Karan held the brochure tightly in his glove cladded hands. Suddenly, he felt beads of perspiration appear on his face. Oh, what a tough task it was! On a side note, life has presented the simplest of things to him in the most complicated manners so it was a routine to feel confused and awkward. But today, the situation was slightly, no, majority different. Today, it wasn't about him - it was about them. Yes, he and his best friend of all times and seasons. He raised his left hands to knock on the door on his room. His fingers curved up to press against the door but then he stopped. Wait, was he knocking his room to enter, his own room? He took a deep breath and clasped the door knob in a tight grip but presto! It clicked all by itself and turned and opened to reveal Naina emerging out of the Room.
"Aree Karan! Tum yahan kyun khade ho!? Aur woh..?", She had spotted that paper in his hand. Like a kid, he instantly folded his hand behind the back.
After taking a deep breath to calm his anxiety and consciousness, he held her hand and took her inside the room.
"Baitho yahan", he made her sit on the bed and started to speak. "Jabse tum iss ghar mein aayi ho, tabse ya toh tumne mera gussa dekha Hai yaa phir Meri bimaari. Par ab, main badalna chahta hoon. Aur isiliye hum, hum, hum... Ek mini vacation par ja rahein hain! Only you and me", he smiled after his long delivery of words. It was difficult to say if Naina was blowed by his enthusiasm or awed of his innocence or just fond of his sweet thought.
She stood up, chirping and bubbling. "Par hum jaa kahan rahein hain?"
"Surprise, my friend! Surprise!", He told excitedly as he went off to inform his Mom that her plan was on and they were off soon to the hidden destination.
A few days later...
"Aree ab toh bata do!", Naina groped in dark as her blindfold obstructed her vision of the surroundings. "Just a minute!"
He was excited to see her reaction. Never in these 6 months had he expected to do something special for her, to make her realise what she meant to him and a simple gesture to appreciate her efforts.
Edited by .-Amethyst-. - 8 years ago