"Welcome to the first day of your internship. If you would work hard, you would get a placement. All the best to all of you." Meghna, their manager said.

"She repeated boss's words." I whispered to Prisha.

"Vansh is looking at you." She whispered back..why God why? This idiot became my friend.

"Till when you will hide it..." I cutted her before she could speak further.

"Stop. Not right now. We will talk about it later. It's time to go. All the best!" I said and hugged her running away towards my new desk.

This is so... plain I can say. White and lime. I wil decorate it, I am quite confident to make it beautiful with my mandalas.

I peeked slowly standing up to see who is infront of me.

Please it's him. Please it's him. Please it's him.

I wish it's him.. YESS!!! My happiness was so so much that m I had to press my lips not to smile showing my not so white teeth.

"Hi Vansh!" I said to him. I am very happy that I am in his friends circle. Credit goes to Prisha.

"Hi Ridz! Glad someone is here." He said with a smile. Ohh god..his smile.

"Actually... I wanted to ask you something." I said... I wanted to really ask him.

"Yeah... continue" He said resting his chin on his hand and elbow on his desk. Why would anyone not love him.

"You have a good business...then why?" I stopped knowing he understood, he sighed.

"I want to prove Dad I want to do something else than business and marriage." He said and we both chuckled. Bingo! What a timing.

"Uncle is so eager for your marriage isn't he?" I asked him back.

"Yeah he is irritating some time but it's fine. What about you? You could also sit at home doing business." Vansh said...is he teasing me!

"Well if you have forgot Riddhima Chandra is not so idiot to prove herself good for nothing." I said trying to fake some attitude.

"What can we do if Riddhima Chandra's brother is such a famous actor." Vansh replied.

"Well I am famous by myself." I said. This is such a big lie.

"Oh really how?" He asked... Now what will say...

I roamed my eyes all over looking for an 'excusing answer' and found...oh damn!

"Hey manager is coming!" I said and immediately sat down on my chair and luckily my laptop was on.

"You are sister of Aryan Chandra right?" She came and asked me.

"No. I am Riddhima Chandra. Not sister of Aryan Chandra." I scoffed angrily. Why does everyone has to ask the same? And then his number? And then my address? I am sick of this.

And this ma...DID I JUST SAY THAT TO THE MANAGER!

" I didn't want to be rude. But my identity is my identity. I apologise." I said trying to not be so soft. Of course I had to keep my arrogant mood on!

"That's great! I like your spirit of believing in being yourself." She said... totally faked a smile. I smile back a little and got into my work.

I opened news after 3-4 hours trying to take a break. I scrolled and one thing caught my eyes... Fashion Designing. It was something I always wanted to do. But my fate bought me to software engineering, and now here.

I didn't hate my College life. It gave me such good friends, and some lessons I think I wouldn't learn during fashion designing and last but not the least, my Vansh.

Lol, my Vansh. I opened the website to see what it tells about..I found it boring. So closed it. It was lunch time. We all headed towards the mess with our tiffins.

Prisha sat next me, Shweta on the other side, Vansh, Raj, and Anjul on the other side of the table. We all opened the tiffins and the best was...mine of course. All these idiots leaving Vansh daily snatch my tiffin.

As usual happened.

"I love this curry Ridz!" Anjul said. Yeah I know. I wish I could say that on face.

"Why do you have to take her tiffin everyday? So luckily we all have got at the same place. Now don't do anything that would make them kick us out." Vansh scolded them.

"Why do you have problem? You have your business and Riddhima has already so much money." Raj stated. Me along with Vansh sighed.

Bingo! Same timing again.

Here comes the not so villian of my life. My dear not so masi.. no she didn't come. It's her call. I looked at the screen. I have put her contact as 'Lady Hitler' indeed she is one.

"Yes masi" I tried to sound not so stern.

"I want you at home right now." She said.

What? Whyyy

"Masi it's my first day of internship they will kick me out!" I exclaimed and let tthe table to let them talk peacefully.

"The boy's side is coming. You need to come home." She said.

"Masi either it be boy's side or girl's side I don't care I can't...." Did she...is she talking about my marriage!?

"Masi you are getting me married!? No way I am coming home now." I said and declined the call.

My savior is always here to save me. I dialed his number and called him.

"Bhai masi is getting my alliance fixed." I said slowly trying to break my voice so he thinks I am crying. Ohk...I am an actor's sister. I am not bad at acting.

"What!?" He exclaimed so loudly that I parted the phone from my ear.

"Yes bhai! First day of my interns..I said her I am not coming home until the shift finishes. I will talk to you later lunch is getting over." I said and declined the call.

Now I don't need to do anything. Everything will happen by itself. I giggled at the thought when Bhai will talk to masi and say that he will get married first then I. And I know he will never! Yess!

Control Ridz..you are at the office. I returned to the table with a happy face and sat at my place looking at everyone eating my tiffin. Vansh was eating his when he passed his spoon towards me. I awkwardly took it and he passed his tiffin.

Who will not die for this man? I will for sure.

"Thanks Vansh but..." I was cutted by him.

"Welcome and eat...you won't stay hungry until 8pm." Vansh said.

I want to just pull his cheeks and kiss his nose..yuck! Not nose. His cheeks only. I took the first bite...I can't believe this ahhh! My heart is screaming. I am using the same spoon which he did.

Can't believe I find this little things so special. Prisha smacked her elbow on my stomach teasing me..why did I tell her.

Cause you are an idiot Ridz.

Ohk I am not idiot. But a little childish. I want to grow up but...it's now in anyone's hand no. Let it be.

Finally we were at peace waiting for 8 o' clock. The time came. All of us came out together. And you know one fun thing?

Three idiots will go to the left and three idiots at right for their home. And lucky me is the idiot going with Raj and Vansh.

"Guys you can go...I have to catch-up some school friends." Raj said and ran away.

ITS ME AND HIM!

We were going from Vansh's car. I sat next to the driving seat. Next to him.

Eeeeeeee I am soo so so I don't know what to say.

"Vansh have you completed wings of fire?" I asked him breaking the silence.

"Uhm..not actually till now. I will give to you tomorrow. Will finish at night. It's just awesome." He said looking at me..I wish this never ends...

AAAHHH

Vansh stopped the car and we both looked st each other with horror filled eyes. I got down the car immediately and saw..blood. Vansh also came out. It was our manager Meghna.

"Sh*t sh*t sh*t...no no" Vansh murmured slowly going near her.

"Vansh calm down we will take her to the hospital." I said from far away while he was near Meghna.

"She's dead." He said and I went blank. He was sitting with his hands in his hairs with frustration and I just sat on the road next to the car.

"Riddhima...listen..please don't tell anyone...you know what will happen..please." he said coming near to me. I was just so scared thinking about the future.

"Vansh calm down I won't tell anyone...we should do something immediately." I said to him, he hung his head down. "Should we... Tell someone?"

"No! If it got revealed either they will hang me or give me life imprisonment. I can't..." He said sitting next to me.

We both looked towards her lifeless body. Eyes half open, blood dripping from forehead, it was just... scary. Like a bad dream. I never saw a person hurted to this extent.

"We need to burn her body.." Vansh said nodding to himself.

"What about the accesories? And her scooter?" I asked.

"We will burn the scooty too. And dig a whole to put the accesories." Vansh said.

"But if we will do everything here.. I mean it's a highway Vansh." I said to him.

"You take the scooty to the other side of the road and burn it. We will put the accesories in my garden." Vansh said and I just nodded.

I just saw him picking up Meghna and leaving the other side. I slowly got up and took off my heels, put them in the car and picked up the scooter. It was also badly affected. I pulled it to the other side of the road and Vansh came with a bottle of kerosene.

I looked at him with surprise. I had nothing to think of and he poured it on the scooter and threw his lighter there. I looked at him, he was sweating badly and had blood on his coat.

"Vansh...blood" I said pointing his coat. He took it off and threw it in the fire. He is also scared.

"We killed her" a thought arises in my mind.

"Please Riddhima." He said again.

"That's my promise Vansh. I will never tell anyone. Even if I die." I said and he hugged me murmuring thankyou.

"We should go home now. You are fine right?" He asked me and I nodded.

We sat back in the car and he drove it to my house. We both were sweating. He stopped the car, it was my house. Bhai was standing outside and smiled seeing me. I too gave a little smile and got off the car. I took my handbag, and looked at Vansh who blinked in affirmation. I nodded and went away.

"All good Riddhima? Why are you sweating?" Bhai asked me as soon as I came near him.

"I..am fine Bhai. Just tired." I said making an excuse.

"Go and rest... dinner will be at your room." He said and I nodded.

I went to my room and threw all the stuff in my hand on the bed. I ran to the washroom and splashed water on my face several times as the same image of Meghna being dead came to my mind.

I was shedding tears. I just witnessed an accident. Maybe I was the one to make Vansh talk to me..and he looked at me. That's why she..

I stood beneath the shower and cried, not because of her being killed, but just because I became the reason of it. How can I just do this. Isn't it wrong to hide a crime? Shouldn't we have told anyone?

But now we can do is nothing. It's too late to inform someone when we have burnt all the proves. I applied soap on my eyes so I can have an excuse if someone asks.

Coming out I wore my clothes and my dinner was already there. I locked the room and ate my dinner. Landing of the bed witha thud, I tried to sleep. But as soon as I close my eyes my mind just starts screaming.

I looked towards my phone. It was Vansh's call. I picked it up immediately.

"Hello?" I said slowly..

"Riddhima..." He said...merely whispered.

What next he said made me panic more and more.

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