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Armaan kept looking at Parineeti's picture, trying to recollect where he had seen her before. Her face was so familiar. Suddenly a memory struck him like lighting. A few weeks ago, he had seen her with his girlfriend Shraddha outside a shopping mall. He was waiting for Shraddha to join him for a dinner date as he saw the two women step out of the mall carrying their shopping bags. There were talking like they were good friends. Finally, Shraddha hugged her lightly with a smile and waved her goodbye before getting into the car with Armaan. For a moment, the other girl looked straight at Armaan, her gaze was so intense, almost impossible to forget. When he asked Shraddha how she knew her, Shraddha just shrugged and said, "Just a friend." But Armaan strongly felt that he had seen that girl before.
After a while, Reyansh's phone began to beep with a lot of incoming messages. He quickly scanned through the photos, hoping that the girl he slept with was caught somewhere. After a lot of struggle, he finally found one picture where the girl's face was seen from the side. He looked for better pictures but that was the only one. Reyansh shared it in the group.
"Not enough but at least we have a lead. I'll look into it," Armaan said. He turned his gaze to Aarav and said, "What made you think that the girl who hacked Rey's system could be her?" He said pointing at Parineeti's picture.
Aarav took a deep breath and said, "Neil once consulted me regarding some strange incidences, like spurts of uncontrollable aggression...some issues with his wife. I picked up subtle sign of intoxication, most probably amphetamine class of drugs...but the tests were negative. Neil suggested that these incidences were occurring since that girl moved next door, but we never found any substantial evidence of any drug in any of his food or drinks... And then one day I see this girl lurking around in the hospital...apparently she was there to see her psychiatrist but something didn't feel right."
Aarav turned his gaze to Reyansh and said, "If you permit, may I talk about your health condition? I usually don't discuss such things with anyone other than the patient or their first degree relative, but I feel this is something that could be of concern to all of us."
"Go ahead," Reyansh said granting him permission.
Aarav placed a sheet of paper on the table, Reyansh read it and but couldn't comprehend. "What does this mean?" he asked.
"Something isn't right" Aarav said, "The reports say that this is a rare kinda of virus causing that skin disease...I even got the tests repeated because it was so hard to believe. This kind of virus only could have come from some kind of experimental lab. Someone injected an infected serum into his blood, although again Rey doesn't seem to remember anything like that...I had a word with the dermatologist, and the news is not too good."
"What the fuck is happening to me?" Reyansh asked as he panicked.
"There is a certain incubation period," Aarav explained, "For these kinda viruses to cause the disease, these were injected into you, most probably three months ago."
"You mean that whore?!" he asked.
"Possible, though I doubt she did it single-handedly," Aarav said. "Did you drink with her?" he asked.
"Yes," Reyansh said, "She made me a drink once she was in my room."
"I guess she spiked it with a hypnotic, intended to make you fall into a deep sleep. I am pretty sure she had help from medical personnel, a doctor or a nurse, more likely a doctor." Aarav said.
"And there was a hacker too," Armaan said analysing the situation, "This whole thing appears too well planned."
"What happens to me now?" Reyansh asked in a worried tone.
Aarav said placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "This virus is not contagious unless injected but the lesions it causes are known for spreading all over the body. It basically targets skin. The damaged skin is more prone to infections so you need to be careful. The treatments available so far are experimental but lets hope for the best."
"What do you mean experimental?" Reyansh asked anxiously, "I've been taking the medications the dermatologist prescribed, and the rash is still spreading. Its only getting worse day by day. Is there a cure or not?"
"We will try out best. We may be able to contain the infection but it may still leave behind scars" Aarav said.
"Words like "try" and "may be" are not very reassuring Aarav," Reyansh said as he buried his face in his hands. He pulled up his sleeve exposing his melting skin. Neil and Armaan were shocked looking at it. Reyansh was almost in tears. "So you are saying I am going to end up looking like this? This has already spread to half of my body within a month...how much longer before it spreads to my face? Am I going to rot away like this? This is a death sentence for me."
Reyansh fell to his knees with tearful eyes. Then he spoke vengefully, "We need to find this girl, that bloody whore, no matter what it takes...and I am going to break every bone in her body and burn every inch of her skin with acid! I'll make sure to keep her alive through all that. Then I'm gonna cut her limbs into pieces and feed them to her. Then I'm gonna tear hear heart out while she is still breathing and eat it raw!" His eyes were red and burned with anger.
"I promise you Rey, we are going to make that happen," Armaan said with intense anger in his eyes.
Reyansh rested his head back on the couch with closed eyes. A tear escaped the corner of his eyes. He lay silent for some time struggling to accept his fate.
Neil wordlessly placed a hand on his shoulder trying to comfort him. All of them were deeply pained by their friend's condition. And they were all sworn to revenge.
"Neil," Armaan asked, now highly alarmed, "This neighbour of yours appears pretty suspiscious too. You said you checked on her. What do you know about this girl?"
"Seems to be a regular girl on the outside..." Neil said, "Her social media profiles seem normal...and then eventually I discovered she has a dark side, she is basically submissive. Things have been difficult with Jacqueline, so this girl kinda came handy...I can do things my way with her, so..."
"You are sexually involved with this girl?" Aarav asked, sounding quite surprised.
"Yes, why it is so surprising? She is pretty and submissive, doesn't say no to anything, one hell of a slut...why would anyone let go of a chance like that? And I've fucked her once till now, she hasn't created any trouble either." Neil defended.
"Look at this bastard fucking around behind his wife's back and blaming me for his family squabbles!" Reyansh growled.
"Look guys," Neil sighed, "I really love Jacqueline but it is so difficult for me to control my aggression...especially in such a difficult time...and just in time a slut comes around and offers up her ass...I recorded a video consent so that she doesn't cry rape later on."
"So basically you don't know much about her apart from her social media profiles," Armaan said.
Neil just stared blankly, "Yeah also that she is some kind of a freak...sees things, takes antidepressants and antianxiety pills...seen quite a few scars on her body, self harm or past abuse, I don't know, I don't care,"
"What's her name again?" Armaan asked as he browsed a social media site.
"Parineeti," Neil said.
Armaan opened her profile trying to scan the details.
"What the...!" Reyansh commented as he observed her social media page, "You guys blind or what?"
The other three men looked at him questioningly.
"Look at the difference in lighting in the object and background, these impossible lighting angles, resolution mismatch..." Reyansh said as he grabbed the laptop and scanned the pictures using various graphic tools that he used for his work.
"ALL these images are fake," he said confidently, "The ones with friends and family...this girl's picture has been merged into some random pictures of other people...now to do a reverse search.." he continued running his fingers rapidly over the keyboard, "All of these were taken from different social media profiles. Someone took the effort to create a fake profile with so many fake images. They wanted you to believe something that isn't. So bottom line is...Neil you are in deep shit!" Reyansh commented.
"If the pictures are fake," Aarav said, "I am sure the name and other details mentioned here are fake too. So now there are two girls we need to find out about."
Neil was visibly upset. "I really don't understand why she would..." he said.
"If she's been visiting the hospital and seeing a psychiatrist" Aarav said, "I could pull out her case file. It will help us get a better insight."
"Sounds good," Armaan said, "Let's disperse for now. There's work to do. And watch your step, all of you."
The men dispersed without further word.
Next day Armaan drove to a known red-light area.
"Long time Sir!" a man greeted him, "How can I help you?"
"I'm looking for her," Armaan said showing him a picture in his phone.
The man looked at it for a long time and said, "It is only a side view pic, but I really don't think I have seen this girl around here."
"Are you sure? I need to find her, help me and I'll pay double the usual tip," Armaan said.
"Forward me the pic, Sir, I'll have my best men look for her," the man said.
Armaan forwarded the pic, **censored** him a token of cash in advance and turned to leave. But a thought occurred to him. He stopped and turned back, "One more thing..." he said calling out to the man.
"Seen her around here?" he said showing a pic of Parineeti.
The man's face lit up seeing Parineeti's pic. "Oh yes! I know her," he said, "She is
Natasha, she is one of the most special girls here, works for special clients only...this one is your type sir, she would take anything if you pay the right price. Trust me, 'anything'," he insisted.
Armaan smiled that his shot in the dark hit the bull's eye. "Are you certain?" he confirmed once more.
"100 percent. No one can forget a girl like her, the most expensive piece of ass around town." The man confirmed with a smile.
"Fine, fix her up with me, will ya?" Armaan said, "No matter the price,"
"I am sorry," the man said as his expression dropped, "She doesn't work around here anymore. She disappeared like a year ago."
"Never mind," Armaan said, "Find me this other girl."
The man nodded
Armaan got back into his car and made a few phone calls to confirm what he had just heard. Once he was certain that the information is true, he called up Neil.
Neil: Hey, I could use some good news bro.
Armaan: I have news, not sure if it is good.
Neil: Hell, tell me anyway
Armaan: This Parineeti character of yours, she is no writer or a businessman's daughter. She is a whore. Goes by the name Natasha, and God knows how many other names!
Neil: WHAT?!!
Armaan: Yeah, a pain slut precisely. She caters to needs of specific men. Word is that she has a high tolerance for pain, and she takes all S&M requests, and that's why she is priced much higher than regular whores. That is where all that money comes from. Its that why she looks familiar to you Neil?
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Neil: Hell no! I would have remembered! Have you?
Armaan: No. But I have certainly seen her before, once with Shraddha and she looked familiar even then.
Neil: Why the hell was she with your girl Armaan?
Armaan: I don't know yet Neil, and that really worries me. Not sure if Shraddha even knows the truth about her. This girl seems to be up to something Neil. Be careful. I'm trying to dig further into her history. There has to be a reason why she looks familiar to both of us. I'll call you back as soon as I have more information.
Neil: Alright, the sooner the better.
Armaan hung up the phone.
Next Armaan drove to Aarav's hospital. He asked for Sister Mary. A middle-aged woman appeared before him.
He showed her a pic of Parineeti and asked, "Sister Mary" he asked firmly, "What was this woman really doing here?"
"Why is everyone after her?" the nurse replied.
Armaan slipped some cash into her hand and asked again with a stern gaze, "The truth."
The nurse looked around for anyone listening and leaned in closer, "She wanted access to the employee records."
Armaan was alarmed, "What for?" he asked.
"I don't know," the nurse said, "She **censored** me for a little piece of information. I just told her where the records are kept."
Armaan immediately called up Aarav to alert him. But he didn't answer.
He stopped a nurse passing nearby. "I need to speak to Dr. Aarav urgently," he demanded.
"I am sorry Sir, but he is in the operation theatre. He is not to be disturbed till the end of the surgery," she informed.
"How long would it take?" Armaan asked.
"Four hours, at least," she replied.
He quickly dropped Aarav a text to call him back as soon as possible.
He got back into his car. His phone buzzed with a text message.
Shraddha: Missing you sweetheart. Come over for dinner?
Armaan smiled reading the message. He wanted to talk to Shraddha about Parineeti anyway but he felt it is best to do so in person rather than over the phone. Besides, it had been a while since they were together. He had been too busy to spend time with his love Shraddha, and he loved the food she cooked.
He replied "All right, I'll be there in 30 minutes," and drove off to her place.
When he reached Shraddha's place, he found the door ajar. He got a little suspicious, but was wondering if Shraddha had planned some surprise for him.
He looked for her in the living room, called out her name but there was no response. He glanced quickly in the kitchen and when he found no fresh food cooked, he was alerted.
He cautiously entered the bedroom and found a man holding a knife to her throat. And before he could realize, he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his neck. He turned around to find Parineeti standing there smiling at him. She held an empty syringe in her left hand, the contents of which she had already injected in Armaan's body.
"What the fuck?" Armaan scream in pain, "What the hell are you doing here? What is going on here?"
Armaan felt the toxin work. He felt weak, his muscles losing tone slowly, he fell to his knees.
Parineeti walked around him smiling at his condition, watching him writhe helplessly in pain and his movements cease as the neurotoxin paralysed his muscles deeper with every passing minute.
"Who are you?" Armaan asked.
"I'm surprised you remember so little...but I was so young when we first met," Parineeti said stroking his hair fondly.
Armaan could barely respond. With the toxin paralyzing his muscles, he fell to the floor. His breathing became laboured as he struggled to breathe as his respiratory muscles were losing tone.
"That's a neurotoxin I just injected in you. It is going to paralyze your muscles for a while so that you can enjoy the show. You won't be able to move around much but you'll be fully conscious. You'll feel, hear and remember everything that happened here. That's the fun part."
"Please don't hurt Shraddha," he gasped with all the voice he had left.
"I'm afraid that's exactly what we are going to do," Parineeti chuckled and signalled the man. Two other men entered the room.
One of them cuffed his hands and feet together so he was forced into a kneeling position. Parineeti sat down on a chair next to him and grabbed his hair to remind him that she was in control.
The three men then walked towards Shraddha.
"No please no," Armaan begged as he realized what they were about to do.
The man holding the knife began to tear of Shraddha's clothes. She screamed and tried to resist but the men holding her were too strong.
"Why are you doing this to me Parineeti? I thought we were friends. I trusted you." Shraddha pleaded.
"That was the whole point," Parineeti shrugged and spoke nonchalantly, "To get you to trust me, so I can do this to both of you."
"But why? I have never hurt you...I've been good to you, I've helped you," Shraddha pleaded, "Don't you have a heart at all?"
"I did have a heart once, until he tore it out of me," she said glaring at Armaan,
"Shraddha, you don't deserve any of this, but you are all he cares about and some men don't learn till it happens to the people they care about."
The men continued tearing away her clothes relentlessly. Soon she was completely naked.
"Listen, Parineeti, Natasha, whatever the fuck your name is..." Armaan growled, "Stop it this instant or..."
"Or what?" Parineeti laughed, "You wanna do something about it?"
Armaan struggled wildly with his restraints. But he was too weak. Parineeti laughed at his hopeless struggle. He could barely watch. He closed his eyes out of helplessness.
He suddenly felt a sharp pain on his neck. Parineeti had poked a knife into his neck and drew out blood. "Next time you close your eyes, I will cut her. One cut for each time you close your eyes. Do you really want to make this more painful for her?" she warned.
The goons pushed the helpless naked woman on the floor a few feet away from Armaan. He felt his blood boil, but he couldn't even move.
"So nice of them to arrange such a close-up view, no?" She teased Armaan grabbing his hair and forcing him to watch the rape of the woman he loved.
"Please," he begged, "Whatever grudge it is that you have against me, take it out on me, do whatever you want to me, but please let her go...she is innocent."
"Innocent, is she?" Parineeti spoke calmly, "Well, there many who prey on the innocent, I am sure, you, among all people, would agree."
Parineeti smiled as one of the goons spread her legs and mounted her. Shraddha cried, begged and screamed but the man showed no mercy.
"You son of a bitch," Armaan shouted at the man who was about the fuck her. "If you touch her, I'm gonna cut you into a thousand pieces."
"Tsk-tsk," Parineeti shook her head in disappointment. She started stroking Armaan's head gently, teasing him and said, "You need to be alive in order to do that. You know, the good man here can slit your throat this instant and fuck her anyway. There's no need to be rude. I am keeping you alive for a reason. Respect that."
After a while, Reyansh's phone began to beep with a lot of incoming messages. He quickly scanned through the photos, hoping that the girl he slept with was caught somewhere. After a lot of struggle, he finally found one picture where the girl's face was seen from the side. He looked for better pictures but that was the only one. Reyansh shared it in the group.
"Not enough but at least we have a lead. I'll look into it," Armaan said. He turned his gaze to Aarav and said, "What made you think that the girl who hacked Rey's system could be her?" He said pointing at Parineeti's picture.
Aarav took a deep breath and said, "Neil once consulted me regarding some strange incidences, like spurts of uncontrollable aggression...some issues with his wife. I picked up subtle sign of intoxication, most probably amphetamine class of drugs...but the tests were negative. Neil suggested that these incidences were occurring since that girl moved next door, but we never found any substantial evidence of any drug in any of his food or drinks... And then one day I see this girl lurking around in the hospital...apparently she was there to see her psychiatrist but something didn't feel right."
Aarav turned his gaze to Reyansh and said, "If you permit, may I talk about your health condition? I usually don't discuss such things with anyone other than the patient or their first degree relative, but I feel this is something that could be of concern to all of us."
"Go ahead," Reyansh said granting him permission.
Aarav placed a sheet of paper on the table, Reyansh read it and but couldn't comprehend. "What does this mean?" he asked.
"Something isn't right" Aarav said, "The reports say that this is a rare kinda of virus causing that skin disease...I even got the tests repeated because it was so hard to believe. This kind of virus only could have come from some kind of experimental lab. Someone injected an infected serum into his blood, although again Rey doesn't seem to remember anything like that...I had a word with the dermatologist, and the news is not too good."
"What the fuck is happening to me?" Reyansh asked as he panicked.
"There is a certain incubation period," Aarav explained, "For these kinda viruses to cause the disease, these were injected into you, most probably three months ago."
"You mean that whore?!" he asked.
"Possible, though I doubt she did it single-handedly," Aarav said. "Did you drink with her?" he asked.
"Yes," Reyansh said, "She made me a drink once she was in my room."
"I guess she spiked it with a hypnotic, intended to make you fall into a deep sleep. I am pretty sure she had help from medical personnel, a doctor or a nurse, more likely a doctor." Aarav said.
"And there was a hacker too," Armaan said analysing the situation, "This whole thing appears too well planned."
"What happens to me now?" Reyansh asked in a worried tone.
Aarav said placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "This virus is not contagious unless injected but the lesions it causes are known for spreading all over the body. It basically targets skin. The damaged skin is more prone to infections so you need to be careful. The treatments available so far are experimental but lets hope for the best."
"What do you mean experimental?" Reyansh asked anxiously, "I've been taking the medications the dermatologist prescribed, and the rash is still spreading. Its only getting worse day by day. Is there a cure or not?"
"We will try out best. We may be able to contain the infection but it may still leave behind scars" Aarav said.
"Words like "try" and "may be" are not very reassuring Aarav," Reyansh said as he buried his face in his hands. He pulled up his sleeve exposing his melting skin. Neil and Armaan were shocked looking at it. Reyansh was almost in tears. "So you are saying I am going to end up looking like this? This has already spread to half of my body within a month...how much longer before it spreads to my face? Am I going to rot away like this? This is a death sentence for me."
Reyansh fell to his knees with tearful eyes. Then he spoke vengefully, "We need to find this girl, that bloody whore, no matter what it takes...and I am going to break every bone in her body and burn every inch of her skin with acid! I'll make sure to keep her alive through all that. Then I'm gonna cut her limbs into pieces and feed them to her. Then I'm gonna tear hear heart out while she is still breathing and eat it raw!" His eyes were red and burned with anger.
"I promise you Rey, we are going to make that happen," Armaan said with intense anger in his eyes.
Reyansh rested his head back on the couch with closed eyes. A tear escaped the corner of his eyes. He lay silent for some time struggling to accept his fate.
Neil wordlessly placed a hand on his shoulder trying to comfort him. All of them were deeply pained by their friend's condition. And they were all sworn to revenge.
"Neil," Armaan asked, now highly alarmed, "This neighbour of yours appears pretty suspiscious too. You said you checked on her. What do you know about this girl?"
"Seems to be a regular girl on the outside..." Neil said, "Her social media profiles seem normal...and then eventually I discovered she has a dark side, she is basically submissive. Things have been difficult with Jacqueline, so this girl kinda came handy...I can do things my way with her, so..."
"You are sexually involved with this girl?" Aarav asked, sounding quite surprised.
"Yes, why it is so surprising? She is pretty and submissive, doesn't say no to anything, one hell of a slut...why would anyone let go of a chance like that? And I've fucked her once till now, she hasn't created any trouble either." Neil defended.
"Look at this bastard fucking around behind his wife's back and blaming me for his family squabbles!" Reyansh growled.
"Look guys," Neil sighed, "I really love Jacqueline but it is so difficult for me to control my aggression...especially in such a difficult time...and just in time a slut comes around and offers up her ass...I recorded a video consent so that she doesn't cry rape later on."
"So basically you don't know much about her apart from her social media profiles," Armaan said.
Neil just stared blankly, "Yeah also that she is some kind of a freak...sees things, takes antidepressants and antianxiety pills...seen quite a few scars on her body, self harm or past abuse, I don't know, I don't care,"
"What's her name again?" Armaan asked as he browsed a social media site.
"Parineeti," Neil said.
Armaan opened her profile trying to scan the details.
"What the...!" Reyansh commented as he observed her social media page, "You guys blind or what?"
The other three men looked at him questioningly.
"Look at the difference in lighting in the object and background, these impossible lighting angles, resolution mismatch..." Reyansh said as he grabbed the laptop and scanned the pictures using various graphic tools that he used for his work.
"ALL these images are fake," he said confidently, "The ones with friends and family...this girl's picture has been merged into some random pictures of other people...now to do a reverse search.." he continued running his fingers rapidly over the keyboard, "All of these were taken from different social media profiles. Someone took the effort to create a fake profile with so many fake images. They wanted you to believe something that isn't. So bottom line is...Neil you are in deep shit!" Reyansh commented.
"If the pictures are fake," Aarav said, "I am sure the name and other details mentioned here are fake too. So now there are two girls we need to find out about."
Neil was visibly upset. "I really don't understand why she would..." he said.
"If she's been visiting the hospital and seeing a psychiatrist" Aarav said, "I could pull out her case file. It will help us get a better insight."
"Sounds good," Armaan said, "Let's disperse for now. There's work to do. And watch your step, all of you."
The men dispersed without further word.
Next day Armaan drove to a known red-light area.
"Long time Sir!" a man greeted him, "How can I help you?"
"I'm looking for her," Armaan said showing him a picture in his phone.
The man looked at it for a long time and said, "It is only a side view pic, but I really don't think I have seen this girl around here."
"Are you sure? I need to find her, help me and I'll pay double the usual tip," Armaan said.
"Forward me the pic, Sir, I'll have my best men look for her," the man said.
Armaan forwarded the pic, **censored** him a token of cash in advance and turned to leave. But a thought occurred to him. He stopped and turned back, "One more thing..." he said calling out to the man.
"Seen her around here?" he said showing a pic of Parineeti.
The man's face lit up seeing Parineeti's pic. "Oh yes! I know her," he said, "She is
Natasha, she is one of the most special girls here, works for special clients only...this one is your type sir, she would take anything if you pay the right price. Trust me, 'anything'," he insisted.
Armaan smiled that his shot in the dark hit the bull's eye. "Are you certain?" he confirmed once more.
"100 percent. No one can forget a girl like her, the most expensive piece of ass around town." The man confirmed with a smile.
"Fine, fix her up with me, will ya?" Armaan said, "No matter the price,"
"I am sorry," the man said as his expression dropped, "She doesn't work around here anymore. She disappeared like a year ago."
"Never mind," Armaan said, "Find me this other girl."
The man nodded
Armaan got back into his car and made a few phone calls to confirm what he had just heard. Once he was certain that the information is true, he called up Neil.
Neil: Hey, I could use some good news bro.
Armaan: I have news, not sure if it is good.
Neil: Hell, tell me anyway
Armaan: This Parineeti character of yours, she is no writer or a businessman's daughter. She is a whore. Goes by the name Natasha, and God knows how many other names!
Neil: WHAT?!!
Armaan: Yeah, a pain slut precisely. She caters to needs of specific men. Word is that she has a high tolerance for pain, and she takes all S&M requests, and that's why she is priced much higher than regular whores. That is where all that money comes from. Its that why she looks familiar to you Neil?
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Neil: Hell no! I would have remembered! Have you?
Armaan: No. But I have certainly seen her before, once with Shraddha and she looked familiar even then.
Neil: Why the hell was she with your girl Armaan?
Armaan: I don't know yet Neil, and that really worries me. Not sure if Shraddha even knows the truth about her. This girl seems to be up to something Neil. Be careful. I'm trying to dig further into her history. There has to be a reason why she looks familiar to both of us. I'll call you back as soon as I have more information.
Neil: Alright, the sooner the better.
Armaan hung up the phone.
Next Armaan drove to Aarav's hospital. He asked for Sister Mary. A middle-aged woman appeared before him.
He showed her a pic of Parineeti and asked, "Sister Mary" he asked firmly, "What was this woman really doing here?"
"Why is everyone after her?" the nurse replied.
Armaan slipped some cash into her hand and asked again with a stern gaze, "The truth."
The nurse looked around for anyone listening and leaned in closer, "She wanted access to the employee records."
Armaan was alarmed, "What for?" he asked.
"I don't know," the nurse said, "She **censored** me for a little piece of information. I just told her where the records are kept."
Armaan immediately called up Aarav to alert him. But he didn't answer.
He stopped a nurse passing nearby. "I need to speak to Dr. Aarav urgently," he demanded.
"I am sorry Sir, but he is in the operation theatre. He is not to be disturbed till the end of the surgery," she informed.
"How long would it take?" Armaan asked.
"Four hours, at least," she replied.
He quickly dropped Aarav a text to call him back as soon as possible.
He got back into his car. His phone buzzed with a text message.
Shraddha: Missing you sweetheart. Come over for dinner?
Armaan smiled reading the message. He wanted to talk to Shraddha about Parineeti anyway but he felt it is best to do so in person rather than over the phone. Besides, it had been a while since they were together. He had been too busy to spend time with his love Shraddha, and he loved the food she cooked.
He replied "All right, I'll be there in 30 minutes," and drove off to her place.
When he reached Shraddha's place, he found the door ajar. He got a little suspicious, but was wondering if Shraddha had planned some surprise for him.
He looked for her in the living room, called out her name but there was no response. He glanced quickly in the kitchen and when he found no fresh food cooked, he was alerted.
He cautiously entered the bedroom and found a man holding a knife to her throat. And before he could realize, he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his neck. He turned around to find Parineeti standing there smiling at him. She held an empty syringe in her left hand, the contents of which she had already injected in Armaan's body.
"What the fuck?" Armaan scream in pain, "What the hell are you doing here? What is going on here?"
Armaan felt the toxin work. He felt weak, his muscles losing tone slowly, he fell to his knees.
Parineeti walked around him smiling at his condition, watching him writhe helplessly in pain and his movements cease as the neurotoxin paralysed his muscles deeper with every passing minute.
"Who are you?" Armaan asked.
"I'm surprised you remember so little...but I was so young when we first met," Parineeti said stroking his hair fondly.
Armaan could barely respond. With the toxin paralyzing his muscles, he fell to the floor. His breathing became laboured as he struggled to breathe as his respiratory muscles were losing tone.
"That's a neurotoxin I just injected in you. It is going to paralyze your muscles for a while so that you can enjoy the show. You won't be able to move around much but you'll be fully conscious. You'll feel, hear and remember everything that happened here. That's the fun part."
"Please don't hurt Shraddha," he gasped with all the voice he had left.
"I'm afraid that's exactly what we are going to do," Parineeti chuckled and signalled the man. Two other men entered the room.
One of them cuffed his hands and feet together so he was forced into a kneeling position. Parineeti sat down on a chair next to him and grabbed his hair to remind him that she was in control.
The three men then walked towards Shraddha.
"No please no," Armaan begged as he realized what they were about to do.
The man holding the knife began to tear of Shraddha's clothes. She screamed and tried to resist but the men holding her were too strong.
"Why are you doing this to me Parineeti? I thought we were friends. I trusted you." Shraddha pleaded.
"That was the whole point," Parineeti shrugged and spoke nonchalantly, "To get you to trust me, so I can do this to both of you."
"But why? I have never hurt you...I've been good to you, I've helped you," Shraddha pleaded, "Don't you have a heart at all?"
"I did have a heart once, until he tore it out of me," she said glaring at Armaan,
"Shraddha, you don't deserve any of this, but you are all he cares about and some men don't learn till it happens to the people they care about."
The men continued tearing away her clothes relentlessly. Soon she was completely naked.
"Listen, Parineeti, Natasha, whatever the fuck your name is..." Armaan growled, "Stop it this instant or..."
"Or what?" Parineeti laughed, "You wanna do something about it?"
Armaan struggled wildly with his restraints. But he was too weak. Parineeti laughed at his hopeless struggle. He could barely watch. He closed his eyes out of helplessness.
He suddenly felt a sharp pain on his neck. Parineeti had poked a knife into his neck and drew out blood. "Next time you close your eyes, I will cut her. One cut for each time you close your eyes. Do you really want to make this more painful for her?" she warned.
The goons pushed the helpless naked woman on the floor a few feet away from Armaan. He felt his blood boil, but he couldn't even move.
"So nice of them to arrange such a close-up view, no?" She teased Armaan grabbing his hair and forcing him to watch the rape of the woman he loved.
"Please," he begged, "Whatever grudge it is that you have against me, take it out on me, do whatever you want to me, but please let her go...she is innocent."
"Innocent, is she?" Parineeti spoke calmly, "Well, there many who prey on the innocent, I am sure, you, among all people, would agree."
Parineeti smiled as one of the goons spread her legs and mounted her. Shraddha cried, begged and screamed but the man showed no mercy.
"You son of a bitch," Armaan shouted at the man who was about the fuck her. "If you touch her, I'm gonna cut you into a thousand pieces."
"Tsk-tsk," Parineeti shook her head in disappointment. She started stroking Armaan's head gently, teasing him and said, "You need to be alive in order to do that. You know, the good man here can slit your throat this instant and fuck her anyway. There's no need to be rude. I am keeping you alive for a reason. Respect that."