Shrouded Motifs

The Drunken Mistake

Dedicated to rckwrites

FLASHBACK – OFFICE

I looked at her drunk eyes, she looked even more cute like this. Unfortunately, she was the perfect guinea pig at this moment. Yes it the plan had changed a bit, but it all seemed to work beautifully. Now it would just take some clean execution on my part to make it work.

"Vivek, I am sorry for that day, you never forgave me did you, but I really like you, I do." She hugged me tighter. I just loosened her hands, if only she would have realized this earlier, but it was too late now. The damage was done and only she was to blame. Rightfully so, now she would suffer for her deeds. Looking at her big brown eyes I started, "Lavanya dear, you need to get home you are very drunk and not in a sensible state. First, we need you to get some coffee. Come, lets get you to your desk."

I led her to her desk. Thankfully, it was a bit early, the rest of the office crowd was majorly still busy partying. Some who were used to leave early, just saw me leading her to desk and saw her in a drunk state. I made sit down at her desk she immediately dozed off. She was pretty much out. Leaving her there, I had to deal with the scared jack inside.

I found Vishal staring at the big jute bag he had stuffed Gauri in. He had did a messy job but it would do for now. I began, "Vishal, for now I would ask you to keep low in one of the corners of the office. Let some of the early leavers disperse. Then, I will come and collect you. Till that time just clean this bit of blood on the floor. Don't do a very clean job. And this gun, which you so kindly dropped. Wipe it clean and again keep it here. I will return here with the required stuff to dispose off the body and the weapon. Just keep it down." I left him giving the detailed instructions, he also seemed in a different kind of drunken state.

Next stop was the pantry, where I made some coffee. I had remembered to bring the whiskey bottle Vishal had in his cabin. The bastard was downing this shit neat. I mixed a bit of it in Lavanya's coffee. She would notice of course but it made more sense to keep her drunk. I was careful enough to handle her coffee cup with tissues only.

"Hey, wake up sleepyhead, this is your coffee you will fill better." She willingly obliged and gulped her coffee down. She was thirsty, but she did make a face on whiskey's burning taste. Fate was in my favour, as she ignored and finished half of it. Then she switched to sipping. Also, her both palms covered the coffee cup.

A friend of hers came along. She asked whether she could give her a ride as Lavanya had her Car.

"Oh no, she is definitely not going by her Car, I mean she is pretty drunk still" and on cue Lavanya gave her friend a drunken smile. Her friend then left us quickly. Lavanya then started talking all sweet to me. But I didn't have time for all this stuff. I stopped her and told her," Give me your car key, quick. I have booked a cab for you. It will be here any minute now so we should go now. C'mon please Lavanya." She just smiled at followed my lead. I almost rethought my plan, but it had to be done. I grabbed her bag and led her out of the office. She tired questioning me when we took the stairs instead of the lift. But I silenced her with a warm hug which just distracted her. We reached the basement where I had called the cab. Avoiding all the CCTV camera's I put her in the cab. Once I returned to the office using her access card. I called the cab driver and told him in a soft voice, "Hi, I just sent my friend in your cab, Vivek here, sorry but I forgot to put in her home address. The current destination is my home address. Actually, my phone has switched off and I don't have charger right now. It's just a few kilometers more, she will pay you in cash for extra fare"

The I went ahead with the more complicated job. I grabbed Lavanya's coffee cup and from the pantry searched for some cocoa powder which was kept in for hot chocolate. I removed from my pocket Lavanya's access card and her make up brush. Both of which I had so nicely removed from her purse along with the Car keys. I went to the cabin behind Vishal's where rarely people went. I proceeded to dust finger prints off the Coffee Cup. Once, it was done a cellotape served as a nice tool to copy them. Carrying it to Vishal's Cabin I planted them on the gun wiped clean by Vishal.

Throwing away the rest of the material, I checked that no one was currently in office. I had made a note of a way where we won't be spotted in any of the cameras. It involved lot of huffing and puffing with the body bag. But It had to be done. Once we were downstairs I stuffed the body bag in Lavanya's Car. Vishal selfish as he was never asked what I was doing. Once the car was out I made sure that only the overhead camera's spotted the Car leaving the parking. We then left the office premises.

"Where are we going to go?"

"Oh, now you ask. Well first, I am dropping you on the way to Borivali. I know a shady bridge after Borivali where I will be pushing this Car. Once they find this body. They will know she entered the office and visited you. But I had your access card checked out immediately afterwards. It would seem you had left before the murder"

"But the CCTV camera on the main door?"

"Good question, after I found about the your bad deed, I blew one of the leftover helium balloons and released it over the camera as some people entered the office. It was in the jute bad we reused as the body bag. Anyway, now all of the evidences are erased and the necessary ones planted. All you have to do is accept you met Gauri. But as she was angry with you for having an affair with Lavanya to which you will graciously accept. Then, you left her in the office as she refused to leave without meeting Lavanya. Understood, good. Now get your ass out."

Gotta admit, it seemed pretty cool bossing my Boss around.