Hi everyone! Here's the 3rd chapter. enjoy! ( and don't forget to review)
Chapter 3
Pratap sat in his office thinking of the recent incidents that had taken in his office, tapping his fingers on the glass desk. The medical report said that the woman had been shot five times in her chest and had died instantly. The local PD had thoroughly searched his office of the murder weapon but had found nothing. The first thing Pratap had checked out whether any of the files on recent contracts were stolen or not. None were missing . But anything could have happened. If someone was stealing important data from his computer, the person could not have done it without knowing the password. He had his doubts on Phool but there were other things too... What was that woman doing in his cabin? Who killed her and why? And what was Phool doing in his cabin when he had strictly instructed everybody not to go in there in his absence?
He sat staring at the desk when his eyes looked towards the picture of himself and his wife. He had taken it before their marriage when he had taken her out on a picnic on fine Sunday...
she looked so beautiful, her curved lips, her sparkling eyes... She was wearing the dress he had gifted her on her birthday, a white one with flowery prints... He closed his eyes remember her and a small smile graced his thin lips...
Something suddenly struck his mind and he got up speedily and went towards the file cabinet and started looking at the files, neatly arranged in a row. But something caught his eyes and he started taking a few files out and stacked them behind him on his desk and removed a file from the stack that had caught his special attention. He stared at the space in cabinet that the previous files had occupied.
Pratap went to the door and peeped outside to see if anyone was around or not. On seeing a staff member he called him and asked him to call Maan, Som, Chakrapani and Veni to his cabin.
Someone knocked on the door. Pratap asked them to come inside. Coming inside , everyone stared at the pile of files on his desk.
Maan: Something special with these files baujiraj?
Pratap: No, but one of these files does and there's something in the cabinet that will surely surprise you all.
Everyone gathered around the the cabinet awe and shock apparent on their faces. The revolver with which the woman had been shot was lying there. Chakrapani was the first to recover...
Chakri: How did you...
Pratap: It is a habit of Phool to be super organised. She keeps all my contract files according to the date of approve. One of the files was out of place.
Maan: That means either the woman or the killer had an interest in that file and after killing her that person hid the revolver behind the files.
Som: But that doesn't tell us anything about the killer and the dead woman.
Pratap: But that revolver might. Som, call the PD and tell them about it. They will come and take away the gun to check it for any fingerprint.
Som hurried away to call the police. Pratap picked up his cell to call his mother to update her about the case and saw twelve missed calls from Ajab. Pratap went into the washroom and called her.
Ajab was sitting on her bed feeling lonely after the breakfast. Chaand had made her promise that she will prepare her favorites today, so she had prepared Pasta for breakfast. She was getting worried more and more about Pratap, he still had not picked up her calls. She closed her eyes and prayed to God to keep him safe. Just then her cell rang. Feeling relieved to see that it was Pratap, she picked it up.
Ajab I'm sorry... the cell was kept on silent mode and I...
You had told me that you'll call when you reach there.
I miss you here, a lot, he said after a short gap.
She stayed silent for some time.
Ajab?
I miss you too. Pratap I know you are worried about what has happened and you are busy too... I..I want to be there with you...
Honey it's dangerous for you to be here right now and we have talked about this before...
Is everything okay there, she asked, changing the subject.
Yes, all's fine. I'll call you at night. Take care.
She put down the cell, dejected. She never understood why Pratap thought it was not good for her to stay with him. She was his wife and taking care of him and staying by his side during such times was her duty. Even what happened at the office had nothing to do with her then why...
On the other hand Pratap picked up his cell to update this mother and his younger brother Shakti about the situation...
That's enough for today. enjoy till the next update
Edited by poeple1234 - 10 years ago