Romeo And Juliet

Part 1

He was her Romeo. He was everything she had been waiting for. He was not too tall, around her height. He was not too fair, he was dusky.
He had long, shoulder length hair which usually was a big turn off but
on him, it looked perfect. He had a manly voice, a deep one which
made her heart beat faster every time he spoke to her and he had a
crooked smile which brought out the twinkle in his chocolate brown
eyes. She didn't know that he loved her. She knew that she was in love
with him and this was not a good thing.
She was sitting in her office cabin when the desk phone rang. She
picked up within two rings and said,
'Hello, Inspector Neha here.'
The voice on the other end scared her; it was the same rough voice
that made her heart beat faster.
'Hello, my lovely Neha. How are you, Inspector?'
She could hear his full throat laugh after he said that. She was an
Inspector but she was no less a criminal. Like always, hearing his
voice made her forget everything. She started laughing with him. It was
only when she looked around that she realized that nothing was all
right. He wasn't the one on the call. She hung up.
Neha had been working with the police force of the city from the past
four years. It was a short span of time indeed but her hard work and
determination had not only won hearts of her male companions but
also of the seniors working with her and above her. Even when she
was promoted as an Inspector last year, Neha was sure, all the wishes
and congratulations were from the heart.
She loved her job. She loved that she didn't have to sit in the office the
whole day and get buried in files. She loved the thrill of helping people
and saving them. It made her feel like a messenger of God, in a way,
she was. Everything was all right till that day when he walked into the
police station. He wasn't alone. He had been cuffed by her assistant
whom she had sent out to arrest a known criminal, who stole from
jewelry stores once in three months and then went underground. He
had never been seen or spotted before but two weeks she had got an
anonymous tip, giving her the time and place of the next crime.
They made a full proof plan and caught him, after the act. Usually Neha
wouldn't miss a chance to catch a criminal red handed but the files on
her desk had been lying since six months and she had to write them
and submit them in a week's time. It didn't matter that she hadn't been
to the crime scene. They had caught him and when Neha saw him, she
knew nothing would be the same again.
They put him in a cell which looked exactly as they did in movies, the
difference being they had no windows. Her cabin was right in front of
the cells and every time she looked at them, she could see him looking
at her. He had not spoken a word but he had a smile on his face, that
smile which had been there even when he entered the police station. It
seemed he had been waiting to be caught.
They already had proof on him enough that once the case went to
court, he would serve a minimum of five years in prison. The court
cases, however, weren't instantaneous as they showed in movies. His
hearing was scheduled for the coming fortnight.
When Neha went to talk to him, she was nervous. Inspector Neha had
never been nervous in her entire life. He seemed to be waiting for her.
That was the day it started. She heard his voice for the first time.
'Hello Neha, sorry, Inspector Neha. I have been waiting for you.'
The other policemen had gone out on duty or dinner and Neha was
alone in the station with him. He was behind bars but he still scared
her.
'Who are you? How do you know me?'
Even as she said it, Neha knew how stupid she sounded. She couldn't
take it back now. She waited for him to respond. He came closer, his
face pressing against the cell, Neha wanted to take a step behind but
she couldn't. He smiled at her; he had a beautiful smile which lit up his
eyes even when he was in prison and then told her, 'I am your Romeo
and you're my Juliet.'
Neha didn't know what would have happened if they had not been
interrupted by another night duty Inspector. She quickly came out of
her trance and walked to her cabin. It was only when she sat down on
the desk and closed her eyes did she realize, he was indeed his
Romeo.