9. In-laws!

"Oh, you are back! Where had you been? People were asking for you" Avni exclaimed as soon as Shanaya reached them.

"Umm, I got a call from Riya" lying, Shana tried her best not to get trapped in her web. She added," But, why were people asking for me?"

"They wanted to have a chat with you regarding some events" Avni explained and was about to say more when she was interrupted by Vansh.

"And, one of them asked us if you are single, as he wanted to suggest his son for you" laughing, Vansh teased her.

"Shut up! stop mocking me!" Shanaya faked anger.

"He is telling the truth" siding with Vansh, Avni added and flashed a teasing smile at her.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Avni asked hurriedly" I forgot to ask! Have you told Riya about the wedding?".

"Ummm..." not sure what to say, Shanaya looked, here and there, and when she saw Avni expecting an answer, she itched her right ear and said, "umm, I forgot to inform her, but soon I will".

"Leave it, I will inform her personally!" Avni stated.

"come on! I will" Shanaya said immediately.

"I just thought it would be good if I inform her." Smiling, Avni justified her statement.

Vansh, who was listening to them, asked curiously " Is she the same Riya whom I know briefly?".

"Yes, she is the same Riya. I must have told you I met her once when we came to India from London during our Vacation. She is damn funny and lovely!" excited with the mere thought of her, Avni giggled.

Shanaya had just uttered" She is" when she noticed Vihaan presence behind her once again and, she stopped suddenly.

Vihaan noticed Shanaya was not looking at him, instead was not looking at any one of them, as if she was hiding something. He chose not to mind it but, his eyes flickered back to Shanaya, and he noticed her appearance, was somehow different. He could not pick up the difference, but he was sure about it.

Shanaya felt Vihaan's eyes on her, but she did not look at him.

When she felt that gaze to be gone, she looks at him under her eyes and notice his hair wilder as of his hand was there many times. Her eyes travelled more to her left to saw someone else standing along with Vihaan and, she gasped when she noticed the other man appearance.

He was the same man she had called 'Hot and sexy'.

"Do not tell me, GOD, he is here to validate my statement" prayed Shanaya.

She felt her prayer answered when she heard Avni speaking with full of Sarcasm"Finally! Someone got the time to meet me".

"Ohh sweetheart, I didn't come here to meet you, I am here to meet this lovely lady," pointing to Shanaya, that man said and smiled at her.

"His smile is enchanting!" admitting to herself, Shanaya smiled back at him and laughed when she heard Avni" Go to Hell" saying to that man and saw that man smiling with mischief.

"Really!!!, I must consider myself special and may I know what deeds I have done for this pleasure," Shanaya flirted back and felt two unbelievable gazes directed at her.

It was a shock for sure for Avni and Vansh, for they had not seen Shanaya flirting with anyone since ages.

Vihaan expressed no emotions, but his gaze shifted from that man to Shanaya with something different in his eyes.

The other man had just opened his mouth to answer Shanaya when they all saw Avni interrupting him and saying "You should consider yourself lucky that you even got a chance to say something to her."

Laughing his heart out, that man went to Avni and back hugging her lightly, said" I should have some perk for being your lovely Brother-in-law, isn't it?" and kissed Avni on cheeks as a symbol of adoration and respect.

"Stop buttering me, you are a shameless person, who flirts with my friend in front of me" slapping that man lightly on his arms, Avni complained.

This time, it was Shanaya's chance to get shocked as she had no idea of him being Avni's brother-in-law. 

"Thank god!, dee didn't know whom I called' hotty and sexy'" sighing, Shanaya's gaze travel to Vihaan and, she immediately cursed herself"But he knows that and now I came to know the reasons behind his unusual stares. God!!!! you have trapped me in which situation? I mean you have to embarrass me in front of this jerk only!now what will he think of me, that I flirt with anyone. I do not mind him much, but he is someone I will have to face for the next fifteen days and from what I know his looks do tell you what he is thinking of you. How will I live here with this looks in his eyes?"

Shanaya was too engrossed in her thoughts such that she could not hear anyone and, was jolted awake when she heard someone clearing his throat.

Awake from her imaginary world, Shanaya looked toward the source of the voice to see 'hotty' looking at her as if he was expecting something.

"I am so, sorry! My mind just got drifted away. If you do not mind, can you please repeat yourself?" feeling sorry, she asked that man politely.

"Hey, It's okay, you need not feel guilty, I just told you my name," Smiling, that man replied.

"Oh, I am really sorry, give me the chance of introducing myself to you" bringing her right hand forward, she handshake with that man and added "Hello, I am Shanaya Malhotra but, you can call me Shana," and smiled naturally.

"Pleasure to meet you Sana, and my name is Saransh Bharadhwaj, but you too can call me Saar," shaking firmly with Shana, that man replied and smiled.

Standing there, she could see him smiling and other's expressions, but she no longer felt anything as her heart got busy in beating at a speed she had not felt from a long time.

She felt two sets of eyes looking at her with concern, but without her consent, her mind allowed her heart to miss 'him'.

She passed a smile to Saaransh but deep down in her heart, a storm was blowing.

"I miss you Saar" she mentally whispered and, her heart gave a beat on his name and ached with a pain she thought she had cured and healed.

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