Kaisi yeh Yaariyan Season 3

Chapter 59

Navya looked at Mukti and they both chuckled as soon as they heard the frantic banging on their door. THEY were here, finally.

Alya barged in, completely ignoring Navya's presence, followed by Dhruv, the moment she opened the door. "Mukti what happened to you, are you ok?" Her voice, still short of breath, was dripping with concern as she drew Mukti in a panic stricken hug. Even Dhruv was gasping for air.

They were at the other end of Mumbai, Alya was busy with some of her high profile clients at her boutique while Dhruv, was trying his luck at yet another audition when they both received Mukti's SOS message - 'Sick. Emergency Come fast.' Alya had excused herself and rushed to pick Dhruv before taking a U-turn towards Mukti's apartment. She, unlike her sensible self, had driven like a maniac to cover the entire distance in 25 straight minutes, which on other days would take her anywhere between 1 and 1.5 hours. No matter how infrequently they met, no matter how much they had drifted apart , one emergency call from Mukti was enough to send her into frenzy.

"I am ok Alya... see.." Mukti happily stood up on the couch, in a bid to assure both Alya and Dhruv that she was indeed fine. She was happy today. Except for Manik, they were all together today after God knew how long.

"What a plan Navya!!!!" Mukti gestured a mock salute at Navya. Last time when they had organized a get together. Alya and Dhruv had conveniently ditched. Infact, not just last time, this is how it had become now. There were groups within groups, preferences even in friendship. While Navya and Mukti had grown thick as friends, Alya chose to maintain her status quo only with Dhruv. 3 and a half years ago, if someone had shown them this picture or predicted the sordid tale of their decline and fall out, someone from FAB 5 would have surely strangled him to death or pushed him off a building. After all FAB5 was FAB5, the star band of not just SPACE academy but the ruling college band across the length and breadth of Mumbai, and they were as famous for their music, as they were infamous for their attitude. Strangely though, this only added to their zing factor and pushed them higher up the popularity chart. But then that was then, and this was now.

"I can't believe you guys resorted to such cheap thrills!! Mukti what's wrong with you? I can understand Navya's part, but you have class Mukti. Since when have you turned into this melodramatic, hyper emotive, Hindi soap character?" Even though she was shouting at Mukti, her digs were at poor Navya. One of the many reasons behind her drifting away from Mukti was Navya and Mukti's increasing closeness. Alya had always had insecurity issues, both in love and friendship. She was one of the sweetest people ever, always trying to be there for her friends, but she always longed for exclusive commitment.Her friends should remain only her's, she couldn't share them with other people. First it was Manik who chose Nandini over her and then it was Mukti. Only Dhruv, despite their having loved and fought and broken up, chose to stick around because he was equally insecure. "Do you have any clue how we drove here...bloody hell, we could have had an accident!!"

Ranbir, who was hiding inside, waiting to be called out for a grand introduction, was enjoying this scene amongst the friends. And he knew what was to follow.. More anger, more fights, more leg pulling which would eventually turn into a group hug and a party as always. He was so used to listening to their antics from Cabir that despite not having met them, he knew them inside out. He was patiently waiting for the right moment to grace them with his presence and give a little more than cheap thrills to Alya and Dhruv. This was going to be some fun and he was sure, his late brother was enjoying the scene even more from his beach recliner in hell.

"Alya is right Mukti, yeh sab kya hai? Kabhi bhi, kaise bhi bula leti ho aur who plan bhi fail ho jaye to you send false emergency SMSs. Sabke paas itna free time nahi hai waste karne ke liye, every one was not born with a silver spoon like you."