*Sanjay Pov*
“What are you going to do for Christmas holidays?” Kritika asked suddenly.
“Why?” I asked her frowning.
“Well I just thought you would want to spend it with us. Di, Ri and I will just stay at home and celebrate on the Christmas.” She replied smiling.
Along with her Di? No way! I don’t know why but I am always doing some mistake infront of her and getting scolding from her. It looks like she hates me or something.
“I will be very busy.” I replied and she nodded her head slowly.
“Ok bye! I will miss you these three days.” She said hugging me even though we are in college campus.
“I will also.” I replied hugging her back.
“Kritika! Enjoy the holidays I am going home.” Latika said giving me a small nod and turned towards Kritika.
“But just for three days?” I asked frowning.
“Yeah! I promised that I will visit my parents soon when they stopped me from returning home after Dasara holidays.” She replied smiling.
Kritika laughed looking at my shock expression and waved at her. Ria too have the same excuse and left the college.
“Ok! I will meet you after some time. You will be at our place right?” She asked.
“I always stand near my window when I am home. You need not ask me that everyday. It’s you who closed it for all these months.” I replied rolling my eyes.
“I have opened it after we started dating right? Now don’t start fussing.” She said smiling.
“Bye!” she said waving leaving the college with Ri as I have to practice a little for Christmas performance in a church.
“I need to tell you something Sanjay.” Kiran my friend only little close comparing to Harsha and Giri said.
“What is it?” I asked him frowning.
“Your girlfriend is really an amazing girl. I wish I had one like her.” He replied looking at her retreating figure with a look.
“Don’t! She is my girlfriend so stay away.” Saying that I walked near my friends frowning.
*Ritika Pov*
“What happened to you both?” Anita asked glaring at both Khushi and me.
“Why?” We both asked her.
“Why? You both are not talking to each other and just standing near each other like a stranger everyday and you both are asking me why?” She asked us completely furious.
“It’s nothing!” Khushi and I said at a time and glared at each other.
“Tell me everything right now.” Anita demanded us.
“She hid the truth.” Khushi and I said yet again the same time.
“Don’t accuse me when you are the one at fault.” I said looking at her.
“Look who is talking.” She said rolling her eyes.
“Urgh! Stop your nonsense and tell me.” She shouted at us.
“She is Kalyan’s lover.” And “She is Kalyan’s sister.” Were the words that passed from our mouths.
“I am not his lover.” I said looking at her glaring.
“You are! He brought you to our home and that just means you are.” Khushi said.
“I am not! I am acting like a fake girlfriend for Sid. And Kalyan just brought me home to be nice to me.” I said looking away.
“Oh please! I witnessed you both kissing just last week.” She said and then added “Just imagine how it was for me to see my brother and best friend kissing and I witnessed it fully. Eww..”
“Yeah I am that best friend to whom you didn’t said that you are his sister.” I said not trying to feel complete guilty.
“So you both finally know about these matters.” Anita said sighing in relief.
“Wait! You knew?” I asked her looking completely shocked and Khushi too have the same expression.
“Well being his classmate before in junior college I know his Sur name and I know Khushi’s. And she went really pale when you said you hate Kalyan at the beginning. I put two and two together and got four I mean I got brother and sister.” Anita replied grinning.
“How do you know about her?” Khushi asked frowning.
“Well I sit beside her and you sit in the other bench. I saw the sharing glances and the typing messages and I didn’t need to put two and two together as four was infront of my eyes in the form of these both.” Anita replied.
“You knew and you didn’t tell me?” Khushi and I asked Anita at a time.
“You are very mean.” Khushi said looking at Anita.
“Very!” I stressed.
“Let’s go Ri! We will just go.” Khushi said holding my hand and I nodded at her.
“Woah, woah! The secrets I know belong to you both and you both have forgotten the silent war and are getting on a war with me?” Anita asked looking at us like we are crazy.
Khushi and I laughed immediately and she looked at us in confusion. We both winked at her and told her how we got over our differences when I saw her at her house itself.
“Then why did you both acted like this?” Anita asked confused.
“We both felt guilty to hide these from you so we formed this plan because of which you may try to pacify us and not give much importance that we hid these things.” I replied.
“But you already know.” Khushi said smiling.
“You both are stupid.” Anita said folding her hands glaring at us.
“Not more than you.” Khushi and I said at the same time.
“Now we can drop the act of saying the things at the same time.” I said smiling and she nodded.
“So this was also an act?” Anita asked sighing.
“Yes! I share that saying at the same time only with Kri.” I replied.
We three bid our buys and I walked towards the hideout Kalyan and I found out where we spend time sometimes to just talk freely.
“So will you come to our house tomorrow? We are going to celebrate.” I asked smiling.
“Uhmm.. no I guess. Kri will not like the fact.” He said shaking his head.
“Stop calling her that. Then she may like it.” I said smiling placing my hands around his neck.
“It’s ok! I will spend the day with my family.” He said smiling and I nodded.
“Ok! Kri must be waiting for me.” I said walking away from his giving him a peck.
“We may not meet for three days and you are giving me just a peck?” He asked frowning.
I smiled and gave him a big kiss before walking towards Kri. We both walked to our home silently wishing Priya Di’s presence.
*Akhila Pov*
“So you will not come tomorrow then?” I asked him again which I am doing for few days fidgeting with his button.
He stopped his bike but he is still on it as for me I am standing beside him. He placed his hand around my waist and shook his head.
“But why?” I asked him frowning.
“I don’t like to spend the festivals anymore like I said on Diwali.” He replied.
“Ok! Bye and take care.” I said sighing and started walking away but he didn’t release me.
“No, no! Not on the road.” I said shaking my head.
“You say that everyday.” He said shaking his head.
“But you never listen to me.” I said frowning.
“Today you have to though because I am angry on you.” I added smiling.
“Do you get angry by smiling?” He asked making me grin at him.
“Bye!” I whispered walking away and he groaned.
I turned back to wink at him and laughed when I saw the glare he is throwing at me.
*Priya Pov*
“Stop!” I said stopping him from kissing anymore.
“Why?” He asked pestering little kisses on my neck.
“I will miss my train.” I replied holding the bag tightly in my hand.
“Then don’t go.” He said shrugging and then kissed me again.
“Then you too don’t go tomorrow near your parents.” I said and he groaned placing his head on my shoulder.
“Ok! Come on I will drop you.” Saying that he opened my house door taking the bag away from me.
“You shouldn’t have come here to send me off.” I said looking at the hickeys he gave me on my neck.
“Well three days is a long time.” He said smiling when he stopped near the station.
“I will go on my own. If I let you walk inside then you will kiss me infront of all of them.” I said taking my bag from the bag seat.
“Ok!” he said sighing and unlocked the door after kissing me again.
When he waved driving away slowly, the words were just about to slip from my mouth but I stopped them and went inside the station.
I cannot wait to meet my sisters. It’s been so long and I will give them surprise. I thought grinning taking my seat in the train.
But I wish our parents will also return from the trip and visit them along with me. They stayed all these months alone in that city which is just making me feel proud of them even more.
I moved out of my home when I got a job but until then I never stayed at another new place. I tried to visit them in Dasara holidays but I just couldn’t. Now I am dying to meet them and talk about everything we are having in our lives even though I know little bit of everything. I smiled when I saw that I am at Delhi station.