Are You Not A Man???.....
What did he just heard?!?!
Did his ear made a mistake?!?!
That's not possible!!!
He clearly heard it!! Right??
[ Make sure you clean the room once in a while ]
The shock and surprise that Yuma felt were on full display.
" Sir are you sure about this?? "
Yuma tried to confirm what he heard ; doubt lingered in his voice.
Yuma's doubt earned him an offended look from Aahil.
" When have I said anything that I'm not sure of Yuma? "
His face reflected his seriousness.
" Besides, who else can I trust if not you?? " he inquired pretending to be dissapointed at Yuma's lack of confidence.
" My apologies Sir...
I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that in the past you never allowed anyone to enter that room and now all of a sudden...." Yuma quickly explained himself trailing off.
Aahil chuckled at Yuma's explanation.
" Sudden?? Hmph..
The world changes in mere seconds.
It's never too late.... "
Though Aahil was speaking in English, Yuma felt that he was speaking an alien language. Yuma couldn't understand anything Aahil meant by his words yet successfully fell in Aahil's trap of creating a suspense much his own annoyance.
Aahil didn't say anything further, this their conversation came to an abrupt end.
" Rest assured sir. The room will be safe in my care ."
Yuma gave his assurance and took his leave.
...
His eyes shot up....
Sweat dripped from every part of his body...
His breathing was ragged....
His body was shaking uncontrollably.....
There was a dull pain in the back of his head....
Blurr image of a young boy thrown down from the cliff ran in his mind.....
He was struggling to keep his consciousness and slowly drifted into deep slumber.
Some time later ...
A few taps and calls helped Aahil return to the conscious world. A light splash of ice cold water further strengthened his consciousness.
" Aahil !!! Aahil are you ok?? "
Vikram asked with a sense of urgency looking concerned at Aahil's pale face.
" Just a bad dream.... Don't worry....."
Aahil didn't wanted to Vikram worry about him, hence he gave a common excuse.
Vikram felt relieved to know it was nothing serious and asked him to freshen up as they were about to land .
Aahil replied with a simple nod and entered the rest room to freshen up leaving Vikram alone.
' Buddy you can run from yourself if you want but can't hide your fears from me. I know you had another vision of your past. Just hang on pal... Soon you will be free from your fears. Very soon.' Vikram voiced Aahil's truth silently to himself.
Few minutes later Vikram came in to check up on him.....Seeing his friend sitting by the window sofa deep in thought ,he didn't distrub him and left quitely.
Aahil though back on the happening of events that lead to his dream.
Back in the morning.......
After completing all his wrap up task Aahil left for Dubai International Airport , where the world's most expensive and exclusive private plane awaited the arrival of its owner.
Upon arrival the first thing Aahil saw in the VVIP waiting room was his best friend cum assistant Vikram already waiting for him.
????
Aahil had a strong hunch that his friend was upto no good and it had something or the other to do with Father.
Vikram on the other hand knew this was inevitable when Yuma shipped him with Aahil, but facing it face-to-face was actually making nervous.
He gulped and broke a few cold sweats under Aahil's suspicious gaze.
" Bro.. Pleaseee have mercy on me .This was Father's idea , i have no clue as to why he shipped me with you. When i found out I too was surprised but didn't get a chance to ask him anything."
Selling out Father was the only plan Vikram could come up with, hoping Aahil to buy it.
With a raised eyebrow Aahil's gaze intensified.
" Can't you come up with a better lie Vikram?? I know you are quite skilled in the field..."
"Aahil !! Pleaseee.... I beg you God Dammit!!"
Seeing his friend practically begging for mercy Aahil did press the matter any further.
Vikram inwardly gave victory pose at his friend's generousity and let out a huge sign of relief. He felt guilty lying to Aahil but as his best friend and well wisher it was necessary at the moment.
The flight took off and both friends settled to play a round of chess in the lounge. It was always exciting fr Aahil to go up against Vikram as the match always ends on an interesting note.
" Bro what do you think about marriage.?"
Vikram asked out of the blue hopping to catch Aahil off guard . They were already few moves into the game .
" I already have enough on my plate .... Don't want random gold diggers robbing Diya's belongings, I can't stand them. But why do you ask ??" Aahil replied in a matter-of-fact tone not one bit surprise planning his next move . However he did return Vikram his share of excitment.
"....."
Vikram's idea was throw Aahil off guard , but thanks to his rotten luck Aahil returnedit back to him times two.
" Hey..Hey..Hey.... Exactly what do you mean by Diya's belongings ???"
" Exactly what you understood ."
" ARE YOU CRAZY???? You want Diya to give away your empire to Diya just like that???"
" No just like that but as her drowy my friend.."
" Aahil please stop joking .... You can't give away your empire as Diya's drowy just like that ..."
" I can do as I please. You on the other hand don't have any say in the matter even if you want to. You should have thought of things clearly before appointing me as her godfather ."
" So dude you really don't plan on getting married??"
" No I don't.."
" But why not ?? Do you have other sexual preference??"
This question was Aahil's bottom line. He failed to understand why his dear friend was suddenly so tried of his life that he was boldly seeking his rage.
"Vikram what is wrong with you ?? "
" Nothing is wrong with me my friend , it's you who is wrong from top-to-toe. I'm still surprised that you never told me that you have a different sexual preference Aahil. I feel very self conscious being around you all of a sudden."
Vikram was out to test his patience....
" VIKRAM. SHERGIL. ARE. YOU. THAT. TRIED. OF. YOUR. LIFE. ???"
Aahil growled in a low but deadly tone.
" No and you don't have to worry . I won't sell you . But sorry pal I'm off limits." Vikram babbled on until he noticed the deadly glint in his friend's eyes.
" Now what?? Don't tell me!! Are you not a man!!"
Underestimating his friends ability to talk nonsense Aahil gave up the thought of explaining himself. He stood to leave chucking the chess piece at Vikram.
Vikram made a close save and shouted" Hey we are not done yet??"
" CHECK MATE "
With that he left the lounge and headed for the bedroom.
Vikram saw Aahil's retreating back and smiled helplessly at his friends hidden innocence.