Bani's PoV
"I will be right back..." Bella runs downstairs.

I feel a horrible urge to break Mahir's face right now. He did this deliberately. He sang this very song intentionally 'cause he knew this song would stir the past inside her.

"I'll just check on her." I sacrifice my urge and run behind Bella. I see her standing at the corner balcony.

"Bella..." I put my hand on her shoulder from back. I expected her to cry but when she turns back, I see no water line on that innocent face.

I Don't say anything to her. I can't. It's her pain...it's my pain... We can only share the pain, but not the solace.

"Let's go... Everyone must be waiting na...." she smiles at me. As if I don't know how much breakage there is behind that smile.

Together we head towards the terrace. Everyone was feeling odd because of Bella's sudden behavior... But it was a bliss that no one dragged it much.

"Fine lets spin." Mahir spins the bottle and it again stops at Kunal Bhai.

Kunal: Well I did once but....

"Then it's my turn...!!!!" Ponky sqeals from Kunal Bhai's lap.

We laugh."Fine....to bata...truth or dare???" Maan asks Ponky.

Ponky: Truth...

"Baap ki tarah darpok bana hein😏" Ahana bashes Maan😂.

"Thik hein....to beta bata...tujhe shadi ke liye kaisi ladki chahiye...?" Seriously!!! Father asking this question to his 5 years old son...🙁

Ponky: Mujhe shadi ke liye Bani Aunty jaisi ladki chaihiye😌.

"What!!!!!" I wonder how my eyes are still managing to stay in their socket, 'cause my brain is definitely out🤯.

"Yes....such a beauty with brain, sexy with strength😍.... Mujhe to aisi hi ladki chahiye...😌 bass ab agar koyi ha bol de😌 phir to mein unhe roz biriyani banake khilaunga😉 ...!!!" saying this that tiny boy winks at me😳.

My mouth has already formed a Dean's Blue hole. This little boy just flirted with me...no no correction, he just proposed me out here😳!!! No doubt he's gonna be the 2nd Veeranshu Singhania of Singhania legacies. I see everyone also have their jaw dropped.

Meanwhile Soya speaks up, "tujh jaise Chuha ko to koyi Chuhi hi milegi shadi karne ke liye....meri badass pips ki baare mein to tu bhool hi ja...😏"

My eyes immediately shot at Veer and see he too is staring at me flabbergast. I burst out laughing😂. OMG... I can't believe my Soya has found another Chuha in Singhanias. Hmm...like Bua, like niece😎

By then everyone is laughing their ass out while Ponky is glaring at Soya for dooming his pride.

Veer looks at me petulantly, "Blood talks, you know!!!😒"

I smirk at him, "Yeah Right!!! Blood talks, you see!!!😏" and point my finger between him and Ponky.

After a good laughing show Kunal Bhai spins the bottle and it stops on Bella.

Kunal: Bella truth or Dare???

"Dare." I knew that she would pick Dare with Mahir present here. Otherwise that Mahir would surely cause a scene again asking questions dragging her past.

Kunal: Fine. Then your dare will be acting with Abhishek for a love part of Romeo-Juliet.

Crap hell!!!

"No I can't." Bella says stiffly.

"Aree...Bella...it's just a game...you don't need to be good at acting. Just do it na...acting won't matter as long as love does.😉" Mishty says while Abhishek blushes.

"Good acting??? Bella di is terrific. Acting was her passion. She's won so many awards for drama and theatre in schools and College. There was a time when her only dream was red carpet...but God knows what happened suddenly, she stopped everything." Thanks to my sister Disha....we are so grateful to you😐.

Mahir's head shot at Bella while Bella is too busy to glare at Disha.

"Really??? But why???" Abhishek asks Bella.

"Yeah....not just Bella... Even Bani too. This girl was so good of a dancer." Not now, Meera Bhabi!!! "Half of our show cabinet is full with her trophies. She even got selected for the National competition, you know! but then one day suddenly she quit dancing. They even changed their collage. We were so upset at this matter but who listens.🤷‍♀" Damn!!! She really had to talk NOW!!!!

Veer is staring at me implausibly. I tear away my gaze from his. The last thing I needed him to know is about my quitting dance. Double thanks to my Meera Bhabi.

"Leave it Meera....they must have their own reasons. So Bella and Abhishek start." Tapish bhai says.

"I said I can't. Their is no love between Romeo-Juliet in the first place... So acting on their love scene is just out of question." Bella says crossing her arms.

"Lol!!! Romeo-Juliet is the emblem of love. They are the purest lovers of all time." Mahir scoffs at her.

"Never. They were the dumbest couple who took physical attraction as love where the truth is Romeo was just playing around Juliet to escape from the girl who didn't love him back and Juliet was too immature to see through the fact and fell for his trap." Bella snaps back.

Mahir: Wrong! He never loved that girl. He thought he did bit later he realized what love is after he meet his Juliet. His one and only love is Juliet. And this is the biggest truth!!!

Bella: Big Fat Lie!!! He never loved her. There wasn't even 1 percent of genuineness in their relationship!!! One played and the other one got played!!!!

I don't think they are anymore talking about the Romeo-Juliet.

Mahir: Hell!!! Why Don't you see the obvious??? Romeo loves his Juliet so much that he's ready to die for her!!!!

Bella: Shut the crap!!!! Just because he says that he's ready to die doesn't justify his previous fraudness. IT WAS ALL LIE FROM THE START TO THE DEATH!!!!

Mahir: You know, you are being ridiculous!!!!!

Bella: Hah!!!...I thought that's what I was from before. The perfect one to be made fun of!!!!

Mahir: You....

"Guys guys!!!! relax!!! It's just a fiction. Why are you getting so serious???" Abhishek's word brings this two down to the reality. The whole crowd is on pin dropped silence. Even I was so engrossed in their argument that it didn't occur to me to stop Bella.

Both Bella and Mahir composes themselves and look away from each other muttering apology. Despite not wanting to, my eyes finds its way towards Veer's. We both keep staring at each other. Me...accusing and Him....surrendered.

"I think we better stop this game now." Daksh speaks through the awkward tension existing right now.

"Ha chalo kuch aur khelte hein....tum bachcho kitna ladteho.....😒" Pinky says making an exasperated face. The gloomy atmosphere waves away with Pinky's adorable antics.

"yeah....but what do we do next???" Kunal bhai is the first one to recover.

"Never have I ever." Maan says clipping his hand. Wonderful!!! The last thing I needed as the reminder of six years back.

"Never have you ever what???🙄" Kunal bhai genuine looks put out.

"Offo...bhai...!!! you Don't even know what 'never have I ever' is. No wonder Mishty bhabi rejected you in the first place😏." Maan shakes his head at Kunal bhai and receives a weighty punch from Ahana.

Abhishek brings the beer bottles and hands one to each, then explains the rules.

Mishty starts, "so...never have I ever umm....bunk classes." Lol!!!

We all take sip except for Meera Bhabi.

Tapish bhai: Never have I ever cheat in exams.

Surprisingly none of us takes sip except for Maan.

"As expected😏" Ahana rebukes Maan.

Maan: Never have I ever umm...cooked.

Everyone takes sip except Tapish bhai, Daksh and Disha.

"Veer you and cooking😳??? Do you even know where our kitchen is??? You sure you heard the statement correct, bro?😕" Kunal Bhai gape at him open-mouthed.

"Well, if baking counts as cooking then yes, I did." Veer looks at me.

I watch him in shock. So that was his first time in cooking.  Wow!!! So much effort for a bet!!!👏

Daksh: My turn...Umm..Never have I ever had a tattoo.

Great!!!!

I take a sip uncomfortably. Everyone, specially my family looks at me in astound. Even Bella doesn't know about my tattoo. But right now I Don't give a damn what they are thinking 'cause my sole attention is drawn by the other person who takes the sip with me.
It's Veer😳.

"No you Don't!!!" I almost jump up from my seat. I know he doesn't!!! I have seen almost whole of his body......well, Bani Don't go there.

"Aree.... Bani di apko kaise pata hoga ki Veer Bhai ne tattoo banaya hein ya nhi..." Daksh's word makes me come back to my sense. Shit!!! What's gotten into me!!!

"No...I'm just surprised. I mean, He doesn't look like the one who would get tattoo." I try to cover my earlier action and look up at Veer. He gives me a ghost smile and looks away.

"You've no idea..." Maan says.

Right, I Don't.

"What is the tattoo, Veer??? I'm really curious!!!" Meera Bhabi says. Well me too.

"Must be girlfriend's name, na...😉" Tapish bhai jokes.

"Yeah...it's for her." Veer smiles shyly and my heart gives a sudden jolt.

Why does it hurt??? Even if he does it for his girlfriend... Why should I care. I was never a match for him na...🥺

"What about you Bani....tumne bhi apna boyfriend ka naam likhaya ho kya???" Mishty bhabi asks me.

I don't know what to reply. My heart is getting heavier with every passing second. I try to gulp but it hurts. Damn!!!
Seriously Bani...now that you heard, that he has a girlfriend for whom he's made a tattoo, you are feeling bad??? What did you expect of him, huh???

"Boyfriend and Bani didi!!!!!" Disha snorts, "...impossible!!! You haven't seen her before. She didn't have any girl's bone. Boys used to stay away from her, you know. There is no boy in our neighbourhood who didn't get Bani di's kick😂. She was not anyone's dream but definitely nightmare..." Disha keeps saying while Bella cuts her, "Disha stop it!!!"

"Aree...didi why are stopping me??? It's fun na.... Remember what happened to Munna???" I want to tell her to stop but no sound comes out through that squeezed throat. I can't even focus what she's saying, ".....and didi bit him so much that he had stay in hospital for a week, hehehe. So you see...you cannot really call Di a girl. She's not the type boys would see as Girlfriend...haha!!!"

"Just shup up!!!!" That's it. Years after years are gone and here I am again through the same scenario. "Just because I didn't have some dummy attitude like you people, I'm not called a girl??? I don't have human feelings??? What do you call as girl's bone huh??? Putting makeup???..." I point at my face, "...wearing this kind of dress??? Faking around people??? Falling over knees and beg to be loved, HUH???" I shout at her.

"Just because I don't do all these shits, you people have the full liberty to make me your fun property??? Humiliate me as you wish just because I FAILED to satisfy your DAMN ego???" I get up from my seat and keep glaring at Disha. I don't know other's reaction.... I don't care.

"Di...I'm just...." Disha starts but shit I care.

"You just what??? Thought it would be fun to make fun of Bani in front of the whole world??? You. Have. No. Right. To. Judge. Me!!! You get it!!! YOU JUST DON'T!!!!"

I can't stand here any farther. I want to go home. I run off downstairs and without knowing where I'm going, just keep following my feet.
Finally I get inside a room. His Room. In this huge mansion, this is the only place my heart found as home. A home of betrayal.

I keep standing in the middle of his room as flashes of past comes haunting me down....

'....She was not your type, was she??'
'...In fact frankly speaking a girl like her with no girl's bone is no one's type, man!!!'

'....Sab to bada kehta raha ki ye ladki mere hatho mein nhi ayegi...to bass le liya challenge.'
'Usne har mulakat mein mujhe thukra te rha....to mera zid aur bhi bad gaya tha....'

All these years I kept my mind shut from this memory....but today.... Again...!!!
I didn't let myself out even for a second. I was afraid....that if I break once, I may never be able to buckle up ever again.

I eyes are burning like hell. It's a wonder how I still managed to speak there. The lump in my throat is so painful!!! Rejection must be heart breaking but getting betrayed by your most trustworthy one....it doesn't break you...it rips you apart!!!!

I try to take a deep breath but my heart feels so heavy!!! There is a painful burning sensation from my eyes to heart. It feels like someone is strangling me from inside. I gasp.

"Bani..." I hear him closing the door.

Not now!!! He's the last person now I need in this situation.

"Don't you dare!!!" I yell at him as he moves forward to hold me. The back of my eyes hurts.

But Veer doesn't bother with my yell, he comes forward and hugs me tightly.

"Leave me!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! YOU CHEAT!!!!" Arghh!!! My throat is burning.  I try to break free myself off him but he's too tight.

"No, I Won't. You remember I promised you that I'd never leave you. Not even when you push me away!!! I will keep my promise, sweetheart. I'll always be here for you." He says in a hoarse voice.

My heart pierces inside hearing his words. How much did I believe all those words of his!!! How much I trusted HIM!!!

"Liar!!!! You are never here for me. YOU NEVER WERE!!! WHERE WERE YOU ALL THESE YEARS, HUH!!! YOU LIAR!!! YOU JUST USED ME, URGHH!!!!!!!" tears comes flaming my eyes as I keep yelling while he just holds me tighter and tighter. Why is crying so much agitating!!!

"No, Baby...I didn't. Trust me!!! I love you so much...." He whispers raspily pressing my face to his chest.

"LIE!!!! YOU DON'T!!! LEAVE ME!!!" I scream again and finally become successful to get out of his hold and turn back.

But he enfolds me again from back. "Arghh!!!! Let go, please!!!!" I beg him. I don't have anymore energy left to fight him or fight myself. The pain is so unbearable.

He cages me more into him restraining me from pushing him and says, "Yes....!!! Let go!! Bit me...bite me...do whatever you want...but let it all out, sweetheart!!! Don't hold it anymore, please!!!"

And I let go. I cry it all out. Everything. All the frustration....anger....humiliation....agony for all these years....I let it all vent away😭😭😭. Unable to handle anymore my body collapse down. Veer too gets down on the floor holding me in his arms....bearing all my ugly wails.

I don't know after how long, that ripping feeling of my heart starts easing away. Tears still streaming down my face...my sob becomes quieter. My exhausted body lets its all weight on Veer....the only person it feels home. Ducking his face into my hair he keeps holding me to him and rubbing my back as I hiccough due to heavy crying.

After all my tears are out, I move my head up to wipe them but Veer doesn't let me go. He cups my face and gently wipes my face with the back of his Knuckles. Then he takes out his handkerchief and being me a sniffing mess right now wipes my nose with it. I look up at him. He smiles lightly at me and adjusts my hair clipping them in the back. His eyes look saddened which stirs another ache in my heart. I Don't like this dull grey....I want the sparkling one.

After adjusting my hair he again captures my face in his palm and places soft kisses on my both eyes. surprisingly that burning sensation I was feeling earlier eases away. Then one by one he keeps kissing the frown between my eyebrows....nose tip...cheeks...corner of my mouth... almost every ounce of my face. And I let him. It feels so soothing. There is no lust...no desire in this tender touch. Only a blissful calmness that makes my body relax. For a second I just let myself relish the moment.
He tugs my lower lip to approach for a deep kiss. This time I stop him putting my hands over his chest. I need to sort things out first.
For a second he looks shocked....then disappointed. But later he nods his head understandingly and helps me to get up. Straightening my dress, I gather myself up and step towards to door.

"Bani....!" he calls me.

I turn back and look up at him but say nothing. I don't know what to say...how to feel. My everything feels so numb...so vacant.

"Umm....actually I wanted to ask you something..." Veer asks seeking my permission.

"What??" Please don't ask anything that I can't answer, Veer.

"Wo....actually... Your lipstick. Which brand is it???🙊" He looks at me sheepishly.

Did he really just said that!!! All this time he didn't say anything. I yelled...I cried for so long in his arm....but he didn't utter a word. Even I was feeling so confused till now. And here he is. Asking me about my lipstick brand!!!
Not even a 'Are you okay????'😐

Good for me though. He always makes it easy for me with this Jerk attitude of his.

Veer: Well.....

Godd!!! he's actually expecting me to reply!!!!!

I reply fumingly the only word that comes to my mind, "Moron!!!!😡" and move out of the room.

While shutting the door behind I hear him mumbling to Himself, "Moron??? It's a brand name! Strange!!!"

Urghh!!! WORLD'S BIGGEST MORON, isn’t he!!!!😑

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