The Last Second

Ananya was shocked as Abilash conveyed his wish to wed Vasudharini the next day. She looked at Sabari for an answer. Silence prevailed over a few seconds. Abilash broke the silence. “Ananya!!! Are you there?” “Ya.. Yes.. Abilash.. I’m just wondering how this can happen.. That too in couple of days.” “Why not? All I had was just a mild heart attack and I have recovered completely. For me personally, I will be relieved only if I marry her officially. A relaxed mindset is essential at this point of time. This is the only way” “But…. We don’t have much time to get prepared for such a rare and important occasion of our life.” “We are going to have a simple marriage. No wedding invitations, no marriage halls and no visitors. The plan is to visit Thiruneermalai temple with a pair of garlands, a mangal sutra and with the usual puja items.” Ananya closed her eyes to come up for a reason and replied, “I get you. But I will check with Vasu once she is up in the morning.” ...

Ananya used her sharp nails to open the lid of the box. The box had a glass container with a yellow solution covered by cotton. Ananya turned to Sabari and asked, “Sabari!!! What solution is this?” “Get me the container… Be careful while you take it from the box” Ananya took the container and held it right in front of her eyes. The solution glittered in yellow. Sabari said, “This is yellow formalin fluid and might be crystal clear in light. But this solution has millions of ‘Yersinia pestis’ bacteria in it. This will help us to dispose Vasudharini’s dead body.” Ananya, like any day, looked confused hearing that. At the same time, she was curious how it works. “I.. I couldn’t understand any” “Never mind.. Just get out of the car with the solution. Be careful while you do it.. “ Ananya came out of the car with the container. With a perplexed look, she looked around. It was completely dark with only the lights from the buildings. Sabari too came out of ...

Sabari noticed that the person was still standing at the gate. The person peeped towards the gate, looked around and waited. Sabari reached the gate and switched on his car headlights. The bright high beam lights from the car drenched the anonymous person. Ananya instantaneously identified who that was. It was the Gurkha of the area, Saran Dev. Dressed in Khaki, he had a torch and a polished stick in his hand. A heavy knife with a curved blade was hanging in a pouch attached to his trousers. Sabari noticed that he looked normal without any surprises. The Gurkha walked towards the driving seat of the car. Gurkha Saran Dev saluted him and said, “Namasthe Saab” Sabari, who was already in a nervous mood, got down from his car. “What are you doing here?” “Maaf karo saab. I used to walk down here every single day. Your security Thangaraj would be awake at this time. We used to chat for a while. As he was not visible in the usual place, I was wondering whether he has g...

Ananya who was already disconsolate, fumed at Sabari. “Are you kidding? Do you understand the seriousness? Disposing a dead body is not a cakewalk. There are cops patrolling everywhere. If at all we are caught, we are giving an opportunity for the cops to assume that we are the one who killed Vasudharini. We should call the cops and narrate them whatever had happened” “Wait… Wait…I have a reason... With my Bionic project in the last phase, the death of the boss Prathap had already made MD Sidharth disheartened. The death of Vasudharini will be like adding fuel to the fire for him. If at all we take this to the cops, do you know what would happen?” “???” “The cops would link the murder of Prathap and Vasudharini and this would be icing on the cake for the media. Media people will throng our house to extract as much as possible. This would definitely bother my MD and lead to suspend the project indefinitely. The Bionic project is one of the goals of my lifetime.” Anan...

Ananya casually walked into her bedroom and switched on the light. Sabari followed her. Vasudharini’s body was lying in the opposite side. Ananya walked towards her and shook her body with the intention of waking her up. That triggered a significant force on Vasudharini’s body and it fell flat in the bed. Her eyes were frozen and were poited at the ceiling. Vasudharini was drenched in pool of blood from the head until the first half of her body. The moment Ananya saw her, she screamed with her hands on her mouth. There was no noise when she cried. Her body shivered and she slowly slid behind. Sabari, who had expected her reaction, held her from behind. Ananya couldn’t control her emotion and tears started to flow. Both walked out of the bedroom.   After a few seconds, Ananya turned to Sabari and asked, “Sabari!!! I… I… How did this happen?” “Ananya!!! First, relax… You should not have hidden about your friend… Now this is getting into some big trouble” Ananya with...

Sabari stormed out of his home and gave a rapid chase behind the anonymous person. With the gates closed, Sabari for a moment thought that he would be able to nab him. But his confidence broke as the person leaped through the compound wall and landed on the other side comfortably. That was enough to confirm that it should be a male. Sabari ran fast as quick as he can, opened the gate and came out. When he looked around, he could see that the person had already vanished. Sabari walked a few yards searching for him and gave up. It was dark around and Sabari took deep breath. Once his heartbeat and breath came to normal, he heard that sound. It was the sound of someone moaning. Sabari switched on his mobile torch and flashed the light around. To his left, he saw someone lying on the grass. The moan came from the person. Sabari walked closer to him and found that it was the security Thangaraj. That was when he realized that he forgot to check the security before he entered h...