Iknoor's Pov-

"Bhabhi,plzz mere saath chaliye na mujhe aapse kuch important cheez share krni h"I said as soon as I entered the home and spotted my bhabhi who was busy giving tea to my brother.

Can't he take it himself?

Anyways,he is a lazy ass.

"Aisi bhi kya important baat krni h?"Bhai asked.

"Ladies talk!"I said teasing him before pulling bhabhi with me into my room.

"Aisa bhi kya ho gaya h??ki tu ruk nhi sakti thi 2 min bhi?tere Bhai pakka soch rahe honge ki koi khichdi pak rahi h hum dono ke beech mein"Bhabhi said.

"Chodiye unhe,meri baat suniye"I said eagerly as I had wanted to share this with her from the moment I got to know about it.

I pretty much share everything with her,she has been my bhai's girlfriend for 3 years before he married her,so I had a bond with her since then and now they have been married for 2 years,so it's been a friendship of 5 years now and she has been a good listener,advisor and partner in crime for me.She never judged me,gives into my silly wishes and always supports me when I fight with bhai!

"Acha bata"She said getting curious now.

"Mujhe Nirvair ki birthday party ka invitation aaya h!"I said and squealed at the end.

"Nirvair?kon?"She asked as she scratched her chin as if thinking.

"NIRVAIR SEHGAL!!!mera school crush!!!!!"I said reminding her as it's been a long time since we had talked about him,I had shared this with her when I started befriending her,that was 5 years ago!!

"Ohhhh woh Nirvair!!....pr tujhe kese uske birthday party ka invitation mila??aur tu jaane wali h kya??"She asked.

"Of course mein jaane wali hu!!!last meine usse alumni meet pr dekha tha,jab mein 12th mein thi,uss baat ko kuch 7-8 saal ho gaye h!!!meine kitna stock kiya tha usse pr kuch pata hi nhi chala kabhi,I need to see him at least once!"I said eagerly and she chuckled hearing me.

"Thik h thik h!ek kaam kr acche se ready hokr jaa,kya pata you end up exchanging numbers aur baat waghera aage badhe!"She said wiggling her eyebrows teasing me.

"Aisi meri kismat kaha!"I said and sat with a thud on my bed.

If only I had the courage to ask for his number or even befriend him,maybe today I would have been his girlfriend.

But you can never admit your feelings to your crush!

"Tu hamesha negative hi kyu sochti h?kya pata you catch his eye?woh khud hi tujhse baat kare?"She said being too optimistic as always.

"Okay,mujhe pata nhi h ki kya honewala h wahapr,unless and until mein jau waha,toh aap plzz ready hone mein meri madad karo!"I said pleading with her and she immediately nodded.

2 hours later,

"Finally!!!!ho gaya!"I said as I turned and looked at bhabhi who gave me a bright smile and thumbs up 👍.

"Mein pakka presentable lag rahi hu na?"I asked and she nodded trying to make me feel confident about myself.

I can't help but worry about my looks,Nirvair is going to be there after all!

"Ab jaa and try to talk to him,ho sake to try your luck aur number le lena uska ya at least insta pr follow hi kr lena usse!"Bhabhi said encouraging me and I nodded and left the room.

I had already informed Nani about my plan and she had given me a green signal so I immediately left after bidding by to my nanu and grumpy brother because I really didn't want to reach late because I was already running late and everyone knows Mumbai's traffic.

As the driver drove through the busy roads of Mumbai,I rolled down the window not caring if the wind messed up my hair.I wanted a moment to relax after a busy day at work.

I still couldn't believe I bumped into Maahi today!

Thank god I did because then I would never have been invited to Nirvair's birthday party.

Maahi,was my junior in school,a highly studious and mannered girl.She always used to ask help from me if she faced difficulty with anything,we knew each other because we were from the same school house.

And Nirvair was her elder brother,most of the girl's crush during our school days.

I still remember the day clearly with each detail,when I had first seen him,and by seen I meant to notice him keenly.

"Yrr yeh program kab shuru hoga?1 ghante se bethe h ab tak start nhi kr rahe h!"Bhai whined as she sat beside me.

To be honest even I was bored.

We were sitting with our parents at the annual function of my school.I and my bhai hadn't participated this year because during the practice we were on a family trip to Dubai because papa had an important conference there and so mumma had turned it into a family trip by herself taking leave from her work and managing to take leave from our school as well.

"Hello, myself Nirvair Sehgal,today I am going to perform for you all.....hope you all enjoy it!"A voice from the stage grabbed our attention and we all stared at the stage on which a boy stood with a guitar in his hand.

"Pani da rang vekh ke

Pani da rang vekh ke

Pani da rang vekh ke

Ankhiyanch hanju rul de

Ankhiyanch hanju rul de

Ankhiyanch hanju rul de

Mahiya na aaya mera

Mahiya na aaya

Mahiya na aaya mera

Maahiya na aaya

Ranjhna na aaya mera

Mahiya na aaya

Mahiya na aaya mera

Ranjhna na aaya

Ankhaan daa noor vekh ke

Ankhaan daa noor vekh ke

Akhiyanch hanju rul de

Akhiyanch hanju rul de

Akhiyanch hanju rul de"

He sang the whole song and I was captivated by his voice right then.

I don't know what it was,it wasn't a crush at that time,it was just admiring to see someone sing so beautifully and on top of that he was also playing the guitar in front of so many people!

That needed a lot of guts and to think that he was a kid of my own school!

I didn't know what I felt for him at that moment but the next day when I asked one of my classmates about him she was all hearty about him.

Apparently,Nirvair Sehgal was an all rounder student,the topper of his class,a very good athlete,a good singer but still the most notorious boy of the school.

I still hadn't got to see his face that time and so I hadn't given much thought to him then,but since I had seen him,I could never forget that face.

The chain of my thoughts broke when the driver stopped the car and that's when I realised I had reached.

I quickly got out of the car and was escorted by a bulky man in black suit,he seemed like the security.

He led me towards the garden area where I saw everyone was gathered.So here is the party.

Had I made a mistake coming here??

Was it stupid of me to think of my school crush even now?

What if he was married now??

Shit!!

I hadn't thought about this ever?

Why??

Nirvair was a popular guy in school,I bet he would have had a bunch of girlfriends during his college days,what if he married one of them?

He was 2 years older than me,that would make him 28,it was his birthday today,so he might have turned 29 this year.

Of course he would have been married by now!

What if he even had a kid??

Babaji,ae ki kara raho ho mujhse??mujhe rok nhi sakte the aap??kyu meri inn bewakoofi wali harkaton pr aap rok nhi lagate??

Mein toh jhalli hu!aapko toh pata hi h?phir kyu mere saath aisa krte ho hamesha??

"Iknoor di,you came? please come with me"Maahi called as she walked towards me.

Okay,I will just give the gift I had brought with me,wish him a happy birthday and leave, nothing more than that!

"Hii"I said and she smiled and took me towards a group of people.

Let's meet everyone now.

Especially Nirvair.

"Mumma,yeh h Iknoor di"Maahi said introducing me to her mother who seemed like a nice lady with the way she smiled at me showing off her dimples.

The same dimples which Nirvair too had!

Stop thinking about him!!

"Namaste aunty"I said joining my hands in a namastey.

"Namastey beta,kesi ho tum?"She asked sweetly.

"I am fine aunty"I said politely.

"Tum mujhe nhi jaanti hogi,but tumhari mumma meri gynae thi,unhone hi Nirvair aur Maahi ki delivery karwai thi"She said and that was news for me.

My mother was her gynaecologist,I didn't know that.

"Good evening sir"I immediately wished as Dr.Mahir walked towards us.

Well particularly towards his wife.

He is my boss because I had recently joined his hospital as a gynaecologist.

"You may drop the formalities for now Dr.Iyer"Dr.Mahir said politely and I just nodded.

"Bela she is the one I was talking about,Dr.Meera ki beti h yeh,a very hardworking kid"Dr.Mahir said and I gave him a smile.

"Ji,mein abhi hi mili isse,your mother was a great friend"Bela aunty said and I gave her a small smile.

"Dr.Iyer please enjoy the party"Dr.Mahir said and I nodded as he took away his wife to talk to someone and I was with Maahi again.

"Come I will show you around"She said and I nodded.

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"Ek kaam krte h agar 1 ghante mein nhi aaya woh toh Iti ke haath se cake cut krwa denge,aur phir sab dinner kr lete h"One of Maahi's aunty suggested and everyone agreed with it.

"Aur nhi toh kya wait karenge kya uska?apni marzi ka malik h ek toh yeh ladka!!agli baar se birthday party rakhni hi nhi h iske liye bilkul!!hum saare pagal h yaha jo ikkhata huye h aur woh h ki pata nhi kaha h!"Bela aunty said not at all pleased with the absence of her son.

"Woh birthday boy h dadi,aisa mat boliye unke baare mein!"Iti the youngest family member as I have got to know now,spoke up.

"Aaya bada birthday boy!29 ka ho gaya h pr phir bhi sudhra nhi h yeh ladka!"Bela aunty said sarcastically.

"Aaj toh Bhai ki khair nhi,mumma bht daatengi!"Aashi whispered to her brother and I overheard that as we were all sitting together.

This even surprised me when I didn't spot Nirvair amongst the crowd of people who were all family as I had got to know later from Maahi,she had been a good companion.

It was his birthday party and he wasn't present here!

"Agli baar se iska birthday normal day jese hi rakhenge,kuch khaas krne ki zarurat hi nhi h iss ladke ke liye!!ek number ka nalayak h yeh!"Bela aunty went on cursing him and I got even more curious as to what he had done.

And mainly,where was he??

"Hum sab pagal h jo uske birthday ke liye taiyaar huye h,aur usse dekhna wahi kapdo mein aayega jo subah pehenkr nikla tha ghar se!!"Bela aunty continued cursing him and his siblings were busy giggling at that.

"Dekho mein kya laya aap sabke liye!!!"An excited voice came from behind me and I turned and a slow gasp escaped my mouth.

"Aree,aa gaye aap,dhanya bhaag hamare jo aap yaha padhare,ab aapke paas time ho toh cake cut kare?"Bela aunty taunted him and he sighed.

"Dekha hamare buddy ice cream lene gaye the sabke liye isliye derr ho gayi unhe,itne saare logo ke liye ice cream laane mein derr toh hoti hi h na?"Iti said as she ran to hug him.

"Isliye I love only you Itudi!"Nirvair said hugging Iti.

"Chalo nautanki cake cut karo abhi"Mahir sir said and Nirvair nodded and moved towards the cake which was neatly arranged on a table.

"Aap nhi aate na time pr toh hum toh Iti ke haath se cake cut krwane wale the"Aashi said as she lit the candles.

"Kya farak padta h?cake hi toh h"Nirvair said as he pulled Iti in his arms and was about to cut the cake with her when his gaze fell on Aryan,Ansh bhaiya's son.

"Mein bhula nhi tha tujhe pagal,tu itne logo mein dikha hi nhi mujhe,chota h na abhi"Nirvair said as Aryan pouted looking at him as Nirvair didn't asked him to cut the cake.

"Aao hum teeno milkr cake cut krte h"Nirvair said as he kneeled down and made Iti and Aryan stand on either of his sides as he held the knife and they kept their hands over his.

Soon everyone started singing the birthday song and Nirvair cut the cake.He first fed it to Iti and Aryan yet again pouted at that.

"Arre ladies first hota h na Aryan beta?"Nirvair said as he fed him the cake next.

"Chalo mujhe toh khilao!!mein birthday boy hu"Nirvair said dramatically and both the kids laughed and fed him the cake at once.

Nirvair then one by one fed the cake to everyone starting from the ladies.At last he came towards his siblings.

I hadn't expected him to come towards me and feed me the cake too!

Oh my god!

Nirvair was feeding the cake to me!!!!!

I immediately stopped my thoughts and took a small bite.

"Happy birthday"I said with a smile and he smiled back at me.

He smiled back at me!!!!

Babaji acha hua aapne mujhe yaha aane se roka nhi,wrna mein yeh smile kese dekh paati!!

I still remember those ocean blue eyes,how can I ever forget them??they were the most attractive feature he had.That pointed nose, perfect complexion,blue eyes,though he had grown a huge beard and he had long hair which were in a man bun,he didn't had that boyish charm to himself rather he had an intimidating manly aura which made me admire him all the more.

Can this man stop being so attractive?

"Thank you...thanx for coming, please enjoy yourself"Nirvair said.

And I saw as he walked away from me.

I had to resist myself from smiling like a fool because people would think I have lost my mind if I did so.

Soon enough we all settled down on the small tables arranged for dinner.

I was sitting with Nirvair's siblings on one table while everyone else sat at different tables according to their choices.This was a much more convenient way to converse with everyone.

Will Nirvair join this table??

Babaji please make him sit here on this table!!!

I pleaded but sighed when I saw him walking towards the table beside ours on which the ladies sat.

"Aap best ho mumma!!!I thought mujhe yeh khane ke liye milega hi nhi"I heard Nirvair speak to his mother.

Cute.

I slightly turned my head and he was sitting very near my seat as the tables were pretty close.

He was eating puri,chana and halwa I think.

This wasn't served in the buffet which was arranged.

Why wasn't he eating what everyone else was eating?

"Aise kese nhi khaa paata?itni mehnat se teri favourite cheez banayi thi,ab tu toh chala gaya kaam pr,pr meri toh zimmedari h na ki tere birthday pr atleast tujhe teri favourite cheez khila saku!"Bela aunty said.

Ohh it was his favourite dish!

"Ab 29 saal ka ho gaya h aaj tu,ab shadi krke settle ho jaa puttar"One of the ladies said.

Wait....

He wasn't married!!!!

Yayyyyyyy

I don't know why this news made me so happy,even though I know him and I don't stand a chance ever.

I mean it's just a stupid crush,it will go away with time.

Then why haven't I forgotten him in all these years?

"Mujhe shadi wadi nhi krni,mein single hi thik hu"I heard Nirvair say.

"Karega bhi kyu,ghumta bhi toh inn nalayako ke saath h na?"Bela aunty said glaring at his two friends.

By now everyone was staring at their table enjoying Nirvair's misery.

"Aunty mein toh shadi shuda hu!"One of his friends said.

"Aur meri girlfriend h"The other one said.

Everyone now looked at Nirvair.

"Ha toh hum teeno ek pattern follow krte h,Kartik shadi shuda h,Ali ki girlfriend h,toh mein single hi honga na?"Nirvair said.

"Right,ab kartik baccha karega,mein shadi karunga aur phir Nirvair girlfriend patayega!"Ali said supporting his friend and all the ladies glared at them while the gents all chuckled.

"Pata nhi kon ladki aapse shadi karegi bichari!"Shivansh said.

"Jaa be,mein shadi krne hi nhi wala"Nirvair said.

"Aunty aap kahe toh hamare  department mein hi bht saari ladkiya h,kisi se baat chalau Nirvair ki?"Ali further asked.

"Rehne de,tumhare department ki hogi toh pata chala dono hi saath mein gayab ho gaye!iska wait karu ya uska wait karu ghar aane ka?"Bela aunty said.

And everyone chuckled.

"Meine ladkiya dekh li h tere liye bht saari,bas tu pasand kr le!"His dadi said.

"Thik h,kr lunga,pr mujhe pehle test drive krni h"Nirvair said and all the ladies gasped while the gents all shook their heads.

His friends and siblings laughed hearing him.

"Meine ek thappad marni h,kuch bhi bolta h!"Bela aunty said horrified at his words.

"Come on mumma,yeh sab bht common h aaj ke time mein,bina test drive ke shadi nhi karunga mein,kya pata crash ho jaye meri gaadi!"Nirvair said and his siblings yet again laughed.

"Yeh sab shadi ke baad!!"His dadi said.

"Arre aunty agar test drive ho gayi toh shadi krne ki kya zaroorat h?? isliye toh shadi krte h na?"Ali said,the ladies were yet again horrified.

"Dekha yeh nalayak hi bigad rahe h isko!"One of his chachi said.

Nirvair chuckled.

"Oyee chup kr be,gadhe kuch bhi bolta h"Nirvair said shushing

his friend.

"Yahi harkatein rahi na teri toh kuwara hi rahega!"His chachi said.

"Aapke muh mein ghee shakkar"Nirvair said.

"Kya karu iss ladke ka mein!"Bela aunty said.

So this is the first chapter of this book.

Hope you all liked it.

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Let's begin with this new journey....