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I've had heaps of PMs telling me that this weekend is torturous enough waiting for the episode on Monday and I cant add to the torture. So I concede, here's part 7:
p.s. this is dedicated to ALL you awesome, amazing readers (yes, I mean YOU reading this right now!!) Part 7
The report had arrived. Arnav clicked 'open' and began reading the contents:
SAM SPADE SURVEILLANCES
P.O. Box 5277, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi DL 77325 | Office: 281-447-1151 | Fax: 857-458-5950 | Email: samspade@spadesurveillances.com
Case:
- File Ref No: QR-123456HI
- Client: Arnav Singh Raizada
- Investigator(s): Sam Spade and QR Qureshi
- Report Date: July 27, 2012
REPORT OF SURVEILLANCE
Pursuant to client request, commenced surveillance of Khushi Kumari Gupta, 4321 Laxmi Nagar, Delhi DL 77325 for the purpose of background check.
FINDINGS
Biographical Details:
Full Name: Khushi Kumari Gupta
Date of Birth: 14 March 1988
Place of Birth: Lucknow
Father: Gaurav Gupta (DECEASED)
Mother: Madhuri Gupta (DECEASED)
Siblings: No biological siblings.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Hindi Literature - Indira Gandhi National University.
Subject graduated with First Class Honours Degree. Subject was enrolled in Post-Graduate studies but withdrew citing 'family reasons'.
Marital Status:
Subject is single. Never Married. No current alliances detected. Subject was engaged for marriage at 21 years of age. Subject ended alliance due to dowry demand.
Situational Information:
Subject currently resides at 4321 Laxmi Nagar, Delhi DL 77325. Current occupants of the residence include:
Shashi Gupta - Male. Age 48 years. Not currently employed as suffering from paralyses. Previous occupation: Proprietor, Jalebi Junction, Lucknow.
Garima Gupta - Female. Spouse of Shashi Gupta. 43 years. House wife.
Madhumati Gupta - Female. Sister of Shashi Gupta. 49 years. Widowed. Retired.
Payal Gupta - Female. Daughter of Shashi Gupta. 25 Years. Single.
Additional Notes:
Subject is related to occupants through adoption as subject is the niece of Shashi Gupta.
Subject's biological parents killed in a motor vehicle accident.
Subject was present in the vehicle but survived.
Subject was aged eight years at time of incident.
Subject lived in an orphanage for 18 months after which subject was adopted by Shashi and Garima Gupta.
Subject suffers from acute Achluophobia (fear of dark) and claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) as a result of vehicular accident related trauma.
PHOTOGRAPH LOG
RE: SUBJECT: Khushi Kumari Gupta
INVESTIGATOR: QR Qureshi
The following photographs were taken of the subject as follows,
8:03 am: Subject walking from her residence to AR Corporation. Subject proceeded directly to AR Corporation. (4 photos)
7:45 pm: Subject remained within AR Corporation for the duration of the day and proceeded to her residence via a pani-puri stand this evening. (2 photos).
NOTE:
ALL TIMES LISTED ABOVE ARE CLOSE APPROXIMATIONS.
Supervisor's Note:
This concludes the work authorized by client. Should client desire, we can perform any or all of the following work to obtain additional information pertinent to Khushi Kumari Gupta:
- Interview neighbours and other key associates in Delhi and Lucknow for further information; and/or
- Conduct additional surveillance of Khushi Kumari Gupta to establish further information.
Investigative Agency:
Sam Spade Surveillance
P.O. Box 5277, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi DL 77325
Office: 281-447-1151 | Fax: 857-358-5950 | Email:samspade@spadesurveillances.com
Arnav closed the file, shut down the laptop and lay down in bed and closed his eyes. He needed a good night's sleep after the crazy day he had had today. The tycoon switched off, but the man, Arnaav remained awake.
Sleep evaded him and the contents of the report kept appearing before his eyes.
Orphan. Parents deceased. Killed.
Frustrated, he threw the bed covers off and got out of bed. Running his hands through his short black hair, he paced the length of his bedroom. 'Well it's your own fault; you wanted personal information about her. And now you have it,' quipped the devil. 'I keep telling you to keep it professional, but nooo... why should you listen to me!'
His gaze was distracted by the hard copy of the report sitting on his printer. He picked it up and flipped it open to the attached pictures of Khushi Kumari Gupta. She was smiling. The fact that she was always smiling and cheerful irritated him and he had often thought that only the people who have perfect lives smiled like this. But now as he looked at the photographs studying her expression, Arnav realised that the smile didn't reach her eyes. There was sadness.
It was the same sadness in his eyes.
Orphan. Parents deceased. Killed.
Orphan. Parents deceased. Killed.
Orphan. Parents deceased. Killed.
The text kept flashing across his mind.
Arnav groaned in frustration as the memories he kept repressed came flooding back.
The screams. The Blood. The fire of the funeral pyre.
He shook his head in an attempt to clear away the torturous memories. It didn't work.
Arnav decided a swim might help. He changed into his black swimming trunks and walked towards the pool outside his bedroom. His muscular figure barely caused a splash as he sliced through the water. Right arm, left arm...the cyclic movement helped relieve his stress and calmed his mind. After swimming for 60 minutes, Arnav leveraged himself out of the pool and walked to the shower.
It was after 3:00am when sleep finally graced him with her much needed presence.
Meanwhile on the other side of town, Khushi was wide awake too. Had RR-ji seen her business plan? Was it any good? Devi Maiya please please let it be good. She HAD to establish Jaleebi Junction here in Delhi and make it a successful for babuji. Her eyes welled up as she remembered him as a healthy man, now a pale shadow of his formerly self.
She had to make this work.
SO...how was it?
Naina š³
Edited by warriorprincess - 13 years ago
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