"The Wrong road"

I was appointed Assistant Sheriff in a small sheriff office in a town.On second day ,Me and Sheriff were sitting in the office. Sheriff got stunned when he read a news of the Murder of an philanthropist Mrs Mary Jane.Mrs Mary Jane, was indeed a fine lady,working for the needy and betterment of the society. She was residing in our jurisdiction. “Oh my God,Murder took place and we are not aware”. ”The sheriff expressed concernedly.” You look after the office “and sheriff drove the jeep towards Mary James home .An old man said in a loud voice to the Sheriff ”you are coming after six hours of the Murder, I would complaint against you.” .Sheriff didn’t answer him but asked a servant, very silently “who is this old person? .”David Patel"husband of Mrs Mary Jane”. Where is the dead body.?” Doctors taken the dead body for autopsy, she died of cut throat”. David Patel replied. “Without my prior permission, how could doctor do that?. Sheriff asked” Baah", your prior permission,I permit them to take the dead body for autopsy, you came after six hours, we are not bound to you, David Patel sarcastically orated. “You all are bound to me., I didn’t know,why you didn’t inform me? you must have informed me in time”. Sheriff said it very irritatedly. ”you must keep your self informed, it’s a small town,you doesn’t know what is going on around,you are our protector but I’m sorry to say you are a failure Sheriff".David Patel said all this very boldly. ”where is the suspect? “Sheriff again asked.” Not suspect,He had killed that noble Lady, I’m the witness”. David Patel answered him. Murderer was a middle age man, serving Mrs Mary Jane from the last ten years.Mrs Mary Jane always admired him and was her trustworthy house keeper. The murderer was severely beaten by David Patel and his friends, and locked him in the room.When Sheriff hand cuffing the murderer ,David Patel showed a great resistance,He wanted to kill the murderer by himself but Sheriff brought him to the office for investigation. Five hundred dollars were recovered from the Murderer’s pocket. Why did you kill Mrs Mary Jane"? Just for five hundred dollars you killed that noble woman”! Sheriff angrily gave him a fist.” I didn’t kill her, Murderer said with a cry. “you laier”, sheriff gave him a great fist again and locked him up.” I swear I didn’t kill her, she was very kind to me, She gave me this amount to pay a bill, That unpaid bill is still in my pocket,you can see it”. The Murderer answered. In the meantime David Patel, who was also a well built man, entered the office and wanted to beat the murderer, and continuously saying,”i Will kill him,I will kill him”. David Patel in a fit of a rage ran towards the murderer but he couldn’t reach him ,Murderer was behind the bars. Sheriff at once turned towards David Patel,” You in the presence of me, talking like this”. “Hand this murderer to me". David Patel act in an orderly manner. “Listen, punishment is not your job,we can’t handover the culprit to you. Sheriff said.” I hang him publicly.The David Patel roared”. You don’t have any capacity hanging him public:ly”. Sheriff said furiously. “Mary Jane was my wife ,my beloved wife”. David Patel became insane.” I know . We respect your sentiments but it is against law, it’s not a banana state,we are here to arrest the culprit and than handover to the Court,further they would decide”, sheriff said it very calmly.David Patel  very furiously looked towards Sheriff and said “I can’t wait for years ,I want to kill him now”.” I would not allow you to take law in your hands , so,why are we here?”. Sheriff gave him a naïve answer. ,David Patel, slammed the door and went out.The murderer was looking very nervous and innocent. I gave him a cup of coffee and sandwich. “What are you doing,? if they saw All this they would attack on us,that we are kind to him”! . Sheriff said it in an cautious manner.”you are an inexperienced guy, you read books but I’m dealing these culprits from the last thirty years, they are great lair 

and deceiver, do as I direct you”. “But sir,all of above he is human”.I said it in a lower tone. ..”They're not humans they are wild”.Sheriff turned towards me and said very angrily.The murderer was looking and listening to us..”I’m not a murderer, I am an educated,My father was a priest he warned me not to go from home but I didn’t pay heed to his words, that’s why I’m suffering”.The murderer said and started crying.Phone call came from the head office that in a little time the prisoners van would come to you. There was a great roar and disturbance out .All the people of the town were gathered out and demanding to hand them the murderer. Sheriff went out with a pistol in his hand and said to the angry mob” Our duty is to hand over the murderer to the higher authorities,they would investigate and decide the case,you all are aged and mature, Don’t demand foolish”. “we know you Sheriff ,you are not loyal to your job, we can’t trust you. “The angry mob started throwing stones towards sheriff,He got hurt ,I swiftly brought him inside.”I don’t know why the prisoners van is too late, it must be here by now,these mischief mongers won’t go the whole night”. sheriff showed his concern. In the meantime some men entered the office and started breaking the lock of the cell.Suddenly,I picked up a gun and miss fired,They all ran out and we closed the main door and all the Windows and switched off the lights. I thought we are now safe.They all were still gathered outside and asking to open the door. It was dark inside but in the meantime ,we saw a glow of a torch ,from the small window, David Patel fired two shots.Those two shots severely penetrated in the chest of the Murderer and he had fallen down and died. We switched on the lights and Sheriff ran after  David Patel and seized him. In the meantime the prisoner van arrived. They all rushed inside but the scenario was changed, The alleged murderer was lying dead and David Patel was in the lock up.A great terror aroused. The Sheriff office was full of mob. Phone rang. Sheriff picked it up. “please will you off your beaks”. The Sheriff shouted. Now there was complete silence.From the other side of the phone Doctor spoke “Sheriff, unusual circumstances aroused,Mrs Mary Jane is alive .”What ? ,but she was badly had her throat cut, then how she would have been alive? “Sheriff asked the Doctor. Actually murderer had done his best to cut the throat of Mrs Mary Jane but luckily wind pipe didn’t cut,this you can call it a miracle.was an only source of her survival”.The doctor told the whole happening to the Sheriff.” Now,Doctor tell me who did all, I mean who tried to kill her, Did she tell you about the Murderer? “The sheriff asked the doctor very hurriedly. Actually she is un able to talk, she hurt badly, but she wrote the killer name “David Patel”.” Yes ,I tried to kill that bitch.”David Patel shrieked from the cell,all the people were looking towards David Patel ”So many times I asked her to give me some amount to roll on but she clearly refused ,she said this is the right of the orphans. I won't give it you. All the time quarreling with each other ,one day she insisted for separation but before that I cut her throat,but the bitch has survived “(.The End)