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Within The Confines Of Your Gaze by JRK

Translated by INKY WHISPER

Chapter Four

“If you acknowledge my genius, then discard your intellect; after all, a single scabbard cannot hold two swords,” he responded fittingly.

“When did I say that? And which two swords? My brain is my scabbard and your brain is your sword, so where will you put the sword? It will start rusting if you don’t use it.” They both understood what they were talking about.

“Alright, enough. Don’t forget your limits. Sometimes when you try to be clever, you often forget your goals, which might be self-destructive…” The man achieves his goals by making him talkative.

“See, now you don’t have an answer, that’s why you are threatening me…. By the way, tell me, is the truth bitter?” This man was his boss, but was more like a father-figure to him, so with this man he became a completely different person. He was a pretty serious person, but‌ his father-like personality brought out the child in him because whenever he spouted nonsense, this man would bear it.

“My dear, I don’t have that much free time, but I am going soft on you and now you are taking full advantage of it…” the boss reminded him of his responsibilities.

“You’re going soft on me, which means you have no other option.” He stopped speaking in the middle of his sentence.

“Anyway, leave all of this and tell me of the work I have given you, what became of it…..” the boss got to the actual point.

“Oh, it’s done..” he replied quickly.

“Nothing went wrong?‌” came another question.

“What sort of questions are you asking, big boss? Are you questioning my abilities? In all your shady dealings, this best man always has your back,” he reminded the boss while pointing to himself.

“Best man, huh… I have seen this best man doing shady deals for the first time…” the boss laughed at this point.

“Even compulsion has a name,” they were continuously bantering with each other.

“Oh, what has compelled you to work for me?‌” the boss rested his back on his seat and asked him.

“Love,” a one-word answer came.

“Dont spout nonsense…” the boss warned him.

“I am telling the truth… I am enduring many things because of you…. Today that girl got on my nerves…she wasn’t leaving my side like an annoying person.” Now he was repeating everything to his boss.

“Give me the full details… I am sure it must have been your mistake and now you are blaming me for it,” the boss was completely aware of his every habit.

“I was driving carefully when I received your message telling me to finish my current work and that the next assignment was ready. When I picked up my phone to read it, a man suddenly appeared in front of my car. Although I stopped in time and avoided hitting him, that annoying girl still blamed me. She told me to hand over the car keys, claiming I was driving blindly. I then asked her to take responsibility for the man in the back, and she rightfully apologized for her mistake.” He recounted the entire event in a single rush of words.

“Oh.. oh, she wasn’t wrong though it was your fault why did you use the phone while driving you tried to read the message at the wrong time…” the boss was expressing as if he was meeting him for the first time.

“Fine, I was wrong, but she wasn’t right either. She came in front of my car at the wrong time.” He was in another mood at the moment.

“So now the person who ‌texted you while you were driving was also at fault, right?” The boss was reading his expression about what he would say to this question.

“Of course, by the way, you started using your precious mind instantly? Looks like my tactics works..” he again started bickering with his boss.

“Yeah, I can understand your tactics now.” Whenever they started bickering, they would waste a lot of time.

“Roger, boss…” he became a completely different person with a serious expression. The person making jokes a moment ago and this serious person were poles apart, and now Jalal Sahab, his boss, put a file in front of him to discuss some important matters with him.

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“Maheen…where were you? I have been waiting for you for a while. I have something important to share with you…” When Sidra saw her entering the class, she left her chair and almost jumped towards her.‌ And ran her gaze over the students nearby talking.

“I have come right…what it is,” Maheen said rudely. She doesn’t focus on what is going on around her.

“What happened to you…why are you so angry?” Sidra stared at her.

“Nothing, just bumped into a blind man…anyway, what did you want to tell me…” Maheen hasn’t once looked at Sidra; she had taken out her register and was busy with its pages.

“The slap you gave Zaman Shaikh has now borne consequences..” Sidra was talking in riddles.

“Which slap are you talking about?” she said, or maybe she had completely forgotten about it.

“The slap you gave Zaman Shaikh, didn’t I just say so…” Sidra left her sentence incomplete.

“Oh, I had forgotten about it.. strange you still remember it..” Maheen was stunned.

“Leave everything…‌ It’s important for you to know that Zaman Shaikh has caused a commotion. Let’s go with me and see it with your own eyes..” Sidra almost dragged her towards the corridor and then pointed towards a certain direction.

“What…. what nonsense is this?” Her posters were on every wall, which almost shut her brain from shock.

“This nonsense is now circulating in the whole university..” Sidra said before she could say another word, Maheen tore the poster apart now, her direction towards the outside where people like Zaman Shaikh often roam about.

“Mahi…‌ listen to me…where are you going?” Sidra ran after her.

“Who the hell are you to make my posters? Who do you think you are? I slapped you because you were wrong. That doesn’t mean that you raise your finger at my character… Those people are cowards who don’t acknowledge their wrongdoings but stab others in the back.. And these girls who are afraid of you are not afraid of God, but I am Maheen. I am not afraid of you and nor am I a coward like you…. You want to ruin me, but wait for your own turn, you scumbag.‌” She doesn’t see that students are gathering to watch the drama unfolding. She snatched the posters from Zaman’s hands and threw them at his face, and then, without listening to anyone, she walked out of there.

“Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet. I will show you what a scumbag is like?” Zaman shouted at her, but she didn’t stop to listen. He wants to ruin her, but she doesn’t even look at him, and that’s why he wants to conquer her to satisfy his ego. He clenched his fists to control himself.

To be continued…..