TRIPTI

PART:5

Present

Tripti was looking out of the window remembering the things happened to her.

Next morning

Satvik gets up quickly off his bed and opens the door of his room.
An officer was coming towards his way.

Officer: I'm sorry to bother you this early, but there has been another murder.

*Time skips*

A dead body of a man was lying in the bathtub filled with blood.

Officer: There's a witness, a little girl. She seems to be in shock. Poor thing, she was saying.....

Satvik: What?

Officer: The goddess killed him.

Satvik: I would like to speak to her.

Officer: She's sedated. The doctor gave her a pull.

Satvik: Which doctor?

Officer: Dr. Sudesh. Fortunately, he was close at hand.

*Time skips*

Dr. Sudesh enters a place where Tripti was standing and puffing her ciggerate. The whole background was all red by the reflection of moon.

Sudesh: Thief.

Tripti: There's a fine. *Smiles and look at him* You haven't come to see me for days. *Passes the ciggerate*

Sudesh: *takes it* I thought Sir Satvik is here, so you would be busy. *Takes a puff*

Tripti: Oh, he's the busy one. He has a new hobby these days. What were those stories you used to read to me?
The one with the detective.

Sudesh: oh, Sherlock.

Tripti: Yes, so Satvik is playing Sherlock these days.

Sudesh laughs

Tripti: it's not a joke. *Smiles* He suspects you. Actually, there is not even a speck of truth to it. So why worry?

Sudesh: *smiles* Depends on what he suspects me of.

Tripti looks at him.

Sudesh: I have no expectations. You know what? You are way out of my league. Which is why I draw boundaries......to keep myself a little safe.

*Tripti smiles*

Tripti: Coward

Sudesh: Oh, yeah. *Smiles*

*Passes her ciggerate*

*Tripti puffs*

They both smiles looking at each other. While Satvik kept watching them from a distance.

Satvik: Are these all the crime reports?

Officer: Yes, sir Satvik.

Satvik: This signature?

Officer: It's Dr. Sudesh's. He came to examine the body.

Satvik was looking at the report while officer was standing next to him.
Satvik kept turning pages and looked at the report of Dinkar.

*After a while*

Tripti was entering in the room to see Satvik arranging the paperwork in the drawers.

Tripti: What are these papers?

Satvik: *smiles* It's a story. *Moves towards Tripti holding a box*

Satvik opens the box revealing ciggerates. Tripti smiles and looks at Satvik. Tripti takes a ciggerate.