8- Timer: Count Down

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I was standing in front of brother, Sharad Trivedi. In my entire life, whenever I see him, I wanted him to stay by our side, Stand at top and be like a King, treating this company as his kingdom. This was because he deserves that. I had always admired him. But today was different, I couldn't say anything. I am not really sure I have guts to say that thing, I feel really weak.

"How are you feeling now?" I asked him trying to initiate things so that I can somehow gather enough courage to get to the important point.

"I think I am alright." He replied with a bright smile. I think if I do anything now, I might ruin his bright smile. I don't wanna do that, even do what's happened couldn't be changed anyway, it feels like once I say it, it will be all set on stone. I think he too understand the worries I try to hide on my face.

"Something wrong Vijay?" He ask me. I don't think I can hold it any longer.

"Brother.. Actually" I have to say it. He should know afterall. If I can't even tell him this, then what shameful brother I would be. "You know doctors said.... That... you..." I don't have courage. I just can't do it. I can cry at any moment.

"VIJAY" He shouted out my name which flinched me for a second. "Take a deep breath. You are not calm. Once done speak everything in flow." He directed me. He most likely knows that what I am saying is related to him and not something pleasent, yet he is calm and trying to help me.

"Huffffff" I took a deep breath as directed and burst out in a single blow.

"Doctor Said you can die anyday." I don't care what happens anymore. I told him what I was meant to.

"....Just That?" He replied me, almost expression less.

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"Doctor Said you can die anyday." He told me, or rather he just bursted out everything. It seems to me like he had given up on keeping it to him and hence he bursted.

"....Just That?" I replied him, almost expression less. To be honest, as much build up as he took for completing all his sentences, It was pretty much obvious that I was just a guest for few more days. And I didn't even want to know about that, What I wanted to know was, How!

After that he cried for a while so I hold our conversation. He was actually older than me, yes it's quite shocking that this guy is older than me, yet he always treats me as I am the older one. But still, I never thought that when actually on the verge of death, I would me curious about how am I going to die than actually being sad. Or maybe I was sad, but just pretending to be curious to fool him.... Or maybe to fool myself as well.

Ten minutes passed, and then he told me everything. Apparently there was some serious clotting in my head which just couldn't be resolved with any kind of operations. Cases like these aren't normal so it's not really easy to find a cure for this. They didn't even know if I will wake up or not, let alone being alive. However as I am now, they say that I might work like a normal person do, it's just that I can die any minute, any second.

"Well now this does scare me a little." I said while looking at Vijay who looked at me with innocent eyes. I continued my words, "I mean just think about that, I am taking a dump and suddenly die, damn its the lamest death possible Kuahahahah" I made a joke, which I guess only I find funny, my laughs were genuine even though my intentions were just to improve the mood.

"And people will say, Maybe he forced a little too hard... Pfft... hahahah" He continued my joke with making it actually a little funnier. We both were laughing and we didn't even realise how and when we were both actually tearing really hard but we both had a excuse. We could just say, "I am not sad, the joke was just that funny I got tears of joy" Though the situation didn't came to that, and he had to leave soon.

"Ah! By the way, Now that I think about it, How many days has it been?" I asked him, finally saying some things that makes sense.

"6 Days since the accident." He replied without even thinking. Ofcourse he won't think. Most likely he was shouting on doctors since day one about, It's been this many days and you still can't do anything blah blah blah.

"6 Days... Hmm... So should we have some actual talks then? Some buisness talks." I got serious since I was indeed starting some serious talks.

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"6 Days... Hmm... So should we have some actual talks then? Some buisness talks." I got serious since I was indeed starting some serious talks. Despite all those jokes, I decided to do what I was going to do anyway.

"Yes Sir, Now that I think about it, you were coming to see me right? Was there something urgent?" He asked me like some real buisnessman asking his clients.

I then started explaining him about how I wanted him to scout that girl named Janvi for photography skills and other things. At first he didn't even think twice before answering. He was like, "I don't think you will do something bad for company, so let's just hire her." However I still wanted him to judge her with his own eyes, Afterall even if he refuses to accept it, he is indeed the CEO and owner of Tea-Company.

"I think I kind of understood, if you want me to judge her myself. I guess I will take her interview... Personal Interview." He was serious. I hope that girl survives the interview because his standards of judging people are hard, but thats the reason why this company hardly had any issues with employees.

"Ah! one more thing, remember that it wasn't me who recommended her, It is Sikhar Arya." I didn't wanted to mess it up now. My plans were different, but I am now just a rotten junk of machine which is just working on last of his batteries with no way to recharge. Even if she loved me, if I died midway, her life will be ruined and I will become a permanent scar on her heart. Well that's only considering that if she did liked me.

Let's get to the Final Step. I will end it all as naturally that she will forget that a guy named Sharad even existed. Thats the most I can do.