Chasing the Evanescent

Chasing the unknown.

The next two days went in some background research about Riddhima and her husband who was missing in action and it seemed there was nothing suspicious about his disappearance.

He was in services and it might be that he was on some secret mission just like Vansh himself went at times.

She was a simple girl who was living with her parents and managing the cottage along with her job as a dance teacher.

"but about those marks he had seen back then..." his heart asked him as he opened his laptop to go through the decoded emails he had received from his cyber buddy.

"This was not a time to think about her personal life... he had to make sure she was safe before he left." telling this to his brain he focused on the screen.

It was a heat map of a certain area around the city headquarter and in the last few weeks, it was observed that the activities were maximum around 2 to 4 AM.

Next was the list of vehicle plates of people who visited in that time period and as he expected they were mostly house service or ration delivery guys.

This was not going to get him anything, he could not point his finger at anyone on this basis and they needed more information.

"Sir, a white van is observed to make rounds of the cottage a few times." he received the call on the burner he had got to solve this mystery, it was one of the regular workers in the estates.

"ok... did you write down the plate details?" he closed the lid of his laptop and left the chair.

"Yes sir, I have already sent you." the worker was happy sharing the details as if he had solved the biggest mystery.

"good, keep an eye on that and you will get your reward soon." he cut the call and checked the number, and sent the details to Sahir, his cyber buddy.

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She was extra careful with her mother in the last few days seeing her restlessness. The absence of Kabir was putting a toll on her already deteriorating mental health.

"Ridhhu, give me the coffee na... what are you doing." her old man called her from the lawn.

"coming Ma..." she poured the coffee in the mug and walked outside.

Giving her the mug she took a seat in another empty chair and started sipping her coffee, a new competition was being organized in the school so she had to train the group participating.

Sometimes this modern schooling culture infuriated her, every other day they were preparing for one thing or another... she loved dancing but it was putting a strain on her.

"These kids tell me I forget the way home." her mother laughed in her own words.

"who said that Ma, please don't listen to them." feeling helpless suddenly Riddhima denied the truth.

"I know, I know they like to tease me." pointing towards the little kids of the guest residing in the next cottage who used to play in their lawn the old lady smiled.

It was tough to handle everything but her mother's disease also helped her hide now the months-long disappearance of Kabeer.

"when is Kabeer coming?" the old lady's words broke her stupor.

"his boss said he would be home soon." swallowing a lump she lied like she had been all these months.

"We wanted to rent the cottage, young lady." a couple walked into the lawn and without any formality voiced their wish.