chapter 64

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" Aaira can we meet?" These are the words of Ikshita which she speaks to Aaira over the phone.

" Yes, why not." Aaira replies to which Ikshita smiles.

" ok then I will pick you up from your home at 7pm." says Ikshita and with this both of them hang up after sharing some more things.

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Its 7 in the evening, Ikshita comes to pick up Aaira from Khanna house and then both of them reach xyz Restaurant.

But as soon as they enter, they spot Aarav and Reyansh who are sitting at a table in the same restaurant.

" Bhai, Reyansh you both here...?" Aaira comes near their table and asks

And on hearing Aaira's voice, Aarav and Reyansh look up and see her, but the thing that shocks Aarav is how Ikshita is here.

Meanwhile, Ikshita's eyes are on Aarav and she is smiling mentally after seeing Aarav because it would not be wrong to say that Ikshita knew that Aarav is coming here that's why she came here with Aaira.

Well, that is a different matter, after her confession yesterday, today when both of them met in the office there was no conversation between them.

Aarav had his own reasons for not talking to her and today Ikshita was also quiet in the office which was a new thing for Aarav but at the same time he knows that he cannot do anything about this thing of Ikshita. He cannot give her what she wants from him.

And amidst all this he probably lost her friendship, which he somehow doesn't like.

But there in the office, even though Ikshita was silent around him, her attention was on him and meanwhile when Aarav was planning to meet Reyansh on the phone, Ikshita overheard him talking and then after some thought she decided that she will also go there so that she can get some time to spend with him, to see him.

And that is why she brought Aaira here and also she wants to share her feelings with Aaira which she feels for Aarav, so that she can help her, or at least she can tell her something about Aarav, what is it that he gets so irritated with love and girls.

" Well it is good that we met, we spend time together now." Aaira speaks excitedly but her excitement ends the next moment when Aarav speaks

" No Aaira, you both go to another table, I have come with Reyansh, I don't want a third person in our time." says Aarav

And the reason behind him saying this is only Ikshita because obviously he has come to meet his friend to lighten his mind and mood, so now here too he does not want to be in Ikshita's presence.

But does he really not like Ikshita's presence? This thought also comes to his mind.

And there, not only Aaira's excitement ends on hearing Aarav's words, but Reyansh also looks at Aarav as to why he refused Aaira.

" huh, how rude bhai...but it's ok, we also don't like spending time with you both." Aaira says arrogantly to which Aarav smiles.

" Good, So now go, don't waste my and my friend's time, you have spent your share of time with your boyfriend, now it's friend time." Aarav says to which Aaira's mouth hangs open and seeing this face of Aaira, Reyansh smiles.

Well, Reyansh doesn't speak between the two brother and sister.

" Bhai, if I want, I can take your friend to my side right now." Aaira says this to Aarav giving him full attitude, on which Aarav smiles because obviously if she said so, then it would not take Reyansh even a second to go to Aaira's side.

And Reyansh also smiles at Aaira's words because she is saying the truth, she is his priority. He will do whatever she wants.

" Aaira don't be so selfish, Do I ever disturb your and Reyansh's time ?

No right ?

So, Can't you give me my friend for just one evening?" Aarav tells her to which Aaira looks at him

" No, because he is mine." Aaira gives this straight answer to Aarav, making Reyansh blush slightly.

" But yes, for now I am leaving, you enjoy your time with your friend." says Aaira

" Aaira, are you sure these two are just friends?" Ikshita starts, upon which all three look at her

" No I mean, Your brother is right, We should not disturb their time.

But you know I first suspected only your brother, but it seems your boyfriend is also not straight." Ikshita says this to which Reyansh's eyes widen and he stands up followed by Aarav

" Excuse me, what do you want to say? What suspect and all?" Reyansh asks Ikshita

" Not just suspect, I can say with certainty that something is going on between you two." Ikshita says to which Aaira and Reyansh look at her with slight shock.

But Aarav who is used to such talks from Ikshita shakes his head in disbelief.

" At the age when people roam around with their girlfriends, these two are roaming around with their boyfriends, so obviously both of them are gay." Ikshita adds.

Well she knows it is not like that but she is just trying to tease Aarav and because of Aarav she also pulls Reyansh's leg a bit.

And on this word of Ikshita, before Aaira can say anything, Reyansh says :

" Before telling someone that he is not straight, you should first straighten your mind and yes for your very kind information, I am a one woman man." Saying this, he immediately pulls Aaira in his arms from the side, making her smile.

And there Aarav too smiles seeing both of them like this.

" And yes, now leave my girlfriend here." Reyansh says but the very next moment Ikshita pulls Aaira out of his arms.

" huh, It is not that easy Bro, you will not get your girlfriend tonight. And now both of you boyfriends can have your special moment. Let's go Aaira." Ikshita says and goes with Aaira and sits on the table right in front of their table.

" She is a complete crazy girl." After they both leave, Aarav says this about Ikshita.

" Really, she is strange, says anything without thinking." Reyansh says agreeing with Aarav.

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" What? Do you love Aarav bhai ?" Aaira asks this to Ikshita in surprise when Ikshita tells her the reason for bringing her here without beating around the bush.

" Yes but he said " No" to me." Ikshita says sadly to which Aaira feels bad for her

" I don't know what he has against girls, that's why I tease him by calling him gay." Ikshita says to which Aaira sees her

" Whenever I tried to talk to him, I always heard him say bad things about girls, that girls are not trustworthy and all that.

With great difficulty we became friends, but yesterday when I expressed my love to him, I lost that friendship also and did not get love anyway." Ikshita says further to which Aaira sees her.

Well, after listening to Ikshita, Aaira understands why Aarav must have refused her, now it will not be so easy for him to move on from what happened before.

He really loved that girl.

" Does he love someone else?" Ikshita asks Aaira to which Aaira looks at her.

Well Aaira knows it would be wrong to tell anyone anything about Aarav without his permission but at this time she thinks that she should tell some things to Ikshita so that she does not misunderstand Aarav as to why he speaks ill about girls.

" See, bhai's heart was broken a few months back and that must be the reason why he doesn't want to give love a second chance." Ikshita gets a little shocked on hearing this.

Well, she had a doubt, but she did not know that this would really be the case.

" And if you really love him, give him some time. Maybe he will give you a chance, because you are very nice, no one can refuse you but your timing went wrong in bhai's life." Aaira adds,

And after listening to this, Ikshita remembers the same words of Raj that yes her timing is a bit wrong in Aarav's life.

Couldn't she have met him a little earlier, she thinks, cursing herself.

" By the way who was that girl? Do you know her, did you meet her?" Ikshita asks her to which Aaira looks at her

" Yes but look I cannot tell you everything right now, it will be better if whenever bhai thought to gives you a chance then he himself tells you everything.

Information obtained from others often creates misunderstanding.

So It would be better bhai himself tells you things related to him." Aaira tells her this to which Ikshita sees her with slight smils because somewhere what she says is right.

" Anyways, leave all this aside, I am feeling good now after sharing this much, I am really happy that I found nice people like you all here." She says this while hugging Aaira from the side in a sitting position, to which Aaira smiles.

But seeing their love, Reyansh and Aarav sitting in front of them give them strange looks.

" Now is this hypocrisy or not....if girls stick together like this then it is a good friendship and if boys spend time together then they are gay...?" Reyansh says while looking at both of them to which Aarav smiles.

" Did you not hear that dialogue, Hum ladke hai bhai, humare saath aisa hi hota hai." Aarav says on which Reyansh makes a face on the hypocrisy and behavior of this society.

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" But whatever it is, your brother may be grumpy but what a handsome man he is, how dashing he looks in a black shirt. Let me take a photo of him." Ikshita says while picking up her phone from the table, to which Aaira stops her.

" What are you doing, if you want bhai's pic then I will give it to you...but this way he will get angry." Aaira tells her

" No na, I don't want any old photo, I want today's pic in this black shirt." Saying this, Ikshita immediately picks up her phone and clicked a photo of Aarav but both she and Aaira's eyes widen when the phone's flashlight turns on, letting Aarav and Reyansh know what's going on over there.

And when Aaira and Ikshita see Aarav and Reyansh looking at them so out of embarrassment, Ikshita immediately puts her head on the table and hides her face; in the hurry, she forgot to turn off the flash.

And there Aaira gives an awkward smile to Aarav and Reyansh making Aarav shake his head in disbelief as to what strange things that girl is doing in front of his sister.

After seeing Ikshita's actions in front of Aaira and the expression on Aaira's face, it was not difficult for Aarav to understand that Ikshita probably told everything to Aaira. He holds his head.

"Why is she taking your picture?" Reyansh asks this question to Aarav, to which Aarav looks at him

" Now how would I know this and she can take your picture too...you are also sitting here." Aarav says in irritation

" bhai Aaira is sitting there, no one has the courage to do this in her presence, she will break the head of the girl who took my pic." Reyansh says and obviously where Aaira is, she will not allow anyone to take Reyansh's picture, he is aware of her possessive behaviour.

" She was definitely taking your picture and the way she is hiding her face right now is making it clear that..., is there something between you two?" Reyansh asks in suspicion to which Aarav looks at him.

" I have been deceived once, but I am not a fool to jump into the same well again." Aarav tells him, telling him that he is not a fool to fall in love again.

And Reyansh sighs at Aarav's words, however he feels bad for him but his stubbornness also doesn't seem right to him that he will not give himself a chance again and will continue to remain Devdas.

The girl for whom he became Devdas is happy after getting married and here he is in a different mode.

Yes, Reyansh knows that Aadhriti got married a month ago.

" Sorry to say this my friend but yes you will definitely prove to be a fool if you do not move forward in life because the person for whom you are hurting yourself has moved on in her life, so you should also think once about your future....I know these things are difficult but not impossible." Aarav listens to everything and a light smile comes on his lips

"Will you answer one of my questions?" he says to which Reyansh nods.

" Suppose if tomorrow Aaira gets married to someone then you will move on with someone else?" Aarav says and Reyansh is not very surprised by his question.

" Well, I was expecting such a question from you but there is only one answer to this: this will never happen because your and my case are different." Reyansh says

" And how?" Aarav asks.

" I have an answer to this as well, but first I feel like beating you up for saying such a negative thing. Aaira will marry only me." He says this glaring at him to which Aarav smiles slightly.

" And now listen to the answer to your question....how is my case different from yours." Reyansh begins to which Aarav looks at him

" Although Aaira and I will never be separated, but if that happens then we know that we will not move forward, neither she will be with anyone, nor I." Reyansh says to which aarav sees him

" And one more thing Aaira won't separate from me by giving me any stupid reason or by insulting me, she has only one reason to separate from me and that is Papa...and now Papa has also agreed, so she has no reason to leave me." Reyansh says to which Aarav smiles seeing his confidence that Aaira will never leave him for any stupid reason.

" But the one for whom you are hurting yourself has moved on, she is married.

Yes, if she was not married and you were in this condition then that would have been a valid reason.

But what you are doing to yourself now is wrong." Reyansh says to which Aarav sees him and Reyansh continues...

" Just because someone said something, now you are working overtime trying to prove yourself..... to whom? The one who didn't give you a chance ? Now, what will you do even after proving it, she won't come back." Reyansh says and Aarav sees him

" It's good that you're learning things, changing yourself...but you have to make those changes for yourself, not for anyone else, not to prove anything to anyone." Reyansh says

" There is no need for you to take someone's words to heart and hurt yourself." Reyansh tells him while Aarav is listening to him silently.

" You will do wrong to yourself by not giving a chance to new happiness in your life.

And I am not saying this just now...I mean, there is no hurry for anything, but..." Reyansh says to which Aarav looks at him

"But ?" Aarav asks to which Reyansh smiles slightly

" But if ever in life you feel something for someone then don't hold yourself, don't suppress that feeling." Reyansh says to which Aarav sees him

" Just keep doing what your heart feels is right because the Araav I know, is one that is driven by the heart, not the mind." Reyansh says

" And right now, the Aarav sitting in front of me is a man driven by his mind. Open your heart again, don't suppress your feelings and do what makes you happy because your family will be happy to see you happy, so don't let your family see your sadness for one person." Reyansh completes.

And there, Aarav is still trying to think and understand something from the words Reyansh said.

" And yes, even after all this if you are not able to understand what I am saying or have any doubts then my friend do whatever you want to do, I will not say anything." Reyansh says

"Is there anything else left to say, Sir ?" Aarav asks to which Reyansh smiles

" If you want, I can say more..." Reyansh says with a teasing smile to which Aarav shakes his head

" I came to eat food here, but you filled my stomach with just your speech." Aarav says

" It is a good thing na...but I am not full yet, I will eat food." Reyansh says and both does nothing else but smiles.

And right there, Seeing Aarav smile, Reyansh feels good and it won't be wrong to say that a lot of time has passed since that incident, but Aarav is in his same sad mode which is not liked not only by his family but also by him i.e. his friend.

Yes, perhaps the things he said to Aarav today might have been a little insensitive but somewhere it was necessary to get him out of that mode, so that he could think about things, come out of them and come back to his old form, his cheerful form.

And today when this topic came up in conversation, Reyansh told him all these things as soon as he got the chance, and now after all this it was up to Aarav to decide what he should do.

It is up to him to decide whether he wants to choose his happiness or stay in his sad mode.

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Later all four of them finish their dinner, obviously at their separate tables.

Aaira and Ikshita leave the restaurant before them but Reyansh immediately follows them with Aarav so that he can meet Aaira before leaving.

But as soon as Reyansh and Aarav come out, they see Aaira and Ikshita standing near the car and looking a little worried.

" What happened Aaira ?" Aarav asks her

" Aapse matalb ? you didn't let me sit at your table na, I remember... I will complain to Mamu about this." Aaira tells him to which Aarav smiles at her childish act.

" Ok, complain about me to Papa but tell me what happened, why are you not going home ?" Aarav asks her again and sees Ikshita who's standing with her back facing them.

" I will not tell you, I am angry at you." Aaira speaks again in her childish tone

" Well, you will tell me na, so tell me what happened and what happened to your friend...why is she standing with her back turned? What has she done that she has to hide her face?" Reyansh asks Aaira and also teases Ikshita for what she did inside.

" The car has broken down....that's why we have stopped. Now you two won't even give us a lift, your time will get disturbed, right?" Aaira says to which Aarav and Reyansh look at her

" What a strange junk car it is, it breaks down every time." Aarav says looking at Ikshita's back because yesterday also her car broke down and today again

But there, Ikshita hears his words and she finally turns towards him

" So marry me, I will travel in your expensive car which never breaks down." Ikshita says shocking the other three.

Well Aaira knew things, but for Reyansh, Ikshita's words are really shocking, this girl has reached straight to marriage.

Reyansh gives Aarav a questioning look to which Aarav avoids making eye contact with him.

Just now he had asked him inside if there was something between them but he didn't tell him anything and here this girl even took the matter to marriage.

And there Ikshita sees him, well the truth is that her car hasn't broken down today, It was her and Aaira's plan that they would spend the rest of their time with these two, which seems to be half successful.

" So tell me, when are you going to marry me and free me from my old rickety car and give me a chance to sit in your expensive car?" Ikshita says to which Aarav looks at her and then he also looks at Reyansh and Aaira who are looking at him waiting for his answer

" Never." Aarav replies straight away.

Well, he knows that Aaira Reyansh has become suspicious of the things happening here, so he too does not hesitate in giving a harsh reply to Ikshita.

" Hmm, By the way Aaira, we are on a bike, you will come with me but your friend... Reyansh does not complete his sentence as Ikshita interrupts him.

" Ikshita is unfortunate who doesn't have a boyfriend or even a friend who can give her a lift but it doesn't matter, the one who has no one has a cab....Aaira you go, I will take a cab." Ikshita says in her dramatic way.

And there Aarav, who has somehow become accustomed to all these things, does not take her words seriously.

And as per the plan, Aaira takes the next step and decides to leave from there with Reyansh so that she can see what Aarav does with Ikshita in their absence, whether he will care for her and give her a lift or not.

" Ok then I am leaving....Reyansh will you drop me home?" Aaira asks Reyansh

" Is that even something to ask?" He says to which she smiles.

" But Aaira, at least we can wait for her cab to come...let her leave first then we will leave." Reyansh says to which Ikshita and Aaira exchange glances and there Aarav is silently listening to all this.

" No, there is no need for you guys to wait for me....Aaira you go, my cab will also come." Ikshita tells her

" Bhai, you should also come, there is no reason for you to stay here." Aaira says with a teasing smile to which he looks at her

" You both go, I will follow you." Aarav says

"Ok. Reyansh let's go... Bye Ikshita." Aaira tells him and when Reyansh tries to stop her again, Aaira signals something to him which Reyansh does not understand but still agrees to leave from there on Aaira's request.

Aaira sits on Reyansh's bike and both of them leave from there after saying bye to Aarav and Ikshita but as they go a little further, Aaira asks Reyansh to stop and then after getting down from his bike, both of them look at Aarav and Ikshita, hiding from Aarav's sight.

" Why did you come from there when you wanted to stay?" Confused Reyansh asks Aaira

" I will tell you everything, look there first..." says Aaira and Reyansh looks in the direction where Aarav and Ikshita are

Here, after Aaira and Reyansh leave, there is silence between them for a few minutes which is broken only by Aarav.

" So the drama is over, should I drop you home?" Aarav says to which Ikshita looks at him.

And her face automatically started turning red, did he know she was pretending? And still asking ?

But as quickly as she blushes, she composes herself just as quickly.

" No, there is no need for that. Aapne dil nahi diya, lift bhi mat dijiye." she says to which Aarav looks at her.

" You look so decent...and then you do such things? Do you look good by doing such cringe antics ?" He asks her

" So you tell me na how you like to see me, I will become like that..." she says to which he looks at her

" For now just do what I say, let's go home." he says to which she smiles

" Ok, as you say." she says and then there is no conversation between them and Aarav starts his bike and signals her to sit behind him.

Ikshita sits behind him on the bike, and Aarav sees her face in the rear mirror where Ikshita also looks and their eyes meet

" Can I hold you?" Ikshita asks looking into his eyes into the mirror, keeping her hand a little above his shoulder, to which Aarav does not reply in words but he says yes with his eyes, upon which Ikshita puts her hand on his shoulder and Aarav starts his bike and heads towards their house.

On the other hand, both of them are watching this whole scene from a distance, while Aaira is smiling, Reyansh is shocked due to which his mouth is slightly open.

After they leave, Aaira turns to Reyansh with a smile and looks at his slightly open mouth

" Muh band kar lo warna makhi chali jaayegi." Aaira says while closing Reyansh's mouth with her hand, on which Reyansh looks at her

" Ye kya hua ?" Reyansh asks her

" A new happiness has come in bhai's life. Oops sorry, Ikshita has come in his life." says Aaira smiling to which Reyansh looks at her

" You know Ikshita loves bhai..." Aaira says to which Reyansh sees her slightly shocked

" But I asked Aarav inside, he did not tell me anything." Reyansh tells her

" Yes because bhai is not ready to give her a chance, he refused her....Yesterday she expressed her feelings to bhai but bhai said no." Aaira tells him to which Reyansh looks at her

" But both of them look so good together, I wish bhai gives her a chance." Aaira says while praying, on which Reyansh looks at her

" Achha! So, it was all a drama. She wanted to go with Aarav, that's why you both did this drama of car breaking down?" Reyansh asks her

" No, I wanted to go with you." Aaira says to him with a teasing smile

" Come on baby, I am not that stupid." he says

" ok you mean, you're a little bit stupid?" Aaira asks him to which he glares at her, on which Aaira does not do anything further but hugs him placing her head on his chest on which Reyansh smiles hugging her back.

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On the other side

There is silence between Aarav and Ikshita, the road on which both of them are going is almost empty.

A soft cool breeze is blowing and playing with Ikshita's open hair and Ikshita also gets immersed in feeling those winds in this peaceful atmosphere.

What more could she want, a bike ride at night in such nice weather with her favorite person.

And there Aarav sees Ikshita's calm face in the rear mirror, her flying hair enhancing her beauty.

A smile comes on Aarav face and suddenly the words of Reyansh start running in his mind that he should not hold himself from feeling anything for anyone.

He smiles remembering Reyansh's words and again focuses on Ikshita in the rear mirror, who is engrossed in feeling the cool breeze.

Well, at this time he himself is confused as to what he should do, what does he want. Nothing is clear to him and this time he will not decide anything in a hurry.

He likes her, but he doesn't know in what way, He likes the time she gives him, he likes the way she talks and that is why he keeps listening to her despite her endless nonsense.

He tells her to be quiet around him, but he actually doesn't want her to be quiet.

Well he really doesn't know what he wants

And now, struggling with these thoughts, he is smiling while looking at her because at this moment he knows that he wants to keep looking at her.

To be continued.......