Everyone's in a romantic mood (It's Cupid's birthday after all) except Sumi the anti-love angel that is. 'Romantic my a$$.' she cursed while making her way through all the love-sick couples.
'Wow...' Shamma utters in awe as she sees everyone fade away, only to be greeted by a handsome Greek God.
'Kaun ho tum?'
'Abhay Raichand.'
He extended his hand, as if inviting her to dance. Shamma hesitates but dances with him anyway. He's one of her top crushes after all. 😉 It's just two of them waltzing on Jashn-e-Bahra.
Shamma only notices during the dance that she's dressed in a flowy, yellow gown which goes perfectly with the yellow rose in her hair. Prince Abhay was dressed in a great golden suit, perfectly complimenting his sharp features.
'Thank you, Abhay. Tumne iss dance se mujhe bahut khush kardiya. Mujhe laga nahi tha tum vaastav mein ho.'
'Mein tumhaare khayalon mein hoon isiliye tumhare paas aa paya.' Abhay smirked. 'Ab chalta hoon warna Piya naaraz hojaaegi.'
Next was sightseeing with Shivaay. Shamma wasn't very excited because she knew how hot-headed he was.
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'Hey there...', she mumbled, '...What's up?'
'Jab mujhse baat karo toh meri aankhon mein dekhar kara karo.' Shivaay was surprisingly gentle.
'Uhh..toh humein kya karna hai?' she asked nervously.
'Tumhara birthday celebrate karna hai. DUH' he laughed.
Shamma smiled. They were transported to Eiffel Tower. With night time, the cold breeze, it was the perfect sight for sight seeing.
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'Kya soch rahi ho?'
'Kuch nahi. Bas sacche pyaar ke baare mein.'
'Ek baath kehta hoon. Jab tumhe lage tumne apne saccha pyaar dhoondh liya hai toh usey haath se math jaane dena.'
'Thank you, Shivaay. I hope tumhara aur Anika ka pyaar bhi salaamat rahe,'
They hug before departing.
Just when Shamma thought her day was over, Jeannie and Juju came up and carried her to Barbie Town. They met several of the Barbie movie stars: Rapunzel, Rosella, Alina and many more!
Shamma even got to click a selfie with Sukirti, the favorite Barbie of the town. Her giant Barbie house in the color of flattering pink was too cute to be forgotten.
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JeaVi challenged Shamma to a dance-off.
With Zoobi Doobi playing it was all the more fun for JeaVi to compete against Shamma who didn't have a partner.
'Zero points for guessing who's the loser.' Shamma scoffed mentally.
'Kaun kehta hai tum akeli ho? Agar tumhe lagta hai tum haarogi tab tum mujhse nahi mili ho.' a voice boomed all over the dance floor.
It was the most seductive baritone she'd ever heard.
'Kaun hai? Saamne aao.'
Soch Na Sake plays while a handsome dude dressed in white enters.
'Ab bataun mein kaun ho?' he winked.
'KARTHIK!?!?' Shamma squealed over-excitedly.
'Ab hum dono isse jeetenge..ek saath.'
He takes her hand and they sway to Sab Tera in the most graceful way possible.
This time, Shamma is dressed in red and white. The red frilly dress complete with matching ornaments and her wings, which turned white. Karthik dipped her low, then lifted and twirled her. They went on and on...
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'Karthik, what's the time? Jeannie aur Juju kaha hain?' Shamma suddenly asked.
'Do ghante hogaye hume dance karte huye, JeaVi left long ago.'
'Hume ab chalna chahiye.' Shamma said.
'Abhi nahi warna mere surprise ka kya hoga?'
Karthik clicked his fingers and, lo and behold, a dining table loaded with her favorite dishes appeared out of thin air! They have a lavish dinner, and Oh Jaaniya plays when Shamma and Karthik went in to an embrace.
'Thank you, thank you so much. It's been the best day of my life!' Shamma chirped happily.
Karthik hand-kissed her before dropping her back home. He promised he would meet her again. Shamma knew this was unforgettable. Her ultimate dream was fulfilled.
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