Just Friends

CHAPTER 1

"Mohabbat toh woh hai jisme milne ki umeed na ho phir bhi itezar ho."

- Unknown

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Her eyes were busy staring at the numerous pieces of the wonderful creation of the famous fashion designer. Every particle in the building yelled money. She was against Dhruv's allowance to Aditi for it. There wasn't a need to waste such an amount of money on a simple piece of cloth. Though it was their wedding yet it seemed illogical. Her eyes rooted on her friend, the-would-bride.

Aditi's fair skin was glowing as the wedding day was coming near. Those set of black orbs shinning in delight as each piece of cloth was showcased to her. Everyone who glanced at her could claim she was excited about the wedding. She had a huge dream about her wedding and her mouth never had stopped narrating those imaginations to her bunch of friends. During those years, every one of them had by-hearted her entire fairy tale wedding. Maybe that was one of the reasons Dhruv felt obliged to fulfil all her wishes.

She was a fortunate woman to have someone like him in her life. That thought flashed a sudden wave of agony across Kiara's spirit. She averted her gaze from her friend to the numerous pieces of fine fabric. Maybe distraction was a better option!

"I still suggest you might have excluded yourself from the event altogether." She heard logical reasoning. Her eyes darted to the girl, the one she considered most close to her. She was years younger than Kiara yet way more mature than her age. Avni glanced at Aditi for a minute. A smile was placed on her lip yet an upset feeling crossed into those orbs. "Kiara, this isn't going to work. You're going to torture yourself." She sounded concerned, as she stepped toward Kiara. She was much bigger in height so in appearance compared to Kiara.

"Avni, we had already talked about it. My disappearance won't be appreciated by Dhruv. You know how he is..." Kiara muttered not for once glancing at her. She was scared of breaking down in front of the crowd. And wasn't wishing suspiciousness to raise upon her.

"Dude, stop thinking about him. We will provide with any reason and he will be much busy with his wedding preparation to discover your disappearance." Kiara shook her head at Avni's suggestion. It wasn't that easy! He won't ever be that busy to overlook her disappearance. None knew him better than her. And it was a blessing as well as a curse because none knew him better than her.

"I had made up my mind. I can't miss my friend's wedding due to my stupid feeling." She voiced making Avni narrow her eyes at her friend's stupidity. "Hadn't you said it before. These emotions... fade away with time. Maybe in years to come, I will consider myself stupid for even holding something towards him." Kiara's eyes were scanning a beautiful piece of lehenga though her mind was far away from appreciating the piece of dress.

"You and I both know, that isn't happening." Avni was growing impatience seeing one of her dear friend, on the verge of shattering into pieces. She wasn't planning to choose between her friends. She cared for them enough, each one of them. They were a part of her life. She understood each one of them yet she couldn't allow any one of them to be broken. "Why you just don't voice it out to him?" Avni sounded defeated. She had suggested those words many times in her past but Kiara never considered her suggestion.

At times Avni believed only if she hadn't listened to Kiara and voiced those words out herself so might be the situation was different. Now, they were trapped. Or it was she who was trapped among her friends. Neither she could allow herself to celebrate her friend's wedding nor she could escape from it. She was trapped to witness it, fully aware that Kiara was breaking from within.