Nirupama

Nirupama-22

NIRUPAMA

(Some Secrets May Better Remain Secrets Forever)

'I cannot bear this', 'I want to pluck my eyes out' only these two sentences were the clues which the late girl Nirupama left in writing one on a wall and one in a book quite unintentionally and involuntarily to know about the reason for her committing suicide. Her father Ranganath, detective Smaran and his niece Menaka along with Nirupama's friend Sukanya pretty well understood that Nirupama did not want the said secret to be known to anyone else. But since her father Ranganath hell bent upon knowing about the said secret, detective Smaran and his niece Menaka ruthlessly investigated the matter only to unearth the said ghastly, shocking and astounding secret which the dead girl terribly wished to keep only with her in her grave forever.

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"Thank you very much. Anyhow, have you remembered anything important? Particularly of that day when you have seen Nirupama like that?"

"No. Sorry sister. I have tried a lot but could not remember anything at all other than that. That was all whatever I have said to you already, I remembered."

"Its alright. What we can do then? Forget." Hissing out heavily again Menaka said.

"I know that you asked me to come again only to ask about that."

"You are right." Menaka nodded her head.

"Sorry. I disappointed you." Bittoo said.

"Its alright. Never mind."

"I go home now. There is lot of home work I have to do."

"Sorry, I disturbed you." Menaka said.

"It's a pleasure talking with you." Saying so Bittoo started towards the door and suddenly stopped. He looked at Menaka and said. "I don't know whether it is important or not. But I remembered something."

"Tell me Bittoo... What it is?" Menaka asked him eagerly.

"But it is not about Nirupama."

"First tell me what it is?" Menaka became impatient.

"After Nirupama left on that day....after thirty minutes or so afte her leaving..... Niranjan uncle came out of that house."

Menaka at once became alert. Very important piece of information!

"Is it is true?" there was excitement in the voice of Menaka.

"Hundred percent true."

"Ranganath uncle was not in his home then?"

"I don't know. But I clearly remember seeing Niranjan uncle."

"Why that particularly you remembered him seeing on that day?"

"There is no particular reason but I remembered that." Bittoo said. "I knew him. Nirupama sister said about him and she liked him a lot. She said that he is a psychology professor and being impressed by him she joined in psychology postgraduation. "

"I see." Menaka nodded her head thoughtfully. She suddenly remembered "Did he wear his black spectacles then too?"

"Yes. He is. I never have seen him without those black spectacles. Why he wears them always? Now a day very few people wear those type of spectacles."

"I too feel wonder about it." Menaka said.

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"It is indeed very important piece of information Menaka." Smaran said. "Niranjan came out of that house on the day the boy saw Nirupama left it with tearful eyes."