Karan’s POV

“Abhi Mehra.............?”

I said I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Yes the only person I hate in the entire universe was standing right in front of me.
Why the hell did Ayesha ask me to come to his apartment? Out of all the people she could have asked me to meet why the fuck did she choose Abhi she knew that I hated him since my school days. Why Ayesha......Why?

“S...Sorry do I.....Do....I......Know you?” Abhi asked of course he didn’t know me I hated him so much that I always avoided going in front of him.

“Hi......I am Karan, we used to be at the same school” I said.

“Oh.......Really ya come in......Karan right?” Abhi asked.

“Yep” I said.

Something was wrong with him his eyes were puffy and red his hair was messy he appeared drunk too.

When I stepped inside his house I saw alcohol bottles on the floor which confirmed my doubt he was drunk. But the thing which shocked me more was a huge photograph of Ayesha and him on the wall. I couldn’t help but stare at it for a few minutes.

“That’s Ayesha my ex girlfriend, unfortunately she is no more” Abhi said letting out a deep sigh. So he knew about her death that’s explains his horrible condition.
“I know because she was the one who send me here” I said.
“What! How do you know her?” Abhi asked shocked.
“She was my girlfriend” I said.
“O.....K....please, sit down, you need something tea, coffee........” Abhi asked.
“Just some answers” I said.
Abhi sat opposite to me.
“What do you wanna know?” He asked.
“What is mission Raabta what dose Ayesha has to do with this?” I asked.
“Mission Raabta was my dream and Ayesha accepted my dream even though I asked her to stay out of this she didn’t listen and now look what happened......” Abhi said.
“Wait.....do you mean to say that this mission is the cause of her death?” I asked.
“I think so” Abhi said.
I leaned back to the sofa and rubbed my temples trying to compose this new piece of information.
“If you don’t mind can you tell me about how you guys started dating?” Abhi asked.
“I had a crush on Ayesha since the school days but then she was with you all the time and I didn’t wanted to make a fool out of myself so I never shared my feelings until two years back fate reunited us” I said.
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2 years back...........

"Ok it was just one date, the girl didn’t like you it’s not a big deal ok relax you will find someone else" I told myself as I took a deep breath and decided to check my tinder again to find another date for this weekend. It’s kind of lame you know online dating and all. But I hardly had any chances of finding a girl somewhere else so now I am sticking on to online dating. I checked a whole lot of profiles didn’t find anyone who was my type. But one profile suddenly got my attention.

Ayesha Sinhaniya 21
I am the craziest person you will ever find. I just have one goal in life to complete my crazy wish list. I love to dig out the past so that’s why I am an archaeologist. I wanna live my life like a party and be happy all the time. I would love to date a guy who understands me completely except for that I don’t have any conditions or demands for my date.

Ayesha Sinhaniya...........My Ayesha my first love.......I have loved her since the first day of my school oh my god I can’t believe that she is single now because during school she was dating this guy called Abhi oh I have hated this guy more than anyone in this world. But why does Ayesha want to find a guy on tinder she can get anyone she wants to because she is such a sweetheart. Guys must be doodling around her all the time. But I guess it is none of my business. I instantly swiped right indicating a yes. Soon we matched and I decided to chat with her.

Karan:  Hi!
Ayesha: Hey.....😊😊😊
Karan: Do you remember me?  We used to go to the same school.
Ayesha: Oh really! I have not been in touch with any of my friends from school for a while now.
Karan: We were not exactly friends.I was a year senior to you but you were too famous that everyone remembers you😍😍
Ayesha: That’s true, I am one famous chick.😉
Karan: I was actually surprised to see you on Tinder, you are not one of those girls who have to depend on Tinder to find a date you know?
Ayesha: Thanks for the compliment but I just had a really bad breakup and desperately wished to move on or else I will keep on stressing over it.
Karan: Who the hell was stupid enough to let an amazing girl like you go?
Ayesha: You might know him.....Abhi Mehra.
Karan: You school time boyfriend?
Ayesha: Yep......unlike other school love stories our story didn’t end with the school we went to the same collage after that and our relationship continued smoothly, we also used to work at the same place and I had also moved in with him but something went really wrong and suddenly everything was over I went into deep depression and I also left my job so that I don’t have to face him anymore.
Karan: Oh.......I am so sorry to hear that.🙁🙁
(I typed that message even though I was doing a happy dance in my head on the other side)
Ayesha: let it go, its history now.
Karan: Excuse me am I still talking to an archaeologist?
Ayesha: 😂😂hehehehe yes......but that’s some history even I don’t love to dig out.
Karan: Of course some history is better hidden.😉

3 weeks later..........

Karan: Ayesha I think it’s time to meet.
Ayesha: Really?
Karan: Come on it has been 3 weeks already.
Ayesha: OK, if you think it’s time I don’t mind meeting you.
Karan: So where when?
Ayesha: Cafe Coffee Day? @10 Am tomorrow?
Karan: Done.

@CCD

“So we finally meet” I said exited.
“Well.....ya” Ayesha said.
The waiter came to take our order.
“One cold coffee for me” Ayesha said.
“I will have a cappuccino please” I said.
And the waiter left.
“It feels so awkward you know, we have been chatting for so long and when we finally meet today it’s almost like we have nothing to say” I said.
“Ok let me suggest a topic so you know all about my first love so why don’t you tell me about yours” Ayesha suggested.
“And......now it’s more awkward” I said.
“Why so?” Ayesha asked.
“Because......it’s you” I said.
“OH!” She said.
Before I could say something further the waiter came with our order. I started talking as soon as he left.
“I am sorry I shouldn’t have said that now” I said.
“No, it’s OK, I am kind of happy that you shared, so why didn’t you tell me this back then?” Ayesha asked.
“Because you were always with Abhi and I didn’t wanted to make a fool out of myself by proposing to a girl who already has a boyfriend” I said.
“Well....I don’t have a boyfriend now so if you still have feelings for me then......” Ayesha was saying but I cut her mid sentence.
“Miss Ayesha Sinhaniya, will you be my girlfriend?” I asked in a single breath.
“Yes” She said shaking her head a little.
“Oh my god I did it! I finally did it! I proposed to Ayesha Sinhaniya the best girl of our school! And the best part is that she said yes!” I blabbered to myself.
Ayesha laughed out loud and I joined in.

One month later..........

“OK so this is the last box” I said dropping myself on the sofa.
“I have made some space for your stuff in my cupboard so do you wanna start arranging everything?” Ayesha asked.
“Let’s just take a break” I said.
“That works too” She said sitting on the sofa with me.
“Let me order something for us to eat” She said.
“I can’t believe that I am finally moving in with you” I said.
“I can’t believe it happened so quickly” Ayesha said as she rested her head on my shoulder.
The next two years were a bliss we spend most of the time doing odd jobs which had nothing to do with our professions, we completed Ayesha’s wish list together, I continued to search for a job I was going to ask her to marry me also but everything changed within a few minutes I was dreaming of seeing her in a red lehangha as my bride instead I saw her covered in a pool of red blood..........I will never let the person who killed her live in peace.