Arylie FF: I'm Happy Here With You

four ~ tujh bin nai lagda jee

tutti rahi main, doobti rahi main, aisa raabta bhi kya

chutte nahi hai, aas ke sirre yeh, tumse waasta hai kya

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"Didi, walk me through this."

"I've walked you through this a few hundred times, give up Aru," Arpita admonished fondly. She was in a video call with Aryan, watching him struggle to get his tie right. It was forever amusing that no matter how many years passed, he still somehow could never get his tie done by himself. It always turned out crooked. "Isn't BD there, ask her to help."

"I'm not asking her anything."

"Then go without the tie."

"The outfit requires a tie."

"Then change."

"No time."

"Fine, I'll ask BD to help, you can get your job done and keep your ego intact, khush?"

"No, I hate it when you are practical, Didi."

"Such a UNB. Wait, I'll text her."

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Imlie didn't sleep very well the previous night, woke up early and decided to cook some Kadhi Chawal to lift her mood up. She was feeling happier by the time she finished, but her mood soured immediately when she came to the dining table and saw Arpita Didi on a video call with ABP. She had her air pods on so Imlie couldn't hear what ABP was saying, but that supermodel person was there, in his bedroom, wearing PJs, tying his tie.

So, not only did they spend the night together, they were acting all domestic, that too in front of Arpita Didi?

She deliberately chose to sit on the other side of the table and slammed the bowls of her food on the table. Arpita looked up, a little shocked but Imlie didn't meet her eyes. You said they were just friends when they obviously were not. Nishant bhaiya was right!

She started eating her breakfast noisily so that she wouldn't have to hear the one-sided conversation. But it was futile, she could hear Arpita's side clearly.

"You look good, relaxed even, things going good there?"

"That's what I thought."

"Okay, best of luck, Aru. Bye bye!"

Relaxed? Relaxed?! Here he acts like smiles sell for crore rupees per kilo and there he's relaxed? Just because, just because what, because he's a beautiful girl with him? Okay fine, let him just stay there forever, wapas hi na aye kabhi. If I see his face, I'll throw something at him.

"Imlie, are you alright? You are making weird faces," Arpita asked. Imlie tried to smile at her but it looked more like a grimace. This time Arpita looked worried, "What happened, are you not feeling well? Do you have a fever?"

Imlie shook her head and then started to stuff her mouth with chawal. Anything to avoid the questions. She was saved from it by the arrival of Narmada. "Good morning my children, Arpi, was that Aru? Why didn't he talk to me?"

"Mummy, he was in a hurry and he's very mad at you right now, why did you let Preeta stay there, you know how Aryan feels about it."

Imlie dropped her spoon with a loud clang. Then instead of trying to pick it up, she took another spoon and resumed eating. If Narmada or Arpita found it weird, they didn't comment on it.