"Sir. ."

Shravan came forward with confidence. ..

'Papa. ..Please be with me. ..awaken my highest possible ways to save sumo. .'

    "Here are some documents you can refer. .."

   Mr. sukla extended his hands to get them. ..

  Everyone including suman sat  straight to hear Shravan's stand. ..

" sir. ..let me introduce the real miss. Suman Tiwari. .."

   Shravan gestured daisy to continue. ..

Daisy introduced herself ...

" I, myself is daisy. ..research coordinator of ISRO projects. ..I am not only her mentor but also her sponsor. ..we the ISRO  render her the financial and educational support as part of a government programme. .."

  " when suman met with an accident, I was informed that she had been admitted in the government medical unit. .."

   Shravan pointed a document ...

" sir, here is the FIR  copy of the accident. ..madam daisy then transported suman to a private hospital. ..and this is the discharge summary of the govt medical unit. .."

    The lady commando read the summary louder. ..

  " on transportation, the patient is unconscious  with insignificant injuries all over the body. .simple fracture at right tibia that could be further treated with POP  and antibiotics . ."

   Shravan focused the bold letters. ..

" sir, while transporting, suman was unconscious and the fracture was simple that didn't need a surgery. ..so, it happened at the private hospital. .."

  Everyone heard him attendive. ..even for suman, those informations seemed new. ..

  Daisy continued now. ..

" at the private clinic, they adviced to do an emergency surgery. ..we had no time to think. ..and we accepted. ..after twenty days she got discharged. .."

Shravan nodded repeatedly. ..

" sir, today we went to enquire  that clinic. ..you won't believe. ..the clinic had been metamorphed to a corporate hospital in these five years. ..deliberately, there were no any past records of suman. ..as per daisy s idea, we looked for the doctor who did surgery for suman. ..Unfortunately, he died in an accident a week ago. .."

"What. .?are you trying to say that this too could be a pre planned murder. .?"  One of the officers  taunted. ..

" exactly sir. ..but now. ..I want to say that suman was unaware of everything. ..she was not even in her own self while they  had implanted the device. .."

" this is the only valid point you could come up with. .?"  The young officer laughed. ..

  Shravan didn't mind his humiliation. ..His only aim was to hold sumo at any cost. ..

He exhaled deeply. ..

" sir. ..in Maitri suman invented the necessary stuffs for ISRO . ..if she's the terrorist's agent, why should she do so. ..i myself  saved her from an attack. ..These things are clearly marking that she's not an offender. .."

   " sir, ISRO director had  acknowledged  Suman's  patriotism and dedication to the research. .here is his handwritten personal letter to you. .."

     The other two officers showed no interest. ..

  " Mr. shravan malhothra. .the case is strong against her. ..well trained NSG team caught her red handed. .I think you're there too ..it's no point in arguing. .."   the young officer clucked. ..

Suman looked shravan terrified. ..

Shravan stood a step ahead  Mr. sukla. ..

" sir. ..she's precious. ..and our country needs her service  in every way. ..her contributions were phenomenal. ..she lived her years only for the country. ..we know well that she's just the innocent arrow. ..why don't you consider her positive side, "

Shravan was almost pleading to the panel of officers. ..

Suman was a stern, reserved woman who didn't believe in trust and relationship until she met shravan. ..

  At that second, after seeing shravan patronising her side , she felt contented. .her mind shouted at extreme happiness that she's not an orphan anymore. ..she had him. ..shravan malhothra. ..she had him. ..

Her eyes didn't flow the tears. instead, they shone with satisfaction and pride. .it seemed that she won't mind even if she dies  now. .

 
   The lady commando cleared her throat. ..

" Mr. shravan. ..we understand. ..but, why should we consider her positive side. ? We don't know how much informations she had passed to the agents. ..she had detonator with her...do you know how much it was. .?"

Shravan kept his head at upright. ..

" yes madam. ..fair enough to blow hundred metre radius. .."

" then. ..at what point, you're arguing for her. .?"  The lady commander asked annoyingly. ..

 
  'Because ....I love her and I trust her. ..'

  Shravan wanted to shout it aloud. ..

" madam. ..give her a chance. ..one last chance. ..i checked the tibia prosthesis that had been removed from her leg. ..it's entirely different from normal ones. ..perhaps, it was designed for this unique purpose. ..in that case, we are looking for a highly dangerous gang. ..if we focus on suman alone, they may slip off. ..Please try to understand. ..i need atleast a week to check the manufacturer of the tibia prosthesis. ..hope you understand. ..Please. .."

Shravan talked to the lady officer with every possible way. ..

She looked convinced. ..she shook her head up and down. ..

" yes. ..I grant her the bail. ..Mr. malhothra. ..this is for your confidence. .."
 
  She signed the papers. ..

Shravan thanked her with a sigh. ..He knew well that Mr. sukla was already convinced. ..next, he had to convince the other two officers. ..He looked them with hope. ..

  " shra..."  the officer yet to speak. ..just then, the hot line blinked red. ..

Sukla stopped him and took the call. ..

  " yes sir. ..as you wish sir. ..With due respect sir. .."

He spoke with respect through the phone. ..

  " ikkkummm. .."

He signed up her bail papers. ..

" Ms. Suman Tiwari ... the home minister personally gave orders for your bail. ...there must be something important that he did so. .."

  Shravan's face lit with happiness. ..He saluted him with joy. ..

Without any question, the other officers too signed. ..

"yea. ..we do agree. ..she can go home. ..as per our norms, she should be under the observation of a commando ranked cadet. .we will appoint one cadet until she prove herself to be innocent. .."

Sukla told the military norms. ..

" I hope, it wouldn't be necessary. .."

Shravan said calmly. ..

" What. .?"  Sukla turned up, baffled. ..

" but, I can't leave her as such. .."   sukla said still oblivion. ..

"No need to appoint a cadet. ..she would be under the surveillance of a NSG commando 24 ×7.."

Shravan repeated ...

    He stepped towards suman. ..Suman stood up  looking at shravan hazy. ..shravan  met her eyes with love as though they seek permission to do something which was virtually her dream. ..

  She reciprocated his gaze, unfathomed his thoughts. ..

   Shravan pressed his thumb at a neil that had been thumped at the table and the blood sprung out. ..He pressed his blooded thumb to Suman's hairline. ..

   " she will be my wife henceforth. ..I marry miss suman Tiwari with due respect to my patriotism. ..I made all the earthly elements to be a proof of our wedding. .."

Shravan held Suman's shoulders. ..

" She's Mrs. malhothra now. .."

  Each one of them was more than surprised. ..shravan malhothra was known for dangerous operations and stubborn nature. ..He proved himself again. ..it took sometime to understand the scenario. ..

Then they started to clap. ..exhibiting their cheer. ..

 
   It's superfluous to say that suman was shocked. ..infact, words wouldn't describe how she exactly felt. ..

 
    All the clapping sounds in the background faded away, asif she was sitting inside a seashell. .she was hearing them all, but from a long way away. ..as of now, she was staring him with superlative admiration without a wink. .her soul was dancing to accept the fact that she has been married to shravan. ..she would live as Mrs. shravan. ...she would die as Mrs. shravan. ..her happiness flushed every nook and corner of her cell. .
She stood elf struck. .

   Shravan felt embarrassed at her intense  stare. ..He pressed her shoulders to bring her back. ..

Suman's body trembled to respond his touch. ..the feeling was unique  ..she was comfortable with his proximity. ..she still drawn  in reverie, struggled to get to normal. ..

Daisy wished suman best wishes and Needless to say, she had happy tears. ..

Ranjith patted shravan and have a thumps up sign. ..

Sukla congratulated the couple and laughed. ..

" shravan. ..I knew that you are an intelligent. ..but, today you crossed the limit. ..anyways, it's ramnath s wish. ..be happy. .."

" thanks  uncle. .."  shravan smiled at him. ..

"Shravan ...you will get call from home minister soon. ..and work on the case man. ..now, your responsibility had  doubled. ..you have to rescue your wife. .."

He winked at shravan. ..

" yes uncle. .." He nodded in determination. ..

" cheer up boy. .."  the other officers too wished them. ..

  
    Ranjith and daisy left the duo alone for their privacy. ..

  Shravan held Suman's hands and they came out of the militant court. ..

  He locked his eyes with hers. ..she was adoringly beautiful with the red tint on her hairline. ..

" suman. .. our wedding is incomplete without peras ...right..? Here are my promises for our wedding. .."

  "I won't let you to suffer anymore. ..I will bring you out of this mess. ...I will make you to research more. ..I will help you to explore your career as you wish. ..I will try to be the bestest life partner. ..I won't leave my hands at struggles. ..I will love you like this forever and ever. ..I will make you happy until my last breath. ..I love you suman. ..I love you Mrs. malhothra. .."

  Shravan spoke his heart while they descend down the steps. .Suman was listening to him without breaking his eye lock. ..

She was still mesmerised. ..and not focusing anything. ..at a point she just slipped at the steps. ..

Shravan held her arms ...momentarily , he scooped her and walked towards the car. ...

Suman was still looking into his eyes, trying to gauge his depth of love for her...it's surplus to say that she had lost herself into his laughing eyes. ..apparently ,this would happen again and again. ..

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Ahh. ...a bonus chapter. ..the first part would be monotonous I guess. ..hope you will like the last part. ..

Finally, they got married. ..Suman partially out of danger for now. ..

What about ramnath ' s  mails. .?how shravan gonna find his father's murderer .?What he would find in the tibia prosthesis. .?how their marriage life would move on. .?

Stay tuned for these answers. ...

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Love,
Arulpirai. .