4. Get Together
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Kriti's POV:
I was busy working on my laptop in the office. Suddenly, I got a phone call from one of my best friends Diya. I didn't want to break my attention from work, so I ignored the call.
But Diya again called me and this time I picked it.
"What's wrong? Don't you know I remain busy this time?", I shouted on her over my phone.
"I don't care. Don't pretend you're so much, workaholic?", Diya teased me.
"Diya you are getting on my nerve. I'm really busy right now. By the way, why you call me?",I asked her in a disturbing tone.
"Oh yeah. But I think I have to ask you one thing at first. Have you any free time in your busy schedule, Madam?", Diya asked me in a teasing tone. I really not understanding why she is disturbing and wasting my time. If she was near me right now, I swear I would slap her for teasing me.
"Don't dare to call me again?", I warned her and going to cut the call.
"Okay... sorry... sorry...my mistake. I call you to ask that Can you join us tonight? We arrange a get together with Puja, Mukti, and Priyank", Diya told me, and I become a bit surprised.
"Whole Gang...Huh. So What are you all up to?", I asked her in a curious tone.
"We are deciding this for two months. But you know you all are busy nowadays, so decided tonight for a get-together. Meeting with best friends and have dinner", Diya replied to me with a sigh. I can feel how sad she was while saying.
"So are you coming or not?", Diya asked me again finding me silent.
"Yeah, why not? My office doesn't open till night", I said to her.
"Okay then see you soon. I will text you the place and name. Reach in time. Bye", Diya told me.
"Okay, Bye", I replied to her and cut the call. I was feeling happy as I was getting a chance to meet all of my friends again after some months. We gradually remain busy with our careers after graduation. So we can hardly meet with everyone together until we fix to do that.
After my office, I went to Lotus Cafe around 8 pm as Diya texted me.
I entered the cafe and found them all together. They all reached before me.
"See who's arrived? How are you, sweetheart?", Mukti said with excitement and hugged me.
"I'm fine. How are you?", I asked her hugging her back.
"Yeah, I'm fine too. Long time", Mukti said breaking the hug. I actually meet with Mukti after a long time than others because she was outside of India for her job.
Puja, Diya, Priyank everyone comes to me and hugs me and asks about me. I become happier by their embrace and seeing my all friends together.
After that, we take our seats and place our orders.
We start talking with each other, and everyone was seeming excited.
Suddenly Diya started talking about her personal life that she and Priyank are going to engage soon. We have become glad to hear about them as they are a sweet couple since college.
Diya asked Puja and Mukti if they have any boyfriend or not and surprisingly they both said yes. I never thought Mukti can have a boyfriend because she is very shy. Mukti hardly talked with any boys and here she has also a boyfriend. I know the next second Diya going to be asked me.
"So Did you find your prince charming yet?", Diya asked me sarcastically and everyone laughs.
"Shut up. Why you eager to know that?", I asked her narrowing my eyes on her.
"Come on, Kriti. Tell us about your boyfriend. We all told everything about our boyfriend. You have to", Puja demanded.
"But for that, I need to have a boyfriend. And I haven't a boyfriend luckily", I told them.
"Are you kidding me? I can't believe that you don't have a boyfriend. You're beyond perfect and your divine beauty is increasing day by day. How can you don't have a boyfriend? I wish I would be a boy", Mukti sound shocked.
"It's not unbelievable. If I had a boyfriend then I might be broke up or fight with him every minute. I'm very bad maintaining relationship", I said to them which was true in my opinion.
"It's not an excuse. Today's who doesn't have a boyfriend or you still waiting for your prince as you told, us before", Priyank told me making everyone laugh on me again. I was so ashamed thinking about what I used to tell them. In college, I always told them that one day a prince will come to me and propose to me. I told them because I was a stupid teenager at that time and I had this kind of fantasy for which I regret now.
"I think you prince doesn't wake up yet as you said, he was sleeping in a cave by a witch spell", Diya told me in a serious tone, and this time I also laugh along with everyone hearing what the hell I told them.
"Seriously Kriti told us, why you doesn't have a boyfriend yet?", Puja asked me to be serious.
"Guys I'm not ready for going to any relationship right now. I want to focus on my career", I replied to them.
"Do You want to go directly into marriage?", Diya asked me.
"No way. I'm not even interested in marriage also. I want to remain single forever", I told them and everyone giving me a confused look, but right at the moment, our order arrived.
Everyone started eating food without asking me any more nonsense questions. So, it kinda escaped for me from the stupid boyfriend and marriage topic.
But they didn't stay silent for long but start talking again but the topic is different.
"So Kriti how is your work going on?", Mukti asked me while eating.
"Yeah, it's kinda good. What about you?", I questioned her back. But before Mukti can reply to me, Puja started talking.
"Guys I already forget to tell you the sad news", Puja said, and we stopped eating and looked at her.
"Wh.. What happened?", Diya asked Puja with a tensed expression.
"I lost my job a few days ago", Puja said with a sigh.
"What? How?", I asked her in shock because I know she got her job with great difficulty. Everyone also seeming sad and shock.
"I was ill and didn't complete my project in time", Puja told us being sad.
"Oh, God! For this reason. Didn't you tell them you were sick?", Priyank asked her.
"Yeah, I did. But the CEO of the company is rude and arrogant. And you still not heard the main thing", Puja told us.
"What's that?", Mukti asked her.
"He also fired my trainer Ayan for me", Puja said being sadder.
"Your boyfriend Ayan", I asked her, and she nodded.
"How can someone be so worse? Don't be sad it's better you can get away from the company. It's much better not to work under such a disgusting CEO", Diya console her.
"I'm not thinking about myself. I'm thinking about Ayan who was working in the company for 2 years, and that cruel man didn't even think a second to fire him along with me", Puja said with an emotional tone.
"Why didn't you kill him right at the moment? He doesn't even deserve to be a Boss or CEO", I said, being angry with the person who fires Puja, and her boyfriend.
"I wish I could do that but it's impossible. He fire many employees before just a simple mistake. Besides, He is the son of a well-known industrialist in this city. And I'm able to kill him only in my dream. Anyway, the foods are very yummy", Puja told us started to change the topic.
Although everyone was talking on the other matters but my mind was stuck on Puja's boss because I can't tolerate this type of violence on people. I agree that he can fire Puja, but he also fired her boyfriend Ayan. If I were in Puja's place then her boss must be dead till now.
Suddenly an amazing thought crossed my mind. I started thinking to write an article on Puja's arrogant boss to expose his cruel nature to the whole city. As Puja said he is the son of a well-known industrialist that means he has great fame and in this way, my article will be hit.
"What are you thinking?", Diya asked me breaking my thought.
"Where are you lost, Kriti? We are calling you for so long. You didn't even hear us. What are you thinking so deeply?", Mukti asked me. I did not reply her father looked at Puja.
"Puja I'm going to expose your arrogant Boss", I told her, and she looked at me in horror.
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