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Mission Accomplished

Goutham Varma realized that his end was nearing. Come next day, and all the goodwill he had built over the years would crumble before his own eyes. The IT godfathers and media who saw him as the new face of Indian IT industry would excruciate him. Quoting his enemy, Goutham would be proclaimed as the “Plagiarist who murdered for fame and gain”. The Enemy. Someone whom Goutham thought was gone for good, long ago. Ten years, to be precise. He had waited for ten long years in pursuit of the right time to strike. Killing his enemy ten years back would not have been impossible for Goutham, but a proper investigation would have led the tracks to him. So, the idea was to plague his enemy and drive him into instability. A lot of time and money was invested in it. Making his enemy’s brother Akash, the only family he had had in this world, a...
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Blood

  “All set?”, whispered Akash climbing the marble steps that led to the lavish opal entrance door of his neighbor’s house with a knife on his hand. “Shall I try the door?” “Everything else is set,” mumbled Keerthi adjusting her glasses. “But, I don’t think I am” “Oh, not again, Keerthi! Remember? We have cut the deal. Just forget everything else and focus only on your task. On the count of…” “Just tell me the truth, Akash. Are we really doing the right thing?” “No. But we have exhausted all our options. It’s this or nothing for us. So, whatever happens…” “But we really don’t have to try to kill them, we could…”  “One…two…” “Akash, let’s…”  “THREEEEEEE!!” If Akash’s voice was dissolved in the creaking sound the door had made when he pushed it open, there was nothing in that house that could take away the terror that they felt when they took in the scene that unfolded before them. The magical white floors that they had once known had started to turn crimso...
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The Trap

THE TRAP No. I cannot do this. I am not meant to do this. I simply cannot afford to break the trust these people have bestowed upon me, all these years. There must be a way. There ought to be some way. Or.. what if I do not have any other choice? What if, there really isn't a way? The answer to that question came in the form of a text message from a familiar phone number, to my new phone, which was thrust upon me a few minutes back. The message read: “The three men you have sent here to “scare” me have given me this new number of yours, and told me to warn you, to not do something stupid, which will eventually put both our lives to risk. Seriously Ryan, new number? Uff. But I must tell you- they are just terrific. If I hadn't known your brilliance in pulling up pranks and surprises, I would have taken them to be a real gang of thugs. Phew. But whatever you do today, let me make this very clear to you. I am NOT going to get fooled this time!! See you soon;)”     ...
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