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Both Khushi and Anjali looked back at one another trying not to laugh. Anjali gestured to Khushi using her eyes to go from there. Khushi grabbed her books, placed them in her bag along with her stationary, took her jacket of the back on the chair and both girls walked out of the library still trying hard not to laugh.
As soon as they got out of the library they burst out laughing at the look the other girl had given them. Once they had calmed down they started walking towards the canteen.
Once in the canteen both girls went towards the counter to order. "A grilled cheese sandwich with coke" Anjali asked. "Same as her" Khushi interjected.
Once their orders were done they found a table new the window and sat down. Anjali took a big bite out of her sandwich. "So'wha'do'.u'.fink" Anjali spoke in-between chewing. "What?" Khushi asked. Before Anjali was about to say anything as Khushi saw her open her mouth Khushi put her hand up "wait at least finished what you're eating before you speak again." "But'.I'." suddenly Anjali started coughing. Khushi got up, went round to her friend, and patted her back while giving her, her coke which she gladly took. She drank some and calmed down. "See I told you to finish eating before speaking" Khushi scolded. "Khushi please don't act like my mum" Anjali pouted. "Well stop acting like a child then" Khushi retorted. "So what were you going to say?" Khushi asked once she sat back down in her seat. "I was saying so what do you think about going to my brother's party with me" Anjali looked at her friend while picking up her coke and taking a big swig of it. "I don't know. I don't think jiji will let me go" Khushi replied looking at her food wondering if she really wanted to eat then taking a bite off it. "Don't tell her" Anjali said not looking at Khushi who had suddenly had her mouth open wide as she was about to take another bite out of her sandwich and her eyes wide open in shock. "What do you mean lie to jiji? No I can't. Anjali you know how close I am to jiji. I can't lie to her. Anyhow she can tell when I am lying to her" as she took a big gulp from her coke. "Ok then I will ask if we can go watch a movie. I'm sure she won't mind" Anjali looked back towards Khushi with a glint in her eye.
Khushi could not believe that she and Anjali were friends sometimes as they were like chalk and cheese.
Once they had finished eating they had gone to GH to ask Payal's permission to go see a movie.
At first Payal was reluctant to let Khushi go but then gave in as Anjali convinced her. Anjali had also made sure that Khushi left her window open. "If we are late you can't come in the front door. Your sister will kill you for coming late" Anjali said in-between re-applying her lipstick in front of Khushi's mirror. Khushi was feeling bad about lying but thought it would only be this one time.
The both had got ready and Anjali had sneaked them into the party. After all she was a Raizada she had as much right being at the guesthouse as anyone.
Khushi looked around and was amazed at the how big the place was. Never in her wildest dreams had she ever thought she would see a place this big. Of course she had yet to see RM and Sheesh Mahal which also belonged to the Raizada family. They sneaked in through the back gates where she had seen the guard asleep. As she knew the house really well she had taken the key to the back gate from her mum a while back to get in. She opened the gate using the key and they went in. They went towards the party which had already started and bumped into a number of their friends. Anjali had to keep a look out so that her brother didn't see her there. She knew she would be in big trouble if he found her there.
It was not until about an hour later that Arnav had walked in with a girl in his arm and Anjali hid behind Khushi so he couldn't see her. Khushi was taken aback at Anjali's reaction. "What are you doing?" whispering while her head was turned behind her. "My brother is over there" looking Khushi directly in her eyes while hunching over behind Khushi's back. "Wait your brother doesn't know you're here?" Khushi asked looking confused. "Well'.I'm not supposed to be here" Anjali shrugged her shoulders. "What?" Khushi said as she turned completely to look at her friend. "Shhh! Khushi. Speak quietly" Anjali spoke getting worried. "He can't hear us from here. Now spill" Khushi ordered.
Anjali had no choice but to tell Khushi she wasn't supposed to be at the parties because her brother had warned her not to come to any of them. Khushi was fuming. She took her wrist and they were about to head out when Anjali didn't move. "What you doing Khushi?" Anjali stared at her friend. "We are leaving now" Khushi looking back at her friend while trying to leave. Anjali quickly moved in front of her friend. "Oh come on Khushi. Now you're being unfair. I have always wanted to come to his party at least once. You know everyone at college has been even look at who's here" Anjali pouted. Khushi looked at her friend who was now giving her puppy dog face saying 'pleeaaassseee' which eventually made Khushi smile a little before she gave in. Anjali just took Khushi into a bear hug which made Khushi move back a little before she hugged her friend back.
After the hug Anjali just looked here and there to make sure Arnav didn't see her. They had gone back to their other friends and one of them went to get drinks from the bar. Once they had some everyone was standing and just talking.
A while afterwards Dev had approached them and started flirting with Khushi. She felt awkward. He started coming onto her which she didn't like one bit as she could tell he was very drunk at that moment. Anjali at that moment had gone inside the house to go to the ladies so she had no idea what was going on. Dev had become quite aggressive towards her. "Let me go" she screamed and everyone turned to look in her direction. That was when Arnav had come and helped her. Her friend came and pulled her back while swooning over Arnav. Khushi was in tears by now but was very grateful to the guy who had just come and helped her. She saw a glimpse of him while he was fighting. A tall guy, lean and muscular body, black ruffled hair but the one thing she had noticed were his chocolate brown eyes full of emotion and their intensity. Anyone could drown in those eyes.
Before she could find out who he was her friend Anita lead her away towards the house where on the way they bumped into Anjali who saw Khushi and looked worried. Anita told Anjali the whole story so Anjali went with Khushi inside the house. They headed to the kitchen but Anjali realised there was nothing in the cupboards. Realising Arnav may have had all the glassware plus drinks outside. She didn't have any other choice but to go and get something for Khushi. She led Khushi out of the kitchen but didn't want to leave her on her own. "Khushi I want to get you a drink but I don't want to leave you alone here inside" Anjali said looking concerned. "It's ok Anjali I don't need a drink. Can I use the bathroom?" Khushi looked at her friend who saw her tear stricken face. Anjali didn't want to her to go to the downstairs toilets as they were used for everyone who were at the party so she took her to one of the bedroom's. Khushi went to use the on suite while Anjali closed the door from the outside but didn't lock and slipped away to get a drink.
As she came out someone had seen her and knew who she was.
Once she had got a drink she headed back to the room where she found Khushi sitting on the bed still crying. Anjali went and sat next to her and was consoling her but Khushi wasn't feeling any better. So Anjali stood up and started looking in the draws and found what she was looking for. She had found some old family photo's remembering that the guest house was one of the first big house's her father had brought before acquiring Shantivan. She took the photo's to Khushi and showed her them. Khushi started looking at them. Some were baby photos of her, which made her smile, while some others were baby photos of her brothers which eventually made her laugh. Anjali was relieved that Khushi was ok now. Anjali picked up the drink from the table where she had placed it and handed it to her. Khushi took a sip from it. "Khushi shall we go back to the party" Anjali asked after a while. "You go ahead I will meet you there. I will first drink this, then use the washroom then I will come downstairs if that's ok with you?" Khushi replied. "Ok. I'll wait" Anjali replied. "No. Seriously you go ahead I will be fine" Khushi said. "Ok. Fine I will go but you sure you're ok?" Anjali asked. "Yeah I'm fine. You go. I will come" Khushi assured her friend. Anjali left from the room while Khushi carried on drinking.
She got up with her drink in her hand and went towards the window and looked out. She could see the garden and the party in full swing with the music blaring. The stars shining bright in the night sky, not a single cloud. Khushi looked up at the stars sighing why she wasn't at home just in her warm bed. Suddenly she started feeling very dizzy. Her hand went up to her head trying to focus. It was lucky the glass had nothing left it when it fell to the floor and bounced once, twice before going behind the draws. Both her hands on her head, her walking like she was drunk but still managing to get to the bed as she crashed on top of it falling unconscious.
Next morning she got up feeling very dizzy when she saw a guy sleeping next to her. Recognising him as the guy who had saved her she couldn't believe he was there. Her mind reeling with a lot of questions but the shock of it all she couldn't take. She was about to get up when she realised she wasn't wearing anything and she didn't know what to do then. All she knew she needed to get out right then. She slowly got out of the bed trying not to wake the guy up and kneeled down to make sure he wouldn't see her. She managed to grab her clothes one by one and put them on. She went to the door which was locked from the outside so she couldn't do anything about that. She locked the door and looked around the room. Noticing the french doors she headed towards them unlocked them and saw she was on a balcony but the balcony lead towards another room. She ran to the other room where luckily the door was open and she ran out. She carried on running out in the corridor down the stairs and out the way she had come only to find the gate door locked. She didn't know what to do when someone approached her scaring her. It was a security guard. He saw the fear on her face. She suddenly started crying and just repeated 'I want to go home'. He didn't know what to do but just decided to let her go as she didn't look harmless. He opened the gate and she fled.
She didn't know how she got home. All she knew she needed to be home in the security of her place. She climbed in through the window which had still been open, closed it shut, locked her room and without changing her clothes she got into bed and wept. Not knowing what to do. Her mobile then started ringing. It was Anjali trying to call her but Khushi didn't answer.
It was lucky Payal or buaji never found out. Payal had knocked on the door to wake Khushi up. "Khushi it may not be college today but it doesn't mean you stay sleeping" Payal shouted from the door. "Jiji I have a headache. Please let me sleep" Khushi said trying hard to hold back the tears. "Oh god Khushi you ok?" Payal asked as she tried to get into Khushi's room to only find it locked. "Khushi let me in?" Payal asked. "Please jiji let me sleep" Khushi replied. "Ok. You get some rest then" Payal said before moving away from the door. Not hearing the sobs coming from Khushi's room. The one thing she had noticed when she gotten home that one her Payal's were missing.
Over the next month though both Payal and Anjali had noticed the change in Khushi. She had become a lot quieter, less bubbly always in her own thoughts not really listening when people were talking. Her dreams always of that face always of him.
As the memory of that night had come back Khushi had frozen. Her grip on Anjali tightening making Anjali hit her. Khushi came out of her trance and looked at Anjali. "Let me go Khushi. You're hurting me" as Khushi let her go while Anjali massaged her arm. "Khushi come here" Garima said. Khushi turned to look at her mother avoiding the intense look Arnav was giving her as she walked up to her mum. Anjali went back to her seat which was next to Arnav and saw him standing up. She hit him on the head for fun bringing him out of his trance making him turn and glaring at her in a rage before calming down seeing her giggle at him. He sat down and so did she but his eyes just darted the whole time towards Khushi who was being introduced to his family. Anjali couldn't help but notice her brother looking at her friend while Khushi the whole time was ignoring him. She wondered if something was going on between them or if her brother was going to make her friend his next conquest. Oh she wasn't that nave to not know what her brother was like after all his reputation preceded him plus she had overheard the arguments him and her father had had over that.
"She is not you're type" whispering into his ear making Arnav turn towards her. "How do you know she is not my type?" Arnav smirked. "Because she doesn't believe in one night stands. She believes in marriage and commitment and that is certainly not you bro. So don't bother plus she is my friend so you leave her alone" Anjali warned. "Or what?" Arnav looking very surprised at her tone. "Or I tell Akash bhai and you know what he will do to you" Anjali looked sternly at her brother. Arnav couldn't believe his sister who he adores and she adores him would say that but something about her friend was not going to stop him. Not for anyone.
Now you all know what to do comment comment and comment.
P.S For everyone who ends up thinking it was Anjali who spiked her drink. Let me make this very clear. Anjali and Khushi are best friends in this and Anjali would never do that to her.
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