Everyone in the crowd was enjoying theirs drinks and food with their colleagues, as the party was thrown by their boss, Ram Kapoor, the founder and CEO of IndiaEatz, the food delivery company.

In this huge crowd Ram was alone but when a tall guy entered the party, all his loneliness vanished immediately in that moment.

Ram walked over to the guy and hugged him tight, "Shardul! I knew it, you wouldn't leave me alone in this huge day, after all you are my only friend from the college times"

Shardul smiled hugged him friendly and said, "but there is someone who is your only friend since you've arrived in this world."

"You mean Jaan! My bestie, my mother?," smiled Ram and continued, "how can I forget her, when I was nothing, she was there to support, just like every mother...but jaan is special! She is my everything," he smiled a little.

Shardul punched him hard, "Then why are you here? You should be with mummy na?"

"You're right but these people need me too," he said when someone patted his back and clenched the jaw, "only these people?"

Ram rolled his eyes and hit his head, "Accha madam Alekha, jaata hoon pata hai Jaan ka phone nahi pick kar paya to tumse arzi lagwai hai dono se"

"Arzi? She is so angry...you don't even have any idea," Alekha made him realised.

Ram licked his lips, "Are baba sacchi? Then I have to run," saying this Ram marched away with the velocity of light and then came back, "Enjoy the party you two," and again moved on.

He came back again and huffed, "Use keh dena sab kuch, nahi to poori life bethi rahegi...kaash keh diya hota"

"Okay baba," Shardul and Alekha joined hands on their face and showed him the path to leave when a girl in black tube dress arrived and was about to hug Ram when he avoided her, "Kriti! I am sorry darling. Jaan is so angry and you know I can make anyone wait but not Jaan"

She nodded affirmative and when he left, her face fell down and the count down started.

The countdown has started and Ram has left the party. He jumped into his Audi and drove off with the countdown of five.

Everyone cheered with awe and happiness,

"Five"

"Four"

"Three"

"Two"

"One," She murmured while looking out of the window when the crackers blasted with her smile and she heard, "Happy new year's Priya di," a cheerful girl cracked like a fire cracker and hugged Priya from her back.

"Happy New year's everyone," Priya wished with utter happiness when her phone rang.

She picked it up immediately when it flashed the name and a smile crept on her lips, "Yuvraj!"

"Aham! Chalo Ritika baat karne do di jiju ko," Priya's father teased her and she rolled her eyes but the same time she lamed smile, "its okay I understand your colleagues are equally important. You can freely celebrate New years with them"

Yuvraj replied back, "I know I was supposed to be there but I am sorry. I can't be there."

"That's fine," Priya being upset immediately disconnected the call and mimicked, "I cant be there I am sorry"

She picked up the scooter keys and while leaving said, "what should I always adjust? Why can't he?"

"After all You love her na bacche!, Does he?" Her father tried to make her feel light.

She giggled, "So I should adjust everytime, why can't he understand? Parso bhi aayega ya kaam me busy rahega?," and ended being angry.

"Priya!," Anju, her mother scolded her when she immediately said, "don't take his side and I am really upset, just going for a drive"

Everyone together tried to stop her, "Don't do drama just going for a drive not committing suicide"

"Let her go na, she is an independent girl after all," her father agreed with her.

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Ram was driving so fast but still the new year hour has passed. He looked at the skies for firecrackers and whispered under his breath, "New year and uske chochle," when the same time his car thud and collided with a lady's scooter.

He being him started screaming at her jumping outside the car, "What did you did madam poora bumper tod diya," and the same time she removed her helmet and parked her scooter.

She smiled fake, "Well! I am sorry but it's a no entry road" she showed the path to him and smirked.

He coughed, "huh! So wha--" he stopped and said, "Well, have I seen you somewhere?"

"Oh my god! Centuries purani cheesy line mat maro please," she laughed and continued, "Ram! I didn't expect to run into you like this.". With a wide smile said She.

He thought for a moment and cheered, "Wow! Sood, the school topper," he embraced her a friendly hug.

"Happy new year's by the way," she wished with a smile.

He too wished him, "Happy new year's Sood!"

"Ye sood sood kya laga rakha hai, my name is Dr Priya. You can call me Priya," she scolded him being a class-fellow and the same time a fire cracker hit the Ram's Audi tier and punctured it.

"Oh no!," He exclaimed at which she laughed and stopped while controlling her laughter, "Huh! Accha baba sorry, wese to main anjaan logo ko lift deti nahi hoon but I can give you a lift, because you're not an anjan...Right!"and hearing this he jumped on the back seat as he has to reach the home as early as possible.

He made a child like face, "Yes I have to reach as early as possible, please don't drive too fast," at which she laughed.