The Last Second

  Sabari gazed into his laptop in the same position, as he was earlier. Abilash, with the mouth of the pistol, lifted his face and looked into his eyes. “Your delaying tactics won’t work Sabari. I have reached a deal with a Korean company. Once I receive the soft copies, I would swim in millions of dollars. Once I came to know about the Bionic project from my sources, I wanted to meet you personally and discuss. All my attempts failed. I was surprised when I came to know that your wife Ananya is Vasudharini’s close friend. That was enough for me to take it forward. And I had to tell Vasu about my plans. She was ready to support my ambitions. As our parents were against our relationship, we used the situation to our favour and looked for Ananya’s help. As expected, Ananya was ready to help. Whenever we visited your residence in your absence, we searched through every corner of the rooms looking for the information on the project. We guessed all the information would be in your lap...

Sabari in a fraction of second tried to figure out whose voice it was. He was sure that he had heard it before, but couldn’t recollect. His mind couldn’t hold the suspense and he turned around. The moment he saw who it was, he got the shock of his life. In the opposite side, it was Abilash, standing leaning on the door with a grinned face. He looked annoyed and held a pistol in his hand. Sabari dropped the flower vase from his hand in the shock. Sabari exclaimed, “A..Abilash??” “Believe me… I didn’t want to make such an appearance in front of you and I tried my best to avoid it. But, fortunately or unfortunately, YOU made this happen. I cannot just watch my partners Prasanna and Pranitha harmed.” Sabari was out of words and stood silent. Abilash giggled. “Yes…. Prasanna and Pranitha are my partners and not siblings as how they were introduced to you. They are part of my bigger plan” “Plan??” “Yup… I will explain in detail…All this will end soon… First, get seated” Sabar...

The moment Sabari got a clue that the cops were not real, his mind went blank. His eyes were glued on the two cops. The other cop was waiting with a sarcastic smile. The cops who was chatting with Sabari said, “I can guess what is running in your mind. We are not the real cops” The confession from the cops gave him another tremor. “What do you guys want?” “You made our job simple… Appreciate it…Here is what you need to do. Get out of your car and walk backwards. There is a van parked to your right across road. You need to get into the van without throwing any tantrums.” “For what?” While the guy stared Sabari, in seconds, the other one came forward and gave a punch on his face. The blow landed on Sabari’s right corner of the mouth. For a moment, his eyes went blank and when he opened the eyes, his vision gradually became normal. His saliva tasted salty and he understood that it was the blood. Sabari wiped his mouth with his fingers to find blood in his hands. He decided t...