Chapter 7

Back to Gurgaon. . . . . .

“As I had planned, the kidnappers didn’t get to know that I was tracking them. I am a genius.” Thought Tanishk.

“Still, I shouldn’t be overconfident. Not at this stage. The kidnappers may have a trick up their sleeve. You never know these people.”

Tanishk entered his house and slowly closed the door. He ate some fruits that were left in the basket and then fell on his bed, which wasn’t very comfortable. He soon fell asleep.

The next day . . . .

Sunlight fell on Tanishk’s eyes which made him wake up immediately. He stood beside his bed for a while, till he remembered how important the present day was for him. He quickly changed his clothes.

“Now I am ready.” He spoke, giving his smug smile.

Back to Islampur . . . . . .

“Sir, Sir! All the cameras have blacked out! All the bugs have been cut!  I don’t know how this happened! Should we suspect the boy?” Ali blurted out.

“Hmm, how did this happen? We checked the cameras before installing them. The bugs were in perfect condition! The kid can’t possibly know that we installed the cameras and bugs. Or can he? I will tell Zafar to go and check what is happening.” Said Mohan, the mastermind behind this kidnapping.

“Ok sir. The boy can’t possibly do this. He is an idiot! He is an emotional fool.” Said Ali.

Somewhere near, Tanishk’s mother grinned.

Mohan picked up his phone and dialled a number.

“Zafar, I need you to check what is going on in the kid’s house. All the cameras have blacked out. All the bugs have been cut! Proceed with caution!” said Mohan.

“Don’t worry sir. I will check this problem. Tanishk cannot have done this. Anyways, I will call you when I have solved this problem.” Replied a voice on the phone.

Mohan felt reassured as he trusted Zafar. Zafar was one of the most able guys to do the job. Still, he couldn’t understand how this had happened. Something was strange.

Mohan waited for the screens to lighten up. Ten minutes had passed, still nothing had happened. He picked up his phone and called Zafar.

“Everything is fine, sir. The boy is here. I am trying to fix the cameras. No problem.”  Said Zafar.

“Ok! Speed up a little bit!” replied an impatient Mohan.

“Everything is fine, sir. Let me concentrate, would you?” said Zafar.

“Ok! Speed up!” said Mohan angrily. He banged his phone on the table then.

“I can’t believe this! This wasn’t supposed to happen! Has Tanishk planned this? I wouldn’t hesitate to kill his mother right now. No, I have to wait. I haven’t gotten any orders from my master yet. Let us consider this as a temporary problem then.” Thought Mohan.

Suddenly his phone rang. He glanced at his phone screen. The number was not displayed; it simply said ‘Private Number’. He picked his phone up and put it against his ear after hitting the receive button.

“Hello Mr. Mohan. How are you?”

“I am fine. Who is this?”

Suddenly, the tone became more serious.

“This is the NBCI speaking. We are coming to arrest you for your involvement in a drugs case.”

“Wait! WH…what? I can’t believe this! You don’t have the authorization of doing this.” Mohan stuttered.

“We’ll meet you in a while. We are coming for you! So run!” said the voice on the phone.

The call was then disconnected. “Something is certainly fishy.” Said Mohan.

“We have to run! Everyone, move out!” It was too late! The police sirens could be heard. Suddenly cross firing began.

“I can’t believe this! Zafar also hasn’t called yet! What has happened? Now I can say with utmost certainty that Tanishk has something to do with this! I am going to kill his mother!”

In between this melee, he headed towards the room where he had held Tanishk’s mother captive.

The thing that happened next made Mohan drop his mouth and widen his eyes, at the same time.

The room was empty. A note had been attached to the chair. Mohan picked it up. It said –“I am coming for you.”

He knew who had written this. He ran frantically towards his workers to aid him in this confusion. From somewhere, Tanishk appeared with a gun in his hand.

Mohan was awestruck. “How has this happened? My workers are probably trying to kill the policemen, so they are busy. What a nice time to show up!” He thought.

“I had pledged that I would kill you! So, bye-bye!” said Tanishk without showing any remorse.

Before Mohan could utter another word, the gun fired and the bullet went straight through his head. He fell and hit the ground hard. That didn’t matter because he was dead anyway.

Now, Tanishk had to run out of this place. He had planted a bomb in the main room, and it would blast anytime. He ran with all his might, and succeeded in escaping from this unlucky place. After a while, he heard the sound of an explosion. He smiled. He had succeeded in clearing all the evidence. Now, No one would suspect him of this. He had struck hard at Mohan with such vengeance that it resulted in his death. “At least I properly cremated his body.” He joked.

 He headed towards his home, with a gleam in his eye. He had saved his mother. This ignited a smile on his face, although for a short while.

He was sure that his mother would ask how all this had happened. This night, his mother would be thrilled to hear how she was saved from the clutches of Mohan.