Sahil's POV

"laghta hai yahi hai (looks like this is it)"

I and Shabhana had come to the club that Ayan told us about. It was a busy night and the place was packed with people we went to the bartender and asked him about Nazneen.

"Dekha hai shayad....(Maybe I have seen her....)" He said.

"Toh uss din subeh woh nehi aayi thi? (So that day morning she didn't come here?)" I asked.

"Club main toh bohot log aathe jaathe rehethe hai (People come and go in the club)"

"Subeh ko club main kaun aathe hai bai? (who the hell comes to a club in the morning?)" Shabhana asked.

"Relax" I murmured under my breath.

"Joot bolkar mujeh kuch nehi milega madam? (I won't get anything by lying madam?)"

"Toh chutiye joot bol kyu raha hai, dekh agar main caahoo na toh do minute main tujse saari sach ugalwal sakthi hoo toh tu decide kar le ki tu chup chaap sach bolega ya mujse mehnat karwayega? (then why are you lying you idiot, look if I want I can make you spill the truth in two minutes so you can decide if you want to directly tell me the truth or want me to make you tell the truth?)"

"Shabhana please" I said, that's when I noticed a girl watching us from behind a wall.

"Aapko kuch kehna hai? (Do you want to say something?)"

I asked looking straight at her. She slowly came forward.

"There ko maine pehele kahi dekha hai (I have seen you before somewhere)"

"Main dande wali hoo aapne mujeh ek baar arrest kiya tha ek hotel se (I am a prostitute and you had arrested me once from a hotel)"

"Isse kehthe hai sacch bolna kuch seeko isse (this is how you tell the truth learn something from her)" Shabhana said turning to the bartender a light smile appeared on the girls face.

"Aap Nazneen ke bare main kya jaanthi hai? (What do you know about Nazneen?)" I asked.

"Kuch din pehele subeh ko Nazneen yaha aayi thi isse rent pay karne lekin yeh rent zyaada magne lage kyuki woh aur Ishaan live in main reh rahe the Nazneen ne mana kar diya aur unke beech main bohot badi ladayi hui........aur haa isne usse soda bhi pilayaa tha (Some days back Nazneen came here in the morning to meet him and pay him rent but he asked for more money because Nazneen and Ishaan was in a live in relationship and they had a huge fight.....and yes he even gave a her a soda)"

The guy looked down, Shabhana smiled.

"Main jaao madam? (Can I go madam?)" The girl asked.

"Naam kya hai tumhara? (What is your name?)"

"Julie" She said.

"Jaao (Go)" She said.

The girl walked towards the stage and started singing a song.

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Shabhana's POV

"Kya hua Sir? (What happened Sir?)" I asked Ravi Sir as he has called me to his office urgently.

"Mr. Sahil Sharma ne ek petition submit kiya hai yeh request karthe hue ki aap ko iss case ki investigation se nikala jaye unke hisaab se you are Furious, unprofessional, unethical, is quick to jump into conclusions plus aap apni professional aur personal opinions ko alag nehi rakk paathe (Mr. Sahil Sharma has submitted a petition requesting to remove you from the investigation duty of this case according to him you are Furious, unprofessional, unethical, quick to jump into conclusions and plus you can't keep your professional and personal opinions different)"

Hearing this blood started to boil, I angrily rushed out of Ravi Sir's office I went straight to Sahil's office and slammed both my hands on his table he stood up shocked.

"Tu samjtha kya apne aap ko? Agar main nehi hothi na toh tu abbi tak uss ladki ki parents ko interrogate kar rahe hothe, main bhi dekthi hoo ki tu mere bina ye case kaise solve kartha hai (What do you think of yourself? If I wasn't there then you would still be interrogating that girl's parents, let me see how you will solve this case without me)"

Saying this I stormed out of the police station, Sahil followed me.

"Shabhana......Shabhana wait....."

"Agle petition main yeh bhi likhwa dena ki main Shaarabi, paagal aur Manic depressive hoo kyuki abhi yeh incomplete lag rahi hai (In your next petition also add that I am a drunkard, crazy and manic depressive because now it's looking incomplete)"

"Shabhana baat suno meri (Shabhana listen to me)" Sahil said.

"Nehi suna kya kar loge? (I don't wanna hear what will you do?)"

That's when a constable came running.

"Sir ek case report kiya hai (Sir one case has been reported)"

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"Tum ye mat samjna ki main usse petition ki baat bhool gayi (Don't think that I forgot all about the petition)"

I told Sahil as we rushed through the corridors of the hospital.

"Tuje lagtha hai na ki tum professional ho aur mujse better situations handle karthe ho so why don't you do the talking this time (you think you are professional and you can handle situations better than me so why don't you do the talking this time)"

"I don't mind" Sahil said.

"Unbelievable"

"Lagtha hai yehi hai (looks like this is it)"

Sahil said looking at a group of people standing there.

"Kya hua? (What happened?)"

He asked a person from the crowd.

"Aaj inn dono ki shaadi thi Sir ladke ke gharwaale shaadi ke kilaf the toh woh dono aur ladki ki gharwaale milkar register office gaye Shaadi karne lekin sigh karthe hi ladki ki naak se khoon nikalne laga aur who behoosh hokar ghir gayi (today was their wedding day Sir the guys family was against the marriage so both of them along with the girls family went to the register office to get married but as soon as they signed the papers blood started oozing out from the girls nose and she became unconscious)"

He said showing us a picture of the couple.

We saw the doctor approaching.

"Kisi ko agar aakri baar milna hai toh mil sakthe hai (If anyone wanna meet for the last time you can do that)"

"Woh hosh main hai doctor? (Is she conscious doctor?)" I asked.

"Ji (Yes)"

"Hum uske statement record karne ki koshish kar sakthe hai (We can try and record her statement)" Sahil said.

"Hum jaa sakthe hai?(Can we go?)" I asked her family.

"Nehi aap jaayiye madam apni kaam kijiye vaise bhi main usse iss haalat main nehi dekh saktha (No madam please go and do your job I can't see her like this anyway)" The girl's father said.

I rushed towards the door. But I froze in my tracks as I saw her small frame struggling in the arms of her husband she was crying helplessly so was he both of their eyes said they were not ready for this ending. I just couldn't do it I couldn't get it in me to do inside and talk to them helplessly I turned around and tried control my tears Sahil held my shoulders trying to console me.

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I looked at her husband who was still holding onto her lifeless frame we stayed at the hospital the whole night interrogating all the people who was present there. After a long night both of us stepped out of the hospital Sahil drove the vehicle as I held my head which was hurting like hell by this time.

"Hum kaha jaa rahe hai?(Where are we going?)" I asked.

"Hum station jaa rahe hai yeh saara details record karna hai aur who petition waapas lena hai (We are going to the station we have to record all these details and I have to take back the petition)"

"Abb main tumeh unethical nehi lagthi kya? (Don't I look unethical to you now?)"

"Kal raat ko agar main akela hotha toh uski statement lene zaroor andar jaatha lekin baat main apne aap ko kabhi maaf nehi kar patha police walon ko sympathy nehi karni caahiye lekin todi empathy accha hotha hai precise agar tum nehi hothi toh main abhi uss ladki ki parents ko interrogate kar raha hotha (If I would have been alone yesterday I would have went inside to take their statement but I would never have been able to forgive myself for that a police officer shouldn't be sympathetic but some empathy won't hurt precise if you wouldn't have been there I would still be interrogating the girl's parents)"

A slight smile appeared on my lips.

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Sahil's POV

"Tume ineh kahi dekha hai? (Have you seen them somewhere?)"

I asked Ishaan after showing him the picture of the couple.

"Nehi sir (No Sir)" He said.

"Ek aur baat kya yeh sach hai ki tum Nazneen peh financially depended the? (One more thing is it true that you were financially dependent on Nazneen?)"

"Actually haa Sir main writer hoo toh mujeh koi stable payment nehi milthi toh pichle do mahino ka rent Naaz ne pay kiya tha (Actually yes Sir I am a writer and I don't get a stable payment so Naaz paid the rent last two months)" Ishaan said.

"Toh Nazneen ko apki writing se bohot pyaar hoga (So Nazneen would have loved your writing)"

"Are nehi Sir usse toh samaj main bhi nehi aathi thi (no Sir she didn't even understood it)" He said with a smile which quickly vanished.

"Tum jaa sakthe hoo (you can go)" I said and he stood up and left.

"Bura lag raha hai yaar Ishaan ke liye, hospital main woh hai lekin andar se yeh maar raha hai (I feel bad for Ishaan yar she is the one in the hospital but he is the one dying from inside)"

I said to Shabhana as I looking at the file one more time.

"Nazneen aue Ishitha ki beech main ek connection tha lekin iss Sana ka iss case ki kisi bhi insaan se koi lena dena nehi hai iski story kya hai?(There was a connection between Nazneen and Ishitha but there is no connection between this Sana and anyone in this case what is her story?)"

I said staring at her picture.

"Shaayad koi connection hai hi nehi (Maybe there is no connection)" Shabhana said.

"Matlab?(Meaning?)"

"Tumne abhi kaha na hospital main Nazneen hai lekin andar se Ishaan mar raha hai Shayaad killer bhi yahi caahtha hai ki Ishaan mare(didn't you just say that even though Nazneen is the one in the hospital but Ishaan is the one who is dying Maybe even the killer want the same thing)"

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So I had planned earlier that Karthik Aryan's character would be a writer only to learn later that he himself used to write in the past and he said that in an interview himself I am pleasantly surprised with this information 🤗🤗🤗🤗