friends forever

"Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always want to be there
Those were the best days of my life"

Bryan Adams sang as Shreyasi entered the cafe house for her breakfast meeting. Working in a leading firm and become the most sought after business developer has some drawbacks, for her, this was one of them. What she prefers is a quite breakfast over her terrace overlooking the sea, which was often ruined by the breakfast meetings with her nagging clientele. But the song somehow made up her mood. Ever since her childhood she had been a Bryan Adam fan, and she and her friends sang, not sang, screamed this song often together. The memories always bring back a longing smile on her face. Oh, the song and the fond memories, she smiled.

As if on cue, a group of fresh college grads walked in the cafe, arms around neck, hand in hand, chirping like happy birds. They took the diagonal seat. Looking at them she was transported back in time. She remembered how they would often hang out for coffees, talk about everything, laugh on the ever serious matter. No matter how long they stay together, the craving to be with each other was never satiated. Just then a girl in the group slowly shifted her chair close to the guy in the group she had been eying shyly. It went unnoticed by the group but Shreyasi saw it and chuckled, remembering her crush, or love will be more apt, and the things she did just to be close to him.

She has been so lost in her memories that she didn't even notice another gang entering in the cafe house, three men and two women dressed smartly in business suits. They walked noiselessly to her table. Her trance was broken only by the sound of chairs being pulled. She looked up, astonished.

"Wha..." Shreyasi started.

"Happy Friendship day miss manager", together they sang before she could even finished.

Butterflies ran down her spine as she hugged her buddies, the ones she had been thinking about.

"What in the hell are you all doing here?" She asked grinning dumbly "shoo..leave...go away all of you.I have a business meeting."

"Ma'am am calling from xx enterprises, we have something important to discuss with you. Shall we meet over breakfast" Raushan, the most notorious of all mocked laughingly.

"You, it was you." Shreyasi picked up the menu in the manner of attacking and everyone laughed.

"Cummon babes, its Friendship day and we haven't missed a meeting in years."

"Yeah, but this was new. I mean you guys surprising me like this." She grinned.

"We have another one for you lady." they all smiled in conspiracy.

Just then Shikhar, her college crush, went down on his knees, with a beautiful ring in his hands.

"Shreyasi, you are the light of my life. I have been in love with you since I don't even know how long. I would have told you in college itself. I knew you loved me too. But back then I had nothing else to offer you but my love. I wanted to give you all the luxuries of the world, every happiness that has a price, and every those that are priceless too. Now that I am well settled to take care of you in every way I dare to ask you, WILL YOU MARRY ME PRINCESS?"

Tears ran down her eyes, "Yes" she said with a choked voice. Claps, cheers and congratulations went around. Standing in arms of the man she has always loved she realized her life is full of best days, those, this and would be's.



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