"Hi. Jiva" Said Shraddha.

"Yeah what?" Asked Jiva to Shraddha in the phone.

"Guess what?" Asked Shraddha excitedly.

"What?" Asked Jiva in return.

"I am getting married to Varun and tomorrow is our engagement. We need to go for shopping today. Varun is also coming with another friend of ours and you need to accompany me. So just get ready. I'm coming in an hour to pick you. And yeah we'll have lunch together after that." Said Shraddha in a go and cut the call.

Jiva quickly got ready and literally gulped down her breakfast. She was wearing a full sleeved pink shortdress and took a yellow handbag. She was looking really hot and beautifully in that.

She heard the sound of a car's horn and went out knowing that it was Shraddha.

She went out and locked the door of her house and almost ran to Shraddha's car and sat on the passenger seat and they drove away.

"Shraddha! !!!! I'm really excited how did this happen?" Asked Jiva.

"Well I thought that you must be sad after being betrayed by Raghuvendra and then loosing your job?" Said Shraddha.

"Oof! Leave that bastard. He has become too old now." Said Jiva excitedly.

"Old? Then who's the new?" Asked Shraddha naughtily.

"Someone who saved my life yesterday." Said Jiva.

"And may I know what's the lucky guy's name?" Asked Shraddha.

"Sidharth." Said Jiva.

"Wooo. I said you you deserve someone really better." Said Shraddha.

They reached the mall, Shraddha parked the car and they both got down from the car and went inside the shopping centre.

Shraddha immediately called up Varun and got to know where they were.

They walked inside Shopper's Stop and saw Varun coming towards them along with a six feet high figure. He had messy black hair and small brown orbs which were so deep that none can find its base. He had a smirk in his face.

He was wearing a black shirt which had its upper three buttons opened and it sleeves were rolled till his elbow and he was wearing a blue ripped jeans which made him look smart, handsome, hot and cool all in the same time.

His smirk changed into a smile when he saw Jiva there.

"Hi. Guys." Said Varun.

"Hi. "Said the girls in unison.

Shraddha then went to Varun and hugged him. She then went to Sidharth and side hugged him and said," Sid you look really fresh."

"Thanks." Said Sidharth. "By the way congrats."

"Thank you Sid." Said Shraddha.

"By the way Sid this is my childhood best friend Jiva." Said Shraddha introducing Jiva to Sidharth "And Jiva this is Sid my and Varun's good friend and yup Varun's childhood bestie." Said Shraddha pointing Sidharth.

There was no sound for the next few moments. Jiva and Sidharth continuously stared at each other and couldn't say a word and were lost in each other.

Varun and Shraddha looked at them awstricken. They gave naughty smiles to each other by looking at their situation.

Shraddha then made the sound of  a false cought to which they shook out from their own worlds.

"Well if you both are done then can we go shopping?" Asked Varun naughtily.

"Umm. Yeah for what are we waiting actually?" Said Sidharth shaking out from his world.

"Sid we were actually waiting for you both to stop your eye to eye conversations." Said Varun naughtily.

"What?" Asked Sidharth shocked.

"Nothing can we go shopping now?" Asked Jiva.

"Yeah! We must." Said Shraddha as they walked through the shop.

They chose a white suite set for Varun and a red gown for Shraddha as the dress code colour was red and white.

They also chose a red shortdress for Jiva in which she looked damn hot and another white suit set for Sidharth.

The dresses chosen for them for the engagement were over and they returned to their respective cars to go back home.

In Shraddha's car, Jiva kept on speaking about Sidharth and finally said," You know the guy I was talking about in the morning was none other than Sid. I am seriously falling for him."

To this Shraddha's smile faded away. She thought to herself," Jiva, Sidharth is actually the perfect guy of you. He is thousand times better than Raghuvendra and not only that he may be the best possible human alive but you will never get him Jiva. Stop loving him. You will never be able to get that love back from him. Instead you will only get pain. Stop loving him Jiva please for God's sake."

In Varun's car, Varun said to Sidharth," I think there is something fishy between Jiva and you." Said Varun naughtily after hearing Sidharth continuously say about Jiva.

After listening to Varun, Sidharth's smile got changed into a frown and he said," You know that no one will ever love me because who so ever will love me will only get back the exact amount of pain from me."

"Sorry." Said Varun in a whisper and kept on driving the car without speaking another word.

***

It was the day of the engagement and Jiva was already there from the morning helping Shraddha in all her things.

It got evening and she walked down to the party hall with Shraddha.

She saw Varun and Sidharth already there and she ran to Sidharth with joy.

"What happened Miss. Suicidal Bag? Suddenly so much of joy in life?" Asked Sidharth joking.

"I got the job and I can join it from next week and this one is far better than the last one." Said she and hugged Sidharth.

Sidharth felt his heart skip a beat and then suddenly beat faster and even faster. He felt himself heated up.

"So... congra..tu...lations!" Said Sidharth stammering.

Jiva broke from the hug.

"So where did you get it?" Asked Sidharth.

"Malhotra Group of Industries." Said Jiva.

"Oh! Its a good company." Said Sidharth.

"Well I think that the other problem has also been solved." Said she.

"Oh! Then that's great. Who is that lucky guy then?" Asked Sidharth.

"Someone who is present here in a white suit." Said she.

"Oh! He is here in this party?" Asked he getting a big hint about who the guy was.

"Yup." Said she and was walking back to Shraddha and Varun when she turned back at Sidharth and winked.

Sidharth felt himself go red.

But just then he saw someone entering the hall which made his face turn into a frown. His eyes were moist and he couldn't move his eyes from them.

There was a middle aged couple along with a young man with a young girl.

He kept on looking at them.

The young man among them noticed him and looked at him with raged eyes.

Sidharth immediately moved his eyes away from them and went straight away to Varun.

"Why the hell did you invite them?" He said in a tint of anger in his voice.

"Whom are you talking about?" Asked Varun not understanding his words.

"About......." Sidharth couldn't complete his words as he kept on looking at the family there who were smiling and laughing among themselves. They looked happy together.

A faint smile arrived at Sidharth's face seeing them happy.

Varun then got to understand that about whom Sidharth was talking.

Varun placed his hand on Sidharth's shoulder and said," You are seeing them happy right but you know somewhere deep inside they still have a space left empty which only you can fill."

"No. They hate me." Said Sidharth.

"One person can only be hated when he is loved and they still love you and that is why they hate you." Said Varun.

"They are not supposed to love me....and......" Sidharth couldn't continue and insted exclaimed,             "Bhaiya!"

The young man among the family was standing exactly in front of him.
His eyes were filled with rage.

"Hi." Said he," After long three years. I hoped after that day that I would never have to see your face again."

"Umh. You are wrong two years, eleven months and twenty five days." Said Sidharth not noticing his words that slept out of his mouth.

"Oh! So you are still calculating it well." Said the man.

"Yes Bhaiya and counting each and every second also." Said Sidharth.

"Don't ever try to call me 'Bhaiya' with your dirty mouth." Said the man with rage.

"My mouth, dirty or clean. So its my wish." Said Sidharth.

"You dog!" Exclaimed the man and slapped Sidharth hard on his face.

"Never ever try that with me. I'm not Dad." Said the man and walked away.

Sidharth couldn't control himself and excused himself from Varun," Excuse me Varun I'm just coming in a miunute."

Sidharth ran outside the house to get some fresh air and he returned back within a few minutes.

All the guests sat on the sofas kept in front of the stage as Varun and Shraddha went up the stage.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on them while Sidharth's were only looking at the family who didn't notice him staring at them.

Varun slipped the ring in Shraddha's finger and everyone clapped happily and then Shraddha slipped the ring in Varun's hand and everyone clapped again.

Sidharth saw his parents sitting close to each other on a sofa and smiled looking at the engaged couples. A smile crept on Sidharth's lips as he saw them happy.

After sometime as the engagement was over, Sidharth was walking through one of the corridors of the house when he saw his elder brother cuddling with Sonam his fiancée.

Sidharth quickly hid himself behind a pillar so that he couldn't be noticed by them.

He suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder and got shocked. He looked back to find Jiva smiling at him a naughty smile.

"Don't you have manners? Looking at couples having their quality time." Said Jiva naughtily.

"Well what can I do? I don't have one girl also!" Said Sidharth naughtily.

This gave a thump to Jiva's heart. Her inside was dancing with joy but she couldn't bear that outside. She felt herself heating up and that blood was rushing up to her cheeks. She knew that she was going red but controlled her excitement from coming to her expressions.

"Well what about your guy? Proposed him?" Asked Sidharth already knowing her answer as he could clearly understand by her expression that the guy was none other than him.

"Well no. What about you? Got any girl around here? Many pretty ones are here." Said she still flushed up.

"Well no." Said Sidharth casually.

"Oh! By the way I said you so many things but didn't say you even a thank you." Said Jiva.

"Well you must be sorry for that." Said Sidharth joking.

"What?" Exclaimed Jiva.

Sidharth and Jiva then laughed out in unison.

"By the way thank you and may I get your number?" Asked Jiva.

"So that you can have a free counselling." Said Sidharth joking.

"Sid!!" Exclaimed Jiva.

"Okay okay. So this is my number now give me a missed call so that I can get your's." Said Sidharth as he typed the number on Jiva's phone.

"Okay." Said Jiva.

As she walked away, she again winked at Sidharth making him flushed up in embarrassment.

He then with his flushed face turned and back and by looking down on the floor started walking when he bumped into someone. He looked up to see a familiar man's face. He froze on his tracks.

"Dad!" He whispered to himself.

"You should look in front when you are walking gentleman or you may trip and fall." The man said in a stern way and walked away.

Sidharth was left dumb. He neighther could move nor say anything he just saw him walk away out of sight.

He then decided to leave before he lost control over him.

While he was exiting the house, he saw his mother but ignored her and left the house in his black Range Rover.