Anju sat in her office thinking. She didn't want to miss out on the story and had to act fast. While Siddhartha had decided to sell her the information , she really didn't want to purchase it especially at the cost it was being offered. She had to discuss the matter with the chief and this was going to take time. She had already fixed an appointment with him on her way back from the meeting with Siddhartha. Now it was for the chief to decide if the channel was willing to accept Siddhartha's offer.

She saw the chief walk in to her office . He looked sleepy and was wearing his track suit. Mr. Mohanti was a man of short stature and wore round framed spectacles .He was balding and the white in his hair showed the years of experience he had in the field. He had started his career as a new s reporter, and, after the cable revolution he had joined newslink. “What was so urgent that you wanted to meet right now .” He asked Anju . “ Well I found the fourth guy but there is a problem. He is asking for a lot of money and a job at newslink. It was something I couldn't commit without asking you .” Anju replied . She knew her boundaries and could have taken the decision but then Mr. Mohanti was her mentor and she couldn't really afford to displease him by taking a decision , that he wouldn't approve of.

“Its a good thing that you didn't commit anything , let me speak to the owner of the channel.” Mr . Mohanti said and walked out. He was also not the person to take such a decision but was always on a hot line with the company's head honchos. He came back in half an hour and gave the permission to pay Siddhartha what ever he was demanding as long as the information was worth it. About the job he was apprehensive but said he would look in to the matter. The orders were specific. Pay him for the information but there is no job as of now.

Anju was pleased with this new development . It was two in the night and she had to meet Siddhartha so everything could be done tomorrow itself. She took out her rain coat as it had been raining since eleven. She wore it and unlocked her car. As she sat in it , she wondered if it was the right time to go to Siddhartha's house . After all it was two in the night. She decided to take her chances.

The door bell rang for five times before it woke up Siddhartha. Who could it be .He wondered . As he got up to open the door , he thought that it might be the police who had come to arrest him for some reason. Maybe Desai was playing some dirty game. It was a pleasant surprise for him , when he saw Anju at the door . After all he had been fantasizing about Anju, before he had fallen asleep and here she was in the middle of the night soaked wet at his doorsteps with that patent smile of hers. He let her in without questioning . He looked out and saw a Patrol car parked at the corner , with two sleeping constables inside. Anju had been smart to park far from his house and had walked in the rain to get to his house.

“ How can I help you , is everything all right .” he asked . “ Yes , everything is fine , I just wanted to tell you that our company has excepted your offer although there are no job available at the moment so we are going to throw in another 50,000 just to compensate for the information provided it is worth it.”

She said . “ You got the cash.” He asked . “ No , but you will get it after the interview.” She answered .

“So you want me to go live with my story.” He asked Anju. “ Yes” “Ok” . The deal was sealed and Anju moved towards the door to go but was stopped in her path.

“ It is late in the night , why don't you stay over here. No funny business , I assure you.” Siddhartha offered . “No its ok , I will go now . No one should see me .” She said ,although she had wanted to stay. She had not been with a man in a long time and and the offer was tempting. She had to control herself now. “ I will see you at the newslink office tomorrow at 10 Am.” She said and walked out in the rain. Siddhartha stood in the door way watching her go. He had been disappointed with the news and had wanted to be with Anju.

Anju sat in her car for a long time contemplating if she should go back . She knew any relations with an informer could make her partial in her judgment and although Siddhartha was a good guy , she was still in double mind about the relationship. She had to control herself. She started her car and turned towards her house . She had to get up early in the morning and anyways was going to see Siddhartha the next morning . She decided to give this relationship some time to grow. Maybe she was falling in love , but then she could always decide on it once the whole affair was over. Siddhartha was nothing but a means to get her revenge for now.