The Poetry of Deaths(on Hold)

Chapter 7

Sidharth knows he is being watched. He walks to the window and tries to see. He says,
"If you have the guts, come and show me your face."

From the other side he hears,
"You can't see me,
I have no face.
I am the wind,
I am everywhere.

I said na, you can see me if only I want to. I am God and I am everywhere. But.. but.. but.. I am giving you a chance to try and see me, try and stop me.

Sapno ka seher hai yeh
Har Gali mein kuch kahani chupi hai.
Parde par jab yeh sajh jaye,
Sab suhani lag ti hai.

Gunahon ki kahani bhi dikhti hai yahaan
Raaz hai koi bahar nikalna kahan
Tum agar samjh jao toh bacha lo usse
Waqt kam hai, kya pahuncho ge wahan.

One more thing, keep your wife away from all this or else.."

Sidharth clenches his teeth as he rushes outside.
"You b*****! Don't you dare say anything more about her. I will get you. And when I do, I will beat the s*** out of you. I promise."
"You have made enough promises already. How many can you keep? Time is ticking ACP. Jaldi karo.. Tick tock.."
The line goes dead.

Sidharth immediately calls Gaikwad.
"Did you get him?"
"No Sir. We could not track him. He is using some kind of mechanism that is making his cell untraceable."
"That bas***! Get everyone in the headquarters, I am coming over."
He looks around but there's no one. No buildings nearby nor any cars outside.
"How? How are you watching me?"

"What is going on? Who had called?"
Sana asks the moment he returns back.
"He called me. He is going to kill someone tonight."
"But Anuraag.."
"Sana, we can't rely on these things all the time. Listen, I need to go to the headquarters now. You stay here for now. I am sending people to take you home. They will remain outside till I return. Dr.Anand do what you can. For now please lock the doors and don't open till the police cars arrive."

He turns to leave when Ruhani says,
"Sidhi, tu jaa raha hai?"
He goes to her and kisses her forehead.
"I have work. Listen, can you take care of Sanu and Ma for me tonight?"
She nods her head and whispers, "Just be careful. She can come, you know."
Sidharth just stares at her and goes away.

"Sapno ka shehar hai yeh
Har Gali mein kuch kahani chupi hai.
Parde par jab ye sajh jaye,
Sab suhani lag ti hai.

Gunahon ki kahani bhi dikhti hai yahaan
Raaz hai koi bahar nikalna kahan
Tum agar samjh jao toh bacha lo usse
Waqt kam hai, kya pahuncho ge wahan."

Bhonsale asks, "What did he mean?"
Sidharth keeps staring at the lines he had written down on the board.
Ranne says, "Mumbai is called the City of Dreams. People come here to fulfil their dreams."
Bhonsale asks, "Which dreams? To become rich? "
"No. To become a movie star."
Sidharth says.
"Har Gali mein kuch kahani chupi hai..
Stories are found in movies..
Parde par jab ye sajh jaye..
Movies are showcased on big screens.
I think his next location is.. a."

Ranne completes, "Movie theatre sir!"
"Exactly!"
"But there will be plenty of movie theatres. How can we find the right one?"
Gaikwad says, "We need to look for abandoned ones."
Sidharth adds, "The ones where people had died out of unnatural deaths. It must be located outside the city and must be known to be haunted. Start looking for them now. Find out if any vlogger is missing or out for shooting without informing anyone. And get a team ready, we might have to move."

After some time, Gaikwad comes up to him with Ranne.
"Sir, three movie theatres have been found where some deaths had occurred. One is Minar Cinema where 10 years ago, three staff members died by electrocution after touching a live wire during repairs. The other one is the RD theatre where the floor had collapsed during repairs and killed one worker. And the third one is Bijay theatre. Here about.."
"A fire from a short circuit killed 23 people who had come to watch a movie about 12 years ago. Where is this one?"
"Just outside the city. Minar cinema is also outside the city and both are considered haunted and abandoned. RD theatre is closed for now but men were working there a few days ago. Construction was going on there. Apparently it will be converted to a mall."