"Mr. Johns, this is my one and only son Ishaan. You asked about him, right?" Dad turned to look for his so called successfull son but only to find a beard guy looking here and there.

"Ishaan?" He still kept on searching for someone.

"I think you should introduce him the next time Mr. Abraham. He seems to be busy right now." Guests let out a small laugh.

"Ishaan!!!" This time he called raising his voice.

"Uh...yeah. What dad?" Ishaan gave an innocent look whereas dad shot a killer look.

"Are you here?"

"Uhm, I will come soon." He felt somewhat relief after leaving the business gang. Okay, he was crazy over business. But that was just too much!

"Where were you shanu? I have been searching for you." Geni took hold of his hand stopping him at the midway.

Ishaan narrowed his eyes at the word 'Shanu'. She dragged him to the sitting area where he came to see red, pink, brown even purple lips.

"These are my friends. And girls, this is my brother." He felt awkward as if he were in a bakery shop. Considering the makeup of those girls, bakery would be an understatement.

"Right now, I'm busy Geni. You enjoy with them." Girls were disappointed at his odd behaviour.

Ishaan spotted Eby who was having a non stop talk with his love. He wondered how could the strong chairman of the college change this much.

Once he got a glimse of her, he paused for a while and walked to the balcony where she was talking in her phone.

"Yeah. I will come with Rinu." She hung up the phone before turning to face him.

Amaaya was surprised to see him there. He shoved his hands in pockets and held her eyes.

"So, you were having the sweet talk with your grandma?" He asked with a smile playing on his lips.

"If so? Why do you care? You want to start shouting at me again, right?" She swallowed hard, recalling his words once again.

For the first time, she could see the depth of regret in his eyes. He looked down for a second lacking words.

"You are having many special guests there and I don't know why you are keep talking to a flirt—"

"You are not a flirt Amaaya...." He cut off her as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"I don't know why you are always thinking that way—"

"Because you only told that. That day you made me feel like I was one of those girls." A pain squeezed her heart letting her eyes to wet.

"I did not mean anything." She drove her gaze down avoiding his regretful eyes.

"Amaaya, I'm..." He took a step closer to her.

"It's okay. Uhm, I have to go now." She started to move only to get blocked by him.

"What?" Amaaya fixed her gaze on him questioningly.

"I told you that I didn't mean it. Then why you are doing this to me?" He asked out, not worrying to display the sadness.

"Okay then, what do you want phone---"

"Call me Ishaan." Ishaan looked at her eyes, really needing to hear it.

"Uhm. Well, what do you want?"

"You did not even congratulate me." He asked, not leaving her eyes.

Amaaya could not hide the smile, watching him turning to a four years old boy complaining for not congratulating him.

"Okay. Congratu—"

"Ainu..." They turned to look for the source of that male voice.

Ishaan cocked his brows after seeing him. His cousin. Neil.

"Can't you recognize me Ainu?" Neil walked to them while Amaaya looked at Ishaan cluelessly.

"Girl, this is our letter boy." Rinu shouted as she joined them. The suspense was killing Ishaan that he waited for the trio to disclose it.

Amaaya turned again to Neil, observing his appearance. He had a pair of beautiful grey eyes, a long hair with his beard hardly covering his jawline.

"Neil? 18 days challenger Neil?" She asked, afraid of a positive answer.

"Yes girl. How could you forget your old classmate?" Neil smiled before taking her hand for a shake hand.

Ishaan and Amaaya looked at each other, communicating with their eyes.

"Come on Ainu, let's enjoy this reunion." Amaaya turned back to look Ishaan as Rinu kept pulling her.

Ishaan stood there like a statue, figuring out what all things had happened within a minute.

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Farhan was walking through the hallways with Kaira when she called him.

"Farhan..." The duo snapped their head to see a girl resembling a birthday cake.

Red lips...

"Hey honey" She gave a quick hug to him as he wore a doubtful face.

"What are you doing here Viha?"

"She is my facebook friend idiot." Geni was the one who replied it.

"What?" Farhan gave an annoyed look at her. But Viha was busy observing a very sad Kaira.

"Well, what you two were doing in upstairs, huh?" He scratched his forehead once he heard her asking in a police tone.

"Don't tell me that you are going to accept this stupid." Viha rolled her eyes.

"Mind your words!" Farhan shot a dangerous glare at her.

"If not? What will you do? And why can't you attend my calls. You always have many excuses for avoiding me. The biggest reason is that bloody one."

"If you are talking about Ainu, it's better to stop it now." Farhan clenched his jaw glaring her.

"Don't try to fool me with your so called friendship bond. I know she is way more important for you than me."

"That's so obvious Viha. No credits for you for finding it." He smirked at her as her eyes filled with anger.

They got back to senses once they heard his phone ringing. Viha let out an annoyed sigh after seeing the caller name on his phone.

"Faru. Faru. Faru... I feel like killing her when she used to call you by that weird name. I hate her! She is such a waste."

Farhan could find no reason to control anymore that he walked to her to push her to the wall.

"What are you doing damn? Are you gone mad?" Viha asked, trying to pull back her hand from his hard grip.

Kaira and Geni stood there, not knowing what to do.

"If you want to kill her, you should kill me first."

He gave her his murderous look to which she felt a bit scared.

"Leave me Farhan."

"Yeah. I'm leaving you here. Don't ever come back to me."

"What? So, we are over for this silly matter?"

"There was nothing between us even to finish. Stay away from me you bitch!" Farhan left her leaving the unexpected words.

"How can you feel that 'thing' for a guy like him?" Viha asked to Kaira, with a pity look on her face.

Kaira didn't say anything but she failed to hold back the tears sticking her eyes.

Eby felt so sad about Kaira after watching the scenario over there. Infact, he was totally confused. He made a mental note for solving everything.

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"Could you please lock that idiot somewhere for a while, Mama?" Ishaan asked, still staring at the trio who were busy refreshing their old memories.

"Don't you feel shame to complain about him like a nursery kid?" She teased her hot headed son.

"Okay. Okay. Tell me why you need to lock him?" She further asked.

"I don't need your help." He walked to the otherside.

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"Where the hell are you Faru? Why can't you take the phone?" Amaaya asked herself, getting irritated.

"Why you are waiting for him? I can drop you Ainu." Neil came to her with his charming smile.

"No. He will come now. Thanks!"

"But I'm already here."

"It's okay Neil. I will wait."

Neil shook his head and walked inside the house only to get bumped with his annoyed cousin.

"Are you gone blind Neil?" Ishaan asked in a high pitch.

"Who would not? I'm going for a drive with my girl. My letter girl."

"Huh?"

"Amaaya..." He smiled and climbed the steps, singing a song.

Ishaan could hear the noise of hundreds of bombs blasting on his head.

Ignoring that, he climbed the steps to follow him but only to see him using number of perfumes all together.

He clenched his fist before closing the door, making sure not to make any sound and never forgeting his smirk.

Ishaan locked the door and shoved the keys in pocket before walking down the stairs in a hurry.

"Amaaya" He called almost whispering but surprised to see her turning back to look him.

"Come, I will drop you."

"What? Faru..."

"Farhan only told me to drop you. So come fast." He walked to his black mercedes and waited for her to come.

She was terribly shocked to see him ordering that way. He unlocked the car and looked for her.

After few minutes of strong debate, she slowly walked to him and stepped in the car.

Amaaya turned to him only to find his eyes already fixed on her. She inhaled before replacing her sight with the empty road.

While driving, he chose to be silent that he didn't want to answer her unending questions. Never!

As minutes passed by, both felt very awkward for being inside a car with total silence.

"Shreya.."

"Neil.."

They glanced at each other, pausing the talk.

"You go first." Ishaan ordered.

"Uhm, why didn't you invite Shreya?" She asked without facing him.

"Who told you that I didn't invite her? Well, I don't have to give an explanation to you." He replied in his usual rude way.

"Oh!" That was all she said.

"And... how do you know Neil?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Oh!"

Again silence!

Ishaan really wanted to ask her how she ended up coming his home. But he thought he had enough. All that mattered to him was she came there!

"Can I open the window?" She asked in a soft tone.

"No. But why?"

"I'm... uhm... I'm feeling hot." He understood that she sucked at lying as he watched her hugging herself.

"It's already cold here."

"Yeah. But I want cold-from-outside... I mean the window... uhh... Never mind!" She wondered what happened to her active tongue and throat.

After seconds, she watched him opening the windows, letting the cold breeze to cup her face. She smiled at herself.

Amaaya took a glance of him. She had a feeling that he was lying about Farhan. Because she knew he would not do anything unless and untill he felt to do so.

"Don't stare at me Amaaya"

It was then she noticed her wide opened mouth. She tucked her hair behind ear and fixed her gaze on the rushing trees.

They finally reached her home!

When Amaaya was about to get out, she smiled looking at someone outside. Ishaan followed her look to see an old man, selling cotton candies.

"Our candy uncle..."

"What?"

"We always used to buy cotton candy from him. He is very friendly you know. And we call him candy uncle. Oh god! I love cotton candy."

It was then she realized she was talking to the phone breaker. She felt embarassed after telling that stupidiest thing.

So, she stepped out the car and climbed the steps. She didn't want to turn back as she could already feel his eyes over her.

"Hey! How was the party?" Emy asked out excitedly.

Amaaya smiled before moving to her room. She was tired that a shower is needed to freshen up.

She took a quick shower and changed to her nighty as she could not let the bed to wait her longer.

Amaaya came to here the door bell ring at the time she stepped in the room.

"Emy, who is that?" She asked drying her hair.

"Candy uncle."

"What?" She threw the towel aside and ran to the hall to find Emy with a bouquet in her hand.

It was a bouquet. A bouquet with a bunch of cotton candies tied with a ribbon.

"He told to give you and immediately left. Strange!" Emy looked at her sister cluelessly.

Amaaya walked to her room and shut the door before resting on the bed. She was amused by that unique and beautiful bouquet. Excitedly, she opened the chit on the ribbon.

Then the world came to an end!

It read,

"I'm really sorry... Please : ) "

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