FF-'Trust me, I am with you'- Promo pg 149 - Page 31

Originally posted by: fatimakhan22

omg i love it so far!!! but when does arohi realize tht she loves arjun?!?!!?!? :S and thnx for the PM :D

Part 15. (Arjun getting drunk part )

by the time arohi woke up , raashi and jignesh had left. Arjun seems to be working in his dads room , she could here some clicking noises, usually she could hear his video game noises from upstairs. She made her way to the kitchen and found coffee already brewed and sandwiches ready. Arjun came out hearing the footsteps. He observed her from the door , she was busy pouring her coffee and kept a second mug ready just in case, for him , she kept two plates on the bar, He wished there were no limits between them then he could go and be close to her. . Arohi was feeling awkward being alone with him. She hoped raashi came back sooner. , She called her colleague and as usual got a scoop about the school, and gave more instructions. She called back home, found out guddi was doing better. Arjun was still observing all this. All her expressions were too cute and he did not want to miss them. She laughed at something guddi said. he has to tell her what's in his heart , may be tonight he can take her out in the evening and then tell her.

Neither wanted to go out, arohi did not ask , arjun did not suggest. It was like both had a connection of thoughts and decided to stay home. They watched tv together, the small convo they were having was cute. It was too easy to talk with him and arohi did not feel the awkwardness she felt earlier. By mid morning he went to check on a quick job in the office and by the time he came back thinking he shld ask arohi what to order for lunch. But something was already cooking. He was hungry suddenly and when he came to the kitchen , the bomb fell , it was his most favourite (NOT) kadii, she had remembered the time he said he too love it and thinking it is the only thing she knows he likes she made it.

Arjun had to suppress his cry and give out yet another I love it statement just to please her. He thot maybe it will be best if he just starts liking it. But you know there are somthings that you just cannot like no matter how hard you try. Arohi patter her own back in her mind for thinking right. She was feeling at ease and she hardly remembered raashi's absence now. For arjun it was like heaven, being with her alone in the comfort of his own home was something he had been dreaming of. The way he had started looking at her and the sudden smiles were giving her the hints but then when he said 'can we go out this evening, I have something to say I mean show' she was sure that something was up.

Raashi called them to tell she wont be able to make it that day, she apologized to arohi that she could be there with her. Arohi did not know what to say, that meant they have to alone that night too. But with arjun she did not have to fear anything.

In the evening without arjun asking again , arohi was getting ready, She wore her cream silk dress with olive green work on it, she preferred cream with colored designs on it and she had more than few of such dresses , the one color missing from her wardrobe was mostly blue, except for a shade here and there. That was one thing that even arjun had noticed ever since he came to know her. Her aunt was smart enough to suggest that she kept at least a couple of party wear with accessories while going out and it came in handy. Dressed in her soft silk dress and small gold dangles a couple of bangles she was ready, and that is one the last accessory fell down her anklets, she loved them but hardly wore them. She suddenly felt special and wanted them on, this girlish dressing up attitude of hers happened very rarely and today she was feeling light and dressing up mood. In the back of her mind she knew why she was doing all this and to impress whom. But it had become a habit to her to deny pleasurable thoughts.

When she was done and came out with her small clutch, arjun was sitting in his dad's room at his work table. As he heard a soft sound of the anklets he came out without shutting down his laptop and he saw a stunning arohi infront of him. Simple and stunning. She walked from her room while her anklets made the soft rhythmic sounds. He was too happy to see her like that. She saw his expressions and he was bowled over by the expression she gave afterwards, a shy thankyou one. They were about to leave and the bell rang. It was sinha aunty from upstairs.

'oh good , I caught you at home, where is raashi, jignesh , arjun you guys free, come upstairs now' arjun was about to lift her and put her to the side so they can walk out but arohi's 'namaste aunty' stopped him. He was restless, why did this lady come down now and why should they go upstairs. 'namaste arohi beta romit our son finally came home, he was out in the hostel all these years, and we are throwing a party, what is a party without young people. All your friends will be there too , it is an impromptu party so we are having it at home, you have to come' , arjun wanted to reject outright but arohi's look told him not to say no 'okay we will stay for a while and we have to leave' he said,

They both went up and there was a party atmosphere already in their home, as soon as they entered both felt bad idea . The mittals were present and it was the first time she saw them. Mrs. Mittal looked at arohi with piercing eyes making her feel uncomfortable. She then ignored arohi and went to arjun 'arjun , how are you , u live right above us and still we don't get to see you guys anymore, how is raashi? She did not come?' 'raashi is not in the city' he replied, 'and who is ur friend here' she asked. 'this is arohi and '' 'mmhmmm, so are you raashi's friend' she asked her, 'yes' replied arohi 'where do you live?' arohi felt mittals did not know she was there , 'I am here just for another week and ..' arjun interfered 'she is with us , in our house, right above ur flat'

His tone was clearly saying stop it to mrs. Mittal. But she had thick skin. 'hmm so raaashi is still not home and you both are..' she stopped midway leaving the trail for them to complete. Arohi was clearly embarrassed and hurt. Mrs. Sinha saved them, 'there is the young crowd' she said. 'Payal (mrs.Mittal) where is Natasha?' 'she is already in the gang' mrs. Mittal replied , throwing envious glances at arohi, it shld be Natasha next to him, not some gaun ki chori .

Natasha walked down to arjun, 'hey , handsome' she said in a light voice, she looked like she had already started drinking. It was a really bad idea to come here arjun thought, 'hey' 'so how are you , a drink?' 'no , I am fine' he said taking couple of orange sodas for him and arohi . mrs mittal was already approaching , 'hmm look at arjun how his taste has changed since he left the city' stressing on change and looking at arohi from top to bottom 'nice dress' she mocked, arohi then noticed everyone there was dressed casually and she was overdressed . arjun was irritated , he was quiet only because mr. Mittal was dad's friend. He led arohi to a different part of the room and handed her the drink. His friend waved at him and called him to join them, arjun told arohi, 'I will just go and tell them we are leaving' he said, looking at the time, it was 8 pm already and they still weren't alone, he did not want the party to ruin their moods. He reached the group of friends , arohi got up to follow him so they can quickly leave. Mrs. Mittal stopped him again 'I thought you were modern' she said , 'natasha is back from the States, she has a great degree, she is modern too she knows the way of upscale life, don't you notice all this' it was direct question asking him to consider Natasha . he stopped 'what is being modern aunty can you define?' 'don't be so nave arjun, we are all modern see how we dress and live and you are with some middle class girl'..' 'you are wrong said arjun. 'that is not modernism whatever you are thinking it to be .. it is a state of mind, the more moden your thoughts are the more modern you get. Wearing skimpy clothes, flirting and drinking doesnot make you modern when you still think have clogged thoughts, lets not talk about classes I will say something that I should not' he said sharply 'and I can see what you are indicating, please don't talk without knowing anything, arohi is my good friend and could be much more, it is not your concern, and how modern she is, her beautiful mind is proof' he told her off sternly and walked to his friends. Mrs. Mittal was shocked and was insulted, Natasha who had seen this felt insulted too.

Arohi was stunned at how arjun had told the lady off, he had not seen her behind him ,but she heard whatever he said, and a new respect for him creeped up in her. She could not hide her smile and feeling payal mittal's stare on her she moved from there, towards the door and saw mrs. Sinha. She looked in arjun's direction and saw romit and his friends forcing him with couple of drinks and he taking them as formality. Meanwhile the insulted Natasha envied arohi from afar. In a fit of her own intoxicated mind, she quickly spiked a drink and moved towards arohi. Arjun , by the force of his friends , had a couple of drinks but still was fine. He walked towards arohi and saw Natasha there , he wanted to get rid of her quickly, before Natasha could give the drink to arohi , he took it from her hand, saw it was an orange soda, gulped it down and put the glass down 'thanks , we are leaving now, please inform sinha aunty' he said , looking at the staring face of Natasha. Meanwhile Mr. Sinha caught him and he had always liked arjun and he would not leave him so quickly. For next 15 mins he kept talking, while Arohi still looked on sighing. And then arjun felt his head reeling and his eyes blurring, he could see arohi. He quickly said bye to the host and took arohi's hand and came out of that house. Once outside, arohi breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at arjun and she could make out he was drunk.

Part 16. (Arjun's confession)

He was fine till few minutes ago. She did not know what to do, he was decent till now and was eager to go out but in this state there is no other way than to go back home. She wanted to go in and call someone for help then remembered everyone in there were strangers to her and she wouldnot want to face mrs. Mittal and her queries again that too when raashi isn't there and arjun drunk. She decided to lead arjun home herself. He was little tall for her and she made him hold the railing with one hand and she his other hand on her shoulders and slowly walked him down. She had no idea how she got that strength in her.

Half way down his head leaned down and he smiled at her 'you are lovely' he said. She thought she heard it wrong at first, couple of steps again he repeated 'you look beautiful' she knew he was drunk, the sooner he is in the house the better, she dragged him with much force and finally reached home. She decided to put him downstairs in his parent's room. Where he had been working in the afternoon. She took his in and once in she had to make him stand straight once again and the her back hit the door closing it, and arjun staggered again, making her stand with her back to the door. She suddenly left him, he put both his hands on the sides , inches away from her shoulders on the door. His look changed and felt like his senses and stability were suddenly intact.

His cologne smell had by now become familiar to her, but now along with his close ness, it caused ripples in her heart. She looked at him and wanted to push him and hold him to put him on the bed., she tried to say something . he said 'sshhh' with a finger on his mouth and then put his hand back where it was. He bent down a little and took a breath from the side of her hair, 'mmm nice' he said, she was still not able to believe what was happening. 'arjun, you better sleep' he did not register what she said, he went on to trail a finger around the side of her oval face, 'you look beautiful'. He stopped and looked at her eyes, 'your eyes, you don't even need kajal for these doe eyes' he bent down slightly 'Mrugnayani' he whispered. She was too shocked to move or say anything, she forgot that she wanted to make him sleep on the bed , 'and your nose, it is like a like a'' he laughed at his own statement 'it is beautiful, I would like to see a small diamond sparkle there, it will be the envy of the world' 'arjun you are'.' 'aroohiii' he moved a little more closer causing theirs legs to almost touch. She became aware of the man in him, it was shocking and at the same time intoxicating. All the while his hands were still to the sides. He looked at her again 'and whenever you wear this color, I want to put all colours on you, like on a canvas', 'will you wear blue for me' he suddenly questioned her. If he was dizzy by the drinks, she was getting dizzy by his looks and words. he again looked at her face , she lowered her eyes, he lifted her face by lifting her chin directly touching her now, he took his hand off and gazed at her lips, that were shaking by now. 'and these, they are like rose petals, so delicate and''he ran his thumb on them holding the side of her cheek '' and soft' he completed, her cheeks were no more warm they had become hot. And the rush of blood to her face and head were causing her to tremble. He took her hand and placed it on his heart, '..and whenever I see you , my dil goes mmm' he smiled taking her hand with both his hands, to kiss, when he was almost about to kiss her hand, she regained her senses 'arjun' she whispered , he stopped midway , 'you are not in your senses, we will talk tomorrow when you are sober'she said, he was just staring at her, he knew she was saying something, but he could hardly register it. she made him put his hand on her shoulder and holding his t-shirt with one hand she almost force walked him to the bed and made him sit, 'will you be with me? .. forever?' he asked her with a piercing look, she did not answer. once on the bed he fell over repeating 'be with me' , she took his shoes and socks off and put them in the corner, there on the study table was his laptop where he had been working. The monitor that had gone blank suddenly came on when she hit the table while walking out fast, the movement caused the screen to display again and that is when she saw it, her pictures all over the screen , a collage as his wallpaper. She almost stopped breathing. He had been having her pictures since the day of the speech, from the time they went for the ride, and the previous day outing too.

With a racing heart and racing steps she reached her room and shut the door close.

She was in an undescribable state, heart was pounding and she felt weak all over. He had liked her from the day of the event itself, the thumbs up, the coming and meeting them outside of mumbai, the phone calls, the anger when she had disappeard, the ride, the piece of mind he gave to mrs. Mittal, in everything she could now see a different meaning.

She looked at her silk off white dress, and remembered his spraying colors on it line, she did not change and lied down , 'mrugnayani..' she dug her face deep in her own hands, 'rose petals.. delicate and soft' she had actually let him touch her, when did she become that girl who fell for praises. That was not supposed to be her. then what happened just now, why does she feel her heart skipping a beat everytime she sees him lately, why his being angry or soft with her mattered to her, she was not even scared to stay alone with him, she would have never agreed to stay with a man alone like this before. She wanted her mind and heart to stop working so much. The way he had uttered it all when he was in a nashila state and nashila voice was more attractive. She felt his hands on her waist and suddenly gasped and turned around, there was no one. She covered her face with her own dupatta. Is she attracted too? Was whatever he said means he loves her. she was not nave. She knew what 'be with me forever' meant. She got up from the bed, but she did not dare to go out of the room this time, and paced inside the room , she looked her reflection in the mirror, her face looked all red and worked up, she went close to it and took a look at her own eyes, the eyes that looked normal to her till now, looked big and wide, like the doe eyes, her face grew more red right in front of her when she remembered his touch on her lips. She remembered the closeness she felt earlier and her lashes fell down heavily. She went to lie down again, and after a torturous (sweet) long (short) struggle (dreaming) she went to sleep. She was equally attracted to him. Her heart knew it her mind was subduing it.

Arjun woke with a light headache, he remembered coming down with arohi, rest he did not know what happened. She must have put him here in the night. Poor girl how hard it would have been to bring him here. Oh no wait this is his parent's room, he was relieved that she did not take the trouble of climbing more steps. He sat up and found his shoes at the corner, arghh she had to take that also, why was he so irresponsible and drank whatever ppl gave him. Based on the condition he was in, he could make out it was not just the drinks he had, but had to do with what Natasha gave him, and the thot that arohi could have had it freaked him out. What will arohi think of him now. he was skeptical to face her , but knowing that he will have to drop her today he quickly went up to take a shower, there was no sign of arohi while he went up. He came down dressed in a white shirt and brown trousers, and found arohi brewing the coffee and setting the sandwiches on the bfast bar. 'Good morning' he said with a smile. She wanted to quickly put them there and take her plate in before he came down, but it was too late. How was she even supposed to face him? He will remember what all happened and that she was quiet and let it happen , what will he say. She turned around slowly trying to control the blood rush, but in vain, She quickly looked down at her sandwich. 'arohi I am sorry about yesterday , I don't remember what happened but I do know you got me here, actually the drink Natasha gave it had the effect. I don't drink this much , promise ' he said explaining. The way he said made her smile, still she was nervous that he might remember what he said and how she has to face it. She looks so fresh today, 'like a washed pearl' he said out loud, 'huh?' she said ,'what?' 'you said something' 'no I did not' 'yes you did, I heard something' 'I said look like a washed pearl' 'who? I mean what?' she said with a forced anger 'you really want to know?' 'arjun we have to talk' she said finally, she has to confront this or else it is getting hard for her. 'I want to talk too, I will pick you up after the workshop'. she went to get her bag. she looked super cute questioning him, what will she say if he told the truth. He should just tell her today evening he thought. She has to say no firmly , she thought, she knew her limitations very well and she cannot start something that will not end well.

It was the longest day for both of them. Raashi had called them both that she will be home by night. When arjun came to pick her up she was quite nervous, she was sure she can handle it, he either remembers everything he said and did last night or he doesn't but will say something now. she must be prepared, she gathered all her teacher skills in her mind. Which just scattered as soon as she saw him. He had got the bike again. Her little heart started picking up pace, she has been deeply disturbed and now the pleasant weather, the knowledge that he likes her, and the handsome guy who was the reason for it, was all creating the same feelings she had last night. The little voice in the mind kept saying, be strong. He looked different, he did not have the soft gentleman look, but instead had a intense 'you know what I want to say' look. He stopped midway walking to her and signaled with his hand for her to come and join. 'will you come to a place I want to show you, like the last time' taking her silence as an answer he started driving. They were silent, After a an hour a half , almost silent drive, he stopped at suburban spot, a scenic lake side, with less crowd. 'This is one of my favourite getaway place', he said. They got out and he bent down to take out a bunch of red roses from the back seat, making her compete with the color of the flowers.

She pretended not to notice them. She loved the place. It was pleasant and cool. the breeze was soothing, The lake was in far sight, rocks everywhere, trees, small restaurant at walking distance. He walked towards the lake. Arohi tried to gather her courage again, she knew what he was going to talk and she had her answer ready, no.

When they settled down , it looked like two lovers came to spend time in a cozy place. 'arohi you did not mind me bringing you here right? I wanted to show you this place anyways so thought why not today' 'it is beautiful' 'can I ask you something?' 'did I misbehave yesterday?' she did not reply 'so did I?' she was about to speak 'then I am sorry I did not mean to say or do anything to hurt you '' she said it was okay.

Then he turned towards her 'I have to ask you this, actually I waited too long, I should have done this in your town itself when I first felt this way' her heart started beating fast again 'what is your opinion of me? .. excluding yday night' she did not know what to say 'you do have an opinion of me right? A positive one ? no? it is negative' his queries made her smile , he was encouraged. 'shall I tell what I think of you?' this is it. it was coming, be ready with your answer she thot, 'I think you are a wonderful person, strong , independent, intelligent, sensitive , caring, I can go on and on' he stopped and continued 'well that was the personality part' 'you are also very beautiful and ' he stopped looking at her eyes '.. pretty, with your big eyes filled with innocence with a face as delicate as your heart' , he saw a kind of shyness creep in her eyes and continued 'I always thot so from the day I saw you, I don't know if you have noticed it. I have'' he realized he was still holding the roses and haven't given them to her yet, he gave it to her and like in trance she took them, they looked beautiful. he took a deep breath looked at the lake and then turned towards her 'okay here it is I cant wait any longer to say this'' while her heart kept beating fast ''arohi , I Love You' he said it with a steady voice without breaking the eye contact ' I have fallen in Love with you , I want you to be in my life forever, your presence is very important to me' he stopped looking at her changing face, even though she knew what was coming, the actual moment was gripping and was making it hard for her to look at him straight, she cursed herself for reacting like this, face going all red , eyes lowered, she was not supposed to react like this, she was supposed to say no. he took her hand and held it both hands 'I want to know what is your opinion of me' 'arjun I'' 'I mean I don't know' what was with her answer where did the 'no' go ? she thot shocked at her own answer. His eyes brightned when he did not hear a direct no from her. 'arjun I meant , I am not in love, I cant love, I don't love ' she blabbered. He looked at her with a smile 'take your time, but not too much, whatever your answer is I will take it' then thinking he continued 'actually if it is a no I know how to play my charms and make it a yes' he said winking 'and please let this not come between your workshop and your stay, it is all still the same, only my heart isn't, because now it will be fluttering everytime you say something'. For him , she already was his, whatever her answer is going to be, she was the ruler of his heart and that was final. He felt she is more close to him now. he made her stand up , 'lets eat I am suddenly hungry' he said . 'did I really not say anything yday night? I somehow feel I did some talking' she was quiet 'arohi?' 'yes you said some things' 'like what?' 'I don't remember' 'did I embarrass myself or you?' 'no' 'hmm so u don't remember?'he looked at her from the corner of his eyes, she was definitely trying not to say it, he tried hard to remember, it was important for him to know what he did, it could change her answer. Maybe if he thinks harder he might remember. They walked together, arjun tried to hold her hand, she took it out, he left her hand, but he did walk closer. He felt they were a couple already. 'wont this influence your answer?' he said looking at the roses she was holding. she looked at those beautiful flowers, 'they will look good in the vase' she said, 'keep them close, so you will remember me' . why was she suddenly tounge tied, this way he will think she loves him too, open your mouth arohi say no once and for all

awww such a beautiful romantic update. loved every bit of it kavya it was well detailed and beautifully written feelings.