Destiny or Coincidence?

Athira Patel

"I feel like I am the luckiest person in the world" he shouted excitedly after our passionate kiss by lifting me up and circling me that i started squealing with him excitedly and laughing at the same time.

"Oh my god Abhi…. Ahhh…."I shouted laughing wholeheartedly while clutching his neck tightly for safety. I was looking down at his laughing face when suddenly shouts were heard from our left side making us come out of our little happy bubble and glance in the direction of the sound only to see all of our friends standing there and squealing excitedly by taking photos of us. 

We both looked at each other with stunned expressions and then realised the position we were in, making it an awkward situation. 

"Shit…." Abhi cursed looking embarrassingly at them and placing me down carefully while I was blushing furiously by hiding my face into Abhi's chest. I can feel that even Abhi's situation is similar to mine but he was hiding it pretty perfectly while i am looking like i want to be anywhere at present rather than here. Who said friends are the best and will always be there whenever we need them? They will also be there when we don't need them and embarrass us in the most unexplainable way.

"Gotcha…." Riya squealed by coming towards us and showing the picture of us while we were kissing. I gasped looking at that picture in both shock and surprise because it was a perfect click that i want to frame it even though it's should be kept privately. I never thought kissing picture can be this beautiful. I can see the happiness and love on both of our faces clearly like a day.

Then big brother appeared behind Riya by showing the video of our whole proposal from the moment I got down from the car till we listened to their shouts. Again it surprised the both of us because we never felt that someone was taking a picture of us but to say frankly we were in our own world that even if someone appeared beside us, we would have literally  ignored them too. So, it's not surprising that we didn't feel it. Abhi looked at me and gave a flying kiss by making me go red in front of our friends.

"Nice video here" brother said winking at us while I grumbled in response and hid my face into Abhi's chest. This made all of them laugh at us while Abhi chuckled looking at my reaction and hugged me back by creating warmth between us.  It is so nice that I can forever be like this in his arms. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and to come out of my daydreams because it is not the time to think about all of that when my so called friends made a mission to embarrass me in front of everyone.

It was the most embarrassing moment of my life to say the least. I never thought that my friends would go to this extent to capture our special memories and embarrass us like this. I would definitely kill them when i get alone time with them. Though, one side of my heart was glad that they took videos and pictures of this moment while the other side is feeling flushed that it want to hide away from all of them.

"You are unbelievable brother" commented Abhi looking at his brother with a smile on his face while shaking his head.

"Hey… Don't blame me. It was all this girl's plan to take a video, pictures and gather everyone here" he said as if he is not responsible for the whole stunt by surrendering his hands in the air and pointing at Riya. He acted so innocent that for a moment I thought of believing him but I know better. I should have known that this will be her doing itself because no one dares to mess with me as she does all the time. Not even Dev…

"I should have known that you will be the mastermind behind all of this" I said gesturing to the all of them who stood behind Riya and brother while laughing and smiling at us.

"Obviously…. I wouldn't miss this special moment of your life for the whole world darling." She said grinning and smirking at me while i groaned in response and glared back at her. She ignored my glare like it's nothing and continued with her story.

"So, I took the number of your big brother from your mobile while you were freshening up and informed him about the plan." She said excitedly while all of them were smiling and nodding their heads in approval. "He was so eager to help and execute this plan of ours. So, we called all of your friends and gave them the address. It was not so hard you know, since i have Dev with me. He helped me by calling your friends and gathering them here with these two idiots." she explained grinning like she won some big tournament and indicated Rishi and big brother as idiots. I wanted to laugh but controlled myself and kept a straight face to give nothing away. 

"And coming to the location, we just followed your car here" she said shrugging as if it was not a big deal. I looked at her with wide eyes realising that she followed me here and i didnt even have a clue. What the hell…. She is gone in my hands….

"You….." I said and started running towards her while she quickly sprinted away from me knowing what was about to happen to her and ran towards the downside where the cars were parked. 

I too followed my best by keeping my pace equally with her while trying to catch hold of her. I hate that she is fit and fine at this kind of situations mostly.

"Hey… You can't blame me for that. It was my best friend's very special moment and as a friend I have a duty to capture it and save it for her, and I did the same thing" she shouted while circling a car and i was trying to run behind her. She was always the quick one between the two of us. So I was panting while she was still looking like she was in a good state. 

Damn… I need to start working out if I want to be fit. 

"But that's called privacy for some reason dear" I said clutching my stomach by bending down panting and gave up running behind her because I was unable to move even an inch. 

"Oh common. There was no privacy in between us previously and will never be in future too. I have the right to embarass you and even make you serious. You can't take it away from me" she said panting a little by leaning on to the car. 

"And accept it girl. You liked your pic and video. I have seen your face when you saw that pic. You were looking happy and pleased when you saw that one." She said smirking at me and looking at my reaction. I desperately tried to avoid eye contact but failed.

God. This girl can read me like an open book. Who am I kidding? This is Riya we are talking about and she knows everything about me, so I accepted my defeat because she is my best friend. 

"Ya, I agree. It was so beautiful that I want to frame it and keep it" I said taking a seat on the ground while she too took the seat nearby me. 

"Ya it was. I too would definitely take a picture of it." She said smiling. 

"I am so happy to finally see you like this babe. You were looking so happy and peaceful in his arms that I couldn't stop but capture your pic. I have never seen you like this, not even with your ex" She said looking at me with a kind smile on her face. All traces of teasing were gone and in that place a tender smile was there which is the best thing I like about her. She knows exactly when to stop teasing and when to be serious with me. 

"Thank you Riya. You three of them made me realize that I am in love with him or else I don't know what I would have done, because for sure I wouldn't have realised it myself. I thought that I wouldn't fall in love again" I said looking down at my palms which were placed in my lap since I was not able to meet her eyes. 

"How?" I asked looking at her with a confused expression on my face. 

"Your face idiot. It was glowing when you first met him and kissed him. You denied it altogether but I kind of saw it on your face. You started liking him from the moment you first met him. Your heart started liking him from a long time ago, it was your brain that was denying that fact about your own feelings. That was the reason it took so long for you to recognise him or even realize your own feelings on him" she explained seriously while I was listening to her words intently and was thinking about what she said. And I think she was right, because never in my life my heart felt this way for someone who is totally an unknown person for me. 

"Thank you Riya. For everything" I said smiling genuinely at her. 

"It's ok pagal (crazy). I am so happy for you both. I can see that he truly loves you with his whole heart. Don't let him go away at any cost." she stated by hugging me tightly while getting excited that I chuckled and returned her hug with equal happiness. 

"It's not fair. I just got my girlfriend and you already stole her away from me" said a very familiar voice from behind me by making me blush and smile at the same time listening to the word 'girlfriend'. It's so new to me, but it felt so right at the same time. She released me from her hug while laughing at his comment and glancing at him with a smile and stood up. 

"Don't worry lover boy. I was just sharing my happiness because of your get together." She said smiling genuinely at him. "Here. Take your precious girlfriend. I am returning her safe and sound" she said dragging me towards him and pushed me lightly into his arms which enveloped me from behind with a contented sigh and placed his head on the crook of my neck by making me blush even more. 

"Thank you Riya. For taking care of her and for guiding her and helping her. I know that you all made her realise her feelings and I will be forever grateful to you all" he said while drawing comfortable circles on my stomach which made me relax even more in his arms. 

"That's not a problem Abhi. I know from the start that she loves you. She just needed some lecture to open her eyes. I am grateful to know that you love her so much and will take care of her at any cost." She said smiling kindly at him to which he nodded in agreement. I was just listening to their conversation while enjoying the closeness between us.

"Definitely. She is so precious to me" he said kissing the side of my cheek. 

"Thank you for making her smile again. I am handing her over to you completely now. Take care of her Abhi." She said seriously but I can see some tears in her eyes. She was becoming emotional. Ya, my Riya is like that.

"Don't worry tiger. He will take care of our choti for sure. Don't scare him with your paws. He just joined our group today itself" Rishi stated my hugging Riya from behind, same as Abhi did with me. We both chuckled listening to his comment while she nodded her head in agreement and smiled at him. 

"Ya ya. My paws are only for you dear" she said winking at him while he chuckled at her response and looked at our side.

"Congratulations both of you. I am happy for you" Rishi said to which we both thanked him and the rest of the group joined us eventually.

"I knew that you both will be together in no time…" Charitha said immediately after coming towards us by squealing and hugging me from the front that Abhi released me from his arms to give both of us some space. I laughed at her excitement and hugged her back. 

"Even me too" said Sahana and joined our little group. Eventually Karthik and Dev too joined us making it a group hug. It was a happy moment and forever I am going to cherish it. 

After few moments they all released me and Dev hugged me once again by wishing me. Then, all of a sudden I felt Abhi's hand on my waist by making me furrow my eyebrows in confusion at first but then realised the type of grip which kind of looked possessive and then I realised that he was jealous of Dev which made me chuckle a little. I think Even Dev to noticed it because the next moment he released me with a knowing smile on his face. 

"Cool bro. I am her friend and you don't need to get jealous of me. She is all yours." He said to Abhi with a genuine smile on his face. "And anyway I have my own girl here." he said whispering the last sentence so that no one could hear except for the both of us. 

This made both of us tilt our heads immediately with a surprised look on our faces. I think I have an idea of who it is but want him to confirm me. I can see that even Abhi is curious to know the name of this unknown girl who captured the heart of Dev. 

"Who is she?" Asked abhi with curiosity and I nodded my head in agreement. 

"Shhh… You know her already" she said whispering to us. 

"Is she the one whom i think she is?" I said whispering back by maintaining the same volume.

"Whom you think?" He asked in return glancing back to see if anyone were watching us. All of them were busy talking with themselves that no one paid any attention to us. It's a good thing though. I just gestured him with my head in the direction of her, so that no one can understand our conversation but Abhi grasped onto us quickly because i can see the surprised look on his face.

"Yup… Correct. But don't tell anyone. I didn't propose her." he said looking at us with a look of request in his eyes that we both nodded our heads in agreement to keep it a secret until he reveals himself.

"When are you going to do it then?" I asked hoping that he would do it soon.

"Planning to do it soon. Will tell you when i am going to do it. Because i might need both of your help in it" he said while scratching his neck with a nervous look. I chuckled and agreed to help him while Abhi patted his back and said ok. 

The shouting of Sahana brought us all back from our little conversation to our friends who were arguing like small kids. After a few moments they agreed on something i think because the next moment Sahana turned towards us with a smile that said she won the argument. 

"Fine then. It's settled that we are going to celebrate the new relationship of Athira and Abhilash in his house" she announced loudly with a cunning smile on her face. I just stood there not knowing what is happening. His means? Did she mean Abhi's house by his? Oh my god….

"WHAT?" Abhi shouted looking at all of them with the same confused expression.

"Common bro. You have all the drinks plus your house is near to this place. So we all decided to stay at your house tonight. We are going to blast it" said big brother with excitement in his voice while Abhi opened and closed his mouth not knowing what to do or what to say. It was hilarious that i wanted to laugh at his expression, but stopped myself from doing it. 

"Ok" he agreed as if not getting what to do and looked like a lost puppy. 

All of them jumped and shouted in excitement and started running towards their cars while we both stood there looking at our friends.

"Common love birds." said big brother while waving his hand by going towards his car.

"Come babe. Let's go and watch the show of our friends" Abhi whispered all of a sudden near to my ear that I jumped a little in surprise. He chuckled at my reaction at took my hand in his by dragging me with him towards the car. 

Let's see what the night has in turn planned for us today. I sighed and got in with him inside at the back seat while big brother and Dev Karthik occupied the front seats. Abhi immediately placed me on his lap and hugged me from behind which again surprised me but I sighed eventually and adjusted myself becoming comfortable in this position.  Looks like I need to get used to all these touchings and kissings from now on. 

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