Aditi's eyes widened as her brother Yash, walked into her office.
"Bhaiya! Ap achanak yaha kaise?" Aditi asked, putting up a smile.
Yash grinned. "Kyun, apni bhena se milne nhi aa sakta?"
Aditi rolled her eyes playfully. "Aa sakte ho but main thodhi der mein ghar aane hi wali thi."
Yash chuckled and said. "Acha chodh woh sab. Mujhe phele yeh batao, tum bhul gayi naa?"
Aditi expression turned clueless and the next moment she started panicking.
"Kyaa? Mere orders pending hain? Koi customer ne koi feedback diya jo main dekhna bhul gayi? Oh no, kya ho gaya?"
Yash sighed and grasped her shoulders. "Arey, sun toh lo."
Aditi calmed down and raised her eyebrows.
"Tumhari brand ka third anniversary!" Yash exclaimed. "Next week."
Aditi's face lit up. "Ohh haan! Main kaise bhul gayi?"
Yash chuckled. "Tum toh busy thi naa isliye. Celebration toh banta hain!"
Aditi agreed and asks Yash who would be invited.
"Tumhari party hain, tumhe jise bulana hain bulao."
Aditi smiled widely and after sometime, they shut their store and headed home.
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Aditi dialed Ishan's number, her heart racing.
"Hey!" Ishan answered.
"Ishan, busy toh nhi the naa?" Aditi asked.
"Nhi, thodhi der phele practice khatam huyi." He replied.
"Oohoo. By the way, guess what?" Aditi said, her excitement growing.
Ishan's voice filled the line. "Kya hua? Koi good news hain naa?"
Aditi paused, creating suspense.
Ishan said. "Batana."
"Ishan, mere brand ke third anniversary hain kuch dino baad."
"Sach mein?" He asked, excitement in his voice.
Aditi giggled. "Haan!"
"Congratulations!" Ishan chuckled.
Her voice then turned serious. "Suno na, maine naa uss din ek party rakhi hain, choti si celebration party. Tum mere supporter aur bhot acche dost ho. Please aana naa."
Ishan's tone softened. "Theek hain. Aaunga naa, aise kaise miss kar dunga."
Aditi's excitement returned. "Hehehe. Aur waise, uss din practice skip kar sakte ho?"
Ishan's tone turned contemplative. "Par main-"
"Please. Mere liye." she requested and Ishan sensed she really looked forward to his appearance on that day.
He couldn't say no to her. It was a big day after all! She has been running her clothing brand since 3 years now and he couldn't be more prouder.
"Theek hain," Ishan laughed. "Swami bhi aayega chalega naa?"
Aditi smiled. "Bilkul. Mujhe acha lagega."
Their conversation ended with mutual excitement.
As Ishan hung up, he couldn't shake off the feeling.
Maybe this celebration party would be the start of something more between them.
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After a conversation with Ishan, Aditi smiled, lost in thoughts.
