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Recognition

At the sound of the scream both Gaurav and Aarav look at each other and then they hear another one. There is a man running in the street screaming. His eyes are wide open and his face is as pale as if the last blood drop was sucked from his body. He is wearing white baggy clothes with a black shawl across his shoulders. He is trying to run but his legs are not helping. He is screaming at the top of his lungs when people gather around him but all he can utter is “There, there,” while pointing to the land around Rakesh Sahib's house. People start to run in that direction and so does he despite that he is unable to breath. As soon as they reach the place all of them ask in unison, “What?” Nothing is there except the waist high seedlings which are blowing. He takes the lead and enters the field while other follow him. He stops in the middle of the field and points to something at the ground. Everyone is standing still with wide eyes and terror visible in their every breath. Following the direction from people’s eyes to the ground there is a woman with her face down. Her long black hair are braided and her red dress is covered in mud. They all have stood there for a while before one of them say in a loud shivering voice, “Call the police immediately she is dead. No one should touch her.”

Police Station:

Meanwhile, in the police station everyone is busy with their business. Hustle and bustle dominates the area. Mixed voices can be heard. Someone is laughing, some are crying, there are begging and pleading voices and some threatening tones. A man, who is about 5’10 with black hair and well build body, rushes towards a room after receiving a call. In the room a man, who is no older than 32, is sitting in a big chair. His nose and jawline are as sharp as of they have been carved with a knife. His deep brown eyes can force anyone to fall in them and never come out. His black hair are combed backwards and his well build muscular body does not fail to show itself even under the uniform. It feels as if the uniform was made to just suit him. He looks at the rushing man with a perfect smile which makes his dimples apparent. But it vanishes as soon as the man said, “We have a new murder case. It’s an emergency.”

The crime site:

The police arrived in 20 minutes. They turned her over and everyone’s soul leave their bodies when they see that the woman, who looked no older than 45, has her throat cut with some pointed and sharp object. Her face is white because of the blood loss and her eyes are as wide as if they are coming out of the sockets. Her lips are blue and the neck is covered with dried blood. Everyone’s lips are dry, they are breathing fast and their hearts are skipping beats when the police officers start to mark the area. The officer who was sitting in the room is now wearing gloves and inspecting the body of the woman in front of her. He is a senior officer with three stars on his uniform and a black nameplate which shows “Ranveer” written in white. At this moment, someone said, “Sir, over here I found something.” The person who said this is called Rajveer, who has been working with Ranveer from a long time  and they have now developed a strong friendship. He is the same man who rushed into Ranveer's office a while ago. There is nothing about the either person which the other doesn’t know. They first met in middle school, attended the same high school and then entered the police together. Because of all these years, their friendship got stronger and unbreakable. Ranveer goes over there and the spectacle is same as he left a few meters away. A lady in black dress is laying on the ground with face down. Her hair are open which are spread on the ground and some are on her back. He turns her around to see that a girl, who must be around 24, has her throat cut with almost the same instrument as the lady behind. Her eyes are closed with bruises all over her face. She has a sharp cut on her forehead and blood has dried around her lips corner. She has no shoes on and has cuts under her feet as if she ran over broken glass. Her lips were blue and her face was white. Her pants are ripped across the knees. Her hands are scratched and  there are bruises across her wrist which are a prove of someone’s tight grip. She is in a much terrible condition as compared to the older woman. The terror is still clear on her face and it feels that she experienced the worst night of her life. Ranveer moved her neck first towards left and then to right to see how long the cut is. Apparently the cut is 1 inch deep and 4 inches long. Ranveer gets up and takes a quick view of surrounding. He goes over to people and ask all of them to come forward. At his orders people came forward with gloomy and terrified faces. Ranveer roared like thunder, “everyone come forward and memories this face and then go back to your previous position.” Everyone comes forward one by one and each and every person returns back with eyes filled with tears. In the meantime Ranveer’s team searched every inch of the farm and sealed it. The area around dead bodies is being marked with white powder and the entire farm is being surrounded by yellow labels marked crime scene. There is dried blood drops on the sand below and at a little distance away a black hair band is present. It appears to be of the 24 year old lady whose sun has set and will never rise again. She is forced to fall in a never ending abyss. It appears as if the band was pulled from the girl's hair as she was running for her life, for her star to keep shining and to prevent her sun from setting. By looking at her body one can think of her helplessness and the terror which she experienced. Her dead body is a symbol of her incomplete dreams and the completion of her life. Ranveer calls Rajveer and says, “There is definitely some connection between the two deceased as they have same eyes. Also, the direction in which both of them are makes it feel as if the old lady was trying to save the young one and was forcing her to fight for her life and probably honour but the reality is yet to unveil.” After giving his team some directions Ranveer returns to the villagers and asked, “I asked you guys to remember the faces and I hope you did. Now, does anyone of you know them?” No one is ready to speak as many men and women, who have gathered at the site, are sobbing, they are morning over the death of two ladies, who now appear to be quite popular. At this very moment Gaurav stepped a little forward and shouted, “The younger one is daughter. She is my Madam Alia while the older one is mother, my Madam Sameen. ,” and a cry leaves his lips.