Bound by Fate | [✓]

25. Spiteful Love

Well,
Abhimanyu lost the horse race but I couldn't care less.

Because I know Abhi,
I know how he slowed his pace when Amara was falling back.
I know how he did not give his best just because he wanted Amara to win.

Though they both don't get along or has this complicated aura between them every time they clash,
Abhi is raised to become a gentleman.

He wouldn't cheer in happiness while the lady is at failure.
Rather, he doesn't give a damn about victory. He is more of a 'I prefer sticking to my work, family and myself' kind of a person.

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And I,
Well, I am happy Amara won. She was and is my friend after all.
I've always known about Amara's horse riding passion.

She isn't someone who'd play with the dolls, she is someone who picks up the sword.
And I love her. I love how beautiful her personality has become all these years.

Unlike her big brother.
Atharva Roy.

He is a charming mess. Tinker Bell who walks around with a fairy dust. Doesn't speak a word without sarcasm. Is the older brother but act like a youngest child of the house.

And this charming child wants to marry me.
Great.

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As the sun began to set, casting a warm golden glow over the Haweli, three friends found themselves standing at huge door.

Atharva. Ishani. Aadvik.
The three musketeers of our college.

The golden boy (Atharva).
The Pink Butterfly (Ishani).
The Handsome Duffer. (Aadvik)
An unbreakable trio.

It must have been years since they last saw each other because the anticipation of their reunion filled the air with excitement.

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Aadvik, a tall and charismatic man with a mischievous smile, leaned against the door frame, his eyes scanning Ishani while she talked with big smile. Beside him stood Atharva, his gaze also fixed on Ishani with all happiness.

It's hard to believe but both Atharva and Aadvik had been close friends since childhood, sharing countless adventures and memories together.

I remember Atharva gushing about how Aadvik and he used to run to Ishani's house with water balloons and annoy her.

They went to same school, same tuition and same college.

That trio was unbreakable since childhood.

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"The Atharva Roy is getting married, I'm going to cost you millions. Be ready to empty your bank account doctor." A contagious laughter that could brighten even the gloomiest of days popped on Ishani's face.