As they left by I was showered with scolding to no end, Roopa didn't do anything to get us in wrong side, she just looked at me and then went to her room. Madan just rolled and filled my friends as to why she is here. From his usage of sarcasm, even the food before me felt like its having little difficult to be warm so we can enjoy it.

After lunch, guys went saying we will meet at ranvir's home for dinner as it's their turn weekend.
Madan slept in the office itself asking Paul, who gave order even though he asked to get damn rest.
Umar slept in the chair itself as he was signing some paper at halfway, making me and sheela laugh out loudly. Which made him complete the job and he went to couch and slept.

Advith came back by two forty five and he asked sheela to not disturb him and that doesn't mean she is not going to report him when it's needed. She nodded with regret and he too went to sleep.
Even Paul and Rahul went somewhere. The office is boring and empty. So, I, hema, sheela, Jenny planned to play some games too keep us sane.

"Sheela! Why don't you call Roopa over too?" I said as I felt bad for her to be alone. Hema and Jenny said she will not associate with people's like them, receptionist. Even though, I saw sheela keeping quite. I can sense she is agreeing with them.

"She is shy girl, never make first move to be a friend. If you become her friend, she will look past all your mistake and take care of you well!" I said as she never let whoever she calls as friends down. Even though sometimes they do.

"Why don't you try?" Hema asked.

"We basically avoid eachother to have harmony!" I said and they nodded at me.

"I will call her!" Sheela after a thought said as if she will try, trying is never bad.

"I did! She said, me to enjoy as she is busy with intern work, unlike some!" Sheela whispered looking down. Meant she must have said in a harder way.

"Then let her enjoy her work! While we can have ours!" I said and I shuffled the chits of mafia game before us four. Soon the game got attention and now ended up with twenty players.

"Believe me kritcik, I am not hiding anything. I am not the mafia." I shouted again as he is hell bent in believing I am the mafia. And made everyone believing it's me. For god sake I am a doctor.

"Paul, say him! I am not lying him anything!" I said as he is the other doctor too.

"She may not be the mafia, kritcik. She doesn't seem to posses the skill of being cunning one at all. See she is crying like a kid. I could be shamed to have a mafia like her." Paul said making me glare him. "Ain't I right, god?" He asked sham as he is the god of the game.

"I can't say it until you all drop the culprit in the court!" God said as if he will not fall in Paul's trick, even though he was moment away.

"See, it's her!"

"I am N.O.T." I shouted and at that moment we heard a lift click open. And guess, who came out of it.

My friends parents, who are looking at me with wide eyes in amusement and confusion at all them shouting.

"Sarah" people shouted, while I sheepishly waved them all a hi!

"You are dead Sarah!" Sham said laughing a little. I internally accepted it.

"For god sake, I am doctor idiots!" I said and got out of the chair.

"And the culprit is Kritcik!" Sham said making me throw an dirty glare at him.

"You ..."

"I am an actor! And a good one in it, I guess!" He said as he chuckled at me.

"I will get back at you soon!" I said and ran to them.

"Well! That is a great deal there our daughter made, Isn't viji?" Viren uncle said with sarcasm clear in words. I heard chuckles at my back.

"Welcome to Vidal; sharma, Dixit, verma and ghazi." Paul said as he bowed a little in respect towards them, who greeted him back.

"What was that you were doing back their? Playing games and shouting nothing like a professional nor ladylike." Geetha ma said playfully twisting my ear. To which I can sense all those played with me smiling and went silent at the look from Paul.

"That was an entertainment we need to refresh ourself. Thank you so much for helping us have a stress relief!" Paul said giving me a bow as if he means it. I know it well that is to save my tail. I nodded at him thankfully and geetha ma gave a look let's deal it later.

"We have to thank you for putting forth with her never ending kidish games!" Vikram uncle said giving me a look that said don't open your kiddish mouth. I sighed loud enough oh though, making Paul, Kritcik, sheela, hema and Jenny to snicker a little.

"Guys! Meet..." I introduced to everyone to eachother though everyone know eachother. But, I did it my personal way pulling everyone legs just make it as personal introductions than the business intros.

I silently went and woke madan as they all are speaking, to which madan gave me thankful look, as we don't want another recap of sleeping the office is bad lecture. But, as we thought we escaped, Umar let us inside in it again.

"Madan! When did you wake up?" The look our family gave and the glare dhruv uncle gave madan side was extraordinary. I looked at Paul and he just gave me a raised look. I pointed madan as if he could get it's to help him.

"And really madan, haven't I ordered you to sleep till the day end?" Paul said getting everything wrong.

"You ordered him to sleep?" Viji ma asked really amused chuckling a little.

"I assume you guys know, he pulled over night working and then came to meeting with me. Later, searched for Sarah as she missed. Poor guy! Deserved some sleep, but he was so adamant that he won't sleep on workhours as if it's crime. So, I had to order him to sleep!" Paul said making all our family to chuckle a little.

"You idiot, you can sleep if you really need it, just not for fooling around.  We just wanted you guys to be serious in the things you do be it for happiness or work." Dhruv uncle said as he hit madan head in teasing way. Madan laughed and all their eyes land on me now. I glared at Paul for this.

"I didn't went missing! It was their assumption. I was plainly in the office at work hours, under the supervision of the mentor Advith Vidal,  it just these people got all wrong." I said raising my hands up in surrender.

"Oh! Really? Of course they would think you went missing when you clearly have a history of roaming around as you like. " viji ma said sarcastically.

"Hey! That doesn't mean I am a kid to go missing. I am ...." I couldn't complete it.

"Twenty one in another seven and half months." I heard a new voice that joined us. It's noneother than Advith.

"Got anything new baby? We all seem to get it memorised already, Ms.sarah!" He said smiling at me as if he can't believe he is hearing this again and he invited himself inside. I showed my tongue at him and got a slap at my back from viji ma. He greeted the guys and they nodded back in greetings.

"Since it's already five forty five, to all your information! Guys, here I present you the smug of the century, Mr. Advith Vidal, who happened to be my mentor also. I hope you all pity at my situation. But, don't worry I survived twenty five days and still breathing good with all my 'don't give it up energy', putting with MR.Egghead. " I was doing my heartfelt introduction, everyone gave me a eyeball roll and Advith seem to enjoy this even more as his smugness increased bit by bit as I was introducing him.
And guess who interrupted my good introduction.

"Thank you Mr. Advith Vidal for not giving up in my daughter for these twenty five days, even though she was a trouble to you all." Viren uncle said giving a look don't you dare open your mouth. I sigh out loudly.

"No mention sir! It was really fun to have her here. She does work best in her own ways.  Yeah! Being a Troubleshooter can't be denied. But, seriously she didn't went missing today even though she was a drama queen. It was a misunderstanding and I am sorry for getting you guys anxious in the morning." Advith said as if he means it.

"That's okay! We are practicied to her never ending missing histories from time to time." Viji ma said making me glare her. Advith gave a look over at me.

"Yeah! I am too getting practiced, this was the third time in a twenty five days time." Advith said he is amused too.

"And in all three times, I was not missing. It's just you guys assumed it so!" I said clearly and legibly for everyone to understand. But, they all took seat not even caring to hear I am saying something important.

"This is rude!" I said and to which the all sarcastically shown their teeths and started speaking. After fifteen minutes of speaking, everyone decided to leave. I was about to get my bag from the table to leave with them.

I heard Advith and madan speaking about the project. No! They can't again pull a night over, could they? They could itseems. Madan said his mother to take me with them and he is staying up.

I went with everyone, after biding everyone a bye and to enjoy the weekend.  The night went well, madan came by the dinner time and left again taking foods for the other three too. Itseems Dev and zayan has just submitted their deal. It's only us, who haven't submitted yet. 

Next day, we woke to see madan have came up early in the morning. He joined us by lunch, we were fighting who would have what ice cream in the parlour nearby ranvir's home, we came out to buy.

"So, how is It going?" Zayan asked as we gave our orders, looking at madan.

"Not bad! Not great though!" Madan said shrugging his shoulder off.

"And yet with less than thirty hours in hand, you are here to enjoy the weekend?" Shruti asked as if she can't believe.

"Man! I seriously want to enroll my internship under Vidal and most particularly under Advith!" Imran said as he looked at me in accusing way.

"Sadly! That guy won't settle for anything that isn't best!" Madan said snickering a little at Imran.

"Oh! And that's why you say, he ended up picking her?" Imran asked in a wounded way and Mocking me.

"I am the best! And you know it!" I said as I glared at him.

"Oops! I would agree with anything else." Ranvir said as if he is making a point. And a smugness is in his face for pointing the obvious.

"You! smugness is not good for Health, Mr. Ranvir verma!" I said and he looked at me as if I am sure about it.

"Your training Is paying off! I can see the look of a mini mini version of oldman" zayan said as if he is getting heart attack there.

"Yeah! Advith seems to be right about him, I kind of like him a lot. He seems to be person even though always tries a way to make my life a hell. When I am actually in hell, he is there to make it as heaven.

I never thought he will actually care to help me even if I ask to help us locate Sarah, but he was mobilising people even before I say I want permission as to get her. That man is really something!" Ranvir said and I smiled at his admiration for oldman.

"That's what he is! You can't never judge him ever.  He was the sole reason we ended up in the bar.  And he too knows well, we were planning to get back at him for throwing tantrums always at Advith during his early days of training. But, that guy watched us doing all our artwork, and guess what he did next at our back?" Zayan asked in disbelief.

"Punished you guys?" Imran asked as if he can't remember zayan being punished anywhere in his lifetime.

"He has a twisted ways to make us learn! That's him, we can't change it for any!" Zayan said as if he is still regretting the decision he took that day.

"What?" I asked really not getting anything.

"We did the art, knowing well oldman is capable of knowing someday.  And we will be sure awarded punishment someday.  What we least expected from his that he would actually blackmail us with that and make us clean the shit we did even before the artwork would have spotlight In a neck point." He said as if he can't still believe something can happen like that.

"Meaning like kritick say, Oldman is just silently making Advith work his ass to a simple project by stating I won't backdown is not just he needs to reflect his mistake but also to make sure he should not give up?" Madan asked as if he is trying to find something.

"If you are thinking keep the knife at your own neck? Yes!" Zayan said as if he is actually enjoying the show.

"Are you enjoying seeing your friend having knife on his own neck?" I asked as I can't believe.

"Relax! If there anybody who can know How oldman works, it's Advith. He learnt to be a business icon from him with just few modulations. And Advith is not all good, His mind plays in even twisted way than you can think.

You think after logging ourself in demon King blackmailing eyes, we would live peacefully. Here comes the devil of demon, who knows what he is doing. Just as we wearing that we bored ourself in lion's den, he was twisting the lions tail." Zayan said as if he enjoyed the day then and even now.

"You mean?" Ranvir asked.

"Just enjoy the show! They both know, they can't win eachother and also won't let eachother down. Their pride and ego are in fighting but more than that they take care of eachother. " zayan said as he had a icecream casually. I nodded at him hoping it's how things will be.

"But, I just can't get you all, he seem to be really wanting him down that day?" Madan asked confusedly.

"Even it looked like Advith letting him to make him fall?" Shruti pointed out. Zayan nodded at them.

"That confuses me to no end, it was always a simple nod that they have smooth road. Afterall, advith is his intern and Reddy is his mentor. None wants other to lose as their pride stays in that too.

It seems like something really fumed oldman, and even Advith acted like he is fumed at himself. Dev and Kritcik seem have an idea about it and worst of it is they haven't forgiven Advith about it. 
Dev is annoyed about something, Kritck is angry but act silent or else thing go down badly for the best everyone .

I guess, oldman seem to get calmed a bit, that's what Dev said me, Umar and David, not worry as nothing bad will happen to our friendship. He said oldman will make it sure as much as Advith that all of us, would have harmony, even if there is fight as that's what was a decree.

I am trying to accept it from what i saw yesterday conversation.  There was still bad energy but it seems they are not letting it win their good bond too." Zayan said and we all nodded at him.

But, there seems to really something itching inside me. 

"Clearly something deep is there, which when provoked looks like their bond can be challenged any moment! As if it would even sway the outcome.  Ain't I right, Sarah?" The look of zayan he used by way would look like he is being casual but his words felt like he is trying to give meaning to whatever he is thinking. 

I gave him a raised brows at him as casually as how would I know when you yourself don't know about your friend. He just smiled and said that's what Umar said, I thought. I have to say him it was all just my guesses and I could never confirm anything. Could I ?