The Lion and the Rose

Chapter 32

Devil

I walk out of the assembling unit and enter into the empty lockers room. I let out a loud scream relieving my anger.

This Monday, I joined V&D Automobiles as a Junior Mechanic to be close to Ashwika and Siva and waiting for an opportunity to take her away. Sitting in the flat and just watching them through the hacked surveillance is no fun. Being on field, creating chaos in their life and witnessing the terror in their eyes is like euphoria.

I underwent a minor facelift surgery to alter the shape of my eyes, nose and jawline, so that I can look similar to the photoshopped image of mine which I used to apply for the job in this company. Ashwika has seen me a couple of times, though she hasn't recognised me last week, I don't want to risk being recognised by Ashwika at any point and her memories of me to return. That's the reason for me to apply for a junior mechanic post in the manufacturing unit instead of any other post in the corporate unit.

Working in the same wing as Ashwika has high chances of us coming face to face and I don't want that to happen in the office premises where she is safe. I will have my own time and way of making her recognise me and bring back her memories. But that has to wait until I get a chance to take her away when she is alone.

Working in the manufacturing unit, it's just that I won't be able to watch them, but I can hear them through the microphone I have set in Siva's cabin and the surrounding area where they both can talk. Unfortunately due to the allergy caused by the chemical I have applied on the saree, Ashwika took leave until yesterday.

I saw her when she arrived today and Siva when he came to the factory early to check on things before the press conference. That time the machines were yet to be started and also there was no opportunity available for me to hurt him. But when he came for the second time with a photographer and flirted with Ashwika before posing for pictures, I wanted to snatch that dreamy smile away from her face.

I was so happy when Ashwika came into the assembling unit to meet the accountant. The cabins of the superiors are situated on the right side of the assembling unit whereas my working point is on the left side. But my happiness was short-lived when Siva entered. The glow and happiness on her face for him spiked my anger towards Siva. And I got a chance, when he was standing directly under the ceiling trolley track system which was in my control to transit the parts of the two wheelers across the assembling section.

Just a little handy work on the controller, it'll look like a system malfunction and not even as a learner's mistake. Everything went well, the movement of the track system stopped and the trolley which was exactly overhead of Siva dangled for the engine to fall but in the end, Ashwika came to Siva's rescue.

How in the hell do they sense each other's danger?

Now I have to wait for the right time to strike.

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Raghav

I plug in my camera and transfer the photos I have taken today. Last Friday, Siva mailed me a brief about Ashwika and how that Bina address ki envelope (envelope without an address) has tried to attack her several times. I always prefer old ways of communication when it comes to sharing information which cannot be traced online. Also I needed to take a look at the location where every event happened.

Sunday Siva took me to the bus stop where he first met Ashwika, I noted down the details by staying inside the car which I will use for further investigation and today I went to his company campus. I covered the entire campus area to check which ways he would have entered to watch them on Friday.