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Karan stopped the car abruptly at a hill. He walked out and shut the car door with a thud . Why him ? Why always him, everything was going fine. But ofcourse. That Umar had entered and everything was ruined. No wonder he was always a tad bit jealous of the bestfriend teja was so close to.

He sat on the bonnet of the car , wiping the tears that brimmed. Was everything over now ? Was he going to jail. Did she already chose Umar over her ? What about trusting him and not letting him go to jail, Everything that she promised. And why was Vikram at her house. Couldn't they meet somewhere else .  She was even smiling while seeing him off . He held his head in his hands and burried it in his knees. He was truly tired. Her consolence did give him hope
but he was back to the self doubt mode . He was definitely going to jail now. More than this ,her betrayal hurt him . She had so quickly changed her sides.

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The next morning he woke up with worst hangover due to all the drinking he had done. He was making himself some tea when something flashed infront of his eyes. Him drinking. Him drinking at a party. Him drinking at the wrap up party. The morning he woke up being arrested . He held his head at how much it pained. But then a few more flashes came. And his eyes widened when a something more flashed . He tried remembering more , but he couldn't . Everytime he tried remembering more ,the same flashes of memory repeated  

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" Are you sure that this actually happened and is not something that a drunk you imagined ? " she asked sitting straight and then leaning ahead keeping her knuckles on her chin

" I am. This  definitely happened . I am not lying " He said and she nodded. She wanted to clear about what happened  yesterday but her phome rang before that.

" We got a lead . They are hiding in Punjab. We are going to the get the exact location in a few hours " He spoke and she released a relieved breathe

" Thankyou. Let me know when you get it. I'll be on my way to Punjab till morning " She spoke and Karan looked at her confused

" What happened ? " He asked when she cut the call

" The fake staff that came in that day ? We found them . " She informed and he nodded

" They are the only hope and lead we have now , after whatever you have told me. " She explained and he nodded again . He was at a loss of words. He didn't know what to say to her. The vibe between them wasn't exactly the best right now after whatever happened yesterday.

" Listen , Whatever happe-- " She started but he cut her off

" I already told you it's none of my business . And anyway after whatever i have told it doesn't matter what happened yesterday right ? " He said avoiding the topic. The truth was , he was scared . Scared of hearing her say that yes she did chose to protect Umar against him. It didn't matter now , yes. But he still didn't want to hear that.

" Shut up and listen to me for once Karan. I am not going to justify myself because there's no need to . But as your lawyer and as someone who has invested weeks trying to win your case,  i would just like to tell you that i am going to make sure that the actual culprit is punished no matter who is that . " she said firmly and he looked at her surprised

" You weren't trying to save him ? You didn't trust him over me ? " He asked like a child

" Trust him ove........ what are you talking about ? " She asked confused