Kiara's POV:

"What does he even think of himself? He went away without even accepting money from me. He agreed to do it but in the end, he fooled me." I said to my best friend, Anika. We became friends during our college as we both are in same department. Business Management! When I look back, I realize that I should have opted for some other course. I don't even know why I opted for this. I could have became a fashion designer, A mass media student or a dancer but what I did? Choose Management! Whatever, now I can't change anything! I really wish I met Anika since I was a toddler. Life would have been so good since then just like it is now! Me, Anika and Rajveer. My perfect trio and my bestfriends, whom I don't wish to leave, ever!

"Stop it girl. Since I came here, all I heard from you is about Ritik. Don't you have anything else to say?" She asked angrily. Was I really talking about him for the whole time? But that is not my fault, I'm angry with whatever Ritik did and now I'm not able to take that out of my mind.

"No, I don't have anything else to say. He cheated on me. He agreed to take money from me but he went away, leaving me on the road." I stated. I tried to forget about that incident but failed miserably. How can he do that? I kept calling him and what he did? He just drove from there without even glancing at me.

"Are you crazy? You both are family friends, why would you want to pay him for dropping you home?" She asked.

"Because I don't like to trouble anyone. He helped me, I need to return that. If I would have came by a taxi, I would have payed him, so I was doing the same."

"But my dear, you didn't came by a taxi, you came with someone who is very close to your mom and dad. Someone, to whom your dad refers as 'Son'."

I liked the way how she only mentioned that he is close to my mom and dad because we obviously don't talk now, so there's only one member left, my elder brother Sameer. They were bestfriends during school life but now they are completely strangers! However, that has never affected his relationship with our parents, he is still so good with them and as Anika said, Dad really does call him 'son'.

"But still, I want to..."

"Stop it and look at this pictures." She said referring to the album kept in front of her. It was the album of my pictures taken since childhood, I have already seen it a million times and now I didn't wished to see it again so I ignored her sentence.

"Just look at you, you used to look like a one of those girls we see on fashion magazines. I can't even believe you used to look this good during your school days. Just imagine, how good you have looked now." Anika said with excitement in her voice. Does she mean I look ugly now? That was very rude! Man, I look the same, I have just changed the way I used to dress.

"Why did you change yourself? Look at the girl in picture who looks perfect for being a top model and then look at the girl in front of me, beautiful but still very very simple. Why?" She asked. Is it wrong to be simple? It's like people think you have nothing in your life!

I looked at the picture in her hand. It was taken during my 11th standard, when I was selected as 'Miss. Fresher'. That was one of the most memorable day of my life. Sometimes when I look at these pictures even I don't believe that I'm the same person. I used to be so different than what I'm now!

My mom is a fashion queen, she likes to try new things and also goes with the trend. She is the one who taught me about fashion. I was one of those cool kid in school and the same thing continued for so long. Being a trend setter, popular among everyone, active in everything was something I always liked to do. In short, I always liked to be the centre of attention. With all those compliments I used to get, I was very happy with my life. No doubt, with compliments there came a lot of competition but I was always ready to face them because I knew, I work hard for everything I want and I will keep working hard until I get it, however now this things don't attract me anymore, not even a bit. As I grew up I realised that something was missing in my life, I don't know what it was, I haven't found it out yet but there was this thing which made me change.

"Why did you change yourself?" Anika asked again. Curious much! She has already asked this question to me a dozen times and now she was doing it again.

"Because I got tired of the life I lived."

"Means? You realised that you are living a life to impress others?" She asked. Was I living a life to impress others? Nah! Back then I loved the life I lived.

"No. That's not the case. You know I love challenges and being the popular one, I had many of them but then, I don't know why, I got tired." I replied.

"But you are still the popular one and still have many challenges, I don't think you ever get tired of it, in fact you love it."

"I'm popular one because I got admitted in the same college my family owns. I feel like it's a mistake I shouldn't have done."

"Shut up. You should be happy that you are known by everyone and moreover, you aren't popular just because of your family. You are known by everyone because of your Dance and your Rotaract club." She said and I remembered the recent election we had for the selection of the next president of the club.

"Do you think I will be the president?" I asked hopefully.

"Now everyone knows that no one else is more deserving than you for that post. You have worked very hard for it. I know you will Win." She replied making me so damn happy. Having that president badge is my dream but as the date of result is coming near, I'm worried. In fact I even get nightmares that someone else is holding that batch and I'm watching it from distance.

"Leave that. Tell me why you changed yourself." She asked again.

"Stop it girl. I already told you, I don't know that. It just happened and now please talk about something else." I stated.

"Ok. You must be having a lot of boys after you, right?" She asked again with the same excitement she had a few minutes ago. Anika rarely talks with opposite gender and has never had a boyfriend, So I know that this things interests her more. She belongs to a strict family and apart from my home she is not allowed to go anywhere, in fact, sometimes her family even keeps watch on her. I don't understand why her family does this, I mean we all know, when a thing is constantly throw down, it will bounce. The more they will try to stop her, the more she will feel the need to go out and explore the world and that's when mistakes happen. Will her family be happy when they come to know that it's because of their pressure Anika had to take a step against them? I'm glad my parents are not like her parents!

"Yeah. But that thing is temporary as well. There was no love, only lust! Am I not the same person? Well I'm! But now no one looks at me like that. It's only the face and the figure that attracts people, not the heart." I replied confidently.

"That's not true. Not everyone is same. I'm sure you will get someone, who will love your heart and not your face." She assured.

"I'm not saying that everyone is same but that doesn't change the fact that there are only few good people."

"Yes and you even know one of them." She said with a teasing smile.

"Who?" I asked and saw her smile go wider.

"Who else? your Richie rich." She said making me completely shock. My Richie rich? Yuck!

"Seriously girl? Ritik? I would prefer to die instead of dating him." I replied.

"Come on, he isn't bad like you think."

"Yeah indeed. The boy with highest number of flings in our whole college is not bad, exactly." I mocked her.

"Shut up. You are saying this only because you are angry. Otherwise remember the day when Rajveer said this and you literally defended Ritik in every way possible?" She asked and I remembered that day. Lately there have been lot of rumours stating Ritik as a 'Casanova'. I agree he talks with a lot of girls and has many friends but I know he is not like that, he never was! He is committed and only to his football, I don't think he is interested in dating anyone.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have defamed him." I apologized.

"Whatever. I don't think he is bad. Moreover you make a cute couple." She said. I hate when she tease me with his name! Yesterday was the longest chat we had after so many years, we were friends during our childhood and now whenever I visit his home or he visits mine, we just exchange hi's and that too very rarely. I have never told Anika that I feel anything about him and yet she teases me with his name.

"Anika Please stop. I don't like him. Not even 1 percentage. He is very arrogant and you can't change my view on that." I stated.

"Really? Then explain this picture?" She said and passed a picture towards me. My 5th birthday! I was wearing a Princess gown and it became so difficult for me to walk. There was a time when the gown got stuck in something and it was Richie rich, who helped me to get that gown out. The photographer clicked our picture at the same time when Ritik was holding that gown and I was looking at him very happily as if he was my savior!

"See, how cute you both look." She said and I was brought back to the reality.

"Shut up. It was during childhood. Now we are grown ups. I hate him and after what he has done today, I hate him more." I replied angrily as I remembered the incident again.

No matter whatever happens Richie rich, I'm going to pay you, that's it!

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