Firstly, I would like to thank you all for cooperating with us. We know you'll be missing your families a lot, so we have decided to try to end these sessions as soon as possible said the woman. Well I'm General Harika, your enquiry host. It will be starting from tomorrow; our volunteers will provide information regarding timings. Thank you and good night she added and hurried outside.249Please respect copyright.PENANABTfMbNcKcW
Staff members were allowed in pairs for sorting out their own tents which were covered with nice illustrated cloths. The hall was glimmering with its well sanitized marble floors, and the fixed cameras were constantly oscillating sidewise as people started wandering. Sangeeta and Lisa were done selecting a white one near the notice board. It was filled with illustrated flowers printed all over its decorative cloth.249Please respect copyright.PENANAx753DcGURd
Inside it appeared much better than expected, a couple of futons were laid on a velvet brow carpet, each consisting of a reading lamp beside it.249Please respect copyright.PENANA3Q27BNyTJ5
Looks great said Lisa.249Please respect copyright.PENANAJBEYQdgk6B
Then expected. Sangeeta said as she placed her coat in the provided cloth rack.249Please respect copyright.PENANA5Amkt5OOyN
Lisa sat crossed legged in her own mattress cracking her knuckles, her eyes were fixed at the outward scenario, and for the first time her addictive books were not present in her hand.249Please respect copyright.PENANA5Whcbth2Ih
What happened champ? Why so peaceful? Uttered Sangeeta switching to her night suit.249Please respect copyright.PENANAMO4b6ImJ3L
Thinking about time said Lisa. How it zooms you know, last night this time, I was like enjoying with my grandchildren, and today it sucks she stopped controlling her emotions. 249Please respect copyright.PENANA5UBf2KtfDh
Y...e...ah its true said Sangeeta. Whatever, Im feeling sleepy because of these extra efficient heaters she added when someone entered. There was one of those tough officers in front of them.249Please respect copyright.PENANAHiTK0CnvEh
Sorry for the interruption, Professors, but we want you I.Ds, for the sake of attendance said the officer.249Please respect copyright.PENANAofXcrrhQ1l
Sangeeta struggled making her spine upright which never defeated her sleeping soul.249Please respect copyright.PENANANb6zCW4Grq
Lisa.249Please respect copyright.PENANAGOviR3XCjI
Yes Ill also give your I.D, which could be in your coat pocket, right Lisa sighed.249Please respect copyright.PENANAMxedrLWp49
You have understood me quite well in these years Sangeeta grinned and packed her with a fur blanket.249Please respect copyright.PENANAwW0F02n392
Arguing with these officers was not more than teasing a hungry lion. Lisa provided the I.Ds which were returned back in a few minutes. She zipped up the tent lock and went on her way to sleep.249Please respect copyright.PENANAawjJ8LtJJ6
Night was comfortable, but was way more loaded with few sounds which almost penetrated through every direction. Water droplets hitting a metal basin, footsteps wandering across the arena, sound waves of a crushing bottle, and a few voices by which Lisa woke up. She rubbed her eyes out of sleep when a unique beeping sound seemed to emerge from a distant rucksack, which only had Sangeetas coat lying inside it.249Please respect copyright.PENANA37hDAFcuh8
It might be Sangeetas phone Lisa uttered. I should wake her up, calls in midnight indicates emergencies she added, facing her worried friend.249Please respect copyright.PENANAzvoXEBQRig
Everything duplicated yesterdays glances. Sangeeta had another delusion memo waiting for her in the queue, inducing heavy pains in her nervous system. Her body started wobbling which appeared weak after a few seconds of suffering, but lastly the message got connected.249Please respect copyright.PENANAWqI32BnuBX
Nice to meet you again. I figured out something amazing for you. This place is called Winwalafisk..the message blurred up.and ended with a flash.249Please respect copyright.PENANAO8ZKAQSP7B
Sangeeta, Sangeeta! Wake up, your phones ringing uttered Lisa shaking her friend vigorously. She was startled, experiencing the horrific actions of her friend. 249Please respect copyright.PENANAggX6w1v89H
Sangeeta struggled to sit upright holding her head tight in irritation. She felt the weakness of a beggar on the streets waiting for food for a couple of days. Her nerves were clearly visible making greenish gestures on her bright hands; some of them even appeared next to her forehead.249Please respect copyright.PENANAW6SECPwpIH
What happened? Why were your expressions so painful? I almost cried imagining your present situation uttered Lisa rubbing her hands gently on Sangeetas hair.249Please respect copyright.PENANAejlvjyjdgb
Raghav was trying to send me a delusion memo which got cancelled when I got up breathed Sangeeta. My head was terribly outraged as I rejected it, I felt like my whole nervous system burst into pieces! she added, holding Lisa's hand.249Please respect copyright.PENANAZGbbzNuxpw
Delusion memo! Lisa puzzled.249Please respect copyright.PENANA00i7tZkCbD
Yes, Raghav found Maleota Sangeeta uttered.249Please respect copyright.PENANAAOYZVRfPXU
The next few minutes Sangeeta was busy explaining the impossible truth which occurred a day before. Lisas eye balls were dashing out of anxiety by the time she heard about Dream Messaging Loops, whose experiment files were thrown on her home attic when the team came to know of its failure.249Please respect copyright.PENANAZcSeaA3LQK
Really weird excitement you know! said Lisa, whose face was glowing with energetic sparkles.249Please respect copyright.PENANADvJSo8N1yJ
Charishmas location radar was preeminent said Sangeeta.249Please respect copyright.PENANApwxRChMwjM
Yeah, we know her since years indeed, I think she is the best one for location radars said Lisa. Off course Im out of the night listening to your startling words, but we should better sleep now Sangeeta, we have earlier sessions waiting for us, remember.... she added and grinned as she skidded onto her own futon. 249Please respect copyright.PENANA2IlXAH6ZI0
After a few hours of nap the crazy morning began with a wisp of chill. Big drums in the garden started exploding cochleas as it made people jump off their sleep. Sangeeta brawled sliding up her eye flaps which revealed an unfocused vision when the hanging bell at the tent portal tingled. She stepped towards the zip lock with her unbridled body like a drunken woman and unlocked it. There was an officer standing in front of her. He was good with his fair complexions and nice jet-black hair, and his polite mannerism made him more attractive.249Please respect copyright.PENANA0EFigTCy00
First day of enquiry, in the garden, sharp at 7 he said and proceeded for disrupting the next pair.249Please respect copyright.PENANAnJExiBp6Fz
A huge crowd was rushing outside, directing towards the limited washrooms. It felt oddly happier watching those scientists in their non uniforms racing against each other in disgust. It took an hour for Sangeeta to get ready for her first deadly enquiry in her whole life which felt much more dreadful as she knew the present location of Raghav, for whom almost the entire army group was engaged in their tough investigations.249Please respect copyright.PENANAV5HVsiGIRm
The compound area was filled with a long chain of professors directing towards a newly arranged portable tent, a few meters next to the central food zone. No one knew the inside fact till their own experience which Sangeeta faced after an hour stepping inside the army zone. Crossing a white line which was creased outside, in front of the entry, her heart was mostly out its cage.249Please respect copyright.PENANAXrzT3Wg87S
Professor Sangeeta, am I right? General Harika spoke, rolling a paper weight on the polished table. Few files were frantically arranged all over it along with a couple of coffee mugs placed opposite to each other maintaining a few centimeters of gap.249Please respect copyright.PENANAIniUQcZDJr
Please take your seat, Professor she requested pointing towards the wooden chair. An officer emerged from outside and walked towards the desk. He was holding a few pieces of parchment in his hand.249Please respect copyright.PENANA9AcdjA02P4
Info regarding Professor Sangeeta Sen, General said the officer handing out the paper.249Please respect copyright.PENANAbKYHBy7S4T
The tent smelled weedy with its greenish textures printed throughout its cloth. Cool breezes of a stand fan started hitting Sangeetas sweaty neck as she sat on the uncomfortable wooden chair. Her hands went numb as revising the illusions of central jail which never failed teasing her since morning. Her pulses bolted as the encounter started.249Please respect copyright.PENANAPSGpSwJh3s
Sangeeta Sen, a mineralogist in NIAS, married to Mr.Pritam Sen, a failure in nanotechnology.249Please respect copyright.PENANAYpabuMOb9l
The enquirys going way more personal now interrupted Sangeeta losing her calm.249Please respect copyright.PENANAe1FX02WgdE
Sorry Professor, but we have the same information which your institute gave us excess said General Harika snatching the parchment in disgust. All at once she was deeply involved in scanning every single bit of it. It felt weird seeing the instant transformation of her happy face, which was changing colors by now as she started turning out pages in rush. Her index figure rapidly sliding on the documents as a printing stuff in typewriters. After a few negligible moments she finally spoke249Please respect copyright.PENANAlxlpiBgDyg
So your husbands a physicist, right? said Harika folding her hands.249Please respect copyright.PENANALs4UlsCjiu
Ssorry but how is that connected to the enquiry? 249Please respect copyright.PENANAubu3ibigCG
So why he stays at home all time, rather than fetching a work for himself. Harika added supporting her spine as she glued to the cross rail.249Please respect copyright.PENANAIS7vZkQnU0
But how do I know that! Said Sangeeta. Her inner temper began raising up; she clenched her knuckles watching the dubious face of her enquiry host.249Please respect copyright.PENANAXkH93c33gA
Thats none of your business, Professor, well.leave that matter and give us some information about Raghav Joshi, I think it must be known to you as he was your colleague, covering all the facts and rumors we also came to know that he was one of your best friends uttered General Harika.249Please respect copyright.PENANASFtKH6Cwo8
There was a moment of silence. Sangeeta's skeleton was vibrating of her thrashing heart beats. She suddenly felt weak as if someone just stroked her skull with an iron rod. No one was there for support, and the stranger in front was constantly gazing at her. But she was never going to cheat Raghav.249Please respect copyright.PENANAN4qfld9sx2
He was a good man, well known for his research work. Together we shared new ideas and innovations among our groups and stayed together most of the time exploring new things. muttered Sangeeta desperately.249Please respect copyright.PENANAAN3puhse1r
Well you leave Professor Sen and thank him for the interaction. Next enquiry will be informed you soon. Said the host in disgust pointing toward the exit.249Please respect copyright.PENANA98hWSDeEwh
Last words of the host seemed unreal, but Sangeeta felt much relieved after the short meet as she passed through a second outlet which indicated exit. She walked through a gigantic cylindrical pipe which ended up straight at the entrance central food zone. Her cold skin felt much better as it was exposed to the sun as she stepped out. Her pulse rate slowed down as she furiously scrubbed her trembling hands. It was hard keeping secrets, sitting opposite to an experienced army officer. A fact related to a persons name and appearance which changes minds.249Please respect copyright.PENANA2bYTg8GwNg
The rest of the day passed better than the beginning. Lisa was mostly ok with her enquiry, but never stopped scolding Harika in thoughts for the rest of the day. The portable tents were removed by now and Sangeeta remained lonely in her section thinking about last nights delusion memo.249Please respect copyright.PENANA1J2aSUWw5X
What was Joshi trying to say? uttered Sangeeta thoughtfully.249Please respect copyright.PENANAde0vy1BSIG
The evening began with never ending chatters of the crowd enjoying their unique experience. Pine trees were dancing jovially with the biting wind blowing across the compound area and the preserved ascent of sand indicated an upcoming rain. Sangeeta and Kartik were sitting in the garden waiting for the rest of the team to arrive who planned for a night meeting.249Please respect copyright.PENANAbmzOSkqIGh
Kartik, did you get any delusion memo last night? whispered Sangeeta watching around her.249Please respect copyright.PENANATMCkYXvsqH
Do you think Joshi will send me one? uttered Kartik pointing towards himself.249Please respect copyright.PENANA9H3p00rbh1
Its quite true, Joshi talking to Iyer was more than impossible. It was like ages ago when both were divided due to a small dispute, but still they had an inexpressible bond between them. In the meanwhile Melisa and Lisa joined them with a couple of packets of French fries.249Please respect copyright.PENANAF9g9dsrYZQ
What about Oakura? asked Sangeeta, grinning at Lisas overloaded mouth with snacks.249Please respect copyright.PENANA0sTFRmf2yP
Nothing much, shes unlucky as you and me, missing her daughter who came from London last week uttered Lisa as she tried gulping hard. Actually she planned a trip to Himachal Pradesh next week, but alas! The clay never took shape she muttered.249Please respect copyright.PENANAQzTKaocFyv
Anything new from Joshi, I mean.his present condition and all breathed Melisa coming closer towards the three.249Please respect copyright.PENANAq8jXrj1hco
No, no and no. I had an incoming memo last night, but this fearful woman woke me up in horror said Sangeeta facing Lisa who finished the French fries but now not even letting a minute particle of fry to be left alive.249Please respect copyright.PENANAQPRm7lU1gf
Actually I heard your beeping phone and thought it might be an emergency call for you said Lisa rubbing her mouth with a tissue.249Please respect copyright.PENANA5rM7ywpAah
Playing pranks right, dont pretend telling that you are not afraid of the dark. Last night my phone was dead! uttered Sangeeta and started laughing with the other two.249Please respect copyright.PENANAgCbslksC5o
Why you guys dont believe, Im telling the truth Lisa uttered lying on the soft grass watching the stormy clouds above which the glowing stars were hidden.249Please respect copyright.PENANAnCX9LllEqa
Well leave that. The first word I heard from Raghav was about Winwalafisk, a place where Charishmas location radar stuck. But as I tried to hear more the message got ended Sangeeta sighed. Hey! Dont sleep here mate, else the rain will help you getting sick she added pulling Lisa hand.249Please respect copyright.PENANA3lyHtXRY8t
The night was much more horrible than before..249Please respect copyright.PENANApiux2VYzcB
Please help Sangeeta, we all are captured in somewhere called The Union Cage. People here call us as acclivions and beware of them.ahhhhhh!249Please respect copyright.PENANAAOSdYiTrBI
'Miss Vitaro, he is using Maleota..' a man screamed as he continued torturing Raghav. The walls of the broken lobby were covered in dusty complexions, and the whole team of Raghav, which was generally stated as the Mythos Faction, was chained with thick metal bangles which rounded their bleeding arms. Their legs were black as it connected with the greasy floors of the lobby when a woman entered inside the dungeon.249Please respect copyright.PENANAb0C8YkU3md
Whats the matter Menial? Why are you shouting like a coward! The woman roared. She was wearing a Minoan dress which had a large dagger fixed to her brownish belt. Her long leather boots reached half the way towards her knees, and her golden curls dropped onto her shoulders which were guarded with tough shells present on both the sides of her bony neck.249Please respect copyright.PENANAPASlRwRF3y
Miss Vitaro, these fellow acclivions were found smuggling Maleota said the man. He looked grumpy with his dirty gown which was torn at some areas. A dusty scarf was wrapped around his head, which only had an opening for the face. His neck was surrounded with thick ropy structures.249Please respect copyright.PENANAQCbmhdPgCZ
How they managed to get it? shouted the woman.249Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZnwELd40W
We found them entering the lands of Avinoft said the man.249Please respect copyright.PENANAWvl7RaPKXa
Sounds great! Take them to the legend, he knows dealing with these smugglers said the woman and went outside.249Please respect copyright.PENANAEvxwv4lZSK
Suddenly the message got disconnected.249Please respect copyright.PENANAKgzeIaQEp3
This time the same tone started disturbing Sangeeta, who got up in annoyance. She glanced around her with her teary eyes as she heard a beeping sound protruding through the cloth rack. 249Please respect copyright.PENANA9S2RLjfWc7
Lisa was right.. she whispered to herself watching her friend whose ears were covered with ear plugs. She wanted to wake her up, but it was a bad idea. As I stepped forward, the tone vanished.249Please respect copyright.PENANAQOD8zFy2hf
Sangeeta.., Sangeeta some whispers were audible from outside. A shadow was formed on the tents cloth which was wandering around, trying every possible way to call her.249Please respect copyright.PENANAMU3q8WcnbV
Whos that! she breathed holding the reading light for defense.249Please respect copyright.PENANA4d5e9EPrZU
II aam Param, Ssangeeta please open, I hhave an important message for you the voice penetrated inside.249Please respect copyright.PENANAXPnVLa2G68
Running towards the entrance, Sangeeta zipped down revealing the exhausted caretaker, whose sweaty face was glowing bright with deep yellow shades emerging through the reading lamp held tight in his trembling arms.249Please respect copyright.PENANAkFUhcWe9Qb
Whats wrong, Param? asked Sangeeta, dragging him inside.249Please respect copyright.PENANAnOzsa630VX
II jjus ssaw th security ro upstairs. Tthere was nno one. I ..went in and. He stopped in the middle and took Sangeeta upstairs. The spiral staircase made cracking sounds releasing jets of echoes as they stepped upwards. The janitors mouth was sealed as he directed towards the halfway alley on the second floor. His shirt was wet, revealing the brownish textures of his skin, and his body was uncontrollable, bending the keens periodical as he stepped forward and set foot in a poky little lobby. Inside it smelled alcoholic. Few empty bottles of rum were standing on a black desk which included files along with few highball glasses evenly spread across it.249Please respect copyright.PENANAfwHwg60Twd
Sangeetas jaws fell open as she walked inside. A gigantic projector screen was hanging a few meters ahead of her. There were several systems randomly distributed across the room filled with bundles of thick wires forming a single network between them. Sangeeta stepped forwards guarding her nostrils, and Param was behind her, whose body was mostly juggling with jim-jams. He slowly peeped through Sangeetas shoulders towards the screen. It looked like some sort of navigator which was filled with blue dots all over it, each one representing a particular Professor. The dots were filled like atoms in the hallway.249Please respect copyright.PENANAp3hrgyX1bn
Can I help you hear some of my previous recordings? roared the screen. A notification appeared at the bottom of the screen.249Please respect copyright.PENANAwwNhgaJsM5
Please wait, matching your details.249Please respect copyright.PENANALr0XzcEAAt
A small laser beam emerged through a hidden orifice and started oscillating over Sangeetas face. Her eyes were constantly rounding the minute green dot with a sight of horror. Sweat drops were trickling down her face when the screen dazzled. Her vision became cloudy as a large table of timings appeared in front of her; few of them were highlighted forming golden blocks around them. After a second another notification came in sight.249Please respect copyright.PENANAW5cErEE1G1
Your voice recordings will be provided according to your selected time.249Please respect copyright.PENANAdPCs2hKf5q
Voice recording? Sangeeta breathed.249Please respect copyright.PENANAevsmJoZHE0
But how is my voice being sensed? Param Sangeeta turned back, but it was too late to figure out the intruders. Last few glances provided a clear vision of Params ankles which furiously swiped out the room.249Please respect copyright.PENANAAbq7HBXNmM
Whos that! she screamed running outside, but it was much easier for the darkness to overwhelm the entire alley.249Please respect copyright.PENANAF6r8JoxRmf
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