Chapter 23

Recap: Everyone has left and Anji and Ridhima go up to their room and are ready to go off to sleep when Anji receives a text message.

R: kya hua di?

A: nahin kuch nahin ridzi, its Atul again!

R: di...she laughs................Atul aapse bahut pyar karta hai.....

A: Ridzi ek baat kahoon, I know yaar, bahut pyar karta hai, lekin he's so different and so so childish!

R: di lekin woh hi to uske sabsi achi baat hai, woh bahut bahut pyaara aur cute hai

A: woh sab to dheek hai lekin Ridzi I want Atiitude, style, a manly voice, a great body........aur yeh sab atul mein nahin hai.................

R: di i understand lekin pyar koi criteria dhek nahin kar sakte................aap atul ko ek chance to di jiye aap use zaroor pasand karengi

A: Never! Acha cha lab yeh pyar ki advice chod and go to sleep...........ab main dekhon atul ka kya problem hai................She goes up to the terrace

A: Atul! This is not funny itni raat ko.........................Nick?

N: Hi Anjali

A: Nick tum yahaan.......woh text

N: haan Anjali actually woh............I mean to say yes maine hi tumhe yahaan invite kiya hai

A: okay.....any problem?

N: actually yes.......woh actually kuch baat karni thi

A: Nick whats wrong? Come on Tell me.

N: Anjali, woh.....Anjali actually..............he doesn't know what to say.....woh Anjali

A: Nick kya hua hai, just tell me please, i hate all this circular stuff

N: me too! Thank God , tum bilkul mere jaise soch ti ho, i hate being circular let me come straight to the point, Anjali mein tumhe sirf kuch hi dinon se jaanta hoon aur shayad mujhe tumhare bare mein kuch nahin pata lekin phir bhi Anjali pichle kuch dinon se I only think of you Anjali, this is never happened before ever........I mean girls to life mein thi lekin pehli baar mujhe raat ko ladki sapnon mein dhik ti hai............Anjali I think I think Im falling for you

A: WHAT? NICK? Yeh tum...............

N: look Anjali I know this is a bit strange but I had to tell you.....

A: Nick lekin I ........................she is totally confused

N: Anjali mujhe pata hai ke you don't like me and thats fine...............but I had to tell you........pehle maine suna tha ki you know somethinh between you and Atul but I know now that there is nothing.............so

A: Nick, I don't know what to say I mean, I don't know

N: Anjali look Im sorry, i should have been more considerate, okay main chalta hoon, I've done enough.......

Anjali stood there and was in complete awe of what just happened, she always kind of felt attracted to Nick he had attitude, style, the voice, the body, everything she wanted, her criteria had been met then why did she still feel hesitant? Did she actually have some feelings for Atul, why was she thinking all this? Admist this comfusion in her head Nick was leaving but some part of Anji didn't want him to go she........

A: Nick! Ruko!

N: Anjali..............

A: I admire your guts, tumne mujhe sab kuch bata diya and abhi to sirf dosti hui hai, lets see what happens next!

N: you mean your not angry?

A: no not all, why? Ab to hum dost hai!

Nick's face just lit up again, it was as if she had said yes, but he knew somehere that she would say soon, and now he was back to his Malik flirtatious self!

N: abhi to sirf dost hai lekin as you said lets see what happens next!

A: Oh please! Like thats gonna happen, apni shakal dekhi hai......bilkul.....bilkul

N: Prince Charming lagat hoon na!

A: You wish! Now please can you go, before Papa comes. Abhi agar tumne koi glati kari to asar sidha Armaan aur Ridz par hoga so go.............waise bhi its late

Nick is leaving but he turns around to say one last thing

N: Anjali woh tumhe kehna tha ki sab kuch lock karke rakhna............

A: kyon?

N: actually yahaan ek chori hone wali hai

A: chori? What?

N: ab jab hum dost hai.....to tumhare dil to yeh dost hi chura kar leke jaya ga!

A: laughs! And Laughs! And Laughs! Nick ek baat yaad rakho aise dialogues.........they don't work on me swhrt...........good night and then she leaves!

Anjali went back to her room and thought, why was she suddenly getting these mixed feelings, she was so confused, there is nothing between her and Atul so why is she feeling bad about having talked to Nick in such a manner, why did she not feel right about this, why was she so upset! She should be happy she just found her dream man yet she felt incomplete! Was she actually in love with Atul or was it that she is overwhelmed by Nick? She let these thoughts rest and slept!