Chapter 16 - Take it slow buddy! (2/2)

”How all of you are at my place?” I asked as I rubbed my face with my palms.

”Guys were worried about you. I tried telling them you are fine but those stubborn heads! They wanted to make sure by themselves.” He smirked that soon replaced into a thin line as he added, ”Moreover, because of my promise I never told them about your marriage.”

'God! That is going to be very bad. Not informing them about the marriage is going to be a big issue. I just hope I don't get black eye along with few broken ribs and swollen face.' I prayed in my head.

”You know what you have to do.” Ayush patted my back as he hinted to my earlier behaviour with them.

I nodded in understanding.

”Better?” he asked as we crossed my bedroom on our way back to living room where other three were waiting.

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”I am sorry Eshan. I never knew we don't hold any value in your life. Today you made us realize that you did not even bother telling us about marriage least calling us.” Sameer was the first to speak when he spotted sight of me.

He was already pacing in hallway before Ayush and I came while racking his hands through his hair, messing them.

He was highly pissed.

”Thank you, we are leaving and wouldn't bother you anymore,” Barun piped in before standing up from the couch where he was seating beside Arjun who strangely had been quite.

”I am sorry.” I apologised to all of them.

Silence was all I got in response while they glared at me with disapproval.

”Please, listen to me once. I did not tell you as it all happened in a hurry and at that time, you all were stuck in our project. You think I wanted to hide it?” I rushed out the actual reason before they decided to pounce upon me.

If not for London project, I would have happily shared this big news with them.

”Ayush knew, didn't he?” Arjun spoke quietly for the first time after out little fight upstairs.

”Look guys, can we behave like adults?” Ayush stepped in between, trying to resolve the issue.

”No because we aren't. Only you both are the mature ones here who knows how to keep secret. We all are immature kids and we are happy that way. Atleast we do not hide things from our friends.”

”Quiet it Barun. He has his reasons okay.” Ayush raised his voice a little.

”Everyone does have, Ayush,” Sameer snapped.

”So instead of cribbing can you get past over it,” Ayush asked.

”Instead of asking him or us to get past over it, why don't you give us the reason to?” Barun demanded.

”Fine, have a seat everyone, I will freshen up and be back.” I interjected before it could turn into something bad.

”Can't stay away from his wife,” Barun chuckled.

”He is whipped,” Sameer added.

”Can you blame him, she is ho- I meant to say beautiful,” Arjun started saying and changed the sentence as I guess after he remembered what happened earlier.

”I heard that,” I yelled before I took long strides to reach as early as I could to my wife.

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