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"Atleast you have any idea, Ani?" I asked him impatiently. "I don't know... I don't have a single clue! And also, I wonder how Arjun can go on hunt like these without me!" He exclaimed and stopped abruptly. "I mean it's ok... It's something for our friend... Something for Dhruv. I understand he went without me in an emergency. But he went with her... like seriously? HER?!" he shrieked.

"Yeah right! It's 'HER', because he knew that at least 'HER' could be of any help, unlike you!" The voice immediately made us get up from the stairs and rush to the door. It was Aditi and Arjun back from the mela, where they had got some evidence. I really hope it's off some use.

Arjun took off his coat as he followed her inside. "Arjun! How could you do this?" Anirudh shouted at Arjun, even before Arjun could look at us fully. "How could I do What? " Arjun asked casually . "How could you take Aditi to collect clues instead of me?" Ani shrieked in an annoyed tone. Argh! This guy! He is now having some serious issues. "Correction, it was me who took him, not him who took me!" She took off her coat and looked at him with a sarcastic smile to which his reflex worked as a death glare with his hands akimbo.

"Ok, are you gay?" Aditi asked casually and threw her coat on the sofa. The question caught all of us off-guard. "What?!" All three of us shrieked together. "Even if you were, it won't be of any use. Because that guy was straight!" Aditi crossed her arms and continued, "And that's why I was of exact use!" She proudly waved her hair back. "Aditi... What are you even blabbering? You know the time right? It's 1 in the morning and I am partially sick. We are awake, because you called and said that you have something very important! And all what you are ranting now is some LGBT crap!" I lost my cool and almost yelled at her.

"Oh God! Relax, Nethra! You remember that cute guide guy you restricted me to date!" She uttered her words with excitement. "Yeah... For that?" I reacted back dubiously, my eyebrows cocking up involuntarily. "Yes! I met him today!" Ok now, if Aditi is not going to stop this shit, I'm going to gang up with Anirudh against her. I wonder how Arjun spent an evening with her! But... how is this even important now.

Ani attempted to say something but was cut off by Arjun.

"Ani avlo laam feel pannadha inime nee dhaan ellam pannanum." (Ani, now stop worrying it, because the job hereafter is yours!) Arjun said with dead seriousness in his eyes. "Oh why would I do that now?" Anirudh was almost annoyed. Arjun glared at him which made him ask another question with a change of words "What should I do now?" "Well, first of all we spotted Arun in the party we attended." Arjun said to which Anirudh gasped. Hold on... now how is Arun important to Arjun and Anirudh? How was he connected to this in anyway?

Noticing the question mark on my face, Arjun started to answer my questions, "Dhruv had told us that Arun tipped him off falsely, to the police, when we met him. "

FhatTheWuck!!!!!?????

"Arun!! That bastard, he was the one who deceived us? How could he!? All this pain ... me and Dhruv went through... all the crap was because of him?!" My hands were automatically supporting my chest, as I muttered things in disbelief.

"The thing is ..... We have his mobile number and car number." Arjun broke the most important thing to us. "And what exactly are we going to do with them?" Ani asked with a raised eyebrow. Ah! Dumbhead! Now I agree with Aditi.

"Arun would have surely done it on the orders of Mr.A... " Arjun started but was cut off by Ani who pointed out. "He could have done it for money."

"I thought the same too, but if he did it for money then he couldn't have afforded to attend that 'bigshots' party." Arjun replied and he mumbled something after that which we were not able to hear, but anyways, "Point" I said supporting him.

"So we can check his call lists and car data and... " Ani started the conclusion but was cut off by Aditi who ended it with "Find out and trap Mr A." Her spirit was now filled with enthusiasm, as her right fist punched her other palm indicated it.

"Yeah.. So Ani you start the job while I go meet Dhruv and tell everything we found out." Arjun commanded . "I will come too." I said with pleading eyes . I wanted to see Dhruv so badly . I wanted to talk to him... find out how he was... ask him to forgive me for saying all those bad things to him and for not being with him in his bad phase while he was my biggest strength in every situation .

Arjun agreed with a nod, but since it's 1.30 a.m. already, so we could only meet him in the morning. We retired back to our rooms and sleep was now infinite miles away. "Sweetie... sleep for a while. You're sick and tired! Meeting Dhruv with this big red nose and those eyes buried inside the cave, will just worry him more. Sleep... so that you can be brisk tomorrow... not for you atleast for him." Aditi patted my back. That was a point, but not a practical point. I took the medicine she gave and slowly laid down. She covered me with a duvet and wished me a good sleep, and left for her room. I didn't know if it was drowsiness due to the medicine or my natural tiredness, which made sleep

After a while Arjun and I reached the jail and he softly asked me to get down. I got down and we walked in, Arjun completed all the formalities and then we headed towards Dhruv's cell. Cell? What the heck? A Cell? My Prince deserves to be with me in my posh apartment!

All the time there was just one thought going on and on again inside me. Is this where Dhruv was kept ???? Here ... amidst these heartless officers ... amidst these ruthless criminals ... in these stingy and tiny cells ... having this stale food ... Oh God!! How is he now??? A pat on my back broke my thoughts. Arjun pointed at a cell calling out Dhruv.

Slowly a silhouette figure appeared and it revealed to be Dhruv! I went close. So close that the only things parting us were those bars . This... this is not Dhruv! Dhruv had always had that elegant aura and a strong intense feel in his eyes always and the charm he possessed when he wore his uniform was irreplaceable.

Now his uniform was replaced with this jail uniform and the elegant charm with sorrow and pain. Not that he showed it but I could just see it . "Dhruv..." I muttered, caressing his cheeks with tears welled up in my eyes. "Nethra ??! " he said reaching out to me. "Don't Cry, I hate it when you cry" (A/N "Pushpa, I hate tears") he said wiping my tears off. "How can't I? " I asked crying harder. " You are being punished for something you didn't do... seeing you like this .... in this stingy rotten cell ... in all this pain... how can I not cry Dhruv?" I said with sobs filling the gaps.

"And the worst thing is I didn't even stand by you and left you all alone to face this pain .... I ... I was not there for you ... " I continued . "You are" he said cutting me off.

"You were, are and will always be there for me. I know it. You are the only thing that makes me smile even now and keeps me going through out. Very soon I will come out and kick that bastard Mr.A's ass and we will be together again." He said without a break ending it with a smile. I smiled hearing that too. He might look different from the outside but he is still I.P.S Dhruv Vishwanathan in the inside, the one cop I have always loved and the man I fell for. No one can break my Dhruv.

Then Arjun came in and told Dhruv everything we found out. Dhruv listened to him very keenly without even uttering a word in between . After Arjun was done he said "Find out how Anamika Vaidyanath and Arun are related. Then, you said there was a number which Arun frequently calls to, right? Find out about that too." We both nodded.

Then the guard came and told us that it was time for us to leave. I cursed him for that. Arjun said his byes to Dhruv and left. I smiled at Dhruv caressed his hair and cheeks one last time while he was smiling at me and kissing my hand. "Bye Dhruv .... Be careful until we get you out of here. And remember... I love you..." I said with smirk while he grinned as a reply.

I didn't want to leave but I had to so I bid adieu and then headed for the car. Now that I had met Dhruv, saw him, and talked to him I was feeling a lot better. We reached home and as we were coming in Ani came to us running desperately.

"Huff! Finally you guys came." he said literally dragging us in . "What's the matter Ani?" I screeched. "Look what I found out!!" he said enthusiastically, showing us his system . "What?" Arjun asked not able to find out anything from all those codes and data. "Arun is Anaamika Vaidyanath's son!" he said more like he shouted.

Anaamika? Who's Anaamika? "Anaamika?! That business empress Anaamika!?" Arjun's eyes widened to the max. Anirudh nodded affirmative. Business tycoon!? Why would a business tycoon's son act like a guide and trap Dhruv!?

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