Unrequited Love

Chapter 4 :: A sneaky plan

Amma's last days was of very few struggle.......and no she didn't had to suffer much!

But according to her wish to be buried next to her husband.......well that's was wwwooof!

It was difficult enough to pass the enemy country's border even when you are alive and healthy and happy......and now you are to take a dead body to the other side with you! Quite an experience.

Having power has it's own perks! Obviously people knew who Raichands were.......so it didn't take for them to get the visa approved.

Especially......well, Let's just say-----Nope, scroll down and read!

Railway is bustling with people which was expected,.......funny how many indians have relatives in Pakistan! So, it got Insiyaa wondering that why these two countries are called each other's enemy......

Nevermind!

there are only two train that that leaves from India to Pakistan, one Delhi-Attari express and another one Samjhuta express......

After reaching the station behind everyone..... it took almost took 2 hours for her just to find both sister's name on the list, with writing so small, it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack!

and now imagine doing that while trying to fight your way through a desperate crowd trying to find their own seat AND hide from your other family members who happens to be your overprotective father and two overbearing brothers .......and there is more, three bodyguards who used to follow her around like Hades' three headed doberman everytime she leave home.....

fortunately Amarendra called them here just for today because he thought she would not be needing them, considering she'd be in Bikaner palace, safe and secure.....among few more security people they left there for her anyway!

But it was easy to sneak out considering they didn't know her like these 3 did,.....

It was much much easier without them breathing down on her neck....it would been tougher but she would not say she'd not have enjoyed that immensely,.....!

Bulky thick heads.......she was crawling from right under their noses and they didn't even bother to look down!

She had a good laugh before leaving from the palace.....

And for an almost 18 years old with no experience,.....smuggling herself into a country which, in time and again proven itself an arch-enemy for her very own country India......she doesn't know whether it was foolish or too clever!

at first she was sure, when 3 years ago she left for Manali, but that was a holiday,... Fun!

but this time she isn't really sure about everything......things aren't as good as it used to be! Someone very important in family died and her father and brother was taking that person's body to another country for her burial, anything can happen,....there's this gnawing feeling,....but she had been shaking it off everytime!

Technically, she isn't smuggling herself, everything was legal, she was hiding from her father and brothers, that's that!

Other than that, she has her passport made by her baba's most trustworthy men who has been handling all his paperwork all these years.....

so, when she met the agent with her own paperwork, the day after her dad sent just his and her brother's paperwork with an excuse they forgot to sent her's......that man didn't even bother to question her since they knew very well who she was!

Her visa is okay too......

It was just one time they almost.....almost called her father to ask about her but fortunately she reached in time to take care of that, She knew how much power her father had over Rajasthan and she knew how to wield it herself when needs to....

money was never really a problem since she saved her pocket money enough for this kind of rainy days.

she just didn't tell her baba or her brothers that she was hiding herself with a small duffel bag of her's that contains 2 sets of modest salwar suit, one abaya, an additional slightly heavy handcrafted kaftan just in case of any special occasion,.....her phone & charger, few chocolates and her toothbrush, headphone and her Kindle......just in case she gets bored!

in the car's trunk that drove them to the airpot that took them from Jodhpur to Delhi first......

It was easy until then.......she got herself booked far from all her family member but close enough to see any of them.

From there she sneakily got into another of their SUV's trunk........she had to give it herself a generous pat on the back!

Because either She was very good or her father and brothers and Ruthba and Rushda and 3 of their freaking bodyguards were really absentminded.......

Delhi's traffic is hell on earth.....

Anyway, they did reach station on time,.......but Insiyaa had to wait until Bodyguards were distracted enough for her to sneak away again!

And about half an hour later......one was at the front of the SUV smoking, another one she saw going after her father carrying bags and another one was snoring loudly on driver's seat....letting out a sigh, she jumped out feeling wobbly.

Station was awfully crowded , she was feeling dizzy too, now more than ever.

Or, maybe this is how it looks like,.......after all thousands of people comes from and goes to Pakistan every year. She had been walking around the bogies desperately looking out for familiar faces......her eyes widened as she saw not one but two,.....

Rushda ad Ruthba were standing together at one side, just infront of a bogie door and she couldn't help but cried out in excitement.

"Rushdaaa!!!"

''Hey........Rush,.....Rush, behind you!'' Insiyaa whispered out in frustration, waving her hand in desperation.

And as if they heard, two heads turning left side to right side frantically......and then finally turned around to the direction they heard voice was coming from.....

and Rushda gasped and her hand went straight on her lips as well as her younger sister Ruthba's.

''insu!!!......what are you doing here, you are suppose to be at palace" Rushda whisper yelled looking around

''you are not supposed to be here at this time, .....aur kaise, kab ?'' Ruthba said giving her a horrified expression......

[ And how and when ? ]

Both sister exchanged worried glances looking at her. She was ran towards them......

she was gasping for breath.....

''Kaha baithe ho tum dono, pehle waha le chalo mujhe, i've to seat, I'm feeling dizzy, car ke trunk me travel karna asaan ni hai" Insiyaa didn't answer any of that question, instead, she asked one

[ where are you two sitting, take me there,......It's not easy to travel in car's trunk ]

''umm.....at front! they booked a cabin for just us two in female section''

"Oh, good! I'm tired and hungry.....Let's get in"

Ruthba looked at her sister and said in hesitated voice ''Umm......o_okay....but--

Rushda however impatiently rolled her eyes and answered on her behalf.

.....

''but insu.....look around, train is just about to leave in few minutes, you can't just--- get in''

"actually i can.....I've got a seat booked there in my name.... come" Insiyaa furrowed and answered

''you did WHAT'' Ruthba suddenly cried out

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