"What do you mean?" said Armaan quizzically.
"I mean I have a plan to make you declare your love to Riddhima...an infallible way." "Is?" said Armaan increasingly anxious. "You know that in 2 days it's Valentine and it's in my intension to organize a party in honour of anyone who love and during the party you can openly say I love you to your beautiful Riddhima."
"Hey I'm speaking to a wall... I told you I do not dare! "
" Do not worry I will create a situation in which you declare everything. Trust your good old friend Arjun "
"You convinced me my friend ."
"Don't worry...I'll think to everything!"
The news of Valentine's Day organised by Arjun went around the class in a flash so in that day everyone simply talks about how would they wear and especially with whom would go to the party and this questions also troubled Riddhima.
"And now with whom I'll go to the party...If Armaan ask me, I'll immediately say yes.And now it's from long time that I'm feeling something for him and at least I hope to declare to him. I hope he ask me ...I wonder ... I wonder ... I hope ... I hope ..." "Hope for what?" Riddhima turned slowly as if behind her there was the person who want to meet.
"So how is gone Armaan?" asked Arjun, very enthusiastically!
"Riddhima... How will you be dressed for the party? And in particular with whom you will go?" said Arohi smiling.
Then the two friends after the school, go to home eat and go to shopping in the city.
The girls enter in and ask immediately for Riddhima's size. Fortunately there was alone one left and the girls were very happy for their luck! "
So the girls entered in a shoe store and was very impressed. Riddhima was struck by a pair of creamy-white pair and she bought without wasting time!
"Thanks a lot Arohi "
As a result Riddhima happily back home to have bought clothes for the next day!
The day passed quickly, and Armaan n Riddhima could not wait for meeting each other at 19.30. Riddhima wore her beautiful pink dress and white shoes while Armaan wore his suit: Black pants, white shirt and blue tie. During going to Riddhima's home he bought her red roses hoping that she will like it.
At the door he knocked with fear. "Who is?" Said Rohan. "I'm Armaan" he replied. Rohan open the door and said "Wait Riddhima is coming downstairs." "Sure Rohan" said him and his heart start beating fast and began to shake his legs until Riddhima came down...she was more beautiful than the moon.She was fascinated by him, Riddhima had never been so elegant the boy and for the boy the same time.
The two didn't say nothing along the route to the school. When they arrived they were received with immense heat from Arjun who whose delighted by Arohi, her girlfriend. The evening proceed with tranquillity and amazingly. Armaan and Riddhima does not leave each other for a moment and talked and laugh till Arjun made a nod inviting everyone to take place in the middle of the track for dancing.
"So boys and girls is the time to dance ...we start dancing...Music is on...come on people"
At one point dropped lights creating a romantic atmosphere that Armaan and Riddhima were waiting since long time. The two were very embarrassed and in fact they were dancing far behind until Arjun nod to his friend to go forward and Armaan pulled the girl's arms and the two finished to find each other very closely...only few millimetres separated them.
They danced for 10 minutes till Riddhima took courage and said "Armaan I need to talk to you"
"No...not here. How about a walk?"
The couple went to the balcony and Riddhima said " I must tell you Armaan... One thing that I'm not saying since a long time but now I think that is the time to tell you...see...the fact is that is....that I love you! I LOVE YOU ALWAYS and I can not live without you ... you're the most important of my life! "
"Riddhima I..." said Armaan
"No No...don't say nothing...I know what you tell me ... that I'm only your friend and nothing else. ... I told you I think now it's better If I go to home. It's late. Bye"
Riddhima was going when Armaan pulled her back.
"Armaan please do not further complicate things ... let me go ... please."
Riddhima was escaping from the hold of the guy when Armaan pushed her against the wall. "Riddhima I have to tell you something.
" Armaan..I know you want to consulate me but is the cas..."
Armaan kissed her passionately. And then said "Riddhima...that was what I wanted to tell ... I LOVE YOU TOO!"
Riddhima burst into tears and the boy hugged her tightly.
She with her head resting on his shoulder and her eyes closed, completely abandoned in that wonderful moment ... while his eyes find all the lost dreams in the dust of the stars.
Is Pal mein hoon ya tum bhi ho
Ya dono hoke bhi na hain
Kyun ho kya ho
Ho bhi ki na ho
Ya kehna sunna mana hain
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Mangal Lakshmi
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