Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4
Niki Oberoi found herself on Annika’s doorstep on the morning of the company’s launch party.
“Surprise !!” she shouted soon when Annika opened the door.
“Surprised.” Annika accepted inviting her new friend inside with wide smile and a bear hug.
“No shooting?” asked Niki as she settled in the couch sipping badam milk that Annika’s mother offered.
“In another hour.” Replied Annika, who sat cross legged on a chair opposite Niki
“Can I come to see the shoot?” asked Niki excited
“Err... Not today. Sorry, we are shooting a twist and no one is allowed except crew.”
Niki fell back on her seat pouting mumbling, loud enough for Annika to hear, “No twists shot when Bhai wants to visit.”
“What?” asked Annika though she clearly heard what Niki said
“Nothing.” Shrugged Niki as she pretended to look around.
Rumours shouldn’t be honoured with an explanation, but when people involved are delusional then definitely justification is must.
“Listen, Niki, those are just baseless rumours.”
“Sure.” Said Niki with an unconvincing smile
“What did your brother tell about the article?” asked Annika casually. If Niki is taking a dig at the baseless article, then Annika has to know what Shivay has told her about it.
“Just rumours they are, why do you want to know my brother’s opinion?”
Annika’s jaw dropped down at the way her words were misinterpreted. “I didn’t mean that. I don’t want to know what your brother thinks.”
“Sure.” This time Niki said with a sly smile.
“Anyways forget it. Why are you here so early?”
“Well I don’t know if those ‘rumours’ are true or false. I just know that my brother gave this dress for you and wanted you to wear it for the party tonight.” Niki said handing a package to Annika.
“Dress? Is it part of the campaign?” asked Annika hoping the other possibility was untrue.
“Maybe.” Niki shrugged. “But I don’t remember bhai personally shopping for any models before.” Added Niki thoughtfully after a deliberate pause.
“Your brother bought it personally?” asked Annika not being able to contain her shock
“Yeah. Anyways got to go now, okay? See you in the evening.” Niki walked few feet away then turned to Annika with a pretty smile,”Not that you would want to know, but my brother likes when women let their hair down.”
‘One down, one to go’ Mentally Niki said to herself.
“Bhai, why didn’t you tell me that the party has dress code?” asked Niki as she called her brother immediately as she exited from Annika’s building and sat in the car.
“Because, there isn’t one, Niki.” Said Shivay
“Yeah!! Then why would Annika message me that she is planning to wear red dress today?”
“How will I know, Niki? Perhaps your new BFF wants to colour coordinate with you.”
“Duh!! Bhai Why would she want to colour coordinate with me. I am not the guy who she fancies.”
“She fancies a guy?” Those words left his mouth before he could help.
“She is a girl, so she will obviously fancy a guy.”
“But.... Anyways what does it have anything to do with the party?”
“I don’t know. But imagine a lovely couple colour coordinating and expressing interest in each other. I can totally sell this idea to Dillagi makers.”
“I don’t have time for chit chat. Be ready at 6.”
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Niki Oberoi, put some effort in drawing a plan to plant certain ideas in the heads of her brother and Annika. She watched couple of episodes of Dillagi and had brainstorming sort of thing with her loyal friends in forum before she came up with the dress and colour coordination idea. Everything worked smoothly. Now Niki just needed to wait and watch if her brother emerges out of his room wearing a red shirt.
It was the colour of a nascent bud of a rose, paler than colour of the dress she gifted to Annika, nevertheless it was red. Niki had to bite the insides of her cheek to stop herself from grinning, as she saw her brother climbing down the stairs wearing a black trouser, red shirt and white dinner jacket.
“Cool.” She commented
“Just grabbed what was nearer.” Shivay answered dismissively.
“Sure.”
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“Hello Annika.” Niki welcomed Annika with a huge grin. “Wow.” She exclaimed looking at Annika’s dress then turned to look at her brother. ”Such a pretty dress,Bhai. Lovely RED.”
Niki made two persons uncomfortable with that single statement. Annika for standing in front of Shivay wearing a dress he gifted and Shivay for intentionally colour coordinating with Annika.
“Yeah.” Shivay said in a distant voice as he was busy admiring how the beautiful red dress with silk laces in frills adorned her petit structure. With a huge white stoned ear ring, red lipstick and lose hair she looked divine. “Very beautiful.”
“Nice shirt.” Annika returned his compliments with a cheeky grin.
Shivay immediately straightened himself and led the ladies to hall not wanting his sister to get a whiff of why he wore red. He cannot tell inquisitive Oberoi the reason when he himself didn’t know.
“Don’t you want to dance with someone who is not your sister?”
“No.” answered Shivay straight.
“But Bhai...”
“Do you want to dance with someone who is not your brother?” asked Shivay in a challenging tone.
Shivay chuckled at Niki’s comment on protective brothers and pitiful sisters.
“Poor, Annika. It is shame that she isn’t dancing.”
Shivay’s gaze immediately searched Annika and spotted her not far from him with Saysha and Adi.
“You should ask her to dance.”
“Why should I?”
“Because you are the host.”
“But...”
“Bhai she is here on your invitation. Don’t make her regret it.”
After much persuasion by Niki, Shivay walked towards Annika with an unsure expression.
“Hey” said Shivay
“Hey..”
“Good party?” asked Shivay
“Yeah. My first time attending a business party.” She said
“Not very shiny and glamorous as the ones you are used to, huh?”
“Very quiet and organized than the ones I am used to.” Replied Annika in a pragmatic way.
“So..”
“Yeah?”
“Wanna.... You know... Do you want to dance?”
Their eyes locked for a brief moment before Annika nodded. She kept her hand in his and he led her to the dance floor.
The way the Fairies swoon...
Latest love birds Shivay Singh Oberoi and Annika Sharma were spotted lost in the little love world of their own in the business party organized by Mr.Oberoi to launch his latest venture. The couples were even seen colour coordinating their attire and Mr.Oberoi seemed to saunter around flaunting his new lady love, accustoming her to his circle. We even noticed how Mr. Oberoi’s little sister, Niki Oberoi seemed to gel with her potential bhabi , which makes us wonder if things are official between the couple. What was promised to be a business party turned to be a romantic flick when Mr.Oberoi and Ms.Sharma shook their leg for couple of latest bollywood love songs. The couple were even caught getting cozy towards the end of the party. The staff of the hotel informed that when the all the guests left the venue before midnight, the host and his lady love rented a room in the same hotel where they were believed to spent some quality time.
*Picture attached: Annika in Shivay’s arms.
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