Part 8

“Mayank bhaii !! I told you you're my best friend, not him ! “ Ishan was persuading Mayank ,trying to get him to talk to him after yesterday's scenario.

“ Yrrr Mayank ! I swear from now on I won't utter his name in front of you and never tell you about him ever again .

“So you will start hiding things from me now  “

Mayank finally retorted leaving Ishan in frustration.

“ I- what ? Ahh mayuu stop it yrr . I don't really understand why are you mad ? “ Ishaan whined and looked at Mayank with his brows knitted .

Mayank halted in his steps and stood tilted taking support from the door .

“ the thin— “ his words left unsaid as a shriek supplanted them when the door from which he was taking support was opened and he started falling behind .

Squeezing his eyes shut , he waited for the hard fall; however he felt nothing except a strong hold around his upper body preventing him from falling.

Mayank opened his eyes but by the time he properly opened them to see who saved him . The other guy made him stand still .

“ Mayank ! “ Ishaan cried out and looked up at the male to thank him for saving his friend from getting his head broken like an egg.

“ Abhishek?! “

Ishaan and Mayank shrieked at the same time seeing the aforementioned lad , that too when they were just fighting because of him .

“ Hello ishaan ! It's been such a long time since we met! How are you ? Abhishek exclaimed with enthusiasm, forgetting the male who was just about to fall .

“Oh hi Abhishek. Well you see my body parts are still intact, so probably doing fine . What about you? "Ishan said, giving off his signature smile.

Mirroring Ishaan's smile , Abhishek replied “ it's good now that I have seen you “ chuckling, his eyes crinkled.

Ishaan edges morphed into a pout before muttering” just good? “ faking sadness .

“ No no best” Abhishek immediately justified as Ishaan laughed. “ So you're now working here ? “

“Umm not really. I just gave an interview “ Abhishek said. his palms turning slippery .

As Ishaan and Abhishek were conversing, the other male there glanced at his best friend and Abhishek in disdain .

Mayank's face contoured, giving them side eyes . He caught an attempt to get their attention; however , both were too busy talking to notice him .

“I am leaving! “ Mayank stated and was already on his heels when suddenly Ishaan's mind struck him that he was supposed to woo Mayank .

Sighing, he looked at Mayank's leaving figure. His eyes closed shut in frustration as he bid his goodbye to Abhishek and followed Mayank.

“ Mayankkk ! “

“ Why are you coming here ? Go back to your Abhishek na ! “

“ Yrr please”

“ uff okay tomorrow I will give you a treat if you forgive me now “ ishaan tried to bribe and the way Mayank's eyes shined at the mention of the treat . Looks like the bribe is working.

However, he didn't give up yet .

“ Accha you can have anything… no budget treat!”

Giving a side glance to ishaan , Mayank unwantedly muttered , ‘ okay I forgive you “

Mayank was in no mood to forgive him nevertheless did so as the offer proposed was a bit too appealing to him .

Laughing genially, Ishaan hugged Mayank from behind .

Chalo mana to sahi but mujhe abhi tak ye nahi samjh Raha ki mai sorry bol hi kyu Raha hu isko ?

“Well I forgot to tell you something “ ishaan remembered that he is still to tell Mayank about his wedding date .

“ And that is ? “

“ Wo … my wedding date is finaled and it's after 3 weeks “ ishaan hesitated to tell him . Closing his eyes he waited for Mayank's response.

“ I- woah and you're telling me this now ! I can't believe you “ Mayank glared at Ishaan .

Ah shit here we again .

Abhi just isko manaya tha phir gussa Gaya . Offo ye bestfriend ke alag hi nakhre hai .

“Areyy yrr Mayank sunto ! “

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Time skip to One day prior to Engagement.

“Ishaan ! Did you check everything ? Everything is here na? I hope you didn't forget anything…you forget na . Oh lord I don't know sab kaise ho ga .“

Mrs Kishan was fretting as she held her head worrying about all the wedding arrangements. Juggling from finding the best outfit for her son to sending invitations to all the relatives , she was so tense.

Ishaan looked at his mother walking to and fro in stress . Trudging towards her he made her sit on the bed .

“ Mumma calm down . Don't panic , yesterday you were saying your head is in pain now if you took too much tension to Aisa to hona hi tha … just  relax , everything will be happening smoothly. Okay !? '' Ishaan said, trying to console his mother.

While Mrs Kishan kept staring at Ishaan , admiring how her little baby turned so big to comfort her .

Forgetting all the problems, she smiled, caressing Ishaan's hair as he looked at her in confusion.

He didn't understand why suddenly her mother started smiling .

“What happened mumma ? Is there something on my face ? “

“ Nothing, just seeing how fast time flies . It's like just yesterday I was holding you in my arms for the first time and now my child is so big that he is getting married. Your papa would be so happy to see you growing into such a sweetheart. “ Mrs kishan said, her eyes tearing remembering all those moments when Mr kishan used to talk about their Ishaan's marriage , she always laughed saying he is just a baby and now when he is really getting married those bittersweet moments are hurting her .

“ Mumma “ . Being overwhelmed by Mrs Kishan, words weren't forming in his mouth . Tears pooled up in his eyes as he hugged Mrs Kishan . Burying his face in her neck he cried out .

Mrs Kishan patted Ishaan's back as Ishaan cried more . He was trying to hold all his emotions together for a long time but now he couldn't.

His life was going to change and he doesn't if it's for Better or worse . All his life he never wanted to get married but he is getting married now so he doesn't know what to do anymore.

Moreover he was missing his father , he was just 9 when he passed away . He sometimes thought if his father was alive , everything would be so different.

Maybe then if he was to get married, he wouldn't feel that reluctant.

He kept crying to the point when there were no tears left .

He sniffed before getting away , he looked at Mrs Kishan as she was smiling at him . “ Are you feeling good now ? “

He hummed and stood up to drink water before going to see his  reflection in the mirror. Weird habit that he has grown into is that after crying he will always look in the mirror.

His phone started ringing as Mrs Kishan picked up his phone from the bed , she smiled seeing the caller id . It was Mayank .

“ Ishaan Mayank is calling”she said

“Aane do “ he coolly replied as he looked at himself in the mirror.

“ But beta he is your best friend. “ she justified .

“ Yes, such an amazing best friend that he is not present on such an important day of my life . “

He chided , annoyed by Mayank . How can he not be here when he needs him the most?

“ Offo beta something important must have held him back from coming here otherwise he was so enthusiastic about your wedding and you think he will miss it without any reason “ she illustrated trying to subside the anger in ishaan .

“ Jo bhi ho but what's more important than me? '' he scoffed and plopped on the bed and hugged Prithvi who was lying beside him .

“ ishu …bechara itna der se call kar raha hai . Pick up once na “

“ Nahi “ he uttered with authority ending the conversation as Mrs Kishan sighed realizing Ishaan's anger would subside when Mayank would come here only .

Holding Prithvi in his arms , he saw Mrs Kishan leaving the room before focusing his attention on the plushie in his hands .

“ Only you're my best friend from now on . You're the bestest "Ishaan said, cajoling Prithvi on the expensive mattress.

The wedding was taking place in Rajasthan as suggested by Mrs Gill. Also, Mrs Kishan had no problem with it as she always wanted to come here but never got the chance .

Wherever Ishaan gazed everything looked super expensive and antique giving a proper Rajasthani feeling.

Ishaan felt bad realizing everything is getting paid by gills and he isn't paying for anything.although he tried to negotiate but Mr gill clearly stated that he is like their son too and he is just paying all the expenses as his father .

Nevermind his savings aren't that much to afford a destination wedding that too in such an expensive hotel .

“ Well a new beginning is commencing. Let's see what it have for me in store  “

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“ Shubi beta can you come here for a moment”

Mrs Gill requested Shubman ,who just landed here in Rajasthan half an hour ago .

“ Sure mom “ Shubman nodded and sat near Mrs Gill as he took off his shoes.“ Is there something wrong? “he asked, seeing worry lines on his mother's forehead.

“ Beta, are you happy with this marriage? “ Mrs Gill questioned . She knows Shubman agreed with the arrangement  because she said so, however she forgot to ask Shubman the most important thing .

Does he even like ishaan or she forced the two innocent souls in an unwanted matrimony.

She knows Ishaan is the perfect match for his son.

His influence is already on Shubman . She can see how jocund he gets when he is with him .

“To be honest, I am not …“ Shubham muttered as Mrs Gill's eyes went wide .

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Author's note ;

Well guess what !? ,👀Your girl got 92 Percent in her board examination!  🥹 Also mi won the matchhh !! 🥹🥹

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Well I hope everyone enjoyed reading it. I know it was kind of a filler episode but pls bear with it 🤍

Yours lovingly,

@raesurmise