"I LOVE AMAIRA, ITS BEEN 2 WHOLE YEARS, I TRIED TO CONVINCE MYSELF THAT IT MIGHT BE JUST A CRUSH, BUT NO, I LOVE HER SO MUCH," Reyansh said loudly in one breath, closing his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, he saw shocked Aayan in front of him.

"But now it's all over; I won't be coming in between you, I promise; I'll leave now," Reyansh said in a low voice, his eyes filled with tears.

"Wait, what do you mean by you won't come in between us? Aayan asked.

"I saw you both yesterday, you were laughing and then hugged eachother. You guys were so happy, and I don't want to be a middleman. I know I love her, but I won't be the problem creator for you guys." Reyansh said.

Aayan chuckled, looking at his bestfriend, who has misunderstood things and is drowning in love so much that he is ready to sacrifice his love just for his best friend and his love.

Aayan stood up and went near Reyansh, making him stand by holding his hand. He hugged him. Reyansh hugged him back without saying anything he silently cried.

"She is not my girlfriend, she is my best friend, and yeah, get this in mind, I was not talking about Amaira; the girl I was talking about is not Amaira; she is Manvi, our other best friend; we three are best friends from junior college," he said, and paused for some time to see Reyansh shocked and happy.

"Then why were you hugging her yesterday? and I thought you proposed her, that's why..." Reyansh mumbled slowly.

"Oh, actually, after I left the canteen, I met Manvi and Amaira both, but Manvi's dad came to pick her up, so she left before us, and then I told about my feelings towards Manvi to Amaira just as I told you. Amaira got so happy. We then shared things, and she told me that she knew this from the start. I don't know how she noticed it. as it was getting late and she had to get some groceries on the way, I took my leave. Before leaving, she teased me, and we laughed. Then we hugged each other and bid goodbye. It was a friendly hug. She is my  best friend." Aayan finally told him everything, and Reyansh wiped his tears, smiling like stupid.

He held Aayan's shoulder, shaking him and taking him in a big fat hug. "Are you for real?" I love her so much. Aayaaan, thank you. This is the best news I got today. Thankyou thankyouuuuu, I love youuuu," he said and smiled like crazy.

Aayan broke the hug, making a disgusted face after hearing I love you from Reyansh. "Ewww, don't say this to me. Shuuu, shuuu, go and say this to your amaira" Aayan said.

Reyansh then made a puppy face and kept looking at Aayan. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked, being aware of the further statement that was going to come his way.

"Now that we know you are so close to Amaira, then why don't you just introduce me to her???" He said, smiling cheekily and showing his teeth.

"What noooo... do it yourself," Aayan said, rolling his eyes and smiling internally.

"Please, naaaaa, please, aaayannn," Reyansh said in a pleading tone.

"NO" came Aayans reply.
"Yes, please," came Reyansh, pleading.
"NO"
"YES please"
"No"
"YES please"
"OK yes," said Aayan, and Reyansh threw the cushions that were kept on the sofa in happiness.

"You are going to keep them in place again," Aayan said, smiling, seeing his friend too happy.

"Yes, I'll do everything you say," Reyansh said, smiling .

Reyansh returned home by afternoon and was too busy blushing to think about the little chance he would get if Aayan actually helped him to at least talk with Amaira.

On the other hand, Aayan thought about Reyansh's sudden confession about Amaira, and he was too happy for his best friend.

He decided to let Reyansh meet Amaira for the first time by making a sudden plan, so he texted Amaira and Manvi to ask them for a meetup, as it's been a busy week for them due to the upcoming submissions and exams, so they didn't have any time to hang out, so it was a great opportunity for them to hang out and also for Reyansh to meet Amaira.

Amaira and Manvi agreed to the hangout, and they all decided to meet the next day at 11:00 am near the college so that they could go to different spots together from there.

Aayan texted Reyansh to meet him the next day at the same time without telling him about Amairas and Manvis presence.

The next day:

"Are manvi kaha tak pohchi aajke din mei aajayegi na? mei pohchjaungi abhi, tu please jaldi aaja yaar" Amaira said on the call.
("hey manvi where did you reach, will you come by today? I'll reach now, you please come as soon as possible")

Amaira reached the spot where they decided to meet, and that's when she saw Aayan. They both greeted each other with a handshake.

"Are manvi kaha tak aayi?" Aayan asked Amaira.
("uptil where did manvi reach?")

"I don't know, Aarahi Hoon, pohoch rhi hoon itna kehke call cut hogaya," Amaira replied to him.
("I don't know, I am coming, I am reaching, that's all she said and the call ended")

Both were casually talking with each other when she noticed a guy behind Aayan. That guy was on call with someone.

Amaira's POV:

While talking to Aayan, I saw a guy in a whole black outfit, a black tee that flexes his light muscles, a perfect lean body, and ruffled hairs having a conversation with someone on call, and without my realization, I was staring at him for a good 2 minutes until Aayan made a call to Manvi.

"Are vo dekho aagayi madam" Aayan said when Manvi reached, bringing me out of my trance.
("see here she is")

As we were about to leave, the sudden urge to look over for the black tee guy came into my mind, and when I laid my eyes to look for him, I saw him approaching us.

Our eyes met for a few seconds, and my heartbeat took a race. He came and stood beside Aayan.

"Aree isse milo ye reyansh mera best friend" Aayan introduced him to us; he shook hands with us, and we just said a little hello to him.
("meet him, he is reyansh my bestfriend")

"Is this your ansh?" Manvi said, looking at him, and then back to Aayan. "Oh, yes," Aayan replied.

"Kya agar ye humare saath aaj ayega toh chalega?" Aayan asked.
("Is it okay if he joins us today?")

"Yes, yes, why not? He definitely can join us," me and manvi said in unison, and he gave us a small smile.

I could see those dimples forming on his cheeks whenever he smiled.

Reyansh's POV:

Yesterday, Aayan texted me to meet him today at 11:00 am near the college, and so I got ready today early in the morning to meet him.

I reached near the college and saw him waiting for me in the coffee shop near our college that had opened by this time.

I went near him and bro-hugged him, then we left the coffee shop. He told me to wait for some time, and I confusedly looked at him and asked him the reason, but he said "wait and watch," in a teasing tone but I just shrugged and waited there with him.

My phone rang in the middle of our conversation, and I saw my mom calling me, so I picked up, excused myself, and went a little further while talking to mom.

A few minutes later, I heard a familiar voice, and without even looking back, I recognized the owner of the voice.

The place was filled with laughter in just a few minutes, and my heart raced upon realizing Aayan's plan.

I stayed on the call for a few more minutes, not gaining the courage to directly go in front of her.

I turned around, ending the call, and then my eyes met with those beautiful, deep black colored eyes.

Our eyes met for a fleeting seconds, and she averted her gaze. My heart fluttered with various emotions, and I went near them.

Aayan introduced me to them, and vice versa. I handshaked with Manvi and then with Amaira, her soft little hands. That single touch gave me a tingling feeling in my stomach. She was looking Prettiest in the short kurti, with those open wavy black hairs flowing with the wind.

We all made our way to the lakeside area, talking about various things. We shared how we all met Aayan, as he was our common best friend.

We had our brunch outside, where Manvi and Amaira were almost lost in jokes, which were probably understood by them, and we boys were dumbfounded because of our lack of understanding, and when we asked them, they just said, 'Just best friend things'.

Manvi and Amaira were getting along well with me. For the first few hours, they didn't talk much, but eventually they mixed up well, and then we had so much fun together.

It was mostly a group talk, and I didn't get a chance to talk with Amaira or even say anything to her alone, but how would I? It was just our first meeting, and I calmed myself, telling myself to have patience.

Throughout the time I was stealing glances at Amaira, her laugh echoing through the place, her hand movements while telling some interesting stories, her scrunched-up nose whenever Aayan said something disgusting—everything was just mesmerizing.

It was time for everyone to say goodbye. Me and Aayan shared a hug and rest we bid goodbyes and went on our ways.

Amaira's POV

Returning home, I was happy, smiling like a kid. The guy whom I saw from afar was so close to us, hanging out with us. It all felt like a dream. Anyway, it was just an accidental plan; i am not going to meet again.

Thinking about the day I changed into comfy pajamas and went to bed. 'Ping'....
notification group "4 dumbasses" created by Aayan, this dumbooo creates groups for every small thing. wait....

Does that mean Reyansh is also added to this group? Does that mean we can have a chance to maybe meet again? My thoughts were interrupted by the number of photo notifications on my phone, and I was engrossed in reviving the moments for the next half an hour.

To be continued...

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