Hello!

"What are you guys doing here?  Come on let's have some pictures. "
Sanyukta  said as soon as she came towards us.

"Yeah we are coming." Parth replied smiling slightly.

"What happened guys?  Is there anything serious? " Sanyukta asked looking at all of us.

"No not at all. Actually we were discussing who's looking better. You tell Sanyukta I'm looking better than Parth right?" Meera asked covering up.

"I know that there's something else and I have a feeling that it's about me but if you guys don't wanna tell me then it's okay,  I won't pressurise you. And Meera's looking better. " Sanyukta said smiling. 

"No Sanyukta..." Before Meera could complete Sanyukta interrupted.

"It's okay Meera,  let it be. Come on let's have some pictures. " Sanyukta took Meets and Parth with her and the others followed.  I wasn't in a mood so I just took a seat to have some drinks.

I saw everyone taking pictures and was surprised seeing Sanyukta giving so many glamorous and hot posses.  This is definitely not the Sanyukta I knew.  She's someone else,  a very different person.  Her body language,  her behavior everything is different.  My Sanyukta didn't knew how to give these kind of posses, she was never into fashion and this girl,  she is fashion designer and that too a very well known.  In the morning when I got to know about her being a fashion designer I was shocked so I later on googled her name and the results amazed me. She is a popular name in the industry and her brand  SARA  is counted among the best brands in the world. Her collection is wore by not only Bollywood actresses but also Hollywood ones. 

The Sanyukta I knew, definitely had  no sense of fashion *chuckles* but this Sanyukta,  I don't know how to react to this change in her.  And the thing which shocked me the most was that she smiled when she saw me and was about to say something but that Avyan guy interrupted on time.  I really wanna know what she was going to say.

"Randhir " Sanaya's voice broke my trance and I looked at her to find her looking at me with a smile.

"What?" I asked her to which she smiled sweetly.

"Can I have the opportunity of clicking a picture with honourable Mr.  Randhir Singh Shekhawat? " She asked smiling sarcastically.

" Is it really needed?" I asked as I really don't like this picture clicking stuff.

"Yes it is. Now will you get up Mr.  Sadu ? " She asked and my blood boiled at that adjective.

"Don't you dare Sanaya.  Don't you dare call me that again. " I warned her getting up angrily.

"What?  Sadu?" She again said that.

"Shut up Sanaya,  just shut the f*ck up. " I shouted at her and before she could speak anything I left from there.

I don't know what happens to me when someone calls me that name.  I just hate it when anyone calls me with that adjective 'sadu'. I know I'm most of the time rude to everyone,  even to Sanaya but I can't hear anyone calling me that. 

Because only Sanyukta can call you that!

No,  not at all!

Stop running from the truth buddy and accept it!

Will you just shut up?

Whatever!

I loosened my tie and changed into my casuals. I started doing some work  as I wasn't going back in the party. 

I was constantly getting messages from Sanaya of sorry and asking where was I.  This silly girl can't even make out that I must be in the room.  If she was Sanyukta she would have...  Stop!  What the hell am I thinking! 

I looked at the time and it was 10 when Sanaya entered the room. She came and back hugged me. 

"I'm sorry Randhir,  I'm really very sorry.  I didn't knew you'll get this mad about me calling you that.  I'm really very sorry." She apologized snuggling her face in my back. 

"It's okay,  even I shouldn't have shouted on you like that. I'm sorry as well. " I apologized.

"It's okay baby. " She replied.  Though I don't really like this baby thing but I kept quiet.

After she changed we got into bed and soon we were in a deep slumber. 

I found myself awake at 1 am and as I wasn't feeling sleepy,  I decided to go for a walk in the pool area. 

As I came out of the house in the pool area, I found out that it was raining heavily.  Cold breeze was touching my body and I felt so relaxed.  Suddenly my eyes fell on a figure sitting in the shed, may be doing some work.  I went near and saw that it was Sanyukta. 

She was sitting there doing some paper work and sipping a coffee, what it seemed like, and also enjoying the rain. 

I felt myself moving towards her.  She was looking so cute and hot at the same time in her shots and Sponge Bob loose T-shirt, her hair were tied in a messy bun and her face had no makeup.  She still looked beautiful. 

As I went closer, she finally acknowledged someone's presence and looked at me.  She looked shocked at first but then smiled and gestured me to come and sit beside her in the bean bag.

I can't understand this girl's behavior, but I still sat beside her.

"Why are you looking at me like I'm from some another planet? " She asked suddenly.

"Um, I a... I " I had nothing to say.

"Randhir can we please like mature people and forget everything and just move on?" She asked and I was again out of words.

"Come on Randhir the time is gone.  We both know everything,  we both have moved on in our lives and we are happy then why can't we just forget the past and behave normally. I mean if you don't wanna be friends with me,  it's completely your choice but at least we can stop behaving like strangers. For God's sake we were in the same college for four freaking years and just because we had a bad breakup,  it doesn't means we are gonna behave like we don't know each other or we are enemies which we are not. " She said in a a go and I was stunned.  May be she's right,  we both have moved on so how does the past matters anymore and somewhere,  though it's really hard to accept,  but I have always missed 'my friend Sanyukta ' so why not we do a new start.

"Randhir I didn't spoke in French that it's taking you this much time to elaborate it. " I heard her voice and came out of my trance.

"May be your right." I replied to which she rolled her eyes.

"Urg, typical Randhir Singh Shekhawat.  You are never going to completely accept that I'm right. But still,  as I can do nothing about it so let's ignore it and coming back to the point,  will you be my friend?" She asked forwarding her hand.

"Um, okay. " I shook my hand with her and she grinned.

"So how's life?  And lemme tell you you have got a really sweet girl,  I mean she's really nice and by the way where the hell were you during the party? She was searching you everywhere.  At least you should have dropped a message,  she was really worried." Sanyukta told me and I felt something,  I don't know why but I didn't liked it that Sanyukta likes Sanaya.  I don't know why but I didn't.

"I was feeling low so I was in my room. And I wanted to be alone for some time." I told her.

"See I told her that you must be in your room but she said that you can be anywhere but your room and didn't checked there." Sanyukta told me shaking her head.

"So how's your life? " I asked her and she smiled slightly looking down.

"Why are you smiling? " I asked her and she looked at me.

"It's just about time Randhir,  there was a time when just by looking at each others faces we used to know what's going inside our head. And now,  now we are asking each other 'how's life?'" She said the last line chuckling and shaking her head.

"Yes it's just about time." I agreed.  She's right,  things have changed drastically between us.

"So I heard you are the MD of your mom's company,  so I guess now everything's sorted between you both?" She asked and I smiled.

"Yeah,  everything is okay now,  between all of us.  Mom dad and me." I told her and face lightened up.

"Really that's great. " She exclaimed.

"Yup, but we don't live together. Mom and dad are in London,  though I wanted that all of us should stay together but mom and dad insisted on going." I have never told anyone that I wanted them to stay with me,  not even them but I don't know why I told this to Sanyukta. 

"Did you asked your parents to live with you? " She asked and I looked down.

"What do you think? " I asked out of nowhere.

"No right? " She guessed and I nodded.

"Do it Randhir,  just tell them that you wanna live with them before it's too late,  I mean you should speak what you feel coz you know,  Kal ho na ho." She said chuckling and I too chuckled.

"Fine I'll ask them. " I told her smiling.

"Pakka? " She asked.

"Promise " I replied to which she grinned.

"Okay so it's late now and the rain has also stopped so we should go and sleep. " She said getting up but I didn't wanted to leave this early but had to so I got up as well.

"Good night. " She wished.

"Good night " I replied to which she smiled.

She walked away but then stopped after some steps and looked back at me.  She came back to me and her next action took me by surprise.  She hugged me.  I was too shocked to react and before I could understand anything she broke the hug and walked away smiling. I was too shocked to even move and it took me some seconds to become stable. Okay so start of a new yet old friendship with a hug, I just hope this time it goes well.

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