Chapter 134 - 133

Zack parked his car late that night after coming from Shreya's place. Even though his apartment was located in a bad neighborhood, it still had a parking lot. Originally the apartment was the first of the kind in the area with a view to actually construct more. But the people in the area never budged so this apartment stood like a sour spot in the center, surrounded by small houses and slum.

IN the deserted parking lot, Zack locking his car with a click which actually echoed through the wall making someone actually jump. Zack frowned and went to check when he heard a soft yelp but did not see anyone coming out.

When he neared them quietly, he saw a girl crouching on the floor holding on to the rear of a car facing away from him. She was anxiously looking at the aisle adjacent to the on he was standing him. And when he saw closely, he observed the light shacking of her legs in spite of her sitting on them and the light tear on her clothes just over her shoulders. And of course, one couldn't possibly miss the smell of heavy booze and vomit coming from her.

"Hey, you okay there??" Zack asked.

The girl jumped startled all over again and turned around with her eyes. Her eyes wide with fear but then slightly settled down seeing that it was not those guys. Her vision was blurred due to high alcohol content on her system but she could tell from the general outlook that they were not the same people. She hurriedly kept a finger over her lips and pleaded with her eyes to keep quiet. When she tried to get up, she staggered dizzily.

But good for her, Zack was not drunk and he instantly recognized the girl with just one glance. She was, of course, Meera- Shreya's cousin and the person who crashed in his place before.

"What are you doing here again??" Zack asked without bothering to heed to her request.

Meera's eyes widened and darted around scared her adrenaline pumping. She tried to get away but her legs kept twisting and turning making her actually walk in zigzag rather than a straight line.

But before Zack could say anything else, he heard rushed footsteps of several people before they came into view and stood surrounding Meera.

There were at least 6 guys and every single one of them looked extremely rogue and filthy. One of them had the uniform for a cab driver.

Zack pulled out a cigarette and lit it. He puffed out smoke and looked at the whole thing happening like entertainment and even the guys there did not bother with him. They did not consider Zack a threat.

The cab driver guy let out an ugly evil laugh and said, "Well, you escaped from me last time around. But then this time… how dumb were you to actually pull over my cab all over again and actually mount it? Last time you ran before I could park the car and come… but this time… you are just a fish in a bowl… So better not make it difficult for us... it will only make things worse…" He then approached Meera with his arms extended making her fall back in floor staggered. She crawled backward without minding the rough surface that scarped her palms making them bleed.

But before the cab driver could take another step forward, Zack took out the cigarette and held it in one hand and snapped his fingers with his other hand.

The sound echoed and reverberated through the parking lot.

The cab driver stopped in track and barked turning to look at Zack, "What?? Are you going to play a hero?? Or do you want a piece?? Get lost."

Zack took another puff of smoke and walked towards him leisurely and stood in front of Meera and asked, "Do you know who this girl is??"

"Why does it matter who she is?? We are just looking for some fun… are you her boyfriend??" one of the persons in the group asked irritated.

"You should care you know… Your reckless fun time could get you killed!!" Zack said crushing his cigarette with his shoes.

"Who is she??" The cab driver asked cautiously. He picked her up in an affluent neighborhood club. But she did not have a car or a chauffeur, so he figured she was trying to hook up someone rich. But hearing him, he was slightly scared.

"Well, she is Meera…" Zack said cryptically.

"Meera what??" Another person asked impatiently.

"Meera Srivastav!!" Zack said with a smirk.

The guys there immediately looked at each other. Who doesn't know the Srivastav's? They were practically royalty in the country. And they do not even have the guts to look at their direction, let alone mess with them. And then the cab driver looked at Zack to see if he was bluffing. But when he saw that arrogant expression, he signaled everyone to pull back.

"Not so fast guys…" Zack said and snapped his fingers one more time and the next minute, they were surrounded by guys looking stern and extremely well trained and bulky.

Zack did not bother with the rogues anymore. He went on his knees and talked to Meera. All his arrogance was gone as he asked, "Hey. You okay there??�� His tone was actually gentle in contrast to how he dealt with the guys. The reason being, one- he had manners. His parents will be very disappointed in him if he mistreated a girl. That was the whole reason why he let a 'nobody' to actually crash in his place the last time. And secondly, no matter the internal feud between Shreya and Ram, they were her family. Shreya never compromises with people messing with her family. She might talk arrogantly or even mock them to spite them but at the end of the day, she actually cared for them. So, she will have his heads if she knew he had mistreated someone from her family.

Meera looked around confused, still scared.

"Hey, it's okay. I am not going to hurt you. Remember you slept in my place a couple of weeks back and we also met at New Year's…" Zack explained patiently.

Meera tried to focus her eyes and she felt his face to be familiar. So she lightly relaxed.

"Come on now. Let's get you cleaned up." Zack said gesturing her to get up.

"I can't… I can't stand. My legs…" Meera mumbled biting on her lips awkwardly.

That is when Zack noticed the swelling on her ankles. She was running drunk, so it was inevitable for her to fall down.

Zack went near her slowly not wanting to startle her and scooped her into his arms. Meera leaning in and closed her eyes tired.

"You guys finish up here and inform Shreya. She will decide what to do with them…" He instructed and walked towards the stairs.