Chapter 10

On the day their plan was to be executed, Sachin had been carefully ushered inside the house by Purvi at 8 pm. Both of them had made sure that nobody had seen Sachin arrive at her house. All the servants had retired for the for the night. Purvi had made sure that their maid did not spot Sachin entering the house.

He sat hidden in one of her guest rooms waiting for the right moment to come when he would go and lock Sam in the garage. There was still a lot of time. He opened the door slightly and looked outside. The huge mansion was silent. He could hear noise of a shower above. Knowing Purvi's bedroom was exactly above him, he wondered whether she was taking a shower. The thought itself made him very excited. Sam was nowhere in sight. He could hear distant of spoons and plates. The maid must be busy with her chores.

Shutting the door, Sachin retired once again to his room and sat in the chair. By tomorrow Sam would be dead. He and Purvi would be free and the money would be theirs!

O-o-o-o

As the minutes ticked by, Sachin grew more and more nervous. He saw the time in his watch. It was quarter to 11. Purvi hadn't been to see him since he had arrived. Maybe Sam was around. He too couldn't risk going outside and see their plan going haywire.

The rustle of leaves outside became stronger. Sachin parted the curtains and looked out of the window. The clouds were like a black swirling mass. It looked like a storm was coming up.

'Perfect weather. Noone would know what is going on inside the house' came Purvi's husky voice and Sachin jumped violently.

'What took you so long?' he asked.

'I couldn't come while Sam was around baby' said Purvi coming closer to him.

'Is he asleep?' asked Sachin.

'Not yet. Are you nervous? You are so sweaty!' said Purvi.

Sachin could see Purvi's face quite clearly. She appeared calm and relaxed. Sachin realised that his hands were all clammy. He wiped the sweat beads from his forehead and gave her a nervous smile.

'I have never committed a murder before Purvi.' said Sachin.

'But you are doing this for a good cause, don't you? Please Sachin you are my only hope now. He tortures me! He won't let me rest in peace! He is a madman - a sex hungry madman! He doesn't love me' said Purvi.

'Hey don't worry I will not let him touch you. I will do it for you - for us' said Sachin.

'Thank you baby. I love you' said Purvi and then she pulled his face down to hers and kissed him.

His lust for her raged through him. His hands travelled down her spine, passion surging through him.

But a minute later, Purvi broke the kiss whispering, 'we would have ample time for that later'

Very reluctantly, Sachin let her go.

'Okay now exactly at 11.30 you must go down to the garage and start the car's engine. After you come back to the room, keep a watch. You will get a clear view of Sam from this window. I will make sure he drinks some whiskey so he won't be really aware of his surroundings. Sam goes to bed at 1 am. I will hide rest of his alcohol bottles. He has a habit of getting his last drink in bed before he sleeps. When he won't find the bottle, he will go in the garage to get it. Then all you have to do is wedge the door from outside and go and stay in your car parked outside. Then after a few hours, I would call you in a panicked state and then we will find Sam's body and then hand him over to the police.' said Purvi.

'Okay. That sounds perfect' said Sachin.

'We are in this together Sachin. We will do it' said Purvi.

'Just promise me one thing that you won't come down when I go behind Sam and lock him in. We should be very careful. Nobody should suspect that we are together. Stay in your room okay?' he asked.

Purvi nodded.

Then she gave him a lusty kiss once again and left the room muttering 'Good Luck' to him.

O-o-o-o

Purvi didn't go directly to her room. She grabbed a bottle of water. Uncorking it, put a few pills in the bottle. Then she tiptoed out of the house. She had an important job to do.

O-o-o-o

Purvi didn't have to make much efforts; Sam gulped down three glasses of Whiskey in one go which she offered him.

Meanwhile exactly at 11.30, Sachin tiptoed into the garage. The cranky engine took quite a few minutes to start but in the end it did. Making sure he had done everything right, he went back to his room waiting for Sam to come down.

Minutes passed by. These was the most tense moments. He almost had a sudden urge to run away from that place. But then he thought of Purvi and decided against it. At 1.15 am when Sam still hadn't come down, Sachin began to worry a little. What if he decided not to have his glass of Beer in bed before going to bed today? If this didn't work out tonight then god knows when other opportunity shall come their way. Frank was already behind him. What if he shows those photos to Sam? Sam would kill him! His and Purvi 's dream would be shattered. It was quarter to 2 and Sachin flopped down on his bed. This was a stupid idea. It's not going to work.

He was getting desperate when he heard a noise. He rushed to the window and was relieved to see Sam walking into the living room.

Sachin grabbed his flashlight and crept out of his room. He could clearly see Sam looking for something. Their plan was working at last! Few minutes later, Sachin saw Sam going towards the garage. Purvi had been right! Sam began coughing the moment he approached the garage door. It was full of smoke. Sachin saw Sam open the door wait for a few minutes and then step inside the garage. He ran after him. Sam was standing in the doorway. Sachin gave Sam a slight push and he was hurtled forward. Sachin slammed the door shut and locked it from outside. After carefully wiping his fingerprints, he came back to the living room to find Purvi waiting for him clutching her cell phone in her hand. They looked at each other and Sachin said, 'What are you doing down here? Go to bed!'

'What happened?' asked Purvi.

'I have locked him in the garage. He will be dead in a few hours. I will call the police in the morning okay?' he said.

'I - I really don't like this' said Purvi gravely.

'Relax. Don't worry. Just go back to sleep' said Sachin.

'What? How can I go to sleep? He is dying in there! Let him out!' said Purvi.

'Shut up! What's wrong with you? I am not going to ruin my plan. Sam has to die! Go to your room!' said Sachin angrily.

'What's that in your hand?' asked Purvi.

'That's the key of the garage door. I have locked it. Sam won't be able to get out. The poisonous fumes will kill him' said Sachin.

He walked towards his car still thinking about Purvi's odd behaviour.

Once Sachin was out of ear shot, Purvi shut the voice recorder which was running on her cellphone. She had recorded Sachin's confession that he had killed Sam which would act as a proof against him.

Kavin stepped out from his hiding place in the study.

'Has that fool left?' he asked smirking.

'Yes. Stay here. I have deed papers with me. I am going to meet Frank' said Purvi.

'Okay' said Kavin.

When Purvi left the house, Kavin crept into the maid's room. She was sleeping peacefully. He placed a chloroform neatly onto her nose and mouth and she fell into a deep sleep. He went down to the basement and turned off the alarm mechanism protecting the vault. He punched the pass code into the vault and the door swung open. He had obtained all the information about the vault from Sam himself. All he had to do was offer Sam unlimited whiskey and that had him talking like a parrot. The fool had drank so much that he didn't even remember the incident of the previous night the next morning.

Purvi had never allowed him to access the vault. She hadn't even opened it in front of him. All he wanted now was money. He didn't care whether Purvi went with him or Sachin. No doubt she was damn sexy but with all this money, many girls would be ready to sleep with him. He didn't need Purvi now.

Kavin kept staring at its contents for an entire minute and then he began to put the vault's contents into his bag.

O-o-o-o

Sachin sat in his car. First part of their plan had worked fine. He relaxed a bit. He saw a bottle of water lying on the seat next to him. He drank half of it in a gulp and closed his eyes waiting for dawn. After some time, he found himself drifting off into a peaceful slumber.

O-o-o-o

Frank was waiting for Purvi when she went to his office.

'You are late!' he said.

'I was a bit tied up' said Purvi.

'Was your handsome friend with you?' Frank asked smirking.

'That's none of your business Frank. Shut the fuck up! Now hand me those photos. I have your deed papers with me' said Purvi.

'This is the hard copy as well as the soft copy of the photographs of your steamy encounter with your boyfriend.' he said grabbing the deed papers.

He smiled happily but the next moment he collapsed on the floor, blood flowing out from the wound which had appeared on his head. Sandra stepped out from the shadows and smiled at Purvi, her eyes glinting in the yellow light of Frank's office.

'Here's is your money. And I don't want to see your face ever again. Make it look like a suicide' said Purvi.

'Got it. Don't worry. I will do my job well' said Sandra.

Grabbing the deed papers from Sam's hand, Purvi threw one last look at Frank's face. The happy smile was still etched upon his face as he lay dead in the pool of blood.

Sighing in relief, Purvi stepped out of his office. Now she had one last task to do and then she would be free at last.

A/N - How was it? Do review guys! One last Chapter to go which will be updated soon!