172 Searching is going on...........

On the next day, Zinu and Dolly were in leave for two days. They restarted with their investigation, from where they left it. They noted down every letter and words they found in the painting in a notebook.

"Zinu, today we should study the pendant properly. Let us see what can we find in the pendant." Dolly suggested.

"Yes Dolly, let us go to my bedroom. I have kept it there." Zinu told and approached her bedroom. Dolly followed her

Zinu brought the pendant from her locker and kept on the table. They both look for the clues. Zinu was correct. There were some words that were inscribed on the inner side of the pendant.

They both were very excited. They note down everything on the notebook. After writing all the letters they sat down to discuss the meaning of the letters.

"Zinu, More words more confusion. Do you think that we can find out the meaning this time?" Dolly asked her.

"Dolly, we will try to find out the meaning of the words. But first, we have to note down everything properly."

"Yes. You are correct. We should not leave a single letter."Dolly replied.

They note down everything. Now the page of the notebook filled with different types of letters. They sat together to find out the meaning, but could not. They again failed to find out the meaning.

" Dolly, listen, I think we should leave the idea of finding out the meaning now. We can do other things instead."Zinu suggested.

"What?Leaving the find out the meaning? Then what will we do?"Dolly asked confusedly. She did not want to leave the finding in the middle.

"What I mean is ,we should try to find out other clues also. Look at the letters. These are all same type. But look we only got seven words in total. If it is about the location of any place or the map, then there must be some other words that should exist. I think we should find out more such words. I think we can find out more in some other places. Let us find in the library books again. I believe We will get something there."

"Yes, you are correct. We should find out more. Then we can try to decode all the words together. Let us move to the library. I will search in the books which have kept in the upper shelf one by one and you search in the lower shelf.OK?"Dolly asked Zinu.

"Yes. Let us go and start searching again. But remember one thing we need to look for every page of the books. So it will take some time."Zinu suggested.

Dolly nodded and approached to the library. Zinu followed her. In the library, there were more than five hundred books were kept. They have already searched in the books twice already. They did not get anything at that time. But now they have some idea about the word patterns. So they hoped that this time they must find something important.

"Dolly, I am sorry. I have wasted your time also."Zinu said with an apology.

" What are you saying? We are here to find out the secret of my forefather. It is not so easy to find out it without any clue. Now at least we got something. We got some idea about what to find out. So we will find it someday. Don't worry. We both know that it will take some time."Dolly said.

Zinu nodded. They both were very tired.

"Zinu, I think we should leave it for today. I am so tired and I think you must be tired too. We will search for this again on the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow we all have to go to the movie with Ronnie. Willn't We?"Dolly asked Zinu.

"Yes,we must go there with Ronnie.Otherwise he would be unhappy."

"OK. Then Today we should wind up everything.Let us go."Dolly said and approached to the downstairs.

Mr Wilson and Sofia were walking in the garden of the Smith Manor.Mr Wilson was very happy to see the happy family of Zinu. He looked at Sofia.She was as usual following him like a puppet.He thought something and decided to speak with Sofia.He signaled her to come near him and sit on a bench,where he sat already.Sofia followed him and sat down there.

"Sofia,thank you very much for giving me such a brilliant daughter,who could give me a talented grandson like Ronnie.I am proud of you .You have done your duty so nicely without my help.I am such a bad husband as well as father.Whenever I think about our past,I felt ashamed.I...I felt like dying.I have done wrong with you and Zinu. Whenever you two come in front of me, I feel ashamed of myself.I would never be able to pay the debt to you and Zinu."Mr Wilson said in a low voice.Sofia only lowered her head.She did not reply him.

He never could expressed his feelings in front of Sofia ,even after their reunion.He felt that there was a barrier in between them.He felt that his Sofia has changed .She did not speak much after returning to the city X.Mr Wilson tried to speak with .He missed the talkative Sofia,which once loved him with all her heart.But he could not gathered the courage to face her questions.But now he was thinking that he should speak to her.He knew well that a broken glass could not be joined,but he wanted to try for the sake of Sofia.He knew that she must be in dilemma too.

He knew that ,Sofia accepted his proposal to return with him only for the sake of Zinu. Because she knew that if she would not accept his proposal,then she would have to stay in the Smith Manor.Neither Zinu,nor John and his family would let her live in any other place alone.Sofia was not feeling good to live with the Smiths. After all it was her daughter's in laws.Although they had accepted her as their family members,but she was feeling uneasy with them.She accepted Mr Wilson's offer ,because at least,that house was her own .

"Sofia,I wanted to explain everything to you,but you never listened.I tried so many times to explain you that,I had not done anything wrong with that bitch.She was blackmailing me.So,I could not throw them out from the house also.I wanted to save you two from them.They were planning to kill you two ,if I would throw them out.One day I heard their conversation.

I wanted to explain all these to you two.But neither you nor Zinu were interested to hear from me anything. Jullie ordered some men to follow me and keep an eye on me. They even tracked my phone.So I could not deliver you the information,even I tried for many times.I had to show them that I believe in their acting.I knew how dangerous they were.

I always go near the house where you two lived ,to see you two from far.But one day you two vanished from the city.At first I thought that ,they had done something to you.But one day I heard Jullie was instructing someone in phone to find out you two. I felt relieved.At least you two were out of their reach.But I felt so frustrated .

I am sorry Sofia,that I could not protect you from the others.I could not fulfill my duty as a husband or a father.But in the last few years of my life,please let me protect you,to love you.Yes Sofia,I have not left much time in my life. I am suffering from blood cancer .The doctors said me that I have only left a few years of my life. I know this is my punishment for what I did in my past.I let you two suffer in insecurity and poverty.This is my punishment for that."Mr Wilson stooped and looked at Sofia.

She was staring at him with surprised look.She could not uttered a word.Mr Wilson could see the tears rolled down her cheeks.He took out his handkerchief and wiped her tears.

"Don't cry Sofia. Please tell me something.I could not see your tears."Mr Wilson said in a sad voice.

"You ... you are ill?Why you did not tell me?How can you do it?You are really selfish,otherwise,you would not have hide this from me."