When Radha went back to college… (Part XIII)

I penned this story, When Radha went back to college… (Part XIII), as a Guru Dakshina to all my teachers and professors, some years ago.

When Radha went back to college… (Part XIII)

The next day was a Sunday. In the morning, she was called down to the lobby of the hostel to take a call. It was Shekhar and he said that he was waiting for her outside the college. He mentioned a place. Radha realized that she knew the place. It was an isolated area. Radha couldn’t believe it. First of all, Shekhar knew her cell number and usually called her on it! Secondly, he had told her to meet him in an isolated place outside the institute!

Yes, she would go, she decided. But she would inform Shalini Ma’am, this time, before going and her former professor told her to be careful. “I am going to call the police, if you don’t return in an hour,” she said with resolution.

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The place, Shekhar had asked her to come to, was a secluded area near the institute campus. It was a construction site, which had been dug up for some building work. But the work had been stalled due to some registration issues. Shekhar had told her that many days ago.

She had waited for about 10 minutes. Suddenly, a hand clapped on her mouth from behind. Within seconds she was gagged and blindfolded. Someone picked her up and took her to what felt like a car. They appeared to have reached their destination in about 15 minutes.

She was made to walk. They had entered a house, she supposed. Then, her blindfold and gag were removed. When her eyes got accustomed to the bright lights, she realized that they were in the hall of a big bungalow.

Just opposite to her was Shekhar in a chair, tied up!

To be continued…