Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? ~ Dear John Ajabdeh’s phone vibrated at 3 AM, startling her awake in bed. She was a little foggy as she tried to search for the phone in the bed in the darkness, and her hand stopped when the number showed “Papa.” Ajabdeh immediately remembered that Heer was at home when she picked up the call. “Hello?” Ram Rakh’s voice trembled as he told her there was some complication with Heer’s health, and she was taken to the hospital. He sounded scared as he asked Ajabdeh to come down to Delhi. She could not even ask how Heer was before he disconnected the call in a hurry. Before she could think about dialling Shakti, Pratap’s call startled her. “I have a friend who can lend his private plane to fly; I have to let him know in an hour and leave in another. Do you want to come along?” He somehow knew that she knew. Ajabdeh exhaled as she managed to ask. “What’s wrong?” “I don’t know. But Ranima said it's bad. She is not telling me.” His wo...
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“No one’s ever had me, not like you.” So High School “I have a very busy schedule.” Rukaiya frowned at her calendar as her secretary stood in front of her with files. “I have a meeting here. Then I have to go inspect…” Rukaiya shook her head as she leaned back in her chair. “ Can you not postpone the photo shoot?” She narrowed her eyes at the secretary. She was relatively new, unaware of her moods, and aware of her short time at the job. The scared secretary cleared her throat. “But the note says it cannot be rescheduled. Sir gave us the date after three months.” She shook her head. “The prospectus should have been ready by now.” Rukaiya’s hand stopped at the keyboard while she opened her mail. She had forgotten that this annual photo OP, the company did for its prospectus and meetings, was supposed to be done by Jalal this year. Humayun insisted on it despite Jalal telling him that he did not do corporate photos himself. She was the one who made him understand that it was Humayun’s ow...
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