Search For Supernaturals

Chapter - 24

Sameera

When I opened my eyes I felt like the rare animal in a zoo. 4 males and one female were staring at me and my head felt like being hit by a thousand hammers.

Where am I? What happened?

"Where is this place? Who are you people? Why am I here? Why was I unconscious? Most importantly, why does my head hurts like Thor's hammer hit me with full force?" These were the questions I needed answers to.

"Hi Sameera, I am Ansh. You are in my house and you ask a lot of questions for someone who just suffered an accident."

The man sitting in the sofa beside me spoke. His shiny black orbs seemed unusually familiar to me.

"Well I am a journalist. I get paid to ask questions. And I take my job very seriously." Cheers to my smart remark.

"Wait! What accident?"

I don't remember being in any accidents. I remember I was walking to office this morning. Other than that, I can't remember a thing.

"Actually, my sister Trishna and I went to shopping this morning. On our way, a careless driver thought the road was his private race track. He was about to crush Trishna, when you appeared and moved her from the car's path. But you tripped and hit your head on the roadside and immediately fell unconscious. I brought you here and our family doctor treated you. There were no serious wounds. But you hit your head pretty bad. Which explains the ache."

He explained pointing to the female standing beside him with a man. The way they are hugging each other clarifies that they are a married couple as the female has a nuptial chain around her neck.

"But then why can't I remember anything?" Explain that 'Mr. I know it all'.

"You hit your head. The doctor said you may suffer from amnesia temporarily. Hence the reason you don't remember your heroic act." Oh, he is buttering me up. It's working though.

"You are welcome. Now I need to leave. My friends will be worried if I don't contact them within 24 hours." I said.

But why 24 hours? Strange. I wonder if I had any important appointments within 24 hours.

I woke up and picked up my bag that was lying on a table in front of me. Then the man in black leather jacket called my name in an overly friendly manner. Amazingly, he seems very unusually familiar too.

What's wrong with me? They are strangers. Especially this other man in the same black leather jacket with a 'wolverine' haircut seems oddly strange to me.

"I'll drop you home, if you don't mind."

The one who called my name earlier asked and my mouth uttered a "Yes" without my permission like it already made the decision. But I just can't get a free ride from a pure stranger.

"And who are you Mr. Generous?" I asked.

He took out something out of his shirt pocket. A card. He showed me the card which turned out to be his ID card. And I wasn't expecting what I read. He was a CBI officer.

"I am Arav Sharma, an undercover CBI officer. That one is my partner Joseph, with the 'wolverine hairstyle." His last statement was more of a whisper meant for my ears only.

"We were spying on the person who caused the accident and came for an eyewitness testimony with Mr. Ansh and his sister. We got the information we needed. We saw how you risked your life for a stranger. So, as a gratitude for your heroic act, I can at least offer you a ride home."

He spoke so convincingly and politely that I couldn't deny his offer. For a moment I felt like he was speaking on behalf of me. I wanted to say yes the moment he proposed to drop me home.