Craving For Death

"Uncle..." Sarah's naturally watery eyes turned red.

Usman Sayyid patted on her shoulder. "Your elder brother DCP Vikram Deshpande is the future family-head because he is a responsible man and honest police officer. But this honesty brings trouble for such people's families. Am I right?"

Sarah nodded her head in agreement.

Usman Sayyid said further, "If your family look up to Vikram as their shelterer and protector, then they are wrong. You are their real protector! You have put your hands in the dirt to lift your family up and to keep it secure and stable! Do they think these Mafia cannot harm them just because they have Vikram's protection? They don't even know the truth that from these past three years, the person who actually protecting them secretly was not him but you!"

Sarah was perplexed. "How...how did you know this?" She asked him in shock before shaking her head in denial. "That's n-not true!"