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Sameera Verma had a dreamy life, which any girl would want. Enjoying without any limitations was her lifetime motto. Love, friends, dreams, money. All she had to do was ask and God gave her. But that is against the...
He walked out, leaving me to control my erratic heart beat. Why is he making this even harder for me? Why did he say that? Maybe it was just an offhanded compliment. I shouldn't think too much into it. Not today at least.
I went outside to calm my mind, but it only made everything worse. I stood in front of the swing with a gloomy face.
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Dhruv installed this here, so that we can cuddle and enjoy the view. We used to spend hours on this swing, enjoying each other's warmth without uttering a word. Here, in between thousands of candles and flowers, he proposed to me and promised to be with me forever. Today, he is not beside me to fulfill that promise. But it will always be my most cherished memory.
"You good?", an all too familiar voice asked. Why does he need to come everywhere I go?
"Um yeah. Just thinking.", I muttered.
"So you come here regularly?"
"Not since three years."
"Why so?", he questioned. "If you don't mind me asking.", he added looking at my face.
"I do mind.", I snapped. He looked taken aback. I sighed. "This was Dhruv's favourite place. I didn't dare to come here after his death.", I whispered.
"You loved him a lot."
"Are you asking or saying? BTW it's not loved, it's love. I still love him a lot. In fact, I live for him", I said with a smile. He nodded looking away.
"Don't", he whispered.
"What?"
"Don't live for him. Live for yourself. Live for the memories that you are going to make. You have a long life Sameera. He wouldn't want you to be like this.", he said looking into my eyes.
"I will one day. But not yet.", I said pursing my lips. "So what is your story?", I asked looking for a diversion.
"Ah it's a long one. Also, you didn't earn the right to know my story.", he winked.
"What the hell? I just bared my heart out to you!!", I said in a raised voice. He arched an eyebrow at my outburst. "Shit! How did you do that?", I exclaimed. He took a step back.
"Did what?"
"You just raised ONE eyebrow. I always wanted to do that", I groaned and tried to raise one, but probably ended up making weird faces. He laughed.
"You are such a kid. I wonder how your friends are managing to live with you.", he said, amused.
"They managed to do a lot of things. I am the least of their problems.", I laughed.
"I know. After all that Amaya had gone through..." he trailed off with an uncanny look passing through his face.
"How do you know what she went through?", I asked him.
"I told you. I know everything about people I do business with.", he said without looking at me. "Anyways, I need to go now. One of us should be there to look after the company.", he said and walked away.
I know for sure that he is lying. Only five of us know about that incident. There is no way he would know about it unless.... Oh God. How did I not think about this before? I took out my phone and dialled Rishi's number.
" Sup? Missing me?", he joked.
"No shit. I need to talk to you now. Come to the cafe near the office. Don't tell anyone. "
"What happened? Are you fine?", he asked with sudden panic.
"No. I think I have a hunch on Amaya's molestation.", I whispered.
"I am coming.", he said and ended the call.
I ran to my car without saying my goodbyes and drove towards the cafe. I don't know how I will deal with this. If I am right, it will change everything. Every single thing. I parked and rushed inside. Rishi was sitting on a corner table. His restlessness can be seen clearly.
"Tell me.", he ordered. I see this side of his only when it comes to Amaya. He will be ready to do anything for her. I took a deep breath and told him everything.
"But we need to be sure about this. Do you remember the date on which it happened?", I asked him.
"No. But I can ask the staff."
"Do it. Meanwhile, I need to make a call.", I said and called Amaya.
"Hey! Where are you?", she asked.
"I just came to the office. How did your appointment with the shrink go? Anything new?"
"No. Just some flashes from that day.", she sighed. "But you don't need to worry about me. You already have a lot of things on your plate. I know how to take care of myself." ,she laughed.
"Yea right. Remind me of how you stabbed that person again.", I joked.
"I don't remember. It's all hazy. I just grabbed the knife and stabbed his right bicep.", she laughed.
"Okay. I will call you back. Got some work to do.", I said and cut the call. I closed my eyes in pain. How could he?
"I got the date.", Rishi said. I nodded and called Matthew. He picked the call on first ring. "Can we hack into a person's bank and card details?", I asked him.
"Well, hello to you too.", he mocked. "Yup, we have a good team to do that job. ", he added.
"Great, I will send you a date. I need all the transaction details on and after that day"
"Who are we talking about?", he asked.
"Arjun Parihar." He was silent for a while.
"Sameera, I hope you know what this will lead to."
"I do. Now get to work. I need it immediately.", I cut the call and looked at Rishi. He looked like a bomb which is going to blast any moment now.
We sat in silence for a while. My phone pinged. I snatched it from the table and opened the file. I went through the details. There it is, amount just enough to get a cut treated. I looked up at Rishi and nodded my head. He seethed in anger.
He stood up knocking the chair off the ground.
"Rishi, you need to calm down. We have to act cautiously."
"No, that bastard needs to pay for what he did", he snapped and rushed outside. He got into his car and drove away. What is he going to do? I ran to my car and hit the accelerator,heading towards my office. I jumped out of the car and ran inside. I quickly went upstairs to see a fuming Rishi barging into Arjun's office. I went behind him. Arjun was talking to a stranger, whom he dismissed as soon as he saw us.
I looked behind me to see Rishi standing at the doorstep and looking at Arjun with a shocked expression.
"You are Arjun?!", he asked him with incredulity. Arjun stood with a stoic face.
"What's happening?", I asked looking between both of them.
"Sameera, he is not the molester.", he shouted. "He is the one who admitted Amaya in the hospital."
