Unexpected Love

Past Wounds

"Uncle, 1 cup coffee please" I asked the waiter at the dhaba. "Madam here" he was serving me the coffee when my phone rang...it was Myra.

"Hello Mishti! Where are you! You told me you will not be late! Like seriously? It's already 6 pm and my birthday party was scheduled from 8! Where are you?!" She was damn angry with me... Ohhh and I think she has valid reasons..

"Myra! Come on yaar! I'm coming all the way from Bangalore to Mussoorie just to attend your birthday party and you are being angry on me! My flight was late is that my fault? It's seriously not done...I'm hurt" I replied her with a tone of anger.
"Mishti...Mishti I'm sorry...uhh no sorry I mean its okay! I shouldn't have...reacted so much ...I was just missing my best friend you know! Where are you by the way?" She tried to calm me down.

Uhhh it always works you know... When someone is angry with you, you show your anger in reply with some excuse...and done!
It's one of my favourite trick...I smirk as I get her reply...

"I'm near the Library Point at the Mall Road...waiting for a ride..." I reply taking a sip from the cup. "Ohhh then you need almost half an hour to reach my place...Okay then! Try to reach as soon as possible haa? See you" Myra is the only friend who genuinely cares for me...

Taking a deep breath, closing my eyes I try to feel the nature...the environment... it really feels so good here! Uhhhhh I wish...I wish I could stay here for few more days but no! I have to reach Salzburg next week so...

Huffff... I exhale deeply and decide to finish my coffee fast. Myra will kill me for sure if I don't reach her place by 8...
As I get busy checking my phone notifications, I hear a name been called out...

"Priyansh!!!" A girl just called out...

Ohh this name! Few flashes started coming right in front of my eyes...

Laughs...Chats...Running...teasing...a hug and...

Urghhhh I just came out of my thoughts... I really should think less!
Throwing the cup to the dustbin, I paid the bill and just turned back when my eyes got stuck on a couple...then the boy...

The cold weather couldn't freeze me but this moment did... As his eyes matched mine, it got fixed! Is this real?! I really wish it not to be...

"Mishti...." he uttered my name grabbing his partner's attention towards us. They just came forward to meet me.

My eyes moved from him to the girl. "Hi! You are Mishti right? Mishti Aggarwal?Oh my God I finally got to meet you!"
The girl seems to be quite excited... does she know me? I just manage to smile at her.
"Hi do I know you?" I ask her confused. "Ohh of course you don't know me! I'm Priyansh's girlfriend... Shreya..." She forwarded her hand for a handshake and so I had to reply but my hands are as cold as ice.

"Priyansh has told me a lot about you! Shown your pictures...that's why I recognized you immediately see! You two are best friends aren't you?" It seems he has told her about me but not the whole story I guess..
"Yes, we...were... I mean...from past five years, we are not in touch" I reply trying not to match his eyes.

"Kaisi hai tu...?" He asked me in a low voice fixing his glance at me. "I'm..I'm fine...tu?" My eyes got moistened but I had to reply, afterall we have to be normal in front of her!
As I look at him, he smile but his eyes seem to convey a lot more than that! Huhhh like always...

"By the way on a solo trip?" Shreya asked me.. "Ohh no no! I'm just on my way to Kulri Bazaar to attend one of my friend's birthday"
"Don't tell me you are going to Hotel Sunshine for attending Myra Dubey's birthday party!" She says with a different level of excitement leaving me to digest the shock...
Are they going to the same place?
"Yeah I am..." I reply much confused.
"Myra di is my cousin! And so we are going to attend her birthday party! Omg! What a surprise!" Shreya says with a lot of excitement...