Ithadu (Part-2)

Special-entry:

Anjaneya Prasad (CBI) - Ravi

Story:

Nandu - "This train leaves in one more minute, board it"
Malli - "you ?"
Nandu - "I will have to make a call"
Puri - "We can do it later. Don't you understand, the station is surrounded by police"
Nandu gave a serious glance at Malli. Malli gave a nod as if he understood something.

Malli - "Puri, let's go"
Malli and Puri boarded the train. The wheels of the train started screeching the tracks. Nandu was still standing there, not moving an inch.
Puri standing on the ledge of the compartment, gave a shout - "Nanduuu, come"

The shout did not startle Nandu, but the police recognised her. The police started running behind the train. Malli pulled Puri back into the train. The police started making whistles with the hope that some will pull the chain and some one did. But then, an announcement

"There is a bomb in the station. It will explode in the next five minutes"

The train is still inside the station. Chaos spread all over. Scared of death, the passengers moved like apes. The police couldn't run in the midst of that maniacness. The train driver, listening to the announcement, started racing the train again, even though it is necessary as per protocols to know why the chain was pulled before starting the train again. Lives are at stake here. If the train moves away from the station, he would have saved all the people in the train.

Standing on the ledge, Malli looked outside as the train started moving. In the midst of that chaos, where people are unaware of the direction, there is one person who is moving as if he knows where to go. Not moving, running. To everyone who saw him inside the station, he appeared blurred. Malli recognised, it was Nandu.

The train left the station, completely by now and Nandu was still running behind it. Nandu's speed got increased, and slowly one after the other, he started crossing the compartments. Malli extended his hand, when Nandu was crossing the compartment behind, and then pulled him inside. The compartment was mostly empty. So, the three of them sat together and after Nandu has eaten enough air, they started talking

Nandu - "Tell me onething. Does your father know that you are going with Malli ?"
Puri - "No. He knows only that I am going with someone"
Nandu - "hmm.."

Seven years later..

Commissioner office, commissioner-smoking a cigar. A CBI officer walks in.

Prasad - "Hello, I am Anjaneya Prasad. CBI"
Commissioner - "Hello, have a seat"

Prasad after settling in,

Prasad - "Reason for calling me ?"
Commissioner - "I heard a lot about you. You solved a lot of complex cases. Recently I heard that you solved the murder case of Shiva Reddy"
Prasad - "I asked the reason for calling me"
Commissioner - "Ok, I will come to the point. Seven years ago, my daughter eloped with someone. I did all I can with in my power to catch him. But our police department couldn't locate him"
Prasad - "Look, I don't deal with cases of this type"
Commissioner - "Listen completely. The guy who eloped with my daughter, did a phonecall to the announcement room of the station for spreading chaos. We traced the call later, and found that it came from a juice point inside the station. As per the description of the owner, a sketch is drawn. Here's the sketch"
Prasad - "Oh my God, this.."
Commissioner - "Yes, he is Nandu. I hope you remember the case that was flashed seven years ago. Two close friends, Nandu and Malli; took the permission of their parents, to go for a movie and left home. But none of them returned. While Malli was found dead on the train that moved away from the station at the time of chaos, Nandu disappeared. So, we can consider that Nandu killed Malli. This was the photograph of Nandu, taken from his home which appeared in the tabloids seven years ago. So Nandu is the guy, who eloped with my daughter. From the past seven years, I have been searching for him and my daughter. But I couldn't find them. The police department as a whole couldn't. Now tell me, will you handle the case ?"
Prasad - "Ok, I will"
Commissioner - "These are the case files. Please keep informing me any lead that you get in this point"
Prasad - "Sure sir"

Ithadu (Part-1)

Cast-n-crew :

Chaitu - Nandu
Varma - Malli
_____- Puri

Story :
I am Nandu, the hero of this story. How I became a hero ? It's a long story....

It is said that the friends we make during our childhood are true friends. Because there is no selfishness in that friendship, except pure innocence. I have one such friend - Malli

I met Malli when I was 10 years old. His house is in my neighbourhood. We used to eat, play and sleep together. But don't think we hadn't any differences in between us. Malli had a crush for Aishwarya Rai while I had a crush for Priyanka Chopra.

I loved school, but Malli hated it. If there is a shortage of attendance, we were not allowed to sit for examinations. So, I always used to drag him to the classroom. But, as the years rolled by, Malli got some new friends. Malli used to skip classes and hang out with them. "What he used to do with them ?" you may ask. But I am not gonna say it, because he is still my best friend. Tears are flowing through my eyes right now.. let's get back to the story.

Malli and me, we were in tenth class then. One fine morning, Malli took me to the railway station. I thought it is to give send off to one of his friends, but after going there he told me that we are going to give send off to our parents.
"Let's run away" - Malli's words were still ringing in my head.
"But why ?" I asked
"Life is so boring, for thrill" - Malli
"I am not going to come with you"
Malli - "Please ra. I thought of going alone, but felt that you can't live with out me"
Me - "Malli, please. Think once again. You don't know what you are risking for this fanciness of yours. Your parents live in a society. People ask questions"

Just then, a girl came running towards us. She caught Malli's shoulder and started gasping.
"What a beauty ?" I thought
Malli - "Actually there is one more reason for running away from home. hm. She is Puri, my girl friend"

At that very moment, my heart cracked. It was broken into a million pieces. Malli wouldn't even take a piss, with out telling me, but this big news, how come he kept it confidential. Even from me..

Malli - "I know what is going on in your head. Her father is a Police commissioner, so I have to maintain it, very secretive"

Me - "A police commissioner. Oh my God. The Police. Malli, you are trying to elope with a minor girl who is the daughter of a commissioner. Now, let her go and you come with me. Let's get back to our houses"

Puri - "Please Nandu, please. Oh, you may be wondering, how I know your name, but Malli used to tell me everything about you - How you used to drag him to the school, for the fear that he might be debarred. Please come with us. After five years, when everything cools down, we will come back"

The girl's eyes, her nature made me a soft ball.

Announcement in the railway station "Puri, don't go any where"

Puri - "That's my father. It means the police had already entered the station"