Lost Wife by pokhila (management books to read .txt) 📖

PANCHI HELD GUILTY

 

 

                  Sumit and Neel dropped Panchi  a block away from their neighbourhood , they also warned her not to mention a thing about all that happened today and keep her mouth sealed until Chhaya reach home . Panchi was feeling  a thrill  to hear all these .... but she was not aware that her two brothers , they know their sister too well , she can't digest anything  .

        

         Philip reached inside the compound , the lights were still on and he can hear loud voice , Anjali was scolding someone , Amars car was also parked inside the compound , he felt a little worried , Anjali  seldom gets angry , he took his brief  and rushed inside .

 

         

      Anjali ..." Why can't you tell clearly , I've been asking you again and again for the past two hours " 

                               Anjali was shouting at Panchi , 

         

  A  FEW  HOURS  AGO .......................

                Panchi reached home after  a  beautiful outing , one of the best in her life , she never thought her mom will be home . To escape her questions she toptoed , and reached her room ,changed and slept for hours .  When she woke up it was already evening tea time , she freshened up and went downstairs , her mom was making some sweet dish , Amar was coming for tea .

 

       Panchi , forgot ...totally forgot that she left Chhaya with her brother , happily she asked ...

           " Where is  Chhaya , mom ..." 

                Anjali looked at her daughter as if she grew horns on her head 

     

                " What do you mean by where is Chhaya , you two went together to the shiv mandir ." Anjali stopped what she was doing .

             She was waiting for her daughter to speak up , Panchi was looking foe a escape , she can't lie to her mom ...she never succeed . 

             " Oooo .... I remembered , she went to meet someone , may be Amar " .she lied 

            " But Amar rang me up , telling that he want to meet Chhaya ...and he is coming for tea " Anjali moved closer to Panchi .

       " May be ....uh  she is uuu  sleeping  in her room " she turned to leave ,Anjali caught hold of her  daughters hand .

                  " Tell me the truth ..Panchi ....." Anjali was getting restless  , she know her daughter was lying .

 

  just then the door bell rang ...ding...dong ......

                                    " I think Chhaya came ...." Panchi ran out of her mothers grip and went towards the door , " What took you so long ..." she said opening the front door .....lah...wrong number it was Amar .

 

                     Now  she was more scared , inside her mom was bombarding questions and now this  AAFAT named Amar . She want to vanish , unwillingly she welcomed him ,

            He was holding a boquet of roses ...ofcourse for Chhaya , but Panchi was in no mood for teasing . 

 

    Anjali stopped her torture , she don't want Amar to have any bad impression about Chhaya ,  after a few minutes , It was Amar who asked for Chhaya , because  whenever he comes , he always find her downstairs helping her mom in kitchen .

                  " Where is Chhaya , please call her Panchi " Amar was missing her , moreover her mobile phone was also switched off . he tried her number , whole day but it was still switched off .

                              

                            " Actually Chhaya is not home , " Anjali said at last .

           " She went out with Panchi , early morning to the shiv mandir and Panchi returned  , but Chhaya didn't return till now " Anjali cut it short .

                        

                              Amar looked at his watch , it was now 9pm . 

           " she never stay alone , this late " he looked towards Panchi , She looked scared .

      Amar got up from sofa and went towards Panchi ...

                          " Please , tell us ,where is she , where did you drop her ...don't be scared , " Amar was restless , his Chhaya was so innocent , she don't know even the roads properly , how can she leave her naive sister somewhere , he was getting angry , angry at Panchi , but tried to not show , as she was already scared .

                     

      Panchi tried to keep mum , saying hundreds of lie ...to her mom   and also to Amar 

 

          The wall clock showed 11.30pm ....

 

                     This time Anjali burst out she was shouting at Panchi , threatening her .....

 

       " Look Panchi , if something happens to Chhaya it will be entirely your fault , Police will come searching for you , before anything wrong happen , just tell us where is Chhaya " , this was the edge of all the threats a mom can give to her daughter .

 

 

             Panchi was not allowed to leave the room and both mom and Amar were looking at her ...for answers .....  it was nearly midnight , Sumit  and Neel also didn't return Anjali was cursing all  her children for not receiving her phone ....Panchi was praying ....she just want all of them to reach home as quickly as possible and tell the truth ,  she can't hold it anymore ....may be she would spilled out long ago ...everything  but now Amar  was here ...., she did't dare to tell that his fiancee was with her husband ...her brother Anirudh 

 

                     Just then Panchi heard her dads car coming in , she tried to run out ...but Anjali stopped her and started  scolding her ...again the same question " where is Chhaya, why did you leave her alone .

 

 

              AT  PRESENT , AFTER HER DAD REACHED INSIDE .

                                         Panchi left her seat and ran towards her dad , she hold him and started to cry . 

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