Varun "Annchal kaha pe ho I m getting late for work....."

Anchal from inside "itne late ho raha hain to jao na mujhe bahar ku bula rahe ho?"

Varun "You know I can't......arey tum ajeeb si gussa hoke baithi ho yr...bahar ao na ya room unlock krke mujhe andar ane do "

Anchal replied from inside "nehii ayungi.....nehi ayungi....nehi ayungi...."

Mrs.sekhawat (Varun's mom) "varun uska mann nehi hain to mat ja na beta aj"

Mr sekhawat (varun's dad) "dekho aur sikho mujshe.... kaise main tumhare mom ki baat humesha manta hu tum ek din apni biwi k baat maan k ruk nehi sakte"

They heard a sound and look towards garden area....way towards entrance

Mrs Sharma "arey yaha kya chal raha hain?"

Varun "arey mummi ji papa ji ap yaha please aiyena" and he touched their feet

Mrs sharma smiling  "kya hua hain aur Annchal kaha hain?"

Varun "apki Anchal mujhse gussa hain.....mujhe aj office jane nehi dena chahti....dekhiye kbse bula raha hu muh fula k  room lock krke baithi hain"

Mrs sharma  shouts from outside "Annchal ye kya bachkani harkate hain bahar ao"

Anchal from inside "ap bhi atehi uske side ho gaye mujhe kisi se bhi baat nehi krna"

Varun smiled at her stubborn childishness.....but his phone rang that time and he revived the call

Varun over phone "haan haan bus nikal raha hu..tum log poucho main ata hu"

Mr sharma "tum jao bete hum sambhal lengey Annchal ko...work comes first"

Varun "ji sir"

Mr Sharma "sir?"

Varun "I mean papa"

Mr sharma "all the best bete...sir sirf office me bahar sirf papa... aj ka din bht important hain  varun...I hope tumhe kamiyabi mile"

Varun looked at the closer door once and left .....

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Karan "Varun uth....varun....varun uth ja"

Varun jarked and wake up from his  sleep

Karan "kya hua ?aj fir se wohi sapna?"

Varun sighed "sapna kaha hain hain Karan? meri zindegi ka such hain...Kash ..... Kash usdin main Annchal ko chor k nehi jata...kash usdin main ruk jata to sayad humeri zindegi alag hotey aj.....mom dad..maa papa sayad aj bhi humere sath hota....mare ek galti...kash main usdin ko badal pata"

Karan "agr us din tum nehi jatey to uncle aunty sir madam sayad zinda bhi hotey varun lekin wo sare log mar jatey jinko usdin tumne bachaya tha....jo hua bht bura hua lekin isme tumhara galti nehi tha varun...kb tk guilt me jiogey?agey baro varun move on"

Varun stand up from bed "tb tk nehi Karan jb tk Annchal mujhe maaf nehi krti" and went towards washroom

Karan trying to change the topic said  "tum yaha kya kr rahe ho? tumhne to kaha tha tum stranger's k sath yaha nehi rahogey"

Varun who was going towards washroom stopped in his tracks

Varun "wo stranger nehi hain karan
Aur tum se accha ye koi aur nehi janta"

Karan "but she is not here from last night wo yaha ai hi nehi ab tk"

Varun "I knw maine khud usko kahi aur jhora tha"

Karan "tumne choral?...what I m missing varun?"

Varun "kal beach pe ayi thi woh humesha ki tarah.... wohi se maine usko lift diya....
.karan tujhe mere liye kuch pata kr k dena hain"

Karan "haan bol kya hain"

Table pe naam aur address likha hain

Karan pick the paper "Devid Furnandez....ye kon hain?"

Varun "pata nehi wohi pata krna hain aur uske sath mishty ka rishta bhi"

Karan confused  "kya?"

Varun "yehi hain kal jaha maine usko ko drop kiya tha....ghar ka name plate pe ye naam tha Devid Furnandez"

Karan "ok main dekhta hu...bye office me milta hu"

Varun "bye"

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Morning 8 a.m CBM

Varun and all came to office one by one...misty is missing among all

Varun to ruby "hi ruby..."

Ruby "wow tum casual hi hello bhi krte ho...hi VSS"

VSS" wo..woh nehi ayi?"

Ruby looking at varun "kon?Romeo?"

Varun "nehi tumhari boss"

Ruby "Mishty uski naam mishty hain....ku kuch kaam tha usse?"

VSS  has no answer so choose to reply in his attitude "it's an office and I will not tolarate late comers"

Ruby "She is here alredy VSS.. tum sbse pahle...."

Varun didn't reply anything further and left for his cabin

Jyotika came towards ruby "VSS se kya baat kr rahi thi tum?"

Ruby look at her uninterested "don't worry I m not interested in him...
Waise bhi he doesn't interested in you either time waste kr rahi ho apna"

Jyotika "mine your own business...."

Ruby "so is you...from next time bina kaam k mujhse baat mat Krna samjhi"

Jyotika left from there angrily

"That was rude" Karan who heard the full convo said from behind

Ruby turn towards him and said "I know but she isn't sweet either" and wink at him

Both start laughing at her reply

Karan "nice to meet you ruby"

Ruby "same here Karan but tumhare sare friends sayad kush nehi hain"

Karan "that's there problem then...waise bhi sare nehi ek ya du unko waise bhi kisi bhi chis se kushi hoti nehi hain....waise ruby tum Mishti ko kb se janti ho bht close ho tum dono lagta hain?"

Ruby "almost 1 yr ya fir sayad jada actually yaad nehi..waise bhi dosti dil se hoti time se nehi.....ok Karan need to go now... warna meri boss mujhpe chillayegi see you later " and she went towards mishty's cabin

Karan to himself "jitna easy samjha tha usse baat nikal na utna easy hain nehi kuch aur krna parega"

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Morning 10.30 a.m Devid Furnandez house

Bell rung and Devid open the door one guy standing with a small laptop in hand

Devid "kya mangta hain"

That guy "wo hum ek survey kr rahe hain sir is area k water k liye to mujhe bus kuch sawal puchna hain us regarding"

Devid "lekin yaha pani ka koi issue nehi hain"

Guy "we know that but bht ghar me hain kya pata ap k ghar me bhi ho aur waise your little help will be helpful for your area people too...."

Devid "ok...pucho kya puchna hain?"

Karan "can I come inside sir?wo laptop open krna hain to thora space chahiye"

Devid "ok but not more than 10 min"

Karan  "that will be enough sir"

He went inside sit in a coutch open his laptop

Guy "can I have some water please"

Devid looked at him for a brief moment "lata hu per yaha se hilna mat"

as soon as he left Karan stand up and start searching the room....

Karan "kuch to mil ja....kuch to mil jaye...time bht kam hain let's do it first karan"

and when he was searching here and there he saw a room door open and he went inside it's someone's bedroom....camera laptop many files filled in the room like some journalist stay here....but what caught his attention was the middle wall of the room ...frame of a beautiful girl hanging

(More about her charecter will be revealed as story progress)

Karan "ye kon hain?"

He take out his phone and click a pic of that frame  and when he turn to go outside saw Devid standing there in the room door with a glass full of water in his hand

Devid who came with the glass didn't find him outside so came inside searching him and saw him in the bedroom

Devid angrily "tum yaha kya krta hain...bola tha na hilna nehi?"

Karan "wo mujhe bht pyas lag raha tha to apko dhund te huye yaha galti se a gaya"

Devid offered him the glass and he drink the full water from there....

Devid rake the glass from his hand and said "apna saman uthao aur niklo"

Karan "sir meri baat"

Devid "tum agr abhi nehi nikle to hum police ko phone krega...niklo"

Karan to himself "wow mujhe ye police se dara raha hain ...isko such abhi  nehi bta sakta warna bta deta who I m..karan it's better  abhi yaha se chala ja"

Karan left from the house

Outside  building he saw a old man coming from building beside the house and went towards him

Karan "namaste sir"

Old man "ji bolo"

Karan "wo main mishty Furnandez ka dost hu....abhi wo ghar pe nehi hain aur Devid ji mujhe bta nehi rahe wo kaha hain kya ap meri koi help kr sakte hain sir...uske ghar me aur kon kon rahta hain uski mom sister koi bhi jinse main baat kr saku as uncle to mujhe permission de nehi rahe sayad unse permission mil jaye"

Old man "uski ghar me sirf wo aur uske father Devid rahte the....abhi  Devid tumhe kya btayega wo kaha hain...der saal ho gaye usse mare hua ab tum usse kaha se dhundne aye ho achanak se?"

Karan shocked "what?"....karan take out his mobile and show the girl pic to him....ap inko jante ho?"

Old man irritated "tum ho kon?bol rahe ho mishty ka dost ho aur mishty ko hi nehi jante?....yehi to hain mishty....Mishty farnandez....."

To be continued......