2 months later...

Aahir's POV:

'No Aaryan..sorry!!! I already told you I can't come...I just reached home and I had 3 surgeries since morning...I have skipped my lunch, hadn't even got time to grab a cup of coffee and I'm craving for a good nap...you guys have fun' saying I tried to disconnect the call

'Bhai Bhai... please...don't do this yaar...the dates were planned only after we got to know everyone's convenience This is not fair...' Aaryan practically cried and I rolled my eyes. Such a drama queen!

'Aaryan I know...but sweetheart...I am a cardiologist...I don't run a business here.. unfortunately no one plans and gets a heart attack...

It's not like 'Haaww it's a Friday night...let's take a tour of Sehgal Hospitals...or it's not like awww I need a special tattoo...how about getting a tattoo on my chest by Dr Aahir...Side by side how about a small bypass surgery!!!' I spat sarcastically

While I could hear phone shuffling hands and then I heard another voice...and I instantly knew with who it was with the very first word I heard...

'Aahrjjiiiiiii what the F is this...I heard you wouldn't be here tonight for the Mehndi ceremony??? This is not fair...Whose name am I going to get imprinted if you don't come here ..awwww I'm sulking here without you my loveeeee'

And I chuckled...
'Awwwwww my sugarplum... Unfortunately to fill stomach of our hundred unborn children I have to stitch a few hearts...you see...but I promise I'll be there tomorrow for the Bachelor and Spinster night baby...till then please keep dreaming about me' I said sweetly while next second the phone shuffled some more hands while here I put the phone on speaker and began stripping down and changed into comfortable sweatpants and a tshirt...

'Ohhhh Aahir Pra (brother) I heard you are not going to be here... this is not acceptable...Beeji (mother) wants to meet you...Mihika's entire family wants to meet you...you convinced them for this marriage...you are the VIP here Praji (Brother)... Nothin doing...you are coming tonight...' Sukhbir aka Sukkhi was yelling on the call.

That boy was hell excited, two months ago when Neiyat rejected my proposal we became best of friends and along with her did Sukhbir and Mihika became my friends. There was this spitting chemistry between these two however Sukhbir being a Sikh and Mihika was a Assamese Hindu had various cultural differences and were scared to confront their families, so I stepped up and spoke to both families. Initially no one agreed but gradually they accepted it. And finally this weekend they were having a destination wedding in Goa and I had invitations from both sides.

'Sukhbir...I am sorry but I really will take the first flight to Goa tomorrow morning... It's already 7 in the evening. By the time I reach the party would get over...you guys enjoy...I promise I'll be there tomorrow' I tried convincing.

While this time phone shuffled and was now with Mihika ...
'Aahir Bhaiyya (brother) you may want to escape this...but the witch waiting for you downstairs will eat you raw...she was super confident you will escape so she didn't take th afternoon flight' she said and my eyes widened.

'Exactly!!! Now tell your lazy ass Bhaiyya to get his ass moving...I want some really sexy mehndi designs on my hands' I heard a voice from behind me which brought an instant smile on my face.

'You didn't go?' I asked removing my glasses to which she barged in with heavy steps and I could hear a trolly being drawn which stopped next to me ..

'No I didn't...and I won't! Until you board the flight with me which is at 9pm...two hours from now and knowing the Bangalore traffic...we better leave right now' she said pulling me by my shoulders and I turned around to meet her angelic face.

She stood there in her black tee, brown track pants and sunglasses.

'Sunglasses??? In the night Neiyat???'

To which she pushed her sunglasses a little lower giving me a good peek of her russet brown angel eyes and said...
'It is my airport look Sehgal!!!'

And I chuckled and nodded.

'Move your ass now.. I have packed your bags too... come' she said and I cursed myself for giving her access to my wardrobe and bedroom keys. This girl had begun to control my life since last 3 months. Yes she said me a no! But then she said a big yes to our friendship.

She had turned my bestie. She probably was scared I couldn't go through the 'heartbreak' LOL!!! And had begun to take extra care of mine. I initially got pissed saying I didn't need her sympathy but later she told me it's not her emotions and not any sympathy. Slowly i got used to it. Right now Miss Neiyat Kapoor does everything from my shopping to my schedule management to bossing over me!!!

'Neiyat you realise you are not my wife right???'

To which she folded her hands against her chest and raised an eyebrow saying...
'Sure I'm not but I'm your bestie...I have all the rights to even drag you by your collar and unfortunately you cannot even divorce me' she said and I chuckled.

'So there's no escape huhh'

'Nope!!! Not in this lifetime atleast...so get up... quickly...I heard Sukkhi managed to get a authentic Assamese chef make the Xutuli Pitha and Goroor Payash...I can die and kill both for these two Aahir....let's goooooo' she yelled dragging me along.

'Neiyat I'm in sweatpants...let me change' I screamed and finally convinced her to wait five more minutes where five hundred times she yelled at me because she was scared she would miss out on those sweets.

We reached airport on time and finally took the flight to Goa. On my way Neiyat kept rubbing her hands and I smiled and removed my jacket and covered her while she smiled saying...
'Thank you Aahir...you are the sweetest' saying she pulled my cheeks.

Yes!!! We weren't in a relationship. We were just friends but she was a true friend. She stood by my side throughout. She told me she wasn't nursing my heart but earning a friend. She was a true friend. In these two months we had grown too close to each other. Our families still kept trying shipping us. My mother, Chaahat aunty kept asking us why are we not ready to give it a chance. To which she was still clear that we are only good friends and I was clear that I didn't ever want to loose her friendship.

This innocent smile right now while she is lying down on the push back seat of the plane, where she fought with me for the window seat and yet is snoring like a little pig is what I don't want to loose. She is my wave and I'm her shore. I don't want to loose her to any tsunami.

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'Finallllllyyyyy look who's here Aaahirjiiiiii' saying Luv hugged me while Neiyat pulled me back holding a tight grip on my biceps saying...

'Go hug Aaryan...Neiyat Kapoor doesn't share her bestie!' and I looked at her. She is one posessive demanding girl. While Lavanya rolled her eyes saying...
'I must complain that Nei...This Aahirjiiiiiiiiiii of ours robbed my bestie from me' saying she engulfed Neiyat in a bear hug and in no time Aaryan joined them too. Gosh these are kids!!!

Just then Sukhbir's family and Mihika's family welcomed us both and kept bringing various sweets and food while Neiyat whined saying...
'I need to dress up...I can't attend my dearest friends Mehndi like this...' saying she ran into the hotel room which was allocated to her.

She escaped but I was trapped. Both Singh's and Chamuah's showered their love upon me in form of food and sweets. They kept feeding me like there was no tomorrow. Death by food would be my reason to death I believe!!!

Music kept playing and soon there was a crowd of boys on the floor who dragged Sukhbir on the floor while Mihika giggled saying...

'This Sukhbir's cousins from Delhi I tell you!!!' and then I could see the soft music changed into loud best new age songs and a DJ kept playing remix tracks...

The latest single by Raftaar 'GhanaKasuta' kept playing while my eyes fell on the lavish beauty who stepped into the party and I couldn't take away my eyes from her.

In a baby pink lehenga choli, long pink jhumkas and a simple neck piece, pink bangles. Indeed the reason why I call her an angel.

My eyes kept admiring her, trying to swallow every ounce of the heavenly beauty infront of me while I heard Lavanya clear her throat and I looked at Lavanya and said 'Hey this dress looks nice on you Luv' while she raised her eyebrow asking 'Reaaaaaaally glad you noticed!!!' but then next minute Neiyat stood infront of us asking...

'Heyyyy how do I look???' and everyone kept praising her. I didn't want to behave like a creep so I tried walking away while she held my wrist and asked...

'Eyyyyy Sehgal boy... how am I looking...no compliments for me?' and I avoided taking a look at her and said...
'Yeah... whatever...hmmm...looks ok' and she scowled saying ..

'Ohhhkkkkayyy...this is Okkkay for you...you didn't even spare me a look...huhhh...chuck it...if not you there will be many who would die to compliment me...I'm sure this angel will find her devil soooon' saying she kept walking backwards and crashed into someone's back and was about to slip on her lehenga while that man whom she crashed into held her by her waist... He was a tall man...with light brown eyes... thick beardo, muscular but what what caught my attention was his hands touched Neiyat's bare waist!!! I clenched my fist.

'Heyyy you ok???' he asked...

'You are hot!!!' she replied and I was shocked

'Sorry???' he said

'I am not!!!' she said and he smiled, she kept looking at him dreamily as began walking away...

Just when I thought they were done I saw Neiyat still staring at his back and called out at once ..

'Neiyat....Neiyat Kapoor...'

I kept looking at her. Was she giving him some cue...I kept looking at what was happening there...

The man kept walking away without turning around. But she still kept looking at him.

'Neiyat' I called her but she looked at him like a lost puppy. Something inside me feared that look in her eyes but I shook my head at the thought that I don't care. She is my bestie. That's all.

And when I took a step closer to her we heard his voice.

'Ved.... People call me V.K' and he kept walking away while Neiyat's eyes twinkled as she said...

'V.K??? As in like D.K??? Wooooooahhhhhhh...now that was Hhhhot!!!' saying she exhaled keeping a hand on her chest and I didn't know how to react.

It felt like along with the silent waves on our shore there occured a Tsunami!!!

Tsunami called...

V.K!!!

Who is he???