Nikita & Saumya have been friends for a few years. They met at a local yoga studio in Malad, Mumbai. From just a casual 'Hi' everyday, they slowly started interacting more & bonding over similar topics of interest. Both of them were homemakers and they spend a lot of time discussing fashion & home designing.
Nikita has been married to Ankit for 3 years. Ankit worked as a web designer for a startup and permanently worked from home. Saumya on the other hand has been married to Sanjiv for the last 7 years. Sanjiv was a sales professional for a multinational and usually had a very hectic travel across the country for work. Sometimes he used to be away from home for an entire week leaving Saumya and their 2 bedroom apartment behind.
The friendship between Saumya and Nikita gradually deepened and soon this friendship extended to their better halves as well. Both the couples started meeting frequently over drinks and eventually started going on holidays together. To a third person- it would appear as if all four of them have been friends for years- especially the way they would joke amongst themselves and the way they would share even the deepest emotions & thoughts with each other. Ankit and Nikita couldn't really afford an apartment in Sanjiv-Saumya's apartment complex but they still pushed themselves to be near their friends and eventually managed to lease an apartment a few floors below. It was a stretch for Ankit but they somehow managed to meet the ends meet.
Recently Sanjiv got promoted as a Director in his company and his travel became more hectic. Sometimes, he would stay over the weekend in one city and then travel to another getting away from home for consecutive weeks. Instead of meeting every week now, the couples were now able to only manage meeting each other once a month. However, Saumya and Nikita continued to meet often at the yoga studio and then spending time at each other's place later.
With Sanjiv's hectic travel schedule- Saumya decided to change her routine by spending more time at the yoga studio with Nikita in the morning and then spending the rest of the day at Nikita's home. Sometimes both of them would have the pleasure of Ankit joining their conversations as well.
On a Thursday morning, while Sanjiv was travelling- Saumya received a call from him informing her that he would have to extend the tour and will only be back the next weekend.