Chapter 1 - Rasins
"Armaan, I am scared. Stop, please!" Ridhima pleaded for the 50th time, since past 1 hour.
"Min, you trust me right?" He asked her ever so lightly in her ears.
"Off course, not even a question but - "
"Shh- then just keep walking. Baby you will ruin my surprise, you have to keep the cloth on your eyes." He cut her in between and cupped her face and looked at her as if she didn't has that cloth on her eyes and uttered.
"Gosh, armaan just for a surprise you are not allowing me to look at you."
"Aww, you love me so much babe? I know that but that doesn't mean, that I would let that cloth off. You can eye rape me later sugar."
"Shut up Scotch!" She pouted to which he gave her a peck and she huffed and flew her flick back with an angry breath.
Armaan and Ridhima, aren't just two lovers or individuals but one soul, with two hearts joined together. They met when they were in early teens and not just them but a bunch of freaks, wild mob, crazy people - to be precise. They later got half for their studies, pursuing their degrees at their dream colleges but again they met and got together.
Ridhima still wonder, why they weren't connected with eachother in the time being they were not together and even when they were in their late twenties, they never thought to interact with eachother, untill then but then they got back together. She still remember now, the thick of best friends never recognized each other when met after years, throwing profanities at each other for the start and acting like bizarres and arguing at every petty issue. But later when they recognized eachother, there was a lot of emotions that whirled around them, loads of jealousy was their between people due to what they attraction, obsession, not liking sharing or something like that . Anyways, that was the very past, no one really cares about that anymore. They are happily living at different places.
Armaan, Ridhima, Angad, Kripa, Abhay and Piya living together in 5 room flat on the 17th floor near Chip and Dales in Las Vegas from past 3 some years. It is not like it is all bed of roses but off course they have their up and downs but being with each other lessens the pain.
It is Valentine's Day and like every year and as their tradition goes, the one who wishes first gets to have a surprise and since, Armaan loved giving surprises, he intentionally wished her after she did. And now Ridhima is fretting because he made her walk and sit in the car, blind folded. The perks of having a lover boy.
"Okay, so now I am opening your blind fold, keep calm and I hope you like it."
"Finally" She breathed as she opened her eyes and was surprised with the enthralling view from of the city from the cliff.
"Armaan?" She looked at him.
"Yup?" He grinned at her.
"This is beautiful." She said, still lost in the moment.
"I know but not more than you." He winked.
"So cheesy." Ridhima pinched his cheeks.
"But only with you." And he pecked on her cheeks m which were tinged with the blush creeping up her face.
"Scotch you are a cheese ball." Ridhima poked in his dimples and both of them laughed at the type of conversation they had.
Ridhima and Armaan had never been that kind of cliched couple. They have had their own ups and downs. Yet they had managed to be with eachother even after every fight.
Like a child cries when mother scolds but no other person in the world will be able to stop him cry; their relation is like that. Even after each fight, insecurities and doubts, they would not think twice and would reach for each other.
It is not like they don't have other people but this is the perks of being in love with your Best Friend Forever.
There was one time when they ever fought, used to go to other friends of thier but after an instance where Ridhima clearly said - "Armaan, I hate it. I hate us fighting or arguing. Because then I have no person to talk with. Because you know when ever a problem comes I go to my best friends which is you- "
"Ridhima -"
"- no, first let me speak. I was saying that I go with my problems to my bestfriend that is you but now since you are the person I love and here we are arguing, I kinda miss the old us. I don't want us to end but I also don't want that bond to fade away." A tear slipped from her eye.
"I am sorry. Min, I promise to be with you and listen to you. As best friend at times and as lover at times. I wouldn't let us fall or our relationship to fade up. I promise. " And he sealed that promise with a serene kiss.
Even if this was normal to them but as other says, there is an advantage with all of it , - they get to have a friends time.
- they get to be alone with eachother, spend quality time unknowingly.
- the whole argument solves like that. They talk even when they say, they weren't going to and make up within seconds of fighting.
They got to their tables as Ridhima picked up her glass of water and sipped.
"Ghosh, it felt so nice to be finally able to drink water. I was feeling so thirsty that I felt I would die within seconds."
"Please Min, don't talk about death and all. " to which Ridhima smiled lightly.
"So? What's in these containers."
"Food?"
"No shit Sherlock" She passed a sarcastic smile at him.
"Okay! Okay. Well here is you favorite,Veg Manchurian and Chinese Noodles. I would appreciate if we attack right now. " He winked at her.
"No! Obviously not. Wait a second, you missed your favorite." She narrowed her eyes at him
"What?" His eyebrows furrowed.
"Chilli Paneer with Chinese Rice."
"Haha. Min, we are not at home ordering fir some Chinese take outs but at a place where the food had been pre-ordered."
"I know and since your plans were so open to Angad, I just told him about your food habits." Her eyes shown with a different kind of happiness.
"You know me well, Sugar!"
"Cut out with the endearments and attack."
And they picked up their forks and spoons and eating directly from the bowl. Who cares when two best friends are together at a secluded place and Chinese food. What matters is them being together.
"I really appreciate alka your efforts for tonight Scotch."
"I am glad." He said with his mouth full as some of his food dripped on his white shirt.
"You will never get enough of your white color obsession and bad food habits." Ridhima cringed her nose at him for a second before cleaning his mouth and the shirt from the back of her hand.
"Well if that means you doing like this, I would never leave this habit." Armaan whispered.
And they quickly finished what they were eating and and got up as Armaan asked her for a dance.
She rested her head on his chest as they mover towards the end of the song as he holded her steady holding from her waist.
Her weight was on his feet as they danced with her legs on his's. Almost a month ago, she got into an accident, thus having her legs fractured.
"So, you wanted to know why all this? Umm- actually I was thinking to ask, will you? Will you get engaged to me? Come on Min!"
"Off course I would idiot. I will definitely get engaged to you. "
And they kissed sitting at a rock along side with her and music playing.
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