Dedicated to @Jasminearun

In a cricket field, a man did continuous runs and balls, the supporters cheered for him and he rejoiced and called his team for a hug. His team had a group hug.

"Karan.. Karan... Karan... Karan.." Everyone cheered.

He had a wide smile on his face.

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Later, at evening, he met his friend Rishabh in a park for an evening jog, they jogged and had a talk.

K: thanks yaar Rishabh, tu na hota aur meri financial help na karta toh shayad he kabhi is makaam par pohnch paata, meri jeet ka saara ka saara credit na tera hai yaar, love you bro

Rishabh smiled while jogging.

R: aray thanks kis baat ka? Friends kis liye hotay hain? Dost he madad ke waqt kaam aayengay na

K: haan woh toh hai

R: apnay parents ko kab batanay ka irada hai yaar tera? Bata bhi de, itna achha khelta hai, lagataar jeet'ta hai, kamata bhi hai, bata de na

K: yaar woh log dishearten ho jaayengay, ye sapnay nahi dekhay thay unho ne mere liye, woh toh chahte thay ke main military join karoon, agar woh nahi kar sakoon toh un ka business join karoon. Ab maine try toh kiya na? Nahi samajh aata business, interest he nahi aata

R: aray tu na bas himmat kar le, bol de, kabhi na kabhi toh un ko pata lagay ga he na

Just then Karan's phone rang and he picked it and stopped running.

K: jee mom

"Beta hum log na apnay friends ki betiyo'n ko le kar waheen aa rahay hain Goa mein, socha bata doon"

Karan sat at a bench. Rishab came and sat beside him.

K: really? That's nice

He said pretending to be happy about it as if they come, they would know that he isn't doing any business and is a cricket star.

"Kya hua? Tu khush nahi hai?"

K: of course khush hoon, aap ko pick karne aata hoon main phir airport

"Nahi nahi hum aa jayengay, chal yahi tujhe inform karna tha, bye."

Call disconnected. Rishab looked at him.

R: relax, ghabra mat, kuchh time tere liye cover up kar loon ga, lekin tu ziada derr na karna, bata dena

Karan nodded.

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A girl talked to her friends on conference call.

Girl 1: Yaar dekho, tum log he jao Goa, mujhe nahi jaana hai

Girl 2: Preeta, tu chup kar nakhre mat kar, yaar Goa jaane se mana kar rahi hai? Seriously? Aisa kya ho gaya bhy?

Pr: maine kab kaha tha mujhe Goa pasand hai Devanshi?

Girl 3: Kaha toh hum ne bhi nahi na Preeta? Hum bhi ja rahay hain na, please chal na

Pr: Suhana, mujhe nahi chalna hai yaar

Girl 4: kiun? Koi toh wajah ho gi? Tujhe packing mein toh sussti nahi aa rahi?

Pr: Shivani, dekh yaar bachpan mein na, main mom dad ke saath Goa gayi thi, theek? Phir na seaside par kharay thay hum 3, main, meri mom aur mere dad, theek? Phir kuchh der waves mein bohat maza aya, theek? Third wave mein na crabs aa gaye, main bohat darr gayi, cheekhi, panic kar gayi, mom dad ne goad mein utha liya, theek? Us ke baad hum kabhi Goa nahi gaye, plan he nahi bana

Dv: theek?

She imitated her and every girl laughed besides Preeta.

Pr: chup kar yaar Devanshi, hassne ki baat nahi hai, serious baat kar rahi hoon aur tum log mazaak urra rahay ho

She said munching on an apple.

Girl 5: I understand yaar Preeta, aray hum seaside nahi jaayen gay, bohat jagahein hain wahan chill karne ki, hum seaside nahi jaayengay bas

Preeta smiled.

Pr: thanks Simar, (then she said to others) dekha? Isay kehte hain sachi dosti, tum log toh bas serious baaton ka kisi ke darr ka mazaak uraatay ho

Dv: achha okay sorry, tu bata tu aaye gi na? Preeta Seeta

Pr: aeyy, mera naam mat bigaar, Devanshi Jhansi

Devanshi chuckled.

Sh: ab bata na aa rahi hai ya nahi tu Preeyu

Pr: dhang ka nickname de do koi mujhe yaar

Sh: is se sweet nickname tujhe nahi milay ga Preeyu

Pr: (Sadly) Shivu

Su: is mein kya hai? Nickname main de deti hoon, Preet, okay? Chal bata Preet aa rahi hai ke nahi?

Pr: dil toh nahi kar raha, par aa rahi hoon

Everyone rejoiced and the call disconnected. So everyone packed their bags and they were ready to leave. Later, they boarded their planes and settled inside. Devanshi, Suhana and Preeta were on one seat, Shivani and Simar on the other seat with Karan's mother Rakhi, meanwhile his dad Mahesh sat on the seat behind them. As Preeta was in the middle and Devanshi felt sleepy, she placed her head on her shoulder and slept like a baby. Same was with Suhana, she was also sleepy and so she placed her head on Preeta's other shoulder and slept.

Pr: what is this behavior guys? Tum log ke pillows hain na yaar? Plane mein sab ke paas hain, extra mangwa doon bolo toh? Mere shoulders dukhana zaroori hai?

They were fast asleep and so they didn't reply, Preeta huffed in annoyance. Shivani was also sleepy and so she slept with her head on Simar's shoulder, Simar was also sleepy and so she had her head over Shivani's head. Rakhi chuckled seeing them as they looked like a couple.

Pr: (muttering to herself) yaar ek toh zabaradasti le kar aa gaye, upar se mere shoulders pe so gaye ye dono, I bet jab khaana aaye ga na, toh in ka khaana bhi main he kha jaaun gi haan

She sat folding her arms on her chest and after sometime, she was also snoring. Meanwhile, the air hostess came to serve food and woke them up gently, Preeta startled and because of her, Devanshi and Suhana also woke up and her plan to steal their food failed miserably. They were served with their food and they ate in silence. Shivani and Simar also ate but while talking.

Sh: Simar, in ko dekh, teeno'n aisay kha rahay hain jaise last time kha rahay ho'n

Si: Shivani, yaar Preeta upset hai, kha bhi rahi hai na bohat bari baat hai, aur abhi filhaal woh Goa jaane se tang nahi, balkay Devanshi aur Suhana se pareshaan hai, kiun ke woh dono us ke shoulders par so gaye aur ab us ke shoulders pain kar rahay hongay

Sh: toh hum masseuse mangwa lein kya?

They had a laugh. They landed and got out and later went to get their luggages. Shivani got someone else's luggage and when the owner came to take it from her and to return hers, she began to fight.

Sh: aray aisay kaisay aap ko ye luggage de doon? Ye mera hai na, woh aap ka hai

She said pointing at the one in his hand.

"Madam woh humara hai, ye aap ka hai"

Sh: wohi toh main keh rahi hoon

Preeta, Devanshi, Suhana and Simar came there.

Pr: kya ho gaya?

Sh: aray ye faaltu mein larr rahay hain, ke ye mera hai woh aap ka hai, mera ye raha mere haath mein

She said showing it to them.

Dv: is pe naam toh dekho Shivani, aisa aadmiyo'n wala naam hai tumhara?

She asked while laughing. Everyone else laughed as well and Shivani got embarrassed and returned the bag and got her bag.

Pr: too much yaar Shivani, tu bhi na

Dv: check bhi nahi kiya aur larrne lag gayi

Si: aur itna confidence se bol bhi rahi hai ye mera hai

Su: achha hai le kar chalti nahi bani warna us ka sonay pe suhaga ho jaata kiun ke Shivani tera bag na perfumes aur deo ki dukaan hai

Sh: bas bhi karo itna bhi funny nahi tha, tum sab ka mil gaya na? Chalo

She rushed outside feeling embarrassed and everyone else was in a fits of laughter.

They booked two cabs and then went to Karan's house and the girls settled in two rooms. After having some food and resting, they got into a random talk while Preeta simply walked out of the room as she had come there against her wish. As she was walking, she bumped into something, rather someone and was about to fall but the person held her in his strong arms. It was Karan. They had an eyelock for a moment, then realized and he straightened her.

They said in unison: sorry

They became quiet and then again said in unison: its okay

They parted ways and then she saw another man enter the house, he was Rishab and he was walking to Karan and didn't see Preeta and mistakenly collided into her and her head banged in his rock hard chest, she looked up at him with her eyes widened and he was looking at her with a gasp.

R: sorry sorry madam

Pr: madam? Mera naam Preeta hai, Preeta Arora, simply call me Preeta, main koi madam wadam nahi

Karan witnessed it and looked on.

R: sorry Preeta ji, waise lagi toh nahi?

He joked and she narrowed her eyes at him giving him a sarcastic smile

Pr: nahi nahi jee, mujhe kiun lagay gi? Mera sarr aapke is pathar seene se takraya jahan andar ek pathar dil chhupa hai

Rishab chuckled.

R: sorry? Itni si der mein aap mujhe judge kaise kar sakti hain ke main pathar dil ka hoon ya moam ke dil ka?

Preeta gasped, Karan walked to them.

K: umm Preeta, right? Dekho Preeta, Rishab ka dil sabse he naram hai, woh pathar dil ka nahi hai, okay, so no jokes about it (he turned to Rishab and they shared a hug meanwhile Preeta placed her hands on her hips) hello Rishab, kaisa hai?

R: theek, tu suna? Ye kaun hai?

K: ye maa ki friend ki beti

Pr: friends ki betiyo'n mein se ek hoon

K: oh okay okay itna gussa? Seriously? Itna gussa kar ke phatt jao gi seriously bas

Pr: achha?

She picked a pillow and threw it right at his face and he shielded his face with his hands.

Pr: tumhara sarr phaar doon mister?

K: Karan Luthra, businessman

Pr: maine poochha tumhara naam aur profession? Poochha?

She threw another pillow at him and he also took a pillow and ran behind her, she also kept running in circles around Rishab and he stood confused. In some minutes, a huge fight happened with the pillows and within some minutes, pillows were scattered everywhere. Rishab had enough of it.

R: stop it! Stop!

They both stopped. Preeta looked at Karan aiming daggers at him through her eyes and he was smiling and teasing her.

R: chhotay bachay ho kya tum log? Aray Karan is ko main nahi jaanta lekin tu toh itne time se dost hai, kya bacho'n ke saath bacha banta hai

Pr: bacha? Bacha kisay kaha? You idiot

She picked a pillow and threw it at Rishabh but before it could touch Rishabh, Karan flew it away as if it's a cricket ball and it came straight to her and she moved out of the way. The other girls came outside and seeing the scenario, they gasped. Preeta was about to throw another pillow but her friends held her from behind stopping her and took her inside dragging her. Karan laughed looking at Rishab who shrugged.

R: kya tha ye? Bohat gussay wali hai yaar, bach ke rehna is se bhai

K: tu tension na le, main sambhaal loon ga

They picked the pillows and sat to have a normal chit chat.

Meanwhile the girls were sitting together discussing what they saw.

Sh: yaar Preeta, ye aatay he tu ne mahabharat kar di yaar? Rakhi aunty dekhti toh un ki friendship affect hoti tumhari mom ke saath, control kiya kar

Dv: haan na Preeta, bas dil mein kaha kar control Uday control, uhh I mean, control Preeta control

Preeta huffed, the other girls chuckled.

Su: ye sab hua kiun?

Preeta told them everything.

Si: bas? Itni si baat pe jhagda kar liya? Tu na mere saath baith ke meditation kar, gussa chhor de ab yaar

She agreed and everyone meditated with her. Only Preeta and Simar were serious, the others still could not control their laughter.