Ariya Ki Pyaar ki Daastan

Chapter 4

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love - Hubert H Humphrey

Rathore POV

The next day we discovered Father Francis was murdered by an ex student John due to investigative skills of Ritwik . I am surprised that he beat Arjun to it. Both these are so competitive. John killed Father Francis since he felt he was denied a sports scholarship due to Father Francis whereas the real reason was budget cuts at the university. Shree and Riya stayed back for the funeral and we all came back. I  am happy that Riya is slowly becoming friends with Rishu. I have never seen her interact with anyone but Shree . Well among the triplets chotu aka chandrakanth is the body Rishu is the soul and Ritwik the mind. Rishu is as complex as Arjun sometimes. But he appears to be a charmer and has the looks to carry it off but when you go closer you can sometimes see his wounded soul. I feel Arjun is a bit distracted , i wish i can ask him but he has closed himself off after Roshini

ETF mumbai

A month later, 3 mutilated bodies were found in forest area near outskirts of mumbai. The bodies appear to be female but no clear ID yet since the bodies were mutilated and burnt probably to destroy any forensic evidence. Time of death was around 12 PM-2 AM for all and the latest body was 2 days old and oldest 6 days old. This looks like every two days 1 person was killed.

Riya POV

I told the team that it looks like a serial killer mostly a male since so much overkill generally means a male. As per statistics in India there is only 3% chance that killer is a female. I suddenly recieved a call . i told the team i had transferred all the calls from ETF secure line to my cell phone. When i turned the phone on speaker i heard a voice which said " i dont make mistakes like the one before me"  and hung up. i realised that this was a copy cat killer and tried to see if we can find a connection and found a similar case in Chennai. I found he had a brother Ryan.

Arjun POV

I told Rathore that the copy cat theory seems far fetched. So rathore sent Rishab and Riya to meet Ryan

Rishab POV

When we reached Ryan house, i could feel something in the air when we reached we were injected with drugs and captured by Ryan and put in the dungeon. Riya told me not to struggle and finally pulled a knife from the heel of her shoe and we were able to somehow escape. i was surprised with her courage but she seemed so cold and distant. We stopped at a hotel and called the team with the information and he was arrested. He said his brother deserved fame and him too.I know everyone is surprised that Riya and i talk sometimes but i dont what i feel for her as yet

Shree POV

I was angry on why my Ri always gets caught in this mess, i realise this is a part of our job and somehow calmed down to take her to the lab where Lisa gave her some thing to flush the drugs out. I know Lisa still likes me but i cant have a relation with someone who does not trust me

Liza/Lisa POV

i love shree a lot but no matter what i am not comfortable with the fact that they are so close. I had asked Shree if Riya was like a sibiling and he said he does not want to label or box their relationship into one slot as society wants and he cannot define his relationship with her.

Arjun POV

Riya surprised me with her skills today and when i said so she just said " Aurat ke kabliyat pe shaq nahi karna chahiye". I am feeling attracted to her physically. It has been years since i felt like this. I know Saakshi keeps trying to flirt but i have never felt like this after Rosh

Riya POV

I feel good today i feel proud of using my skills. i dont understand Arjun he seems to be behaving differently. I know he is trying to be friends with me but i must not encourage this. Rishu gives me great vibes i feel safe with him. i guess i have begun to trust Rishu. I think Ritwik is great too. He is sharp almost as much as Ajun. These brothers are growing on me. I like Ayesha the best among the girls. upfront and clear Ayesh. i feel Saakshi seems a bit hostile. The team gossip says she likes Arjun whereas he dislikes her

Saakshi POV

i dont like this at all. I can see Arjun admires Riya due to this case. I can see he has begun to care for her. I can see him watch her when no one is watching. i realise that i need to do something pronto. I am happy Riya is getting close to Rishu so i can plan this getting arjun mission well i guess. I should speak to Liza and Ayesha to help me.