Ayan and Rafsan are childhood friends. After finishing school and college, both joined the same software company as 'Junior Developers'. Everyone in the office knew that Ayan and Rafsan were like one soul. No matter how much work pressure there was, they managed everything together with laughter and fun. Ayan was a bit quick-witted and skilled at bringing history and geography to life, while Rafsan was calm, highly proficient at work, but publicity-shy.
One day, their company secured a big contract for a project called "Project Alpha" from a foreign client. If they could successfully complete this project, a promotion to 'Senior Manager' position for one of them was guaranteed. The CEO personally assigned the responsibility of this project to Ayan and Rafsan.Rafsan worked day and night to develop the core coding and security systems for the project. Ayan took on the responsibility of the presentation and convincing the client. The night before the project submission, in a rush to add a new feature to the system, Ayan accidentally deleted a critical security file from the main code without informing Rafsan and patched it up haphazardly before rebooting.
The next morning, during a live demo in front of the client, the entire system crashed. The foreign client got extremely angry and threatened to cancel the contract.The CEO, shaking with rage, called Ayan and Rafsan into the conference room. He slammed the table and said, "I don't know whose job is on the line for this mistake! I have to provide an explanation in half an hour—why did this security lapse happen?"
Rafsan still couldn't understand what the issue was in the code. He was trying to check on his laptop. At that moment, Ayan, fearing the loss of his promotion and job, didn't think for a second.Looking at the CEO with a helpless expression, he said, "Sir, I was just watching the presentation. Rafsan worked on the coding panel alone last night. I kept telling him to check the security, but he probably made the mistake due to over-confidence. I'm really sorry, sir, I should also take responsibility for his carelessness."
Rafsan was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears. The friend he trusted like a brother had shifted the entire blame onto him to cover his own faults and looked good in the CEO's eyes! Rafsan didn't scream; he just looked into Ayan's eyes. Ayan lowered his gaze in guilt.The CEO believed Ayan's words. He immediately fired Rafsan and gave Ayan a final chance to fix the project.
