'Pushkar โฆ I'm counting on you!' Pushkar smiled to himself. 'Don't worry Zyad. You just make sure you keep the girls happy. Leave the guys to me. I will make sure that everything will go as planned!' He hung up and twirled around in his chair smiling to himself. He opened the draw of his desk and took the photograph of Pia he had stolen from her bedroom and kissed it. 'No matter how rude and self centred you are I still love you and no matter how hard you fight it, you will fall in love with me too Pia. Ill make sure of it. Pushkar Shukla has never been refused before and he shall certainly not be refused by you!' He put the frame back and walked out of his appartment in a dreamy mood. He stepped into his car and drove off to Rano's college. He had studied there himself so he could easily find his way around. He greeted old friends every now and then, while his eyes kept searching for Natwar. He found him sitting in the cafeteria having coffee. Pushar sat down at the table next to him, hoping that Natwar would recognize him, but the guy seemed totally lost in mind. After a while Pushkar decided to take action himself. 'hey dude, aren't you Natwar Rano's boyfriend?' Natwar looked up confused at Pushkar. He recognized him as Bani's friend who he had met a couple of times while visiting Rano. 'Pushkar right?' The guys shook hands and Natwar invited Pushkar to sit with him. Pushkar was smiling to himself that his plan was going smoothly. They kept chatting for some time
Jai closed his laptop and called out to his secretary. 'A black coffee please and no phone calls or visitors.' He got out of his chair and walked up and down his room. Today was the ball day and it was all he could think about. He could see everybody dressed according to the code and she looking the prettiest of them all. He saw her dancing and flirting with Zyad and stealing the show. He could see her taking a walk in the huge garden under the moonlight. She and Zyad coming closer and he quickly shook his head. He walked back to his desk and yelled at the secretary. She came rushing in with his coffee. 'How hard can it be to make a cup of coffee?!' The poor lady apologised, but Jai couldn't care less. He took a big gulp of his hot coffee burning his tongue. He sweared and threw the cup on the floor scarring the living daylight out of his poor secretary. She tried to clean the mess up, but he ordered her to get out of his office. Jai dropped himself in the chair and put his head on his desk. 'What the hell is wrong with me?!'
'Hey mate I have to go. It was cool seeing you again and I hope we can become friends.' Pushkar smiled and shook Natwar's hand while his eyes were fixed on his mobile. He quickly thought of a way to buy himself more time. 'Yeah, sure. You are a cool person. Can I have you number?' Natwar nodded and blushed a little. 'Ehh, excuse me. I just got a new number so I don't know it yet. Let me look it up for you.' Pushkar wished that the few seconds he had left were enough. Just when he and Natwar had finished exchanging numbers and Natwar was about to leave the long awaited call came and Pushkar had never felt so relieved before. 'Pushkar, it's me Zyad. Are you with Natwar?' Pushkar smile and looked up at Natwar. 'Oh hiii Pia darling. How are you doing and how is Dubai!' Natwar froze to his spot and looked down on Pushkar. 'Well I'll take that as a yes. Did you grab his attention?' Zyad was eagerly waiting for a positive response. 'Jai? No I haven't seen him today babe. Why? Is everything alright? What's the matter with you?' Pushkar paused and whispered to Natwar. 'Sorry Natwar. It's Pia, Rano's sister. She is looking for mr. Walia. I think something is wrong.' Natwars face turned all tense and he refrained from any comment. He seated himself again and waited for what was coming next. 'Pushkar?! Are you still with me?' 'Yes babe. I'm sorry. I was just speaking to Natwar. You know him right. Your sisters friend. Please Pia honey, trust me and tell me what happened. I will make sure to contact mr. Walia for you.' Pushkar dropped silent for a little while and just made weird faces and popped his eyes every now and then, making Natwars face and heart drop to the floor. 'Pushkar, don't forget that the dress code is white for the ladies and black for the men. So please don't turn up in blue. I've got Jai's suit ready, just make sure you sms me the size of Natwar. No need to call, because I won't pick up just like we planned. Once you arrive you won't have much time to go shopping you know. And please say something before Natwar really get's a heart attack.' Pushkar inspected Natwar's face and did his best not to laugh. 'Sure babe. You please be strong and have faith. Nothing will happen to them. I will go and fetch mr. Walia and fly over to Dubai immediately.' Pushkar cut the phone and got up. 'I'm sorry Natwar. I have to go immediately. I'm afraid I've just received some bad new. Bani, Rano and Anjali have met with a car accident and all three of them are in hospital. Their condition is unkown. Pia has tried to contact mr. Walia , but she wasn't succesfull. So I will go and search for him now and hopefully we will be able to catch this afternoon's flight. Natwar looked in shocked. 'I'm coming too!'.