"  Mr. vikram. .."

Shravan went to receive him with cloudy thoughts. ...

'Just now I met him. ..why he had come to me personally. .?'

   Suman followed shravan to the doorstep. ..

  " it's a surprise sir, welcome. .."

Shravan welcomed vikram. ..

Vikram grinned hiding his bitter experience with the farmhouse. ..

" nice house...."

He walked through the pavements, looking around as though he's visiting the house for the very first time. ..

    Shravan ushered him to the hall. ..

  Vikram gave himself to the comfy couch and threw his eyes everywhere. ..

  " sir. ..what would you like to have. ..coffee ya tea. .?"

" no formalities man. ..a glass of water would go. .."

      Suman headed to the kitchen. ..

"Shravan. ..my heart felt condolences for your father's death. ..may his soul rest in peace. ..I just thought to convey my regards to you personally. .."

   Shravan sighed anguishly. ..

" I am unfortunate to live with my dad probably. .."

  Vikram stood up and  patted shravan ....

     He was taken aback to see the breathtaking collections of artifacts that decorated the hall. ..obviously,  he had no time to relish them when he visited this house at the  previous time ..

  " shravan. ..what a rare collection of artifacts. ..I wonder with  your father's  ideas man. ..."

Honestly, vikram was fond of architecture and artifacts. ..He was truly stunning to know ramnath s one more shade. ..for a second, he regretted for his sad demise. ..

       " sir. ..water. .."

Suman  extended the tray. ..vikram took the glass. ..he's seeing suman for the first time. ..He knew her as a part of his mission who carried a load of self blasting detonator. ..

  'Must say, she's beautiful. ..one of a kind as of her appearance and character. ..yet, it's sad that she won't be useful for me anymore if at all, she again get into the ISRO mission...'

    "Sir, she's my wife. ..Suman. .."

Shravan introduced her, understanding him. ..

  " I forgot  man. ..congratulations too. .."

 
    Shravan thanked him. ..

Vikram shook his head. ..

" What then, keep me informing about the case shravan. ..I am there to help you in every issue. ..have a great time. .."

Vikram  started to move to the doorstep. ..

   Shravan and suman sent him off till his car. ..

      Vikram recalled his conversation with the technical team leader. ...

  " sir, I have texted ramnath s mail to you. ..the receiver is shravan malhothra. ...there are two mails. ..nothing else sir. .."

" okay. ..I will check. .."

The leader  stood hesitated uncertain of vikram s reaction. ..

" What else. .?"  Vikram showed his reddened face. ..

" sir, it's impossible to intrude Shravan's phone as it was highly secured with complicated passwords. ..we couldn't hack or record his calls. .."

   Vikram gestured him to go away. ..

Infact, it was an expected one. ..vikram knew well that shravan must be vigilant than his father. ..

'There's  no use to believe these useless fellows, I have to do it by myself. ..'

Vikram leaned at the car seat comfortably that he did what he wanted. ..

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  "Uncle. ..you could've called me. ..why you are making yourself discomfort. .?"

Shravan made Arora to sit comfortably. ..Suman adjusted the air conditioner ...

    Arora was at his mid seventies, possessed the obvious changes of aging, grey hair, stout body with a overgrown belly. ..

He gasped for breath as it was difficult for him to travel long distances. ..

  He was the malhothras lawyer and family friend for years and years. ..

Shravan pressed his legs that he may be experiencing pain over them , as he was a known to have increased uric acid levels, hence had  gouty arthritis. ...

" shravan beta. ..leave it. ..I am okay. .."

  He embarrasely stopped shravan. ..

  " Beta. ..ramnath visited me a week ago. ..He has come to write his last will. .."

Shravan sat straight. ..thinking that how exactly his father lived with danger. ..

    " I asked him that it's unnecessary, he didn't mind and now. ...He has gone "

His eyes were wet in thought  of his best friend's sudden death. ..

   
   " Beta. ..His intuitions were right. ..now, it's my duty to convey his messages. ..He has owned a locker in 'city bank '...here are the details and password. ..remember shravan. ..they must be the valuable possessions as of ramnath. ..He was very particular with them. ..."

  Arora handover the details to shravan. ...He went back after wishing them to stay safe. ...

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   Suman was preparing the bed to sleep. ..

Shravan sat at the couch, resting his legs crossed on the tiny table. ..

His eyes were fixed at the cover which was given by Arora. ..

  'Papa. ..you're obvious that you're living  amidst the danger. ..why you didn't tell me anything. ..you trusted your friend not me...why pappa. ..if I ever knew that you're in a secret mission, we might have been cautious. .may be ...I don't miss you now. ..'

   Suman sat beside him, fathomed his inner turmoil. ..

She fondly touched him. ..

" shravan. ..it's not in our hands to defeat the destiny, at least we could justify his sacrifice by taking his charges. ..you should stay strong to find out his left over mission. .."

   He exhaled a deep sigh. ..

" perhaps, you're right suman. .."

  " shravan. ..i am feeling sleepy. ..aren't you? "

" no sumo. ...i am waiting for Ranjith's call. ..you take rest. .."

  Suman lounged at the bed. ..shravan covered her with the duvet and sat beside her with the laptop. ..

  He was about to open it. ..

" tring. ..tring. ..tring. .."

Shravan's face bloomed at the call. ..

" Ranjith. ..I was waiting for you man. .."

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" yes...I will check it out now. ...morning let's meet in the gym and discuss. .."

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" yea. ..good night man. .."

     Ranjith was on enquiry about Sumo's tibia prosthesis. ..

Shravan logged into his mail box to check Ranjith's mail. ..He had sent the details and pictures of the prosthesis. ...

    Shravan went through each pictures to compare with normal prosthesis which are available at market. ..

  He didn't get any useful clues with the pictures. ..He decided to meet one of the manufacturers to get more details. ..and Ranjith already got an appointment with him. ..

    Shravan was yet to shut down the laptop. ..

His inbox  blinked some more unread messages. ...

  Shravan clicked them open. ..

He was surprised to see ramnath s mails. ..He hurriedly double clicked to the first mail. ..

    'Beta. ..pick those pizzas which I have ordered. ..don't forget to get extra cheese! .!.!.!!!'

  Really shravan was hell confused. ..

  'Papa wanted me to pick up the pizza with extra cheese. .?'

  He frowned at his laptop and checked the date and time of the mail. ..He had sent those mails just before his death...

  He stared blankly at the mail, unable to comprehend it. ..then, he opened the next one, hoping that it would help him understand the first one, but this one was even more baffling. ..

  ' beta.

   Everything isn't the way it looks. ..sometimes you need to look deeper with in. ..this entire world is full of 'maya ' that misleads you ...but not every time I suggest. ..!!..!...!!

      get rid of the worldly delusions to attain the real freedom for your soul. ..

I would suggest you to read 'Bhagavat gita '. ..!! Though the subject is complex to understand, I am sure it will lead you to the door of knowledge which I wanted you to unlock. ..

  May thy Lord krishna bestow his wisdom of light upon you. !..!..!.!

Ramnath. ..'

   
 
  Shravan's bewilderment turned into utter confusion. ..He knew well that his father was fond of bhagavat gita and preachings of krishna. ..yet, this wasn't a mail he expected from him at his last minutes. ..

    Shravan's hand hovered over the mouse pad, uncertain. ..

' what he wanted to inform. .? Or, it's simply one of his usual mails. .?'

  Shravan failed to get ramnath s intention. ...

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Yeah. ..here's the update. ..hope you will like it. ..you're invited to decipher ramnath s mail if you wish. ..it may help shravan too 😉😉😉...

   @HarshiArora1. ..shravan heard your plea and see, he has  checked his mails. ..😉

   Jokes apart. ...write your views on this chapter. ..

  One thing I just wanted to request you all. ..

" trust me, I'm waiting for you "

A book on shivanya got completed. ..I know well that we like only shraman. ..yet, if you ever wish to read a completed book with 13 (I think ) chapters, please do give a chance to it. ..and comment at least once to let me know your visit. ..it's  purely your wish. .

   And. ....and ....

Have a happy read as usual. ..vote and comment. ...

Have a great weekend. ....

Love,

Arulpirai. ...