ENIGMA- 2

Spoor

"No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye."

In a moment of impulsiveness, Ohit urged Sahasranshu to flee without hesitation, yet Sahasranshu rejected his suggestion. Ohit, in a displeased and whispered manner, threatened by saying, 'I swear on our friendship that if you don't run, I won't be able to forgive myself... If I need anything, I will send a message... Go to your parents' home.' Sahasranshu departed without prior planning and returned to his parents' abode.

Meanwhile, Rasool took Neel to his residence and expressed an interest in learning more about him. In the still of the night, with the darkness enveloping everything, the dogs howled, and Rasha eavesdropped from behind the door. Neel shared insights about the bond between Ohit and Oorja; Rasool found it difficult to believe what he was hearing. Neel inquired, 'Who arrived in the morning? That lady?' Rasool responded, 'They were landlords inquiring about Ohit because they suspected we were associated, although we are not, and I am unaware of his whereabouts. I need to locate him discreetly... she is my wife.'

The individual known as Neel mentioned, 'If they become aware of your involvement, as it was indicated that they would resort to lethal actions...' Rasool responded with a hiss, and requested him to speak more quietly, as he wished to prevent his wife from learning about the threat.

But Rasha was eavesdropping. She decided if she got to know about Ohit's whereabouts, she would disclose it to Talukdars.

Rasool rang colleague Atam's dwelling and commanded him to find out and Chase the spoor of Ohit.

Ohit left alone amid the petrified situation. He decided to visit the European Lunatic Asylum without letting anyone; he was immersed in the wrong trepidation, yet he had to go.

Before going to the Asylum, He methodically went through the Article [The murder's about]. He noticed a chain of words: 'There was urine near the dead body'; all of a sudden, he remembered a disabled woman in an Asylum and her eerie behaviour.

He left for the Asylum; when Ohit arrived at the threshold of the Asylum, he saw a Footprint, but he shrugged it off when he went inside and moved forward. He heard a Woman whispering to herself, he heard the jingling of the Ghugguru and when he peeped inside through the curtain.

He saw a woman who was dressing, talking to herself, cleaning her eerie weapon and calling a strange name, the name was "...Bimru..."

Amidst this sequence of events, a voice reverberated which caught Oorja's attention. Oorja then directed her gaze towards Ohit, who, in turn, was fixated on Felu. Ohit's expression turned to one of astonishment upon realizing that Felu was being arrested. Oorja, fueled by anger, proceeded towards Ohit but he sought refuge behind Felu. Observing Ohit's presence, Felu abandoned a woman and hastily started running, with Ohit trailing close behind. Oorja intended to pursue them as well, but unfortunately, she lost her footing and fell to the ground.

Amidst the movement, Rasool, Atam and Neel approached there, and they saw Ohit running behind someone; Rasool stopped Atam and Neel and commanded them to go inside and check out the situation, and I would go behind them.

Upon entry, they encountered an unconscious woman and promptly placed her in bed before summoning medical assistance. Dr. Yamuna Dutt, a female doctor, arrived and provided aid to the woman in distress. The group inquired about a missing patient named Oorja.

Subsequently, Neel and Atam trailed the footsteps of Rasool. As the events unfolded, Rasool fatally shot Felu, leading to a fatal confrontation. After halting Ohit and reassuring him of no harm, Rasool proceeded to divulge the entire narrative involving both himself and Neel.

Amidst the chaos, Oorja surfaced wielding a weapon, accompanied by a menacing donkey. Swift action by Atam and Neel averted disaster, as they apprehended Oorja and transported her to Rasool's residence.

Oorja De was hardly controlled by them and when Neel inquired about her past and why she hated Zamindars. She Narrates a heartfelt story of her side.

          [My husband was the servant of Zamindar, he and his Sahab used to exploit me and my Bona. My cruel husband killed my Bona and my Son and my Premi 'Purvang'.

I killed him when he tried to sexually exploit me, I killed his Sahab (with painful giggling).

But I don't remember what happened to me every morning I don't remember...

Aaa... surely my Sakhi Sarla do something with me... (Neel asked, "Who, Sarla?").

Aree... my friend of Sonagachi and she left me here...]

Neel recollected Sarla, leading to his astonishment before taking any action. Subsequently, he documented the entire sequence of events and conveyed it to Prayambad via written correspondence. Meanwhile, at Rasool's residence, Oorja, Ohit, Atam, and Rasha were present. Neel was notably absent as he had departed for the post office.

A weird thing happened...

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||Prompt Third used [two pictures Prompt out of Three] in the above chapter||

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