The Deciet!

7

Rajbaha Woodlands, Patiala

Rajat was suddenly dumbstruck. Both of them were driving in the same car when the accident occurred. They were speeding on the highway when a truck came and hit them head on. The truck driver has been in jail ever since. After returning back, Rajat had visited the jail once, in order to see the face of the savage who killed him. He wasn’t allowed, but he got the photograph of the truck driver. True to his deeds, he indeed looked like a devil in human grab.

Rajat’s conscious mind had forgotten the incident, or at least suppressed it so that he could live with a continuous thought of that moment. He had developed a coping mechanism. It had all started coming back again. He felt his heart rate increase. His arms and legs were trembling, and he felt very weak. A cold sweat ran along his back, sending a shiver down his spine. He felt as if he is going to choke down, and felt like running away somewhere. It had been months now, since he last got such a panic attack. Jai realized suddenly about what he had triggered. He immediately blew a whiff or air on him. It immediately calmed Rajat’s anxiety, and brought him back to a calm state of mind.

“I am sorry Rajat, but that is the truth. You would have to live with it throughout your life. There was perhaps someone who killed us!” Jai said in a tone of consolation.

“I don’t know Jai.” Rajat replied. “I just wanted to share some things with you that day. I thought it would be important to you. God wanted something else, perhaps!”

“Perhaps, he wants me to know.” Jai said.

Rajat started narrating. “I was happy that I had got a job in your father’s office. My data entry work sometimes made me sit for some extra time. The day I talk about, I sat late to complete my work, while everyone else at the office had gone. I had just completed the work, when I saw the chief accountant Chandrashekharappa come in with another man. They were oblivious of the fact that I was there. It was weird for Chandrashekharappa to come there at that hour. He was your father’s loyalist, and could access the office any time, but it was unusual for him to bring some outsider in the office, where one couldn’t even bring a bag without very heavy scrutiny. What amazed me even more was that he took him straight to the accounts chamber and had him access the accounts details of the company! I hid behind the aluminum walls of my chamber, and watched through the glass partition as they made a payment. I was able to click the photograph of the screen as they made the payment. They transferred a huge amount to M/s Night Star Developers. These were probably office innovators. However, when I researched about the company over the internet, I found that it was located at the market block next to my home in Banashankari. Strangely, the address belonged to the bakery from where we bought our bread and cakes.

I went to the bakery in the evening next day. The teller told me that the shop had been here for past 127 years. This increased my curiosity about the Night Star. I returned to their website and called on the number that they had provided. A lady spoke on the other side, and told me that the address on the website was a mistake, and gave me an alternate address, where I visited the next day in the evening ad talked about the possibility of office innovation. They seemed to be nice people.

While returning back home, I saw the same person at the bakery near my house, whom Chandrashekharappa had got into the office. I thought to tell you the whole thing next day. However, that was never to be.” Rajat stopped. Contemplated for a moment, and then remarked.

“Chandrashekharappa was a big cheat!”

Jai smiled and said. “I think it’s now time to meet someone who would tell you all the truth regarding this matter. There are some things that will send a chill down your spine! Be ready to see the new faces of people you know!”