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"mehulll..." Armaan shouted his lungs out opening the door of mehul's cabin.. poor fellow.. he was just dreaming about his wifey after a long 10minutes of romantic chat and thinking again n again how to make their night special for today.. dinner pe le chaloon kya? Kitney din ho gaye antara ko dinner pe kahin bahar le gaye huye.. haan yeh achcha rahega.. bechari roz merey liye cook karti hai.. usey bhi toh break chahiye hogi, na.. par sirf dinner? Mehul dude.. u are getting too unromantic I tell u.. he scolded himself and took out his phone just to research on google about the new releases this week.. 2states! Haan yehi achcha rahega.. waisey bhi antara chetan bhagat ki writing ki deewani hai.. wah mere sher wah.. I must say u still hve that smartness! Aaj toh antara pakka bahot khush ho jayegi aur fir.. his cheeks flushed as he mentally calculated the possibilities therefore.. main abhi tickets book kar leta hoon.. nd next moment wen he hurriedly opened the book my show' site, armaan barged inside without a single warning..

"mehulll..." nd his phone slipped from his hand onto the concrete tiled floor beneath making every part of it scattered all over the floor..

"wat the ****" he cursed aloud but before his anger could take better off him, his best friend started apologetically.. "oh sh*t.. sh*t.. sh*t.. sorry sorry sorry buddy.. mujhey pata nhi tha ki aisa kuch ho jayega.." nd at once he rushed nd kneeling down started collecting mehul's disoriented phone parts..

"I'm really very sorry buddy.. gosh! Hope tera naya phone thik hain.." he prayed n prayed while inserting the sim nd battery back to their places nd finally switched it on.. till the moment mehul's cell's wallpaper appeared, armaan did nothing but kept on chanting his sorry' mantra again n again.. and at last after 12seconds.. yes!... he actually counted those very seconds!.. so, after 12 seconds wen mehul's phone finally brightened, he heaved a sigh of relief nd sat on the floor next moment as his tensed limbs relaxed automatically.. thank god!' he murmured while taking another long deep breathe but before armaan could give a few more seconds to his still speeding heart to slow down, mehul nodded his head side ways nd finally getting up, he sided his chair nd sat beside his best frnd on the very floor just like him.. These two had thousands of memories sitting on the floor like this and laughing.. truly they are meant for each other.. if armaan is still a kid, mehul is no less whenever they're together..

"wat happened buddy? Tu itna chillate huye kyun aya?" mehul asked soothingly after taking his phone from armaan's lifeless hands nd keeping it aside..

It took a few seconds before armaan's trance broke.. he blinked twice trying to register mehul's words and finally wen last incident came crashing to his mind, he again panicked and started blabbering.. "mehull.. plz bacha le yaar.. wohh wohh.." armaan's record got stuck on that particular word nd in return mehul just smacked his head making him wonder more dan before.. "tu atak gaya tha, na, isi liye.. don't u knw aisey marne se zubaan pe atki huyi baat bahar aa jati hai.." armaan scrunched in eyes in astonishment nd then confirmed cutely.. "sach mein?" mehul shrugged nd continued.. "kya pata yaar.. antara kehti hai.. mainey aj se pehle try nhi kiya.. tu mera 1^st guinea pig hain.." nd next moment mehul burst out into laughter while all armaan did was just rolled his eyes.. "very funny, hasoon kya??" but mehul just ignored his sarcastic voice and kept on pulling his leg even more.. "toh has, na.. kisney mana kiya hai.. tera office hai.. haan cabin mera hai.. par muh toh tera hai, na.. toh mujhsey permission kyun mang raha hai.." nd next moment mehul was pushed against the wall behind still laughing crazily as armaan started beating him with a file kept at his hand's distance.. "buddy.. hahaha.. wohh zaroori.. hahaha.. papers hai.. hahahaha... kuch ho gaya toh.. hahaha.. tujhsey hi banwayun ga fir se.." and at once his attacker froze! Armaan & making presentations.. hell no! he alwaz tried everything to avoid doing projects throughout his life.. it was always mehul to free ride on..

And at once mehul chuckled knowing how his best frnd can never change.. dunno why but he hates making presentations.. he still remembers his college days wen all armaan used to do was minimize Microsoft word page and open his favourite car games nd kept on playing unless late night reality stroke him nd he made mehul woke up from middle of his peaceful sleep nd kpt on pleading unless mehul trashed his own sleep nd prepared his presentation too..

"tu abhi tak presentation banana se darta hai?" mehul asked suppressing his smile.

"darta kaun hai.. it's just .. u knw.. too boring!" armaan replied as a matter of fact..

"yeah yeah.. all dat u find interesting is ur games, isn't it?" mehul chuckled..

"aur riddhima.." armaan said dreamily only to remember his original matter of concern for the day..

"oh fish!" he cursed.. "buddy kitney din ho gayee tune antara ko kahin bahar nhi le gaya??" armaan asked all of a sudden startling mehul completely.. "umm.. umm.. almost a month.." he replied hesitantly...

"a month? God! tujhey akal bhi hai ya nahi.. don't u knw wives nd girl frnz ko alwaz khush rakhna chahiye warna market mein handsome ladko ki kami nhi hoti.." armaan finished the last words while raising his fake collar..

"armaannn!! Tu pitega mujhse.." mehul said scowling..

"hehe.. sorry.. par sach mein tujhey nhi lagta tujhey antara ko kahin bahar le jana chahiye lunch pe.." armaan suggested hopefully..

"haan yaar.. I knw.. isi liye soch raha tha ki aaj antara ko dinner pe le jayun aur movie ke liye bhi.." mehul said sweetly only get a super active response from armaan.. "awesome.. toh tu abhi ja.. pehle lunch kar bahar.. fir movie.." but before mehul could protest armaan stopped him again with his cheerful tone.. "nahi nahi.. tu off ke liye chinta mat kar.. main aditya se keh dunga.. he'll manage.. u go and njoy urself.." armaan spilled the last two words with a hinge of teasing making mehul blush a little.. "mehull.. u are blushing.. aww.." armaan pulled his cheeks but before he could tease his best frnd, mehul's intelligence came running back again.. "dude! Spill the beans.. kya khichdi paka raha hai??" mehul asked crunching his eyebrows nd at once armaan gulped.. god! aapko issey itna intelligent banane ki kya zaroorat thi.. ammy beta.. aur kar class ke topper se frndship..

"kuch.. kuch bhi toh nahi.." armaan stammered making mehul certain of his assumption..

"tu bolega ya main bulwayun??" mehul asked devilishly towering over armaan nd also forcing him to start crawling backwards asap.. "no.. no yaar.. tickle mat karna.. main batata hoon, na.." armaan stammered again nd mehul nodded wickedly.. "good! Then continue.." nd at once mehul backed off relaxing completely knowing something mazedar' is on his way.. armaan & his never ending stupidities!

"wohh actually mujhey tujhsey ek favour chahiye tha.." armaan started meekly..

"I'm listening buddy.. carry on.." mehul encouraged his best frnd knowing very well he was definitely upto something..

"actually mujhey kuch ghanto ke liye tera apartment chahiye tha.. umm.. khali.." finally armaan confessed raising mehul's curiosity at its peak.. "mera apartment? Wohh bhi khali! Interesting.. kyun? Girlfrnd ka chakkar hai kya??" though mehul said those words casually but armaan blushed nd at once mehul jumped.. "omg! Riddhima.. isn't she??" mehul asked enthusiastically nd armaan nodded..

"oye... details me bata.. abhi.." mehul insisted teasing armaan this tym..

"kya yaar.. aisi waisi koi baat nahi hai.." armaan said still blushing.. "toh kaisi kaisi baat hai beta?" mehul was no less..

"tu mujhey tease karna bandh karega.." armaan threatened weakly..

"nope!" mehul said grinning..

"fine!" armaan sighed but continued.. "1^st let me tell u ki tu hawayi pulao banana bandh kar kyunki riddhima mujhey sirf paise lautane aa rahi hai.. actually mainey kal raat ussey jhoot mooth ka bahana diya tha.. yeh keh ke ki I'm not feeling well nd dats y cant sleep.. toh agar ussey problem na ho toh kya hum thodi der aur baat kar sakte hai.." armaan paused n mehul rolled his eyes.. "arrey dil nhi kar raha tha ussey bye kehne ka.. aur upar se wohh bar bar keh rahi thi ki it's late now, we should go to sleep etc etc.. toh mujhey yehi sahi laga ussey thodi der aur rokne ke liye.. (sigh).. par ussi jhoot ne aaj fasa bhi diya boori tarah se.. abhi thodi der pehle she called n asked about my health nd asked if I'm at home resting or not.. toh mainey kaha haan main ghar pe hi hoon.. fir usney poocha ki if I hve eaten or not.. toh mainey uski sympathy pane ke liye keh diya ki main akela rehta hoon aur aaj cook bhi nhi aya.." armaan hung his face low while mehul was trying hard to not burst out into roars of laughter.. a few seconds later, armaan started again.. "aur yeh sun ke wohh bahot panicked ho gayee aur mujhsey mere ghar ka pata manga so that she can bring food for me.. aur ussey mere paisey bhi lautana hai.." nd this time mehul failed to control his urge anymore nd burst out into feats of laughter..

Unable to digest the fact that his best frnd was laughing at his situation in spite of showing a lill bit of pity, his face fell.. his last hope of survival got wiped away nd now he's certain that he's dead.. soo dead! Now he'll lose his love nd his mother will force him to marry that chipku using her unbeatable weapon.. yes! The very emotional attyachar!

But soon mehul controlled his laughter wen he realized how depressed and upset his friend was.. smiling to himself, he got up nd took out his spare key from the drawer of his desk nd threw dat directly into armaan's lap.. "but u have to finish ur coochi-cooing before 7 at the evening.." mehul said with a straight voice while armaan who just started his whining .. "gosh dude! How many tym do I need to tell u dat main romance ke.." froze on his way nd looked at the figure standing in front completely perplexed.. without being able to utter a word armaan just gestured via his head asking mehul's reassurance nd in return he just smiled.. "oh thank u thank u thank u.. u r d best.. I luv u yaar.." armaan at once junped on his feet nd hugged his savior tight.. "chal chal aab maska lagana bandh kar aur ja.." mehul said hugging him back..

"thank u.." armaan broke the embrace nd said grinning like an idiot.. he's saved again by a lill margin..

"u're welcome.. abhi go aur else I'll take my keys back.." mehul extended his hand dramatically but armaan at once stuffed the keys in his pocket nd stormed away in glee..

"pagal.." mehul smiled nd finally opened his phone to book tickets for two online..

He was lying on the bed supporting his front nd killing his time with his tablet.. but first time in his life he was lacking concentration while playing his favourite game.. he was losing again n again.. nd why wouldn't he?? Anyone who's glancing at the clock in every 10seconds will lose anything he'll be engaged that time.. "gosh! Riddhima.. kahan ho tum?" dat was all he was thinking every time his glance fell on the clock in front.. "almost 2!! Bas saat tak ka dead line hai.. pata ni kab ayegi meri riddhima? Ayegi bhi ya.. nahi nahi.. she'll come.. she'll definitely come.. oh god! kyun mere love life ki band bajane pe tule huye ho??" but before he could accuse god any more the door bell rang.. "ding dong!"

Oh sh*t! .. kya karoon main abhi?? Main.. main.. oh god! main thik toh dikh raha hoon, na.. wohh mujhey like toh karegi, na.. wohh jald hi chali toh nhi jayegi, na..

"ding dong!" the bell rang again pausing his panic in between..

Ammy dude! Relax! Wohh mom kya karti hai.. yes.. breathe in.. breathe out.. breathe in.. brea... but before he could complete his word, the bell rang again..

"coming.." he shouted too meekly to be heard from next door..

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"hey.." armaan said smilingly when in reality his heart was pounding with rapid tension..

"hello.. how r u feeling now?" riddhima asked sweetly only to push him into his la-la land all over again.. "too good.." he said dreaming heavenly..

"excuse me?" she asked confused..

"umm.. nahi.. mera matlab.. I'm feeling better now.. thank u.." he replied with a lightening speed, amending his silliness just on time..

Nd riddhima smiled.. aww.. he's such a cutie-pie.. "andar ane ke liye nahi kahenge, kya??" she asked lightening the atmosphere nd at once he stumbled.. "oh sorry sorry.." and quickly leaving the door ajar,he moved aside inviting her inside.. "nice apartment!" she complemented..

"mere frnd ka hai.." armaan said truthfully but nxt moment wen riddhima looked at him, he amend himself.. "wohh wohh.. main yaha paying guest hoon!" great.. ek aur jhoot.. armaan sighed in heart while riddhima just nodded her head in assurance.. "koi baat nhi.. wen u'll get job, u'll have ur own.. don't be disheartened, ok?" riddhima soothed making him smile like an idiot.. "aap kitni achchi hai.." he said dreamily n in return she just flushed.. "umm.. waisey yeh apkey liye.."riddhima extended a bag to him while he looked at her with utmost curiosity.. "khana hai.. apney kuch nhi khaya, na??" she smiled nd at once he beamed.. "oh thank u.." nd next moment he was in the dining area, serving himself with all his favourite dishes.. "mmm... soo tasty.." he relished the first spoon of his favourite rajma chawal while all riddhima did was admiring her love smilingly.. "I'm glad ki apko achcha laga.." armaan froze as he understood wat he's doing.. getting up from his chair at once he looked at her apologetically.. "sorry.. wohh mujhey kuch zyada hi bhook lagi thi aur.. aur yeh meri fav dish hai.." he hung his face like a lill kid being caught having tiffin in the middle of his class.. smiling heartily she came near nd assured.. "arrey it's absolutely fine.. rather I'm happy dat it's ur fav dish.. main soch hi rahi thi, apko rajma chawal pasand bhi honge ya nahi?" nd at once he relaxed.. "bahot pasand hai.. sach me.. thank u.. bahot tym baad kha raha hoon.. n its yummy.. apne banaya hai, kya??" he asked smilingly while her face just paled..

Oh sh*t.. aab main kya kahoon ki mujhey cooking ka C bhi nhi ata.. god.. mainey cooking kyun nhi shikhi.. zaroor armaan ko cook karne wali biwi chahiye hogi.. kya karoon main abhi.. dwelling with her thoughts finally she confessed.. "nahi.. mumma ne.. actually mujhey cooking nhi ati thik se.." she said with such a small face as if not knowing cooking is something sinful..

Nd at once he smiled.. fully from his heart.. koi problem nahi riddhima.. tumhara hone wala pati tumhare liye cook rakh lega.. after all mujhey tumse matlab hain, cooking se thode hi.. he thought dreamily imagining their post marriage lives but managed anyway.. "arrey its ok.. mujhey bhi kahan cooking ata hai.." he said casually while serving another plate for riddhima..

"arrey par u r a boy, no?? boys ko cooking waisey bhi nhi ati.." she said still feeling bad for her lack of knowledge while stuffing a spoonful of food in her mouth..

"huh.. aisa kisney kaha bhai? All chefs are guys.. boys cooking mein gals se better hote hai.. wohh alag baat hai ki hum karna nhi chahte.." he said in complete cheeky tone while she just rolled her eyes.. "wat? Sach, sach hota hai.." he said naughtily while relishing his food.. "very funny.." she said sarcastically nd kpt on eating too..

"achcha baba.. sorry, na.. main bas mazak kar raha tha.." he apologized truthfully..

"I know.." she replied cheekily winking at the end.. nd boy! If he had been standing dat moment, he would have definitely lost his balance.. she winked! She actually winked! He's falling for her head over heels again n again..

"wat??" riddhima asked curiously seeing his frozen expression nd he just wiped the matter away smiling to himself..

She felt more curious but trashed the thought anyway.. after lunch, finally ridhima opened her purse nd offered him his money.. "once again thank u soo much.. u were my angle dat day or else god knows mera kya huya hota.." riddhima thanked once again whole heartily while he just nodded his head assuringly..

"thik hai toh main chalti hoon.." she said next moment getting up from d chair..

"what? Kyun?" he asked aghast..

"wohh jis kaam ke liye ayi thi woh toh ho gaya, na.." she said nervously pointing towards the money nd praying in her heart that some how armaan stops her for some time.. she doesn't want to go now but won't it sound too chipku is she stays! Oh.. she certainly will..

"haan? Wohh .. par.. par thodi der aur nhi rukh sakti kya aap? Main fir se akela pad jayunga aap chali gayee toh.. bas thodi der.. mera frnd aur uski wife ate hi hoga kuch hi der me.." he pleaded hopefully only to get a meek nod of approval from her side.. yes!! He yelled in his mind nd did some lill victory dance as well but in reality he managed perfectly wearing his straight mask without making her doubt a lill..

"waisey aap kya kar rahe the akele akele itni der ??" riddhima asked again sitting on the chair nd at once armaan beamed.. she's not leaving! Yes! yes! yes!

"my favourite time pass.. come I'll show u.." armaan said smiling sweetly while welcoming her to the adjacent room.. jumping on the bed, he took his phone thrown beside the pillow earlier nd grinned at her showing the device.. "temple run".. nd this time she beamed nd came closer.. "u too luv temple run kya? It's my latest obsession.." she replied grinning as well taking out her tablet from her purse.. "high five then!" armaan said jumping like a kid nd riddhima actually high-fived with him forgetting that she's with armaan not with her best frnd, neha..

"well.. let's play then wat say??" armaan asked enthusiastically..

"cool.. I'll beat u in scores, dekh lena.." riddhima replied cheekily while opening the very game..

"well missy.. then lemme give u a lill piece of information.. I'm champ of games.." he too hurried to open his game..

"we'll see.." riddhima challenged..

"oh surely we'll.." he accepted willingly nd next moment both merged into each other's cell forgetting the world but only their temple run!'

"oh sh*t.." armaan cursed aloud as next moment his player went off balance nd fell from the rocks..

"yeayy.. I won.." riddhima yelled happily making armaan's sulking face beam into happiness.. gosh! Her smile is too contagious! While she kept on jumping nd dancing on the bed like she alwaz does in her room after winning each game with nehu, armaan just kept on admiring her smiling dreamily.. first time in his life he felt soo happy being beaten in any game.. oh! He got his doll.. now who cares for these stupid games! Nd he chuckled re-reading his thoughts.. true.. luv changes everyone.. finally games seem stupid to him.. grinning ear to ear wen he again shifted his focus to his dancing lady, riddhima just looked down feeling constantly being stared by someone.. nd as soon as armaan's dreamy face came in view of her, she froze feeling extremely embarasseed..

"it's okk.. u dance really well.." came his absent minded reply while all she did was just sat on the bed with a thud nd closed her eyes tight, biting her lower lip in between.. god! plz make it a dream, plz... yeh sach nhi ho sakta, right? Aap mujhey itna embarrass nhi kar sakte, hain na?? She kpt on praying still not opening her lids while armaan just hurriedly took a picture of his barbie in his phone.. finally he got his most favourite wallpaper!

"riddhima.. it's okk truly.. we're frnz ri8??" armaan soothed her softly after switching off his phone's camera..

She opened her eyes nd flushed.. "but it was too embarrassing.." she confessed biting her lips nd he just laughed.. "yeah.. but just a lill.." nd both burst out into laughter together..

"u know u're d 1^st one who have beaten me in any game.." armaan started changing the topic..

"has to be.. after all i'm d best.." she replied cheekily but next moment her smile evaporated as something stroke her mind.. "umm.. armaan.. is dat ur phone?" her voice was intriguing but before armaan can sense the change of the ambience, he replied truthfully.. "yes.. why?"

Nd next moment she got up fom the bed, as if being burnt.. "u lied to me.." her tone was accusatory nd at once he felt alarmed.. "wat??"

But till now it's too late, she was going away from him fast.. "riddhima.. stop.. riddhimaaa.." but before she can open the door nd stormed away, the door got opened from the other side nd a lovely gal stopped her from escaping that way.. "riddhima.. ek baar sun toh lo bechare ki baat.."

"antara.." armaan whispered..

"sirf antara nahi main bhi hoon.." mehul said sweetly..

"aur hum bhi.." came two unexpected voices..

"mumma??" / "momm??" both armaan and riddhima asked aghast nd then looked at each other at once nd then back to their respective mothers..

"mumma aap yahan??" riddhima neared her mother nd asked.. "wohh sab baad mein beta, pehle armaan ki baat sun toh lo.." nd riddhima became puzzled, armaan?!

As if reading her mind, her mother assured.. "armaan .. tera ammy.."

Nd reality came crushing upon her nd she turned perplexed.. "tumne jaan bujh ke yeh sab kiya??" she was hurt..

"par mainey kiya kya??" armaan was highly confused..

"armaan.. meet riddhima.. riddhima shashank gupta.. meri best frnd astha ki beti aur.. (she paused cheekily).. aur lovy ki cousin jissey teri meeting thi paanch din pehle, yo jo coffee house mein.. yaad aya kuch??" smriti smiled at her son nd he just nodded his head robotically.. "but mom meeting toh lovy se thi, na??" he asked still confused.. "was it? Are u too sure, son??" and at once armaan knew it was his mother's master plan to send him to meet a girl.. but if he had had known it was his riddhima, not that chipku, he would hve gone there all happy and willing in stead of being gloomy and tensed.. phew! He will nvr forget those 40minutes of his life!!

But before anyone of them can speak anything came riddhima's soft confused question.. "iska matlab tum poor nahi ho??"

Armaan nodded negatively while smiling sheepishly.. "aur tum bhi poor nhi ho.." nd this time she flushed..

"kaha tha na mainey tujhey yeh dono bilkul ek jaisey hai, pagal par bahot pyare.. finally astha hum samdhan ban hi gayee.." smriti said too happily and both hugged each other next moment sealing their new relationship..

"toh buddy.. aab toh confess kar de.." mehul whispered nearing to armaan..

During dinner at mehul's house that night..

"toh buddy .. teri chori pakdi kaisey gayee??" mehul asked in between his dinner while armaan just sighed nd narrated the whole scenario... nd as soon as armaan completed his narration, mehul chocked his food trying to control his laughter nd started coughing badly..

"oh god, mehul.. yeh lo pani piyo.." antara made him drink some water nd soon he was back in his form nd started laughing like a maniac.. "hahahaha.. yahan bhi games!!" nd he laughed n laughed while all armaan did was never raised his head until the dinner finishes..

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so that was it.. hope it was worth of ur expectation..

i'm glad dat my lill effort to make u all smile, actually succeeded.. thank u soo much frnz for ur luv n support..

take care & keep smiling..😊😊

lots n lots of luv,

sargam

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