Chapter 14 up on the blog...link in bio 🔗

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"Hello, sir ?.....Yes." Rubina paused and looked at Shivaay before adding, "He has aced the test."

Shivaay was dumbfounded.

"Ok sir, I'll send him in." Rubina said in to the phone before hanging up the call. She turned to Shivaay and smiled, "Mr Surya Murthy will like to meet you."

Shivaay furrowed his eyebrows. "Why ?"

Rubina chuckled at his innocence. "You're selected." She smiled. "But Mr Murthy would like to ask you a few questions himself before we give you the offer letter."

Shivaay slowly nodded as he understood what just happened.

It was all a test ! They were testing his loyalty and dedication by keeping that money envelope and giving him such a luring offer.

A smile made its way on Shivaay's lips as soon as he remembered Rubina saying he has aced the test.

Shivaay was then guided to Mr Murthy's cabin.

"Hello Shivaay." Surya smiled as soon as Rubina left Surya and Shivaay alone.

"Hello sir." Shivaay smiled politely as he watched his every movement and word.

He knew that Surya was not only judging his words but also his body movements to conclude some deductions from his body language.

Shivaay confidently walked up towards the desk and shook Murthy's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir." He said with a smile.

"Pleasure's all mine." Surya nodded.

Shivaay settled down in the chair across from Surya Murthy.

"Shivaay, Rubina told me you aced the test, I'm glad to know that you are a loyal young man with ethics." Surya started. "I won't waste mine and yours time by asking you random questions."

Shivaay nodded reluctantly.

"I want you to be my son's personal assistant." Surya said as his professional tone thickened. "But there's something more to this job-" Surya paused to read Shivaay's face.

Shivaay managed to keep his face neutral but his eyes still gave away his feeling of curiosity.

"-I want you to spy on my son for me." Surya completed.

"Spy ?" Shivaay amused with raised eyebrows.

"Yes." Surya nodded. "Your job is not only to assist my son but also to bring him on the right track."

"I'm sorry sir, but I'm confused." Shivaay confessed.

"It's simple, Shivaay. You just have to be with my son and let me know what he's doing or who he is meeting." Surya replied.

"But why ? He's your son, why would you want to keep me on his tail ?" Shivaay asked.

Surya sighed. "It's only fair if I tell you the truth." He said more to himself than Shivaay.

"My son Aryan, is a wise and kind man by heart but he's been blindfolded by some misconceptions. He forces himself to believe that money is everything." Surya bit the insides of his lips. "I want to bring him on right track, Shivaay. I'm a man of my principles and ethics and I want my son to be the same."

"You don't have to do this if you don't want to, Shivaay." Surya added. "But it's not something wrong. I just want to change my son so that he doesn't end up in jail someday."

Shivaay looked at Surya in order to read him. Surya looked composed but his eyes gave away the concern he was having for his son.

Shivaay thought about it.

Surya just wished to change his son and he just wanted his son to lead a good life, that wasn't anything wrong.

Shivaay had the responsibility of raising his 2 brothers himself and undeniably, he was no less than a father. He had a fair idea of the fears and worries which Surya had.

Shivaay put himself in Surya's shoes. What would he have done if Om or Ru would have been in Aryan's place ? Maybe he would've done the same which Surya was doing.

"I'll do it, sir." Shivaay nodded.

"Thank you, Shivaay." Surya smiled. "I hope you won't turn back on your words."

"I never turn back on my words. Once said, I'll do it." Shivaay replied.

"Nice." Surya commented. "Now before you start, I want to clear some things."

Shivaay nodded.

"You've to befriend Aryan. Be his friend and offer him the comfort which I could not. Hear him out and help him. He's arrogant and seems cruel but trust me it's just a facade." Surya sighed as he gave out a distant smile.

"And don't let him know you work for me. Give me the details of his whereabouts and stop him from doing the things which he may regret later on in his life." Surya added.

"I'll try my best, sir. I can understand what you must be feeling as a father." Shivaay replied genuinely.

After a few more talks, Shivaay got the offer letter and he was asked to join from the next week.

Shivaay was happy would be an understatement cause he was on the 9th cloud. He was so happy cause finally he wouldn't have to get involved in that sneaky business with Ganya and Raja.

He could just tell them that he's off now and won't do anything for them after this and that will be the end of this illegal business for Shivaay forever.

Shivaay practically skipped towards his home after that. On the way, he bought some favourite snacks of OmRu and a box of OmRu's favourite sweets.

He knew that his brothers will be equally happy after learning that Shivaay has got a job.

When Shivaay reached the home, his grin only widened and a fond chuckle escaped his mouth when he saw Om chasing Rudy.

"Bhaiya ! Apko pata hai aj kya hua ?" ("Brother ! Do you know what happened today ?") Rudy asked with a giggle as he dived behind Shivaay to save himself from Om.

"Arey arey sambhal ke." ("Hey, be careful.") Shivaay said as he balanced the bags of food in his hands.

"Tu bhai ke piche mat chup Rudy !" ("Don't hide behind Brother, Rudy.") Om growled with an angry frown. "Bahar nikal." ("Come out.") Om stopped before Shivaay and tried to get of Rudy but failed due to Shivaay who was blocking him.

"Om, please help me." Shivaay requested.

Om looked at Shivaay's hands and took all the bags from him half-heartedly and walked inside the kitchen.

"Thank you, bhaiya." Rudy smiled cheekily at Shivaay.

"You're welcome, baby." Shivaay ruffled Rudy's hairs affectionately before taking off his shoes. "Lekin aj tune kya kar diya ?" ("But what did you do today ?")

Rudy giggled. "Meine kuch nahi kiya. Om bhaiya ne kiya." ("I didn't do anything. Om did.") He replied with an excited smile.

"Accha ? Aur kya kiya tere Om bhaiya ne ?" ("Really ? And what did you brother Om do ?") Shivaay asked.

"O ne na aj, park mein-" ("Today, in the park, O-") Rudy started but was cut off by Om, who just walked out of the kitchen.

"-ek aur baar agar woh shabd bola na toh mein tujhe...mein tujhe woh ice cream nahi dunga jo bhaiya abhi abhi laaye hai." ("-don't you dare say that word again or else...or else I won't give you the ice cream which brother has brought for us.") Om smirked.

"Ice cream ?" Rudy's eyes lit up.

"Don't worry, Ru, tumhari ice cream toh tumhe milegi hi, mein hoon na. Chalo ab batao ki Om ne kya kiya ?" ("Don't worry, Ru, you'll get your ice cream anyway. Now tell me what did Om do ?") Shivaay said as he silently enjoyed Om's embarrassed cum worried face.

"Aj na, park mein na...Om ne ek girlfriend banai." ("Today, in the park...Om made a girlfriend.") Rudy revealed with a teasing look on his face.

"What ?" Shivaay yelled in amusement and looked at Om.

Om had his eyes wide open as he repeatedly shook his head.

"Haan, aur na O ki girlfriend ka naam Gauri hai, pata hai woh bhi drawing karti hai O ki tarah aur na woh-" ("Yes, and her name is Gauri, you know she also likes to draw and sketch and she-") Rudy kept rambling but neither Shivaay nor Om paid attention to him.

Shivaay was too busy in keeping himself from bursting into the fits of laughter while Om was trying his best to explain through his eyes to Shivaay that he doesn't have a girlfriend.

"Ab toh bhaiya ko bhi pata hai !" ("Now brother also knows !") Rudy exclaimed fetching ShivOm's attention. "O has a girlfriend. O has a girlfriend. O has a girlfriend." He chanted with a smirk.

"Rudy shut up or else.." Om tried to catch Rudy but Rudy shrieked and ran out of the home. "Kaha se le aaye the mom dad isey ?" ("From where did mom and dad bring him ?") Om groaned making Shivaay laugh out loud.

"Ab batao mujhe ki teri side wali story kya hai ?" ("Now tell me your side of the story.") Shivaay said in between his laughs while he tried to calm himself down.

Om sighed softly. "Kuch nahi bhai, woh ek ladki thi Gauri, woh bhi park mein aayi thi drawing karne ke liye aur uske pass red sketch pen nahi tha toh usne mujhse borrow kiya aur humne thodi der baat ki, woh Rudy ne dekh liya aur ab shaam se mujhe chidha raha hai." ("Nothing brother, I met a girl named Gauri, she had also came to the park to draw and she didn't had a red sketch pen so she borrowed it from me and we had a little chat, Rudy saw us talking and now he's teasing me since evening.") He explained.

"Oh toh yeh baat hai." ("Oh.") Shivaay acknowledged. Just then a smirk appeared on Shivaay's face and he added. "Waise teri yeh girlfriend- I mean, Gauri cute hai kya ?" ("By the way, tell me, is your girlfriend- I mean, is Gauri cute ?")

"Haan woh cute toh-" ("Yes, she is cute-") Om started to reply but then stopped himself when he realised what he was saying. His face flushed with embarrassment again and he yelled, "Bhai !" ("Brother !")

Shivaay just laughed at his younger brother's flushed face. "Aww mera baccha." ("Aww my baby.") He cooed and pulled Om into a hug.

Om smiled as they pulled apart. "Apke interview ka kya hua ?" ("What happened in your interview ?") He asked as he realised that Shivaay had just came home from an interview.

"Finally ! Finally apko yaad aaya, mujhe toh laga ki tumhari girlfriend ke chakkar mein tum mujhse kabhi puchoge hi nahi." ("Finally ! Finally you remembered about my interview, I thought you won't ask me about it in the chaos of your girlfriend.") Shivaay pouted in a joking manner and laughed when he saw Om's tomato red face.

"Bhai ! Meri girlfriend nahi hai woh !" ("Brother ! She's not my girlfriend !") He yelled.

"Accha ok sorry." ("Ok, ok sorry.") Shivaay said. "Aur I got the job." He grinned.

"Wow ! That's great bhai." Om's eyes lit up like a kid's in candy shop. "Oh my God ! I'm so happy." He smiled as tears welled up in his eyes and one of them rolled out.

"Hey hey hey." Shivaay took his tear on his finger tip and frowned. "Tumhe meri job ka itna tension tha ?" ("You were this much tensed for my job ?") Shivaay asked softly.

"Te..tension nahi bhai." ("N..not tension, brother.") Om stuttered and averted his eyes on the floor. "Bas thodi chinta thi." ("Just a bit of worry.")

"Om." Shivaay sighed softly and lifted up Om's chin so that Om was looking directly at him. "Mere hote hue tumhe chinta karne ki koi jarurat nahi hai. Chinta kya, tumhe kisi chiz ke baare mein sochne ki bhi jarurat nahi hai." ("As long as I'm here you don't have to worry about anything. Forget worry, you don't even need to think about anything.")

Om smiled and wiped his tears. "Ok, magar apne words yaad rakhna ha." ("Ok, but do not forget you words.") He smirked cheekily.

"What do you mean ?" Shivaay asked.

"What I mean is...The next time I don't study, it'll be on you cause you said I don't have to worry about anything, that should include study too." Om replied cheekily and chuckled.

"Badmash." ("Naughty boy.") Shivaay said and slapped him lightly, before laughing and pulling Om in another hug.

"Waise hum ice cream kab khayenge ? Jaldi se kha lete hai verna pighal jayegi." ("By the way when will we eat the ice cream ? We should eat it as soon as possible or else it will melt.")

ShivOm looked at the door from where Rudy was poking his head in, with a sly grin on his face.

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Shivaay was walking towards the same Chinese stall where Ganya and Raja hung out most of the time.

He had told Om that he was going for a walk after the dinner and had also brought the brown packet with him to return it back to Ganya and Raja.

"Arey Shivaay, kaise ho bhai ?" ("Hey Shivaay, how are you bro ?") Raja smiled as soon as his eyes landed on Shivaay.

Shivaay gave a small smile and raised his hand in greeting.

"Bol aj kaise aana hua ?" ("So what brings you here ?") Ganya asked.

"Woh mujhe-" ("Uh I-") Shivaay pulled out the brown packet from his pocket. "-yeh wapas dena tha. Mein yeh kaam nahi kar sakta." (-wanted to give this back to you. I can't do this anymore.")

"Aye yeh kya kar raha hai ?" ("Hey what are you doing ?") Ganya whisper yelled as he looked around frantically and pushed back the packet in Shivaay's pocket. "Koi dekh lega yar, jara sambhal ke." ("Someone will see us, be careful.")

"Dekho yeh wapas le lo, yeh chori ka kaam mein aur nahi kar sakta." ("Listen, take it back, I cannot do this sneaky work anymore.") Shivaay said again.

"Dekh hum tujhse yeh wapas le lenge lekin abhi nahi. Abhi bahot kharab time chal raha hai, pata nahi kaise lekin police ko pata chala hai ki humare area mein drugs ka kaam chalta hai, toh tu please kuch dino ke liye yeh apne pass rakh, jaise hi mamla thanda hota hai, hum tumse khud yeh wapas le lenge." ("Look we'll take it back but not now. Now is not the right time, don't know how but police has got to know about the drug smuggling in our area, so you please keep this with you, as soon as police gets off of our tails, we will take it back from you ourselves.") Ganya explained.

"Lekin agar mein phas gaya toh ?" ("What if I get caught ?") Shivaay asked with a hint of anger.

"Agar phasna nahi chahte toh agli baar yeh packet sath mein leke mat aana." ("If you don't wish to get caught then next time don't bring this packet with you.") Raja hissed but composed himself as Ganya elbowed him in the stomach. "Mera matlab hai ki isey acche se chupa ke rakhna." ("I mean keep it hidden somewhere.")

Shivaay looked at Ganya who gave him an apologetic look and mouthed a 'sorry'. Shivaay nodded and calmed himself down.

"Tum ab ghar jao Shivaay. Yaha pe iss packet ke sath rehna safe nahi hai." ("Go home, Shivaay. It's not safe to stay here with the packet.") Ganya added.

Shivaay nodded again and left.

All the way to the home he was thinking about the same thing;

'What has he got himself into !'

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Hey bubblies !

I don't know if you missed me but I missed you all a lot and I surely know that you missed the update a lot...😂😂😂

So here's the update. Isn't all too good but I'll be needing some time to get back on track. I had forgot about half of the storyline..😅😅

So now Shivaay is trying to get away from the illegal business ? Why did he enter into it in the first place ?!
No need to answer that question.😂😂

He entered cause of me.😬😝😂

Do you guys think Ganya and Raja will let him walk away from all this ?

Will Om find out about the drugs ?

Will Aryan befriend Shivaay this easily ?

Find the answers in next chapters.

Until the next update,
Have a safe and great life 😇