Writer's POV :-

"Good morning Sir" greeted receptionist Julie as she saw her boss entering.

"Good morning Julie" Aakarsh who was all smiles -- replied politely. He walked towards his cabin replying to everyone's morning wishes humbly with a soft smile.

"Good morning Sir" Vivaan greeted as he saw Aakarsh entering his cabin.

"Good morning Vivaan..... update me with today's schedule." he said with extra sweetness in his voice and not to forget the broad smile that was plastered on his face. Vivaan just nodded quickly with a slow 'yes Sir' ...and saw the door shutting with wide eyes.

"Ye hulk ko kya ho gya...bahot ache mood me hai subah subah...kahi sar pe koi chot wot to nahi lag gyi...(what happened to this hulk... seems to be in a good mood early morning...did he hit his head somewhere)...?" Vivaan muttered under his breath gaping at Aakarsh's behaviour.

Indeed! There was something wrong with the ever angry, the hulk of a man -- as his employees have termed him -- who was not only smiling for the first time but greeting everyone with words and not just nodding in attitude.

His other employees were also stunned and not believing what their poor eyes were looking at; Aakarsh not being angry and replying politely that too with a smile is like eighth wonder to them.

As soon as Aakarsh got inside his cabin all the other employees rushed to Vivaan just to ensure -- what they saw was not an imagination.

"Ye kya tha...(what was this)" asked Arnav -- the IT head.

"Pta nahi yaar...main khud hairan hoon..(don't know dude... I'm surprised myself.) Vivaan replied looking at the closed door, still in shock.

"Alright guys get back to your work otherwise you'll witness The Return Of Hulk .." Vivaan said and others chuckled at his words moving back to their cubicle.

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"Krish" Vivaan was briefing Aakarsh about his schedule after lunch when Neev barged inside his cabin. Aakarsh frowned at his worried expression and asked Vivaan to leave.

"Kya hua tu itni tension me kyu hai? (What happened why are you so tensed)"

"Tension ki hi baat hai yaar; Mrinal uncle ka past bhi involved hai in sab mein! (It's the matter of tension; Mrinal uncle's past is also involved in all these)" Neev replied banging his hands on the table.

"Firstly, you just calm down...sit and have this..." Aakarsh offered him the glass of water which he gulped in one go.

"Ab bata puri baat...(now tell me the whole thing)" Aakarsh asked as they sat on the sofa.

"Deepak -- our P.I. -- he called me today. According to him they are planning something much bigger than the last time... that's why they did not make any move in all these years. And you won't believe who is helping them" Neev said.

"Who?" Aakarsh asked sceptically.

"Your Bade Papa; Neel's father!" Neev said gritting his teeth.

Aakarsh eyes went wide. Indeed he wasn't believing his ears. The person who stood by his side, went against his own son, has turned out to be the most secretive man with hidden motives. Worst thing is that they cannot figure it out yet and kept believing him. All of a sudden his expressions turned hard. He gritted his teeth.

"Ab koi bharose ke liye nahi bacha hai...(now, there's no one left to trust) though I'm shocked but if it the truth then he must buckle up to face my wrath."

"Uncle se puchna padega (we need to ask uncle)... there's some past incidents involved in this matter that's why they all are planning a revenge. Ab wo hi bata sakte hai (now only he can explain)." Neev's information got Aakarsh thinking about all the possibilities.

"Theek hai sham ko ghar aaja....papa se yahan baat karna theek nahi hai...aur..(alright come to my home in the evening... it's not good to discuss this matter with Papa, here...and)" he stopped saying further, in dilemma.

"And ...?" Neev raised his eyebrows nodding his head in anticipation.

"Umm...you remember Diksha?" He asked in a meek voice.

"Haan of course...Mayank uncle's daughter right..?"

"Yeah...and you know they are at my home." Neev nodded.

"Yesterday, when we went home Mumma showed us the photos and the letter. They were so upset that I had to explain all those plans including our investigation thing. Since uncle aunty knew everything they understood but Diksha was witnessing everything in confusion. So Mumma said that I should explain everything to her on my own and as our parents are best friends we must become friends." Neev didn't know what he was trying to explain. He was getting confused.

"Abe siddhe mudde pe aa na...(dude just come to the point already)." his patience was running out now.

"So, we kinda became friends last night and I told her all that happened 3 years ago." He said in a low voice, scratching his neck -- something which he used to do on getting nervous or shy.

"Ek minute..ek minute....wo sab to theek hai...tune friendship ki aur sab kuch bataya ye koi badi baat nahi hai...but why on the earth are you getting all red...or is that something..(one minute one minute.... that's all okay... it's not a big deal that you became friends with her and told her everything).....(*his eyes widened as realisation dawned upon him*) Oh My God... don't tell me..." Neev gaped in disbelief. He just couldn't believe that his only friend -- who by chance was a arrogant male species till now -- was getting nervous on the mention of a girl.

Damn, it indicates only one thing!

"Ahh finally...." He grinned like a fool; being his best friend, Neev was extremely happy that finally after 3 years of that fiasco, his friend tried to overcome his fear of not getting attracted towards anyone.

"Shut up there's nothing like what you are assuming." Aakarsh was hell embarrassed at his behaviour, he turned his head other side in order to prevent looking into his friend's eyes which were giving mischievous look.

"Yeah...yeah... anything which let's you sleep tonight." Neev teased him.

He tried all in his will, but, couldn't stop his neck and some portion of cheeks getting red -- something he couldn't control since childhood.

"Back to the topic... since Diksha knows everything now...you don't want to hide anything from her...right?" Neev asked mischievously.

"Hmm..." trying not to sound obvious or something more stronger than that -- desperate? May be but he couldn't let Neev tease him anymore.

"Alright....sham ko wo rahegi hi na, to teri problem waise hi sort out ho gayi.....(she'll be there in the evening right! So your problem is already sorted out) besides now I want to meet her asap..." Neev said rubbing his palms excitedly earning a glare from Aakarsh.

"Don't you dare do anything." He warned Neev but got his hearty laughter in return. Unable to restrain himself anymore he too chuckled lightly.

"Well...she working as an intern here." Aakarsh informed him.

"When were you going to tell me all this...?" He asked feigning angry look; Aakarsh just smirked and winked in response.

"Alright now you go...I have too much work."

"Nah-uh...you just finish everything early, I'm going to roam around your office today...text me when finished... we are going together."

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Sejal was ordering for her coffee when she saw Neev coming her way.

"Ohh what a pleasant surprise...I got to meet such a beautiful lady on this beautiful weather...how are you beautiful..?" Neev grinned at her.

"I'm fine...thank you...how are you..?" Sejal asked shyly getting a bit nervous.

"Who wouldn't be at the best of his health and heart after meeting such a pretty human species!" He flirted winking at her.

"Uh-huh....I ...uh... thank you..." keeping the loose strand of hair behind her left ear she said in a low voice. She was getting more nervous now as no one ever flirted with her this much that too with such words. She just doesn't know how to react on it.

"Don't be nervous beautiful... I'm not going to gobble you up." He again teased her meanwhile their coffee arrived.

"So beautiful will please give me honour to have a coffee with you...." He said pointing towards their coffee.

"Uhh...sure..." This time she wasn't nervous but was smiling beautifully as Neev called her.

They shared some 10 - 15 minutes talking and laughing on silly jokes Neev cracked, after which Sejal bid him bye since she was running late. Neev being the whipped soul around her, just couldn't let her go without exchanging their phone numbers.

And now, being a certified love sick puppy that he is, Neev is grinning like a fool staring at her retreating figure.

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It was evening when Diksha and Sejal were strolling around the local market after informing their guardians respectively.

They were checking some Jhumkaas when two boys starting passing cheap comments and tried to touch them. There were so many people noticing their nasty activities but all ignored it, nobody came forward to stop all this. Both the girls firstly ignored but when it went overboard, Diksha -- being the hot headed girl -- grabbed the collar of one of the boys.

"Kya hua bahot comment kar raha tha na ab Kar comment. (you were commenting some time back...what happened now... come on do it..)" they looked flabbergasted at the turn of events; before they could react anything Diksha and Sejal kicked him where sun doesn't shine, the guys immediately kneeled down clutching his crotch groaning in pain.

"Aahh...mummy...maar dala...." They cried together.

"Phir karega kisi ladki pe comments..(will you pass comments on any girl now)?" Diksha was beating him furiously.

"Aah..hhhaa.."

Sejal took out one of her Juttis and started beating him black and blue...while Diksha had clutched the guy's hair and showered him with numerous slaps.

Soon the public crowded the place watching those girls beating them. A old man from the crowd come forward to stop them.

"Chhod do ab inhe aise koi marta hai kya (leave them now...does anyone hit someone like this)?" That old man told infuriating the girls more.

"Jab ye humare sath waisi harkatein Kar rahe the tab to aaplogo ne kuch nahi bola...chup ho kar tamasha dekh rahe the...to ab chup chap tamasha hi dekhiye...(when they were doing those nasty stuff with us, you all didn't say anything;were just watching it like a freaking entertainment show, if you were watching the show silently, then do watch the show silently, now.)" Diksha spat out and continued beating them.

"Errg...aah...nahi didi please chhod do ab se aisa nahi karenge please...(no sister please leave us we will never do this)" Said the first guy holding his jaw and crotch with both his hands as Diksha punched there and now trying to pull his hair out.

"Aahhh...Please didi please chhod do dard ho rha hai...(please sister please leave, it's paining) " Second guy said trying to free his ear from Sejal's grip.

"Ab dard ho rha hai tab nahi socha jab aisi gandi harkat kar rahe the...itni si umar me ye sab kar rahe hai ye...ye nahi ki padh likh ke doctor engineer bane ...par nahi inko to ladkiyan chhedni hai...(you didn't think before doing all this dirty act, now it's paining,...they are doing this and misbehaving at this young age...could study and become doctors or engineers but no all they have to do it to tease and act cheaply)." Diksha spoke furiously punching his left jaw.

"Didi pakka ab se Nahi karenge Aisa please aaah...(sister, we'll never do these cheap act)" Diksha didn't let him complete as she again punched him.

"Pakka nahi karoge aisa kisi ke sath...(you'll not do anything like this with anyone)?" Sejal asked still holding his ears..

"Haan Haan (yes yes)"

"Kasam se nahi karoge (do you promise of not repeating it)?"

"Kasam se didi kabhi nahi karenge...(promise sister, we'll never repeat it)"

"Mummy kasam Khao (swear on your mother)" Sejal asked the boys and Diksha looked at her in disbelief. What the fuck is going on? Is this some crap comedy show?

"Tujhe iss waqt mummy kasam ki padi hai..(all that concerns you is this damn mother promise)" she gritted her teeth.

"Arey mummy kasam bahot powerful hoti hai...main bta rahi hoon (hey mother promise is very powerful... I'm telling you) ." Diksha gave her -- you're unbelievable -- look. Being the angry women in action, she just can't let the matter go this easily...she again launched herself on the boys.

"You both..." She tried but couldn't grab or punch them as someone held her tightly from behind.

"What's happening here?" Recognising the voice she titled her head only to face Aakarsh.

"Leave me Aakarsh I'm gonna beat the shit out of them...aaj inke chehre ka naksha bigad doongi main...sare bal noch jaungi...(I'm gonna change the geography of his facial features, today, will pull out all his hair)" She roared and wiggled to get out of his grip.

Being experienced of her capabilities, the badly beaten boys were scared to there shit.

"Hua kya hai bataogi...maar kyun rahi ho in dono ko...(will you please tell me why are you beating them)..?" Aakarsh asked tightening his grip.

"These bloody..."

"Stop...Don't swear.." Aakarsh glared her.

"They passed comments on us and when we ignored, they tried to touch us...is it enough or do you need fine details..?" she lashed out her anger on him.

"Diksha, calm down.." though he asked her to calm herself but deep down his blood boiled on hearing the reason.

Sejal, who stopped seeing Aakarsh there, was looking at them with wide eyes. She just can't believe how Diksha and Aakarsh were behaving and talking with each other like they are friends, only if she knew.

"What happened beautiful... Why the place of your footwear is changed?" She tore her gaze and turned her head only to notice Neev, there.

"Hmm?" She asked in confusion

"Your Jutti - footwear" Neev indicated towards your hand which was in air holding one of her Juttis -- that was a deadly weapon causing great harm to someone -- a few minutes ago.

Sejal, followed his indication and turned her head only to see her own left hand holding the Jutti in air. Embarrassed, she quickly kept it on floor and wore it.

"Well...nice talent you have.." Neev chuckled looking at those two boys who were now crying in pain holding their different body parts.

Meanwhile Aakarsh was still holding Diksha, so that his wild kitten don't get started with her action movie again...Diksha was constantly wiggling in his grip to free herself when she looked at Neev and Sejal who were now smiling at each other.

"Abe oye wahan khade ho ke dant kya dikha rahi hai...(hey, why are standing, there by flashing your teeth)..." She growled in anger.

Neev asked those boys to leave but not without warning them.

Sejal tried to protest but one glare from Aakarsh she sealed her lips.

"Neev get that girl in the car." He told Neev about Sejal and dragged Diksha towards his car.

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