"I spy you!" - 8

But the next moment Amruta said, “I have known you too well Vasoo! I can understand that you don’t want to talk anything about this time’s trip. That is why you are saying like that”. It was as if she was declaring taking her own decision about what Vasupradha has done.

Vasupradha felt defeated. She said, “I have been asked to meet someone in the Capital. So, I am on my way”

“Oh, is that so? Go ahead” Amruta said and added, “That hateful Durjaya is here! I had to be polite to him, you know, in your absence!” she could feel the disgust in Amrutha’s voice about Durjaya, a colleague of  Vasupradha.

Vasupradha liked Durjaya. She could not understand why Amruta hates him. In fact, Amruta would pointedly ignore him or leave Vasupradha’s house whenever Durjaya used to visit her.

Vasupradha was seeing a younger brother in Durjaya. She did not tell him or Amruta about her feelings. But she was very happy whenever Durjaya visited her.

He was still an active officer in the Intelligence office. Many a times Vasupradha was getting updated about the office affairs only by Durjaya.

But even he was kept dark about Vasupradha’s son. She was very clear about that. She did not want anyone to know about her son’s existence. Even when she had to be in the company of Pushpahaasa, he had been told that she has a son of about 6 years. She had kept him with a very trusted old woman who had taken care of him like her own grandson.

She disconnected the phone to concentrate on the present problem despite the grumblings of Amruta.

She was seriously contemplating now whether she should go further to the Nation’s capital. Will it help? It is the heart of the Intelligence Office. She is prone to be recognized in the Nation’s capital. What other options she has? Can she get the person whom she is going to meet to come here?

Why not? She could take that chance. During her tenure of 10 years with the Intelligence Office she had picked up quite a few friendships apart from Amruta and Durjaya.

She felt that she should try her luck to get the person here. But the person has to bring a good number of equipment here to take care of her son.  Is it worth the risk?

She was literally tearing her hair taking into consideration all the options.

The youth on the bed started moving. She immediately became alert and rushed to him and did what she had to do to calm him down.

By seeing his condition, she felt that she has to get him treated under the vigilance of the person whom she is supposed to meet in the Nation’s Capital.

Her other worry was Pushpahaasa. He won’t keep quiet. She felt that his sudden appearance is not a coincidence. Especially when he made mentioned that ‘when time comes, I shall let you know’. That was a clear indication of ‘I will meet with you again’.