Shourya PoV:
Two days past by without Diya beside me. I am missing her to hell. She didn’t call me atleast once. Adding to my frustration, those subordinates who gave statements in my favor changed their words before the inquiry officer. Dad and mom tried to help me, but I refused.
After two days, the inquiry officer declared all complaints are fake, as everyone withdrew their grievances. I felt gratified but confused at the same time as I didn’t understand how they retreated their complaints. I informed mom and dad this good news. I called Diya to share my happiness, but she cut my call and sent a message saying she is busy and will call tonight.
I remembered Ranveer, the reason behind every problem till now. I decided to show him the inquiry report. I went directly inside his home because Ranveer told the security to send me inside directly without permission, as I am his best friend. The scene which I saw there shocked me.
I saw Diya there. She is talking to Ranveer and Ala as if they are so close to her. Are they that close? Then why is she trying to prove the criminal activities of Ranveer? Is she acting as if she is Ranveer’s enemy? Many questions occupied my mind at once, seeing her at Ranveer’s residence.
“Diya,” I said.
Three of them turned towards me and got shocked. Diya looked at me, and again her eyes tried to say many things to me, but her lips stayed calm. I didn’t want to scold her before someone else.
“Come Diya, let’s go to our home,” I said, clenched.
“I will come after three days,” Diya said, looking away from me.
“Diya,” I said, raising my voice to make her stop arguing with me infront of others.
“Mr. Shourya, Diya is my guest. You have no right to shout at her in my place. Diya will come after three days. May I know the purpose behind your arrival at my house?” Ranveer asked, fueling my anger.
“I am leaving now,” I said, glaring at Diya.
I went to my home and laid on my bed, thinking about Diya. I saw Diya in her night suit at Ranveer’s house. Why is she there in that dress? I went to the station and checked Diya’s file. It’s written that Diya was arrested in the police raid with Ranveer in the past. Does it mean Diya knows Ranveer before?
Is she a….? No, I shouldn’t think in this way. No, she can’t do anything wrong. But, how did she become a journalist when she discontinued her studies? Only Diya can answer all these questions. How to ask Diya? If I ask this to Diya, she may misunderstand me thinking that I doubt her character. I do not doubt her personality. There is something else behind all this. I want to know the truth without hurting her. My phone rang, and it’s Diya.
“Hello.”
“Shourya, I am sorry for not informing you where I am going when I left. Please understand me,” Diya said slowly.
“I didn’t ask you the details because I trust you, Diya. If we didn’t trust each other, then we can’t be together life long. I trust you, but if you lose it once, you can’t gain it. Don’t forget it.”
“I would never do anything that breaks your trust in me, Shourya,” Diya said.
“I hope so,” I said and disconnected the call.
I searched Diya’s details on the official website of the police department. The photos and details about Diya made me feel disgusting. I found news mentioning her as a high profile prostitute. I closed my laptop, and my thoughts again went towards Diya.
Should I leave her or love her? I am not questioning this because I read such news about Diya. I trust my heart than anything else, and my heart still trusts her. But what should I do if Diya chooses to leave me when I fall in deep love with her? I found Ranveer helping her often come out from those cases when I didn’t see her details. I read a piece of news suspecting Diya as Ranveer’s lover. Is Diya in love with Ranveer? I am not with her in her troubles, but Ranveer helped her a lot.
Diya returned home after three days, and I didn’t ask her anything. Through her actions, I understood that she is scared of me as I saw her at Ranveer’s home. But she didn’t say anything to me. Silence occupied the space between us, increasing the gap. Though we were staying in the same room, I felt as if I am alone.
I got an order from the higher authorities to deal with a case related to tribals. Usually, DCP won’t deal with such small issues. As DIG handed over the case file to me, I suspected it might be a complicated case.
I read the details of the case. It was shocking to me.
“A fourteen years girl got the pregnancy, and the culprit is yet to be caught.”
Reading the first line itself made me angry. I controlled my emotions to read further.
“A 14 years girl got pregnant in a tribal village. She is poor and illiterate. She earns her livelihood as a shepherdess.
One day she suffered from severe stomachache, and her mother took her to a hospital. The doctor declared that she is six months pregnant. The villagers and her family blamed her. But, she doesn’t know how did happen. She is unable to reveal the name of the culprit.”
Now I should find out the culprit. How can they be that cruel? She is a child who doesn’t know anything. I decided to go to that tribal village to perceive the truth.