#2 Old love, new troubles

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Seyon takes the constable to a secluded abandoned house just around the band. No street lights. No electrical connection to the house. The area has plunged into darkness due to a power cut. He doesn't even light a candle, lets his eyes adjust to the darkness before grabbing a rope and binding the man to a chair.

The chair and rope. He has done this to suspects before. This is a good place to carry out a private impromptu interrogation. No one knows this spot. The minutes roll by and the man refuses to speak.

"It doesn't matter if you don't speak. I got your phone." Seyon flashes the device he seized earlier. "I will know everything sooner or later."

More time passes

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More time passes. He's tempted to get some shuteye. It's necessary if he wants to keep working on the case. He can't drag the constable to his home; that would make a spectacle. What does he do?

He lies on the cold, murky floor and closes his eyes. In the wee hours, the sky is dark when he stirs to consciousness. His wide-awake brain tells him roping in his team may be a waste of time. If this constable is a small fry, they may not get anything; if he's not... there's always time to come back.

His captive is snoring. How long will he keep him? He undoes the binds of the man and steps out of the house. Then drives in his car to get some decent shuteye this time in his bed. There are still a few hours left. He can reach the office by 9.

***

Mira looks around the Chennai CID. Although she hails from Chennai she has to work for a few years at a different location, in Pune. Homecoming has never been so sweet; she is also put on a prestigious team to solve a case that has yet to be solved in at least 5 years.

She's having a coffee in the cafeteria today. There is a mini cafeteria in hall 57 but she wants to have her coffee in the cafeteria today; wants to mingle with her peers. Chat, bond, gain experience and expertise. Most of all, just have a good time.

All the seats are taken. She sits with a bunch of young lady cops. They greet her with smiles and after brief introductions, begins a chat which is supposed to be heartfelt. Until they begin to talk about Seyon.

Talking behind someone's back isn't something Mira Thanvesh ever did. She shows the girls an awkward smile.

"You work with Seyon, don't you?"

"Everybody says how cool he is but his presence is bound to overshadow you."

"Overshadow?" Mira quirks an eyebrow.

"Overshadow?" Mira quirks an eyebrow

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