Mishti :)

It's around 5.30 PM. I am sitting in a cafe with my one and only best friend Adi . Finally he got some time for me . From last two hour we both were discussing abour our respective life. And shared everything with him related to Abir, skipping some parts of course .

I had to share my feelings with him, otherwise my mind would have blast.

"Why are you running away from your feelings? " he uttered taking a sip from his coffee mug . "I mean what is your actual problem? You are scared of marriage or falling in love? " he added, I stayed silent..

Because I am scared of both. Marriage is scary. But falling in love, it's not in our hand, that's why we call it fall in love. We just fall. But it's scary too! Atleast for me. Because you don't know, the person is right or wrong. My Dad was too in love with Mom. But now!

I can't be strong like my Mom. I can't pretend everyday that I am happy, when deep down I would be falling apart. 

"E listen! Please don't think about your parents. Just because their relationship didn't work, doesn't mean you will totally lose your believe in love. Do you even know how beautiful it feels? " he said pressing his palm over mine, I sighed.

"How does it feel? I mean how did you know that you are in love with Aisha bhabi? " . He just smiled hearing my words, the most peaceful smile it was.

"You know, words can't describe how it feels. It is not like there will be a particular time when you will understand that you are in love. No. You will gradually feel it. You will start feeling happy around him. You will start observing his small small action. You will feel butterflies even when he just look at you, even for a second. Your world won't revolve around him, but he will become your world. You will start dreaming about him. Wherever you will see, you will find only him, because this will be what your eyes want to see. He will captivate your heart, soul, mind everything. When someone will take his name na, a smile will form on your lips unknowingly. Your life will feel better when you will be with him. And so many things, " he concluded, his eyes were sparking, as he was remembering his falling in love days . Boy is madly in love with Aisha bhabi for sure.

These words just went above my mind, I was looking at him blankly.

"And you know you will start loving yourself more. And he will be the person with whom you will feel more comfortable, you can be you, like the real you, without any hesitation, " he added, I gave him a faint smile.

Mishti! This is something out of box thing for you. Forget about all these . You won't gonna feel anything like this.

My inner voice mocked me and I agreed. I was already confused about my feelings, and Adi made it more difficult.

"Can you just message me what you blabbered now? I can't remember all those things na. I will check all these points if I started falling for someone, " I mumbled to which he rolled his eyes and let out a sigh.

"You are impossible, " he stated, I gave him a blink.

"I know that, " I added.

He rested his head on the chair and looked at the ceiling, thinking about something deeply. "What are you thinking? " I asked.

"The person with whom you will fall in love na, he will be the luckiest! " he paused. I gave him a confused look. Why so?

"Because you don't have any idea about love. How it feels to be in love. And he will be the first person . And first love is always special. And finding a person like you, oh my God what a luck, " he said getting excited, I rolled my eyes.

"You are saying this because I am your best friend , " I muttered, he shook his head in denial.

"You noticed one thing? It's for the first time you are discussing about love with me. You used to ignore all these topics before.Girl you have already started falling for him, and see that day in orphanage you both shared a room, you slept on his lap. Stupid,you trust him so much," he grinned.

"Shut up! Idiot, "

He squeezed his eyes in irritation, I shook my head. "We will see that, " he added. His phone started ringing, flashing bhabi's name. He picked it up, his face turned into serious one. He got up from his seat, I too got up.

"I need to go right now, can you manage to go your home, I am sorry -"

"It's okay! You can go, I will book a cab, " I spoke, nodding his head he rushed towards exit. Aisha bhabi is pregnant, something must have happened, otherwise he would not have left me like this. He was in rush, so I didn't ask him about the reason..

I paid the bill  and came out of cafe. It was a pleasant evening with him. There used to be days, where we used to meet in every evening, but now even though we are in same city, our busy life is not letting us to meet. We both even don't know what is happening in our life, it's only today when we both got some ideas about each other's life.

Life goes on no matter what!

I was crossing the road, when a bike stopped in front of me, making me startled at my place. The person was wearing a helmet so I could not see his face. Ignoring him, I started walking, but he again came in my path.

"Hello? What? " I glared crossing my hands over my chest.

Ladki dekhi nhi ki chalu hogaye!!

He forwarded his hand and removed his helmet showing his face. I stared at him blankly. Am I already started hallucination Abir ? I forwarded my index finger , touched his hand to check if he is for real or not.

He didn't vanish, I took a sigh of relief, as I was not hallucinating him.

"What are you doing? " he asked making a face, arching his brows.

"Nothing! " I muttered.

"Umm, you are going home? " he asked to which I nodded.

"Come I will drop you, I am going to my home, so, " he spoke in hesitation. I nodded .

I was feeling too lazy to go in a cab.
He wore his helmet again and I sat behind him, hanging my both leg at one side, as I was wearing saree..

I came to the cafe directly from my college, so didn't get time to change. As he started his bike, I kept my hand on his shoulder . It took us 30 minutes to reach my home, the whole ride was silent.

As I stepped on ground he forwarded me my home key. Actually, that day after coming from orphanage he slept on my room. Sam called Sahil, he stayed with Abir, so I had given him the spare key of my house. .

"Umm, day after tomorrow, it's Saanvi and bhai's birthday. And we all will celebrate together after 12.00. It's just a small party, with our close friends. Umm We want you to be present there, " he spoke, but he was sounding little nervous. I didn't attend the last party, so he must be feeling I won't attend it too.

"I will think about it, " I uttered , he nodded biting his lips.

I opened the gate, about come inside he called my name. I turned around, "Sam will pick you up from here , " saying he drove away. I stared at his disappearing figure.

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Abir : )

It has been thirty minutes , the party has started. Some of our friends were on the way, so bhai and Saanvi haven't cut the cake yet . And here , me, waiting for her arrival. I had messaged Sam about her, but she didn't reply anything.

"She won't come, "

I turned back hearing Saanvi's voice. I raised my brows in query, she showed me her phone screen. It was a message from Sam that Mishti isn't well, so she won't come to the party.

"What happened to her? " I asked to Saanvi being concerned . That day she was looking fine.

"Let Sam come, we will ask her, " she spoke.

"I need to check her up, " I mumbled and turned around only to bumped with someone. I got a relief seeing Mishti there. She was so busy in her phone that didn't even care to look with whom she got bumped. In another hand, she was holding two bags.

I was way too surprised seeing her outfit. She was looking breathtaking . She was wearing a off shoulder, dark skin colour gown, with a slit till her mid thigh. I had never seen her wearing these types of dress before. I could not even blink for a second. She was looking marvellous today.

Flipping her hair, she made her way to inside without even giving a glance at me. Sam followed her, grinning ear to ear. So it was a prank , I turned around, Saanvi was looking at me mischievously. I rolled my eyes and left ..

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Both bhai and Saanvi took their position, as it's cake cutting time. "Guys! Wait for five minutes. One of our guest is on the way, " Sameer said looking at his watch.

I took a glance of the people present there, everyone have came already. Did he call his girlfriend or what?

"Ee! Don't tell me, you have invited your girlfriend, " I muttered going near him, he grinned. "I wish she could have come, but it's not her, "he snapped, I arched my brows in confusion.

" Bhaiiiiiiii"

I snapped my head towards the entrance hearing Aarushi's voice. It was only yesterday when I talked with her, but she said she won't come to the party because she have exams. Everyone have started lying to me. She ran to bhai and hugged him . Bhai was equally shocked, even everyone were shocked.

It was only Sameer who knew it. After that she greeted both of them and her eyes fell on me. A big smile formed on my lips as she came to me. I pulled her and took her in my embrace. "You don't know how much I have missed you, " she muttered, "me too, " I broke the hug and kissed her cheek.

Sam was standing next to me, they both shared a hug. Then Sam introduced her with Mishti, as if  Aaru don't know her. I rolled my eyes as she started giving me teasing looks..

We all started clapping and wished both of them, as they cut the cake. First they both fed the cake to each other then to us.

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Mishti :)

It was Aadarsh bhai, who came to my house yesterday and invited me personally. It would have been bad, if I would not have come.

Everyone were busy with their friends, I was standing with Sam. But she was talking with her one friend, so excusing myself from there I went to Aadarsh bhai.

He was standing near the cake, I took a cake and fed him, "Happy birthday, " I greeted to which he smiled. He took another piece of cake, I opened my mouth expecting him to feed me but he put the cake on my cheek. My eyes went wide, he grinned.

I took a big piece of cake, but he started running. I too ran behind him holding the cake. He totally ruined my little make up, which I had applied on my face . I stood as he stopped .

Grinning my teeth I took two steps forward, but as I forwarded my hand to put the cake on his face, he bent aside and I pasted the cake on Abir's cheek.

Shit! What was he doing behind him.. Abir was talking with someone in his phone, he looked at his coat first as some cake fell on it too. I gulped seeing his expression. "I am sorry, " saying bhai ran towards party, not before giving me pitiful looks.

"I... Ummm, " of course nothing came out of my mouth. He cut the call and inserted his phone inside his pocket. I sprinkled my hand and the left cake fell on the ground from my palm.

I took a step back, but holding my hand he pulled me. My petite body got crashed on his hard chest, he pinned my hand at my back. I looked up at him to catch  his eyes. It was like he dares me to look away to run. But I can't, not when we are this much close..

I kept my one hand on his chest , trying to push him a little. But only if I would have that amount of strength.

My heart was beating against his. We both were away from the crowd, a blue red light was brightening the surrounding. I squeezed my eyes as he came closure.

My breath stopped, my heart almost came to my throat  as he rubbed his cheek against mine, putting the cake from his cheek to mine. His hot breath was fanning on my bare neck, he pulled me more into him.

Leaving my hand he held me from my waist gently . My hand made its way to his collar. I held his collar tightly in one hand and clutched his shirt with another hand, leaning more into him .

He was dominating me in a worst way possible. He slowly pulled out his head, I closed my eyes as I felt his lips on my cheek for two second, not knowing it was intentional or just an incident.

"Now you are looking beautiful, " he whispered in his husky voice near my ear, making my whole body weak. Butterflies started jumping in my stomach, I felt a shiver running down my spine.

I stood there, still trying to process. I was little out of my mind, not because of our intimacy, but the way I let him touch him. Everytime we both came close to each other, I let him touch me . Every inch of my body reacted to his touch . I don't like it, but no I like it.

"We should go to the party!  " he whispered showing me my hand through his eyes . I realized I was staring at him from last two minutes, holding his collar. I took two steps back, freeing him from my hold .

His smirk went wider and he left . He don't have any idea, how my heart races everytime I stare at his brown orbs. I sighed. Taking three four tissue paper from the table, I went inside washroom to clean my face.

My both cheeks would have been looked little black due to the cake, but it was looking red like tomato. I could still feel his touch against my cheeks .. I splashed water on my face for two to four times to bring myself back to my sense.

Cleaning my face and hand fully , I came out of the washroom and went to the party . "Where did you leave? " Sam asked coming to me, "washroom, " I muttered.

"Okay, come! Everyone is dancing, we both should join too, " she said getting excited. Nodding my head we both went to middle. We both were moving our body as all were doing. I twirled her, we both were laughing like anything. Because here girls and boys were dancing in a pair, not like us.

Then the song got changed into DJ. We both danced until our legs begged us to stop, it was little difficult for us to dance wearing this long gown but still we both managed.

Finally after dancing for thirty minutes continuously, we both laid on a sofa, breathing heavily. Sahil and Aarushi too sat beside us. "Guys we should leave for home, these people have planned to get drunk tonight. This night will going to be a blast after all they all have met after so many months. " Sahil uttered between his breaths.

I looked at the dance floor, everyone were dancing crazily. Half were drunk too. My eyes searched for Abir, he was dancing with Saanvi di. He have changed his shirt, his upper two bottoms were opened, he has folded his sleeves till his elbow , showing his sexy veins.

His hands were wrapped around Saanvi di's waist. She was giggling, as he started twirling him.

"I will stay with my brothers, I can't leave them with these girls, huh! " Aarushi retorted , Sam chuckled.

"Mishti! Do you want to stay here? " Sam asked, I shook my head in a no. "Then we should leave! " Sahil got up, Sam and I too got up. He went to informed about it to Aadarsh bhai .

Abir opened one alcohol bottle and sprinkled it over everyone. He was behaving little weird, may be he is already drunk. It reminded me of that day when he was drunk and  I was with him. He really don't get control over himself, in drunken state , I sighed.

As we both followed Sahil till exit, I looked back and my eyes fell on Abir , one part of my heart wanted to stay there. Letting out a deep breath, I made my way to parking.

Dropping me at my house, they both left. I locked the door from inside. Changing my dress into my night suit, I sat in front of the mirror.

Do he feel anything for me or he is like this with everyone! Of course I am nothing special in his life. From the day, Abir came to my life, I never thought about his feelings. I have no idea about him, what he feels for me. I don't know if anyone is there in his life or not.

I opened my phone and searched about him on Google. Of course he is one of the popular face in India, so there will be some information about him.

There were so many dating rumours about him, but he didn't agree with anything. The last rumour was with Saanvi di , but he said they are just best friends. I sighed and threw my phone on the couch and laid on my bed, after turning off the lights.

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Abir :/

I woke with a severe headache, I really try to avoid these alcohol but God! I got startled seeing Aaru in front of me, she was standing crossing her hands over her chest. "What? " I raised my brows.

"Look at the time! "

I took a glanced at the watch, my jaw almost touched the bed. It's 2.30PM . As I remember I came home yesterday at 4.00 am around but still I slept too much. Almost 12 hours!!!!!!!

"Have you any idea when Mishti left? " she uttered, sitting beside me.

Shit! I totally forgot about her last night. She was not with us while coming home. I shook my head in a no.

"You invited her to the party, atleast you should take care of her na! She left so early, I mean just an hour later, " she sounded little angry.

"With whom? "

"Of course Sam and Sahil, "

I sighed. I mentally cursed myself for applying cake on her cheek through my cheek. Did she feel bad? Everytime she came to me, look at me with her captivating eyes, I forgot about the world. She too didn't stop me when I left her hand.

My mind was blasting in frustation..

"Is he still sleeping? " Mom shouted, coming inside my room. I gulped seeing her angry face.

"How many times I will say you to not get drunk. Even you are drinking, drink till a limit, " she screamed at me, I gasped.

Who will make her understand that in these last two year, I got drunk only for two times. One was that day , and one was yesterday. I stayed silent. Aaru was looking at me with her pitiful eyes, as Mom started digging history, about my college days.

After her non stop talking, she finally stopped. My sister and I took a sigh.

"You know what, I won't say you anything after this. Do whatever you want, " saying she walked out of my room. Aaru burst out laughing. "Everytime she will shout at you, then she will say I won't say anything! " she uttered between her laugh.

I smiled at her, seeing her after so many days my heart was happy. I pulled her into a tight hug, " Finish your college soon, " I muttered, she hugged me tightly.

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