I didn't mind ringing the bell. I banged the apartment door loudly and continuously. After few seconds the door opened and a man, who looked a little younger than me opened the door with a annoyed face. But when he looked up to me his face changed into a surprised look.

"You?" He asked surprised but I didn't waste time to hear him, ignoring him I walked inside. "Hey..." He said and trailed behind me.

"Priya. Have you checked all the documents again? Did put the tickets in your hand bag? Otherwise it will be difficult tomorrow after reaching airport. Aha!! And don't forget to pack your jacket. I heard it is very cold in Canada." I heard a female voice talking when I entered the living area. "Yes aunty I checked everything. And I have downloaded the ticket in my phone too so don't worry too much." I heard her soft voice, which I was yearning to hear for a while.

Creases formed in my forehead when I saw the half packed suitcase and scattered dresses and other things around it. My eyes fell upon the tiny figure heel sitting near the suitcase with a bundle of clothes in her hands.

She had a surprised and nervous look on her face. "Who are you?" I heard another voice and tilted my head to a side and saw an older woman, might be in her late forty's frowning at me. I was in no mood to answer to any one my gaze fell back to the small girl sitting on the floor.

I could feel my breaths getting heavier. I ball fisted my fingers and walked towards her. She gulped hard and she looked scared now.

"So this is what you were planning? Running away again? And this time you are going out of the country. Wow!!" I scoffed bitterly. "You think I will let you go at easily?" I stood in front of her and asked gritting my teeth.

She craned her neck up to look at me. I saw sweat buds forming on her forehead. She averted her eyes away from me without answering. My anger was at the peak. My whole body was shaking in rage.

"Hey mister who are you?" The lady asked me again. I didn't give ears to anyone. I bend down and lifted her up by holding her upper arm. She gasped and let the dresses fell from her hands. I dragged her out of the apartment.

"Hey who are you? What are you doing?" The lady shouted and tried to block me. The man, whom I saw earlier also came forward and tried to free her from my grip.

The lady was pulling Priya back and the man was trying to loosen my grip on her. The room filled with shouting ranting and loud noises. I was hurt angry and irritated. I left her hand and punched the man in face and pushed him with force.

He fell on the floor with a bleeding nose. "GAUTHAM." I heard shouting and gasping coming from the ladies. The older lady immediately went and kneeled down beside the injured man and started to wipe his nose with her saree pallu. Priya was standing there in shock with both of her hands closing her mouth. Her eyes were saucers. She looked at me with fear.

"I am taking my wife with me. It will be better if you don't interfere." I screeched at the mom and son. Irritation surged up inside me. I was beyond angry I could tell by the way my hands were shaking. My pulse speed up and my breathing was very shallow.

I looked at Priya and she flinched. I gritted my teeth. Not only did she resign but also she was leaving the country. She was going to leave me again. What if I didn't come back today? She would have gone forever.

I grabbed her wrist in a tight grip and dragged her along with me. She struggled to get out but I was too strong for her. When we reached the front door I was yanked back and made me halt. I turned around to see Aami holding on to the door frame with all her strength.

"What do you think you are doing? Leave my hand and get out of this house now Mr. Aryan." She shouted. Her face was all red with anger but her eyes held sadness. I stared at her and was lost in that tear glittering eyes for a moment but was brought back with her voice.

"Didn't you hear me? I said leave my hand. And whom do you think you are to manhandle people like this? Why can't you just leave me alone?" She shouted at me shaking her head.

My lips curved up in a ugly way and I moved closer to her. "I am not going to leave you. Not now. Not ever. You are stuck with me for the rest of your life. It will better if you come with me willingly or else I have my ways." I whisper yelled at her.

"I am not going to come with you. I told you before and I am telling you now. LEAVE ME ALONE. I don't want to do anything with you." She said while looking into my eyes. Her eyes were glassy and the tears were threatening to fall.

I was losing all my patience. Baring my teeth I moved a step back. "So be it in my way." I said while bending down and picking her tiny body and throwing it over my shoulder. I heard her gasping. "What are you doing? Put me down." She said and started to hit my back.

I descended the staircase and walked towards my car ignoring all looks of the people around us. "MR. SIDDHARTH ARYAN PUT. ME. DOWN. NOW." I heard her shouting, which went into my duff ears.

I unlocked the car and put her on the passenger seat. She struggled to get out but I held both of her hands and buckled the seat belt around her waist. I closed the door locking it again and walked towards the driving seat. I unlocked the car again and got in and took off the car.

She kept shouting at me and with her each word my anger was raising to another level. I hit the accelerator in an aggressive manner and the speed of the car increased. I could sense her eyes becoming bigger in fear, her grip on the handle tightened and her mouth automatically shut down.

"SID. WATCH OUT." She screamed looking at the lorry coming from the opposite direction. She held her head in both hands and closed her eyes tightly. The lorry was nearing us I immediately turned the steering wheels to left and with the screeching sound of tyres we barely escaped the collision. I hit the break making both of us throwing forward. I took breath of relief.

We sat in the car for a while in silence. I know she was shaken with fear by looking at her shivering limbs and ragged breath. I took the water bottle and handed it to her. She looked at me with her tear stick face and with shaking hands she took the bottle from me.

She gulped down the water and closed the lid. She kept the bottle in her lap gripping it tightly with her both hands. Her eyes started to water again and she bit her lips to stop the sobs. I kept looking at her dishevelled form. She took a deep breath and looked forward to the road.

"I can't be with you Sid. It's not because I don't want to but because it will put you too in danger. I can't lose any more people whom I love to them. I know one day they will find me and they will take me. I know they are searching for me and I am surprised that I am still not found. And when they find me they won't hesitate to kill anyone who comes before them." She said with her head hung down and tears dripping from her eyes.

Creases of confusion appeared in my face. "What are you talking about? And who are THEY? And what is that they want from you?" I asked confused.

"Evidences. They want the evidences that my father collected against them. Because if they are out then it will be the end of them and with them many big sharks are going to come down. They can't afford it. So they will chase me to the end no matter where I go I know they will come for me. And I will be as good as dead." She said without any emotions.

I stared at her with a frown. She slowly turned to look at me. "Because when they get a hold of the evidence they will get rid of me. I know escaping the country won't stop them but I'm just trying to be alive for as long as I can. I don't want to die without a fight." She said while huffing and biting her lips. She averted her gaze outside the window.

I reached out to the cup her cheeks. I made her to look at me. "Aami, nothing is going to happen to you. I promise. But you have to let me help you. I want to know every details. Please just tell me what is going on in your life Aami. From whom you are escaping? Who are they? And how the hell you got into all these mess?" I asked.

She looked at me with her depressed and gloomy eyes. Then with a pained expression she started to talk. "They are someone you don't want to mess with Sid. They are much more than you can imagine. They are......"

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