~ArBi FF Jab Lurve Hua~Part 271 pg141 - Page 40

Bharti:You haven't left?

Armaan:Nope..I'm gonna leave for the outdoor fashion shoot soon but i was thinking...

Bharti:Yeah?

Armaan:Will you like to hvae dinner with me tonight?

Bharti:Me?Tonight?

Armaan:Yeah..erm do you other plans for tonight?

Bharti:Achanak dinner and all?

Armaan:I'm very happy today and that's the reason for inviting you for dinner...So will you like to come?

Bharti:(smiled and nodded in agreement repeatedly) Yeah sure...

Armaan:(leaned closer) Cool...can't wait...I'll see you at Jade Restaurant at 8 pm, ok?

Bharti:Sure..Bye!!

Armaan:Bye!!

Preity hid from there and quickly went away before Armaan saw her.Bharti got so excited all of a sudden. She went to Mahi to give her the printed articles. Mahi asked her to take a seat and Bharti did so with a smile on her face. While flipping thorugh an article which Bharti wrote, Mahi saw her smiling widely. Mahi turned around, wondering if there was anything funny but she saw nothing. As Mahi was referring to particular sections of her articles and discussing about them, Mahi was still surprised at the unchanged expression on Bharti's face. Mahi realized Bharti was lost somewhere and pinched her mildly.

Bharti:Ouch!!

Mahi:Finally the expression changed and got you back in reality..What's wrong with you?

Bharti:Nothing..nothing really..Are the articles ok?

Mahi:Just need a bit of editing...I'll make the necessary changes..Waise why were you smiling for no reason?

Bharti:I was smiling?No..I wasn't...

Mahi:Yes you were Bharti...Anyways didn't you hear about Armaan and Jiya?

Bharti:Yeah actually..both of them are so talented na especially Armaan...

Mahi:(thought to herself)"Especially Armaan..wow now that's interesting..." Yeah of course Raj couldn't join them for he had been busy with the promotions of our newsletter..

Bharti:Hhmm..Mahi,what's the time?

Mahi:6 pm..

Bharti:Oh shux..I need to rush home..

Mahi:Why?Any date?

Bharti:Erm just a dinner with Armaan..He invited me for dinner at 8..

Mahi:So why are you leaving so soon??

Bharti:Wish to refresh myself before heading for dinner..And I'm all done for today so yeah..that's why I'm leaving..See ya..

Mahi:See ya.. aur haan Bharti,enjoy your dinner!!(smiled and winked at Bharti)

Bharti:(smiled) Bye!!

Mahi was so excited for Bharti and Armaan. She knew that both of them looked awesome together and she was definitely sure of the fact that Bharti just blushed when Mahi teased her a lil. Mahi had the gut feeling that Bharti was just thinking of Armaan while complimenting on Armaan's talent. Mahi couldn't help but smile widely and shook her head, heading back to typing the finalized version of Bharti's articles.

Bharti reached hime by 6:30 pm and she went to bathe. She got out fo the shower and wondered what she should wear. She felt she should wear something different and nice. She practically took all of her outfits out and spread them all over her bed. She wondered where her purple shawl went and she opened another wardrobe of her's and as she took the purple shawl, some of her clothes fell on her head. The room was indeed in a total mess and she literally recollected how Raj's home looked like and smiled. Bharti hit her head and quickly took a bright pink haulter-neck dress and wore the shawl around her and looked at herself in the mirror.She was swirling around, radiating so much of happiness around her. For a second, she stopped and wondered what was happening. Somehow, she felt as if she was going totally insane. She kept her clothes back in her wardrobes and realized that she was already running late. She wore her necklace and silver earrings and locked her home and headed to catch an auto.

Bharti kept looking at her watch. It was already 8 pm.

Bharti:Bhai saab zara tez se chalao...

KK:Theekh hai Bharti-ji..

Bharti:Bhai saab aap mere naam..(looked carefully at the mirror in front) KK??

KK:Yes of course..Glad you recognized me..Quite fast by the way...

Bharti:Didn't know that you could drive an auto too...Shall hire you next time since I can trust you...

KK:Not bad...I've turned out to be trustworthy for you..Waise when are you going?

Bharti:Don't you keep track of my life..Don't you know where I'm heading to?

KK:All I can say that is that this will be one memorable night in your life...

Bharti:What are you trying to say?

KK:You'll know it soon...There you go...Jade Restaurant..

Bharti:Kitni huwe?

KK:Don't worry...We'll meet often so you can give it to me then..

Bharti:KK...yeh lo..I've kept it on the metre..take it!!(went from there)

KK:(smiled widely) "She won't be able to stop herself tonight...It's the night of L-O-V-E in Bharti's life..Let's celebrate,God!!!"

Bharti reached Jade Restaurant at 8:20 pm. She looked around for Armaan. She looked to her sides and smiled as she saw Armaan and waved at him. Bharti proceeded to walk towards his table.

Bharti:Heyy...sorry 20 mins late..

Armaan:It's ok Bharti..Glad you could come..

Bharti:(smiled at Armaan) So...have you ordered??

Armaan:Actually it's a buffet..So we can go and get the foods ourselves..

Bharti:Awesome...

Armaan:Toh chale?

Bharti:Yeah sure...

While eating,

Armaan:Waise you look really pretty today...

Bharti:I do? Great..Thanks; waise are you expecting a compliment in retrun?

Armaan:Lollz no Bharti..(shook his head)

Bharti:You look great too, by the way....

Armaan:Aww thanks Bharti...(smiled and thought to himself)"Did Bharti just blush or something? She surely looks different tonight.."

Bharti:Waise why did you invite me?I mean you could have invited Preity...

Armaan:Bharti..I've already told you..

Bharti:That's what I don't understand..

Armaan:Well you are much closer to me than Preity or anyone else..

Bharti:(thought to herself)"This guy is totally strange...But somehow his words are really nice to hear.."Ek baat poocho??

Armaan:Poocho na...

Bharti:Main tumhe bohat achi lagti hoon??Hhmm??

Armaan:Bharti yeh kaisi sawaal hai?

Bharti:Batao na..

Armaan:Haan...bohat achi lagti ho..

Bharti:Kyun?

Armaan:(paused for a while) Woh iss liye kyunki tum hamesha wohi cheezein karte ho jo tumhe pasand ho..Kisi se darr the binda..You're a carefree girl..

Bharti smiled at Armaan and lowered her gaze and Armaan saw her really blushing this time round, feeling so surprised. Armaan smiled, thinking to himself,"She looks extremely gorgeous when she blushes..Yehi adaaon pe toh fida hoon,Bharti"..

Armaan:Heyy do you believe in wishes?

Bharti:Not really but I do give it a try..Kyun?

Armaan:Ek minute..(took a fallen eyelash from her cheek) Yeh lo..Maanglo jo maangna hai tumhe (placed the eyelash on Bharti's hand)

Bharti looked at him and closed her eyes, trying to think of a wish but promptly opened her eyes.

Armaan:Maang liya?

Bharti:Nahin..

Armaan:Kya hua?

Bharti:Tum maang lo na mere liye..

Armaan:Main??Are you like nutzz??

Bharti:Maanglo na please..

Armaan:(felt amused) Theekh hai...

Bharti placed her hand outward towards Armaan's side and watched Armaan intently as he closed his eyes and soon blew the eyelash. Bharti just couldn't stop gazing at Armaan and smiled as he opened his eyes.

Armaan:Kya hua?

Bharti:Kuch nahin..Kya maanga tha tumne?

Armaan:Nahin bata sakta..You know how it is...

Bharti:Armaan..please batao na...

Armaan:Arre no ways!!You had an option of wishing for yourself...

Bharti:Ok ok fine..Thanks for the dinner by the way...

Armaan:Bharti tumse ek baat poocho??

Bharti:Poocho...

Armaan:Are you in love with anyone?

Bharti was shocked to hear Armaan's question. She grew more nervous. not knowing what to say. As she observed Armaan watching her, Bharti looked away and her heart raced a lil.

Bharti:Nahin toh...tum aise kyun pooch rahe ho?

Armaan:Bas aise hi...

Bharti briefly smiled while looking at Armaan. As she turned away, she felt really awkward and she felt as if she had lied to Armaan for the first time. She wasn't even sure of what's going on around her.

Armaan:Shall we go?

Bharti:Yeah sure..chalo!!

Armaan and Bharti were walking along the roadside towards Armaan's bike. Both of them were walking silently.

Armaan:Kya hua??

Bharti:Kuch nahin...

Armaan:Kuch toh zaroor hua hai Bharti..

Bharti:KYa matlab?

Armaan:Tum toh aise chup chaap rahi ho..

Bharti:Hehe..kuch naya baat nahin hai iss liye..

Armaan:Icic...

Armaan and bharti remained mum and were walking quite close to each other, such that their fingers almost touched each other. Bharti took secret glances at Armaan and she practically wanted to hole Armaan's hand but Armaan had walked a little faster and reached his bike. Just then, it began to rain, gradually becoming heavier. Armaan took out an umbrella but by then he saw Bharti getting drenched in the cool rains. He couldn't stop himself from watching Bharti spread her arms to feel the rain and swirl herself around.Her pink dress got stuck to her skin and she gazed upwards, feeling and tasting the raindrops on her face and lips. Armaan didn't realize that he had already let go of his umbrella and Bharti saw him looking at her and invited him tod ance with her. Armaan smiled and joined her. Bharti took off her heels and Armaan took off his shoes and kept them aside.

Armaan took her hand and pulled Bharti towards him and swirled her around. Bharti gazed into Armaan's eyes and all of a sudden Armaan carried Bharti high in the air and swirled her. As he did so, Bharti closed her eyes and felt the intoxicating magic in the rains which made her lose herself. Armaan gradually brought her down and Bharti placed one of her hand around Armaan's shoulder and stood upright. Both of them gazed at each other,losing themselves in each other. It finally seemed as if Bharti has begun to believe in the magic of love.

Armaan saw Bharti feeling chilly due to her quivering lips. He took off his black coat and wore it on Bharti and drove her home. Armaan was all smiles throughout the journey while Bharti was having a strong,tingling sensation within herself, a new feeling which she hadn't associated with before. It was all so different for her.

Armaan stopped his bike as he reached Bharti's place. Bharti got down from the bike, feeling as though time flew too quickly and she reached her home quite fast. Armaan walked her to the door and Bharti took off the coat but Armaan stopped her from doing so and told her that she could return the coat the next day. Armaan wished her Good night and turned to go but Bharti held Armaan's hand and stopped him.

Armaan:Are you ok Bharti?

Bharti:(smiled) Yeah I am..Thanks for a wonderful dinner by the way...

Armaan:Anytime Bharti...

Bharti:Good night Armaan..

Armaan:Good night!!(winked at her and smiled)

Bharti smiled as she went inside and placed Armaan's coat to dry. She practically felt a surge of excitement within her. It was a totally new experience that she was facing. Everything felt so different around her. She called up Payal several times but she didn't pick up her mobile. Bharti went to change and get dressed into her night clothes. She turned off the lights and went to bed. She tried to sleep but she just couldn't bring herself to sleep,thinking of her dinner with Armaan and the closeness she felt to Armaan.She thought of Payal's question and smiled widely, knowing the answer to the question,"Payal, I think I might date Armaan after tonight..He just makes me special and lets me forget all my troubles!!"