"THE DARKEST MELODY"

CHAPTER LXV

PLOT STORY:

The chapter revolves around the intense and disturbing events unfolding at the concert venue. Surya's attempt to confront Jenna is foiled when she takes the stage for her performance. Meanwhile, Pratap is frantic with worry about Ruby's disappearance, and Aashutosh discovers that all the children are missing.

As the story unfolds, Radhika's traumatic experience is revealed through a flashback. She is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and left for dead. The perpetrator is revealed to be a truck driver, who is later joined by a waiter who continues the assault.

The scene shifts to Nikolas, who is horrified by the truck driver's actions. Pratap, consumed by anger and grief, confronts Nikolas, who ultimately kills Pratap in a fit of rage.

The chapter ends with Pratap's dying words, urging Surya to ensure Nikolas doesn't escape and harm anyone else. The story is left at a cliffhanger, with the fate of the characters hanging in the balance.

*Key Plot Points:*

1. Surya's failed confrontation with Jenna

2. Radhika's kidnapping and assault

3. Pratap's discovery of Radhika's body

4. Nikolas's role in Radhika's kidnapping

5. Pratap's confrontation with Nikolas

6. Pratap's death at Nikolas's hands

*Character Arcs:*

1. Surya: Frustrated and concerned about the missing children

2. Pratap: Consumed by anger, grief, and a desire for revenge

3. Radhika: Traumatized and brutalized, leading to her demise

4. Nikolas: Revealed as a ruthless and cunning villain

5. Aashutosh: Concerned and outraged by the events unfolding around him.

MAIN STORY:

Surya was about to confront Jenna, but before he could, he saw her taking the stage for her performance. This opportunity slipped right through his fingers. Pratap, on the other hand, was frantic with worry about Ruby's disappearance. But Aashutosh noticed something that made his heart sink - all the children were now missing. It was as if Jenna had hidden them somewhere. Johnathan had informed Aashutosh that Jenna had arrived at the concert with the kids, but now they were nowhere to be found. Aashutosh shared this disturbing discovery with Surya, who also realized that the children were indeed missing. Without hesitation, both of them set out to search for the kids.

Pratap, still reeling from Ruby's disappearance, was hot on Nikolas's heels. Nikolas, aware that Pratap was closing in on him, slipped into a dark room within the concert venue. Pratap followed him, determined to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Aashutosh and Surya were searching for the children in different areas of the venue. As fate would have it, they stumbled upon each other and noticed Pratap entering a room. Without hesitation, they followed him.

As they entered the room, Nikolas flipped a switch, and the lights flickered to life. Pratap's eyes widened in horror as he took in the sight before him. Radhika lay motionless on the floor, her condition dire. Pratap rushed to her side, his heart racing with fear. Nikolas's face twisted into a malevolent grin as he watched Pratap's distress. Aashutosh and Surya exchanged a worried glance, their minds racing with the implications of what they were witnessing.

As Pratap gazed into Radhika's eyes, a flashback revealed the traumatic events that had unfolded. Aashutosh and Surya watched in stunned silence, their hearts heavy with empathy for Radhika's suffering. The air was thick with tension, and the silence was oppressive, punctuated only by the sound of Nikolas's sinister laughter. The darkness in the room seemed to closing in around them, and the shadows appeared to be deepening, as if they themselves were alive and feeding off their fear.

As Radhika entered the concert venue, Pratap began to tail Nikolas, while Aashutosh and Surya headed towards Jenna's dressing room to confront her. Meanwhile, Radhika's world was about to take a devastating turn. As she walked, a hand suddenly clamped over her mouth, and she was dragged away, helpless and terrified. The next thing she knew, she was in a dimly lit room, her head spinning, and her vision blurry. The truck driver, still under the influence of narcotics, stood over her, pouring water over her face to revive her.

As Radhika struggled to regain consciousness, she realized that her feet were bound by a rope, forced into a grotesque V-shape. Her hands were also tied behind her back, rendering her immobile. The driver, his eyes clouded with a sinister intent, began to undress himself, his actions slow and deliberate. Radhika's eyes widened in horror as she realized the unspeakable fate that awaited her. The driver's hands closed around her wrists like a vice, and he ripped apart her clothes, exposing her vulnerable body.

Radhika's screams were muffled by the tape that covered her mouth, as the driver's hands violated her, his fingers probing her intimate parts. The sound of Jenna's performance drifted through the walls, the music growing louder, and more frenzied. The driver paused, his ear cocked towards the sound, and in that moment, Radhika found the strength to scream, her voice hoarse and desperate. The driver's response was swift and brutal, his hand connecting with her face in a resounding slap that sent her crashing into silence. Radhika's eyes glazed over, her body trembling with fear, as the driver continued his heinous assault.

When he finally finished, the driver discarded Radhika's torn clothes over her battered body, plunging the room into darkness before fleeing the scene. Radhika lay there, her spirit shattered, her body broken, and her soul forever scarred. The sound of Jenna's performance still echoed through the corridors, a haunting reminder of the horror that had unfolded in that dark, forsaken room.

As the truck driver fled the scene, Radhika lay motionless, her body shattered, her spirit crushed. The room was silent, except for the sound of her ragged breathing. It seemed as though time had stood still, and the world outside had melted away, leaving only Radhika's unbearable pain.

In the aftermath of the truck driver's departure, a waiter entered the room, his eyes scanning the scene before him. Instead of summoning help, he chose to exploit the situation for his own twisted desires. With a calculating gaze, he began to undress, his hands moving with a deliberate slowness. He locked the door, ensuring they were alone, and then began to violate Radhika's broken body.

As Nikolas gazed upon Radhika's lifeless body, his eyes widened in horror. "What has this man done?" he exclaimed, his voice laced with shock and disgust. "I only instructed him to kidnap her, not to...not to do this!" Nikolas's words were laced with regret and self-loathing, as if he couldn't believe his own mistake.

Pratap's eyes, however, told a different story. They burned with a fierce anger, a rage that seemed to consume him whole. Tears streamed down his face as he gazed upon Radhika's lifeless form, his heart shattered into a million pieces. His anger was a palpable force, a living, breathing entity that seemed to pulse with a life of its own.

As Radhika's chest rose and fell with her final, faltering breaths, Pratap's anger reached a boiling point. He was a man consumed, driven by a fury that could not be contained. And then, in an instant, Radhika was gone, her body still and lifeless on the cold, hard floor.

Aashutosh was the first to react, his face twisted in a mask of rage and grief. He lunged at Nikolas, his hands closing around the older man's throat like a vice. "What kind of man are you?" he spat, his voice venomous with contempt. "She was your daughter-in-law, and yet you treated her like nothing more than a pawn in your twisted game!" Nikolas struggled and kicked, but Aashutosh's grip only tightened, his anger and grief fueling his strength.

Just as it seemed that Aashutosh would throttle the life from Nikolas's body, Surya intervened, pulling his beloved away from the older man. But Surya's own anger was far from spent. He turned on Nikolas, his fists clenched and his eyes blazing with fury. He took a step forward, ready to strike, but before he could, Pratap stumbled forward, his eyes fixed on Nikolas with a fierce determination.

Nikolas, however, was not to be underestimated. With a cold, calculating smile, he drew a gun from his waistband and fired, the bullets tearing into Pratap's chest with a sickening thud. Pratap's body jerked and convulsed, his eyes wide with shock and pain, before he crumpled to the floor, his life slipping away with each passing moment.

As Pratap lay there, his chest heaving with his final, ragged breaths, he turned to Surya, his eyes locking onto his friend's with a fierce intensity. "Don't...don't let him get away," he whispered, his voice barely audible. "Don't let him...hurt anyone else." And with that, Pratap's body went still, his eyes frozen in a permanent stare, his life extinguished by the cruel hand of fate.

To be continue....