With a notification sound a message appears on Zoya's phone; she further opens it to read the whole. The message read...''you have yet not paid this month's due. Haven't you changed your mind? If this is the case then I will also have to change my mind. I would tell them!''
(Who was this person to text Zoya an iffy frieghtening message? And why was Zoya paying him money? That didn't seem her employ. There was something dubious about Zoya!!!)
Zoya immediately replied the text message...''you will get your money. I have to earn money unlike you getting it as dog food every month. This takes time; the coming Monday you will get your dog food.''
After a few minutes again a message popped up on her phone; it was Vansh. He sent.....''Text me Kabir and Aarohi's current phone numbers. I would talk to them and everything would be sorted out.'' Zoya did hesitated once but then she thought of if she won't send him then he would just keep on persistently asking her so at the end she cave in.
As soon as Vansh got the message he took no time to call Aarohi first as he needed some time to think what he had to talk to Kabir so he kept him aside. Aarohi picked up the call at once. She was cock-a-hoop at listening Vaansh's voice after three years.
''After that day, Zoya moved to another city and Kabir went to France while the two of you also went to some other city so I was all left alone and decided not to contact anyone of you through any medium from then except I talked to Zoya in the beginning but then she stopped picking my calls; thereon I understood that she didn't want to talk to me, so I ceased futile trying.'' She notified Vansh.
She further asked him, ''By the way from where did you get my current number?'' Vansh replied, ''recently I accidently met Zoya at the market, so I took her number and today she sent me your's. And yes all of us are going to meet up and I hope you are in!''
Aarohi exclaimed in astonishment, ''what! a reunion! I am in! but... wait...this means Arhaan and Kabir both would be there in person; really! in front of each other? Have you talked to kabir?'' Vansh said, ''I am to talk to him after you and I will text you the time and place later'' as he hung up.
Aarohi was overwhelmed talking to Vansh about the reunion and unnerved at the same time as Arhaan and Kabir both were going to be there if Kabir were to come.
On the other side Vansh consolidated a bit as now he had convinced almost everyone and it was only Kabir who was left with whom he needed to talk. He took a deep breath and dialed Kabir's number while he thought, ''I never knew that I would be the peace monger or a negotiator amongst all of us'' as he broke into a slight laughter.
Arhaan went on to prepare instant noodles for him and Vansh after serving the dog food to Puzo as it was too late and at that time they can't expect a huge satiated dinner.
Meanwhile vansh was trying to call Kabir but he didn't pick up. After trying for almost fifteen minutes he picked the call; Kabir didn't know that it was Vansh calling him. Not even letting the person at the other end introduce himself Kabir suddenly uttered something in French, ''je m'occupe de toi dans une minute'' and hung up.
Vansh was staring at the phone with complete amusement that what was the man speaking? (This actually means ''I would deal with you after a minute, later''.)
After a minute of realization; Vansh nodded his head in satisfaction that he knew this voice...β¦.it was Kabir; but he wondered why was that man speaking in some other language. (Vansh didn't know French so he didn't get anything what Kabir told him.) Vansh thought that Kabir would rather have mistaken him; he mustn't know it was Vansh calling him. He tried calling him again and this time he was sure that before Kabir would even utter a word he would directly introduce himself first so that Kabir would at least let him speak unlike the last time. This time Kabir's phone was switched off. So he decided to call him the next day.
The next morning, it was ten and Arhaan was still on his bed with his eyes shut. But the very next minute Puzo came barking into his room and jumped on the bed arousing Arhaan. Suddenly Arhaan turned around and took Puzo in his arms saying, ''you are late today sir!...its ten now and my office time has already obsolete!....but don't worry!β¦..a surprise for you... I am going to be home today!...''