IBADAT-E-ISHQ

Bulleh Shah 🤌🏻

"ज़हर वेख के पित्तआ ते की पित्तआ
इश्क़ सोच के कित्ता ते की कित्ता?"

~QAISER~

15th January 2024

"Are you sure he will come?" Ratan asks me as he comes inside my cabin after me. We just completed an hour-long meeting and he's not giving me a single second of break.

"Why do you have to poke your nose everywhere?" I ask him as I sit on my chair in front of my desk and goes to take a seat on the couch, near the opposite wall.

"Well, of course I will poke my nose in everything you'll do. That's what best friends are for." He replies nonchalantly.

And it made me remember the exact moment we became friends. I was a new student in 5th standard and then this guy sat next to me on the first day of school doing exactly what he is doing right now, poking his nose in everything i do. And then by the end of the day he declared, that he was taking me under his wing. In simple terms, he was making me his best friend.

"I think he will come. He looked pretty impressed by me, on my Roka." I say as I try to think of all the questions, I'm about to ask Rayaan today about his sister.

"Now, that sounds very much like the previous Qaiser I used to know." Atharva says as he comes inside my cabin, without knocking and my secretary behind him. She gives me an apologetic smile, of course he didn't listen to her. And when I nod my head in her direction, she retrieves.

"And what are you doing here?" I ask with an arch of my eyebrow but he simply ignores my answer and make himself comfortable on the couch beside Ratan.

"I was literally sick worried that you've changed in love. I was starting to hate Raisa ... Bhabhi for doing this to us." I totally notice the way he paused before saying Bhabhi. This fucker will never change.

"Well, i didn't and if caring for someone and totally accepting is called changed then I will gladly accept your accusation." I reply in the same tone he said his previous line, trying to rile me up.

"Exactly, not everyone is like you Atharva. Acting all cold-hearted bastard and stuff, just to test a girl's loyalty. Not everyone is a dick." Ratan said with a shake of his head.

"And not every girl is loyal and sincere. So, we need to check" Atharva says trying to hide the actual reason he does these things.

"Change your way of checking dude." Ratan said again and before their conversation could escalate into an argument, my secretary knocks on the door and pokes her head inside through the gap.

"Sir, Rayaan Sharma says he wants to see you. But when I checked the appointments list his name wasn't there. But he says he's ... family?" She asks me with confusion eyes.

"Of course, he is family, Reva. Please call him inside with respect." I answer her question and she hurriedly go back to get Rayaan inside.

"I swear if you two ruin this for me, I'm going to divorce you both. And then ask Rudra to do the same." I threaten my best friends and they just grin in response. Those devils.

After two minutes Rayaan comes inside. He looks awkward but as soon as he sees me, his eyes look eased.

Oh, he's happy to see me?