Hello everyone. Well, I'm not new to this forum. I am a Dazzler here. I wanted to write something since many days. And thus I wrote this OS few days back. I was not at all sure of this OS. This is the first piece of writing I have ever written. But still I thought of posting it and made a new ID. This is the first and may be the last story by me. So here it goes..
Khushi was laughing as Payal cracked a joke when she felt his gaze on her. Khushi was going back to her home from her college with her best friend Payal in metro train. She turned behind, looked here and there and found him seeing her, again. Payal saw a distracted Khushi and followed her line of vision to see him looking at Khushi.
' Kuki! Its enough now. I am going to talk to that idiot. What does he want from you? Why does he keep staring at you? Agree, he saved you from falling off the stairs that day. But that doesn't give him a right to keep staring at you. We said him thank you that day..didn't we? Today dare you stop me. Aaj toh main pata lagake rahungi ki uske dimag mein kya chal raha hai?'
Getting no response from Khushi, Payal turned towards her and saw Khushi also looking into his eyes lovingly.
Irritated, she shaked Khushi and said,' Kuki! Kuki! Are you listening to me?'
Coming out of the trance, Khushi said, 'Leave it Payal! Let me hamdle it my own way.'
Then they heard the announcement of their station and they got down. Before going out from the door, Khushi looked backwards having his last glance for the day with several questions running in her mind. Who is he? Why does he come here everyday at the same time? Does he like me? Should I go and talk to him. Naah. I should not make the first move. But Khushi, he comes here everyday..that should mean something. Her chain of thoughts was broken as she heard Payal saying her something.
On the other side, Arnav was still cursing himself. Why didn't he talk to her today? He had promised himself that he would go and talk to her, No matter what. But when he saw her laughing and smiling, he just stood there..admiring her.
He dozed off to sleep still thinking of her and yet again promising himself that he will talk to her tomorrow.
Next day when Khushi entered the metro, she couldn't see him anywhere. She had come alone today and she had wanted to talk to him today. She sighed and tried to find a seat for herself when someone poked her on back. She turned and saw him standing there. While she was adjusting her kurta and smoothening her hair she finally heard him say,
'Hi!'
'Hi', she replied trying to hide her excitement.
'I..I am Arnav. Arnav Singh Raizada'. He mentally slapped himself for being so nervous. It's not the first time I'm talking to a girl, he thought. He brought a hand forward for a handshake.
'I'm Khushi. Khushi Gupta.' She also brought her hand forward and as they both shaked hands, Arnav thought that her skin is soft. Even softer than what it looks. He started drawing circles with his thumb on her palm and then brought her palm near his lips and placed a kiss there.
Initially, khushi felt butterflies in her stomach but when he kissed her palm she felt as if elephants were playing football in her stomach. Yes! That would be an appropriate description, she thought.
After a long silence, Arnav said,'Do you remember me?'
' Ofcourse! You were the one who saved me from falling of the stairs at the metro station.', she replied.
'I thought you forgot that incident. You never came to talk to me. Though you saw me everyday.'
'I'm not even your friend. Why should I come and talk to you?'
'Ohk...So, can we be friends?'
'How can we be friends? I dont even know who you are.'
'We can be friends..then we'll get to know about each other.'
'But my parents have taught me to not talk to strangers.' suddenly she realised that there was no need of saying what she just said. Even she wanted to be friends with him. Or may be more than that...
She was just about to say something when he interrupted.
'Come on Khushi. You are not a school going kid. Okay..tell me, what do you want to know about me?'
'I..I..dont know..just...'
'okay..so let me start then. My name is Arnav Singh Raizada. I live in Delhi. My family consists of my Dad, Mom, Di and my Nani. I'm the heir of AR group of industries. Currently single and ready to mingle. Will you be my girlfriend?'
'What?', her mouth a perfect 'o'.
'yeah! You heard me right.'
'But..But..we..'
'Now you will say you don't know me..we have never talked..and bla bla. But tell me truely dont you want what I want?'
'ya..yaa..may be..but you..you don't know anything..about me..'
'Oh..don't worry about that. I know everything I want to know about you already.'
she was shocked..but managed to say..
'what? What do you know?'
'Emm..you are Khushi Gupta..the only daughter of Mrs. And Mr. Shashi Gupta. You too live with your family in Delhi. You have a heart of gold. You think of others happiness before yours. You are doing M.Sc in DU right now. And..'
'Okay stop. How do you know this much about me?'
'Well. I'm Arnav Singh Raizada. And I have sources. And as you see I have been stalking you since almost a month now..so I know.'
'You mean..you used to come to metro only for me?'
'Obviously', he said as if its a known fact.
'but why?'
'so I can see your eyes which dont let me sleep at night.', he added.
Soon they both were lost in each others eyes..forgetting that they were standing so close to each other..forgetting that they were standing in a metro where people could see them. They were brought out of trance as the next station was announced and people started rushing towards the door.
'I think I love you.', he finally confessed.
'Since when?'
'Since the time I saw you..since the time I saved you. She the time I saw your beautiful and mesmerising eyes..since the time I saw your smile..since the time I first met you.'
'Me too!'
'what?', he asked confused.
'same to same. I love you too..since the time I saw you.'
and they hug each other in an embrace feeling comfortable in each others warmth...remembering the first time they met at metro station.
Anyone who could read it till the end? Please like it to let me know. ;)
and comments are most welcomed. Good or Bad. :)
Jhanak
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