Noticing that everyone's attention had been piqued, Raju sat forward with a mischievous grin.
"Several days ago, I bumped into Alex. Guess what he's doing now?"
The classmates immediately sat up at attention.
"What job?"
"Yeah, go on! He was the best student in our course, he must be doing great."
"Exactly, probably working huge amounts of money by now."
Their curiosity hung in the room, expectation thick in the air.
Raju sighed loudly, his expression dripping with false pity.
"Alex… he's now working as a security guard at the industrial park."
The words dropped like a bomb.
The room fell silent for a second, then erupted.
"The former school idol, a security guard? No way!"
"That doesn't make sense. I heard Alex got an offer from a TCS company before graduation."
"His initial salary was to be in the tens of thousands. How did he wind up like this?"
"We don't believe you, Raju."
Their claim from Raju was real.
