Bharti slammed the door of the washroom.For a moment,she was glad that no one was there in the entire place and she could just scream out loud.Bharti was totally shocked at what Payal's fan told her.A perfect,flawless plan conceived by Payal and Armaan,her two good friends,"Just for one stupid cup of coffee??How cheap!!!"
KK:Disgusting,hain na?
Bharti:Oh God..Tum??Will you please stop giving me heart attacks by appearing out of nowhere?Wait a second..what..where are you coming from?
KK:From heaven..(smiled widely)
Bharti:Nice try,KK..Waise tum jaise aadmi ko keaven ki ticket bhi milta hai??Kya baat hai!!
KK:Kaafi parishaan lag rahe ho..
Bharti:(let out a frustrated sigh)Haan hoon..(shook her head)
KK:Main kuch madat karoo?
Bharti:Hehe..tum meri madat karoge??
KK:Kyun nahin?In fact, Naina ko bhej kar tumhari madat toh kar raha tha..
Bharti:Thanks KK..par maine tumse kya maanga tha uss waqt??
KK:Kya?
Bharti:Ki Armaan ko mujhse door rakkho..lekin woh toh..
KK:I helped you,didn't i??
Bharti:Kya khaakh madat kiya tha tumne...Kaise??
KK:Well,he was against you for a while for raising Naina..
Bharti:Yeahh...
KK:There you go...You can't blame me if he happened to change his mind to suppport you in raising her..And i already told you that whatever that's gonna happen after what I do,is not my responsibility..It's solely your's!!Waise yeh banda kaafi badal chuka hai...
Bharti:Kya matlab?
KK:Tum toh aise pooch rahi ho jaise tumhe kuch bhi bata nahin ho...He's flirting with you..(raises his eyebrows)
Bharti:Oh just shut up KK..Main yahaan itni gusse main hoon aur tum ho ke...Meri mazak udhaa rahe ho??
KK:Hhmm..Payal asked her beloved fans to send her the messages and she forwarded all the messages to you,reminding you of your coffee with Armaan..
Bharti:Armaan too was involved in this..
KK:Okay..so what??He just wants to have a cup of coffee..What's wrong with that?
Bharti:KK!!I want to get away from Armaan as soon as possible..and you're..
KK:Okay..relax!!
Bharti:No,I won't!!I will not talk to him or Payal..(smiled widely)Perfect!!This is exactly what I'm going to do..He has irritated me so much..
KK:So that's your final decision?
Bharti:Yeahh...
KK:What if,even after this,he tries to come closer to you?
Bharti:(quite blur)Tum aise kyun keh rahe ho?
KK:Well, it was just a thought, and knowing Armaan from a distance..Mujhe nahin lagta ke yeh sab kar ke woh tumse door chala jaayega..He'll only try to be closer to you..
Bharti:Toh ab..Oh shux!!Ab main kya karoo??
KK:Waise main..
Bharti:In all these mess,i forgot to ask!!Itne dino tak tum nazar nahin aayi..Aaj koi khaas baat hai kya??
KK:Not bad;I thought you must have forgotten..Ek chota sa message dene ke liye aaya tha..
Bharti:Farmaayiye..
KK:Hehe..you'll notice a tremendous change in Armaan's behaviour...and someone is going to enter your life pretty soon..Someone who's been quite close to Armaan...
Bharti:Oh hello,what happened to you?I'm talking about myself,my life and not Armaan..Remember??
KK:Oh sweetie..Armaan toh tumhari zindagi ki hissa hai..Yeh kabhi bhoolna matt!!
Bharti:acha??
KK:Yeah,in fact...won't you want to know what the change is going to be?
Bharti:Hhmm..you know something,KK?I really don't give a damn!!
KK:Acha??Okay..well,in that case..
Bharti:What?
KK:Nothing..All the very bes in your attempts at driving Armaan out of your life..(winked at her and vanished)
Just then Mahi came inside the washroom.
Mshi:Heyy who are you talking to??
Bharti:Huh??Nobody..just myself!!
Mahi:What happened to you just now?
Bharti:Mahi...502 messages from Payal's fans..to remind me of coffee with Armaan...
Mahi:WHAT??(totally shocked)
Sonali:Hi guys...Shall we go??
Bharti:Yeahh..come!!Let's go..I need to get out and het some frehs air..I'm feeling so suffocated!!
Mahi:Let's have something to eat first,yeah??It's already 2:30 pm..
Sonali:There's a good restaurant here enarby..Let's have our lunch from there??
Bharti:Yeah,sure..come!!
Jiya:This was the plan to bring Bharti to have coffee with you?
Armaan:That's what Payal told me..
Jiya:OH God!!Armaan,are you crazy or something?Aren't you like stretching this a little too far?
Armaan:What do you mean?
Jiya:(sounded sarcastic)Yeah..what do I mean??(shook her head)Figure it out on your own...Hey Raj..wait up!!!
Raj was carrying the hamper and was heading outside to het into the lift but Jiya stopped him.
Jiya:Heyy..(smiled)Where are you going?
Raj just glared at her.
Jiya:Where are you going?
Raj:What do you want?
Jiya:Raj,let's go out and eat,what say??
Raj:Mujhe bhook bilkul bhi nahin hai..(went inside the lift)
Jiya felt awful and felt like cursing herself for her big mouth. Raj had decided to head back home for he was in no mood to work for the rest of the day.He took half-day leave and left for home. Meanwhile Bharti dialled Payal's number.
Payal:Hii Bharti..kaisi ho??
Bharti kept quiet for a long while,trying her best to keep her anger in control but in vain.
Payal:Hello..Bharti?Armaan ke saath ho??
Bharti:Payal..what do you think of yourself?Just who do yuo think you are?
Payal:Bharti..what happ..
Bharti:No one especially me,has given you the right to dominate or rule over my life,alright?
Payal:Bharti,I was just..
Bharti:I beg of you!!Mrs Bhaskar,don't you ever meddle in my affairs ever again,get it?502 messages from your fans have definitely ruined my day..What were you thinking?That by doing all these,I'll actually go and have coffee with Armaan?Then I'm extremely sorry for you're wrong!!I'll not forgive you for what you've done,Payal!!(hung up and went to have lunch)
Payal:Bhar..(the phone line went dead and a tear trickled down her cheek)Shaz..Shaz!!I'm leaving to meet Bharti right now..please take care of the show,k??
Shaz:Oh hello??What is this..You're in the middle of the show..Baat serious hai,kyaa??
Payal:Bohat zyaada serious hai..If I don't meet her,things will get drastic and i won't be able to concentrate on the show too..
Shaz:Ok don't worry..just go!!
Mahi:Bharti.is everything ok?
Bharti:I'm actually not in the mood to discuss about it right now..
Mahi:It's okay..Just relax,k??
Bharti:Thanks dear..Ahh i've got a seminar to attend at the university..After which I'll come back to MU,k?
Mahi:Alright,and I'll need you,Sonali to come with me..To Shaadi Plus..
Sonali:(almost choked)Shaadi Plus?
Bharti:But why?
Mahi:That Ishiks had been bugging me during the entire briefing..Sonali,just come with me,k?
Sonali:But..
Mahi:No buts!!I'll see you later,k??
Bharti:Okiez i'll see you two later,k??(calls for the auto approaching and sits in it)
Meanwhile Payal was rushing to Men's Universe.She met Jenny at the receptionist counter.
Jenny:Hi Payal..meeting Bhaskar?
Payal:(thought to herself)"Maybe i'll meet and talk to Bhaskar first and then meet Bharti!!"..Yeah Jenny is he around?
Jenny:Yeah but he's in am eeting..
Payal:Well,ok i'll wait..
Just then,Jiya came back from her lunch and met Payal.
Jiya:Hi Payal..what a pleasant surprise!!
Payal:(smiled weakly)Hey Jiya..
Jiya:(went to Jenny)What happened?Bhaskar's not done yet?
Jenny:No Jiya..
Jiya:(smiled)Ok..Hey Payal,come with me..You look quite tensed..(walked to Jiya's cabin)What's wrong?
Payal:Nothing..nothing's wrong..
Jiya:Okayy..
Payal:Is Bharti around?
Jiya:I don't think so..actually she went for a briefing with Mahi and Sonali..But tell me,you agreed to help Armaan out,didn't you?
Payal:Armaan told you?
Jiya:Yeah he did..Can i ask you something if you don't mind?
Payal:Yeahh..
Jiya:What were you exactly thinking?
Just then,Bhaskar came to meet Jiya.He was surprised to see Payal at Jiya's cabin and looked at his watch.
Bhaskar:It's 3:30 pm..What are you doing here, Payal??It's your show now,isn't it?
Jiya:Bhaskar,she came to meet you but i saw her waiting outside at the reception so i brought her here...If you don't mind answering me Payal..
Bhaskar:What?
Jiya:Nothing,Bhaskar..I was just asking Payal about how she was helping Armaan out..
Payal:Ok ok i admit that i went overboard..I got a lil carried away..
Bhaskar:What did you exactly do?
Jiya:I'll tell you Bhaskar..(narrated what Armaan had told her earlier)
Bhaskar:What???(looked really pissed)Your listeners???Oh God,Payal!!!This is just super ridiculous!!
Jiya:Bhaskar,just relax..Please..
Bhaskar:You're asking me to relax,Jiya??I wonder how Bharti is actually taking all these..Didn't I warn you Payal??
Payal:I know Bhaskar,but I didn't know that things would turn out to be so drastic!!I'm just so regretful right now..Bharti doesn't wish to talk to me..
Bhaskar:You talked to her?
Payal:She called me up..she was very much annoyed and hurt..Bhaskar,ab main kya karoo??
Bhaskar:Haan,sab karne ki baad mujhse poocho ki kya karna hai..
Jiya:Guyzz..It started with just a coffee...It shouldn't have turned out so horrible!!
Bhaskar:Let me guess...You came to talk to Bharti,didn't you?
Payal:(nodded in agreement)Yeahh..
Bhaskar:Jiya,Sunny was looking for you..Payal,come with me..(brought her to his cabin)Seriously,what were you thinking?
Payal:I just wanted both of them to..
Bhaskar:You know i'm really annoyed hearing all these..Didn't I warn you Payal??
Payal:Bhaskar,please...This is really not the time..Please help me out!!
Bhaskar:Relax..let's think of something..Come!!
Jiya was hearing Sunny talk about his designs and his worries about not getting the stocks in time due to Gyaan's stupidity in losing Amarjeet's cheque.
Jiya:Hhmm...
Sunny:Waise what do you think of my designs...
Jiya:Ek dum bakwaas...
Sunny:Kya???
Jiya:Huh??What did I just say??Sorry Sunny!!
Sunny:Tumhari dhyaan kaha pe hai??
Jiya:Kahin ghum ho gayi hai..
Sunny:Kya?
Jiya:Kuch nahin..
Sunny:Raj ke saath jagda kiya tha kya?
Jiya:Nahin toh..Tum bhi kya bakwaas kar rahe ho..
Sunny:Anyways main models ko brief kar ke aata hoon tumhare photo-shoot ke liye...
Jiya:Ok bye..Argghhh why am I so annyed??I didn't mean anything wrong.I just didn't want him to depend on me all the time and what's worng in that?But he's such a big idiot if he didn't understand that..Baadh main jaaye..Mujhe kya?!(peeped over to check her mobile to see if there were any calls from Raj but chucked her mobile aside when she saw no missed calls)
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