Chapter 21: Chapter 21

NAINA KUMARI

"Is this his? But by looking at it, it does not seem to be his. No one sends a gift to a boy with pink color wrapping paper."

I mumbled and picked the box and got a 440 bolt shock. Because my name was written over the wrapper.

"Hey!" I looked up and found Sameera smiling at me. Does she send this to me?

"Did you send this?" I asked her but she denied it shooking her head right to left.

I don't know anyone here then who can send gifts for me here. Rasiya? No! No chance. She doesn't know my name. Then who?

"What's wrong? Will you tell me? I'm getting late for the office." Sameera shook me and I came back from my thoughts.

"Who can send a gift to me? Here neither I know anyone nor anyone knows me. No one knows I live here. Then how?"

I asked her but she was also confused hearing my statement.

"Then open it up. Maybe we get any clue from it."

Yes! It's a good idea. So dumbo I am?

I quickly unwrapped the box and open it then BOOM!!! A joker comes out from that box and that scares the shit out of me.

We both got stunned due to the shock. Who on the earth did this? If I found that person in my hand then I'll rip his head into a two-piece. I'm afraid of a joker.

"What kind of ridiculous joke is this?" Sameera asked looking at me and then looking at the joker that was now lying on the ground. Due to the shock, it falls from my hand.

"I don't know," I told her shooking my head horrified. My heart was beating that must fastly that it could come out of my rib frame at any time.

"Wait! Look what is it?" Sameera bent down and I watch her pick a chit. Perhaps comes out of that box.

"Read it." Passing it to me Sameera said. But I denied it. I'm not in the state of reading anything.

"Okay. Okay, let me read it for you."

She told me and start reading the chit on my behalf.

"Ha, ha, ha. Did you get scared Princess? I know that you are afraid of the joker. You know how much i love to prank you. It's your birthday gift, my little Princess. 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS' We will meet soon. VERY SOON."

"Over. Girl, you didn't tell me that today is your birthday."

Sameera whined at me. And here I'm in utmost shock.

"Today is not my birthday. And who it is I have no idea."

I told her still in shock.

"What the hell are you saying? " She asked me with astonishment.

"Yeah. What I'm saying is true. I don't know who is this person? Nor do I know, where this chit comes from?"

"And also today is not my birthday. But the name is written exactly correctly. And the cherry on the cake, who has written this chit fully written in English. Of those whom I know, no one knows English. Then who is this person?"

I was fully blank. And my brain also stopped working.

"We'll discuss this matter later. Right now we have to go to the office and we are late too. Even if I run this bike at its full speed, we will not be able to reach the office on time. Because of this shit, we got late."

Saying that she kicked the box getting frustrated. But we got another shock when that joker blasted. Due to the kick, it hit the wall and blasted. It wasn't that much high blast just a small one to scare us.

But still, it got burnt. Due to the small blast, Purvi di and another neighbor come out of their flat to check what's the sound.

"OMG! What's this?" Sister Purvi covered her mouth in shock. Sameera looked at me and I too look at her at the same time while gulping hard.

"Sister, Sorry! I ranked with her to scare her. Look, how scared she is?"

To cover up the situation Sameera took all the blame on her. My savior.

The other neighbor went inside their flat and shooking their head in disbelief. How can someone prank like this? It also came to my mind. Who is the person behind it?

"Sam. Are you nuts? Who on the earth does something like this? Did you have seen how scared you made her? Even also us. I knew you are a little immature but did not know that you are a dumbass."

Purvi di was scolding her who has at no fault. So I went to rescue her.

"Sister. Please don't scold her this much. She didn't mean it. Let it be. We are getting late for office."

I bid bye to her and dragging Sameera with me, we marched towards the lift.

"Why did you take the blame on yourself?"

I asked her while mounting her bike.

"Because I didn't want anyone to know anything about this now. We are still not sure who has done this. If my sister came to know about this, she would have gotten tensed. That's why I take the blame on myself."

"Before telling this matter to anyone we have to make sure who on the earth is behind all this? Let's see, what happened next. I think it's not the last time." Saying that she started her bike and we drove off.

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I was engrossed in my work suddenly a staff came and handed me over a box. Not a normal box. It was another gift box. Not again, please!

"Who has given this?" I asked him. Perchance he has seen that person who came to give this.

"I don't know. No one knows when and who left this at the reception table. When I saw your name written on it, I came to give it to you." Staff told me and left.

"Who the hell is this person? From where does this person appear? I don't know what will happen this time. If there is a bomb again then?"

Panic runs through my body.

"No, no. There is no need to open it. I will open it only after going home. Who knows, what has been sent this time?" Mumbling that I kept that box on the floor near my leg.

After some time I begin to feel restless. So I decided to open the box out of curiosity.

I opened the box and found another chit there. This time there are no jokers or bombs in it. Just a chit only.

Thank God.

I unfolded the chit and start reading.

"Dear, Little Princess. I thought you are innocent but you are dumbo too. Why did you drag your friend in this? It's our battle so it will be good if you keep her away from our matter. If you want her alive then don't you dare to share anything about this with her.

Live your each and every second. Who knows how much time you have in your hand.

See you soon."

"WHAT THE HELL! All of this? Who the hell is behind it? And how does this person know I'm working here?"

A bullet of panic rises in my throat.

"And how he knows Sameera was with me when I opened the box. Or now he warned me to keep her away from this mess. Otherwise, this person will kill her." Fear chilled my heart. And sweat begins to form on my forehead.

"And cheery on the cake whoever this person wanted to kill me. It was clearly written on the last line." So many questions but the answer are nowhere.