ARJUN| REDDY
I looked at myself on the mirror again. Perfect. I smiled at myself. I saw Varun entering to my room through the mirror.
“Let’s go. Mamayya already left for office.” He said tossing the car key. I caught it and walked to downstairs. We said our bye to amma.
“Anna,can you drop me in college?” Anjali asked.
“Sure.” Varun replied.
We three got in to the car. Anjali’s college was on the way to our office,so it was easy to drop her. I was driving the car. I didn’t notice the dirty water on the road. I just sped the car and the water splashed on the bike riders. I stopped the car in a halt. Suddenly a stone hit my new car and the glass got broken.it was a girl who threw the stone. Anjali and Varun looked back at the bike riders. I was about to go to them but Varun stopped me.
“We need to go,Arjun. We don’t have time to argue with street people.”
“They are not street people.” Anjali said in angry.
“Why are you angry?” I asked in surprise.
“They are my friends.” Anjali said looking to her lap.
“I see..”
I don’t care who they are. All I care is my new car’s glass is broken.
We dropped Anjali in her college and headed to office. We reached the office. There were the staffs were ready to welcome us. Nanna introduced both of us to the staffs.
“Arjun will be your new boss.” Nanna announced. I looked at him in disbelief. I thought he would make Varun boss.
“And Arjun, Varun will guide you in everything.” Nanna put his arms around my shoulder.
“I thought you will make Varun the boss.” I said.
“It was my decision but your brother said that you are capable of handling a company. So I want to see whether you are capable or not.” He gave me a tight smile.
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“Thanks.” I hugged Varun.
“No problem,bro.” He hugged me back.
“Sir.” A man in his early forty’s come inside my cabin.
“Yes?”
“Sir,my name is subham. Your father appointed me as your P.A”
“Okay.” Subham started talking about our new projects. I listened to him carefully.
“Shoukat Ali. He is our business rival,sir. Every time he tries to take our deals away.” Subham said.
“Subham,I want all his details. His family background, too.” I sounded like my father.
“Okay,sir.”
“Arjun,I know someone who could help us to find the details of Shoukat Ali.” Varun said suddenly.
“Who?”
“The mafia king vivan. ” Varun turned to subham “subham call vivan and ask him to meet Arjun.”
“Okay ,sir” subham left.
“How do you know about vivan?” I asked him.
“Mamayya knows his fatter .”
He knew so much about Nanna.
“You are Nanna’s secret keeper.”
“No,man. The last time we came to visit home, I saw mamayya with vivan’s father. That’s how I got to know about them.”
“I see..I want to know about someone else,too.” I said leaning on my chair.
“Who?”
“That girl who threw the stone at my car.”
“Are you crazy?”
“Yes. ” I smirked like my father.
“Ask Anju. She is Anju’ s friend.”
I dialled Anjali’s number. She didn’t pick the call up,so I messaged her that I will pick her up from college.
SIMRAN| SHEIKH
I and Hamdan went back to home and changed our clothes. Hamdan drove the bike in full speed. Still we reached college late. Sir was already in class. He didn’t say anything as I and Hamdan were the college toppers. I sat in between my best friends Anjali and Maya. We three met in our first year graduation. Anjali was a rich girl and Maya was my old school teacher Santhosh’s daughter.
“What happened?” I asked Anjali who was giving me death glares.
“Why did you throw stone at that car?”
“How do you know?”
“That car was my brother’s and I was in that car.”
“You guys are so rich and you are angry on me for one car glass?” I made a sad face.
“He was damn angry.”
“I was,too. Because of him I and Hamdan had to go back home.”
“Leave that topic,guys..” Maya interfered.
“By the way,how is your cousin, Anju?” Maya asked.
“He is like human.” I said smacking on Maya’s head.
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It was the lunch time. Maya and Anjali asked me to come with them. I lied that I am on fast. They were my best friends but I don’t like them paying every time for me. I went to the library and took a journal to read. I sat on a corner table. I was so engrossed in the book suddenly someone placed a tiffin box on the book. I smiled as I knew who was the person.
“You can lie to them but not to me.” Hamdan said sitting beside me.
“Please don’t tell them. They will feel bad.”
“Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.”
“Thank you.”
“Let’s have the lunch. I am hungry.” I nodded at him.
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“Bye,girls.” Maya said climbing to her father’s scooty.Anjali was waiting for her brother. I said my bye to her and climbed in Hamdan’s bike. He just took the bike but a car stopped just in front of his bike. A handsome guy got out of the car. He was wearing a black shirt and black trousers. He approached me and Hamdan.
“Don’t think that you can escape from me without paying for my loss.” He said in a husky tune. I and Hamdan looked at each other.
“What are you talking about?” Hamdan asked.
“I am talking to this girl.” He said pointing his finger at me.
“Anna,simi..” Anjali came to us.
“Anna?” I and Hamdan asked in unison.
“Yeah. He is my brother whose car’s glass you broke.” Anjali gave me a worried look.
I looked at Anjali’s brother. He smirked at me.
“Anna,let’s go..bye,simi.” Anjali grabbed her brother’s hand. Hamdan restarted the bike and drove off to our home.