The Epic of Untold Love

THE EPIC OF UNTOLD LOVE!

~ Harish Kannan S

Foreword: The following tale, is a purely imaginary one. It never tries to hurt anyone's personal feelings.
Notes to the readers: Readers are requested to go through this plot with good imaginary skills since this plot travels between the present and the past! Hope you love this tale.

Happy Reading!

  The loudspeakers, of the airport, announced with a high pitch: "Attention, passengers! The flights were postponed two hours later due to the abnormal weather conditions and the heavy rains. Kindly wait with patience!" The Whole crowd on the waiting hall started shattering with that news. On a contrast, There is a fellow with a broad smile stretching over his lips. he moved towards the glass-fold aperture, just to watch out the heavenly dew drops from the sky...
Dharsh is what everyone calls him. He is seriously looking at the wet sky through the glass, thinking on something.. Let's move to his flashback (12 years back..)

(Past)
 Dharsh is kind, though not an easy-going type. He is a lot introverted, especially with girls. A great badminton lover!
It was a quite rainy day. Dharsh didn't want himself to be suffered from some cold and cough, and so he moved towards the nearby sheltering browsing centre, owned by his friend.
Supporting his upper side body on the pillar, at the entrance, he was keen to watch out, at the blue bleeding sky. With that climate surrounded, an additional essence of chilling breeze hit over his face, and the yellow, aromatic bunch of flowers from the Madder family, was pulled down to the ground. Like the scenario seems to bring a heroine on screen, things happened.
"Excuse Me!", a pleasant voice shrilled at Dharsh's ears. He suddenly made his body, turned around 180 degrees, and stunned with that moment, to see her shining eyes. She requested Dharsh to help her out with the 'logging on' issues on her system. However, Dharsh managed to be constant with his provided character and didn't even attempt to make an extra word with her. He just moved to her computer and solved whatever she asked. Before getting her credits, he ran off back to his position. After a score of minutes, the clouds were emptied, all its raindrops. When Dharsh was about to leave the area, the girl, whom he helped, accompanied by another girl, stopped Dharsh's way. That girl thanked him for his help at the right time. She added that he was the only reason to get her, the last few unbooked movie tickets, booked for her following day's first show.
He laid his head down and said nothing. The two had well-understood his nature. Another girl, who was standing next, stared our hero, for a while, and then she got to know that he was the same Dharsh, she used to have some love-corner, since her school-days. Yes! Dharsh and that girl, Reva did schooling in the same institution. Though Darsh didn't know much about her, she had an eye on Dharsh. She didn't want to reveal it, even then, at the browsing centre. Reva, just reminded that she is his schoolmate. And of course, Dharsh didn't even care to take in, even Reva's name on his mind. He just nodded for everything and tried to escape from them.
In spite of his inner thoughts that highly struggled to make out some speech with the other girl, his mind and regular habits did a halt as usual.

(Present)
 Today, with the replenishment of the weather, the fight is all set to fly, towards LA. And someone is walking all the way, with our Dharsh, helping him with his luggage, and kinds of stuff. Let that person, be there with him. We'll take care of that, at the climax. Dharsh comfortably occupied his seat near the window. As the plane started, every passenger, have distinct mindsets, which all clearly expressed in their facial muscles. After few moments, when the plane makes its moves between the fluffy clouds, Dharsh dropped a few drops of tears, while peering his way through the window casement.
Again move back to the flashback...

(Past)
The days moved on, as nothing happened. Yeah, nothing happened. One fine day, Dharsh was roaming around his college campus, where he found the same girl (not Reva) again. Only then, he got to know that she was the student of the same college of him. Even though he saved her image at mind, she didn't. She didn't even notice Dharsh, just passed him. Likely Incidents had happened frequently, then. Despite the desires of his insight to talk with her, his useless attitude wouldn't let space for that. Also, it hadn't been a case of impact on him.
Months passed, then. The college announced to conduct its annual inter-college cultural festival. The students' association of the college, usually plays a major role in organizing the fest. The clubs have started enrolling their students, for organizing and coordinating activities. Dharsh was interested in such activities regarding sports and kinds of stuff. Thus, he went there, to be a part on sports club under the badminton domain. Either his fortune or disluck, the fate was waiting to provide, something special for him there. She (again, not Reva) had also been selected for organizing sports in the same club. After the club meets, She headed to Dharsh, and introduced herself as 'Megha', and added that she had met him already, somewhere. Yes. She couldn't remember their last and only meeting. He started trembling, and his body temperature raised unusually. He, for the very first time, appreciated some girl, for her beauty, at least on his heart! The words started flowing tremendously to represent their first meeting. She could slowly recall that. Then, they had a deal for the start of a great and fresh friendship. Like starting up the modern day friendships, both had exchanged mobile numbers, and a simple beginner's Whatsapp text: "Hi, blah.. blah..".

With the time, the friendship had thickened.
(It's time to introduce Megha's characteristics: Portrayed to be bold, ever-charming, ever-active, clever, and easy-mingling nature.) This nature of her, made her bond with Darsh to be better-fastened. But remember! Megha never saw Dharsh, to be something more than a friend. According to her, he is just her friend. But her closeness started seeding some impact on him. Before then, He never thought any sort of feel like what, he was exploring at that circumstance. He got wings inside while walking with her. He had the habit to fly directly over to Iceland when her friendly hands approached him. That feeling of something, he didn't know to name it, what. But some kind of bhoot, he began nurturing well over his mind. Maybe 'Love'. But, he never wanted the demon to conquer his life. He was on a search for a better time and place to open up his thoughts on her, to her itself.
But the proper time and place weren't near. It seemed. But his demon had been nourished with even more memories on that short period onwards.
He was then and there, everywhere for her. He did all kinds of aids in a friendly manner. He bought her all the first day- first show tickets standing up all the long queues.. helped out with her proxy-arrangements whenever she bunked classes.. he was there as an ever-filled money purse to buy her, the delicious samosas.. he bunked his classes, only for the reason that she wanted to roam somewhere.. There is Dharsh's only friend, Khan whom he shared all the issues regarding his feelings over Megha. And thus, Khan knows everything except Who Megha was. Uh! He never saw Megha before.

The birthday of Megha was soon approaching, by the end of that week. Dharsh's most expected time was there, at last! He decided to do a great party on the college ground, where he could express all his inner feelings, for her. When he was about to arrange everything, Megha called Dharsh, to invite him to her party on her birthday, and added that she would be unboxing a great surprise, there.
Finally, the most expected weekend arrived. With a bunch of red flowers, over the wrapped gift box, he reached the party place. It was a lovely garden area, situated nearby the college.

(Get clear here: Dharsh had something on his mind for Megha and too thought that She would have owned the same set of feelings for him. But, Megha was clear with the fact that she is only a good friend of Dharsh.)

The pleasant aromatic roses surrounded, colourful balloons touched the treetops, Megha too dressed up as an angel in red, situation seemed to be too romantic to Dharsh. Dharsh was waiting to get the first piece, after cake-cutting, by her hands. Then, something happened that was totally unexpected!
She lifted her cake-holding hand, and fed some other person, standing next to her. Then, she broke that surprise to her friends. Her surprise turned out to be a hurting shock to Dharsh!
"Happy to share with you guys, that I'm no more single!", She hugged that person and continued, "He is Glen, and We both have been dating together since last 6 months!" The whole crowd celebrated and congratulated both.  That was the first time for Glen and Megha to reveal that they are on a relationship, even to their closed ones! Dharsh was totally heart-broken.. He felt the environment to be suffocating, his heart started groaning like anything. Accepting everything, he just smiled and wished Megha. He left that place immediately then, with some saltless reasons. He ran somewhere far away... To the place where, anyone couldn't find him.., to the dark. Started crying out loudly, like a hungry infant. He deleted Megha's everything from his phone, and tried hard to delete her even from his mind! His lonely days, started moving without her, he was working hard to restore his old life, back! He never spoke to, or met Megha, after her birthday. He avoided Megha, intentionally. (even when he faced her directly.)

(Present)
Dharsh arrived after a comfortable flight journey, to his destiny. He and the person accompanying him, are rushing somewhere. Their fast-moving footsteps, wet eyes, and dull faces, speechless dried lips, everything signifies, that they are moving towards something, important and urgent! Wait... Who's that person?? Aahhh! She..! She is Reva! After 12 years, She was again to our vision, (particularly to be noted: she was with Dharsh)

(Past)
Things started moving normally, but Dharsh was becoming worst in everything. His interest in studies and his favourite badminton got totally down! It was a pleasant evening. Glen and Megha were having a romantic time, at the canteen. When Khan and Dharsh passed by that way, Glen called Khan. Two were good friends, already. On seeing Dharsh, Megha called him loudly, in a hasty manner. However, Dharsh managed to skip them, with some other reasonless reasons. On investigating Khan, Megha got to find out all the problems of Dharsh. Yess... She had been informed that Dharsh was on serious love with a girl, followed by its failure. She didn't know that the girl was herself. Also, Khan didn't know who Megha was. Everything was a fate's play! (Remember: Still, Khan didn't know that her name was Megha)

After a day or two, Megha succeeded in getting Dharsh. She force-stopped Dharsh to deliver some pieces of good words. She hoped her words could change his life, Yes! It did a lot!
"Dharsh... You know, what?! You are such an amazing, lovable, and caring person... Even I would've preferred you, if I'd met you, before Glen. Believe me; you can do wonders! Just continue with what you've done all those past days! Hit your shuttlecock even harder, Make your loved one feel that she has missed you, missed a great choice to grab you. Make a shout that you will be fine without her, and make sure that you don't miss her! Say one thing; have you confessed your love to her? Shall I speak to her??", She asked. "No!", He replied with tears, dropping from his eyes. She didn't want to disturb him, further. She just left the place with a wave off!

Then Dharsh heard her voice and her same words repeatedly echoed on his ears. He made a deep plan of his next step in his life. He decided to take over badminton for his life and as his life! He never missed a day then, to play. His untiring efforts and dedicated passion made him a proper professional sportsman! Years flew. He began participating in all national and international level badminton tournaments, and had won many of those matches!
(Now, he is an official sportsman!)
Just the words, from your true love, can make you energetic, can make you do great things, can help you achieve the peaks! Here, presenting you the tale of true love! Only with a few words from her to be the 'life-long boost up', for him!

One fine day, (after their college-era ends, and everyone has settled on their lives) Reva met Dharsh and proposed to marry him. Choosing the one who loved you, will always be better than the one you loved! Well-understanding her love on him, he nodded for her request! Everything was set, then! They both married, and started running with their lives!

(Present)
 From the LA Airport, the couple moved to a villa. The location looked as they are on heaven. The shining blue sky, gently moving clouds, butterflies-crowded fragrant gardens, everything crowned the central villa. A lot of people, (Both Indians and the English) have surrounded the villa. Entering the main hall, Dharsh held the white bokeh of flowers, with both of his hands and moved some steps forward. There, situated a coffin chamber. Megha, like a lifeless angel, is lying inside. She is no more. A Day ago, Megha's husband informed Reva, the friend of Megha, that she died of an accident! And that's why they are here: Los Angels which is the present location of Megha and her family.
Dharsh kneels down and has placed the fresh flowers over her resting body. He makes a drop, out of his eye! These 12 years have turned Valentine's red roses to mourning white roses, and that's all what he could gift his love! 

And at last, the heavenly creature who's actually responsible for the current points of pride of Dharsh, is lying dead. His Untold Love will always be living within the deeper insights of Dharsh! The word, Untold here refers to a boundless thing, that can't be measured by anything!
Here's the end of this lovely tale!

THE END OF THE PLOT.

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The terrace secrets~ chapter III

THE TERRACE SECRETS

    CHAPTER III: Hunting the demon

Notes from the Author: Before starting this chapter; complete the previous chapters I and II on this respective series. Search this blog for the last two chapters. This is the final chapter of this short series. HAPPY READING!

     "Aaaaaaahhhhh!! (Screaming out of fear) Holy Shit! What kinda creature, are you??!! Do freeze there!!", yelled Joel standing alone on the terrace. (This is happening on the night  his departure to his college)

Let's move the clock backwards, exactly 10 days ago.

Straight from Teja's home, Joel dashed to his residence. His Mom interrogated Jo Where he was rushing from. However, he managed her, and escaped to his room. When he tried to text those things happened at Teja's home, he found Sarah offline. On prior to the bird's hum, Jo woke up, the next morning. Convincing his Mom with some usual fibs, he moved to the terrace now. Huh! There is where he wished to spend, the lovely spaces have been turned into dreadful curses. Who would be the reason?! He scratched his head, rounded the whole area of terrace. He couldn't find anything there. He tried to recreate  the past happenings on the terrace, as we have seen in the films of Bollywood! But nothing done!

With a hopeless heart, he reached Sarah's door. Sarah was not as before. She too tried to avoid Jo. Finding that Sarah was alone in her home; he pushed her in and locked up the door. (Lol!! There is nothing here to create your own stories. Just follow up the rest) "There is no-one here. I know that you have been in some serious problem. Please open up your mind!", cried Joel.

Like the one who placed under the gun tip, She felt frightened to the peak. She got up from the sofa, and roamed around her home, like a newcomer. Joel left her free for sometime and at last, after the two facing each other for some time, Sarah started uttering:
"The Last day, I returned home in the wake of sending you to Teja's parents. Then, I have received messages from some anonymous. Those are bloody images of mine, taken while my bath, and the others too taken in abusing dimensions! I don't know what to do?  Additionally he gave me two choices: I can live provided that my images would be leaked on social sites or I shud die myself on that cursed terrace! He warned me not to convey these things to anyone, or else he would do that thing immediately. So that, I tried to refuse you. Sorry Jo, if I have hurt you! Please do help me!", droplets from her eyes were overfilled.

At the situation, Joel didn't get things up. He was totally confused, whether to save his friend or to solve the mysteries. True.. Then only he noticed her words that the anonymous warned him to commit suicide on the terrace, as one among the two offers! He asked her phone, and checked that anonymous number. He tried to dial it on his phone. He heard the ring of the phone to be stopped, as expected.

Joel's Dad have been working in a telecommunication office as the branch manager. Jo would usually seek the help of his Dad, in tracking his friends' numbers for the purpose of prank-playing with them. Not refusing to his son's wishes. Jo's Dad would always be there to help him, how childish the task maybe! Joel used this opportunity to get the location of that anonymous, tracked.

After a half-past, Joel succeeded in getting the details on the location of the number. He shocked to look on the results. He wiped off his eyes once, to check whether what he visualized was right or not. The tracked location was within his apartment surroundings. "Oh Jo, your attitude is poxy! Nowadays, You aren't even letting your apartment friends to be free naah?", his Dad poked fun on him. He further asked for the exact location, on the apartments. His Dad notified him: the block 'C' the row containing doors 7, 17, ..,47. The tracked location would be within the last three floors; doors 47,37, and 27.

He, along with Sarah rushed to the block 'C'. They didn't want the villain, directly to know that they are coming to hunt him. So Sarah made a brilliant plan and asked Jo to make a phone call to that unknown number, standing outside these three doors. Wherever he heard some ringtone, there the cussed pig should be. First he went to the third floor to the door 27; luckily he found that home with a to-let board. So, his job has made easy then. Next moving on to the level 4, in front of the door 37, there he made the call, but he heard no ring there, and the call was again set to be non-reachable. Then finally, he climbed up the last storey of the block and moved to door 47. Definitely the bastard must be there, as the last two choices were rejected.

With trembling hands, Jo pressed the dial button. The call has started to connect the server. With the next second, he heard the phone ringing far, from the other side of the door. Both of their hearts started beating faster! At the moment, the ringtone stopped hearing to them, the call was again informed to be non-reachable! Now readers, We caught the demon. But, who?!

After noting the door no. 47, Sarah and Jo felt the minutes they were standing there as unsafe! Jo asked her whether she knew whom the house belonged to. She replied that they could find that on the block reception board. The block reception board at the entrance of each block would be available in order to provide the name and details regarding the residence-owners on various floors of the block. Dashing down to the ground level, they raised their heads to take a look on the above-mentioned board, that has been framed on the front wall.

"Floor 5,... Door 47,... wait... What??? What the shit is happening here???!" What they saw there, totally made Joel down! The respective slot was written with bold letters: Mr. Ronnie Daniel.

Whom he believed, whom he thought to be a helper on this case, On whom he had a lot of reputations. That name was there! Sarah too disappointed on what she got to see there. Both of them hurried to the outhouse office. As a manner of crossing the office-building, They checked whether Ronnie Uncle was in or not. To clarify whether the Uncle was indulged in that crime, they were performing that act. But hopefully Ronnie Uncle was inside, typing something on the keyboard.

Then who would be in, there? Everyone on the apartments knows that Ronnie was a widower. He along with his son, only living in the house. According to the people there, Ronnie was a good soul, always working for the welfare of his apartment society! Thus, If he was on the office, defenitely his son would be there, alone at his home. So, he would be the one, doing all these misdeeds.

Sarah got a wire rope from her home and Both of them has got up for the thriller. Observing the deaths clearly: Jo ended up with one thing that all these should have been started up by that damn son of that Ronnie Uncle! But clearly his motivation was to create a black mark on that terrace. Let's find out Why?

With sweat drops all over the body, owing to the abnormally raised temperatures, Sarah and Jo pressed the calling bell thrice at a strike, and were hiding at both the sides of the gateway.
A tall genuine-looking young man unlocked the door. Jo first climbed on him without speaking a word, and first he stuck a tape on his mouth. Sarah entered then. That man's eyebrows raised in disgust. She slapped him twice, and tied both of his hands, legs, toes. He tried to enforce an attack on them. But he couldn't. They made him to sit on a chair, and fastened with it. He couldn't move his body, even a centimeter apart. They locked the front door. Sarah went round allover the house, and disconnected all kinds of electronics. She dispatched the laptop and the other system that the man used. She discarded the sim from his phone, and broke it into pieces. Then made the phone into pieces like a falling glass.

Then they unleashed the tape fro his lips and made him to talk. Sarah with ultimate anger asked him Why he was doing that to her. Jo smiled at Sarah, and replied her: "Don't you know Sarah? Not only you, but those three who died themselves, had a lot to ask this piggy head. But they were not here now. So, on behalf of them, He should answer us now!"

At last, after struggling with him. Jo and Sarah made him, open up the reasons; he too had no choice than that. He declared as follows:

"Hmm... I... I'm Joseph.. Joseph Daniel. My Father and Mother.. They both constituted my World! My mother... after an accident.. She got injured severely on her head. Then She became totally blank. She had forgotten certain things, except both of us. To make you understand her criteria better, She was slowly developed as a psycho. On fearing that she herself would kill people unknowingly. She tried to jump from the terrace. However, My father stopped her! But whatever. We tried a lot. On a deep night, while my father and myself  were sleeping nicely. She kept a full stop on her life. Not with simple ways, She cut her veins and arteries.. Approximately 7 to 8 cuts on each hand, before that She consumed the hazardous pesticide... I couldn't even imagine how she bore her pain, with all these. She hung herself in that fan.. (he pointed out) 
But you people would just know her death to be an accident! Yeah.. That's my father's decision! He didn't want my mother to be a psycho even after her absence!", the stubborn son stated.

Similarly, We would be questioning Why would he killed 3 people so.. He made a disastrous Laugh and started again;

"My father felt that We would have let her to jump from that terrace; that would atleast made her body to be escaped from such a dreadful suicide!.. So, he doesn't want the families here to be happy! Yes.. and those Teja's Mother, and the Wives of Dheeraj and Shaah, have teased our Mother in front of My Father. He couldn't bear those humiliations! You may ask then Why should he punish the relatives, instead of those who've done the deeds. Yes My Father is a out of box thinker! He wants those offenders to feel the pain of seperation and humiliation. They should know how the families will be affected if one among them, have taken their lives oneself like a coward! My father have assigned his sketched tasks. He made me to fix a spy camera in the bathroom windows of all the houses of those fellows. I've shot the bathing videos of the wives of Dheeraj and Shaah, and that of Teja and Saarah. Dheeraj and Shaah, being childless. I directly did that on their wives! I've sent them a WhatsApp text to each one of those who died, and informed them on how they have to die, as I did on Sarah. But Sarah luckily escaped. Both of you, are really brilliant. Hats off."

Sarah stood up and shook Joseph's Collars, "Again, I'm blank on Why have you done this to me?!" He answered her, "Look Sarah! I know that What I'm doing right now is a great offense. And I can't wash these sins anywhere. Whatever I'm doing right now, is by my father's guidance, I've warned him at times, but he hasn't ready to lend me his ears. The mistake, that the Wives of Dheeraj and Shaah did, have done by your Father too. You know?! Ask him whether he teased my Mother in front of my Father, or not? Listen now, what is happening here, is much expected. And now you will certainly call up the cops. Go and do that first."

All his statements were recorded, and the Police were called. They didn't want Ronnie Uncle to be arrested directly. With the arrest warrant, the police were surrounding the Ronnie's house. Without knowing anything, Ronnie casually unlocked the door. His eyeballs widened to see that scenario on his house. His Son, Joseph tied up on his armchair. Discarded electronics all around the standing armed cops! Everything made him blind. He stood speechless. He noticed Sarah and Jo standing behind the armchair! The inspector stepped forward and locked Ronnie Uncle's hands. They released Joseph from the chair, and got both, the father and the son into the government vehicle. The Whole apartment was staring at the scenery! But Ronnie Uncle's reddened eyes fell on the Joel's smiling face. Yep, he smiled in a way that he has conquered something and made his flag to fly at its top!
Sarah hugged Joel, and her pleasantly lips thanked Joel for what he has done!

The task of him, not only saved Sarah, but the apartments instead! Now without any fearful restrictions, Joel can spend his evenings delightfully on that heavenly terrace! He spent his rest of holidays, with his friends on Delhi!

Finally, the next Day he would be flying again abroad after the end of his short vacation! To thank for this awful adventurous vacation, the night before his flight. He walked up to the terrace. He took the phone from his pocket to restart his relationship with his girlfriend!

Soon, a short, fair, teen-aged girl, who dressed with a black frock, was standing far from his vision on the terrace! He identified her.. Hmm.. She is Joel's girlfriend. But his mobile phone ringed then; his girlfriend excitedly said hello. But Who would be there, then?

The black-dressing beauty, started vanishing into pieces. He opened his mouth widely, dropped out the phone, the vanishing structure soon gained some shape. It gradually developed into a tiny black horned creature. Looked like Satan. He shrieked then:

  "Aaaaaaahhhhh!! (Screaming out of fear) Holy Shit! What kinda creature, are you??!! Do freeze there!!", yelled Joel!

THE END OF THE SERIES.

Message from the Author: The Suicide is the coward's belonging. Always try to face any problem, how severe it may be. It's not easy to find people without problems. Live the life to the core! There's only one life on this earth! Be aware of it! Suicide will not be a solution at all times! Happy Living!

Hope you have enjoyed my series. Thank you!♡

             
            

The terrace secrets~ chapter II

  THE TERRACE SECRETS

   CHAPTER II: Converging the hints.

Notes from the Author: The following stanzas are the continuation of the first chapter: 'Is that true' of this short series, The Terrace Secrets. So, Better read the Chapter I before exploring this chapter.

   After being informed with the basic details regarding the case from Ronnie Uncle, Joel returned home. His Mom has made him his favorite spicy pakoras. He doesn't want himself to get indulged much within those issues. Neglecting everything, he devoured four plates of pakoras. Like that, the rest of that day is spent.
Being distressed on this issue, he totally has forgotten to converse with his girlfriend. Thus, a little conflict rose between them. To get rid of all his headaches, Jo decided to move to his bed along with the novel, Darren Shan's Lord Loss under the series, demonata.

With both of his hands enclosing each other in such a way, He made the widely opened book to be his comfy pillows, and start sleeping nicely.

Soon, the next-day's Sun shines up on the East. The door bell rang twice. Joel unlatched the door, and collected the fresh milk bottles and newspapers. Requesting his Mom for coffee, Joel stretched the pages of the day's edition over the reading table. Unluckily, he found something to be noted in particular, on the top of the second page. The headline of the article said: "Teja's family approved her death as suicide: the case closed." Captured by this, Jo read the entire article. Now, he has been with further more confusions. With respect to Ronnie Uncle's statement: Teja was poisoned, (not in case, necessarily to be a suicide attempt) and Why should she decide to breathe her last on that cursed terrace? The questions queued up on his mind. He thought himself to be the solutions for all his questions. Yes! He began composing himself for the adventure.

Ingesting two slices of bread sticks and a boiled egg, Jo approached the management office, secretly holding the newspaper, on his trousers (so that, his Mom couldn't ask him where he was going with the newspaper.) Ronnie Uncle welcomed him disappointingly. Ro Uncle doesn't want to interfere with this case, at all. He conveyed straightforward to Jo, that he has no more idea regarding this case. Further, he doesn't want Jo to disturb him on this, anymore. But Jo wouldn't let it like that. With his eyes swirling around, another idea blossomed on his mind: he headed towards the neighboring block, pressed the calling bell twice. A charming young girl unlocked the door: Sarah, one among the Joel's hopeful friend. Being in the apartments since her childhood, She knows people there, better. And She would be definitely helping him in solving out his riddles.

Jo and Sarah felt they need some private space to discuss further on this issue, and went to the garden. Asking her on his doubts regarding the same article. Sarah informed that she was a good friend of Teja, and added that Teja was really a nice girl whom she preferred to talk with, whenever she felt depressed. Sarah underlined that Teja was not that type of girl, who would end her life like this. Then, Jo acquired some satisfaction that he has got some clues.

Joel planned to disguise himself as the cop in mufti. All he needed was a fake identity card. Joel being fit and tall, the role of the cop suited him very well: a white half-sleeved formal shirt that fits his upper body, and wore a khaki pant. Sarah didn't accompany him, as Teja's family knows her well. He moved to Teja's home and introduced himself as planned. Teja's family believed whatever happening there. With this as the best choice, He investigated all things, he wanted to know. Initially, they felt hesitated to share anything. Their tone of conversation, clearly depicted that they have been stopped in openly conversing the truths. He guaranteed them that he would be a friendly person, and never handle this case in a casual manner. By converting their minds emotionally, Joel succeeded in getting all the facts. Teja's parents stated as follows:

 "Teja.. Our only daughter. She always used to keep her surroundings happy. She never thought to hurt even a beetle. A lovely being spent all her life in caring for others! She had no problems including love affairs. If so, She would certainly let her mother to know first. But nothing happened like that. On the day before her death, She was totally abnormal. Something kept on muddling her mind. And On 12th Nov, her mom didn't even provide her the supper, then where did that poison come from?.. We are blank!" Teja's father wiped out the overcrowding tears from his eyes.
He added to his statement that he is delivering his words only with the hope on Jo, (cop, according to Teja's father) that he wouldn't leak that anywhere on media.

So two things made lucid: Teja wasn't in the mood of suicide, and also the toxin she had at her time of death, wasn't taken, while she was on home. Thus, her unnatural death must not come under suicide then.

While leaving the block, his eyes moved to a new notice which said: the gates of the terrace will be open for the next two days, for the monthly maintenance purposes.
So, that notice indirectly paves the way for next incident! Who's Next?

What would be the cases regarding Dheeraj and Shaah? Teja's death, itself puzzled with this much mysteries! Why all these three people should die on that terrace?

Have hope people! Let's find out the demon!

                 

                  To be continued on chapter 3.

The terrace secrets~ Chaper I

Disclaimer: The following content, is purely of my imagination, and never means to promote any disbelief.

Help me!

DISCLAIMER: The below set of stanzas is just a piece of my imagination. It is not meant to disturb anyone's personal feelings and not to promote any disbelief.

              "HELP ME!"

               ~ Harish Kannan

       

           A lonely blank paper lies under the only lantern of that dark room. Still, my drying pen stands on it, without knowing what would be its next move. plots of various kinds are roaming around my head, still I can't get one. Yep, I'm on my first plot preparation! The hands of the wall-clock moved down and up, as it is on fire. Like that it goes on.. at some point of time, I hear my mobile ringing, My close friend, who is from Chennai is on the other side.
It's been a long term since we talked last. With a broad smile on my unshiny face, like a chocolate-getting baby, I purred, "hellllo dear!" I can't hear anything properly from his side. He just mumbled, the only thing I could hear from him is "Help me!"
I understand that he is in a severe danger, and needs aid. But the only thing, I can't get on my mind is that why, he has to call me for his assistance after such a long period? Even my name wouldn't be there in his recent dial list!
At peak of this minute, the weather is filthy and it pretends that even the nature is unfair to me. Someone tapped my front door! I don't want to unlock it, as usually schematics like this will usually bring an unnatural figure or a villain there! Isn't it? But, dont worry! I've got a balcony window upstairs, from where, I could find who is behind my door.
As you guessed, My pal with a full wet jerkin, is standing there,quarelling for oxygen! I can read those questions on your head, Come on, Let's find it..
With a towel, I rushed towards the door and unlocked it.
At the same piece of second, he flattened on my frightened chest, I raised my head and shocked to see a stabbed dagger at his back, straight to his vertebrae. I froze with that moment! Now explore these seconds, close kin of mine is lying dead on my own hands, and he is murdered. I don't know, whether I have to treat him or to cry or to inform the cops?
Then, I noticed a bunch of papers which he is holding in his hands firmly. I laid him down on the adjacent wall and picked those papers..
Leading the bunch of blank sheets, the front page is written with the same single word, that he has blabbered on that phone call: 'Help me!'
It seems that those words have been written in
a faded red colour. It smells like dried blood!
I can't get, what is surrounding me?
Within an eye blinking second, My dead partner, who is actually pretended to be dead arises briskly. I'm throat-filled with fear and tried to inquire him, whether he could explain the dramatic things happening here? He just stared at me blindly. I can't even make any guesses on why a person should look like that on his close buddy, at such a horrible environment.
On the next fraction of second, he withdraws his blood-stained knife and groaned, "help me!" 
Again, as you guess, that idiot stabbed me on, my belly!
With a screaming howl, I wake up from my writing desk! But things happened, seem to be too real. My mobile notified something. I tried to hold it with my weak and trembling hands, and found an incoming call, missed from the same friend!
The same weather surrounded, it seems. And the door has been tapped even louder than before!
Above all! I found the same bunch of papers, presided by the sheet written with those bloody words, "help me!", instead of my lonely blank paper!


                                End of the plot