That evening as Api rode on her way home. She stopped at a resturant, and noticed Lakshya sitting with a someone, laughing.
I thought he was at the Library. Why did he lie?
she wondered.She parked her car, and went inside.
She sat on a table behind his, and covered her face with the menu.
She noticed Lakshya holding her hand, and as she looked up, she noticed it was KT.
"So tell me, where did you go off and live?" he asked smiling.
"I actually went to Shimla." she replied.
"Shimla?? I visited there many times, how come I never saw you."
"You are still so cute and stupid." She laughed, and pulled his cheeks.
"Okay, you have got to stop that, people are watching." he said embarassed.
KT laughed.
"Well, you wanna go somewhere else? We ate already." he asked.
"Sure." she said.
Lakshya paid the bill, and they got up.
Api noticed Lakshya holding KT's hand and walking outside with her.
"No, it can't be. Laksh loves me, not some friend that just came back. He knows me from childhood, not her." she said angrily.
She herself then followed them slowly, and reached the place, they were at. She again sat at a distance, she could hear and see them.
"So tell me about yourself. How did you and Api meet?" she asked.
"Well, after you left, a couple of weeks, I just played by myself, and did all that crazy stuff we used to do, alone." he laughed.
"Then the day Api was new in school, we became friends, and started hanging out a lot. We got so attached, then she eventually had to leave for London, two years back. I just hung out with other friends on mine, and spend the time, like that. Now you came, and Api came. So I don't know what to really do." he laughed.
"Well, did you miss me at all?" she asked teasing.
"A lot. Everyday, every night I used to miss talking to you, and chasing you around the swings. Always pulling your cute little pigtails, and teasing you all the time." he laughed.
"Hey! okay, that was so mean." she whined and laughed.
"Okay, anyways. I have so much to ask you and all. I just. I don't know. I just wanna spend so much time with you. I wanna get to know you more, and all. I just wanna chat and stay with you all day long. Now that you're back, there's no one else I'd like to hang out with more, than you." he said, and gave a sweet smile.
"Well, tell you what." KT said.
"If we have any work, we'll finish that, and everyday, we can go out like this, to our good 'ol beach, and maybe some other places, and always talk like this. Eventually..." she cut the sentence.
"Eventually?" he asked.
"Eventually, we'll know eachother so well." she said hesitating.
Lakshya laughed.
"It's a deal then." he said.
"Come, it's getting late. I'll drop you home." he said.
They got up, still holding hands, and left.
"No, never! I will never let you go to that witch." Api muttered.
***
Preperations were being done for the party.
Ganga was walking by searching for someone, as Saahil walked by.
"What's wrong?" he asked her.
"Just see Sahil, Lakshya isn't around. He was supposed to get a cake." she replied.
"Ohho just relax Ganga. He'll come home soon. He always does." he said.
"I guess." she replied.
***
"No, no. I'm not taking no for an answer." Lakshya said.
"But Laksh.. I'm busy." KT replied.
"Please.. okay, just come for a couple of hours. All of your sisters' are coming too. Please?"
"I don't know.."
"For me?" he asked.
"Okay, okay, fine. But only for a couple of hours." she said.
"And um.. is that because I said for me?" he winked at her.
KT smiled.
***
Prachi semt to be roaming around the grocery store. Neev walked by, and was right beside her, although looking the other direction.
"Oh, hey!" Prachi said calling him.
He turned.
"You? here? Hi." he said.
"Yeah, I was just getting some stuff. You?" she asked.
"Same. For the party tonight, you're coming for sure right?"
"Yeah. I'll be there." Prachi replied with a smile.
They both grabbed the stuff they needed.
"We can pay for the groceries, then I can drop you home..?" Neev wondered.
"That'd be nice." She said.
***
Neev dropped Prachi off at her place.
She got out of the car and "Thank-You." she said.
"Aheemm.." Neev coughed.
"..am I a stanger to you?" he winked at her.
Prachi blushed, and walked away shyly.
Neev smiled at her cutely.
***
Everyone reached the party, except for Dev.
Dev was at a place he went in his spare time.
He noticed his car wasn't starting, and he dialed Lakshya's number.
Lakshya who semt to be roaming around, waiting for the party to be started, recieveed his call.
"Hello?" he said.
"Laksh, bro.." Dev said.
"Yeah?"
"My car has broken down, I was wondering if you could pick me up?"
"Okay, where?"
"I'll meet you by the library."
"Okay, I'll be right there. Bye."
They hung up.
Lakshya walked to Ganga, and informed her, and left.
***
Soon he reached the Library, but was unable to find Dev.
Where is he? Offo. Always late.
he thought.He then got out of the car, and looked around for him a bit.
As soon as he found him, they both went back to the car, and he drove home.
