The rest of the words were lost on Payal as she processed Aakash's words.
Abhimanyu had found Khushi! Nobody knew of the danger they were in!
Oh Lord! What was going to happen now?!
Only Anjali knew apart from her, and even Anjali did not know about the fact that Chauhan had found them!~~~Arnav lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling.
He could still feel Khushi's warmth on his finger tips.
After that small moment between them, She had avoided him completely.
Khushi had not even looked at him once and had maintained a blank facade throughout.
Why! What was wrong?
Did she feel uncomfortable? Was He the only who felt...who felt SOMETHING?
'Arnav, Stop!'... He commanded himself.
His mind did not like where his thoughts were going. These feelings, He was familiar with...
Something which He had locked and kept away in his heart and mind.
It was Rose Day.
Arnav was at the rose shop put up at school with a red rose in right hand and a yellow rose in the left hand.
Was Today THE Day?
Should he go ahead with giving her the red rose and tell her his feelings?
But what if she doesn't reciprocate?
He would lose a friendship that was to valuable for him.
He sighed and picked up a white rose instead- The safe signal.
Before he could put the white rose down, He felt the red rose being snatched away from his hand and looked up to see Khushi smiling. "I love red roses!"
Arnav's eyes widened. Did she know the meaning of the red rose?
Khushi was smiling shyly at him and the twinkle in her eyes confirmed that she knew what it meant.
She had picked the Red Rose!
At that moment, Arnav knew Khushi had accepted him as something more than a friend... And he was happy beyond words.
After the unspoken assurance, He smiled at Her.
"Well, since You love it, keep it. You should never give up what You love" he said.
She turned red and the two of them walked off to class.
~~~
Khushi stood outside in the balcony, looking at the stars. She did not like what she felt around Arnav Singh Raizada...
She did not even WANT to experiment with those feelings.
She had felt this way, a long time back on a particular Rose Day...
Khushi was wondering which rose Arnav would bring for her.
Thoughtful of which rose She should give to Him herself, She walked to the rose shop put in the school absentmindedly.
As She approached it, She saw Arnav frowning.
In each of his hand was a red rose and yellow rose.
Who was the red rose for?
Was the yellow rose for her?
Of course, the yellow rose was for her! She thought and that hurt.
The fact that the red rose could be for someone else.
And that was then she saw that he wore a confused frown.
He was looking once at the red rose and then at the yellow...As if, trying to choose WHICH to pick.
She saw him sigh in defeat and eye the white roses.
Before he could pick it up, she sprinted to him and took the red rose."I love red roses!" she said, when he turned to look at her in surprise.
She saw his eyes widen, and doubt on his face.
Then realization dawning in his eyes... His smirk proved He knew why She had taken it.
"Well, since you love it, keep it. You should never give up what you love" he said, making her cheeks warm up at the hidden meaning of his words.
Satisfied with the assurance She got, They headed off to class.
~~~
"Shyamji, I need to collect my results!" Anjali exclaimed.
"What reports Anjali?" he asked.
"Oho, Don't you remember? I had submitted reports for pregnancy confirmation today morning!" Anjali said.
"Oh, thats right! Let's head out to the hospital." Shyam said, taking the car keys.
"Wait, I will tell Chhote" Anjali said.
"Arey, no no. We will confirm and give them all a surprise tomorrow."
And so Anjali and Shyam headed out to the hospital.
At the hospital-
Anjali and Shyam were heading to the Gyno's office when suddenly Anjali clutched Shyam's arms. "Shyamji!" she whispered.
"What is it Anjali?" he asked and he looked at her staring at something.
He followed Her gaze to see Aakash heading into a door.
Anjali looked at Shyam and put an index finger to her lips, indicating him to be quiet.
She slowly tip-toed to the room Aakash had gotten into and opened it a wee bit to see Aakash sitting in a chair by the bed holding the hand of someone and to her utter surprise, holding the other hand of the person on the bed on the other side was Khushi.
Curious, She peeped in more and was shocked.
"Payal?!"
~~~
Aakash was telling me how the party went and how Khushi had headed off to eat Jalebis as soon as she saw Abhimanyu.
I wished I could smile when He told me that Arnav had gone to console Her but I knew that Khushi would have then definitely tried to block Him out.
Sometime later, I felt Khushi grasp my other hand, telling how arrogant and annoying her new business partner is. How ironic!
I heard someone enter, and felt Aakash going out.
Ten minutes later, he came back and said "Payal, Please. You have to try. Or it could prove to be very dangerous for You if You don't wake up!"
Moments later, I heard another voice. "Payal?!"
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