Chapter-39: The picture.
Late at night, all officers went to their house and came back early in the morning and went to that location again and started asking questions to those people who used to roam there or those people who used to run their shops in that location. They said that day, three cars went from there at a high speed. They followed their words and stopped their cars because they saw a long road which used to go out from the city and they did not know about the road.
They all step out from their cars and look around… there was only forest.
[Roaming around]
All officers decided to go inside and search around because according to those people all the cars used to come in that direction. After some time, they all found that they all could get lost there so they had to come out from the forest. All officers were standing around their cars and thinking about the road which they had used to run away from there.
[Thinking]
Fred- "we are not James sir."
They all moved their heads and suddenly, they had a call from their office and they all were called there. GK also had a call in the hospital and he went to the office. All officers were in the office and waiting for GK, he came there and asked them what happened but they also don't know why they were called there.
[Talking]
Meanwhile, an officer came there with an envelope in his hand and he handed that envelope to GK. "This is for you sir."
He opened the brown envelope and there was a picture but when he saw that picture, he fell down on his chair, it was like the floor of that place had disappeared. His breathing slows down and he drops that picture on the floor.
[Wondering]
All the officers were wondering what happened to him… they took that picture and their eyes got stretched. One by one all the officers saw that picture and were shocked. In that picture, Ember was dead, blood was coming out from her body and she was wearing a pink glass on her face.
GK was crushing his teeth and a crying sound came from him and all the officers were silent, they were standing there quietly. They all were in shock and meanwhile they had a call and the call came from the hospital. Hospital staff called them over there and they also told them that it is urgent and they all quickly went to the hospital.
But when they reached there, they all got surprised because James was sitting on his bed and they all smiled at him. GK laughed at him and took their seats in front of him.
"I am very happy to see you… I thought."
"GK… leave it. Did you find her?"
Suddenly, Fred started crying and he told him to stay quiet and he again asked about Ember.
GK tries to take his mind away from her but he asks him to tell him clearly. He found that they all were hiding something from him and he forced them to tell him what happened.
Their faces were telling many things to him and this made him angry, machines which were placed there for him started making sounds and it was like his anger level was increasing. They can't tell him what happened but they can show him. GK put his hand inside his pocket and took out the envelope. His hand was shaking and he thought that he should not show it to him. GK's hand was still shaking and meanwhile his eyes got wet and he hid his face from him. James took that envelope in his hand and opened it.
All officers left the room, leaving GK and James there. He opened that envelope and saw the picture of Ember, she was dead. His hands shook and dropped that picture from his hand on his bed, he touched his chest and he felt pain in his chest.
"Ahh!!"
He was groaning due to pain and suddenly, the machine started making a loud sound. He was getting angry and taking heavy breaths in anger. He can't hold his anger inside his body, he wanted to scream but he can't… like something got stuck on his neck.
"Ahh!!"
He shouted very loudly and all the officers got scared. They were standing outside the room but then also they could feel the pain which he had felt. Painful crying sound was coming out from the room and GK was sitting there, looking down. GK found that James needed a rest because he wasn't able to hold this pain. He quickly called the doctor and when they came there, they saw James had created a huge mess over there and the needle which was inserted on his hand was out and he quickly came down from his bed but he wasn't able to walk and fell down on the floor.
At night, James woke up from a deep sleep and all the officers were standing around the bed. James eyes were wet and he asked that picture again and he took that picture in his hand. He was looking at the picture.
[Wet eyes]
GK was sitting there and still looking down towards the floor. In that painful time James needed some strength from his officers and they gave him. They told him in an angry voice that they will search the whole city and find those people who had done this… they all will not him.
James was listening to all of them but he was looking at the picture. He stands from his bed and stands on his feet… they all were looking at him and he was twisting his body. There was a mirror also in the room and he stood in front of that mirror. [Looking sad] James was looking at himself in the mirror and removing his dress. He saw the bandages on his body and cut marks on his face which occurred due to broken glasses.
[Deep silence]
James was staring at his body and remembered all those bullets which struck him and he touched his face. He can feel the cut marks and he noticed his hands… it was shaking.
"GK… what happened to my car."
"A… the condition was very bad and it was not in a condition to ride."
… He turned back and removed his needles from his hand. Officers were about to stop him but GK showed them their hand and they stopped there.
"Call doctors."
All the doctors came there and he told him that he needed a leave but he would take all the medicines. Doctors were noticing his behaviour and they found that they had to give him permission to leave, otherwise he could do anything over there.
"Ok"
They all gave him a leave from the hospital with all medicines and they all left the hospital. They all have to go to their office but James needs a car and for that he goes to Carson's shop.
Over there Carson was sitting in his cabin and looking upset. James took a seat in front of him and he was also not looking in a good condition.
[Unconditional pain]
"I heard about Ember… What do you need from me?"
James was silent, taking heavy breaths like he was thinking about something. His eyes were moving left and right, he saw his old car and the car had many gunshot marks.
"I want a new car."
GK told all officers to go back to their work and he will come along with him.
Carson gives him a car which was covered and he asks James to remove that cover. He removed that cover and found an old muscle car which was black in color and had white lines on its body. He took the key and sat inside, he pasted that picture and they took that car from there.
[Driving car]
Both were sitting silently, GK normally used to talk a lot but he was silent. James dropped him at his home and without saying anything, he went from there. … James was driving the car and stopped outside his shop. The shop was closed.
For a while he stayed there and went to his house. He parked his car and stepped out but before he went inside, he noticed his neighbours were looking at him with their wet eyes.
[Smiled]
He went inside and he saw June was sitting along with all three females who used to work in the shop. They all were surprised to see him and due to shock, they all stood from their seats. … He put his clothes on the hanger and went to his room and changed his clothes. He came out and took his seat in front of them.
"You three open the shop and continue your work. June, do you work."
His words were full of pain and his eyes were red in color. Three of them went to the shop and opened it whole June and started doing his work.
[Clock sound]
It was night, James spent his whole day on the chair while sitting on it.
"Sir… food is ready."
… "Ok!!"