Chapter 26:: Coffee Date

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~~~ASMAARA's POV~~~

" Jaane kab hothon pe dil ne rakh di dil ki baatein. Samjha nahi yeh dil isko hum toh rahe samjhaate. Maine dekha tujhe bhula ke- Har ek tarqeeb laga ke, Har nuskhe ko aazma ke Par dil se kabhi na utre. Hangover teri yaadon ka. Hangover teri baaton ka. Hangover teri yaadon ka. Hangover teri baaton ka"

"Kabhi jo baadal barse main dekhu tujhe aankhein bhar ke. Tu lage mujhe pehli baarish ki duaa. Tere pehloo mein reh loon mein khudh ko pagal keh loon. Tu ghum de yah khushiyaan seh loon, sathiyaa.."

"Yaadon Ki Baraat Nikli Hai Aaj Dil Ke Dwaare Dil Ke Dwaare. Sapnon Ki Shehnai Beete Deeno Ko Pukare Dil Ke Dwaare. Ho O O Chedo Tarane Milan Ke Pyaare Pyaare Sang Hamare ..."

"Raat Akeli Hai, Bujh Gae Diye, Aake Mere Paas, Kaanon mein Mere.. Jo Bhi Chaahe Kahiye, Jo Bhi Chaahe Kahiye, Raat akeli hai.."

It was late at night but, everyone chose to stay up for a battle of antakshari. There were two teams; with Shehry, Adeel and Preet in one and Hussain, me and Waqas in the other while Paige and Jessica decided to judge the competition. Though it started as a challenge, right now we were just yelling out Bollywood songs from the top our lungs, one after another. Everyone seemed so happy however, my mind kept racing back to Preet...

She danced with Hussain for hours tonight even after everyone else had left the stage. They looked so lost in their own little world. Happiness and peace. That's what I saw in her eyes tonight. It has been years since I saw her laughing like this. Hussain's lame dialogues entertained her for the first time during this whole trip. They exchanged millions of texts while sitting right across the table. She looked like a happy bird today; with no broken wings. Personally, I am very happy for her yet, this scares me the most too.

"Asmaara, we need a song from 'R'. Quick!" Waqas shook my shoulder. When exactly did we get back into the challenge mode?

"Asmaara?" I heard him say my name and my chain of thoughts broke into bits, bothering me even more.

I looked up only to find seven pairs of confused eyes boring into me. It suddenly made me uncomfortable...

"I.. Uhh..." What did he ask me again?!

"Song from R ?" Hussain asked this time while my eyes trailed along the familiar yet, unfamiliar faces. I decides I needed to get out of this room. I am either sleepy or having a mood swing.

"I guess I am just gonna sleep," I sighed and walked out before anyone could stop me. I heard Preet calling out my name but, I was not in a mood of talking. I just needed to get this Preet-Hussain thing out of my head and sorted. Maybe they are just friends?

"Asmaara wait!" I heard footsteps approaching me. I knew it was Preet, "what happened? Are you ok?" She asked.

"No, are you ok?" I groaned at her and turned around again.

"Yeah I am but- can you please stop and talk to me?" She called out and no, I don't feel like stopping or talking, "Asmaara?" She reached out and gripped my arm.

"Talk about what?" I snapped at her, "not like you ever listen."

"Oh come on, first I was running after Hussain and now you? What's up? Tell me. Please?" Her cute puppy eyes.... Wait!

"You were running after Hussain!?" I frowned at her while she just shrugged her shoulders.

"That's not the point. The point is-"

"That is my point! I asked you to stay away from him!"

"And I told you that we are just friends. Keep your suspicious eyes off me!" She yelled in a very low volume.

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