Tai had found her friend with twisted side for her mission. He was supposed to come in few minutes. "He is always late ! I need to make this clear with him- no delays.", Tai said with disappointment. She hated people who disrespected time. Finally the bell rang. Tai rushed to open the door. It was Mahesh. He smiled idiotically. She didn't smile back and impatiently gestured him to come in.
Mahesh walked in. There was something fishy. Tai's urgent call in the morning to meet her at home raised doubts in his mind. "What can it be?", he wondered during the entire journey to Tai's apartment. Instead of normal greeting or asking about her well being , he jumped to his question, "You seemed to be tensed, Tai. Even during the calls, you seemed disturbed. Are tenants troubling you or not paying you the rent properly?". He wondered whether Tai learned about Zain and his girlfriend's truth. If she did, he was in trouble.
Usha Tai was quiet. She had to deal with this man carefully. He was twisted man. She knew he was the main culprit in bringing the liars as her tenants. She had to teach him a lesson. She was going to blackmail him to help her teach her tenants a lesson. "Everything is fine. Tenants are paying rent on time. They are following the rules properly. But!", she spoke in sarcastic tone. Mahesh began to sweat profusely. He kept using his handkerchief to wipe the drops of sweat on his face. His heart beat faster. His truth was out.
"Tai, then what is the problem.", he said nervously. "The problem! It may not be huge for you. You got your commission and spent royally on your family. I am bearing the brunt here.", she said scornfully. Mahesh kept quiet. He knew if he spoke anything in his defense, Tai would break him black and blue. " I know the truth. The boy and girl are couple and not siblings. They are not married too. They are living in together. That's what you youngsters call it, right?", she said furiously. Her anger was rising every minute.
His lips began to quiver due to fear. He felt as if his time has come. He wanted to run away from Tai's rage. He stuck to sofa he was sitting. Tai's big eyes reminded him of his strict teacher of his high school days. She would stare at him with big eyes whenever he was caught red handed by her while cheating in class test. "You know what I will do now. I will call the police and report you and the couple for cheating me. How about that ?", she said sadistically.
The word police bought him to knees. He knelt down next to where Tai was sitting. He folded his hands and begged, "Please don't do that ! I will do anything you ask for. What will happen to my family if I get arrested? Who will look after them?". He began to weep. Tai nudged him to get up. "Ok! Ok! I won't call. But you have to help me teach them lesson. I want to make it worse enough for them to pack their bags and leave.", she said firmly. Mahesh agreed to help her out with her plan.
(To be continued)
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