*Sanjay Pov*
“For how many days will you stay here?” Harsha asked entering his room with Giri.
“I don’t know!” I whispered.
“Did you atleast informed your parents?” Giri asked sitting beside me.
“Yeah! Dad was like ok as these are holidays.” I replied still with the look she saw me before walking away.
I am just not being able to bear that repulsing look she threw at me. I shook my head and thought after holidays I should see them together everyday.
“Maybe she is right you know.” Harsha suddenly said.
“What do you mean?” I asked him frowning.
“Look I heard Kiran talking to her but not her reply right? So I think you should have asked her.” He replied.
“Well first thing I saw her with him everyday smiling and laughing. And second thing she would have tell me about him right.” I said and they nodded.
“But this is too much. It has already been one week.” Giri pointed out.
Before I could reply the door opened and Kiran entered the room. He smiled at us and flopped befoe me.
“I forgot to thank you Sanjay.” He said grinning.
“Why?” I asked him harshly.
“Well if you didn’t have made Kritika your girlfriend then this all would have never happened.” He replied still grinning.
“Get lost!” I said shaking my head.
“Ok looks like you are in bad mood. Anyway tell her that I am again thankful for the help in drawing. I wrote that exam so good than the others.” He said getting up.
“Wait! You are thanking me for that?” I asked him shocked.
“Yes! What else?” He asked confused.
“Well we thought that you finally got Kritika as they both broke up…” Harsha trialed off.
“What? You both broke up? But why? She said she likes you right?” He started throwing questions at us.
“Don’t you like, like her?” Giri asked.
“Yes! I did but she gave me a big warning that she can never like me and I should forget about her before to even talk to her again. That’s why I came here thinking you will thank her instead of me as I don’t even have her number.” Kiran replied and I hit myself on my head.
“I am such an idiot.” I shouted and suddenly started getting ready.
“I will drop you.” Harsha offered but I shook my head and rushed to her house in my bike.
When I reached there I saw that there are three guys standing near the door and the door is locked. I don’t know one of them but the other are Kalyan and Bhai.
“Where are they?” I asked them and they shrugged.
*Kalyan Pov*
“What the hell is her problem? She is not lifting my phone.” I said slamming my phone on the table.
“Kalyan..” Sid started saying but I cut him off saying “Does she think so high of herself? She is not lifting my damn phone and that too for the last one week.”
“Kalyan…” Ram stared saying but I again cut him off getting up.
“Does she think I will go to her house and pamper her to talk to me for these silly tantrums? No I will never do that. If she is behaving like this with no reason then it is better to break up.” I said with finality.
“You both were dating?” Sid asked completely shocked.
“Yes! I wanted to tell you guys after Shilpa comes to you but now Ritika is not lifting my phone. I am telling you I will break up with her. I don’t want a nagging girlfriend.” I replied.
“Don’t worry she already broke up with you.” Rahim said and I immediately turned to look at him.
“What do you mean?” I asked him confused when they three looked at each other gulping.
“That day when you met Shilpa..” Sid started to say but got cut off when she herself walked towards us entering the café saying “What about me?”
“Ritika heard everything you said to Shilpa that day on the last day.” Ram said in one breath and I just stumbled into my chair.
“What? She did? And you guys are saying that to me now?” I shouted at them.
“Well she made us promise her to not tell you about it. But don’t shout at us because you are the one that is wrong here.” Sid shouted back.
“I just said whatever came into my mouth to make this Shilpa accept to be with you thinking about your threat.” I said rubbing my forehead.
“That was a joke.” Sid said with wide eyes.
“But it didn’t felt like that. You said you will settle with Ritika if Shilpa doesn’t accept you so I went to these measures.” I said raising my hands.
“Excuse me?” Shilpa asked looking at Sid and he tried to make her understand that it was a joke.
“I need to go!” Saying that I walked outside and rushed to her house.
There are two guys standing. One is Khushal and other one is some guy and then I saw the lock on the door.
“Where are they?” I asked them and they just shrugged. I sighed and stood beside them.
*Khushal Pov*
“Wake up!” I felt someone shaking.
“Anil! Let me sleep.” I shouted at him.
“Well that’s what you have been doing all these days.” He said pulling my blanket away and I got up.
I sighed and started getting ready. When I started walking outside the room something hit my leg. I looked down to see the sheet container which she gave me.
I took it still angry that she went near him to take the photos. I slowly opened them and started seeing each one.
I just stared at them in complete shock. She just drew my present photo with mom beside me. She drew me laughing along with my Mom laughing too. She just drew so many and each has a smile or laugh on both of our faces.
I stumbled back and fell on my bed. Holding them tightly I closed my hands and felt something wet on my hands.
Then I realized that I am crying. She just gave me a small world in which I can see that I have my mom presence even at present time and every second.
I need to apologize to her. I just need to! I thought and rushed to my bike to reach her house.
But there is a lock on the door and a guy is standing before it. I asked him “Where are they?”
He just shrugged and continued to look at the lock and I stood beside him.
*Bharghav Pov*
“How are you feeling now Mom?” I asked her slowly making her lie on the bed.
“I am fine! Atleast better than you.” She replied.
“What are you talking about Aunty?” Raji said and I just stopped myself from strangling her.
“I tried to ignore something but I just can’t anymore. The way you behaved with that girl is so bad.” Mom slowly said.
I looked down because I wish I said those words to Raji infront of Priya. But I didn’t want Mom to stress so I stopped myself.
“I did all that so that you can believe I am trying really hard to make our relation work.” Raji said folding her hands.
“Do you really want him?” Mom asked her.
“No! But my parents are saying I can’t marry the guy I love because you want us to give the relation another chance.” She replied raising her voice.
“Raji!” I said glaring at her.
“She was saying worse to that poor girl. Then where was your voice?” Mom asked.
“I know Mom! I was wrong that day but I didn’t want to upset you scolding the girl whom you want me to be with when you are in critical condition.” I replied honestly.
“Then what were you planning to do?” She asked.
“When I know that you are out of danger, I would have talked to you about her and ofcourse tell her everything before itself but she is not lifting my phone.” I replied rubbing my forehead.
“This is the problem you have Bharghav. You take everyone for granted. Do you really think she will wait for you after that episode? I don’t think so.” Raji said shaking her head.
“I know I should have told her everything beforehand. But I didn’t want to get her worry about all this and I didn’t want to hurt you Mom by saying no to your wish.” I said getting up thinking how wrong was I.
“It must be already too late Bharghav. Go and apologize to her because I am fine completely because of which I even thought about all this.” Mom said.
“And Raji I will talk to your parents and get you married to the person you like. So try to stop yourself from taking this revenge which you did on that girl.” Mom said with serious tone.
“Sorry!” Raji said looking down.
“I will leave with Raji today and you go and meet her. I want to meet her again properly.” Mom said and I rushed outside my house and went near hers.
But it was locked and there was a plate ‘TOLET’ hanging to the gate. I went to the neighbor’s house to ask about her.
“We don’t know but two days back we heard the furniture moving by the movers.” They said.
I asked them the name of the movers and went to the company of that. When I asked them many times, they finally gave me the address to where they moved the stuff from the records.
The very next day I reached Delhi and went to the house basing on the address I got. I frowned looking at the lock.
I just waited thinking someone will come but after sometime a guy came and he asked me about them and I shrugged.
Then later another guy came and asked us the same question to which we two shrugged. And finally to my irritation another kid came asking the same question.
“Maybe I should go and ask Mom.” Mumbling to himself the last kid walked away.
“Why?” I asked the second.
“He is the neighbor.” He replied and is ready to break down the door.
“They went for a vacation until the college starts.” That last guy said coming again.
“Sanjay! Did you hurt Kritika?” The second guy asked the last.
“Khushal! Did you hurt Akhila Di?” The third guy asked the second.
“Hey you! What is your name?” The last guy asked whose name is Sanjay.
“Bharghav! And yours?” I asked the third guy.
“Kalyan!” He replied.
“Wait! Did you hurt Ritika?” I asked him frowning.
“Did you hurt Priya Di?” Sanjay asked.
“What a timing? We four hurt them at a time and also realize at a time.” Kalyan said shaking his head.
“Whatever! I need to find her soon.” I said already irritated by these three.
“Mind your tone mister.” Khushal said glaring at me along with the other two.
I ignored them walking out and tried again to call her. They all too did the same thing.
“I guess we should wait until they return.” Sanjay said sighing.
“For the first time you said something sensible.” Kalyan said nodding his head.
“You didn’t say even that.” Khushal said rolling his eyes.
“Such a immaturity.” I said looking at three of them.
“Look who is talking.” Sanjay said rolling his eyes.
We just glared at each other and walked away. When will you return Priya???
*Priya Pov*
“So you guys will leave tomorrow then?” Dad asked sitting beside me in the lawn where I have been sitting for some time.
“Yeah! I am excited to work in a new college and also I am going to stay with my three devils.” I replied smiling at him.
“That’s good! So what about marriage?” He asked and my smile fell.
“I don’t know dad!” I replied frowning.
“You said you like someone few months back right. What happened to him?” Dad asked frowning.
“I just had to forget about him Dad.” I replied finally thinking about him after nearly two months.
“Break up? I am sorry dear.” Dad said smiling sadly.
“Don’t worry dad! He is just not worth of your favorite daughter.” I said laughing.
“That is true! No one is worth of any of my daughter.” He said ruffling my hair.
“I know I am kind off pretty late to get married but I just don’t have the strength to get another blow.” I confessed.
“It was my mistake to even bring that proposal for you all those years back.” He said guiltily.
“No Dad! Even after knowing that he loved some girl already I should have understand the meaning in his behavior.” I said frowning not liking that he is blaming himself as usual.
“That is what tough Priya. We can’t find that out easily. It is just like a gambling. We may win or we may lose.” He said smiling.
“But that is wrong right? I mean even after knowing that there is a chance to lose why would we want to jump.” I asked looking at him completely.
“Because we know that win would be beautiful and that worth any pain we may get in the way.” I heard Mom saying walking towards us.
“So no matter what we think we should jump?” Akhila asked frowning sitting with us along with Ri and Kritika.
“He/she should be worth it too.” Dad said winking at me remembering what we talked.
“What if they hurt us?” Kritika asked hugging herself.
“Then they should be capable of taking away that hurt they made you feel.” Mom replied smiling looking at us.
“Do you both believe in happy ending?” Ritika asked and I am sure our parents are surprised.
“No!” They both replied and we looked at them in confusion.
“Because there is never an end in any time of life. So we just try to begin happily and after that it vary from time to time and it is a continuous process.” Mom said chuckling at our shock expressions.
“So sorry! You will never find the happy ending for sure. Just take away the word ‘ending’ from it and you may find it.” Dad said and we all laughed.
“These ten days are amazing comparing to the days we have spent roaming.” Kritika said.
“Yeah! We should have just come here and stay for all these days.” Ritika said.
“And bear you guys for all that time? No way!” Dad said surrendering his hands and we all hit him with the cushions in the chairs.
“We need to pack.” Akhila said and we all nodded walking inside.
But before going I turned towards Dad and said “I will give you my answer soon.”
“Just remember your happiness is all that matters.” Mom said and I nodded at them.
*Akhila Pov*
“Urgh! I don’t want to go Mom.” Kritika said hugging her not leaving her.
“Then stay here. Mom will find some groom and you can get married forgetting about the studies.” Ritika said rolling her eyes.
“You could have said that I can change my college to here. Why do you always try to give me counters?” Kritika asked hitting her.
“You are so dead.” Ritika shouted and Kritika immediately got inside the train with Ritika following her.
“I will go and make sure that they don’t kill each other.” Priya Di said getting inside after hugging our parents.
“So Akhila! Are you going to ignore us again until we call you?” Mom asked raising her eyebrow.
“Sorry Mom!” I replied looking down.
“Don’t be! I know it must be stressing there to manage everything. Now that Priya is there she will take over few responsibilities.” Dad said placing a hand on my head.
“But about food you should be the only one.” Mom joked.
I hugged both of them tightly feeling guilty that I ignored the best parents feeling pity on myself.
“I love you both and you both are best parents anyone can get.” I said and walked back.
“And you are the best daughter anyone can get.” Mom said.
“Don’t tell them! Otherwise we will need to bear a world war.” Dad said.
“We already heard.” We heard three voices and turned to see those three standing near the door.
“By the way you both are safe because you said those words to Akhila Di. But if you had said to any other then there would have been a war like you thought.” Ritika said and both Kritika and Priya Di nodded.
“Bye!” We four shouted when train moved and they waved at us.
“I am going to miss them so much.” I mumbled when we walked towards our seats.
“I second that.” Ri and Kritika said and immediately frowned at each other.
“So new start?” Priya Di said placing her hand forward.
“Hell yeah!” We said placing our on hers.