Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
A Story by Storyteller
27th November
07:30 IST
Vipul Mahajani's Residence,
Navi Mumbai
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
Vipul wakes up, with his body and head aching.
He recieves the call.
Vipul: Hello
Storyteller: Hi Vipul, I have taken my phone and all my property back, this will be our last phone conversation for now. I will be disconnecting this line. You can speak what you want.
Vipul: I didn't get my wrist watch. Where is it?
Storyteller: You will get everything you lost, everything you want, everything you asked for.
Vipul: Everything is over?
Storyteller: I hope so.
Vipul: So we won't have any conversation?
Storyteller: Only when there will be a problem. For now, I will say good bye.
Vipul: Hmm. (Sighs deeply)
[Call Ends]
ONE HOUR LATER
Vipul is getting ready to go to hospital, he has prepared delicious breakfast for his wife.
[DOOR BELL RINGS]
Vipul proceeds to open the door.
When he opens it, he notices an Endeavour classic SUV outside his gate. Partly opening window, Storyteller waves goodbye. Vipul still only able to see his hat, not his face clearly.
Vipul hears a sweet and cute barks of a puppy. Vipul has a glance into his courtyard and finds a basket in which a Boston Terrier puppy is barking at Vipul, It's the same breed as Timothy. Vipul feels very happy to see it. In the basket, he finds a Envelope. Vipul opens the Envelope and finds a letter. Vipul unfolds it and starts to read.
The letter reads as:
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From Storyteller
To Vipul Mahajani
You used to wonder, why I called myself a storyteller, right?
So now I will tell you a story, my story. But I apologise you beforehand. You'll know why.
I know you personally for a very long time, but started following you and your enemies since last few months.
It was very difficult, because I knew the enemies were somewhere from inside but didn't know who they were. I wasn't able to reach, but I knew they will reach you. So only way to reach them is to have you on our side.
I already knew that your wife is a secret agent. But trust me, she truly loves you. She works in Military Intelligence, her duty was to protect your data. She failed, not because of Mishra, not because of Rao, but because she was used by her seniors to access your data.
2 weeks ago, S.K.Patil, who was officially responsible for your security was found dead. And B.N.Tripathi came up for this position, Who was from NATI. I found this suspicious, so I started preparing to communicate with you.
When Timothy had died, Samidha didn't notice it, She was busy in preparation for the movie, which was planned by Meenakshi, her friend who cancelled to come suddenly. Meenakshi is Samidha's friend but wife of Arnav, who worked for Tripathi. I tried to eliminate Arnav, but failed. Meenakshi didn't come but she didn't let Samidha cancel the plan, instead Samidha and your family went for the movie.
I thought you were in danger so I managed to buy tickets besides your seats. I was the 6th person in the theatre who occupied Meenakshi's seat and leaving my seat vacant. I was sitting besides you with my colleagues. I knew you had habit of removing your wrist watch, I carried off your watch to my colleague, who successfully fitted it with a tracking device. And I kept it back on your seat's handrest. While we were doing this, Mishra entered your home, and bugged your laptop.
Mishra, Tripathi and Rao were working together on this. I came to know this when he lied that his family is abducted, his family was in Indore.
I knew he was not on our side so I had to abduct him later.
I knew Mishra will inform about the file to Rao, so I abducted and forced him to send the file to Rao. I know I sound cruel. But we wanted to stop the trade and also know everyone involved in this.
On the other hand, Samidha came to know that Tripathi used her official computer to access your data. Which she found suspicious and wrong. On realising that she can be a threat if she communicates to other agencies regarding this access, Tripathi planned her accident.
The guy in black suit you followed, was Tripathi. He took you to Rao, after which you shot Rao, Tripathi hit you, you felt unconscious. I was tracking you through your watch. So I could reach you. Tripathi was arrested and we covered up Rao's case. We caught the buyers of the data. The data is submitted to NIA. So, you are relieved now.
Mishra's family will be taken care of, as Mishra in guilt of all this, commited suicide in custody.
Last 3 days for you were very exhausting, physically and mentally. But I had to do this to make you emotionally strong and keep you focused. I knew that you were a genius in cryptology and white cap hacking. So I used you to find who are the traitors in our own intelligence system. We have Arnav and Tripathi in custody and we are interrogating them. Your name is nowhere on official records. So, You won't be disturbed henceforth.
Fun fact, I was staying right adjacent to your backyard for last 2 weeks. You never noticed. And It was my safehouse where I used to bring you after sedating.
I wish you a very happy and prosperous future.
Take care of yourself, your wife and kids.
Yours faithfully,
Mahesh Jadhav
Ex Husband of your wife Priya aka Samidha
Undercover Field Agent, NIA
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[WRITTEN ON INNER SIDE OF THE ENVELOPE]
Hope you loved my story. Burn this letter and keep my watch. Don't tell Samidha about this.
Vipul picks up the wrist watch from basket, which was gifted by Mahesh aka Storyteller.
Vipul names the dog as Simon. And burns the letter while talking to himself:
What the hell Mahesh! You were alive.
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