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"Khanna did you bought everything I asked for?"

"Yes mam. "

"Thank you. " I smirked looking around the items .

"It's time to execute first step of our plan." I said to the person on other side of the call.

Tonight it's sangeet and day after tomorrow it's wedding. So basically, we have free day tomorrow and I have to make sure everything goes perfect.

....

Function was completed smoothly. Since tomorrow we have free day, everyone decided to meet at tree house and spend sometime together- a night out!

"Sweetheart, I'm sorry. I promise I won't ignore you from henceforth." Shivaay followed behind me as I moved towards my room.

"Shivaay I'm neither angry nor ignoring you. It's just I'm ..how can I explain . I wanna give you your space." I mumbled facing him.

"I don't need space, I just need you." He pecked my forehead making my heart flutter.

"Let's get changed first. " He nodded and went to opposite side while I quickly moved inside my room .

...

I walked out of my room only to find Gauri walking ahead of me looking here and there! Why is she walking like turtle?

"Gauri" I called her keeping my hand on her shoulder.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed making me flinch.

"Di, you scared me." She wiped sweat off her face.

"Are you okay Gauri? Why are you sweating? " I asked passing her bottle of water from nearby table .

"Thankyou." She gulped half of the water in a go.

"Now tell me what happened?" I asked pulling her with me on couch.

"Di, few hours back when I went to attend one of the call out in backyard, I heard two people talking that this place is haunted."

I blinked my eyes trying to process the information and a laugh escaped my lips. "Awww Gauri, you are so cute. You live in 21st century babe." I pulled her cheeks.

"Di, listen to the whole part. I ignored their talk and when I was going back to my room to change, I heard footsteps behind me." She had a scared expression on her face.

"Gauri, I told you not to watch these horror movies and stuffs!"

"But di, I'm not joking. I heard the footsteps and turned around to find no one . This can be my delusion but then I saw a figure walking around in the backyard from my window and and ..I .."

"Gauri stop. You are just imagining things and stop right there if you are gonna pull any stunt afterwards." I warned her not to mess with me.

"But di...

"Shh.. everyone will be waiting for us . Let's go ." I interrupted. I stood up and walked outside with her following closely.

"There are you girls. We were waiting for you." Mallika pulled us with her as soon as she saw us coming.

"Attention girls, guys and bhaiya." Rudra said.

"Why did you take my name differently?" Shivaay asked.

"Bhaiya you are in between category naa." He said and Shivaay started chasing him while we all burst into  laughter.

"Ok guys cut the chase and let's have some fun!" Arnav and Dev walked in with soda bottles.

"I want beer." Sona added.

"Here you go baby." Dev passed her the bottle.

"I'm so glad you guys are back together." Shivaay spoke giving Dev a bro hug.

"All thanks to you and Anika." said Sona .

"I want a beer too!" Ragini mumbled wrapping arm around Vikram.

"No, I don't want my to-be-wife to have a hangover tomorrow." Vikram spoke kissing her knuckles.

"Awww..". We girls chorused. Ragini hide her face in Vikram's arms.

"Everyone let's play truth and dare." Rudra suggested.

"Everyone before we start the gane, I wanna disclose something." I spoke and looked towards Shivaay who nodded with a smile.

I stood beside Shivaay ,"Me and Shivaay are back together." Everyone went silent. I looked towards Shivaay who had same expression on his face. Next thing we knew we were pulled into a big group hug and everyone was cheering and congratulating us.

"When did this happen?"

"Who proposed first?"

"I wanna know every single detail!" Everybody started questioning.

"Guys relax. We'll tell you everything. But first grab your seats" said Shivaay.

Shivaay explained everything except for few ahmm, ahmm* moments. I looked at Gauri who was every now and then looking behind her.

" This calls for a shout-out!" Dev cheered.

"Gauri, are you fine? I mean why have you been so silent?" I'm asked making everyone's attention shift towards her.

"Huh? No. I'm all good. " She tried not to show her nervousness.

"Om is correct Gauri, I'm observing that from the time you are here, you are looking here and there after every minute. What's the matter?" Mallika asked.

"No Malli , nothing such. I'm just feeling hungry so I was looking behind to see if the hotel staff are here with food or not!" She very well knew how to hide a truth.

"Now without wasting any time further, let's begin with our game." Rudra rotated the bottle.

*Gasp* Arnav who is that? Mallika asked pointing towards a direction. She looked tensed.

"No one is there Mallika, you might be hallucinating."

"No Arnav, I saw someone walking there with a candle in her hand and next second she vanished in the air."

"Mallika no pranks please!" Said Shivaay.

"I'm not lying. I saw someone."

"Mallika we are not only the people living in villas. There are many guest here. Maybe someone would have decided to go for walk." Om answered.

"No, I think Mallika is saying truth. Something uneven is their in this villa." Gauri stood up.

"What do you mean?"

"I have seen what Mallika is talking about. This villa is haunted." Gauri spoke while guys burst in laughter.

"Come on Gauri, stop kidding." It was Dev who spoke .

"Believe me guys. I saw a figure walking around with a candle in her hands and all of sudden she vanished in the air. I told this to Anika di but she too didn't believe me.

I even heard two of the hotel staff talking about this ." Gauri reasoned trying to make us believe.

"I'm sorry Gauri. But this ghost and stuffs are only good till drama's and movies. Not in real life." Sona added making us all nod.

"I think you girls are tired and are hallucinating things so it's better if you go and take rest." Said Vikram .

"No, it's okay. We are fine." Said Mallika gulping down her drink.

"Yes"

"Excuse me," we turned around to find hotel manager standing there.

"Yes ?"

"Sir what madam said is truth!"

........to be continued.

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