'Told u she's a tough nut dude...ignore...chal... have a drink' said Bunty offering Aarya a drink in their room.

'Its not about that dude... What's her problem... I mean ok...I must not have danced like that...but I apologized... what's her problem dude'

He gulped a glass full of whisky.

'Oye... relax... don't... tomorrow is the wedding... don't drink so much... there's so much more in morning... relax...chill kar' said a Bunty making Aarya lie down...

It's like Aarya couldn't take Saanjh's rejection. He was a charmer always..she was a average looking girl...he wondered what's her attitude about... He was rich, hot n he tried to woo her too...but she didn't care...it was a prick Aarya never felt till Saanjh happened to him... She didn't care to know about Aarya...it shocked and surprised him. He wanted to know what's in those dark black eyes desperately... How can someone be so carefree and yet so stubborn... You can call it male ego... But he definitely wanted to meet her again...talk to her again.. touch her soft skin again... He was clearly infatuated at the same time annoyed about the rejection he faced.

Next day morning in Anita's room...

'What crap...why should I say sorry...he should be sorry for dragging me on the floor last night Di' said a clearly pissed off Saanjh drinking a glass of lemon juice along with Anita. A more subtle way to get rid of last night's hangover...

'He dropped us home Saanjh and Aarya is a good guy...he just wants to talk..maybe he likes you' said Anita with a cute smile

Saanjh had her cheeks go pink suddenly..but she certainly wasn't an amateur teenager so she was clearly pissed about his behaviour last night...

'Di... If he likes me... he should talk not grab me like a creep.. you know I hate being controlled.. and last night how he behaved that's called molesting' said a clearly irritated Saanjh

'Saanjh..pls that's a tad bit too much'

While a little girl came to their room with a small bouquet and a card and handed it to Saanjh and ran.

Saanjh and Anita were clueless.

It was a bouquet of yellow flowers...Saanjh looked at the note attached with it...

She read it...

'Maybe you were right... I kinda crossed my line last night...we must speak first... Hope these flowers make your day... If you still feel we can talk... How about lunch today afternoon...not anywhere else... along with the other 100 people...at the usual mansion garden buffet?

And once again...I'm sorry if I misbehaved last night...

- Wanna be your friend 'atleast for now;)'

Aarya...

Post reading the note there was a small smile on Saanjh's face.

He's not that bad after all. She liked his straight forward nature and his honesty.
While Anita kept teasing her. She smiled and said...

'I need to get ready' and rushed to washroom.

While Anita was surprised at Saanjh's sudden meltdown. She couldn't stop laughing though🤣

At the mansion lunch buffet...Aarya was sipping through some chilled water and denied beer offered by Bunty..

'You saying no for beer???' asked a shocked Bunty...

'Man...I've done enough harm..I wanna be presentable today...no drinks for now...n u r getting married tonight so please... ' and he kept the beer tin aside.

While he noticed Saanjh come there with a orange salwar kameez...hair left open...a netted dupatta...no jewellery... She looked simple and beautiful... Aarya wondered how can someone look this simple yet attractive at the same time...

Aarya smiled at her and walked towards her.

'Hi...'

She smiled and said 'Hi'

'Hmmm...Hungry or shall we talk?' said Aarya...

She smiled and said...'can we sit somewhere first please... We can get the starters served ...let's help ourselves.. what say

Aarya nodded and followed her...

Saanjh got herself a few pieces of Paneer and butter Mushrooms in a plate...with a glass of wine... While Aarya got him some pieces of kebabs and a glass of water.

While looking at wine in her hands.

'I thought you like whisky' he said taunting about their night adventure

'Its about the mood...I don't drink always..I drink rarely...I enjoy it rather drink to get high n crazy with people and then send them flowers' she gave it back to him.

Aarya thought to himself 'She's quick on her comeback...so witty' she was impressing him with her attitude more than her looks

They took a seat in a corner of the garden on a small table and 2 chairs.

'Well... thanks for coming along..so... what brings you here...just the wedding or' asked a curious Aarya sipping a glass of water.

'Well...I love Chandigarh...it's beautiful... above all I love Ani Di... I'm a loner since childhood ..Ani di is my favorite cousin... anyways in a few months I'm going to Pune... I've got a job as a open source developer in an excellent company...Great package...so...next I don't know when ... so thought of making the best of this time' she digged into a piece of butter coated button mushroom'

'Wooow... So your life is set.. interesting... So how about boyfriends...I mean' he was curious to know...

She gave him a look... He seemed to be going too fast she thought...

'Well... It's personal ' she said..

Her cryptic answer made it clear to Aarya that she isn't a easy nut to crack and still has her boundaries intact...

'By the way what do you do' she asked formally...

'Oh...I'm currently working with dad... assisting him in his family business... trying to learn how things go...I have my dream to start on my own soon...Have plans to start something interesting' said a chirpy Aarya

'Like?' she seemed interested.

'Like..I love food and nature both...So my plan is to get some great continental chefs picked from some great cooking schools, make great food continental food served in small towns...n even better if food i served fresh from the farms...healthy right..plus invest in some plush plot to put up a spa resort..with some Indian culture n customs...i mean India is so rich in traditional stuff a lot of foreigners would surely love visiting my resort and slowly I'll expand it like a brand' he said

She had a smirk on her.

'U mean...rich people... eating expensive food...at exotic overpriced locations...with the foreigners n some indian culture thrown at them... God...u rich brats just think of multiplying money' saying this she walked to get another glass of wine.

Aarya was super possessive about his career plans and was clearly pissed at the dig she took at him.

He wanted to confront her. His mood to impress her was going a little off. He went and got himself a beer can. While she was back with some more butter Mushrooms.

'You think my idea is of a rich brat? Don't you think you need to atleast know someone before passing a judgement...I've been working hard at this' he sipped his beer while Saanjh understood he was mad at her.

She smiled and said... 'Well...I didn't mean to offend you...it's just that mostly businessman here prefer to encourage these rich brats born n brought up there..you see half baked indians who want the culture thrown at them with all the comfort... Wanna eat healthy by eating food that's cooked in open air yet on a air fryer... Want to stay in a exotic cozy village in Chandigarh but with access to internet and in an AC rooms, bath tubs, private pools and oh ya some fake waterfall too to give them a feeling of being close to nature...Oh Comeon... cutting down nature ruthlessly to create a fake nature spa resort to bask into more money from NRI's to make more money is more of a comfort oriented concrete jungle which according to me isn't cool!!!..isn't that your plan too?!$@... '

Aarya wanted to argue but at second thought.. that's just what Aarya wanted to do...he was speechless

She continued...

'See I have no problem.. it's ofcourse your money your business n your choice... But I so wish... people thought differently... maybe try to do something approachable n realistic that everyone could afford...you buy a green plot and ofcourse build a resort but don't kill nature unnecessarily... maybe make nature homes rather than exclusive modernized 'star Hotels' which specially the people of this country... college passouts like me... A middle class family man... everyone...could afford and love to visit...but who cares here...we wanna make money n ofcourse middle class people just crave for a good outing with family but due to budget constraints end up only dreaming to take their families to such places...i mean look at this mansion and these people around you...these folks r millionaires...its usual for them... the caterer here charges 800 per plate...for exotic meal you have..my mushrooms in this plate are exotic rich... we can afford as our parents are rich....but I wish u could still afford to eat or enjoy a location and food service like this...even if I was on my own fresher salary ...but that's tough...you know what secretly I also wanna start something in future.... maybe once I make enough cash... I'm clear... marriage on my cards will definitely be after 30. 8 years I'll work hard...earn cash...start something interesting in partnership with a good partner if I find one at that time... and start a real resort for everyone to afford adore and love ...somewhere in Chandigarh...I guess....i gave a lecture... honestly...Hospitality business is money making industry nowadays'

She continued eating the paneer...

Aarya was pissed off ...no one squishes Aarya's dream plan like this... no-one laughs at his dreams like this....but he also thought inspite of being into an entirely different industry...she spoke very well... impressive she was..she was young yet crisp at thoughts.. her thoughts were tough yet spoke truth...she was career oriented...she was a strong woman...she spoke facts and Aarya kind of always ran away from strong woman..maybe coz his mother was a strong woman into social services and stuff like that...Aarya admired his mother...but always craved her attention...he thought career women are headstrong...bossy...and he preferred...sexy yet dumb b easy to flirt women...not that he didnt like smart women...his mother was one and he was always in awwww of the way she handled everything...but Aarya didn't want to be under feminist control freaks... atleast that's what he thought about strong woman....Aarya didn't want someone sitting on his head questioning him...he found smart women attractive yet he knew they were tough to handle n complicated too...Aarya wanted to avoid complications...

but Saanjh...she was helplessly attractive....she was that spice which was great when eaten as a pickle tough to be eaten like a cusine... She was harmless yet could make such damage to a person's ego to destroy them enough.

She was savage!!!

While she went to get main course served ..He saw a lot of messages on his phone that was booming...it was the chat group of his friends circle that were taking potshots at Aarya

'LOL... told you she's not your type'

There were so many messages making fun of him...it was the gang of boys which had Aarya, Bunty and their friends who were curiously looking at Aarya and were making fun of his adventures attempted to get Saanjh's attention post last night...they were teasing him and laughing at him for the savage Aarya was into thanks to Saanjh...

Now Aarya was angry....he took it on his serious ego...

A determined Aarya just typed one message on his phone

'Watch...by the time Bunty gets married...This girl will be my girlfriend...if it's a challenge...

Then Challenge accepted!!!'

Sent.