INNOCENT TO TOUGHNESS (SHORT STORY)

Pendent and More flashes

Priya

I got up from the river bed and i saw a small present on the folder i had with coursework and i opened it and I saw the most beautiful teardrop flower pendent and a message saying

DEAR LOVELY WOMAN SUCH AS YOU

TO BE WORN AROUND A FAIR NECK SUCH AS YOURS

MR MYSTERY

Priya picked it up and saw how it glistened in the sun it reminded her of all the good times she had with her family but she thought about taking it but she left it along with a note saying

Dear Mr Mystery

I cannot accept this lavish gift from you since I don't know you but thank you looking at the pendent i smiled and forgot about my pain but sorry I don't accept gifts from strange anonymous men

From lovely woman I will never reveal my name

Priya left the pendent on the bench and headed home and on the way she kept seeing flashes and she heard a camera click she got scared and ran to her uncles home and went in sweating thinking of who was clicking her picture and how long for had it been going in she had been in her uncles house for a year priya locked all the doors because her uncle jalandar was abroad with his girlfreind kamini so priya called her freinds to join her as she was afraid of being left alone since witnessing the brutal murder of her family.

priya heard the door knock and opened it when she saw panchi maya and misha she hugged them and cried telling them all about how she went to the riverside and cried thinking of parents and family and how when she stopped she saw a small box containing a teardrop flower pendent and the message from a person who called himself Mr Mystery .

Then how she looked at it but left it there and left a note telling whomever it was that she wouldn't accept his present and then she told about flashes and camera clicking and how she ran home scared panchi and maya hugged her and so did misha and piya felt comfort with there hugs.

Back at the Riverside
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After unknown person came out of the bushes fully naked and saw the present on the bench along with a note saying

Dear Mr Mystery

I cannot accept this lavish gift from you since I don't know you but thank you looking at the pendent i smiled and forgot about my pain but sorry I don't accept gifts from strange anonymous men

From lovely woman I will never reveal my name

He smiled evilly and said

"I think I will like this chase that woman along with gorgeous looks is quite feisty i will have her yet"

He took out a i phone 11 and rang someone saying

Boss
"Yo ktg did the camera guy get pictures of our target"

KTG

"Sorry boss this idiot left the camera sound on the target heard it and ran"