A Single Breath – Part 9

“Wake up Madam ji, your city has come” Geet’s opened eyes with a shout of the driver. She found herself in the city.  She was very happy.

“Which way do you want to go from here, MadamJi” the driver asked. 

Still, a little night was left to go.  Geet told her address but the driver did not know that place.  so he asks her to sit with him in the front seat. Geet got a little nervous. But she had no other option. 

She had to sit in the front seat beside the driver. She felt a bit strange to him. He had a turban on his head and a thick moustache. Due to less light, Geet could not see much of his features, nor did she have any interest. She just wanted to reach home soon. But she could feel that the driver’s eyes were on her. Although he had not done any wrong action so far, however, Geet was cautious.

“Just stop here. We reached home” Geet said. “You wait, I bring the money” Saying this, she got off the truck quickly. She was so happy that even forgot to say thank you. She quickly reached the gate. She thought there would be guards, but no one was there. But the gate was open. 

“Uncle is very careless. All the servants have become lazy in my absence.” She ran to the bungalow and rang the doorbell. But the bell did not ring, it was out of service. Now she was more furious with the servants. She thought of giving voice. “uncle!!” As she shouted, the driver played the horn. He was getting late.

It was not yet dawn “Uncle might be sleeping. He sleeps with a sleeping pill. It is not right to wake him up now.” Geet thought. “I myself should go inside and bring money.” She went to the backyard. There was a window which used to open to the kitchen, she jumped inside through it. 

Then she went upstairs to her room. She did not have much money. She did not get much pocket money from Uncle. But she had some jewellery. She picked up a gold ring and came down with it. She was going back towards the kitchen, and suddenly Uncle’s voice came out of the study-room. “Who is Uncle talking to this  time?”

She went to study. And got stuck at the door itself when she heard him saying. 

“What proof do you have that I am behind the kidnapping and death of Geet? I know you are trying to scare me. But I’m not afraid of you. As far as property is concerned, after Geet, all is mine now”