Ms. Detective (I) {under construction}

33. Understand him!

"Rudra....." I rushed in the apartment and banged at his room's door.

"What happened?" Mr. Khurana asks worriedly. While Mrs. Khurana follows him.

"Where is your mobile phone?" I asked.

"That..." he starts searching in his pockets and then says, "I think I forgot it in Rudra's room!". "But why are you asking about it?" he was confused and worried equally.

"He phoned me and his voice was shaky, as if someone was attacking on him."

"What!"

"Rudra....... Please open the door" I shouted.

"Son please....." joined Mrs. Khurana.

"Ms. Trisha.... You have duplicate keys isn't it?"

"Yup..." I hurriedly grabbed it out of my bag.

And opened the door.

The things in the room were silent. "Rudra..." I called out. In between the silence, I observed a slight voice of snivellings were audible.

I followed the voice and the couple followed me.

I found myself peeking under the table. It was Rudra, scared, hell scared.

He has cocooned himself very tightly and was shivering. "Rudra...." I offered him a calm touch but he jerked himself away.

He was sweaty and hell scared. His hair was all messed up and his hoodie's sleeve were not normally stretched out of his fingers.

And wait.

Is that scar on his cheek?

Has someone slapped him?

"Rudra.... Come to me" I offered. I really wanted to hug him very tight. It's so painful to watch him like this.

"............" he wasn't making an eye contact with anyone of us.

I observed his clothes were snatched and tore. The corner of his lips were bleeding.

"Rudra.... Please come!"

"Trisha...." Harsh entered in the room.

But I ignored him and concentrated on Rudra.

"Hahahahahaha" I heard Harsh laughing from beside.

I stood up to deal with him first, "What happened?" I asked.

"He looks like a scared kid!!!" he laughs.

I stood up, totally annoyed at his behaviour.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"Are you serious Trisha?! How can anyone be so dramatic!" he laughs. And I saw Mrs. Khurana laughing secretly.

It feels bad.

"I would request you people to leave me and Rudra alone. I don't think he can be comfortable with you guys" I insisted looking at Mr. Khurana and taunting his mother.

"You are so innocent Trisha..... He's just acting" interrupts Harsh.

"Harsh please...." my voice was stern.

"Fine." and he leaves the room angrily. Everyone else follows him.

I again got myself to concentrate on Rudra. I sat down.

"Rudra come..... See.... There's no one......"

".........."

"Rudra come on...... Be a good boy..... You're brave no! Please come to me...." I offered him to hold my hand.