Aashna's POV:
It has been a complete one week since the day of my small accident. After Sanjana left my house, I received a call from Aarav in less in one hour. He was very angry with me and even shouted at me for being so careless. I should have got angry at him for shouting at me but I was happy, because his every word had concern in it. Not only that he used to pick and drop me every day from home to college and college to home. I told him not to do it but he being the most stubborn person never listens to me.
Now I'm completely fine. It's marriage anniversary of Aarav's mom and dad and I'm invited for the same. I'm so much excited for it. It is the second time that I'm going to visit his home, first time was when I went to help Aananya in her project work and second time is today.
It was seven in the evening when Kriya came to home, So that we can go together.
"I guess someone is very excited." Kriya teased.
"Stop teasing me and book the cab." I ordered.
"We are not going by cab." She said and I gave her a confused look.
"Do you want to drive my scooty in this Indian suit?" I asked and she started laughing.
"Of course not. Ruan is waiting outside." She said and dragged me outside my house. I went out and saw Ruan's car. Thank god, for a second I seriously thought that she is going to make me travel on his bike.
I went and got settled on the back seat, where Abhimanyu was sitting.
"Where is Divya and Anushka?" I asked.
"They went to his in the afternoon." Abhimanyu replied.
"Why are dressed like it's anniversary of your mom and dad?" Ruan asked with a serious look on his face that I actually thought that he is serious about what he is saying.
"It's one and the same man." Abhimanyu teased.
"Stop it both of you and don't spoil her mood. Aashna they are joking." Kriya shouted at them and assured me at the same time. I looked at myself in my mobile to make sure about what they said.
"Stop it girl, we were joking. Stop getting influenced by what other's say." Abhimanyu said and snatched my mobile from me. After sometime the car stopped and I was the first person to step out of it.
"Hi." Aananya came and hugged me.
"I guess, you have became a very busy girl you don't even message me." she said cutely.
"No, it's nothing like that." I tried to explain her. Frankly speaking, most of the time she post pictures with Sanjana and I hate seeing that, So I never messaged her.
After meeting every one of us, she took us inside. There were few of their relatives sitting in the living room, who looked at us as if they just saw aliens.
"You guys won't feel comfortable here, come we will go to terrace." Aananya said and took us there. Whole the time my eyes kept looking for Aarav but he was no where to be seen. I was having second thoughts like what if Aarav is with Sanjana.
"Where are others?" I asked and everyone looked at me.
"I mean Divya and Anushka." I replied to their unasked question.
"As if you are searching for them." Ruan said but I ignored it.
"Anu, tell Aarav to come up fast. His girlfriend is getting crazy to see him." Abhimanyu said and everyone laughed. There was no point to argue about this topic because if I do that, I will be on one side and they all will be on the other, ultimately teasing me more, So I kept quite.
"I already told him that, but I don't understand what's taking him so long. He is getting ready for past one hour." Aananya replied. One hour? Even I don't take that much time. Anyway I got something to tease him.
Finally after full twenty minutes, Aarav came up. I was expecting to see him in some different form of clothes but he was wearing a very casual clothes. A red round neck t-shirt, paired with black jean. The sleeves of the t-shirt were little extra folded, so that his muscles were clearly visible. Show-off!
"Hi everyone." he said cheerfully and before anyone could reply him, Divya and Anushka arrived.
"Hi. "they both greeted us and we did the same. Where as Aarav came and sat beside.
"Beautiful." He exclaimed. I know he said that to me but then I even don't why I asked him a very silly question as 'who'. He glanced at me and then continued.
"Decoration, I was talking about the decorations." he replied and I hit his head.
"I hate you." I said and moved a bit away from him.
"I know you don't." he said and rested his hand on my shoulder from the back of my neck, pulling me closer towards him. He is so irresistible when he does that. I gave up and sat to the place where I was sitting earlier.
"What if your mom dad sees us like this?" I asked.
"They won't here."The replied instantly.
"What if they do?" I questioned.
"They will get to know about my plans." he said with a wink. Your plans? Will they allow it to happen, when they want you to marry someone else?
"Hey, what are you thinking?" He asked and I replied as nothing.
After some time we all went down as it was time for the cake cutting, as soon as it was done, his mom and dad came to us and met everyone and then his mom started serving us. It was so sweet of her to do that, they had many guest with them but still she decided to spend time with us. Also the food was my favourite, Chicken! It was so tasty and delicious, exactly the way I like.
"This is the best chicken I have tasted mom, you are an amazing cook." Aarav complimented.
"You liked it?" His mom asked and he nodded wholeheartedly.
"Then you should thank Sanjana. She is the one who made it." As soon as his mom said it Ruan and Abhimanyu started laughing whereas Aarav choked his food.
"Why can't you eat properly?" Aananya shouted him and gave him water to drink.
After that during the whole dinner, I was able to hear only one name Sanjana! It was Ruan and Abhimanyu who were trying to make me jealous. They kept complimenting her even in her absence. I was trying very hard not to show any effect on me but I was jealous. I was wondering why is she not here? If she made this chicken then it was sure that she came here, then why she not came to meet us?
After the dinner, I was with Aarav on his terrace and others were in his room playing some kind of game on his play station. Whereas his mom dad were out of the house with other relatives and we both were watching them. I don't know why but I was getting so happy to see them, get both look so adorable together, I said the same to Aarav and he smiled, obviously happy hearing a compliment.
"Even after so many years of marriage, they are like a young couple who are immensely in love with each other." He said.
"That's so cute." I replied still looking at them, I was not able to take my eyes off them but I was able to do it hearing Aarav's next sentence.
"I want to grow old like them." he said looking straight at me. Is he talking about us? But his parents want him to be with Sanjana. Should I ask him now?
I was battling between yes and no, but I decided to ask him now.
"Shall I ask you something?" I asked.
"Anytime. You don't have to ask for my permission." he replied. Go Aashna go.
"Who is Sanjana to you?" the moment I asked him this question, his lips twisted. He didn't answered me instead he went to the other end of the terrace, even I followed him there. I want my answer today. That's it!
"She's very good friend of mine. In fact the only female friend with whom I can share anything and everything, there's nothing more between us, than friendship." he replied finally.
"There is something more Aarav." I said and he looked at me with confused eyes.
"Ok, I guess this is the right time." he said and turned towards me.
"My family wants me to marry her but trust me I don't want that and will never do that." he said seriously.
"Then why you didn't tell her about us, when she met us in the college." I questioned.
"I can't do that, at least not now. She is already suffering from migraine and gets sick frequently. I don't want her to get hurt, ultimately giving rise to her sickness." He said and I really felt sad for her.
"But I promise, I will tell her everything once she get out of this frequent sickness problem. Even I don't want to give her false hopes." he said and now I was feeling more and more sad for her.
"She love you so much." I said and he nodded his head in disbelief.
"I know. But I don't know what happened to her, she has distant her self from me. In fact she is not willing to talk with me, I should find out what happened." He said and I agreed to it. Then he asked me about, why I was so sure that there is something more between them and I told him the actual thing.
"Why? You were jealous?" He asked mischievously. How can he expect me not to get jealous knowing that he is supposed to marry someone else?
"Why? Won't you get jealous, if you will come to know that I'm marrying someone else?" As soon as I said it, he pulled me closer to him with both my hands, so that I was facing him. His face was already red because of anger. The closeness was ok, but how I'm going to tell him that his grip on my hands is little too tight that I feel like he is growing to break my tiny bones.
"Don't even think about that, you are mine and I will never let any one take you away from me." He said and like a puppet I nodded my head.
"Better." he said and sealed his lips with mine.
Here's the end of part one and part two will be up probably in the first week of may.
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