"What a pleasant surprise, I wasn't expecting to see you here." Arnav smiled, he looked at me while he said those words but once he was done, he turned to look at Yug, I wasn't even sure if he was talking to me or him.

At this moment I wasn't even sure how to feel.

"Why weren't you expecting to see me here?" Yug asked.

"Just like that..." Arnav shrugged, now he was no more looking at me, he was acting like I dint exist, so this was where we had come?

From being best friends who were inseparable to literally becoming strangers.

"Anyway I don't want to disturb, I just came to greet you, I'll see you later. Have a good time." Arnav smiled at Yug as he walked away, wow, he really behaved like I dint even exist dint he?

"Excuse me, I need to use the washroom." I smiled at Yug as he nodded, I stood up and followed Arnav's direction and once we were away from Yug's sight, I grabbed his arm and pulled him so he could turn around and look at me.

"Excuse me." He said as he looked at me with bloodshot eyes, he seemed alright when he was talking to Yug, what happened to him suddenly.

"So first you leave me and now you act like you don't know me?" I looked at him angrily, seriously I wanted to punch him on the face.

"I do not know you." He replied plainly, he looked at me seriously as if he wasn't lying.

"Seriously Arnav, I get it, I was at fault, you punished me by leaving, but now you want to act like you don't even know me? Do I really deserve that?" I asked sadly.

"I am sorry miss, I am telling you I don't know you, kindly leave me alone." He said in a serious tone. Why was he acting like this? Why was he punishing me like this, all I wanted was to make things better between us.

"Arnie..."

"Please leave me alone or else I'll have to call the security guard and tell them you're bothering me." Wow, so much for our friendship Arnav.

"Okay, fine... I'll leave." I said as I stepped back and turned around to walk away, I was trying so hard to be strong, but somehow, I just broke down.

It hurt, the way he was behaving with me, I had spent my whole life with him and now suddenly he dint even know me, why was he being so brutal with me?

I rushed to the washroom, grabbed a handkerchief from my purse and wiped my tears off, I looked at the mirror trying to make sure I looked as normal as possible and then I walked out and headed back to the table where Yug was waiting for me.

"Did you order food?" I asked as I settled down opposite him.

"Nope, I was waiting for you to come back, I can't know what you would like... I've decided what I want to eat, you can go through the menu again and see what you like then we can order." She smiled.

I nodded as I grabbed the menu, I tried going through it but my mind was just filled with thoughts, I couldn't stop wondering why he was behaving so harsh with me.

It broke my heart, I was so angry at him for acting like he dint know me, I get it, I was wrong, what did he want me to do? I was trying to apologize make things better but he dint even want to give me a chance to make things better.

"I really can't decide, order anything you like, I'm sure I would like it." I said to Yug.

"Are you sure?" he asked to which I nodded positively, he called the waiter gave him the order while I looked around trying to find Arnav but he had already disappeared.

"You seem lost suddenly." Yug said once the waiter left.

"How lost?"

"I don't know, when we came you seemed kind of excited... now you look sad... do you not like this place? We can go somewhere else."

"No, there's nothing like that, this place is really good. Maybe it's just new for me so it feels weird." I giggled.

"Oh okay." He smiled.

"So... your cousin... he sings here daily?" I asked as another person walked on towards the mic and started singing.

"Yeah, since he shifted here, he's grown fond of this place, before he used to come once in a while, now he comes here almost daily. He even managed to get the manager's job here." Yug smiled.

"Oh... and where does he live?"

"With me... he pays me rent." Yug laughed.

"Why is that funny?"

"It's just... he's my cousin and I dint even ask for rent, I was actually happy to have company but he insisted." Yug sighed.

"He seemed... sad."

"Yeah... he's had a rough life. Anyway, enough about my cousin, let's talk about you. What brought you to Mumbai?"

"I don't really know, maybe destiny." I smiled.

I mean it was strange wasn't it, all this while I had tried looking for Arnav and when I had actually given up on looking, that's exactly when I found him. I dint even want to come here, but I came, it was like destiny had it that we meet again.

Yug kept on talking about some other things, I pretended to be listening but I literally dint even hear one word, I just kept on thinking about Arnav. Why was he ignoring me? It was making me really mad. Couldn't he just talk to me and try to solve this mess? Wasn't friendship about solving problems and staying together?

Soon the waiter came with out food, it all looked yummy, whatever Yug had ordered was pretty interesting but for some reason I dint even feel like eating, it was as if I had lost my appetite.

A few minutes later, I saw him walk out of an office and stand in a corner looking at us, he was clearly thinking I couldn't see him, but I could.

Well, I was going to pretend like I dint see him, if he wanted to act like he dint know me, then I was going to act like I dint know him either, let's play this game too Arnav.

I looked towards Yug and even though I hadn't really listened to what he had been saying I started listening, I rested my face on my palm and brought up a huge smile on face and continued staring at him.

He was telling me how much he loved working in this company and how great it had been, I hoped it was going to be great for me too.

He stood in the same position the whole time we had dinner finished it and also had our dessert, if he really wanted to look at me or whatever he was doing, why was he pretending not to know me?

He was such a confusing element.

"Will you be okay if my cousin comes with us in the car? He usually uses taxi but today as I am here, I think I should offer him a ride home, his working hours are done anyway, he's always doing overtime. Sometimes I don't understand what's going on with him." Yug said worriedly.

"Same Yug Same, sometimes I dint understand either.

"It's okay, I don't mind." I smiled at him, he nodded as she stood up and I saw Arnav rush back into his office while Yug walked there.

A few minutes later, they both walked back towards me, Arnav kept on looking everywhere else but at me.

"Let's get going." Yug smiled at me, I grabbed my things and started walking as they both walked along with me, I wondered how he even agreed to come along given that he wanted to act like a stranger to me anyway.

He sat on the backseat so I sat in the front sit with Yug, who drove off immediately.

After a short drive, Yug parked the car outside my apartment, and stepped out to open the door from me, I looked at Arnav from the mirror who was looking down, I sighed as I stepped out as soon as Yug opened the door.

"I hope you had a great time." He smiled.

"I did... thanks for taking me out." I smiled back.

"Okay... I'll see you at work tomorrow then?"

"Sure." I nodded, he leaned closer for a hug, and for some reason, my eyes diverted towards Arnav immediately. I hugged Yug back while looking at him, he really seemed angry, his eyes had turned red again. Well if he was having so much problems he should at least talk to me!