Hey Arjun Forum Mates and Buddies!🤗
Remember me? Long time no see!
I decided to write this small piece of work as I had been contemplating this idea for a few days.
This can be read as a Standalone OS, with a cliffhanger giving you the liberty to interpret the end in a way you like.
OR
If time and tide permit, I might write more on this, just not as full-scale fanfic, but as a series of few drabbles on the life of Ariya.
I'm not giving any promises this time as I have 2 incomplete and discontinued fanfics here on this forum itself. Hence, lesson learned.😆😆🤣
Title: BLIND DATE
Date: 02/09/2022
Ship: Ariya (Arjun+Riya)
“Come on Riya!”
“No, Aishu! I am not going!” huffed Riya, as she sat on her bed, cuddling her favorite pillow.
“As your BFF and self-proclaimed older sister, let me assure you of this, if you're worried about your safety, don't be!”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Because I know whom I set you up with for this blind date? You really don't need to worry about being 'unsafe' with this person! Yaar, tu toh aise bol rahi hai jaise koi mission pe ja rahi hai.”
“Why though?"
“Damnit Riyu! Bahut hua haa!” Aisha feigned annoyance at Riya’s pertinacious temperament. She had always been so determined. If she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have been a doctor. Precisely, a pediatrician.
“Aishu...” Riya pulled a face akin to a baby whose chocolate had apparently been snatched out of its hands.
“Riyu... Please! It'll be nice! I can't say it'll be fun, but it'll be nice. Trust me!”
After giving a little thought to the conversation she had with Aisha, although she was weary of it, she agreed.
'Chalo, kya hi hoga.'
“Thik hai. Aap itna insist kar rahe ho toh jati hu, lekin yeh pura concept of blind date, it's annoying. It's as good as an arranged date didu!”
“Very unlikely. Parents don't set up blind dates, friends do!" Said Aisha, as she threw a mischievous wink at Riya.
12hours later.
10 am.
It was a mundane Monday morning, working for most, but Riya had her day off medical duty and she wondered, almost judged, too soon, what kind of guy would not be at work on the most important day of the work week.
As she entered Starbucks, a man of sharp look and good stature, sat at a window booth that overlooked a quaint lawn amidst the concrete jungle.
“Arjun?” She asked, a little hesitant.
Hearing a voice call him out, he wasted no time standing up and extending his hand to shake hers.
The handshake was firm and an embodiment of ‘safety’.
'This feels safe.'
All the doubts she had about feeling 'unsafe' with a stranger on a blind date, flew out of the window that very moment.
“Riya, right?”
“Yes, Riya Mukherjee.”
“Well, Arjun Rawte.” He said imitating her way of words. Just as she was about to get to her seat, he quickly pulled out her chair for her to sit, making sure she was comfortable, and then proceeded to sit back onto his own.
'Hmm. Chivalrous.'
“Well, this is kind of awkward.” Riya voiced her concern.
“I second that, it indeed is.” And a second later, Riya chuckled at his agreement, making Arjun smile from ear to ear.
'Oh man, that was cute.'
“I was not very keen on this blind date. It was Ayesha who convinced me and I just can't seem to say no to her.” He shook his head, amused at how smoothly she had led him into going for the blind date.
“Yeah, she is pretty convincing, isn’t she?” she laughed as she thought of her sweet yet notorious bestie.
“How do you know her, by the way?”
“Oh, her fiancé Sameer and I, were together in the NDA. Best friends just like you and Ayesha. Post that, he joined the Navy while I opted for the Army.”
“Ohh..” Well, an unnoticeable frown appeared on Riya face as she was definitely not expecting this. She thought he might be a businessman, a banker, or even a doctor like her, but an army personnel? She was very well aware of army life, however. Her grandfather, parents, siblings, and even cousins were in one of the 3 armed forces. Yet, she had plans of her own, which her parents openly and heartily consented to. But this?
Yet, nothing goes unnoticed by Arjun, not even an inconspicuous frown.
FIN.
Kaisa tha?
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