Sara and Karan

"Both of you stop looking at each other and spill the tea" I spoke, gaining the their attention

"Sara you said you were handling some family issues so, I see these are the issues you were talking about huh?" I asked sara

"Karan, you said you needed a break from work so you were on a holiday for a few days and this is how your holiday is going huh? " Dhruv questioned his best friend

"There's nothing like you think" sara stated

"Yeah, we were just having a normal conversation" kara added supporting her statement

"We are your friends and we have every right to know so, come on just tell us everything" I told

"Bhabhi trust me there's nothing between us, at least from her side" kara replied

"Ahem?" She cleared her throat

"I have been seeing you both since the day one, just tell us everything now" I said

"Okay fine" sara signed

"we first met in your wedding only" both of them said in unison

"In our wedding?" Dhruv asked and both of them nodded their heads

"He threw juice on my lehenga" sara said

"It was by mistake and you came out of nowhere the juice glass slipped from my hands. It wasn't my fault" karan tried to explain and he was terrible failing as sara kept giving him deathly glare

"And because of you my whole dress got ruined" she said getting pissed

"i case you forgot I helped to clean it" he commented "And next day you threw coffee on my shirt" he added

"Oh please I apologised for that even though it wasn't completely my fault" she said furiously

"It was all fault you did it willingly" kara stated

"I didn't see you coming and you came out of nowhere. It was all an accident" she reasoned

"Who in the world wouldn't see a big human like me?" He asked

"Myself" she replied

"Then Ms. Sara you definitely need to see an eye specialist" he advised her and she glared at him

"I am sure I can help you find one" he added making her more angry

"Well, in that case I would die blind" she snapped

"calm down both of you we have people around" I said when both weren't ready to compromise

"Yeah please stop scaring everyone" dhruv jokes "Dhruv," I snapped at him

"Now on a serious note what are you both doing in a restaurant at this time" I asked trying to dig into the situation

"Ask your friend she is reason I am here" karan told

"Sara what's the matter?" I asked her

"Long story short I am fake dating this idiot so, I don't have to marry someone" she said in one breath

"Woah!" That was the reaction i and dhruv gave to sara 's Statement

"Can I talk to sara in private?, Please" I excused

"Sure, even I have something to talk to Karan" dhruv said

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"Sara explain yourself" I spoke to her when both of shifted to another table

"You remember, when i told you that i got phone call from my mom asking me to come to Delhi urgently" she asked

"Yeah, so?" I replied

"And I took the first flight to Delhi, I thought something really bad happened, I went rushing but then my grandmother suddenly declared that I was getting married to someone" she narrated

"When they came to Mumbai I thought they wanted to sort things out, I finally felt everything got back to its place but They lied to me, they acted all fake, those gifts, those sweet boxes, that was the act they put up. Never wanted their daughter back all they want is get rid of me" her eyes were filled with unshed tears

"I mean every time they want me to get married and have kids, I just don't understand what their problem is." her voice was trembling

"Naina, I thought they finally moved on from that, I thought they accepted me and they were happy seeing me achieve my dreams now, I know how wrong I was. They still haven't forgiven me for running away from home" a tear slipped from eye and she furiously whipped it

"My grandmother she thinks I am a burden on them and I brought nothing but disrespect to them so, she wants me to get married to someone else and leave them for good" I shifted a little closer to her and rubbed her hand in a soothing way

"I thought at least my mom or dad would stand against her but no-one is ready to speak for me. My dad was never on my side but my mom, naina, she always knew I wanted to be a doctor. I don't what got into her she acted as if was never her daughter" by now she was a crying mess

"To save myself from that fucking situation I lied that I have a boyfriend and we are secretly engaged"

"They said that they want to meet my so-called boyfriend next month. I didn't knew what to do"

"I went to the club to drink all my sorrows away. That's when I again bumped into Karan, I was all drunk. I didn't knew what I was doing and when I got consciousness I realised i was in a stranger apartment"

"I explained everything to him and fortunately he understood the situation" she said with a tight lipped smile

"He said he will help me this situation by being my fake boyfriend and there's was no other way so, I had agree to him" she told

"Oh my goodness, come here" I pulled her into a tight hug

"Why didn't you say all this to me earlier?" I asked "You hid such a big matter from your best friend, sara"

"Since we were kids we always had each other's back. We could have dealt with this also, together" I told her and she slightly nodded her head agreeing to me

"Naina, I really wanted to tell you everything but i know how tough it's been for you handling a new relationship and I didn't want to burden with more problems" she reasoned

"Just shut up, you really thought you would burden me with your problems, then how many times you had my back should I start feeling the same then" I said

"Naina, I am really sorry" she apologized

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"Now if everything is sorted can we have our lunch, I am so damn hungry" karan said as all of us down in peace

"You are always hungry Karan," sara taunted

"Not my fault, I have been working so hard being a good fake boyfriend" he mocked

"Oh really?" She rolled her eyes at him "I don't know how am gonna survive with this idiot"

"The same idiot is helping you" she said with a smirk

"Stop reminding me about your deeds" she commented

"Good deeds" he added

"Yeah, Whatever" she snapped

"These two, gosh" i sighed at their never ending bickering

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"Thank you karan" i said when we both were alone. Sara went to the rest room and dhruv was busy on a call

"Bhabhi you don't have to thank me at all" he said with a genuine smile

"Really karan, i don't know how she would deal with this alone. That girl didn't even tell me" i told

"Bhabhi, trust me, I am more than glad to help her." He said as a smile crept on his lips

"You are pure soul, karan" i added

"I really love her" he said trying not blush hard while i giggled at him

"I know, i have seen that already" i said with a cheerful smile "Just remember, she has been through alot. Please don't Break her heart" i added and he nodded sincerely

"I would never do that, never" he said in a promising tone

"If you both are done with your chat shall we get going" dhruv told and the same time sara came back from the rest room

"Yeah, sure" I agreed

"Bye bhabhi" kara said while giving me quick hug "Bye Karan"

"Bye sara" I said as I pulled her into a tight hug

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"What is love to you, naina?" Dhruv asked out of nowhere which caught me off gard

"Karan says he is in love with sara. I really wonder what it is?" He added and i was still damn confused "What do people mean when they say they are in love? How does it feels"

"I guess it's simple, people will already know when they're in love, love is the calmness, it is a feeling of being home. Love is about the little things, it's those tiny intimate moments." I replied to his question with a tight lipped smile

"And when you love someone truly every complicated thing starts making sense. The same world appears to be a new place. It's like seeing the world through the rose glasses"

"seriously?" Dhruv asked before chuckling

"Yeah, everything becomes exciting. love makes you a different person. Love is the best feeling ever. When the whole World becomes against you, you know there will that one person whom you can forever count on. You always want to come back to them and talk anything to them for hours and all time will start feeling less"

"How do I believe you, naina? It's not like you experienced this feeling" he asked raising his brows

"Who said i haven't?" I blunted

"Huh?"

"I meant like, i have seen and read about love." I tried making an excuse and he smirked at me.

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