PROVING INNOCENCE: 7.Trouble

Ananya couldn't sleep the whole night. She had agreed to Suchit blindly, but had absolutely no idea how she would nicely execute the plan. She was no detective, and being caught doing what is illegal made her stomach flinch. She flipped her head from one side to another, and when she couldn't settle even after a long time, she sat up on her bed and picked up the phone which was placed on the bed table. She opened the Facebook app, started to search for any leads on the stranger through Ishita's profile. She had his photo, but no name. This made the search very difficult. However, after opening a lot of photos and scrolling down, she finally found a match. The name was Ankit Gupta. Born in Hyderabad, the profile said. He worked in Accenture, which meant he was a colleague of Ishita. She wondered if they knew each other even before work, because they could be the prime suspects behind Hari uncle's murder, which happened well before they got placed. She looked for more information, but unfortunately, due to privacy settings, couldn't get much. She immediately called Suchit. The phone rang but no one picked up. Ananya remembered that it was too late in the night. She checked the time. 2 o' clock, the phone read. Feeling tired and hopeless, she tried to get herself to sleep.

Ishita reached Creamstone much before the discussed time. She was nervous, for many reasons in fact. She didn't know how to deal with the situation she was in, and now, another crisis stood before her. She was in love with Suchit ever since she met him in college. It was in the  JAVA class that they happened to first talk to each other. The blush on her cheeks gave her away. Suchit had given her a naughty smile, a cheesy expression and asked her out to which she immediately accepted. There it began, a relationship so wonderful and so ideal. He would treat her like a princess, give her small yet beautiful surprises from time to time and take her to all kinds of places. He was the most romantic person, she thought. They hardly fought and he seemed as satisfied with her as she was. But a few months into relationship, she started feeling insecure, especially due to the relationship between Suchit and Ananya. It pained her to see that Ananya knew more about Suchit than she did. Eventually, jealousy got to her and she had to put forward a condition before him. Surprisingly enough, he accepted her wishes before it could turn into an argument. Such was his love, she spoke to herself softly. And yet, what have I done.
As she immersed herself into thoughts about love, her phone rang. Ankit, the caller ID read. She felt afraid immediately. All the pleasant thoughts about love immediately changed into anxiety, fear and panic. She left the phone in silent mode, ignoring the call. However, she kept staring at her phone to see if he was calling further.
Two missed calls.
Three missed calls.
Four missed calls.
Is everything alright? She wondered why he was being so desperate. But no, she wouldn't pick his calls. She made up her mind. Today, she would devote herself to the love of her life, and no one else.

'One New Message' her phone vibrated as the notification popped up. She opened the message to read
'Bloody hell, where are you? We are in trouble. You need to come here right away. You know where'

With that, she forgot all about Suchit and left the place.
It was 4:45pm.