Disturbed
(An investigative, romantic and psychological thriller)
By
Kotra Siva Rama Krishna
I just don’t know what to say. What all I can manage to say then is “You are indeed a wonderful psychologist Ola. You know about my mind more than I.” putting my hands around her shoulders and kissing on her cheek I said.
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“You decided to marry Gorge? I did not expect this Dazzle.” The disappointment in my aunt’s face is worrying me.
“Don’t you like it aunt? Don’t you like my marrying George?” I am asking her anxiously. “I am not doing a right thing, is it is not?”
“Of course you are doing a right thing Dazzle.” My aunt is saying again after a pause. “George is a very good person. I know about him very well. The only problem here is he is too old for you.”
“Yes, I too agree with it.”
We are all in the kitchen taking our dinner.
“But Dazzle dear. I want to make my ideas clear to you here. I also know George personally and I must say he is a good personality.”
Now I am looking at Williams who temporarily suspended his eating to talk with me. “George is too old for you that is the first point to consider here. The next thing is he is not appearing as a family type. If he likes a marriage and a family why he remained a bachelor till now?”
“Only to marry our Dazzle. If he married by now and has a family is there a chance at all to our Dazzle to think about him?” Viola said.
All of us burst into laughter. “You are absolutely right.” Williams said. “Anyhow my heartiest congratulations Dazzle. I wish your life with George would be absolutely lovely and happy.”
“Thank you very much Williams. Thank you.” I beamed with very much happiness.
“My congratulations also to you Dazzle. Even aged, Williams is a very good man. It is really very difficult to get such a good person into our life.” My aunt said.
“Thank you very much aunt.”
Now I am telling them about the private investigator and they three are looking into each other’s faces. Viola is smiling as she already knows about it.
“Dazzle. If it is George who suggested it I think it is certainly be helpful.” My aunt said. “We ourselves never can know what your dad wanted to say to you before his death. A skilled detective may do that. Who knows?”
“But what about his probing into Dazzle’s psychological disorders also? How a private investigator can be helpful in this?” Viola said.
“What you could do as a psychologist here?” Williams asked. “May be a private detective would be helpful in that regard also. I am not seeing any loss in this at all.”
“Is it is also suggested by that George?” with a full smile on her lips my aunt asked me.
“Yes.” My cheeks are blushed.
“Then let it be. What’s the loss? He may be helpful. So far Viola could not be much successful in that.”
I cannot refrain from smiling while Viola is looking at my aunt angrily.
“Oh, aunt. I want to say something more to you. Some girl by name Menaka is going to enter into this house.” Now I am telling about Menaka to them.
“Heartiest welcome to her, Dazzle.” My aunt is saying “We are all so eagerly waiting for her.”
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I am feeling amazing while looking at Menaka. I am still remembering the words Smaran said to me. ‘You are not going to be disappointed Miss Dazzle.’ But I did not expect her to be glamorous! This Menaka is really beautiful! I am in the office and the time is eleven in the morning.
“I am sorry madam. I have to meet you quite early. I became late.” Placing herself in the chair opposite to me Menaka said.
“Not a problem at all.” I am feeling happy looking at Menaka. “So you are going to be stay with me always until your uncle’s investigation is completed in all respects.”
“My uncle is quite particular about that madam. He asks me not to leave you even for a minute. Even you don’t like it I am helpless. I have been given strict instructions by my uncle to inform him if you don’t like my company and asks me to go out.”
I burst into laughter. “My god! Your uncle is really impossible! Why all this is?”
“Madam” Menaka’s face became serious. “I must say one thing here. My uncle never says anything unnecessarily. If he thinks your life is in danger he is quite right about it.”
I hissed out heavily. “Now I am helpless.” I am saying. “Then stay with me always. I have no objection whatsoever.”
“Thank you, madam.” Menaka said with a smile.
While we both are talking like that Nova entered into my chamber. On seeing Nova, I have remembered one thing. I did not say about my talking with Nova’s late husband to Smaran. I don’t know whether it is important to report about it or not. Then I remembered what Smaran have said. To report to Meanka or to him if I do remember anything worth notifying later.
“How much you have been briefed about my matter Menaka?”
“Thoroughly madam. Without telling me about the case completely my uncle would not involve me in that.”
I yawned heavily and then said. “Your uncle asked me to tell you also if I remember anything worth reporting. Now I remember one thing.”
Nova stands there completely involved in her work. She is collecting some files in my cabin to take them to George. I know just in few minutes Nova would leave that place. It has happened just like that then.
“Now tell me madam. What it is?”
I am explaining to her about Nova, her talking with her late husband and then my talking with Nova’s late husband through Nova. “What you are thinking about this Menaka?” I asked her after completing the same.
“First you tell me what you are thinking about this madam? Are you really thinking that you have talked with Nova’s late husband?”
This Menaka’s question irked me. “In fact I don’t believe in spirits Menaka. But the circumstances now are forcing me to believe. My aunt told me about a woman in my dad’s life and her death in an accident. This Nova’s late husband also said to me about a woman devil who is so desperate to take revenge on me. He further said that woman devil caused my dad’s death.” I poured out what I am thinking.
Hearing all that patiently, Menaka burst into laughter. “You are believing all this madam? Really you are believing all this?”
“Don’t laugh like that. It is irritating to me. I told my reasons why I am believing in it.” I angrily said.
“I am so sorry madam. I should not have laughed like this.” with difficulty Menaka controlled her laughter. “However much interlinked it may appear, there are no devils anywhere madam. I am quite sure of that.”
I don’t know what to say. I just remained silent. I am enjoying the company of this Menaka. Her face is completely displaying her intelligence.
“Don’t worry too much about that madam. Anyhow I tell about this to my uncle. He sees if there is anything worth investigating in this.’
“Do you help your uncle in all his assignments?” I asked her as if I did not hear what she said.
“In almost all his assignments. Except me he has no other assistants to help.”
“I see.” I nodded my head.
“My mother is hell bent upon performing my marriage in this year itself. What my uncle would do after my marriage has to be seen.” While saying that her cheeks are blushed.
“Yes, I remember it now. Your uncle mentioned that. You are interested in studying post-graduation but your mother is interested in performing your marriage.’
“He said that too! Anyhow he is right.” Menaka is smiling but her cheeks are still red.
“Are you ready to marry? Cannot you go against your mother and study whatever you want?”
“No madam. I cannot even entertain such an idea.” Menaka is saying. “My father died in my childhood itself. My mother took all the trouble to rear me up like this. I am ready to do anything that gives happiness to my mother. If my marriage gives happiness to my mother, I just cannot deny that.”
“You are really very good girl Menaka. I like your type a lot.” I said while looking admiringly at Menaka. Menaka’s way of thinking is really very much appealing to me.
“Thank you very much madam.” With a charming smile on her lips Menaka is saying. “I heard about you a lot madam. I always feel awe about you. You are such rich! You are in such high level position! I never have dreamt that I can talk with you like this. I felt fear thinking how you do respond to me and treat me.” After a small pause she is saying again “Thank you very much for this warm welcome and treatment.”
“Is it is so Menaka? Quite unnecessarily you felt fear like that.” For the first time I came to know how the other girls think about me. I am saying again. “But do you know one thing Menaka? I really don’t like to be what I am now. I want to be like you. I want to be like an ordinary girl.”
“Is it is so madam? Are not you feeling happy with what you are now? Oh, how much I wish to be like you!” there is surprise in her face.
“You have to be in my shoes to know how much irritating it is to be this much rich and to be responsible for this many number of organizations. I don’t dislike wealth and richness Menaka. But need not be this much. Need not be this much that creates responsibilities and insecurity.”
“May be you are right madam. Things may appear smooth from far. To know how they really would be we have to touch them and feel them.” Nodding her head Menaka said.
“By the way I am really very much happy with your company Menaka. Your uncle said that your company is going to be quite enjoyable to me. I don’t believe him then. But what he said is absolutely true.”
“No madam. You are simply exaggerating. I am not that much special as you are thinking.”
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“This is my room Menaka. Are you going to stay in my room or do you want to stay in a separate one?” I know what she is going to say.
“I have to stay only in your room madam. You just cannot get rid of me. Even you can arrange a room more spacious and more comfortable than yours, I cannot stay in it. Strict orders from my uncle that I have to stay with you all the time.”
“That’s nice. Then make yourself comfortable on the bed. But be ready to be disturbed yourself. I wake you up if I hear any odd sound or started having any odd experience.”
“Sure madam. I observe you every now and then even you don’t wake me up. You just sleep peacefully.”
While we both are talking like that Viola came there. “Oh, Ola. This is Menaka ….”
“You told about her to me and she is going to stay with you from now on. You have relieved me from a big responsibility.” Laughing loudly Viola said.
“But what about hypnotic programming? Are not you going to do it on this day?”
“We do give a pause for that on this day.” Turning back Viola said.
“I also know how to hypnotize madam. If you want I can hypnotize and program you.” Menaka said to me.
“Is it is so?” I am smiling while saying. “Anyhow we are going to give a pause to that on this day Menaka.”
“As you say madam.” Menaka is saying. “It is very much thrilling to me that I am sleeping with you like this.”
“I am also very happy to have your company like this.” I said turning myself towards Menaka and adjusting myself to comfort. We both are lied on the bed enjoying the coziness of it.
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