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It was too early in the morning to be this noisy. I shut my ears. The feeling of being the culprit's acquaintance pricks me. I feel burning sensation all over my body! I hate this! I hate to be in this position! For the first time in my life I take decision from my heart, and BAM it's a disaster.

I rub my hands wildly as I stand in front of the fireplace as the coldness of the crime takes over me. The increasing sound of the sirens keep reminding me of how stupid I was to believe him! God! For once I believed my heart and now everything is down the drain!

"Oh My God!" The shriek from the kitchen shook me. I turned around and followed the shriek. "What happened, Aditi! Why are you shouting!?" I asked Aditi, the only person who has my trust now. "Oh no no!" She tried hiding the radio, which we hung a little above dishwasher, behind her back.

"What is that, Ati?" I asked her tiredly as I passed the counter to reach her. "Oh nothing!" She dodged me. She was clearly tensed. But why!? "Aditi... Ati... gimme that..." after a brief trial of snatching I got the radio from her and increased the volume. I couldn't understand a word because it was something in German. "They are just blabbering! Why are you tensed for...." I paused abruptly as I heard that one word that I could understand. My Name! The woman on the radio mentioned my Name!! For God's sake why!?

Aditi's eyes were tightly closed when I saw her, demanding a reason for why name was pronounced on the national radio of Switzerland!!!! "Aditi... what did they say!?" I exclaimed. "The police thinks that you too are involved in this crime!" She said in a single breath, still her eyes closed and palms facing me trying to protect herself from me.

"What!?" I shrieked. "Yes...!" She said sadly, looking at me. "Do people think I am also an international thief!?" I asked her in disbelief. "No no, sweetie! Not that!" She immediately tried to stop me from getting emotional. "Really?" I asked her like a kid believing in Santa Claus, my eyes twinkling with hope. "No... they think you are..." she said looking at the floor, whiffing in disappointment and stomped the floor.

"I'm so sorry, Nethra" she looked at me and paused. "Sweetie, see... whatever may happen I will always believe you! I was just randomly changing radio stations as I was cooking alone... and that's when they said this news. The police suspects that you were the one leaking info to him. You need to talk to him... you need to get yourself out of all this... just remember that all this is the worst of dreams you ever got!" She said and rubbed my shoulders. I just couldn't speak anything.

"Nates...you're over him, right?" She asked me.

How can I? How can I be over a man in a day whom I loved for this past eight months! Yet, I nodded positive looking at her. She smiled sadly and caressed my cheeks. "Everything will be fine sweetie. You need to talk to him and make him testify that you're innocent when police interrogates him." Aditi said, a small smile crept on her countenance. My eyes were on the kitchen counter, but I nodded indicating that I understood.

The radio in my hand suddenly spoke in English. We both looked down at the radio. "The long time dodging sculpture smuggler, Mr.A, is now on daylight! The police has identified the person in the camera footage as Officer Dhruv Vishwanathan. The eight month long artefact hunt finally takes a interesting turn at this identification. Also, it is notable that he is one of the incharges of this artefact hunt and the police also proposed their suspicions on Indian Archaeologist Nethra Amarnath for leaking info on the artefacts to her acquaintance Dhruv in this case. Also it is notable that, she was the one who brought the artefact smuggling into the police's knowledge." The news was read.

"Can I BE any more accused in this case! I was the one who lodged the complaint and brought wide light on this issue and the police is now suspecting me! Just Great! Please throw this crap box right away!" I stuffed the radio in Aditi's hands and stormed out of the kitchen.

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And that's it for the first chapter!

What is this all about?

Is this all true?

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