GHULAAM
A RANIKA FANFICTION
BY ANU PARSHHOLIC

Radhika's POV
I walked through the dark coridoors of an anonymous place.   No start to it and no end of it. Everything was dark n black.. Nothing visible. I kept walking into obvilion unaware of where I was going. Suddenly I heard footsteps...Scared, I Freezed at my position.
"Radhika!" A voice called me...A very familiar voice to be precise. A voice full of warmth and love.
"Radhika!!" Called the voice again..I knew! I knew who it was. I grinned at the possibility.
"Varun!" I murmured and turned around. A bright white light blinded me for a second. And from the light emerged him...Varun!
I smiled happily as tears left my eyes. Without caring of anything...I ran, ran to him..To embrace him..To tell him that I missed my bestie..And to tell him I'll not let him go anymore.
But... Suddenly I felt something stopping me... Stopping me from running to him. I felt my feet stuck..I felt myself being pulled back.
"Varun!" I looked at him..As tears of helplessness left my eyes. I hoped he would come to help me..To rescue me..But no. Rather he just smiled at me...And waved. Was it a hey? Or a bye? And soon..I saw n noticed him fading.. Fading into the obvilion. Going back into the bright light he emerged from.
Nooooo!! Varun! I shouted..But nothing helped me...And within seconds..He disappeared, like he never existed. Again I was surrounded by darkness...The scary and terrifying darkness.
I cupped my face..And sobbed.
"Radhika!" I heard another voice..Another familiar voice...No it was not Varun this time, rather it was a sweet female voice. Mayra!? I thought I looked around myself, everything dark..I can't see her...But I could feel her presence.
"Mayra! Tune dekha na? Varun aaya tha? Dekha na? Mille binna chala gaya! Gayab hogaya!! Pata nahi kaha...Dekha na tune?" I sobbed to the darkness
"Haan!" Echoed her voice, from the same darkness. "Dekha Maine! Aaya..Aur chala gaya!" She paused and sighed. "Mai bhi aayi Hun...Aur..."
"Aur?" I asked
"Mai bhi ja Rahi!" I heard her and my heart stopped beating.
Noo! Mayra?
"Kahi nahi ja Rahi tu..Sunna tune!?" I said angrily but got no response.
I called her several time, no response! I could no more feel her presence. Mayra! I cried..Voh bhi chali gayi?
I sobbed as my head spinned and soon I felt myself sinking into darkness... Completely helpless and pained.....!

I opened my eyes with a jerk... My breath was heavy and face coated with sweat. My head hurt, and more did my heart. I still felt numb, and dizzy as well. My eyes watered. Varun? Mayra? At the thought of loosing Mayra..I started to panick. I tried to get up, but couldn't...I felt a weight on my lap..And looked down to see Mayra sleeping peacefully on my lap. I sighed in relief.
It was a nightmare..Just a nightmare..Calm down, I repeated to myself...But couldn't calm myself. It was also dark in the room..Just like it was in my dream..No! Not dream.. Nightmare.. Nightmare..Just a nightmare.
I need some fresh air. Carefully placing Mayra's head from my lap to the floor...I got up and went to a further corner of the room, near a high ventilator from where the moon light entered the room. I sat there..And closed my eyes letting myself drown in the happenings if today..And my past life.
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Author's Pov
It was late afternoon,  Rangeela walked down stairs to the basement rooms, where the 2 girls were kept.
Reaching the door, be pushed it open.
The room was still not well lit... Just bright enough to make vision possible.
In the middle of the room. Lay Mayra..Still sleeping. And in one of the corners sat radhika.
Ignoring Mayra, Rangeela straight went to Radhika.
"Oye Delhi wali!?" He called..No response!
"Umm..Miss Scooty!?" He called again..No response again
"Aree Naam kya hai iska?" Rangeela thought aloud.
"Radhika!" Whispered Radhika still not moving from her position.
"Han theek hai...Radhika!" Rangeela rolled his eyes.
Radhika slightly lifted her head to look at him..Rather glaring him..And went back to her old position.
"Sunno! Utho jaldi..Aur apni USS dost ki bhi uthao..Malik ne neeche Bulaya hai..Tum dono ka phaisla karna hai" he sighed but she didn't bother to react.
"Sunnai nahi deta? Beheri ho?" He groaned
"Haan" came her meek reply
"Aee chhori! Nakhre band ker aur Uthh...Bahar chal abh"  He said looking at her... While she kept siting on the cold floor.. her knees folded to her chest and head dug in her arms.
"Chalo!" He repeated.
"Jab tumse peheli Baar Delhi mai Milli thi...Toh kabhi nahi socha tha ki tum aise nikloge." She said.. Finally lifting up her head.
"Aise..? Aise matlab kaise?" He asked
"Jante ho tum..Aise Matlab kaise." She snorted
"N..nahi Janta mai."  He replied not meeting my gaze with her.
"Aise...aise darinde ke...paltu janwar jaise." She spotted angrily.
"Aee chhori! Khabardar mere Malik Ko kuch bola" He sat down to her level and held her arm tight..Glaring her.
She giggled.
"Wah! Gussa tumhe is baat pe nahi  aaya ki Maine tumhe janwar bola..Balki iss baat pe aaya ki tumhare Malik Ko darinde bola. Sachme paltu ho tum..Paltu kutte!" She smirked.
While he turned my head, not being able to meet her gaze.
After a few seconds of silence...Rangeela continued
"Abh ho Gaya ho tumhara toh chalo...Malik Ko gussa aagaya..Toh Goli mardege..Tum dono Ko!"
"Aree! Baap ka Raaj hai kya? Aise kaise mardege? Kanoon Naam ki bhi cheez hai" she shouted angrily.
"Unke baap ka hi Raaj hai yaha.. Chaudhary Khandan ka! Aur Kanoon Naam ki koi cheez nahi yaha...Jo Sahib aur Malik chahate..Vahi hota. A utho aur chalo" saying this he got up.
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Radhika's POV
Me and Mayra walked towards the aangan if the haveli with Rangeela leading us. In the aangan sat the so called Sahib and malik- the Chaudhary-s, with other servants and ladies of the family. The one who I assumed as Malik.. Smiled at us wickedly. Nothing's gonna be good! I sighed.

To be continue!!