Daya along with the team took out a dead body of a woman digging the sand.
sachin: to ye chakkar hai yaha pe...kisi ne sunsan jagah ka faida utha ke lash garh ke chala gaya...
daya: hmmmmm( his mind was thinking about shreya as he reached at the place watching shreya's fervent state)
Nikhil: sir... aap yaha pe kaise paucha?
sachin: ha sir...jab aap yaha pe aye...tab kisi ko dekha tha kya aap?
daya became a little embarrassed and trying to allay the inconvenience inside him he answered,:'woh... aise hi...chalte chalte... agaya yaha pe...aur... nazar par gaya... is aurat ki golden colour ka anchal me to...' he flung his hands and stopped watching shreya and purvi coming into their direction...
purvi: kya huya sir?..ohh.. my God...
daya: phone pe photo le lo is aurat ka... aur aspas ja ke dikhao is photo ko...Sachin, tum aur Pankaj us taraf dekho... aur Nikhil, Purvi tum log south ki taraf dekho... shayad koi pehchan le is aurat ko...
Sachin: (with a wry smile) yes sir...
Pankaj Nikhil Purvi & Sachin dispersed into different direction...
silence fell between daya and shreya... After one full minute daya broke it with an investigative tone of voice,:' jab tum yaaha pe aye ...tab kisi ko dekha tha kya?
shreya too repressing the tide of emotion inside, replied with required sombreness,:' nahi sir... main jab yaha pe ayi...tab to ye jagah bilkul soona tha...
daya: kab aye the tum yaha pe? I mean... approximately kitni der pehle hoga?
shreya: shayaaaad...(cogitating )...bohut der se... mujhe to thik se... yaad bhi...
daya: jab Pankaj ko leke main chala gaya tab se hi tum idhar ho?
shreya: nahi sir... adha ghanta main idhar udhar ghumke dekh rahi thi...
daya: hmmmmm matlab kareeb teen ghanta pehle tum idhar aye...
shreya: shaayaaad... wohi hoga sir...
daya:(a little angry) ye 'shayad' kya hota hai? detectives ke dictionary me 'shayad' shabd ka koi jagah nahi hota hai shreya...
shreya:(shocked and sad) sorry sir...she cringed down and flushed with the colour crimson...
daya noticed the hue of shreya and felt bad inside him for scolding her; after darting his eyes here and there to attain poise he further asked her a little gently,:' tum door door tak bhi kisi ko na dekha?' Though he was not very hopeful to get an answer that could help the investigation as he knew well that shreya had been sunk into the thought of him...being enchanted and mermerised. He felt repentent that for this reason he had to give a reprimand to her...
shreya:(slowly in a withdrawn voice) nahi sir...
daya sighed with despair, but then shreya resurrected recalling something,:' haa sir... maine ek chhota ladka ko door dekha tha...us taraf... woh kuchh der tak beach pe baitha tha.. aur chhote chhote pathar ka tukra leke khel raha tha...
daya: kitna bara tha woh ladka?
shreya: kareeb saat aat sal ka hoga...aur woh bar bar is taraf bhi dekh raha tha... maine us ko hath bhi hilaya tha...phir woh chala gaya...
daya: (very eagerly) kaha? kaha chala gaya tha?
shreya: us taraf...
daya: hmmm matlab raste ke taraf... waha pe ek hotel dikh raha hai... shayad waha pe ghumne aya hai woh...
shreya: magar sir...itna chhota bachcha kya kar sakta hai?
daya:shayad kuch dekha tha usne... eye witness...ho sakta hai na?
shreya:(after nodding) ssir...(hesitating )
daya: ( a little surprised) haa...
shreya:(combating with the reticense)..sir...'shaayd' ka madad aap ko bhi to lena par raha hai...aur har detective ko bhi lena parta hai...( a little huffy)
daya:(feeling a little discomfiture until an indulgent smile crossed his face) haa.. shreya... guess hume jaroor karna parta hai... jo hum nahi dekha us ke bare me...magar...(his tone was gentle and a sympathetic teacher like) magar jo hum dekh ke bhi yaad nahi kar pate hai...us ko...humara khamiya kaha jata hai...hala ki...kaisa bhi... situation ho...(he elongated the smile unknowingly melting the huff of shreya's heart)
shreya hastened in hiding her shy and delighted glance reading which daya could easily have understood that her huff had been effaced by the effect of his priceless smile..
Sachin and pankaj were walking towards them with despair printed over their faces..
sachin: sir.. us taraf to bas per paudhe hi hai... zada dukan na dekha...jo bhi dekha woh log is aurat ko nahi pehchana...
daya:hmmmm... ek kam karo...tum log yaha pe hi raho... hum tab tak us hotel se hokar ate hain...
sachin: yes sir...
daya: aur haa...local police ko bhi khabar karna parega...
pankaj: magar sir... yaha se police station to kareeb do ghanta ka rasta hai...
daya: haa... maloom hai...magar kya kare pankaj?...abhi aur koi chara to nahi hai...lash ko le jana jaroori hai...hum yaha pe phek ke na rakh sakte hain...
pankaj: ha sir...
sachin: okay sir... dekhte hain..Nikhil aur Purvi ko koi clue mile ya nahi...
daya: okay...
daya shreya started for a white coloured bunglow which was situated in the lap of two low knolls... sauntering through the rough moor...shreya felt as if daya wished to say her something..but he was silent and they both maintained silence until they reached at the hotel..There in the reception occuring a complete hullabaloo as some people seeming to be panicking with extreme worry...
daya: kya baat hai sir? aap logo ko koi pareshani ...he was interrupted by a lady with bitter weeping,:" humara beta sir... ek lauta beta mil nahi raha hai..."
daya and shreya exchanged glances and then daya asked further,:' kab se nahi mil raha hai?'
lady:(weeping) do pahr me khana kha ke to meri pas hi sulake rakhi thi..woh beach me jane ka zid kar raha tha...magar main kaha tha ke sham ko sab milke chalenge beach me...phir meri thori akh lag gaya tha...phir uth ke dekha ke woh pas hai nahi...tab se use dhoond rahe hain...magar..(weeping)...
a man: woh nahi mil raha hai...abhi hotelwalo ko poochh raha hun...magar kisi ne use dekha nahi ...
daya: ye kaise ho sakta hai? kisi ne to dekha hoga use...achcha aap ka bete ka umru kya hai?
lady: aat saal ka hai woh(weeping)..
daya looked at shreya with an anticipation and shreya now asked,:'achcha...kya uska surat rounded hai? akhe bare bare hain?
lady and man: haa haa...magar aap ko kaise pata? kya aap dekha use? bataiye na kaha hai humara gublu...please bataiye...
shreya:(looking at daya) sir.. main is ladka ka hi baat kar rahi thi...
daya: hmmmmm... shawad... woh crime ko dekha tha...
man: crime!.. hey bhagwan...kaisa crime sir?
daya:dekhiye... hum CID se hain... hum pure koshish karenge aap ka beta ko wapas lane ka... please aap thora sa dheeraj rakhiye...he then went to the reception and interrogated the receptionist lady,:' us ladka ko bahr jate huye nahi dekha aap?
receptionist: no sir.. main kisi ko nahi dekha...
daya: bahr jane ka ye kya ek hi rasta hai?
recep: yes sir...
daya: to phir kaise na dekha aap? (angry)
recep: sir...main to ek ghanta pehle hi ayi duty me...uske pehle juhi thi yaha pe...
shreya: kaha hai juhi?
recep: shawad woh nikal gayi sir...
daya sighed with despair and then:uski phone number address dijiye hume.. jaldi...
receptionist gave them the informations while shreya noted all down in a notebook..
daya: hum is hotel ka aspas ka area dhoond ke dekhte hain.. taqi pata chale yaha se nikal ke gublu sab se pehle kis taraf gaya tha...
shreya: yes sir...