Nearly 100 people gets murdered per day in his country according to the latest study , and most of the reasons and motives were personal, the things that stand out always have been money, love, jealousy and lust. But some get murdered everyday for no reason, no motive , no idea why their life were cut short from the earth, because those people were the victims of Psychopath who moral compass is skived to fit their murder instinct. They thrill in the hunt of taking down lives and they don't usually have motives behind their kills and also they don't hesitate to kill more than one person.

Finding them and putting them behind prison bars were not often easy , because they live amongst us like a shadow which we can never see unless they get caught in the sun light. Pradeep had been on the hunt for one of them for so long that when he finally unearthed the person behind the shadow, he was still left without evidence to bring her to justice , which was the reason he had an sleepless night as he wondered how many people will die because his hands were tied and she remained safe from justice.

So when a small knock sounded on his door, his hands reached to the gun in his bed drawer. After all it has been that long, since he had shot Aandhi in this house, so he wasn't prepared to come face to face with Aandhi sister, Anjali standing before his house. She didn't say anything but marched inside his house as if she was on a mission and he followed her inside wondering what got her into his house

"Is this where you shot my sister and killed her ?" the questions was asked with enough hint of anger and suddenly he understood her reasons to be here. She was grieving and since it was Aandhi Birthday, the grief brought her here and now he have to wonder if her visit was to inflict similar harm towards him or just grief. He heard enough from Aandhi over the days about how the rest of her family were innocent and had no part in Abirami actions, yet until a month ago, even Aandhi believed Abirami was innocent. So he can't take her words in full trust either

"Yes. I shot your sister because she had her gun pointed at me and confessed to being the killer I was looking for " Pradeep answered back, he didn't want to frustrate her further but if what Aandhi told him was the truth, then the one other person who know about Abirami among her siblings was standing before him .

" You shot the wrong person, my sister is innocent and you have killed an innocent person, I came here because I want you to tell everyone my sister is innocent " Anjali shouted at him, her eyes filled with tears as she continued to gaze at the floor probably imagining her sister's death.

" And do you have any proof to claim your sister's innocence or should I just take your word ?" Pradeep asked her back clearly upset that he was as helpless as Anjali when it comes to catching Abirami and clearing Aandhi name.

It clearly upset him to see the news articles and interviews from her fellow colleagues who were all quick to make up stories about Aandhi for their two minutes fame. And then there were countless others who had taken up to ridicule her and call her a murderer without having any real information . So he hadn't be prepared for the three words that changed everything

" I got Proof " Anjali answered back as she waved her phone in front of him.

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Sanskar knew it was way past bed time, but he couldn't sleep yet. His daughter was growing up and he was thankful that her Birthday Party went without a problem and was glad Swara demanded it for them, he had been worried that he was getting too caught up in catching her that he was ignoring his family. 

Swara was asleep beside him exhausted by the day and he tucked her closely towards him, silently promising her that he will step up and stop over obsessing with catching her that he fails to ignore this blissful moment between, he bent down and gently kissed her forehead and was trying to sleep again when a insistent knock to his bed room door woke her up as she looked at him in panic.

He rushed from the bed, almost in fear that somehow she entered his house, he did check and recheck the security alarm before sleeping, he had hired security guards to be on duty who were supposed to even now standing guard of his house and yet the knock to his door was urgent as if there was trouble. 

He knew Swara was right behind him and he wanted to shield her as well as protect his daughter who was in the her room and also Aandhi, his guest. In his rush he didn't even carry the pistol, he kept in his bed drawer but he heard Swara opening the drawer and knew she was armed at least. It was just few feet's from his bed to the door and yet it felt like eternity and so he surprised when he opened the door to come face to face with Aandhi instead looking panicked .

 " What happened Aandhi ? " Swara asked once she saw who knocked at their door, because he hadn't been able to say a word yet

"My sister " two words from Aandhi were enough to make Sanskar look around fearing the worst until she explained in rushed words that it wasn't Abirami but Aandhi was concerned about Anjali who had apparently made a shocking tweet.

"It is just a tweet, we know Anjali would have been emotional today, I don't think she will be in any danger over it " Swara was speaking to Aandhi and trying to console her but Aandhi was adamant that Abirami will harm her sister because of it.

"Anjali is the only one who knows the truth now and she will kill her just like she killed our parents, I am sorry but I have to go and do something, I can't simply stay here and let her die " Aandhi was getting really hysterical but given what she have been through Sanskar understood it, while he and Swara try to keep it hidden so as not to scare or confuse Asha, Aandhi was letting it out .

" I understand Aandhi, right now we don't know if Abirami had seen the tweet or saw it as a threat , but if you walked inside the house then she will see you as the biggest threat to her lies. So while I get you situation, we can't do anything about it until tomorrow, then I will ask Pradeep to drive by and visit in the name of investigation and talk to Anjali personally and if she felt threatened , we will remove her from the house immediately.

Aandhi finally nodded her head and Swara was leading her back to the room, when there was yet another knock on his door and this time it came from outside his house. The three of them froze, Sanskar made Swara and Aandhi head to Asha room and stay there with her, while Swara gave the pistol back to him and walked away following his instruction even though he knew it was the last thing she wanted to do at the moment.

Sanskar knew he won't let her get past him to harm his family, a glance at the clock showed the time to be close to 2 Am, he checked the door cctv first and saw the familiar face of Pradeep starring back at him, the only reason for Pradeep to be here at this house would mean bad news and as he opened the door ,he feared maybe Aandhi was right after all and Abirami hurt someone else.

So Sanskar felt relieved when he opened the door to see Pradeep smiling at him, " we finally got her Sanskar, it is over ". Pradeep spoke up and Sanskar almost slumped to his knees in relief until his eyes flickered next to Pradeep and saw Anjali standing beside him.

" Anjali got all the proof we need, it all in her phone. She is way smarter than all of us. She recorded their conversation and I didn't hear all of them but it is enough to get her arrested. I thought she would want to be here, to see that special someone and I will go to the station and get the arrest warrant ready, so we can arrest her soon " Pradeep kept talking as he walked inside his house followed by Anjali who seemed reluctant to be with two complete strangers.

" I have to go to my friends house, you said you will drop me after meeting with someone, it getting late , she will be waiting for me. I am staying there until you have her in Jail because I fear she may kill me for giving you the recording but you promise to clear my sister name right, I should have spoken up sooner and my sister wouldn't be dead now " Anjali spoke up and Sanskar understood why Pradeep brought her here but his mind was still reeling from all the things he learned in the last few minutes and what it could mean to all of them

" Do you have any more copies of the recordings?" he asked her and she shook her head, so he went to his room to bring in his laptop and two pen drives and asked her to copy it for him. He saw that she had saved all the recording in a music file under some songs name, a clever way of hiding the evidence in plain sight while Anjali was occupied with the task, he dragged Pradeep little further away to have a chat of his own.

Sanskar knew each minute he hadn't returned will make Swara and Aandhi nervous , but it can't be helped once Aandhi saw Anjali, their emotional reunion will keep him from getting any information he needed at the moment .

"How long will the arrest warrant take, can it be done tonight ? Anjali is smarter , she planned out everything to the point of not being at home and saving the files properly, but she left a suspicious tweet online and we need to arrest Abirami before she saw it and connect the dots " Sanskar spoke up, he knew Abirami wouldn't have taken Anjali tweet as threat if Anjali was in the house but when she learns Anjali was missing , it will make her suspicious

" I will try Sanskar but it  may take time. First let her meet Aandhi, she looks so worried. " Pradeep spoke up and so Sanskar went to Asha  room and tapped at the door with the already decided code to ensure it was safe for Swara to come outside. 

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It must have been hardly five minutes but for Swara it felt like a year, Asha was sleeping peacefully while Aandhi and her were shivering in fear. Then came the knock, it took her time to finally memorize the code Sanskar created between them, they had code words if they happen to contact each other in case of emergency without alerting her, and they also had a code for number of knocks, all planned because Sanskar mind was always thinking of something they need to learn to ensure their safety

So when the five tap fell back to back on the door in the rhythm that indicated it was safe, Swara rushed to open the door, for a moment she wondered if it was six tap because it meant she was supposed to drag every furniture against the door and head to the secret room. Sanskar had hired contractors and paid them handsomely to build a connecting door from Asha room to Sanskar  secret room in case of emergency

" Princess, if you are scared or if Swara and I told you to hide then you should go to this room and hide after locking it " Sanskar had told Asha as soon as the room was connected, the little girl simply nodded her head as if she had no idea what it means to be scared but that day Swara heart broke a lot because in a way Sanskar had been even preparing Asha for the danger that Abrimai brought into their life and it reminder her of how her parents died for her as well. 

Swara knew she would gladly die to save Asha, but she wasn't going to let Asha lose anymore people in their life which meant fighting to survive every single day, seeing threats everywhere, learning new code words and learning to fight and also when you open the door to find the man you love after being scared to death, hugging him like he was the air you need to breath,

" I am okay Shona, and Aandhi got a surprise visitor " Sanskar spoke up once she had hugged him enough to feel safe and learn he was safe and alive as well.

And when they walked back to the living room, She saw her Pradeep Bhai and assumed he was the visitor and wondered maybe he came back to wish Aandhi birthday until she noticed the teenage girl beside him looking at Swara as if she saw a ghost at the shocked gasp beside her, Swara realized the ghost was Aandhi and not Swara and the girl was Anjali, Aandhi youngest sibling.

Sanskar filled her in on what happened as the two sister reunited in tears and Swara heart leaped with the same joy when Sanskar told her about the proof that could end this battle once and for all. She leaned on to his shoulders as his hands wrapped around her, perfectly content after the news until she heard another sound, the notification sound from Sanskar phone which indicated they got a new email from her. To ensure not to miss her email even for a second, he set a separate  customized tone for her emails and just like that Swara small happiness was questioned all over again.

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Dear Sanskar,

             Why do my siblings have no loyalty, first there was Aandhi who couldn't convince anyone she was killer in the first place and died needlessly and now Anjali, who is so naive that she didn't know I could see her phone GPS location, What was she doing in your  house and why did she come to you with the inspector, yeah I know he was with her as well. The magic of technology. 

         I don't know what Anjali hoped to achieve by coming to you, but i got curious so I checked her phone for anything suspicious and what did I find, my little sister was trying to outsmart me. Since I just deleted the files in her phone, I assume she already showed it to the Inspector and you. So I finally admit that you caught me. I am sure you must be happy. 

        I tried Sanskar to be silent, hoping my silence would make you doubt her, the one who shouted that I was the killer. But now I think it is too late since you must have heard those recording.

      You know what Sanskar, I finally feel free as well to be myself and My father may have given me disloyal siblings but he also gave me more siblings than I need , you want this to end right , so do I which is why you are going to do exactly as I say so we can both be happy . Or else more of my siblings will have to die as well and I know you wouldn't want that , check the attached picture, I just killed one of them , don't wait for long to reply back because for every one hour of silence from you , I will kill one more of them. 

           Now I am going to call you in few minutes and  I hope you answer Sanskar because you don't want the rest of them to die right .

                                     Yours Forever ,

                                        Miss X

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