Monday, 20 June 2011
Nee Katru Endru Nerungenen..
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Pooja returned to college. Her friends consoled her and she felt a relief returning back to college. She had a feeling that she will not miss her parents’ much with her friends around. Yet, she had to answer many of her professors and other college mates about her parents’ death. “I heard the news Pooja. Hope the police finds out the one who killed your parents. ” Prof Chandrasekhar was asking Pooja on the day she returned to college. Almost everyone was talking about her parents’ death and whenever she passes by the corridor someone or the other stares at her or some will stop her with questions. Their semester exams began. It was Wednesday and Pooja was rushing for the practical exam. Prakash and Karthik were accompanying her. Karthik and Pooja are good friends. They sat in their usual places. “My condolences, Pooja.” Prakash finally spoke to Pooja after the exam. Since his name appears next to Pooja in the attendance order, he sits next to her during all exams and practical classes. He never speaks with her except for some doubts during the practical class. But she had seen him seeing her during class hours. Karthik does not like Prakash and especially he gets angry if Pooja speaks with him. Everyone was leaving the college premises after the exam; Pooja went to Karthik and asked, “Karthik, I need to talk to you regarding my parents’ murder. I found out lots of stuff and I need your help in this regard.” Karthik replied spontaneously, “I know everything, Arch told me. She said we need to help you out. Don’t worry Pooja, we will find out soon. I can accompany you during the semester holidays to your home. All you need to do now is concentrate and study. We have only a week to go for the holidays.” “Thanks Karthik, But I wonder how Aunt will take it if I come home with a guy” Pooja said. “I understand. I will stay in my cousin’s house. He is living somewhere near to your house. So I can secretly watch your Uncle’s movement. May be I can also follow him silently to Company. What say??” “That’s a good idea!” Archana exclaimed. She was also there with them. “May be I can travel along with you Pooja, that way we both can find some clue together.” “Fine, all set then. My servant maid Rani will call me if there is anything fishy that is happening there. We have exactly a week to go. After the semesters immediately we will start to Ooty.” Pooja said. Their semesters got over. She called Rani several times in between but she did not find anything different that is happening. But Rani mentioned about another man who visited her Uncle and she had not seen him before in their house. Pooja have to wait for one more day to start to Ooty. She was wondering about the man who was silently watching her. It had been a long time since she saw him. “May be it was co incidence she saw him twice”, she thought. Pooja was alone in the hostel, “Hmmm. I have to stay alone tonight.” She said to herself and went near the window. There he was, the stranger, standing outside her hostel. This time she decided not to wait. She went downstairs. She picked her mobile so that if she feels suspicious she can call the police. She wanted to talk softly to him initially, what if he has some knife or something, she has to be careful and sound as if he is new to her.