"The sniper didn't have to shoot" - PRIVATE NUMBER

"What the heck?" - Vikram

"He fell down the waterfall before my man could shoot. It's a dead-drop point. Survival from there is nearly impossible" - PRIVATE NUMBER

"Go and search downstream for his body" - Vikram

"That part is done and dusted. Will be checking again tomorrow morning" - PRIVATE NUMBER

"But no one can survive it. Another Spock fell just after after him. We couldn't find his body as well" - PRIVATE NUMBER

"Keep me posted" - Vikram

A smile spread on his face and he walked back to his desk and started working on the pending work of his company.

He wanted to celebrate but as the body hadn't been retrieved, he didn't want to. This time he wanted a proper closure and not a premature celebration only to be dejected later.

But he didn't know that she was coming in to kill all his happiness.

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As Akira reached Vikram's home, she didn't bother to exchange the greetings with his mom and marched straight to his study room.

She blasted the door open and asked,

"I am going to ask you nicely for once last time. What did you do to Raymond?"

"What did I do? What are you asking Akira?"

"Don't act like you don't know about anything".

"I seriously have no idea about what are you talking".

Akira took a deep breath and calmed her frigid nerves. This wasn't going to be easy. But she was ready to tear away the value of their friendship because that mattered nothing in front of Raymond.

"Copying our graphic designs - That was you".

"Trying to force a cyber attack on us a day before the contest - That was you".

"Trying to bend the rules of the GCG tournament" - You.

"Trying to set the location at the Amazons instead of New York" - All you Vikram, it was all you.

"You think I don't know about all this? Do you think we have forgotten what had happened on the Gala Night? Not even a bit".

"What the hell are you talking Akira? I have seriously no clue about anything".

"Stop acting Vikram, we have proof of the things that you have done. I can send you behind bars today at this very instant, but just because I respect our friendship, I haven't."

"Akira sit down. What happened?"

"What happened?"

"You seriously have the audacity to ask what happened? Just remember one thing Vikram, if anything happens to Raymond, then I swear to God's I will snatch that mask out of your face and make people see the real you. And trust me, I won't even slow down for a moment. Not even for a bit".

"You think that you will get my heart by taking away his life? How could you push him down the fall Vikram? I mean, I am really ashamed that I am even friends with you".

Saying that Akira started storming out.

"I haven't done anything Akira. If I wanted to have him killed, I would have killed him in point blank range and you would be staring at his dead body right now", Vikram said and tried to grab her arm desperately.

"You better pray that he comes back all ok, without a scratch on his body, else you are going to pay back. And trust me you are gonna pay back heavy".

"Why do you think I had a hand in any of this? Why don't you go and check with his father who wanted to sabotage his career and everything? Why are you suspecting me?"

"Because he is his father. No father would kill their child".

Vikram took a pause and said,

"Sebastian Walker ain't no father Akira".