45 Let Us Investigate

"No clever answers! And yes, I expel you from the post of a kidnapper."

"Wohoo! That was so nice of you."

After a few minutes, when Rishi felt that he had enough of Aliya's service, it was his turn. He took this as an opportunity to inquire what made her drink so much. But before he could ask, he was confused. When he took her hand in his, she didn't react. Without even batting an eye, she was just sitting still even when Rishi stopped caressing her hand. Till now Aliya wasn't stopping uttering illogical things. But look at her now, as if she is in deep thoughts. She kept staring at the floor until Rishi snapped his fingers.

"What happened Aliya?"

Aliya shook her head to say nothing.

"Are you hiding something?"

"I am missing my parents. I feel so lonely here."

"Why so? You have your friend here."

"Friend? She is a model. How will she have time to spend with me? She is a busy personality you know. I only run behind her, assisting her. Moreover there are many here, who are ready to mentally torture here."

"What!? What are you talking about?"

Like those children who complain their parents about bullies in school, Aliya was doing the same. She had this puppy face while whining about her colleagues.

"They don't like me."

She kept repeating this line and Rishi kept asking her that against whom was she complaining.

"Look Aliya, I am asking this for the 4th time. Who are 'they'?"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

"SHHHH! Talk softly! Ugh! I regret of not booking sound-proof rooms."

"I don't know....

Aliya's voice just trailed off. Rishi couldn't here anything. For a moment, he was just praising himself to have this patience level.

"I just told you to talk softly. Not to whisper."

"I said I don't know. But there are some people scheming against me."

Rishi pinched his eyebrows to think who would be that fool to do this mistake. She was right. Firstly, there are people jealous of her. Even though she is not that high in her post, still she holds the power to influence Rishi. Secondly, he was worried about Aliya. He didn't know what to do with her. He started to scan her. And he found something weird. Even if she was drunk, there was no trace nor a stain or drop of alcohol on her whole body. Neither there was any pungent smell of the same. He was sure that she has not got drunk even once in her life. If this was to be her first time, then she would have vomited at least twice. But nothing as such happened. And he was sure that she wasn't acting. Why would she do so much of drama and for what? Then what is the reason of her hanged attitude? Or is she drugged?....

"Hey! What are you thinking about?"

"Just thinking who would they be."

As Aliya was in her 'child mode', she didn't take his reaction seriously. Rather she took it as a game.

"Hmmmmm, I feel we should investigate this case. We can't let it go. The culprit has to be arrested. And you were a kidnapper before, you will understand their criminal intentions easily."

"Oh God! She started again! Listen, Aliya...

"Shhhhhh! I am thinking. DND!"

Aliya started tapping her forehead with her index finger to indicate that she was very busy in thinking. Rishi started getting irritated by her child-like behaviour. He felt filled to the brim with no patience left. He was about to say something but Aliya's idea gave him a that made him think. Getting down from the bed, she strode around in the room.

"See. If we recall everything carefully, then we can find some clues to catch the mastermind. So you aren't the real kidnapper. This was just to make us to go astray from the correct way of investigation....

"For God's sake, can you stop calling me 'a kidnapper'?

"Okay! No issues! So where was I? Yes! I was saying that you were not the real abductor.....

Rishi slapped his forehead and sighed. It was clear that, even if she was drunk or even mad, he will loose from her in any aspects.

"What? Now I said abductor. Is this too not fine for you? Oh Gosh! This man has really got a problem in his mind. For God's sake, you just shut up and listen."

"What else can I do? Speak."

"Listen with rapt attention! Before you carried me in this room, where was I? Mmmmm.. Yes I was in the corridor. But wait! My room is located in the floor below yours. So how did I come here? Did you called me?"

"Nope, not at all. But you weren't remembering what had happened, right?"

"Shut up! Just answer me if I question you. No need to poke your nose!"

"Okay! Okay!"

Aliya stopped walking and banged her leg on the floor in frustration and pointed at Rishi.

"Can't you follow my instructions? I said answer me if I ask something. Had I asked something? I ordered you not to poke your nose. There was not need to even say 'okay'."

"Sorry!"

Rishi was feeling to bang his head on some wall. At least he won't have the chance to bear this lady.