MAHATAB

REVELATIONS

Dhananjay

I drive my car as fast as I can in this traffic , I love Mumbai but I hate its traffic especially when I have to reach somewhere urgently.

After what felt like an hour , we reach my home and see the security interrogating a woman , I go and meet the guard and he tells me that this woman was trying to break into my house , I nod and look at the woman and immediately recognize her, I don't know her name but she has been bugging me for the past several months ,apparently she's a law student at some university in Bangalore and wants to do internship with my firm, and has been rejected numerous times.

I look at her and she looks at me and starts crying , ugh the audacity!, and says "Dhananjay please give me a chance , I really admire you and I want to work under you. "

I glare at her and say this is now way to get an internship, being a law student you should know that trespassing is a crime. Abhi comes and tells me the cops are here.

I talk to the inspector and explain the situation to him, he says he'll take her away and I nod .
As the lady officers are taking her to the van , the girl turns around and looks at me and says this isn't over yet Dhananjay , you don't know what I can do .

I glare at her and don't say anything.
I watch as the police takes her away and wonder , how on earth did she manage to climb my gate ?Abhi comes and stands next to me while I make a call to my secretary Ethan, telling him I want all the information on this girl by tomorrow morning.

Ending the call , I turn towards Abhi and tell him that : Don't tell anyone at home about this , I don't want them to worry ."

He nods and says let's go back. We sit in the car and drive back home.
Upon reaching everyone asks what happened? And I tell them it was something related to the case , I handled it , don't worry.
Mum says "Chalo theek hai , ab tum dono muh haath dohlo aur game room mai aa jao ."
(OK, now you both freshen up and come to the game room , we're about to begin)

Every Sunday we play games as a family and this Sunday we're playing Monopoly.

I go to the game room and sit down with my family and we begin to play.
By the time the game ends its already 5 in the evening and we're all hungry, right on que Pratiksha aunty(our housekeeper ) enters the room and says the barbecue is ready.
We all get up and head outside towards the backyard where the Barbecue is set up.

Seeing my family happy and relaxed makes me content, we all sit outside and enjoy the slight breeze with some delicious barbecue.

The Next Day

I am sitting in my office going through some important files when my phone starts to ring.
I check the caller ID and see Maa is calling me , I answer the call and Maa tells me she's hosting a small get together tomorrow evening to celebrate Rohan and yuvika's result and tells me to clear my schedule for the same. I tell her I'll be there and end the call.

So, Yuvika is back from Delhi , and nobody told me , well why should they?, it's not like I take any interest in her life anyways. Should I get her something to congratulate her ? After all it is her party , we'll technically her's and Rohan's party but we've already celebrated his success , I am pretty sure maa has done this for yuvika as she adores her and considers her as her own.

"I mean who wouldn't want to have her in their life, she's a ray of sunshine who lights up everything around her."

My train of thought is broken when I hear a knock on my door and I see Ethan's at the door . I ask him to come in . He comes in and places his tablet and a file on my table , telling me this is all the information about the girl who tried to break into my house yesterday, I motion for him to sit as I pick up his tablet and start to look at the girl's information .

"He tells me the girl's name is Taniya Mahajan, a third-year law student at SMRC College, Bangalore. She has applied twice to our firm for an internship but was rejected due to poor grades and a lack of professionalism during the interview. Our internship program involves interviewing candidates to assess their qualifications and drive. Taniya failed her second-year final exams twice, which is why she's still in her third year. Beyond her academic struggles, her poorly crafted CV and her tendency to blame the college authorities for her failures contributed to her rejection."

"Then he proceeds to tell me about her family background. Taniya is from Delhi and has a history of causing unnecessary trouble. She once filed a false sexual abuse complaint against a school teacher when he rejected her advances, and she bullied her juniors in college, though no formal complaint was ever filed. Ethan goes on to mention that her father is an engineer, her mother a primary school teacher, and she has an elder brother who is also an engineer but currently unemployed.

I tell him to ban her from all our premises and ask, 'Is that all?' He hesitates before saying, 'Sir, there's something else you should know.' I ask him what it is. He tells me Taniya is Yuvika's cousin, and Yuvika has filed a restraining order against her and her entire family. Shocked, I ask, 'Are you sure?' He meekly nods, and I respond, 'Alright, good job,' then instruct him to keep an eye on Taniya. He nods and leaves.

I wonder why Yuvika would file a restraining order against her own cousin and her family. Looking back, I recall when Yuvika first visited our home. Maa had asked her about her family, and she looked visibly upset, uncomfortable as the questions continued. She mentioned she had been living in a hostel since she was 14 and only went home during the holidays. I remember Rohan telling Maa after she left that her family was a difficult topic for her and forbidding us all from bringing it up again."

"Something doesn't sit right with me, and I decide I need to talk to Yuvika. I'm worried about her, and I can't shake the thought: why is her cousin so determined to get an internship at my firm, and what did she mean by 'this isn't over'?

I decide to pay Taniya a visit. Though she had been locked up, I know the charges weren't serious enough to keep her there for long, and she was released after paying the fine. I buzz my intercom and ask Ethan to cancel all my meetings for the day, instructing him to text me Taniya's current address.

As I leave the office and drive towards her location, my thoughts drift to Yuvika. When I arrive at Royal Homes, I'm hit with a sense of familiarity-this is where Yuvika lives. I know this because I've picked up Rohan from here countless times, though I've never been inside her apartment.

Getting out of the car, a question gnaws at me: why is Yuvika's cousin staying where Yuvika lives? even though she has a restraining order and legally she can't be near yuvika .I enter the building, step into the elevator, and press the button for the 10th floor. A sense of dread begins to settle in my stomach."

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