Best Friends Forever(#YourStoryIndia)

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As soon as he reached us he held his hand out and said, "I am Devraj Rana. Call me Dev. "

Diya was still glaring at me when I shook his hand and said, "I am Ana Vaidya and this is Diya B.K"

We got seated and got busy giving our orders. After that there was an awkward silence which Dev broke when he cleared his throat and asked, "So what do you guys do? Are you studying?"

I smiled at him and said, "Yeah. We are in our final year of B.Sc. What about you?"

"I am working as a Wildlife photographer. I am actually on vacation, so I am home." He said.

"Oh, wow. That must be amazing." I said, amazed.

"Yeah it is. I just love it. I get to roam around and not get stuck in one place for work. Right now I am a freelancer but,  I am trying for a job abroad." He said.

"That's pretty cool." I said.

Dev and I were chatting, while Diya was silent the whole time. She was completely focused on her ice cream which was so unlike her. By now she would be chatting away with the other person, but, with him,  she was mum.

Dev turned to Diya and asked, "So do you only speak while yelling at people?"

I mentally face palmed.

Diya's eyes sparked with anger, "Excuse me?" She said, irritated.

He grinned, happy that he finally got a reaction from her.

"You have been quiet the whole time, so I was just wondering." he said, grinning.

"I only speak to people whom I wish to speak to." she said, airily.

"Come on, yaar. Can't we all be friends here." he said and continued, looking at her seriously, "And trust me, once you get to know me, you won't be able to stay away."

They were staring at each other, while a sweet tension filled the air.

I cleared my throat and they looked away from each other. Dev was grinning while Diya was blushing.

"So where do you guys hang out when your bunking your classes?" he asked, cheekily, changing the subject. 

"Well, there's Ram's Chat centre near College and CCD( Café coffee day) , Here and so many other places." Diya replied, trying to act normal. 

Finally, she decided to talk to him.

We were sitting in the class and were getting Afreen updated on the things that happened in the morning.

"So, did he take Diya's number?" Afreen asked.

I chuckled and said, "Nooooooo. He said he hoped to see us soon. But, next time I'm sure he will ask her number."

"So, this is guy number 25, right?" Afreen asked Diya seriously.

We both started laughing while Diya glared at us and said, "Haha, that's enough. By the way Affu, it's guy number 27."

At this all of us busted out laughing.

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I stopped my alarm and saw the time; it was 7 in the morning. I rolled over in my bed and sighed happily. Thank god, it's Sunday, I can sleep in. 

If only that was true.

My Sister,  Shruti banged my room door open and jumped on me.

"Get up, my darling sis." She sang in my ear.

She was so annoying. She was 25, an engineer and still was so childish. She was pestering me, which was her favorite pastime.

"Ammmaaaa (mom)." I yelled.

"Leave her alone. Let her sleep." Mom yelled at my sister.

"No.Let her get up. It's already 7.  You are spoiling her, Geeta." Dad said, sternly. 

"No, Pankaj. Stop troubling my baby, both of you." Mom said.

"Oooo baby, Chota bacha ( small kid)" my sister said and started pulling my cheeks.

"ughhhhh." I said and got up to chase after my sister.This was a normal thing at my home on Sundays. After that drama,  we started with our breakfast. 

"Is Diya coming with us for shopping?" mom asked me.

"No, Ma. Her brother is not allowing her to come." I said.

With that Mom, my sister, Shruti and I left to go to the mall for shopping.

 We went to my favorite Store-lifestyle,  to shop.  I pulled out few tops to try them on.

"I thought we were here to shop for me." Shruti said, teasingly. She was going to join a new company and hence, needed new clothes for her office.

"I'm just going to try them." I said, sticking my tongue out at her.

"Yeah, yeah. I believe you." she said, sarcastically.

"Just go try those clothes." I said and turned to go try the clothes in my hand.

I finally decided to buy three tops and was searching somethings for my sister when I heard a voice call out my name.

I turned to see Dev waving at me. I waved back. He was speaking to someone whose back was to me. That person nodded and stood there,  still with his back to me,  while Dev made his way to speak to me.

I had this sudden urge to look at that guy's face. I just shook my head at this bizarre thought and smiled at Dev.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing much, came here to sweep the floors." I answered, with a straight face.

He looked at me puzzled. I laughed and rolled my eyes at him and said, "Obviously. I came here to shop."

He smiled sheepishly and asked, "With friends?"

I saw him looking around for a certain someone and said, "She's not here. I am here with my family."

He blushed cutely and stammered, "I.. I .. wasn't ..wasn't ..well that's great. I came here with my brother." He pointed to the guy behind him who initially had his back to me and was now talking on the phone.  At that exact moment he turned around and I got the shock of my life.

Dev stiffened beside me and cursed. Hearing him curse his brother looked up at me and cursed.