Best Friends Forever(#YourStoryIndia)

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I was trying to digest what he just said to me. Did he really say that?!!!

"You are crazy!!!" I exclaimed.

"You are the one who is driving me crazy." he shot back. 

We stood there glaring at each other.  My heart was beating against my rib-cage so hard,  that I was sure he could hear it. 

I looked around to see some of my classmates who were still loitering around, giving us curious looks. 

They were going to cook up some idiotic story and by tomorrow,  it would have spread throughout the college,  like wildfire. 

I sighed and without looking at Abhi,  walked in the direction,  where I had last seen Dev, Diya and Afreen, go.  I felt Abhi fall in step beside me and we quietly made our way,  to catch up with our friends. 

I tried to make sense of what just happened? I cautiously looked at him, puzzled. He was walking, calmly next to me, with a slight smile on his face. I studied his handsome profile and wondered,  what game are you playing with me?

He stopped and asked, "What?" 

Ooopssieeee. I gulped and said, "I said that out loud,  didn't I?" 

"Yes and I was wondering why, though? why would you think something like that? " He asked, with his arms folder across his chest, staring at me.

"Forget I said anything." I said and moved past him. He caught my wrist and turned me around and said, "I want to know, now." 

"Let go. You are making a scene." I whispered, looking at the people staring at us. 

"No I'm not. You are. I'm just asking you a question." He bit out. 

I tried to free my hand , but he didn't let go. 

"Fine."I hissed and continued, "Look at you and look at me." 

"Okay?" He asked and pushed my specs back with his finger as they were slipping off my face. I batted his hand away and tugged at my hand. This time,  he let me go and was looking at me, trying to figure out what I wanted to convey. 

"Uggg!!." I threw my hands in the air, frustrated, "Are you really this dense? You look like ... you and look at plain old me and  with glasses."  I exclaimed, emphasizing on glasses. 

His eyes hardened with each word and he moved closer and I really had to crane my neck to look at him.  I shrank back with the level of anger in his eyes. 

"Is that what you really think about me?" he asked, softly.  I didn't know what to say and I just looked down at my shoes. 

He sighed and said, "You're an idiot." 

My head snapped back at that,  to glare at him and found him smiling at me.  Its not like he denied things I said, but, I felt lighter, looking at him smiling down at me. I felt something change between us. 

He grabbed my hand and pulled me along with him to enter into CCD where Dev, Afreen and Diya had gotten front row seats to the show and who were now gaping at us with there mouths wide open. 

DIYA

I was sipping my coffee when Afreen said, "I'm getting worried. Where are they? Should I call Ana?" 

"Relax. They will be fine. They need to sort things out. Or else my brother will drive me crazy!!" Dev said.

I laughed and said, "True that." 

"You should have seen his face when she spilled coffee on him. That was phenomenal!!" Dev said, chuckling  and continued, "Especially after she walked away." 

"How did he react?" Afreen asked, curious.

"He went after them, to find her. He was like a mad man.  It was so crowded that we couldn't find these people and he got really frustrated. I don't know what was running in his mind, till date." he said, thoughtfully.

"He did make my friend cry. He needs to apologize for that." I said, pointing my finger at him. 

Dev gave a short laugh and said, "My brother is an arrogant ass. Good luck getting an apology out of him."

"Hey, isn't that Abhi and Ana?" Afreen asked,suddenly,  pointing outside the wall size window. 

We looked and saw both of them outside CCD. They seemed to be in an heated conversation. 

"Why is he holding her hand? " Afreen whispered to me, so that Dev couldn't hear.

I zeroed in on his hand which was holding hers and saw that she was trying to break free. I got up to get her out of the mess when Dev's hand shot out and pulled me down.

"Let them handle it." He said.

"Let me go. He is causing a scene. She needs me." I glared at Dev.

"You cant save her from everything, Diya. She needs to handle somethings on her own. You wont be with her all the time." he said, softly.

"I can try." I said, determined. 

"Look." Afreen cried out.

I turned and saw  Abhi take hold of Ana's hand, gently and tugged her along,  to go with him. To my shock, Ana didn't protest and was meekly following him in, while blushing to the roots. She saw me looking at her,  in shock and widened her eyes. Just what the hell is going on?

They both stopped in front of us and the three of us were  gaping at them, still in our seats. 

"Guys." Abhi said, smirking at us. 

Their hands were still linked together and I looked at Ana, who noticed and immediately started blushing and my eyebrows shot up. She tried to free hand, subtly, but he held on tight. 

Apparently, this was not missed by the other two. We looked at them questioningly. 

Surprisingly, Abhi was blushing too. 

"What is going on?" I asked, impatiently. I looked at Dev, who was now, sipping his coffee after his initial shock had subsided, looking thoughtful. 

Abhi cleared his throat and announced, "We are officially, together." 

"What!!??" Afreen and I cried out loud,  while Dev spit the coffee he was drinking, some of it spraying on us,  which we ignored due to the current situation.

"Boy!! you sure do move fast." Dev said to his brother with a smirk and a wink at Ana,  making her blush more, if that was possible. 

I looked at Ana for confirmation and she just rolled her eyes at me.

"What is going on?!!!!" I cried out again, frustrated.