MEANT TO BE

#3 Dreams

Text in Itallic- Flashback/Thoughts.

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Even behind her closed eyes... she can see it clearly.

Maari was drinking with his buddies on the terrace when she walked up to him. It was all for a reason. She had a mission.

"I didn't like you at first. But seeing you care for my pigeons, something stirred in my heart. I think it's love..."

She remembered his words from earlier. They gave her courage to put forth her plan. The moment she had been waiting for, the moment where she got him on his knees-

She held her head as she watched him drink, sat down as instructed, celebrated when he shooed his friends preferring her sole company.

"It's not like I don't like you... I really like you.. But... everyone here is scared. What have you done? Did you murder someone?"

She was happy when he hesitated but then confessed his deepest secret-

"It... It was nothing. Murder? no..." there was a pause and then he resumed, "Actually long ago.... I stabbed a guy named Paandu. He was really a pain- and it kinda happened... anyways that was long ago. I don't murder people. I'm not that kind of person. I never misbehave with women either, that's the kind of man I am. Surely you know, right?"

SriDevi wakes up with a start. What she saw in her sleep, that wasn't a dream though.. It was how she sent him to jail back then. She had used her mobile to record the entire conversation and handed it over to the police.

She remembers the look of betrayal on his face the next day... and what exactly he had said while being taken away by the police-

"honestly I did stab Paandu, that wasn't without a reason... I did so many crimes maa but never went to jail. For the first time I committed a big crime. I fell in love! And see what happens...."

Maari looked at Sani and Adith, his henchmen/buddies who were crying, "see this is what happens when you get involved with a girl... where is she? She must be celebrating! I deserve this for trusting her... hey you guys, don't cry.. I'll be back! And you sir! What a clever police officer you are! You've made good use of the girl! You wanted me in jail.. Here I am. But I'll be out again sir.."

He still had his victory smile on his face as police dragged him away

Sri Devi frowns checking her phone. 6 AM. pulling herself out of her thoughts. She gets ready to start her day. If only she knew back then that the police officer she helped was only tricking her, he was a smuggler himself and Maari was actually a good man despite his petty crimes.. If only...