"I can't accept this accusation! I didn't commit any wrongdoing at all. I'll explain later. Give me a week to finish this. If I stop now, I won't be able to witness the school's renovation. Then what about my responsibility to Anil? I promised to pay his wages until it's finished.""That's an easy matter! I'll tell him to join Rajat. It doesn't matter if he becomes Rajat's man. If he doesn't want to, he can leave this project and find another job!" Mrs Fateema said easily."If you can't explain right away where you got the money from, I can't grant your wish, Ashita! That makes me even more suspicious of you. You're just looking for a loophole to cover up fraud!" said Mrs. Fateema feeling the upper hand.Zoya was speechless. She remembered when she applied for work here. The woman accepted her easily. Now she also easily fired her.Zoya was silent for a long time. Her breath was getting tighter holding back the annoyance."Fine, if that's the decision. I'm quit. You're the principal h
Who is that man? What made Zoya fall in love with him? Wasn't he the one who he saw walking with Zoya in the mall that time? Why did he call her name with Ashita? Didn't he know the girl's true identity?Various questions filled Sunil's head.He had heard the words that came out of Zoya's mouth. She got fired for misappropriating donation money?Hey, wasn't that the stupid Principal said that Zoya donated the school building? But why she dismissed her? Sunil made sense now. He was right when he thought Zoya was in disguise.But he didn't care what happens to Zoya, he only cared about the man who win Zoya's heart.By the corner of his eye Sunil kept watching them hugging each other. It was seen that Praveen was trying to calm Zoya down and Zoya calming in his arms."Let's get out of here," Praveen took the girl's hand and led her away. Zoya obliged, not caring where Praveen taking her. They stopped a Bajaj rickshaw that happened to be passing by. Both immediately got in, and the auto
The 35-year-old man name is Alfoso Rodriguez. He is not of Portuguese or Spanish descent. He is originally from Goa, India.People from this region often have Hispanic names due to the strong Portuguese influence in the past, so many names of people and places have Portuguese elements in them. Alfonso is no exception.Even though he had a European name, he looked like an Indian from the south. His skin is dark with black and slightly curly hair. His physique is not stocky, in fact a little thin with a gaunt face. At first glance, he is not a dangerous person because of his ordinary appearance. But his criminal record in the police is countless because he is often in and out of jail.Name it a form of crime, he must have done it at least he was involved in it. Killing, robbing, extortion, even the distribution of illicit goods. Finally he got out of prison after serving 5 years out of a 7-year sentence for being involved in an attempted murder. He got a time off for behaving well whil
Sunil was sure that Alfonso would call back. He knew the man would be interested in the opportunity he offered. A person like Alfonso could never turn down a tempting offer.Sure enough not even an hour, the man called back. And Sunil hastily picked it up."As I thought you must have called me again!""Don't get excited. I'm just wondering someone like you contacted me to commit a kidnapping. Why didn't you just do it? Of course you can get as much money as you want? Why me?" asked Alfonso."Because I don't need money! I already have. I'm letting this secret out just to help you. You've been to prison many times. Every time you get out you can't survive out there because you're not like most people who settle for menial jobs with low income. I am pity of you."" I don't need a pity.""Don't be arrogant!""Who are you?""I told you, you don't need to know!""What is benefit for you if I kidnap Narendra's daughter?""We both are lucky. You get the ransom, and my resentment is avenged to
They split up in the alley towards Zoya's rented house. Praveen only got there to accompany her, because Zoya only wanted to get there.The Dusk had already passed and turned into night. It's 9:15 when Zoya glanced at her watch."Are you sure, just up here?" asked Praveen reluctantly letting Zoya into the narrow alley and the light was dim. The only lighting came from the front of the semi-permanent tenement houses that lined up on either side of the alley which had lights installed on purpose."Yes! I know you must be tired after a long day of training. Besides, I'm used to going this way!""All right then. Be careful, okay?""It's okay. It's safe! You see there are still people sitting in front of the house, right? So, don't worry." Zoya said."What are you going to do tomorrow?" asked Praveen before they parted ways."I don't know! What's clear is that I'll be free tomorrow. Maybe I'm enjoying my last moments here!""I can't accompany you, Ashita. Tomorrow I will be training all da
"How much donation money did she misappropriate?" he asked.Miss Fateema shrugged."I haven't checked yet, there could be large number!" said the woman again."Are you sure she misappropriated the money?""Of course I am sure!" Then Mrs. Fateema explained her suspicions.Rajesh fell silent. He didn't say a word. It's really didn't make sense! The Principal had made a fatal decision based solely on assumptions without proof!But it's also interesting. He would see what Zoya doing after getting fired."She didn't say anything?" "No, she just accepted the decision and left."Rajesh nodded. He refrained from telling who Ashita Agrawal really was.But he got confused. Why had no reports come in on him about this? Not even from Anil the spy?His eyes reflected regret."Okay! I'll go then. Sorry I'm only here for a while because I have other things to do!" said Rajesh leaving immediately."Why didn't have a seat first?""No need!" Rajesh kept walking. He stepped quickly. There were several
Zoya woke up and realized that the morning light had already filled her narrow room. She quickly got up and sat down gathering her senses for a moment. It Looked like it's too late to go to class. The alarm clock showed at 7.10. It wa too late, she thought for school.But just as she was about to stand up to grab a towel, she remembered that today she no longer teaching at Doorna. Yesterday she was sacked by Mrs. Fateema. Oh no!She sat back down on her thin mattress. Why did she forget what happened yesterday? She muttered. Maybe because she slept too soundly. Realizing this, she just took a deep breath and let it out slowly.Everything was almost done. This was her last moments in Dharavi. And she was planning to take a walk today alone. Yes, she would go alone because today Praveen was still training at the Adore Model Agency.But where was she going? There's nowhere to go. She had been here for two months, her space was limited to her rented house, school and Praveen's place. Ther
"Oh yes, here is a small gift from me. Nothing too special, just snacks and cakes. Please accept this!" Zoya said handing over two plastic bags full of food.Mrs Fateema looked away as if she didn't want to accept it. Zoya finally handed Harshida the bags. Harshida's face was a little doubtful, but she couldn't refuse. She knew that if Ashita brought food, it would be delicious. And this might be the last time she brought cakes for them."Don't worry, I bought it with my own money not from stolen money. Trust me!"Somehow Mrs. Fateema immediately left hearing Zoya said that."I'm sorry for her, Ashita!" Shanti said."No need to apologize on behalf of her. The important thing is that you don't think I'm a bad person," Zoya joked."Ah, you're kind, really! The proof is that you still want to bring us delicious food even though you are no longer at Doorna," Harshida said while looking into the bag.She seemed to swallow Saliva. "I'll take one!" her hand reached inside and took out a rou
Meanwhile, far away in Mumbai, Sunil Chakraborty still could not accept the reality of what had happened.He was angry, but did not know how to vent his anger. Why did all this come to light?This must be the result of Roohan's failure, the man he had assigned to eliminate Praveen. If only he had succeeded, it would have been a different story. That man would have rotted at the bottom of the river!He had paid Roohan. He had to take responsibility for this failure! He should not deny it like that day, at least he should get his reward!Sunil still felt his chest burning with emotion. He would teach Roohan a lesson!He immediately left the house. But his steps stopped when Amaneesh stopped him."Where are you going?""I have some business to finish!""No! You stay home for now! Let me take care of everything!""No, Dad!" said Sunil, ignoring his father's words. He continued walking towards his car and soon the car was out of the garage.Amaneesh was furious, but could not do anything.
The afternoon was approaching.The Balinese bridal make-up artist had finished dressing Zoya. She seemed satisfied with her work.“It’s done. You can look in the mirror now!” said her with a smile.Zoya turned her body slowly to face the large mirror not far from her and was immediately stunned.Is that really her?She looked very different wearing a typical Balinese bridal kebaya in maroon and decorated with gold thread embroidery. Her head was decorated with a majestic floral metal crown that was also gold in color. Both of her wrists wore gold color bracelets. Prada songket cloth with a color that matched the kebaya she was wearing further enhanced her appearance.The make-up on her face was not striking so that her beautiful face looked even more beautiful.She stared at her reflection in the mirror for a long time, not expecting it to be herself.However, she had a little difficulty moving her head because the crown was quite heavy, around three kg.She convinced herself that she
The Balinese woman looked so graceful in the traditional dress. She wore a short white kebaya with a silver Prada cloth with a floral motif.Her black hair was pulled up into a bun. She was around mid-thirties and spoke fluent English.“So you two will be married with Balinese customs and rituals?”“Yes, of course. I have longed to marry with Balinese rituals. It just so happens that India and Bali have similarities,” Zoya explained.She smiled and looked at the two of them alternately. There was a sense of amazement in her eyes. The girl looked beautiful and the man was so handsome. They both looked so harmonious, especially later when they wear Balinese traditional clothes. Of course it would be even more charming.She had served quite a lot of clients who were about to get married, and most of them were Westerners, but this time she met a unique client from India.Judging from their appearance, they were not from just anyone. If not the upper class, then they must be public figures
Zoya and Praveen had landed in Bali three hours ago and now they had checked in at a resort in the Seminyak region. Zoya had made a reservation before so they didn't have to bother booking a hotel.Praveen didn't expect to go this far. This was the first time in his life he saw the outside world directly. It never even crossed his mind to be on this island of the gods. Not for leisure pursuit but to get married!No! He didn't feel tired after a long journey, in fact when he set foot in Ngurah Rai Airport his chest was still beating fast. Since leaving India, he felt like he entered a new world.Uncertain? Alienated? No! He didn't feel lost as long as Zoya was by his side. She gave him energy and determination so strong that he was a man who could overcome all obstacles.He had passed the biggest obstacle perfectly, taking away the lover he loved so much to escape from the one-sided match made by her parents.Coming out of the airport he was already fascinated by the pleasant atmospher
“What’s wrong? What are you guys talking about in there?” Sunil asked curiously.Stupid kid!If there were no other people around, Amaneesh would have slapped him. But he held back his anger so as not to raise further suspicion.“Come on, go home! I want to talk to you at home!”“Just tell me here now. I want to know!” Sunil said curiously.Amaneesh shook his head. He saw several of his subordinates standing looking at him in surprise.“You guys go back to the office now! We’ll talk later!”His subordinates took a respectful position,“Yes, sir!” said them.Sunil couldn’t accept it, he just walked briskly into Narendra’s room and opened the door,“What are you talking about with my father, Mr. Narendra?!” he asked loudly.Narendra was sitting on the sofa realizing the mistake he had made. Seeing Sunil act like that, his disgust surfaced again, he really didn’t want to see the young man’s face again.“Just ask your father! From now on I don’t want to see anymore! Get out of my room now
Rajesh Kumar was cheered. He quickly got up and half ran out to his car. In less than half an hour he was at the cafe that Narendra usually visited.Apparently Rajesh had arrived first. Narendra was not there yet. He immediately took a seat in the corner of the cafe and ordered a drink.Not long, finally Narendra appeared alone. He entered with brisk steps and sat across from Rajesh.“How are you, sir! Long time no see!” he said, starting the conversation.Narendra ignored him and went straight to the point.“Why did you tell me this now? Why?”“Because this is the best time to reveal everything!”“No! It’s too late!”“Not for me!”“Where did you get that evidence?” asked Narendra.Rajesh then explained in as much detail as possible.Narendra Prasadh listened with an angry expression. How could a police officer do something bad to get his personal desires and the police officer was… his future son-in-law? Truly, he had been deceived!“Your daughter has found a suitable man as her life
Two investigators came to see Mr. Amaneesh that night. They brought very important news.“We have checked the immigration data at the airport and got the names we are looking for, Sir! It turns out that Miss Zoya and Praveen Jayachandran took a flight abroad. They managed to escape to Singapore!” said a police officer named Sukhdev excitedly. His other colleague nodded in agreement.“That’s right! They left at 4:10 in the morning, and this data has been matched with the airline passenger manifest!”“They fled abroad?” said Amaneesh as if in disbelief. He did not know whether this was good or bad news because if this was true, their pursuit would be more difficult unless they asked for help from Interpol.But was it possible, considering that they were not criminals or perpetrators of crimes that harmed the country?Nothing is impossible. He could have used his authority as the Mumbai police chief.“What else did you get?”“That’s it. I think this is a very important clue, so I reporte
There were no significant results of the investigation even though Amaneesh had ordered many of his personnel. Some were ordered to Dharavi, some to modeling agencies, and advertising agencies and more to guard the borders.But none of them yielded results.Towards evening, Mrs. Fateema was even more shocked to see Sunil and his men arrive at her house. They interrogated her again, even though previously in Doorna she had been visited by the police asking about Praveen's whereabouts. Of course she did not know where he was. Since Zoya's identity was revealed, he had never been there again. What shocked her the most how Sunil knew where she lives?"Don't try to hide something from me, Mrs. Fateema!" said Sunil intimidatingly."Why would I hide him whereabouts, Sir! I have no idea at all. Since Ashita, I mean... Miss Zoya is no longer in Doorna, he has also never come again! Especially since he started to become famous!"“You don’t know where he lives?”“I don’t know exactly! But he sa
The wedding ceremony that was planned to take place this morning really ended in a mess, even though the hotel had made good preparations. The hall had been neatly arranged, both the stage and the arrangement of chairs and tables for the guests. Decorations full of flowers were already available. So was the catering.But all that was in vain because the bride ran away.Approaching 10 o'clock, the hall was actually quiet. Guests who did not know and had already come were not allowed to enter the building. The hotel was closed to guests.Of course, many guests were shocked, not expecting the party to be canceled. Not a few were disappointed because they had already come.In connection with being closed, Narendra's family could not hide their shame.This was the first time in his life he felt humiliated, not by someone else, but by his own child.Was there a wrong decision that made his daughter choose to run away rather than follow his wishes?But what was wrong? Isn't it his duty as a