Love By Chance

Chapter 20: || Music In The Hearts ||

***CoCkTaiL PaRtY***

A busy Shivaay was moving around checking the arrangements for the party. Saumya was speaking to the hosts, Rihaan and Palak , hired for the party. Dev was doing the last minute check of the stage and speakers etc. Anika was looking to the hospitality of the guests and attending to Sojal and Aastha.

All were dressed for the party except Anika.

Aastha-"Anika ab tu jaa jaldi se ready hoke aa!"

Anika-"haan bas jaa rahi hoon.."

Aastha-"Dehk Anika drama nahi kar jaldi jaa tujhe wo pehna padega...Go naa." She knew Anika was avoiding the dress.

Anika left reluctantly. She entered her room, this time she was again about to bang into him but stopped before the collision, luckily. She looked at him from his shoes to his perfectly set hair. He looked dashing dressed in black trousers a red shirt and a black blazer over it. She inhaled his manly scent, at a loss of words.

Shivaay-"Woah...tum ab tak tayaar nahi hui...what the hell !"

Anika finally gaining back her ability to speak-"haann..wo aap agar itna time lenge toh.." Stone!

Shivaay-"Okay Okay.. enough jaldi se ready hoke aao. I will be down..Bye."

Anika looked at him leave. She saw the shopping bags and sighed.

The party had been arranged in the party lawn bordering the lake. The hosts were entertaining the people. Aastha was dressed in a Royal blue gown, while Sojal was dressed in a Red one. Then a few of Varad and Sojal's friend were enacting their love-story,how they first met in Aastha and Shlok's Roka and all.

For the elders some cards game and old songs karoke had been arranged in the party club inside. Shivaay just returned from the club inside after making sure all was settled. Saumya came along and asked about Anika's whereabouts he told her he didn't know.

After Saumya left, his eyes started searching for Anika. And then they finally rested on her after a long search. She was dressed in a flowy sleeveless black gown, her hair curled perfectly. His eyes fall on her waist. The gown had oval cuts at the waist region, showing off her perfectly curved waist. He just couldn't take his eyes off her. She approached him. Looking around hesitantly, at the eyes watching her.

She forced a formal smile and stood beside him. Her scent driving him insane. Shivaay mentally cursed himself for those stupid thoughts. Her scent WASN'T affecting him at all..he said to himself trying to convince himself.

A cheerful Aastha came and greeted the two complimenting them for the arrangements."Waise tum log yahan kyun khade ho chalo aao naa."

Anika-"Tu chal hum thodi hi der mein aate hain."

Aastha raises her eyebrows naughtily at Anika-"Acha..o.k.a.y..!"

Anika glared at her. Aastha winked and left. Anika-"Pakka nautanki hai yeh."