Story - Silent Admirer - Episode 2

Everyone left the home after the death ceremony. Pooja was going around the house and she could still inhale that cent her dad usually wears.

For all daughters; dads are the first best man on this Earth. For her too, this holds. She had never seen them fighting unnecessarily and she always like the way her parents love each other. They compromise so easily and her neighbors always tell her "You are lucky to have them as parents". She always wanted to learn that parenting technique from them.

Now that they are gone she was so hopeless. Everything seem to be in dismay. It was as if yesterday they bought her the cycle and she was having such a fun riding it inside the house. She was their angel and they loved her a lot. She wondered when the CBI will get back with the news of finding the murderer.

"Mom dad, how am i going to live without you", she was continuously blabbering in her sleep.

"Pooja, you need to relax. Sleep well.", her relatives took care of her well. She now have to live with her dad's elder brother. Since he does not have kids, he likes Pooja a lot. She was a pet for their family. Her dad and Uncle Sharath shares the business and thus lives together. Aunt Rekha too was very affectionate and loving towards them.

"Uncle, do you and dad have any enemies, who might have killed them for a vengeance?", She woke up suddenly and asked Sharath. Sharath lids were closed tightly. She took her mobile and walked out of the room.

She dialed Archana. "Hi dear, how are you doing now? Any problem you are calling me this late. On the day you left, you said you wanted to tell me something." Pooja replied,

"Archana, there was a guy standing outside my hostel and he was starring at the window. My roommate left to native and he was there on both the nights. It scared me a lot. I called up my dad the same night and told him. When my uncle told about TC to the HM I thought my dad sent him to bring me back here. Since it was a murder, Uncle is scared to send me to hostel. He does not know about that secret guy". Pooja finished telling everything.

"Why don't you come and stay with me. My parents wont say anything. May be I can ask your Uncle Pooja. Just two more years for you to complete college and also you will also have a relaxation away from where your parents lived." Archana stopped hearing Pooja cry on the other side.

"No Archana, I will miss them a lot, except that their thoughts will not come so often like now. Wherever I stand, I can feel them beside me."

"I will talk to Uncle by tomorrow dear. You please go to sleep now. Semesters go postponed to May, so we have two more months Pooja. Just relax and concentrate on your studies. Your dad wanted to see you as a very good software professional so prove it to him". Arch's words were so encouraging.

"I am gifted to have a friend like you Arch.", Pooja was finally feeling relaxed and she was able to come out of the loneliness. She hoped somehow in the morning she can convince her Uncle and go back to college.

"Good night Arch. After speaking to you I feel I am emptied the heaviness in my heart.", Pooja exhaled.

The wind was blowing. She walked towards the dinning window and tried to grab the screen and close the door. She got the glimpse of a guy. The same height, hair cut and that manly structure. He the same guy who was eyeing at her in the hostel. He was standing in front of the gate. He was standing with his back on a car, keeping one leg on the number plate and another on the road as if trying to be casual for the trespassers.

Sharath came out of the room. "Pooja what are you doing at this time, go inside and sleep dont roam around alone".

Saying that, he peeped through the window as if he is checking if everything is fine and came inside the room.

"Uncle i saw a white car infront of the gate", Pooja begun. She did not want to mention about that guy then he would definitely not leave her to go back to college. "Whose car is that? Did you see it?".

Sharath kept quite for a while and said, "I did not see any car. See I think your mind is restless, you need a good sleep. Take rest dear. There is no car or nothing. I am here to take care of you and anything or anyone in between; Well they are at their own risk."

Pooja never seen him so furious before and if the guy drove the car before Sharath peeped outside, she would have heard it start. What's wrong with Uncle Sharath's behaviour. I hope Arch somehow manages to convince him tomorrow. After that all she knew was she went back to a sound sleep.