Writer's pov :
     
            The time is 12 AM. Its a birthday wishing time. Everyone are in the conference call to wish Bala. He attended the call seeing Aadhi's name in the caller id. He said, "Hello" smiling like an excited person because he didn't tell anyone about his birthday. 

"Happy birthday Bala", everyone started screaming their voice in unison. Bala was smiling because of their wishes and he thanked them. 

"How do you guys come to know about my birthday? "Bala questioned.

Anjali laughed and said," we have our ways. "

He huffed," come on..."

"I saw it in the register," Aadhi said before everyone. 

"Bala, when are you going to give us a treat? " Anjali interrupted their conversation

" I don't remember saying that I will give you treat. Who asked you to wish me now, go and sleep. Otherwise, the ghost in your house will think that you joined their gang today. " Bala said mockingly. 

" You monkey, It's my mistake to wish you by sacrificing my peaceful sleep, bye. " Anjali cut her call immediately and layed on her bed with her tightly shut eyes. She is scared of ghosts and dark from her childhood. Everyone went to sleep.

In college :
           Everyone wished Bala who came to know about his birthday. The practical class went, as usual, they headed to their actual place to have lunch. Anjali saw Varun passing through them talking to someone. She immediately ran behind him and called him. Varun turned towards her and shared a smile with her. They are standing a little far from the others so they don't hear anything. 

"Hi, Varun. Today is Bala's birthday, If you have time, wish him but don't tell him that I told you about this. " Anjali said in a go placing her hand at her heart trying to calm her breathings since she ran fastly to catch him. Varun smiled at her antics and nodded his head towards her. 

" You go, I will come and wish him in few minutes. " Varun said like teaching a small girl. Anjali smiled and went back to her place. Aadhi noticed her smile and raised his eyebrows asking what. She shook her head as nothing. They started eating their lunch while speaking about his birthday. 

" Bala, I need treat today itself after completing college hours. Will you give it or not? " Anjali asked in a demanding tone. 

Bala glared at her and said," Why I have to give you treat?"

 
"Because I missed my angel dreams because of you, moreover you made me remember ghosts idiot. I had a tough time with sleeping and see my eyes are red ", pointed her index finger to show her eyes.

He laughed and said," After college, I am going to meet my friend, he asked me to give him 30 minutes time so I will be busy. " Bala said eating his lunch and looking into his phone. 

" Then first give me 30 minutes of your time and then go and meet him. I won't leave you even if you disagree. " Anjali said winking at him. Bala sighed and closed his eyes showing her he was frustrated. Others are silently listening to their conversations without interrupting them. 

Suddenly they heard, " Hi " everyone raised their head to see Varun standing with Karthik. He smiled towards everyone and said," Happy birthday bro. Someone told me about your birthday, suddenly I remembered after seeing you. " Varun whispered shaking Bala's hand and he thanked him in return. Karthik too wished him and they both went from there.  

He thought and said," Okay, whoever wants treat, come with me today after college ends. Just 30 minutes, then don't ask me about treat hereafter. "

Anjali jumped from her place to show her happiness but others declined his offer saying they have some other works. 

After college hours, everyone headed to their home by simply saying bye at Bala. He looks little disappointed . He picked Anjali in the bike stand and asked, "What you want devil? Where you want to go now?" 

Anjali sat beside him in the bike and said, "Dominos" holding his shoulder. He sighed and started his bike and they drove to dominos and bought her everything she wanted.

Aadhi rode his bike followed by Vaishu and Rohini behind him in the scooty. They reached Bala's house. 

 
The house was neither too big nor too small but it is superbly maintained. They met Bala's mom and got a blessing from her. They asked her permission and moved to Bala's room to decorate them before he arrives. They bought balloons, a cake, some photos of him, gifts, etc. They arranged the room perfectly within an hour. Vaishu was happy spending time with Aadhi. She felt shivers in her body if Aadhi stood close to her.

She was practically thinking many things in her mind whether to accept that feeling of her or not. she accepted the fact that she has a crush towards him. She was mentally disturbed for all these days without sharing anything to anyone. She decided to share this matter to Anjali even though she has a double mind. She thought that Anjali will say about Aadhi whether he will accept or not. In between those thoughts, they decorated the room and sat in a bed waiting for Anjali and Bala. 

Bala bid bye to Anjali and drove from that place to meet his friend. Anjali booked a cab, went to her home and picked up her gift for Bala. She again headed to Bala's home by showing his address to the cab driver which Aadhi send to her through message. She reached his house, wished his mom and went to Bala's room directly. 

" What you got for Bala? " Vaishu asked seeing a big square gift in her hand who was standing at a doorstep seeing the decorations. 

" You will see once Bala opens it. Now it's a secret. " Anjali said winking at her. Aadhi was not interested in their  talk so he searched something on his phone deeply. He saw Anjali's status and widened his eyes in shock. She had put more than 25 photos of Bala in her status.

He remembered she didn't even put a single photo of his mother on his mom's birthday. That's why he doesn't support her for everything. He knows about his mother more than her, he love his mom and dad even though his dad supports Anjali. But Anjali is not like that, she shows her full love towards her dad but not even single care to her mom. Aadhi sighed and left it without making it a big issue. 

Interrupting his thoughts, the calling bell rang telling them that Bala has arrived. They immediately started hiding in his room and kept quiet. 

Bala's mom opened the door for Bala. They both smiled at each other, he entered the hall and sat on the sofa. 

"How was your day Bala? " his mom asked sitting beside him. 

" Super ma, everyone wished me. School friends asked me for treat at the weekend. They will definitely going to empty my purse. " Bala said looking into his phone. 

" Okay da, go, fresh up and come. I made your favorite dish today. " his mom said patting his shoulder. 

" I will have it later. Now only, I had a pizza and a sandwich. " Bala said wishing everyone back in his mobile who are all wished him in WhatsApp. 

" Okay. Go and take rest.," she told trying to wake him from his place. He sighed and went upstairs. 

He opened his room door and it was dark. Even the windows are closed, he turned and tapped the light button. 

" Happy birthday Bala " everyone shouted from their place which makes Bala flinch from his place and scared out of hell by the sudden voice in the room. 

He looked around, it was fully decorated with balloons and his photos are tied in a thread vertically hanging from the ceiling. In the center of the room, the table is filled with dark chocolate color cake and he saw those four members standing in each corner of the room smiling. He couldn't able to believe his eyes. 

"Oh my god, is it real? " Bala said pinching his own hand. Everyone moved and stood in the center. 

" See, not only me even you are scared of dark," Anjali said with a slight smile.

"I can't believe this. This is what you guys said about busy when I asked you to come with me. Wow, it's really surprising. You guys are better. Thank you so much, everyone. " Bala said hugging Aadhi. 

" End of philosophy. Come and cut the cake now. "Aadhi said handing him a knife. 

Everyone started singing a birthday song while he cut his cake and feed the first piece to his mom. Eventually, he fed everyone and thanked them. It was a gift time. Everyone bought gifts separately, they didn't even know about the other's gifts. 

Anjali started running behind the cupboard and took her gift from there and handed it to Bala. 

"What is inside? It is so big. Don't tell me you bought me a Carom board. " Bala said laughing while removing the gift cover. She slapped his hand without telling anything. 

He opened and everyone in the room shocked seeing her gift. It was his picture which is drawn using pencils and it is framed like a real photo. 

" You drew this? " Vaishu asked like reading everyone's expression. 

" Yeah, how is it, Bala? " Anjali asked like it's not a big deal to her. 

" Anjali, I can't believe this. It's super, how come you have this much talent without knowing us? " Bala asked really very surprised. Anjali smiled at him. 

" She likes fashion designing. She paints well from her school days. " Aadhi replied instead of her. Everyone looked at her in shock, till now they didn't know about this. 

" But how do you know about her fashion? ", Vaishu and Rohini asked at a time.

“Come on, I did my research to know things about my friends. It's nothing like that, I know her from school days, she won many competitions so I know", said while scratching his neck. 

" Wow, try parallel. You may get any chance in the future. Thank you so much for this wonderful gift. " Bala whispered happily. He didn't feel this much lucky in his lifetime. He will go according to his fate other than complaining about it. 

After that Aadhi gave his gift which was a branded and newly arrived watch. Vaishu shocked after seeing his gift. 

" Actually I thought to buy this watch. You are my conscience. Thank you Aadhi. " Bala said out of excitement. 

" Oh my god! Sorry Bala, I didn't know what he bought for you. I too bought the same watch but a different color. " Vaishu apologized. Aadhi widened his eyes in shock whereas the others are laughing at them. 

" It's okay. Cool down, no problem. At least you bought a different color, that is enough for me." Bala said smiling. Vaishu gave him and he opened that. Everyone smiled at their coincidence, Vaishu was dancing in her dreamland because of their merge in choosing. 

At last, Rohini gave her gift which was some craft works where she stuck some photos of Bala and some words written in it. He smiled at her and thanked her. 

"You guys made my birthday unforgettable in my whole life. Thank you, buddies. "Bala said shaking his hand with everyone and he hugged Aadhi. Later, Bala's mom invited them to eat. They ate some snacks and everyone went to their house with the satisfaction of their plan worked. 

Later that evening, Vaishu was totally confused in her thinking and she called Anjali to have some peace talks. 

"Hello, what are you doing? " Anjali said after picking up the call. 

" Simply sitting. I want something to know from you. " Vaishu said like she can't wait anymore. 

" You can tell me whatever you want," Anjali said watching Tv in her room. 

" What is Aadhi's opinion about love?" Vaishu asked suddenly without breaking it. 

Anjali spat the water after hearing her and said," how do I know? And moreover, you have to ask him, not me. "Anjali said still not believing what Vaishu said. 

" Just want to know about him. It's tough to ask him. You know that he won't send messages unnecessarily. So you tell me what you know about him. " Vaishu said still not leaving the topic. 

" He is a little psycho. He doesn't waste his time on love and all. So tell me, why you are asking about this? " Anjali whispered slowly. 

" Okay fine. I have a crush on him. Now tell me, what you want me to do?" Vaishu said making Anjali widen her eyes. 

" What? You Vaishu? I thought you are a very silent girl" Anjali said shockingly. 

"I am. It's just confusing whether to accept my feelings towards him or not. So I thought you will help me with this. " Vaishu said pulling her to tell her about him. 

" Maybe it's love. Just wait for some time. Aadhi doesn't like these things but we can make him accept you. I will try my best. " Anjali said confidently. 

" Thank you so much, Anjali. I didn't thought you will support for me. " Vaishu said in excitement. 

Their conversation continued, Anjali felt happy about Vaishu and Aadhi. Her positive words made Vaishu fall in love more and more. Don't know where they are heading to.  

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