(Why didn't you tell me that Sahil is Pralana's Sahil.)
Rashi narrowed her eyes at Pranati and Sakshi gasped at the information. Pranati avoided her eyes and said.
"Kya bol rhi hai? Mujhe kuch samajh nhi aa rha."
(What are you saying? I don't understand.)
Rashi glared at her and she sighed in defeat.
"Kya batati? Ki wo mere boss hai. Ki jiss insaan se mai pyaar krti hu wo mujhse nafrat krta tha."
(What would i have told. That he is my boss. That the man i love hates me.)
"What!?"
"Hmm. Unhe lgta tha that i cheated him. Sach janne ke baad he started talking normally to me. Aur ab jaake hum as friends close huye hai. He doesn't love me Rashi. I am just a friend to him. That's it. Aur ab hum iss baare mai baat nhi karenge. Please. I am trying to get over my love."
(Hmm. The thought that i cheated him. After knowing everything he started talking normally to me. And now we are close as friends. He doesn't love me Rashi. I am just a friend to him. That's it. And now we won't talk about it. Please. I am trying to get over my love.)
Rashi held her hand and gave an apologetic smile. Pranati waved it off and told her to get ready.
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Vaibhav and Sahil were getting ready when Vaibhav suddenly spoke.
"Ye Pralana kaun hai?"
(Who is Pralana?)
Sahil looked at him shocked.
"Aapko kaise pta?"
(How do you know?)
"Pta hai bas. Ab tu bta."
(I just do. Now tell.)
"Long story bhai. Baad me. Abhi late ho jaayenge."
(Long story bhai. Later. We will be late.)
"Is it something related to Pranati?"
"Hmm."
"Tujhe pta hai na that she has feelings for you."
(You know she has feelings for you right.)
"What nonsense bhai. Aisa kuch nhi hai. We are just friends."
(What nonsense bhai. There's nothing like that. We are just friends.)
"Achha. Lagta toh nhi. Kaise dekhta hai tu usse. Aur wo Kushal ko kisne dara ke bhagaya tha. Bechara. Date ke liye hi toh puchh rha tha."
(Really. It doesn't seem so. How you look at her. And who scared that Kushal away. Poor guy. He was just asking for a date.)
Vaibhav tsked.
"Office mai kaam ke waqt ye harkate kar rha tha isliye daata tha. Aur kuch nhi hai."
(He was doing this during office time that's why i scolded him. Nothing else.)
"Achha. Matlab office ke bahar puchhta toh koi problem nhi thi na."
(Really. Means if he had asked outside office then it would have been fine.)
Sahil looked at him as if not expecting that. Vaibhav looked at him with a knowing smile and then started getting ready. Sahil was asking himself how would he feel if someone asks her for date outside office. The image disturbed him. Did that mean that he liked her. He didn't know. But now he was sure he felt something for her.
They picked up Rashi and Pranati and went to the venue. Pranati and Sahil were sitting on the backseat. Sahil was looking at her every now and then while Pranati was looking outside the window. They reached the venue and Rashi and Vaibhav got off.
Pranati shifted in the passenger seat and Sahil started driving.
"Kaha jaa rhe hai hum?"
(Where are we going?)
"Yaha paas mai ek park hai bhut bada. Uske aas paas street food ke stalls hai. Khaayenge piyenge aur phir pachayenge."
(Here is a park nearby. It has food stalls near it. We will eat and then digest.)
He said and chuckled and she laughed at his comment. He looked at her and smiled. 'She had a beautiful laugh.' he concluded. They reached the park and Pranati immediately dragged him near the momos stall.
*This is me. I can have momos anytime.
They shared a plate of momos in which he had only 2 and let her eat the rest and she gave him a cheeky grin and a flying kiss. His heart nearly leapt out of his chest. They had a few more things and then went to the park to digest the food or in Sahil's term, 'khaana pachane'.
They were walking side by side not saying anything when his phone beeped. Taking out his phone he checked the message and froze on his place. She looked at him in confusion. His expression changes from frozen to shock to anger.
"Kya hua?"
(What happened?)
"Tum Dev ke saath date pr gyi thi?"
(You went on a date with Dev?)
He asked darkly. She got confused as to what he was saying.
"What!? Nhi. Kisne bola ye aapse?"
(No. Who told you?)
He showed her the message he received. It was Dev's message. He had sent a picture of her drinking coffee with the caption, 'Coffee date with someone special' below it.
"Hum coffee peene gye the. But wo date nhi thi. I don't know why he said this. Mujhe iska screenshot lekar bhej denge."
(We went to have coffee. But it was not date. Send me this screenshot.)
"Tum uske saath coffee peene gyi. Akele. Kyu?"
(You went to have coffee with him. Alone. Why?)
"Do log akele nhi hote Sahil."
(Two people are not alone Sahil.)
She deadpanned.
"And why are you making a huge issue out of it. Mai bahar jaa rhi thi he asked to join me, i accepted. Big deal."
(I was going out he asked to join me, i accepted.)
He didn't say anything. He didn't know what to. She sighed.
"You could have told me ki tum uske saath jaa rhi ho. Atleast i should have known."
(That you are going with him.)
"Jab mai Adarsh ke saath jaati hu tab aapko itni problem nhi hoti why with Dev?"
(When i go with Adarsh you don't have any problem then why with Dev?)
"Because i trust Adarsh with you but not Dev."
He shouted. His feelings were frustrating him.
"I am not a child Sahil. I know how to handle situations."
She shouted back.
"Mai bas itna keh rha hu ki mujhe pta hona chahiye tha ki tum uss ke saath jaa rhi ho."
(I am just saying that i should know that you are going with him.)
He said with gritted teeth.
"And why is that?"
"Because- umm- because i am your best friend?"
It came out as a question.
"Exactly. Best friend. Not boyfriend ya husband. Jo mai aapko apne har pal ki khabar du."
(That i tell you my every movement.)
She snapped at him. Her feelings were taking a toll on her. On one hand she wanted to pull him closer and kiss the daylights out of him and on the other hand she wanted to slap him so hard for confusing her with his feelings.
"You- you're right. I am sorry."
He said after some time. She continued to look at him trying to understand what was going on his mind. He avoided her eyes. Their trance was broken by her phone ringing. It was Sakshi's call. Everyone at home was asking for them. She called Rashi and informed her about the same.
Soon they were back home. Rashi told them about Vaibhav's confession and she and Sakshi squealed in happiness. They talked for some time and then slept. Pranati was thinking about her conversation with Sahil and made a mental note to talk to Dev about the same.
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