Medley :: Ishqbaaaz Short Stories

Not Really A One Night Stand: Part 3

Sorry it is a four shot now. Or maybe five or six. I drag so much. FML. I feel like Ekta Kapoor now.

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Stuck

Anika was sitting at the the corner table in what happened to be, hers and Gauri's hangout spot, a local cafe. She was mindlessly scrolling through her phone, waiting for Gauri to show up. Was she not the one who called me quick?

When she finally heard Gauri calling out to her, she looked up to find Gauri quickly walking towards her, grinning widely.

"Okay so, I am going to help you forget your stupid annoying ex!"

Anika sighed. She didn't even remember the last time she thought about Daksh. Forget who then? Her one night stand?

"Gauri, it's okay. I am not even upset."

"That's just you trying to not believe that it happened. Till you don't accept it you will not be able to move on."

I already did.

"Gauri, just order coffee and then we can go on house hunt. My priority right now is having a roof over me."

"You can join me at my apartment!"

"And keep walking in on you and Om trying to increase world population? No, thanks."

Gauri scrunched her nose. "We do other fun things too."

"And I have no interest in being a part of any of these fun things. God knows what horrifying images I might have to come across."

"Anyway, Om is joining us. With someone else." Gauri clapped her hands together.

"Who?"

"Om's brother."

Anika nodded lightly, calling over the waiter. "Get me a cold coffee please. And one of your special latte for her."

The waiter scribbled it and walked away.

"Are you having your breakup party right now? I would totally prefer drinks though."

Anika ignored her and continue scrolling through her phone.

"I have an apartment twenty minutes from office and 40 from the cafe, another one that falls exactly in between. Which one should I go look at?"

"The first one. You have to wake up early for office."

"But I go to office once in a week, only for them to make sure I am still alive."

"Nice. Which one is closer to my place?"

"None. I am going for away from you."

"Anika?"

"Forget about that, why can I not use Om's penthouse. I am going to pay him too!"

"I told you he has his brother here. He is occupying that house."

"Stupid man. Couldn't find any other time to visit."

Gauri smiled lightly. Their drinks arrived and Gauri got busy chatting with the waitress. Anika started playing with the straw. She still felt weird, thinking about what happened last night. She didn't know she was thinking so much about it till Gauri called her out.

"Anika? Why are you blushing?"

Anika looked at her with wide eyes. "No! Why will I blush, I am enjoying my coffee."

Gauri nodded, still unsure.

Anika sipped some coffee till they heard the glass doors open with a slight squeak. Anika looked up and her eyes went wide.