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Little Hearts
As soon as he entered the house, he was pulled by two small hands. He saw her two pony tails, flapping away as they walked into the hallway, hand in hand.
"Why did you go to school Ammy? I don't like that place," said a cute little girl.
Armaan thought for a second and said, "Mamma says going to school is important for us, because I am a big boy, Shona."
"But, it's boring without you. Why can't we be in the same class and sit next to each other, Ammy?" She asked innocently. "Even after I requested that witch, she didn't let me go out of that scary room." Shona complained scrunching her nose in irritation.
"Shona... She is our teacher and not a witch. And you are in another classroom because our sections are different. You know na, even I want us to be in the same class." He said affectionately. "Shona, there was a weird girl sitting next to me. She kept staring and smiling at me for no reason." Armaan complained with a sweet pout.
"I will ask papa and uncle to talk to that witch, so that we can sit in the same room. If that weird girl bothers you again tell her that your Shona will come and pull her hair." she was determined on getting the elders to agree to her demand.
Shona. a.k.a Shilpa Malhotra's father Vinay was the best friend of Billy, Ammy. a.k.a Armaan Malik's father..
Billy and Vinay were inseparable childhood friends. Just as their parents Ammy and Shona were best friends.
In the evening, both the families went out for dinner. Shona, getting impatient, growled, "the witch isn't letting me and Ammy sit together." Billy and Vinay dotted and pampered her a lot. It broke their heart to see their doll in distress. They promised to take care of this issue first thing in the morning.
Next day, Vinay spoke to Ms. Tanveer (Shona's witch, sorry class teacher) about the transfer of class for Shona.
After thinking for some time at their request, Ms. Tanveer agreed to transfer Shilpa to another section. Armaan and shilpa were thrilled to be together at last.
One day.. When Ammy and Shona were sitting and happily chatting together, a small chubby girl came to Armaan.
"Who is she? Why is she sitting here ? I want to sit next to you Armu." the girl asked annoyingly.
Our little firecracker Shona roared, "Who are you ? And how dare you to talk to my Ammy. Only I have the right to sit next to my Ammy. Don't you dare speak to him again. And Armu?? What a funny name... His name is Armaan. Understood?"
The chubby girl got scared by the firecracker's burst and ran away.
Ammy was amused by Shona's possessiveness. He tried to calm her down. Also, he assured her with a hug that he will never talk to any other girl other than his best friend, Shona.
As days were passing, Shona and Ammy's friendship kept on getting stronger. They were always together and didn't require anyone else's company. They studied, joked and played together.
That chubby girl a.k.a Riddhima Gupta kept trying to get friendly with Ammy which not only irritated Shona but Ammy as well. Armaan never paid any heed to her.
It was Shona's 12th birthday... Armaan spent the entire day with her. From the past two months, Both the children have been noticing their parents being stressed about something. But today, all were happily preparing for the big birthday bash.
"Why are they so secretive Ammy? I'm scared that it won't be something good," confided Shilpa.
"It's your birthday Shona, and I don't want you to think about all this right now. Enjoy the day and tomorrow we'll talk to them.. OK? Now like my cute Shona, give me a big smile."
"My cute Shona? You are talking as though I'm your girlfriend Ammy," Shilpa asked teasingly.
"You are my everything Shona. My best friend and also my girlfriend. Other then you there will be no second girl in my life. You belong to me!" Armaan said with a stern expression visible on his face.
"And you - always mine.. Forever," a teary Shona hugged Armaan with all her might.
The party was in full swing with people dancing around. All their classmates had come to celebrate Shilpa's birthday.
Armaan was dressed in a stylish checked blue shirt with folded sleeves paired with faded jeans. He was impatiently waiting for his Shona to come down and join him. He was speaking to a few of the guys from his class when Riddhima came and stood very close to him. She greeted the group and then looked at Armaan, "hey Armu, I missed you a lot this weekend. We could have gone to a movie."
A highly annoyed Armaan, immediately moved away from her and said, "Stop calling me by that name! How many times do I have to tell you. Only and ONLY my Shona is allowed to give me nicknames, no one else holds that right, and definitely not you."
Dejectedly, Riddhima walked back towards her group of friends.
The lights in the party hall dimmed as everyone watched a pretty girl walking down in a knee length deep blue frilly dress with small white and gold flower designs. Armaan took the last few steps, and brought her close with a hand looped with hers.
All the kids came and wished her, when Vinay Malhotra announced the cutting of the cake..
With Armaan by her side she blew the candles after making a small wish with everyone singing for her. Cutting the first piece of cake she fed Armaan. He fed her back from the same piece.
Both parents watched this with a sad smile and sheen of tears in their eyes. Praying the kids take their main announcement bravely.
After the cake and snacks were served to everyone, the DJ played some fast numbers. All the kids were enjoying themselves on the dance floor except Riddhima. She kept looking at Ammy and Shona who were holding hands and dancing together.
One by one all the kids started leaving as it was getting late.
Ammy and Shona were sitting in her room. Even though they were exhausted, they still did not want to part.
"Aren't you going to open the gifts, Shona? You love receiving gifts na". Armaan asked curiously. He wanted to know why his Shona was not looking at the gifts given by their classmates.
"Ammy, you already know that the first gift I always open is yours.. So I'm not planning to change that." Shona turned away pouting.
Hearing a chuckling sound from him she huffed and tried to get off the bed and walk away. But Armaan caught her hand and stood in front of her holding his ears. Seeing his innocent cute expression Shilpa couldn't help but smile. Armaan sighed in relief. He pulled out a small gift from his pocket and handed it to her. She grabbed and opened it slowly. She was lost admiring the cute gift given by him.
He saw that she is not responding. He slowly pulled out the two separate chains held together by the two hearts joint together with the help of a clasp forming it as one.
Snapping out of her reverie she looked at him questioning with her eyes...
He smiled and said "it's us Shona. You and I together are always one. You will have my half of the heart and I will have yours. No matter what, this will keep us bound together."
They helped each other in wearing their chains and hugged tightly. Ananya and Padma stood at the door with tears in their eyes.. They didn't want this to happen but now it was inevitable. All they could do was to pray that this bond will grow stronger regardless of the situation.
Wiping their tears Padma called out for the kids and told them that their fathers have an important announcement to make. Seeing their mothers face they could guess something was wrong. Holding on to each other's hand tightly they walked behind their mothers.
Billy and Vinay were staring at the floor with a sad expression. Hearing the footsteps, they lifted their head when their eyes fell on the two small hands holding each other tightly as though they would be pulled apart. Seeing the scared expression on their children's faces, they felt guilty of being the reason behind it.
Slowly Vinay got up and walked to the kids. Kneeling down in front of them, holding their free hands he started.
"You both know the stress we all were going through lately, na?? It's because business has been a little low for past few months.." Seeing the kids sporting a blank expression barely concealing the fear. He sighed "We never wanted to do this but you both are big kids now, and I hope you will understand what I'm trying to say with a clear mind. We, I mean me, Padma and Shilpa have to go away to join a new job, I was informed a few weeks back"
"Go away?? Go away where uncle?" Armaan asked, tightening his grip on Shilpa's hand.
"We will be moving to New York, Armaan. I have got a good offer there. And..." Vinay trailed off seeing Shilpa running away, followed by Armaan. Dejectedly, he looked at Billy who came over and hugged him.
By a small pond under the clear sky with the sun setting down in the horizon, Armaan and Shilpa sat throwing small stones in the pond. Armaan turned towards Shona stopping her from throwing another stone and said, "why is this happening Shona? I don't want to be away from you.. Whom will I joke with during classes or share my lunch with?"
Hearing that Shilpa burst into tears and hugged Armaan ... "I don't want to be away from you either."
A/n : Hey everyone this is my first shot at writing a story at the constant insistence of my two sisters... So this complete FS is dedicated to the two of them... Didu (vinita459) and Mims (-Mrinalini-). Plus this is a birthday surprise to Mims. Happy Birthday Mimi meri jaan🤗... Do forgive me for the mistakes if any.
p.s. Thanks for proof reading for me didu.. 🤗
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