As I sat alone in the waiting area, I realised Anika was the only person I couldn't imagine living without. She shattered all the damn walls I had built around my heart. I was so deeply in love with her.
Anika Sharma, a typical event planner, is thr...
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"Is everything okay, Nishu?" I asked her gently. Nisha looked quite upset after the phone call.
"Surprise, I'm getting married." Her face was blank, and my heart dropped. Married? What does she mean by 'married'?
"To?" Diya interrupted.
"I have no freaking idea" Nisha said, looking more lifeless than ever. It couldn't be with Aarav, because Nisha's mom had no idea about their relationship.
"Is it with Aarav?" Jai asked.
"I hope so" Aarav scoffed, glancing at her gently.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Nisha asked Aarav.
They went into her room to discuss whatever this shock was, while Diya left shortly after. Jai and I exchanged the same confused expression.
"I don't think it's with Aarav" I said.
"I don't think so either" he replied.
When Aarav and Nisha came back out, Aarav suggested meeting Nisha's mom to sort things out.
As far as we all knew, Nisha didn't have a good relationship with her family. Only her younger brother seemed to like her, and the feeling was mutual. She was putting up with her parents mostly for his sake, I guessed. Her mom and dad rarely let her go anywhere or bought her anything new. But that was her story to tell, so I hadn't shared any of this with Jai or Aarav.
"So, are we leaving?" I called from my room.
"Not we, just us" Nisha clarified.
"And why's that?" I protested, heading into her room.
"It's our mess, Anika. Even if you came back to Hyderabad, it's still going to be me and Aarav facing my parents. So it's better if you stay and enjoy your trip" Aarav explained.
"But how am I supposed to enjoy myself when this is happening?" I groaned.
"I want you to. It's nothing serious, Ani. We'll just go tell my mom we're dating. She'll give Aarav a chance—just look at this face" Nisha said, holding Aarav's chin as he pulled a puppy-dog face.
"Actually, I've got a little plan for us" Jai interjected, glancing my way.
"Oooohhhhhhh!" Nisha and Diya teased in unison.
Diya also wanted to head back with Nisha and Aarav, while Jai and I were going... somewhere. I still didn't know where. We had to pack our bags, so we headed back to our rooms.
Their flight was in a few hours, so we ordered lunch to the room and decided to have this meal the way we always did—just the close ones together. We started watching Emily in Paris and, as usual, the bickering was endless. Team Anti-Gabriel, all the way!
