31. Visiting Cards

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~Shreya's POV~

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

"Shreya" Myra shouted in panic when she heard my scream.

I was about to hit a girl who was attempting to cross the road at the zebra crossing. The signal was red and in all this while, I imagined myself standing in front of the hangman inside the prison and him asking me my last wish before executing the death sentence.

sigh bach gayi aaj toh
(I got saved today)

"Shreya"
"Chup ekdum"
"Maine kya kiya?" she whined.
(Just shut up)
(What did I do?)

"Go select lehengas for yourself. I was about to get into the jail outfit idiot. Anyways, I am safe. Don't worry. Bye."

I said quickly and got out of the car as the girl came and knocked on the car window. I was already late and now, I will be later. Great.

"Can't you see the signal?" She said almost shouting.

"Ummm calm down. Listen. I – I know I was at fault." I said in anxiety showing my palms in defense. Hell. What is there to defend? I am an idiot. That's all.

"And I was at the verge of dying" She said with a lip tight smile crossing her arms. Damn.

"I am so sorry"

"Yeah kill someone and then say sorry."

"Okay look. It was just a slip of attention. I know I was at fault. Things could have been worse. But, now I am actually very late for my work. Here is my card. You can call me later and scold me. Bye." I handed her my visiting card and left immediately.

Thank god she didn't continue the argument further. I just hope she throws away the card in anger or whatever. Such me na call karne lage
(Hope she does not call me in actual)

~Vedant's POV~

"Just shut up okay. You guys are of no use."

"Bhai it will be fine don't worry. I will drop you." Atharva said standing at my room's threshold as he heard me scolding Kabir. All three of my cars are in service center and the latter said he could not arrange any other car in such short notice.

"No way am going with you. You drive the car like a chopper. You don't drive. You make it fly." And moreover his car is a sports car. Otherwise I would have myself drove it.

"Well that is a compliment for me." He said, then took out his goggles from the pocket of his jacket. He blew air on the glasses, rubbed them on his clothes and then wore it after swinging it in air in the most dramatic way. Wow. This is what I am here for.

"Oye KGC ke champion, yeh faltugiri kahi or karna........meri important meeting hai........jaldi chal abhi" I carried my bag and walked towards the door.
(Oh champion of KGC!!! Do this extravagance somewhere else. I have an important meeting. Now come quickly)

"Faltugiri?" he said making a sad face. Whole drama he is.
(Extravagance?)

"Atharva please, be quick."

"Yeah just a sec" He ran to his room and came out taking his car's key.

After sometime

"Damn, when will this clear out?" I said in frustration looking at the traffic jam. "It's freaking 10am"

"Bhai 10am is the peak time. You should have left at 6am."

"Haan jab tu ghode bech ke so raha tha tab.......hai na?"
(Yeah when you were in deep sleep. Right?)

I said while my major focus was on the road and to find any other way of getting out of here. I looked back and forth, left and right, even up and down in madness due to being extremely late.

"Aaj bike nahi lekar aa sakta tha? It would have been easier to get out of the traffic"
(Could you not have brought the bike today?)

"Bhai bike pe aap or darte ho mere sath....bhool gaye?" Huh. Yeah obviously. Him. Racing. Car. Bike. Everything is a chopper.
(Bhai you are more scared to sit with me on the bike....forgot?)

I saw a man moving ahead of us on his bike while we stood stuck in the jam. I got out of the car bidding Atharva farewell and asking him to go back.

I quickly ran to the bike and tapped the driver's shoulder as he stood a little ahead of me.

"What?" he turned towards me.

"I need lift. Can you drop me at-?"

"Listen, today I am very late. Kal lift le lena mujhse"
(Ask for the lift from me tomorrow)

"Even I am late and today only. Why will I take lift tomorrow man?" He looked anxious as he looked at me and the road one by one again and again. Late hone par yahi halat hoti hai......aaj hi sabko late kyu hona hai?
(This exact happens when you are late. Why does everyone has to be late today only?)

"Look, I need your help right away. Don't dare to deny."

"O bhai yeh jyada ho raha hai...hai kon tu?" What the-
(Oh bro this is too much...who are you?)

"Bhai bola hai ab lift de chal" I can't get into an argument now. I need his favor.
(Give me lift now as you called me bro)

"5000 nikal" Yes, now he came to the point.
(Take out 5000)

"10000 dunga tu KGC ke saamne drop karde 10 minute ke andar" I sat behind him while he looked amused.
(I will give you 10000. Just drop me in front of KGC within 10 minutes)

"I was just kidding bro"

"I wasn't and am not kidding bro. Just drive or else-"

"Ajeeb jabardasti hai" he said and finally continued driving.
(Weird stubbornness is this!!!)

This Kabir. I will kill him today. Due to him, I have to take lift of some stranger. If only he could have postponed today's meeting by few hours. CEO sahab khud late hain......taaliyaan
(Sir CEO is himself late.....claps)

"Thanks bro" I said getting down from his bike as we reached in front of my office. "Here's my card. You can call me later for the amount or anything else you need. Right now, I am too late for a meeting." I said in a hurry handing him my visiting card and turned towards the entrance of the office.

"Bro don't miss the call" he shouted from behind.

"Done done done" I said showing thumbs up to him and got inside the office.

In the evening

"What!!!" I exclaimed as Vaani told me about a slight miss of an accident happened to her in the morning. "How dare she? Firstly, she could not drive properly and then left showing attitude. Give me the number. Let me see her now."

"Here" she dialed the number in my phone and handed me. "Best of luck" she and Atharva showed me thumbs up whispering this in excitement as if I am going to talk to some Mafia gang leader. Noticing them, Ayush imitated the actions with his little hands. I sighed in annoyance looking at the 'Gandhi ji ke teen bandar' coded trio in front me.

~Shreya's POV~

"What?" I exclaimed as Shaan told me about a man taking his lift due to which he got late for college. "How dare he? Firstly, he forced you to give him lift and then when you called him to make him talk to the professor, he didn't pick the call? Give me the number. Let me see him now."

"Here" he dialed the number in my phone and handed me. "Best of luck" he showed me thumps us whispering this in excitement as if I am going to talk to some Mafia gang leader. Noticing him, Aru imitated the action with her little hands. I just passed them a 'too done with you both' stare.

The dialing sound could be heard for a while and then the line went busy. I tried again and again but same response. "He has put his phone on remote mode. Listen, if you ever find him, just bring him to me. I will make sure he pays for it. Mere bhai ko bematlab ki daat padwadi" I said caressing Shaan's cheek who threw his innocent daggers at me making a pout. Dramebaaz!!!
(He got my brother scolded for no reason)

"Aaaaa" he shouted as I held his ear and twisted it. "Khud toh late hua nahi na kabhi? Ek din kisi or pe daal ke bachna hai bus"
(As if you haven't been late ever. Just want to escape by putting it on someone else for one day)

"Pehle decide karlo aap meri side ho ya uss KGC wale ki" he said in a dramatic tone and left with Aru for their ice cream date in the kitchen.
(First you decide, you are on my side or that KGC's one)

KGC wale ki side main kyu hone lagi bhala?
(Why would I be on that KGC's one's side?)