𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐫 - Chapter 7: Chapter 7

Akshara POV
It's been a month from the Gill' visit to my home. You know what so amusing thing here, now I am ENGAGED. Yeah Engaged with Shubham Gill.
I am still processing everything. I don't know in what circumstances I said yes to this alliance but yeah I said yes to this. And it was mutual decision as even Shubman said yes to this alliance. And I don't know why, we didn't even talked properly that day. He was so strange, he is so lively, cheerful and fun to be with person to everyone but he didn't even had a proper conversation with me.
He has dimple smile, yeah I noticed he has dimple smile, he is soft spoken, he literally become friends with Anika. Anika the girl who always make distance with boys and always in sassy mode is now one of closest to him in our family.
Anika had showed me some youtube videos of him and THAN I got it, why he seemed like I had seen before. In ads.
And he is cricketer, broo not just cricketer but star cricketer, gosh he has huge fan following specially in girls. Our engagement was held in private in only family members and close relatives and friends were there but when the pictures got out, ohh whole social media was on fire.
Thanks to Shubham and his team they immediately handled the circumstances. There were not my clear picture much only two or three where some of his cousin took selfie with me. But all got down as he said he is confirmed his engaged but he requested to not interfere in his private life and I was shocked as everyone immediately keep quiet.
As I started to scroll more about him in my ig, gosh so many girls were heart broken, some were bad mouthing his fiancee which is me, and some supporting. But fanboys were in chill.
Thank God my name or picture is not revealed, so I can work in my cafe peacefully. After the engagement there's no difference in my daily routine. I literally thought we will talk in daily bases like love bird, but wait what am I thinking eww Akshu you are sounding so creepy but that's what you do when you read too many novel books.
God why I am so delusional.
"Akshu where's raw material and grocery list?" Aditi asked, I stopped the mixer in middle as I was mixing the batter of cup cakes and looked at her confused. "Yaar Akshu mein ne tumhe kal hi kaha tha list ready karle, aaj groceries order karni hai" as her words slipped and my mind captured what she had assigned me to do yesterday.
Where did I put it, where , where "my bag" I said "what?" "The list is in my bag" I said strode to my tote bag, which is placed below the counter. I searched in it and took out the list. "Yeh lo, mein ne toh kal hi likha tha" she looked at it "Nitya" she stated. I glupped "what Nitya?" I said looking anywhere but her.
"It's Nitya's hand writing" she said. "So! I was the one who checked the all the grocery and told her to note down" I said. "Kaam chor" she rolled her eyes before leaving the kitchen. I again diverted myself to what I left in middle.
"Yaar kal toh hum jeet" Nikhil said while he was decorating the cake. "Haan Virat Kohli toh chah gaya, 108 run in 98 balls. Bro I am impressed" she said dreamly leaning on counter. "yaar Shubman kitna handsome lag raha tha kash usse mil pati mein" and automatically my ears turned to them.
I know hearing someone's talk is bad thing but they are talking infront of me duh. "Tum match dekh ne gaye the kal" Nikhil asked Nitya "haan kal papa ke sath gayi thi" Nitya said. Oh that's why she was so in urgent to leave yesterday.
"Nitya, cookies Bane" I asked her while putting the cupcakes in oven. "Almost di" she said pointing at another oven. I walked to Nikhil and stood by his side looking at how he was doing his work.
Nitya and Nikhil both were here to just learn baking than eventually started to work here with me, I am glad they did. It's been almost three years and they are still working with us. I am so happy that even my cafe is getting popular around Mumbai. Now our cafe is always filled with the costomers.
Nikhil was preparing a cake for celebration and in hurry as the client had said they will be here by 5 now there's only one and half hour left and cupcakes still not ready yet. The client specially wanted the cake made by the main baker which is me so I almost done work but I told him to do the decoration, as the same people had ordered for cupcakes.
They were celebrating the birthday of boy named Agastya who is turned 4 year's. So they ordered one chocolate cake and chocolate, vanilla and red velvet cupcakes.
Ping sound of oven pulled me back from my thoughts. "Di cupcakes are ready" Nikhil said nodding at him I walked to oven and took out the cupcakes, let them cool down.
Taking all the cream and other things I started with decorating the cupcakes. Delicious smell of cupcakes spread in air.
"Di did you make currect number of order or extra" Nitya asked. I gave her smile "many extra" I said showing her my wide eyes. "Can I take some with me" "mee tooo" Nikhil showed his hand in air like giving attendance. I nodded at them with smile.
One by one I garnished all cupcakes and packed them in containers which had the logo of 'sweet bite'. I looked at the chocolate cake which was very tempting, so I had to control myself from tasting it. I am sweet tooth and I can't control myself when it comes to chocolate or it's other sweet dishes.
I walked out with cupcakes in my hand as it's already 5. Walking there I saw a men who was waiting while scrolling through his phone. He was wearing white tshirt with black denims, there was gold chain in his neck and tattoo on his left hand arm. "Here your cupcakes and chocolate cake" I cheerfully said with smile.
He looked up from his phone as he looked at me his eyes slowly widened. "Bhabhi" he mumbled as his dark brown eyes popping out in surprise, "hainnn...." I looked at him confused.
"Ishan Kishan" I turned back to see Nitya's jaw dropped and shocked face. Ishan who is he? Do I know him? But I don't remember?
"Umm.. sorry I didn't recognise you, do I know you" I said with awkward smile on my face, gosh it's really so awkward I looked Aditi who shrugged in return.
Before he could speak Nitya beated him "di his is cricketer, don't you know him" ahh again a cricketer, now I regret why didn't I watched cricket with dad. He must be a celebrity and I don't know him.
I was literally crying mentally, "actually I am Shubman's best friend" he said with his cheeky smile, and I gave him my femous awkward smile.
"Di you know Shubman Gill" Nitya asked, ignoring her I turned just when I was taking the cake from Nikhil, Nitya again voiced out "Shubman Gill" I looked at her who was looking at the front door.
Turning myself to front door I frozzed on my place as I saw Shubman Gill coming inside and soon his eyes catch mine. The only thought run in my mind is,
DID STAR CRICKETER CHOOSED MY BAKERY TO ORDER A CAKE AND CUPCAKES.
Is my bakery that famous now. I was literally dancing mentally. Diverting my eyes to Aditi with my sparkling eyes even her eyes were sparkling and I know what she is thinking too. Bestfriend's you know, we have same brain cells.
"Umm Ishan hua" Shubman asked. "Bhai tune bataya kyun nhi ki yeh cafe bhabhi ka hai" Ishan asked.
"What bhabhi?" "Bhabhi" "bhabhi" the trio Aditi, Nitya, Nikhil said respectively. I glupped in nervous as Aditi looked at me with questioning gaze.
Umm you guessed right, I still haven't told her about my engagement. She doesn't know still and you can imagine how bad it's going to be my situation to explain her.
Shubman cleared his throat and Ishan and Shubman had eye talk. "It's ok yaar, and I think they too know it" Ishan said to which the trio spoke in union "no we don't" I closed my eyes 'why god? Why just me'.
Ishan looked at me than Shubman and cleared his throat "sorry I guess" he said looking at me.
I placed the cupcakes and cake on counter. "Here's your order sir, have nice evening" I expecting him to leave, I don't even need them to pay me. Just go please. I know I am sounding rude but I don't want to die infront of them.
Still Ishan scanned the QR scanner and paid the amount. Only computer's robotic voice echoed in the silent room.
'isse bura aur kya hi hoga mere sath'.
"Wait" Aditi vioce out making the both men to turn to us. "What do you mean by bhabhi are they in relationship?" Aditi give me sharp glare. And I avoided looking at her.
hey bhagwan, I wasn't challenging you when I said 'isse bura aur kya hi hoga' I was just comforting myself. Now if she get know about engagement that too from stranger than I am definitely going to die.
Ok not particularly stranger but still.
Shubman and Ishan took seat on one of table near counter Aditi also sat there and jerked my hand and made me sit. Nikhil sat on counter chair, Nitya come back with two trays one had coffees and other had chocolate cookies and brownies. Shubman helped her to put everything on table and everyone self served.
Aditi pushed coffee and brownies infront of me and I looked at her with puppy eyes which she ignored.
I just noticed there are not any costomer present today. "Aditi we don't have costomer today?" I asked looking everywhere. "Akshu don't distract me from the topic" she stated. "We have booked whole cafe for evening" Ishan said with smile with a ohh I again looked at my brownie.
Ishan started to narrate everything, may be Shubman had told him everything. But I still didn't dare to look up.
Look! He had shared everything with his bestfriend. Why didn't you told Aditi.
I was myself needed time to digest and process everything, I was going to tell her everything once I get time.
So you didn't get time for one month to tell her you are engaged.
I forgot.
How did you forget about telling her that you got engaged.
I even forgot that I am engaged.
Dumb girl.
Hey stop it.
The two individuals in my mind were fighting like they are advocate in highcourt.
"Akshara are you there" I felt sudden jerk and looked towards the person "I am calling you from past 2 minutes" she said. "Ye..yeah yes" I said looking at her. "You got engaged and you didn't even told me" she said furiously.
"I forgot" I mumbled looking down, "forgot what" "the engagement" I said absent mindedly. "What?" the three of them looked at me shocked. "I.. I mean I forgot to tell you about the engagement, I was about to tell you today itself while going home" I honestly said looking in her eyes.
"Aww bhabhi you are so cute" I looked at Ishan than Shubman than Aditi. "Nikhil, Nitya it's time to close the cafe I think" I said looking at my watch which showed 5:55. "Oh no we are late" Shubman said. They both hurriedly stood and went away before bidding bye to us.
Closing the cafe I waved at Nikhil and Nitya. "Don't break the promise" I said to which they both crossed their fingers and showed in air "we won't" they said. The promise was about not telling anyone about my engagement.