CLOSET

Chapter 1

The dockyard of diu port was having lot of chaos that day, it was mid of may and there were no sign of sun showing any mercy, small corridor office in port was full of people shouting the prices of their ship for the consignment. A big consignment for everyone out there which usually don't come to diu but transferred from Bombay, but this case was different altogether as one of the biggest cotton mill merchant KESHAVJI DIWAN sold his factory over night to take part in disobedience movement, there were number of speculations behind that decision, there were also rumors on the selling price of the factory, many a persons had news that AL-ZAHEERA the firm who bought the factory paid double the amount of its actual valuation which caught attention of many British officials. All the raw materials of factory and its equipment were to be transferred to oman. For AL-ZAHEERA diu was the most feasible option as AL-HAMZA owner of AL-ZAHEERA had good equations with Portuguese empire but the biggest problem for them was the transportation. Every sailor there wanted the consignment,

400 rupees one of the sailor shouted.

350 someone else from the crowd yelled,

In all this noise where everyone was fighting for the deal one man was standing still in the last corner of the corridor calmly watching the whole process, he softly took one local cigarette out of his left pocket and inflamed it and started smoking slowly. His eyes were lost within his thoughts and had some weird serenity in them.

Meanwhile The deal was about to get closed in 320 rupees.

The man threw his cigarette down and shouted 250 rupees and soberly crushed the cigarette by his right foot.

Berserk crowd went to chills after hearing that amount, he took everyone by shock, confidence on his face was enough for everyone to withdraw from the deal

An aged man came from behind and put his hand on the man's shoulder,

"We have not sailed this long before devji!!" He said

"There have to be the first time and I think this will be the last one raman!!" Devji said

You are getting impatient, you still need some time to reveal.......

"Now is the time raman, my inner closet has to get unleashed before it is too late" He interrupted.

Have you asked asha? Raman said.

Not yet, I don't know how she will react? Devji said.

You have to get ready for her reactions!! Raman said.

As they were talking a port officer came and handed over the goods documents to him.

You have to leave by tomorrow. Officer said.

Devji nodded to him.

Raman took the papers from devji and started walking towards dockyard.

You must tell her by night!! He shouted as he left.

Devji took another cigarette and started smoking it as he looks towards "DRASHTI" his ship, most important thing for him after her daughter, over the years that ship has been his soul mate keeping his many secrets intact in a closet of his ship room but the time has come to reveal everything to the most precious gem of his life without getting any scar on that gem. After many years DEVJI KHALIFA was losing control over his mind, he was furious with himself for that, he threw the cigarette away angrily and decided to ask asha to come with him tomorrow for the journey and started walking towards out gate of the dockyard.