Ishaan couldn't figure out what made him to call finally. He looked cluelessly at Farhan who was walking towards him.

"I think something happened to my eyes." Aju rubbed his eyes to get the clear view.

"That's exactly what I'm thinking." Eby added.

Amaaya impatiently looked at them thrilled to see what would happen next.

At the time he reached him, Ishaan asked with a questioning look, "What?"

"Nothing." Farhan shrugged. Hearing it, he felt a slight pain inside but tried not to express it.

"I'm gonna kill this idiot right now." Eby huffed.

"No, we can do it at night." Said Aju.

At the moment he was about to move, Farhan took hold of his hand climbing over him.

He hugged.

As it was so unexpected, Ishaan felt it difficult to breath. But few seconds later, he too joined the hug. Farhan smiled like nothing contented with the moment.

It was a tight and long hug which was enough to show how much they missed each other.

Amaaya's hands covered her mouth without being able to digest the visual treat.

When they parted from the hug,
"How dare you show your rude attitude to me?" asked Farhan to which Ishaan smirked.

Aju and Eby joined them giving way for a group hug.

Amaaya and her friends felt so happy watching the cute scenario.

Out of a sudden, she started counting with her fingers. "Oye, what you are doing?" asked Anjali watching her.

"16, 17, 18, Yay!" She screamed out

"19, 20, Yay." Rinu added mocking her.

"I'm amazing you know?" Amaaya passed a whole hearted smile as the duo remained silent as they were aware of the disorder of their friend.

"Your beard have grown. You should shave it soon." Said Farhan.

"For what?" Ishaan raised his brow.

"Now a days girls prefer beard guys!" He winked.

"You sounds like you don't have beard." Eby said.

"I mean this is a bit more man."

"Don't be jelly. I will recommend you when girls come over me." Ishaan assured.

"Then what about me?" Asked Aju with a pout.

Farhan searched for his favourite face from the crowd. He really wanted to see her reaction at that precise moment.

Thinking on something, Ishaan too turned to face her.

How could he forget about the 18 Days Challenge?

And there she was, looking at the duo who were already looking her.

Ofcourse, she felt very happy for them that she shared a genuine smile at them.

But at the other point, she was confused as it was equally important for her to face the two men at that very second. She asked herself whom to look first as it seemed to be tough to decide.

Faru by heart and Ishaan by mind.

Atlast, she gave an assuring look to her Faru who kept smiling and winking at her.
 
Then she gazed at the other one. The phone breaker.

Ishaan looked deep into her holding an unrecognizable face. She played with her hair giving the 'Atlast who won the challenge?' look. She wore her head up only to show him that she had won the challenge.

His eyes never left her smiling face.

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Night at Com-Villa,

"Hawaaon se tera pata poochta hoo
Ab toh aaja tu kahin se
Parindon ki tarah yeh dil yeh safar mein
Tu mila de zindagi se

Bas itni ilteja
Tu aake ik dafa
Jo dil ne na kahaa
Jaan le...

Yeh mausam ki baarish
Yeh baarish ka paani
Yeh paani ki  bhoondhe
Tujhe hi toh dhoondhe

Yeh milne ki khwahish
Yeh khwahish purani
Yeh poori tujhi se
Meri yeh kahaani.."

It was slighty raining there.

Farhan found himself getting lost in his own song. With his dear guitar in hand, he kept singing.

His thick yet smoothe voice played with the lyrics. The strings of guitar turned magical by his fingers.

It had been a long while since Farhan played his guitar. He felt so happy and that made him sing finally.

Singing was something which he always used to. Eventhough he didn't like to be the centre of attraction anywhere by his voice, he liked to sing before them.

Others were busy in their own world but didn't forget to give their ears to him.

Listening the song, Dany came out from the kitchen.

"Can you please stop this nuisance? I'm losing my concentration." Said an irritated Dany.

"Then go on dude. It may be better than your concentrately made food." Said Aju.

"Dany, please make sure that the food is hygenic." Ishaan added.

"Hygenic? He don't even know the meaning of it." Teased Aju.

"As if i care." Dany rolled his eyes.

"But we do care about our health." Said Ishaan.

"Kaise bataye kyun tujhko chaahe
Yaara bataana paaye
Baatein dilo ki dekho jo baaghi
Aankhein tujhe samjhaye

Tu jaane na....tu jaane na....
Tu jaane na....tu jaane na...."
 
"Arrey stop it yaar. Your throat will get dried." Aju said with a fake concernity.

"So concerned, huh?!" Asked Eby.

"Anyway, he is singing with much feeling now. Tell me, who is she?"

"Started!" Ishaan sighed in disgust.

"She is... she." Farhan smiled.

"Please don't bring a heartattack to Aju." Said Eby.

"Yeah if you say that it's Miya, then he will die." Ishaan added.

"Wait wait, who is Miya?" Asked a curious Aju. Others too waited for his reply.

"Uhh, miya, that girl whom you guys always talked about and how can you forget about your biggest, uhm, crush?"

For this, the trio asked in unison, "Vihhaaaaaaa!!??"

Ishaan narrowed his eyes hearing the name. They began laughing loud looking Ishaan.

"What?" He asked out.

"It's not miya, it's Viha. So pitty on you Ishaan." Said Dany.

"Whatever it is!"

"No, you can't call my Viha like that." Farhan pointed.

"She is mine man." Aju interupted.

"Shut up guys." Said Ishaan without being able to cope up with the girls topic.

"First you shut up man, don't even know the most popular girl in our college!" Farhan sighed.

"I don't want to know anyone."

"I know you are faking it. How is your P.A girl in office?"

"Farhan." He glared.

"Okay okay. By the way, I want to tell you that, uhm, I mean when..."

Noticing his stammering, "No. You don't want to tell it. I know that you didn't do anything wrong." Said Ishaan.

"That's fine. But how? Who told you that?"

"Uhm just forget it. It's over and don't ever think of it."

"Okay boss." Farhan grinned.

When he heard his phone ringing, he went to take it. But at the next second, he rejected the call.

"Why can't you attend it?" Asked Eby.

"It was, uhh, kaira." Replied Farhan.

"What is the need to avoid her?" Ishaan shot the question.

"You know what? We all are here and he won't be able to talk to her properly." Pointed Aju with a teasing smile as Farhan signalled a warning stare.

"Farhan, you have to decide it now. Kaira or Miya, uhh, sorry, Viha?"

"What the hell is going over here?"
Ishaan huffed.

"Man, I will take some classes for you. You have to learn everything." Aju smiled watching Ishaan shaking head in annoyance.

"Why you included Kaira in the list? Did she tell it? No, it's only your assumption." Said Farhan.

"But we can feel it man." Eby grinned.

"Okay just leave it. Tomorrow I will introduce you all to Viha. You should be thankful to me."

"Why? Is she a celebrity or something?" Ishaan shrugged.

"Anyways, I'm ready." Smiled Eby.

"hmphhh" Aju pouted.

"Aju, I'm very sad about you and I think you are okay with it." Farhan plastered a sad face.

"Hahaha, poor Aju. Look at his face." Mocked Eby.

"Don't laugh you idiot. You were trying all these years and didn't get her, right?" Asked Aju.

It made him silent.

"Don't worry yaar. When loveguru is here, no need to fear." Farhan gave his jesus look.

"But guru does not have his own lovestory!!!" Aju bursted out.

"I will talk to Anjali tomorrow." Stated Farhan.

"No, I will talk." Aju said.

"No one will talk. I don't want anyone to force her for this. If she don't have any feelings, then it's okay. I can bear it. But don't compell her." Eby said firmly.

"That's our Eby." Smiled Farhan patting him.

"For god's sake, can you please wind up this non sense?" Asked a fed up Ishaan.

"Oh my Mr.perfect, you will have to know the truth one day." Winked Aju.

"Truth? What you are talking about?"

"Yeah, your case is really tough.." Joined Eby. When he was about to tell it, Farhan gestured not to.

Placing his phone aside, "If you want to say something, just spit out." Said Ishaan.

"How arrogant he is? But once he gets to know about shreya's feelings, he will change." Muttered Aju.

"Aju, stop it!" Farhan gave a warning look.

"I feel something fishy here. It's better to say it now. Right now." Ishaan glared at the trio.

"Ishaan, someone loves you madly." Eby dropped the bomb finally.

"Huh??!!"

Farhan placed his palm on his forehead thinking about the side effects of it. He knew well how Ishaan would react after knowing it.

"Yeah he is right." Aju agreed.

"Don't play your non sense game with me!" Ishaan rounded on.

Few minutes later, they were called by Dany for the dinner.

They switched on the TV starting with their favourite job, eating. Ignoring the distaste of food, they ate greedily out of hunger.

Farhan snatched a chicken piece from Eby's plate as hi eyes were glued into TV.

Ishaan didn't feel the need to ask them the matter they were hiding as it seemed of no interest to him.

"Ishaan, what will you do when a girl proposes you?" Asked a serious Eby.

"I will finish my plate first." He replied.

"I can't hide it anymore and I'm very excited about his reaction." Eby murmured Farhan.

"Okay okay, I will tell. Man, Shreya is in love with you." Aju said giving a small heart attack for almost everyone.

Hearing him, Ishaan got super shocked that his plate fell on the floor."What? Shreya?" Then they narrated the whole story.

"Who told her to uhh, me? No. She have to stop it. Non sense! How can she, ergh, that too without my permission." Ishaan kept muttering something.

"In this matter, there is no need of permission and all." Said Farhan.

"She don't know who am I."

"Correct. Once she gets to know the real you, she will start hating you." Teased Aju.

Dany, Nihal and Jojy were laughing wondering how she fell for his robotic personality.

"But Farhan, I didn't get why you broke your friendship with her for this." Asked a confused Ishaan.

"I do hate mean and fake girls. She was faking it only for the sake of getting you."

"But I don't think that she..." Ishaan started.

"First of all, you should mingle with girls. Then only you will understand them." Stated Aju.

"Stop it man. I don't want to understand them and I will not change."

It was then hey came to hear Farhan's phone ringing. "Oh, it's Kaira. Ishaan, just take it and tell her that I'm not here." Said Farhan as Ishaan attended the call.

"Faru, it's raining now and I really want to have ice cream now. Right now. Faru, please come fast, pretty please. Say something monkey."

Hearing the very familiar voice, he glanced back at the phone.

Ainu..
  
She went on, "You buy it and come here. I'm waiting, okay? And please don't tell this to him, I mean that phone breaker. Or else he will start scolding us for this silly thing. He is mad yaar. I don't know why he is like this. You should advice him."

"Hello." Atlast he spoke up.

Once she heard that rough 'hello', she bit her lips slowly hunging up not leaving any word. Ishaan turned red for what she said about him.

After an hour of discussions and confusions, they finally went to their bed. Everyone fell asleep as they were tired of talking and laughing except Ishaan. He lied on the bed siding the window.

Ishaan felt happy and contented that everything turned to be normal finally.

Then his mind drifted to something ele. No. Not shreya.

The 18 Days challenge and the one who made it.

How well she know him. He came back to me exactly at the 18 th day!

Yeah, he had been counting the days since that day. He felt like counting and the reason for it was even unknown to him.

On th ground, her face held a proud smile just like a kid who got back her toys.

His heart smiled recalling how happy she was for them. And to his surprise, it made him more happier.

Amaaya..

He could feel the flip flops in the stomach which was a new thing to him.

But he blocked his minds not to think further and forced himself to focus on the words she said about him in the phone. He turned red again.

The rain went on pouring..

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