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Soon Ishqi got dressed into causal attire, she grabbed her purse while Ahaan grabbed his belongings and they both left for the mall in Ahaan's car. It was a short drive, the shopping centre was a mere 7 minutes away from the Verma Mansion.
Ahaan parked the car in the parking lot and Ishqi and him entered the mall. Ishqi phoned Kartik-
On call:
Ishqi: Hello...Kartik, kahan ho tum log?
Kartik: Floor 3, shop # 4 mein hai, jaldi aajao aap dono
Ishqi: Hmm, okay- we're coming
Kartik: Bye
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Ishqi: Chaliye AVM-
Ahaan: Kahan hai woh?
Ishqi: Arrey, mein le kar jaa rahi houn na- Aap aaiye mere saath-
Ahaan: Just tell me-
Ishqi: Yaar, aap har waqt mujhse larhte kyun rehte hai?!
Ahaan: Tum har waqt mujhe itna annoy kyun karti ho?!
Ishqi: Ughhh, she said and just grabbed his hand and started walking towards the elevator- Ahaan was taken a back by her sudden action but he didn't say anything and just followed behind her.
They were alone inside the elevator, while their hands were interlaced Ahaan gazed at Ishqi who was looking out the glass barely even realizing she was holding his hand. After 10 seconds the lift stopped right in front of the shop where everyone else was. They went into the store and spotted Sonu & Raj looking at some clothes, they advanced towards them, "Hi Sonu-Raj" Ishqi and Ahaan said and hugged the couple-
Sonu: Finally you guys are here, Mujhe s- she stopped mid-sentence when she caught sight of their interlocked hands.
Raj looked at Sonu who gestured him to look at Ishqi and Ahaan's entwined hands- Both their eyes widened in shock- While Ishqi and Ahaan stood confused at to why SoRaj were acting the way they were. "Inn dono ko kya hua" Ishqi whispered to Ahaan who shrugged, "Pata nahi"-
Just then Kartik and Tara also came from behind with coffee in their hands, "Oh Bhaisaab!" he said immediately spotting their connected hands. Ishqi and Ahaan turned around to see Kartik reacting the same way Sonu and Raj had- "Aab tum dono ko kya hogaya hai" he asked a bit annoyed by them-
Kartik: Humein nahi balke aap dono ko kya hogaya hai? Itna barah change itni jaldi?! he asked teasingly-
Ishqi: Hain? Matlab?
Tara: Di aap itni bhi bholi mat baano-
Ahaan: Have you guys lost it? Kya ajeeb baatein kar rahe ho-
Kartik ignored him and whispered to Tara but loud enough for them both to hear, "Haathon mein haath dal ke yeh dono ghoom rahe hai aur ajeeb hum hai?!"
Ishqaan inner voice: Haathon mein haath?
Then it hit them, they looked down towards their hands which were currently entwined tightly, they looked up, back into each other's eyes and jolted their hands away from each other.
Ishqi awkwardly looked away realizing she was the one who'd held his hand, "Ishqi!!! yeh kya kar rahi hai tu?!!! But Mr. 3 in 1 ne kuch kaha kyun nahi?" she mentally said while Ahaan facepalmed himself, "Aab Kartik aur Sonu poori life irritate kareinge...how did I not realize we were still holding hands?!" Ahaan said to himself-
This was the first time Kartik had seen his brother holding hands with a girl so openly, he knew it wasn't intentional but he wasn't going to let this amazing opportunity go to waste. He approached the duo who were both awkwardly standing there while facepalming themselves, he put his arms around their shoulders. "Aap dono ke beech kya horhea hai, hmmm?"~ While Ishqi didn't get the reference, Ahaan did- Kartik was referring to Rhea, Rhea Mehta-
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Rhea, she is someone whose maniacally obsessed with Ahaan, Kartik, Sonu and Ahaan never took a liking to her as they're all aware of how she is, she wants to "achieve" Ahaan, as he isn't a person but a trophy! Rhea's very money-minded and self-centered, she tries to make good connections with people who she knows will later benefit her, otherwise she doesn't care. She is very insincere, clingy, arrogant, and doesn't care that much about family values but she appears very "sanskari" and sweet in front of the Malhotra's because she wants to be their future daughter-in-law.
The Malhotra's and Mehta's are family friends so they met often but Ahaan always tries his level best to avoid interactions with Rhea. He'd successfully avoided her for a full 3 months but now as Sonu was getting married and the Mehta's would be present at the event, he was sure he'd have to deal with her.
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Ishqi: Horhea?
Kartik smirked and said, "I'm sorry, I meant horaha, right bhai?"
Ahaan glared at Kartik, "Waise, aap dono ne jawab nahi diya? Kya horaha hai aap dono ke beech? Hmmm"
Ishqi: Shut up Kartik
Sonu: Arrey wah! Ishqi mein toh bhaiyya ki aatma ghus gayi hai-
Before Ishqi or Ahaan could say anything further the salesgirl came and said, "Mam, aapne jo kapre choose kiye the woh ready hai, aap try kar lijiye"
Sonu nodded, "Chalo Ishqi/Tara, hum yeh discussion baad mein continue kareinge" saying this she grabbed Ishqi's hand and both of them headed towards the changing rooms, followed by Tara.
As soon as the girls left Ahaan looked at Raj and Kartik who were both eyeing him with a smirk on their faces. He left from there as he knew what they were about to say to him. Kartik chuckled, "Waise Raj, mujhe pata nahi kyun lagta hai ke inn dono ke beech kuch toh hai, chemistry is evident in between them"
Raj: Hate chemistry- he chuckled-
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Ahaan was passing by the changing rooms when he saw one of the doors open and a mental pillar frame with a sharp edge about to fall, he looked down and saw Ishqi standing there, "ISHQI!" he said and pulled her towards himself, Both of them fell to the ground with Ahaan on top of Ishqi, one of his hand's were under her head to ensure she doesn't get hurt while the other held her waist.
Ishqi squeezed her eyes tightly, she heard a really loud thud and clutched on to Ahaan's shirt tighter- The cloth on the pillar fell onto them both, Ishqi's eyes were closed- Ahaan admired her, ever since they'd met they'd just fought, but now as they were both quiet, especially Ishqi- Ahaan looked at her beautiful and innocent face, she was very attractive and Ahaan thought so too.
Ishqi slowly opened her eyes when she saw Ahaan gazing at her with a smile lingering on his lips, she couldn't control her smile either, this was the first time she'd seen him smiling at her. - But then she thought, "Yeh AVM itna muskura kyun rahe hai, kahin gyan ki taiyaari toh nahi kar rahe...lekin meine toh kuch nahi kiya" and before she could control herself she said, "iss baar galti meri nahi thi"- Ahaan snapped out of the moment, "Hm"- He got up from on top of her while she stood up as well and put the net cloth aside. "Are you okay?" he asked, expecting her to start arguing with him, "Thank you" she replied with a smile on her face-
Ahaan stood kinda stunned, "It's okay" he said-
Ishqi (inner voice): Huh? Naam teen banda mean ne mujhe kyun bachaya? Yeh ho kya raha hai?! Saara din mere se ladte rehte hai but jab mein girne waali hoti houn yah mujhe chot lagne waali hoti hai toh mujhe bachane aajate hai...why?
Just then Tara came running, "Come di, Sonu bola rahi hai" she said as she grabbed Ishqi's arm and went with her.
Ahaan (inner voice): She's a very weird girl..bohot ajeeb ladki hai...but thank-godd chot nahi laagi isse, she's so careless!
Soon they all finished shopping, they bid each other goodbye and left for their houses to prepare for the sudden engagement that was going to be held in the Malhotra Mansion the same night.
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Ahaan and Ishqi both were slowly developing a soft corner for each other in their hearts...was it going to develop into something more or would someone's entry ruin it all before even beginning properly? ✨
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