D-20

The Motive

"Ahh" Jayesh cries.

"What happen to your hand?" I enquire.

"A minor accident. Nothing to worry about." He says.

"You left for the office."

"Yah... I came because I left something here."

"What?"

"Huh?"

"What did you leave behind?"

"A... My phone."

Lie....

Such a lie. I saw him with his phone in his hand when he left.

"Mam do you want to change the room?" Hospital staff asks.

"Yes Piya, the floor is almost empty. The patient next to her got discharged. You two are alone in this ward. Change it." Jayesh says.

He is showing concern, or he wants us to leave this place so that he can clean the crime scene. Where is the police? Like in every movie, they are late.

***

"Take a rest. I am there. Police will come in the morning for investigation." Says Jayesh.

"You should go to the office."

"I am not leaving you. Work can wait."

"Hmm"

We came downstairs. Hospital staffs are there for our protection.

I couldn't sleep.

"Hey, don't be afraid. I am there na. Sleep."

You are the reason I am awake, Jayesh. You are the reason. It is the reason that you are here that's why I am afraid.

The man enters the room was nearly 6 feet the same as you. He was healthy too, just like you. You are the only one who knew today the patient got a discharge and our room will be empty. We are alone for the night; you knew. Even though you insisted to leave us alone for work. Where is your work now Jayesh?

Why do you want to kill Nikita?

Or your target was someone else? Was your target was me? Did you want to kill me?

No..no... Why would he? I am thinking too much; I guess.

I am getting these doubts.

"Not feeling sleepy?"

I shook my head.

"Can I?"

He asks permission to sit next to me. I nodded.

"Whenever I am afraid I think that I've overcome lots of difficulties, I can overcome this one as well. And like every time god is my side this time as well."

I looked at him with so many questions in my eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like this? You didn't get what I said?"

"What kind of difficulties?" I ask him.

"You know I belong to a poor family. I lived my half-life in scarcity. I overcome that. I self-made my life like this now. I'm still struggling. The institute is in debt too. But I know everything will be alright. Because I have you."

You have me. You have me to solve your problem.

How?

"The deal with Seema Gupta could have changed our lives." He says. "But that is off now. I have to think of another option."

Damn it.

Seema Gupta. Money.

The news said I had extorted money from her. All my office works and deals are carried out by him. That means he is the one. He has a motive; he needs money.

"Money matters the most," I say with curiosity.

"You can say that. You see for money people kills each other."

His reply made my doubt strong.

"Coffee?"

"No" I say out loud.

He sees my fearful face and sits down.

"Okay Okay.... I'm not going anywhere."

He tries to reach out to my hand, but I pull them back.

"I trust you."

I stare at him. Why is he saying this?

"I trust you, Piya. You should trust me too. We have each other only now."

Trust... You?

Do you even know the meaning of that word?

For the money, you'll deal with that actress and don't know how but take money from her and when she'll resist, you'll kill her. That's not all you'll frame me in it and kill me as well.

What will you gain?

"Piya?"

"Huh!"

"You know Nikita well. Did she in any trouble? If that, you can tell me. I can handle it."

"Jayesh, you manage a yoga institute. How can you handle this kind of problem?

"Don't take me lightly. I am way more than you think."

You are really way more than my thoughts.

What are you up to, Jayesh? What was your plan?

In the first time, the deal went smoothly. Nikita got hurt, so I was distracted and you had a full chance. Chance to do whatever you want. Did you kill Nikita last time too? Or that time you sent someone else.

Because I went out for a call and Nikita was in the chair you by mistakenly killed her.

Really Jayesh? Money matters to you that much.

In the second time, I managed to save Nikita. And seriously, nothing happened to her. But that car....

He must have sent it.

In the second time, I was distracted by the fun I was having due to the feeling of having the psychic ability.

I was busy with gambling. I didn't care much.

"Here. Sorry, he didn't get the green tea. If you are okay with coffee, if not then I'll make tea for you."

Jayesh says with two coffee cups in his hand.

I am sitting idle and thinking about what to say. He takes a sip of his coffee.

"I am okay with coffee," I reply.

I hold the cup from his hand.

"That was mine. I took..." Jayesh got shocked.

As I took the cup, he had a sip from.

"Okay."

He says and sits next to me.

He seems curious.

"You didn't answer."

"What?.. What answer." I say nervously.

"Why are you so nervous? Don't be afraid, he won't come again."

Wow.... You know well. He won't come coz he is sitting next to me. People say correct, your greatest enemy is the one closest to you.

I was such a fool. I was such a fool to fell for you. I was so wrong about you.

You are here not because you care for me because you want to track my activity.

Money can make a man a monster.

Is money your sole motive? The motive that will inspire to kill people.