Akhil opened his ‘WhatsApp’ and saw the message.
Divya: Where are you?
Akhil replied.
Akhil: On my way home.
Divya: Send your location.
I will come pick you up.
Akhil raised an eyebrow.
He could not help but wonder, why she had so much free time.
Akhil: You really have a lot of free time.
Divya: I’m a senior police officer.
Of course I have a lot of free time.
Akhil’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
He could not help but feel envious.
How nice it would be to get a job with good salary and a lot of free time.
Akhil: How nice it would be if I could get a job as nice as yours in IT company.
There was a brief pause.
There was no message from her for a minute.
Akhil wondered whether he had said something wrong.
Before he could think any further, Divya finally replied to his message.
Divya: If you want, I can get you as a police officer.
It’s not a big deal.
Akhil was stunned.
Is she serious?
How can she even say that so casually?
Is her family this powerful?
Akhil typed a message and sent it to Divya, his hand trembling slightly.
Akhil: Don’t joke like that.
Even if you recommend me, I won’t join the police.
My dream is to become a Software Engineer.
Meanwhile, Divya was sitting in her cozy room.
She let out a disappointed sigh.
She dreamed of the day where she could keep him by her side all day.
How nice.
But Akhil was not interested in joining the police.
Maybe he wants to, but he thinks he would be taking advantage of me.
Considering how pure and soft his heart is, it may not be a baseless theory.
She then messaged him with a smile, even though they were only chatting.
Divya liked to spend every little moment with Akhil.
It made her feel fulfilled.
But she wouldn’t admit that she loved Akhil.
Even now, she still thought of Akhil as a friend.
She was basically clueless about love.
About her obsession toward Akhil, she believed she was simply being protective because he was her first friend.
She wouldn’t admit it.
In the future, she would admit it.
When something happened that finally made her realize she loved him.
Until then, the nightmare wouldn’t begin for Akhil.
Divya: Okay.
Send me your location.
Akhil: Mm.
She left the police station while receiving a few sneak glances from the male police officers.
She parked her car near the curb and called Akhil.
The call connected within a few seconds.
“Where are you?”
“I’ve arrived at the location you sent me.”
Akhil spoke, breathing hard and uneven.
“I have found you.
Wait there.”
Divya was amused.
She chuckled and said to him.
“Don’t run.
I won’t leave you.”
Akhil huffed in mock anger.
“You dare leave me.”
Divya’s smile widened as he spoke to her in a petulant manner.
She liked to see this side of Akhil.
Before she could reply, the call disconnected.
Her eyes flickered with confusion.
Before she could leave the car, the door opened, and Akhil got in with such familiarity that anyone who saw him would probably think the car was his.
His eyes shone with anger.
“What were you about to say?”
Divya’s mind was suddenly filled with a roller coaster of thoughts.
“This is unfair.”
“Why is he so cute?”
“The way he is now makes me want to hug him so badly.”
Outwardly, her face remained calm.
“I said that because you were running.
Your breathing was uneven and ragged.”
Akhil’s face burned with embarrassment.
He indeed ran toward her the moment he saw her car.
He didn’t know why, but his feet started moving on their own.
He did not reply, and just turned his head with a huff.
Divya chuckled and ruffled his hair.
At the same moment, Akhil turned his head toward her.
Akhil looked up at Divya.
Her sweet scent making his head spin.
Up close, she seemed even more beautiful, a few loose strands of her hair falling across her face.
Her gaze drifted toward him, and both of them froze.
The atmosphere around the car turned tender and romantic.
Divya’s gaze drifted toward his lip, and her mouth watered.
She badly wanted to pin him down and kissing him as if his lips were made of sugar, she longed to devour every kiss.
She swallowed hard, her gaze drifted further down his body.
Just as the atmosphere became even more intimate and tender.
Akhil’s phone rang, breaking the lovely atmosphere into dust.
Both of them looked away, feeling awkward.
Akhil took his phone and answered the call.
His voice was soft and nervous.
“Hello?”
But as he listened, his face darkened with anger.
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“Ok, Mom.
Wait for me at home.”
He hung up the phone and cursed.
“Fuck.”
Divya asked with concern.
“What happened?”
Akhil turned toward her and answered.
“We took a loan to build our house.
We have been paying the instalments on time.
But now, the bank has demanded that my father pay the full amount within one month.
Bastards, I don’t even know why they are causing trouble for us.”
Divya narrowed her eyes, sensing that something was wrong.
She had plenty of experience in this matter, if a bank suddenly pressured a family that had been paying its loan on time, then a powerful person must be involved.
Her thought turned cold and cruel.
I don’t know who you are.
But if I catch you, then I make your life a living hell.
How dare they anger my Akhil?
The only one in the world who is allowed to make him angry is me.
Akhil asked her, his fist clenched in anger.
“Divya, can you take me home?”
Divya’s face held concern.
“Ok.
But are you okay?
I can help you.”
Akhil eyes lit up, but then dimmed.
“No, I can handle it.”
“You know, you can ask me for help whenever you need it.”
Akhil nodded his head.
“Thank you.”
Divya smiled.
“No mention.”
She then added with a serious expression.
“Akhil, I know you refused to join the police because you don’t want to take advantage of me.
But look at the situation, if someone with powerful background decided to cause trouble for you, you won’t be able to do anything.
Even if you became a software engineer in the future, you can’t solve problems like this.
So, listen to me.
Only by becoming a police officer you can meet lot of influential people, you can also ask them to help you if you have a good relationship with them.”
Outwardly, her reasoning was flawless.
Anyone would think that Divya was simply helping Akhil understand how society works.
Inwardly, the reason she was saying all of this was because she wanted Akhil to join the police.
Then she could talk to him anytime she wanted.
She could keep him by her side forever.
“So, think about it once more.”
Akhil nodded with a forced smile.
Divya smiled back at him and said.
“Let’s go to your house.”
She added internally.
“Let’s see, which bastard dared to cause trouble for my Akhil?”
With that, they both left in a car toward Akhil’s house.