Chapter 1: Wrong number!

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          ''Bye Suresh. Yeah... I'll see you tomorrow." Pragya cut the call. Just then her phone chimed. It was an unknown number. Who could it be, she wondered. Whoever it was could wait till tomorrow, she decided and put her phone by the lamp. Just as she was setting the alarm,a series of notifications broke the peaceful silence that enveloped her room. She got fed up and opened the chats.

Hello. So I am sending you the pics of the suits. Tell me which one would be 🔥for the dinner.

The message was followed by 20 photos.
She was surprised he was asking her to choose a suit from 20 for a dinner?!
Oh the life of the rich and illustrious she thought! Before she could clear his misunderstanding. Another text popped up.

Chipkali reply fast!!!!! What's taking you so long??? You know how impatient I can get.
😡😡

Chipkali?? Pragya quickly typed something before he said something and embarrassed the both of them.

Who's this?No I'm sure you don't       know me. Neither do I. I think you got the wrong number.

Yeah and it stopped being funny a long time ago! You know how important this dinner is! Stop playing with me.👿

Pragya thought the guy was nuts. She was clearly telling him that she didn't know him.

You know this is Abhi. And I know it's you..Chipkali 😂
You are mistaken. I'm not Chipkali.
Then who are you?🤣

Judging by the guy's reaction Pragya knew for a fact that he thought she was kidding. Couldn't this guy be  serious for a minute? And also judging by his texts he loved using emojis. What has that got to do with any of this,thought Pragya.

What 🐈got your 👅?

What ???

Who are you?

Oh I see what's going on. Is this a new way to harass girls? Badtameez I'll have you jailed for cyber bullying. So that no guy will ever think about harassing girls again.

Calm down Lady.I'll stop now. But if I come to know tomorrow that all this was a joke. You know you'll be held responsible for the deal not going well i.e a big loss for the employees.

A big loss for the employees? Although Pragya didn't know this person, how difficult was it going to be to select a suit for him? Wait, she didn't even know how he looked. Pragya decided to just browse through the suits. From what she could deduce from the texts, the person sounded  laid-back, funny and cool. So Pragya chose a suit and messaged him.

Fyi I still think you got the wrong number. But I think this suit would suit you.

Hoye Hoye...Chipkaliiiiii!! You're choice has never been so spot on. Kamal Kar diya aaj. I know it's you stop pretending otherwise.

Pragya laughed at his antics. The guy was naturally humorous. That night Pragya went to sleep with a smile on her face. Her initial irritation had given away to amusement.
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The next day Abhi stepped out of the board room. Aakash closely behind him.
Although Abhi looked stoic, he was beaming from inside. After much persuasion and negotiations,the producer had agreed to Abhi's terms and conditions. Of course Abhi had to compromise on a few things. But that's what showbiz is all about after all! Abhi sat at the back of his BMW with Aakash at the front.
   "Wow Bhai,this must be a dream come true for you!" Said Aakash smiling and finally Abhi cracked a wide smile. He couldn't help but recollect the past few days.He had been very nervous and Abhi believed that the world always judges a book by its cover. So he had wanted to dress to impress and he had sought his best friend Aakash's help who told him solemnly that his wife was the one who could help him. But Abhi had been reluctant because he had seen Disha's work,they were great but not really his cup of tea. So he thought of giving it a try as she was a world famous designer. And she had given him her number and asked him to text him and told him jokingly that she would pretend that she didn't know him.

  "Yes Aakash all thanks to Disha, who for the first time in her life chose the perfect suit for me and gave me the confidence boost that I needed." Aakash replied,
"You must really mean this 'Thank you' because for the first time I'm seeing you refer to her as Disha and not Chipkali." Abhi laughed and remembered how he always called Disha, Chipkali. Disha had been playing with his niece and nephew and they had a toy lizard and Disha being afraid of lizards didn't realise that it was fake and created a ruckus. And she had been the butt of all jokes for a week. Abhi had started calling her Chipkali to spite her. Abhi turned to look at Aakash who  looked at Abhi with confusion and said,
"But Bhai, she told me that she was waiting for your message but it never came." Now it was Abhi's turn to look utterly confused. Both husband and wife loved to tease him perhaps, thought Abhi. He quickly unlocked his phone and showed the number to Aakash.
      "Abhi Bhai, I don't know whose number it is but it's definitely not Disha's." Abhi couldn't believe what he was hearing. The girl must think he was an idiot. Abhi was red from embarrassment after recalling his chats with the mystery girl.
"Aakash you think I should apologise for troubling her?" Aakash looked up from his phone and seemed to think for a while.
"Bhai, you both know that you texted the wrong number,there's no need for anymore contact. I think you shouldn't message that person." Abhi nodded but he couldn't ignore the gnawing in his gut. Just then Abhi's phone rang. It was Tanu.
"Hey, I hope your meeting went well. It's my birthday today. And I know you're free for the rest of the day. Dad told me." The last thing Abhi wanted to do was attend her birthday bash. He wasn't blind to all her advances but chose to ignore them. Just because her Dad was a well-wisher and Abhi respected him doesn't mean that he would entertain the thought of dating her. Dating was the last thing on his mind, since his sister's demise. Since, family was his first and foremost priority.
"Okay Abhi. I'll text you the address." Saying she cut the call. Abhi asked Aakash if he wanted to join him. Aakash told him that he had plans with Disha.Later that day,Abhi stepped inside Belle Vie Club. Tanu and her friends immediately surrounded him. After entertaining them he went to a quite corner which wasn't hard to find since Tanu had booked the entire club. He wanted to celebrate but not in a club,he wanted to celebrate his success with his Dadi. He was a Rockstar and he did enjoy parties but didn't always prefer them. The wrong number's thoughts were still nagging him.Because he had to apologise and also thank the girl. After all she was a reason for his confidence. And a confident Abhi can win anything. He debated if he should send her a thank you message. She had probably deleted his number and would again be confused as to why he was messaging her. But he did want to thank her. He took out his phone and typed an apology and a thank you. Wow! Some girl she was, made him apologise and thank her in one day, thought Abhi.But because he was Rockstar Abhi and had a flair for drama,he sent her a message saying--



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'Chipkali' is a Hindi word for 'Lizard'.
'Kamal kardiya aaj' translates to 'You did good today'
'Badtameez' translates to 'Someone who misbehaves'

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