Into The Shadows by Aayush Borulkar

Author:Aayush Borulkar [Borulkar, Aayush]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Falcon Publishing
Published: 2021-05-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next day morning a black SUV drove in and stood right in front of the entrance. Erika, Avinash and two constables stepped out from the car. Abhimanyu and Ishaan stood at the door to welcome the ACP and her team.

“I am ACP Erika Lobo, and this is sub-inspector Avinash, and these are constable Balaram and Shinde,” said Erika, shaking Abhimanyu’s hand.

“I am Abhimanyu Shekhawat, and this is Ishaan. The rest are waiting inside for you, so let’s go,” said Abhimanyu welcoming the team.

As Erika was entering, a CCTV camera caught her eye, which was mounted on the entrance door.

“Ye chalta hai?” she asked, pointing at the camera.

“This was installed just five years back, so won’t help us in any manner,” replied Abhimanyu.

Kaajal was sitting comfortably on a sofa reading a magazine. Richa was quietly sitting on the sofa adjacent to Kaajal biting her nails. Nishant was talking on the phone at the window.

“This is ACP Erika and her team,” announced Abhimanyu as they entered the hall.

Everyone put down whatever work they were doing and scampered to the living room and adjusted themselves on the couches.

“I have taken over this case and will carry out the investigation. So it’s going to be a fun ride, I guess,” said Erika smirking and clapping her hands.

No one uttered a word as they could not believe that the case had been re-opened so abruptly and that they now would have to go through the same trauma and frustration like they did 20 years back. The trauma was so brutal, that even a massive gap of 20 years could not diminish the effect it had on them, Richa being the worst affected victim amongst them.

“So we will start by calling each one of you, one at a time and will be recording your statements. And proceed from there, as you all were the primary witnesses on the crime scene back then,” announced Avinash.

“And yes, we are going to do this the old fashioned way. This is going be so much more fun,” exclaimed Erika. “So let’s get going,” she added with a unique spark in her eyes.

The interrogation room was set. A sofa and two chairs opposite each other. A water jug kept on both the ends. A recorder kept on the table that separated the chairs and the couch. A notebook kept neatly besides a pen in such a way that it prevents the pen from rolling off the table. The ticking sound of the clock filling the room with anxiety to the brim. The room was set and ready, and so were the two officers.

“Let’s begin with the most basic question out there. At what time did you arrive at the party,” asked Erika, writing something down in the diary.

“I reached around seven, I guess. If I remember correctly,” Vibha answered as she was the first one to be interrogated.

“Oh, please do. Because that dreadful night is not the one to be forgotten easily, I believe,” Erika said, looking up, raising her eyebrows.

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