Sweet Revenge

11. T&C applied

The door burst open to an infuriated vanraj shah glaring his way. Eyebrow twitching minimally in annoyance, Anuj looked up from his book and tilted his head questioningly.

"I want to talk!" Vanraj started, pissed. " I have been trying to have a word with you for the last few days but yo--

Anuj shut his novel loudly in response, interrupting vanraj. " Ask politely"

"Wha--

"GET. OUT.And ASK. FOR. PERMISSION!" Anuj stressed, and folded his hands.

Fingers fisting, Vanraj turned back, walked to the door, then turned again and knocked.

Anuj looked up at the man and asked, "Yes?"

"M-May I come in?" Vanraj asked flustered.

Anuj grinned in response, "You may...not".

And vanraj who was about to the enter, halted midway, his mouth twitching. "I want to talk to you!"

Anuj shrugged, "I do not. Your lack of manners soured my Sunday morning".

Teeth gritting, vanraj replied, "It's my house!"

Anuj laughed amused, " It's my room right now. And technically, this house is mine. So, shove it".

"I..." Feet shuffling, vanraj but his lips in frustration. He had an idea of what Anuj wanted.

"I am sorry for before. Can you spare me some time?"

Wide eyed, Anuj turned to vanraj and smirked, "Come again?"

"I. Am. Sorry. Can. We. Talk?"

"We can, Mr. Shah. Come on in", Anuj displayed hospitality, now that he had administered vanraj a much needed dose of humiliation, and a lesson in humility.

Settling awkwardly into an old plastic chair, while Anuj lounged casually on the bed irked him. But what could he do?

"Kavya is onto us. She may have an inkling of the situation"

"So?"

"So....no one in the house is supposed to know but you are making it so obvious that-- Vanraj had started to increase his volume when Anuj shushed him. "Shhhh...mr. Shah. A civil conversation doesn't require a loudspeaker. And spare the environment, please! Noise pollution is legit!"

Itching to wipe the nonchalance out of his posture, vanraj clamped down on his lips and waited. For Anuj to speak.

"No one is supposed to know. Yes. And that's a term of whose contract? Certainly not mine! Also, who will be getting the power of Attorney back. You, ofcourse. So, who is accountable for following the T&C?"

"And just for the record, I am here to make your life hell. So beat it!"

At this, Vanraj struck the chair support loudly. "You tricked me into signing the contract! The terms are unfair! I was under pressure! This is illegal".

"Drag me to court then", Anuj suggested before his eyes darkened with glee, " And I promise to wring out every rupee, every asset, every future you've would ever have. Give it to me, vanraj. So that I won't have to play these games. So that forget your arrogance, even your self esteem would never recover. DO IT. And free me from this uncharacteristic thrill that I am thriving on, seeing you all suffer in misery!"

Vanraj shivered as chills crawled down his spine at the sheer hatred swimming in his eyes.

"I -I need to read the contract. On my own!" He  broke the silence finally and acquiescing, Anuj retrieved a copy from the side table and handed it to vanraj.

"Enjoy!" With that, he went back to reading his book, while Vanraj started re-establishing himself with the terms of contract.

I, Vanraj Shah s/o Hansmukh Shah, in full consciousness, agrees to bind to the following terms and conditions laid by Anuj Kapadia,

1. The terms of contract will be, in no condition, be revealed to any person other than the signing parties of the contract.

2. I, Vanraj Shah, my wife, Kavya Shah,my mother, Leela Shah and my son Paritosh Shah will not display any form of hostility namely arguement, manipulation, physical or mental harassment,or forcing housechores against Anupama Joshi.

3. Unless, and until the pending installment and interest of the loan taken against the Shah House are not paid in full, Anuj Kapadia will be the legal owner of 2/3 of the property under the name of Vanraj Shah and Dolly Shah respectively.

B. I,  Anuj Kapadia, the owner of Kapadia Co. , hereby declares that if all the conditions, as mentioned above, are complied to;

1. The Kool Cafe,1306 Gali 4, Sector-56, Ahmedabad, Gujarat will be cleared of the Health Inspection default.

2. Power of Attorney of Shah House, 1207, Gali 5, Sector-56, Ahmedabad will be handed over to Vanraj Shah, once the installment+interest upto the latest date are paid to Anuj Kapadia

However, in the scenario of violation of the above stated terms in any manner as will be determined by discretion of Anuj Kapadia, Anuj Kapadia can default on the promises made to Vanraj Shah under B(1) and B(2).

Signatory 1- Vanraj Shah
Signatory 2- Anuj Kapadia

"Wha- What the hell is this? You've duped me!!" Vanraj shouted enraged, seeing how the contract had vested powers in ridiculous capacity to Anuj.

"Duped?" Raising a brow in amusement, Anuj replied, "It's magnanimous of me to promise you your house despite you defaulting on the payment. And promising you the cafe which is under Health officer's scrutiny, is even better. What more could you ask for?"

"What about blacklisting Kavya and Toshu? And those fabricated evidences against me. I want them!"

Anuj chortled in response, removing his spects to wipe the corner of his eyes. And soon the mirth drained away to pave way to satisfaction.

"That, ofcourse, is upto my discretion, too".

"Why you!" Vanraj lunged for Anuj but as Anuj pointed to his head and then to the cctv, Vanraj halted midway, his eyes widening.

"Dear, oh, dear. There are extra marks for good behaviour. Be good, and I may become generous. Continue to be petulant, and I will make you and your chandal chokri, a public debacle. So?"

Vanraj stepped back realizing that he was being hunted, and this predator on his tail, was an unconventional one.

While his soliloquy of revenge left him unguarded, Anuj pulled back his kada, tightened his fist and hit Vanraj square in the stomach.

"....!!" Bending over in pain, Vanraj sputtered while Anuj meted out a menacing warning.

"Next time, think before you come for my neck. In my 30s I was quite a rogue in underground boxing.  I have broken a lot of ribs. So beware. And out of my space. NOW".