I'll Love You Longer Than Forever

Chapter Ninety Three

They reached Mumbai in the evening, at around 6pm. Abhi picked them up at the airport, all smiles and hugs.

"Hey!" Abhi greeted them. "Nice trip?" He asked, hugging Riddhima.

"It was awesome!" She replied.

Abhi then hugged Rahul, Muskaan, and Armaan, before touching Bi's feet and seeking her blessings. "Kaisi hain aap, Bi?" He asked her.

"Main toh bilkul f se fit hu. T se tu kaisa hai? Aur woh N for Nikki? Theek haina?" Bi fired questions.

"Main toh bilkul badhiya hu, Bi. Aur aapki Nikki bhi theek hai," Abhi replied.

He helped them all into Armaan's Scorpio, taking the wheel because Armaan was really tired and in no mood to drive. Armaan & Riddhima dozed off in the car, not having gotten proper sleep the night before because they'd been talking. It seemed like these days, they suddenly had so much to talk about, and these talks never seemed to end. Despite spending most of the night talking, they'd spoken in hushed whispers almost throughout the flight, too. No wonder they were tired.

They were all surprised when he took them to his house instead of dropping them off at their respective homes.

"Abhi, hum sabko yahaan kyu laaya hai?" Armaan asked once he woke up.

"Tum sab bohot thake hue lag rahe ho. Aur main bhi kaafi tired hu. Kal hospital mein bohot kaam tha. Ab sabko alag se chodne ki patience nahi hai mere andar. Aur mera ghar sabse paas tha, toh ab sab thode time ke liye yahin ruk jaao. Fir dinner ke baad dekhenge," he replied.

"Good idea," Muskaan jumped in. "Mujhe toh bas ab sona hai!"

"Muskaan, tujhe kitna sona hota hai?" Armaan asked. "Poori flight pe bhi so rahi thi. Aur raat mein bhi jaldi sone chali gayi thi. Abhi aur sona hai?"

"Abbe! Toh tera kya jaata hai? Meri neend, mera mann, mujhe jo karna hoga main karungi. Tujhe kya problem hai?" Muskaan shouted.

"Bhadakti kyu hai? Main toh bas pooch raha tha!" He replied.

"Mat pooch!" Muskaan cribbed.

"Arre... Par..." Armaan started, only to be shut up by Muskaan.

"Chup reh!!" She scolded. Turning to Riddhima, she said, "Ridzy... Tu isse samjha de ki faltu mein mera dimaag kharab na kare warna achcha nahi hoga."

Riddhima gave her a placating look.

"Tu... Tu Riddhima ko beech mein kyu laa rahi hai? Hum baat kar rahe haina?" Armaan questioned.

"Armaan!" Riddhima whisper shouted, pulling him back. "Please... Chup ho jao. Bin matlab kyu ladna?"

"Bina matlab? Arre... Maine toh kuch kiya bhi nahi! Yeh Muskaan hi faltu mein gussa ho rahi hai," Armaan whined.

"Toh usse aur gussa kyu dila rahe ho?" Riddhima asked.

"Lekin main..." Armaan tried to defend himself.

"Keep quiet!" Riddhima ordered.

Armaan nodded, sulking. "Fine!"

"Good boy," Riddhima praised, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek making him smile.

Abhi watched the entire interaction through the rear view mirror and shook his head fondly at the antics of his friends. They all behaved like 5 year olds and not the 25 year olds that they were. He didn't think they'd ever act their age either. Lovable idiots, the lot of them.

"Samaan nikaal lein?" He asked the boys, wanting to divert the discussion and not give Armaan and Muskaan more reasons to fight.

"Samaan kyu nikaalna hai, yaar?" Armaan questioned. "Yahaan settle thodi hone waale hain? Dinner ke baad chale jaayenge."