Ittefaq

Chapter 1

One month later..

"Ohhhh look who's calling !! Finally you get time from your busy schedule to call me huh ?.. lucky me "

Gimmicky voice of a female rang through the device,making him chuckle.

"Chalna nautanki .. kitna drama karti hai bey ! "

He spoke mischievously.

He heard an erupted laugh from the other end.

" Waise jokes apart sab set ho gya tera waha ? "

" Perfectly. Louise has been a great help yaar. Thanks though for recommending him.."

" I know man .Louise bhi keh raha tha 'Sidharth sir kitne acche hai. So friendly, not even a bit arrogant. So generous'. Maine bhi bol diya ther ja bacchu abhi to sirf ek hafta hi hua hai ...ruko zara , sabar karo " 

Sidharth can't help as a playful laughter echoed in his newly refurbished office room.

" Ek no. Ki dramebaaz hai tu .. nahin? Nitin bechara kaise kar leta hai..bechare ki zindegi jhand kar di tune "

" Ek kaam kar yeh Nitin se hi puch le ki how happy he is with me, especially at nights, he'll tell you in brief. "

She added a bit of insight about running a very successful 10 years of marriage life as two old friends catch up with each other over the phone after a month-long separation.
Friends are as such beings, in front of them you can be fully yourself without the fear of being judged. They say, it's one of the precious gifts life that god accumulated us with. Friendship is the fruit of trust, honesty , and compassion. Harboured  with the proper amount of respect and love and it'll bless you with a lifelong companionship. Not everyone's cup of tea. Yet, they succeed.
Piya Mishra and Sidharth Keshav have been friends for the longest time. They met in kindergarten when Sidharth snatched a tiffin box from a girl as he was hungry and forgot to get his own. In a nutshell that girl happened to be Piya's friend and Sidharth was slapped by none other than Ms. Now turned Mrs. Piya Mishra. In front of the whole school. At first he was raged. Even complained about Piya to his mum and referred to her as a bullie. Thankfully Mrs. Keshav knew her lovely son pretty well and didn't let the matter go out of her hand but Sidharth being Sidharth being Sidharth waited for the right time to take his revenge. One day he went to piya to finally take his long due  revenge but seeing her sobbing broke his baby little heart for some unknown reason. He tried to console and asked her the reason she told him that her golden retriever named Brownie died a day ago and she is missing him. That day Sidharth's heart filled with so much compassion that he ended up gifting her a new puppy on her 7th birthday party and the rest is history...as you can see they ended up being the chaddi buddy.

" Chiiiiii...lihaj bech ke kha dali you bhukhi aurat...chup ab ek aur baat nahi. Mujhe tere bedroom secrets nahin jaan na. Thank you so much "

" Ha-ha-ha fattu "

" Tera baap hoga fattu "

" Eehhh baap pe jana nahin in Dolly Bindra style "

" Chal bey kamini…Sourav ka phone aa raha hai.. i need to check on the company too..bad mei call karunga abhi rakhta hun. Bye "

" Mar ja khoteya kitna call karega pata hi hai . Bye "

He cut the call shaking his head at his half assed  grown up friend. A calm smile  lingered on his face.

Calling Sourav he first asked him about his company 'S.K. Enterprises'. His company is the only thing he has left to live for. His company is like his first born. His company is the result of boundless dedication, unfailing determination, infinite hard work and not to mention his limitless passion towards architecture. That is the reason why they are one of the best architecture companies around the country. There are three branches in Bangalore, Mumbai , Kolkata. The main branch is in Pune. It's because of him and his devoted employees, his company last year won the 'Aga Khan' award which is considered as one of the prestigious awards around the globe.  However,Sidharth himself  used to be one of the workers in this company then named 'Built and Group'. It's a story of his early twenties. He used to be one of the devotee workers that he now sees in his firms. Late night meetings, numerous hours of overtime, 7-day work and what not !? He had done every possible thing to be where he is now ,he had invested his blood and sweat  for this company. As it is said ' Gold medals aren't really made of gold . They're made of sweat, devotion and a hard to find alloy called guts ' . He is a true example of that. The way up there wasn't that easy. It has its own set of cons. The cons that he back then failed to notice. The cons that he regrets now. The unanswered calls that he had left on the table. The dinners that got cold, waiting for him. The promises that he failed to remember. The doctor appointments that he declined on the face. The shortcomings that he missed. He wronged her. He wronged her in every possible way.