The Story Weekly... - Page 3

a little wait Suchi.. I am about to write the most mysterious part and I want to post a bigger update... so will post in the evening...

nd m glad u liked it!

Daya and Abhi broke through the door. They ran into the hall and saw a girl lying there. Blood coming out of her stomach. She had been hit with a bullet on her stomach. And right in front of him, Abhi could see the broken window and beyond that the hotel where he and Shruti stayed and now he could see Shruti standing at the window with other people. Abhi guessed it to be ACP sir and others...

Watchman let out a scream on seeing the dead body.

Daya - "pehchaante ho isse?"

Watchman - "ye to Nisha madam hai."

Daya – "Abhijeet main andar dekhta hoon."

And Daya goes into other rooms. One bedroom looks fine. There is nothing in the cupboard or anywhere else. The bathrooms are clean just there are some hair. Daya makes a mental note to collect them as evidence. The other bedroom however looks shabby. There is a broken plate. Nothing else. Abhijeet said that there were 2 people arguing… where is the other person… was it Richa?

Daya enters the kitchen, almost making up his mind that Richa had somehow escaped. Daya checks the kitchen… and he was almost leaving when he heard some commotion near the refrigerator. He opened it, but it was fine… then he decided that the noise wasn't from the fridge but from the cupboard beside it. Daya goes to it slowly and opened it and was shocked to see a girl cuddled inside. Daya looked carefully and it was Richa. She was hurt and also very scared. The same moment, Richa took a better view of Daya and came out in an instant and hugged him tight. She was really scared.

Richa – "Thank God Daya tum aa gaye."

Daya – "Richa tum theek ho? Yahan kya hua tha?"

Before Richa could respond, Kaveri and Vivek came into the kitchen. They too were looking through the house and they see Daya and Richa. Richa broke off the hug and took Daya's hands now…

Richa – "Main bata nahi sakti, I am so glad. Please mujhe iss sab se bacha lo. Maine kuch nahi kiya par wohh mujhe maar dega."

Daya – "Richa, ruko. Pehle saant ho jao. Phir aaram se batao kya baat hai."

And ACP, Abhi and Shruti too come now. Freddie and Lavanya are taking care of the dead body.

ACP – "tum isse jaante ho Daya?"

Daya – "ji sir. Ye Richa Aggarwal hai. Mere saath college mein thi."

ACP – "Richa, dekho gabrao mat. Sach Sach batao."

Richa looks at Daya and he gives her a reassuring look and Richa looks back to ACP. Obviously Daya and Richa are no longer holding hands…

Richa – "sir wohh mujhe bhi nahi chodega. Maine kuch nahi kiya."

Abhi – "kaun nahi chodega? Kaun hai wohh?"

Shruti – "sir Richa ki tabiyat theek nahi lag rahi. Pehle isse hospital le jaaye?"

ACP – "theek hai. Vivek, tum Lavanya aur Freddie ke saath body forensic lab le jao. Shruti, tum aur Kaveri Richa ko hospital le jao, phir bureau le aana."

Abhi and Daya too leave with others…

ACP – "Daya aur Abhijeet. Tum dono ruko."

Daya, ACP and Abhi are in the bureau.

ACP – "Daya tum kuch chupa toh nahi rahe ho na?"

Daya – "sir maine bataya toh aapko. Richa mere saath college mein thi. Management padh rahi thi. College se nikalne ke baad main aaj Richa se mila hoon. Bas suna tha ki Richa Hotel Management mein gayi hai."
ACP – "aur jo tumne letter ke bare mein bataya…"

Daya takes out the letter from his pocket and gives it to ACP… Abhi leans in closer to have a look. ACP and Abhi read it while Daya kept saying…

Daya – "sir aaj shaam 7 baje ke kareeb ek aadmi aaya. Usne apna naam Vishal bataya. Vishal ne kaha ki Richa uske pados mein rehti hai aur 15 din pehle wohh ghar chod kar chali gayi. Phir kal aaj subah wohh Vishal se milne office aayi aur usne Vishal ko ye letter mujhe dene ko kaha."

Abhi – "sir ye ho sakta hai. Watchman bhi keh raha tha ki 15 din pehle hi Ishani Nisha ke saath rehne aayi hai. Ho sakta hai Ishani hi Richa ho."

Then Shruti and Kaveri enter with Richa.

Everyone except Richa is standing. They all are staring at her and Richa is even more nervous. She has a bandage around her forehead and one on her arm. Rest wounds were nothing more than scratches and they would heel up.

ACP – "Richa sab sach sach batana. Dekho agar tum sach nahi bologi, toh hum tumhari koi madad nahi kar sakte."

Richa is very scared, she looks at everyone and then as she opens her mouth to speak, her lips tremble the first time but then she gathers courage and speaks…

Richa – "sir, Ragini, Lata aur main, Hotel Ocean Waves mein managers the. Hum teeno ek hi ghar mein rehte the. Ragini Restaurant dekhti thi aur Lata aur main, room service. Ek din Ragini kahin se ek mini recorder layi. Usne bas test karne ke liye, ek table mein laga diya. Us table par ek ladka ladki baithe. Ladki ruthi hui thi aur ladke ki saari baatein ladki ko manane ke liye hi thi. Hum teeno ne raat mein saari baatein suni aur bahut hase. Agle din, unhi dono se phir se table book kari aur Ragini ne recorder phir laga diya. Wohh ladka ladki toh nahi aaye, par us table pe 2 aadmi baithe us din. Unmein se ek ka naam Raaka tha. Wohh log keh rahe the ki Hotel mein jo maut hui thi, wohh maut nahi thi par unhone khoon liye the."

Everyone looks at each other…

Abhi – "ye wohi toh nahi, jahan hotel ki 3 parties mein ek aurat ki maut ho jaati hai?"

Richa – "ji sir. Wohi. Humare Hotel mein kai business parties hoti thi. Kai log with families aate the. Hotel complementary kisi na kisi ko gifts bhi deta. Teeno partiyoin mein, ek dress aur accessories aayi kisi na kisi guest ko dene ke liye. Wohh dono aadmi baat kar rahe the ki uska khoon karna hai jisne necklace pehna hoga. Hum log darr gaye ye sunkar. Agle din humne party ki pics dekhi toh dekha ki teeno auratein jo mari hain, unhone ek hi jaisa necklace pehen rakha tha. Aur unke marne ke baad, wohh necklace kabhi nahi mila."

ACP – "tumhe kaise pata ki ye necklace Hotel ki taraf se gaye samaan mein hi gaya tha?"

Richa – "sir teeno necklace bilkul ek jaise the. Koi farak nahi. Aur ek baar maine aur Lata na ek pack khol kar dekha tha. Usmein bhi wohi necklace tha."

Abhi – "phir, tum logoin ne bataya Police ko?"

Richa – "Ragini gayi thi. Usne Hotel ki jewellery shop mein pata kiya. Wohh necklace hotel ka nahi tha. Balki guests ke liye jo gift aaya tha, usmein toh koi necklace hona hi nahi chahiye tha."

ACP – "Ye Ragini aur Lata hain kahan?"

Richa – "sir Nisha hi Lata hai. Ragini ek din achanak gayab ho gayi. 2 din baad uski body khoon se latpat laundry ke truck mein mili. Hotel ke malik ki Police mein achi jaan pehchaan hai toh ye mamla daba diya gaya… Tab se Lata aur mujhe dhamki bhare phone aa rahe hain. Ek din na jaane kisi ne phone pe Lata se kya keh diya, wohh ghar chod kar chali gayi. Usne kaha ki ab wohh yahan aur rahi toh Ragini ki tarah marr jaayegi. Thode din akele rehne ke baad mujhe bhi darr lagne laga. Humare ghar mein dhamki bhare khat, khoon se sane rumaal aur na jaane kaisi kaisi cheezein aane lagi."

Abhi – "pata nahi chala kaun kar raha hai ye sab?"

Richa – "pata nahi kaise wohh party ki pics hotel mein fael gayi. Sabko pata hai ki wohh necklace manhoos hai. Jo bhi uss necklace ko pehenta hai, maara jaata hai. Jab baat itni badh gayi, toh maine aur Lata ne kaam par jaana bhi chod diya. Din bhar ghar ke andar darr kar rehte. Ek din jab bahut ho gaya toh main bhi Lata ke saath rehne chali gayi. Maine usse bahut poocha ki aisa kya hua ki wohh ghar chod kar aa gayi par usne nahi bataya. Aaj subah kisi ka phone aaya aur Lata fauran chali gayi. Mujhe laga ki kuch toh gadbad hai aur maine socha main aap logoin ke paas aaun. Par agar unhe pata lag jata, toh wohh log mujhe maar dete. Isiliye main Vishal se milne gayi aur usse kaha ki wohh Daya ko letter de de. Shaam ko Lata aayi toh uske paas bahut paise the. Maine bahut poocha par usne nahi bataya. Hum issi baat par behas kar rahe the, ki itne mein sheeshe ke us paar se goli aayi aur dekhte hi dekhte Lata ne dam tod diya. Main bahut dar gayi thi, isiliye main rasoi mein chup gayi."

And she started crying…

ACP – "Kaveri…"

Kaveri took the clue, nodded and took Richa aside.

Just then Abhi's cell rang. It was from the forensic lab… Dr Tarika's… and Abhi was always flirty with her…

Abhi – "ji Dr Tarika… kya? Acha acha… nahi hum log aate hain abhi… arre nahi… kaun busy… bas aapne bola na toh pahunch jaayenge."

Abhi had turned his back while on the phone… when he turned, everyone was staring at him… surprised seeing Abhi flirt even after his wedding…

At the Forensic… all enter except ACP, Vivek, Kaveri and Lavanya who are still interrogating Richa…

Saluke – "Arre Abhijeet ki toh shakal hi badal gayi shaadi ke baad. Itne dino ke baad lab mein aaye ho, warna pehle toh yahan se bhagana mushkil tha."

Abhi blushes a little…

Saluke – "kyun bhai main jhooth bol raha hoon kya? Kyun Tarika?"

Tarika never saw this coming… and she got a little scared at first…

Tarika – "sir aap mujhse kyun pooch rahe hain? Waise Abhijeet itna bhi nahi aate the…"

Abhi knew this was his chance… and well he hadn't still left flirting completely…

Abhi – "dekha Doctor saab, aap toh bas aise hi kehte hain. Tarika ne kaha na main itna bhi nahi aata tha."

Saluke – "haan bhai, Tarika ne kaha hai toh aisa hi hoga. Suna Shruti?"

Everyone turned to see Shruti. She stood silently all through this but laughing her stomach out. Abhi saw her laughing and smiled…

Freddie – "Shruti aapko kya hua?"

Shruti – "Freddie aapko pata hai, maine Abhijeet ko kabhi flirt karte nahi dekha. Aaj pata chala kyun…"

Freddie – "kyun?"

Shruti – "kyunki Abhijeet ko flirt karna nahi aata."

And everyone laughed out loud… including Abhi himself…

Saluke – "acha ab kaam ki baat karte hain. Is ladki ki maut toh goli lagne se hi hui hai par iss ladki ke khoon mein drugs mile hue hain."

Daya – "Kya? Nisha… yani Lata drugs leti thi?"

Saluke – "Haan. Ye lagbhag ek mahine se drugs le rahi hai. Aaj bhi usne drugs liye. Aur jaananewali ye hai ki Lata roz pehle se zyada drugs le rahi thi."

Shruti – "yani koi Lata ko drugs ki lat lagwa raha tha aur agar Lata aaj na marti toh ek din drug overdose se mar jaati?"

Saluke – "bilkul sahi. Arre wah Shruti… ek kaam karo Dr Tarika ko CID mein bhej dete hain aur tum yahan aa jao. Yahan ka kaam tum jald hi seekh jaogi aur wahan Abhijeet toh hai na."

Freddie – "par phir yahan aakar Abhijeet sir flirt kisse karenge?"

Abhi – "Freddie?"

And everyone burst laughing again…

In the office,

Richa sat on the chair and everyone stood beside her… except Abhi and Daya… they weren't in the room.

ACP – "Richa dekho sach sach batao. Lata ek mahine se drugs ke rahi thi."

Richa – "sir mujhe sach mein nahi pata. Lata ne mujhe nahi bataya aur na maine usse kabhi drugs lete dekha."

Kaveri – "sir ye khoon bhi toh ek mahine pehle hone hi shuru hue hain."

ACP – "haan…"

Kaveri – "Pehla khoon hua tha 29 April ko, doosra 6 May aur teesra 13 May. Aur teeno din hi Wenesday tha."

ACP – "Richa in teeno dino mein koi khaas baat?"

Richa – "sir Lata ka toh Wednesday ko off hota tha. Wohh aksar Wednesday ko Sahil se milne jaati thi."

ACP – "Sahil kaun hai?

Just then Abhi enters…

Abhi – "sir Sahil Lata ka mangetar tha."

Richa – "tha matlab?"

Abhi – "Sahil ne ek mahine pehle Lata se sagayi tod di."

Richa – "kya? Ho nahi sakta. Lata toh roz mere saamne Sahil se baat karti thi."

ACP – "par Sahil ne sagai kyun todi?"

Abhi – "sir Sahil ka kehna hai ki Lata kuch galat logoin ke saath mil gayi thi."

Lavanya – "sir kahin Lata in khoono mein shamil toh nahi, aur usse chup karwane ke liye uska khoon hua?"

ACP – "ho sakta hai. Aur Lata ke ma – baap?"

Abhi – "Lata ne unse bhi kai din se baat nahi ki."

ACP – "is ladki mein kuch toh gadbad hai. Vivek Lata ka mobile number lo aur mobile company se pata karo ki pichle ek mahine mein Lata ne kin kin logoin se baat kari hai."

Then Abhi gets a call… it was Daya and Daya asked Abhi to come alone to a bar. Daya also asked Abhi not to tell this to anyone. Daya sounded tired and a little nervous and Abhi said he will be there…

ACP – "kiska phone tha?"

Abhi – "sir wohh D… Daya ke informer ka."

ACP – "kya hua?"

Abhi – "sir Daya ne kuch information maangi thi par abhi Daya ka phone nahi lag raha isiliye usne mujhe bulaya hai."

ACP – "theek hai, tum aur Vivek chale jao."

Abhi – "nahi sir ye thoda teda aadmi hai. Isne bola akele aana aur agar koi aur gaya toh shayad ye kuch bhi batane se inkar kar de."

ACP – "theek hai."

Saying so, ACP raises an eyebrow and he doesn't trust Abhi enough. Abhi walks out and Shruti sees that no one is watching and so she goes after him…

Shruti – "Abhi kahan ja rahe ho?"

Abhi – "Bola toh informer ke paas."

Shruti – "maine poocha kahan jaa rahe ho? Kisse milne nahi."

Abhi – "Shruti mujhe abhi der ho rahi hai, main tumhe wahan se phone karunga."

Shruti – "jab jhooth bolna nahi aata toh kyun koshish karte ho?"

Abhi – "matlab?"

Shruti – "Daya ka phone than na?"

Abhi – "tumhe kaise pata?"

Shruti takes her phone out and shows Abhi a message. It was from Daya as well… It read –

Shruti,

Main abhi nahi aa sakta. Yahan kuch gadbad hai. Abhijeet se kehna mujhse jald se jald baat kare. Uska phone nahi lag raha.

Shruti – "aap yahan the hi nahi, kise batati?"

Abhi smiles, nods and then leaves.

Abhi goes to Axis Bar and Restaurant, where Daya had called him. There Daya was waiting for Abhi with another man. Abhi goes and joins them.

Daya – "kisi ko pata toh nahi ki tum mujhse milne aaye ho?"

Abhi – "nahi, maine kaha tumhare informer ka phone hai. Par baat kya hai Daya?"

Daya – "Kisto ka kisi ne khoon kar diya."

Abhi – "matlab tumhare informer ka?"

Daya – "haan Abhijeet. Maine usse Lata ke ghar waloin ke bare mein pata karne ko kaha tha. Aur ye Murli hai, Kisto ka dost. Isne bola shaam ko wohh apne ghar mein mara hua mila."

Abhi – "dekha usko?"

Daya – "haan Police thi wahan. Alcohol overdose se mar gaya."

Abhi – "Murli Kisto ne kuch bataya?"

Murli – "saab Kisto toh subah subah chala gaya tha. Din bhar kisi ne usse nahi dekha. Shaam ko jab uski behen ghar aayi, toh dekha wohh mara pada hai. Maine fat se Daya saab ko phone kar diya."

Abhi – "tumhe pata hai Kisto gaya kahan tha?"

Murli – "nahi saab. Wohh apne ko har jagah nahi lekar jaata tha. Par saab Kisto ko pakka kisi ne pakda tha. Kisto toh sharab nahi peeta tha. Uski behen Kajri ne usse ek din bahut jhagda kiya tha. Tab se usne daru ko haath ich nahi lagaya."

Daya – "boss koi hai jo nahi chahta ki Lata ke ghar waloin ke bare mein hume pata chale."

Abhi – "chalo hum hi chalte hain Lata ke ghar."

Abhi and Daya are waiting in front of a bungow when everyone else come.

Daya – "sir ye Lata ke parents ka ghar hai."

ACP – "wohh hain andar?"

Daya – "ji"

ACP – "chalo phir."

Inside the house… there was an old man, an old lady, a teenage girl and a tall handsome dude. The old couple was crying bitterly and very tensed. The girl took care of the lady and the guy of the man…

ACP – "Dekhiye Sharma ji, hume jo kuch hua uska dukh hai. Par agar aap iss waqt humari madad kar dein toh hum pata kar sakte hain ki aapki ladki ko kisne maara."

The guy – "sir aap mind na karein toh main aapke sawaloin ka jawab de doon? Papa iss waqt shayad jawab na de paaye."

ACP – "Aap kaun?"

Sahil – "sir main Sahil Wadhwa, Lata ka fiance."

ACP looks at everyone…

ACP – "Sahil tumne toh Lata se mangni tod de thee na. Kyun?

Sahil – "sir Lata kisi galat kaam mein phas gayi thi. Maine usse bahut poocha ki agar koi pareshani hai toh mujhe bata de par usne kabhi nahi bataya. Ek din papa ne Lata ko nashe ki halat mein ghar aate dekha. Nashe mein wohh kuch bol bhi rahi thi… kisi khoon ke bare mein. Tab papa ne hi kaha ki ab umeed karna bekaar hai."

Sharma aunty – "sir meri ladki aisi nahi thi. Usse zaroor kisi ne phasaya tha."

And saying so she starts crying horridly… ACP asks the girls to take care of her and the 3 lady cops take her aside…

ACP – "aur aap kaun hain?" (to the girl)

Girl – "sir main Urmila, Lata ki choti behen."

ACP – "Urmila, Lata ne tumhe kabhi kuch bataya."

Urmila – "sir didi mujhe apni saari baatein batati thi. Par ek din achanak wohh bahut darri hui lag rahi thi. Us din se unhone mujhse kabhi theek se baat nahi ki. Shaam ko der se aati aur so jaati."

ACP – "par kuch toh hua hoga us din?"

Urmila – "pata nahi sir. Par haan didi diary likhti thi… ho sakta hai usmein ho."

Sahil – "kya? Lata diary likhti thi? Tumne bataya kyun nahi Urmila? Hum pehle pata kar sakte the ki usse kya baat sata rahi hai."

Urmila – "wohh diary yahan nahi hai. Didi ke jaane ke baad, maine har jagah dhoondi. Kuch bhi nahi hai."

ACP – "sharma ji, agar aapko aitraaz na ho, toh kya hum ghar ki talaashi le sakte hain?"

The old man nodds and the search begins…

They mainly concentrate on checking Lata's room… there is nothing specific there… and then Lavanya is checking her cupboard… and there she takes out a dress… ACP sees Lavanya seeing the dress and comes to her…

ACP – "Kuch mila Lavanya?"

Lavanya – "sir ye dress…"

ACP – "kuch hai kya ismein?"

Lavanya – "sir dekhiye, baaki saare kapde bahut ki sade aura am hain. Par ye bahut mehengi designer dress hai. Ye Reena Daswani tagged hai."

ACP – "is dress ki koi khaas baat?"

Lavanya – "ji sir. Reena Daswani sirf order par dress banati hain. Unke koi 2 dresses kabhi ek jaise nahi hote aur ye dress, jahan tak mujhe lagta hai, bahut mehengi hai."

Till then all others come near… Sahil and urmila are also here…

ACP – "Urmila, ye dress kiski hai?"

Urmila – "sir ye didi ki hai."
ACP – "par ye zyada purani toh nahi lag rahi."

Urmila – "sir, ye dress didi ko kisi ne gift kari thi lagbhag ek mahine pehle. Maa bahut gussa bhi hui thi ki did ke kisi dost ne unhe 10,000 ka gift diya."

ACP – "ye dost kaun hai?"

Urmila – "pata nahi. Didi ne bataya hi nahi."

Lavanaya – "sir hum Reena Daswani store se pata kar sakte hain."

ACP – "theek hai. Tum aur Vivek Reena Daswani se milo, aur hum log Lata ke doosre ghar jaate hain. Wahan uski diary zaroor honi chahiye."

Sahil – "sir main bhi chaluin?"

ACP – "nahi Sahil. Chinta mat karo."

At Reena Daswani Store.. Vivek and Lavanya enter…

Sales Girl – "sir may I help you?"

Lavanya – "ye dress dekhiye… ye aap hi ke dukan ki hai na?"

Lavanya shows the dress from the bag…

Sales girl – "ji ma'am ye dress toh humare store ki hi hai."

Vivek – "kya aap bata sakti hain ki ye kisne lee thi?"

Then the designer comes out of the room… she asks the sales girl whats the matter and the sales girl tells her and then…

Reena – "aapne ye dress jisse lee hai usse kyun nahi poochte? Ye kya tareeka hai ki aap aise poochne aa gaye?"

Vivek – "madam dekhiye hum CID se hain. Ye dress kisi ne ek ladki ko gift ki thi aur us ladki ki maut ho chuki hai."

Reena – "oh… rukiye hum dekh kar batate hain."

Then Reena asks the sales girl to check the records and finds…

Sales Girl – "sir ye dress Mr Ankit ne lee hai."

Lavanya – "unka koi contact number?"

Sales Girl – "ji sir. Main aapko likh kar de deti hoon."

Meanwhile…

Daya and standing with Richa in the drawing room. Richa wasn't to be left alone as she was in danger… and also they didn't want her to interfere while searching the house…

Richa – "thanks Daya. Mujhe pata tha ki sirf tum hi iss waqt meri madad kar sakte ho."

Daya – "Richa, agar aisa kuch hai jo tumne nahi bataya toh bata do, warna hum tumhari madad nahi kar paayenge."

Richa – "par Daya mujhe sach mein iss sab ke bare mein kuch nahi pata. Lata ne kuch bhi batana chod diya tha."

Daya – "achanak toh sab kuch nahi hua hoga na?"

Richa – "tumne kya meri baat par yakin nahi hai Daya? Agar mujhe kuch chupana hota toh main tumhe khud kyun bulati… pata nahi achanak se kya se kya ho gaya? Pehle Ragini phir Lata… mujhe bahit darr lag raha hai…"

Shruti was passing the drawing room that time… Daya saw her pass and she saw Lata crying… and in all Daya was really embarrassed… Shruti goes to them…

Shruti – "kya kaha tumne Daya?"

Daya – "maine kuch nahi kaha…"

Abhi too came there then..

Abhi – "arre ye kya ho raha hai yahan?"

Shruti – "aap sab log aise hi ho? Dekho Daya ne bhi bechari ko rula diya…"

Abhi – "maine kya kiya? Aur bhai Daya ye kya tumhari shikayat aa rahi hai."

Daya was too confused… he was looking from Richa to Shruti to Abhijeet…

Jus then ACP comes… he sees Daya confused and Shruti and Abhi laughing…

ACP – "ab se lagta hai CID mein sirf shaadiyaan aur hasi – mazaak hoga… kuch kaam kar lein?"

And ACP leaves saying so for Vivek calls him from inside…

Still Outside…

Richa wasn't crying now… she had a faint smile…

Shruti – "Richa tum bura mat mano. Ye sab log aise hi hain…"

Abhi – "tumhara kya matlab hai ye sab log… aur waise kharabi kya hai hum mein?"

Richa – "aap dono pati – patni hain?"

Abhi – "dekho Shruti ye galat baat hai… ab toh saari duniya ko pata chal raha hai… kya yaar… main toh soch raha tha case khatam hone ke baad, Richa ko dinner ke liye poochoin…"

Shruti – "Daya se pooch toh lo…"

Before Daya could speak anything… Shruti was already dragging Abhi inside… Richa was a little blushing and Daya was highly blushing and he followed Abhi and Shruti inside… and then Richa too…

Inside…

Vivek and Freddie were pulling aside a wooden cupboard from its place. ACP see them coming…

ACP – "thank God, ab kuch kaam hoga."

The 4 late comers were silent… Abhi and Daya helped Vivek and Freddie to move the cupboard… after moving it… they saw there was a poster behind.

Richa – "ye poster toh Lata ka hai."

ACP – "par ye poster yahan kar kya raha hai. Freddie, hatao isse."

Freddie does so… and when Freddie removes it, there a little key falls from behind it. Freddie picks the key and gives it to ACP…

ACP – "Richa ye chabi kis cheez ki hai?"

Richa – "sir mujhe nahi pata. Maine ye chabi pehle nahi dekhi."

Kaveri – "sir kahin ye chabi kisi locker ki toh nahi."

Daya – "Richa, Lata ke paas koi locker tha?"

Richa – "Usne kabhi bataya toh nahi."

And then ACP asks them all to be silent… (by actions…) when they are all quiet.. they too hear that there are some voices from outside… and its like someone is moving there silently…

Daya and Abhi take their guns out and go out first… Vivek and Freddie cover them… the rest also have their guns with them. ACP and Shruti are covering Richa.

Outside, there are 7 men, all in black masks. They have guns and chains.. they enter quietly and are hiding in the drawing room, waiting for CID to come… Abhi is going first followed by Daya… and Abhi is about to show up when Daya pulls him back.

Daya – "Abhijeet, dekho wahan koi hai… sofe ke peeche."

Abhi looks at the direction Daya was pointing and there certainly was someone hiding there. Abhi pulls the silencer of his gun and then points towards the man… and then shoots… the man dies and then everything happens too soon… All the others have their guns out and declare themselves… Daya and Abhi face them all first and they are already ready so 2 people die just after… but then the ratio was still uneven… there was a little hand fighting and it was getting a little tough when Daya and Freddie joined… the 4 men, ran.

ACP came with the others…

ACP – "Vivek jao dekho… pakdo unhe."

Vivek, Daya and Freddie go after them…

ACP – "Abhijeet, dekho kuch milta hai kya inke paas se…"

Abhi is searching the pockets and he finds a paper bag. It was an envelope… the usual brown envelopes. Abhi opened it and it had money. 10,000 ruppees. Abhi gave the money to ACP and then he was checking the packet… It was addressed to this house and in the bottom left had some other address printed.

ACP – "wohh kya likha hai envelope pe?"

Abhi – "sirf ye toh…"

ACP – "kya?"

Abhi – "Sir ye envelope Hotel Ocean Waves ke gym ka hai."

Everyone is shocked…

In the Hotel… Daya and Kaveri go there with Richa. Richa takes them to the manager of the gym.

Manager – "arre Richa. Kahan thi tum itne din?"

Richa – "sir wohh sab chodiye. Ye CID se hain. Inhe aapse kuch poochna hai."
Manager – "kuch gadbad hai kya?"

Daya – "dekhiye, aapke Hotel mein kaam karne wali ek ladki thi Lata. Aap usko pehchante hain?"

Manager – "Lata. Ofcourse. Abhi kal hi toh aayi thi yahan."

Kaveri – "kya Lata kal yahan aayi thi?"
Manager – "ji. Lata toh yahan aksar aati hai."

Daya – "kyun aayi thi?"

Manager – "sir wohh keh rahi thi, locker se kuch samaan lena hai."

Daya – "Lata ka locker hai yahan?"

Manager – "nahi sir. Kisi Mr Shyaam ne liya tha. Phir ek din wohh Lata ke saath aaye aur keh gaye ki Lata hi ab unka locker access karegi."

Kaveri – "Kal Lata yahan kitne baje aayi?"

Manager – "Din ke waqt."

kaveri – "kya hum locker dekh sakte hain?"

Manager – "locker toh hai, par bina chabi ke nahi khulega."

Daya takes out the key…

Manager – "ye chabi aapko lata ya Mr Shyaam ne hi dee hai na?"

Daya – "dekhiye Lata ka khoon ho gaya hai. Hum uske khooni ka pata karne ki koshish kar rahe hai."

Manager – "kya? Lata ka khoon ho gaya? Par kal toh wohh bahut khush thi. Keh rahi thi ki kuch din baad videsh ghumne jaa rahi hai."

Richa – "Lata ne mujhe toh nahi bataya."

Manager – "ajeeb hai. Keh rahi thi tum uski tyaari mein madad kar rahi ho."

Daya – "kaisi tyaari?"

Manager – "sir Richa aur Lata bahut dino se kaam par nahi aa rahi. Jab Lata kaam par na aane ke baad, locker khol ne pehli baar aayi toh maine us se poocha ki kya baat hai, toh kehti ki Richa ko toh kafi sadma hai Ragini ki maut ka. Kal aayi toh kehne lagi, ki wohh videsh jaa rahi hai aur tum uski madad karwa rahi ho."

Daya – "acha pehle chalo Locker dikhao."

The Manager showed them the locker… Daya opened it. It had lots of money. Daya took it all out. Then deep inside was a small bag and a diary. Daya gave the bag to Kaveri. She opened it and it had a necklace.

Richa – "ye toh wohi necklace hai."

Kaveri – "ko sab marne walo ke gale mein tha?"

Richa – "haan."

Daya is reading the diary by now… he rushes past first few pages and then eventually his average time on each page increases… and then suddenly, he goes back to the previous page…

He reads the page again… and his expressions are all changed… he is scared, angry, confused and shocked!

Kaveri – "kya hua sir?"

Daya doesn't listen. He is already taking his cell and calling ACP.

Daya – "sir haan, diary mil gayi. Sir bahut badi gadbad hai…"

And Daya hadn't even completed when he heard a bullet being fired and then Richa screamed. ACP too heard the bullet… he asked Daya to take control while others are on the way…. Here Richa had been hit by a bullet in her wrist. Kaveri was holding Richa with one hand and in the other, her gun already steady. The manager was shivering with fear… Daya pushed him behind the lockers… Daya's gun was out now. He pulled Richa behind and asked Kaveri to look behind and then he was moving forward… The diary was with him…

Daya knew what he had to do… he had to somehow survive with the diary and RIcha till the others reached here. It wont take them more than 10 minutes… but he could hear the time passing slower than ever…

Daya – "Kaveri locker ke peeche jaldi. Wahan se cover karo."

And then Daya took Richa's hand, and pulled her with him as he moved… Daya was too careful… for he didn't know where exactly were the bad men hiding… and they took the advantage… they suddenly appeared in front of him. All were masked like they were in the house. Their leader stepped forward –

Leader – "kyun apni jaan gavate ho? Hume tumse koi matlab nahi hai. Ladki aur diary hume de do. Wohh saare paise tumhare. Bologe toh doogne bhi mil jaayenge."

Daya remained silent…

Leader – "officer, humare paas zyada time nahi hai. Ladki ko humne maarna hi hai, kyun chahte ho ki ye yahin mar jaaye."

Daya was still silent… Richa was really scared. Her hand ached like hell but she didn't care. Not now. She clung very tightly to Daya's shirt.

Leader – "lagta hai isse ladki se koi pyaar nahi hai… theek hai, jaisi aapki marzi."

And the leader points his gun towards Richa… Daya was ready, he was just about to shoot when another of the men fell down and died. Everyone turned to see the other CID ppl there. It was ACP who had fired… Daya however didn't look back. He knew it had to be CID for silently he was counting time. It was 9 minutes 28 seconds since when he had called ACP. Daya thanked God for this and without wasting a second moment, he took hold of Richa's hand and escaped. He knew he had to explain but not now…

Till the time the bad men knew what was happening, Daya and Richa were already rushing past them. The leader was intelligent. HE asked his men to fight the CID and he ran after Daya… he was fast and caught Richa. Richa used her big nails… she never imagined herself doing it nor did she think, that she would ever but as it says – desperate times, desperate measures…. Richa used her nails on his throat and he let her free… Daya looked at Richa and smiled. The leader bad man, was hurt but more shocked… he knew he missed his short and now ran out of the building…

Daya asked Richa to get into the car soon and then he took her to the most unpredictable clinic one can think of… it was a Government run clinic. Richa got her wound cleaned. It wasn't easy… the people there wont help… and then Daya had to show his ID and also ask them all to keep their mouths shut as they were on trail…

Daya took the public phone and then called Abhi…

Abhi – "Daya kahan ho?"

Daya – "Abhijeet wohh sab chodo… aur meri baat suno… tumhara ghar abhi poori tarah se nahi bana na?"

And then Daya tells Abhi something… some plan or whatever… what we cant hear… but we see Daya speaking something in most urgency…

Daya – "Abhijeet theek hai na?"

Abhi – "hum pahunch rahe hain."

Fifteen minutes later…. Daya parked the car in front of Richa's old house.

Richa – "Daya kuch toh batao kya baat hai? Hum yahan kyun aaye hain?"

Daya – "Abhijeet aur Shruti, yahan hain."

Richa – "Daya mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai. Wohh log mujhe kyun maarna chahte hain?"

Daya – "tumne zaroor kuch dekha hoga ya suna hoga… unhe darr hai ki kahin tum hume na bata do…"

Richa – "par mujhe sach mein kuch nahi pata…"

Daya – "ye unhe nahi pata"

And then Richa is really scared… Daya could see her trembling… and so he gave her a reassuring smile

Daya – "daro mat. Main hoon na. Tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga."

Richa was on the verge of crying but ofcourse now she didn't…

The two of them, went upstairs and to the house… Daya rang the bell… and Richa couldn't recognize who opened the door. There was a lady in shiny royal blue suit. She had long thick hair tied into a neat plat and wore a little jewellery.

Lady – "ahho! Tussi aa gaye si? Assi tuada kinni der nu intezaar karya si…. Aap aao…"

Daya and Richa entered… Richa kept staring the lady. She knew that the lady had to be harmless… but she didn't recognize her and that was bad… she kept staring her and the Punjabi lady smiled back…

Daya – "Abhijeet kahan hai?"

Lady – "unki abhi tak pagdi nahi bandhi…"

And only now Richa recognized – this was Shruti…

Richa – "aap?"

Shruti – "kyun bhai Daya, tumne kya kisi aur ko bulaya tha?"

Richa – "nahi, main toh aapko pehchaan hi nahi paayi…"

Daya wasn't listening at all… he was worried and Shruti saw this…

Shruti – "ruko main bulati hoon …. Suno tussi aa rahe si ki main jaun?"

Abhi came out… if Shruti was unrecognizable… have a bet Abhi would see his ID again to confirm he was really Abhi…. Abhi wore his usual suit… but this was different… all brown and with beard and turban… this was the perfect Punjabi get up.

Abhi – "ye pagdi zaroor giregi."

Shruti shook her head and went to help him…

Shruti – "ab sir itna mat hilao… warna giregi na…"

They both came to Richa and Daya…

Daya – "Shruti, Richa ko kapde de do…"

Richa looked at Daya for some kind of explaination but she got none… Anyways, so she followed Shruti inside while Abhi and Daya talked outside…

Abhi – "ab batao kya baat hui?"

Daya – "Abhijeet Lata gadbad hai…"

Daya shows Abhi the diary… a particular page…

Abhi reads it loud…

Abhi – "…mujhe darr lag raha hai. Aaj shyaam ke kehne par na jaane maine kya kar dala? Shyaam ne kaha ki wohh haar party host ke gift mein daal do… uske baad jisne wohh haar pehna tha, us aurat ka khoon ho gaya…"

Abhi looked at Daya but Daya was busy turning the page… Daya opened a page and then Abhi read again…

Abhi – "…ye theek nahi hua… Ragini ke mini recorder ne Mithun aur Rakka ki baat record kar lee hai. Agar Ragini ko sab pata chal gaya toh wohh chup nahi rahegi… Shyaam ne kaha ki chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi hai…"

Daya turned the page still further…

Abhi – "…main apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paungi… Shyaam ki baat sunkar mujhe drugs ki aadat lag gayi hai… main kya karun? Iss wajah se maine ghar bhi chod diya… papa ko shaq ho gaya tha… par ab main drugs ke bina nahi reh paati… aur aaj jab main shyaam ke ghar mein drugs le rahi thi… toh maine dekha ki shyaam kisi aur ladki ke saath bahar se aaya… wohh ladki bhi nashe mein thi… shyaam ne meri taraf dhyaan bhi nahi diya aur us ladki ke saath andar chala gaya… mujhe shyaam ki baar sunni hi nahi chahiye thi… mujhe iss aadat se chutkara paana hai…"

Daya again turned the page…

Abhi – "… koi sahi kehta hai… ek baar kisi buri sangati mein aa jao, toh nikalna mushkil hota hai… maine shyaam se door rehne ki kitni koshish ki par uske paas mere kuch gande photos hain… usne kaha ki agar maine uska kaam nahi kiya toh wohh ye photo mere ghar bhej dega… usne mujhe drugs bhi dee………. Jab main hotel pahunchi… toh Ragini ko sab pata tha… usne kaha ki wohh sabko bata degi… darr ke mare maine Ragini ko maar diya…"

Abhi closed the diary…

Abhi – 'is Shyaam ko dhoondna padega…"

Daya – "ye jo koi bhi hai, bahut pahunchi hui cheez hai. Drugs aur ladkiyoin ka dhandha karta hai…"

Abhi – "aage kya karna hai?"

Daya opened the diary again and showed Abhi some dates at the back…

Daya – "ye wohh saari dates hain jin par Hotel mein khoon hua. Inmein ek date kal ki bhi hai. Yani ke kal kisi ka khoon hona hai. Us party mein Mr and Mrs Raichura ki jagah Main jaunga."

Abhi – "akele? Kya baat kar rahe ho? Nahi… main aur Shruti jate hain…"

Daya – "boss par kaam khatarnaak hai."

Abhi – "koi baat nahi… uske baad?"

Daya explains the plan to Abhi… The guy Shyaam thinks that Richa knows everything and so he is after her but in reality she doesn't know a thing. Now they need to somehow hide Richa till Tomorrow night. They both agreed that Abhi and Shruti will live here as a Punjabi couple and they will take Richa in. No one will know this and Shyaam wont ever think that Richa went to her old apartment…

As they were talking this, the door bell rang. Abhi answered it…

Freddie – "sir ye toh Abhijeet sir ya Daya sir nahi hain…"

Abhi decided to take it back on Freddie… Freddie had made Abhi quite in trouble in the lab and this was the time to pay.

Abhi – "aaho ji, assi toh Shamsher Singh hainge…"

Freddie – "dekho hum CID se hain… yahan do CID officer hone chahiye… hume aane do."

Abhi – "aiwei aane do… assi ketta na ki inha koi CID SheID officer nahi henge…"

Freddie was leading the pack… he thought this is gonna be difficult and so he just tilted his head a little and said "sir aap fikar mat karo isse main nipat ta hoon." Thank God Freddie didn't look back, for behind, everyone had guessed it was Abhi and were struggling to control their laughs…

Freddie – "dekho tum mujhe jaante nahi ho… mujhe gussa aa gaya toh –"

Abhi – "toh? Arre tuane Shamsher Singh ko dhamki de haigi? Ab toh khoon di nadiya bahengi… aji sunti ho, zara meri talwar toh laana…"

Freddie gets scared…

Abhi – "abhi toh tussi assi nu jaande nahi si… sade boss da naam sunkar tuana nu kuch aur sunne di icha ich nahi rendi…"

Before Freddie could speak… Shruti came there… still in her get up but as she didn't know what was going on, she spoke normally…

Shruti – "kya hua? Itni loud over acting kyun kar rahe ho?"

Everyone burst out laughing… including ACP. Freddie was feeling really sad…

Vivek – "arre ye toh Abhijeet sir hi hain…"

Freddie – "haan bas bas Vivek mujhe pata tha… main toh bas inhe mauka de raha tha…"

ACP – "Freddie…"

And then everyone went in…

Now the plan was,

Lavanya would walk out with Daya. Lavanya's physique resembled that of Richa and so Lavanya would dress as Richa and leave with Daya. Richa would stay behind with Abhi and Shruti. Shruti was asked to get friendly with the neighbours and find out about Lata. Meanwhile, Vivek, Freddie and Kaveri would get employed at the Hotel and find whats happening inside. The rest was set up for the next day – Shruti and Abhi will attend the party as the hosts and Shruti will wear the necklace…

ACP – "Daya tum bureau jao, hum aate hain…"

Shruti – "sir, Daya ke liye ek aur kaam hai…"

Everyone looks at Shruti…

ACP – "kya?"

Shruti produces a small plastic packet… in it there was a cut nail… Richa looks at her recently cut nail.

Shruti – "sir, ye Richa ka nakun hai. Ismein kisi ki skin phasi hai."

All the heads turn to Richa…

Richa – "mujhe lagta hai, jab wohh aadmi mujhe rokne ki koshish kar raha tha, tab usse hatane mein uski khaal nakun mein atak gayi…"

ACP – "ye toh bahut achi baat hai… ab hum khooni tak pahunch sakte hain… Daya tum ye sample lekar abhi forensic lab jao."

Just then Richa's phone rings… it was Sahil's number…

ACP – "kiska phone hai?"

Richa – "sir Lata ke fiancee Sahil ka."

ACP looked suspecious…

Richa – "sir Sahil aksar phone karta hai…"

ACP nods… Richa picks up the phone

Richa – "hello… nahi main theek hoon… arre kuch nahi hua… Aunty kahan se aa gayi? Nahi aunty main theek hoon… bilkul dard nahi hai… Sab hain mere saath… haan bhai apne ghar mein hi hoon, aap itni chinta kyun kar rahe ho. Nahi, dekho main theek hoon aur main aapse bahut jaldi milne aaungi… promise. Bbye…"

ACP – "kaun tha?"

Richa – "sir wohh meri aunty Sahil ke ghar aa gayi thi… Unhone news par dekha ki Hotel mein mujhe goli lag gayi."

ACP – "tum toh Daya ke saath –"

Daya – "sir Richa mere saath hi thi… isse Mrs. Dixit ne sponser kiya tha."

There was an awkward silence…

ACP – "Daya tum aur Lavanya Saluke ke paas sample le jao… aur Freddie, Vivek aur Kaveri ko main zara doosri naukari dilwata hoon."

Everyone left…

It was now only Richa, Shruti and Abhi in the room… Richa was holding her hand…

Shruti – "dard ho raha hai?"

Richa nodded…

Shruti – "tum jao, thodi der so lo. Aaram milega. Waise bhi abhi tumhe kuch karne ko nahi hai…"

Richa leaves and then its only Abhi and Shruti in the room…

Shruti – "main jaakar padosi se milkar aati hoon…"

Abhi – "main bhi chalunga"

Shruti – "nahi ji aap toh rehene do… itni badiya Punjabi hai aapki ki abhi padosi ne Police bulani hai."

Abhi – "toh? Keh denge ki Punjab mein nahi rahe"

Shruti – "acha ji… chaliye…"

Shruti and Abhi went next door… A lady opened the door…

Shruti – "ji main –"

Abhi – "ji ye meri woti hain Parminder Kaur. Aur main Shamsher Singh. Hum dono ee saamne wale ghar nu rehen waste aaye si."

Lady – "haan, maine suna tha, kuch aawaz ho rahi thi. Main Priya hoon. Aayiye na."

As Abhi and Shruti went inside… Vishal came into the room…

Vishal – "kaun hai Priya?"

Priya – "ye Vishal hain. Mere pati aur Vishal ye humare naye padosi – Shamsher ji aur unki patni Parminder ji…"

Vishal – "Richa aur Lata ne ghar bech diya? Par wohh dono gayi kahan?"

Shruti – "ye toh hume nahi pata… kal humare estate agent ne bola ek ghar hai, bilkul tyaar. Par bechne waloin ko jaldi hai. Hume bhi jaldi thi, kyunki naye shehar mein rehne ke liye ghar toh hona hi chahiye… toh bas humne aaj hi shift kar liya."

Priya – "arre aap aayiye na.. baithiye please. Kya lenge?"

Abhi – "nahi.. aap pareshan na ho. Hum theek hain. Aap bhi aayiye…"

Shruti looks at her over concernt husband… but worried about only girls! And then Abhi sees her looking and laughs… and then all 4 of them sit…

Meanwhile…

Daya and Lavanya were going to the lab when Daya gets a call… he gets a little worried listening to the call…

Lavanya – "kya hua sir?"

Daya doesn't listen to her… he is thinking all that he heard…

Daya – "Lavanya, tum car lekar forensic lab jao. Main thodi der mein aata hoon."

Lavanya – "sir sab theek hai?"

Daya – "haan wohh informer ka khoon ho gaya na… ussi ke liye jana hai."

Daya gets out and Lavanya takes the car back… Daya stops the next auto he finds…

Further… back at Vishal's and Priya's…

Priya – "aap log yahan kuch saal toh honge hi?"

Abhi and Shruti look at each other…

Shruti – "umeed toh hai…"

Vishal – "aap karte kya hai Singh sahab?"

Abhi – "ji… jii… ji humara export te import ka business hai. Thode fal – fruits hi export karte hain. Zyada kuch khaas nahi."

Priya – "aap bhi kaam karti hain Parminder ji?"

Shruti – "nahi ji… humne bahar kaam karna shuru kar diya, te ghar kaise chalega? Acha yaad dilaya… ghar mein koi kharabi toh nahi na? Koi kaam – shaam karvana ho?"

Now Priya and Vishal look at each other…

Vishal – "dekhiye hum aapse jhooth nahi bolna chahte…"

Abhi and Shruti get serious…

ohhh! finished the whole story in 2 days. next part jaldi post karna Shruti Di. please. cant wait. 😍

nt 2 days.. been writing it since ages.. will post rest soon too