Chapter 9

He comes out with Mr.Mishra to find a knife on Kalpana's neck. Who would dare to do such a thing when he was around. It is none other than Srini. This has him aghast. Srini holding a knife on Kalpana's neck was so very unacceptable. The way he had known Srini for the past two days or so, it had carried some sort of an age long bonding. Srini seemed very happy at his act.

He very proudly claimed to Amit, "See, this is your last chance. Die or see your girlfriend dying. You have played enough with me, and I want this story to end right here, right now. You were behind the drug racket I managed. I tried diverting it to Vamsi's name, and you were well fooled. You started torturing Vamsi and his daughter. Beyond some point of time, his daughter went away from you and I didn't want any retrospection from your side. So I tried killing you, but you didn't die. My guys at VINDU did a pathetic job. Morever, I didn't realise that you had a picture of Kalpana with her dad's signature at the back. I saw this only at Tirupathi when I came as your guide. Multiple attempts at Tirupati and you escaped all of them. Then, I decided to kill Vamsi, so that you will stop nudging atleast out of fear. But, you don't seem to learn from your mistakes. You will soon."

Immediately Amit goes scared. "Srini, please don't do anything to Kalpana. Please let her free. You can kill me. But, please, I love Kalpana so damn much. Please, please let nothing happen to Kalpana. Please save her."

Hearing this, Srini breaks off into a villanous laugh. The laugh is broken by another one, that of Amit's!! Everyone is shocked.. How is Amit able to laugh? 

Amit says, "You think I will beg with you and have my ends satisfied? No. I knew you were the culprit ever since the investigation with the VINDU boys was over. I was waiting for a chance for you to proclaim yourself to be the villain. I'd have anyways arrested you now, but you've made my job easier. If you didn't know, the whole place is surrounded by the army."

This got Srinivasa tense. He took the knife closer to Kalpana, but then felt a sharp sting at his feet. He had been shot at the leg by a gun having a silencer. He falls to the ground and Kalpana rushes to Amit. Srini is arrested. 

Amit apologises to Kalpana for have suspected her father, and asks her if she will be with him again. The answer he gets is an obvious yes. Then, Amit gives Kalpana a hug, the eyes moistened, and thinks, one sees all highs and lows before coming back to where he was earlier in life. Life's a circle, indeed...