Manya stood beside Nikhil at the door of the house , her chin held high, she looked damm confident as if she was ready for an interview... she wore a formal dress which fitted her perfectly as if that dress was meant to be worn by her her... her hair left open which ended below her shoulders...

and they both began walking, Nikhil's and Manya's hand interwined between them... Manya had a small smile on her face as she walked towards us and Nikhil had a toothy smile... and both of theirs footwear clicking against the floor...

And they went towards dad and mom first as Nikhil always took them first as they were eldest and Chachu and chachi didn't had any problem with it...

while they were talking i heard some whispering noises and turned towards Nayan and Sukriti and when they saw me they went quite... and i saw that Sukriti was fidgeting with her fingers...

Kya hua Sukriti???(i asked)

Huh?? Ku-kuch nahi di...(she said and I realised that she was being self conscious)

You look Beautiful!!!(i said with a smile and her eyes darted towards me)

Me achi nahi lag rahi, look at herr... She is boss lady!!! I'm underdressed...

First of all !! Itni simple hone ke baawajood bhi you look sexy!(i complimented and her eyes went wide)

Sexy?? Nahii...

Sachii!! Look at your curves!!! They way you walked with a hint of nervousness but a smile was absolutely sweet... (i said and she blushed)

But I'm underdressed...

Esa kuch nahi hota haii... jaha bhi jaao jese bhi jaao.. remember you are the most perfect person out there... No one can be you... Learn to steal the show... or agar shaadi me jeans top pehnkar bhi jaao toh just remember you are who you are... or party me lehanga bhi pehnke jaao toh logo ko aapka confidence dekhke yeh lagna chahiye ke kya pehna haii isne...(i said just to boost her confidence)

Kuch bhiii!!! Aap mera mood thik karne ke liye kuch bhi mag bolo...

Lee!! And i think aap apne boyfriend ke gharwalon se milne jaa rahe hoo toh kurti is the best thing to wear...(i said) and aap apne aap ko kisi se bhi compare mat karo... woh alag background se hai or aap alag background se...(i said and she smiled)

Dii.. aap motivational speaker kyu nahi ban jaate...(Sukriti said and giggled)

So, next maheshwari.. ban jau??(i said referring to Sandeep Maheshwari)

Nahi , tu next Bam banegi...(Nayan said as he was standing beside us listening our talk for a while and i blushed and looked at him and he mouthed me a thank you and i smiled and closed my eyes for about 2 seconds , longer than usual saying its okay)

Bhabhi!!!(Manya said coming towards me and opening her hands for a hug and we hugged)

Kessi haii???

Bohit badhiya!! Bas aai se sunte hue aayi hu ki Drishti ko bhabhi bulana toh yaad raha...(she said and i laughed and i dont know why Vyom and Aditya laughed and we all looked at them)

Kya hua???(i asked)

Dii ek baat bhataoo!!! Aap ko kessa lagega agar aapka crush hi aapka dewar ban jaaye???(Vyom asked)

Kya bol raha haii???(i asked)

Devraj kaa muh dekho...(Aditya said out loud and we all looked at Devraj but he had a smile)

Kya dekhu???(i asked)

Uske hasi ke peeche kaa dard...(Vyom said and they laughed again and i frowned)

Beta tere kahi lagi haii kya??(Mom asked)

Nahi badi mummy yeh time pass kar rahe haii... chalo aao diner lete haii...(Devraj said)

Arrey di , Manya iski classmate hai or iski crush bhi...(Aditya finally spoke)

and there was a pindrop silence and few gasps were heard and finally someone laughed and the shock was Nikhil laughed and he went towards the three boys and he stood behind Devraj and suddenly he stopped laughing and he held Devraj's nape (back of neck)

Arrey bhaiya!!(Devraj whined)

Ab Manya nahii!!! Either Manya didi or Manya bhabhii... choice is all yours...(Nikhil said and Devraj nodded vigorously)

Toh kya bulaayega???(Nikhil asked)

Bhabhi!!! Bhabhii!!!(Devraj instantly said and Nikhil left him)

Good!!!(Nikhil said and this time Dad laughed and i was shocked)

Thats my boy!! Being possessive over your girl... i like it!!!!(Dad said and as Dad and Mom had love marriage he was cool about this stuff unless it was someone from lower standards)

Chalo siner lete hai!!! (Mom said and everyone agreed)

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We talked about how they met and all... and the best thing was we were going to have a night stayy, and the girls were going to stay here for the night...

Aai se mom ne baat karli and Aai agreed... but we told mom that no body knows about Nikhil and Manya...

And about Sukriti , her family doesn't knows about this except her elder sister... so, i talked to her elder sister and after convincing her for a while , she agreed and told that she'll tell their parents that "Sukriti is staying at her friends place to study" and we all agreed and thanked her... Sukriti's parent knew that she went to one of her friends place to study instead of she is at Nayan's place...

So, hum log jaate haii ab... hum jagenge poori raat... or party bhi hogi...(i announced and got up from the chair)

Beta kuch peene ke liye hoga...(Chachu asked and gestured like he was holding a shot glass )

Shaayad!!! Aapko chahiye??(i asked)

Haa mil jaati toh acha hota..(Chachu said)

CHACHIIIII!!!!(i shouted )

Arreyy!!!(Chachu was scared)

Haa Drishu!!(Chachi said)

Kuch nahi!! Isko bas tumhaari yaad aagayi...(Chachu said before i could say anything)

Aww mera bacha...(Chachi said and i smiled)

Tune party badal li...(Chachu said)

Nahi !! Apke kaam ki nahi hai alcohol.. bhool gaye???(i said)

Nahi bhoola!!! Par teri shaadi me jam ke peeyunga or tu nahi rokegi...(Chachi deadpanned )

Us time ki tab hi dekhenge... chalo so jaoo...(i said )

Okayy!! Meri maa!!!(Chachu said and kept his hand on my head )

Tujhme kai baar humaari mummy ki chhavi dikhti haii mujhe...(he said moving his palm on my head and i smiled and he went probably he was trying to control himself)

Chaloo!!!(Nikhil said excitedly and we all went in the kids room which we shared when we were younger)

Riti, Manya.. tumhe change karna haii kya???(i asked)

Aapne kya bulaya mujhe??(Sukriti asked being shocked)

Ohhh sorry!!! Aapko acha nahi laga I'm really sorry... bhatao change karna hai kya aapko Sukriti....(i apologised)

Dii!! Aapne kya bulaya mujhe??(she asked again)

Mene Riti bulaya tha.. I found your name a lit lengthy toh short me bol diya..(i explained) par aapko acha nahi laga toh nahi bulaungi...

Nahi, aap mujhe Riti hi bulana... me choti thi tab mere Dada (grandfather) bulaate the... he expired 5 years back and i was closest to him... (she said)

Ohh... I'm sorry...(i said referring to his grandfather)

No need... but aap mujhe Riti hi bulana ab...(Sukriti said and i smiled and nodded)

Chalo tum log change karoge???(i asked agin and they refused)

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And we were sitting in the room with the gate locked and bear ki bottles nikal gayi thi, Sukriti doesn't drink and we didn't forced her either because thats her wish and Manya said she would just drink a few sips from Nikhil's bottle and we hootted and she blushed....

There was a knock at the door... and i went to open it... as I opened the door mom stood there , i didn't opened the door completely but enough so that I could peekout and none could peek in ...

Yess Mom!!!(i asked with a smile)

Just somebody wanted to join your party and I showed him the way ...(mom said with a smirk)

Chachu!!! Yeh nahi manenge...(i said)

Uhmm.... he is-(and she moved her hand towards the outer wall of the room and i peeked and there stood a 5'11 tall man with his hands over his chest)

Bhuvan!!!(i whispered shouted with wide eyes and he nodded)

Chalo aap log enjoy karo!! Me jaati hu...(Mom said and went)

Aap kya kar rahe hoo???(i asked and didn't opened the door)

Aunty ne invite kiya tha or acha nahi lagta naa ese nahi aata toh...(Bhuvan said and pushed the door further and entered the room)

And I turned instantly to look at Manya and Nikhil... Manya was sitting beside Nikhil and his hand was on her thigh and Manya looked at him with a smile and there heads turned towards us when they saw someone entered...

and everyone's eye went wide open and i looked at Bhuvan , his went red and I could see how angry he was and his eyes were set on the same place which was Manya's thigh where Nikhil's hand was and Nikhil instantly took it back and gulped...

Bhuvan!! Aao baitho...(i said diverting his attention from them and he turned towards me and clenched and unclenched his jaw and his fists opening and closing as if he was controlling himself to his fullest capacity but nodded)

And we both set .. he set beside me , his hand rested on my thigh the same way Nikhil's rested on Manya's before ... this was the first time he did this and i flinched... everyone's eyes lingered at the spot where his hand was and cleared my throat uncomfortable from unwanted attention and everyone's eye snapped at us...

Ji- Jiju!! Aap yaha kese???(Aditya asked)

Kyu nahi aana chahiye tha kya???(he looked at Manya)
Mujhe lag raha haii.. nahi aana chahiye  tha...(he said looking at Nikhil with fire in his eyes)

To be continued....