ll~Anki SS: My Last Scandal~ *Chapter Six Updated on pg 12*ll - Page 6

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Saturday Morning...

I stared at my watch and groaned.

"One small cup of coffee." The waitress said and she carefully placed a cup of coffee in front of me and I nodded and she looked towards something that was on my side and smiled.

"You play?" she said confused.

I followed her direction and noticed what she was staring at and realized that it was towards the large wooden case that was propped up against the table.

It was a guitar, more so a brass guitar that my father bought for me when I was only 11 years old and was developing an interest in music.

Mira wanted to play the drums and he bought her a metal drum set and during our free times we would practice playing, pretending as if we were musicians and were famous people were there were a crowd of people attending our concert.

We had so much fun...until things started to become strain when papa had his first heart attack and then a stroke which almost left him completely immobile from working that our financial situation started to become strained.

Mira immediately went to pawn as much of her stuff, including the drum set, and when I insisted of doing the same with my stuff she almost yelled my ears off when she gave a sharp denial.

"I am the older sister, this is my duty...don't you dare sell your guitar!!!"

I was 15, she was 18 and I followed through but this time...I wasn't going to do it.

I was selling the guitar so papa could finally be able to seek treatment for his speech and physical therapy.

It was a bit of stretch that this will help, but I was slowly saving up and this might help.

Plus I didn't tell Mira that I was secretly helping people wash their laundry and was helping to deliver food at times for some of the neighbors that were around, and even helping to tutor some of their children when there was time.

I sighed and looked at the waitress and shook my head.

"Not anymore, I used to but its no point keeping something around that is of no use." I said with a sad smile and she looked at me with a confused expression as if she looked uncomfortable.

"Okkkayyy, well if you will excuse me." She said with an awkward expression as she went to greet a young couple that walked in hand in hand.

I stared at them as the waitress sat them down, the young man helping to remove the chair so the young girl could sit down before she scooted herself in and the couple stared at one another before they smiled and blushed one another.

I smirked and shook my head before I picked up ym cup of coffee and began to slowly sip it and watched as the couple began flirting among another, the boy resting his hands against the girls on top of the table.

I sighed.

They looked happy, there were obviously in love and it was showcased inevery action of theirs.

It always seem so simple at first, but I knew better.

When reality hits, that is when we really see how the one we consider lovers show their true colors.

The shy smiles, stares, and sweet nothings soon turn into glares of agitation, frustration...

Those shy smiles turn into smiles of sadness, regret, and disappointment.

The title of trust and loyalty become nothing but false promises...

I placed my cup down and stared at the brown pool of liquid in my glass cup and side.

Love...no matter how many times I have seen it in my life, it was never anything to be desire. It was always so painful, so hurtful, so distrustful; people never could fulfill the promises that they so easy make for one another...

Love just never seemed practical.

I sighed and chook my head.

Why am I thinking such things...

An image of his cold light brown eyes entered my gaze and I picked up my coffee cup again.

His guarded his impression, his impenetrable yet completely fitted and stylish suit that exuberated nothing but power and command, his long, long, long legs...

Its been almost two weeks or so since that meeting but for some reason my mind kept on popping him in my thoughts.

More so because he curtly dismissed Mr.Dhawan's aid, almost deeming him incompetent and successfully ruffling that cocky man feathers, and he was still raging and complaining to this very day.

I smiled and sipped on my coffee.

I haven't seen anyone successfully rack Mr. Dhawan's feathers and maybe that is why that man seemed so interesting to me.

His brown eyes...his cold demenanor...his touch...

I stared at my right hand where he touched with both of his hands.

His hands was surprisingly rough, hinting at seeing times of hard labor, but his hold demeanor seethe hardness, roughness so I wasn't so surprising.

His touch...it felt hot, really hot and when he moved his hands away...I lost it.

I sighed and shook my head.

You are thinking irrelevant things again girl...

I finished the rest of my coffee and signaled the same waitress who tended to me before.

"Yes ma'am?" she asked when she noticed my hand raised and she walked over with a small tray.

"If you could please just watch my stuff I need to quickly use the restroom if you wouldn't mind?" I asked.

She nodded and smiled.

"No problem ma'am it shouldn't be too much as there isn't that much customers." She said with a smile.

"Thank you." I said and quickly went to the restroom.

There were agroup of teenage girls fixing their makeup and talking, their voices cattying over into the stall where I was busily trying to relieve myself.

"So fasssttt!!!!" one girl exclaimed.

"Not really, me and Naksh slept together on our third date with one another..." another voice said.

"Well I'm not bragging about it, but the same with Jason as well, I mean its either you look the part and act it as well or they will find someone else." The other voice said.

"Yeah right, Naksh knows he won't find anyone hotter than me." She said with an overwhelming amount of pride.

There was laughter.

"Not with that eyeshadow...put some lipstick on...you look awful." Another girl said while snickering.

"At least I put on makeup, have you seen Layla, she looks like a freaking trainwreck...she wears no makeup and wears nothing but the same outfit almost everyday...I doubt that Naksh will try to find someone else." The overpride girl said while laughing...

"She is basically almost a dude..." she said.

"Hey don't say that even some guys have some type of makeup nowadays..." Another voice said while laughing and I waited for a while until I heard their voice leave the stall before flushed the toilet to wash my hands.

I looked at their path to the door and shook my head.

It makes no difference how many years goes by or how the generation changes, its always the same, people were so cruel to anything that wasn't the norm.

I shook my head and saw my reflection in the mirror and subconsciously I looked at myself.

I wasn't wearing much makeup, just some light foundation and some lip balm, my hair was let loose on my waist as I was wearing a simple kurti and some jeans with some ankle boots but other than that I thought I looked okay.

Nothing over the top...I began teasing my hair and dropped my hands down on my side.

What does it matter?

I'm not in school anymore where I was ridiculed everyday for wearing the same outfit almost every single week...

I sighed and shook my head and began washing my hands, using soap, washing it with water, and fetching some paper towels to wipe my hands as I stared at myself in the mirror.

None of that matters, only Mira and papa matters...it doesn't matter.

I said with a smile and threw the paper towel into the waste basket and headed outside of the restroom into the caf when I stopped dead in my tracks, my heart hitting the floor, my breathing completely stopped.

Slowly making their way into a seat were three very large muscled men that were busily scanning the caf as the patrons around began to take notice and the servers became tensed and on edge.

I quickly used my hair to shield my face as I quickly tried to make my way towards my table until someone called out to me and I incredibly stiffened.

I ignored and continued to walk but the person called out to me and I glanced from the mass of my hair and saw it was the waitress who was assigned towards me and at the same time the group of men looked towards my direction suspicion on their face.

My mind was racing, thoughts were pacing in my head but I was dismissing each and everything and soon I heard the footsteps of the waitress and I turned slightly towards me and she handed me a bill.

"It took you a while to come out, I didn't think you were going to ever come out...but here." She said and I nodded taking the bill and soon I heard shuffling from the seat where the men were...

"It can't be..."

"Calm down it can't...

"Thank you..." I said as quickly to the waitress and quickly rushed towards my seat, grabbing my small backpack and carrying case for my guitar before I heard their chairs scratch against the floor.

"It is, its her!" they said.

I quickly looked up and they saw me and I cursed.

"Stupid Kittu." I said and instead of any further thought I turned around and quickly ran towards the front of the restaurant.

"Hey, HEY!!!! YOU DIDN'T PAY FOR YOUR BILL, YOU DIDN'T PAY FOR YOUR COFFEE!!!" a voice yelled.

I looked back and threw quickly over my shoulder.

"Sorry, I will another time...in a hurry!" I yelled back and quickly ran to the foll potential with a guitar and backpack as far as my legs could and I looked back and saw the men was gaining speed and I continued to press forward.

"Its HER!!!!! GET HER!!!" the men yelled and I could feel their footsteps gain even more behind me.

I reached the street area, aside from the other businesses that were around the area and quickly tried to flag down a rickshaw.

I flailed my hands and looked back and saw the men and instead began running once more and flailing desperately for any vehicle to stop, for anyone to see me but every vehicle zoomed past.

Please God, please God, please God...please God...

I chanted over and over in my head as I continued to run and flail, feeling my body was going to give way as my legs were burning, my face dripping with perspiration from the afternoon sun, and my arms were aching as I continued to flail it in position as I tried to gain someone's attention anyone's help until I felt someone latch on my arm, painfully twisting it and I moved in direction towards the force.

It was one of the men who latched onto my arm and his hot breath was blowing threateningly down on my face.

"This b****!! You and that sister of yours are quite slippery..." he said with an agitated voice.

My heart thundered painfully and I looked around making eye contact with people for help but they just quietly grabbed their partner or child and rushed along.

I tried to plead with someone anyone but they ignored me as the men began to flank themselves around me, I tried to turn and walk away but they just twisted me back towards them and I when I tried to strike and punch them, they just caught my fist and laughed at my failed attempts.

"Leav...leave me alone." I said and it came out shaky and unsteady which caused them to laugh even more.

"Leave you alone you sa...sure, sure we will leave you alone..."

"Where is the money? We will leave you alone as soon as you give us the money." The other man piped up.

"I don't...I don't have the money...we never borrowed money why won't you leave us the f*** alone already!!!" I said in a defiant voice which had them laugh even more.

"We told you time and time again we cannot get in contact with her, so in that case that debt falls on you guys hands...our boss is not happy, he has been looking for you and that wh**e of a sister of yours..." He cut short when I spit in his face.

"Don't you dare call my sister a wh**e!" I said while gazing at him with a death glare and instead it caused him to go on a rage and was close to hitting me but the other man restrained him.

"Cool it, cool it...boss said not to hurt her...cool it, cool it..." he said and looked towards me.

"The boss patience is gone. But of course we have a payment plan that you and your sister can easily fulfill..." he said with a smirk.

My gut hallowed and it didn't take long to figure out what they were thinking before I tried to run but the other guy once again grabbed me and almost dislocated my shoulder but successfully knocking my guitar case flat on the ground, spilling the case open.

"Let go, let me go, let me go..." I continued to struggle and instead the guy was dragging me and I used my legs to kick, my nails to rake, anything but it was useless.

I closed my eyes.

There was no way this was how this was going to end for me and I closed my eyes trying to think of something, something to escape this but nothing was coming up and as soon as all hope was lost I felt the guy who had a tight hold on my arms slacken and his body became tensed.

I carefully lifted my eyes open and noticed there were police officers all around in a circle, guns pointed directly towards the men.

Passerby's and onlookers from before that ignored my plight of help earlier stared around in amazement, some in confusion as to what was occurring.

"It's very rude to disturb an event but what is even more disgusting for man to put his hands on a woman." A voice said.

I looked up and saw a beautiful woman with dark brown eyes who was no taller than I was in a crisp black suit, her hair in a tight ponytail, and she had a soft smile on her face as she stared at me.

She slowly walked closer towards me and soon the men who had my arm, grabbed me closer and without warning he put a knife at my neck and I heard the release of the safety on every police officers gun being cocked and clicked and instead of waiting I counted slowly in my head before I made a risky decision and pressed my head slowly forward, my neck against the blade of the knife, while his hands strangled closer around my waist and neck.

"Now this can go in either two ways, I promise none beneficial towards you, You can let the girl go and let the police arrest you and we will be down with this or have them shoot you and your s*** d**** bunch of friends. I promise you can have the choice of your body ending up at the police station or at the morgue." She said.

"You already going to be charged harshly for threatening government officials and disturbing the peace of citizens, oh...let's not forget assault as well." She said while point out her hands out towards me, more so towards the idiot who had his hand around my neck.

"Miss..." the female voice said but before she could finish I reeled my head backwards, using as much force that I could to smash my head against his face and it firmly slammed against his lips and nose and he reeled, releasing me as he screamed in pain and I quickly scrambled away from his grasps towards the ground and before he could latch onto me he was deemed immobile as he began to shake on the ground as someone must have released a taser on his a** and he began to shake and practically flip on the ground before cops swooped in, grabbed him, and his buddies before they tried to run away.

The officers all directed the men towards their police cars and the woman in question looked at me and she gave me a soft smile before she walked over towards me and I gauged her with an unsteady gaze.

"I'm sorry for all the unnecessary trouble but if you don't cooperate with me, you might have to face the same trip down to the police station with the other three." She said with a smile.

I looked at her confused.

"But they were chasing, following, and attacked me." I said in disbelief when I was finally able to gather my voice.

"It doesn't matter, there is an opening ceremony for the mayor's caf and soon enough a fight breaks out almost posing a threat towards him and the other officials...the police won't be so inclined on hearing your story so please just wait here until we can get the situation under control." She said and she looked at me with a steady gaze.

I looked at her confused and she smiled.

"Please trust me, I have to handle something really quick and you will be fine...just stay calm and wait for me here." She said.

I stared at her confused.

"My name is..." she started but another voice called out.

"Anna!" a husky, deep voice called out and made its way towards our area.

"Anna!" the voice yelled and she rolled her eyes and got up and soon a man with a dark black suit like hers made its way towards her.

"What's taking so long? Hasn't the situation been resolved, remember..." he said with a clipped tone.

"We have a little situation on our hands..." she said while directing her gaze towards me.

The man followed her gaze and I was surprised when it was the familiar light brown eyes that I saw before...that looked just like that man from Mr. Dhawan's office and his eyes widened in recognition and I looked away, feeling flustered and strangely embarrassed at my physical state and the fact that I was crouched on the ground.

"We don't have time, clear this situation up and clear it up fast." He said and I felt his gaze back on me and I looked back towards him and for a moment all we did was stare at one another.

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We were in traffic and we were finally making our way towards the event, thinking that we were good on schedule until we were informed that we might have to be delayed as there was a disturbance close to the event at hand.

I was already annoyed at having to attend something so tedious and really wanted to get home in time to take Sohni to the zoo like I promised.

It's been a long time since we just spent a day with one another...

I looked at the woman and I lifted up my brow in confusion as it was the same woman from earlier...she was clearly ruffled up, her hair messy around her, her eyes pink and red, while her clothing was filled with dirt from the ground.

She looked down and started patting her clothing, slowly dusting it off, and I smirked before I looked at Anna.

"Can you please tell them to hurry this up?" I said and looked at the girl who was looking around for something and I followed her gaze towards a wooden case that was propped open and a guitar propped out of it.

I stared at her as she tried to get up but she flinched and instead ignored her but she continued to flinch and I was getting annoyed.

"Anna." I said and she looked at me.

"Yes, what's wrong..." she said.

I lifted my head towards the girl and the case and Anna followed my gaze and understanding dawned and she quickly clapped her hands together and nodded, winked, and went over to help the girl pick up the case and handed it towards her with a smile.

"Here you go." She said with a smile and the girl stared at her and nodded brusquely before she looked towards me and I met her gaze right back.

"Thank you." She said and I scrunched up my eyebrow in confusion and Anna as well.

"Why are you saying that to him?" Anna asked and the girl stared at me before she directed her attention back towards Anna.

"Because you didn't do so before without him motioning for you to do so." She said with a blunt expression.

Anna pouted and the girl looked at her confused.

"I didn't notice, I thought you were going to try to run away so..." Anna said while folding her hands together sheepishly in annoyance while minor interested flared at her response.

"I didn't notice earlier but yes you're right." Anna countered with a smile.

She stared at Anna and released the hold that Anna had on her when she was helping her to walk and directed her gaze towards me once again and I looked at her right back, for some reason unable not to.

"Since it seems that you are her boss, I will just ask you my question." She said directly.

I lifted my eyebrow and was shocked at her bluntness and forwardness, Anna's sheepish and playful expression was gone as the girl hit a nerve.

I nodded.

"It seems that you are being more reasonable and you seem more logical at this point, but I would like to know if I may leave now? I am a victim yet being treated like a criminal." She said.

I looked towards Anna and she responded.

"You are not being treated like a criminal, we just want to know your connection with them and if they posed any threat towards the mayor or towards any of the other guests at the event..." Anna started but she was interrupted as the girl raised a hand to stop her from talking and I almost smiled as no one other than me dared to ruffle her feathers.

Anna's usual expression was twisted in annoyance and I could tell she was close in snapping but the girl continued to talk as if there was no problems whatsoever.

"I could have told you easily if you asked earlier, there is no connection." She said.

I smiled at that.

"It's an obvious lie right? Nobody just starts going after someone in broad daylight." I said.

She looked at me and I noticed something in her expression but thought I imagined it as it disappeared just as quickly.

"I have no connection with them. Just that they are debt collectors and they are after me..." She said silently and she placed the wooden case on her back.

I stared at her gauging her to see if she was lying or not and she looked at me.

"No one would announce proudly that they have people following them around for money, I don't have time...I got to go." She said with a serious expression and she looked back at me with a defiant expression and I looked at Anna who was also staring at the girl.

"Just let her go, the police already have the culprits and we are wasting time out here." I said.

She smiled and was about to say something but I raised my hands to stop her.

"There is no need, it wasn't for your sake." I said.

She smiled.

"I was just going to say thanks." She said before she nodded and slowly started to limp herself away from the area and I looked towards Anna who was still staring after the girl.

She quickly dialed someone up and without looking at me, began speaking.

"There will be a taxi that she can take to her destination." She said and I shrugged.

"I don't care, the situation is solved, lets hurry this up." I said while sighing but couldn't help looking at the path as to where the girl was limping towards and I sighed heading towards the car.

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