Khushi: (whispers to her) Unke beech ka matter hai.. mujhe kya pata... Mujhe bass itna pata hai ki mujhe bali ka bakra nahi banana

Purvi: ok ok.. to Shiv tum Khushi ko lekar aao aur Karan tum Kriti ko lekar aao

Kriti: Mom ye to mazak karti hai.. hume alag se aane ki koo jaroorat n..

Purvi: Kritii.. that's final! Tum Karan ke saath aaogi..

Karan: Kya bola Khushi tune?

Khushi: kuch nahi.. Shiv chalo.. (she holds Shiv's hand and quickly run away)

Karan: iski to..

Purvi: Karan...

Karan: Finee mom! Thik hai..

Purvi: Good.. ab chale?

Kavin: Chalo..
(They leave too and Karan and Kriti are left with each other outside their home. Karan takes drivers seat and Kriti opens door for backseat)

Karan: Excuse me.. kai tumhara driver nahi hu.. aage aake baitho
(She doesn't reply, opens backdoor and sits) Fine.. As you wish! (He drives car to the venue and reach the party)

(Kavin and Purvi introduce Karan, Khushi and Kriti to his business associates and Shiv meets people with his parents. As decided earlier, they introduce Kriti as Karan's girlfriend)

Kavin: Aapke bacche bhi inhi ke college mein hai na?

Mr Patel: Jee jee

Purvi: kaha hai wo? Aaye nahi?

Mrs Patel: Aaye hai na.. Shiv ke saath baithe honge

Kavin: Baccho tum bhi jao.. hanare saath bore ho jaoge

Khushi: Thanks Dad.. Byee!! Chal Kritss.. (Karan, Khushi and Kriti search for Shiv and they see him sitting with Ruchita and Rahul)

Shiv: (In mind: Oh god.. mom dad ke saamne Chhipkali ko avoid bhi nahi kar sakta.. Khushi Karan Kriti kaha ho yaar)

Karan: (In mind: Shiv ke saath Rahul! Matlab Mr Patel.. wo iss Rahul ke papa the..)

Khushi: (In mind: Shiv ke saath Chhipkali.. awesome! Bass tahi hona baki tha ab)

Kriti: (In mind: ye dono aamne saamne.. phir se... Deepshit!)

Shiv: Guyssss... aao naa baithooo.. (excited) Khushi.. aao na baithi yaha.. (he gets up, holds her hand and makes her sit where he was sitting earlier next to Ruchita and he sits on other side of Khushi. Rahul also gives a warm smile to Kriti, gets up and offers his sit. She sits there and Karan was going to sit next to her but Rahul occupies that seat on round table so that Karan sits between Shiv and Rahul. Waiter comes to take order)

Khushi: 1 Margarita Pizza!

Ruchita: 1 Sizzlers

Shiv: Karan... Usual na?

Karan: of course

Shiv: 2 Red Sauce Penne Pasta

Rahul & Kriti: 1 White Sauce Pasta

Rahul: Ye bhi??

Kriti: Shut up! It's my all time favourite!

Rahul: Damn.. mime too! Ok 2 White Sauce Pastas... Girl, we have hell lot of common choices

Kriti: Exactly.. mall mein bhi aur ab wapas..

Karan: Make it 3.. Red Sauce 1 hi dijiye.. aaj mai bhi try karta hu ye White Sauce..

Khushi: ye accha hai.. maine itni baar bola try karne ko tab nahi kiya.. aur ab..

Karan: Karu abhi?

Khushi: Kar lo..

Rahul: (whispers to Kriti) ye jara jyada hard try nahi kar raha tumhe impress karne ke liye

Karan: Excuse me.. you know mai side mein hi baitha hu and I can hear you, right? (Kriti giggles unknowingly)

Rahul: Why do you think I care? (Karan is shocked listening his audacity to say such things and keep him away from Kriti) Anyways.. Kriti.. tum ye dekho.. (He shows something on his phone and they keep discussing. To avoid unwanted noises, they slide a little away from others and go back to their discussion. Karan gets more and more furious)

Ruchita: In dono ke beech chal kya raha hai?

Khushi: kiske?

Ruchita: Rahul aur Kriti.. kuch jyada hi involve nahi hi rahe ek dusre mein? (Karan chokes and coughs)

Khushi: Karaan.. ye le paani le.. are you ok?

Karan: (he drinks little) you think?
(She makes a puppy face knowing his answer)

Ruchita: Normally Rahul always tells me about hs crushes.. Kriti ke baare mein to kabhi kuch nahi bola...

Karan: I take that as a positive sign?

Ruchita: for?

Shiv: kuch nahi.. ignore.. (Shiv and Khushi giggles and Karan rolls his eyes)

Ruchita: Anyways.. chalo na kuch khelte hai..

Khushi: Like?

Ruchita: Truth or Dare?

Shiv: Noooo!!

Ruchita: Never Have I Ever?

Karan: Without drinks.. I don't think so..

Ruchita: This or That?

Khushi: ye kaunsa game hai?

Ruchita: just to choose something over other.. for example.. Khushi, Beach or Mountains?

Khushi: Mountains!! Oh cool.. Yahi khelte hai... Everyone in na?

Karan: Humara to thik hai.. in dono ka kya?

Khushi: Kritsss... Khelegi na?

Kriti: Nahi jaan.. not now

Khushi: come on yaar

Shiv: Haa Rahul.. chal naa khelte hai sab..

Rahul: Sorry bhai.. jara important baat kar rahe hai.. you guys continue na..

Shiv: ok?

Khushi: seriously Kritss??

Kriti: Haa jaaan.. pleasee (making puppy face)

Khushi: ughh iss expression ko mai kabhi deny nahi kar paayi.. fineee!
Ok so Shiv, Jannu di ya Sweetie?

Ruchita: Seriously Khushi? Ye kaisi choices hai?

Shiv: Khushiii.. his is very unfair.. but fine.. no one over Jannu..

Khushi: Ohhhh.. coool

Shiv: Karan... Umm tujhe kya du? Khushi ya Kriti?

Karan: What kind of a question is this? Dude.. come on... You can't do this to me...

Shiv: Dude.. I answered Jannu or Sweetie.. so please...

Karan: You are asking me meri behen ya meri... Fine.. Khushi...

Khushi: (whispers to him) sachme ya gusse mein ho isliye?

Karan: (whispers back) Jawab janane mein tu hi interested hai isliye.. (she makes a funny face at him) Accha Ruchita.. Shiv ya Ruhi?

Ruchita: Hoes over bros! Ruhi..

Khushi: Wow.. didn't see that coming.. did you just call Shiv.. bro?

Ruchita: Ughh noo.. come on Khushi.. this is millenium age and yaha bro ka matlab bhai nahi hotaa.. its more like Dude or guy.. Accha ab tum batao.. Yash ya Kriti?

Khushi: woah woah.. nooo... Are you asking me I like my right half or left half?

Ruchita: Oh come on.. don't be so over dramatic.. there's always a priority list..

Khushi: Fine.. Krits..
(Food arrives) Ok.. I am officially done with this game.. ab khaate hai..

Shiv: Guys... khaana aa gaya..

Karan: apni ye baatein baad ke liye rakh sakte ho na? I mean only if its not a matter of life and death of course..

(Kriti and Rahul join them to have food. Karan kept glaring at Kriti and Rahul and Rahul kept pissing him off by talking to Kriti and ignoring his glares. They have their food with some more chit chat and glares)

Khushi: Sooo Karan.. kaisa laga Pasta?

Karan: Thik tha.. good! (In mind: Yuckss.. koi itna cheesy pasta kaise kha sakta hai?)

Rahul: Accha Kriti.. mai aur Ruchi ice cream parlour jaane wale hai yaha se.. wanna join us? Baadme tumhe ghar drop bhi kar denge hum.. Let's have some chocolate flavour.. what say?

Kriti: Yaa sure..

Karan: Sorry Rahul.. kisi aur din may be.. hame jaana hai aaj gharpe..

Rahul: (awkwardly) actually.. mai Kriti ko puch raha tha sirf.. Kriti tum tayar ho na? Chalte hai phir.. let's go Ruchi..

Ruchita: Fine.. chalo..

Karan: Guys tum dono jao.. Kriti hamare saath aane wali hai..

Rahul: What's your problem man? Why don't you just leave her alone? Uske decisions tum kyu le rahe ho? She wants to have ice cream so she is coming with us.. that's it..

Karan: Kriti.. agar tumhe icecream khaani hai to hum raste mein rukake le lenge.. filhaal mera dimaag bohot kharab hai.. please ab aur shirt circuit mat karwao

Shiv: Woah woah guys.. both of you.. just back off, ok? Tum dono apna jhagda khatam karo phir usase baat karna.. Come on Kritss.. Khushi chalo.. (he holds both of them by wrists and walk away to his car. He drives them back home and they get off the car)
Take care ok?

Kriti: Thank you Dost.. you saved me today

Shiv: Anything for you! (She hugs him, Khushi gives him an awkward smile) Chalo ab andar jao.. mujhe bhi ghar jaana hai

Kriti: haa... Byee.. (He leaves)

(Meanwhile, Karan is driving home alone)
Karan: Bass bohot ho gaya ab.. kya laga rakha hai iss ladke ne dopahar se.. 8 ghante nahi hue isko pehli baar mere saamne aaye aur isne mere dimaag ka dahi kar diya hai.. What the hell is wrong with Kriti? I know wo mujhse pyaar karti hai phir kya hai ye sab? Kahi maine use aisi limits tak push to nahi kar diya ke she lost faith in us.. aur ab wo kisi aur mein wo feelings.. par wo jo bhi baat kar rahi thi medical ke bahar.. chocolate.. hot.. kal uske gharpe.. is she sexually frustrated or something? Nahi nahi nahi.. wo mujhse pyaar karti hai.. koi mazak thodi hai.. mujhe usase baat karni hi hogi.. aaj to bohot gussa hai wo bhi aur mai bhi.. thoda cool hone deta hu.. par kal.. haa.. kal mai iss baare mein jaroor baat karunga usase..

(Meanwhile in Khushi's room, she freshens up and lays on the bed. She takes out a photo frame from her drawer and hugs it)

Khushi: Diva... tujhe pata hai aaj achanak se teri bohot yaad aayi.. uss Chhipkali ne mujhe puch liya Yash or Kriti.. like seriously? It was just like that day... mujhe yaad bhi nahi kisne par uss game mein mujhe kisine yahi pucha tha.. "Yash or Kriti" aur maine kaha "Divaa".. aur tere peeth pe chadh gayi.. kya din the na wo bhi? Tu hamare saath hua karti thi.. hum tujhe mil sakte the, baat kar sakte the chhu sakte the aur.. aur tujhe mehsoos kar sakte the.. I miss you Diva.. kash mai ek baar.. sirf ek baar phir tujhe gale lag paati.. tere bina life mein wo maza hi nahi hai yaar.. tu hamari sunshine thi.. agar tu hoti to shayad Shiv ka saara matter bhi handle karne ki himmat mujhme aa jati.. Ayee not like Krits ya Yash kaam je nahi hai hn.. its because of them ke I didn't lose my sanity.. par kash tu bhi hoti.. kabhi kabhi teri bohot yaad aati hai yaar.. aur kisise share bhi nahi kar sakti.. tu to jaanti hai Yash ke saamne tera naam bhi liya to wo.. wo.. (wipes her tears off) aur Kriti.. use to bass rone ka bahana chahiye.. tera naam aate hi bahana mil jaata hai.. isliye unse mai baat bhi nahi kar sakti.. but Diva.. you need to know ke hum tujhe kabhi nahi bhoole.. aur na bhool sakte hai.. tu hamesha se hamare beech me thi, hai aur hamesha rahegi.. Ohh.. by the way tujhe latest news mili? Kriti ki Karan se shaadi ho gayi hai.. awesome naa? Tune, Maine, Yash ne, sabne apna pyaar khoya hai.. yaa.. maine bhi.. welcome me to heartbroken club.. but at least Kriti ko to uska pyaar mil gaya.. aur mere bhai ko bhi.. I am very very happy for them.. par dono na ajeeb kism ke bewakoof hai. Pyaar karte hai par bolte nahi.. ughh.. but Anyways.. kuch dino ki baat hai.. I am sure bohot jald they will realise each other's love I love you Diva.. aur haa.. Yash ki chinta mat karna, ok? Mujhe apna promise bohot acche se yaad hai.. teri yaad aane par rona nahi aur Yash ki zindagi ko rukne dena nahi.. and I will do everything to live up to your expectations.. I promise.. (she kisses the photo, keeps it back safely, turns lights off and goes to sleep)

(Before Karan gets home, Kriti freshens up, takes her pillow, blanket and goes to Khushi's room to sleep. Karan comes to his room)
Karan: Kriti? Kriti.. (he checks washroom) yaha bhi nahi hai.. study mein.. yaha bhi nahi hai.. Kritiii.. (he gets restless) Khushi.. (he runs to her room and see both if them sleeping peacefully like babies with their arms holding each other ao he closes door quietly and goes back to his room) Oh god Kriti.. you scared the shit out of me.. aise koi bina bataye room se gayab hota hai kya? Chhod Karan.. gussa hai wo bhi.. kal baat kar usase and sort this shit out.. filhaal so ja.. (Without freshening, changing kr removing shoes, he sleeps on the bed)

(Next morning Kriti comes to their room and see him sleeping in same clothes and with shoes on)
Kriti: What the hell.. shoes pehen ke si gayaa? Change bhi nahi kiyaa.. ugh.. I am sure mujhe dhoondha bhi nahi hogaa.. (she quietly removes his shoes and tie) mai room mein thi nahi to apni girlfriend se raat bhar baat kar raha hoga.. ohir thak ke so gaya.. shies nikalne ke koi jaroorat thodi hoti hai ab bed pe chadhne se pehle.. (after resting his head properly on a pillow and covering him with blanket, she quickly changes, takes her bag and leaves for college with Khushi. Karan wakes up after they leave and find himself properly tucked in bed)

Karan: Mai aise to nahi soya tha.. maa aayi thi kya? Wo kabhi aati to hai nahi subah subah.. Khushi.. nahi wo dekhegi to bhi hass ke chali jayegi... Kriti.. kahi Kriti ne.. pata nahi... (Smiles) but I hope it was her.. abhi puchta hu.. aaj mai sab sahi kar dunga.. Kritiiii.. Kritss.. (He goes to Khushi's room but no one was there. He asks about them to dad and he tells they left a few minutes ago. He quickly takes a bath, changes, takes his bag and leaves for college to meet her and talk everything out)

(In college, first lecture was cancelled so all the first year students decided to have some bonding time. An entire class of around 50 students was sitting in the garden in a circle. They decide to play truth or dare. Bottle stops on Kriti and Khushi dares her to dance. She tries and embarrasses herself. After a couple of rounds it was Khushi and Kriti dares her to sing and she ends up embarassing herself too. Everyone has a great time with each other and their class bonds quick too. After a few rounds, it was Rahul's turn and Yash sees Karan's car entering college gate so he quickly dares him)

Yash: Ayee Rahul ko dare mai dunga

Rahul: Haa bhai bol.. tu bol..

Yash: Kaan mein...

Khushi: Ayee kyuu?

Kriti: hame bhi sunana hai

Raavi: exactlyy..

Yash: no no no.. Rahul sun.. (Rahul goes to him and he whispers) Tujhe kisi bhi ladki ko propose karna hogaa.. Of course except Raavi.. wo teri jo bhi kind of best friend hai so wo nahi.. koi aur.. and it should look bloody realistic, ok? Aur haa.. Karan abhi abhi college mein aaya hai.. so you can take a hint...

Rahul: Ohhh.. suree.. why not (he winks at Yash and see Karan walking towards them. No one else knows about his presence)
Kritii.. (he forwards his hand) iss dare ke liye I need you to help me.. will you please?

Kriti: Sure.. (he keeps her hand on his) kya karne ko bola Yash ne?

To be continued...

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