The Hospital (Part III)

I penned this story, The Hospital (Part III), a few years ago while taking an educational course by correspondence.

The Hospital (Part III)

The next day, Radha was on the way to the hospital. Pass in hand she entered the main gate. A man entered with her but he went toward the emergency ward where the pass was not required. He had shifty eyes. Suspicious suddenly, she followed him silently. The man stealthily approached the lone guard in the corridor unawares, turned his head with a jerk and killed him. Radha was stunned. In her career as an investigative reporter spanning 4 years, she had not seen a murder happening in front of her eyes. She tried not to make any sound, but a cry escaped her and the assailant saw her.

Realizing her mistake, she ran. The doctors’ lift near the staircase was opening, she ran into it without waiting for it to fully open. There was nobody inside. She closed the door immediately, before the man could enter it. Then, she went to the 9^th floor, where her friend was admitted. Instead of going to her friend, she ran toward the nurses’ office room, where she found Keshav.

“Keshav, help,” she shouted and ran into his open arms. “He saw me. Now, he’ll kill me. I don’t want to die, so soon.”

Keshav was enjoying the hug. His arms were moving up and down on her back. He was shaken to realization by the word ‘die’. He pushed her away from him and stood looking at her from a distance. Then, he made her sit on a chair and handed her a glass of water.

She drank it sip by sip and told him what she had seen. “Now, there is a new complication to handle. The whole hospital is in danger!”

To be continued…