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IN THE POLICE STATION

Cop: Sanket, please take your seat

Sanku sat on the chair opposite to the Cop

Cop: So you are a college student?!

Sanku: yeah

Cop: From how many years do you know Prateek

Sanku: 2 years

Cop: did you notice anything different in Prateek's behaviour in the past 2 days?

Sanku: n-no

Cop: do you know anyone he used to meet regularly?

Sanku: no

Cop: kisi pe shak hai?

Cop: leave it, no problem

Sanku: actually, he wanted to tell me something important but

Cop: but?

Sanku: but, someone called him, he looked tensed and he left from there, i couldn't find out who it was, but sir I must say, he was not a person to give up, I'm sure this is a murder

Cop: hmm, you may go now

I came out of the cabin, Aash was sitting on a chair with her head bent in her hands...I walked upto her and sat next

Sanku: honey,

Aash: Sanku, tum thik hona?!

Sanku: I'm all fine honey ( and he hugged her)

Aash: mujhe kuch thik nahi lag raha hai Sanku, tume kya lagta hai, tumhara friend suicide kar sakta hai?

Sanku: nahi, woh suicide nahi kar sakta, this is a well planned murder, aur kaatil ko saza milni chahiye aur milegi, agar police ne iss case ko suicide kehke close kardiya, toh bhi main uss kaatil ko nahi chodunga...mujhe pata hai, this is a MURDER

Aash could see the anger and tears both in Sanku's eyes

Sanku: okay, chalo ghar chalte hai

And they leave

NEXT MORNING, IN THE COLLEGE

CLASSROOM

A teacher walks in

Teacher: Sanket!!

Sanku stood up

Teacher: you are called to the Principals cabin

Sanku: Okay

Sanku went out the classroom and was walking to the principals cabin, he saw a police constable standing outside the room, he stopped there and took the deep breath and went in...as he opened the door

Sanku: may i come in ma'am

Principal: come in Sanket!

The cop showed Sanket a picture

Cop: iss ko jante ho?

Sanku saw shocked and shattered after seeing the picture

Cop: kisine iss ko Prateek ke ghar jate hue dekha tha, we suspect him

Sanku: n-no I don't know him
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Did Sanku know him?? Then why did he lie?

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