Chapter Fifteen-Part 3
"So tell me something. What kind of kisser are you?"
She attempted a southern accent when she answered in a slow drawl, I'm very. . .very. . .very. . .good."
He laughed. "How do you know you're good?"
"Karan Johar," she said. "He kissed me, and he told me I was really good. That's how I know."
"You never mentioned this Karan guy before. Who the hell is he?"
"We met in fourth grade. But alas, our love affair ended as quickly as it had begun. We were in the cafeteria line when he kissed me, and I ended it then and there."
Angad smiled. "How come?"
"He wasn't a good kisser."
"But you were."
"Umm hmm. Well that's what Karan told me before I punched him."
He laughed. "Would you punch me if I kissed you?"
She thought about it for a minute and then said, "I don't know. You didn't kiss me yet."
He laughed. "You were a tough little kid, weren't you?"
"I could hold my own. I still can," she boasted.
"So, whatever happened to Karan?"
"Nothing happened to him. Last I heard, he went in Bollywood."
Angad changed the subject to her routine. "We never talked about the evenings. What do you do at night?"
Kripa was digging through her purse, looking for her hair clip. "Yes we did talk about the evenings," she reminded him. "And I told you that there's something scheduled every night for the next two weeks."
"Because of the wedding you're going to be in?"
"Partly," she answered. "But also because I promised the abbot I'd help clean out the attic. He's spring cleaning before the anniversary celebration."
"Which is also happening on the Fourth of July? Bad timing," he added.
"The wedding's the Saturday before," she told him. She found the clip at the bottom of her purse.
"This anniversary thing......it's going to be a mess. I hope to god we get this tied up before then. Prithvi told me the town's going to be loaded with strangers coming in from all over the US."
She pulled her hair back and clipped it in place. "Actually, they'll be coming in from Europe too," she said."Assumption Abbey opened its doors one hundred years ago. There might even be cardinal attending."
"Great," he muttered. "It's going to be a security nightmare. I'm telling you, Kripa, if we don't catch this creep quick, I'm getting you out of there until the celebration is over."
"Agreed," she replied. "Josh said to take it a day at a time, remember?"
"Until the first of July. Then we leave."
She put her hand up. "I'm not arguing with you, but it doesn't give us much time."
"Unless he makes his move fast. Listen, it's real important you don't……relax. You understand? Relaxing your guard can be dangerous."
"I know and I won't relax. Could I ask you something?"
"What?"
"If I weren't me….what I mean to say is.....if I weren't your best friend's sister and we were complete strangers to each other before this happened, then would you have been as resistant to setting a trap?"
"You mean using you as bait?"
"Yes."
"The problem is, you are my friend's sister. I can't separate that."
"But what if....?"
Angad's immediate reaction was to tell her yes, he would have been just as resistant because he knew firsthand how plans could blow up in your face, but after mulling the theoretical question over in his mind for another minute, he admitted it was a golden opportunity and he probably wouldn't pass it up.
"It's fifty-fifty."
"Meaning?"
"I'd weigh the dangers against the possibility of catching this creep before he kills again. And then……"
"Then what?"
He sighed. "I'd go for the trap."
"How many agents are there waiting for us?"
"Enough."
"Isn't it costing a lot of money?"
"We want to get him, Kripa. Cost isn't important."
"Yes, but what happens if it takes longer than everyone expects?"
"Then it takes longer."
"We'll be home before dark," she remarked.
Angad turned serious. "Kripa, there are couple of things I need to tell you."
"Yes?"
"Azaan and Kabir……the agents I mentioned a while ago."
"Yes?"
"When they searched your house, they found a video camera."
"Where did they find it?"
"In the linen closet upstairs. There was a perfectly drilled little hole about half the size of an aspirin. There camera's eye was facing your bed. You never would have noticed it. It's right in the center of a flower in your wallpaper." Edited by ndnhottie110586 - 17 years ago
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