He watched the scene unfold in front of his eyes but his own emotions were confusing him so much that he just sat there.

Kiran angrily asked aneeta, what the hell are you doing?

Aneeta, ''I am teaching you a lesson. Stop following Adiraj, he is a nice guy and he has got a girlfriend now.''

Kiran didn't know he was here, she stopped herself from looking around for him. She said to aneeta,''I am not here for him, I came to meet my friend.''

Aneeta snorted, ''really? you have friends?'

At that moment Abijheet arrived. He angrily looked at Aneeta as he took off his jacket and gave it to Kiran. The temperature was set low and it was chilly inside and Kiran had started to shiver from cold.

He looked at Aneeta, ''She has nothing to do with you lot, she came here with me.''

Rahul who was silent till now spoke, ''You are the final year language student, abhijeet?''

Abhijeet nodded as he grabbed Kiran's hand and both of them went outside. He was angry on Kiran's behalf but he was alone here while rahul's whole group was present and this place was mostly frequented by business class students, no one would help him.

...

Rahul let out a slow whistle, Impressive, ''she finally moved on. I thought she won't even let Adiraj go even after her death. We will see a ghost Kiran haunting Adiraj.''

All of them laughed as they settled back into their seats around Adiraj.

Rahul nudged him, ''what happened?''

Adiraj, ''I am going.'' he got up and left.

...

After arriving at his flat, he restlessly paced like a caged tiger. He was surprised at the things he had felt today. When Aneeta had thrown water on Kiran, he had wanted to go and stop her. Aneeta was on his side and usually he appreciated her help but today...and Kiran, she didn't even look at him once. Instead she had argued with Aneeta and then, left with that guy.

He was still pacing when Rahul came back. He took one look at Adiraj's face and sat down on sofa but said nothing.

Adiraj, ''I want to know everything about Abijheet.''

Rahul nodded, ''I will get someone to do it but why?''

Adiraj, ''I am not sure yet.''

Rahul was quiet.

Adiraj, ''Aneeta, I don't want to see her around anymore.''

Rahul, ''Yes, my lord. Any more orders?''. he asked sarcastically.

Adiraj stopped pacing and looked at him, ''So, girlfriend is now more important than friend?''.

Rahul rolled his eyes at him but then said, ''I have exams coming up anyway. Won't have time for any girlfriend.''

He quickly typed the message and send to aneeta and then, switched his mobile off,''You will have to handle the breakup baggage for me.''

Adiraj smiled, ''Take no tension.''

Rahul,'' I am going to sleep now.''

He went toward his room. Adiraj's phone rang, he looked at screen, it was aneeta, he picked up, ''Hello.''

Aneeta sounded hysterical, ''Rahul just texted me he is breaking up with me and told me to not call him. He is not picking up his phone. Is he there with you?''

Adiraj, ''Oh that's terrible news. Rahul is not back yet.''

Aneeta started crying, ''Please, Adiraj I really love him, you are his friend he always listen to you. Please speak to him.''

Adiraj, ''Calm down. Drink some water. May be he was joking. I will ask him tomorrow. You relax now and try to sleep. I will meet you tomorrow at cafe around 1, we will sit and have a proper chat. Don't worry you are not alone. We are all here for you.''

Aneeta sniffed, ''But Rahul...''

Adiraj, ''Even if he wants to break up, then that doesn't mean end of the world. I am sure Rahul must have some strong reason for breaking up. He really cares for you but you know his background. He is from a political family and he has to listen to them. You know they are very strict.''

Aneeta nodded thinking, ''you are right Adiraj, his family is bit different. I told him many time that we will live separately from them. I need to talk to him.''

Adiraj, ''No, don't ask him anything, just give him time and space. I will speak to him on your behalf.''

Aneeta, ''I am usually not so emotional but it was just so sudden.''

Adiraj,''I totally understand like I said I am here for you, you can call me anytime you want.''

Aneeta, Thanks Adiraj, you are a true friend.''

Adiraj, ''you called me a friend, so now I will tell you sincerely that you should go to sleep now. Tomorrow when you are fresh, you will be able to look at things more positively.''

Aneeta, ''yeah, I will take a pill. See you tomorrow then, bye.''

Adiraj, ''bye.''

Rahul who had come out of his room to listen, told Adiraj, ''In future, you will have to run my election campaign.''

Adiraj smiled, ''I will do it even if you don't ask.''

Rahul looked at him, ''I am feeling bad for aneeta.''

Adiraj, ''Are you really serious about her?''

Rahul, ''No, time pass. You know my marriage is already set.''

Adiraj, ''I know but was just checking.''

Rahul looked at Adiraj, ''I don't feel like sleeping, want to go and play the ball.''

Adiraj, ''ok.''

Both grabbed their jackets and went out.

2 weeks later

Rahul looked at Adiraj, ''why are we going toward language department?''

Adiraj, ''I want to see the department.''

Rahul raised a brow at that but said nothing.

Students were stopping in corridor to look at Adiraj and rahul. Both were famous in University. Adiraj went through whole department but he did not catch the glimpse of the face he wanted to see. Was she in the lecture halls? He couldn't barge in, no matter how much he wanted to do exactly that.

After they finished Rahul asked, ''I have a suspicion. Please, tell me what I am thinking is wrong.''

Adiraj, ''She is not here.''

Rahul, ''she is in library right now.''

Adiraj stopped and turned to look at him, ''how do you know and why didn't you tell me?''

Rahul, ''I was trying to find more about her and abijheet. They seem to be friends only, they study in library most of the mornings and then, attend their classes in afternoon.''

Adiraj, ''but he is a senior.''

Rahul, ''yeah they are in different classes but still study together in library. Do you want to go to library?''

Adiraj, ''No, let's go back. we need to study too. Exams are next week.''

...

Rahul angrily looked at Adiraj, ''why are you not revising? You have been staring at the book for past 20 minutes.''

Adiraj bit his lip as he ran fingers through his hairs. He could not concentrate on anything. He got up and went to his room, leaving all his study group sitting in the living room.

rahul got up, telling others to continue without them and left the flat. He took out his phone and called Adiraj's dad.

...

Adiraj was lying on bed staring at ceiling. He was missing her, he wanted to talk to her but he was not going to do it. She was not suitable for him. She was too beautiful, too independent, and too bold. Yet, she was the one he could not stop thinking about. After that water incidence, it was like someone had lit a fire in his head, he could not forget her. He closed his eyes.

There was a knock on his door. Who would knock here? He thought as he opened his eyes and said, come in.

His dad entered the room. Adiraj got up surprised.

Abhinav Raizada smiled as he walked down the room toward the bed where Adiraj was sitting, I heard something and I thought to better check it.

Adiraj angrily said, ''Rahul must have called you. I told him I am fine but he...''

Abhinav sat down on bed beside him and cut him off, ''what's the issue?''

Adiraj looked away from him, ''It's nothing important.''

Anhinav, ''Adiraj.''

Adiraj sighed, his dad was his everything, after mom left him, it was dad who had taken care of him, ''dad, I think I have started to like someone but she is not what I need in a wife.''

Abhinav, ''do you think you can get over her?''

Adiraj, ''we are already over but I am realizing now that I am more involved than I realised.''

Abhinav laughed, ''that's so much like you Adiraj.''

Adiraj, ''I am serious here dad. I can't stop thinking about her and it never happened to me before.''

Abhinav, ''It's simple then, change her according to your needs.''

Adiraj, ''few things I may be able to do so but others, she is really beautiful.''

Abhinav felt the old pain in his heart, ''Being beautiful is not a crime Adiraj. Not all women are same. Your mom was different.''

Adiraj, ''but for me that one woman was important. She was my mom. Yet she left me easily and you could not do anything.''

Abhinav, ''How many time we are going to have this argument Adiraj? you can't base your life on my mistakes.''

Adiraj looked at him bitterly, ''I am her son too dad, this is the way I am; unforgiving, cold and heartless.''

Abhinav felt the regret again, when his wife had left him, he had been a bitter man at that time, all his wealth, looks, family was not able to stop his wife from leaving him, may be because she was his equal in every way and she was not ready to compromise on anything in life.

He had shared everything with Adiraj, at that time he had thought that he was telling these things to his son so that no one could take advantage of him. He had even told Adiraj that his mom didn't wanted half custody. He had done it to make sure that if Adiraj's mom ever tried to come back to take Adiraj away from him,then Adiraj would hate her and not go with her. But now he realized that this had made his son too cynical, too cold and unemotional, exactly like his mother.

Abhinav, ''Make a decision Adiraj to let her go or to stay but don't waste yourself over it.''

Adiraj looked at his dad,'' I think I know what I need to do.''

Abhinav got up from bed, ''my task is finished, now get up and have lunch with me, I left a meeting for you. Compensate me now.''

Adiraj got up from bed slowly, a plan already forming in his head.