevitable meeting. I left Saavi with my sister and gladly Saavi didn't protest, though she became sad.

I had texted Saavi that I needed her to come to a place with little one and that's how she had agreed to come out of the house without me beside her.

"Try not to mess things up," Hredhaan said sensing my apprehensiveness.

"Guys I am leaving, I have to go somewhere. Send the keys to the gallery at my home tomorrow. Bye." Vishakha left saying this and I thanked her for the help.

"Anytime," she replied.

"By the way what's this wig doing here?" Kiaan asked pointing at the wig I had once wear in childhood to make Saavi laugh.

I grabbed the wig from her, "Nothing." Namit and Arjun smirked at me and I glared so that they don't spill the secret behind the wig.

Kiaan was about to protest when Arjun said," I think we should take our position."

"Yes," I replied and the topic of the wig was forgotten.

I heard the horn of the car and was sure that it was my little one as to make her presence known she honked her car three times as a signal just like we had planned.

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Dhriti

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"What place is this?" Saavi asked as she seemed nervous around the unknown surrounding.

"It's an art gallery."

"Art gallery?"

"Yes. Don't worry, come." I said and held her hand so that she doesn't feel uncomfortable.

Both of us stepped inside and the lights were dim as planned. Leaving her hand I went where others were without her notice while she was busy looking at the screens instead of the paintings hanged there.

I was hoping that everything works according to the plan and wished good luck to Dhruv.

"All the best." Smiling he turned off the lights of the gallery.

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Dhruv

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"Dhruv." I heard Saavi.

"Dhru...Dhruv." Her voice was laced with fear.

'Sorry love, endure this for few more minutes, please.' I mumbled.

Hredhaan turned on the first screen and Saavi turned towards it that displayed a message,

"It's fine that you don't remember our childhood. Let's relive the moments again my muffin."

Holding the mike I started while gesturing Namit to turn on the music in the background.

The screen displayed a message 'next' and she moved towards the next screen that displayed her pictures.

The first picture was the one I had clicked in the orphanage. She moved forward and the second screen displayed the picture of her in school dress. I had clicked it secretly when she was about to enter school.

While she was looking at those screens I was singing for her, not coming out in open. I was expressing my feelings about what she meant to me by every word.

She moved ahead and the screen in front of her displayed Arjun, Namit, Rohit, and Riddhi's pictures. The wig was kept there too and she smiled a little looking at the wig.

She stopped in front of my pictures she had clicked with my camera and touched the screen. The screen displayed our pictures too and the last one was from our date, our very first date.

She had tears in her eyes when she reached the screen that had a group picture of her with me, Arjun, Namit, Rohit, Riddhi, Jai, and Nikhil. That picture was taken before our exams started.

And when she came across the painting she had made for me she smiled widely while the tears were continuously rolling down her cheeks. I was standing beside the painting and my eyes welled up with tears too but I didn't let them fall.

The iron was hot and it was time for the last strike. Ending the song I asked, "Muffin, now do you remember me?" She nodded vigorously. She came running towards me and hugged me tightly. I stumbled a bit with her sudden act but composed soon enough and held her tightly.

She was crying hysterically and that's when I allowed my tears to move out of my eyes.

"I...I..miss...missed you," she confessed between her cries.

She missed me, she didn't forget me, she said she missed me. I was elevated at the fact.

"I missed you too," I replied.

I had no idea when both of us sat down crying in each other arms and none of my soothing words were able to calm her down. I didn't dare to stop her so I let her vent out.

"I... thou....thought..you....wer...were...just...anoth...another....hallucination."

"I....was...scar...scared...that...yo..you...will..van..vanish."

'Does it mean she used to see me like a hallucination till now?' I thought. Maybe that was the reason she never accepted that she remembered thinking that I might vanish.

"That's why you never accepted that you remember me?" and she nodded on my chest.

"I will not vanish from your life. I promise. I will stay with you, by your side, always."

"You..are...lying...just like every time."

I had no idea what she meant by that. When did I lie to her? But she was not in a condition to answer my question so I saved it for later and replied, "No, I am not. You know me, muffin. I always keep my promises."

"Don't...leav...leave...me..please."

"Never."

We sat there for hours and she had stopped crying. After looking at my watch I realized we had been in that position for around one and a half hours. I thought everyone would have left but that wasn't the case as very soon everyone had gathered where we were. I gestured for them to take care of the rest as I was taking Saavi back home. She seemed drained after all the crying. I picked her up in my arms and settled myself in Dhriti's car. Dhriti and Namit drove me and Saavi to our house.

Muffin was clutching my shirt tightly. Her fears were overpowering her, that's what I had assumed.

After going inside the house I went straight to our bedroom and settled ourselves on the bed.

Neither she was looking at me nor loosening her hold. I wanted to make her eat or drink something but she wasn't ready to leave.

"Muffin, let's eat something." but she shook her head in response.

"Please, love, for me." And that's when she moved back and looked at me with her teary eyes. I kissed her forehead and said, "I am real, just like you. Do you get that? I am not leaving you, not now not ever."

I made her drink water but she was not ready to leave me even for a bit. Even when snow came to our room she didn't pay attention to him. I felt bad for the little demon though.

Luring him with some toys I sent him away. I had to order food because I was sure that Saavi would not let me leave her alone even for a bit. She had slept in my arms when everyone texted and asked me how were she and I. Lying to everyone that we both were doing fine I switched off my phone. Thankfully it was Saturday so no work calls for any of us.

The doorbell rang indicating the arrival of the food delivery guy. Her grip on my shirt was tighter even in her sleep but I somehow managed to get out of her hold and brought the food. I didn't have to preheat the food as it was hot already.

"Muffin," I called her softly caressing her hairs and she opened her eyes lazily.

"Food is here. I ordered your favourite." She had got recent likings for Noodles but she didn't seem very pleased as she had scooted closer to me.

Sighing I pulled her to me more giving her the relief and comfort she was seeking.

I rubbed her arms and tried to make her eat but she pressed her face on my chest.

"Muffin, you need to eat." She was not listening and I tried another act with her.

Eating a bite I said, "Wow! It's really delicious, even better than the last time."

She just looked at the food and then at me and continued doing it for a few seconds.

"You want it?" she didn't say anything but I put the fork wrapped with the noodles near her mouth and thankfully she didn't protest.

I made her eat the food while I too filled myself up. I kept the empty tray on the side table and both of us laid down on the bed.

She was not sleeping but playing with the buttons of my shirt like an endearing kid but I was too tired that I had no idea when I dozed off.

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Author

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"Sir, I found her. She is in London." informed one of the loyal men of David.

"So the little bird is hiding in London?" David asked, smirking.

"Yes, sir."

"Then what are you doing here? Go and bring her here. Wait! Do send her a message that we are coming for her."

Lucifer, his loyal man did get perplexed thinking what does his meant.

David understood what Lucifer was thinking so to clear his confusion he said, "You know I like to announce my visit and I know how much she will get scared even with the message of my arrival. "

"People tend to do mistakes in fear, Lucifer, and I want her to commit mistakes," he added further laughing sinisterly.

"Go and prepare the dungeon, our special guest is coming back," David ordered the two guards.

Whistling he went away while the guards gulped in fear thinking that this time he will do more heinous things.

"What do you think the boss will do to her this time?" one of them asked.

"I don't know but I am pretty sure it will be way more heinous than the previous deeds." the other one replied.

"I have been working in this field for long and I have never wanted any of the boss's missions to fail but this time it's different. I don't want him to catch hold of that poor girl."

"I know right, even I too feel the same."

"Guys, get the dungeon ready." David's voice roared in the hallway and they ran to decorate the small darkroom in the basement praying for a miracle to happen and the girl gets saved from the devil's trap.

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