24. B-town Gossips

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Varun entered the premises exactly at 12 we burst the party poppers and wished "HAPPY BIRTHDAY VARUN" everyone said in unison, he cuts the cake, thanked us, everyone took pictures and updated their social media accounts, after meeting everyone he hugged me nudging his chin on my shoulder like he always does, to irritate me!

"Long time chipkali" he said

"Tu sudhrega nhi na"

"Kbhi nhi"

and i covered his face with the cake then everyone did their needful contribution leaving him look like he just had mud bath since the cake was black forest
We burst into fits of laughter he went in to change, everyone was enjoying, dancing, i moved a little away from the noise and tried calling Shaurya once again, he had seen my messages but didn't replied to any, neither he called back
My heart felt heavy... really heavy that It could burst in any moment...

"Shaurya please don't do this to me" i mumbled in my breaking voice looking at his name in my call logs

"Nikki" Varun sensed that something is wrong, he heard few words and called her

She turned to look not before wiping her partially visible tears

"Tu theek hai?"

"Aaj to mai bohot khush hu itne dino baad hum sb sath h Tu, mai, Reema aur aaj to tera Birthday bhi h"

"Tu chahe jitni bhi badi ho ja, teri shaadi ke baad bhi tere pati se pehle Tera haal jaankr bta dunga... itna to samjhta hu mai tujhe.."

"Vahi to baat h na Varun tu bhi samajh gya pr jise smjhna chahiye vo to mujhe subha se ignore kr rha h" I thought

"Kuch to bol"

"Chal na dance krte h" I didn't wanted to spoil his birthday its his day he should have fun

"Tu nahi manegi na" he holds my hand dragged me to the other corner of the lawn where there was no one, we sat on the bench

"Ab bta" i didn't respond

"Papaji thik h?" I nodded in yes

"Babli di?"                  "

"Mummyji ne kuch kaha?" nodded in no

"Raja?" All the happenings from past week flashed in my mind, my eyes got welled with tears, still i said no

"Shaurya?" That's it i couldn't control, he side hugged me, stroked my back till I could get normal, i composed myself

"Chal ab bta kya kaha tere director Mr Shaurya Sabherwal ne"

"Bohot lambi story h, socha tha tujhe aur Reema ko sath btaungi—"

"Tu chhod use vese bhi bohot overdramatic h vo"

"Varunn" i eyed him

"Arey vo sbke sath h party enjoy kr rhi h, tu mujhe bta!!"

"Acha listen...
Yesterday.... Shaurya proposed me..."

"Haayo Rabba!!!"
"Anokhiii !!! The Shaurya Sabherwal ne tujhe propose kiya !! Sach m !!?"

"Ye lo aa gyi Drama queen"

"Reema dhire bol sb sun lenge"

"Arey chill maine sbko ghar bhaga diya
Ab tu mujhe puri story bta ek ek detail !!"

"Acha beth" , three of us sat on the grass in a circle, starting from My Confession till Shaurya's Proposal I told everything!

They both gave wierd reactions at the end

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