The red fairy (concluding part)

The story so far.

Ana was a smart, beautiful and a very bright city girl. Ambitious to be a criminal lawyer someday, she was studying law at the university. Ana and her best friend Pam loved every bit of their uni life. Life had been rolling at a fun pace, when Ana started noticing changes in Pam. She looked tired and hiding something all the time. She had grown highly secretive and tried hard to stay away from all friends including Ana. Ana got the shock of her lifetime when one fine afternoon, she caught Pam trying to consume a small pack full of a white powder. As soon Ana reached up to Pam she heard her scream asking Ana to go away. Ana was determined to solve the mystery revolving around her best friend for good.

After a long while, that involved them fighting, crying, snatching and confessing on Pam’s part Ana learnt the most dreadful fact of her life. The small pack was filled with Cocaine. Pam had become a drug addict. Over the days, Ana learnt that Pam had been introduced to the deadly addiction of drugs in a party by a handsome bloke name Pete. Ana had not met Pete ever before. It was cause of Ana’s encouragement and support that Pam had gathered enough courage to agree on seeking medical help. She was on the road of recovery when one unfortunate day, Pam gave herself up to the clutches of an overdose of drugs.

When Ana had found Pam lying on the ladies toilet floor, all she could decipher from her best friend’s last words was the name Pete. Pam’s family had lodged a police complaint against Pete. Ana managed getting support from a bunch of his friends at university who had been supplied drugs from time to time by the same man and they submitted a statement against Pete. Days changed to weeks but nothing substantial happened and then she got the news Pete had been released, set free to ruin lives of other young people just like her best friend Pam. It was on that day, Ana had secretly pledged to herself to try her very best and leave no stone unturned in getting Pete arrested someday.

Ana’s brother-in-law Simon was a CBI officer. He initially advised Ana against her wishes to fight back Pete. But when he failed to motivate her to change her mind, he set out a plan. It was a secret CBI mission, in which Ana was the lead player. No one in Ana’s family had any information about what all had been going on. It was risky, it was dangerous, but Ana wasn’t scared by any of the scary stories that Simon had narrated to her. As their plan started rolling into action, Ana met Pete in a pub. All was set out in a way that Pete couldn’t get a clue that it was all a set up. Ana was a gorgeous twenty year old. Her enchanting beauty worked it’s magic on Pete in no time.

Though Simon was happy on their success so far,he got worried whenever he thought how dangerous their plan could prove to be. It was part of their plan to invite Pete to one of their family functions (Simon’s wedding) to give him a feeling that Ana was serious about him and to make him feel part of her family to win his trust. Pete had been totally oblivious of the fact that Simon was a CBI officer. He had been introduced as an engineer by Ana. All had been going on according to the plan, till Richard stepped in. During the wedding ceremonies, Ana had seen a pair of eyes follow her every move. She couldn’t shrug off the magnetic charm Richard’s hypnotic looks had on her. Richard’s attention had almost left her gasping for breath. How could she be expected to resist someone as charming and drop dead handsome as Richard. But, her infatuation could prove fatal to their plan. She soon learnt that Richard was a cop. Befriending a handsome cop could alert Pete or worse still even force him to withdraw himself from Ana. Keeping a stone on her racing heart Ana had shrugged off Richard’s polite offer to befriend her. She couldn’t believe how could she have acted so cold and rude with a guy whom any girl would love to be around. She had seen him a few more times. Her heart had longed to run up to him but with Pete around and having reached so close to her destination, she couldn’t risk it all.

On the other end, Richard was busy finding a way to hint his red fairy that she was in danger. She needed to be careful for she was seen with the leader of a drug trafficking chain. He was certainly in a sticky situation. He couldn't help thinking and worrying about his red fairy all the time. He finally decided to find a way to contact her. He rang up Simon. But he didn’t take Richard’s call being busy at work. Richard then dialed Simon’s wife. He got lucky this time and after making a few crazy excuses somehow managed getting Ana’s number. As he started dialing her number, something in his mind stopped his fingers. He wanted to speak to her, meet her, but how will he convince her that Peter was a dangerous man? Why would she trust him? Confused and unsure of what to do, he abandoned the idea of calling Ana for the day. On the other hand, as Ana got closer to Pete, she could sense him getting serious about her. She had started dreading his growing fondness for her. He had proposed her last week. They were out shopping a gift for her at the jeweler when she had seen Richard. She couldn’t help wishing on running to him and hold the hand that she had mercilessly left hanging in mid air. No matter what she craved for, she had a bigger mission to accomplish.

Her determination paid off. One fine Saturday evening when she was with Peter, he got a call from one of his friends. This time Peter didn’t hesitate in talking openly about his drug deal in front Ana. She was his girlfriend now. He loved her with all his heart and trusted her as much as himself. It was the day Ana had been waiting for since long. She started counting the moments when Peter would go out so that she could pass on the information to Simon. Their plan seemed to be working right. Within an hour’s time Peter left his apartment. This was the moment Ana had been waiting for. She immediately dialed Simon’s number. But his mobile was switched off. She couldn’t react for a long minute. Were all her efforts going to go in vain? If they won’t be able to get Peter arrested red handed tonight, she might not get another golden opportunity before someday Peter would know all about her secret plan. She could feel drops of sweat form on her forehead. Her stunned mind was overflowing with dreadful possibilities to act wisely. She was clueless as to what to do next. It was the very same moment when Richard had gathered courage to eventually dial her number. With trembling fingers she answered the call from a strange number. She could hardly hear what the crisp voice said with her heart beating loudly in her ears. It took her sometime to realize that it was Richard on the other end of the line.

How did he get her number? Did he just say something about Peter? Drugs? Was she simply imagining it all or was he actually telling her that he knew all about her plan? It wasn’t possible. He made her baffled mind go for a spin. At first Richard thought he had got a wrong number. His next thought was she had hung up his call. He had to make her believe him. She might need police protection at any point. Getting back her senses in control Ana finally uttered, “Hello, …..hello Richard, are you still there?” “Oh thank God Ana you have not hung up. Yes am there. I need to speak to you about something very important.” “Are you alone Ana?” “Just say a yes or no.” Ana answered, “Yes I am alone.” Just as he was about to bombard her with his discovery about Peter, she interrupted. “Richard, I need your help. I am stuck in a dangerous situation.” “Is it possible I can come over to see you right away?” He could hear her gasping for breath. Her broken sentences rang alarm bells in his head. “He immediately offered to come over to meet her.” Ana didn’t want to take any chances. She couldn’t overlook the possibility of Peter returning back to the apartment anytime. She had to be very careful. She quickly decided on meeting him in next ten minutes at a nearby restaurant. Sensing the urgency in her voice, Richard checked for his service revolver and rushed towards his car. They had never imagined in their wildest dreams that their first meeting would be such an emergency.

Without wasting anytime, Ana explained everything to Richard. He knew he would need help from his fellow officers to gather enough evidences and make sure Peter didn’t get away tonight. He couldn’t believe his ears. Whom he had made out to be a delicate fairy with a stone heart turned out to be a brave woman with a compassionate heart. He couldn’t help admiring her love for her best friend. Someone who could love a friend enough to risk her life in seeking justice for her was definitely a woman to be loved with all your heart and soul. He had to bring his train of admiration and romantic thoughts to a halt for it was time to act. Time to make sure Ana's hard work didn’t go vain. His first priority was to safeguard Ana and next get his force ready for action. He left Ana in the custody of lady officers and armed himself for a surprise raid. Ana knew it was a dangerous mission. But it was the action needed to put an end to the drug trafficking going on full swing in her city. She wanted to see Peter behind bars for the rest of his life so that he could not ruin the life of any other Pam.

Richard managed getting hold of CBI headquarters and soon Simon’s task force along with a team of police officers was following the leads given by Ana. Peter was caught red handed. Care was taken not to let him get an exposure of Simon or Richard to prevent him from guessing the possible source of information leakage. It was a necessary move made to safeguard Ana’s future. The next few days saw Peter getting convicted for his countless crimes of ruining lives of young students. Ana felt a surge of contentment fill her system. She had managed to seek justice for her dear friend.

Richard’s life saw a fairy tale turn as he looked over his shoulder. He saw his red fairy walk the very same altar, but this time she wasn’t the bridesmaid who had mesmerized him. She was his bride.

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