Thriller TRAPPED?????

[sugahdaddy15]

It felt very hard for Savita to get out of the trance. Her mind seems to be clogged. It usually was a very simple and mundane decision she would have to make to kill time when Jay is away normally.
 
 
But not this time.
 
 She thought , "Normally I had to choose from the limited options available"
1. Watch TV
2. Catch up on current events on the web
3. Looks for a part time job and start sending resume
4. Call and friend
 
She cursed herself for thinking in terms of options, the way the xyz website laid them out.
Being not able to make up her mind, Savita stood up and looked out the window.
To add to her misery, it seems, the weather was very dull. It was foggy and was drizzling.
Savita turned her gaze to the computer and looked at the website. She got emotional thinking about Jay.
 
"Having a loving husband should keep me contained but why is my mind wavering?" She could not shake out the feeling..the feeling that makes you feel miserable but restless at the same time.
It was obvious for Savita why she was feeling miserable. The guilt is what is making her feel that way.
But she could not understand the reason for the other feeling.
 
"Why restless?" she wondered.
 
It is the kind of feeling that starts from boredom and keeps pushing and pushing the person until he/she ends up doing something..something to scratch that ITCH!!
 
Savita started at the computer for a long time. Looking at the two questions made tears to roll down her cheeks.
She got onto her feet and walked to the almirah.
Talking a deep breath, Savita pulled the either package, looked at the contents once again and walked into the hall.
She pulled wads of cash and threw them on the couch.
She then walked into the kitchen and came back with a book of matches.
The drizzle hadn't stopped yet. Savita walked to her back yard and to a corner of the yard.
The trees were giving a lot of shade there and the place under the trees was dry. She carefully set each item ablaze and held it in her hand until it the fire came close to burning her fingers and only then dropped it onto the floor.
The package, the picture of the GUY, the welcome brochure, the envelope, her pictures..one after the other.
She did not move until she was satisfied that all traces of the "stuff" were gone.
"The only stuff left is the cash" she said out loud turning towards the house.
 
Once she got in she walked up to the laptop and deleted the browser history.
 
"They can never trap me again." She was determined.
 
Satisfied, she sat on the couch and started thinking again, about how to keep herself busy for a week.
Option 4 came to her mind.. call a friend.
Savita chuckled while the tears were still running down her cheeks, realizing that she was still thinking in the xyz.com language ....options...options.
 
She immediately picked up her mobile and dialed a number.
"Hello". As soon as she heard the voice, Savita felt relieved.
 
Finally!  Someone to talk to. She had been trapped in her own mind fighting conflicting emotions and this felt as a sweet relief.
 
"Hello Shweta?" she said.
 
"Hiiiiii Savita!!" Shweta exclaimed, ”It's been a very long time yaar!"
"Very long time indeed" Savita responded.
 
She felt a little disappointed when she heard Shwetha say," I would love to chat but I am in the middle of something now. Can I call you in the morning?"
Forcing a fake smile Savita replied, "Sure" and hung up the phone.
 
"Bummer!" Savita felt more restless.
 
Savita did not know anyone in the city they live in. She was a bit disappointed when she heard the city's name during the chat she had with her parent about Jay's match.
She hoped that she could settle in the same city she went to college and college, or at least in a city she had friends in.
At first she did not think it was an issue but having friends especially when Jay is out of town definitely helps is what she realized over the last few years.
"It would have helped a lot now." She thought.
 
The time was close to 7PM.
 
Shweta was introduced to her in one of Jay's office parties. She started to recall it all.
 
Jay took her to one of the parties his firm had arranged a year ago. It was at a club house..the ones that folks normally rent for such events. There was an open bar, catering, some musicians performing etc.,
 
Jay introduced Savita to Raj.
"Savita..meet Raj. My buddy from college. " Jay said.
Savita looked at Raj and immediately had a very warm feeling. He had a very similar smile as Jay and the way he was talking also reminded her of Jay.
She extended her hand saying "Hello" and shook his hand.
"Hello" he said.
 
The Savita noticed some one walk up to him from behind.  Raj turned around and smiled.
Savita noticed that is the kind of smile one would have when one sees something they truly love.
It was Shweta.
 
Raj introduced her to Savita.
 
Savita liked her from minute one.
Something about Shweta made her feel, "it would be fun to be around her."
She is not a typical boring type of woman.
 
"Cute face..good physique..a little bit of fat." Savita thought, "I am sure she is trying hard to get rid of it."
"But some men love it." she smiled to herself.
All four of them settled at a round table.
"We were not friends at college." Jay continued. "Actually we did not like each other that much for some reason. It is not that we had fights or anything. "
 
"Yes..yes..I can't explain it either." Raj added turning towards Shwetha "Shweta, did you know, we used to see each other every day.. and even at all the parties, week end lab work..everything. But never even attempted to say Hi to each other."
 
"You probably were trying to score the same chick." Shweta said as if it is very obvious.
Savita was surprised to hear this. After all, they had just met and Jay is almost a stranger to her but that did not stop her from making that comment.
"Hmmm..bubbly" Savita thought about Shweta.
 
Jay was surprised to hear that but quickly recovered. "No..no..nothing of that sort." He said.
 
"Okay" Shweta said very casually and in a tone that said, "I will go for the next guess."
"You two were competing for first rank?" she said.
 
"Nope" it was Raj who replied this time. "In fact we barely survived Mr. Sharma's class."
"I hated accounting." Jay said.
 
"okay" Shweta continued.
"May be you two were trying to get close to a certain Ms.good looking teacher and knew the other one was also trying the same thing." was Shwetha's next guess.
 
Savita was surprised to see neither Jay or Raj respond.
The ladies burst into laughter.
 
The guys realized they were caught. "Yes..yess. you guessed it Shwetha." Jay said.
 
"It was Ms.Lilly, the math teacher." Raj said.
 
"okay..okay..I am sure "MS.Lilly" is married to someone else now and you two are also married to us..so you can stop competing and be friends." Shweta said with a big smile.
 
Savita was very impressed with all this. She thought, "I could be friends with Shweta."
 
"Are you sure Ms.Lilly is married? Last time I checked she was still single." Jay said.
 
"You..you...I will kill you if you try anything funny with her...she is all mine..all mine I say" Raj said lifting a dinner knife in a threatening manner.
Savita could sense rage in Raj's face. Jay looked startled and did not say anything.
There was awkward silence for almost 10 secs.
 
"Shut the hell up you two." Shweta said laughing. "You guys can't fool me."
The duo burst into laughter.
 
"You don't know us boys Savita," Raj said, "Swetha figured it out that we were kidding but looks like we got you."
Everyone started to laugh..even the folks sitting in the next table were laughing at all this.
 
Savita felt very happy that day. She finally found a friend in the city.
 
She came back to her boring day when there was a knock on the door.
Savita started to fret remembering last time this happened. The guy walked in when she opened the door.
She quickly walked to the door and peeped through the hole but could not find anyone.
 
Just to be sure, she yelled, "Who is it?" But there was no answer.
 
She did not want to take any chances and so stayed indoors without opening the door.
Savita waited till it was 10PM.
She slowly walked up to the door and waited for a few more minutes. There was no sound.
Convinced that there was no one, she opened the door only to find a package on the floor.
 
She brought it inside locking the door behind her.
 
She placed it on the table and did not want to touch it.
Turning the TV on, Savita sat on the couch but could not focus on the TV shows.
Curiosity was getting the better of her and Savita realized it.
"These guys are pros at what they do." She thought, "getting bored house wives curious and do what they want us to do."
She still did not want to open the package.
At around 12AM, Savita could not take it anymore.
"What could they have sent me now?" She wondered.
"Okay..okay..get a grip on yourself" Savita told herself.
"As long as I don't log in the website and end up doing their bidding, I should be fine." She thought. "So opening the package should not be an issue, as I did not sign anything to show the receipt of the package."
Savita slowly picked up a pair of scissors and opened the package.
Before she could look into the contents, her phone started ringing.
Savita place the package back on the table and picked her phone.
 
It was Shweta.
"Why is she calling me this late?" she wondered.
"Hello?" Savita answered.
"Sorry to be calling you this late, Savita." Shweta said.
 
"No worries. What's up?" Savita said.
 
"I don't have many friends in the city yaar. Savita" Shweta said.
"What?" Savita was confused.
"Sorry..sorry. I should have started from the beginning." Shweta said.
"Raj was always with me in his earlier job as he did not have to travel. So it was okay for me. But last year he took a new position and that came with light travelling. At first it was okay. I kept myself busy. But now a days he is away for weeks together and I am bored to death." was the response.
 
"Hmm" Savita thought as she felt the same way.
 
"When you called this evening, I was packing things for Raj as he was leaving for one of his trips. and so could not talk. Sorry." Shweta said.
"No worries at all Shweta." Savita replied.
"I need to keep myself busy for 2 weeks now." Shweta said.
 
"Two weeks? Poor thing." Savita thought.
 
There was awkward silence for a bit and neither spoke.
Sensing this, Savita realized, Shweta could not sleep either and could see herself in her.
"She does not want to hang up but ran out of things to say" Savita thought.
 
Being the experienced one at boredom, Savita finally spoke.
"How about a girls day out tomorrow?" Savita said.
 
"It would be wonderful. But I don't want to disturb you and Jay." She replied.
 
"No..no not at all. So 10AM at the mall?" Savita asked.
"It is a date." was the response.
After hanging up the phone, Savita went straight to bed.
She thought about what to wear and what to do to spend the day with Shweta and slowly dozed off.
 
The sound of the door bell woke her up and it was 6AM.
Savita rushed to the door and found the milkman.
She took the milk packets and locked the door.
She made herself coffee and started getting ready.
 
Savita chose her dress carefully and applied light makeup. She was looking pretty.
She whistled when she saw herself in the mirror.
She was cheerful looking forward to spending the day with Shweta.
 
Before she could step out the door, her eyes fell on the package.
 
"No harm is checking, I suppose." Savita walked towards the table and looked into the package.
 
Savita was surprised to see a wad of cash.
"What the hell?" she thought and looked further.
There were 5 cards and they looked like visiting cards.
She looked at one and it had the xyz.com website name and nothing else.
Savita noticed the same logo at the bottom right corner of the card.
 
"Hmm..they want who ever looks at it to click on the logo." She thought.
 
She found a hand written note that said - "Everyone needs excitement in life!!!!!"
"What?" Savita thought.
Savita realized she was getting late and so put the cash away and wanted to burn the rest of it.
She lit the package on fire along with the note and before she could do the same to the visiting cards, she hesitated.
She stood there silently for a minute and ended up putting the cards in her purse and walked out the door.
 
"Hello dear." Savita turned around hearing this.
It was Shweta. She looked very fit and sexy in her summer dress.