Chapter 60

That afternoon Shriya and her friends reached the nearby stationary where lab coats and other lab equipment are sold. Though the shop is not so big, she found everything she wanted in it. Both Shriya and Sony bought the labcoats while Brahmini said she already has one at home from last year. They all bought the fractional weight boxes, gloves, lab glasses, sanitizer etc. After buying all the things they needed, they planned to have an ice-cream. So they headed to a nearby ice cream parlour. First the driver wanted to wait for them in the car but Shriya insisted that he should also join them and have some. He couldn’t dare to reject so he just occupied the table which is two tables away from them to give them some privacy. From the talks of the three, he already understood that they knew about Abhi and are forcing Shriya to get them an autograph, while Shriya kept repeating to them that she doesnot know him that well. Shriya ordered four vanilla flavored ice creams. They were all eating happily chatting when a man in a black t shirt and a pair of blue jeans came and sat with them at the same table without any invitation. Shriya looked up to see it is none other than Vishnu. He sat there and smiled provokingly at her. He then said to Shriya "Hey hiii long time, you look great after this make over. He must be treating you well, after all, you are good looking and young." Shriya sat with her fingers intertwined and she was sweating. He smiled at her and said "So how is he in bed ? did you enjoy yourself. Ha You must be lucky, afterall not every women gets the chance to sleep with Abhishek Malhotra", he whispered the last sentence looking at her friends to provoke her. Shriya’s face fell with shame just as he expected and her friends were in shock trying to process the man’s words. Ge became confident and just as he was about to continue his insult, a hard slap fell on his left cheek and stars danced infront of his eyes. When he came to his senses he looked at the owner of that hand which just slapped him and there stood the driver. Though he is a driver, he is a 6 feet tall man, well built and also a handsome man. His face became livid and his aura is cold. Abhi appointed him not only to be Shriya’s driver but also as her personal bodyguard. He was late to the scene because he went to pay the bill and to make a call to his friend. When he came back to the parlour, he saw a man sitting with his madam and her friends. He then called Abhi, while approaching them, but when he saw their faces tense up, he understood something is wrong. He didnot hang up on Abhi and put his phone in his pocket, so the latter could hear all the things Visnhu has said to Shriya. He then threw a slap against Vishnu’s face taking the latter by surprise and shock. He held Vishnu’s collar and dragged him off the chair with force which made Vishny to fall. Fortunately there were not many people in the parlour. He pulled the man lying on the floor and said "How dare you treat our madam like that? you sure have a death wish. If our Abhi sir know about it, you will be a dead meat for sure." The driver then smiled viciously at Vishnu and uttered under his breathe "I really hope I will be in charge of beating you to death, for now, rest here," he then dragged Vishnu to the parking lot and threw him in the car. All the while girls are in shock and did not move an inch from their seats. The driver then returned to them and asked them if they are ready to leave politely as if nothing happened. They nodded their heads with confusion and followed him with their belongings. Shriya stopped in her tracks when she was about to board the car and the driver looked at her. She said "promise me that you will not say anything to Abhi". The driver knew that Abhi has been on phone with him all the while and heard each and every word of the commotion, so he didnot want to lie to Shriya. So he said, "sorry mam, I can’t keep secrets from sir". Feeling rejected she stood there, just then another van came the parking lot and Vishnu was shifted to that van. Then entered two cars and the driver said to Sony and Brahmini who stood dumbstruck at their places that they will be dropped off at their homes in them. They said bye to their friend trying to analyze the situation. They had tones of questions to ask her but didn’t utter a word then. They just left the place after saying a few consoling statements to their friend. Shriya then hopped the backseat of her Audi R 8 and rested her head on the window glass and started crying silently.