Part 4
He half ran to the room. He opened the door and rushed in. She was sitting in the bed, her hands over her face. He walked towards her "Priya" he called her by name. She looked at him, her eyes were red she has been crying. It was only 15 minutes he left her. "Priya wants wrong?" his heart was paining seeing her in pain "Ram..!! My..!! My pen drive..! It's lost" she stammered. "Priya I am not getting anything. What pen drive?" he asked confused. She didn't reply, but tears flowed down her eyes. "God sake what's it Priya?" he shouted. "Ram the last presentation of my project..!! I had it in the drive.. and..." "Its lost" he finished. She shook her head. He went to her and knelt in front of her "Priya we will find it yaar don't cry" he consoled. "No Ram I left in near my laptop and ..." she tried to breathe some air. Ram was hesitant whether he can touch her."Don't you have another copy" he asked. "Ram I can do an entire new one, but its confidential, don't know who took it" she said. "Priya look at me" he raised her chin. She looked at him. He knew that the drive must be very important. She looked at him for a few seconds and passed out completely on the bed. "Is she ok doctor?" Ram asked the doc who was checked Priya. "Yeah Mr.Kapoor she is fine but seems like she is suddenly distressed over something. Ram nodded listening carefully "Why don't you give something to make her sleep so that I can sort out everything". "Yeah I have given her. Just take care" Saying the doctor left. Ram went to the bed and looked at her sleeping. He pulled the duvet and covered her "I will sort out, I promise" he told and turned off the light. He closed the door silently and left. He took his mobile and dialled a number "Kevin need you here immediately" saying he cut the call.
"Kevin looks Priya's pen drive is missing, I just want you to check it in the deck and in the hall, can you?" he asked. His mind was totally lost, her teary face stood in front of him. "Sir you please don't worry we will find it" Kevin said. Ram gave him a smile "Thanks a lot Kevin. I will check in her room" he said and left. Ram entered her slowly and light one lamp making sure it didn't disturb her sleep. He gazed at her sleeping form for some time, he felt relaxed. He slowly searched the whole room going through all her belongings one by one. His eyes felt heavy, he never skipped sleep, but he continued his search. After some hours he sat in the chair in the small balcony and looked at her, she didn't move a bit. Her dairy was lying in the table; he picked it up and opened it. A picture of her parents with her was there. "So her mom must have passed recently" he thought to himself. He flipped through the dairy and after a long minute he placed it back. "I can't break her trust anytime" he told himself. His phone buzzed, it was Kevin. Ram slipped out of the room throwing a last glance at her. "Ya Kevin" he answered. "sorry sir but there nothing here, I searched thoroughly" he said. Rams heart suddenly weighed tonnes. "I won't give up" he thought. "Kevin we are meeting the captain now" he said and cut the call.
As Ram walked to the captain's room with Kevin by side, his legs ached, his eyes drooped. "Sir why can't we see in the morning" Kevin asked. "No Kevin must find before she wakes" he informed and walked faster. They entered the captain's room. He was sitting in a corner reading a book. "Mark..!" Ram called. "Hello Ram what brings you here so late" the captain enquired. "A small problem, one of my friend Priya I mean Mis.Sharma, she lost her drive which contains some important files in it, very confidential" Ram spoke fast. "Oh that's so sorry to hear, but Ram nothing can be done now, all are sleeping, I will make an announcement in the morning" Mark said. "What do you mean nothing can be done now? It's a confidential thing and we are scared that it might be in the hands of wrong people" Ram shouted, he was losing his temper. "Ram just relax what do you expect me to do now?" Mark asked. "What? You're the captain do something" Ram fired. "Ram please find yourself some sleep we will sort this in the morning, I promise nothing would have happened, I will say my people to search in the cameras if anything or anyone is seen to behave abnormal" Mark said. "Sir I think he's right" Kevin interrupted. Ram gave a nod "Fine but I want the drive" saying he left the place. Ram sat in one of the benches in the deck, the air was freezing. He closed his eyes. Her teary face hung in front of him, hunting him. There was only one person in this world whose tears he can never bear and it was his mother, but now Priyas tears made him feel worse. "Sir" he heard Kevin call. He opened his eyes and saw him with a cup of coffee "thanks Kevin can you leave I need some time on my own" he said. Kevin nodded and left. Ram sipped the coffee thinking what to do. He checked the watch it was around 3. As time flew his eyes went too heavy and he fell asleep on the bench.
