Arshi TS: Proposing a crazy fan gal (Deeswarna's Birthday Gift)

"Khushi..."

"Khushi..."

"Come on yaar get ready fast, I have been waiting since the last fifteen minutes. How long will it take for you to get ready?" She heard him shouting impatiently in the living room of the spacious suite of hotel Meydan, where she has been staying since last 3 days.

"Arey, kya karoon, I am not able to decide what I should wear " she replied from one of the rooms suppressing her hiccups that were the result of the tears that were running out continuously from her hazel eyes.

"Please, wear anything except Indian outfits". She heard him again from the same distance as earlier, but this time with a hold of calmness in his words.

"Ok , I am looking for something else then," she replied instantly wiping off the tears that were still not taking a break from escaping off her beautiful eyes.

"I knew it. You never leave a chance to wear them when we go out, but silly gal today is a very special day for me. So, please wear something exquisitely beautiful yet modern".

"Ok, now you stop lecturing me else I am not accompanying you"

"Ok.. ok, my babykins. Don't turn pricy to me and dress up soon ", He said giving up.

"Hey why don't you wear the dress we bought in Lulius mall last week" , he suggested after a while thinking its better he suggests it than to let her take more time in deciding.

"Really, you want me to wear such a beautiful party dress for a silly occasion" she questioned mockingly.

"Khushi, I cannot believe that you are thinking it is silly about me proposing a girl for marriage".

"No, I am not talking about you proposing, but me coming with you on your date where you are about to ask a girl for marriage, it is of course silly. I don't even know the girl. Won't I look like Kabab mein haddi', disturbing your privacy? And most importantly, who the hell will take their best friend with them when they are going to propose"? She again questioned him , praying he may get some sense and spare her from the torture.

"No, it's not at all silly one or two. You are my best friend not any outsider samjhe. We have been together since last 15 years and kya tu apne best friend ke liye itna bhe nahe karege".

And my life's Jerry, I agree that no one will take their best buddies with them to date, but it's the Arnav Singh Raizada, I always think and do exceptional things than what people can think of and that's why, you are accompanying me". He answered with a proud and patted his back mentally for playing it wisely in convincing her.

"Ok, ok my gyan guru , I will come with you. Please don't throw emotional dialogues anymore", she agreed knowing she can never win an argument with him or she never want him to lose, answered her paining heart.

Thinking for a while whether to wear the dress she shopped some days back when they have planned to come Dubai or should she go with something casual. Nevertheless her maiming heart which was broken with every passing second won once again and she chose to follow it and then turned to the washroom not before picking up the dress he suggested.

It's been 5 minutes that they have been traveling in the special needs taxi he hired in advance keeping in mind about their plans for Dubai visit.

He had not spoken a word to her since they started their drive, but was constantly instructing some orders over the phone. Not even he said an appreciating word about her attire except that she was looking good. Her heart expected to hear something more as always. Silly heart never loses hope even when it knew that this is the end for it's beating.

One look at him, she knew that he was nervous and when he is nervous he always end up messing with his sleek hair which she always adore and the forelock of hair that escaped his fingers come over his temple made him look more sexier.

"Poor the cylindrical filament facing the torture because of his jitteriness" she sympathized within her mind for his handsome crowning glory.

How much she may try not to love him, she couldn't stop the feelings grooming within her the way it did when she realized she was in love with him. They have been together since many years, they in fact came to the same city after their high school to pursue their medicine. Albeit it started with the acquaintance, with passing years they crossed the stages of being classmates, to friends, to best friends. But now the equations changed to love for her but they were just friends for him to her dismay.

She never realized how she fell in love with him. She feel strange feelings whenever he touch her, even when he kiss on her forehead or cheeks, also when he hold her hand to stop her. When her heart started breathing the feeling of love apart from oxygen was never noticed by her. She just knew that she fell head over heels in love with him. She never wants to know either. She was happy in her own world where she knew that it's great to fall in love and be with the one you love every minute and walk with him, share yourself with him and hear his whispers around always.

Getting no words from him or any sort of conversation she turned to the window and drifted back to mourning that her heart felt since he shared the news of him falling in love.

When he revealed that he was in love, she was frozen for some seconds and later was surprised and then shocked. She thought finally he realized his love for her and now their feelings soon will turn mutual. She waited to hear her name from his mouth, next to the word Love, but it never came. She thought he wanted to surprise her or maybe playing with her that she may confess first. She accepted that she never confessed her love for him , frankly she was scared of the heartbreak she had to go through if he says he don't have the same feelings for her. Still holding the last thread of strength left in her, she asked him does she knew her and the answer broke her when he flatly refused that no she doesn't.

Her heart, which felt like singing with joy seconds ago was scrunched within next second and she could clearly hear the sound of her broken heart at that instant. When he said she doesn't know her, the only thing the broken shards of her heart whispering to her is, he don't love her. She always thought maybe some day he may confess his feelings to her, but why should he when she was not the one he loves.

From that day, she still looked same to the outer world, but her heart knew the pain she had been carrying within her heart and what had changed in her. She tried to distance herself from him, but she was helpless, it is never possible for her. However she still tried, but ended up coming again to the same closeness they shared, before he broke her heart unknowingly.

Thinking about the future and trying to be stronger is easier to decide but harder to do. So, when he asked her to join him for the trip to Dubai she refused giving some lame excuses, but when he requested her and blackmailed emotionally saying, "It's my last month in Cluj and after that I will be going back home finishing my internship. And I want to make this month memorable, adding some sweet memories of US and of our friendship for the last time".

"Last time...", "Last time ...", How could he think that there is a possibility of last time in their relation.

It hurt her knowing that it's going to be over soon and he will leave her here all alone, it's not that she will be staying in Cluj for always, but now returning back home doesn't seem to be tempting to her thinking he will be not be the same best friend whom she can share everything and anything in the middle of the night. He will have someone else more important in his life and no one can abide the closeness of a girl with their husband, however modern they are.

"Can't the time just stop right at this second when he is right next to me, for the LAST TIME.."

So her greedy heart that was stinging, for once and all for last time turned greedy and agreed to spend some time with him , the way he like and the way she wished their future to be, enjoying altogether and visiting around to different places.

As per his choice, along with their friends they came to Dubai for 5 days vacation and she remembered that he had a conference to attend which was to be held a day before their departure.

But just a day before their departure, she was informed by him about the postponing of the conference, which was then shifted to two days after the previously given date. He asked her to let all their friends go and if possible she can stay with him for two days and then they can leave together.

She knew she can never say no to his requests or anything he ask her for. She is always in for anything he wished from her and that's why today to fulfill the same promise of her heart for him she was accompanying him when he was to propose a girl for marriage whom she doesn't know yet.

"How stupid she is to get used to these habits. Now those habits are becoming the death of her heart".

The sudden pull of the brakes of the car at the traffic signal brought her out of her reverie and she sighed thinking, it's of no use to mourn for something that was not destined for her. If it was then it would have been her in place of the girl whom he loves immensely.

It reminded her that he didn't even tell the name of the girl he is in love with. Suddenly curiosity took over her and made her to ask him, "Is it Shreya for whom you had a crush when we were in class 8? ", She asked him faking a smile over her face to divert her mind from entering back into the sadness that is now going to stay with her for always.

"No," he answered astonishingly.

"Then maybe Athle or Neeta from our high school"

"No way", He blatantly replied.

"Samantha, Sindi, Priya, Aradhana, Aakanksha or maybe Latha" She asked again, hoping maybe she may get correct with the name of the girl he is about to propose.

"No , none of them and before you take any more names, please have some patience and you will know it soon"

"Ok, if not her name, then at least give me a clue about her name or how she looks" She asked him demandingly.

Thinking for a second he said, "She is sent from heaven above, with a mission, fully wrapped with love, with a mystic smile on her face, She soothes souls with eyes of grace. ".

She for some seconds kept looking at him amusedly thinking how has he changed to such a poetic man , who looks like head over heels in love with that girl. For a second she felt jealous of the one who is now going to get all his attention and his love and most importantly, all his warm gestures of care and feeling of belonging to someone preciously.

Before she could feel her heart getting pricked more and more every second along with a sensation of burning into ashes, the car halted in front of a grand entrance of a famous mall- The Dubal Mall'. She was surprised how they missed coming here before when all their friends were here. "May be he wanted to save the place and memories of it for himself and his lady love." , thought her aching heart.

What she doesn't know is that it's only she who is visiting here so late, rest of all their friends had been here with Arnav with an excuse of getting something. So that he may not feel guilty of not taking them to the world's largest shopping mall which is also known as the home of the Dubai shopping festival.

Getting out of the car he hurriedly came to her side and opened the door for her and forwarded his hand for her to hold and step out.

She looked at his hand for a second and laughed at her own fate thinking it's only about for few more minutes and after that he will give his hand to hold to someone forever. She is getting just the temporary benefits of being his best friend.

Gesturing the driver to leave to the parking, he turned to her and entered the mall by holding her hand.

Walking up to the lift he asked her to move inside as to reach the restaurant he had booked for today's date.

Khushi who was lost in her own thoughts failed to notice the beauty the place held and the festive mood that was built across the place. She stepped silently in the lift as per his orders without paying any attention to the effulgence coming around from different stores located in the mall.

After the lift halted at the floor of their destination, they moved out hand in hand and walked towards the Carluccio's, The restaurant where he planned that evening.

As they were to step in the restaurant he excused himself to make an urgent call and asked her to move inside but she refused.

"Arnav, what will I do alone inside. I don't know anyone here nor even your lady and how will I recognise her among everyone inside" , she asked him frightenedly.

"Khushi, don't be scared. It's no one inside except the restaurant staff". He assured her.

"Where is she then?", She asked, instantly and realized that he had booked the entire restaurant for this special date of his.

"She will be inside, soon," he again answered her steadily.

"I will wait here, then, till you finish your call and then we can go together" she declared stubbornly not moving an inch from the place she stood.

"Khushi, please hear me for the last time dear. Trust me, I will join you in a minute, promise," he again tried to persuade her.

She knew that acting stubborn at this point will not work and also she didn't like his mood turning to sour with her stubborn demands. So, she obliged and stepped inside although her heart is insisting her to do exactly the opposite.

When she stepped inside the restaurant she heard him from outside, "Khushi, she is in there and I would love to see you on the ground after seeing the reflection of the beauty who stole my heart" saying this he turned to a side with a smirk on his lips and continued with his call.