Bela's POV:

It's been a month we are staying together...

Monster Mahir is still a monster but the only difference is...

He is my friend ❤️

Nope... My bestie 💕

After Vishakha my childhood friend if there is anyone whom I can call a friend now then it's Mahir ❤️

Yup...no more 'ji' 🤭

Mahir threatens to call me 'Bela aunty' if I call him 'Mahir with a ji' 😂

This Saturday is Sumi Ma's birthday. Myself, chachi-chachu, Yuvi and ofcourse Mahir are planning for a grand celebration for Maa.

Mahir told me Maa never celebrated her birthday after Andy Papa's demise... So we thought of planning a little surprise for her today and comeon...it's her 50th birthday. We had to make it a grand affair...❤️❤️❤️

Maa has given me so much love in just one month of my marriage that I craved for years... 😢

I don't feel emptiness in my life now ❤️ Also we have double celebration as Mahir's younger sister Kuhu is coming back from her boarding school today. She is only 18❤️

I didn't know about her until Mahir told me about her panic attacks after Andy Papa's demise... She was extremely attached to her father...

Probably that's normal relationship between father daughter..unlike mine 😔

Anyways I'm glad she's doing much better now and is coming home for a week. I was extremely happy to know I can have a new friend ❤️

My Di and Jiju were supposed to return fron their long extended honeymoon... being our neighbours...they were also invited!!!

Although....I wanted to maintain distance from her... Mahir may not like it... I know all though he is not letting me know his emotions because of our showdown and new found friendship... Love is an emotion that doesn't end so easily right 😒

Anyways I'm happy I have found a beautiful family 💖

Although we stay here in the penthouse... not a day goes when I don't start it on a call with mom.

At times when mom knows I have exams or too many assignments she sends us food too❤️ I'm blessed to have Sumi Ma in my life ❤️❤️❤️

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(Bela making poha for breakfast)

Belaaaaaa.....

Beeeelaaaaaaaaaa.....

(Mahir kept calling her)

'Mahir ... Im in kitchen' she said to which Mahir came running...

'Bela... Come let's go!!!' he said...

'Aree where???'

'Shopping...then lunch... Then movie and finally a small somewhere' he grinned...

'Mahir... What is it? Where is that small somewhere? Please let me know... So I can also know why my dearest buddy is beating around the bush' she said smiling...

'Belaaaaaa'

'Maaahiiiiiirrrr'

They both started laughing...

Ok fine! I'm invited to the Businessman years meet award ceremony. They want me to attend it and give award to businessmen of the year!!! After all I'm the District Magistrate...I hate these functions

Bela .. please help 'this damsel in distress'... Oh my nighty prince!!!'

And the next minute Bela burst out laughing 😂😂😂

'You are mad Mahir... Ok fine..but my college?'

'Take a day off today please' he said...

The way he said please putting his neck on his shoulders tilting it like a little boy...I could go anywhere with him ❤️

Mahir is a cutie ❤️

'Ok finnnnne...' I said and he was so happy...

I quickly went and changed into black t-shirt...

Even Mahir wore black today
...

We were twinning in black...

He saw me and laughed...

'Bud...we are twinning'

I smiled saying 'I know 😁'

And then I jumped into Mahir's car...

We went to commercial Street for shopping... We purchased a lot of things...

We brought new dresses for Kuhu and myself. Although I didn't see Kuhu... Mahir told me it's the same size as mine.

Then we bought beautiful sarees for Mom, Chachi... We also bought really nice sherwani and suits for clChachu, Yuvi and Mahir.

Commercial Street is a crowded place where we must keep our car parked in a corner and walk across various streets...

That's how we do shopping...

We were roaming everywhere...

Mahir suggested he wants to drink something...And I told him I want ice cream...

So we went to a famous ice cream parlor there and ordered chocolate for me and strawberry ice cream for him...

I laughed at his choice... He was a pure baby...

We were enjoying our ice creams while I sat checking my Phone to see if my friend whatsapped me if I missed any important class lecture today... seeing that Mahir also sat down listening to some songs ...

Suddenly Mahir pulled out a air pod
.. kept one pod in his ear and one in mine...

I looked at him... He smiled saying...

I don't know I like this song...

I feel it defines our friendship ❤️

Listen to it while we finish our ice creams ❤️

It was our friendship song indeed ❤️

🎶🎶
Tu bole glass aadha khali,
mein bolu aadha bhara,
Mein bolu kitna saara,
tu bole, zara zara..
Mein bolu din hai to,
tu bole raat nahi..

Baat to wahi hai naa,
Bass wahi baat nahi..

Baat to hai bass yahi ki,
Meri baat bass..

Jaane tu..jaane tu ya jaane naa,
Maane tu..maane tu ya maane naa...

Ha ha ha ha..
Ha ha ha ha..
Aa aa aa
Aa aa aa
🎵🎶

Once we finisht shopping we went to a nearby hotel and had yummy Udupi style meal ❤️

Mahir fed me Gulab jamuns which were my favorite and I fed him his favorite Puliyogare from my plate ❤️❤️❤️

Next we went to watch our favorite Avengers movie...

He bought a tub full of caramel popcorn for him and cheese for me...

Coke is something we both could share through...so we bought one coke and shared amongst each other.

He sipped and gave me... I sipped and gave back to him..

We also clicked a selfie in the theatre while in interval ❤️

Life was a blessing ❤️❤️❤️

God gifted me something priceless thanks to this marriage ❤️

Mahir my bestie❤️

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Mahir's POV:

'Belaaaaaaaaaa'

I was screaming...yeah...

Come on...I don't know what this girl is doing... How long does she take to get ready...

I'm the guest of honour Bela...

mujhe jhadu katke ke liye nahi bulaya he!!! (they haven't invited me for sweeping swobing post the function)

I laughed 😂

'2 mins na...this dori is irritating' she said...

I was loosing patience...

I stepped into her bedroom to see she was sitting in front of dressing table in a beautiful red saree...

Breathtaking 😍

I....

I couldn't take my eyes of her...

She looked nothing like daily...

Maybe because she has worn a really pretty saree today... A red one...with a sleeveless blouse...

I saw her backless blouse where she was struggling to tie the string of her blouse...

I tried...

But couldn't take my eyes off her back...

It was white... silky... Beau.... beautiful...❤️

Wrong Mahir... Bela is your bestie... You shouldn't look at her like that...it's.

It's wrong!!!

But my eyes cheated... It wanted to look in the same direction...

So I turned around...

While I heard Bela call me...

'Areeee Mahir...come help me na...see this string is so small to be tied... That tailor made a mess in hurry.

Help me tie na...'

Bela called me..

I gulped my saliva and turned around...

Slowly went near Bela... She was busy wearing her bangles
..

Shivering ....I held the strings of blouse in my hand...

I don't know why
..

My heart was beating loudly💓

My hands were sweating... I was nervous...

Bela was going on blabbering something...but my eyes were glued to her beautiful....se...se...sex.... Never mind!!!

Beautiful!!! Beautiful back!

I gulped my saliva... and nervously tied the knot...

At a brief second skin of her back came in contact with my fingers...

My brain registered...

'Silky soft skin'

There were foreign emotions within me... My heart was throbbing hard ...I felt jitters in my body...

Such was affect of this moment on me!!!

I was going to touch her back again while I was brought back from trans State by Bela's voice...

Mahiiiirrrrr

I looked up once with a 'huhhh'

What was I going to do!!! Shit!!!

'Mahir tell na yaar... how am I looking' Bela asked me...

That's when I saw her completely...

She was wearing a red saree, black bangles, with dangling earrings, just the chic Mangalsutra in her neck... Minimal makeup ... hair left open...

Simple...yet killer 🔥

I kept looking at her like she was ab angel who came down to Earth suddenly 😍

'Beautiful... Bela....Simply Breathtaking'
i knew that voice came from depth of my lungs almost....

She smiled...

She held my hand and we soon left to the party...

Throughout the award ceremony/party I kept looking at Bela... My eyes were kind of glued to her tonight...
Then they asked me to award the winners...

Although they asked Bela to sit on the dias she was uncomfortable...so she didn't...

All awards were given there was one last one pending...

While the host announced

'Finally the last award and the most precious... Business Magnet of the year goes to Mr Vikrant Singh Chopra'

Soon I saw a man shorter than me well built long hair...come and collect award from me...

Next he kissed the award...

'Thank you...I thank myself for this... because I deserve it!!' he said and chuckled...

He was so full of himself...

While I was least interested in what he was saying...

I went back to my today's favorite task...

Staring at Bela

But I noticed she suddenly looked sad...

Her eyes looked misty...

Next second I noticed she ran outside the party hall...

I was shocked 🥺

She was crying???

Why!????