Now I am looking into the face of Nova to find out if there is any odd expression in her face. It is plain and calm.

"Where are your children?" once again I am looking on the four directions.

"I dropped them at my sister's home. There should not be any disturbance to us for this."

"I am really creating lot of inconvenience for you."

"It is never so. My husband and I are feeling very happy that we can be helpful to you like this."

I nodded my head. "Do your children know that their father is now talking with you?"

"No one else knows about that madam, no one else knows. My husband particularly requested me not to say that to anyone else."

'Now I know about that.' I am thinking wryly in myself. How her husband is feeling for it?

"Shall we start it now madam?" abruptly I looked into the face of Nova and I am smiling now. In fact I have to force that smile. I cannot find any amusement in this. I am really feeling tension thinking what Nova's husband is going to say. The happiness I felt while I was entering into the house of Nova is not in me now. Why my mood is changing this fast every time?

"Where we are going to do that?"

"In our reading room." She is saying "Please come with me."

One thing impressed me a lot here. The house of Nova is very neat and orderly. Her reading room attracted me even more. She adjusted everything so good and the whole place is very neat.

"Please make yourself comfortable in that chair madam."

I nodded my head and slumped myself in the nearby chair

Then she delicately put her weight in the other nearby chair.

"I invite my husband now." She closed her eyes.

"Nick, madam wants to talk with you."

I am hearing her voice in a slow way.

"I know that you are here Nick. Please talk. Let your presence known to madam. She wants to ask some questions. She is giving us livelihood Nick. You too very well know about that. You are also very much thankful to madam for that."

My heart is beating very speedily. I am feeling an unknown tension. Is really Nova feeling her late husband's presence? Is this all true? What Viola says once she comes to know about this?

I am observing Nova with excitement as she is in silence now with closed eyes. It is just like she is listening to someone. As I am remained even forgetting to close my eyes, she opened her eyes and looked into my face. "My husband cannot talk to you as he is talking with me madam. He needs a medium."

"What I have to do for that? If it is possible to him to talk to you like that why it is not possible to him to talk with me so?" I am feeling complete irritation now. Is all my trouble going to be wasted?

"You need not worry madam. I am going to offer myself as a medium. My husband shall come on to me and talk with you. Just wait."

Once again I am observing Nova as she reclined in the chair while her eyes are closing. Time is passing slowly filled with tension.

"First let me thank you for your help to my family. You have helped us while we are in very much difficulty." Suddenly Nova opened her eyes and started talking.

"Nova." I said irritatingly. Why Nova is suddenly talking like this? "You need not say this to me now"

"I am not Nova. I am her husband Nick."

I startled and jerked a little. I am feeling a pang of thrill and fear on hearing Nova like that. Now I am talking with Nova's husband who died two years or so back!

"Its alright." I breathed deeply and am trying to relax myself. "Nova is efficient, intelligent and educated. She is very much helpful to us. You need not particularly thankful to me for that."

"I know what do you want to talk with me madam." Nova, no, her late husband through her, is talking with me.

I don't say anything. I am just listening even forgetting to breathe.

"I said to Nova that your life is in danger and she said the same to you. You want to know how and why is your life is in danger. I don't know answers to all questions madam. I can give only little information."

"Give me as much information as you can." I am talking but I am not feeling like talking. My heart is with full of excitement.

"Your life is in danger by the spirit of a woman madam. She is trying to harm you. Even now also I am seeing her around you. She is almost every time following you. She is very much angry with you."

"But why? Why she is angry with me?" I am feeling fear that my heart may burst with excitement.

"I talked with her madam. She did not give me the whole information. But said your father caused her death. So she wants to kill you. In fact she caused heart attack to your father and killed him."

I am now feeling as time stopped. My father caused her death! What does that mean? She caused heart attack to my father!

Without my intention my mind bringing back what my aunt said. There was a woman in my father's life after my mother's death. They used to be like lovers. Suddenly that woman stopped coming. She found dead by my aunt in a news paper.

Here Nick is saying that some woman is trying to harm me. She caused the death of my father. I don't know why that woman caused my father's death and wanted to take revenge on me. But I can understand one thing for sure. That woman who behaved intimately with my dad and found dead later and this woman Nick is mentioning are one and the same.

"Can you say her name to me?" I am still asking questions in that mind numbing and bewildering stage also.

"I asked her several questions. But she did not answer any of those." It is Nick.

"You have asked several questions to her, but for why?" I really felt surprise on hearing that.

"You are so important person to us. You gave life to our family. I want to save you from that devil. Therefore I wanted to know as much details as possible. But she is quite uncooperative."

"Thank you very much." Even in the agitating and anxious stage also I am feeling grateful towards Nick.

"You need not thank me at all. You gave life to our family. You are so important to us."

I am just observing Nova and she is appearing to me as if she is in trance.

"I always do try to save you. But I am feeling fear that devil may overpower me. The revenge in her is so strong. Be careful madam. Your life is in danger."

Suddenly Nova jerked in the chair and she looked strangely into my face.

After few seconds she asked me "Madam, did you talk with my husband?"

"Yes, I talked with your husband" I hissed out heavily. I understood Nick left her body. So far no useful information could be obtained. "The problem is your husband also doesn't know the answers for most of the questions."

"I am sorry madam. I thought my husband would be useful to you."

"He was useful to me of course." I am trying to smile but not able to produce a satisfying one. "He said my life is in danger. He said that he tries to save me."

"That is his responsibility. We always try to save your life. You are a very important person to us." The gratefulness is still in her face.

"Thank you Nova. Thank you for the trouble you have taken so far for this. I may better go now." I got off from the chair.

"You need not thank me for anything madam." There is silence once again. Just in seconds I am hearing her voice again. "You have given life to our family. If you have not offered the job to me, I am in lot of trouble by now." Her voice also filled with the same gratefulness.

***

"May I know where was you all this time?" as soon as I entered into my house Viola confronted me and asked that question.

"First let me settle and then I tell you." Irritating in myself I said.

"Do you know how much of tension we are feeling as we could not know where you were?"

"I said that I would not be available for one hour or so."

"But you did not say where you were going."

"Yes, I did not say that. But I have come home now all safe. What is the problem?" trying not to show my irritation I am saying. "I can understand your anxiety Viola. I don't do it once again."

"You have to understand your position well Dazzle. You are not an ordinary person like us. There are always enemies around you. There is lot of unhealthy competition also to your businesses." She paused for a moment and is saying again "Considering the recent incidents, yes of course, even you said that you would not be available like this for one hour or so, still all we are feeling tension."

"I agree with you in no uncertain terms." With a smile I nodded my head.

"I am sorry. I made you stand like this. Go and fresh up yourself first. But then you have to tell me everything."

I nodded my head and moved towards my room. I did not think I could be relieved from Viola that fast. I am feeling relaxed and fresh after the bath but still I am having that uneasiness and fear in me. I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes. Despite the uneasiness and fear I am feeling very much relaxed which is inducing sleep. Surprisingly Nova's husband's words momentarily lost their influence in me.

But I snapped opened my eyes hearing the footsteps into my room. Viola is standing before me.

"Now tell me where have you been?"

"First you make yourself comfortable in the chair. There is a lot I need to tell you."

Viola dragged a chair near to me and slumped herself in that. "Now tell me where did you go and whom you met?"

"I went to Nova's house."

"You went to Nova, your secretary's house!" A frown gathered on the forehead of Viola.

"Yes, your ears are working properly and your hearing it right is the proof of it. I went to Nova's house."

"Thanks. But I have not come to you for a hearing test. I know my ears are working best. I want to know why you have gone to your secretary's house. Do you know the difference between you and her?"

"Bloody hell with the difference. Just because I am a very rich person should I be banned from visiting any ordinary human being? Don't I have my own wishes and desires? Cannot I fulfill any of them?" I am fuming on hearing what Viola said.

"Alright. To fulfill what wish and desire you went to her house?"

I hissed out heavily. I know I cannot escape. This devil does not leave me that easily. "I went to her home to talk to her late husband."

(..........to be continued)

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