Sushaan OS#13:Kaise Unhe Main Pukaron(Pg/15 (Page 11)

Hey guys

I am here once again with my 8th OS...my 3rd summer special and last PCD dedication OS...

and
this OS is specially dedicated to the july babies and my sweetest cutest friends Vedika, Varsha and Sneha...

Happy Birthday Girls...
Hope you three have a great and successful life ahead, full of happiness and love
Love You
*hugs*

Hope you guys will enjoy this OS too

~Stick With You~

OS | 8

"Ishaan, Here is the file you asked for" Sona said getting into the room along with a blue file. Her eyes were deeply engrossed into her Iphone with those glasses, who were stuck at the edge of her nose. Ishaan smiled and get up to took them off. "You should avoid wearing them...Gosh you look so GEEK" Ishaan chuckled as Sona looked at him with that frown on her forehead. "I bet, some day, Veer will realize that he married an older soul..." Sona narrowed her eyes but a smirk approached her lips a moment later. "And what about your Miss. Fiance...I just wonder why she is still not fed up with you?...Didn't she realize it yet that you are already married...to your work" And that was enough to wipe off that tease from Ishaan's face. "Sona, I think its better if we don't bring personal issues while being on work" Ishaan went back on his seat holding the file, Sona gave him and started reading it. "OH!! Different rules are there for boss and secretary haan..." She said with mock anger. "And If you have not observed it till now, its 6:30 and again today, just cause of my workaholic boss, i missed my dinner date with my husband" She crossed her arms against her chest as she complained. *Sigh* Ishaan bite his tongue. He knew that cause of him and his workaholic nature many people are getting effected, but he can't help. He has worked so hard for all his achievement from the time he started handling this business, if he is not working, he get irritated. "I am so sorry Sona..." He said with a puppy face that always melt his childhood best friend as she smiled and replied softly. "Its ok" Ishaan smiled in reply. "By the way, where is your girl now-a-days...Its been a week I saw her around" Sona asked as she took a seat infront of him who was back to read the file. "Suhana is off to a cruise trip with Sanjana and Deepak in Europe..." Ishaan replied. "Great...where they have reached till now?" Sona asked as she knew Suhana from the last 4 years and even before Ishaan get to realize his feelings about her, She was the one who knew that Suhana is the only girl for Ishaan. "I don't know..." He replied carelessly. "Don't you dare tell me that you didn't even bug to call her" Sona said with shocked face. "Ummm...I didn't get the time" Ishaan said as its just a casual thing. "What the heck Ishaan...Are you too dumb to know how to handle a relationship here?" Sona barked at him, getting up from her chair. Ishaan look back at the glass door to see few workers, looking inside his cabin. "Sona... look up your tone" Ishaan ordered her. "I don't care anymore...I don't even care if you just kick me out from this job even after knowing that you can never get a secretary like me ever...but i willn't stop today to make you see the reality" And Ishaan know, how great secretary she really is. Defeatingly he said. "Ok go on...I am all ears" Sona lowered her voice and said. "Why don't you leave her Ishaan if you don't have time for her..." Sona asked making him shocked, leaning on her hands placed on the table infront. "I can't and will never do that Sona...I love her" Ishaan said in a tone as if his words are just enough to answer her question. "And what kind of love is that in which she has to do, bear and understand all the things and issues related to you...what part are you playing here in that so called LOVE of yours?" "What do you mean by that?" Ishaan who was too arrogant to realize his mistake, asked. "Oh come on Ishaan...Do i really need to tell you what a girl expects in love..." And the blank look he gave her back was enough to tell her that she had to explain. "Few dinners, a day out a month atleast, sharing, caring, calls which make her realize that she is needed and missed. As far as i know Suhana, she don't demand all these, but a few words of love are just enough for her..." Ishaan ran her words in his mind and got that in the last three years, he hardly acted on anyone of these things. He just took her out almost 9-10 times on dinner and that too on parties thrown by his friends. Whenever he called her, it is mostly about the work as she was a partner in the business. Suhana's and Ishaan's parents were fast friends and so Ishaan and Suhana and 3 years back, they both accepted this marriage proposal due to there parents but later fall in love and now, the families are just waiting for there decision as when they are ready to start there life together. Suhana was ready but Ishaan wasn't. And still today, the whole decision is based on his approval. "Make her feel loved Ishaan...Or you will loose her" Sona said the words as rushed out she received the call from Veer who was waiting for her to get back home.

I don't wanna go another day,
So I'm telling you exactly what is on my mind.
Seems like everybody's breaking up
Throwing their love away,
But I know I got a good thing right here
That's why I say (Hey)

Ishaan was seated back on his chair. His hands were taking the place on the arm of the chair. While one hand's fingers were busy taping the table on front, creating a thoughful sound, one od the other hand finger was caressing his lips, indicating his chain of thoughts. Yeah, Sona was so right. Till now, its Suhana who has sacrificed to keep this relation alive while he was just being content of having an understanding partner. He rarely remember that there was a moment when she has smiled cause of him. Her beautiful smiley image flashed onfront of his eyes remembering her dancing wearing that long strapless gold dress in the arms of her and his father together being in the center in a charity ball, they attended first after there official engagement ceremony. He knew it, that she fits perfect in his family and his parents have chosen well but do her parents think same about him. Right when her younger sister Sanjana is ready to start a life with Deepak with whom she just got engaged 3 months back. "Why don't you leave her Ishaan?" Sona's  words ring in his mind as he was now afraid. Afraid that he took the most beautiful relationship he created for granted till now. And now, he is even more afraid to think what if she is having second thoughts about it. "I can't let her go away from me..." He mumbled as he grabbed the phone and called Sanjana. Smiling as he arranged the plan in his mind, right away he made another call as he booked the ticket for Rome from where he can catch the cruise to spend the next left over 4 days on cruise with her.

Nobody gonna love me better
I must stick with you forever.
Nobody gonna take me higher
I must stick with you.
You know how to appreciate me
I must stick with you, my baby.
Nobody ever made me feel this way
I must stick with you.

"Lets go over there di...Musical Night is about to start..." Sanjana said pulling Suhana towards the Ball Room on the upper deck of the cruise while she just get to have a stroll. "Sanjana, you know i am not interested in all these things..." Suhana said looking around standing near the stairs that lead to the upper deck as many couples pass by them, laughing, giggling, sharing sweet nothings in each others ears. "Sanjana, Suhana is such a bore" Lia commented. She and her husband Henry were having a vacation on cruise and in last few days, Sanjana, Suhana and Deepak had created a sweet bond with this couple. Suhana sigh. These were the normal comments she use to get and now, she is habituated to them. "You guys go and carry on...I am going back to my room" Suhana pushed them up. "No you have to come" And without hearing anything more, Sanjana and Lia both hold each of her hand and pulled her up while the guys laughed at the back seeing there wild cats. Getting inside, Suhana found the people out there wearing such elegant dresses and right there, her blue jeans capri and short sleeved teal mid-thigh length shirt was looking too awkward. "Sanjana, I am feeling to odd here, even you guys have dressed up accordingly". "Di" Sanjana screamed as the soft music filled the air and the lights get dim according to the soft beat. "No one is gonna notice that...so don't worry" Sanjana ensured her while the next moment, Deepak pulled her forward to get close to the band. Suhana was fairly not interested in the band or whatever they were sing. Though many people were gathered around the stage that was build up in the middle of the wall opposite to entrance but many were still staying away. Some getting cozy with there partners on couches, enjoying the intimacy with the music while she spotted some standing at the back, making out. *Sigh* "How i wish to enjoy this same intimacy with Ishaan just if he realize some day" Suhana thought as she passed smile to an old couple sitting in each other arms. The woman passed the smile back while the old man winked her way and gave a soft kiss to her partner. Suhana laughed as she moved forward, shaking her head at her foolish thoughts. Ishaan will never be such romantic. She was still in thoughts of Ishaan when a hand pulled her into a dark corner of the room. Her heart was beating furiously in her throat as her back hit the wall and before she can think or say anything else, her mouth was sealed with another soft set of lips. Afraid, her eyes widened, not knowing what is happening around she tried to push back the hidden stranger when he took hold of her hands and after entwining them with his own's, he was now kissing her hungrily. She moaned feeling the tongue of the stranger, stroking her lips. For once, she got that its Ishaan as the no of few kisses they shared, could tell her but then, none of them were as fierce as this kiss, she is getting. "No" She mumbled against his lips as she was continuously loosing her strength to resist. "Let me...Please" The hoarsely voice was the last straw to stop her resistance and she opened her lips softly, allowing him in. His soft tongue entered inside her mouth, making her groan in her throat as he explored her, taste her inch by inch. Her lips closed on her tongue and now it was his turn to moan. She completely lost herself out there ad her hands stop resisting. This extreme proximity turned her inside out into jelly and her legs were about to give away when He left her hands and hold her slender waist. She wiggled a little feeling the smooth touch of fingers that were burning her skin still from above her clothes. Her hands moved around his shoulder for support as each fiber of her being was trembling with the power. His hands moved up and down, giving her a tantalizing feeling as he explored the curves of this beautiful creation of GOD. She sigh against his lips as he get hold of her hip and pulled her closer. The moment he felt her breathing getting hard, he pulled away though he never wanna end this fantasizing kiss, they were sharing. Suhana keep standing there against the wall with closed eyes, till she get hold of herself. Her legs were giving away as he moved away, so bending a lil, keeping her hands on her knees, she took deep breaths. Finally, when she looked up to see her hidden intruder, he was no longer there. Her expressions turn from burned to confusion as she hold her head. WAS IT TRUE WHATEVER I JUST FEEL??? and without wasting a moment, she rushed to a nearby toilet.

Looking at her puffed up lips into the huge mirror, keeping her hands on the sink, she confirmed her delusion. YEAH, THE HEC SHE GOT KISSED BY A TOTAL STRANGER IN A PUBLIC PLACE. "NO, ONLY Ishaan HAS THE RIGHT TO KISS ME LIKE THAT" She shouted getting attention from some of the women, who were resent in the toilet. Tears took place in her eyes as she turn on the tap and rubbed her lips aggressively trying to remove the sensation, she was still feeling on her lips. But nothing worked. She could still feel those lips molding hers. "Suhana, Thank GOD You here..." Lia said as she was standing on the door, holding the knob. "Sanjana..." She looked out to call Sanjana that gave Suhana few seconds in which she just splash water on her face that could remove the traces of her tears. "Suhana is in here..." Sanjana was next to get inside and took a sigh of relief. "Di...you scared me" She said and get closer to her. "OMG di...what happened to your lips?" Sanjana touched the corner of her lips with a scared expression. "Nothing Sanjana, I think i got a severe bug..." Suhana looked back into the mirror, faking that she is examining the damage caused by the bug but inside, she was looking at herself thinking what the hell she did. She belong to Ishaan in every way. Since the day, she understand the meaning of the word LOVE. The four letter word that caused magic on her. The way Ishaan was with her in there dating period and when he proposed, she believed that life could never be much better without Ishaan's presence and thats why she is still his, even after he was not longer the same the way he was after joining his father business. "Sanjana...you guys enjoy but i really need to go back to my room now" Suhana said and without hearing anything more, she left the toilet. "OH No, Di is gonna destroy the plan" Sanjana muttered and quickly made a call.

"Hold yourself Suhana" She whispered not to let her tears fall down as she reached the door of the ball room when her feet stop n tracks hearing a voice, she can recognize even between a million voices. A voice that haunted her dreams with his sexiness and smoothness. "Hey guys...Sorry to intrupt you but I badly need this time to express my feelings to my fiance" She turned and look back at the stage which was not visible at all as people were gathered around. Her steps move towards the stage as she heard the voice again. "In the last three years, I gave her nothing special. No dinners, no night out, no gifts, no romantic moments, not even a kiss" She heard set back in his voice as she made her way to the stage through the crowd surrounding it loudly making "OW" and "AHHH" voices. " But today I wanna tell her...that no matter how foolish, immaturely, stupidly I behaved...There is no one ever gonna be in my life other than her...So This song is specially dedicated to my love, Suhana" She looked at him as he said those words and look at her with an emotion so deep. Not breaking the eye-lock he started singing.

"I don't wanna go another day
So I'm telling you exactly what is on my mind.
See the way we ride in our private lives,
Ain't nobody getting in between.
I want you to know that you're the only one for me (one for me)
And I say

Tears she was holding, now spill out as she got it now, that the man who kissed her so blissfully, so crazily was no one other than her Ishaan. His eyes full of passion and desire as he look at her and say those words.

Nobody gonna love me better
I must stick with you forever.
Nobody gonna take me higher
I must stick with you.
You know how to appreciate me
I must stick with you, my baby.
Nobody ever made me feel this way
I must stick with you."

And he knew, for sure, no one is gonna love him as fiercely, as deeply, as possessively , as selflessly as she do. Giving the mike back to the original singer who caught up with the song, he moved ahead and put forward his hand infront of her. Smiling, crying with happiness, she give in and pulling her from her hand, he moved her closer to himself. Her hands took place on his shoulder as his took hold on her waist, hugging her. People looked at them dreamingly as they both fit perfect in eachother hands and were swaying on rhythm softly while few of them joined them holding hands of there partners. The lights turned more dim, letting them feel just the presence of there partner. Ishaan was looking into depths of her eyes and he found himself there. Moving forward, he gave a soft kiss on her cheek, just an inch closer to her lips and whispered. "You are beautiful" Suhana took a deep breath and put her head on his chest, not able to believe that whatever is happening is so real. Just a day back, Ishaan seemed too distant that she couldn't reach him and today, he himself was showering so much love on her, making her feel giddy. They keep on swaying on different tracks, not finding the courage to stay apart anymore. "Di, aren't you tired with dancing...Seriously, my feet are too badly hurt" She said breaking Ishaan-Suhana's moment and glared at Deepak who was passing a puppy look as if saying sorry for stepping on her feet thrice this night. Suhana loose her grip on his shoulders and moved back, embarrassingly as Ishaan passed a naughty smile. If only she could tell Sanjana that she can dance whole night in Ishaan's arms without getting tired. "Lets Go...I am feeling too much sleepy" Sanjana yawned. "Yeah" Suhana agreed hiding her left hand at her back as Ishaan was holding her pinky finger. "Meet me at the pool side at 1" Ishaan whispered just before he left with Deepak to have a drink and the girls went back to there room.

So don't you worry about
People hanging around,
They ain't bringing us down.
I know you and you know me
And that's all that counts.
So don't you worry about
People hanging around,
They ain't bringing us down.
I know you and you know me
And that's why I say

Suhana was feeling extremely excited as she softly closed the door of her room, not making a noise to let Sanjana wake up. She door close behind her and she took a sigh of relief. She could feel butterflies dancing in her stomach just with the thought that she and Ishaan will be all alone together soon. It was 12:45 but she didn't dare to be late as she don't wanna waste a single second she could spend with Ishaan. He come here all the way from India, leaving his work, just for her. Just this thought was enough to encourage her that she will feel and enjoy all those moments, which usually couples shared. She reached the pool that was on the 2nd floor pf the huge cruise. She looked around to see if Ishaan is early like her but to her disappointment, he was n't i sight. "I shouldn't demand more from him...He has already done enough" she mumbled rubbing her hands upside down on her arm as the cold wind hit her. She was wearing jeans shorts that were just long enough to covered half of her thighs and a peach sleeveless loose shirt that she usually wear as a night suit. She took a stroll around the pool and then sit down on the edge, dipping her legs into warm water of the pool that provide her enough strength to stay warm.

Ishaan was mesmerized by the view as he keep noticing her antique moments. He surly didn't missed the disappointed look on her face as she looked around and he fairly well knew the reason. A small reached his lips and he mentally cursed himself as why he took so much time to get back with her. He was standing in the corner of the ball room when she entered with Sanjana and Deepak and took his breath away. He was trying to control himself for the moment but when he caught her looking dreamily at that old couple, he couldn't hold himself anymore and grabbing her hand, pulled her to a corner and kissed her mindlessly and he knew, that was one hell of a kiss they ever shared. He want to surprise her by singing that song thats why he quickly moved away after breaking the kiss, but his heart beat ran a mile per second as he saw her rushing to the toilet. He surly heard her scream when she said that its only his right to kiss her. He felt proud of being loved so much but he also felt guilty for letting her go through this turmoil. So he messaged Sanjana so she could bring her to the stage as planned. And when Sanjana later called him that Suhana is running away from the ball room, he took hold the mike to have her attention and thankfully that worked. He smiled remembering the shocked and dreamy look on her face as she spot him on the stage. Shooing his head, he get back to present and look at her. She was looking pure beauty sitting there on the end of pool, swinging her long legs in the water. Her hairs, naturally open were blowing around due to wind. He took long slow steps towards her and stop a few inches away. "Ishaan" He heard her taking his name that broke his trance. "You know, its me" His amazed tone bring a smile on her lips as she turn around, tilted her head and replied. "I can always feel you around me" Ishaan smiled rubbing his temple and take a seat beside her, putting his hand around her waist, pulling her closer. Both looked on the front, seeing there shaggy reflection in the water. The waves crushing sound mixed with the strong beats of there heart provide a new melody to them as they keep enjoying there closeness. "I missed you Ishaan" She whispered as she leaned onto his chest while Ishaan took a deep breath, holding her both hands which were placed in her lap in his other free one and started playing with hem. He perfectly knew about what time she was talking about, time he was not with her. Time, he couldn't provide her all the happiness of there togetherness. "I am sorry Suhana...But now, i willn't move away from you as i did in the past...cause i perfectly understand it now that my home and my heart, lies with you" He kissed her in her hairs as she engulfed him in a side hug, feeling afraid that this all is just a dream. She will open her eyes and he will vanish. "What took you so long to be here? I was about to loose hope in myself" She asked with a hurt voice. "I was scared Suhana" she backed away a little to look up at his face. "I was not scared of you...I was scared of that all consuming love we had and still have..." he cupped her face in one hand, rubbing her cheek with the thumb. "Its was so over-powering Suhana...I use to think that i will soon started ignoring every other thing around me...I don't wanna disappoint mine and your father with my lack of interest in the business" He knew whatever he was saying, was useless, baseless and couldn't rectify his action. "So you started ignoring me?" It was a statement rather than a taunt. "Yeah, I started ignoring you...Unaware of the fact that i am pushing you too much away from me that one day when i will try to reach you and couldn't get hold of you" Now his tone was of a scared person, who was on the edge of loosing his most precious relation. "Then why now you are here? Don't you think you will get into that all consuming love once again?" She questioned. She was really hurt with his statement. Tears started taking there place in her beautiful big eyes. "Don't cry Suhana...It wasn't anything about you...It was about me and my foolish thinking..." Ishaan said as he pulled her up in his lap. her wet legs get out from the water, brushing his thighs as he wiped her tears that just escape her lashes. "I was fool to think that you were a distraction rather than thinking of you as my strength and a pillar who always supported me, understand me better than i ever know myself...Two days back, when Sona asked me as why i don't leave you if i don't like to be with you...that was the time i really got frightened...I...I...just cant afford loosing you at any cost" Ishaan himself got teary. "And now i know running away from you will get me nothing but lonely...I wanna spend rest of my life with you Suhana...having you by my side, at every step, at every stage" Suhana smiled through tears as he made this confession. "I love you" he said and this time Suhana moved forward and kissed him, once, twice. The small sweet kisses get a smile on Ishaan face as Suhana backed away and said. "I love you too...Love you so much" and again there lips brushed. Suhana wiggled as Ishaan hugged her from her waist while she now getting comfortable in his lap, putting both her legs on his side. Suhana was again backing away from the kiss when Ishaan hold her nape and pulled her for a breath-taking kiss. He sucked her upper-lip, taking his time and end up almost chewing it when she pushed him back and he hit the floor, pulling her along with him. The both keep looking at eachother, lost in there eyes and then giggled. "So what were you saying?" Suhana whispered seductively. Her hairs ends brushed her face, making him inhale the intoxicated fragrance. "Why don't i show you what i meant?" and with that, he pulled her down once again for a kiss.

And now
Ain't nothing else I can need (nothing else I can need)
And now
I'm singing 'cause you're so, so into me.
I got you,
We'll be making love endlessly.
I'm with you (baby, I'm with you)
Baby, you're with me (Baby, you're with me)

Spending almost half of the night and welcoming the new morning together, they walked into the corridor to get back to there rooms, holding eachother from there waist. Ishaan's room came first as he leaned forward and kissed her cheek. "May be you should come in...I can provide a cure for your swollen lips" Ishaan asked with a smirk, making her blush as she pushed him back a little. "No mister, I could get onto it on my ownself" She said still being in his arms. "Oh...than may be I could just explain you much better how much i missed you all these years...we can share this spacious room, you see" He said pulling her closer from her hips once again. "Mr. Kashyap...I could only share a room with my sister for now until I become..." and she left the words hanging, blsuhing hard. Her crimson color cheeks make him fall in love with her even more. "Until you become what Miss. Bajpai?" He asked teasingly. n reply Suhana just looked around, chewing her lower lip, trying to control her emotions. Ishaan smiled seeing his effect on her. Gosh, he was stupid of a person to ignore this beauty and missed on these extremely cute expressions. "I can't wait to make you Mrs.Kashyap" He whispered near her ear, making her feel shiver down her spine. Not able to take it anymore, she pushed him with force and escaping from his grip, she run away leaving him grinning as he moved his hand throgh his hairs, ruffling them, giving a stupid smile. "God! I need to talk to dad and uncle right away" and that day Ishaan promised himself that he will always be STICK WITH HER no matter what ever his freaky mind will think. This time, he will not leave her for anything.

Nobody gonna love me better
I must stick with you forever.
Nobody gonna take me higher
I must stick with you.
You know how to appreciate me
I must stick with you, my baby.
Nobody ever made me feel this way
I must stick with you.

Heart-Break Of My House-Mate

OS|9


"Hey   Ishaan, Nice party man" One of my friends said while patting my back.   Smiling broadly, I turned around to see him and with a proud voice   replied "Thanx yar...Enjoy yourself!!" He left to meet some of his   friends and after instructing some of the waiters, I was back on the   little dance floor of my apartment and girls surround me, not to  mention  leaving there boyfriends. But do I care. That's me. Ishaan Kashyap.  In  girl's word, most desirable guy of my college, a party person, a  great  friend but Never. Just Never A Boyfriend. That word sounds cheap.  I have  seen my friends making fun of these words, getting on with  girls and  girls getting on with boys, spend some time, dates, kisses,  money and  then found themselves in eachother's EX list. For me, I would  rather be a  best-friend than boy-friend.

"Ishaan"  Mahindra, the Geek of my  college approached me wearing his striped  shirt with trousers. His  gelled hairs and those fat glasses were  destroying him. God, He is a  nice man but he surly need some fashion  classes and I will love to help  him. He is such a sweet and soft heart  person and that's why, I invited  him to my party even though he just  joined few days back.

"Yes  Mahindra" I replied him with a smile as he smiled back and stammering  asked. "Suhana kahan hai...Kahin dikh  nahin rahi?" and just hearing that  boiled me up. This guy, who's name i  just wrote in my good books was  aiming to get out from it and is just  wishing to get into the black  list. But controlling my anger, I faked a  hard smile and took hold of  his shoulder, leading him away from the  dance floor.

"Kyun   bay...Suhana se tujhe kia kaam hai?" I chewed my words as i said that  in  the most politest way possible but Mahindra got my point and  looked  scared.

"Wo, Suhana nay notes dayne thay meray...Bus issi liye poocha" The anger washed away and i pat his back.

"Good  Good...Aise he Suhana ki  madad karte rehne...OK" and nodding his head he  walked away. Sighing, I  looked around the room and found Suhana standing  in a corner,  patting her mobile in the palm of her other hand, looking  anxious.

"Kyun  G...Kahan reh gaye apke Mr.Boyfriend...Siddhart  Bhaiya!!!!!" Saying  that in the most sarcastic tone, I smirked looking  at her. How can i  forget how she. Suhana Bajpai, my house-mate, my  fighting partner and  now my best-friend was on a fight with me for a  week just cause I  haven't invited her boyfriend Siddhart on this party.  With Me. Over  That Jerk. Idiot. And black-mailed me that she will even  not attend  this party If i don't invite him knowing perfectly how unable  I am to  hold a party without her support, I had to do that. As this is  the  party in the success of our college win in basket-ball championship  and  I, being the captain, have to throw this.

"Wo aa  raha  hai...He is on his way...Tum jao na, Apni unh titliyon k saath  mazay  urao" Suhana irritated by my tone, replied in the same way.  "Itna bhi  ehsaas nahin k thori dair apni so called best-friend ko  company hi day  doon" She mumbled but i heard that and laughed.  Awww...My  sweetie.  That's why i love her soo much...OH Did i just told you I  love  her...SH** SHI*, that was a secret of mine and my heart.

But   before I could say anything, her phone buzzed and she received it   immediately. "kahan ho tum??? Kia...Phir...OH..." and seeing her fallen   face i just knew the story. "Ok, you take care...Ya...Main baad main   call karti hoon" and with a crest-fallen look she looked at me.

"Sid  ki  car kharab ho gaye hai...and he don't think he can make it tonight"   And no matter how angry i felt on that bas**** Sid, I tried to hold  that  expression for Suhana and pulled her in a side hug rubbing her  arm with  my hand. Sid is just like this. He is fooling Suhana. I know  that from  1st day but after my initial tries to show Suhana, the  real face of that  man, and bearing up with her fights, I started  ignoring them. But am  still on alert to help Suhana whenever needed  and I know and truly  confident, that soon, she will need my support.

"Don't  feel bad  yar...Main hoon na yahan...and agar meri party may meri hi  best-friend  udaas nazar aye gi  tau baqi log chahay jitne bhi khush hoon, mujhe tau  bored hi lagain  gay na" I tried to cheer her up. "And from now, Main  tumhare saath  hoon...And I will not let my friend feel left out...Ok"   and making her look up at me, I slowly poked her face to make her  smile  and she hit my chest with her soft hand, defeatingly. "Ok...lets  rock  this party" and saying so we went off to receive our guests.

The   party was going on in full swing. It was around 12am and no one's  seems  like ready to take a leave. So that means, it was a success and a  huge  credit was on Suhana's part as she was one who arranged the  catering and  decided the menu, called DJ...and choose right sort of  songs. We both  just finished dancing on a song. When I was about to  grab her hand for  another song, her phone buzzed once again. She showed  me the screen of  her mobile, where "POOJA"  was flashing, and saying she would be back in  few minutes, went off to  a corner. Pooja was one of her girlfriends whom  I like as a person.  She was a sweet and kind heart person.

My   eyes were throughout fixed on her face as she pushed back her hairs  away  from her face and was looking confused. Soon she cut the call and   looked back at me. Seeing me looking at herself, she made a sign for  me  to come to her with her hand. Excusing, I reached to her quickly as  she  looking tensed.

"Kia howa Suhana?" I was concerned about her.

"Ishaan...Pooja nay mujhe sea-side restaurant pe bulaya hai..."

"Abhi??" I was shocked hearing that.

"Yeah...patah nahin kia baat hai...but she sounded tensed..." She said blabbering to herself

"But  its not safe to go out at this time...main bhi chalta  hoon tumhare  saath" And i turned around to get my car keys from my  room but her hand  comes around my arm and she made me turn around to  face her

"Nahi  Ishaan...hum dono nahin ja sakte...someone has to  be here to look at  this party...you can't disappoint your friends like  this" She tried to  make me understand

"OK...But call  pooja...usay kaho..jo bhi baat  hai subah kar lay...tum abhi nahin ja  sakti" Commanding her, I looked at  her sternly. Just then her cell  buzzed again and Pooja was again on  line.

Suhana picked that  up the next instant and started. "Pooja,  main tumhain hi call  karne wali thi...Can't we talk in the morning about  this?" She asked  in  breath

"Umm...Ok, I am on my way" And giving me an apologetic look, she cut the call.

"So, tumhain jana hai" Being angry, I looked away...

"Please  Ishaan...naraz na ho...you know agar delay kar sakti tau main kabhi iss  waqt janay ka nahin kehti...but  pooja said its really important" And  hearing her pleading look, i  melted. Turning around, I took hold of her  shoulders...rubbing them to  ease away the tension

"OK, Jao...but  you are calling me just  when you reach there and got to know what all  that stupid important  thing is...Promise?" 

"Promise"  she said  with a smile...and give me a kiss on my cheek. I was still  lost in the  trance of feeling her lips against my cheek, when she moved  away, and  grabbing her car keys, left the party.

No  need to say, that i  barely enjoyed the party after that...My lips were  curved into a smile  to show off but my mind was constantly busy to  think what it must be  that Pooja called Suhana this late. It was  around 1:15. An hour since  Suhana left and beach was just an half-an  hour drive away from our  apartment. I keep peeking at my mobile after  every few seconds in order  to not miss Suhana's  call but nothing flashed. Not message, not a call.  Not taking it  anymore, I get on a corner and tried to call Suhana but she  didn't  pick it up and after few tries, it was switched off. Thankfully,  I had  Pooja number with me so i called her and she picked that up after  four  bells.

"Pooja...Kia  howa...Suhana kahan hai??? And tumne  usay itni raat main kyun  bulaya" I was loosing my control now. The music  was loud, but that  couldn't stop me to hear Suhana's crying voice at the  background on  the line.

"Ishaan...Please jaldi yahan aa  jao...I  can't control Suhana alone" and just hearing that was enough  for me to  cut the call, and announcing in the speakers that the party  is off.  Though it was about to end in few minutes already, many friends  have  took leave but few were still here. It seems to be rude at my  part to  end this party so abruptly but i can't think of anything now.  All that  matters to me is that Suhana is crying and she need her  best-friend  there.

"Ishaan...kia how...aise achanak party..." But seeing my angry gaze, Preet one of my basket-ball mate stopped in between.

"I am sorry for the party...But meri abhi kahin or zaroorat hai" And he just pat my back trying to comfort me.

"I can understand...or waise bhi hum thori dair main nikalne walay hi thay"

"Umm...Preet...can   you drop me at beach side now" It was the last thought on my mind to   ask help from someone, but i perfectly know how much Suhana  love her  Honda Eon , her father gifted her, and she is not gonna be in  state to  drive that back home. And if i just leave that on the beach  for tonight,  i probably have to manofy  her double in the morning along with  comforting her. She wouldn't  leave a chance to tell me how inhuman i was  to leave her darling car  alone on a beach for a whole night for the  rest of her life. Preet  agreed and after biding bye to my friends, i  locked the apartment and  left to the beech with Preet, not knowing  exactly what i should expect.

The whole half hour from my  apartment to the beach was full of restlessness at my side. Reaching  near beach, I asked Preet  to drop me just outside and sternly stopped  him when he offered to  help me with anything. I really don't want anyone  to see Suhana in  this situation. Seeing Preet  leaving, I rushed towards  the sea-side restaurant but spotted Pooja a  little away in a parking  lot. She was looking anxious while Amit was  supporting her. Reaching  her, I quickly asked is a breathless tone

"Suhana kahan hai?" Pooja looked at me and then pointed out towards the other side of the car...

I  took few steps half-heartedly  and finally saw her in totally different  look than the one she left  the party. She was sitting on the ground,  leaning her back on the car.  Her knees were curled up and her hands were  around them. Her head down  and still her sobs were shaking her body.  Getting down on my knees, i  put forward my hand to hold her shoulder.  "Suhana" Hearing my voice,  her head shoot up and she looked at me through  those tears filled eyes  that made my heart bleed. Big fat tears were  tracing her cheeks making  there way to her perfectly shaped chin. Her  lips were trembling as she  took my name "Ishaan" in her lumped fill tone  and next instant hugged  me tightly, throwing her hands around my neck  and started crying out  badly. My hands instantly reached her back to rub  it upside down,  trying to sooth her but she was constantly crying.

"Ishaan...Sid...S..I...dd" she tried to say but couldn't.

"SShhh...SShhh   Suhana...Calm down" Her grasp on the back of my shirt got tighter as  she  cried and I let her. Pooja and Amit, her boyfriend were looking  down at  us. I looked up at Pooja for an explanation

"Sid  cheated on her  for that Nisha" Pooja said in the shortest possible  way. A pain ran  through my body as my intuition came true. It has to be  knowing the kind  of playboy Sid was...but its just 2 months that she  started dating  him...I never thought that Sid will try to cheat on  Suhana even after  knowing that I was just looking for a chance to get  at him after what he  had done to one of my group-mates by kissing her  infront of whole  college just for a bet 3 years back in our junior  year. Suhana wasn't a  part of my college then.

"Ishaan"  Suhana again took my name and  break the hug. My attention was back  on her now. Her disoriented hairs  were getting wet by her tears. I  moved them away and cupped her face.

"Suhana...Kuch  nahin  howa...Main hoon na tumhare saath...bus abh rona bandh karo..." I  wiped  her tears with my thumb as she was still hiccuping.

"Suhana..." I took her name in a gentle tone.


"You trust me na baby" She shook her head without thinking about it for a second. I felt so proud at that moment.

"No  rona dhona  now...We will go home now...you will take your bath and then  we will  talk...OK" She just looked at me with hallow eyes...I helped  her get up  from the ground and made her sit in the car. Turning back, I  looked at  Pooja and Amit who were standing a few feet away now.

"Pooja...I dont know k mujhe is waqt tumse kia kehna chahiye"

"No   Ishaan...First i want to say sorry...mujhe Suhana ko itni raat main  aise  akele nahin bulana  chahiye tha...but I couldn't help it...Seeing Sid  here on the main  entrance waiting for someone...i thought Suhana bhi  yahan ho gi...but  jab main Sid se milli and usse Suhana ka poocha...he  lied that she  is on her way while I perfectly knew that Suhana was busy  at your  party...Mujhe shak  howa and we took a table a few feet away from  the entrance so we can  keep an eye on Sid but he couldn't see us and  soon, we saw Nisha  entering and Sid welcoming her with a hug..." Pooja  stopped while  constantly playing with her fingers.

"Mujhe hamesha  lagta tha k tum jan bojh k Suhana and Sid ka break-up karna chahte   ho...knowing that Sid is the famous guy of college beside you...and  that  you feel something for Suhana" My eyes narrowed at this  statement.

"Pooja...I willn't get too low k apni khusiyon k liye main apne friends ko dukh doon" I almost barked and she bit her lower lip.

"Now   I perfectly know that...Sorry to doubt you..." Amit was rubbing her   arm, trying to encourage her... I took a sigh and calmed myself own.

"I am sorry too...And I am thankful to you k tumne sahi waqt pe Suhana ko Sid se bacha liya..." I was truly thankful to her...

"No   problem...As a friend, mera farz tha" and she gave a small smile...I   smiled back too...Shaking hand with Amit, I bid bye to them.

"Take care of Suhana" Pooja said..

"I will" and will till my last breath.

Getting   back into the car, I sigh and turn to look at Suhana who was  sitting,  leaning her head back with the seat and an unknown expression  was  covering her face. Unknown, as if It was of relief or anger, I  couldn't  identify...I was feeling too sick of Sid for making Suhana  go through  this...

"Suhana...tum theek ho?" I asked her a few moments later.

She   nodded after a few seconds and hold her head with one had. "Just a lil   headache" she rubbed her forehead to her temple with her fingers.   Headache, may be cause of crying. And I started the car.

We  were  on our way back home. The car was filled with silence, quite  unusual  than normal when I and Suhana, both were up. And I again  cursed Sid for  bringing this moment in my life and that's when I got an  idea. I turned  my car from the next signal. Thank God, Suhana wasn't  much in her senses  to realize my act and I stopped the car near a drug  store.

"Suhana,  Main Panadol lay k ata hoon 2 minute main...Ghar  pe nahin hain...OK"  she nodded once again weakly and I got the pill  for her with a mineral  water bottle. But instead of Panadol, I gave her  one of a sleeping pill  as i know, if i hadn't, she would never have  slept that night...and also  it was necessary for my other plan too,  that i have in mind.

Suhana gulped down the medicine.

At   the time we reached home, Suhana was sleeping. Thanking God, I first   parked her car in the allotted spot and getting out, took her up in my   arms and press the button on the keys to put the security lock. After   getting upto  our 3rd floor through elevator, I somehow managed to get  out door key  from my back pocket and opened the door. Putting her on her  bed, and  covering her with the quilt...I gave her a last glance before  and get  out from the house.

My  eyes were fixed on the target who  was walking towards the entrance of  the building in uneven steps. That  was the best moment so I got out  from my car, followed him with quick  steps and small runs...and at was  at his back in a few seconds.  Blabbering something, he was about to  take another step, when I pat his  shoulder and as he turned around  saying "Kaun  hai??" My fist was on its  way towards his eye in its full force and  *POW*...The target for tonight  was shouting as he fell on the road, and  pretty happy with myself, I  smirked and run back to my car.

Next  morning, My phone alarm ring  woke me up and stretching my arms out  wide, I welcomed the day. Getting  up, I quickly took a shower and  brushed my teeth and get out to check  on Suhana. The lazy head was  still engrossed in her slumber. Must be due  to the sleeping pill as its  always she, who woke me up. I bend down and  shook her shoulder.

"Rise  & Shine best friend" I shouted in  her ears and as a reply, her  hand quickly tried to cover her  ears...but...Too late...

"Ishaan..." she whinned... "jao yahan se..." she said still in her sleep as she covered her face with her coverlet

"Nahi"   I pushed the coverlet away with a jerk. "Tab tak nahin jab tak k tum   khari nahin hoti or jaldi se college janay k liye tayar nahin hoti" I   was adamant.

Her hands again get down to push up the coverlet over herself as she said. "Mujhe college nahin jana hai...Tum jao"

"Nahi...Main tumhare baghair nahin janay wala...its final" I sat beside her, not letting her taking hold of her coverlet.

"Ishaan" she said in a feeble way... "Tang maat karo na...Mujhe aj college nahin jana hai"

"Kyun??"

"Sub   mera mazak uraian gay k dekho...Suhana got dumped by Sid" Awww...My   baby...she should know that i would never let anyone say a word to her.

"Suhana...No one gonna say anything like this" I tried to assure her.

"Kyun...Kia   Sid ko Nisha k saath dekh k ye obvious nahin hoga k hum abh saath  nahin  hain" She was now sitting in her bed, saying with tear filled  eyes

"Nahin...balke tumhain Sid k saath nahin dekh k ye obvious hoga that you dumped him" My smile made her eyes narrowed

"Or woh kyun..." She asked with a questioning tone, but i know what those words actually meant.

"Cause  best friend...ye maine...THE GREAT Ishaan Kashyap nay kaha  hai" I  raised up my collar with a proud look and raised my brows in a  way  asking, how that looks...and a few seconds later, as what i wished,  she a  laughter broke up. Not hearing anymore of her words, I  practically  pulled her up and pushed her into the bathroom after  helping her with  her dress for today.

  She was all nervous when we entered the college but as my expectation,   no one passed any comment on her. She was looking beautiful in her   half-sleeved royal blue thigh length blouse that was having a plastic   black belt on the waist with black leggings. A broad black bangle was   shinning on her one wrist while her usual silver watch was placed on   another. The specs were neatly holding her hairs back on her head and   those silver stoned tops were making her look more graceful. The light   make up was what adding charms to her beauty and I found myself once   again, falling for this creation of God.

  We reached near our group who was sitting on a sheltered bench in the   huge playground of our college. We were a group of 5 girls and 4 boys   and Pooja and Amit were too our group-mates. Pooja in a eye language   asked me about Suhana and i assured her that everything is   under-control...I have already message my whole group in the morning   about Suhana and Sid break-up so no one was allowed to bring that  topic  up...but as per my plan B, the whole college now knew that Sid  got  dumped by Suhana as he was cheating on her and all thanx  to my  group-mates. We took our position in the group. My eyes were  constantly  fixed on the main entrance of the college which was clearly  visible from  this place. I perfectly knew that Sid would come today. He  had too as  this is the last day to file our final project which  thankfully I had  submitted yesterday, perfectly knowing that after the  party, I might  wouldn't able to make to the college the next day, But  Sid hasn't  submitted yet, and if he wouldn't, his whole year will be  wasted.

  As per expectation, Sid's car entered and after parking that, he get  out  with Nisha from his car. Nisha was wearing blouse with jeans skirt  and  was showing off as much of her body as possible while Sid was  wearing  his usual jeans with skin fitted shirt. But for a change black  specs  were placed above his nose.

"Are woh raha Sid ...wo b Nisha k saath??" One of our group-mates said out wondering

"Abhi kal tau Suhana nay usay dump kia...or itni jaldi Nisha bhi haath lag gaye us kay" One girl said

"Thats cause, only Nisha was the spared one...all other girls are taken" and we all laughed at that statement by Pooja

A few moments later, we saw Sid striking with Nisha

  "Agar Sid ko dikh nahin raha tau ye chasma kyun laga k phir raha hai?"  Amit commented...I looked at Suhana who was now wondering this too  along with others

"Nazrain milanay k kabil jo nahi raha abh...aik din main hero se  zero ban gaya  hai...cheater kahin ka" Smita said as once again everyone  laughed but  soon that laughter turned into fits of giggle when Sid  strike with few  fellows of college and he almost fell down. He saved  himself but  nothing could help him stop loosing those specs from his  face and his  black eye got visible to everyone.

  Seeing him, most of the students were now laughing and feeling  insulted,  Sid quickly got the specs from the group and holding file in  one hand  and dragging Nisha with himself from another, he run away. All  of my  group-mates were laughing like hell when my gaze turned to  Suhana and saw  her laughing too.

"How he got that black eye?" Rohit asked still laughing.

  Leaning forward on my hands, I said with a grin "Do you expect Suhana  to  leave you so easily if you cheat on her?" and the laughter died  with my  words and now everyone was looking at Suhana with shocked  expression  while she looked in the same way at me.

"Suhana...Mujhe nahin patah tha k tum itni violent bhi ho sakti ho" Smita said gulping down her saliva.

"Umm...main??" Suhana tried to say something when I interrupted

"Tau or kia...mujh se poocho...kitne sitam jhelta hoon main har roz"  I  said with a playful look while knowing me just as well as herself,   Suhana get on a playful mood too and punched me in the side...

"Oww...dekho dekho" I said as she laughed and hugged me...

  "Aww...Itna hans ke aur Inka  pyar dekh k" and my head turned to  glare at Pooja who started this  line...and seeing my look, she quickly  changed... "I mean dosti ka pyar  dekh k...muje tau bohut bhook lag gaye  hai...chalo canteen chalte  hain...Aj  tau breakfast bhi nahin  kia" And all agreed and get up to go. I was  about to move too when a  hand hold mine and I turned around to see  Suhana, looking at me with  tilted face

"Huh???" My aised brows asked my question

  "Thank you Ishaan" She said with a smile...And i knew, its not  the  time to fake anything anymore, i smiled brightly and pulled her up.

"Tumhare  liye...Kuch bhi...Anything to get this smile on my best  friend face"  I poked her cheek and she smiled broadly. God!! i will do  anything to  keep that smile on her face

"But why you punched his eye?" She asked getting closer to me.

  "For keeping bad eyes on you" I said straightly. She looked  differently  at me...like for the first time, i saw a glint, a shine  in her  eyes...

"Or agar us nay kabhi mujhe kiss ki  hoti tau?" She asked next...and  that told me that they have never  kissed before...Being best friends,  we shared almost  everything...and her first kiss, would have been so  special to her  that she would have told me...but sometimes, for a girl,  it looks inconvinient  to tell her friend something like this specially  if that best friend  is a boy...I had my doubts, anxiousness to  know...if Sid ever touched  her that way... .But just this mare  question, cleared all my  thoughts...I pulled her even more closer by  her waist as she was  looking at me for an answer

  "Than he would never have been able to look at himself in the   mirror...Ever" I said and she smiled. We both keep looking at  eachother  till sometime but I averted my gaze, not wanting her to feel   uncomfortable with me for a single second and removed my hands from   around her waist.

"Ok...You  owe me a mighty burger today...I lost so of my power over  that punch  last night and now I am low on energy" And she laughed and  pulled me  with herself to the cafeteria.

"To the punch...To the punch" we all friends raised our glasses and laughed out loud and toasted our soft-drinks.