Aaina was busy in her work , but her mind was still stuck at the flowers that were now kept in the drawyer of her desk .
"It looks like a big presentation , Boss and Veeraj Sir both are so serious about it " she heard the guy on the next desk beside her spoke to one of the colleague .
"Yes , it is . It is an international deal . Aur waise bhi Boss toh har deal ko leke itne hi serious rehte hai " she heard the another guy . She looked back at Reeti and found her hearing the same conversation with the same clueless expressions .
"Oh ! This is the reason " She said confusing Reeti .
"What ? " Reeti asked facing her .
"That Veer didn't visited your desk since morning , warna toh ek do baar chakkar laga hi leta hai " Aaina teased her .
"Ya ya , shut up ! And do your work " Reeti said rolling her eyes as she looked away blushing . Aaina couldn't help but grinned at her best friend .
As they finished their work and got up to leave , Aaina remembered the file she placed in her drawyer yesterday . She looked down to find the file but instead she opened the drawyer where she kept the flowers . As her eyes spotted the flowers , she closed it hurriedly .
But as she looked up , she knew the damage was already done . Reeti stood there crossing her arms and her eyes narrowing at Aaina .
"Flowers ?? " Reeti asked raising her eyebrows . " Tu chupa rahi thi mujhse ? " she questioned again .
"Ghar chalke bata dungi , abhi please chup ho jaa " Aaina replied giving a pleading look and Reeti nodded .
When they started to leave , Aaina's eyes drifted towards the drawyer again . She opened it and took out the flowers , then left towards the elevator . Reeti watched Aaina as she followed her .
Aaina didn't know why she wanted to took out the flowers and kept it with her , but the "Sorry" note attached to it made her happy somewhere .
"The flowers are beautiful , bas isliye le aai " she reasoned it to herself . She felt Reeti's eyes on her but chose to ignore it , while unknown to her someone else too stood right in front of the glass wall of his cabin , his gaze fixed on her as he saw her leaving . Seeing the flowers in her hand made his heart flutter and a constant smile stayed on his lips .
" Stop acting like a lovesick teenager , Armaan!" he said to himself as he walked back to his table but the smile never left his lips .
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Aaina and Reeti entered in the house , and were met by the 'Live Tom & Jerry Show ' as they named it , going on .
" Stop right there , Barun .. How dare you !! " Saanvi yelled on the top of her voice as she took the pillow from the sofa and threw it towards Barun and he ducked to save himself .
"You just asked me to say the truth and I did . Then why are you acting so violent , woman ! " he said clearly enjoying .
"DON'T !! DO NOT ACT SO INNOCENT ! " Saanvi said trying to get a hold of him , as they ran around the entire living room .
Reeti and Aaina stood at the door grinning at the couple , but decided to interfere .
"What happened , Bhabi ? " Aaina asked and Saanvi looked towards the two girls , finally realising their presence .
"This man here , is an idiot " she scoffed pointing towards Barun .
"Ab kya kiya , Bhaiya ? " Reeti asked trying to keep a straight face .
"I send the lunch for him even when I was so busy with the N.G.O . And this man already had his lunch . And guess with whom ! " Saanvi huffed in annoyance throwing a death glare at her husband , who gave a sheepish smile in return .
"With Ms.Zeena " Reeti and Aaina guessed as there eyes widened in realisation . Ms.Zeena was a employee at Sharma's and she had a huge crush on Barun , the reason why Saanvi disliked her so much .
"Hey , I wasn't alone all the others of our team was also there " Barun said in his defense .
"And ? " Aaina asked knowing her brother very well . "And he said , she 's a better cook in comparison to me . TO ME ! " Saanvi replied fuming .
"Bhai " Aaina chided .
"I just said the truth ..." Barun began with a smirk and a pillow landed right on his face . Aaina and Reeti laughed out .
"Well then Bhaiya , guest room aapka " Reeti said very casually and Barun looked at her in confusion and then it dawn upon him .
"What No !! " he started . "You know I'm just teasing you , Sanu " he said using the nickname that can melt his wife's anger , but she looked unbothered .
"Acha , sorry ! " he said holding his ears and making the best puppy face .
"You know you're the best " he continued and she smiled finally as she smacked his arm .
"You'll still get the punishment " she said and he bowed down , making the girls giggle .
"Cold coffee , Bhai " Aaina and Reeti shouted excitedly .
Reeti's parents were out of town for a Relative's wedding . So , she was staying over at Sharma's . As the four of them finished their dinner and then settled at the living room enjoying there cold coffee .
Barun asked ,"How's your internship going ?"
Aaina chuckled , "He asks this same question everyday " she said to Reeti . Who giggled replying , " Dad asks the same " .
"It's good " Reeti replied facing Barun and Aaina nodded in agreement .
"AV International is an amazing start for these two ...." Saanvi said ."Armaan and Veeraj both are very talented , itne kam time me apne liye ek naam banana is not easy ".
"And it's more difficult when you have to manage it all alone " Barun said , this time his voice sounded serious .
"The way Armaan managed his personal and professional life all alone , is commendable " Reeti said agreeing with Barun when she noticed Aaina suddenly seemed interested in the conversation .
"All alone ? " Aaina asked out of curosity .
"Yes , after his Nanu's death , he had to manage it all alone " Barun replied , in a soft voice . 'He know how it feels ' he thought .
"What about his family ? " this time Saanvi asked .
"Bhabhi , Armaan's only family was his Nanu Rishabh Raisinghania , who passed away six years ago . And after that je stayed alone ,nobody knows much about his family . Although Veer and his parents were there but apni family ki kami toh hoti hi hai " Reeti answered , Veeraj never told her anything about Armaan apart from this .
The atmosphere suddenly turned gloomy , and Barun's phone rang breaking the silence . He excused himself to attend it and the girls too decided to call it a night .
Standing in her balcony , gazing at the stars , Aaina couldn't help but thought about the conversation . She knew nothing about his life , but this piece of information was indeed shocking for her .
She never knew he stayed alone , without his parents and family . She knew how much strength it required to manage everything all alone , she had seen her brother handling all these when they lost there parents . That's why she always felt , her brother is the strongest and now thinking about Armaan , she felt the same . She realised that , the respect she had for him for how excellent he is when it comes to his work . The respect just increased for how strong he is mentally and emotionally .
So , here's the next chapter of the story . I know I'm super late but . My semesters are about begin and the last two weeks I was busy with all my presentations .Once my exams will be over , I'll be regular pakka wala promise .
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