SOLACE, SERENITY, SOULMATE

Chapter 42: "My husband!"

    Riddhima lying in the hospital bed. A ward boy entered her room and saw her gaining consciousness slowly. It took her a few minutes to see clearly through her eyes and understand the atmosphere. 

    "You!", she exclaimed in surprise while furrowing her eyebrows. 

    "Yes, I'm glad you remember me. I'm here to help you out with your parents' murder case. Please cooperate." 

    "Nobody stopped you at the door?", she asked in a faint voice. 

    "That's not relevant. See these photographs taken at the very spot, and pay attention to the ancient weapon." 

    Riddhima started seeing the photographs keenly so that her mind didn't miss any clue from there. She was weak but she could not give up the opportunity which walked towards her. 

    With the help of the so called ward boy she sat on the hospital bed but her eyes didn't move from those photographs. 

    She forbade herself to make any sort of expression in her face so that the ward boy could not figure out her mind, she learnt it from her husband when he used to confuse her with his expressionless face. 

    "Why are you showing this to me? Why don't you submit this as an evidence to the police?", she asked. 

    "I can't do that. Your husband is behind my life." 

    A statement which was enough for Riddhima's mind to create a havoc. 

    "My husband!", she fumbled then realised what he was talking about. 

    "I had to leave. You please take care of these photographs.", the ward boy said. 

    "Listen! What was your name? I forgot it.", Riddhima asked holding her head in between her palms. 

    "Ah! It's Kabir. It's ok. It had been a long time we met in the park.", he said with a smile and then jumped out of the window in the cabin.

    With some new evidence in her hand, Riddhima was contemplating grave matters. 

    Suddenly she heard the click sound of the door lock and hurriedly hid the photographs under her pillow. 

    "You gained consciousness! That's good.", the doctor said. 

    "What happened to me? I could only remember, I lost consciousness while having dinner.", she stated in a very low voice. 

    "You are allergic to prawns. We have found 2-3 prawns in the mixed vegetables served to you. But you are totally fine now. This weakness will be gone by tomorrow.", the doctor informed her. 

    The door swung wide open and 3 NCB officers entered to ask her about her health.

    Vansh reached that hospital in 40 minutes but his mind raised multiple questions about his wife being brought to a hospital which was far from the jail and he being informed an hour late. 

    "Angre, I want to know what happened exactly to Riddhima?", Vansh asked, getting restless. 

    "Boss, our men in the jail informed us that ma'am was served prawns in the mixed vegetables which deteriorated her health and she lost consciousness.", Angre stated.

     Vansh was smelling all the wrong stuff in the scenario. 

    "Boss, the shocking thing is none of them was served that mixed vegetable except ma'am.", Angre informed. 

    In a flash, his body language changed as if a mission was set in his mind. 

    Shakib came running to his Boss with permission from the home minister to visit Riddhima.