ShaChi FF: You are my Destiny Pt07 pg30 (11/07) - Page 22

Originally posted by: bones88

twinoooooooooooooooooo🤗 me coming in krish style to save u🤣

Originally posted by: yogitz

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darling don't give me too much credit. u my dear have the hard job of writing it . i have to give u credit yaar! had a hard time on how to progress and ur just little idea made me and bonu sis to brainstorm it into an update...yet to write it down😆
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Originally posted by: Jessuu

i totally frgot siya? how many days has it been 🤣?? tera peecha itni aasaani se nahin chhod ne waali main 😉

Panchi was usually sitting in her van reading the script when her cell started to ring. Thinking that it might be her mom, she picked it up.

"PANCHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi" She heard someone squeal at the other end. Realizing who it was Panchi too started to jump up and down.

"Oh my god! its you?! When did you come back?!" Panchi asked excitedly and just then, Shabir opened her van door and stared at her.

"Are you okay?" He asked her.

"I'm okay, why?" Panchi replied and asked still her cell glued on her ear.

"heard you shouting"

"sorry was talking to my friend" Panchi replied and Shabir tried to ask if it was a girl whom she was talking to. he didn't know why but he wanted to know. he opened his mouth to ask when the director called for his shot and he left unwillingly leaving Panchi excitedly talking to her friend.

Shabir wasn't usually a confused person but this time he was too confused about what was happening to him. he do admit that he was attracted to Panchi, but it wasn't the case and he knew it. Many times. He had wondered why she was being occupied in his dreams and thoughts off late.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later byeeee" Panchi excitedly hung up as her school friend was returning from U.S after five long years. As excited as ever, she called up her mom to plan for the surprise welcome party. Not long, she was called to resume her work.

When Panchi went to do her scene, she saw Shabir and Jay laughing over something. Panchi just smiled and took her seat near Sanju. "Hey sanju, my friend is coming after five years and we have planned a surprised party for her, will you come?"

Sanju looked up surprised and smiled. "Panchi I really would love to come, but I'm meeting Amir's mother today, sooo---"

"Oh its okay" Panchi plastered a smile on her face not wanting to show her disappointment. She wanted sanju to be there but she also knew that she has been looking forward in meeting Amir's mother for long.

"I'm sorry" Sanju again apologized but Panchi changed the topic not wanting to let her see that she was upset over it. Panchi glanced at Shabir who was watching them intently and he gave an 'are you okay' smile, to which she smiled back and waved mouthing it's okay.

During the shoot, Panchi tried to ask Jay if he can make it as she wanted at least one of them to be present for her friend's party. But changed her mind as she over heard him taking on the phone planning to spend the weekend with Jatin and Ali in Lonawala and were to leave straight after the shoot.

Panchi's face fell on thinking that none of them were to be there, even Bharat and Vinisha couldn't make it due to their own personal reasons. She then turned to Shabir but she hesitated to ask as he was a big star and thought that he might not like such small gatherings. Panchi walked upto him but then changed her mind and turned back to go when Shabir called her and she turned.

"You want something?"

"No'I mean yes" She began. He stepped a bit towards her as she was speaking in very low voice and he was finding it hard to hear with all the noises around.

"Panchi what is it?" Shabir asked again. "you are like as if I'm going to bite you" he laughed and Panchi felt the tension leave her.

"actually, I'm meeting my school friend after so long" Panchi started excitedly and Shabir's smile began to fade slowly. "we have been like best friend forever, and I'm so glad my friend is coming back, really missed the old days" Shabir badly wanted to ask if it was a girl she was talking about. The suspense was more killing than the suspense happening in the show and yet, he didn't know why he was so eager to know about the it.

'So is it a HE or a SHE?' Shabir asked but then realized that he has asked the question to himself. Not wanting to make a fool out himself with the stupid question he thought of asking her about it in a different way. "So, Panchi, your friend, is he very close to you?" he asked making the most important word barely audible.

Panchi began to grin broadly. "we are VERY close, so are you coming?" Shabir stood stunned with it and dumbly nodded his head. Smiling even more Panchi patted his arm lightly and told him that she would see him at her place at night.

Shabir stood rooted in his spot. He didn't know why he was feeling so bad on hearing that she was VERY close to her friend. 'after all she is pretty, intelligent and she has the right to choose whoever she wants' he thought. 'but why am I thinking like this? why am I feeling that bad?' that thought still disturbed him and with a disturbed mind, he drove to his home only to find an invitation to Ekta's card party which she was holding that night. Thought he didn't felt like going anywhere, he decided to go for it as he thought that it will keep his mind off from her for the time being as he was thinking way too much about her lately. Shabir went to take a shower to freshen up before he was to leave to Ekta's party.

"Mom I'm home!" Panchi called out as soon as she entered her home. though she had a hectic day at shoot she didn't feel tired at all. She was too excited to plan the party for her friend Sneha who was coming back after so long. Panchi has made all the plans over the phone, calling her other friends and her relatives. It was a special occasion for all of them as Sneha was returning back home after five long years and also she has topped in her management course in one of the well known university in U.S.

Panchi inhaled the aromatic smell of the chocolate cake her mother was making. Her mom was the world's best cook and though she didn't wanted to order any food from outside; she did order it as she didn't want to make her mother work too much. she tried to argue on ordering the cake from a bakery as well but her mom was too stubborn and didn't bend on it. So she had to give up.

"Panchi beta, come and see how, everything has arrived" Mrs. Bora poked her head out from the kitchen door. Panchi dropped her bag and ran to the kitchen and saw that the snacks were ready. She kissed her mom lightly and asked where her dad was and Mrs. Bora replied that he went back to Pune as there was some repairing work that was needed to be done in their home back there. Panchi sadly smiled and went off to call her other friends to make sure that they reach before time so that she can get some helping hand in decorating the place.

Not long, Sneha's cousins and sisters came and all began to decorate the place. The youngsters did all the work while the elders were either chit chatting or were preparing more dishes for the evening. Panchi looked around and smiled. it has been long since she had seen a gathering like that.

Shabir arrived at to the lounge wearing casual shirt and jeans. He didn't felt like dressing up tonight as he wasn't in a good mood either. He was constantly thinking about Panchi's new friend who was to arrive that night. Shabir felt someone slap his shoulder from behind and turning he saw Akashdeep standing before him grinning broadly. Shabir smiled back and gave him a friendly hug.

"Wassup dude" he asked slapping his shoulders again. Shabir let out a fake cry of pain and began to laugh. "Nothing much yaar, I was actually searching for a company here, seems all are occupied, are you here alone?

"Dude, I'm still single" he started laughing and Shabir watched him confused. "that means I'm here alone too" Akashdeep enlightened his confused friend.

Shabir raised a brow then joined him in his with his laugh. They enjoyed the night with very less drinks as Ekta never allowed the waiter to provide them more than two glass. so both were sipping them very carefully and very less. Their night started to steam up as Ekta announced that she was to start the card game. Shabir and Akashdeep went to their table and Karan and few others joined as well. They began to play and started to talk random things. Amongst all, Karan started to tell them a story about one of friend and her childhood friend. Shabir's mind immediately wandered to Panchi and her close friend she talked about so excitedly. He had received a miss call from during that time, and he knew that she was calling to ask where he was. he didn't want to go there, not because he didn't wish to, it was because he didn't want to go and face her. he was too confused.

"and you now what, that man was caught red handed two timing with a girl she was so heartbroken to find out that the person whom she loved for so long betrayed her like that" karan went on. Shabir's eyes widened as Karan's story sort of resembled Panchi.

He immediately got up and glanced at his watch and saw that it wasn't still that late and he could still make it to her place. The questions whirling around his head was driving him insane and he wanted answer and he knew that all his answers were with just one person. Panchi.

Panchi was more than elated as she saw the surprised face of Sneha as she stepped into her house. Clearly she had no idea that she was to have such a wonderful surprise from her best friend. Though Sneha was jet-lagged she didn't seem to care and went on enjoying with her friends. While Sneha dragged Panchi to sit with her on the couch, she animatedly began to talk about their school days and all the while Panchi kept glancing towards the door. She had reminded him through a text message and he did reply her that would be there on time. Panchi glanced at the clock. She had been waiting for him for the past two hours and when he didn't seem to turn up, Panchi sadly sighed thinking that he had really not wanted to come after all. She thought of another alternative of why he couldn't make it. She knew that he wasn't the type who would not just attend any party invited by his friends unless there was an emergency or something. Panchi thought of calling him once more but later decided that it was not a good idea to call him and disturb him like that.

Panchi looked at Sneha who was animatedly telling her about her journey in U.S and Panchi sat listening to it keenly though her mind was else where. Panchi glanced at the door once more as she thought that she felt that he was there. but on seeing that it was just an illusion, she downcast her eyes. Panchi again glanced at her cell expecting a call back or message from him but there was none.

"Ey, Panchi what are you thinking?" Sneha waved a hand infront of her eyes bringing Panchi back into reality.

"Nothing, its just---" Panchi was about to tell her when her cell vibrated in her hands. She glanced at it and then jumped from her seat with elation. All eyes sat on her and she immediately composed and excused herself and stepped out of her house. She saw Shabir's car parked across the street. He was leaning on it casually and smiled as her saw her. Panchi waved at him and indicated him to come. Shabir waved her back and then jogged to her.

"I thought you weren't going to come" Panchi told him. she was overwhelmed to see him finally there right in front of her, looking as handsome as ever. "why are you wearing a sweater?" She chuckled as she saw him wearing a sweater during the steaming summer.

"i have no idea" he laughed. "Just grabbed whatever came in my hand"

"Come, I'll give you one of my dad's" She laughed turning towards her home. She couldn't let him suffer the heat the whole night also, the way he was sweating, she knew that he wasn't going to survive if he stayed much longer in that.

"Sorry I'm late, Ekta has thrown a party too so was there" Shabir apologized and Panchi just smiled. She held his arm and led him in her home. Shabir felt the warm of her hand generate through out his body. Though it wasn't the first time she had touched him like that, this time he felt that it was pretty much different.

When Panchi led him inside, all eyes turned to them and people started whispering and Panchi immediate released her hold from him. Shabir shifted his weight and bent down to whisper to her. "Panchi its so awkward, I don't know anyone from here"

"Arre don't worry, come I'll introduce you to them" Panchi reassured him and then led to introduce him to her friends. most were almost too excited to meet one of the biggest star in the Tellydom. Most of Panchi's friends who were girls began to circle around the Shabir and Shabir though he felt uncomfortable with the presence of so many around him didn't tell anything, as he didn't want to hurt anyone or make them think that he is arrogant like most of the stars. Panchi was being pushed out of the crowd and she stood beside them as Shabir signed autographs and clicked pictures with them. Shabir looked at her with pleading eyes and Panchi pushed her way though in and coiled her arms around his and announced.

"Guys, lets go grab a bite, I'm starving are you?" She asked Shabir who gave a slight nod smiling at the guests around who too were grinning broadly. "Come on guys, we still have the whole night to enjoy" She announced and grabbed Shabir to the food table. But before that, she took him to her dad's room and handed him a shirt. Panchi gave him his privacy to change. After changing, he went to Panchi and stood near Panchi who was busy filling a plate for him.

"Thanks Panchi" Shabir said gratefully smiling broadly.

"You could have seen your face there" Panchi teased and Shabir blushed slightly. "I thought you are use to such crowds"

"Well, you can say that but still, such crowds, especially of girls make me really uncomfortable" Shabir confessed and Panchi smiled filling his plate. They shared some random talk and Shabir almost forgot about her friend until he caught the welcome banner hung over the wall. Shabir put the plate down and Panchi saw that it was almost untouched.

"Is it bad?" She asked.

"No, I'm wondering where the person is to whom you had thrown such a huge party"

"Oh you still haven't met" Panchi hit her palm on her forehead and turned to search for Sneha. Not seeing her around she turned back to Shabir and handed him back his plate. "You eat your food, I'll go and see"

Shabir smiled and tried to eat but he didn't felt like eating as he was curious to meet Panchi's close friend who was a HE. After hearing Karan's story, he somehow got scared to thinking what if the same thing happened to her and her friend. According to her, he had come after five long years and the way she has talked about his return made him think that Panchi really cared for him. way too much and that he didn't like it.

"Shabir?! Shabir Ahluwalia?" Shabir turned as he heard a girl call him with surprise. He saw a girl of panchi's age gaping at him. Shabir smiled seeing her that way as she was gaping at him.

"Hi" Shabir said breaking the silence. he wasn't feeling that comfortable with her gaping at him like that so tried to lighten up her up. 'she is probably Panchi's friend too' he thought. Shabir's eyes caught Panchi wandering searching for her friend. Shabir called her and she turned to them and sighed with relief.

She came to them and seeing Sneha gape at him, Panchi lifted her hand and closed her mouth laughing out loud. Sneha began to blush and Shabir gave out a small laugh as well.

"I'm sorry" Sneha apologized and Shabir replied that it was okay.

"oh god sneha, you were as if you were lack of oxygen" Panchi began to pull her leg and Sneha began to blush even more.

"Panchi" Sneha said in a warning tone and Panchi tried hard not to laugh more. Panchi all of a sudden realized that she had to introduce the two.

"Shabir, this is Sneha my bestest friend the one who I told you about" Panchi said and Shabir watched her confused. He smiled to Sneha anyway and nodded his head. Before Sneha could start a conversation, Mrs. Bora called her saying that her mother has called her from Udaipur. Sneha excused herself and left.

"I thought you said its your close friend's party"

"yeah so it is"

"So who is she?"

"My friend"

"But you said he is your friend but who is she?"

"what?" Panchi exclaimed with confusion. "Shabir why are you confusing me? This party is for HER, Sneha who just came from U.S after five years"

"OOhh" Shabir whistled with realization and Panchi raised a brow and asked again. "Are you still confused?"

"No, all cleared" he replied grinning broadly. 'its not a HE a SHE' he thought excitedly. Panchi shook her head and went to help her mom in the kitchen.

"What is he doing here?" Mrs. Bora asked not pleased seeing Shabir there.

"Mom he is my friend too" Panchi reminded her.

"I know but you don't stay too close with him, don't like him much"

"Mom, don't judge him like that, he is nothing like what you are seeing on T.V or what the media says about him"

"Hmm" Mrs. Bora mumbled and left the kitchen to join the guests. Panchi leaned the edge of the counter and sighed thinking how she was going to convince her mom about him.

After doing some of the chores in the kitchen, Panchi came out and hearing a burst of laughter. She smiled as she saw her mother standing near Shabir and tossing her head back laughing over something he had said or so. She began to smile even more as she remembered what her mom told her. She was about to go when she felt someone grab by her arm. Alarmed she turned and saw Sneha.

"Panchi? I still cant breath, what is he doing here?"

"Sneha, did you forget? I work with him?"

"Yeah, But HE is THE Shabir Ahluwalia, one of the biggest star in T.V why did he came to a small gathering like this?"

"He is my friend, so he came"

"But I still find it very odd"

"Sneha, what is so odd about it? I asked him and he came"

"oohhh so you asked him" Sneha began to tease her. Panchi cocked a brow and hit lightly on her arm.

"Yes duffer, what did you expect?"

"well" Sneha sighed and turned. "he did came here because you told him to also, he came here to be with YOU"

"Sneha you aren't making any sense"

"You will never get to know what I'm saying" Sneha said with exasperation. Panchi glanced over to him and her mother who was having a good time with each other. Smiling, she approached to them. but when she reached, some guys there dragged him to a side and began to chat with him. Panchi laughed as she over heard what they were asking him. they were asking him to give some tips to woo girls. They surly made him a guru with that. As Shabir seemed less lonely now as he had made quite good friends amiongst them, Panchi turned to her mother who was watching him with a smile.

"So mom, you told me to stay away from him but now, you are laughing with him" Panchi teased and her mom shot a warning look at her.

"he is really nice, Panchi you were right, we shouldn't judge him just like that" Mrs. Bora smiled at her daughter. Panchi grinned broadly as her mother too had finally found him nice.

When the guys began to do their dirty talk, Panchi moved away from them not wanting to hear and joined her girl's gang. When she joined, all started to tease on.

"wow Panchi I didn't know that you guys were dating"

"who?" Panchi asked confused.

"You and Shabir"

Panchi scoffed and laughed. "Please, we are just friend, and we are not dating"

"Oh the oldest quote of all, we are not dating" her friend mimicked.

"Really, there is nothing" Panchi tried to convince them but they went on.

"Panchi we have seen the way he look at you, really he likes you a lot"

"I like him too, but just as a friend, end of story"

"Liar, even you don't realize that you like him more than just a friend"

"I don't"

"You just don't know it yet, and when you do, you will know" and saying so, they changed the subject leaving Panchi to stare at them. She glanced at Shabir and she felt her heart beat faster. It didn't happen to her before. Suddenly she started to get scared on thinking what was wrong with her. 'does that mean---?"

"NO I don't!" She shouted to which all began to stare at her. Panchi blushed and turned away. She shifted her attention elsewhere when Sneha turned on the music and dragged her to the dance floor. Panchi hesitated for a moment as she was too shy to dance in front of so many people. Not long, her friends dragged Shabir on the danced floor. Shabir started to dance whilst Panchi just stood by and clapped for them while he danced to the hip number of 'Move your body' Shabir grabbed her by her arm and started to sway along with the beats and Panchi laughed aloud. For the first time, she felt that she was enjoying in the truest sense.

Shabir had never enjoyed as much as he was enjoying in the small gathering and especially with her by his side. Panchi excused herself as she got tired, she never danced so much in her life, especially in a party and Shabir too followed her. they were standing by the corner when Mrs. Bora came and told her that she was retiring to bed and also told her to end the party before midnight. Panchi nodded her head and after smiling at Shabir once more, she left to her room.

Shabir was again rounded by the guys and Panchi was forced to leave the men alone. She stood with her girl friends. once or twice, their eyes collided while they kept listening to others.

Shabir felt a tug at his heart. He didn't know why, he was seeing a total different Panchi in front of him. She was no longer pretty to him. she was elegant, more beautiful. Infect never in his life has he seen such beauty. It was though her inner beauty was he was most attracted to. whenever he was with her, he felt connected.

Panchi couldn't avert her gaze off him, she was seeing him in a total different way. She was seeing him in a more relaxed state and was happy for him. but still she was unaware of why her heart was beating differently for him. 'dear god what is happening to me?' Panchi prayed for answers.

Panchi's friends watched as both Shabir and Panchi stood with their eyes locked in each others. They began to whisper quietly.

"we really should do something to make Panchi admit"

"I know but what?"

"I know"

"What?"

"The oldest formulae in the whole wide world" Sneha smiled at them slyly. She signaled to take their own positions. Two of them stayed back with Panchi and the rest of the three went to Shabir.

Panchi watched as her friends went to him and shooed off the guys. They began to flirt with him and she watched them amused. The others who stood by her began to pass comments over them which made Panchi's ears prick.

"I think Sneha really likes him, look at the way she looks at him"

"Yeah and I think Shabir too likes her, he seem to be very interested in her" Panchi's friend said and when Panchi turned, she saw Shabir and Sneha laughing over something and Sneha coiled her arms around him. Panchi's cheeks began to burn with anger.

"don't you agree Panchi? They do look good together" Her friend asked innocently while she tried hard not to burst out laughing. Panchi was burning with jealousy. She marched to them and stood infront of them fuming.

All got silent on her arrival and Shabir smiled at her. She gave him a sweet smile and grabbed her bu her hand and advanced outside. Before leaving the door, she shot an angry look over Sneha and Sneha giggled her way along with the others. When they were out, all gave each other a high five. "Mission Accomplish, she is burning with jealousy"

Shabir was stunned and surprised on what happened to Panchi all of a sudden. She has suddenly got angry and was dragging him out. 'Whatever have I done?' he though worriedly. When they were out, Panchi loosened her hold from his hand and turned to him angrily.

"What do you think you were doing?"

"What was I doing?" Shabir asked confused.

"Oh don't act too innocent, you know exactly what I'm talking about"

"Panchi really what did I do? I have no clue" Shabir moved forward but she backed away and he stood where he was.

"You were flirting"

"I wasn't"

"yeah right, listen here Mr. Ahluwalia, this won't do here, now please leave"

"Panchi what's wrong with you?"

"please leave Shabir" She demanded softly and Shabir turned hurt with the way she spoke to him of excusing him of flirting. Shabir slid in his car and glanced at her who was still staring at him. he ignited the engine into life and drove away.

When he was out of sight, Panchi slowly came back to her senses and began to question herself. 'he is right, what is wrong with me? It was natural for him to flirt, so why did it bother me so much?'

Panchi went inside her house and saw that all were preparing to leave. Sneha too came and told her that she was tired and headed to her room as she was staying with Panchi that day. Panchi too after clearing the place went to her room. But her eyes refused to close as she was thinking about what happened. Why was she feeling so bad, she don't know. She shivered as the new feelings in her began to scare her. 'I have to talk to someone about this, if what I'm feeling is the one I'm thinking or its just an infatuation' She thought. She turned to go to sneha's room but then changed her mind as she didn't want to disturb her as it was a long day for her. She picked up her cell and called the one person who came in her mind the very instant. "Hello Sanju?"

Shabir drove home upset about the whole. He had no idea what happened back there. all of a sudden Panchi got angry and also excused him of flirting! He didn't know what made her think that he was flirting while in real, he was just talking with all. He remembered the look in her eyes when she grabbed him out and the way her eyes blazed with anger made him think more over it. he realized that it wasn't anger on her case but pure jealousy. 'why was she jealous?' he thought. he sighed with exasperation as the questions never seem to leave him, instead, it all were piling up. he just wished he could answer just even one of the question. he didn't know what to do, the feelings that evoke in him were new and he didn't know what it was. 'is it love?' He thought but then shook his head. 'the feeling of love is not like that, is it?' he questioned himself. He thought that it was best to ask someone rather than trying to figure it out himself as he knew that he would never succeed in it sooner. He picked up his cell as he knew exactly who will help him the best. "Hello Amir?"

Slash conversation between Panchi/sanju and Shabir/Amir (since both conversations between the duos are pretty much the same"

"Hi Panchi, what's up"

"Hi Amir, I'm in dilemma"

"What's wrong Panchi everything okay?"

"Amir'I want to ask'" Shabir hesitated. Amir encouraged him to go on. Exhaling deeply he tried to ask him in a different way. "Actually Amir, there is this friend of mine, lately he have been acting very weird"

"How weird?"

"Well, he have been thinking about his friend a lot lately and also, day dream about her and when she told him about a friend of hers, he got so upset and was wishing why she wasn't that close to him than to her friend, it was later he realized that the friend that she was talking about was a girl and he was floating in cloud nine when he gotta know about it. he feels different when he is with her and he'"

Sanju began to laugh and asked cutting in between. "you really don't know what's going on?"

"NO I don't know, what is wrong with m-I mean him" Shabir corrected herself before Amir could pick up what she meant.

"Well Panchi my dear, when people are in such state that means that you are in LUUUUWWWWWW"

Both Shabir and Panchi gasped in unison as their friends told them. Both of their phone slipped out of their hands. "I'm in love?" both Shabir and Panchi whispered to themselves still in shock.