Forever ' Part 3
"Happy birthday, Armaan!" I say hugging him and handing him a little present.
"It's my birthday?" You ask.
"Yes, Armaan. It's your birthday. Today is February 9."
"No, really?!"
"Shut up and open up the present." I demand.
"Okay, okay! God, you're so demanding!" You roll your eyes but they turn wide as you see the little note on top of the little Mickey Mouse statue.
"I love you, Armaan." I say looking straight into your ocean blue eyes.
"I love you too, Riddhima." You say to me and hug me in an everlasting hug. "And, I also love those emerald green eyes of your eyes of yours! And, that outfit. Nice one. Love it!" You eye a small white spot on my dress. "And you dropped PAINT on that! I bought you that dress! Hurt, dude!!"
"Armaan." I say in a very calm and peaceful manner. "If I don't RUIN my clothes, what's the point of you buying me more?"
"The fact that they are filled with love and emotions of MOI!"
"Armaan!"
"Riddhima!"
"ARMAAN!"
"RIDDHIMA!"
"Shut up!"
"I don't feel like it. What are you going to do about that? Huh? Huh? Huh? Nothing! Exactly! Thought so!" You push your collar back coolly.
I pinch your arm. "This!" I say.
"Are you threatening me!"
"I'm a black belt!"
"And so am I!"
"What's your point?"
"No, no, sweetheart! What. Is. YOUR point?"
"Are you going to keep arguing or say something about that awesome mickey mouse?!"
You look down at the statue in you hand. "I love it." You hug me. "But Mickey Mouse? Really, Riddhima? Really!"
"Really!"
"Well, ok! I like Mickey!"
"I know!" I smile.
"See, I told you you'd admit it someday."
"Huh?" You ask.
"And that day is the day you turn seventeen." I continue ignoring your 'huh'.
"I'm seventeen?"
I roll my eyes at you. "Armaan, you'll be fifty and you won't know how old you are!"
"It's a gift, Riddhima. And plus, it takes pure talent to forget your birthday every year and on top of that, forget how old you are."
"Let's just hope you don't forget my birthday."
"Which, by the way m'lady, is tomorrow!" You say hugging me excitedly.
"You remembered." I smile cutely at you.
"Well you know, if I didn't, then you'd just kill the hell out of me."
"I'm glad you've learned your lesson from last year!"
"Oh yeah'I remember that pretty well!"
"Now tell me, where should we celebrate?"
"From nine to three, the school. And the rest of the time, how about some quiet time alone." You come close to me. "With the two of us." You come even closer. Without realizing, I drop my books. I could feel the blood rushing up to my cheeks. "Alone. Together." My legs feel wobbly and I could feel my heart pounding hard against my chest. Suddenly, my best friend, Muskaan, comes in and snaps us out.
"I'm guessing you two are now together." Muskaan says and shows us a picture she captured on her phone of both of us in the close position.
"Muski!" I scream.
"This is so going on Facebook!" She giggles.
"This is all your fault!" I blame you.
"My fault! Mine! As if I knew what she was doing!"
"Good point." I say.
"Excuse me, you idiots!" Muskaan stands between me and you. "Ridzy! We're going to celebrate your birthday in that club Armaan told us about, OK?"
"Club?! You realize we're all sixteen or seventeen."
"Uhh'yeah'that club allows a bit younger people too, you know!"
"Oh, really?"
"NO!!!" You say sarcastically. "Why do you think we'll be going there?"
"Oh, I'm sorry if I thought we might just sneak in like we did in-"
"In'" You say. My eyes are wide with horror. Muskaan also freaks out.
"Why're you quiet now, Miss Riddhima?"
"Armaan'shut'up!" Muskaan mutters.
"Yes, Miss Muskaan?"
"Shut UP!" Muskaan whispers to you.
"Oh my god!" You throw up your hands in the air. "You guys look like you just saw stupid Stuart?" You turn around and back away startled.
"That will cost all three of you detention for one hour today. After school." Mr. Stuart, our biology teacher says calmly and walks away.
Muskaan kicks your leg. "You idiot!" She screams as soon as Mr. Stuart is out of earshot. "This is all because of you! Now I'm going to get one less hour to get ready for my date with Rahul today!"
"Whatever. Let's just go to Biology now before Mr. Stuart murders us." You say as you walk ahead carelessly. Muskaan runs after you and punches you. You both start arguing all the way to the class. Rahul comes up behind me and asks me if I was done getting my things from my locker.
"Yeah, I'm done. Let's go." I say as I lock my locker. Muski's not going to change ever, right?" I say as we hear Muskaan's loud voice swearing in Punjabi at Armaan. Typical Muskaan.
Rahul smiles. "I don't think so. And I don't think I'd want her to change either! I like her fine just the way she is."
"Aww! True love!"
"Shut up!" Rahul rolls his eyes at me and we walk to our seats in biology, mine beside yours and Rahul's beside Muskaan.
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"Riddhima! Hurry up! Let's go! We're getting late!" You knock on my door hard.
After about ten minutes I walk out of my room dressed in a dark red prom dress. I slip my feet into the black heels you bought for me and grab my purse.
"Bye, Mom!" I yell. My mom comes out from the living room with a camera. You come out from behind her and walk up to me.
"You look so'" You begin when I interrupt you.
"Stunningly beautiful and awesome? Yes I know." I flick my hair causing it to brush your face. "Now can we please go?" I snap you out of your trance.
"Pictures!" You remind me.
"This is exactly what I didn't want. My mom going mental over the camera."
"Riddhima, stop talking and both of you, pose!" My mom says to us. She snaps a few pictures of us and then finally goes away.
"By the way, what took you so long?" You ask me.
"It's called I'm-a-girl-and-I-take-time-to-get-ready." I reply to you.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then how come Anjali, who is also a girl AND is your sister, got ready like a half hour ago and is already gone with Atul?"
"It truly is a miracle, Armaan." I pat your shoulder sarcastically. You smile at me.
"Let's go now before we get even more late and the others murder us."
"It's okay! I'll just blame you!"
"Like you always have!"
Edited by monaya-fan - 14 years ago
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