chapter 5

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Dushyant, glanced at the clock, it was already 3 in the afternoon, he could just feel his hunger in his throat, like it had reached there from the growls of hunger in his stomach. He got up, walking over to the officer, who was sitting in the office canteen, his eyes glued on his phone. He went over and sat next to him. 

He passed him over a piece of paper, so small, that as his hand moved, it just seemed like he might grabbing a ketchup. the officer opened it up, as he passed over a pen too, and the officer wrote something on the chit, passing it back to dushyant, who was pretending to look around, like nothing was happening. 

he opened the chit discreetly, as dushyant just shook his head, and leaned forward to the officer. 

"phone.." demanded dushyant, as the officer handed it over, from a basket of phones. 

dushyant, unlocked his phone, opening his Paytm, and looked over to the officer, as he pointed to the chit, behind which, he had written his phone number, and dushyant paid the amount written on the chit, to the number behind. 

the officer, after getting a notification on his phone, got up after taking the samosa he was eating. 

"chalo sab log! kuch bhi nahi hai yahan pe!" he exclaimed, getting up from his seat, as everyone walked away from the office.

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"toh tum log alag rehna chahte ho kuch din, unn dinon se?" asked neeru, as ishita and purvi exchanced a glance, before nodding in agreement. 

"hum baat karenge unn se...we'll figure this out....tum log abhi araam karo, woh zayda zaroori hai tum logon ke liye..." assured neelu, as they just sat on the bed together, when meghna's phone rang. 

She got up, confused, upon seeing the name 'ankit', flash on the screen, before receiving the call. 

"kya hua?" asked meghna, as ankit seemed worried. 

"woh, aapko aur sir ko kitna time lagega?" asked ankit back, as meghna qas confused. 

"ek second, woh kyun honge mere saath.." attempted meghna to comprehend. 

"woh, mahina ka end ho gaya hai, mujhe laga aapse milne gaye honge, woh unn debtors ke accounts ke liye..." replied ankit, as meghna took her leave from the room. 

"arre toh gadhe woh toh tab haina ki koi bag dusre ghar rakhwaana hoon ya kisiki payment band karni hoon...aisa toh kuch nahi hua, aur kabse gaya hua hai sameer?" rebuked meghna, as ankit just took  a deep breath. 

"mam, yeh serious hai....lagta hai woh missing hain..." informed ankit, as meghna was shocked. 

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SAMEER ARORA 

HEAD 

ACCOUNTING 

read the board outside the cabin as meghna entered, only to find sameer in await for her, as she kept the bag on the floor. 

"yahi chahiye hoga tumhe...ab kavin aur purvi ki shaadi ke baad, kahan bardaash karoge mujhe paisa dena.." remarked meghna. 

"baat kar sakte hain shanti se.." requested sameer, as meghna raised her brow. 

"hua kya hai tumhe!" exclaimed meghna. 

"tumhare paas zyada savings nahi hai retirement ke liye...aur to be honest, woh time bahaut jaldi aa raha hai...i would suggest a partnership.." stated sameer. 

"kyun? tum kabhi nahi hoge 60 saal ke?" questioned meghna back. 

"haan...par, joh bhi meri jagah aayega, usko main hi train karunga na...par tum, tumhare liye yeh sab permanent reh sakta...tumhe bas naye log  dekhne hain, jinke ghar hum paise rakhwa sakte hain...uska comission tumhara...dekhna hai baaki logon ko...agar unki payment kam ho sakti hai...koi risk ho sakta hai...taaki sab smoothly ho...aur mujhe joh paise milte hain uske badle 50% tumhara.." explained sameer. 

"mujhe seriously nahi samajh nahi aa raha hai ki iss waqt tum kya plotting kar sakte ho!" expressed meghna her frustration. 

"main tumhari help hi toh kar raha hoon! tum bachon ko alag rehne do...tumhe kya chahiye roz ki saas-bahu ki chik-chik!" retorted sameer, as meghna scoffed. 

"haan, ab tumhari beti ke saath kha lungi ya woh mere haath se paani pee legi toh ghor paap ho jayega! ek ko hi toh maane mein itni takleef hai tumhe..." stated meera, as she just shook her head in disbelief. 

"dekho, purvi ko agar nahi lagta ki main uska bhala hi chahta hoon, toh thik hai, bas, mujhe bas karne do joh main kar sakta hoon...." stated sameer, as meghna just glanced at him, he really did seem to mean it. 

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meghna entered the room, as she was shocked, meanwhile neelu wanted answers from her, and ishita and purvi, couldn't find it any themselves to hear any bad news. 

"sameer missing hai...uska phone uske office mein hi hai...aur usne sab kuch bahaut hauch-pauch mein choda hua hai...." informed meghna, as neelu raised her brow. 

"nahi, ho sakta hai, lunch karne gaya hoon....late ho gaya hoon wahan se.." suggested neelu, as meghna shook her head in no. 

"uske kamre mein aakhri baar dushyant aur kavin aaye the..." revealed meghna, as everyone's jaw dropped. 

"and since, unn dono ka bhi koi pata nahi hai...this, could get really out of hand..." warned meghna, as ishita just lied down, purvi just gasped, and neelu just face palmed herself. 

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