Though Bob kept asking me about Roshni, I avoided the subject. I helped James in buying stuff, he was very happy after getting so many things for his girlfriend and was still buying more things.

He clicked a few pics to ask her which of the two options she liked.

James was still smiling after chatting on his phone.

" Someone is thinking about the return gift, he would claim in return of the gifts. " Bob winked and teased James.

" Shut up!! I am not like you. " James said.

" You are very slow... Manik, do you know, he kissed his girlfriend after the fifth date. " Bob said and laughed.

" Get lost!! I am not like you, who can kiss any girl at the first chance. " James said.

" What about you?? You are even faster than me? " Bob asked.

" No!! I am like him! " I said pointing at James.

" Oh, when did you kiss your girlfriend? Third, fourth, fifth or...later," he asked with excitement.

" Er... I have... Er... Haven't got a chance... " I said rubbing the back of my head.

" What?? Are you really sitting there in front of me or am I imagining you?? You are kidding us? " Bob asked laughing at me.

" No!! I am telling you the truth." I replied.

" But you kissed that girl in the cafe." He asked.

" It was an accident. I told you."

" You have a girlfriend?? " He asked.

" Yes!" I told them about our relationship in very brief. Just the fact that it is very new.

" Oh!! Is she hot? " Bob asked again.

" She is!" I nodded.

" Then what are you waiting for? " he said with a surprised look.

" Her brother is my friend and..." I explained.

" Oh, you are bothered about breaking the bro code?? " James asked.

" Kind of... " I said.

" We can understand... Anyway, I really enjoyed the day with you. Thank you so much. but I think, we need to go to the hotel now. I am dead tired. It has been a long day since we came almost directly to your office. Let's meet around 11 in the morning again. I hope dad will be ready with the list of our orders. " James said.

" Sure!! But I want you to have dinner with me at my haveli. You can have a taste of traditional Gujarati food. " I said.

" We would love that. " James said.

" Bye!! "

" Bye! Have a nice day. " They said and left as I had arranged another car with a driver for them.

I went back to look for Roshni if she was still there... But she was not.

I called her and she picked up the call, " Hello? " She said.

" Where are you? " I asked.

" With my friends! " She said.

" Tell me where are you?? I am coming to pick you up. " I said.

" I am not a child, can come on my own. " She answered back and I got very annoyed.

" Tell me the address! " I said in an angry tone.

" I am at a birthday party. " She said.

"Where is the birthday party? " I asked.

" At the new resto-bar in the same mall. " She said.

" I am coming. Get ready to come with me. I don't want any drama. " I said.

I went into the bar. She was having a party celebration at a table with her friends. So I quietly took another table and ordered a burger, fries and a cold drink as I didn't want to disturb her while she was with her friends or take her out in the middle of the party.

I started chatting with my friends to kill time and just then I realised something was not right, I saw one of the boys adding something to her cold drink while she was talking to the girl next to her. Even the boy who claimed to be her boyfriend was sitting there. But he had not seen me till now.

She picked up the glass and was about to drink it when I got up and held her hand.

She was shocked at first and then annoyed.

" What are you doing?? " She asked.

" You can not drink that. " I took it out of her hand.

" Why the hell I can't?"

" Because I am saying. Your friend... " I was explaining but she never bothered to hear.

"Give me my cold drink back. I need to have it. I am thirsty. " She asked.

" No!! Have this instead. I just ordered it. " I gave her my cold drink.

" WHY? " She was annoyed.

" Why don't you ask your friends?? " I said glaring at the boy.

" What do you mean? " She was confused.

" Will you tell, or shall I do the honour? " I asked the boy who added the drug.

" I don't know what are you talking about. "

" I will tell everyone... He added some kind of drug to your cold drink. " I said and she was shocked.

" But I got this drink myself how can he add anything to it? " She argued.

" He added it just a few seconds back when you were talking to that girl. " I said.

" No! he is lying. You are our friend, why would we do that?" He said to her.

" Then drink it!! " I said.

" Why should I?? " He shrugged.

" Then I am calling the police. Either you drink it or I will call the police and I will give it as a sample. " I threatened.

" Who is he, Roshni?? He is spoiling the party. Do you know him?? " another boy said it seems it was his birthday.

" Yes! He is my new guardian. " She said.

" What?? He is too young for that. " The girls said.

" Then tell him to go home, he is your guardian, not ours. Hello, Mr ... Leave right away. " The boy who added the drug said.

" Not before I teach you a lesson. Drink it or I will call the police. " I shouted at him.

" Ok! I will prove it." He said and took the glass from me. And just when he was about to take a sip, his friend moved all of a sudden and the glass slipped out of his hand.

" Ooops!! Sorry. " He said and made a face as if it happened by mistake.

I punched him hard.

" How dare you?? " His friend came towards me but I punched him as well.

" Ok, manager please call the police. They drugged the drink of this girl. " I said.

" This man is lying. We didn't do anything. " The boys started shouting.

" See, he broke the glass deliberately. Because he couldn't drink it. " I said.

" Sir, please, there is no evidence of it. Please don't create issues." The manager said.

" See the CCTV footage. " I told him.

" There is no camera in the sitting area only at the front door. " He said. I glared at him but there was no use.

" Roshni, Come with me, you are not staying here for another minute. " I was furious by now and I caught her hand and went out she had to come along.

" These are your friends?? He added something to your drink. What would have happened if you had drank it? For god's sake grow up!! " I yelled at her the moment we came out.

She didn't say anything for a change.

" Tell me the address of your friend. We will get your stuff from there and go home. " I said.

" It's ok, I will go and pack my stuff and will come in the morning. " She said.

" You are coming with me. " I had lost my mind by now. So I yelled.

" But... You can't come with me. " She said.

" Why not?? "

" Her parents would not like it. " She said.

" Fine!! I will wait in the car. Tell the address to the driver. We will wait in the car you just try your stuff and come out I don't trust you. So you need to come with me right away. " I said.

" Beta, address? " The driver asked.

She was reluctant to tell him but finally, she gave the address. The driver was surprised to hear the address.

Something was fishy but I didn't comment on it. He started driving and stopped the car after about 5 minutes.

She got out of the car and went into some sort of cheap PG accommodation. So she was staying here?? But she said she lived with a friend... I went after her because it didn't look very safe.

It was a small dingy room. She started packing her stuff. And then she realised that I was standing there. She got conscious and threw everything in her bags and closed them. She was embarrassed so didn't say anything.

I took the bigger bag from her and we came out. The driver placed her bags in the car and we drove towards haveli.

The driver took out her bags and kept them inside. She followed him and kept standing beside her bags with her head bent down.

A servant came I told him to keep her bag in her usual room, and he went away with her bags.

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