SOLACE, SERENITY, SOULMATE

Chapter 22: Divulgence

    "Do you want me to call Ritu over here?", Vansh asked her. 

    "Is that possible?", Riddhima replied with another question. 

    "Everything is possible in this mercenary world. You just have to say what you want.", Vansh said, being astute. 

    Riddhima shrinked her eye-brows. 

    "I'll come tomorrow morning. Ritu and you should be ready to return home when I arrive.", Vansh said with a stony face and went out of the cabin without even bidding a proper goodbye.

    Riddhima was trying to perceive his behaviour but couldn't make out the man. 

    It was almost 30 minutes past 9, Ritu opened the door of her cabin, came near her and passed her fingers through Riddhima's hair which made her eyes open and a blissful smile crept onto her face. 

    "He is a nerd. Bhai told me about this just an hour ago. You say, it's actually I who knows you then being in relation with me, dad and bhai got to know you. Now, just see both of them knew everything about this attack and they are informing me now as if I'm an outsider. You know, sometimes, I too feel alone but never say to them because I feel something is off.", Ritu said her heart out to her best friend whom she now considered as her soul sister. 

    "You are overthinking. I have seen your dad getting tensed for you. He cares for you. Mr. Raisinghania truly believes that you are his sister. He fulfills all your childish demands. Right?", Riddhima replied to console her. 

    "Riddhima, I know that you also sense that something is off. Don't you?", Ritu replied looking straight into her eyes. 

    "I can't lie to you. Yes, I feel it too. But I'm helpless. It feels like someone is caging me. Someone doesn't want me to reach for the truth. The truth which has become a burden for me. I know that if they kill me they will get relief from this murder case. But don't you think Mr. Raisinghania is interfering too much with my affairs?", Riddhima shared her concern. 

    "Like my dad and bhai, they were hard to crack from the get-go, but as time passes it is becoming more and more difficult for me to crack them.", Ritu surrendered her thoughts. 

    "Don't stress yourself. You should focus on your career.", Riddhima replied.

    "I have my entrance examination tomorrow and I'll be leaving for Prague on the 25th. Bhai assured me of a treat but I want you to accompany me. Will you do that for me?", Ritu asked with a lot of hope in her eyes. 

    "I'll accompany you. I also want some refreshment.", Riddhima gave assurance. 

    Ritu was staring at the wall and Riddhiuma called her by her name. 

    "What are you thinking?", Riddhima asked her, raising her eye-brows. 

    "I was wondering how long you will call him referring as Mr. Raisinghania! I mean, I call him bhai and you are my best friend. Right? So you can also call him bhai too.", Ritu suggested to her. 

    Riddhima thought for a while and said, "I just don't want to make any sort of relation with that unfathomable man. But, he is older than me so, yeah, I may call him bhai.", Riddhima sort of agreed to Ritu's suggestion. 

    Ritu smiled at her. 

    "Did you have your dinner, Riddhima?", Ritu asked her. 

    "Yes. What about you?", Riddhima queried. 

    "I had dinner, rather I should say dad forced me for dinner.", Ritu said. 

    Riddhima smiled and asked, "Where will you sleep?" 

    "I'll adjust myself on the sofa. See, I'm fitting into it perfectly.", Ritu chuckled while adjusting herself on the sofa. 

    They laughed and dozed off hoping to get a peaceful sleep. 

A Moment ago:

    Vansh stayed at Rathi house after Ritu left for hospital to visit Riddhima not before shouting at her bhai and dad for not telling her about the attack on Riddhima. 

    The moment she left the house, Angre came in with a file in his hand. 

    Seeing it, Mr. Rathi started sweating. 

    "Close the main door, Angre.", Vansh said a bit loud with scorching eyes and the audacity, aura in his voice. 

    Angre did as per his instruction and then came close to Mr. Rathi not before passing the file to his Boss. Angre took a chair from the dining table area and offered Mr. Rathi to sit rather forced him to sit there. 

   "So, Mr. Rascal Rathi, do you know the consequences for double-crossing your Boss for your own benefit?", Vansh asked him in a very loud and distinct voice while revolving around the chair where Mr. Rathi was seated. 

    Mr. Rathi was sweating heavily as if some of his lies had been caught by the Boss. 

    Vansh came in front of him after giving a round and said in a distinct voice, "I want the reason."

     "I just wanted to know the name of the murderer of my wife. So, I sent that private message to Riddhima, so that she would know about her marriage and confront you and force you to tell the truth. I'm tired and devastated, since last five years, hiding from my daughter about her mother's murder just to find the culprit. That day when you revealed to me that Riddhima's parents and my wife's murderer was the same person, I just couldn't hold myself and agreed the deal with you with the ray of hope that very soon that person would be in front of me but another 3 years passed after I signed the deal with you to take care of your presently wife and being running out of patience I double-crossed you. Forgive me, Boss.", Mr. Rathi avowed with tears in the corner of his eyes. 

    Whereas, Vansh was being offish with him and started interrogating again, "So, you decided to put the life of my wife in danger. Were you planning for any kind of retaliation by throwing my wife on the radar of Sultan Ahmed?" 

    "You are getting me wrong, Mr. Raisinghania. The wife you are talking about doesn't even know about her marriage. Have you ever thought about what will happen when suddenly the truth comes out?", Mr. Rathi questioned him back, gathering a lot of courage. 

    "One more word, I'll rip you off, you Bastard.", Vansh yelled his lungs out in exasperation. 

    "I'm older than you and your father used to consider me his brother. I deserve some respect.", Mr. Rathi replied in vexation. 

    "And I'm THE BOSS.", Vansh yelled with audacity and austerity. 

    Rathi put his head down after realizing that he was nothing more than a mere person who requested Vansh's help in finding the murderer of his wife. 

    "Leave this country on the 25th with Ritu. I just don't want to see your betrayal face.", Vansh declared Mr. Rathi's fate. 

    "You can't do this. I have my own pharmaceutical company to run. I need to stay in India to know about the murderer.", Mr. Rathi shouted at Vansh. 

    "The kind of things I can do to you is inconceivable. Talking about your company, I'll take it over by tomorrow and will pay you enough to live the rest of your life in Prague.", Vansh was raging in anger. 

    Having thrown the file with details of the private message onto Mr. Rathi's face, Vansh left his house, followed by Angre, in disgust.

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