A second chance
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The room was lavish, with a round table placed in the center. Two middle-aged men sat on opposite sides of the table, accompanied by a woman and a young girl. All of them were smiling with delight while looking at their laptops.
The first man said, "If the first plan failed, will this one succeed? I am certain this plan will start showing results."
The second man said "Yes Vijay, you are right. I am puzzled as to how Advaita managed to escape from the trap that we had set up for her. She's so lucky. It's frustrating that our men neglected to retrieve important files and documents from the scene just because of a girl."
The lady sitting there shook her head and said, "Yes, Rajiv Bhaiya (Brother), we put a lot of effort into getting those documents. Somehow, the clients were prevented from reaching that hotel but everything went to waste. We could neither harm that girl nor get hold of the documents on which we were going to get a lot of information."
Vijay said, "Don't worry Anjali. This time we have directly attacked Bhavishya's reputation. He must have been under the impression that Advit or Anshika would be responsible for it. This will not only create a rift between the two families but also allow him to execute his new plans. Both Anshika and Bhavishya will now be punished for their mistakes from years ago."
All three people started laughing but the girl sitting there was completely silent and was deep in thought.
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In the hospital ward, Advaita was reading a newspaper. Her expressions were not very good. She was shocked as well as speechless.
After a very long time, looking at the newspaper, Advaita said, "Did I time travel one year ahead or is it just my imagination? How can I verify the authenticity of this newspaper?"
Today was not the date on which Kajal was killed, rather it was a date from a year ahead written in the newspaper. How was it possible for a person to skip one year and go into the future? This is exactly what happened.
Advaita wanted to make sure of the correct date and the year, so she started looking here and there. When Advaita looked around, there was also a calendar there that had the same date, proving that Advaita had gone ahead by one year.
Advaita said to herself, "It means it is true, I have come ahead by a year. Advaita was three years younger than me. Advaita would have been nineteen years old when I was killed and now we know that she was twenty. We had not even talked for a long time. But if I moved ahead a year, what would happen on the other side? Even though I have moved on and now I identify as Advaita, I still wish for justice for Kajal."
Advaita fell asleep while contemplating how to uncover everything. She was exhausted due to recent events. As she was sleeping, the room started to fill with a mist-like substance, resembling smoke but not quite the same.
As the fog lifted slightly, a girl appeared who bore a striking resemblance to Advaita. It was the soul of Advaita. She gazed over at the bed where Kajal, taking the form of Advaita, was resting. Advaita smiled and looked in Kajal's direction.
He said softly, "Kajal, you are a genuinely kind person. Few people are lucky enough to have a friend like you. Our lives might have ended together, but your journey is far from over. You have been given a second chance to do great things, and I am certain that you will make the most of it and seek justice for both of us. Although I am no longer with you in human form, please know that you are never alone. I will always be there for you. I am grateful to have had a friend like you and to have been able to help you in some way. Best of luck, my dear friend."
As soon as she said this, Advaita's soul gradually disappeared from there and the entire room became just as before, as if nothing had happened there.
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When Anshika, Shivansh and Advit came out of Advaita's room, Anshika directly went to her company but Advit and Shivansh were still in the hospital. Shivansh wanted to go home but Advit was not having it.
Shivansh asked "What do you want now? You have kept me in the hospital since morning till now. Don't I deserve even a Sunday's rest? I am tired and want to sleep for a while."
Advit glared at him and said, "Your friend here is in tension and you have to take a rest? Look, if my business gets ruined, then it will affect your business too, right? We have done many projects together, doesn't that make us partners?"
Shivansh rolled his eyes and said, "If you need help, just say so. Why are you talking in such a round way?"
Advit laughed a little and said, "If you know me so well, then why are you creating such a drama about going home so late? Why don't you get on to work?"
Shivansh said with a sigh, "Not now my friend, I am very tired. Let me take a quick nap and then I will help you. Anyway, first I have to go home and cook and eat, so I will leave."
Advit said, "Leave it. Let's eat outside today. There we will discuss something while eating. I have some questions on which I would like to know your point of view."
Shivansh asked, raising an eyebrow "Like what?"
Putting forward his doubts, Advaita said, "When Advaita called you, she had just consumed orange juice, which suggests that there may have been an adulteration in the juice, possibly involving the hotel staff."
Shivansh said, "Naksh was also there. He also did not drink the juice. Do you think Naksh can do something like that?"
Advit shook his head in the negative and replied, “Not at all. He cannot do anything like this because he is afraid that if the truth comes out, Bhavishya uncle will throw him out of the house.”
Shivansh nodded yes. There was a point in what Advit said.
Then Advit said, "The second concern is that if the clients informed Samriddhi that they were not coming, why didn't Samriddhi inform Mom? Despite getting hurt, she called Naksh but didn't ask Advaita to leave. Additionally, what did she do with Naksh at the gynecologist when she got hurt?"
Shivansh thought for a while and then said, "Get Samriddhi investigated. Maybe she's the mastermind behind all this."
Was Samriddhi really the mastermind behind Advaita's condition?
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