ღ Love Games - [The Conclusion] ღ

9. 48 Hours

Karan asked Scott, "Did you find anything on that girl you mentioned? What's her name? Sharon?"

"Sharon's a common name. With no last name and Kriya's file locked, it's like looking for a seed in a corn maze. There is nothing we have to cross-reference it with." Scott replied.

Karan was beyond frustrated. A deputy walked in, "Sir, someone is here to see Ms. Rai."

Karan nodded and followed the deputy out. "Yes?"

"I'm Aashi. Swayam has sent me. May I speak with Kriya?"

Karan walked her to her cell. She entered the cell and woke Kriya up. "Kriya?"

Kriya smiled seeing Aashi. "Aashi!"

"How are you?" Aashi hugged her.

"How's Swayam?" Kriya asked instead of replying.

"He refuses to go home." She sighed sitting down next to Kriya on the bed. "He has people at the office working on their toes, if you know what I mean." She asked Karan. "Can we have some privacy?" Karan left out of eye sight. "Here, eat." Kriya wasn't in the mood to eat, with everything that was going about. "Kriya, I've just forced them two to eat. Now don't make me force you too. Eat."

"Why is it that just when I start to be happy, everything starts going wrong?" Kriya questioned.

"It's just a bad phase in life. Don't over think it." Aashi assured her.

"Did David find anything?"

"He's getting there," She paused before adding, "last I heard." David was the security in charge at RE.

"You wouldn't happen to know why my file is under confidential by CIA? Swayam ever mention this to you?"

Aashi shook her head. "It is?"

Kriya nodded. "That's what Karan said. Well, more like asked."

"I'll try to find out." Aashi promised her.

Kriya nodded and rested her head on Aashi's shoulder. Aashi ran a soothing hand through her head and closed her eyes. "Sleep now. I'm sure he'll come visit tomorrow."

Unknown to the two of them, Karan was listening to their conversation. Finding out that Kriya herself didn't know about her file being locked away raised additional questions in his mind. He was eaves-dropping in hopes of getting some answers. But the opposite happened.

He looked up where Swayam lived. He took off for the address but upon knocking, no one answered the door.

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Next morning, Vicky and Swayam visited her. Vicky rushed to hug her. "B..."

"Shh." Kriya silenced him and after parting, wiped the tears on his face. "Paagal, why are you crying?" She looked at Swayam and could tell he hadn't slept the whole night. His face just looked tired. "How are you?" She asked pulling Vicky down to sit next to her. Swayam leaned back on the wall and stood. They didn't have to answer for her to know the answer.

"Why won't they believe you haven't done anything?" Vicky questioned.

"They will." She assured him. She forwarded her hand towards Swayam. He walked up to her and placed it in hers. "Take care of each other for me, okay?" She placed his hand on top of Vicky's. Both of them nodded.

"Smriti knows. Swayam informed her.

Kriya bowed her head, learning of her aunt. "Just do what you have to and keep her away from everything."