Contd from : Of course, it was not that simple- Part 2
His lifeless body lying in a puddle of blood.
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Devyani was sweating when her mother finally reached the room. She was also wide awake.
The two women looked at each other and said nothing. Not because it was awkward or there was nothing they could do. But because they had run out of words by now. It was almost a regular affair now and whatever questions, answers or reactions they could contain had all emptied out in many such nights of the years gone by.
“Water?” her mother softly offered.
Devyani nodded and took a sip.
“Will this ever get fine?” she spoke haltingly.
Her mother only quietly replied, “good night.”
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“Strands of hair were found clutched in his hand,” the inspector had spoken in his rather crisp voice.
Rajlakshmi recalled the events of that night. It was a rather cold night for even the worst of winters. At first they thought it was an animal act. The sheer blood everywhere and the cuts all over gave little evidence of a human involvement.
Of course Devyani was worst affected. It was she who had found the body.
“Strands of hair? You mean it is a clue?” and amongst all this was her husband, ever so practical and on the job kind.
But it did not take them far at all. A strand of hair was just the start and finally the end too. For quite sometime the police did rounds of the village, went about asking questions but in the end very little could be known.
The theory of an animal attack was obviously cancelled when they found the murder weapon. A sharp end of the iron rod. It was thrown metres away from the dead body. There was blood everywhere on the grass. It seemed the murderer had sat there for a while before finally walking into the wilderness.
“But why did they not follow the trail and find out something more?” Devyani often asked.
“They did. But there was nothing more beyond the trail. It opened on to the wide road in the east and that’s where the footsteps finished,” Rajlakshmi duly explained.
contd. at But will he return or not?- Part 4
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i now need to start from the beginning π What a brilliant cause.
Thanks a lot jackie π
Am on tenterhooks, Richa. What a strand of hair can reveal…and I”m into Crime fiction too! We can shake hands here!
*shaking hands* then I will look forward to more of your viewpoints on this one….
Wow, my heart is beating! So dramatic. I wonder what’s gonna happen next. . .
haha π wait and watch then!
I want to know what’s going to happen next! How did the trail end? Where did it disappear?
Patience my friend *grinning from side to side* π
That’s pretty dramatic. Looking forward…
Well I am just about setting the tone of the story π
Oh! This is getting very interesting!!
Thanks Shilpa π
Richa each tranche gets more an more interesting. Waiting for the next part …
Thanks Suzy π
I am on the edge of my seat. You rock at writing suspense. Loving how this story is unraveling and can not wait to read more! Brilliant! ♥
Thanks for such encouraging words Kathy π
You write fabulous stories.. π
I’m glad I read all 3 parts in one go! Can’t wait to read what happens next
Thanks Pixie sweetie π
Gripping …
Thanks Sheethal π
This is getting addictive.. great work…. hopping on to Part 4 right now…
Thanks Amrit π I hope you like the parts to come as well.. π
loving it…
Thanks a lotttt π
Keeping us at the edge of our seats, eh?
Happy to be doing that π *job done fine*