Shravan Malhotra:- London return lawyer, cynic and bitter, yet gentle and wounded. He was only sixteen when he had left India after the insistence of his father who wanted him gone due to the scandal of his mother 'running away' with her boss. His misogynistic behavior is due not only his mother but also because of how Suman Tiwari - his childhood friend - had treated him during their teens. After a decade of living in London, he only returned to India for his father's birthday party but one thing led to others and he stayed back and joined his father's law firm.

Suman Tiwari:- A businesswoman and very good cook, therefore, runs a Tiffan service. Lives by the moto self-respect above all, but is buried beneath the burden of obligations she feels towards her maternal side family who took her in when her parents died when she was young and since then she has been living in Tiwari Killa, her maternal grandfather's house. During her teens, she used to be brash, class-conscious, a bully and a total brat, but after hurting her best friend - Shravan - and losing him, she became more responsible and sober.

Ramnaath Malhotra:- Shravan's very manipulative and overprotective father, became a big famous lawyer only after his wife 'left' him.

Nirmala:- Shravan's mother who abandoned him when she left her husband due to his constant insecurity over her earning more and her friendship with her boss.

Nana Ji/Nanu: Suman's maternal grandfather.

Lala Ji : Shravan's uncle.

Chachi/Kamini : Lala Ji' wife.

Pushkar : Shravan's younger cousin, Lala Ji and Kamini's younger son.

Varun : Pushkar's elder brother, Lala Ji and Kamini's elder son.

Vandy : Varun's wife.

Mama and Manju Mami : Suman's maternal uncle and his wife.

Masi and Mausa : Suman's maternal aunt and her husband.

Preeti : Suman's cousin, Mama and Manju Mami's daughter. Pushkar's love.

Background Story:- Suman and Shravan both met after a decade but that didn't mean they haven't thought about each other each time they have achieved something, every time they encountered a roadblock, every time they have been happy and every time they wanted to run away from their problem, share their thoughts and seek peace. Different than each other yet the same...

They have felt alone in the crowd and have come to realize that the only time they have felt they weren't alone was when they were together. Both have them have longed for each other, secretly stalked each other on Facebook, maybe even put a few posts for the sake of each other, but if asked, would never confess it. 

And that's why after meeting each other again, they couldn't resist the temptation to have what they had a decade ago. And therefore, even if they didn't start on the positive note, made a few mistakes, they slowly fell back into their old habits, and with time, they once again were same as they had been a decade before as if there had been no separation. Finally, once again they have each other by their side, as friends and maybe something more...  

This story explores the most beautiful stage of their story and along the way, hopefully, would be able to give their friendship a chance it never had and would hopefully create a love story they deserved but never got...

A/N: if you are reading this story for an award, first of all, thank you for taking the time to read it, and second, it's rare, but you may find a sentence or two in Hindi/Urdu in few chapters, but don't worry, it's translated in English in the next sentence, it's there just for the sentimental value... ;D

I hope you will enjoy reading what I have written... :)