Mananff - Iss Mohobbat Mein

Chapter 21

"My recent friends, meet Alia Saxena."

Nandini chimed pointing towards Alia, who had plastered an awkward, shy smile on her lips while glancing at so many people attending her presence suddenly.

"Um, hello everyone?" She hesitated, showing her perfect 32 white teeth creepily.

"We all remember you, potato. No need for introduction." Cabir stated flatly.

And as soon as Alia registered the nickname, 'potato', she widened her eyes and started to observe every other person surrounding her closely.

"Oh my God!" She palmed her mouth, her broad smile hiding behind her palm. "It's you guys!" She shouted.

Alia Saxena, the fat girl from school who blossomed out like a model during her adultery.

She used to be Nandini's best friend, the person with whom Nandini used to share her deepest secrets with, even though those secrets were not more serious than this girl snapping out on that girl, this boy making out with that girl or whatever. Nandini was like a gossip center to Alia in childhood. But because Nandini didn't had much friends before she was the popular girl, Alia was at her side. Alia didn't had much friends also because people criticized her body size, and since Nandini was the only person who didn't had a problem with how she appeared, she considered Nandini as her bestie.

Alia wasn't so rich like Nandini and all the other people in the school, her family was highly conservative. So when a serious rumor spread out in the school which stated that Alia was having an Affair with some boy out there, her parents broke all the records of strictness and changed her school with the city itself.

Nandini was hurt. She couldn't see the only friend she had again. Her life was highly lonely then and she was desperately in need of friends but whatever she tried to do for gaining a person to herself, it gained her a bad attitude, and everything negative. It didn't mattered to her anyway, because it gave her popularity too, and this is what she wanted, right? She wanted people to give her attention. But not one of them was as considerate as Alia was. Alia was different.

After a long time, Nandini have got actual friends, and she was delighted to introduce them to her old actual friend.

Nandini: do you remember any of them?

She peeked a little in front of Alia's face to check her reaction, and Alia did nothing but gaze at the people near her surprisingly.

Alia: Any of them?! Are you crazy I remember all of them!

She burst out while screaming into Nandini's ears which made her shield her palm over them.

Alia: Okay, okay. Let me just guess all of you, alright?!

And everyone else was just staring at her so bemusedly, because she was behaving as if it was an interesting game of children.

Alia: Alright first you, umm...

She pointed at the guy with nut brown eyes, dusty short brown hairs and an un-edged face with soft corners.

Alia: CABIR!

Cabir: Bingo!

The honey eyed boy with inky hairs falling on his forehead.

Alia: DHRUV!

Dhruv: I know.

The tall, lean brunette with chestnut eyes and long, curly black hairs.

Alia: Mukti and...