IPKKND: Surreptitious {Ch. 2 - Pg. 52}

Khushi crossed the low Delhi streets with apprehension, clad in a white blazer and black pants paired with black heels. The sun was setting under the horizon, its soothing warmth felt like a sweet embrace and she checked her watch again, quickening her pace when she noted the time.

7:07 PM

She opened the doors to the dimly lit, musky diner that La, NK, Arnav and Khushi would always come to late at night to have a few drinks. It was at the outskirts of Delhi and provided comfort, with its plush red leather booths and homemade, fresh food.

She heard the familiar ding as she stepped inside the diner and craned her neck, searching for her best friend and her boyfriend. A hand went up in the air and she instantly recognized the Cartier watch around the wrist. Smiling, she walked up to the table and sat down as he pulled up a chair for her. "Where's La?"

Arnav shrugged and sipped some water after taking a seat in front of her. "Late as always."

"Is NK coming?" He asked after a few seconds of amiable silence.

Khushi checked her phone to see if she had any new messages from her friend and shrugged nonchalantly. "He should be...he's probably running late."

"Oh good, you two are here." Lavanya said as perched herself beside Arnav after a few minutes, placing the numerous shopping bags she had carried inside on the floor beside her chair and then taking Arnav's hand in hers.

Lavanya smiled at her best-friend and intertwined her fingers through Arnav's, beaming at him before turning her attention back to Khushi and uttering the words that would change her life forever. "We are getting married!"