Chapter 42: Matchday
Aryan walked inside his apartment and smelled an unfamiliar scent—a mix of expensive perfume and freshly brewed coffee—wafting through the living room.
"It seems like someone's visiting," Aryan thought, placing his kit bag by the door.
"Aryan dear, come here," Priya called out.
Aryan, who had one foot on the stairs ready to bolt to his room, came back to the living room to find someone else seated on the sofa alongside his mother.
His guess had been correct. Aryan stood there looking at the woman in front of him. She was dressed in a sharp business suit, typing away on a Blackberry phone before looking up.
"Aryan, this is my college friend, Meera," Priya said while guiding her hands towards Meera.
"Nice to meet you Aryan, I've heard a lot about you," Meera said with a genuine, calculating smile on her face.
"Nice to meet you too, Miss Meera," Aryan said while nodding respectfully.
