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Hey guys, thanks for your lovely comments on my last post. I have so many things to write in this story. Not sure where to start!😆 I now present part 10...
Part 10 -
ETF office...
Sameer sat down, "Team ek naya case aaya hai. Business tycoon Mr. Tej Agarwal aur unki patni Shweta ka khoon ho gaya hai. We have to go to the crime spot. He looked at Arjun, who was staring deeply into his file, "aur ha. Aaj humare team mein ek naya member join karr raha hai. I will do introductions later when we see her." They left for the crime scene.
Crime scene...
The murders were committed in a woody side of an isolated park. The team reached there and forensic doctors were taking pictures at every ange, getting every detail. Arjun looked intently at Mr. Agarwal, then at his wife. "Katl yaha nai hoi hai. Look at those drag marks. They were brought here so no one saw their bodies." Everyone turned their gaze towards the ground. The grass was ripped and there were drag marks which were covered in blood. Suddenly, Lisa came and said "Sir, yeh dekhye." They walked over to where she was. A footprint was pressed clearly into the mud. Sameer spoke up, "This is a big clue. Make a mould of this Lisa." "Yes Sir!" After looking around a bit more, they left from there.
The gang (Shree, Chotu and Ayesha) were in the meeting room, researching about everyone that had anything to do with the case. Both the ACPs were in their cabins; Sameer talking to the Commissioner and Arjun just thinking. The commissioner was explaining the situation to Sameer and every detail that Prerna had told him. Sameer, of course, knew everything. He felt bad for Prerna, but Roshni's memories haunted him to no end; that was the reason he didn't talk to Arjun much nowadays."Jee Sir. I will try my best to make Prerna feel like her old self. Jai Hind Sir!" Just then there was a knock on his door. Very puntual... he thought to himself. "Come in," Prerna stepped in. She looked just like she was 5 years ago, except her face seemed to have a sense of sadness to it."aao Prerna. Bohut saal ho gaye. Kaisi ho tum?" Prerna gave him a daft look, she spoke up, "I'm fine. How are you?" "Good." They had a conversation for a while which let Prerna become more comfortable. Sameer explained the case to her and she took it in exactly like Arjun: silently. "Tumhe crime spot jaana hoga.." Sameer started. Prerna interrupted him, "I've already gone. It's obvious that they weren't murdered there. The drag marks are proof." Sameer smiled, bilkul vaisi hi hai. badli nai. Prerna saw but didn't say anything. "Chalo, let me introduce you to the team." They got up and were just about to leave the cabin when Sameer said, "Wait. Let me give you the case file."
On the other hand Arjun got up and went out of his cabin towards the meeting room. Sameer and Prerna walked out too. They were heading in the same direction, coming from opposite sides. Right at the entrance, Arjun and Prerna collided with each other. Papers flew up into the air fell to the floor. Without looking at each other, they both bent down to collect the files. "Dekh ke nai cha..." they said at the same time. The voices rang in their heads and they looked up to see each other.
Prerna froze. So did Arjun. Arjun looked at her, how is this possible? his eyes had pain, guilt and happiness in them. Prerna, on the other hand, had a blank face and no feeling in her eyes that was clearly seen. But on the inside, she broke down. "Prerna?" Arjun managed to say. He was internally happy that she was alive, but also dying of guilt. Every second she tried not to cry. After about 2 minutes, Sameer spoke up, "Andar chale?" Prerna nodded and went inside. Arjun followed her and sat down. "Team," they all looked up, "this is our new team member: ACP Prerna Singh Teje." Everyone stood up and saluted her. Prerna made an unrecognisable fake smile and said, "There is no need for all this, tum sab mujhe apne dost samjho." Shree sported an "I told you so" look at the others. Arjun was constantly staring at Prerna. She could feel his eyes on her but was looking everywhere but at him. That hurt.
"Hume kal subha unke ghar jaana chaiye. We will find the most clues there," Prerna said. "Good idea. Hum khal subhe jaayenge. Abhi hum sab ghar chalte hain, vaise bhi kaafi dher ho chuki hain," Sameer said. The gang were silently celebrating in their head.
After familiarizing herself with the place and her new cabin, Prerna was the last to leave. She was about to get into her car when someone called out to her. "Kaise ho Prerna?" She turned around to see Arjun. They had an eyelock. "Zinda hoon. Aur tum?" He looked at her with guilt and sighed, "Main bhi. Kahan ti itne saal?" "Door," she replied and with that, she got into her car and drove away.
Arjun stood there, with tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry Prerna." He went home after a long time today, as he usually stayed in a lodge after Roshni's death. When he stepped in, memories flashed before him, of Roshni and Prerna. He felt sad, and lonely, considering that this very house was once filled with laughs. He stepped into his room and opened the wardrobe. Behind all of his old clothes there was a box which he took out. He opened it. Inside, there was a photo and bracelet. He took out the photo and looked at it. "I'm sorry Prerna. Please mujhe maaf kardo. I need you. Dekho na, main kitna akela ho gaya hoon." Tears dropped out and fell on the photo.
He reached out and took out the bracelet. The day he let go of Prerna off the cliff, her bracelet slid off her hands. The bracelet she always wore. The very friendship bracelet he had given her...
I hope you liked it. Please do comment, I will pm whoever does😊. They mean SO MUCH to me. I am always checking to see what you have to say😳. Bye for now my sweetharts!❤️
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