“Is it true that no one remembers my birthday? If yes, then how can they forgot. Ok! doesn’t matter if others didn’t remember, at all, it’s long five years. But how Aarush can skip my birthday. I hope my assumption will not true”, Aksha is carrying a mobile in hand, and earphones plugged in. She is taking a small walk after dinner in the backyard.
“How’s doing men?”, Manan asks Aarush.
“C’mon! What are you saying? To whole are you asking? Hahaha. He is not the same as before bro!!! He is married now.”, Roy pulled his leg together.
“ Ohhh! I see! And what about you. Where you reached in your counting”, Aarush replied back.
“163…. Or. 1..6..4.., 164”, Roy pretends to be sure.
“Omg! Are you serious men?”, Rishi jumped to the conversation.
“Ask him may be he is still counting”, Anu takes an apple from the basket which placed on the table and sear beside Maher.
“Hahaha, you stale my tongue”, Roy said.
“ Don’t you want to be fixed?”, Manan asked.
“Don’t do that”, Maher vowed.
“What?”, Rishi asked surprisingly. He is the only one who heard her words.
“Hmmm… good questions”, Roy commented.
“How a girl can be fixed with him men, hahaha”, Dev started to conversation. Everyone laughed on his comment.
“Worthy point, again.” Roy said. He laughed too.
“Heey, Ashu!! Come and join us, darling”, Aarush invite Aksha.
“I am fine here”, Aksha replied.
“Give her some space, she will be alright”, Maher advises.
“Ya, she is true men”, Dev pressed his shoulder to console him.
“Ok!!”, Aarush agreed.
“Let me accompany her.”, Anu nodded.
“Great! That’s a great idea”, Dev supported her.
“Carry on guys!!”, she headed towards her.
“So, anyone has any plans for tomorrow?”. Manan asked.
“ Yea.., Good point. Actually, I didn’t think about it”.
“I am fine dear. You do not need to worry for me”, Aksha said when Anu reached her.
“Ohh, so you say that I worry for you?”, Any questioned.
“No, no, please don’t misunderstand me! I didn’t mean that. Just u don’t want to bother anyone only because of me. You should not spoil your friend time”, Aksha said.
“ Take it, easy dude!!! I was just kidding. You are going on the wrong track.”, Anu finds that if she says anything more, then may she will hurt her, and as a result, she can’t talk with her.
“Hahahaha…, I was kidding too”, Aksha giggled. But deep of the heart, she knows that it’s not kidding. For a while, she thinks that she hurt Anu on her first talk after a long break. She already lost many people. She doesn’t want to lose more.
“Thank God”, Anu vowed. She takes a breath of relief.
“How’s doing? How’s your married life?”, Anu asked.
“No, I am not ok!! I am feeling lonely. I can’t share my feelings with anyone. My feelings killing me slowly. Loneliness gives me a slow poison. I need a shoulder to cry on. I need support. I feel broken. Aarush is the best but I need my friend back. The void created by her is empty and may remain empty forever. He tries his best to makes me happy but I can’t. I tried of pretending happy. I feel guilty because I can’t do anything for Aarush. I am worthless. I hate me.”, Aksha wants to say all this but she concluded her words with, “ yes alright. I am fine and spending amazing years with Aarush.”
“ Tell about you. What’s your plan in your life now?”, she asked Anu.
“All good. I am so happy with designing. Yes, waiting for promotion.”, She said. Her face looks more pretty when her lips wear a beautiful smile.
“Oh!! Great. I Am happy for you.”, Aksha said. What about marriage? Do you plan anything?
“No, not yet”, Anu shocked with her unusual question. Actually, she never thinks anything about marriage.
“I heard that you and Dev living in the same city?”, Aksha asked. They both still measuring the length of the backyard.
“Yes, in fact, we are just a few steps away.”, Anu said. She is glad to have a friend like Dev.
“You are so lucky……” Aksha stops in-between. She was thinking that how lucky Anu is to having her long-lasting friendship with Dev.
“Hey, where you lost. What are you saying?”, Any taped her shoulder, which helps aksha to come to the real world.
“Hmmm, nothing. Can I say something?”, Aksha asked.
“ Are you kidding me? Why are asking? Just go on the band”, Anu said.
“No, I think I should not interfere in your life, at all every decision should be yours. But I think I can suggest to you. I don’t want to hurt you, but…”, Aksha is saying continuously. “ Go, on A, speak up. What do you want to say? Don’t think much.” Anu stops her in between.
“You both are a good match together. You should think for your future together”, Aksha said.
“I wish I could. But we both are broken hearted, still we are hopping that the person who left us in misery will come one day. We don’t want to lose hope. We are friends and we need support of each other to get our love. We are strength for each other and want to be that only. I think we are good match as a friend as compare to soulmate. I love him, he loves me. But as a friends.”, Anu wants to say all that but she didn’t. She said, “ Nothing like that. We are just friend.”, They both laughed.
“Excuse me!!i have an important call to take.”, Roy said starring at his phone.
“Look at him!! He is getting important call.”, Dev preached him. His words are enough to breaks other into laughter.
“Yes! I am a responsible person now. I have many works to complete. Many accounts to clear.”, he also joined to their laughter and move few steps ahead so, that he talk take his call without any disturbance.
“Yes, everything is same as you decided. But Anu is with her.
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Ok!! Then green signal from my side.”, he said and cut the call.
Lights went off just after the few moments of disconnecting the call.
“Momo, what’s this year?”, Roy yelled.
“Don’t worry may be some connection issue. Let me check. I think I can short it out”, Momo said. “ please don’t leave your place.
“ Let me accompany you”, Rishi said and he ordered Dev and Aarush ton stay with girls.
It’s the benefit of having a boy as your best friend. They are very carrying and supportive. They are a good supporter.
“Heey.., where are you? Don’t move from the place. I am coming to you”, Aarush dialed to Aksha to stay safe. Dev, Roy, and Maher also joined him.
Anu and Aksha find a safe place and seat over there Aksha thought to ask Anu about her birthday, but she finds that it’s better to keep mum.
Meanwhile Anu notice a glowing sign mark. Arrow is pointing towards a way away from the from house. Anu tapped Aksha’s shoulder to tell her about glowing sign. She was late, Aksha already stands up to follow sign, she thinks that may be it’s any surprise for her birthday. Anu is much clever and practical she stopped Aksha to step forward. “ It may be some trap. We should not follow. At least till others not join us.”, Anu said. Aksha realize that she is right.
“You both are ok na??”, Aarush asked when he reached them.
“yes, we are alright”, Anu gives assurance for their wellness. Aarush covers his hand around Aksha’s shoulder. She pointed towards the glowing sign. I think we should follow.”, Ashu said.
“No, I think we should not invite any problem”, Maher said.
“ I don’t think so, we are getting plenty of surprises from starting. Maybe this is one of them. Maybe only for this surprising light went off.”, Dev nodded.
“ Maybe you are right.”, Aarush said.
“Ok, then we should follow all together”, Maher agreed. She told dev to call manan and Rishi.
