Part 1

" Mummy mujhe shaadi nahi karni " Ishan huffed while filling his mouth with the greasy Parathas his mother was making.

"But beta I want to see you settled before turning into ashes " his mother justified and sat on the adjacent seat .

"Mum don't say that ... you will live at least a thousand years more " cleaning his hands with tissue, he stood up and walked towards his mother .

Placing a quick kiss on her cheeks ,he abruptly paced towards the main door as he was already late for the office.

"Bye Momma" bidding his goodbye , he hurried put on his shoes and went outside all the while praying to God that there will be no traffic today .

Muttering hii's and hello to the neighbor he increased his pace to avoid his neighbor. It's not like he hates them, in fact it's the opposite but today he is already late and can't afford any more delay .

Not wanting to get his pay cut off he manifested to reach there as soon as possible but looks like luck isn't much on his side when he saw the last bus to office vanish in the horizon.

Oh goodness

. He cried out , his mind going haywire to find another ride . Taking a quick glance at his watch , his eyes turned saucer .

Shit only 20 minutes till I have to reach the office .

Zeroing his eyes here and there , his gaze fell on a taxi but Having been born in a middle class family he always thought twice before spending his money .

And certainly a taxi costs more than a bus .

Fick it . I will lose my job if I think about Saving money now .

Not wasting any more time he spirited towards the taxi , loudly calling the driver to stop the taxi .

Settling inside the car he told his destination. The driver started the ignition when he suddenly took a break pushing Ishaan forward and he bumped his head against the seat .

Ouch.

Rubbing the place his head got bumped , he looked up to see an older lady looking dejected from the window .

"What's wrong ? " He questioned because of the looks of it . It looks like the driver rejected the lady's request.

"Beta her destination is Shalimar which is almost in the opposite direction of your destination.so I can either take you or her "

The driver uttered.

"Oh no problem , you can take her . I will take another ride " ishaan immediately said and get off from the car .

"Aunty sit " he said smiling at her direction as the lady reciprocated his actions.

"Thank you beta "

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Ishan sat on his desk, panting. Opening the cap of the bottle , he gulped down some water to calm down his heartbeat when a very familiar voice reached his ears .

" Bro, which runner's biography are you auditing for? " Mayank said , amusingly , seeing his best friend huffng like he just ran miles .

" Bhaag ishan bhaag " . Ishan replied coolly.

Mayank sat on Ishan's desk , shoving a sweet Box in front of his face . " Here have it," Mayank said .

Taking the sweet Box from his hand . Ishan took out a piece of kaju katli before putting it inside his mouth .

"But why are you giving sweets ? " Ishan lazily asked before eating another piece.

"Wait ... don't tell me ! '' Ishan said in surprise and gulped down the sweet he had in his mouth .

" You finally lost your virginity! "

Flabbergasted, Mayank rolled his eyes in annoyance. Oh how he wished he had some intellectual friends.

" seriously Ishan . Seriously. "

Laughing at mayank's vexed up face, ishaan quickly zipped his mouth and nodded at him to continue giving his reason.

" Okay ... so ... your brother is getting married in 3 months . '' Mayank uttered , a shy blush creeping its way on his cheek .

" What! Seriously! Damn bro . I didn't know you had that in you ! " Ishan almost yelled in happiness before giving a hug to his best friend.

"But wait, what do you mean by I didn't have that in me? Mayank questioned. " Oh nothing. That's not important . What more important is - "

Ishan's speech was abruptly interrupted by a heavy voice . " Why are you coming at 10 when the timing is 9 ?"

Bile immediately formed in his mouth as he slowly turned around to face his boss , who was literally piercing Ishan through his angry eyes .

" Ah sir .. actually... "Fumbling, Ishan tried to come up with a perfect excuse when mayank spoke up in Ishan's defense.

" Sir, actually he was stuck in the traffic and his mother was ill , so he had to take care of her. That is why I came late ." He said affirmatively .

" Yes sir . Traffic was ill ... I mean mother is ill . That is why I couldn't come but sir I promise it won't happen ever again . " Ishan uttered and tried to look more natural and guilty .

" Okay but it better be the first and last time . One more thing , focus more on your work rather than idly gossiping with your colleagues" he said with authority and a hint of warning before walking away from .

Ishan let out the breath he was holding as the boss was from a safe distance away from them.

" You owe me for saving your non-existent ass " Mayank asserted and sat on his desk , which was just beside Ishaan's.

Sticking out a tongue in his direction, he started working on his laptop.

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Ishan muttered a tune as he waited for Mayank to wrap up his things .

"Can't you see ? "Mayank spoke as he finished packing his things .

" See what ? " Ishan questioned, befuddled .

" That my ears are bleeding due to your song '' Mayank answered candidly .

" Oh please! I sing very well, "Ishan scoffed . " I even got the prize for singing in school " ishaan said , affronted .

" Please Ishan we both went to the same school and the only time you got a prize for singing was when you were 7 years old and that too out of pity because you started crying", Mayank said admiringly and wrapped his arms around Ishaan's shoulder.

Okay so what if I got it by crying? A prize is a prize .

Rolling his eyes , Ishan questioned "so why are you suddenly getting married dude ? "

Mayank paused for a moment to think of reason , "ummm pata nahi. "

" you're just getting married without any reason. " ishaan candidly said while walking beside him .

" Well you don't need to have a reason to get married. " Mayank countered . " Moreover the moment I saw her picture. I knew she is the one I have been waiting for. Her smile . That damn smile ... Like if she ask me to take my life with that smile i would have done that without a single thought ."

Ishan looked at his friend and laughed genially,

" that sounded so Bollywoodish . What kind of movies are you watching ? "

"Shut up and let's just wait for your wedding,then I will ask you the same question. Then we will see "

Mayank uttered in a teasing tone .

"I am never getting married , so for asking that question you have to wait till my next birth "

Glaring at Mayank , Ishan rudely replied

" Yeah yeah we will see meri jaan " Mayank winked at Ishan and sprinted towards his bike , leaving a glaring Ishan behind .

Ishan couldn't help but stomp his feet at the floor. Why is everyone surrounding him waiting for his marriage?

Why don't they realize that he doesn't want to get married, not now nor ever ...

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Author's note ;

I don't know if anyone's reading it but if you are then Thank you (⁠｡⁠♡⁠‿⁠♡⁠｡⁠) . I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it .

And this is probably the first time I have written something except my school essays . Therefore please don't mind my English and grammar .

Yours lovingly,

Raesurmise.