"I bought a 36 shades crayon box and still can't figure out a color my face is colored with when my eyes are caught by yours"
Rudra: god I don't believe too, but I had a little idea after asking about her around everywhere that she is the one, as she is nowhere to be found, I had already informed at all stations and airports she definitely can't leave the country she won't be able to hide for a long time
He was convincing him or her she didn't know but there was comfort in his voice which reach to her skin she felt the warmth of his voice touching her fingertips and her heart and mind both feel at ease
everyone else also comes and gathers around them after some time, without uttering any word they were looking at each other's faces wandering who was most surprised by the fact, or did anyone doubted her before, and finally mohit choses to break the ice
Mohit: so what we should be doing right now, we have already alerted everyone and every possible next prey
Rudra: but you are forgetting one thing we have snatched one of her prey she won't sit quietly she is already in the eyes of the police so even if she has to get arrested now she will complete her half-done work before that
He frown his forehead, concern shinning brightly in his eyes for the next misfortune that could probably happen anytime, Mohit seems to depict his point and now they both running similar expression on their face
Mohit: so you mean she will attack my fiancee again?
More than a doubt it comes out like a question from his mouth like he already knew that rudra meant this only
Rudra: could be or
He stopped and couldn't complete the sentence he was forming from joining two words, and shift his eyes on vera concern now running deeper as she could easily see it in his eyes
Nitin: or?
He didn't understand the eye thing or unique language Rudra and vera was sharing
Sushant: or she might go after vera
The intelligent one couldn't resist himself anymore to bring the fact on the table that everyone was ignoring
Vera: me but why?
She asked but not with much surprise as if she had the slightest idea that this could be a possibility to
Sushant: come on you are the one who was irritating her for such a long time why won't she say hi to her annoying buddy before saying hello to the whole world in her true personality
He stands up from the cold iron bench and straight his spine in a dramatic way while fixing his glasses, Mohit took the position right after seeming tired from the ongoing conversation
Nitin: shutup
He seems really irritated from the Sushant's word as if they will actually happen just because he was saying it
Sushant: ok I will but you need to provide security to her and his fiance
Vera: don't listen to him only nitin's fiancee needs security right now, I think Rudra is right she will come after her because psychopaths never leave their work incomplete
She ignores the fact put in light by their genius mind friend rather than choose to go with the flow of the situation
And everyone nods, which leads to the end of the discussion
After visiting everyplace and after alerting police all the traffic police to keep keen eyes on the vehicles, and after informing and updating all the details about mansi to every railway station and airports vera finally returned to her house, on insist of Rudra, but he was still at the station dealing with some important stuff, she freshn up and get changed she sat on her couch and on her tv she was scrolling through random channels and was also scrolling thoughts in her mind, she didn't belive the mansi to whom she knew from a long time could do something like this, she never even in her dream thought something like that , she left tv on and went to kitchen to prepare something to eat after a while she return and switch to news channel she adjusted her cushion and sat there to eat when her door bell ring she was about to open the door when her eyes fell on her reflaction on tv screen and a random thought run in her mind, what if it is rudra and she checked herself once agian in mirror and tie her loose hairs in a pony tail and apply a lip balm and went to open the door, but her hand pause on the door knob what if it is mansi she remember sushant's suggestion and decide to check first but and got surprised after checking from peep hole
She opened the door hesitantly and the person standing in front of her smiled at her
"What are you doing here Prachi?'
Vera asked her not quite sure if that would be appropriate to start a conversation or not
" actually Rudra was worried about you and I was also scared and was not sure where can I go so I thought maybe if we hang out for a while it will ease the mood until we can get our hand on Mansi"
She smiled slightly showing the perfect line of her white teeth, even after being tired from series of event she could still manage to look beautiful
'Ok come inside"
She steps aside and lets Prachi enter in and then closes the door eyeing the whole place to make sure if someone followed her
She points at the couch and tell her to sit there and went inside the kitchen herself to grab a drink for her
Tea or coffee
"Black coffee" she replied from outside
Vera return with two coffee mugs and forward one in front of prachi for a few moments there was an awkward silence between them , then vera break the ice
"I am sorry Prachi"
She said in a low tone but still fixing her eyes on the cup,she was running her fingers on the cup , it was wandering from its handle to the circular edges of cup Prachi looked at her but didn't reply anything
"I should have said you this earlier, I don't know why I took this much time to apologize to you may be I was mustering up a courage, Rudra tell me everything that it was not your fault"
"No vera it's ok you don't really have to, anyone at your place would have done the same you just react according to the situation "
"Still I should have at least listened to your expectation, Rudra tell me everything, that you were also forced in all that

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under the wraps
Mystery / ThrillerThis narrative is around a serial murderer or psycho killer who commits a series of murders but always goes unreported by police because he successfully covers them up as suicides. However, while committing one such crime, he comes under the notice...