DEAD OR ALIVE : SHRAMAN FF

•CHAPTER 7•

CHAPTER 7

Eric saw Suman coming out of Shravan's cabin totally angry and he smiled at his success in this little plan made by all himself.

Eric made his smile stop and got ready to go in his best friend's cabin. He went in there and saw Shravan standing without any movement, shock clearly visible on his face.

"Shravan?" Eric called him out breaking Shravan's riverie.

"Eric, she is here!" Shravan said.

"I know!" Eric smiled at him.

"But she died!" Shravan said making Eric slap his forehead.

"No, she did NOT die!!" Eric pressurized the word 'not'

"Then how... I mean why... I don't know what I am even saying!" Shravan said as he was not able to form a proper question.

"Go and talk to her!" Eric said. Shravan nodded his head and started moving out from his cabin.

"She will be in the kitchen and she is ALIVE!" Eric shouted from behind as Shravan kept moving towards the kitchen.

On the way to kitchen a lot of questions were roaming in his mind. He reached the kitchen and took a deep breath before going inside.

"Sarah?" Shravan called the junior chef when he didn't find Suman.

"Yes sir?" Sarah wiped her hands in her apron and went towards him.

"I believe there is a new head chef, right?" Shravan asked not wanting others to get suspicious regarding his relationship status with Suman.

"Yes sir, she joined a week ago!" Sarah replied.

"What is her name?" Shravan asked.

"Suman. Suman Tiwari, she is from India!" Sarah told.

"Where is she right now?" Shravan asked.

"She might be in the coffee shop across the road, her mood was not good when she informed me that she is going there" Sarah said.

"Okay, thank you!" Shravan thanked her and left the kitchen, now on his way to coffee shop.

Shravan entered in the coffee shop and his eyes searched only for her and he finally found her.

She was sitting in the corner near the window which was facing the garden. Shravan went and sat in front of her.

"Kya kar rahe ho yaha?" Suman asked.

"Yahi same sawaal puch ne aaya hu, kya kar rahi ho tum yaha?" Shravan asked.

"Mai nahi hu mera bhoot tumhare saam ne baitha hua hai. I died, remember?" Suman said totally fuming in anger and Shravan chuckled at her response making her temper rise. Suman got up to go but before she could pass by him, he held her wrist stopping her.

"Yeh mere sawaal ka jawab nahi hai Sumo!" Shravan said pulling her back so that she could stand in front of him. She sighed and sat back where she was sitting before.

"What do you want to know?" Suman asked.

"Everything, every single thing!" Shravan said and ordered two cups of coffee for both of them as he know it will take a lot of time.

"Okay so let's start from beginning. I am sorry, I really am sorry, I didn't know what was gotten into me that day. I was such a dumb ass, that stupid mistake of mine separated you from me for so many years..." Suman stopped for his reply.

"Come on, it's not a big deal!" Shravan said as he suddenly remembered all the things which happened between them.

"It is Shravan, it is. If it is not for you then it is for me, my life turned up side down after you left!" Suman said.

"Okay, now what happened afterwards?" Shravan asked her to continue.

"I left my girls gang, I started spending time in library because it made me feel as if you are near me. I went to all the places where we used to spend time together but something was missing and that was you. I slowly started going in depression, no one noticed about this except Pushkar and Preeti. They secretly took me to doctor and I even went for therapies." Suman paused to take a deep breath before continuing.

Shravan couldn't believe that because of him Suman went into depression. He was feeling guilty.

"Within few months I was out of depression. Still no one even had a hint about it. For Nanu, I am a responsibility, for Maami ji I am a burden, that is why I warned Pushkar and Preeti to not to tell anyone. After coming out of the depression, a huge bomb was dropped off at my head. I was just 18 at that time. Maami told me about the loan that maa and papa had taken from them before the accident  and she wants her money back from me." Suman stopped and sighed heavily.

"How did you pay off?" Shravan asked.

"I started PCT. I am sure you know about it, right?' Suman asked and Shravan nodded his head in agreement.

"Few weeks ago I got a huge amount of order. From that I paid off all my parents loan. Few days later I got an email from Eric, for the interview as head chef in your company. I told about this at home and no one agreed of me going outside the country. So without informing anyone, mai ghar se bhaag gayi!" Suman said and stopped.

"Tum ghar se bhaag gayi!? Are you out of your mind!?" Shravan almost shouted at her.

"I wanted to come to you, I didn't know anything else except that. But Tom uncle knew about me, he promised me that he will  not tell this to anyone!" Suman said and somewhere Shravan heart melted listening to that.

"And what about your car and all?" Shravan asked. As far as he remember she or whoever it was died was due to accident.

"I sold it before going to airport. Her name was also Suman. But she was Suman Tripathi!" Suman said taking a sip from her coffee.

"Oh god!! Now everything is making sense" Shravan said and finally smiled for the first time in past few days.

Now he knows why Tom uncle said "aisa nahi ho sakta"

"Kyu kya hua?" Suman asked.

"That Suman Tripathi was the one who died in that accident!" Shravan said.

"God may rest her in peace, she was a nice human being." Suman said feeling bad about Suman Tripathi

"But wait, where is your phone?" Shravan asked.

"I kept it in the car only, I didn't want anyone to contact me." Suman said. Now all the puzzle pieces was getting into places.
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