"so, he is a hunk"

"yes"

"he has a great voice"

"yes"

"and silky soft hair"

"by the looks of it, yes"

"he owns Nlogics"

"yes"

Q"you spent an hour with him in prison"

"yes"

"you think he is cute"

"yes"

"you think it is amazing, he is getting to know so much about Sasha from you without asking her directly"

"yes"

"he is most probably going to marry that hag"

"yes"

"and you are crushing on him"

"yes" I nodded, and only then my brain started to function.

"Wait what no. Of course not. I am not crushing on him. Pfft! What are you even talking? Shut up Mini and stop grinning." I glared at my stupid friend who hasn't stopped laughing yet. We were in my apartment wasting away the week end. I was sitting on the floor while she occupied my entire queen-sized bed.

"Your face. Oh god, it is priceless."

"Shut it. I knew I shouldn't have said you anything. Now you won't let me hear the end of it."

"Damn right I won't. And you know what? You cannot keep something like this from me even if you tried. So, tell me, when are you going to confess you undying love for him?"

"It's not like that. It's just that I admire him you know. Who spends his time with a cranky friend of his fiancé, just to know more about her and make their future great by knowing her likes and dislikes without her knowledge? And I am not crushing; I just wanted to talk about this with you. I don't know why, but I just wanted to."

"Alright whatever you say. But I still have an inkling that you like him, and trust me you deserve him more than that H-bag."

"Mini don't call her that. What do you have against her? As far as I remember you guys were fine when I first introduced the two of you."

"I will tell you the grand secret when the time comes, not now."

She looked somewhere behind me, deep in thought. Mini and I met in college and were roommates in the dorm. We have been friends ever since and are very close.

It's been three weeks since that fateful night and Nick and I have been constantly in touch. We had constant discussions about the surprise party (yes, he threw one as per my request). We even met a couple of times when he said he wanted to know things about Sasha. I started admiring the way he was treating her and wanted to say something about it to someone. Hence Mini. Because I don't think it will be a great idea if I walked up to Sasha and told her that I admired her fiancé (future) and that we have been in contact ever since we met and texted until late at night. P.S. I also think he is cute.

Yup definitely not a good idea.

"So, Ryan and Jack are out of question?" she asked like that was the most serious thing she could think of right now.

"Seriously? Ryan? That is wrong on so many levels. And Jack? He is like a wise brother I never had or will ever want. And I have my gut telling me that he has a thing for Sara." I placed my hand on my chest and continued in a dramatic voice,

"It's ok I have accepted it and so should you, I am not the relationship type and will never find a guy of my dreams. I am going to be that dog-lady, only my dogs will be stuffed toys because I can't take care of another living thing even if my life depends on it" I wiped my imaginary tears to add to the effect.

"I know. The plant, I gifted you, which is now two feet the soil is a good enough example. And you are wrong, you found the man of your dreams."

"Only he was not for me" I rumbled off without thinking.

"Ry"

"I am sorry Mini, it's fine. I just... I don't know what I was thinking."

"Riyanshika shut up and listen to me. That guy, was an idiot when he did what he did. He was never your guy; he was not right for you. Now coming back to 'the guy of your dreams' he IS out there somewhere and will pop out when time comes and if he doesn't I will come shopping with you to buy all your soft toys."

"Thank you but that won't be necessary," I mumbled "because you can always sacrifice your Prince in the shadows for me. From what you have told me about him I think I am falling madly, deeply, totally and insanely in love with him." I joined my hands and made longing eyes. Mini has been seeing this guy for a few months now. She did not keep many secrets from me but the identity of lover boy has not been revealed to me yet.

"So, when am I meeting him?" I asked and turned to look at a disinterested Mini, who was acting nonchalant.

"Another word about you snatching him away from me and I will kick you out. And no, you are not meeting him until he asks me to marry him. And that's final," she says all the while looking at her nails and not once at me.

"Ok you are forgetting a teeny tiny itchy bitsy detail here, this" I rotated my finger pointing the room "is my apartment and if you don't like the sacrificing idea we can always share you know," that being said I ran out of the bedroom just in time to save myself from a pillow that came flying my way.

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We were hogging on some junk food, feeding my sofa along with our mouths and watching Keeping Up with The Kardashians, when a thought occurred to me,

"Mini don't you think I will make some money if I did something like this?"

"You will make millions. Do you know why I call you every time I have a problem?"

"Because I am awesome and you love me and the advices I give and..." I shut up when she gave me a blank stare.

"Because every time I talk to you, I feel good. Your problems are way worse and more entertaining when compared to mine. It makes me feel better," was her amazing reason.

"Get out. You are no more welcome here. I am blocking your number and give me back my spare key. I don't even know who you are anymore. You just broke my heart, soul, mind and... I am hungry. Can we go out, maybe to McD? I don't want to cook."

What? I really was hungry and didn't have it in me to continue with my Oscar acting.

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"Go find us a table while I go and order" with that I made my way to the counter and ordered our food. Once I spotted Mini in the far end of the room I made a beeline to our table only to see some guy spill his coke all over our table on his way out. By the time I was in hearing distance Mini was giving him a piece of her mind.

"You should be watching where..." her eyes widened and she held her pointing figure towards him and said, "I have seen you before, haven't we already met?" by now I was standing beside her and was surprised to recognize the guy.

"Nick?" both Hots' and Mini's heads turned to me.

"This is Hots? Damn girl he is hhhot" Mini really felt the need to open her mouth.

"Excuse me?" Hots... Nick looked at me and then at my big mouthed friend confused "did you say Hots..."

"DOTS. She said dots, you know like polka dots shirts, skits, ties. Yaa that's what she was talking about. Weren't you Mini," I turned to glare at my friend who pressed her lips into a thin line now and had a very amused expression on her face while I was trying with all my might to save myself from the ultimate doom.

"Dots? But she said, 'damn girl he is hot?'" Nick asked, like this was the biggest question world was facing right now, with a smirk. Really Nick? Why did you have to be a smartass and a brainy with bat ears now of all times?

"No no no no, you heard it wrong she said, 'damn girl he is short', isn't it Mini? She knows many guys who are tall. Very tall, like humm aumm seven"

7? Riya idiot there are no Hagrids in real life.

Yaa right, what should I say?

"I mean 6.7' not 7. ha-ha" I laughed nervously when all my stupid friend did was just nod her head in all possible directions. Before she could die of containing her laughter, I of shame, and Nick of his building ego (because I am sure he heard and understood what Mini said) I blabbed more to do something, anything and get the hell out of here.

"It was really nice meeting you Nick, but we must really go. This is my friend Minisha and she is just up from her slumber, doesn't know what she is talking, so yaa toodles" with that I got a hold of Mini's elbow grabbed everything on our tray made a mad dash to the exit immediately after which my friend laughed like a manic,

"Slumber?... toodles?...polka dots?...short?..." she said between her horrifying laughs, once she sobered up she continued "OMG Riya you are really an idiot when, he is around you. You got it bad baby."

"I. DO. NOT."

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Introducing Mini. She is a going to bring a lot of twists and turns to the plot.

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