His last breath(Completed✔)

Chapter 11

"Welcome to the collaboration Mr.Arjun," I warmly welcomed him. He froze for a while before answering in a professional tone, "Thank you Ms.Anjali". 

I asked my staff to bring the refreshments for them. We started talking about random things about business, when Keerthi brought a cup of coffee for Arjun. And, her bad luck the glass slipped and the coffee spilt on him. The quiet bodyguards behind Arjun suddenly charged towards Keerthi, as if she was a criminal and she poured acid on his face.

Before they attack her, I spoke for her. "Arjun, this is ridiculous. Its just a coffee goddammit. Ask them to release her. She is my staff and you guys have no rights to lay a finger on her. Release her!!" I shouted at the bodyguards. 

"I am sorry for that Anjali. Actually, I had a threat yesterday that someone's going to kill me. That's why the guards acted that way. I apologise for that Miss," he said to Keerthi and she just smiled too panicked to say words. 

"That's okay Arjun. She is my employee so it is my responsibilities to protect her. Sorry for the harsh words." He just smiled and gestured his guards to back off.

Soon the meeting ended. I walked him outside as not only he was my client but also my friend. "Arjun, I didn't manage to thank you for getting my purse back. You was in a hurry so I forgot. Thanks anyway," I said. 

"That's okay Anjali. But I want to ask you something," he said and waited for me to reply. I don't want him to ask about Raghav because I don't want to answer him. But, "Are you engaged? With your uncle's son?" he asked and I sighed. Why god always don't answer my prayers. 

"Yes Arjun." I kept it short.I waited him to ask whether I was interested on the engagement or not but he didn't. He didn't ask me anything after that. I was getting impatient that he was silent and finally I decided to break the silence.

"Actually you know Arjun, I am not interested in that engagement at all. All my uncle want is my money, my father's assets. He don't care about me or my well being. He planned to get his son married to me so that as per law, half of my assets will be gone to him. The company supposed to be handled by my uncle as per inheritance because I was young to handle a company. Even when my father died, he was happy that the company will belong to him afterwards. But, days after my father died, his lawyers came in search of me saying in my father's last will, he gave the company and all his assets to me and my brother. And if anyone of us died, it will be transferred to the other sibling alive. And when my brother died, the assets automatically transferred to me. So, in order to get the assets, my uncle and my aunty planned to get their son married to me. Didn't even ask my permission. As I was too naïve to understand their intention, I just got engaged to him and when I understand their real reason, I asked for five years time to be able to marry him and they agreed. Four years have passed and every month in this four years, they will come to remind me I was engaged," I don't know why I said all that but I said.

I didn't want him to think otherwise so I told him everything. It was my first time opening up to a man I known for just weeks. But I trusted him. 

"Anjali, you are really very strong!!!" he looked at me in awe and hugged me tightly. I felt warm and safe in his arms. I wanted to stay like this forever like this but I quickly cleared that thought off my mind as I know I cannot do that. 

"But, Anjali your father and brother died at a young age. Don't you think something is wrong? If your uncle is really obsessed with the assets, by any chance your uncle killed them both?" the moment he said that I felt a chill down my spine. If I don't know the real reason my brother died, I would have agreed with me. 

"Means Anjali your life might be in danger as well" he said.

I laughed a bit, "Don't worry Arjun, I am not naïve anymore and I know how to take care of myself. Also I have Sid who will protect me like his own sister so nothing will happen." I assured him. 

"Btw who is Sid?" he asked me. 

"The one you met that day at my house. He is my best friend, a brother, a well wisher and everything I could ask for. He's my childhood friend." I said and he broke into a wide smile. He felt contented I guess. Why? Because I shared everything with him?

"Thank you for believing me and telling all this Anjali. From today onwards you don't only have Sid. I am here to protect you forever," he said and I felt happy. Extremely happy. With that he left. And I also went back home and slept peacefully.

"Looks like you are so happy? How can you be happy after doing that to me? I wont let you be happy," said a black shadow.

"Its not my fault, its your own fault.Stop blaming me for it. Leave me alone," I cried. I heard the shadow laugh.

"Not your fault? Where were you when I needed you the most? You left me alone!!! Its all your fault," the shadow said and disappeared into thin air.

I woke up feeling cold sweats forming on my forehead. What a nightmare, that felt real. I look around and all my happiness I felt before sleeping, just turned into panic, scare and nervous. I could not fall asleep again. I felt my heart pounding so hard that it is going to jump out anytime soon.

Arjun and Anjali's friendship is getting stronger day by day. If you liked the chapter, please vote. Thank you for reading.