"I spy you!" - 40

‘The man looked anything but cruel. But appearances could be deceptive’ thought Vasu. But her etiquette made her say, “Please come in!”

He came and sat down. He looked very ordinary with his ordinary clothes, ordinary face which could get lost in the sea of people very easily.

This man is torturing Amruta? She wondered for a moment.

She looked for Amruta. She was nowhere to be seen. She must have left from the back door. Now Vasu had to face this man alone.

“My name is Vasu” she started her conversation.

“I know madam contrary to what your friend must have told you about me” he said with a light trace of sarcasm.

“Why are you referring her to as my friend? Is she not your wife also?”

SahishNu twisted his lips with a laconic expression. Was it to mean something? Vasu could not fathom.

She went in and brought an empty cup and poured coffee into it. He started sipping the coffee.

He drank it without a break and then put the cup down.

“Look madam! I have not done anything to harm your friend. If she is carrying such stories, that means she has some other intentions” he said firmly. “I just wanted to tell you that. I don’t think I have anything else to say” he said, got up, walked a few steps and fell down face forward near Vasu!

Vasu got the shock of her life! My God! The shocks are getting better and better every day!

She went near him and started shaking his shoulder.  There was no response from him. She checked his pulse; she forcefully opened his eyelids and put her ear to his chest. She could not understand whether the man was alive or not.

She ran to the main door and opened it. She saw Amruta coming back here in a high speed. She just barged in and said, “What did he say? Did he agree that he is trying to kill me? His torture is unbearable....” She would have continued if Vasu had not pointed her finger towards the man who had fallen on the floor.

“Is he dead? If, good riddance! Let us call the police and handover the body” said Amruta.

“Ok, then what?” asked Vasu shockingly. “Then what what?” asked Amruta as if she did not care for anyone in this world.

“He is a healthy man. He suddenly collapses for no reason. What does police think?” asked Vasu.

“Oh, that’s easy. I will tell that I killed him” said Amruta. “In fact I should have done this long ago” she said and started breathing heavily.