MANAN- Strings of love

18. Lies And Lies

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   Mr. Saxena is a fox. He is so cunning that he pulled some strings and made it look like he is a hero. Hero my ass. That man said that it was a trap for Talwars to put them behind the bars so he used this and announced the wedding of Harshad in front of press. The only one thing that I achieved is that he lost the control over Harshad. He is trying his best to impress his wife who is always shy even in front of her husband. I asked her about her boyfriends and she told it is sin to make affairs before marriage and gave me a long lecture on it. Why the hell did I ask her in the first place?

  The file's logo which I had stolen from Manik is not a mystery. I had been to my old house where I got some stuff from Anna. I was surprised when I found the file. It contained some things in poems and letters which I didn't understand a bit so I thought of confronting Manik about it. 

  I was late again due to Manik as he always make Shikha ready and take her to her school. I thought of making my hair when I reach my office and about food I am definitely not skipping it. I will be Rudra Kali if I don't get food on time or within time. I took my lunch box and an extra box to eat my breakfast. I thought of taking a cab today so I can finish my remaining work like, eating breakfast, braiding my hair, some light make up. I was about to run when I noticed Mrs. Saxena. 

  "Hi, good morning!" I said to which she smiled awkwardly and nodded. She was making the garlands with flowers. If I want to get rid of the control that Mr. Saxena possess over Mrs. Saxena, I need Mrs. Saxena to stand up for herself. "I need your help." I said to which she looked at me confused. "Shikha has lied to her teachers that her grand mother can make decorated cakes. I am tired of her lies so I had scolded her and asked multiple sorry to her teacher but the damage is done very severely." I told she furrowed her eyebrows and I noticed that she almost looked like Aliya. 

 "What damage?" Mrs. Saxena asked me. I think this is the first time she is talking. "The kids of her class told to their parents and they were cool about it, but when the parents got to know about me being a part of Saxena they thought you can make cake." I said and she had a horrified face. "I don't know haw to make cake. I don't even know how to pronounce those Italian dishes. " she said and started fiddling with the flowers. "I know but her teacher have begged me to do something about this. So I agreed, but you need to worry I will order from a bakery then they will not even get the clue. The only problem is Shikha. She learns very quickly, good things as well as bad things. If she got to know about this then she will........" I looked at Mrs. Saxena who was in deep thought and I knew I got her there. 

  "When do they want the cake?" asked Mrs. Saxena." At the end of her kinder garden day. As Shikha's batch is the third batch in the kinder garden they wanted it to be a special send off to higher school so you have time for 6 months. " I said and she said something which made me want to dance. "I will learn how to bake a cake and then I will prepare it myself." I did a mini dance and sung a song in my head. "Thank you so much. You are an angel. I will talk with my friend who is really great at baking cakes and she even teaches how to bake it. I will hand over the address and number please contact her." saying this I ran away as I was getting late.

  I took the cab ate my breakfast and completed everything I had to do. When I was free for thinking the guilt seeped inside me. I shouldn't have lied about Shikha. She never told such things to her teacher, but to make Mrs. Saxena independent I think this is the only way. If I told Shikha these all things even she will support no need of feeling guilty I told myself and shrugged. 

 I entered the office of Mr. Malhotra with is coffee and thankfully he was still not here. Speak of the devil and he came in front of you. "Good morning Mr. Malhotra as you have no meetings till this evening I would like to talk about something important." I said and gave him a smile. He eyed me like something is wrong with me, but nodded taking a sip from his disgusting black coffee. I had secretly tried the black coffee even when I hate coffee with passion and it was like I was drinking a decoction of Neem. 100 times ewwww. 

 I opened the file which I found it from Anna's cabinet and presented in front of him. He was shocked, but soon turned it to his usual favourite stone expression. "What is this?" he asked to which I rolled my eyes. "Please don't pretend, I know you know about this file. I found the similar file in your car. Now how do you know my Anna?" I asked but his answer was really shocking. "Its none of your business." I gritted my teeth "Anna is my family and it is definitely my business." I said to which he did something which I never expected. 

  He kept a knife near my throat. "Don't you dare to leak this information. If you do such things then I will not think twice before slitting you throat." I tried to move away but his one hand held my both the hands behind my back and he pressed me to the wall. The sharp knife was scratching my skin. 

  Did I make a wrong decision by agreeing to marry him?

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 Last but not the least. Happy Navratri to one and all. As today is ayudh pooja all of you can comment which is your best ayudha other than mobile. I know everyone will write mobile, laptop but you should write other than these two. I will start with mine. My best ayudha is my spectacles, I cannot live with it. So the one who is interested can comment about their best ayudha. The most interesting ayudha  who wrote it in comment will will get the chance to ask me any question and I will answer even if it is personnel. 

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