ArHi OS : Who Knew?

What a tiring day it was at school, khushi sighed! Their board exams were just a month from now & the revisions were high. As she opened her bag, an envelope fell from it. In addition, the only thought crossed her mind was -Who is he? She kept her bag aside & lied on her bed. Opening the envelope, she started reading it with a smile on her lips...

Dear Khushi,

You are the prettiest girl I have ever seen. That sweet smile of yours makes my heart go all Garden-garden. The way you laugh, so carefree & beautifully makes my day.

I do not know since when I started developing feelings for you. I have been trying to talk to you but just cannot muster up my courage for that. So I thought of writing a letter to you.

This is our last year in the school & after this; I do not think I will ever be able to meet you. However, before that, I want one of my wishes to be fulfilled. Will you be my dance partner?

Your Secret Admirer.

It had a red rose & a cute heart shaped pendant along with it. Keeping it near her heart, she exclaimed I would love to be your life partner...dance partner is something too lil'. Since last month, she had been receiving love letters from this secret admirer of hers. He would always gift her rose & sometimes along with it came other cute things like pendant, ring, key chain or so! Slowly & unknowingly, she had started falling for this person...someone she had never seen! At first, she had thought that it is all a prank & so had shrugged it off. However, when these letters became a regular part of her life, she started liking it. In fact, now she waited for these letters. She had tried everything to know who this secret person is, but she could not! Keeping the letter inside a box, where all other things gifted by him were kept, she slept with a dreamy smile on her face..

'Khushi can you please help me with this sum?' arnav, her classmate asked her. She nodded & moved her bag aside to make place for him.

.'..this is how it is done' khushi explained finishing him oblivious to the fact that he was concentrating more on her than on what she was saying.

'Arnav?' she questioned him as she found him lost with a small smile on his lips.

'Yeah khushi, I got it. I was just accessing you teaching skills. You are amazing' he winked at her making her roll her eyes.

'Alright, I get that look of yours now. Kay? I was being genuine & not flirty!' he explained her while she simply shrugged indicating I-didn't-utter-anything look.

'BTW with whom are you going to dance on farewell night?' he asked her casually.

That thought made her blush a lil but she covered up immediately seeing his raised eyebrow.

'I..er...I don't know. I'll have to see to it. Now, excuse me please' she replied hastily & walked away oblivious to the triumphant look on arnav's face.

'God, I can't believe its happening...' khushi was going through mixture of emotions right now. Excitement, joy, nervousness everything..

The thing was that in the last letter he wrote that he wanted to meet her before the farewell night! She had read the letter more than 20 times & by now she was jumping around her room. She was finally going to meet the guy she had been blindly' in love with. The butterflies in her stomach & dhak-dhaks in her heart made her giggle, blush & happy at the same time.

'Finally I will be meeting you' she closed her eyes happily & fell back on her head. Though sleep was the last thing she would get tonight.

'Khushi, we decided to study together. Remember? So why are you backing out now?' arnav asked khushi who was in a hurry to go out somewhere.

'Erm, arnav. I have some urgent work. Please, excuse me' saying that she ran out of the class, leaving behind an amused arnav.

Nervousness seeped inside her as she entered the primary lobby where he had asked her to come. Her heart was racing so fast as if it jumping inside her chest to come out of the flesh. She took a deep breath in & entered the class.

She looked around for any trace of him but found no one. Suddenly she felt someone opening the gate & so she hid herself behind one of the benches. What if some teacher comes in? The thought itself made her shudder.

'Khushi..' a familiar boyish voice called out her name & she knew it was him. Excited, she jumped up & dashed towards him only to get the shock of her life. Because in front of her was standing arnav singh Raizada.

'What are you doing here?' khushi asked him calmly though inside she was hyperventilating.

'That should my my question. But to answer you, I am here to meet someone & tell her something, very important' he smirked, while her eyes went wide & face reddened. Was it him? Hell, no!

'Err, alright. I came here in search of a teacher but got trapped in. Now I'll go, you carry on' saying that she was about to leave the room when arnav yanked her arms back.

'Don't you want to meet your secret admirer Khushi?' he asked, huskily sending shivers down her spine.

'It's me khushi' he whispered in her ears.

Her eyes widened. All those letters...those sweet words of love...everything was written by him? Her face was already red, thanks to the proximity they were in.

She freed herself from him & then looked away.

'Feeling shy, are we?' he teased her again & she smiled, a shy smile.

'You...you wanted to tell me something?' she finally found her voice.

'Yes, I wanted to but all this while I am the one speaking so, ladies first!'

She played with her fingers & taking a deep breathe, she finally looked at him & confessed -

'I like you too'

And Arnav was left dumbfounded there as she looked at him with some hope in her eyes.

He hadn't wanted everything to end up this way. It was a part of teasing khushi, as she always said that she had never had any sort of attraction towards someone. So he had planned all this, just for fun. But at that time, he hadn't known that she would take it all seriously. He hadn't known that he will start liking her slowly...Yes, he had started liking her. Someone has truly said Never try to understand a girl. Either you will go mad or you will start loving her'. And right now the latter had happened which he wasn't aware of. He was juggling between his thoughts & was trying to form words as to how would be tell her that it was just for fun...a game...

'Arnav?' an impatient khushi's voice brought him back to the real world.

'Khushi...I...' he was at loss of words, he really didn't knew what to say!

'Daddy,did the prince confess his love to the princess?' a 8-year-old aashi asked her dad who was telling her this story.

Kissing aashi's chubby cheeks, he replied

'Yes, the prince did confess his love to the princess. And now they are living happily together'

Aashi clapped her hands in excitement.

'So what talk is going between the daughter-father duo?'

'Mommy' aashi called her out & hugged her.

'I hope you remember that we are going out today?'

'Of course, how can I forget this day arnav. I'll go & get ready'

'Wear that black saree Khushi. You look super hot in that' he winked at khushi who just shook her head at this shameless husband of hers.

'Daddy, did the princess ever got to know that it started off with fun?' a curious aashi asked her dad.

'No baby. The princess is still unaware of it' he told her & looked in khushi's direction who was in kitchen.

She looked up at him & smiled, while he returned it back!

Hiding the truth was all worth it! He thought as he got up to get ready. It was the day when he had given her his first letter. And they wanted to cherish each moment of this day!

Actually, who knew?