"Why are you cancelling on us yaar...?? Not done..."
"No no... You have changed... Get your butt here abeer..."
"Don't be a spoilt sport..."
Meher sighed as Sasha yelled at abeer. Nisaar's was sitting on a bean bag strumming his guitar.
"He isn't coming guys... He has some important stuff..." Sasha told meher and nisaar sadly.
"Important stuff... What is he...?? President of India...??" Meher asked irritatedly.
"Then let's go and see him... At the airport..." Nisaar suggested with a serious expression on his face.
Meher and Sasha couldn't help but giggle at his remark.
"Guys I have some work... Kal meeting hai..." said meher and started working on her presentation.
Sasha and nisaar walked out of the cabin leaving meher alone. Meher couldn't concentrate on her work and wondered if "that" important stuff was that girl.
"What was he saying...??" Nisaar asked Sasha.
"You tell me something first... Is he hiding something...?? Koi scene hai kya uska...??"
"Sasha yaar I do think there is something he is hiding... Bomb fodega ek din hum par... Dekh lio..."
Sasha nodded her head in positive.
Abeer looked around the room once, double checking everything. He wanted the room to be perfect, for her. When he was satisfied he went downstairs with his car keys and wallet.
"Mom I'm going to pick her up... Just make sure no roses in the welcome part... She is allergic..." Abeer told madhvi and she smiled on seeing abeer happy.
"Abeer I know... You have told me this for like ten times... Now go..."
"Bye..."
There she was. Niyati. The girl who drives him crazy. Now it is her and then it was meher. Abeer knew he could never love her like he loved meher but that doesn't mean he can't love her, with all that's left in him. She ran to him and he opened his arms for her. They hugged each other and abeer pulled her close. He pecked her cheek and she giggled.
"I missed you so much abeeerrr..." She told him.
"I missed you more niyu..."
"Any intentions of proving it..??" She pulled away a bit and smirked at him.
"Certainly... But for that I need to get you out of here..."
Abeer held niyati's hand and started moving towards the exit.
"My luggage lover boy.." Niyati pointed towards her luggage and winked at abeer.
"Ohh ya... Sorry..."
"Thank you for the warm welcome aunty... I really appreciate it and the yummy food... I love it..." Niyati sweetly told madhvi while abeer looked at both of them.
Abeer couldn't help but think if madhvi would ever love niyati the way she loved and adored meher. Yes Meher and niyati are absolutely two different individuals and so are there personalities and choices.
"Abeer why don't you show niyati her room... He personally made sure the room is ready according to your choice..." Madhvi said happily.
"Such a sweetheart he is... Thanks aunty.. See you in a bit..."
"Yeah sure... U go and take rest..."
"You did all this...?? For me...?? Why...??"
"You know why..." Abeer wrapped his arms around her and placed his chin on her shoulder blade.
"I don't know..."
Niyati turned around in his arms and leaned closer to him
"You wanna hear it or feel it..." asked abeer.
"Any which way its convenient for you..."
Abeer leaned into her and their lips touched. He pulled her close and sucked on her lower lip. Niyati smiled and kissed him back, clutching to his shoulders for support.
"I missed you..." Abeer mumbled.
Niyati playfully bit his lower lip and started to fight for dominance. Abeer's hand made its way to the back of her head and pulled her closer. Whenever she fought for dominance, it made him want her more.
They were so engrossed in the moment that they didn't realise when the door was opened revealing two shocked faces with eyes bulging out and month hung open. Abeer separated himself from niyati and looked at the intruders. Niyati fixed her hair and then waited for them to say anything.
"Guys this is niyati... My girlfriend... Niyati they are my best friends... Sasha and nisaar..." Abeer formally introduced them.
"Ohh... finally I'm meeting you guys... Hiii... I have heard a lot about you guys..." Niyati chirped and hugged them.
"Hii... And we have never heard about you..." said Sasha, looking at abeer with a "u_have_a_lot_to_answer" look.
Niyati smiled awkwardly at Sasha and asked them to settle down.
"Babe... Why don't you get changed and relax...???" suggested abeer.
"No issues... I want to know them... They are my soon to be best friends too..." Niyati replied.
"Niyati no need to be that excited... Lemme catch up with them first... OK..??"
"As u say love..."
Abeer led Sasha and nisaar into his room; for he can't afford them shouting on him in front of niyati.
"Shoot guys..." said abeer as he sat on the bed.
"Puchna padega kya...??" said nisaar.
"So.. Yes... I'm dating niyati... It will soon be a year... She is a very nice girl and she loves me a lot..."
"But she is not meher..." Sasha cut abeer in between.
"I know Sasha... She is not meher and meher is not niyati... They are different... She is like what we guys used to be... Fun loving and happy..." Abeer replied.
"Do you love her...??" asked nisaar.
"I'm falling for her... Few days away from her and the pain of separation started killing me already..."
"If you love her... We are also fine... Right nisaar...??" said Sasha.
"Yes... But abeer I actually thought you aren't over meher... I thought you were jealous that night..."
"I just want her to have someone that's worth her... The one who is best... What I wasn't for her..." replied Abeer.
"And that's not love... Ya right..." Nisaar said sighing.
"Abeer... Listen to me first..." Sasha interrupted.
Abeer looked at Sasha and signalled her to say it.
"That niyati of yours... Such an enthu cutlet... Why is that...??" Sasha asked.
"At least don't make fun of her in front of me... Kya yaar Sasha... Not fair..." sad abeer.
"OK... Tu jaa fir..." said nisaar.
And the trio burst into laughter.
And then there was a knock on the door. They didn't realise its been an hour since they came here and revisited their cherished memories.
"Come in..."
The door opened and there stood niyati at the door with a tray in her hands.
"I hope I didn't disturb you guys..." She said sweetly.
"Not at all yaar..." replied Sasha before abeer could reply.
"Actually I was getting bored in the room and then thought of having coffee. I ended up making coffee for all of us..."
"That's my girl..." Abeer smirked at nisaar and Sasha.
Niyati offered them coffee and sat beside abeer.
"And that's your coffee with extra sugar and one spoon cream..." She handled the mug to abeer.
"Thank you...!!"
"Sasha... I was wondering if I could ask you something..." Niyati said to Sasha.
"Don't tell her my secrets..." Abeer warned.
"Yeah yeah... Ask..." Sasha replied ignoring abeer's warning.
"From where did you get this haircut...?? I really liked it yaar... Can you take me there...?? Or you can tell me the name, abeer will take me..."
"Ohh... I will take you... Don't worry..." Sasha replied and niyati smiled.
"And here I thought she might ask some of my secrets..." Abeer sighed.
"Hehe... Secrets are meant to be kept as a secret... And why will I ask about your secrets in front of you...???" Niyati looked at abeer with a cute pout on her face.
"Good point..." Nisaar said.
"Thank god you spoke something... I thought you dont like me..." Niyati exclaimed with happiness.
"Can anyone not like you...?? Have this ever happened niyu...??" Abeer asked curiously.
"Yeah abeer... I didn't tell you... Did I...?? Anyway you know what guys... I had a classmate in school... She never liked me... And you know why because I accidentally... Accidentally stepped on the sketch she was designing... But who sits on the floor and sketches... And then there was a guy... He wanted to date me but I refused him because I liked my then swimming trainer. And that guy... He spread rumours about me... And it was clear that he didn't like me and hated me after that day..."
"Was he hot..??" Abeer asked.
Niyati Sasha and nisaar looked at abeer in confusion.
"Arrey... The trainer you liked..." Abeer clarified.
Niyati giggled while Sasha and nisaar looked at each other. Never did they saw this side of abeer.
"Less than you my lover boy..." replied niyati looking at abeer.
"Why are they so cheesy...??" Sasha whispered to nisaar.
"How will I know...??" replied nisaar.
Sasha got up and shook abeer who was looking at niyati constantly.
"You guys continue... We are leaving..."
"Arrey rukk jao yaar..." Abeer said to his best friends.
"Nahi... Let's meet tomorrow... Office mein..." said nisaar.
"OK..." Abeer replied.
"And we can go to that salon...??? Right...??" Niyati asked Sasha.
"Absolutely..."
"Great... I'm loving India already..." Niyati grinned and abeer smiled looking at her.