The grin of a winner

Door slams, G-one leaning on the door pushes his glasses back using his middle finger breathing heavy with a smile.

Akash: Holy shit man, you look unusually happy. What got you this contented?

Piyush: The smile tells me you did some good job. How many this time?

G-one: Stopped counting after 20. It was so electrifying, god damn. It feels too good to do something good.

Akash: That's my boy, come touch your daddy's feet and get your blessings on achieving such an amazing feet.

G-one: Shut it bitch face. Get me something to eat.

Moon: Excuse me, Mr. What is this number you all are taking about? What 20? Huh?

G-one: Moon! You are still awake. I thought you slept.

Moon: (goes to G-one) Your clothes seem a little roughed up. What were you doing this late at night that has gotten you this excited?

G-one: I..umm..(looks at Akash and Piyush, asks for help)

Piyush: (heaves his shoulder)

Akash: (gestures shooting)

G-one: I have been shooting,

Moon: (looks back at Akash and Piyush)

Piyush: (acts as using his phone)

Akash: (scratches his palm) Damn mosquitoes.

Moon: Shooting! Where did you find a gun?

G-one: (looks at Akash),

Akash: (gestures playing in phone moving his hands in air)

Moon: (looks at Akash)

Akash: (looking through his framed fingers) Can I hang Lily's picture over there? What do you say Moon?

Moon: You chose some time to put this topic in, Akash.

G-one: Game, I was playing a video game in my phone.

Moon: You got a phone!

Akash: You got the phone!

Piyush: What! You got...

Moon: Enough! Piyush! No need to pretend like you didn't know. (fixes G-one's jacket and jerks off the dust of his shoulder) Let's see it then.

Piyush: (whispers) But, I didn't know about it, really.

Akash: (gestures Piyush to leave it).

G-one: (takes out his phone) Here!

Moon: Show me (takes it), what's up? It's not switching on.

G-one: Wait!

G-one takes back the phone, puts down his glasses and looks at the phone with scan vision. The vision represents the defects of the phone in his view.

Moon: (looks at G-one) How were you playing in a damaged phone?

G-one: It's not damaged, just the battery is down. Wait, it will turn on.

Akash: Do you have the charger?

G-one: I am a charger myself dude. You just wait and see.

Akash: Ok, Mr. charger.

The view displays about the software failure and battery out notification. Soon an updating bar runs in his vision and connects him to the phone. The phone suddenly starts with a flash.

Akash: Wait a minute! What brand the phone is again?

G-one: I don't know.

Akash: See the logo.

The phone displays G-one's HART on the screen written below it "I am on".

Akash: What the! What the hell is that?

G-one: (touches his HART with his left hand) It's here, alright. I think it installed it in the phone on its own.

Akash: Show me, (takes the phone and swipes on it) This is a totally a new theme for me. It is gorgeous. Your HART did this. Lucky you man.

Piyush: Show me too, (Looks at the screen and swipes, twists the phone back and forth) Damn, the model looks way older. But the software looks brand new. The crispy visuals, it's like you have upgraded the entire mobile except for the body. This is hot.

G-one: It's not that good.

Moon: You are showing it to everybody except me.

Piyush: Don't get mad, here. Take it (gives it to Moon).

Moon: Hmm, this looks like a mini computer in my hand. Just like your phone Piyush.

Piyush: Ya, it does.

Moon: I remember, I told I would call Mia when I get back home. How should I call her using this?

Akash: You will need a sim card before you can make a call.

Piyush: I can give you one of mine, I got two in my phone, wait(takes out his one sim).

Akash: (puts the sim in G-one's phone and gives it back to Moon) Let me show you how to make the call. You got balance in the card right?

Piyush: Ya, I got some talktime or the number would have been suspended.

Akash: Good, follow me Moon.

Moon: Yes,

Akash: (shows her the way) First you feed the number in, then press the call button, then the call rings before connecting, like this.

Moon: (touches the screen however Akash says her) Ya, I hear something. What do I do now?

Akash: (Akash's phone rings) See, my phone rang. When you hear this sound, that means the call has been connected, now you have to wait for the person on the other end to accept it. If he does, (accepts the call and puts it on his ear) then you will be able to talk to them like this.

Moon: Wow! This is so easy. Just like magic.

Akash: Whatever does it for you.

Piyush: Try calling me this time Moon, take my number.

Moon: Don't help this time, I am gonna do it on my on (feeds Piyush's number and makes a call to him).

Piyush: (phone rings) Wow Moon! You are a quick learner. Now take Mia's number,

Moon: Ok, (calls Mia), it's ringing. She is not picking up. She must be doing something.

Akash: Let her be, why don't you call Lily for the time? You can ask her how she is doing.

Moon: Oh! Yeah! I should get her condition. She was in a pretty terrible shape when we got there.

Akash: But thanks to you she kicked out of it. Here, take the number.

G-one: Was it that bad? How's she doing right now?

Akash: She is fine. When I saw her she was back to the normal Temperature. No sign of fever or anything.

Moon: Yeah! I was surprised when I saw magic pouring out of her. She must have been suffering bad cause of the massive magic release inside her body.

G-one: Huh!?

Piyush: You with the magic crap again. I have heard enough. It was just a fever. She would have told us if it were something other then that. You have watched so many movies. Stop relating them with the real life. You will shame my name one day because of it.

Moon: But I am telling the truth. Why don't you believe it?

Akash: Ok, ok, (makes a call to Lily) I have made the call to her. Talk to her.

Moon: (puts it on her ear) It's still ringing. She picked up. Hello! Lily, it's me, Moon. How are you doing? Yeah! good. Oh don't mention it. I just helped you to calm it down. I am glad that it is control now. You will have to tell me how you got it, ok.

Akash: Give it here. Hey Lily! How is my girl? Nice nice, ya, it's G-one's number, he got a new phone today. (to Piyush) You didn't share this number, did you?

Piyush: Nah! I just gave my first number to everyone.

Akash: Yeah! You can save this number as G-one. It's his personal number from now on. Yeah, have a good night then. See you tomorrow.

Piyush: We will give it to the others tomorrow if they need it that is. Let's go to sleep for tonight. I am tired.

G-one: You have left me some food, right?

Akash: Go get it in the kitchen.

Moon: I am going to sleep as well. Good night everyone (puts the phone on the table).

Piyush: Good night! (yawns).

Akash: With the phone, you won't be needing the tracker anymore, would you? I will connect my laptop with your phone using e-mail ID so that I can keep a lock on your live location.

G-one: Fine by me. Do what you feel right.

Akash: Ok, we will create an e-mail ID tomorrow. For now, good night.

G-one: Good night.

The next morning,

G-one finds himself back in his old house. Sobbing noises coming from down stairs wake him up.

G-one: (gets down of his bed) My mother is crying again.

As G-one puts one step forward, a ringing phone on his bed corner pulls his attention.

G-one: What! What the hell is a phone doing in my dream? (picks it up but it wasn't ringing) What the fuck! It's not ringing, then, where is this sound coming from? Damn it, where is it coming from? Where?

G-one wakes up, yawning high.

G-one: (Yawns) Damn, atleast it saved me from the nightmare this morning. But whose phone is ringing? Huh! (shakes Piyush) Hey, Piyush, get up, your phone is ringing, come on, check who it is.

Piyush: (bounces G-one's hand away) Let me sleep, it's too early.

G-one: Someone is on the phone damn it.

Akash: (in his sleep pushes Piyush) Hey, turn the music off. I am sleeping.

Piyush: Umm! Who the (picks his call) Hello! Ya,

G-one gets up and starts heading towards the bathroom.

Piyush: Hmm! Good morning, ya, ya. I love you too. Bye! (cuts the call).

G-one stops and jumps back on the bed towards Piyush's phone and Akash flips up of his sleep. Akash snatches the phone.

Akash: A confession. Who the!

G-one: Show me too bitch! Who is it?

Akash: Huh! It's Lavangi.

G-one: Wait! What! Oh! See can be, she liked him from the start.

Akash: What made her so bold all of sudden?

G-one: Huh! She was blunt from the start, you never noticed?

Akash: Termite, she could be blunt in other things but confessing to someone is different. It's rather difficult.

Piyush: Keep it down, why are you two shouting over my head? Get the fuck outta here or I will shoot you.

They throw Piyush off the bed. Piyush falls flat on the floor. They crack their knuckles with fire in their eyes.

G-one: Acting all mighty because of one confession.

Akash: Bastard, you think you can show us down now, punk.

Piyush: Wait..wait..wait..wait a minute. Hold it, what's my crime? Atleast tell me what I am guilty of.

Piyush's phone rings again. Everyone turns their eyes towards the ringing phone. G-one picks the phone and reads Simar on the screen. He hands over the phone to Piyush. Moon wakes up by all the noise.

Moon: (rubbing her eyes) What! You all are messing with each other again early morning.

Piyush: (on phone) Hello!

Simar: Ya, Piyush?

Piyush: It's me.

Simar: Good morning, I just wanted to see if you were awake or not.

Piyush: Ya, I am shaken, I mean awakened.

Simar: Good, well, I will see you at the college then. Bye.

Piyush: Yes, bye.

Akash: (takes the phone and puts it aside) Now time to pay for your sin.

G-one: Let's see how much guts you have in your balls.

Piyush: What does that mean?

Moon: (throws pillows at G-one and Akash) Stop that you two, what is wrong with you both? (goes and picks Piyush up and hugs him).

Piyush: Sis! (starts crying on her shoulders) They are beating me up for no reason. They are taking out their god knows what's frustration on me?

Moon: Why you! What's the big idea again early morning? Can't you begin your day normally?

Akash: Ask him, can't he begin his day normally? What's with getting all lovey dovey early morning and showing off? Telling us that he will shoot us. What's with his attitude?

Moon: What's lovey dovey? With whom?

G-one: It was Lavangi, she called him and he said her I love you too.

Piyush: I never said that.

Akash: Don't deny it, termite. We both heard it.

Piyush: They just need a reason to wham me.

Moon: So?

G-one: So what?

Moon: What's the point?

Akash: I..umm, why would he burn our hearts like that?

Moon: How so? Do you think you both are the only ones allowed to love someone?

Akash: No.. but no one calls me early morning saying I love you.

Moon: So is that his fault? You go and ask Lily to call you early morning and say that.

Akash: It won't be that satisfying if I told her to call me and say that. If she did it by herself then, it will hit the right spot.

Moon: Everyone have their own way of doing things. That's your problem. Deal with it. Why would you hit someone else for what he has? Even if he is a good for nothing slimeball, who cries like a brat.

Piyush: Excuse me, whose side are you on anyway?

Akash: Damn it, (walks away). I will show you all. Lily is better than anyone here.

Moon: (looks at G-one) What's your deal?

G-one: (Walks away whistling).

Piyush: Moon, your touch feels cool somehow. It's like your body temperature has dropped suddenly. You alright?

Moon: I am fine, it's just my magic.

Piyush: Again this magic crap, I am going to wash my face (walks away).

Moon: I should have let them beat you up. Huff!

They set out for the college and meet Lavangi and others at the cross section.

Akash: (runs towards Lily) Hey! Lily, how are you ba.. Ahem! How are you doing?

Lily: Easy (pushes Akash back by his face), I am alright. Whats wrong with you? Why are you so jumpy all of a sudden?

G-one: (notices an unknown energy coming out of Lily).

Akash: I was just suprised to see you after such a long time.

Lily: You are crazy. It's been just a day.

Akash: Even a day is too much without listening your voice. You don't get my devotion, do you?

Lily: I understand, idiot. Now shut up, don't embarrass me before everyone.

Mia: Don't be shy, we are your own people. Just carry own.

Akash: Ya, be bold like Lavangi. Say it and make everyone listen here.

Lavangi: Yeah, yeah, be like me. Say it out loud. Wait, what! When did I say something bold?

Akash: Like this morning, when you confessed to Piyush.

Simar: Confessed?

Mia: Wait, what!

Lily: That's way too blunt.

Moon: Hmm! Hmm!

Lavangi: Hold it, what are you saying? Confessed? When?

Akash: This morning, did you not say you love Piyush? G-one heard it too.

G-one: (nods yes).

Lavangi: Wait a minute, something is wrong (remembers her conversation with Piyush).

The conversation...

Piyush: (sleepy) Hello!

Lavangi: Hello! It's Lavangi.

Piyush: Ya.

Lavangi: Good morning.

Piyush: Hmm! Good morning.

Lavangi: Are you still sleeping?

Piyush: Ya.

Lavangi: You will be coming to college right?

Piyush: Ya.

Lavangi: Ok then, I will be waiting for you.

Piyush: I love you too. Bye!

The conversation completes...

Akash: (grabs Piyush by collar and lifts him up) Termite, how did you confuse waiting for you with I love you, damn it, huh!

G-one: Kill, kill the Bastard.

Moon: G-one!

G-one: Umm!

Piyush: (hanging in the air, choking) I was sleeping man, I wasn't sure what I was listening or saying.

Akash: You shit licker, and we thought Lavangi was careless for choosing you.

G-one: Damn right, mam.

Piyush: I didn't mean to harm Lavangi's honor. I was just a sleeping dog, growling. Believe me, I am sorry. It was my fault. Put me down.

Akash: (releases Piyush) Termite, and I thought I was way behind with Lily. Sorry for making assumptions Lavangi and sorry for jumping on you too Lily.

Piyush: (coughs catching his breath)

Lavangi: It's all right. I should have been clear.

Lily: And what of that conversation made you jump on me like that? You make me mad sometimes (walks away from everyone).

Akash: Hey, Lily, wait.

Moon: Lily!

G-one: (Kicks on Akash's butt) Go after her, bitch.

Akash: Lily! wait, (runs towards Lily) babes, I can explain.

Moon: Hey Mia! Why didn't you pick up when I called you last night?

Mia: You called me? Wait, that unknown number was you, I saw that this morning. I was doing some work and after that I fell asleep immediately without checking the phone. Let me see. Here! Is this the one?

Moon: I don't know, I just used G-one's phone and made a call to you. Ask him.

Mia: It's your number. You got a phone then?

G-one: Ya, I bought it just yesterday. Hahaha! (phone rings) Huh! (checks)

Mia: I was just checking. Looks like you have already saved my number.

G-one: Ya, I saved everyone's number last night. It's been a long time since I got a phone after I broke my last one. So I was curious what this new phone has to offer and I got it done while surfing through its features.

Mia: Very efficient.

Moon: See, now I can stay in contact with you everytime.

Mia: So can I.

Piyush: (still coughing behind everyone).

Lavangi: (frozen on her spot, thinks) Damn, I didn't say waiting for you. I actually said love you. I should have come clean. But, why did I choose to lie? Why?

Simar: (pats on Ana's back with a twisted smile on her face) Hey! Lavangi, you alright? Looks like you are guilty of something.

Lavangi: (taken aback by Simar's smile) No, no, I am fine. I was just shocked that Piyush said something like that to me. Hahaha!

Simar: But he was not concious when he said that right?

Lavangi: Ya, he wasn't seriously saying that. It was a mistake. Hehe!

Simar: It happens sometimes. Don't sink deep into it. Move on. Looks like honorable Lavangi is way out of Piyush's league. So, don't beat yourself for being so great. Piyush will get what he deserves, don't you agree?

Lavangi: Ya, ya I think he will. Thankyou for saying that, you are my best friend, thankyou.

They look back at Piyush.

Piyush: (gets his breath together) Damn that crazy ape got some grip, those biceps aren't just for show. (Notices Lavangi and Simar staring at him) They are looking at me with those pitiful eyes. Are they feeling sorry for me? They really think I am a lousy prick, don't they? I sunk more in the bog while getting out of it. Lord Shiva, help me.

Akash was pampering Lily ahead of everyone, behind him, followed Mia, Moon and G-one. G-one was busy in his phone doing something, Mia was instructing him and Moon was looking in with her stretched neck. Behind her Ana took a turn, seeing everyone, she increased her pace to greet them. Akash and Piyush activate their danger sensor and sped towards G-one who was oblivious what was about to come. Piyush passed by Lavangi and Simar like it was nothing.

Lavangi: Hey!

Simar: What's wrong?

Lily: Akash!

Ana reaches G-one, as she stretches her hand to put it on the shoulder, Akash spears into G-one and takes him away with him flat lining on the ground.

G-one: (groans) Whaaaa...

Ana puts her hand on Mia's shoulder, seeing which Piyush stops in his way. Mia and Moon were looking G-one and Akash go down, when Mia turned by the hand on her shoulder.

Mia: Ana?

Ana: Hey! What's up with them?

Mia: I don't know. Their business, they know.

Moon: What kind of game is this Akash? Did Lily ask you to do that?

Lily: Moon! Why would I ask something like that? It's their stupid pranks again on one another. Come on, let's go.

Mia: Will they be alright?

Piyush: (goes to Akash and G-one) Hey man! (helps them).

Lily: Ya, they will be just fine.

They walk away.

Moon: Hello, I am Moon. Nice to meet you.

Ana: Same. You are Piyush's sister, am I right?

Moon: Ya, and you are our senior, Mia told me about it.

Ana: Hmm! You have a foreign look on you. How come you are his sister? I am curious.

Moon: I am curious about it myself. But it is what it is.

Ana: I guess.

Lily: Ya, Ana, we saw you playing basketball the other day. What's with joining the basketballers all of a sudden?

Ana: That game looked like fun, the exhilarating rush attracted me.

Moon: Why so? Football has that exhilarating rush too. Why not join us then?

Lily: Come on, it's not the only reason. Tell us Ana.

Ana: You wanna know?

Mia: Don't tell if you don't feel right Ana. It's ok.

Ana: Let me tell you then.

G-one: (gets up staggering) What the fuck man! My back! Oh!

Akash: Damn, she was just about to touch you with her wet hands.

G-one: How the hell did you saw her hand was wet from that afar, bitch?

Akash: It was obvious, offo!

G-one: You fucked yourself with your own dick, that was obvious. Damn, scoundrel.

Piyush: I thought she was about to pull something but then she approached Mia ignoring you. I think she was about to touch you with her wet hand but Akash eloped with you. Holy crap man, that scared the shit out of me.

G-one: People don't walk around with wet hands masturbator. You mean she touched Mia with her wet hand. And what do you mean by elope? Am I Akash's wife to be, bitch?

Akash: See, that's what I was saying.

G-one: You were saying nothing.

Piyush: Let me tell you what she is gonna do next. Hmm! (begins thinking).

G-one: What's this? Are you a astrologer now predicting future? Tell me where Mia is wet.

Akash: You sure wanna see Mia wet, pervy bastard.

G-one: By the touch of Ana, bitch, where is she wet by the touch of Ana?

Piyush: You think she is a lesbi, crazy fucker? Why would she be wet by Ana's touch?

G-one: I am gonna drill your asses, cock suckers.

They walk into their classes. Simar slides into G-one's bench this time.

Akash: Wait a minute, Simar. What's this?

Simar: Sorry, but I am occupying this space from now on.

Akash: Then, where are we supposed to sit?

Simar: You can sit behind, except Piyush (pulls Piyush in)

Piyush: Oye! Hold it.

Simar: You will sit with me now on. So, make yourself comfortable here.

Piyush: What brought this on? I don't think I will be able...

Lavangi: (pushes Piyush in) Fine, I will sit here too. I can't let my friend sit alone.

Piyush: Then you can come this way.

Simar: No, it's fine. You can sit on that side. Let Piyush be in the middle.

Piyush: Excuse me, atleast consider my opinio...

Lavangi: That will do for me (forces Piyush to sit with her).

G-one: Let's put ourselves on the back, let them have their tug of war.

Piyush: Hey! Help me out here.

Simar: What is it you need help with? Ask me.

Lavangi: I can help you. What's the matter?

Moon: What's gotten into them all of a sudden?

Mia: If I am right, this has something to do with their mothers.

Moon: Their mothers? What could they have done?

Mia: Ask them, they will tell you about it clearly. Tell me afterwards if you find out that is.

G-one: (puts his bag down) Hey, Lily went back to her class?

Akash: She would be on her way. What is it?

G-one: Nothing, I just wanted to ask something.

Akash: Is it related to me?

G-one: No, bitch, it's about her health (speeds out of the class).

Mia: G-one seems like he is still sceptical about her health. Even though she told him she is alright.

Moon: Maybe, or maybe he has something else to talk about.

Akash: Nah! It's probably what he said. He can't see me depressed worrying about her health. So he went their to make sure she is alright so I can stay happy.

Mia: He is very thoughtful then.

Akash: Yeah, sometimes he is.

G-one pushes through the hallway looking for Lily and finds her waiting alongside the wall of the hallway.

G-one: (calls) Lily!

Lily: (looks back) G-one!

G-one: (goes to her) Hey! Why are you standing here?

Lily: I heard you were coming. So I waited here.

G-one: (looks back and forth) Huh! How did you know that? Did Akash said something?

Lily: No, I just heard it (bites her tongue) Oh no! I was kidding, Akash messaged me to wait cause you were coming so I stayed.

G-one: He is fast. Well, where is Ana mam?

Lily: She, she went to her class.

G-one: Ok then, I will ask directly. Is everything alright?

Lily: About me?

G-one: Yeah, who else.

Lily: I am fine, don't you see?

G-one: Are you feeling something different about yourself? I mean, something extra in yourself.

Simar: (thinks) If I tell him about Echo he will vanish. (To G-one) Nothing, why so?

G-one: No, I was just curious that just by Moon's touch you miraculously recovered. So, I thought you might not be feeling all well as you show.

Lily: You think I am faking, do you?

G-one: No, I..am..just making sure you are alright.

Lily: Oh yeah, I am fine G-one. Now go, or we will be late for our classes. Go!

G-one: Oh! Ok. See ya then.

Lily: Ya, till the lunch time(walks away). And thanks for the concern.

G-one: Don't hesitate to tell us if you feel something strange.

Lily: (shows thumbs up winking).

G-one looks at her go. The white light shining within her and a transparent aura covering her figure was only visible to G-one.

Nikita waltz into the class unsuspecting of the scene she was about to see.

Nikita: Hey Piyush, look, I am her...(finds Piyush sitting in the centre of Simar and Lavangi, gets struck by lightning).

Piyush: (dumb founded) Ni..Ni.. Nikita!

Lavangi: Hey Nikita!

Nikita: (smiles thinly) Excuse me, what is this?

Lavangi: What do you mean? This is a class.

Nikita: I am asking about the sitting arrangement. Why do I see different people on unwanted places?

Lavangi: Because they have decided to switch places for their convenience. How about that? Do you have a problem?

Nikita: (looks at Piyush smiling angrily)

Piyush: (gulp, opens his book and buries his face into it).

Nikita: Where am I suppose to sit then?

Lavangi: Wherever you feel like.

Nikita: Come again?

Lavangi: I said sit wherever you want.

Nikita: Since you didn't pay attention all these days, my place is beside Piyush.

Lavangi: Well, that sucks, both of his sides are occupied.

Nikita: Say what?

G-one: (walks behind Nikita) Oh! Hey Nikita.

Moon: Don't be mad Nikita, you got a place there. Why don't you sit by Lavangi?

G-one: Ah! You are having trouble sitting here. You go and sit with Moon if you want, Mia can switch with you.

Mia: Ok, if you want to.

Nikita: (slams her fist on the bench and sits beside Nikita).

G-one: (suprised) Okay! Hehe! (takes his seat).

Nikita: (looks at Piyush deadly)

Piyush: (trembles, grows pale, thinks) I am dead, I am so dead.

Lavangi: (collides vision with Nikita smiling thinly).

Simar: Piyush! Help me with this problem. I can't proceed after this step.

Piyush: Oh! This is very easy, let me show you.

Nikita and Lavangi see Simar taking initiative, they quickly open their notebooks and begin turning pages.

Lavangi and Nikita: Show me how to do this one Piyush.

Lavangi and Nikita look at each other as they have said the same thing.

Piyush: G-one, help them.

Lavangi and Nikita: No, you tell me.

Piyush: Huh! (gloomy).

G-one: What's wrong with them?

Akash: Nikita wasn't enough, now Simar and Lavangi are pouring themselves over him. Sucks to be Piyush.

G-one: He can handle them. That's what he wanted. He got his wish granted.

Akash: So true. But I am not jealous this time.

Piyush: (looks at Akash and G-one with watery eyes).

They smile and show a thumbs up and wave him to carry on.

At the police hq..

DCP: What's this blue sparks I keep hearing about? Shyam! (slams the report on the desk).

Shyam: (rushes towards DCP) Sir! It's the only thing that has been mentioned by the people we recovered.

DCP: How many people have we found by now?

Shyam: Yesterday we found 26 people.

DCP: 26 people! Were they reported lost by their family members?

Shyam: Yes, they were. And 7 the day before yesterday.

DCP: My god. What's this? Since when did I start hearing good news in this god damn hell of a situation? Huh! Are they suffering from the memory lapse as well?

Shyam: No sir, they remember everything, except the time they were disappeared.

DCP: Right. They all went through the shock treatment. I have to say, I don't like that but what other choice do we have.

Shyam: Sir, they didn't need it.

DCP: What! What was that?

Shyam: They didn't need the shock treatment. They already had their minds in check.

DCP: You are kidding. How's that possible? No one we caught by now came back without going through the shock treatment. What is different this time?

Shyam: Sir!

Vineet: (walks in and puts the report on DCP's desk) Everything is done.

DCP: What's this?

Vineet: Investigation report sir, from the people we recovered yesterday.

DCP: What did you find out?

Vineet: They are all fine. As the doctors said last night. Nothing unusual, they are back to their old self.

DCP: Anything else?

Vineet: Yes sir, they all mentioned about having glimpses of blue sparks in their memory.

DCP: What is this blue sparks I keep hearing about? I saw that in the last report as well. Will someone explain this to me?

Shyam: Sir, if you don't mind, I have a theory that these blue sparks are the reason behind the returning of the lost people somehow.

DCP: How so? Like some kind of supernatural or unconventional method.

Vineet: It's the only hypothesis that's arises here.

DCP: But it could be entirely unrelated to this situation. What makes you so sure?

Shyam: It is being mentioned by every relieved patient, sir. It has to do something with the case. If not in a good way, then it could be the reason of their misfortune.

DCP: I want it sorted out as soon as possible. I am glad that we are getting back the people we had lost. Get more information from the patients if you can. And alert the petrol cars to be aware of any bodies. Got it.

Shyam and Vineet: Sir.

DCP: Dismiss.