I heard the flush sound.
The signal that he can be out anytime.
My mind commanded me to lock the phone and keep it as it was originally placed. But one sneak peek won't cost much. Running against time,I could make only one intelligent decision:save the unknown number.
And the door opened,the seconds enough to place the phone where it belonged.The color of my face was drained,heartbeats were pounding and fingers trembling.I knew he didn't notice the sudden rush. What I didn't know was he had gone far far way,oblivious to the little sorroundings of mine.
I waited until he got ready, and left for work,keeping my horror and adrenaline under check.
I sent the number immediately to my best-friend cum partner in crime. I could trust her with almost everything under the sun. And she was always there,no matter what the circumstances.
"Give a check on this number," handling her the precious information which will soon turn into my nightmare.
"Sure honey,by the way,what's up?",there she was,beaming.
In one swift minute,was her reply:
"The number shows an email id as this-", she gave an id. " What happened?"
"Nothing".
"You don't sound fine."
"Will you please find out everything about this number,dear? Who is he/she, where does it stay,what does it do,like everything. Its urgent."I managed to sound fine and composed,which I obviously wasn't.
"Shimmer?"
"yes?"
"My mind is going in all wrong directions.Will you please let me know from where did you get this number and why are you asking?"
There was nothing I could tell her now,not this early.
"Please,Yana,just do as I say. Don't ask questions."
"Alright. Give me some time so that I give a search."
And that some time felt like eternity.