Modern Cinderella Story

Chapter 24' Bare Minimum'

Sandy: Say something, it's been an hour, say anything, I am dying here can't you see

But Sahil looked at her pleading teary eyes with disgusted frown and Sandy covered her face and cried softy

Sahil: what do you want me to say? After what you said, what do you want me to say?

Sandy: I am scared bhai, you said you will help me

Sahil closed his eyes: there is a 50 percent chance Anika heard....

Sandy in panic: please no, I won't be able to look at her eyes if she did, her mother died of broken heart because of Amar's death, my mistake killed both her parents bhai, how can I face her?

Sahil impatiently: IF she did, you will act with her as if nothing happened, won't show anything, won't talk to anyone about it, if she heard, she will talk to you (then he sighed) or at least act different, you will know then

Sandy: and what will I do about it?

Sahil: NOTHING, YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING, ENOUGH WHAT YOU DID ALREADY (then he held her wrist angrily) HOW COULD YOU HIDE THE CAUSE OF AMAR'S DEATH ALL THIS YEARS FROM US? AND ASK KAMINI FROM ALL THE PEOPLE TO HELP YOU? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

Sandy: Please bhai, don't raise your voice, someone can hear you, don't shame me

Sahil closed his eyes and put his hand on his forehead and Sandy covered her face and sobbed

Sahil: you will tell me and I will talk to her, Anika is kind and reasonable (then he sighed) let's just hope she didn't tell Shivaay already

Sandy's eyes widened: will she tell Shivaay?

Sahil in low tone: I don't think so, at least not before the wedding, she loves Shivaay, she wouldn't want to ruin his happiness and hers (then he sighed) the poor girl, she won't imagine if I didn't know about this, you would have taken that happiness from her and threw her back in the hell she lived in because of you, even the devil won't imagine this disgusting deal you did with Kamini

Sandy: I didn't have a choice bhai, if it was only my future at the stake, I would have bear it but it's the whole family reputation, maybe Shivaay's career too, I am doctor Singh Oberoi too, his aunt and teacher, if my name got dirty so will his.

Sahil frowned: this venomous snake wrapped herself around our necks (then he nodded) she will pay for this; I swear on my daughters I will make her pay for it

Sandy: how?

Sahil: how long she gave you before giving her an answer?

Sandy: I have till before the choice party, I kind of told her if I will do it, it's not her place to ask me for any information, she shouldn't dare to.

Sahil: okay good (then he stood) don't do or say anything to anyone, leave it to me, I will think of something to clean this mess

Sandy: how? When? What if you couldn't do anything?

Sahil frowned: like you told Kamini, I am telling you; don't think yourself any better than her

And he walked out ignoring Sandy hurt eyes.

Sandy sat back on the bed and hugged her knees, then bowed her head and cried softly but her phone rang and looking at the caller her soft cry stopped and she put her hand on her chest

Sandy: calm down Sandy, calm down

then with shivering hand, she held the phone and took the call

Shivaay: Sandy? Were you sleeping? Sorry I bothered you in such time