“Hello, is it Mrs. Avanthi?”
“Yes, speaking”
“Car no AV 7890 is it your car?”
“Yes, my husband had taken it to office. Any Problem?”
“Mrs. Avanthi …we found the car along the Bay riverside empty. We guess you’re husband has been kidnapped”
“Kidnapped?”
“Do you have suspicion on anyone Mrs. Avanthi?” asked the Mr. Mathur
“Hmmm…. No Mr. Mathur, as far as I know Ravi has no enemies in business life or in his social life. He is an easy-going person.”
“Ok.. Let us try our best. Please do inform us if you suspect someone”
“Yes sure, Inspector”
“Mrs. Avanthi, please can you come over to General Hospital immediately?”
“General Hospital….What happened Mr. Mathur”
“If you could come here and identify…..”
“Identify what… What happened Mr. Mathur?”
“Please Mrs. Avanthi calm down and please come”
“We found a body at the same place where your husband was kidnapped today. The body was mostly burnt”
“What?” Avanthi was about to faint
She was taken inside the mortuary. The white cloth that covered the body was removed
“Avanthi went close to the body. As it was mostly burnt she was not able to identify it. Suddenly she screamed”
“Mrs. Avanthi, are you sure that it is you’re husband’s body?”
“Yes….our wedding ring… she pointed to the ring that was in the left finger of the dead”
It was tenth day after death of Ravi and people who came to console Avanthi were leaving
“Avanthi was all alone. She was just holding the photo of their wedding. Tears rolled down her eyes.
Next day Police found Avanthi lay dead in her room with her wedding photo held close to her. She had taken sleeping pills said the report.
A loud laughter was rising from the old building.
Ravi slowly opened his eyes.
“Ravi, my darling, how sweet of you?” saying so Lovely touched Ravi’s cheeks
“Just shut up Lovely, why is that you have brought me here? Leave me; Avanthi will be waiting for me”
“Avanthi?? She is no more.” said Lovely and laughed once again wildly.
“No more… Means…” Ravi was shattered.
“She committed suicide on her own by taking sleeping pills not able to bear the death of her dear husband Ravi” said Lovely and again laughed aloud
“Stop laughing, you bitch, me dead?? He was confused. He looked at Lovely”
“Avanthi committed suicide that’s what the police say,but it was me who made her drink the milk with sleeping pills” Lovely’s face turned red this time
“What? You murdered my Avanthi? Ravi was shocked”
“Yes, I murdered Avanthi by making the world believe that you were kidnapped and killed and also made the world believe that she committed suicide due to your loss”
Ravi was bewildered. “Why did you do this to your friend ?” asked Ravi
“You were best friends… What made you do this…? Ravi’s words failed him”
“Best friends…yes best friends… I loved you Ravi even before you proposed her, even before you got married, I loved you….But she got you… That’s why I need to do this... Now you’re mine… Now you’re mine...”
Lovely laughed and aloud.
“Loved me… What…?? Never I can be yours … I can never be yours… saying these words Ravi rushed to kill himself.”
“Mr. Ravi, stop” it was Mr. Mathur
Lovely you are under arrest.
“Mrs. Avanthi “called Mr. Mathur
Avanthi came in and she ran and hugged Ravi.
Lovely was shocked.
“How could this happen? I gave her the sleeping pills and left after she was dead”.
“Yes Lovely, you did give Avanthi sleeping pills and left the place thinking she was dead. If you could play a drama so well, you thought we are paid to watch
Criminals like you?
Now, we have recorded all your words and you have no way to escape.
“Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Lovely shouted”
“This can’t happen, this can’t happen… Ravi you are always mine”
Saying so she rushed to the window and jumped out before anyone could stop her