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amy plz write my os on mayur track i told u

Awesomely written...full on hindi masala movie types with Bhoot ka tarka😆...just perfect...do write more please...!

wonderfully written.loved it😃

Amy this was so cute ! 😳😆 loved it..as always...keep writing..🤗

plz ammy write my mayur os

Hello People in the house...or rather, forum 😃

I know i am sooo late in posting an OS...the previous random writing, i dint even scrap anyone...so i have written 2 OS's this time round too and well, i dedicate them to all the birthday girls whose birthdays have passed in the last 2 months...and also dedicate them to all the ArTians who are still holding their own in this zaalim duniya 😛 I know you know what i mean...so this is for you, my friends 😃

@mayu-nups: I know your OS is pending dear...il write it as soon as i can...please do be patient and sorry for making you wait so much... Really sorry...

Here are the OS's...😊

ITA 2010

We had arrived at the venue where the ITA ceremony was to take place. We were supposed to be hosting the Red Carpet ceremony together. I was looking forward to it because I had never tried hosting before. But with Rati by my side, I knew I could conquer anything.

I looked at her sitting in the passenger seat. She was thinking hard about something. She must have felt my look because she turned to me and flashed me a nervous smile. I smiled back.

"We will do just fine, don't worry." I said.

"I know Arjun. When we are together, nothing can defeat us," she said.

That made me smile and we both got out of the car. We were dressed in casuals as we were to receive our outfits and get dressed here.

Rati was looking beautiful as she always did. Even dressed in a simple top and jeans, her beauty never failed to amaze me. We had known each other for 3 years now and had been in a relationship for quite some time but I was still not used to her beauty. It was as if her inner beauty shone on her face, making it look prettier. She flicked her long hair over her shoulder and I caught my breath as if she had flicked those tresses across my face. She must have noticed my wondrous expression because she gave me a what-is-wrong look. I just smiled and shook my head before motioning towards the entrance of the venue where the Red Carpet was to be held.

We met our supervisor who introduced himself to us and thereafter directed us to our dressing rooms where we were to get decked for the evening. I was to wear a black velvet sherwani and Rati was supposed to wear a black and silver sari. As I got dressed and got my make up done, I realized I was really eager to see her in the sari because I knew she would look prettier than any other woman present that evening.

But when I actually saw her, I was not prepared for my reaction. I almost stumbled and fell over a few wires that had been placed nearby. The black sari made her look divine. She looked like a royal princess ready to attend a party.

The sari was beautiful and it looked gorgeous on Rati. She had worn it in a way that left her arms and waist bare. For a moment I was tempted to go and tell her to cover her waist. I did not want anyone else eyeing my lady, which I was sure would happen. She was wearing a silver band round one arm and a bracelet on her other wrist. Her hair was combed in a simple way and placed over her right side. That left her back bare also. Just then she turned and I got a look at the back of her blouse. It was beautiful but I did not approve of it. The whole back of her blouse, whatever was there, was transparent. I was not ready for this. I had seen her in saris with open backs but she always had her hair open to conceal her bare back. And now this. I decided to talk to her about it so I crossed over to where she was standing.

"Rati," I said.

She turned to look at me and I caught my breath once again. Close up, she looked even more divine. Her eye make up enhanced her eyes and made them look more beautiful. Slight fringes were made to lie on her forehead. The rest of the make up was perfectly done. A streak of jealousy ran through me. So many people would see her like this. And, for some reason, I did not like it. I had felt jealous before when I saw her joking around with her male friends, and she knew it because she also felt jealous when I joked with my female friends. We had made one thing clear to each other, though. 'No flirting with anyone else except each other.'

"Yeah, Arjun? You ready?" She asked, smiling.

I nodded then pulled her away to the side. "Is it necessary to keep your hair in the front like this? I mean can't you leave it at the back?"

She laughed. "Oh, so someone is already jealous, huh?"

I just raised my eyebrow.

"Come on Arjun. Chill. The blouse is the best thing about this sari, you know. And think of it in this way. You will have a proper view of my gorgeous back the whole evening."

That made me laugh. It was true.

"Okay fine. It looks nice on you, anyway." I said.

"Just nice?" she said, with a slight pout.

I ran my index finger slightly over her glossed lips and bent close to her. "You look divine, my lady. No less than a princess."

I raised my head to see her blushing. She murmured a thanks.

Just then we were called by our supervisor who was to explain all the hosting details to us. We started walking towards him when I heard Rati murmur to me, "You look no less than a prince yourself. My prince."

I smiled and nodded before giving her hand a light squeeze and leaving it.

The supervisor explained everything to us and we were supposed to practice with the scripts.

I could not help myself and ended up glancing at Rati every moment.

After a while, our supervisor excused himself and said he wanted a word with me. I walked over to him at the side and he said, "Dude, if you continue glancing at her like that for the rest of the evening, you won't get any hosting done. I know she looks gorge but try and control yourself, please. Just for the hosting bit. After that you can stare at her during the rest of the ceremony.

I could feel myself turning a deep red colour and I just nodded.

We walked back to where Rati was and continued rehearsing.

Later our supervisor told us we were supposed to pose for a photoshoot and we agreed. I could not stop grinning and when Rati looked at me questioningly, I just told her, "I will get to hold you in my arms." She blushed hard and started smiling also.

The photoshoot went beautifully. The camera man kept telling us how gorgeous a couple we were and that we should honestly think about becoming a real couple. That made us laugh and we kept sharing an if-only-he-knew look the whole time.

I kept teasing Rati the whole time by tickling her when I was supposed to place my hand on her waist or running my fingers on her bare waist, making her shiver and throw me scathing looks. But I knew she was enjoying our closeness as well because she managed to tickle me a few times as well. I grabbed her hands a couple of times before she moved them away and put them in the required poses. She pretended to get angry but I knew she was enjoying every minute of it all.

Finally the photoshoot ended and I reluctantly let her go since the Red Carpet ceremony was about to start. We both wished each other best of luck and, holding hands, walked towards the spot where we had been instructed to stand.

xxx

The Red Carpet ceremony had started and we have having lots of fun. Though I kept feeling pangs of jealousy every time a guy would compliment Rati but I felt a bit of relief knowing she was also feeling the same when, in the midst of an interview, she quickly murmured to me not to flirt excessively.

I was eager to meet Deepika Padukone as I knew she would be gracing the event. She was my latest fav and I really wanted to meet her. After a while, I had to move to another side to interview other people. Rati stayed at the same position.

When I got back to her, she was practically bursting with excitement.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I got to meet Deepika. And, despite not being in much of a cheery mood, she gave quite a good interview. Arjun she is beautiful. Your choice ain't that bad, I must say."

"What?!! I wanted to meet her, yaar. Why didn't you call me?" I said, feeling down.

"You were busy. But don't worry, I told her you wanted to meet her and she agreed. So we will meet her later okay. But for now...Oh My God!!!"

Rati was looking at the entrance with a mixture of shock, happiness and excitement all in one. She had just seen Shahid Kapoor make an entry.

"You never look at me that way, Rati," I grumbled.

"Aww come on. Let us go meet him. I will look at you all you want later on. But now I want to meet him." Rati said, excitement lacing her every word.

She got hold of my hand and pulled me towards Shahid Kapoor.

We greeted him and talked to him for a while asking him what he thought about the place and the ceremony. He was very nice to us and talked in a very friendly manner. No attitude at all. Before he left for the ceremony, he complimented Rati with a "Looking good, by the way" and a smile.

Rati was on the top of the world and could not stop grinning. I was, as usual, feeling jealous so I decided to burst her bubble. "Okay enough of the grinning and flying high. We have more people to interview so can we please proceed?"

She gave me a gosh-i-could-kill-you-cant-you-be-a-sport look and walked away. I rolled my eyes and followed.

xxx

The rest of the ceremony passed swiftly with both of us interviewing the TV stars, either together or individually. Of course we kept throwing loving looks at each other, not being able to take our eyes off each other for long.

Sometimes we had to shift to different places to interview the stars and although it wasn't what we preferred, we just went along with it, knowing we would meet each other soon.

xxx

Finally the red carpet was over. It had been a tiring night but full of fun and of course, a new experience.

"So, Arjun, do you want to stay back for the actual ceremony so that you can meet Deepika?" Rati asked.

I really did want to meet Deepika but more than that, I wanted to spend time with my love. It was my birthday and I wanted it to end while I was with Rati.

"Umm, if you don't mind, can we skip the ceremony? I am hungry and the day is almost ending. I want to spend the last hour of my birthday with the love of my life. Is that okay with her?" I asked.

Rati blushed. "Yeah, it is definitely okay with her." She hooked her arm around mine and we headed to the dressing rooms to change.

xxx

Half an hour later, we were heading towards our favourite restaurant that was on the outskirts of Mumbai. We had less chances of being spotted there and plus we were both recognized by the owner so there would be no problems of booking tables.

We arrived at the restaurant and were immediately seated at our usual table, in the corner of the restaurant. It was a location that was hidden partly by plants and angled in a way that it would be pretty hard for anyone to spot us from a distance.

As we waited for our orders to arrive, Rati asked me how my birthday had gone so far.

"I spent it with you doing something new that was pretty enjoyable. How do you think it went?" I asked back.

She laughed lightly. "I think it went super duper good. Am I right?"

I pretended to think while she frowned lightly. "Nopes," I finally said, which increased the frown on her forehead. She was just about to say something when I continued, "It was even better than that. I couldn't have spent this day in a better way, darling."

Her frown instantly changed into a full-fledged smile that lightened her whole face. She was tired but yet she looked so fresh and I had a sudden urge to hug her tight. Since I couldn't do that, I settled for holding her hand and pressing a kiss on her fingers.

"What was that for?" She asked when I lifted my head.

"Nothing. I just felt like doing it," I smiled. "Anyways, where is my birthday gift?"

Her smile slightly faded. "Actually, Arjun, I haven't gotten you a gift. I thought and thought but I seriously did not know what to buy you. So I thought of leaving the choice on you. Tell me what you want and I will get it for you."

"Are you sure you will get me what I want?" I asked.

She nodded. "If it is something within my power, I will get it for you."

"Alright, then. In that case, I want a promise from you."

"Huh?! What promise?" She asked.

"Nothing much. Just a promise that we should meet each other daily, unless one of us is busy the whole day or out of town."

She smiled. "Just that?! Agreed. I promise you."

"And I don't mean the balcony meetings we have late night. I mean a proper meeting. Me and you, together," I specified.

"Ohhkkkaayyy!! Done! Happy?" She asked, smiling.

I nodded and flashed my dimples at her.

Just then the food arrived and we dug in.

xxx

It was one a.m. when I finally parked my car under her building. I escorted her to her door and waited until she had unlocked it.

"Come on in," she said.

"Not tonight, baby. I need to get home," I said, fighting back the urge of taking her up on the offer.

"Okay, then. Goodnight. Take care." She hugged me and I returned the hug.

Just as she moved away and turned to go inside, I held her hand.

She looked at me and smiled.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" I asked.

"I am? Really? What am I forgetting?" She asked.

I knew she was pretending not to understand because this was our routine every time we met each other.

I pulled her hand and she bumped into me. She placed her arms around my neck while I placed mine on her waist tightly, holding her against me. "My good night kiss."

"Ohhh! That is what I was forgetting?" She said, laughter dancing in her eyes.

I nodded and moved my face closer to hers. Just as I was about to place my lips on hers, she turned her face and the kiss landed on her cheek. I smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek before moving away.

"Miss Rati Pandey, soon-to-be Bijlani, you are in a naughty mood, it seems," I said.

She smiled and, moving closer, rubbed her nose against mine, before lightly pecking me on my lips and moving away. "Goodnight, my love."

Before she could fully move away, I pulled her back into my arms and pressed my lips to hers. She responded and the kiss got pretty deep and passionate so we both broke apart after a while. We rested our foreheads against each other and stayed silent to calm our heavy breathing.

Finally we looked into each other's eyes and smiled. I pulled her into a tight hug. "I don't feel like letting you go."

"But you have to, right?" She said.

I nodded and pulled back. "Goodnight, love. Dream of me." I moved closer and placed a kiss on her forehead. Then I turned and walked away, knowing she was still standing outside, watching me. I smiled and quickened my pace so that I could get home fast and meet her for one of our balcony meetings. It had definitely been one of my best birthdays so far, and all because I spent it with her...the woman I loved...the woman who completed me...Rati!

ITA 2011

"Doorie, sahi jaaye na…"

Atif Aslam's voice filled the car as I flipped through the radio stations. What an apt song to suit my situation. I couldn't stand being away from her. I missed her!

'There you go! At this rate, you will never be able to enjoy the evening!' I told myself.

I decided to change the radio station. The next one was playing one of my current favourite tracks; Haal – e – dil. I smiled slightly. The song reminded me of her, and how much I wished she was here with me.

Hey kaash..
Kaash yun hota..
Har shaam..
Saath tu hota..
Chup chaap..
Dil na yun rota..
Har shaam..
Saath tu hota..

Guzaara ho tere, bin guzaara
Ab mushkil hai lagta
Nazara ho tera, hi nazara
Ab har din hai lagta….

Haal e dil tujhko sunaata
Dil agar yeh bol paata
Bakhuda tujhko hai jaata jaan..

Aaha..tere sang jo pal bitata
Waqt se main woh maang lata
Yaad karke muskuraata haan…

Again I was back to thinking of her – and of course, missing her! It was just impossible not to think of her at such a time when the whole occasion reminded me of her. It was the ITA function, 2011. One of the prestigious television awards in the TV industry. And one whose red carpet she and I had hosted the previous year, together.

The previous year, we had presented an award together at the ITA nomination ceremony and also gotten the chance to host the red carpet of the main ITA Ceremony. But this year, everything was different. And I hated it! Because she wasn't by my side. It was one of the times I realized how incomplete I felt without her. Coincidentally, the next song that played on the radio station was Adhoore tum, adhoore hum, bin tumhare.

I shook my head and replayed the conversation that had taken place between us a while back.

xxx

"You have to go for the ceremony, Arjun. Why do you want to give it a miss?" Rati said.

"Because you aren't there, Rati, and you know that," I argued.

"Honey, you know I am working, otherwise we would have attended it together. But I can't help it that I have to be in Delhi, shooting for my show, can I? Or would you rather have it that I come down for the ITA and then have to work on your birthday?" She said softly, trying to calm me down.

"No! You have to be here on my birthday! I won't have it any other way!" I almost shouted.

"Well, then, there you go! So now be the wonderful person I know you are and attend the ceremony please? You have to present an award, remember?"

"Yeah! Without you!" I couldn't help grumbling.

"I am sorry, jaan. I really am."

"Okay, it's fine. Don't say sorry. I am just cranky because I miss you. I need you. I am incomplete without you, baby," I said and tears slightly welled up in my eyes. I wondered what was happening to me. It wasn't as if I hadn't stayed away from her before. But this time, it was getting harder by the minute for me. I just wanted to hug her and hold her tight.

"Arjun, please take care of yourself. What is wrong? Is there any problem, any issue?" Rati asked in a voice that made me realize she was also in tears.

"I just miss you, Rati, a lot!" I said, blinking back the tears. "And please don't cry. Wipe your tears."

"Huh?! How did you know I was crying?" She said.

"I know you well, love. Now wipe your tears please. I promise I will attend the ceremony, okay?" I said, forcing myself to sound normal for her sake.

"Hmm," she said. "I miss you, Arjun. You know that, don't you?"

"More than you realize, jaan," I sadly said.

We both kept quiet for a while, just hearing each other breathe and letting our silence communicate for us.

Then she broke the quiet. "Okay, Arjun. Go get dressed then. And enjoy the ceremony, okay? Don't act grumpy and cranky. I promise we will talk after you are back home. Good enough?"

"No, not good enough, but I will have to settle for it, I guess," I said.

She didn't reply so I spoke again. "Okay, bye. Take care and I love you."

"I love you too, baby. Bye and take care," she said, before hanging up.

xxx

I came back to the present and sighed loudly, wishing the evening would end as fast as possible.

xxx

I parked my car and entered the venue where the ceremony was taking place. I hoped I wouldn't run into someone I knew because I was in no mood for small talk. But I guess I wasn't in luck. Some of my friends came over when they saw me and started talking to me. I talked a bit and wondered how to escape when I spotted my friend Mohit ahead. Thanking God inwardly, I quickly excused myself and walked to him.

A greeting and a hug later, Mohit said, "What's up, dude? You look like you haven't slept in days. What's going on? Missing Rati, huh?"

I just shrugged and kept quiet.

"It's okay, dude. You are allowed to miss her. I understand what you are going through," he said and I shot him an I-don't-think-you-do look.

"Okay, maybe I don't understand exactly what you are going through, but I do understand to an extent. I truly do," he said.

"Have you fought with your girl?" I asked.

"Of course not! God Forbid!" He quickly said. "It's just that I haven't seen her for a few days, she is busy with her show and all, you know? That is why I told you I understand."

"Oh, okay. I am sorry. I am just cranky and that is why I feel no one understands me. I did not even want to come. Rati forced me to come and I also have to present an award so, well, here I am," I said.

Just then the reporters came over and demanded an interview so we gave them a short one. Thank God for that! I was in no mood to smile and joke with the reporters today. Mohit was looking around, probably for his girlfriend, so I told him I would meet him later and went ahead.

xxx

The ceremony had started and it was boring me to death. I kept remembering Rati and the fun we had had the previous year. So I decided to text her.

'Hey baby. So as promised, I attended the function but I am getting bored. Any suggestions?'

I kept waiting for my phone to vibrate to indicate an incoming message but it did not and my mood worsened. I wondered what she would be doing. She had told me she would tell me everything when we talked later. Was she entertaining guests? Shooting for her show? I shook my head to clear it of all the thoughts that were running through it and took a deep breath to calm myself.

Just then I was told to head back stage to get ready to present the award. I walked to the back stage and waited. A few acquaintances passed by and we exchanged pleasantries while I kept looking at my watch, wondering when I would be called to present the award and get it over with.

Finally I was called on stage and I presented the award, mustering a slight smile that took a lot of effort.

As soon as the award presenting was done, I headed back to my seat, and just then, my phone vibrated. A message!

"Sorry baby. I just got home. Hmm, my jaan is getting bored. Suggestions, I have just one. And it depends on whether you have presented the award already or not."

"I am done with the presenting & let me guess-your suggestion is that I rush home so that we can talk. Please tell me that is your suggestion because that is the very thing that has been running through my head since I was done presenting that award," I texted back.

"Waah! Mr. Bijlani! You can even read my mind from all the way there? Amazing! :) Yeah, that was the suggestion. So get home fast, baby. There is lots I wanna tell you. Love you." She replied.

I smiled at the text and rushed out. Now I was even more eager to get home.

xxx

I called her as soon as I had changed out of the suit and lain down on my bed. She picked on the first ring.

"Waiting for my call, huh?" I joked, my bad mood having disappeared into thin air as soon as I heard her say her signature "Hiii".

"Don't I always?" She said, and I could hear the smile in her voice. "How did the function go?"

"Pathetic!" I answered immediately. "Thank God you did not make me promise to stay there till the end of the function. I don't know what I would have done."

She laughed. "Of course not! Why would I want to torture you so? You had to present an award and that was the only reason I persuaded you to attend, hun."

"I know, Rati. But I really wished you could have come with me."

"Tsk. Me too. I miss you, Arjun. I miss your hugs, your cuddles, spending time with you. Hell, I miss just looking at you also."

"I miss you, too, Rati. Okay, let's leave this. Tell me why you took so long to reply to my text," I said.

"I was shooting, jaan. I saw your text but just as I was about to reply, I was called for a shot."

"Hmm, and why was my love shooting so late?"

"Because I have to work hard to get a few days off. Even tomorrow will be a hectic day," she said. "By the way, how does a trip to Delhi sound?"

"Few days off? Trip to Delhi? Enlighten me, if you will," I said, all of a sudden confused as to what was running through her head.

"Bijlani, you are coming to Delhi tomorrow and I am taking a few days off to spend time just with you. If I can't come to Mumbai that doesn't mean you can't come to Delhi, does it?" She said.

"Sounds like a mind-blowing plan, but you do realize I just can't up and come there, right?" I said, wondering how she had managed to forget that getting a ticket at such a short notice would be almost impossible.

"Of course you can come. What is a brother-in-law for if he can't help his sister-in-law plan things behind his brother's back?" She said and laughed.

"Okay, now you lost me completely! Can you be clearer, baby."

"Okayyy, here goes. I called Niranjan a few days back and I asked him your schedule. He told me you were pretty much free which was what you had also told me a couple of days before. So I asked if he could book a ticket for Delhi for you and he agreed. So, Mr. Arjun Bijlani, you are scheduled to take a trip to Delhi at 2 p.m. India Standard Time, tomorrow. Your ticket to Delhi is currently present in your brother's room and will be given to you tomorrow morning. All clear now?" She said.

I kept quiet for a while trying to take in all that she had said. When I assimilated it, all I could say is, " What?!"

She laughed. "Don't sound so shocked. You want to meet up, right? I missed you so I thought why not do something to ease this missing. And since I can't come there, I thought you could come here."

When I did not reply, she asked again, uncertainty lacing her voice, this time. "You can come here, right?"

When I still did not reply, she said, "Arjun, have you fallen asleep? Answer me, will you?"

"I am here, Rati. I am just shocked after I heard this plan you made and thanking God for giving me an intelligent love like you," I said, smiling, now that it had sunk in me that I would be going to meet my love and that too, the next day itself.

"Ohh, thank God. I was thinking you had made some other plans and I would have to cancel all the plans that I have thought of for us," she sighed loudly in relief.

"At the moment, nothing can be more important than spending time with you, honey. And by the way, what are these plans you have made for us?" I asked teasingly.

"Oh no, Bijlani. You aren't prying that out of me with a crowbar. You will have to wait and see what plans I have made. All I can assure you of is that you will enjoy every minute and so will I," she said excitedly.

"I would enjoy every minute with you even without the plans, sweetheart, but well, let us see what you have up your sleeve," I teased.

"I hope you don't mean that literally," she said mischievously.

"Do you want me to mean it literally? I can do that also, you know," I said, being my usual naughty self.

And so the time passed with us talking to each other and teasing each other, loving the feeling inside us that we would meet each other the very next day. We both couldn't wait for 'tomorrow'.

xxx

As I dosed, after talking to Rati, I smiled, thinking of the next few days that would be full of bliss because we would be together. I couldn't wait to hug her tight. I was determined to give her as many hugs as possible to compensate for all the time I hadn't hugged her. I smiled wider, knowing we would both enjoy the hugging bit the most, and let sleep take me under.

hey all the 3 os are awesome!😊
totally loved it..!

Beautiful Oneshots Amy! 👏

OMG Amy, i am in Arti dream land 😍😍
loved both the OS. God when will we get our wish???
plz,have mercy on us now.