I entered vikram's house and the only thing came into my mind was if they call this just a house party then how does a cocktail party look like ?

Everyone tripping over one another.. lots of drinks and what not.. and why not that's the last evening of 2017 !

But nisha said there will be only few of our batch mates..

That was intentional to bring me here ! Nisha tried to convince me but I declined and then she turned to mom ! What made her so desperate to do all this just to bring me here.

I was standing at the entrance with thousands questions running in my mind.

Sanam passed by me and entered the decorated hall . I , myself is not comfortable here among these weird people and mom forced me to bring sanam along with me , that was indeed my biggest mistake of 2017..

I saw sanam took a orange juice from the counter and comforted himself on a couch. I want to talk to him, what I couldn't say at home how am I supposed to say that here, among so many people ?

I started stepping towards him. Suddenly i saw nisha joined Sanam and started talking to him. She even tried to pull off his beanie once but sanam put it back at the place where it was.

And again i was getting angry with both of them. Sanam doesn't want to talk to me that's okk but that doesn't mean he will go talking to nisha.

I stopped in the midst and saw sanam was looking at me from the corner of his eyes.

Your silence is killing me Sanam !

"Hey,anu you are here" suddenly a vaguely familiar voice spoke. I twisted around to hit a guy. "I'm sorry,i didn't see you..."i was saying but was in short of words as I recognized him.

And suddenly the light went off. Shit ! Its a light out party !! Now it's next to impossible to confirm if i saw the person right. If I saw Aryan .

I started taking quick steps backward and hit a table or something of that kind. I stopped. My heart beat was increasing. I heard heavy footsteps approaching me. He stood in front of me ! I can feel it. My heart beating fastest.

"How are you ananya ?"Aryan asked. "I'm meeting u after so long, it's so good to see you"aryan added. I remained silent. "You there ananya ?"Aryan asked again. "Yeah..yeah.."I spoke somehow controlling myself. "Ananya i was thinking about bringing my dad along this new year to meet your mom"Aryan said. "No,aryan, please, shut up, i said no, no means no, I'm not interested in you"I spoke pointing at him this time with all courage i had.

And suddenly the lights were back again.

"Why ananya ?"Aryan asked. "Am i not good for you ?"Aryan said.

"No, you are not, you are rich that doesn't mean I'll agree, please let me go, and mind your own business"I said trying to make my way to Sanam. Aryan held my wrist tightly. "Listen to me ananya, let me complete"aryan said in a firm voice.

I was trying to free myself from his grip but I was unable to do so.

"Let her go, dude, talk to me, whatever you want to say, your man power is not to be shown to a girl, and my manhood doesn't permit me to tolerate this"Someone in a very familiar voice said and turning around i found it was Sanam. He had held aryan 's hand and freed me from his grip and said "ananya come here"

I stood by him and clutched his sleeve.

"And you ? Who the hell you are ? Who the hell gave you permission to drop in between our conversation ?"Aryan asked. "Its Sanam, Sanam Puri, and about ani, i don't wanna explain who I am to her,i am his man" Sanam said and looked at me. I was shocked and happy at the same time with his words "What is this ananya ?"Aryan said. "Yeah he is right, don't ever try to come near me and touch me, get lost, don't ever again show me your face, and about your proposal my answer is no. A big "NO". Got it ?"I said. Sanam looked at me. Many people had already gathered around.

I finished. "Come Sanam"i said. I dragged sanam with me out of the house and I stood outside. Sanam still standing apart. We started walking to get some lift. We were walking sanam before me and I following him.

"What's wrong with you huh ?"i asked being angry. Sanam stood as cold as ice. I stepped ahead to Sanam. Sanam turned to me. still silent. his gaze fixed at me.I Held his collar.

"What do you want ? Tell me ? No go for it ! You wanna scold me ? Shout at me ? Slap me ? What do you want ? Go for it ! Just don't be silent, your silence is killing me !! I can't take it anymore..you are not talking to me , not even listening to me ! Just sinply ignoring me ! What have I done ? Let me clear na, let me say, no you won't because you are stubborn ! And in the other hand you are saving me from aryan ? Why ? Why ?"i kept shouting.

Sanam held my hands. And chill ran down my whole body. "I saved you , not because you are ananya, i would have done it for any other girl"Sanam said.

"Oh I'm same as any other girl then ?"i said holding on to his collar more tightly this time bringing his face more closer to mine.

"Yeah, like i am just a friend to you"Sanam said.

"Jealous ?"I said. "I'm not"sanam said. "Oh yes you are"I said. "Don't think too much"sanam said. "I'm thinking it straight"I said.

Sanam frees himself from me and taking a step backward turned his back to me. "Let's just go home"Sanam said.

"Yeah, sure, just needed to tell you one thing, you might be excited to know who is aryan right ? Let me tell you, he is aryan rathore, the rich guy, he wants to marry me ! That's indeed a good deal..no ? To get married to a guy, and he is my bf . Oops, he is saved in my phone as bf by nisha only"I said in one breathe. Sanam turned to me.

"Go ahead, let's go home na ? I am desperate to tell mom her daughter is not a kid anymore ! What's use of loving someone ? Id better get married"I started walking.

"Wait ananya"Sanam spoke.

I was walking. Suddenly everything before me started getting a little blurry. I stopped and tried to control myself. Sanam quickly came and held my elbow. "You okk ?"He asked. "Just leave me , i hate you"I said.

"Have you eaten anything ?"Sanam asked. "How am I apposed to eat, u were not home the entire day, you were not talking to me, you were not taking my calls, you were ignoring me, how am I supposed to be okk ?"I said rudely.

"I'm sorry, i was hurt"Sanam said. "Why ? Why were you hurt ?"I asked firmly. "You don't care about me na ?get off I hate you"I said. "Listen to me, i was hurt, because I thought you had a boyfriend, you love someone else"Sanam said. "What if i love someone else ?"I said my voice getting teary. "I can't live if you are in love with someone else"Sanam said.

I stepped ahead held his collars tightly and pulled me to me and I pressed my lips on his. I slowly locked my arms around his shoulder. I felt fingers of his right hand running through my back slowly approaching the curve of my waist. He grabbed my waist tightly pulling me more closer to him. With his left hand he slowly removed some of my loose hairs from my face and tucked them behind my ear. He caressed my face with his left hand and then his fingers slowly approached my neck giving me goosebumps with his every touch. He leaned more closer resting his manly body over mine. Overwinning me with his scent, with his touch and making my heart beat go racing with his warmth. Electrifying current ran down my whole body and I eventually i clutched his shoulder more tightly, now my nails pierced inti his skin. And his grip tighest on my waist.

We kissed until my nails sank deep in his skin.

I started taking heavy breathes. My shoulder still on his shoulder. His hand still locked around my waist. His breathes swift and calm.

"Now what ?"He said. "I have to tell you what ? You are an idiot. Go say it "I said.

"Ananya, i love you, im here just because of you, i came all the way from Mumbai to meet you, i knew you are here in goa, but I didn't know I'll fall for you again, after seeing you here, i missed you every hour, every minute, every second"Sanam said .

"What the hell took you eight years to say that you love me"i said as some years started running down my cheeks.

"Eight ?"Sanam asked.

"Its 12:02 am, it's 2018 now, Happy new year"I said looking at him.

"I loved you for eight freaking years, with zero hope that you will return"i said crying.

"I love you ani"Sanam said and hugged me.

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