Part 25

Biting his lips,Ishan looked down patiently hearing Mayank's curses.he didn't think that his morning was gonna start with Mayank's loud yell , who had been panicking that his best friend got lost somewhere . Fortunately Shubman notified him that he had found Ishan.

“Abey tum pure gadhey hi ho kya?who the fuck doze off in train and that too when your phone is dead. Kuch ata pata rehta hai ki bas aise hi kuch bhi kiya karte ho idiot” Mayank glared at him, still in a plethora of guilt.He should have just gone with Ishan yesterday instead of talking with Abhishek.

Then all of this could have been avoided.

When Shubman called him asking about Him , he got so scared that Ishan got kidnapped or something.

“Acha thike bas ho gya. Ab so gya to kya karu. Neend aa raha tha” Ishan groaned and stood up.

He doesn't understand why Mayank is getting so pissed off.

“Aww ninni aa gyi thi Ishu ko” Mayank stated before cringing at himself while rolling his eyes . Ishan grinned at Mayank and cupped his face in his hands doing a little dance while swaying his body.

“Yess”

“Tu sahi Mai pagal ho gya hai pura”  Mayank stated seeing the stupidity the other male was doing.

Ishan laughed seeing the pissed off face of Mayank and walked up to him.

“Well why didn't you come with me yesterday? Were you with Abhishek?”

Mayank's face turned pale at the mention of Abhishek, he remembered the kiss they shared after he agreed to start over as friends. He doesn't remember how and why they ended up kissing but they kissed.

Unknowingly he pressed his fingertips on his lips.

“Hello earth to chomu!” Ishan shook Mayank's body and frowned. Definitely something happened yesterday with these two.

“Huh!” Mayank got to his senses and coughed,”ah yes.. I was with him”

“And?”

“And…”

“....? And?”

“And…”

“Idiot just say na why you're saying and and like a broken record”Ishan grumbled at the suspense created by Mayank.

“And we kissed..” Mayank said quickly ,closing his eyes shut , not wanting to see Ishan's reaction.

“You guys did what !? What the fudge in chocolate factory did you say? Care to repeat” Ishan's mouth was opened wide , he couldn't believe his ears. He never would have imagined that they would do THAT after whatever happened between them.

Surely there must be something wrong with his ears.

Mayank's cheek turned Scarlet red,” I said we kissed.”

“Kissed . As in lip to lip . Mouth to mouth . Dammit!” Ishan shooked Mayank's shoulder, looking at him incredulously.

“Bhai mazaak kar raha hai na tu?” Mayank nodded at him again and sighed profusely.

“Bhai akhir masla kya hai tum dono ko?kabhi lagadte jhagadte ho aur kabhi ye Emraan Hashmi waali harkate” Ishan said and sat on the couch.

He doesn't understand what is going with these two. Especially after what happened between them. And suddenly Mayank dropped this fat boy on him.

Mayank also sat down, trying to summarise his current score with Abhishek. Are they friends? But friends don't do things like that.

Moreover, why did Abhishek kiss him? Didn't he love Ishan then why? He was also hugging Ishan's portrait when he saw him that day.

Mayank pulled his hair in frustration, the annoyance mixed with confusion felt like a huge weight on his heart.

“Status: it's complicated,” Mayank said and buried his face on Ishan's shoulder. Ishan pitied his best friend and patted his arms.

“Do you want me to go and beat the freaking mixed signals Outta him?”Ishan said with menace, already imagining that.

Mayank laughed at that, “do you even look at your size?”

Ishan looked baffled by that , almost offended and narrowed his eyes at him,”what the frick do you mean by that? Do you even see these muscles? And aren't you supposed to be at my side” he scoffed.

Mayank poke the muscles on his arm, laughing.”yeah yeah”

“Well where is Your pati ji?” Mayank changed the subject not wanting to talk about him and Abhishek. It will be better if Ishan remains oblivious to their situation.

Ishan hitted him after hearing Mayank’s words. What does he mean by calling Shubman by that?

Rolling his eyes, he replied “hospital. He had an urgent surgery today”

Mayank said an oh and nodded in appreciation.

Doctor really did work hard , he was thankful to every doctor out there. “Being a doctor is hard, no? It's the weekend yet he's working. and I feel more sympathy for Shubman as he got such a troublesome husband to come home to”Mayank joked although it had a grain of reality too .

Yesterday , when Shubman called him regarding Ishan, his voice was filled with panic but it had traces of tiredness too. He must have had a hard day at the hospital and then Ishan was nowhere to be found.

He could only empathize with him.

Ishan, however, took that to offense and pinched him in fury.”oh please. Tumhare kehna ka kya Matlab hai!”

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“What the… Ishan! Goodness, what are you doing!?”

Ishan pouted and looked at the flour covering him as well as the floor. “Cooking food..” he said , his hands clutching the hem of his tee shirt.

Shubman was exhausted after working for continuous shifts and having to deal with countless patients and surgeries.

All he wanted was to come home and relax.

So when he walked through the door to find the kitchen in complete Mayhem as if some war happened here. He couldn't help but clutch his head in frustration.

He looked at the mess with his hands folded.

Ingredients were scattered on the counter, dirty dishes and the smell of burnt food hit his nostrils.

Then he looked at the culprits behind the mess standing by the doorway. Like an innocent Little boy, Ishan had his head down.praying to the lords to make Shubman not angry.

Shubman inhaled a deep breath to alleviate the frustration. He knew that Ishan was messy but he didn't expect him to be this messy.

“Does this seem like cooking to you?” he scoffed.

“I was just trying to cook for you as a gratitude but you're so ungrateful” Ishan said in a low voice and huffed. He was trying to be nice but the result wasn't what he desired but he tried !

Shubman sighed as the frustration melted a bit

Hearing Ishan's words. He walked up to him and brushed away the flour on his cheeks and strands.

“You're silly. If you didn't know how to cook then you shouldn't have” Shubman gazed down at the cute mess and chuckled lightly.

Saying that he rolled his sleeves ready to clean up the mess created by Ishan. When Ishan said in eagerness,”I can help you clean up”

Shubman frowned his eyes , not believing his words but agreed seeing the pleading expression on Ishan's face. “Okay?”

Well that didn't age well as Shubman pressed his temple seeing more mess then before. He walked up to Ishan who was ‘cleaning’ the floor and took the mop stick from him.

“Hey!! I was cleaning!!” Ishan shrieked, the mop suddenly gone from his hands. Shubman rolled his eyes ,”hmm it's crystal clear now. I almost can see my face” his voice dripping sarcasm.

Ishan shot a dirty glare at him , “thike phir khud karlo . Mujhse help mat mangna”

Shubman smiled in relief,”aapka shukriya”

Whining, he ‘accidently’ stumbled the bucket of mopping water , creating more clutter in there.

“Oopsie”. Ishan dramatically agape his mouth in shock.

Damn ish you're so cool! Should I go and start auditioning for movies ? Nahh the Bollywood industry isn't ready for such an amazing talent like mine.

Shubman stared at Ishan's antics and narrowed his eyes . He walked up to him feigning anger in his ivory black eyes .

Ishan's grin turned into an awkward smile as he took a step back until he felt the wall behind him.

Covering in an unknown fuzziness.

He gulped at the peril coming towards him .

Shit mai ye ajeeb gareeb kaam kyu karta rehta hu. Kya zaroorat thi mujhe paani girane ki.

“Wha- what happened? I swear it accidentally slipped.”

Shubman however didn't reply and got dangerously close to him. He bent his waist to match Ishan’s height until their nose tips were touching.

“I am not a patient man, Ishan. So be careful of what you do Because you might not like the consequences of your actions later on” he said, putting his index finger beneath Ishan's chin to make him look straight in his eyes.

“Understood?”

Ishan felt chills running through his spins as he nodded immediately while Shubman chuckled lowly and placed his lips near the corner of Ishan's mouth.

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Author’s note:

You know what I hate the most? When people throw reality checks on my delusion. 🥲

So yesterday mai apne dost ko bata rahi thi about Ishman and he went like ki tumhe pata wo dono most probably  date karrahe alag alag logo ko and they are only best friends. Bhai matlab mujhe bhi pata hai but meko at least imagination mai to rehne de . Stupid kahi ka. 🤧🥲

Ugh the urge to kill him 😒 . (Not literally tho)

(Pls: is the new cover good or should I just use the previous one?👀)

Annnd aaj gabba ka ghamand phirse tootna chahiye 😤🥹🫶