Today, Gayatri's friends had come over to the palace. They were taking a tour of the house.

"Yaar, tera mehel sach mein bohot khoobsurat hain!", said Freda.

"Well...all credit goes to my some great-great-great grandfather.", Gayatri said and everyone bursted out laughing.

"Gayu, tere handsome bhai ghar pe nehi hain kya?", Payal said dreamily while others giggled.

"Yaar, vo shaadishuda hain!", said Nikhil in between his giggles.

"Toh kya hua? Crush kisi pe bhi ho sakta hain, married or unmarried.", retorted Payal.

"You are actually lucky, kyun ki aaj Bhai ghar pe hain. Chal, milte hain unnse.", said Gayatri.

Soon they reached in front of Tia-Arjun's bedroom. She knocked on the door and they heard Tia shout from inside of the room, "Kaun hain?".

"Bhabisa, hum hain. Humare kuch dost bhi hain.", replied Gayatri.

Then the door was opened by Tia.

"Hi!", Tia greeted them.

"Bhabisa, ye mere school ke friends hain. Reema aur Freda. Aur Nikhil, Payal, Yohan ko to aap janti hi hain.", everyone waved their hands one by one as Gayatri introduced them.

Tia already knew Yohan because he was also Tia's classmate from university since they were doing the same course. And she knew Nikhil and Payal because they were doing the same course as Gayatri.

"OhMyGod... Tia, you look so different!", squealed Payal gawking at Tia from head to toe. "I love your saree!"

Tia chuckled and thanked her.

"Bhabisa, sab Bhai se milna chahte the.", said Gayatri.

"Arjun to shayad Baba se milne gaya hain."

"By the way, Tia, tum aapna wadaa bhul gayi ho kya?", said Yohan to Tia.

"Konsa wadaa?"

"Tumne promise kia tha aapne sketches dikhaogi!", reminded Yohan.

"Oh, sorry. Dimaag se nikal gaya.... Come inside, dikhati hu. ", Tia opened the door completely to let all of them in.

Yohan and Payal went with Tia while the others went in the balcony to see the entire Goenka estate since they were not interested in the sketches.

Arjun came back and saw Tia laughing with a guy. Ignoring them, he walked inside. But even then Tia didn't notice him because she was too busy laughing with Yohan and Payal.

Arjun cleared his throat to catch everyone's attention.

"Arjun, aagaye tum. Ye sab Gayatri ke dost hain. Tumse milne aaye hain.", Tia walks towards him. "Gayatri!", Tia called her out.

Gayatri appeared from the balcony with her other friends.

"Bhai, ye mere friends hain. Reema, Nikhil, Freda, Payal. Payal aur Nikhil humare saath same course mein hain." Gayatri introduced.

Arjun just nodded when everyone waved him.

"Aur ye Yohan. Mera dost to hain hi, Bhabisa ka classmate bhi hain."

"Hi.", Yohan forwarded his hand for a handshake.

Arjun shook hands with Yohan.

"Achchha, guys, ab chalo. Bhai-Bhabi ko akela chhorte hain..", Gayatri announced.

Everyone waved them "bye" and left the room, closing the door behind them.

"Arjun... Kuch jal aaraha hai kya?", Tia mouthed suppressing her laughter.

"Sorry?", Arjun looked up from his files.

"Nehi... Mujhe laga kuch jal raha hain. ", Tia was trying not to laugh out loud and maintain a serious face in front of him. But inwardly, she was laughing out loud.

Arjun ignored her and continued his work.

"Mano ya na mano, jalan to tumhe hoti hain zarur.", she thought to herself.

~

After leaving Arjun-Tia's room, they settled in Gayatri's room

"Gayu, Tia looks so different! Mujhe to laga tha ki vo university ki tarha kuch western pehenti hogi ghar mein bhi. Ya phir zyada se zyada tere jaise salwar-suit pehenti hogi. But she wears such gorgeous sarees and heavy jeweleries!", exclaimed Payal. "I mean, how can she carry two different looks so effortlessly!!"

"I know right. She's simply perfect. Perfect in everything. Perfect wife, perfect daughter-in-law, perfect sister-in-law, perfect student and the list goes on and on.....", said Gayatri.

"Yaar, mujhe to samajh mein ye nehi aata ki jisska itna handsome husband ho, vo padhai mein concentrate kaise karti hogi?", said Reema.

"Kyun ki Tia tere jaisi nehi hain.", Yohan gave Reema a light push on her head. "She's a very good student."

"Ya. Whatever.", Reema rolled her eyes.

"Tune kya Tia pe Ph.D. ki hain? Bara pata hain usske bare mein.", Nikhil asked Yohan in a low voice so that only he can hear.

"Kuch bhi, yaar.", Yohan laughed it off.

~UPDATED on 1st July'18~

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