Next day, while coming from office Pragya sees purab talking with many sweepers..

Pragya happily whispers," purab...he is here...abhi said purab is living with them ..I will go and ask him about harish...

Saying she moves near him but purab gets inside his jeep ..

Pragya calls," purab"... but he went from there....

She sighs and goes from there..

She comes inside the house and sees Kiara standing near the wall sticker and measuring her height..

Pragya smiles seeing Kiara's frown...

Pr: arey what is my daughter doing

Ki: mummy..you came...tell me onething...am I a dwarf. 

Pragya chuckles hearing that

Pr: who called you like that

Ki: that  Harish

Pragya looked at Kiara shocked...Kiara realized what she said

Ki: my new friend

Pragya nods and says," meri betiya sabse cute aur sabse best hai"

Ki: but I am dwarf

Pr: you are not dwarf...you are shortie and cutie..

Kiara pouts

Pr: arey ... haven't you seen any memes saying short girls are cute...

Kiara giggles and says," those are jokes.."

Pr: nah

Saying she hugged her while Kiara kissed her cheek..

Next day morning, pragya heard continuous ringing of the calling bell and goes to open the door..

She is shocked seeing two police standing outside her house..

Po: are you pragya..

Pragya nods..

Po: you travelled in Delhi express before few days right..

Pr: yes..

Po: can you come with us to the police station..

Pr: why sir..

Po: actually... we enquired many people they all said you saw the thief head..so can you help us in sketching him..

Pr: sorry sir....I don't remember his face..

Po: we will show many pics , can you atleast guess him..I am sure you can do that..

Pr: no sir....I don't even remember his face..

Seeing her hesitation, he said

Po: then come to the police station and tell the same to our inspector..

Pr: but

Po: after that we will not disturb you

Pragya nods and tells Kiara to lock the door and goes to the police station in her scooty..

She nervously steps inside the police station..

Then she goes to the inspector and says she doesn't remember anything...

In: first relax ...I will show you some photos..

Saying he forwards the file Infront of pragya...

She immediately gets that and goes through the file quickly and says," I don't know"

Saying she got up from the chair and about to go out of the cabin, at the same time abhi opens the cabin and enters inside ...both are shocked to see each other..

That inspector immediately got up and saluted abhi...

Abhi turns to him and asks," what about that lady?"

In: she is the one sir ..

Abhi looked at pragya who is staring at him like a kid staring at the Santa Claus..

Abhi clears his throat to break her trance.. Pragya slowly looks down..

In: but she is saying that she don't remember his face..

Abhi sees pragya standing their nervously.. seeing her at once he knows she is lying...he knows her more than she knows about herself..

Ab: let her go Karthik... some woman are selfish...

Pragya's eyes brimmed hearing that..

Ab: they will only think about their happiness...they doesn't care for others..

In: but sir ... We should somehow identify him...

He turns to pragya and says," don't fear about anything... please help us.. didn't you see how those ladies cried.."

Ab: to whom you are asking Karthik, she only cares about her... even  if they cry or die she will not open up....

Pragya whispers," I don't remember his face"

Karthik sighs hearing that..

Ab: it's okay Karthik...we will find him somehow...

Pragya rushed out of the police station...

She immediately starts her scooty and drives away from there ...tears oozed out from her eyes..

At that time a man runs towards her and dashes her scooty making her to fall down..

She turns and sees that thief head  running behind the first man with a hold chain in his hand..

The other man turns back and shouts," ira... throw the chain"

But ira didn't notice him as his eyes are fixed on pragya..

He came near pragya and lifted her scooty and made it to stand..

He was about to hold her hand but pragya moved back..

She slowly gets up...

Before ira could run, pragya holds his arm and slaps him hardly...

The other man is shocked to see that..

Ira looks at pragya with wide eyes..

Pragya shouts," did you snatch this chain from someone..."

She pulls the chain from him and asks," will you behave like this to your mother"

Ira looked at her shocked..

Pr: your mother will be ashamed if she comes to know about you...

Then she looks at ira and says," who knows maybe your mother is also like this.."

Ira yells," don't you dare to speak about my mother like that....she is the best soul in this whole world.."

Pragya smiles and says," I don't know whether she is best or not but I am very sure that she is very unlucky to get a son like you.."

Ira softly whispers," if I don't do this today then I will have no tomorrow.."

Pragya's eyes softens hearing that , at that time they heard police jeep siren ..

Ira turns and sees the other man running from there..

Both sees two police jeeps nearing them..

Ira was about to run but pragya entwines her right hand with his left hand...

He looked at their entwined hands shocked..

She slowly puts the chain inside her hand bag with her other hand...

Ira wanted to run from there but he didn't wish to leave pragya's hand..

Abhi and many police gets down from the jeep..

Ira looked at them without any fear...this shocked pragya..

Inspector looked at pragya and asks

Ins: again you...

Abhi is confused seeing the fear in her eyes..

In: who is this

Pragya stammers," he is...he is my son"

Abhi and ira looked at her shocked..

Abhi's pov;
    Why is she lying...I have seen him somewhere but where

At that time he sees a scratch in pragya's elbow ... seeing the blood he rushed to her and holds her left arm..

Ira grits his teeth seeing that..

Abhi scolds pragya," what happened to your hand...did you fell down.."

Saying he took his kerchief from his pocket and wiped her blood..

Pragya slowly leaves Ira's hand ...Ira looked at his hand and clenches his fist .. he glares at abhi and thinks," again you are doing the same mistake.."

Ira stepped back and looked at them...

Pragya's heart warms sensing abhi's care after many years..

She turns and sees ira walking away from there..

She pushes abhi lightly and about to follow Ira , at that time her saree pallu got stuck on his watch..

She turns and looks at him and then at ira...

Her heart felt some known pain...she have experienced this same pain before but when...

When she is busy in her thoughts she sees ira stumbling and then he fell on the ground..

Pragya immediately rushed to him, her saree pallu tore at the end and a small piece stuck on abhi's watch..

She went near ira and helped him to stand..

She whispers to him furiously," stand near me silently, can't you see that ACP is already doubting you.."

Ir: how do you know that..

Who can know his thoughts by just looking at his eyes other than her..

Pr: I felt

Ira goes from there ....

Pr: wait

Abhi comes behind her and asks," why is your son not listening to you Mrs.  ,... Sorry Ms.Pragya.."

Pragya looked at him for sometime but then goes from there silently..

Abhi keeps that torn saree piece inside his pocket ..

After she left from there, Karthik tells abhi," sir I have a doubt on this lady"

Ab: leave this case to me...

Saying he goes to his jeep...

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To be continued...

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