I just reached my parent's house. I wanted to go to my own penthouse, but my mom just wouldn't let me leave, so here I am, sitting in my room in Mumbai.

I hope that whatever they want to do will be finished soon so I can return to New York.

I heard a knock on my door.

"Yes?" I called out, and the door opened to reveal an old figure in front of me-Dadi

(Grandmother).

"Aray Dadi, aapko knock karne ki kya zaroorat thi? Aise hi aa jate aap." I said, standing up

(Grandmother, you should have just come inside.)

"Nahi, nahi beta." She said.

(No, no son.)

"Aap baithiye, aayiye." I said as I took her towards my bed.

(Please sit down, Grandmother.)

"Han." She said while walking with me

(Yes.)

"So, what brings you here?" I asked her.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" she asked me, looking straight into my eyes.

"What?" I asked her, shocked.

"Yeh kya what, what laga rakha hai? Agar koi hai toh abhi bata de." She said.

(What do you mean by what, what? If you have someone, then let me know.)

"Nahi, Dadi, koi nahi hai. Aap bhi kya kya soch rahi ho?" I answered quickly.

(No, grandmother, there isn't anyone. What are you even thinking?)

"Okay." She said as she stood up.

"You are going back?" I asked her.

"Yes, and come downstairs to have lunch with us." She said.

This is weird, I hope my family is not planning something dangerous for me.

"Advait, where are you, I said come downstairs to have lunch with everyone. She said.

"I can't come, grandmother; I need to go to the office," I lied because I could sense something was wrong.

"Have lunch, then go to the office," she asserted.

"No, grandmother, I got an important meeting," I lied as I exited the room quickly before she could stop me.

I rushed to the parking lot, got into my car, and drove to the office.

My family won't even let me rest peacefully.

As I reached the office, I parked my car in the parking lot and entered Malhotra's Inc.

There were people around me, blabbering something I couldn't hear, but I am damn sure it's about me. Not focusing on these things.

I entered the lift and pressed the top floor; soon, the lift reached; I stepped out of the lift and went straight to my cabin.

I have never worked in this office, not that I wanted to; I was way happier in New York; everyone forced me to come here for God knows what. I didn't even have a meeting here; I just came here to escape my family.

I was lost in my thoughts when someone bashed in my cabin, my hand went straight to the gun tucked in my pants, and I pointed it at the person standing in front of me.

"Bhai mai hu, tu isse neche kar gadhe, marega kya apne dost ko? My best friend, Kartik said, shuttering while looking at the gun.

(Bro, it's me, get this gun down, you stupid, will you kill your best friend)

Kartik, pagal hai tu? Aise kon aata hai kisi ke cabin me? I replied while tucking the gun back in my pants.

(Kartik, are you mad? Who comes inside someone's cabin like this?)

Mujhe thode na pata tha tu sidhe mujhe marne ke mood me aajayega," he said while sitting on the chair in front of me and drinking a glass of water placed on the table.

(I didn't know you would be in a mood to kill me)

"Bhai ek din toh chain se je lene deta mujhe, aaj hi aaya hu wapas, aaj hi aake jaan kha ja meri" I said, tired, as I sat on my chair.

(Bro, let me live peacefully at least one day, I just came today, and you are here, come kill me)

"Nau saal se chain se jene diya wo kaafi nhi hai? He said, with a glare.

(You were living peacefully for the past nine years?)

"Tujhe ek baar bhi aisa nhi lagta tha na inn salo me ki India jake mil lu mere dost se?" he asked me.

(Did you ever feel that I should go back and meet my best friend once?)

"Nahi roj raat ko call karke mere dimaag toh khata hi that tu, ab kya jaan le lega meri? I said, sarcastically.

(You used to call me every day, wasn't that enough?)

"Aww mere pyare dost, aisa nhi bolte," he said, standing up from his seat and grabbing my cheeks in his hands.

(Aww my dear friend, don't say that)

"Hath hataa kutte," I said, as I slapped his hand

(Remove your hand from my cheeks)

"Haww, is this the way you talk to your friend after 9 whole years?" He said while holding his hand and pretending that he was hurt.

"You talked to me daily." I asserted.

"Wo toh main tujhe akela nahi chodna chahta hu na isliye, I care for you, baby,", he said while smiling.

(I didn't want to leave you alone)

"Bhai tujhe kitni baar bola hai mujhse aise maat baat kiya kar jese tu meri bewi hai," I said, with a disgusting face.

(Don't behave like that, like you are my wife)

"Aray bewi se yaad aaya, koi pataye tune?" he asked curiously.

(Oh, my wife, I remember, do you have someone?)

"Roj yeh sawal Puchta hai tu mujhse" I said.

(Every day, you ask the same question)

Sharam kar, phir bhi abhi tak single hai" he said, and laughed.

(You should be ashamed you are still single)

"You are very excited for your sister-in-law", I said.

"Yeah, because she will save me from you, and she might also beat you." He said, giggling.

Just as I was about to reply to him, I got a call from my grandmother.

"Shut up, grandmother is calling me," I said.

"Okay, okay," he replied.

I picked up the phone, hoping she didn't catch my lie.

"Hello," I said.

"Advait, you will be in the house today by 8 pm sharp, one minute late, and I will forget who you are to me." She ordered, coldly.

Shit! Did she catch my lie

"Grandmother, is everything alright?" I asked her.

"At 8 sharp, I don't want to talk about anything else right now," she said and ended the call.

Will she tell me to get out of that house?

"What happened?" Kartik asked with curiosity.

"Nothing, I need to go to my family's house by 8 pm sharp," I said.

"Kya tu bhi wahi such raha hai, jo mai such raha hu?" he said while looking at me with a smirk

(Are you thinking the same thing as me?)

"Han par wo bikul bhi nhi hona chahiye." I said, with a fake smile.

(Yeah, but that 'thing' should not happen.)

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