In the dim lit office in an abandoned factory, afigure was treating its wounds given by the young blood who didn't even thinktwice to hit an older beggar trying to cross the road. 

As the figure kept the blood ridden alcohol wipes in the bowl, it picked the lighter muttering "...*Aji Aisa mauka phir kahan milega...hamare jaisa dil kahan milega...Aao tumko dikhlata hoon Paris ki ek rangeen shaam...Dekho dekho dekho dekho dekho an evening in Paris...*evil laughs*...." The figure then fell on the ground but raised its face towards the lone light peeping inside the shabby office, smirking and lit the bowl with fire. 

It watched the way the fire was consuming the blood and darkening it with its blaze, making her take a whiff of the smoke with closed satisfied eyes.

(*Old Hindi song – an evening in Paris Lyrics)

"...Boom...Boom...Booooommmmm!!!!" muttering like a mad person, the figure rolled over the dusty floor with tears in its eyes, remembering the fire and the girl.

The Next day morning

The hospital

Sara rushed to meet the family and enquire about Francis. She saw Edward coming out of the special ward with a little smile, making her hug him.

"...Is he okay?!!..." her tensed voice made Edward caress her cheeks and nod with a smile. He told her to meet Francis who was having his soup fed by Edward's mother.

For days, Sara would be in and out of the hospital taking care of the family and being their strength in their most vulnerable times.

Francis recovered fast thanks to the medications and his family love. He found a genuine friend in Sara who would always talk to him like an elder who would want the best for her friends.

"...I don't think so, Sara...they will not understand..." Francis spoke disheartened as Sara convinced him to speak about his boyfriend to his brother and parents.

But the boy was scared of peer pressure with bringing shame to the family. To which Sara retaliated and scolded him saying that his wellbeing is far more precious than what the society would think.

As the new friends chatted, the nurse came to give the last dosage of injections to Francis. Sara went to keep the food tray aside and let the nurse do her job, when she noticed something odd.

It was a different nurse and rather hefty to be a female. She ignored it as the hormonal imbalance that some people may have, puzzling her again.

"...Excuse me?..." the nurse tilted her head at Sara's call and nodded.

"...wasn't the morphine injection given one hour back...then why now?...coz its time lag is 4 hours!...then?!!..."

The nurse started sweating and turned to face the petite girl who was asking a lot of questions.

Sara was wide eyed when she saw the color of the injection medicine – green, meaning probably poison.

The quick-witted Sara didn't let the nurse budge and grabbed hold of her hand screaming to bring either Edward or anyone to handle the hefty nurse who was too much for her.

Francis couldn't understand the scenario and was flabbergasted on why was Sara fighting the nurse. As Edward barged inside the room, the nurse pushed the fighting Sara and made a run for it.

"...Catch her!!...she wanted to poison Francis!...Go!!!" Sara warned Edward who screwed his brows and ran to catch hold of the nurse.

Sara gathered herself and ran to look for any piercing mark on Francis but there were none to her relief.

"...what was that about, huh?!!" as Francis asked the heavily breathing Sara who drank the water hurriedly from the pitcher. She was not able to decipher on how did she knew about the injection and the medications.

"...I...I...saw it one of the case files...that I had studied..." she gave an assuring answer to Francis who hummed making her think that might also be the case for her quick move.

As the police enquired on the case of the missing nurse, the hospital authorities negated on the nurse being sent for the injection dosage.

Sara advised Edward to take it to the commissioner and sort out the culprit as it was serious matter. Francis would have been poisoned badly or worst died if it was not for the timely execution of her knowledge – as spelled by the detective who had come to look into the case matter.

Edward led the detective for a more detailed look into the case, leaving a concerned Francis. Sara felt a sense of brotherly love towards Francis making her alert 24/7 towards him.

After few weeks,

In the afternoon

Kansya Steel Industries.

"...Next week it is Sir...don't worry my team will send you the itinerary asap...see you in Bordeaux, Mr. Naik..." the client bid bye to the billionaire businessman as Harish kept the call and made his secretary take note of the change of time.

Harish then straightened his suit and got up to leave when he suddenly heard the lone whisper again 'Shri...Shri' making him look up with an unknown fear for her...

Thud!

He fainted on the floor making Mrs. Raina scream for help clutching her boss's head on her lap.

The emergency ward

Beep! Beep! Beep!

As Harish opened his eyes at the constant sound of the machine, he found Naina caressing his hands with tears in her concerned eyes calling him out 'Bhai'.

"...Bhai?...are you ok?...I will call the doctor..." saying so she rushed out to get the doctor to check on her brother.

"...Where are you?...I know you are somewhere...waiting for me...Pia..." Harish closed his eyes which had even tired of spilling unwearied tears for his love.

The doctor examined the buff man who smiled at his little sister who wiped her tears with fear for her Harish Bhai.

"...it's the low sugar...I think a few days of rest will be enough...you can go by this evening...hm" saying so the doctor left the siblings, who looked at each other.

Naina found solace in her brother's chest who rubbed her hairs shushing her.

"...I am fine, Chutki!...didn't you hear what the doctor said, hm?" Naina backed a little and replied glancing at each of them.

"...No going to office for the next whole week!!...I will take care of my Bhai...and there will no negation from you!!...both of you...get that!!!..."

Her pointed little index fingers made her look cute in front of her brothers. Hardik side hugged her and assured that her Bhai will surely take the required rest as per her demand.

Paris

Naik Villa

"..." the light breeze was moving inside her dark room, making her shiver even with the duvet covering her.

"...Shri...Shri..." murmuring in her sleep, Sara jolted up with a start sweating badly in the cold weather. She gulped her dry throat and went to close the open window.

As her shaking self, drank the sip of warm water; she went to close the window slide when

The hooded figure standing near the street looking up to her contemplating self.

But this time, she didn't run off but wanted to see the face of the person who was planning to scare her for no reason at all.

Swipe!

The knife stuck her window stilt with a note flying through the breeze.

She ducked below the window to avoid the knife attack by the figure and immediately got up to catch the person. But as usual the person vanished from the sight.

'...don't take the Masood Case...'

The note quipped her on why she was being told to not reopen the Masood file, when Abhishek was handling the case.

Was the person one of the culprits who had a hint of her and Edward involved in the case?

Edward? Francis?

Was it because of that Franics was being targeted with an attempt to poison him?

"...I need to have a talk with Jiju and Eddy...this is serious!!..." thinking about the case Sara closed the window and went to her sister's room to check her.

The next day morning

"..."

Edward caressed her hand below the table to give the necessary comfort, as Abhishek thought about what Sara discussed with them.

"...Hm...I think we will keep the Masood file aside...for a while...by that time...Edward and Sara?...you can go ahead with the Macintosh case and visit the mansion once again...and go through the details that we missed...hm?"

Edward was puzzled as why did Abhishek want Sara to go with him, even after knowing about the attack that she endured last night.

But as he wanted to clarify his doubt, the phone rang.

"...what!!!" Abhishek glanced at Sara who whispered 'Tai?!!' getting a frightful nod from him.

Both of them rushed to the hospital to reach the in-labour Rashmi.

Rashmi was immediately taken by her assistant to the hospital on time, and informed about her condition to Abhishek.

After three hours

The short family heard the good news about their Rashmi and their little wonder baby girl entering the new world.

Abhishek was teary eyed for a tough guy after seeing the little chubby baby sleeping peacefully in the crib with Rashmi tiresomely smiling at him.

"...How are you, Darling?!!" Abhishek pecked her forehead who whispered "...Hungry?!!"

Sara chuckled at her sister who glared at her, but she was after the tiring labour that she had endured in the past three hours.

Sara went to the medicine counter to get the medications for her sister, when her phone rang.

"...Yeah...the third floor...from the right...yes...I am waiting near the counter..." she smiled as Francis kept the call and wanted to meet the new mother and child.

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