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As I rushed out of his room, accidentally I bumped on someone's back. Being typical me, I lost my balance and fell on my butt. Hey groundy! I missed you so much!

I looked up towards a hand that was forwarded to help me. "Are you okay?" Urgh! I bumped on Keshu, again. I took his hand nd got up, "Uh.. Yeah I'm fine." I replied. I felt so embarrassed. "Third tym!" He said, I gave him a confused look. "Huh?" I blurted. "It's third time that you crashed on me." He cleared my confusion. I felt more embarrassed, I know my cheeks must be shot red by the time.

"Sorry." I mumbled. "You should be. Why can't you walk properly huh?" I was stunned by his words. I never saw Keshu behaving like that, my eyes widen with shock. I felt so terrible.

*Sigh* What a wonderful day! *Note the sarcasm*.

"Hey! Chill.. I was just pulling your leg. I would never mind if you bump on me again and again." He said with a wink. I flushed red. Thank God he was joking! "You scared me." I said with a relief and he laughed.

Till Mr. Puri came me and Keshu were standing in the balcony, talking about random things. My mood lit up. I saw a sizzling yellow Yamaha bike been parked in the parking lot that can easily be visible through balcony. "Wow!" Came out of my mouth after seeing that beauty. I just love bikes, only few people knows about it. "Do you like that bike?" Keshu asked as he found me gasping at that amazing vehicle. "Like? I love bikes!! And this is a clear beauty!" I exclaimed. "I guess its yours, right?" I said to him. "How do you know it?" He asked unbelievably. "My friend Shivani told me that you are a huge bike lover. She showed me one of your picture with the same bike. That's why guessed.. Actually... She has a big crush on you." ( 😉😉) I told him he just smiled. "You have crush on whom among the band members?" He asked me. I felt tongue tied, how can I tell him that the one I'm treating now is the one on whom I had.. Basically have a crush? The Sanam Puri!

"Umm.. If you don't mind can I ride your bike?" I asked him, behaving as if I didn't hear him. "Yeah sure!" He said nd I grinned happily. "Wait!.. What did you say? Can. You. Ride. My. Bike?" He asked amusingly emphasising each word. I nodded. "Do you know how to ride bike?" He asked again. "Yes!" I replied proudly. "Wow! Sorry to say.. But I didn't expect that a dolly girl like you can also ride bikes." He had an amused expression.

"Oh please! Don't call me Doll. I hate when people think a skinny girl like me can not ride bikes. Actually... I love proving them wrong." He was kinda impressed by my reply may be that's why he was just staring at me. "Hello?" I waved my palm in front of his eyes bring him back to earth. "Umm.. Yeah. Sorry.. Come I'll show you my bike." He said hesitatingly.

We were about to step out of the main door when Amaya called us, " Masi - Keshu Chachu! Aap kaha jaa rhe ho?" She asked. "Apki Masi ko, apke Keshu Chachu ki bike chalani h." (Ur Aunt wanna ride ur Keshu uncle's bike.) Keshu told her. She looked at me unbelievably, "Masi ko bike ride krna ata h?" (She knows how to ride bike?) I chuckled. "Come I'll show you what else your Masi can do." I gave her my hand to hold, she held it. "Di me and Keshu are going in the parking area we will be back in few minutes. Amu is with us." I said in a loud voice so that Somu di could hear. "Ok!" Came her reply from her room.

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"Are you sure?" Keshu asked me hesitatingly. "Don't worry.. I won't go far." I gave him an assuring smile as he handed me bike's key. Amu demanded to ride the bike along with me, she wasn't going to listen anyone so I agreed. Amu sat behind me as she wrapped her tiny hands around my waist. "Ready?" I asked her. "Hmm." She hummed. I gunned up the engine, clutched the accelerater nd I smoothly rode that yellow beauty. Oh did I mention, I love yellow ;p ?

Keshu took out his phone nd was making our video. I waved at him for a second nd then... Woosh! We rode away.

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In morning Amu came in my room, she tried hard to wake me up but failed miserably. So she left but then again after sometime she came back and started tickling me. Though her fingers were tiny but damn, It worked! I was laughing like hell. Not to forget I laughed so freely after a span of 6 months.

Wait! I heard someone else laughing too, but who? Urgh! When you sleep for 9 peaceful hours after so many sleepless nights it becomes so difficult to open your eyes in morning!! I guess its a girl, not Somu Bhabhi or Disha... Ummm.. Aaru?..

Shit, she must have reached!! I tried to stop Amu by grabbing her lil hands (with closed eyes😥) . I grab a delicate wrist, I thought it was Amu. She tried to take it way I thought she would tickle me again so I pulled her hand back but bam!! Someone fell up on my chest. I immediately opened my eyes as I felt I pulled someone else.

Arpita..

Her face was so close to mine. Her hair fell on the either sides of my face.For the first time I noticed that her eyes are dark brown just like mine. She has a small beauty spot on her chin, it could only be visible from close. I came out of trance when I heard Amu giggling. I didn't realize that I was actually admiring Arpita.

Holy freak!!

She got up instantly nd so as I. I breath in. Fish,... I was holding my breath! "Amm.. I'm sorry actually I thought.. It was Amu." I said hesitatingly. "It's.. Its o-okay." She stammered. "You get ready and come out I'll wait in the drawing room." She said nd ran out of my room without even waiting for my reply.

Damn! I must have embarrassed her.. Why am I so stupid, God?

I face palmed. "Hehe.. Chachu ne Masi ko gira diya." Amu laughed at me. "You little devil!" I ran after her in entire room laughing nd giggling.

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I came down near the parking where I saw Keshu as Bhabhi informed me Keshu, Arpita nd Amu went down. He was shooting something from his cell, but what?

"What are u shooting bro?" I asked him as I walked towards him. "Just look at the scene in front of you." He replied with a grin. My eyes followed the path towards what his camera was capturing.

"What?!!!" I almost screamed. She can ride bike? Nd that too so efficiently? I had seen many girls riding scooties nd all but a heavy vehicle like this nd that too rode by a girl like Arpita, this is tremendous! Amu was giggling through the entire ride nd so as she. Don't know whatshe cracked though. I found myself smiling at them. Okay, may be I'm not the only one who was smiling. Keshu's face was literally lit. Why do I have a feeling that something is fishy here? As in...umm.. between them..??

The ride came to a halt as she stopped the bike in front of us. Both of them seems to be damn happy so as we were. "So you ride bikes too?." I said to her amusingly as I helped Amu to get down. "Is that so shocking?" She asked while getting down. "No I mean..uhhh..." Wow Sanam! Someone can actually shut your mouth. Great!

She laughed at my uncertainty, "Chill Mr. Puri. Its not just you who have these misconceptions about me." She smiled at me and I smiled back. "I made a video of you both. I need to upload it on insta!" Keshu chirped. "No!!" She almost shouted. We both looked at her confusingly, "I mean, it may raise many questions among ur followers that who this girl would be riding Keshav Dhanraj's bike!" She moved her hands in air as she told Keshu putting more pressure on his name.

Smart girl..

"Yeah, you are right. I won't post it." He said sadly. "But don't forget to send me that video." She warned him teasingly nd then chuckled, "Sure." He replied. Was he blushing? Weird!

"Do you even have her number?" I asked him. "Oops!" He flicked his tongue. Arpita chuckled nd said, "Don't worry.. Soumya di has." He nodded his head.

"Amaya ko Masi k sath bohot maza aya!" ! Amaya clapped her hands while jumping. I almost forgot that my munchkin was there! "Ye to bas shuruat h.. Slowly you'll know your Masi is so much fun to be with." Arpita winked at her.

We all marched back home, Amaya went in her room. Me, Keshu nd Arpita came into my room. We sat on the couch, me on the left nd Keshu on the right with Arpita in between, "So.. What will we do today?" I asked her not knowing how to start the conversation. Whatever happened in the morning was very embarrassing and I didn't want to make it more awkward for her. "Let's play a game!" She said excitingly. "Game? Like what?" Keshu asked her. "Kuch Kuch hota hai Dekhi h?" She asked us.

"Ye bhi koi puchne wali baat h? Agar nhi dekhi hoti na to lalat hai hum par." Keshu said as a matter of fact nd then I gave him a HiFi behind her, chuckling on his reply. "Whatever.. So in that movie they played a game called as 'love messages'." Keshu cut her off. "We are going to play that game?" She glares him so he kept quiet I silently laughed at them. "This wouldn't be actually that game but similar to it. I will say a word nd whatever comes in ur mind after hearing it you will have to say it nd you'll have just 3 seconds time. Whoever loses first will have to do whatever the winner wants. Agree?" She explained the terms and conditions of the game. We both nodded to her like obedient students.

"Okay, so first word for Keshu.. Rain." She began. "Paper boat." He replied immediately. "Okay. Mr. Puri now your turn. Paper boat." She said to me. "Umm.. Water." I said quickly. Water? How lame! "Acha.. Water?" She said uncertainly to Keshu, "tea?" Keshu said looking at me. "Biscuit!" I said nd we all laughed. "Umm...uh.." Keshu didn't find word. "Time up!" She said. "You lost!" She said excitingly that she literally bounced at her place.

"Okay! What I have to do?" He surrendered. "Ask Mr. Puri ." She looked at me. "Wh-what can I ask him to do?" I was confused. "Come on! You got a golden opportunity." She motivated me. "Okay.. Keshu, make a dance video of yours on the song 'sheela ki jawani' nd post it on instagram" I grinned. I saw his expressions, he was stunned nd so as Arpita. Both of their jaws were dropped. "Bro.. You're kidding me right?" Keshu said unsurely. "Not at all bro. Com'on now, do it!" I smirked and folded my hands over my chest.

"My followers will die after watching something as ridiculous as it." He shook his head. Me nd Arpita were trying to control our laughs. "Please Keshu! Don't be a spoil spot. Acha 5 minutes baad delete kar dena." (After five minutes delete it) She said to him. He sighed," okay fine." He finally agreed. I played music, Arpita was ready with video recorder nd Keshu started dancing. His moves were kinda funny, I was laughing really very hard. When he did the hook step of the song it broke the ice. Even Arpita started laughing badly, finally he was done with his out of the world dancing. As per the dare he uploaded the video on instagram, within few seconds we saw comments by his followers. Some were like

*Omg Keshu! What happened to you? Achanak tumhare andar ki sheela kaise jaag gai?

*Are you alright?

* 😂😂😂😂😂

*My cutie Sheela 😘😘. etc.

After five minutes he deleted the video. "That was so embarrassing!" Keshu's cheeks turned red. "But that was so cute!" Arpita pulled his cheeks nd they turned even more red. "That was so much fun." I said to them while grinning. I jumped on couch looking at Keshu who was standing in front of me nd his cheeks were as red as tomato. He whispered something in Arpita's ear nd she smiled at him. "Now what did you tell her?" I raised an eyebrow. "Nothing.. Just that after so many days you played a prank on me." He had a genuine smile on his face. Keshu is a true best friend, I feel lucky that I have such loving family and friends. I feel guilty at the same tym for troubling them.

"Anyways... I had to go gym nd I'm already late.. My gym instructor will eat me raw!" He said with a horrified face as me and Arpita chuckled at him nd then he left.

Then it was left just me nd her in the room. Wait! Not may be just we both, Yuki ran inside room. She started smelling my toes, wagging her tail. I bent down patting her head. "She loves you so badly!" Arpita said in an awe. "I love her too." I picked up Yuki in my arms like a baby and brought her near Arpita. She patted her head playfully, Yuki wagged her tail even more faster. She abruptly jumped from my arms, Arpita catches her in hers. May that's were she wanted go in her arms. "Hey.. Calm down baby..haha.." Arpita talked with her like most people do when they talk to their babies nd pets. Yuki seemed to be damn happy in her arms, she started licking her palm nd then her jawline. "Aye!! Bad manners Yuki." I scolded her. Yuki whined slowly nd looked at me with puppy eyes. Puppy showing puppy eyes! Wow."Its fine." She said. We sat on couch with Yuki on her lap enjoying the massage she was giving her.

"You know I always wanted to keep a pet.. Especially dogs.. But.." She started. "But?.." I asked. "My mum didn't allow me to nd then after her my Bua.." She said sadly. After her? Where's her mum? "Sorry to ask but what do u mean by after her ?" I asked carefully. I found her straighten herself .

Did I ask a wrong question?

"She is no more." She replied with a faint smile that didn't reach till her eyes. "She died when I was twelve due to brain tumor." She told me, pain was completely visible in her eyes becoz she was unable to hold mine with her. "I-I am sorry.. I didn't know that.." I felt a patch of guilt after knowing it. "Na.. Its okay!" She said finally looking at me with blinking eyes. Was she holding her tears?

Suddenly her phone started ringing. Yuki jumped from her lap nd ran out. She was staring at the screen nervously, her hands were trembling before picking it up. "Uh.. Excuse me." She excused herself nd left the room.

Who's call was it which made her sweat?

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(Made by me😶)