In the whirlwind world of Indian cinema, where dreams collide and hearts entwine, two souls from opposite ends of the country find themselves entangled in a love story destined to defy all odds.
Meet Dhruv Kapoor, the charismatic heartthrob of Bolly...
With a torch on, both of them took a walk in silence. Ananya walked very close to Aayush. He let Ananya walk closer. He understood how scary it would have been for her to walk alone at night like that. Moreover, she didn't sound well on the phone too. Aayush doubted that her crying was only due to fear. He took a few glances at her in the walk. She was looking straight and or maybe sad? He couldn't tell in the dark. Aayush was afraid that she might get upset if he said something so he remained silent.
"What were you doing in front of the tea shop?" Ananya asked Aayush.
"Waiting for you." Aayush replied softly, turning the torch to see her face. Both of them looked at each other and locked eyes.
"For me? Why?" Ananya asked. She was looking at him with her eyes wide open, fixed to his gaze.
"I couldn't let you walk alone at night like this." He replied.
"So you were worried about me?" Ananya asked with hope shining in her eyes.
"W-worry? Me? Huh! Why would I worry about you?" Aayush said and scoffed, snapping out of the trance.
"I came only because Dhruv forced me to. If I had known that you were to hug me so tight that I go out of breath, I would've refused! See, I get that I'm handsome and you couldn't resist holding back your feelings for me, but I'm sorry, don't develop such emotions for me" Aayush said in a joking manner, hoping to cheer her up.
Ananya managed a weak smile at Aayush's joke.
"By the way, I would appreciate if you kept this incident a secret from Dhruv and Akanksha." Ananya said.
"Which part?" Aayush asked.
There was an akward silence.
"O-o-overall" Ananya replied. Aayush tried to look at Ananya's expression.
Was she blushing? Aayush couldn't tell in the dark.
Both of them were equally embarrassed about the hugging part. Aayush was embarrassed about the fact that she might have heard his rapid increase in heart rate. Ananya was embarrassed about hugging and crying in front of him.
They soon reached the sets. Ananya's swollen eyes and noseblock had subsided back to normal, so nobody could tell that she was crying earlier.
Dhruv and Akanksha were eagerly waiting for Aayush and Ananya to come. When they reached, both Akanksha and Dhruv understood that something had happened. Akanksha suspected the look on Ananya's face despite her managing a normal smile. Dhruv saw a kind of sadness or softness in the always funky Aayush. Ananya was wearing his jacket too.
Both Dhruv and Akanksha decided not to ask anything for the moment. Akanksha got the foundation and begun with Dhruv's makeup quickly.
After the shoot and packup, they drove back in silence. Dhruv suggested Ananya to sit in the backseat with Aayush as both of them seemed very sleepy. Dhruv sat next to Akanksha.
Soon, Ananya fell asleep on Aayush's shoulder. A drowsy Aayush didn't protest. He rested his head on hers and fell asleep.
Dhruv turned to Akanksha.
" I have feeling something happened." He said.
"Same. Ananya didn't look too good. And Aayush's cheerful attitude fell flat." She said.
"Should we ask?" Dhruv asked.
"Maybe later. I don't think they'll answer in each other's presence. Let's ask them separately tomorrow." She suggested. Dhruv nodded in agreement.
The next day, both Dhruv and Akanksha tried to ask Aayush and Ananya about what happened respectively but neither of them answered. They both refused to give an explanation.
"Okay, I won't ask what happened last night, but answer this. Why was Ananya wearing your jacket when you hate lending jackets?" Dhruv asked Aayush.
"Well it's not like I offered! She asked me for the jacket and practically took it from me by force!" Aayush replied, trying to keep a straight face and sound convincing.
However, Dhruv could look straight through Aayush. He was a terrible actor. Until then, Dhruv and Akanksha thought that something dreadful might have happened, but now, Dhruv suspected that something sweet happened as well.
Despite trying so hard, Ican't even have a proper conversation with Akanksha. These two are not even trying and....
Dhruv pretended to be convinced and met with Akanksha.
"Ananya refused to say anything. Did Aayush say anything?" Akanksha asked anxiously.
"No." He said with a smile.
"Why are you smiling?" Akanksha asked.
"Well, even though we both are aware something worrisome happened, I think something sweet happened as well." Dhruv said with a mischievous smile.
Akanksha glanced at Dhruv puzzled until the meaning behind his words slowly dawned to her. She smiled back at Dhruv. A sense of love had blossomed between Aayush and Ananya.
After that day, everytime they rode in the car, Ananya and Aayush fought as usual, but it started to end up in jokes where all four of them burst into laughter. The four had developed a strong bond.
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