Recap:
"fine..dost.." she said extending her hand.
He took it and shook it hard.She pulled away due to the force. He just smirked naughtily and left her room.
Now Continuing:
~Next Morning Rahul is awakened by Amit's frantic shaking as he was getting cold feet about the whole wedding thing. It was normal, in fact it was absolutely cool for the guys to see Amit flip out, after all tonight was the official Sangeet and Mehndi Ceremony in which Sapna's and Amit's family were coming together to celebrate the occasion with as much tradition as possible.~
Armaan: Dude just CHILLAX!!! I mean shaadi tumharay parents ki marzi se he toh ho rahai hain…what the big deal…
Amit: Big DEAL?! Jub teray agay peechay chipkay gen a teri honay waali bewi ki cousins, aunties, chachis, maamis, aur pata nahi kuan kuan phir tujh se poocho ga main "what the big deal?"
Armaan: (makes a face looking at Amit who was still pacing about the room) whatever…Rahul tu he samjha iss about to be "runaway groom" ko…! (he looked over at Rahul who was rubbing his eyes trying hard to chase his sleep away)
Rahul: Hmmm…karta hoon kuch…waisay yeh Abhi aur Atul kahaan hain?
Armaan: Breakfast per aura bb main bhi jar aha hoon…I am really hungry…! (he got up and left as well. It was just Rahul and Amit in the room now and Rahul was watching him freak out)
Amit: Kya karo…? Sapna ko bhaga kar shaadi kar lena chiyay tha…!
Rahul: (laughs)
Amit: Oye! Bahut hasi arahai hain na tujhay mujhay iss haal mein dekh kar…!
Rahul: (walks over to him controlling his laughter) Sorry Amit…yaar honestly tu itna freak out ajj tak kabhi nahi hua…aur honestly speaking teray iss tarah preshaan honay ki wajah mujhay toh nazar nahi arahi phir bhi tu aisay darr raha hain jaisa shaadi nahi koi gunaah kar raha ho…
Amit: Yaar pata nahi kyun yeh shaadi…yeh saaray loog…yeh sub kuch zaayda nahi hogaya..? I mean main shaadi kar kay kya karoonga?
Rahul: Ummm…well…Shaadi kar kay loog normally kya kartay hain? I mean shaadi matlab forver…right? Happy endings…toh phir tu shaadi kay baad apni happy ending mein rehna…Sapna kay saath
Amit: Haan per mujhay nahi lagta main yeh kar paaoga…
Rahul: What?! Amit kyat u kissi aur se…I mean is…
Amit: No..Noways…I mean I love Sapna lakin…
Rahul: Oye! No "lakin", "if", and "buts"... Bottom line yeh hain kay tu Sapna se pyaar karta hain aur voh tujhse..alright…
Amit: Haan I know…per kya yeh kaafi hoga?
Rahul: (sighs and then walks over to him and starts to explain him in a serious tone) Amit dekh Sapna aik bahut achi larki hain aur iss waqt us ski zindagi ki har choti bari khushi tujhse hain…tumharay saaray vaaday aur pyaar bharay bharoosay per ussnay apni duniya banali hain aur yeh shaadi iss duniya ki shuruaat hain…Aggar tum uss se saacha pyaar kartay ho toh yeh khayaal bhi apnay dil se nikaal do kay "kya pyaar kafi hoga?" Trust me dude you have everything to keep her and yourself happy..!
Amit: (takes a second to absorb Rahul's reasoning and then looks relieved) Yeah… tu sahi keh raha hain Rahul… I mean main logoon aur duinya se darr raha hoon jub mujhay Sapna ka pyaar pehlay se he hasil hain…She loves me and I love her…aur yeh shaadi toh humari khani ki shuruaat hain phir main kaisay darr sakta hoon…I guess I just freaked out because I wasn't thinking…Thanks man… tu nahi hota toh mera pata nahi kya hota..! Sapna aur Main such mein bahut lucky hain tu humara dost hain…Thanks…! (he hugs Rahul)
Rahul: Yeah… no problem man! Abb ja jaakay breakfast karlay…subah se iss room mein jo tumnay "morning walk" ki hain na ussay 2 ya 3 pounds to loose kar liyay hongay…
Amit: (laughs) Yeah..mujhay chalna chiyay… tu bhi aaja breakfast kay liye…
Rahul: hmm… tum chalo main fresh ho kar aata hoon…(he told Amit as he grabbed his toothbrush and towel)
~Few minutes later Rahul gets out the bathroom looking handsome in black t-shirt and faded blue jeans. As he stepped out into his room he found that someone had brough him his breakfast upstairs, it was sitting on a tray on the table. He looked around to see if anyone was there in the room then heard something chiming outside in the terrace. He went out and saw Muskaan running down towards the stairs, it was her payal that made the noise. Rahul was quicker and rushed to the door that followed the staircase before Muskaan. ~
Rahul: Good Morning! (he smiled, blocking her way to the staircase)
Muskaan: Good Morning…(she smiled back , blushing a little)
Rahul: So…?
Muskaan: Um…voh…Breakfast…yeah umm…main… I mean tumhay breakfast per nahi dekha toh soocha kay breakfast yahi lay aoo..uper… Armaan ne kaha tha tum upper ho…
Rahul: (noticing her flushed cheeks) Relax…! Maine koi explanation toh nahi maangi…
Muskaan: Good..kyunki doosti mein no explaination…Right? (she was trying too hard to be "normal" as Rahul could clearly see the colors change on her pretty face)
Rahul: Right… Ofcourse… umm meray saath breakfast karo ge?
Muskaan: Voh..main…(smiles) never mind..sure... chalo.. (they both walked back to the room Rahul and the guys were staying in and sat down with the breakfast tray in the middle of them)
Rahul: (taking a bite)
Muskaan: Kaisa hain?
Rahul: Kya?
Muskaan: Halva…
Rahul: Acha hain…kyun kuch khass baat hain kya? (he was really confused as to why Muskaan's attitude was missing from her today)
Muskaan: Nahi…kuch..kuch khass nahi hain…tum kahao na..( thinking in her head: "subah subah uth kar jis kay liye itni mehnat se halva banaya ussay "kuch khass" laga he nahi… Muskaan tu pagal hogaye hain…na jaanay kyun pehli baar tu kissi ko impress karnay ki kohshish kar rahi hain aur baar baar fail ho rahi hain..na dress ki tareef ki, na halvay ki, aur na kissi aur cheez ki…")
Rahul: Musk...Muskaan?
Muskaan: Huh…? Kya..
Rahul: (holding up the spoon to her mouth) Naashta…? Thanda hojaye ga..
Muskaan: (looks at the food filled spoon then at Rahul, she gets lost in his eyes but manages to eat from the spoon he held out for her. As he fed her, she simply adored him)
Rahul: Abb khud manage kar lo ge? (he asked smiling while handing her the spoon)
Muskaan: Hmmm…(she was still somewhat lost in his eyes but looked down the instance he looked up at her)
Rahul: (smiles to himself as he was aware exactly how much Muskaan was head over heels for him but still played to cool in front of her) Muskaan main sooch raha tha kay tum meray saath…
Muskaan: Tumharay saath? (looks up at him surprised upon him saying "meray saath")
Rahul: Haan…umm meray saath…voh...meray saath bahir chalo ge?
Muskaan: (chokes on her food at first a bit then comes to her senses and speaks up) ky..kya? Kya matlab…?
Rahul: Oh… um..meray kehnay ka matlab tha kay…Sapna aur Amit kay shaadi kay outfit ready hain boutique per toh voh pick karnay thay…and I needed some help in getting them their wedding present…if you don't mind…?
Muskaan: Oh…acha…(looks a bit disappointed)
Rahul: "Acha" meaning… "acha main chalo ge" ya phir "acha okay tum chalay jao akelay"
Muskaan: (Smiles) Nahi…acha meaning kay haan main tumharay saath chalo ge…breakfast kay baad nikaltay hain?
Rahul: yeah…sure… (they eat the rest of their breakfast while talking about random stuff, then Muskaan gets up to leave with and empty breakfast tray)
Muskaan: Okay main chali hoon neechay…Yeh tray kitchen mein rakh kar change bhi karna bahir janay kay liye… (she looked at her favorite white chiffon churidaar suit that she wore especially for Rahul but it was disappointing as it received no attention from him)
Rahul: Change kyun kar rahi ho? You look really nice…I think tumhay change nahi karna chiyay…(he smiled at her as he took away the tray from her hand) aur yeh tray main neechay kitchen mein rakh doonga… tum breakfast upper lay kay aayi meray liye, yahi bahut sweet tha, (he leans in closer to her ear and whispers) Epecially voh halva jo I am sure kay tumnay banaya tha, phir se bana na...bahut acha tha…thanks…!
Muskaan: (Smitten by his admiration, finally smiled a smile that reached her eyes, Rahul was happy that his compliment made her smile so beautifully. They shared a quick eye lock, then Rahul interrupted sweetly.)
Rahul: Okay…I'll meet you by my car?
Muskaan: (nods her head) Hmmm…main apna bag lay kay aati hoon…
~Rahul smiled and made his way down the stairs as Muskaan followed a few moments later after getting a hold of her overwhelming emotions brought on by his compliment. She couldn't wait to accompany him to the boutique and the mall as it meant more time with him alone. Muskaan was changing and falling for Rahul…she didn't know why but somehow it felt right and there was no way she was getting herself back to being "normal" ever again…Rahul's magic was working on her like a drug that she was already ADDICTED to.~