RAGHVI FF : A PHOENIX

CHAP 5 : SHERLOCK HOLMES

4 P.M. , HYDERABAD

"Farhad" Raghav asked in shock.

"Han Anna main aur ab bahut ho gaye aapka khel ab sirf sach sunna chahunga main." Farhad folded his arms infront of his chest giving a final look to Raghav.

"Koi khel nahin hai idhar." Rghav replied looking directly at him trying to scare him off. Damn it always worked before but after HER, everyone has started being so carefree of him.

"Matlab final hai ki aap nahin batayenge. Phit theek hai. Toh main khud hi dekhleta hai." Farhad replied as he moved his hand inside the car via the open window trying to grab the packet that Raghav just threw in.

"Haath bhi mat laga usko." Raghav held his hand.

"Toh aap sach bataiye abhi." Farhad pushed his hand away and Raghav sighed. There was no point for him to fight now. He was caught red handed.

"Theek hai sab batata hai main lekin idhar nahin." Raghav pointed a finger at him as he motioned Farhad to get inside the car.

Farhad knew that look, it meant that now his Anna was not gonna lie so he just nodded at him and lest his best friend take him wherever he wanted. Raghav ignited his car as he turned back towards the city of Hyderabad.

The car halted infront of the RR Mansion and Raghav got out with a confused Farhad following him behind.

"Anna hum ghar kyun aaye hai?" he asked.

"Tereko tera jawaab chahiye toh chal." Raghav took the small parcel and walked to his house with a strolling Farhad behind him.

He gently opened his bedroom door and signalled farhad to get in as he locked the door from inside.

"Anna hum yahan kyun aaye hain?" Farhad asked for the millionth time annoying Raghav.

"mera peeche aa." Raghav signalled him to follow towards the wardrobe area as he opened the last cupboard with a key.

As the door opened , Farhad came face to face with the back of cupboard holding a lot of pictures, from Pallavi's to some place, cuttings of maps and newspaper with pen marks and thread all around. It looked like a maze to him, a very confusing maze hence he turned to look at his Anna who had a pointed look on his face.

"Yeh kya hai Anna?" he asked.

"Sach." came back a reply.

"Magar yeh sab photos, maps aur yeh numbers yeh sab kya hai. Aap aakhir kar kya rahe hain?" asked a confused farhad.

"Tera bhabhi ko dhundh raha hai." Raghav turned to face him with a glint in his eyes.

"Bhabhi ko lekin Anna Bhabhi toh-" Farhad tried to decipher the situation when Raghav interrupted him.

"Shayad zinda hai." Raghav spoke turning around and walking to his everyday buddy aka his scotch bottle.

"Kya matlab hai ki woh zinda hai? Anna humne khud unki body dekhi hai." Farhad stated walking towards him.

"Magar chehra naahin dekha." Raghav saw Farhad's face turn into a completely confused one so he added, "Pehle mere ko bhi laga tha ki 3 mahina pehle sab khatam ho gaya."

"Jaanta hai bahut sawaal hoga tera lekin uss sab ka jawaab nahin hai mera paas abhi bas ek theory hai." he handed Farhad a picture of Pallavi.

"Kaisi theory? Anna mujhe kuch samajh nahin aa raha hai" Farhad asked.

" Samajh toh mereko bhi nahin aya tha pehle. Mere ko laga ki Pallavi uss bus accident main- toot sa gaya tha main, maano mera saans ruk gaya ho. Dekh bhi nahin paa raha tha main usko isliye khudko kamra main band kar liya tha main. Sab tod dena chahta tha main tab mera saamne yeh photo aaya. Aur mera dil yakeen karne laga ki jo main dekh raha hai woh shayad ek jhooth hai." Raghav replied.

"Iss photo se kaise?" Farhad spoke eyeing the photo with great interest.

"Dhyaan se dekh tereko uss photo main kya dikh raha hai?" Raghav asked.

"Pallavi bhabhi aur aap. Jab hum woh Nawab family ke event par gaye the. Maine hi toh kheechi thi." Farhad answered.

"Aur dhyaan se dekh. Tujhe woh bracelet dikh raha hai." Raghav spoke pointing out at something shiny in Pallavi's wrist.

"Han Aapne bhabhi ke liye specially design kara tha. Humne saath main hi toh design aur making final kari thi." Farhad looked at his Anna trying to decipher the code.

"Aur yeh main Pallavi ko ussi shaam diya tha, hamara shaadi ka gift ke taur par. Lekin yeh koi aisa waise bracelet nahin tha, yeh bracelet main saalon se design kar raha hai. Isme maine hyderabad ka sabse purana aur traditional technique lagaya hai, specially iska lock main. Aur tabse lekar ab tak Pallavi isko kabhi nahin utara." Raghav pointed at the various pictures around his room of them.

"Par iska kya?" Farhad asked.

"Lekin humko jo body plice diya uska saara jwellery theek tha bas thora sa hi melt hua tha toh agar saara jwellery body par tha toh bracelet bhi hona tha na. Aur yeh bracelet main specially ek fire resistant material se banwaya tha aise poora nahin jal sakta tha woh. Aur yeh baat mereko bahut late samajh aaya isse pehle main apna doubt clear karwa pata tum sab uss body ka antimsanskar kar chuka tha toh DNA test ka toh possibility hi nahin tha." Raghav explained.

"Par Anna aapne yeh sab hume kyun nahin bataya? Main aapki madat kar sakta tha." Farhad questioned.

"Kyunki main sure nahin tha Farhad. Yeh sab sirf mera vehem bhi ho sakta tha. Yeh bass ek doubt tha ek theory tha. aisa bahut sa scenario tha jo sach ho skta tha. Woh bracelet kahin kho sakta tha. Mereko kuch samajh nahin aa raha tha" Raghav spoke running a frustrating hand in his hair.

"Aur main jaanta tha ki tu, Aai , Amma aur baaki sab Pallavi ke jaane ke baad bilkul toot sa gaya tha aur aisa sab main, main tum logon ko koi jhootha ummeed nahin dena chahta tha jab main khud hi sure nahin hai. " he added.

"Lekin Anna ek baar toh kehte, main bhabhi ke liye kuch bhi karta." Farhad sat down trying to grasp in everything.

"Main sabko aur dukh nahin de sakta tha. Uss din ke baad main sab kara, uss accident ke baare main sab pata kara lekin jiss seat se woh body mila tha woh Pallavi ke naam par booked tha, body ka kuch nahin bacha tha, koi aur information nahin tha. Mereko kuch samajh nahin aa rha tha. Last week tak toh main give up kar chuka tha lekin-" Raghav screamed looking around as he slumped to the ground after finally letting out his emotions that he had held captive since the last 3 months.

"Lekin kya Anna?" Farhad kept a hand on his shoulder.

"Lekin phir mereko woh Aditi ka call aya. Woh unn 4-5 private agents main se tha jinko main hire kara tha. Kyunki woh bracelet ka design kaafi unique tha aur kisike paas nahin ho sakta tha isliye Aditi ne aas paas ke har uss jwellery store main jahan par koi purana jweller jo aisa technique main maahir tha usko iss bracelet ka photo bheja. Kal raat woh mereko yahi batane aaya tha ki usko ek old aged jweller ka call aya tha ki jis dukaan par woh kaam karta hai udhar aisa lock repair karwane ko koi ladki aaya tha." Raghav looked up with bloodshot eyes.

"toh matlab woh raat wali ladki koi club main nahi mili thi. Woh aapko information dene aai thi. Iska matlab woh sab natak tha Anna." Farhad asked with relief in his eyes.

"Han tereko kya laga main Pallavi ka jagah kisi aur ko de dega. Aditi bataya mereko ki aisa exact same bracelet hydrabad ka ek shop main banne ko laya woh ladki. Pehla mereko yeh ek coincidence laga, laga shayad koi design copy kar liya par phir woh bataya ki woh bracelet exactly clone tha Pallavi wale jaisa. uspar bhi woh leaf ka print tha jo main Pallavi ke bracelet par uske naam ka meaning ke liye banaya tha." Raghav explained showing him the photo.

"Iska matlab Pallavi bhabhi?" Farhad got up in happiness.

"Pata nahin. Uss shop ka owner kuch bata nahin raha hai." Raghav too got up from the floor.

"Toh ab hum confirm kaise karen?"

"Aditi laa raha hai uss owner ko warehouse main." Raghav turned to face Farhad with a smirk, "woh abhi tak ek agent se mila hai lekin ab woh Hyderabad Ke Don se milega." he added picking up the parcel and walking out of the room as a smiling Farhad accompanied him for the mission.

I hope alot has been cleared now for why Raghav behaved the way he did in the previous chapters. Well i wrote it without realising how long it went so please bear with it and if anyone has any confusion , feel free to ask. I'll be happy to try and explain my point of view.