I, Sharmi, Diamond. Ep 29

29. Sharmi

My whole body ached. I felt beaten up. Yesterday's work was excessive. The unexpected guest was very rough. Moreover, I felt a disturbance in my physical condition. My lower abdomen ached. I wasn't even on my period. When I woke up in the morning, our guy Rajan was lying flat on his back, completely naked. The responsibility of safely delivering today's platinum also pushed me to leave from there. I signaled to Vairam and left. As soon as I got home, I turned off my phone without even showering and fell asleep. It was twelve o'clock. After a fresh shower and turning on my phone, message tones kept coming in like ambulance sirens. All of them were missed-call alerts. Rajan had called the most. I called him back.

"Hello? Where are you?" The anxiety in his voice felt like an ice knife stabbing my stomach.

"Come here immediately. Very urgent. Siddharth has put me, Amsavalli, and Vairam under house arrest. The matter is very serious," he said. I didn't ask him anything else. I hurriedly took a call taxi. Since it was midday, I knew I could travel from Mylapore to ECR in half an hour. Seeing the ECR house during the day was different. As soon as I entered, Amsavalli, who was lying near the swimming pool, ran towards me angrily, saying, "You bitch," with her breasts almost jumping out of her swimsuit. I quickly moved away from her and said, "See, Amsa, let me explain," and went inside the house. Siddharth, who was engaging in 69 with Subbulakshmi, wiped his mouth when he saw Sharmi and came forward, pretending to welcome me, saying, "Welcome, welcome, my dear," and then unexpectedly slapped me hard on the cheek. I didn't expect that. Stunned by the slap, I stumbled and fell. Rajan, alarmed, came and lifted me. Even in this chaos, I liked his concern.

"Why are you raising your hand while talking? It's not even confirmed that she took it. Ask and talk about what happened. If you go too far, we have nothing to lose, but you do," Rajan said. Hearing that, Siddharth lunged at him to hit him, but Rajan blocked him and pushed him back. Siddharth fell flat on his back, naked. Feeling humiliated and enraged from being hit again, he was about to pounce, saying "Hey," but Aingaran and Vairam restrained him.

"Sir, no noise, no fighting. If Sharmi took it, give it back. No problem. Let's settle this quietly. Stay calm, sir. Aingaran sir, please bring a towel from the room," Vairam said nervously.

"What did I take? What should I give? I don't understand anything," I said.

"Damn it! Where's the platinum bracelet, bitch?" Amsavalli asked, shaking again. "Damn the bracelet, whore. Where's my diamond?" Only then did I understand the problem.

"Wait, wait, wait... what diamond? All I have is a platinum bracelet. I didn't take anything else. It got misplaced in my bag. I came to return it," I said. Siddharth was about to explode again. Rajan said, "Vairam, he's spilled everything. They know what we do regularly. But where's the diamond he's talking about?"

"Diamond? I don't know anything about it."

"Look, Sharmi, if you took it, give it back. Otherwise, the problem will escalate. If what happened here gets out, it's not embarrassing for me. You're local, but I'm international. I won't leave you alive. I'm giving you ten minutes. Sit with your people and decide what to say," Siddharth said.

"Did you take it, Sharmi?" Vairam asked.

"Looking at the price he's talking about, we can't even sell it outside. Let's give it back," Rajan said sadly.

"I've finally started earning some money after all the problems. I'm living peacefully. I don't want to lose everything because of this. Let's give it back," Subbulakshmi said.

"Oh my god, give what? I didn't take anything. I'm the one who steals and sells here. I'm the one who gives you all the cuts fairly. I definitely don't know anything. All I took was the platinum bracelet," I said. Sensing the truth in my voice, everyone became quiet. Siddharth came in through the door, fully dressed. Amsavalli said, "Give me the bracelet," snatched my bag, and took out the bracelet. She spread everything from the bag on the table and checked. When they didn't find the diamond they were looking for, she pouted and looked at Siddharth.

"I told you I don't have it, didn't I?"

"Look, honey, I brought it here. I slept with you all night. You and I were the only ones in that room. I brought it here to change it. Understand one thing. I'm not the kind of person who's ashamed to say I got caught in a place like this. Don't threaten me with the police. You might think it's just a prostitution case. I won't stop there. I'm ready to make up a thousand stories about drug supply and blackmailing big shots in society with obscene pictures. I have drugs in this house right now, and only I know where. Amsa and Aingaran are on my side to testify that you smuggled it. Do you know how many years drug trafficking carries? You and your people will be beaten to death in jail. Okay, it might look tempting at first sight. What can you do? It's a diamond. Where will you sell it? Will a pawnshop owner buy it? It's not wrong to want to be rich, but you need rich connections for that. Don't ruin what you've been earning with tricks all this time. The diamond's price is two crore rupees. You can't earn that even if you sleep with a hundred men at once. You have two days. I don't know what you'll do, but I want my diamond or the money. You decide. Aingaran, put our people here until then. Send two people with them to watch the house. Everyone has a sentimental weakness, find it. I'm going out for a bit. Subbu, you're my eyes. Wait for me, I'll be back," he said and was about to leave.

"I didn't take it, Siddharth," I said weakly. He turned and looked at me angrily. I didn't try to say anything else and remained quiet. A few minutes later, Amsavalli and Siddharth left. Aingaran dropped Rajan and me at my house, greeted my mother respectfully, and left. As he was leaving, he signaled, "Two days. Call you back."

"Who is that? Is there any problem? Son, at least you tell me," my mother kept asking, filled with suspicion. Rajan calmed her down, saying, "Nothing, mom. Just friends."

"Should we talk about the truth in detail?" he asked.