Even though he didn"t fully understand the issue, Vivan got most of it .

"It"s okay . Go talk to him . " Vivan advised . For a couple of years, he deemed Ashay as a notorious playboy . Only a few months back he got to know him . Even if he had many faults the best quality he had was the respect he had in Ira . Their relations.h.i.+p lacked anything but love .

Ashay was sleeping when Ira walked to his bed . She stared at him fondly and ruffled his hair . With the disturbance, Ashay frowned and opened his eyes . In irritation, he opened his mouth to say something . "Sis . . . " He stopped when he saw Ira in front of him . Ashay sat up and flinched seeing her .

Did she come to know of his blunder?
"Sis, that deal . I didn"t know it will go wrong . " His brows were wrinkled . "I will correct it?" he immediately pleaded .

His innocent face had an expression that would force anyone to forego his mistakes . His posture reminded her of their childhood . Even if she scolded him he would always get away with that face .

"What"s this?" She placed the dairy in front of him .

"Ahh . . . " he reached out to s.n.a.t.c.h it, "Nothing . . . just some scribbles . " He took back the dairy and bowed his head .

"Why didn"t you tell me you wanted to be a scientist and I was dead set on making you a businessman?" Ira said .

"I"m not sure . " his low voice showed his insecurity and lack of confidence .

Like Tej Rai was Ira"s anchor and a reason to work hard, she was his . Like she struggles to get a word of praise from her father, so did he wanted to hear one from her .

Ira couldn"t resist brus.h.i.+ng his hair looking at his meek self . "Ash, you remember, there was a time once you would share everything with me . Every little thing . We never fought . We were best friends . "

"Hmm, when did we change Sis?" he raised his head . His eyes were welled with water like hers . To hide those he hid his face on her lap .

She continued stroking his hair remembering he liked that in their childhood . He would come to her running on his chubby legs snuggle in her lap and place her hand on his head . Her touch full of warmth and protection soothed him in seconds .

Some moments of silence followed .

"Ash, do you remember in our childhood, every time a new factory was a launched dad will transfer to the place to look over it . " Ira reminisced their childhood days .

"Yes . New place, new people . I loved it . " His soft eyes smiled .

"You remember that Motu, your friend?" she asked .

"Yes, Raj . "

"He was an idiot . " she giggled .

"No way . He was awesome . He used to do my homework"

"Idiot . He got fooled by you . You would make him write everything in exchange of few chocolates . " Ira said . "And that girl pinky . I used to tease you . "

"Julie," he said . Ira couldn"t remember their names . She called Raj motu because he was fat and Julie, pinky because she always wore pink .

"You always blushed in front of her . "

"She was beautiful," he confessed .

"Even that nerd Rakesh . "

"Hehe . He used to like you . You know . Only if you were younger . " Ashay teased her .

"Eww . . . No way . " The boy she recalled always had a runny nose .

"Yes, he did . "

"No . . . " They giggled for a while .

"Do you remember any of my friend, Ash," Ira asked .

Ashay though for a long while, before coming to a realization . He sat up and looked in her eyes .

"Eh . . . . No, no . . . . none" He shook his head . He remembered not a single person .

"That"s because I had only one friend and that was you . "

"My baby bro, I"m still at the same place . Waiting for my friend . " She patted his head .