Chapter 45-The house hunting

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Akash's POV

"Cancel it" I said, as soon as Kriti's name flashed on the screen.

"What? Why?" Sid asked, clearly not agreeing with me.

"Why do they've to come with us?" I asked.

"Come on dude, you yourself told that you'll help me. If I am getting a chance now, why are you hell bent on ruining it?" he said.

"Correction Sid, I said I'll help you only when I feel like Kriti is ready to give you a chance" I countered.

"Exactly dude and how will we come to know if she's ready to give me a chance or not? Clearly, we need to spend time with her" he said.

"You're out of your mind" I said.

"Please Akash, help me" he told me, giving his puppy dog eyes.

"What if Siya's with her?" I asked.

"Akash, I told you, you need to set your priorities straight. If you've already made up your mind not to interfere in her life, then you should get used to seeing her everyday. She'll report to you, if you remember" he said.

"I don't know what's stopping you to confront her but if you've made up your mind to face her, then do it man. She's the one at fault, not you" he said.

"Please Sid. We already discussed this number of times, not a word against her" I said.

"You still love her, right?" he asked.

"First love isn't easy to forget. I still love her and always will, may be that's why, even after all these years, I am still not ready to face her" I said, looking out of the window.

"I told you before as well. The whole break up thing was very much unexpected, especially from a girl like Siya, who loved you dearly. I asked you many a times to confront her but you just didn't do it, neither you let me talk to her. What if there's something that we aren't aware of? I feel there's something that we still don't know and I somehow feel that Kriti is the key to find answer to all my unasked questions" he said.

"Are you out of your mind Sid? Just to find answers to your stupid questions if you are trying to befriend her again and then you back out like last time, I swear I'll kill you" I roared.

"What? No, of course not dude. I want to approach her because seeing her after so many  years has hit the cord of my heart, the emotions which I buried deep inside some corner of my heart. This time, I really want her in my life and I'll try my best, whatever it takes" he said.

"If you want to approach her, please go ahead but dare you ask her anything related to my and Siya's breakup" I said.

"Okay, if that's what you want" he said.

Sighing, I agreed with him.

We waited for sometime but none of them came.

"You sure they'll come?" I asked him.

"Don't know dude. If they didn't want to come, they would've cancelled the ride long time back" he said.

He has got a point.

We waited for some more time and from my side mirror I saw then coming towards my car.

As soon as I saw Siya, my heartbeat started racing like crazy.

I know she belongs to someone else but still my heart does summersault when I see her. I think she'll always have that effect on me.

To calm my racing heart, I tore my gaze from the side mirror and looked ahead.

After few seconds, I heard her angelic voice.

"Excuse me, could you please unlock the door" she said, knocking on my window.

"Of course" I said and unlocked the doors of the backseat.

Once they both got seated, I started my car.

I couldn't help but adjust the rear view mirror to see her face.

What? Just because she's with someone else doesn't mean I can't look at her.

I couldn't help but only admire how beautifully she has grown up to be a young women.

I was just looking at her beautiful eyes, her long eyelashes, her cute button like nose, her chubby cheeks, her petal like lips...

"Where are you both going" Sid said, interrupting my train of thoughts.

Bloody moron.

I cleared my throat and saw from the rear view mirror that she was glancing at me, her head was still down, as if she's avoiding looking at me.

When our eyes met through mirror, she immediately looked away.

I never ever in my wildest dreams imagined the situation between me and her become so awkward.

"You do know right that we are going in the same locality as yours, that's why we are travelling together" Kriti back answered Sid.

"I mean to say what will you do there? Weren't you both supposed to have accommodation for few days in the company guest house" he asked.

"That's none of your business" she said, glaring at Sid.

"I was just trying to help you" he said.

"Do me a favor and don't help us at all. We can help ourselves, right Siya?" she said, glaring at him and then turned to Siya.

"Yes" she said, meekly.

I just chuckled at their banter.

"Nothing's changed" I murmured under my breath.

"What? Did you say something?" Sid asked me.

"Nothing" I said. "Everything's same. Nothing has changed over the years" I said.

"What do you mean?" Kriti asked me.

"You both used to fight a lot and look at you, even after all these years, you're still arguing" I said.

"I am still arguing with him because I don't want to agree with him on anything Akash bhaiya and you know the reason very well. And you Sid, don't get me started again. I already told you to stay away from me. Don't try to initiate any friendly conversation with me, do you understand?" she said, pointing a finger at him.

"Okay okay lady don, I won't" he said in mock surrender.

"Good for you" she said and kept her hands on her chest.

I just smiled at her. She's still the same, spitfire.

"Why are you smiling?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at me.

"I heard Akash bhaiya after a very long time" I said, looking at her through mirror.

She didn't say anything but I could sense a small smile on her lips and when my eyes went on Siya, she was also looking outside the window with a very faint smile on her lips.

"How long will it take to reach there?" Siya asked to no one in particular.

Sid looked at me, silently asking me to answer her question.

"Probably ten fifteen minutes" I said.

"Is it too far from office?" Kriti asked.

"Not too far but sometimes it takes longer than usual due to traffic, especially in evening" I said.

"Okay" she said and looked out of the window.

"How long have you been living there?" she asked, after sometime.

"I think since six months, right Sid?" I asked him.

He just nodded but didn't say anything.

"Why are you bobbing your head? Can't you say anything?" she asked him.

"You asked me not to talk to you, so I am just nodding" Sid answered her.

"You" she said and was about to start an argument again but then from the rear view mirror I saw Siya pinching her, probably silently asking her to be quiet.

Siya's POV

"Please don't cancel it" I said when she was about to cancel the request on her phone.

"Why?" Kriti asked.

How can I tell her that I want her and Sid to sort their differences out that's why I want them to spend as much time with each other as possible.

"You remember, you told me to face Akash if I want to move on. I want to show him that I...I really have moved on. So what better way to convey him than spend time with him and show him that I am happy?" I said, although, inside I was crying like hell, but I'll do anything for her, even if it means to face him.

"Are you sure about this?" she asked me, narrowing her eyes at me.

"Of course I am sure" I said.

"Okay, if you say so" she said and then we headed towards their car.

After getting settled and listening to the usual banter of Kriti and Sid throughout the drive, the car came to a stop.

We came out and Sid asked Kriti again, clearing his throat said "so where are you going next?"

"Why do you want to know?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him.

"Just wanted to help you" he said in mock surrender.

"Don't worry we'll find out ourselves where to go" she said and taking my hands in hers, dragged me to the nearby park where people were sitting.

"Excuse me aunty, can you please tell us where this address is" Kriti said, showing the address to an elderly lady.

"Oh dear, this flat is just opposite to mine. Come I'll take you there" she said and we gladly followed her.

But what surprised me was the fact that Sid and Akash were in the same lobby as we crossed them.

"What are they doing here?" Kriti whispered in my ears.

"I don't know" I said and tried to look unaffected.

"Oh Akash and Siddharth, how are you both?" the lady asked them.

"We're fine aunty" they said and passed her a charming smile.

Oh my god, his million dollar killer smile.

Kriti pinched me and whispered "stop ogling at him."

"What can I do, I am feeling like a love sick teenager again" I said and she slapped her head.

"What're you ding with these two girls aunty?" Sid asked, eyeing at us.

"Oh, these young ladies were searching for the flat which is adjacent to yours" she said.

My and Kriti's mouth hung open.

"What?" Kriti shouted.

"That's right dear, the flat which you're searching for is just adjacent to their flat" she said.

"It can't be" she mumbled.

The elderly aunty just then got a call from someone.

Attending the call she looked at us apologetically and said "I am sorry dear but I need to go. It was call from my son and he asked me to accompany to the nearby supermarket. But you don't need to worry dear, Akash and Siddharth will accompany you both to the flat and trust me they are very well behaved young gentlemen."

"Of course they are" Kriti mumbled and rolled her eyes.

"It's okay aunty, we'll manage" I said and bid her bye.

"Let's go Siya" Kriti said and dragged me with her.

"Where" I asked, getting confused.

"We're not seeing this flat" she declared.

"Oh so you wanted to rent a flat, that's why you both came here" Sid said, mischievously.

"No, we don't want to rent any flat here. Get out of your dreamland" she said, glaring at him.

"Kriti, what's the harm in just seeing the flat once?" I said.

"You very well know Siya, I don't want to be anywhere near him. I can't avoid the situation in office but I can certainly avoid the situation here. I don't want to breathe in the same air as him" she said with anger in her voice.

Sid was shocked at her outburst but didn't say anything and when I glanced at Akash, he had a blank expression.

I dragged Kriti with me and said "are you out of your mind? Why don't you want to see the flat?"

"You already know the reason. I..I just don't want to see him near me. It'll make me week and I don't want him to know, in my dreams that he still affects me" she said and I could see tears welled up in her eyes.

"I don't want him to see me in this, vulnerable state and knowing very well that he's the reason behind all the sufferings I went through, I don't want him to see me how week I am" she said and I hugged her and rubbed her back.

"Shhh...Kriti don't cry. Please calm down" I said and handled her a bottle of water.

"Listen Kriti, I am very much sure that both Akash and Sid will never interfere in our privacy. I am sure they both will maintain their distance from us" I said.

"And moreover, they both should know that they don't affect us, not anymore and what better way to show them than being in front of their eyes and show them that we are actually happy?" I said.

I'll convince her by hook or by crook to rent this flat. If not for me, at least for Sid and Kriti.

Fate hasn't given me a second chance and I am sure it'll not give me one, but if Sid and Kriti have got a slightest bit of chance to revive their friendship, I'll make sure that no hindrance comes in between them, not even my relationship with Akash.

Wiping her tears, she said "I think you're right Siya. It's time to show the moron that he doesn't affect me at all. By the way it should be him who should be hiding, not me because I wasn't the one who behaved in that strange way, it was him who broke the friendship, which I used to cherish with all my heart. I'll hold my head high and walk over him, you just wait and watch Siya." 

"That's like my girl" I said and hugged her.

"We'll rent this flat, beside them no matter what" she said.

I don't know how will I handle my racing heart near Akash but one thing's for sure, Kriti will show Sid what hell is.

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