Dark Promise

Arduous?

'Jeep ah patha witness yaru Moorthy?'

'Inga pakathula oru kadaila watchman ah irukra oruthar dha sir..kalaila shift mudinchu veetuku pora vazhila avaru kannula patuchu nu statement kuduthirukaru..'

Bala hummed in response and spoke,

'Media yarum varama pathukonga Moorthi..confidential ah deal pananum itha..'

'Okay sir..'

Bala nodded his head and turned towards the jeep and notice Nilosh already taking a look at it. He wore a pair of hand gloves before nearing the jeep and looked at Nilosh who was looking inside thoroughly,

'Edhadhu kedachudha Nilosh?'

Nilosh turned towards Bala and showed him a golden silk thread making him frown,

'Ennadhu idhu?'

'Shirnila podavaila iruntha pattu nool..ithu avalodadhu dha..' Nilosh uttered in a low voice.

'Epdi avlo uruthiya solra?'

'Golden saree with a purple shot color..romba rare aana combination..avale customize pani vanginadhu..intha thread kuda almost adhe color dha..intha jeepla dha ava irunthirukaa..100% confirm da..'

Bala stared him for a while and immediately called Moorthy,

'Odane forensic team ku inform panunga..intha jeepla irukra fingerprints and samples lam odane collect pana sollunga..'

Shirnila sat on the bed and wondered. She was sure that her friends and family would be searching for her intensely as it has been four days now. She looked at the carpet which hid the opening of the tunnel underneath it and looked at the door, which was closed, not showing any signs of his arrival.

She got up from her bed and walked towards the opening. She checked the door once again before lifting the carpet to inspect the lock which secured the opening of the tunnel. She was not much sure about where it led to, but she decided to explore and try her luck.

She realised that it was a strong lock which is not definitely going to be easy task for her if she decided to break it. She looked around the place to find any object which would help her breaking it but felt disappointed when she found nothing. She ran her hand below her bed and her eyes brightened when she found a piece of flat lengthy metal underneath it.

She removed it carefully without hurting herself and checked whether it is durable to unlock the padlock. She had seen numerous videos to unlock a padlock using a shim, a piece of curved metal which is shoved into the curved upper portion of the lock where the shackle goes into the locking mechanism.

Shirnila had succeeded in opening locks when she had missed her keys frequently, and that helped her today. She curved the metal and shaped it into a shim so that she can try it with the padlock which secured the entrance of the tunnel.

She checked the door on and off and finished making her equipment before inserting it into the lock to wiggle it back and forth. She tried for a few minutes but clicked her tongue in frustration when it didn't work. She knew that she had no other options rather than trying it, so she took a deep breath and started once again.

Using a shim is fairly a straightforward method, but it does take a lot of patience and expertise.

Shirnila jerked when she heard footsteps and immediately hid the metal below the carpet before rushing back to her bed. She maintained a stern face and pretended like looking at somewhere randomly but looked at him with the corner of her eyes and ignored him purposefully. She noticed him smirking at her, and she rolled her eyes.