Days were rolling! Sun was rising and setting. Tejaswini could not feel more than that. She was alive that's all. That too came to her awareness by her hunger and thirst. She slept when sleep completely compress her eyelids. She was living in a different house with some other people ,that was in her memory often but she did not feel indifferent in that house. She had the liberty to do whatever she wants. His father was so kind and polite. Tanu was talkative but cute little girl. She could not come to a conclusion about surya and she was not much bothered about it. She saw him hardly in the house. Some times during breakfast, sometimes at the garden, one time very close to her in the portico, one time just behind her when drinking water near the fridge. She was jerked but she just stretched his hands to get the bottle. She was not interested to speak to anyone including vikram. He was totally busy in his work.
one day she got a sudden feeling of sitting useless in a house. What's the use? He said that he suspects her sister's death and that's why she was brought here. Still she could not cross the irreversible loss but regained all her conscience slowly.
Surya prakash was buttoning his uniform. The door was knocked.
"yes! Get in" he said.
Tejaswini entered slowly. He stared at her.
She seemed to be hesitated. She opened her mouth to frame sentences but she was failing in it repeatedly.
"listen! I don't have full day to look at your face. " he said
Tejaswini was annoyed
"K! have you found anything worthy about my sister's death? " she asked
He furrowed his brows.
"no! I have stopped all the investigations for some time. "
She was perplexed.
"but why?"
" well! It's a tactics in our department . we have give some time for the culprit to relax and leave him to do his routine. He will come out soon with a relaxation..then we will start our investigation." He said
"Strange theory! I haven't heard about this before.i have seen police chasing the criminals before they got escaped..but giving them enough time to escape is great idea Mr. surya" she said sarcastically.
His face became stiff.
"that's for the case we know who the culprit was. Here we have to trace the culprit who absconds suddenly. So we need time ."
" oh ! you may have whole life time to investigate the case but I don't"
He was annoyed"what's your problem now?"
" I need to know who killed my sister or at least to know the reason why I am staying here"
" nothing could be said now" he said in an irritated tone and left the room.
Tejaswini glared at him but he stormed out.
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After so many hesitations and confusions Tejaswini decided to visit her house again. she could get some clues there.
Seeing her walking out of the house papaji stopped her.
"where are you going beti"?
" To my house! " she said in short
" but did you ask Surya?"
He was worried and frieghtened.
" Not necessary. I am not a criminal and he has not arrested me here. No one could stop me going to my home" she walked out.
After reaching the main roads she realized he had brought nothing in her hands.
She looked around and she inquired someone and found out the area she was standing. She started walking to her house. She knew that it was a bad idea but she could not simply sit in that house.
She was drenched in sweat. Finally she reached her house after a hectic walk. She jumped on the stairs and rushed to her house. She was completely fatigued.
" oh damn it! " she banged on the door. She was disappointed highly to see the house was locked.
" how fool I am?? Why I did not even thought of this. This house must be under their surveillance.
She walked down and sat on the stairs. She was suffocating. She rested her face at her knees. She was jerked when a hand pressed her shoulder.
She looked up and relieved.
"Aunty! You" she said
The opposite house owner sheetal was very affectionate to the sisters. She had a special concern for them.
" Teju?? You?? Where are you now.. how did you come here?" she was going on questioning her.
" auty..pls give me some water" she said.
Tejaswini was saying all one by one by sipping the orange juice.
" what is this?? Why should you stay there? I am here..we all are here." Said sheetal.
" I also have that doubt but aunty whatever it is I feel little safe in that house" she said. Suddenly she was captured by that window. The window in her sister's room which was opened .
She stood up and stared at the window.
Sheetal said "it's your sister's room window. I saw she was hanging through this window" she whipped out the tears.
Now. She could see the room was vacant. She could see the bed as it is on that day. She could see the writing table after the bed..and... and..something stroke her brain. Something was missing in that table which she saw that day.
What was that..the pen stand..her little teddy.. she squeezed her brain.
The ganesh idol where the letter was kept.. the bouquet??? Yes! Where is the bouquet?? It was there.. she could not forget those words of surya on that day referring to that fresh bouquet.
Who took it.
" auty! Who came here except policemen?"
" no one Teju! Only police men came here that too for two days..then they locked the house and took the key. After that no one came here as far as I know"
" okay aunty! I have to go immediately. Please aunty give me some money for taxi"
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Surya prakash were leaning leisurely on his couch in his office. His place was surrounded by all the papers and documents taken from Dhamayanti's house. He was checking the mobile bills and rounded a number. He received a call. His face was changed dreadfully.
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Tejaswini was standing on the road for more than half an hour that she could not get a taxi. She was walking in a direction to get a taxi. The traffic was heavy and raining slightly. It was almost night. She started walking again. Suddenly she felt that someone was staring at her.she looked back and found no one. Again and again she felt the same feeling. She stopped walking and looked around. Now she found some shadowy figure was following her. She has no guts to turn back.she increased her walking speed and felt that person also increased the speed. She even increased and it was a run almost. On one stage she lost all her courage and started running blindly. Suddenly a hand pulled her into a street which was deserted.
She freaked out in fear. A heavy arms shut her mouth
" shushhh!!! It's me viky" said he.
She sighed deeply.
" youuu..vikyy"
"shush"
They both peeped out and found no one there. Both were relieved.
" viky! What are you doing here"?
"hmm! I have to ask that? What were you doing here? How do you came here?"
" I ..I came to my house and I haven't get a taxi..so I was walking"
"you came alone.?? What was that super cop was doing? "
" my fault I came without his knowledge..k! how do you get me?"
" nothing interesting! I was sitting in a dhabha and saw you were running blindly.. and saw a man was chasing you. So I came in a different route"
"did you saw the man" she asked with extreme eagerness.
"Yes! But not the face"
" ok where are you going now" he asked
" no idea viky" she said.
" come to my house. I have a lot to speak to you.. come Teju" he clutched her hands.She simply followed him. They took an auto. She was simply staring nowhere. Cool wind brushed her hairs. Vikram seemed to be little satisfied.
"finally I got some time to spend with my friend" he smiled.
Teju looked at him and smiled .
They got down at a junction and walked through the narrow streets which was extremely busy and nasty.
"Sorry Teju! Please bear this nasty streets for me" he said.
She simply clutched his arms and walked carefully behind him.
Finally they reached a house and took the stairs. He looked his house which was sunk in darkness. Both tejaswini and vikram was stunned to see a shadowy figure standing there. Both were panicked. She clasped his shoulders and hide behind him. Vikram swallowed the lump which struck his throat.
He cleared his throat.
" whoo...who is there?"
The man standing there ignited his cigarette lighter. Both tejaswini and Vikram were speechless to see Suryaprakash there.
( SORRY for this short episode.i posted this in a hurry.. so pls ignore the mistakes)
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