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Mysterious Dawn

26 May 2022

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A figure, covered in a burqa approached the bar counter of Black Panther Restaurant.

As the figure removed her face cover, a pair of deep and enchanting eyes darkened with blue-black kajal were revealed and a spark of fire flashed. She reached the dark- shadowy corner and waited. Suddenly with a pull in her burqa, she looked down to find a small figure and was taken aback.  

After a while she snapped out "Don't touch me."

The dwarf- man's eyes lit up like a cunning hyena. The cruelty on his face clearly said that this one was able to stab a chest smilingly without thinking twice and his hands will never shake.

The man whispered and Urmil leaned a little to listen to.

The dwarf got hold of her neck in his tough hands and pulled it down. He brought his mouth close to her ear and said "Horse number seven."

A chilled shiver ran down Urmil's spine and her body turned cold with an unknown fear. She had tried her best to keep her cool.

She smiled and tried to mesmerize horse number seven with it.

'Jockey Lion' Urmil uttered, clenching her teeth.

It was the little man's turn to smile back with satisfaction.

As the green signal was received, Urmil pulled out a small gift- wrapped packet from her purse and handed it over to the short man.

The dwarf shook his head as he unwrapped the packet savagely and took out a box to open the lid.

Urmil's eyes did not miss the small firearm in the box even in that dark corner of the restaurant.

What a terrible trap she was caught in and there was no way out of it. She had thought many times before, to go to the police, inform about Sanjay and ask for her protection.

The dwarf- man gave Urmil a small leather bag in return and walked out of the restaurant while whistling a catchy tune.

Urmil's legs started tottering.

She had been put into this work as the drug trafficking was suspended for the time being.

The workload in her office was not less, but Urmil could not pay attention and there were mistakes.

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Urmil Veronica Gautam was brought up in the Orphanage, Tender Bud in Himachal Pradesh. She was deserted by her teenage mother Sonam and grandmother Kaushalya as Urmil was an illegitimate child, born out of Sonam's father's sexual urge. Urmil, a talented tennis player with extreme possibilities, could not pursue her career in tennis, in want of money. She completed her studies and came down to Delhi from the hilly terrain of Solan to take up a job. Sanjay reached Dr. Trivedi's organisation 'Sukun' as a victim of child molestation and Mehuli was gang raped supported by her husband… They had lost their mental balance. They were taken care of in 'Sukun' by Dr. Trivedi, the psychotherapist where they started recovering gradually… Both of them came closer in 'Sukun' and after they were certified fit by the doctor and allowed a normal life, had started afresh together. Urmil Veronica met Sanjay and Navya (her name was changed from Mehuli by Dr. Trivedi) incidentally and got involved in different types of anti-social activities like drugs-arms supply and women trafficking. Asthaa and Urmil, the two girls who had left their homes in the mountains became friends with similar likings. Asthaa wanted Urmil as her life partner but Urmil loved her only as a friend. Navya and Urmil were kidnapped as they wanted to reveal everything… Could they make themselves free and what actually happened to all those who were involved in the anti-social activities… The novel is engulfed in mysteries which treads around Delhi and the outskirts with lots of gruesome incidents. Unsolved mystery of an Insatiable soul adds fuel to the fire.
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ONE A fragile and veiled woman, holding the hand of a fifteen year old girl and carrying a newborn baby in her arms, reached the huge compound gate of St. Peter's Church at Solan, Himachal Pradesh. S

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TWO Urmil opened her eyes with the sound of the constant ringing of the doorbell. She didn't sleep well at night and had a sweet dream early in the morning about her beloved Solan.  Veronica Urmil c

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THREE When Urmil set her foot in that huge city wrapped in a sheet of simplicity of the mountains... She wondered how she would survive alone! Urmil had grown up in a very protected atmosphere and i

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FOUR Lightning had started flashing fiercely in the afternoon along with stormy wind and torrential rains. The evening sky became very dark.  Urmil was swaying slowly in a cane swing fixed in the ba

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FIVE Urmil's eyes had widened in surprise on seeing the long queue at Pir Baba's Dargah. Urmil and Navya accompanied Sanjay to the Dargah of Majid Pir in Nizamuddin on a Sunday. Sanjay's request cou

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SIX Urmil felt feverish by the time she reached home and it turned into high fever. Navya returned home early and after changing her clothes she looked for Urmil. Finding her lying in bed at the wron

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SEVEN ... a strange beast of prey was chasing Urmil with a monstrous yawn. Urmil was running with difficulty, she was unable to move her legs and the beast was near. As she stumbled on a rock, the be

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EIGHT  Sanjay's mother died when he was still an infant and his father remarried a lady much younger to him. The woman used to torture Sanjay unnecessarily to satisfy her frustration. Sanjay loved t

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EIGHT  Sanjay's mother died when he was still an infant and his father remarried a lady much younger to him. The woman used to torture Sanjay unnecessarily to satisfy her frustration. Sanjay loved t

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NINE Urmil went out with her friend Asthaa after a long time to enjoy. Urmil tried her best but wasn’t able to inform her friend about the problematic conditions she was going through.  "Want to enj

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TEN A figure, covered in a burqa approached the bar counter of Black Panther Restaurant. As the figure removed her face cover, a pair of deep and enchanting eyes darkened with blue-black kajal were

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ELEVEN Sanjay was introduced to Navya at 'Sukun' but then she was known as Mehuli. Mehuli had nearly recovered and was learning a new pattern of knitting from Naveena Tai when Dr. Trivedi came up an

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TWELVE While studying in standard XI, Mehuli first met Ayon in their Math Tuition class. They couldn't realise when the simple changing of sly glances while exchanging notes or pen… a little touch, e

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THIRTEEN As per Sanjay's instructions, Urmil had to leave Navya's apartment and shift to a one bedroom flat of her own. After the successful completion of the 'Panther Project', Urmil returned home.

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FOURTEEN There was too much commotion at Anipura village of Haryana in protest of a gang rape. Female feticide was still going on. According to the UN estimates, about 50 million girls had been perma

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FIFTEEN Asthaa was ringing the doorbell for quite a long time… there wasn't any response though.  Asthaa was anxious… what must have happened to the girl, was she alright? She started banging the d

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SIXTEEN The outskirts of Nirmala Niketan had been flooded  due to incessant rains since morning. The sun was out of sight and the day had become dark. Hailstones along with cold wind were piercing th

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SEVENTEEN Urmil wanted to wear a saree. She didn't have many, though she loved wearing them. There had never been an occasion to wear a saree at Tender Bud, in Himachal as people over there rarely w

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EIGHTEEN Sanjay was roaming in his room like a ferocious caged tiger. Kanuba was caught… he was to be freed immediately… by hook or by crook. Urmil was followed too… now if the girl was caught… ever

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NINETEEN Manira came to Nirmala Niketan after Tutul. As they spent a few days together, they became close. They tried to leave the home together but had to return. The level of torture they had to f

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TWENTY A meeting started between Sanjay and Rampiyari in the basement of Nirmala Niketan. They were celebrating their success with a bottle of scotch whiskey.   Navya was informed that Rampiyari had

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TWENTY ONE Dharmesh Dhawan could not contact Salman on the phone. The senior officer must be busy. After the gym was closed, Salman looked at Urmil's flat. There was darkness, no light through the w

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TWENTY TWO Urmil tried to get up as soon as she opened her eyes but failed. Her head was still heavy and had a tingling sensation. She couldn’t understand where she was or what had happened to her. 

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TWENTY THREE The chief of NCB and the police Superintendent were in the commissioner's chambers, engrossed in planning. "Even though Kanuba, the representative of the drug-smugglers was caught and

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TWENTY FOUR Urmil and Navya both were absconding… but they have found out much about their secret abode. Sanjay couldn’t even think that those idiots would take both the girls to the same place! Sanj

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TWENTY FIVE As soon as Sanjay and Imran were caught, Urmil and Navya had returned to Urmil's apartment from police custody. They were instructed not to leave the city. Navya hugged Urmil and thanked

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TWENTY SIX The call came from an unknown number. Though it was dangerous, Sanjay attended to it as that much risk taking was unavoidable to survive in such business! Sanjay was happy.  It was a sup

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TWENTY SEVEN Sonam Gautam was sitting by the window with her mother Kaushalya. She was enjoying the lavishing beauty of nature around. They were returning to Sonam's birth place, her childhood love..

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