Tu muskuraye har jagah

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[Annika - A, Shivaay - S, Gauri - G]

Annika continued banging on the door.

A: Okay, there's no one outside. I'm in some sort of housekeeping room. Think Annika, use your head

She looked around and found a screwdriver. She thought of opening the lock with it but there was no keyhole

A: Stupid people, had to keep everything super modern. Couldn't they use doors with normal locks? How am I supposed to open this lock without a card? Okay, what else do we have here?

She could see some light behind one of the racks. With a lot of strength, she managed to push it aside by a few inches and saw a window.

A: Okay, a window. I guess they were right, when God closes a door, he opens a window

She used all her strength and pushed the rack further. Then she stood in front of the window and opened it. Looking out the window scared her. It appeared she was at least on the second floor or higher

A: stupid, idiot person who locked me in here. If I find that person I will kill him. He could have at least locked me on a lower floor, I can't even jump out the window.

She peeped down but couldn't see anyone passing by who she could call for help

A: Already Shivaay wasn't talking to me, what will he think now? Please wait for me Shivaay, I'll find a way. Think Annika, think. Idea!

She saw some bedsheets in one of the racks. She tied them end to end to make a rope. Then she took her heels off and some of the jewelry. She wrapped the jewelry in her dupatta and tied the straps of her heels along with it. She threw the makeshift rope out of the window. It wasn't the exact length, she would have to jump a few feet at the end but compared to how much she had to go down with the rope, this was nothing.

A: Okay, mumma, please don't let me fall. I'm coming, Shivaay.

She tied the other end of the rope to the rack with the heaviest stuff on it.

She placed one foot outside the window on the ledge but when she tried to get the other out, her lehenga got stuck. The lehenga was so round and big to give it a royal look that it couldn't fit in the window

A: Oh no no no no no. Phail gaya raita. It's stuck. What do I do?

She tried to go back inside but couldn't.

A: I can't go down, I can't go back in. Please, someone, help me

She called out for help. 10 minutes passed but no one came. She struggled to get her lehenga to move, either direction would be fine. It would be better to be locked inside than to be stuck halfway out the window

God had finally decided to show mercy on her. While she was struggling, one of her heels fell and she heard someone

Man: What the hell! Who threw this shoe at me?

Annika tried to turn and saw a couple

Woman: Mr. Kapoor, no one threw it. Look, it fell from the 2nd floor. Oh my god, what is she doing?

Ram: Priya, I think she's trying to elope from her wedding. (he called out loudly) Hey, what are you doing? Why are you running away?

Priya: Yes, tell us. Are they getting you married forcefully? We can help you sort this.

Ram: Running away won't solve anything, think about your family, think about the groom, they'll be insulted