Ananya was standing in her balcony, staring at the entrance of her house...
She was thinking about Aayan the whole time, she shut her eyes tightly to think about something else, but he was ruling all her thoughts right now
Ananya opened her eyes and sighing she walked inside her room...
She grabs a jacket and wearing that she walks out of her room, and goes to the terrace of her house
She stared at the sky, and saw the crescent moon, shining bright in the sky, surrounded by stars which looked like diamonds, she closed her eyes and felt the cold breeze...
Ananya walked to that spot of the terrace, which she avoided from last 7 years
Standing there she stared at the empty road, and tears brimmed in her eyes
She took a deep breath, preventing the tears from falling..
'Beautiful night isn't it...?' Deepika said startling her, as she walked towards Ananya
'Yeah...' Ananya quickly wiped her tears
'Are you okay...?' Deepika asked
'Yes Deeps, absolutely... What will happen to me...?' Ananya said smiling
'You know you can't lie to me girl...!' Deepika warns her
'It's nothing Deeps, really... 'Ananya fakes a smile, and Deepika looks at her suspiciously
'Fine don't tell... ' She huffs, crossing her hands
Ananya just sighed, staring at the empty road, which led to the park where they used to play, when they were young...
'Btw, Vansh told me, how you handled Aayan today, I must say that was very impressive... ' Deepika said
Ananya sighed... 'Yeah... I know... ' she said in a low voice
'Ananya something is bothering you, I can tell... Just spill it out, you will feel better... Trust me... ' Deepika held her hands
Ananya sighed...
'Deeps we share all our secrets with each other right...?' She said
'Yeah... Everything... ' Deepika smiled
'You remember, I told you about my crush in 9th grade...?' Ananya asked
'Yeah the Sports Captain, I don't recall his name... ' Deepika tried to remember
'Let it be and after that, I told you that I never liked anyone...' Ananya said
'Yeah, you started having dreams of your anonymous prince charming... ' Deepika chuckled
'I lied... ' Ananya looked guiltily at her
'What do you mean...?' Deepika asked
'Before getting the dreams about my dream man... I liked someone else... ' Ananya sighed
'Really...? Who...?' Deepika was curious now...
Ananya took a deep breath...
'Aayan... ' She said
'WHATT....!' Deepika yells and Ananya shushes her
'Deeps please....' Ananya said panicking
'You liked Aayan...! Your biggest enemy...! How ? When ? Why...!' Deepika whispered
Ananya sighed and again stared at the road...
'You remember, when Ved bhai and Aayan returned from the boarding school... And within a year, Aayan was sent away to Dehradun in some other college and Ved bhai continued his studies here...?' Ananya asked
'Yeah... Jai uncle was angry on him for his fight with some guy in the college... ' Deepika said
'I am partly responsible for that...!' Ananya said looking away
'What...! How...?!' Deepika got curious now
'Okay... You have to promise that you wont interrupt in between, and you cannot share this with anyone... Not even Ved Bhai... ' Ananya warns
'Why will I say anything to him...?' Deepika says
'Oooo... Please who are you kidding, we know you become a chattering monkey in front of Ved bhai, and who knows when you'll spill this in front of him... ' Ananya said sarcastically
'Yeah okay... I Promise I won't share it with anyone, even Ved... ' Deepika pinches her throat and Ananya chuckles
'Okay... So here it goes... I saw Aayan after a long time when I was 15 and he was 17, I guess.... ' Ananya began
'But that day you said that you haven't seen him since Ved left for boarding school....' Deepika intervenes
'I lied... Now shut up and listen...' Ananya scolds her and Deepika frowns
'Yeah so... When Bhai and Aayan returned from the boarding school, The moment I saw him getting out of the car, I immediately got a crush on him... ' Ananya smiled
'Awww....' Deepika cooed and Ananya glared at her...
She covered her mouth with her hands and signalled Ananya to continue..
'But he hardly interacted with anyone and always avoided talking to me... Maybe he thought that I was a spoiled brat... ' Ananya chuckled and Deepika wanted to say something but Ananya gave her a warning look...
'So when I got the hint that he doesn't want to talk to me, I... I decided that I won't bother him, but I always had this stupid urge to talk to him, but ended up irritating him and we always got into a fight... No conversations...' She chuckled and Deepika smiled too
'Ved Bhai and Aayan always kept their distance with me... And yeah... I think that was also right, because I was younger and they were grown ups... ' She sighed
'But I would always watch Aayan drive past my house everyday, at 9:30 in the morning and return around 5:30 in the evening... I was so stupid that I actually waited in my balcony to just have a glance of him...I enjoyed that time...' Ananya said, tears filling her eyes and Deepika looks at her sympathetically
'You see that road...? *Points at the road leading to the park... * My brothers and Aayan did skateboarding there every Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday's they played cricket in the park... ' she smiled
'And you watched them from here...? To see Aayan...?' Deepika asked
'You know how teenagers do crazy things for their crushes... ' Ananya chuckled and Deepika smiled
'But you seem to dislike Aayan so much now, what happened...?' Deepika asked
Ananya's smile faded... 'Realization happened... ' She said frowning
7 years ago...
Valentine's Day...
Ananya decided to confess her feelings to Aayan today..
She was in his house, helping Jai in organising his study room, simultaneously waiting for Aayan...
They were keeping his books and files in order...
Ananya loved to organise book shelves, and she was responsible for taking care of Jai and Arjun's study, since she is was 13...
They were done arranging his books and half of the files...
'Let's take a break kid... You rest for a while, I'll go and pick your Nitaara di from her college... ' Jai said
'Okay Bade Papa... I'll make lemonade and some sandwiches for us... ' Ananya grinned
'You don't have to princess.... I'll bring Pizza while coming back.... ' Jai smiled
'Yeeeaaahhhh.... ' Ananya cheered and Jai pulled her cheeks
'I'll be back in 20-25 minutes princess... Don't start without me... ' Jai said
'Okay Bade papa... ' Ananya smiled and Jai left the room
As soon as Ananya heard, Jai's car leaving the house...
She quickly grabbed her backpack and took out a pretty hand made card, which she made last night for Aayan...
Which said 'WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND....?'
'I'll tell him everything today, maybe after this he will start talking to me... ' She thought and put the card back in the backpack
She walked to the kitchen and greeted Mrs. Kumar who was their housekeeper...
'Aunty please make cheese toasts and lemonade for Me, Bade papa, Nitaara di and Aayan...' Ananya said
'Okay Ananya Baby... Here you have this, till I make your toast...' Mrs. Kumar gave her an Apple
'Thank you Aunty... ' She said and took a bite of the Apple
'Done with the work..?' Mrs. Kumar asked
'Yeah almost... Just a few files left...' Ananya replied
They chatted about random things for sometime...
'Aunty... When does Aayan come back...?' Ananya asked looking around, trying to act casual
'Baba is already in the house... See his bike....?' Mrs. Kumar pointed at Aayan's bike
'Oh... ' Ananya looked at the bike
She got down from the kitchen platform...
'I'll be back in sometime Aunty, I have to... Look at my assignment... ' Ananya said
'Okay baby, your toast will be ready by then... ' Mrs. Kumar smiled and Ananya left the kitchen
Ananya ran towards Jai's study room and took out the card from her backpack...
'I hope he accepts this.... ' She prayed and then walked towards Aayan's room
As she approached his room, her heart was beating very fast and her palms were getting sweaty...
Being in front of Aayan always made her nervous, his eyes made her forget things always...
She was about to knock his room when she heard a female voice from inside and Ananya stopped on her tracks
'Stop it Aayan... What if someone comes and catches us... ' She giggled and Ananya's hands and legs turned cold
'Don't worry no one bothers me... ' Aayan said
'How will I go out...?' The girl asked
'I'll sneak you out from the back door..' he replied
Ananya's eyes filled with tears, he was inside his room with a girl...
This broke her heart...
'What if someone sees us sneaking out, say the girl we saw working with your father in his study...?' The girl asked
'Why do you have to spoil my mood by mentioning about her...?' Aayan said irritated and Ananya clenched the greeting card in her hands, tears rolling down her eyes
'You don't like her...?' The girl ask and then *Ananya hears her playfully slapping him* 'Stop it...!'
'Wow you really are a mood killer...' Aayan said irritated
'Pack your bag, I'll sneak you out... ' he said angrily
'What did I do something wrong...?' The girl asked
'Why you have to mention about that irritating girl, when we are in a middle of something.... ' Aayan said
'I.. I am sorry... ' the girl said scared
'I hate that girl, like anything... she bugs me all the time... ' Aayan said irritated
'Maybe she has a crush on you... ' the girl tried to reason
'Huh.. Crush... Even if Ananya is the last girl in this planet, I will never go out with her... ' He laughed and this shattered Ananya's heart into pieces
This was too much for her...
Ananya walked away from his room, wiping away her tears...
She crumpled the card in her hands and threw it inside the dustbin
Aayan was the only boy who said such mean things about her..
This was the attack on her ego...
And Ananya was the most egoistic girl, you can ever encounter...
All her admiration for Aayan, was changed into disgust..
She walked inside the study, after washing her face..
Jai was already there, looking at the files
'Princess.. I thought you left... Let's finish this fast.. I brought pizza... ' he said excitedly
Ananya smiled weakly at him, with tears threatening to fall...
'Are you okay...? What happened...?' Jai asked
Ananya took a deep breath..
'Yeah I am fine Bade Papa... Let's do this...' she said and turned away from him
'Okay... Where is Aayan...?' He asked
'In his room, with a girl... ' Ananya replied slowly
'What...!' Jai exclaimed
Ananya got scared and covered her mouth with her hands
'Did you say, Aayan is in his room with a girl...?' Jai asked
'No...! I just said he is in his room.. ' Ananya lied
Jai looked at her suspiciously and then walked out of the study
'Bade Papa...?' Ananya asked scared
'I am going to call Aayan for pizza... ' Jai said
'Let's arrange this first...? I'll call him afterwards...!' Ananya tried to save Aayan
'You put them according to their dates princess, I'll call him... Anyway I wanted to talk to him... ' Jai said and walked towards Aayan's room
Ananya began arranging the file as Jai instructed, silently praying that girl should've left Aayan's room
But her prayers went futile when she heard Jai's angry voice...
'What is this Aayan...! Who is this girl..'
But Ananya didn't feel bad for him this time...
'You deserved this Aayan..
You say that you will never be with me,even if I am the last girl on this planet..
I promise you today Aayan Varma...
I will never be yours...'
she said, wiping away her tears
From that day, Ananya started hating Aayan more...
And also as a punishment, Jai again sent Aayan to all boys college in Dehradun for 2 more years
Eventually Ananya forgot about this incident, but her hatred for Aayan was still there...
Ananya's heart was mended, when she started getting dreams of her 'Dream boy... '
Ananya's fights with Aayan was her way of taking a revenge from him for hurting her ego...
But seeing Aayan in agony, her feelings were resurfacing and she was scared that if she starts liking him again, and he hurts her... This time she won't spare him...
Because Ananya's ego was way more than Naina's self respect...
Fate had it's own plans for her and Aayan...
Let's see who wins
Aayan's arrogance
Ananya's ego
or the Fate..
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