47 What Is Your Take (1/2)

'I know their motive. Now I have to know who are they.'

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9 AM

RISHI'S ROOM

Some aureate rays of sun came through the white curtains of large windows, falling on 'sleeping beauty' Aliya's face. After a few moments when she felt her face warm, she opened her eyes. Stretching her arms up in the air and rubbing her eyes to have a clear vision, she found herself in an unfamiliar place. When she looked around she realized that this was not her room. As she returned back to her senses, she heard some weird noises repeating in a pattern. At first she was scared , but then she scanned the whole room, her eyes became fixed at one snoring soul. He was a man with his upper body naked, and sleeping soundly. She couldn't see his face as his back was at her side. She gulped at this sight. Her mind had already started of deriving conclusions. When she moved forward, she found it hard to climb down the bed as it was too bouncy and soft. She tip-toed towards the man and leaned forward to take a look. And then her eyes widened.

”WHAT THE HELL?!!”

As this yelling reached Rishi's ear drums, he was alarmed. In a glance he jumped on the sofa making his back pain a little by this sudden jerk. He opened his eyes slowly and saw tomato-like red face glaring at him. Seeing Aliya fuming with anger he couldn't think of any way to calm her down. She was about to curse him but he quickly stood up, placed one hand behind her head and the other to cover her mouth. She struggled to escape from him, but all her efforts were in vain. ”

”I am not strangling you to death. Just listen to me first.”

”Fefofe fo fan.”

”What? Wait!”

Rishi removed his hand and let her talk. Aliya was stunned by his sudden reaction. She was breathing rapidly as his hand almost blocked her nose for a few moments. After taking in some air, Aliya frantically searched for bathroom. As she found it in the left corner of the room, she rushed inside. Banging the door shut, she checked herself in the mirror. While doing so, she found her right hand's fist swollen. And something was missing.... Yes! Her chain with a locket was missing from her neck, which she never removed.