As the sun slowly rose, painting the sky in shades of soft pink and amber, the world seemed to awaken with it. The sun, inching higher, promised warmth, life, and the endless possibilities of the day to come.  Suddenly, the quiet was shattered by the shrill ring of the alarm clock, its harsh sound jarring against the peaceful morning.Groggily, a hand reached out, fumbling in the half-light for the snooze button, desperate to delay the inevitable.Looking at the mobile Trishika's eyes widened as she looked at the time.

"Shit yaar! Shit! Wtf aaj to pakka marege. Ye maharaniya uthi bhi ya nahi."

(Shit man! Shit! Wtf we are dead meat today. Are these queens yet awake or not?)

She looked over at her friend, her eyes widening in disbelief. Her friend was still sound asleep, completely unaware of the time slipping away.

" Uth Jaa maharani, subah ho gayi ho gayi hai aur hum late hai time ka koi hosh hai ya nahi aapko."

((Get up queen, it's morning, we are getting late do you have any sense of time or not.)

Shaking her roughly.Her friend let out a soft groan and stirred, still half-asleep. Her words were slurred as she muttered something unintelligible, not yet registering what was going on.

She shook her friend again, this time more forcefully, and for a moment, it looked like she might fall off the bed. But the blanket tangled around her, saving her from hitting the ground.

Suchitra who started to move, opening her eyes: (groaning, rubbing her eyes) "Pagal hai! ese kon uthata hai ? Abhi main gir jaati toh?"

( Are you crazy! Who wakes someone like that? What if I fall down)

Trishika :(sharply, not holding back) "Gir jaati toh gir jaati, abhi late ho raha hai! Uth jaa, Kumbhkaran! Abhi un dono ko bhi uthana hai."

(If you would have fallen it wouldn't matter, we are getting late, get up you sleepyhead. I have to wake both of them up)

She left the room, rushing into the corridor.She reached the next door and started knocking frantically.

Trishika loudly, banging on the door, "Uth jao! Subah ho gayi hai, aur hum late ho rahe hain!"

(Get up! It's morning and we are getting late.)

She continued " Are hume 1 ghante main hospital Jana hai shreya kritika wake up."

( We have to reach hospital in an hour, Shreya kritika wake up.)

With that in a minute they answered," haa uth gaye, tu jaa ready ho Jaa". After giving a sigh of relief she hurries to the bathroom to get ready.

(We are awake already. You go and get ready.)

After a while when everyone got ready and gathered in lobby all of them started bickering,

"Sab teri wajah se hua hai, pata hai agle din Kam pe jaana hai par nahi late night movie or party karni hai."

(All of this mess happened because of you, we have to go to work still you wanted to do late night movies and parties )

Other said " saala ghar pe party karke bhi late , ab chalo!"

(We did a party at home still we got late.)

With that cute bickering early morning, they got in car, kritika who is driving ,(tapping shreya  lightly on the head as she yawns and struggles to stay awake): "Aur karo late-night party. Dekho isko, abhi bhi aankhein nahi khul rahi hain!"

(Do these late night parties now. Look at her , still not able to open her eyes.)

After that they reached the hospital. They are post grad. students so, they have to be on time and then they reach into their respective departments.

Suchitra who is studying in department. of medicine.

Trishika in dept. of medicine.

Kritika who is in dept. of dermatology.

Shreya is in dept. of anesthesia.

  After their hectic day the gather in canteen for lunch .[The group of friends sit at a table, with trays of food in front of them. Kritika takes a bite of her sandwich, then looks up with a mischievous grin.]

Kritika: (playfully, leaning forward) "Tum logo ko pata hai na, aaj mere saath book launch ke event pe jaana hai?"

(You know right , that you all have to accompany me to the book launch event today)

[Everyone pauses mid-bite, looking at her in confusion. Then, they all pull long faces, clearly expecting something else.]

Shreya : (mock disappointment) "hain, hume laga aaj toh picture dekhne jaayenge. Theatre mein lag gayi hai film, right?"

(What? We thought we will go to see movie. Today a new movie is released right?)

Suchitra : "haa hume nahi jana teri us favourite author ke boring book launch pe."

(Yes, we don't want to go your favourite author's boring book launch.)

Kritika: (laughing, unapologetic) "Haan, I know, I know. But, first, book launch, then movie! I promise it won’t be that bad. but we have to go to the 6th floor for the launch event first then we can go for movie on 4th floor. Aur tum sab chal rahe ho that's final."

(And you will all go with me and that's final.)

[Her friends look at each other, seeing that Kritika is serious about this. They laugh, though they know there’s no way out now.]

After their lunch they go back to respective dept. In the evening everyone get ready in beautiful dresses and then leave for the event.

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The girls reached the venue. One of the staff member was kritika's friend so he arranged the VIP passes for them. The moment they stepped out of the car, the energy of the crowd hit them like a wave. The venue stretched before them—tall and imposing, surrounded by clusters of people chatting animatedly, their voices blending with the hum of excitement. It was hard to tell whether they were there for the event or simply for the allure of the movie premiering that evening.

The setting sun hung low, casting a warm, golden light across the scene. It seemed to glow especially on the four girls, their dresses shimmering with every step they took. Their laughter rippled through the air, the warmth of the moment amplifying their beauty.

Together, they made their way towards the elevator.

After waiting a while all of them started entering in lift when trishika's phone buzzed in her purse, the screen blinking persistently. Her gaze shifted down instinctively, catching the glow of the notification. Her brows furrowed as she checked the message quickly. It was work-related, something that needed her attention right away. She sighed softly, annoyance flickering across her face, but her professionalism kicked in immediately.

"Tum log jao , mujhe ye call attend karna padega. I will join you guys later",she said, her voice light despite the frustration she felt.

(You all go ahead. I have to attend the call, I will join you guys later)

" I’ll stop by the 4th floor for a minute, and if you want something to eat, let me know. I’ll grab it while I'm at it."

The others nodded, understanding the urgency of the moment."Thik hai," they said in unison, their voices light and carefree.

After searching for a quiet spot where she can talk peacefully, she attended the call. After a while she got frustrated due to such lackeys at her work place ,but she could not help but only frown. So when she was making her way back something grabbed her attention. She glanced around,a rich, mouth-watering aroma wafted through the air, drawing her attention. She spotted the big food court and started heading there,thinking to get something for her friends to eat.

Before entering the court her eyes landed on a guy standing near the door talking on phone, sounded like some serious matter is going on and very soft spoken. Tall upto 6 foot, eyes , ruffled hair. She took a glance and headed towards court and they both didn't budge.

After giving the order for her food she was scrolling her phone suddenly something grabbed her attention.

A man in black tall 6 foot , black eyes, his skin is glowing, his veins in the hands caught her attention as he was talking on his phone, surrounded by two other man who were looking like his friends.

After a while he yelled at person he was talking to on mobile ," are you mad or what? Do you know who the hell  am I? I am Adhvik Khurrana. I think you don't know my impact on your shitty event. Is this your management for VIP 's. I don't have time for that. Just make sure we get those VIP passes,otherwise you'll see my worst." With that he hanged the call. His friends were trying to relax him.

Suddenly trishika realized that she also got VIP passes so she thought for a moment.

(May be they need the passes urgently, I think I should help them , konsa main us author ji fan hu ya us event main jaana hai mujhe , iski help Karu ky?).

With that she headed towards them. She excused herself which caught their attention towards her.

Adhvik said (in a irritated tone):"what?"

She replied, (nervously): "sorry but I mistakenly heard your conversation and I heard that you need the VIP passes".

They looked at her in confusion.

She continued:"so I thought that mere pass hai VIP passes. I am not interested in the event so if you want you can take my pass, it sounded like you need them urgently."

Adhvik fumed and replied, "Dekhiye madam ,thank you for your thought but mujhe aapke thoughts se koi matlab nahi hai. Or aapke pass ki to ye aap apne pass hi rakhiye because it's of no use to us now. Or kisi ki baate nahi Sunni chahiye agar sun bhi li to please don't interfere. I didn't asked for your help". He blurted everything in anger.

(Look madam, thank you for your thought but we aren't not interested in your thoughts. And if you have these passes keep it to yourself only because these are of no use to us. And you should not eavesdrop someone's conversation and if you heard it by mistake please don't interfere I didn't asked for your help.)

This shocked Trishika as she never saw someone so rude when she was just trying to help him.

She replied with a seriousness in her tone," look Mr. VIP pehle to aap tameez se baat karna seekhiye. Aur dusri baat I said sorry that I heard your conversation, janboojh ke koi shock nahi hai mujhe aapki baat sunne ka."

(Look Mr VIP first you should talk with manners and second thing I said sorry that I heard your conversation I have no interest in listening to your conversations.)

This added fuel to the fire. His friends sensed the heat of the moment and tried to calm down adhvik .

" Jaane de adhvik kyu baat bada raha hai wo help hi to kar rahi thi , tu kisi or ka gussa uspe kyu nikal raha hai" one of them said.

(Leave it adhvik why you are making it a big deal ,she was just helping us .why are you taking your anger on someone else)

Adhvik glared at his friend and then said" fine waise bhi mere pass in shitty dramas ke liye time nahi hai, pata nahi kaha kaha se aa jate hai" looking at Trishika.

(Fine even I don't have anytime for this shitty drama)

With that he and his friends started leaving the room.

Her eyes widened and mouth open in shock that how can someone be so unapologetic and rude.

As she was already frustrated with the earlier call, she decided to not to let pass this and thought.

(Aaj ka din itna kharab kaise ho sakta hai, pehle to wo irritating call ne dimag kharab kar diya or ab is badtameez khadoos ne. Pata nahi khud ko konse raja bhoj ki  aulad samajta hai ,iski badtameezi to nahi sehan karugi , abhi tameez ka paath padati hu isko.)

(I was already upset because how come the day can be so irritating, first that irritating call, and then this impolite person, don't know if he considers himself a king or what. I will not tolerate his rude behaviour, now I will teach him a lesson of discipline.)

With that she started following him to stop him to get equal with him.

Her friends meanwhile waiting at the event unaware of the storm coming in her life or I should say that already entered her life.

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