ArSh
All the time it was you.
My phone rang again and again as I just smiled, ignoring the constant ringing, I knew who it was! Who was calling me so impatiently, like the world was coming to an end, but I wasn't willing to pick it up after all three days back I was the one who was going through the same situation like the person was now!
The ringing stopped as I looked at my cell phone screen, 46 miss call, and the only one name was blinking! 78 messages and it was by that one person only, I knew he would be angry on me right now as I was ignoring him like no other have ever ignored him, but this was the limit, I didn't wanted myself to be used and kept away, I sighed as I felt my cell vibrating once again!
My mom looked at me angrily, ofcourse even she knew what was I up to! I never hide anything from her and this was the result! I was being angrily glared by her in this huge party! My uncle or we can say my ex-boyfriend dad thrown it, just because his younger son has completed his O-level papers and was now free to apply for any college.
I stood in the corner as I saw my sister coming towards me; they were smiling at me knowing that how well I was ignoring him!
"So, how many calls?" Anjali asked arching her eyebrows.
"Well'." I sighed as I again felt my cell phone vibrating.
"Let me guess, please" muskaan excitedly shouted, making me smile.
"25?" or maybe "30" she continued.
"Not close enough'the 50 call just got missed" I answered as I saw the call ending
"Omg'is he crazy! 50 calls in just 15 minutes! Dude what's wrong with him?" it was Anjali who shouted, she always had practical mind, I won't ever blame her for shouting on 50 calls, ofcourse! He was just a friend and who calls there friend 50th time.
"I don't know" I mumbled as I felt the floor more fascinating then my sisters amused faces.
"Is he fine? Why can't you pick it up?" muskaan questioned, my eyes moved up to her looking at her waiting for an answer.
"because, since last three days I was the one who was calling him madly but he didn't picked it up!" my voice raised with every single word and I never knew that I felt this bad after being ignored by him!
"Come on girl'he is a busy person, not a university student anymore, he has a job and personal life too" Anjali added looking at me.
Personal life! yes, she was right he did had a personal life, how can I forget that, I was just a merry friend, not even close to him, my heartfelt a tug as Anjali statement hurt me, I moved away from them excusing myself and quietly moved upstairs towards the terrace wanting to make my heart and mind both relaxed.
The cold wind played with my hair and made me close my eyes as I saw his face, suddenly my eyes flew open not wanting to see anything more, I turned to look at my cell phone which was kept on the coffee table, no more calls and this was strange.
Leaving the cell phone again there I looked at the sky, remembering how I had met him! And how we turned out to be friends! I was in first year and he was in fourth year and happened to be in love with my close friend, he use to message me asking about her, telling me to take care of her, conveying his message from me to her, it was funny that she was never in love with a guy like him, who had everything a girl want! EVERYTHING from looks to money and power and he was following her like a crazy dog!
Things changed, she left our group and me and he turned to be friends, we never hide anything from each other not a single thing! Our late night calls our message were so interesting that we never felt it right to share it with anyone. People always asked us that how we turned out to be good friends. And we never had any answer for it!
And now even after his graduation we are still friends, though we never hide anything from each other still! We never labeled each other as best friends, we never really knew what was this relationship called? And never wished to find it out.
Totally lost in my own world I never felt that someone was behind me, as I turned around I saw Abhi standing there smiling at me, there was a time when I was madly in love with this guy but today while looking at him I didn't felt anything''nothing.
"Hey" he whispered coming towards me.
Feeling uncomfortable still hopeless to move away from the party host I smiled "hey"
He looked at me for a while and didn't said anything then suddenly held my hand, I didn't knew what to do I just stood rooted " shilpa" he mumbled my name in one breathe making me feel more weird "I m sorry, for what I did to you! I mean''.we were together and the suddenly I left you, but to be true I never wanted to leave you, I have always loved you! You are the one for me, please come back"
If he would have said it three years before, I would have readily agreed and would have kissed him right now, but standing her like this, I didn't knew what to say! I didnt felt the excitement rushing in me, I stared at him, hoping that he would say that he was just kidding and was playing around with me, but he didn't.
He was my love once and now! I didn't felt anything for him! A tear trickled down as I heard my mom calling me down stairs.
"I need to go!" I mumbled snatching my hand away from him, and running toward my cell phone picking it up I rushed towards the door.
"Answer me shilpa!" he shouted
I turned to look at him "I can't''answer you right now" I heard myself saying, it was like my heart was shouting and my tongue was just obeying its orders!
"Shilpa!!"
"Yes mom?" I answered, moving towards.
"Why are you ignoring armaan?" she questioned out of blue! I knew that she liked him but hell why was she supporting him always when he is just my friend and I happened to be her daughter! And as per rules she has to support me.
"Well, I don't wish to talk to him any more mom" I couldn't continue as I heard my mom cell phone ringing, she moved a bit away answering it, and then came back.
"Shilpa! Just because he ignored you, doesn't mean you do the same!" and this was it to make me realize that I was doing wrong! And then I decided that if he called again I will receive it.
It was almost 12 and the party was still high, the guest were filled and we were having a pretty good time, my laugh was heard by my every friend including Abhi who was just staring at me, but my mind was still waiting for his call, as the time was passing I was getting more tensed! Still thanks to my friends I continued to enjoy the evening hiding my inner self from them!
My heart smiled as I looked at the cell phone! He was calling! It was as if my dream coming true, I quickly picked up my phone, while every person on table got their eyes fixed on me.
"Hey!" I mumbled, slightly afraid of his anger, wishing that he would not burst like a loin on me.
"Come outside!" he answered, hell! Did he call the correct person! And if he did how the hell did he knew where I was! Leave that'how the hell did he knew my uncles house address, the questions confused me a bit but then I inquired.
"Well'did you called the correct person!?!" it was a statement more than a question which was to be answered be him.
"I'm waiting''got that! Come out" and the phone was shut down, I stared at the phone and then to the people who were staring at me curiously waiting for me to answer them.
"Ummm''it was armaan! Errr'''he is waiting for me outside" I saw muskaan and Anjali smiling at me, while atul and rahul gave a curious grin and abhi who was flaring with anger! he didn't knew armaan and whatever he knew he had heard it from me, still I could see jealousy oozing out, I didn't felt glad but I felt that he doesn't have any right to get jealous or angry.
"Well can anyone escort me till the gate?" I question, it was midnight and I didn't felt like going out alone.
"Not us!" both atul and rahul shouted and laughed.
"Morons!" I mumbled and got up to go.
"I'll take you" abhi announced getting up from his comfortable sitting position.
"Well''.fine with me" I mumbled, hoping that he wouldn't talk anything which happened on terrace.
I moved towards the gate when I saw mom there, I just whispered her that armaan was waiting outside and she mouthed an" I know" so this was the person who told armaan that I was here!!! Why I'm not surprised!!
I moved outside slowly, while abhi followed and saw him standing there, looking handsome as ever his blue eyes gazed into mine, as I saw a different wave of emotion moving inside them.
I moved further, when I felt him taking big steps and coming toward e, I wasn't surprised at all, it was like a natural thing, me going to him and him coming towards me! But then!
His arms held my waist tightly engulfing me into an intimating hug, I never thought about this! We have being friends for four years and never shook hands! We stayed alone with each other for hours but never touched each other! And now he was hugging me possessively!
My own hands rose up and snaked on his neck, hugging him tightly, hiding myself from every one, his face was hiding in the crook of my neck as he brought me more closely if there was a space left; I closed my eyes feeling relaxed and comfortable! The sensation was new totally new, I never felt like this before, not with abhi even! It was so much comfortable, a relief!
I moved out of the hug and looked at him, he eyes showed that he had cried, I moved my hands towards his face and traced the path his tears had formed on his skin.
"You took me by surprise" I mumbled, as I felt his hands still holding me by my waist.
"By coming here?" he asked confusingly
"No, by hugging me" I giggled, as he pulled me closer while my hand touched his chest.
"Who is standing at the back?" he questioned, looking directly into my eyes, and then I remembered that abhi would be there watching me and armaan together like this
"Oh'it abhi" I whispered, he knew about abhi and he almost hate him.
"You are with him?" his eyes questioned while I just shook my head in a no
"But he proposed me, again!" I announced, while I saw a soft anger flickered in his eye.
"I'm more interested in your answer!" he announced, as I felt his fingers slightly rubbing my waist making me feel jittery.
"I said I can't answer right now" I said, looking into his eyes "but why are you here?" I asked, taking us back to the important topic.
"Damn! You weren't picking up my phone, I got so hell worried that I didn't knew what to do! I got so scared because I planned so much for us and then you weren't even replying to me!" he stopped taking a break to breathe.
"Well, three days back you didn't pick up my calls!" I fought as he looked confused.
"I was busy shilpa" he said with the cutest smile.
"You spoke to Nikki but you ignored my calls!" I argued.
"Yes I spoke to her, but it was just for some work, and we spoke for just few minutes and no more" he answered and I knew that he wasn't lying at all.
"But today you ignored me like hell, I got so pissed off! You destroyed everything, if you could have picked it once, we wouldn't have been standing here on the street like this, atleast we would have been in some good place!" he told me making me confuse, what was he talking about??
"What are you even saying armaan?" I asked my confused face was enough to frustrate him; still he stood calmly and closed his eyes.
"Shilpa" he sighed and opened his eyes as if taking every ounce of courage to speak my name "will you marry me?"
Did I hear it right or was he joking!! I stood rooted, with no reaction, still in his arms; I didn't know what to say because my mind was still thinking that I didn't hear him right!
"What?" my lips didn't mumble anything other than this!
"Will you marry me?" he questioned again.
We were friends and the suddenly out of nowhere his question made me think about us and what we went through all these four years! He cried for his love in front of me, I cried for abhi infront of him, he was there to guide me and I was there to support him, we never hide anything from each other even when we were strangers, we caught each other lie and we understood each other even without saying anything, everything was falling into place, we were friends! But never became best friends because we had some more strong between us!
My eyes moved to look at his face as he just continued to stare hoping that I would answer soon "you aren't playing around with me right?" and I cursed myself for asking such a ridiculous question.
"You think I'm playing!" his hands moved away from my waist and he started to back off "I'm going" he announced and turned his back towards me, moving towards his car.
I stood rooted and then suddenly I fell onto my knees!
"ARMAAN MALLIK" I shouted as he turned to look at me, without even thinking of my designer dress I sat on my knees and saw him moving towards me in hurry. He came and stood infront of me and looked into my eyes as I whispered
"Will you marry me?" I questioned as I saw the biggest smile on his face.
He pushed his hand inside his pocket as I looked at him, here I was on my knees proposing him and he was busy shuffling with his things inside his pocket!! He dragged his hand out and then I saw a beautiful simple ring, just the way I had described him once, an elegant ring with just one diamond.
He held my hand which I had raised while proposing him and slide the ring in my finger "yes" he smiled.
And I almost jumped up and hugged him, not caring about anything else, not even caring that almost everyone from the party was outside looking at this little scenario, I just cared about him and me together.
I opened the door, as I saw him standing infront of something, since morning he was up to something and he didn't told me what was in his mind, he had sent me to my mom's places and I didn't knew why, according to him "it just for you to relax baby"
I moved next to him and saw what he was looking at, and an involuntary smile came on to lips, he moved behind me and hugged me from my back making me feel his soul.
"Doesn't it look perfect?" he questioned
"absolutely" I whispered as I touched my ultrasound image which showed our baby, two years has gone and we sometime still acted like newly married, after confessing our love we had fought with each other that why we hid our feeling from eachother? and then we use to laugh at ourselves!
It was amazing, I never knew that he was the one for me, I turned around, and as my belly touched his stomach "I love you" I smiled.
"I love you too honey" he whispered, as he brought his lips closer touching them with love, passion and possessiveness, while I kissed him back conveying him my love which will always belong to him.
It just funny that how things start with "just friend" and we never know when the relationship brew into something to special, you cry when he cries, you laugh when he laugh, you speak about him even when nobody is interested in listening to you, you want to be there with him always, you feel bad when he gives more importance to someone other than you, you feel happy just to realize that you know his every secret and your heart cried once you get to know that he cried for you, infront of you just because he wanted you to be there with him!
It's not just friendship''.is it??
Edited by funkybratz - 14 years ago
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