The Beginning Of The End

somewhere down the line,
when you lose hope,
when you find yourself alone in a room full of people,
when you begin to fake smiles and hide tears,
when you bottle up your feelings,
when you give up on everything that once mattered,
when you aimlessly stare at your future,
when you begin to accept your defeat,
starts a journey...
a journey on a pathless path,
a journey which marks the beginning of the end...

Entangled

Prelude Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Part 4 (Concluding Part)

Meera was busy with her wedding shopping when she received a phone call regarding Amay's arrest. She was distraught. Her worst fears had come true. She rushed to the police station to meet Amay.

Amay who by now understood everything burst out on Meera.

"How dare you implicate me? Do you know how much shattered Rajiv is? He thinks I killed Kavya!! I will tell the truth to everyone. I won't spare you. I loved you Meera..Why did you do this to me?", asked an angry Amay

"Amay, believe me..i didn't do anything. I love you..Even i am shocked by your arrest.", cried Meera.

"Shut up. No one else knows the truth except us then how did those photographs reach Rajiv?"asked Amay

"Amay, even you don't know the complete truth", confessed Meera.


On the other hand..Rajiv was feeling terrible for falsely implicating Amay. He knew Amay was innocent. Those photographs were fake, he himself had planted them. He knew it was wrong but he had no other option other than to use Amay to make Meera confess about her involvement in drug trafficking. He had installed camera in the cell where Amay was kept so as to record each and every conversation.

"What do you mean?", asked a puzzled Amay

"You remember that night when I went to meet Kavya and saw her in a pool of blood and I called you for help?", asked Meera

"Yeah..so?",quizzed Amay

"It wasn't a coincidence. It was me who shot her. But then i freaked out and called you for help. I knew i had to get out of this mess. So I lied to you.", said Meera

Amay was shocked at what he heard, at the same time confused too.

"But why did you kill Kavya?" asked a shaken Amay

"Kavya and I were involved in drug trafficking. We were involved in this since five years. But then she fell in love and everything got ruined. She wanted to put an end to all this. When she got to know of our engagement, she started forcing me to tell the truth to you. I feared if you got to know the truth you might leave me and go. Kavya had nothing to lose. Rajiv would have forgiven her but I would have lost everything. So i went to meet her that day to convince her to keep her mouth shut. But when I met her, she showed me the packet which she had received. It contained our photographs and other proofs related to drug trafficking which could have landed us behind the bars. Kavya was hell bent on telling everything to Rajiv. I tried convincing her. But she wasn't listening so i tried to scare her with the gun. I never meant to kill her. I was only trying to scare her. But we got into a scuffle and I accidentally shot her.", said Meera and burst out into tears

Rajiv who was listening to this confession was shocked. He could believe what he just heard.

"How could Kavya be involved in all this? No..all this is a lie. His Kavya couldn't harm anyone. She was a loving person. She couldn't be involved in drugs." he tried to convince himself.

But somewhere deep down he knew whatever Meera said was actually a bitter truth. He had all the evidence which proved Kavya guilty. The truth that he was avoiding till now stood bare in front of him.

"And then you called me so that i can help you hide that gun and hide everything from Rajiv, right?", asked Amay

"Yes. I knew only you could help me. I didn't want to lose you. I knew Rajiv won't believe me if I told him the truth", said Meera

"I wish you had been so honest with me before Meera. All this could have been avoided.", cried Amay.

Rajiv was shattered but he somehow composed himself and fulfilled his duty by arresting Meera. She gave them the photographs and other proofs and also told them about the other drug dealers and their hideouts. Soon everyone was arrested and put behind the bars.

Amay was also arrested for concealing the facts and for helping Meera in hiding the murder weapon. 


One Year Later.....

Rajiv quit his job and started working for an NGO dealing with drug addicts. Amay started helping Rajiv with NGO after he was released from jail. Both of them lost their love yet their friendship was still intact. Rajiv apologized to Amay for falsely implicating him while Amay apologized for whatever Meera did. Both of them wanted to move on to a new future but when it became unbearable they used to go to the beach and spend their entire day watching the waves. Somehow their silence communicated with each other and they used to go back home feeling light and content.

Entangled

Prelude  Part 1  Part 2

Part 3

Meera was a Fashion Designer, she had met Amay, an architect, at a common friend's birthday bash and soon both fell in love. Everything was going fine till that ill-fated evening which ruined everything. Her most treasured secret was going to be unearthed soon. She had to do something to protect herself. She couldn't let this secret to ruin everything that she had created.

Two weeks passed by but police couldn't find any leads in the case. Rajiv tried to move on and submerged himself in his work so much so that there's no time left for him to think about Kavya, but even then memories of Kavya surrounded him all the time. He spent all his time working on the leads to nab the drug peddlers. Suddenly one day he got some information which not only brought him closer to accomplishing his mission but also shocked him. He knew something was wrong.

Rajiv called up Amay that evening.

"I need to meet you urgently", said Rajiv
"What happened Rajiv? You sound tensed", enquired Amay
"Just meet me at my place in one hour", Said Rajiv

Before Amay could say anything, the line went dead. He was terrified. All sorts of things were going on in his mind. Why was Rajiv calling him? Has he found out the truth? But answers could be found only after meeting Rajiv.

Rajiv was pacing to and fro in the room when the door bell rang. It was Amay.

Even before Amay could say anything Rajiv burst out on him.

"Why did you kill Kavya? How could you do this? Out of all the people it was you...you who snatched away my Kavya? Why Amay?", cried Rajiv

"Rajiv..you are getting it wrong..i didn't kill Kavya", said Amay startled
"I don't want to listen to your lies..i have the proof.", said Rajiv and went inside.
"Rajiv..just listen to me once", begged Amay

Rajiv came out and threw the photographs at Amay.

"You still want to say that you are innocent? That these photos are a lie?", Asked Rajiv
"Rajiv, believe me..i didn't kill her", cried Amay

Just then the policemen who were waiting for Rajiv's order, came inside and arrested Amay.

Amay kept crying and begging Rajiv to believe him once but Rajiv was too shattered at what he unearthed.

"I wish i had told you the truth before. I didn't kill Kavya. Believe me", murmured Amay to himself.
"He wasn't the murderer then how could the there be photographs of him committing the crime? Why would someone implicate him? He was sure that someone morphed the photos", Amay thought. Suddenly the truth dawned upon him.

Entangled

Prelude  Part 1

Part 2

Rajiv was sure that it was Kavya's voice but before he could react the line went dead. He called on Kavya's mobile but it was switched off. He tried the land-line too but no one picked it up. He called up Amay and asked him to reach his house ASAP. He hurriedly got into his car and drove towards home but it being a peak hour he was stuck in the jam-packed road. He got down from his car and ran as fast as he could. Till the time he reached home, police vans, ambulance and a large crowd had gathered at his residence.

He struggled to get into his house. Policemen were searching the house collecting evidences, taking fingerprints, noting down the details and discussing the possible theories related with the murder. It was then that he saw her. Her once beautiful body, lay lifeless soaked in blood, which oozed out of her bullet wounds. Rajiv couldn't control himself. He couldn't believe that the girl whom he loved the most will now be alive only in his memories. He couldn't control his tears. His whole world had just crashed.

Police sent the body for postmortem. Just then Amay and Meera walked in. They were shocked at the sight. Amay rushed to Rajiv and hugged him. Rajiv was inconsolable. He kept crying calling out Kavya again and again.

Police started with their interrogation. Knowing the background of Rajiv, police suspected it to be a case of personal animosity.

"Do you suspect anyone, Mr.Rajiv?", asked Inspector Keshav
"No...I don't know why would anyone want to kill Kavya! She never got into fights. She was a cheerful person, always helping others in their needs.", answered Rajiv, trying to control his tears

"Look Mr. Rajiv, when we came here the door was open which indicates a friendly entry. Moreover we found two tea cups on the table which obviously means that Kavya knew her attacker very well or might be there was someone else who was a witness to this crime. We will soon find out the culprit. We will keep you updated regarding the case. As of now we take your leave", Said Inspector

The policemen left so did the crowd. Amay dropped Meera home and came back to take care of Rajiv.

That night the two of them sat in the balcony amidst the silence of the night.

Amay didn't knew how to comfort Rajiv because no matter what he said his words will fall short of providing him any comfort. He knew Kavya was Rajiv's life but he also knew something which Rajiv didn't had a clue about and he wished it remained like that only.

Entangled

Prelude

Part -1 

Kavya sat in a balcony of her 10th floor sea facing 3-BHK flat in the suburbs of Mumbai. This was her favorite part of the house. She loved it so much that Rajiv used to tease her that she could spend her lifetime sitting here, which in a way wasn't wrong. Kavya loved beaches. The sound of waves against the rocks, the cool breeze, the calm yet ferocious nature of sea..she loved it all. Every evening after coming back from NGO, where she worked, she used to spend her time sitting in the balcony soaking in the beauty of sea against the stunning backdrop of setting sun.

Kavya and Rajiv were married for two years. Rajiv was an Investigating Officer with Narcotics Control Bureau. His busy schedule left him with little time for Kavya. Kavya belonged from an Army background and hence she understood Rajiv's responsibilites very well. Initially Rajiv and Kavya were living in Delhi but soon they had to relocate to Mumbai due to Rajiv's work commitments.

Kavya glanced at the clock. It was going to be 6:30 P.M.. Rajiv had asked her to be ready till 7:30 P.M. as they had to attend a party thrown by Amay, Rajiv's childhood friend, who got engaged two days back.

Amay and Rajiv had been best friends since childhood.Rajiv was a single child and in Amay he found a brother he never had. They had been partners in crime since forever; be it stealing mangoes from their neighbour's garden,  getting punished for not submitting assignments or bunking classes for a movie; they were always together as a support to each other not only in good times but also during bad times. When Amay lost his parents in a freak accident, Rajiv was there to support him. And with time their friendship grew more stronger. Rajiv was never a social person. He prefered staying at home whenever he got time and hence he didn't had many friends. Perhaps Amay was the only one he could call a friend. He trusted him with his life.

Kavya quickly freshened up and changed into a black gown. She was about to call Rajiv when the door bell rang. She quickly went to open the door thinking it to be Rajiv, but all she found was a packet at the doorstep. She looked down the stairs but couldn't find anyone. She took the packet inside and opened it to view its contents. The ground beneath her shook. She was shocked at what she saw. Suddenly the doorbell rang again.

Rajiv was sitting in his office cabin pondering over the latest case of drug trafficking. He had recently got some serious leads through his informer which was enough to nail the drug peddlers and put an end to the whole drug mafia network. He was working on those leads when he got a call on his cellphone from a private number. When he took that call all he heard was a gunshot and a shrieking voice which he recognized instantly.