Ajay didn't speak with Sanjana after that night, but he did have conversations with Ajju a couple times. He knew that Ajju had spoken to her and from the fact that his friend still seemed happy, she obviously did as he had asked. Even though he knew that should make him happy, he just wasn't happy about it. He understood why he did what he did, but he could not make his heart understand. Each one of his heartbeats seemed to be a voice in the distance that was calling out to her and the more time passed the louder and more desperate those cries got. Ajay knew that he had to ignore those voices because it was the right thing to do. It was now the day of Ajju's arrival and Ajay had promised Ajju that he would be there at the airport to welcome him. Ajay was not looking forward to it. It was not that he wasn't happy to see his friend it was the fact that he knew Sanjana would also be there.
"Hey Ajay are you ready? " asked Ayush who was also going with him to the airport.
"Coming bhaiya. " replied Ajay as he left to meet Ayush outside. The drive to the airport was more or less quiet with just the music from the car radio. Every now and then Ayush would ask Ajay a question, to which he would give only one word answers. He did notice that Ayush was looking at him curiously but pretended not to. Pretending, he was getting very good at it.
They got to the airport about fifteen minutes before Ajju was scheduled to arrive. They were waiting at the gate all of five minutes when Ajay felt her behind him. He didn't have to turn around, he knew it was her. Immediately his heart rate increased.
"Hello Ayush bhaiya", came Sanjana's voice. Ayush turned around and greeted her with a big smile. You could tell he was genuinely happy to see her. Afterwards she turned towards him,
"Hello Ajay". Ajay looked at her, nodded and said "Hi". Unlike before when she wouldn't look directly at him, this time she was staring into his eyes. He could see the accusations her eyes held against him. Not being able to face her much longer he turned away, looking at the gate again. After a few more minutes passengers began coming through and before long Ajju arrived. As soon as he saw them he ran and hugged Ajay, giving them a huge smile. Ajay returned the smile and realized he was genuinely happy to see his friend. He had missed Ajju alot. After greeting Ayush , Ajju turned to Sanjana who smiled back at him. He pulled her into a hug surprising Sanjana, but after a moment of hesitation, she reciprocated the hug. Ajay felt his chest tighten and breathing became more difficult. He never expected to have such a physical reaction to seeing her with Ajju. He had to fight the urge to turn away. The change in his brother's expression and his attempts to hide it did not go unnoticed by Ayush, who had his eyes on him the whole time.
On their way home they went to visit Sanjana's dad as Ajju wanted to speak to him. Ajay and Ayush waited for him in the car.
"Ajay are you ok?" Ayush asked.
" Yes ," was all that Ajay answered. Ayush sighed, he always knew his brother could be stubborn, but this much! How can he not see that in doing this he will destroy three lives. He knew he had to help him but he did not know how yet. Ayush knew talking to him would not work, so he decided he had to try something different, or someone different. After about twenty minutes Ajju , Sanjana and her father walked out to the car. Ajay and Ayush got out to greet them.
"Goodnight uncle", Ajay and Ayush said as Mr Agarwal approached.
"Goodnight beta", he replied.
"I have some important news to share with you", Mr Agarwal replied and Ajay thought he looked a little apprehensive about what he was going to say.
"As you know Ajju is only here for a little over a week and after speaking with Sanjana ...I have decided to get them married." Ajay felt as if he had been kicked in the stomach.
" So after two days Ajju and Sanjana will be married." Ajay mouth dropped open and he immediately looked at Sanjana. She was looking directly at him with a smile that reeked of sarcasm and eyes that said congratulations, I am giving you what you want. Ajay felt his mouth go dry and for a moment he forgot how to speak. He wasn't the only one at a loss for words, Ayush also found it hard to form a coherent sentence. What the hell just happened, Ayush thought to himself. Just then he heard Ajju say,
"What's the matter Ajay, aren't you going to congratulate us?" That broke Ajay out of his dazed state and plastering a smile on his faced he went to hug his friend.
"That's great news Ajju". He said.
"Yes it is, I am finally going to make her my wife, right Sanjana. " Ajju said looking at her, she smiled and nodded. Ajay felt like he wanted to throw up. Seeing the turmoil in his brother's eyes Ayush indicated that everyone was waiting for them at home and they should get going. Ajju said his farwell to the Agarwals and he, Ajay and Ayush headed home. The entire drive Ajay stared out the window in silence lost in thought. Meanwhile Ajju was wondering what was wrong with his friend. He did not seem like himself. Also for two people who spent so much time together, Ajay and Sanjana barely said a word to each other. He found it strange that Sanjana wanted to get married so soon. He also sensed the tension between Ajay and Sanjana. He knew they never really got along before but after they spent so much time together he thought they would atleast be friends by now. He knew something was wrong but could not understand what. Ayush on the other hand was busy trying to figure out how he was going to fix this in two days. He thought he would have more time than this. Well he said to himself, he will just have to do something drastic. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
After they got home, they had dinner with the family while Ajju told them about his marriage with Sanjana. Since Ajju's family was not there he asked Mamaji if they will stand in for him. After some thought, Mamaji agreed. Needless to say Ajay did not have much of an appetite and excused himself as soon as he could, saying he was tired. When Ajju went up he saw Ajay sitting on the terrace. He looked lost in thought and he definitely did not look happy. Before he could go and talk to him he heard Ayush bhaiya behind him.
"So Ajju excited about your wedding?" Ajju smiled
" Yes I am", replied Ajju. Ayush smiled and continued..
"Well I am sure both Sanjana and Ajay must also be very happy. After all, their marriage was so that you and Sanajana can get to this point. Right?"
" Yes bhaiya you are right." Ajju replied, remembering what was bothering him before. Ajju then decided that Ayush would be the right person to answer his questions.
" Ayush bhaiya , when Sanajana was here, what was her relationship with Ajay like? "
The question caught Ayush by surprise.
"What do you mean Ajju?" Replied Ayush.
" I mean, did they get along?" Ayush thought for amoment and realized that Ajju was looking for an explanation for the strange behavior between Ajay and Sanjana. Happy that he did not have to work very hard at the first part of his plan he answered.
" Well in the beginning they quarreled a lot but as time passed they became friends. They supported each other and helped each other. In fact Ajay was very sad after she left. "
Ajju listened intently and wondered why they hardly spoke to each other if they were good friends. Seeing the confusion on Ajju's face Ayush smiled to himself.
"Ok well if you don't have anymore questions I am going to bed", Ayush replied and then added,
"Ajju how about before the wedding we go out to celebrate. You, me Ajay, Utpal,Avani, Mishri and Sanjana. All us kids, what do you say? There is this nice restaurant that opened."Ajju smiled and said "Sure that sounds like a great idea. "
"Good then we will go tomorrow night." replied Ayush before going to is room with a smirk on his face.
Omg!! I'm just loving this!!
This SS is my fav out of all the things on the forum.
Whenever I come to the forum I keep a check on this one.
Continue soon.
Cliffhanger hai yaar.
Please update soon.
And and and
I lovee ayush here... He is soo cutee..
I hope he is able to do stuffs..
I hope Ajay realizes his feelings..
I'll like more jealous Ajay😆
Oh god I wrote soo muchh😆
Ani❤️
When Ajay woke up the next morning he realized that he had fallen asleep right where he sat on the terrace. He quickly got up to go and change before anyone could notice. By the time the rest of the boys woke up, he was dressed and headed down to breakfast. Afterwards Ayush told him about their plans for tonight. Ajay tried his best to get out of it but neither Ayush nor Ajju was going to let him. Ajju found it just as difficult to convince Sanjana to come. What is wrong with them? He thought to himself. He was glad they were all going out. Maybe this is way he might be able to fix whatever is wrong between them. When the Pethewalas got to the restaurant Sanjana had not arrived yet. They got their table and ordered their first round of soft drinks while they waited for her. A live band was playing and the atmosphere was very lively. Couples were dancing and everyone was enjoying themselves. A few minutes later Sanjana arrived and Ajay could not stop staring at her. She was beautiful. She was wearing a black form fitted dress, with short sleeves .The length was just about three inches below the knee. Ajju got up to pull her chair out for her.
"Wow Sanjana you are looking gorgeous," said Avni.
"Yes I absolutely love that dress", chimed in Mishri. Sanjana couldn't help but blush and then she looked in the eyes of the person whose stare she could feel since the minute she walked in. The way he was looking at her made her heart stop. She had not seen that look from him before. It was like he was looking at the most beautiful sight in the world. Sanjana immediately looked away not being able to ignore what that look was doing to her resolve.
About an hour and a half later, after they had finished eating ,Ayush suggested that they go out to the dance floor. Everyone seemed to love the idea except Ajay and Sanjana, but Ayush convinced Sanjana to dance with Ajju and he and Utpal took the girls to the dance floor. No matter what they did Ajay said he did not want to go and he was fine looking on from here.
"Ok, but you will miss out on the fun." Said Ayush before they left the table. Ajay looked on as they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. Ayush was dancing with Mishri and Utpal with Avni, while Ajju was with Sanjana. The fact that Ajay only had eyes for Sanjana the entire time did not go unnoticed by Ayush. Just then the music slowed down and Ajju held Sanjana close as they slow danced. Even though he tried not too Ajay couldn't help but feel immense jealousy. He couldn't stand the fact that she was in another man's arms, even though he knew that it was his best friend. No matter how much he tried to tell himself that this is what he wanted he couldn't stand the way Ajju held her, and touched her back, and caressed her cheek as they danced. Ajay felt physically ill and what was worst was that there was nothing he could do about it. The helpless feeling felt like it would consume him.
It was then that Ajju excused himself to go to the bathroom leaving Sanjana talking with Ayush when after a few minutes,she heard behind her,
" Excuse me, may I have a dance? "
Sanjana turned around to see a tall , handsome man not much older than her. She smiled politely and said
"No thank you, I am here with someone." The guy was not easily deterred.
"Oh come on, one dance?" he said as he held her arm. Before Ayush could say anything to him or even realize what was happening the guy went flying backwards on to the floor,blood oozing out from the side of his lip. Sanjana looked around to see Ajay, rage etched all over his face lunge at the guy again not allowing him to even get up and started punching him in the face. Ayush tried his best to pull him off but Ajay was consumed and he would not stop. It was then Ayush turned to Sanjana and pleaded with her to do something. Sanjana grabbed his arm and shouted for him to stop but Ajay kept going . With all her strength she reached his shoulders and turned him to face her and shouted for him to stop. When he looked into her eyes, it was like the rage than he felt drained away and Ajay stopped hitting him long enough for Ayush to get the guy away from him. Ajay stood up and Sanjana asked him
"What is wrong with you? What did he do to deserve that?"
Ajay replied through clenched teeth and with a voice he was fighting to keep steady,
"He touched you "Ajay said looking into her eyes,
"That is more than enough to deserve what he got." Sanjana couldn't speak after that. Everyone looked at them in shock. Ajay turned and walked out of the restaurant. Ajju who was returning to the group just before it happened, saw the whole thing. Ayush noticed the shocked look on Ajju's face. It was obvious he had seen enough to understand what was wrong between Ajay and Sanjana. Ajju stood frozen trying to make sense of what he had just witnessed. Ayush could tell that Ajju realized that his fiance and his best friend were in love with each other. He smiled to himself while he helped the injured man to his car. When he got him there Ayush said,
" I am so sorry Amit. I did not realize he would lose it this badly. "
Amit looked at his friend and shook his head while he let out a small laugh. "I have had worst my friend, but this is the last time I do you a favour." It was now Ayush's turn to laugh as he again thanked his long time friend from his boxing club, for doing him the most important favour he could ask for and effectively saving his baby brother's life.
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