The Artificial Jury

6. A New Test

Their friendship was again tested. There was again a problem. A new situation, a new problem, and a test again. 

"You would regret it," Parthiv said. 

"No, I won't. You will for sure." the man on the other side of the phone replied. 

"Don't you dare do anything wrong with her. Due to you, I had to incorporate an illegal activity. How will she react when she would get to know what did I do? I really like her, dammit!" Parthiv exclaimed in absolute anger. 

"Tch Tch... What will you do now?" the man spoke up and hanged in between. 

"I will make sure that you will be handed to the police and if she would find me as a culprit too, then I would also surrender," Parthiv said n bloodshot eyes and then sat down on the chair. He held her head in between his hands and just kept thinking the same. Suddenly, tears started flowing, and he just muttered a thousand fits of abuse to himself. 

Mihika's POV

I think I should go and meet Avika and Abhinav on their sets. A surprise! Everything is going so smoothly. I hope it goes as it is. 

I reached their sets but got to know that they weren't there. 

"But, Avika Ma'am and Abhinav sir isn't coming from 5 days." This left me in a shock. Any problem? God! They didn't tell me. I hurriedly made my way towards Avika's house. 

Her house-help opened the door. Her house was so dull and silent. Looked as if it was the calm before the storm. Was it? 

"Avika," I called her as I reached her room. I could listen to her faint sobs. Why was she crying? My eyes get moistened and peeked inside her room. She was embracing someone, but who? 

I made my way inside her room. It was Parthiv. 

Avika had closely embraced Parthiv. It looked as if Parthiv was consoling her for a long time, and now she was fine. She was snuggling close to him, and he just rocked her in his arms intimately. 

"Avi, Parth," I called out them, and they hurriedly moved apart. 

"Why are you crying, Avi?" I asked her and sat beside her. 

"No. Nothing." She tried to excuse. 

"Tell me," I growled at her. 

"I will tell you." Abhinav came from the door. 

"What? Tell me." I asked while approaching him. 

"She is facing the wrath of some hacker- Secret Grey Wailer." Abhinav cleared it all. I was rooted at my place. A hacker? My best friend was going through so much, and I wasn't aware? What's the benefit of this law degree if I couldn't understand her? What's the need of a friend like me if I couldn't notice her pain? 

I tried to move out of the room in anger and disappointment but felt a hand on each of my wrists. I turned around to see that one was Abhinav who held my wrist and the other one was Avika. Abhi immediately left my wrist and Avi embraced me. 

She cried, "I don't know what to do Mihi." I was shocked. The usual bold and strong girl was so much broken. It made me hollow deep inside. I embraced her even tighter and after few minutes parted. 

"I think, we should go for a while," Abhi suggested Parth. 

"But..." Abhi didn't let Parth complete, and they moved out of the room. Probably to the next room. 

"It- it is happening for around 4 months. A hacker called Secret Grey Wailer is trying to hack my device. Due to advanced antivirus and software, he couldn't. But, some days ago, he managed to do so. My accounts started working mischievously and when I called a techie, he identified it but couldn't help rid of it. He said that this technology is really high and there isn't any existing technology or codes that can help." She completed while crying. I also gt tears again.