Snow White And The Seven Dorks

Not-So-Fantastic-Four

                                                         CHAPTER-7

                                                  Not-So-Fantastic-Four

"Hey , Ian , have you completed the file on the plan of Oakwood Hotel ? " My colleague Tania stage-whispered as she enetered my cabin .

Yesterday was Sunday . As long as you are a human , you would realise that I had to come to office today .

My workplace wasn't exactly the best place to be in . My boss has something for the colour grey , and so almost our whole office is painted in shades of grey , which isn't a very appealing colour . Even though I have a separate cabin , the noise from outside would easily penetrate what seemed like the worst quality glass doors , and this always got me a little annoyed .

"What are you talking about ? "

"Well , do you remember that your promotion depends on just one project ? "

"Of course ."

"Well , you have apparently forgotten about the project , " she said , her green eyes dilating with excitement .

Tania had always been very jealous of me for some reason . She always tried to seize the tiniest opportunity to put me down .

"Oh ."

You see , when you've already experienced the worst , such petty issues do not scare you at all .

"You seem lost ," she mocked , simultaneously doodling on the dusty table with her index finger .

"I'm just thinking about ..." I paused for a moment to look up at her and I noticed that with every second that passed , her right eyebrow would go on rising .

"About ? " she asked , her gaze still fixed at the 'T' she was creating as her dust masterpiece .

"My friend who just realised that his girlfriend was cheating on him ... with t-t-two guys , " I stuttered.

"Oh , "she said , evidently disappointed , as she was expecting a spicier news .

She paused for a second or two , and then asked , " How can he be sure that there are only two more boys involved ?"

"What ?"

"That's so obvious ," she said , this time making what seemed like the hideous face of a she-devil . "If she can cheat on him with two guys , there might as well be a hundred more that he is unaware of . "

She dusted her hands in disgust and got up .

She walked out of the cabin and then , all of a sudden , turned around , stuck her head inside and smirked .

"Once a cheater , always a cheater ," she spat and scurried away .

And at that moment , I swore I could have killed her .

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I drove back home with Tania 's words reverberating in my mind . Surely Yukiko wouldn't do that ?

Or would she ?

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I opened my facebook account . I searched again and again for Yukiko , but all in vain .Yukiko had hardly had any friends .One strange thing that I noticed was that the only two friends (whom I had never met) had stopped replying to my messages . I checked their profile and I realised that they had been inactive since four days . Since the day Yukiko had left .

'There might as well be a hundred more that he is unaware of , ' Tania's words echoed in my mind .

Hundred more that I may be unaware of .

The next thing I knew , I found myself creating a page with Yukiko's picture saying , 'Does anyone know this girl ? '

I had put a close-up picture of Yukiko so that the picture may not be morphed to create another picture with some other boy , which could then be used to prove to me that there were other boys dating her .

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One week had passed since this incident and I hadn't had the time (or do they call it courage?) to open the page I had created to check for any comments .

But today , one day after a not-so-Merry-Christmas I finally mustered up courage to open the page .

One comment from a boy called Ronaldo Oliveira - ' Oh my God ! Where did you get her picture from ? I'm dating her ! '

Sweet.

I clicked on the boy's name to see his profile .

As expected from the name , he was an Brazilian boy . As far as I could make out from his profile , he was an ethical hacker working for some sort of confidential organisation .He was dusky , and had blue eyes , one of which was covered by his wavy black hair , which fell on his forehead .

I sent him a message : 'Hi Ronaldo ! You might not exactly understand what is going on right now , so let me explain it to you in brief . 

This girl , who calls herself Yukiko has been dating me for six years . Some days back , she told me that she had to go to Sydney  for a business trip . After dropping her at the airport , I was speaking to one of my friends ( I've never met him , we just chat .) when I realised that she was dating him as well and he knew her by the same name . And he later found out that there was one more  boy in Australia (Sydney) that she had been dating . She was about to meet them in this apparent business trip a week back , but right now , none of us have a clue about where she is .

Now , I am just trying to find out if there are more such boys . I am attaching some  pictures of Yukiko and me as a proof , and expect you to do the same . Also , just to make sure you're not lying (no offence meant) please tell me some things about Yukiko -her habits , her hobbies etc. Please reply ASAP.'

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