Kiska Hai Tumko Intezaar

Pange ki pitai... pyar ki chot

As Sameer entered the venue, Anaya came running to him, 'Kahan the aap bhai? Main kabse aapko phone kar rahi thi.'

Sameer checked his phone. The battery had died, and he had failed to notice, his mind preoccupied with Nakul.

'Phone charge karna padega.' He waved it in front of his sister, looking around, 'Kya kaam tha? Kisi ne pucha kya mere liye?'

'Bohot logon ne.' Anaya huffed, 'Aap gaye kahan the? Bata ke toh jaate. Mummy ka bhi call aaya tha. Aapko call karne ka try kar rahi thi par aapka phone off tha. She was worried.'

'Main...' He hesitated for a moment, then said, '...Naina ko drop karne gaya tha.'

'Oh.' Anaya softened instantly, 'Naina chali gayi? Mujhe bye bhi nahi bola. Itni jaldi kyon gayi? Abhi toh phere bhi khatm nahi hue.'

Sameer spotted Nakul at that very moment. Hastily, he patted Anaya's shoulder, looking in Nakul's direction, 'Tu pheron mein baith main abhi aata hun.'

Anaya followed his gaze, and stated, 'Nakul aapke aane se do minute pehle aapke liye puch raha tha.'

Sameer's steps halted. He looked at her with a frown on his face, 'Kya kaha usne?'

Shrugging, she informed, 'General questions... aap kya kar rahe ho aajkal, life mein kya chal raha hai, shaadi ka plan etc.'

'Tune kya kaha?' Sameer asked.

With a wide smile, Anaya declared, 'Bata diya, ki aajkal aapke Naina sirf apni Naina par tike rehte hain.'

A sense of relief spread in Sameer's heart. It was good to let this news reach Nakul through as many sources as possible.

'Bhai.' Anaya nudged him out of his thoughts, a teasing glint in her eyes, 'Aap dono ka jhagda khatam ho gaya na? I feel ho gaya.'

In all that had happened, it had slipped from his mind that his sister had formed her own assumptions after discovering them in the room earlier.

'Main Naina se baat kar raha tha.' He turned defensive immediately.

'Of course.' Anaya winked, 'Baatein kar sakte ho, bas ladai mat kiya karo.'

'Anu.' He uttered in frustration, 'Tera dimag galat direction mein jaa raha hai.'

'Pehle tha. Ab sahi hua hai.' She flicked her brows before directing him, 'Achha ab chalo. Nitin aur Vaibhav kabse aapko dhund rahe hain.'

And she dragged him to the group of friends who were huddled together near the bar, enjoying drinks.

Abir offered a glass to Sameer the moment he saw him, 'Aa gaya hamara Ashiq number one. Hum sab teri love story celebrate kar rahe hain aur tu hai ki apni Laila ko ghar bhej diya.'

Without offering any explanation about Naina, Sameer declined the drink, 'Mujhe drive karna hai.'

Nitin smiled, 'Bahane mat bana. Girlfriend bol ke gayi hogi, ki mere peeche se out mat hona isliye bhai sahab avoid kar rahe hain.'

There was no way he could get away from their constant teasing so Sameer decided to play along. Also, it was a chance to hammer the notion in Nakul's mind who would be somewhere close by, he was sure.

He looked around, on the pretext of feeling shy, 'Naina cares about me, isliye manaa karti hai.'

'Ooohhh.' A loud cheer made people around them divert their attention to the group. Nakul was definitely one of them.

Sameer's smile got wider, and his voice went up a few notches, 'Me and Naina... hum dono bohot pyar karte hain ek dusre se.'

Tripti sighed dreamily, 'Tum dono saath mein ekdum perfect lagte ho. Made for each other. Bas ab jaldi se shaadi kar lo.'