AADAT ~ Kshiteej Kabra

CHAPTER 5

"Hey Diary,

I am in a dilemma.

On one side, I do have estranged best friend, whom I had promised.

But on the other hand, it is me – myself.

I am stuck.

I want to LIVE my life, but at the same time, I have to know the reason – why she left her life?

And in between all this – that common PERSON – has unknowingly and unintentionally – involved himself – in this journey.

It's definitely gonna be an incomprehensible one – especially for ME.

Whatever happens at the end, at any cost – I have to be in this world and experience – this pure bliss of solitude.

Lastly, I want to tell that PERSON

as well as

I want that PERSON to tell me

– THE TRUTH and THE LOVE."

I closed my diary, kept it inside my secret bag, locked my wardrobe and unlocked the door of my room – as Shreya yelled – "Ayeshaaa...chal jaldi. Phir ready bhi hona hain yaar."

On 31st December, 8:00pm in the evening – when we all were getting ready for clubbing – Shreya informed me that – though unwillingly, but she has to go to one of her relatives to meet them – and she will directly reach the club at 9:30pm.

To add on to this, my phone rung, with the name Kabir on the screen.

The gist of the conversation was the fact that – IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE for Kabir to pick us up – from our flat – due to some emergency reason and he SPOKE THAT – he will directly meet us at the club.

Now, Shreya hugging me before closing the door – said sorry and asked me to reach the club at 9:00, to which I agreed.

After all, I have to understand my friend.

Now here I was, sitting on my bed, thinking of wearing something and how to reach the club – well in time.

The very first option was Uber/Ola which seemed to be the very last option as well.

Nevertheless – to take the advantage of the situation – I gave a small missed call to the MAN – Mr. Mantri – with whom – my friendship had grown with leaps and bounds.

I purposely declined the call in 2 rings, and started thinking about him and me – as 2 known-to-each-other persons, although it was never restricted to known-to-each-other limits.

I blushed at this thought –

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In the very first month, I got to know about ABHI as a person – his address, his car, his mom, his sister and his sincerity.

Later on, we went together for some outings and parties, with our office group.

Though, he was never a part of all of them, still whenever he joined – he was usually in a semi-hibernation zone –

· Dancing a little – he danced well though – not better than me – of course,

· Drinking – nearly 1% - that too cocktails,

· Movies – both of us are huge BOLLYWOOD fans and I love this fact,

· Chatting and conversation – Yes, from medium-to-high level,

· His attitude and way of working – LIT AF