"Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me espresso
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me espresso"

(Washington's POV)

Washington woke up 2 hours after Shambhavi left. He saw Shubman sitting on the bean bag and staring the wall infront of him as if he was in a deep thought.

"Tu kab aaya?" Washington asked.

Shubman looked at him and sighed.

"Mujhe Bhavi ne bulaya jab tu panic kar raha tha." Shubman informed.

"Fuck! She must be thinking that I'm a freak." Washington panicked.

"Nahi bhai. She was quite understanding of your situation but ab tujhe usse sab batana padega." Shubman said.

"She knows?" Washington asked.

"She got the idea of what you went through." Shubman replied.

"I will call her later." Washington said.

Washington's apartment door opened and came in the boys.

"What happened? Why are you both looking depressed?" Ishan asked.

"He got a panic attack." Shubman replied.

"Are you okay, Washi?" Devdutt asked in concern.

"Yeah, I'm good." Washington said with a small smile.

"Aapko kaise pata chala?" Yashashvi asked.

"Shambhavi aayi thi. Mere door ko almost tod hi diya tha." Shubman said with a chuckle.

Hearing this everyone chuckled and Washington let out a small laugh.

"She knows about Charu." Shubman said.

Everyone's smile disappeared just hearing her name. They hated the girl from the bottom of their core.

"God! I hate that bitch from the bottom of my heart." Abhishek said.

"For real. If I even hear her name, my blood starts to boil." Dhruv said.

"You're really brave for telling Shambhu didi about Charu." Riyan said.

Washington pursed his lips.

"I didn't tell her." Washington said.

"What do you mean?" Ishan asked.

Washington told them about what happened and everyone was in shock.

"Well, thank god she stopped. I know some girls and most boys don't." Devdutt said.

"Tujhe toh aaj Rohit bhaiya ne bulaya tha. Kya hua?" Washington asked.

"Arey, saari ladkiyan Shambhu didi ke yahan gayi hai. Pure hafte wahi rahengi. Girls week you know. So, Rohit bhaiya will talk to me after Saina comes back home." Dhruv said.

"Kis baare me baat karna hai waise? I forgot." Riyan said, scratching his had.

"Of course, you did." Abhishek said, rolling his eyes.

"I beat up a kid in Saina's karate class for touching her inappropriately." Dhruv said.

"Should've taken us as well. Zinda gaad dete." Ishan said.

"Sahi me. No one touches Saina and get away with it." Shubman said.

"Did she tell Ro bhai about this?" Yashashvi asked.

Dhruv nodded.

"Knowing Rohit bhaiya, he must've told Vi bhai, Mahi bhai, Rahul bhai and all of the seniors and I'm pretty sure they must be planning a murder right now." Washington said.

"Aliyah kaisi hai?" Dhruv asked.

"Sahi hai, yaar. Shambhu didi ke under bahut grow kar rahi hai." Yashashvi said.

Yashashvi remembered watching Aliyah and Shambhavi about work related things. He saw change in Aliyah since Shambhavi became the manager. Yashashvi knew the reason. He knew it very well. He knew that the last manager used to touch Aliyah inappropriately and didn't gave her any work at all. He saw her having a breakdown in the corridor when she thought no one was there.

Yashashvi remembered the conversation he had with Shambhavi when she first joined as the ICT manager.

"Congratulations, di." Yashashvi said.

"Thanks, Yashu." Shambhavi replied.

"Didi, can I tell you something?" Yashashvi asked.

"Sure. How may I help thee?" Shambhavi asked, jokingly.

Yashashvi told her everything about Aliyah and her background.

"Hmm, don't worry, Yashu. I will take care of her. Plus, I have seen her qualifications. I will not be surprised if she gets a call for being a manager or a Financial Analyst." Shambhavi said.

After the conversation was over, Yashashvi saw a nervous looking Aliyah going into the Shambhavi's chamber. So he waited and after 10 mins, he saw Aliyah leaving with a smile on her face. And up until now, he always saw her happy around Shambhavi.

Yashashvi wanted nothing more than to confess his feelings for Aliyah but he was afraid that she would reject him instantly. He thought that everything he does for Aliyah goes unnoticed but if only he knew that Aliyah noticed every single one of his efforts and was waiting him to make a move on her.

"Bhai tu pyaar me andha hai. Abhi tak toh maine confess kar diya hota." Riyan said.

"I agree." Ishan supported.

"Tum dono toh kuch bolo hi mat. You two are in love with your besties Haiya and Sana. We don't see you guys confessing your feelings to them." Shubman defended Yashashvi.

"Tu kya bol raha hai be? Did you confessed to Srijani?" Ishan asked.

Devdutt let out a chuckle.

"Tu kya daant dikha raha hai? Abhi Rahul bhai ko batau ki unki behen ke saath date pe jaaya jaa raha hai." Shubman rounded up at poor Devdutt.

Devdutt pouted and looked at Washington. Washington smiled and hugged the precious bean.

"Washi, what will you do now?" Abhishek asked.

"I will call her soon." Washington said and sighed.

"Kal Yuvi pa ne mujhe apne ghar bulaya hai." Abhishek revealed.

"Bhai main keh raha hu, tu bullet proof jacket pehen ke jaana." Ishan said.

"Abhay, clear the misunderstandings with Yuvi pa. You have one chance. Don't let this chance go." Devdutt said.

Abhay nodded and leaned back.

"Nehal aa raha hai kal aur Tilak bhi. Kahi bahaar chale?" Ishan asked.

"Sure. I need distraction from everything that's happening right now." Washington said.

"I will text you the time and address." Ishan said.

The boys talked among themselves dfor few hours and eventually decided to crash in Washington's apartment.

Thank you so much for reading. I'm so sorry for disappearing like this but as I told you guys that I'm in the last year of my university so things gets a little hectic here. And I love you guys so much for reading this book even though it's not updated for a while now.❤️‍🔥✨️ Anyway, I'll try to post next chapter soon. Enjoy!!❤️

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