Almost every prestigious family of the city was invited to the party.. It was a grand celebration as both the families were rich and reputed...
"Zumar... come here... everyone is asking for you..." Mom called to introduce me to some ladies.. city A was my mother's hometown and as she's the daughter of a reputed household...so, most of the people in the party know my parents quite well.
She introduced me to lot of people.. and everytime Yahaan was with me... He wasn't leaving me for a second.... but at the same time there were many people who knew him very well and treating him like a prince. He was getting VIP treatment from many highly reputed people... I didn't understand so I ignored it... thinking it might be because of his family...
Zayden...
I was continuously following her movement... I met her after 7 years and I can't believe my eyes she turned out to be such a beautiful and elegant lady. I liked her pure and innocent look back then but I think I am more attracted to her bold and beautiful look... she met with me just like a passing stranger... I haven't felt even a bit of affection from her side when she spoke to me... She was such a loving and caring girl.. all the memories of our youth were dancing infront of my eyes...
"Looking for the beauty.... finally you met her... this is what we called fate..." Tahaan came behind me and saw me following her with my eyes...
"Zumar changed a lot... she doesn't give importance to her old friends now as she got herself a boyfriend..."
"You didn't tell me anything about her boyfriend..." I asked him..
"Oh..!! Yahaan... he is really a very good person... he was with her from her college days... " he said
"what about his family...?" I asked.
"He is your fiancee's first cousin, you better ask her.. I don't know much about that..."
"By the way... why are you interested in him... Are you jealous..." Tahaan teased me.
"Why should I be jealous... What's so good about him?"
"Nothing much.. he is far more handsome and good looking, have great personality, his family background is also good.... and above all he has Zumar... and Although it's your engagement and arrangement but he is the one who successfully stole the lime light of the evening" Tahaan presented me the most accurate picture of the situation.
"congrats... finally you are getting engaged... but you missed her..." He said to me..
"What do you mean by that... " I asked
"Isn't it quite obvious that you liked Zumar and now when you are getting engaged you are regretting..." He said to me straight forwardly.
"Who said... we were just friends.. nothing more than that... " I tried to explain him.
"Really... just friends... then why you want to know about her whenever you calls me ... and now when you saw her with Yahaan you are jealous... I haven't seen a coward like you..."
Tahaan help me realise my feelings but I was not willing to accept..
"It was nothing like that... "
"yes you are right... you don't deserve to be with her... only Yahaan deserves to be with her who was with her during the worst time of her life... he was the one who supported and bring her back to life... who gave her confidence... not like someone..." Tahaan looked seriously at me and then left his words incomplete...
"What someone...? what had I done wrong that you are blaming me...?" I asked..
"Ok.. then I will be very frank..." he continued... "When her family lost everything... she was struggling between her studies and family problems... she wasn't able to prepare for the exams so just asked for your notes and you ignored her calls... this was the friendship you're talking about... from that day she never try to contact you.... and you are saying that she's ignoring you... You are the one who betrayed her ...."
"Both of us knew it very well that she secretly loved you all these years... even you liked her but was not serious... but she was very serious for you... she has been working hard all these years to achieve success so that she truly deserve to be with you. Her sister is getting married but she never thought of getting married don't you understand why..? She never changed her phone number all these years can't you guess it. And when the time comes you appeared but with a price tag on you written in bold ENGAGED and she is not capable enough to pay this price to own you.. In fact, God is on her side you don't deserve her love... "
"All right.... you are not willing to accept but there will come day when you'll realise his importance but by then it will be too late..." Tahaan showed me the mirror and went away. I don't understand why he was very angry at me ... I know I had done wrong but I never gave her hopes I never confessed to her.... I liked her but was not sure about my feelings... but the thing I was not willing to accept that I have started to regret it...