"I spy you!" - 26

Finally he got up and handed over her the pen drive in which he had brought some important documents. He said, “Madam, please take this back. Speak with Bhanu madam. If she pardons me I will be the happiest. Even if she punishes me, I request you to tell her that I am happy to abide by any punishment she plans to impose on me”

Vasupradha did not know what to reply. She patted his hand, left from his room and retired in her room. She contemplated whether to call Bhanu and decided against it. She wanted to face Bhanu in person, face to face.

She took the next day morning flight and reached back the Nation’s capital. She was in front of Bhanu in the next two hours.

Bhanu called Padmanabha to be part of the meeting.

When Vasupradha recounted the whole story, there was a look of admiration in Bhanu’s look. Vasupradha learnt that Padmanabha’s appreciation had gone up hundredfold as far as Padmanabha is concerned.

“Good job young lady! How on earth you got the idea of ‘blackmailing’ him?” Bhanu’s words were tough, but there was a twinkle in her eyes.

Vasupradha told, “It was not blackmailing boss. All I did was to tell him what he will miss if he resorts to the path he wanted to walk.”

As a very rare gesture, Bhanu told, “I appreciate what you did. But...”

“Boss, I needed to speak about that” Vasupradha said, looked at Padmanabha and continued, “If Gupta is to be punished, he requests that his family need not know where he is gone. May be we put in a good word so that he can be with his family without guilt after his punishment is over”

“Nice one young lady! You seem to have all good qualities!” said Padmanabha.

Vasupradha thanked them and went in search of Durjaya.

He was in the lab doing some experiment with a mobile connected to a personal computer.

“Hello” Vasupradha said and she could see the real happiness in his eyes, action.

“Hello elder sister! Turning to be a heroine with each one of the cases being handled by you?” he took her hand and shook it.

“How come...?” Vasupradha was surprised, so asked.

Durjaya laughed. “Do you know something? In this office it is difficult to see each other, but rumors and news spread fast!”

After the usual discussion regarding what each one underwent in the past few days (this, they had made a habit. Both felt that a lot can be eased out whenever two people talk and share.

“Good thing elder sister. You are really good in analyzing people. God bless you!” he said with a lot of feeling.