I, Sharmi, Diamond. Ep -30

30. Me

"Look, I am a thief. I'm greedy to earn money quickly and settle down. Why would I lie to you, who knows everything about me? Yes, I was in his room last night. I'm not denying that. He was undressed when he came. I don't know where he misplaced it. Because Vairam blurted it out, everything fell on my head. I didn't take it. Please believe me." Sharmi's voice sounded firm and truthful to me. I'm not usually someone who believes so easily. But I believe whatever Sharmi says.

"Should we just see what happens? If we get caught, it won't just be us. Everyone will get caught. We'll use that to threaten them. Maybe this will even boost our business a little. Or it might completely ruin it. We have people on our side who can help," I said, emboldened by the fact that the Commissioner's wife is in our circle.

"No, that won't work. If the case gets big and becomes a media sensation, no one will come to help. We can't trust anyone to work for us. I don't know what to do. I've unnecessarily dragged you into this too," she started crying. I felt sorry for Sharmi. I pulled her close, sat her down, and hugged her. I gently stroked her hair. She started sobbing even harder. "So many people do wrong and live well. Why do I have to suffer so much?" she asked, lying down on my lap and crying. The sorrow of those who have fallen from grace is bitter. Sharmi's life is extremely bitter. Desperate to escape from a big swamp, she started walking fast, only to go deeper into the swamp. It's necessary to pull her out, but her problem could pull in those who try to help. Only someone who can face it can save her. I didn't know how I could help her. But even though I realized that I was also in trouble because of her and that it was pulling me in too, I felt sorry for Sharmi, who was crying on my lap.

I've heard the tearful stories of many women, their moans of lust, their vengeful desires, their cruel and perverse sexual faces, and their angry voices. But her crying did something to me. I kept stroking her hair. Whether it comforted her or not, she fell asleep as if she had a good sleep. I didn't want to disturb her sleep, so I sat still without moving my legs. We definitely couldn't return a diamond that wasn't stolen. At the same time, we needed the diamond to prove she didn't steal it. While I was confused about what to do, the phone in my pants pocket vibrated. Before Sharmi's sleep was disturbed, I raised only one leg, reached for the phone, and answered it, but she woke up. "Sorry... sorry..." she said as she got up. I took the phone and said, "Hello?" It was Vairam.

"Brother... I'm scared. They've brought in three more people. If the police get involved, my job and future will be ruined. Tell Sharmi to admit it and give it back," he almost cried.

"What are you saying, Vairam? If she had taken it, she'd give it back. What can we do if she says she didn't?" I was saying when Sharmi snatched the phone from me and started crying again, "I didn't take it, really." I took the phone back from her and said, "We're talking about it, not sure what to do. I'll call you back." Before I could hang up, he said, "We have to save Subbu, brother. They've been making her work since last night, and now there are three more people. She'll die. I didn't understand what she had meant to me all this time. Now I do. I feel bad when she suffers. Please decide quickly," and hung up. Sharmi was still crying. I started to understand what Sharmi and I were to each other.

"They're threatening Vairam with Subbu. Poor thing, she's been going at it since last night... and still is. They've brought in three more people," she said and started crying even louder. Hearing the noise, her mother called from downstairs, "What is it, dear?" Sharmi quickly buried her face in my shoulder, suppressing the sound, and said, "Nothing." She suddenly pulled her face away, wiped her tears with her hands, took a deep breath, looked straight at me, and asked, "Don't you believe me?" looking into my eyes for an answer. Sensing the sharpness in her gaze, I nodded while looking at her. She kissed me deeply and said, "Then stay with me. We'll get out of this." She hugged me tightly and kissed me again. "Come on, we're going to ECR now," she said and left.