Marin was sitting in a coffee shop at 6:00 pm. She informed her family that she would return home quite late. The boy, who was sitting opposite to her, was her bestie. Both of them had completed their exam successfully. To invite her bestie to the party, she asked him to come to the coffee shop. Also right from tomorrow their college will be out. Double enjoyment!
They ordered their drinks. None of them spoke for a while. Finally, Marin broke the silence and said, "OK, Lavan, will you come to the Harry's restaurant tomorrow?"
Her bestie's name was Lavan. He was a handsome boy, with blue eyes, crisp hair. He was a pro player in the famous game called PUBG and he had his own YouTube channel called,
LAVyou
He had lost his mother, Preethi, in a car accident, when he was seven years old. His father was also an industrialist like Franklin. His name was Henry. He was in his late forties. There was a rumor that Franklin had given the ownership of one of his industries to Henry. No one knows why Franklin had given the ownership to Henry. It knows only to Henry and Franklin.
Lavan also has a brother, named Greyson.
"OK. I shall", Lavan replied. "Shall we meet again tomorrow?" Marin asked. Lavan thought for a while and said, "Sorry, Marin. My father is returning home .So, I should be there .I shall come directly to the party."
Marin was disappointed. She thought of spending her vacation with Lavan. But she didn't show her disappointment. "That's fine. We shall meet at the Harry's.", she replied. She finished her cold coffee and paid the bill. When she thought of leaving the place, Lavan stopped her.
"What?" she asked.
"I've something for you." Lavan said as he bent down to take his bag. He searched something. Marin stared at him. Then Lavan took out a gift box. Marin knew at once that it was for her. Lavan rose from his seat and extended it to her. "Have it Marin. Many more happy returns of the day!"
Marin gazed at him in surprise. Tomorrow is her birthday .But why did Lavan present the gift to her now?
"Thank you", Marin said, "I would be glad if you gave it to me at the party". Lavan smiled and said, "You will get another, tomorrow!"
He started to depart. Marin smiled to herself and she too started to depart. While they were moving out, Lavan said, "Don't open the gift box today. Open it when you receive the second gift, tomorrow" Marin was perplexed but she didn't ask why. She knew that Lavan would have any suspense in it.
They left the shop.
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The man, who wore black suit, got out of his blue car. He was probably six feet tall. He wore black sunglasses and except his skin everything was black. He might prefer that color. He parked his car under a big banyan tree. Opposite to him, there was a two-storey building, painted brown. He was standing several kilometers away from the heart of Chennai. He went in. He was in the ground floor. The house looked simple and less-attractive. The ground floor comprised a kitchen, a hall and a dining room. The second floor comprised nearly three rooms and a washroom. He rushed to the house. He was searching for someone. Finally, he found the person in the kitchen.
It was a lady. She might be in her late fifties. She had a scar on her forehead. She noticed the entry of the man. They were childhood friends. Before the man could open his mouth, the lady spoke, "Will our plan be executed correctly?"
The man sat on the sofa and stretched his hands and legs. "Yeah", he replied.
The woman was preparing dinner in the kitchen. The man was sitting in the hall. The woman sat closer to the man. Her eyes showed that she was excited to hear more from the man .The man removed his sunglasses and slipped it into his pocket.
"I've arranged everything", he said. The lady stared at him for a while. "Are you sure? Will it happen?" she asked once again .But, the man was confident. "Sure, don't worry", he replied.
The lady got to her feet and nodded and said, "Let's show them who we are!"
She said those words and stepped into the kitchen. On the way, she stared at the wall. There was a photo frame hanging on the wall. It was a family photo. It contained a couple with a male child. She stared at it for a while and went to the kitchen.