"Yeh Bharat Mata Sash kaha gayi?" Ayesha thought and squealed to see her brother's message
"Come near the third apple tree ;) - Bhai..."
And as usual she found her brother hugging intimately another girl... but this was not Raina either... hmm maybe timepass...
But then she noticed the slippers of the girl... and her brother's shocked face...
"WT*... Sash AND Bhai????" Ayesha's mind blasted...
And a shocked Ayesha could only say "Bhai?"
Sakshi was shell shocked upon hearing "Bhai" from Ayesha!!!
No way... till she realized that she was still in mid air... and still crushed against his hard and lean figure...
Arjun thought "WTH...WTH...WTH" and loosened his grip for Sakshi to fall straight on her bottom on the grass below...
"Ow!!!" she squealed...
"Oops.." Arjun thought on seeing an angry female on the floor... though he liked the fact that she was thrown on the floor...
Ayesha closed her eyes - hehe... war was nearby...
As a gentleman (huh - as if... aate hi pappiyan aur jhappian🤣) he extended his arm towards "Bharat Maata"... though curious to see her full face... thanks to her disheveled hair and the cap and the huge gown that she wore...
She immediately refused his hand and tried to get up ... stumbling on her gown and he caught her hand...
It wasn't like the other girls... nor like how he had met her before... it was soft... but then slightly calloused and rough... not the dainty type... he turned her hand around in curiosity to see hardened painful blisters on her previously soft palm..
She retreated her hand and walked off in a huff...
Not before telling Ayesha "Tere khadoos bhai ne purposely zameen pe giraya!!!" loud enough for Arjun to hear and chuckle...
"Baby!!!" A girl's voice squealed...
"Oh no... not Raina!" he groaned and pulled his Ash to a hug first...
"Toh finally... itni badi hogayi tu!!! Yaar kal hi dekha tha... nangu pangu running around in diapers... while I used to bathe you and feed you from my hands..." Arjun turned emotional and pecked her forehead lovingly...
"Itni hoshiyaar huh! Kal hi toh tujhe abc sikha raha tha!" Arjun teared up seeing the post graduate gown that Ayesha wore...
Wiping away her brother's tears and pecking him on the cheek... "Bas bhai - aur zyaada nahi... shadi ke baad mere bidaai ke liye bhi kuch lines baaki rakho!" They both started laughing at that point...
"Oye Ayesha.. kisiko pasand kar liya... remember he has to go through me... and even Sam..." Arjun authoritatively said...
"Why Sameer!!! He will just check ki kaunsa company main kaam karta hai! Aur kitna paisa kamaata hai! Damn It machine!" Ayesha pouted...
"To tum aaye huh bro..." Ayesha punched him...
Arjun pretended as if he was punched by a WWF player "Oh Teri! Sun... teri graduation hai and I am not coming... dude you used to be sick and I used to cancel every flight and rush to you sweetie - itna toh kar hi sakta hoon!" Arjun smiled...
Ayesha hugged her bro to stop from the tears spilling from her eyes...
Ayesha's phone started ringing... It read "MBM" ...
"Who is that?" Arjun said suspiciously and started thinking of all the guy's name possible.. Mohan, Mark, Michael, Mihir...
"Stop thinking... it's not a guy bro - it's My Bharat Maata... ua phir My Best Mom." Ayesha said excitedly...
"Best Mom?" Arjun asked surprised...
"Oh maine bataya nahi... long story bhai - our friendship was total dhinchak... but wait let me speak to her" Ayesha picked up the call and Arjun noticed Sakshi standing near her cycle - the same one that he saw three years ago...
And right next to him was Raina standing with her arms crossed... "Main kabse wait kar rahi hoon and all you do is just speak to Ayesha! And who was that girl?? huh? huh?" she ranted...
"Raina - you know Ash comes before everyone for me... and that girl - no one..." Arjun said irritated..
"Anyways missed you baby!" Raina said with a fake smile and hugged him - really tight...
"Really - so why didn't you bother to call in the past 3 months?" Arjun asked...
Raina stammered "Woh..woh.. arrey leave all this na!" she said and slammed her lips with Arjun while he held her back in case if he or she fell...
"Oh God!" Arjun sighed as she kept on kissing his lips... he noticed Sakshi gaping at them...
Ayesha said on the phone "Kya hakla rahe ho.. kya keh rahi ho batao na... haa tonight we will meet.. ya ya - 5 in the evening.. tht is toh night for you na! Arrey kya ga..ga..ga.. Sash... what's wrong?"
Arjun understood that Sakshi had got a primary shock by looking at the Public Display of Affection... he grinned wickedly and slammed Raina's figure with him and kissed her passionately...
Ayesha's eyes were open as well "Bb..bye Sash... wwwill... sp..speak later!"
Ayesha nodded her head and walked to the Bentley while Arjun kept on looking at Sakshi's reaction... he grinned when she literally turned red..
To make her embarrased more he continue further... while Raina was really happy with this...
After sometime she parted... "So Babe... today dinner at 9... at the Ritz Carlton?"
"Yeah" Arjun answered.. his gaze fixed on Sakshi... he kissed Raina one more... his hands caressing her back... he still kept on looking at Sakshi who covered her eyes and mouth with her palms...
She looked again at him... he smooched Raina harder... he raised his eyebrow at Sakshi... who looked totally red... continuing his kiss he looked at Sakshi... then winked at her!
Sakshi's eyes literally popped out! "WTH! Kiss kisi ke saath aur mujhe aankh maar raha hai!"
She quickly averted her gaze and sat on her cycle... her things falling apart... he grinned with a mischievous delight as she tried to huddle herself...
Before going she gave a quick glance and saw him making signals at her... Sakshi rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue at him...
Arjun immediately parted from Raina "WTH... how come yeh hamesha ulta reaction deti hai end main!" and he saw a dazed off Raina looking at him...
"So baby... why don't we book a room at the Ritz Carlton itself?" Sh said naughtily...
"Hmm" he answered and went to the car where Ayesha was waiting for him to come...
Raina stood confused... at one second her kissed her like anything.. but then he barely speaks with her! Well who cares she got her amount of publicity as the other students - especially girls looked at her with envy!
Sakshi slowly drew her cycle out of the parking and rode "Kitna besharam behaya insaan hai! Disgusting! Eeewww!!!" she thought...
After riding for a few minutes a Bentley honked next to her... she saw Ayesha roll down the screen... welll Arjun wasn't there! Phew! It was Ayesha alone in the backseat and the driver in front...
"Sash - chal I'll drop you!" Ayesha said...
"Arrey nahi Ash.. I'll manage! Aur phir meri pyaari cycle ka kya hoga!! Btw what was wrong with your bro!! Eeewww!!! Koi aisi publickly make out karta hai kya! I was embarrassed like hell... I know who mujhe kiss nahi kar raha tha- thank God... but it was pathetic... samajta kya hai apne aap ko... if he feels he looks cool like this - then no way..." Sakshi kept on ranting to Ayesha... Ayesha was looking at Sakshi with wide open eyes and shaking her head left and right...
Then she heard a husky masculine voice from the car "Ash.. do I have to wait here for another 5 minutes?"
Shoot! That driver - it was Arjun!!!!!
Sakshi looked at Ash "Bata nahi sakti thi!"
"Tu toh ruk nahi rahi thi!" Ayesha told her exasperatedly...
"Well... Ash tell someone that I do expect an apology..." Arjun said roughly...
"Acha... Ash tell someone that when nothing wrong is said then I do not find the need for apologizing..." Sakshi said and rode off with her cycle...
"What's wrong with her? Woh teri best friend hui kaise?" Arjun asked an amused Ayesha...
"Well Bhai - she so hates these things... and what was wrong with you... you literally made out with Raina!" Ayesha asked with her eyes wide open...
"Well.. mann laga so I made out... and ya I do apparently love her!" Arjun rolled his eyes and continued driving.. he personally drove Ayesha - always...
"Jhoot!" Ayesha said..
Arjun looked through the review mirror shocked... "How come she knows ki I made out to spite Sakshi?"
"I know you don't love Raina - aadhe se zyaada paisa tu uspe waste karta hai! Just because she is the niece of Damsingh uncle na...do you keep the relation..." Ayesha said...
"Phew!" Arjun thought...
"Haan.. like obvious... aur hum tycoons ka relations are always like this Ash... dad was thinking to get you and Sam married..." Arjun said...
"NEVER!!!!" Ayesha said... "Bhai am just 22... aur aap shuru ho gaye with all this crap of marriage!" she pouted... Arjun started laughing "Paagal, main khud uska daant tod doonga if he comes near you - waise bhi he is always busy in business... woh toh time milega toh apna business se hi shadi kar beithe!" he chuckled...
They finally reached the hotel and Arjun took her in...
"Acha btw Ash... tell me the story behind u and this Saakaashee!" Arjun mimicked her name...
"Shut up bhai! She is the loveliest person ever... lambi kahani hai - sunega?" Ash side hugged Arjun and said...
"Arrey tere liye 8 meetings ko cancel kiya... ab teri baat na sunu toh kiska? Raina ka!" Arjun gave a fake shiver on Raina's name..
Ayesha laughed and told the entire story... not only that incident... but also when Sakshi had helped her in notes... yet not let her copy during test... even thanks to Sakshi Ayesha had stopped drinking...
After 2 hours of constant chatting she completed and fell on the bed with a huff...
"So madam... tu bhi Bharat Maata part 2!" Arjun laughed while removing her boots...
"Na... she has a life bhai... real zindagi... not behind exquisite walls or over furnished places and neither fake boyfriend..." Ayesha pointed at Arjun's so called love life...
Arjun just smiled at her and pushed her to the washroom... Ayesha came out in her brother's shorts and shirt... "Do you have to wear my clothes!" Arjun smirked at her...
"Bhai... it's comfy and cozy." Ayesha smiled and yawned...
Arjun smiled broadly at his baby sister and picked her up and kept her on his lap... combing her hair and tying it into a plat...
"Bhai... do you have to tie my hair?" Ayesha asked as Arjun neatly put a rubber band...
"Yes my dear - you be 2 or 22... apni haalat kya khayaal thodi na rakhegi.." he smiled pulled her cheeks...
"Btw... make up remover se make up remove kiya?" Arjun asked...
"Haan bhai aur maine brush bhi kiya... noow..aam...pheelin... shleeepy.." Ayesha yawned again...
Arjun laughed at her reaction and kept her on the bed... tucking her gently and patting her head till she dozed off... her mouth open to a perfect o'...
"Waose Ash aisi dosti sirf college tak rehti hai... after that jab career comes in... sab kuch badal jaata hai..." Arjun sighed recalling his and Sameer's friendship...
He looked at his phone - oh God.. another meeting... he was worried for Ayesha... even though he being 27 there was pressure in getting married he didn't even think about it at the moment... his Ash needed to grow up and find someone suitable... he wouldn't ever leave her alone with Raina... his dad and "mom" would barely even look at his sister... he couldn't afford Ayesha making the same mistake as Ileana...
He set his phone to alarm at 4 o'clock and went out of and picked up a nice pair of jeans and shirt so that she wouldn't run around finding for her clothes...
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Sakshi reached home and hugged Lizzie tightly... Lizzie had tears of joy... "Oh God... I am so happy... I couldn't have been happier.." Lizzie broke down to tears...
"Oye Meena Kumari - ho gaya ha!" Sakshi smiled and showed her the merit award that she got... and also told how Ayesha sacrificed her position for Sakshi...
"Lizzie agar yeh mehrbaani hoti toh kabhi na leti... par iske andar maine sachi dosti ki kasam dekhi hai..." Sakshi smiled... Lizzie nodded her head in agreement...
"Dada abhi tak gussa hai?" Sakshi pouted...
"Nahi rey... bas bohot jald he will melt down... he was crying too in happiness when we Skyped you.." Lizzie informed...
"Ab meri princess - treat toh banta hai! Aur woh bhi apne aap ke liye... Woh khatara cycle chod and buy a scooter - your hands..." Lizzie smiled... and then her smile faded by looking at the blisters caused in her hand through 3 years of constant cycling...
"Uffo - yeh senti waali baatein chod... aur agar main ainvayi paise kharch kardoon phir student loan kaun bhadega? Chal I know that you have cooked up lasagna! Yaha se hi khushboo aa rahi hai!" Sakshi walked in the kitchen with a trance...
"Bhukkad!" Lizzie laughed and set the table... feeding Sakshi with her own hands (she's using a fork)
"Acha Lizzie... Ash keh rahi thi ki London main there is an awesome job opportunity for me... around 50,000 dollars per annum..." Sakshi said after swallowing her food...
"Acha.. position kya hai?" Lizzie asked..
"Secretary to Vice President... I will have right to preside into every matter and dealing.. Awesome position hai!!!" Sakshi said excitedly...
"Hmm good rey... Ayesha being the daughter of a businessman she will have a fair idea of lucrative jobs.. waise jaa kab rahi hai?" Lizzie asked while wiping Sakshi's mouth with a tissue...
"Tum dono ko chod jaane ka mann nahi hai." Sakshi said softly and hugged Lizzie...
"Acha! Madam for us you won't stop your career... aur chuttiyon ke samay aa jaana." Lizzie suggested...
"Cool toh main Ayesha ko job ke liye haan kehdoon?" Sakshi asked...
"Yeh koi poochne ki baat hai?"Lizzie asked...
"Nai!" Sakshi answered and got ready to go to meet Ayesha... she was truly a great help in finding jobs for Sakshi... from all the partnered companies Ayesha had continuously supplying her with jobs...
Though Sakshi was adamant that she doesn't want any reference or help.. but then Ayesha is Ayesha!
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"So you are coming right?" Ayesha said looking at a lost Sakshi...
They were sitting at the Central Park... enjoying the sunset...
"Hmm... tu kab jaa rahi hai?" Sakshi asked while throwing stones into the pond...
"Parso... join me na?" Ayesha suggested...
"Your bro.." Sakshi asked...
"Haan we will be going by chartered flight.." Ayesha said...
"Forget it! Main khud aa javungi in one week... waise I have some things to do... just ek acha rehne ke jagah de..." Sakshi smiled...
"Oye... you are coming to my hometown London aur tu kahi aur rahegi! Impossible!!!" Ayesha said...
"Uffo Ash!! Please yaar... you know I won't be comfortable... I'll come to visit you.. pakka... par rehna... you know.." Sakshi fumbled...
Ash nodded her head and clasped Sakshi's hand... "Don't worry... but sun I'll be there at the airport... iss baat pe naa ki toh ek achcha waala thappad milega! Yeh baat samjhi ya...?" She smiled with her trademark dialogue...
"Theek hai meri maa!" Sakshi smiled back...
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"Achcha bhai can I please work under you?" Ayesha asked for the hundredth time...
Arjun kept the newspaper aside and looked up at Ayesha's puppy face...
"No sweetheart... in the office I am Arjun Pratap Singhani, not your bro... ok... and you will be working in our company - but under Sam not under me... yet baat samjhe ya samjhaaun?" Arjun told Ayesha...
"Bhai!!! NOT with Damn It! Machine!!!" Ayesha whined...
"Yes... I won't let you work with me... aur Sam is a good mentor... he's excellent in business.. agar mera under rahegi... then I wouldn't be able to stop myself from pampering you... aur beginning main you need a strict boss..." Arjun went back to reading the newspaper...
Ayesha made a face...
"I saw that!" Arjun said...
"Waise bhai... a week back did you and Raina like ahem ahem... cuz you see she was in your room throughout the night... and.." Ayesha smiled wickedly...
"Ash do me a favor - shut up!" Arjun smiled... "Aur aise cheezein toh hoti rehti hai... what's wrong... anyways I'll end up marrying her..." Arjun sighed and left the paper aside and took his cappuccino..
"OMG" Ayesha said and covered her mouth with her palm...
"Wow bro... matlab agar main kisi business tycoon..." Ayesha started dreaming...
"NO WAY ASH... first of all toh I wouldn't let you marry a guy like me... daant tor doonga... aur secondly no hanky panky before engagement... engagement kya... not before marriage!"Arjun glared at Ayesha...
"Ah! Kya justice... khud hanky panky kar sakte ho aur main nahi!" Ayesha pouted... Arjun threw his aviators aside - anger alert...
"Just joking! Waise bhi mujhe shadi wadi main aur hanky panky main koi interest nahi!" Ayesha declared then looked at her watch... "Oh no! Bhai gotto go!"
"Kaha?" Arjun asked...
"Airport... woh Sash aa rahi hai na! For a job... I only referred her ki woh yaha London main aaye... there are so many job opportunities out here... and bhai she is as intelligent as me... kya woh Sameer ke under..." Ayesha started her puppy look
"No way Ash... you are going to work under him... and as for Bharat Maata... she is not going to live here... you get that right..." Arjun looked at Ayesha
"Bhai - she told no in the first place... bohot self respect hai uski! She said that she will find a place.. waise why didn't you return her scholarship?? It would have really helped her a lot!" Ayesha said with her hand on her hips...
"I am not inhuman Ash... main gaya tha phirse par she told me on the face - kisiki mehrbaani ki koi zaroorat nahi hai... I will manage..." Arjun mimicked her...
"Bhai! That's why she is one of a kind! Acha bye!" Ayesha kissed Arjun's cheek and left...
"One of a kind my foot... she is more like a feminist! Sometimes aise behave karti hai jaise main koi angrez aur woh Subash Chandra Bose!" Arjun grumbled and went to his personal gym...
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"Sash!!!!" Ayesha ran and hugged Sakshi!
"God! Kaisi hai... how's your flight... sab kuch nipat gaya... Lizzie aur Shree dada kaise hai?" Ayesha bombarded her with questions the minute she met Sakshi...
"Ash chill! Don't worry! One question at a time!" Sakshi laughed and got her luggage...
"Acha sun... for today and tomorrow na I have kept you at a hotel... being weekend the home wouldn't be open... and I thought ki tomorrow being Monday you can apply for a few companies... aur haan there is this awesome job - same position but for 55k per annum!!!" Ayesha said excitedly...
"Wow really!" Sakshi smiled and went into her room with the luggage... "Acha ek minute..." Sakshi said and called up Lizzie... informing her that she has reached and is in a hotel...
"Ya!" Ash smiled...
Sitting on the sofa Sakshi asked "Which company?"
"W...woh... Lionex Industries..." Ayesha said softly...
Sakshi spat the water out of her mouth... "WHAT! I am in no way working for your bro!"
"Arrey Sash bhai is not the vice prez... it's Damsingh uncle... he is an awesome person... aur haan you know that Bhai is always out for tours and he will never be there in the office.. trust me!" Ayesha said...
After 1 hour of coaxing Sakshi reluctantly agreed to what Ayesha said... as it was a company where she was going to be paid most... and she really needed that cash...
"Ok then... chal I have to go.. else my bhai... pata hai na!" Ayesha smiled and hugged Sakshi...
Sakshi changed into a soft fabric loose shirt and yoga pants... sinking into the bed she looked outside... new place.. new people... if Ash hadn't been there how would she have been able to manage?
Well they do say that with bad people, good ones come as well...
She was just about to close her eyes
They were happy... driving and chatting...
Giggling as well...
Her dada told her something...
It was serious...
Then suddenly...
AAAHHH
"AAAH!" Sakshi got up screaming to find herself in the hotel bed...
Sweating in spite of the AC being on a blast...
Some memories never leave though... She hoped that the coming future would have something good in store for her...
She lost her sleep, again...
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"Arjun bete... tumse aur Damsingh se kuch khaas baat karni hai.." Pratap called Arjun... Damsingh was already seated on the sofa...
"Hmm... hi uncle..." Arjun greeted Damsingh and joined them...
"Main bohot pehle hi yeh soch raha tha... but then now I think it's the time..." Pratap told Arjun and Damsingh looked on...
Raina joined them as well...
"Oh no!" Arjun groaned... "Another round of beta you should get married!" he thought...
"So bete.." Pratap started...
"Waise toh from now I have decided ki Damsingh should rightfully be the co-owner of Lionex... what do you say!" Pratap thumped Damsingh on the shoulder...
Arjun closed his eyes... he was definitely sure that another marriage counseling round would start!
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Sakshi pressed her knuckles hard as she entered the office... anxiety always got the better of her...
She entered the lift and pressed 13th floor... "Wah! Kya floor number!" She grumbled and waited...
She was dressed in a plain black dress with a cream blazer... highlighting her collar bones beautifully... her hair was swept on one side... her big black specs perched on her perky nose... her face just had a hint of make up... her big eyes had a slight liner on them... her lips had a touch of gloss... for she believed that it wasn't looks but rather intelligence that got her every acclaim she had...
Moreover she felt calm as Ayesha had told her that Arjun was out for a meeting in Singapore... well she really wouldn't have appreciated to have worked under Arjun!
Then the door of the lift opened... she was absent minded at the moment and walked out... to see that it was floor number 3!
She shook her head and ran back into the lift...
The minute she stepped in she felt a familiar gaze on her back... and a scent wafted into her lungs again...
It was Armani...
"Oh no!" She groaned...
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Precap : Dono ek hi lift main - sochte raho 😉
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