The Passing of a Legend (Part V)

Here’s the story, The Passing of a Legend (Part V). I penned this story a few years back after a famous actor was found dead in a Middle Eastern resort.

The Passing of a Legend (Part V)

The girls ran toward the frightened woman and on closer look, the rescuers were shocked. The woman was the Bollywood actor, Prakriti!

When the girls tried to touch Prakriti, who had been beaten black and blue; the actor cringed away from them, in fright. Then, she recognized Katherine and Radha and began to cry loudly. Keshav requested her not to cry aloud and she began to calm down.

Radha undid the ropes that held her. Asha removed her gag and gave the hapless lady some water from a bottle, which was lying nearby. Prakriti told them, “I was returning home from a shoot here and Manav kidnapped me, a few days back. I have lost track of the days. He wants my wealth and property. He has been torturing me all this time. The local police are also with him. This resort is his benaami (in someone else’s name) property.”

Right then, the door-knob turned and Manav Singh Rajput came in with the manager and some roomboys. The room lights were also switched on. He uttered, “Welcome, Friends. When the manager told me that we had some interesting guests, I realized that someone had come trying to look for Prakriti.”

To be continued…