ANNIKA'S POV
Today we were free, so me and Mallika both planned to go shopping and pamper ourselves
After completing our shopping we went to a restaurant to eat something. We were enjoying our time talking to each other when someone called us from behind. When we turned back we saw our colleague there
Hey Misha! Long time no see. How are you ?
we said smiling
I am fine. It's lovely to see you here. Tell me how are you both ? she asked sweetly
We work in different departments So we don't get to meet each other much. But One good thing about her was that she was a nice girl and very friendly too. That's why it was a pleasure to
meet her
We are also doing good '
We responded
There is a party in the evening. Are you both coming ? She asked excitedly about the party which is being organised by the management to celebrate the success of our company in receiving
a big tender
I didn't want to come but Mallika emotionally blackmailed me and forced me to come so I have to come even though I don't want to. I replied looking at Mallika who shrugged her shoulders and got busy digging her food As She has been hungry for many births
"I told Misha only half the truth, but the whole truth was that some time back Mallika got really angry with me when I told her that I am not attending the party. She wanted me to attend the party because the boy her parents had chosen for her was also coming to the party. She was going to meet her future life partner there and she wanted me to meet him too and see how he is and whether he is right for her or not. In other words you can say that she wanted to move forward in this relationship only after my approval because for her I am an important part of her life and my approval is important to her. So you can say that I am just going there for my bestie nothing
else
Well, it is good that Mallika convinced you to come to the party. It is going to be a lot of fun, let's meet again this evening at the party. Saying this, Misha took her leave and we finished our
food
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AUTHOR'S POV
On the other hand, Shivaay was very busy with work..he had just got free for 15 minutes from a confidential meeting. The meeting was about a big scam in the company. There was a mole in the company who was constantly trying to leak the private information and important documents of the company. In the meeting, a team was formed to search for that person
The good thing in all this mess was that
the news of information leaking came out before any major loss could be incurred and the company did not suffer much loss. And there was no impact on the company's stocks, they are still rising day by day. And they are still giving tough competition to their rivals
Shivaay was lost in his thoughts when his office phone rang.. He picked up the phone
"Yes, send him in" Shivaay told his secretary
Just then the door opened and a man came and Shivaay offered him the seat.. he was none other than Advaay
Advaay asked Shivaay to accompany him to
a party. He told Shivaay that in today's party he is going to meet his future life partner for the first time as she works in his company. Shivaay had no interest in going to the party. Neither was he keen to meet Advaay's fiancée so he refused to go
When Shivaay refused Advaay making an excuse of some urgent work, he frowned... he even threw a paperweight straight towards his
face which Shivaay dodged easily
What are you doing? Why are you hell-bent on killing me? Shivaay asked unbelievably
If not then what should I do ? worship you ?
For leaving me alone in such a big decision of my life
Is this your friendship? Is this your love? Since childhood I have only one best friend who is no less than a brother to me. And today when I am going to take such a big decision about my life and I want him to be with me as his approval matters to
me, he is refusing. What kind of a friend
are you? one who leaves his friend alone in the dire of need ? Advaay asked offended
Shivaay felt that he might have unintentionally angered Advaay so he tried to make him happy by pacifying him
" Ok buddy ! Fine we are going to the party
I am promising you. Now drop out your anger don't be hard headed "
Advaay gave him a coldly dead glare but soon
His anger turned into a smile and he started laughing before shivaay could understand
He hugged him tightly...Now Shivaay understood that Advaay was emotionally blackmailing him to come to the party
' You liar ' I think You should leave business and start acting as day by day you are becoming pro in it ' Shivaay scolded while Advaay smiled sheepishly before shrugging his shoulders
After that Shivaay informed his secretary to postpone his all the meetings for tomorrow because now he was going to the party with his stupid friend though he was least interested in parties ...as he found them boring
But anything for a friend
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ANNIKA'S POV
I looked at the time and it was 8 o'clock. Mallika was coming to pick me up at 9 o'clock, so I quickly went to take a bath. After bathing, I had to do the difficult task of choosing an outfit because I was not able to understand what to wear
I hate wearing very short and heavy clothes, so I chose a simple dress to wear to the party. I wore a black off-shoulder dress which was till my knees
I semi-curled my waist-length hair and left it
open. I did not like make-up much, so I applied kajal, mascara and lipstick and soon got ready for the party
Mallika had not yet come, so I thought why not talk to maasi and Sahil. As soon as I hung up after talking to them, Mallika came. She was looking very beautiful in her blue velvet V neck sleeveless satin bodycon dress, which hugged her body perfectly. she had put her hair in a high messy bun which exposed her slender neck making her more gorgeous
"WoW ! Annie you are looking so beautiful just like a fairy"
Many boys are going to get clean bowled after seeing you at the party today. Mallika complimented Annika making her smile
'Dear you are also looking no less than an angel and I can bet that today jiju will get crazy after seeing you. And yes I am not going to meet my future life partner like you, so instead of staring at me you should go to the party otherwise you may keep on praising me here and my poor jija ji will keep on waiting for you there. That's why don't make him wait too much ' Annika said while teasing Mallika before going to the party
making her blush
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AUTHOR'S POV
At the Oberoi mansion, Shivaay was getting ready in his black Armani suit, which hugged his body perfectly. After putting on his shoes and watch, he set his hair with gel. After getting ready he picked up his phone and wallet and walked out of the
room
After getting into his Mercedes, he left for the venue After reaching there, he handed over the keys to the valet to park the car and went inside. There were many people talking, drinking, dancing and kissing each other. These were the things he hated the most, that's why he always avoids going to clubs in the name of partying but sometimes you do the things you don't like due to your loved ones .... That's why best friends
exist..Right ?
He had just reached half way when Advaay saw him and came to him
Hey Bro ! Good to see you .
He greeted him and gave him a tight hug
Watch out man ! You destroyed my suit ,
Shivaay complained
taking a step back
Haha, whatever!
You came alone. You could have at least brought a partner to keep you company. Let me find one Advaay said to him smilingly while searching here and there
You know I don't need anyone.. so stop playing around. Otherwise I will leave the party right now Shivaay warned him and Advaay raised both his hands in surrender.
Calm down yaar! I was just joking. Let's enjoy the party until my future fiancée comes. Advaay said
While Shivaay shrugged his shoulders and walked away ignoring him completely
He was not in the mood to talk to anyone. But He stopped walking when someone called out to him from behind..' Mr. Oberoi '
He turned back and saw a girl standing there with lots of heavy makeup while Her dress was barely covering her body making him
feel cringe
Mr. Oberoi! It is so nice to see you here and meet you after so many days... How are you? She said happily and without any warning she moved forward to hug him. But before she could hug him, Shivaay stepped back to save himself from her dangerous embrace. While her face fell seeing his rudeness, which she hid very quickly
Who the hell is she and how dare she tries to hug me ' he thought
Who are you ? He asked coldly maintaining a distance
Mr. Oberoi did you really forget me? I am a model and last year I did a car photoshoot for your company approved by you. I thought you would remember me ' she said feeling hurt by Shivaay's response
Her way of talking is really weird, I really don't remember her even a bit. I don't know why she is nagging me for no reason " he thought before saying
By the way Miss, my company does a lot of photoshoots with a new model every month to launch a new product. So far, a lot of photoshoots have been done with many models. How many came and how many went. Now I cannot remember everyone. Apart from this, I have a lot of work to do. That is why I do not remember you at
all.
Come on Mr. Oberoi! Now you are insulting me. I can understand that you meet a lot of people in a day and you cannot remember everyone. But this does not mean that you forget me like others. How can you mix me with others? It's not fair ' she complained tucking a strand of hair behind her ear
At first she hesitated a bit while saying all this but cleverly hid it with her smile
Anyway, I am Sonia, nice to meet you," she said extending her hand for a handshake while Shivaay raised his eyebrow at her audacity and walked away leaving her there without saying anything
She kept stamping her feet but Shivaay paid no attention to her
He was just looking around sipping his drink, not understanding why he had come here. Anyway, his eyes were hurting from seeing so many dirty scenes.
Here either a girl was trying to seduce a rich guy or a guy was eating a girl's face. He was not a fan of PDA so he was not liking all this at all
He was definitely going to kill Advaay with his own hands for inviting him to this place. But where is Advaay he thought and found Advaay in a corner talking to two girls who looked familiar to him
When he turned towards them he could not believe his eyes. Because those two girls were none other than Mallika and Annika. This means Advaay was talking about one of them. He had said that his would-be fiancée works in his company. What a coincidence
I hope the girl Advaay was talking about was not Annika. He did not know why.. Mallika was fine but not Annika' he prayed inwardly Without knowing the reason for his wish
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SHIVAAY 'S POV
Annika was standing a little far from me but I could clearly see her. She has a glass in her
hand and from time to time she was taking a sip from it
She is looking breathtakingly gorgeous
Wearing a beautiful black colour dress
Which is looking perfect upon her
Today we both are colour coordinated
This lady looking like a killer tonight
I was lost in my thoughts when I heard a girl's voice asking me for a dance
What the heck ! Am I the only guy in this party that every random girl is trying to talk to me, dance with me and even seduce me
I don't know what their problem was. I shook my head and politely refused her and walked towards Annika, Mallika and Advaay
When the trio saw me Mallika immediately
greeted me
Hello Sir, Good Evening
You are also present here,
Nice to meet you
Good Evening Sir. Annika too wished me
While I gave them a curt nod
Wait, why are You calling him Sir ? Advaay asked getting confused
Because he is our boss, I and Annika both
are working in his Company '
Mallika replied
I know that you both work for him. But that doesn't mean that you will call him Sir even outside the workplace. And today he has come here not as your boss but as my friend. So both of you don't need to behave so formally
He is not only your boss, but
my best friend, My brother, My buddy, My
Shivaay
I was talking about him only a few minutes ago
Shivaay ...she is Mallika my would be fiance and This beautiful girl is Annika her best friend as you already know
So please now both of you keep aside your professionalism and just enjoy the party " Advaay said to both of them And I breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God his would-be fiancée is Mallika and not Annika. If it had been Annika, everything would have been very complicated
Soon the music got started and Advaay took Mallika on the dance floor
leaving me and Annika alone
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AUTHOR'S POV
Annika was stealing the glances from Shivaay
due to that hug
For breaking the silence between them
Shivaay spoke
so your friend is the one who is going
to marry Advaay. I was surprised
to see Mallika as Advaay's finance. I didn't see this coming
yes sir I was also surprised after knowing that Advaay is your best friend ' she replied
We are not at the office so you can call me Shivaay didn't you hear what Advaay said
A few minutes ago ' he said reminding Annika which made Annika blush
How can I call you by your name
you are my boss ' She whispered
Just like you call Advaay by his name and I just
told you that I am your boss in the office. Here in this party and outside I am not your employer. So you can absolutely call me by my name. Shivaay said to her making her feel butterflies
I mean... How..." She hesitated
Ok relax ! Don't bother. If you don't want to say then its completely fine. Anyway I don't want to force you to do anything that you don't want to do " he said and her heart skipped a beat. He is such a gentleman" she thought
But I have to say
You are looking gorgeous tonight " he praised
her
what do you say ? You are complimenting me in real or I am imagining things " Annika asked perplexed in an extremely low voice which was heard by Shivaay
Yes Miss jaiswal. I complimented you in real and yes You are not imagining things but
I think instead of doubting my words you should say thank you to me ' he teased her making her smile. Her cheeks turned crimson red on his compliment. Don't know why nowadays she was feeling so shy around him
Thank you !
You are also looking Handsome
She complimented him by lowering her eyes which amused shivaay
you are praising me ? Am I dreaming or what?
He asked with utmost
surprise
Annika gave him a questioning look
In our first meeting you found me Bagad Billa ( Wild cat ) Remember ? He asked raising his
brows
And you found me Crazy 'Â She complained like a child
And then both of them started
laughing. In their first meeting, they were fighting like Tom and Jerry and now they are defending themselves
Would you like to go to the dance with me
Miss Jaiswal ? he asked, extending his hand towards her
Sure Mr. Oberoi.. ' She said placing her hand on his
and they both went towards the dance
floor