Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

The guys were chilling together in the evening by the poolside. The rituals would start in a couple of days and everyone had time a little bit time to spend with the family.

One of the elders called them to get the snacks tray and coffee so most of the guys got up and went to fetch it from the buffet area leaving only Karan and Pratik.

The girls were sitting on the other side of the pool and there she was talking in an animated way moving her hands dramatically.

Karan didn't even realise that he was staring at her for too long. She was an extremely annoying girl. She managed to rile him up like nobody could. She would be rude to him without any reason and the worst part was there was something in her that made him rude to her. As a person Karan was anything like he behaved when he was with her and he hated that. But he couldn't deny that she was beautiful.

He kept looking at how her slightly brown silky hair would fall over her shoulder and from time to time she would brush the locks behind her ears. She would not put much effort like other girls for dressing up. She was in her casual tracks and crop top with just a smart watch on her wrist. And it was extremely sexy for him. He didn't want to look at her toned stomach but his eyes automatically went there.

Pratik was telling him something but he didn't get any answer. He looked at Karan and followed his gaze to find him staring at the group of girls. But he couldn't figure out whom was he looking at.

"Karan bhai?who are you looking at?" He frowned.

"Teja...." He said without realising it.

Pratik chuckled immediately bringing Karan out of his reverie.

"I mean....your sister is weird...." He said making a face.

"I believe you...." Pratik chuckled.

"What?" He looked at Pratik sternly.

"I mean i know she is weird...." He covered up immediately.

"The dinner we are planning tonight....can we skip the girls?i mean ideally i would want to skip only your sister but that would be rude...." He said in irritation.

Pratik laughed loudly making the girls look at their direction.

Karan immediately looked at him and gestured him to stop laughing.

"Do you realise that you are talking about my sister?" He raised his brows.

"But even you agreed that she is weird...." Karan shrugged casually.

"But i do love her as well...." He said chuckling.

"Because you don't have an option...." Karan made a face.

"Soon you won't have too...." Pratik muttered.

"What?" Karan looked at him immediately.

"Nothing...." He said immediately.

"Pra I heard you...." He rolled his eyes urging Pratik to speak up.

"Don't force me into saying it or else the elders will beat the shit out of me...." Pratik said pleading.

"It won't go out....it will remain between us....i promise you...." He said genuinely.

"The elders of both our families...." He said gesturing at himself and Karan. "Are keen on getting you two married...."

Karan jumped and stood up from the poolside recliner scaring the shit out of Pratik.

"Karan bhai you promised nobody would come to know...." He looked at Karan scared. If his parents found out that he had told this to Karan before they could talk to the kids at the so called right time , he would be gone.

"Are they even in their senses?get us married?what on earth were they thinking while even thinking about it?" He sat down exasperated.

"She is not a bad person just letting you know...." Pratik said smiling. "Infact i don't know why she behaves like this with you....i have never seen her misbehave or fight with anyone....if she doesn't like someone she ignores the person as if the person doesn't exist...."

Karan looked at her again.

"We started at the wrong note....she behaved as if i don't exist and honestly it kinda...." He stopped.

"I understand....it happens with us boys....but she is like that with everyone especially with actors....she doesn't want any rumour or unwanted media attention or male attention...." Pratik told him.

Makes sense. May be that is why she behaved the way she did.

"And then things didn't stop....we kept hurling insults to one another...." Karan said still looking at her.

"That's what i am saying....as much as i know teju she would have ignored you completely....if she didn't then may be...." Pratik stopped.

"May be?" Karan looked at him immediately. For some weird reason his heart was beating faster than usual. Subconsciously he wanted Pratik to say something.

"I don't know....i am not sure but may be she likes you...." He said with a smile. "See she herself might not be aware of it....but subconsciously she likes you....or else she would have ignored your existence...."

Karan laughed.

"She would murder me if she had the chance...." He rolled his eyes.

"Really?don't lie Karan bhai but i know even you like her somewhere deep down....i saw how you were staring at her...." He chuckled making Karan go red.

"I was not staring at her...." He said getting completely embarassed. "And i don't like her...."

"Okay...." He chuckled and the other guys came back with the coffee and snacks.

Karan took a mug of coffee and took a sip.

Their parents wanted them married? It sounded bizzare to him. Completely bizzare. He had no idea how he would refuse them when they would talk to him. He had no idea how that crazy girl would react. He had never refused his mom and dad for anything and neither did they ever want anything from him. But this girl was crazy. Marrying her was out of question. But how will he say no to his parents?and also her parents?they had always given him so much love. Damn. He closed his eyes.

Little did he know that his mind was making excuses to not say no.