97 THE ANNOUNCEMENT DONE

I know Suhani can read my eyes like an open book, and the way she was staring me, I am sure she got to know that I was crying, 

"It is time to leave now", Neel said and I quickly nodded, Neel already put his luggage outside, 

"Girls, please take care of my poor son, and be safe, and call me when you reach there", my mom said and hugged both of us, and we return her the hug, 

"Bye mom, be safe, and take care", Neel said and my mom nods, "Love you all", my mom said and I just nodded with a smile, but Neel replied her, "We love you too mom", he said and my mom smiled so brightly, 

We said happily goodbye to my mom and we all sat in the car, Neel sat on the driving seat and Suhani and I sat on the back seat, 

Neel forgot his wallet inside so he went inside again, and I know now what will happen, now Suhani will ask me why I was crying and I seriously did not want to cry again, 

"Jhummi, please do not try to ignore my gaze, I know you cried, but why pal, why, on this occasion, when we were so happy, why did you cry like this", she asked me, 

"Suhani, it is just nothing, I mean I just could not stand the overwhelming love of my mom, as you exactly know my past, that is it, nothing else", I said and a tear escaped from the corner of my eye, 

"Shh, okay okay, I got it, Neel is about to come back, please do not cry again in front of him, he will bad, and everything will be alright, and I am sure your heart will accept her completely one day, and your all wounds will be healed, and I will be with you always, so do not cry again for this okay", said Suhani cupping my face and then placed a sweet kiss on my cheek, 

"Hey, do not do this, if Neel will see, he will get jealous for sure", I taunt her, and she hit my shoulder, 

"He is special, but baby, he can not take your place, in fact, no one can take your place, get that", she said in some kind of warning, and I nodded quickly, 

"That is like my girl", she said and laughed, in that time Neel also came,

He opened the door and sat inside, "what is up, why you are laughing", Neel asked and I was about to open my mouth to say that Suhani was kissing me, Suhani put her hand on my mouth, "Nothing Neel, just girlish talk, nothing else", she said still closing my mouth, 

"Hey, you are stoping my breath", I hardly speak, and she quickly removed her hand, and I took a long breath, 

"Sorry, sorry, sorry, Jhummi, I did not mean to do that, you know that right", she said with a worried face, 

"Of course I know that you stupid, just look at your face now", I said and teased her as some as she did some time ago, and she did not really like it, and I laughed on her so hard that she ending up hitting me on the head, 

I was about to hit her back, "Hey, do not, please", I heard Neel saying this to me, 

"Hmm, someone is getting crazy, forbidding me not to hit my best friend, do not you dare Neel, she is my best friend first, after that you can have the relationship, but do not forget, the first right is mine, and it will always remain mine huh", I said showing my classy attitude to him, 

And Suhani started laughing so hard, somehow it was sounding so funny, I know, but what can I do, I have to remind him the rules, huh,

"May I ask you Ms. Suhani, what made you laugh like this", I asked her in such sarcastic way, she instantly stopped laughing, 

"Hmm, better now", I said and smiling and controlling my laugh, 

"Come, let us go now", said Neel, and started driving, 

"Wohoo, we are finally going, I am gonna mad anytime soon", said Neel, and Suhani and I started screaming like crazy, 

We both started singing like mad, we both pulled out our face from the window and started screaming like manic,

"Are you both went crazy", Neel asked us, but we both ignore him, we are finally going to our trip, this day is for celebrating for sure, 

After the awesome ride in approx twenty minutes, we reached college, and Neel opened the door for both of us, our happiness was clearly visible on our face, 

Neel pulled out the luggage of three of us and the peon helped him to carry our luggage, Suhani and I were literally jumping like a monkey, 

"Hey, behave now, we reached here", Neel said to us, but why should we behave, it is our college after all, 

We reached in the corridor where all the students were waiting for the teachers, they all were looking so excited and happy just like us, 

My eyes were searching for Ayan, but he was nowhere to see, 

"Hmm, someone is searching someone huh", Suhani again teased me, and I smiled blushingly, I do not where Neel go all sudden, 

I spot Raghav, he was standing at the corner, talking to someone, actually a boy, whom I have seen so many times, but that boy is not in our batch, I do not know who he was, but I ignored all that, I roamed my eyes everywhere but he was not here, but he told me that he is here, then where he is, I pulled out of my phone to message him, 

But Suhani pulled arm and told me to see there, and I turn my gaze where she was pointing me, and my mouth left open, shocked filled in my whole body, I do know what the hell is happening, 

Ayan was laughing and talking with someone so friendly, and both were shaking hands and doing high five on something,

"what the hell is this", Suhani asked me, she was also shocked, 

"How would I know that pal, I was also with you right", I said and she nodded, 

Neel was coming into my direction, and my legs started trembling, what the fuck if Ayan do something stupid in front of Neel, oh god no, please no, I noticed the horrible expression on Suhani's face too, 

"What will happen now, what he is doing with Ayan, how did he knows him, why they are together for god sake", Suhani said, actually she whispered in my ear, 

"Oh Suhani, how would I know that pal, I m also with you and equally shocked as you", I said and she nodded, "oh yes, I am sorry", she said quickly and I nodded in it is okay, 

And then, there he was standing here with him, in front of me, and I do not know what to do, and what to say, 

Before I can ask him anything, he speaks, 

"Jhummi, meet my friend, I did not know he is also going on this trip, he is a really good friend of mine, meet Ayan", Neel said leaving me in a complete shock, 

What the hell, how come they are good friends, Neel never told me, nor did Ayan, 

"And Ayan, this is Jhummi, my sister and this is Suhani, my, I mean Jhummi's best friend, they are together from so many years", Neel said, 

"Oh, Hello Ayan", I said smiling forcibly, and Suhani also did a handshake with him, she also forced a smile, we both did not know how to react, 

"You never told me about your friend Neel", I asked him and he laughed, 

"I did not get any chance to tell you about him, he is such an amazing person you know, once I helped him a little, and then when I needed him once, he was there without a second thought", Neel told me and I made a surprise face, 

"Ohh, this is really good, nice to meet you Ayan", I said and he smiled with a smirk on his face, and I glared him with my angry eyes, 

"Attention all students, the teachers will be here in the next five minutes and after all the formalities, we will move from here, the bus is standing outside, and it will take us to the airport, all students be ready with all their college Id and their luggage, thank you", the announcement was done, 

"The trip is gonna amazing now", Neel said shaking his hand with Ayan and both smiling like idiots, and the anxiety was killing me inside, what will happen now"??