{Time: 11:30 PM; ARJUN'S PLACE; ARJUN WHO'S IN DEEP SLEEP IS STARTLED WHEN HIS MOTHER WAKES HIM UP AND HANDS HIM HIS MOBILE PHONE SAYING THAT HE HAS GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE.
ARJUN GETS OFF FROM HIS BED AND PICKS UP THE CALL AND IN A MEEKLY VOICE SPEAKS OUT}
"Hello??? Who's this? Don't you have a clock in your house?"
"It's me and my clock says that it is the right time to say this", said the voice from the phone.
"What? Come on lady, what's your problem that too in the middle of the night?", Arjun was getting agitated.
"Okay fine, Arjun. I'm gonna tell you my answer now. Meet me at the Dunedin Street road ASAP", the other voice commanded.
"Whaaaat!!!!???? Aashritha???? haha....hahahhahahah... I can't believe this... You want to meet me...hahaha.. I can't stop.....hahah...myself from... laughing ...MY GODDDD..... Okay you want to meet me now.. fine I'm on my way", Arjun's sleepy face now vanished and it wore a smiley mask and blushing didn't stop yet.
[HE WENT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED AND NUDGED HIS MOM'S HAND WHO WAS HALF-ASLEEP AND WAS PARTIALLY LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION ON THE PHONE.]
"Mom, I'm going out now. I guess you might have heard the conversation. Aashritha is about to reveal her feelings for me, so I need to go out at any cost", he asked permission from his mother.
"I don't have any problem sending you out at this late hour. But what if your father wakes up from his sleep and asks about you? What should I say to him?", questioned his mother.
"Maa, please try to cover up the issue. tell something or the other... else tell dad that Nihal met with an accident and I went to the hospital. Please maa .. only this help and from next time,,, I'll come up with reasons from my own side. I'll do all my works for the next one-week maa.. without you helping me and I promise not to break the deal this time", Arjun somehow tried to convince his mother and succeeded in doing so.
"Okay fine. Go quietly and please don't disturb your dad and I warn you again, be home as soon as you drop her off at her place", his mother gave him the necessary instructions.
[ARJUN THOUGHT TO HIMSELF THAT HE WAS VERY FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SUCH PARENTS. HE HURRIES UP COLLECTING HIS BIKE KEYS, SPRAYS A LITTLE DEO ON HIS CLOTHES, SETS HIS HAIR RIGHT LOOKING AT THE MIRROR AND WISHES HIS MOM GOOD BYE.]
{DUNEDIN STREET... A GIRL UNDER THE TOWERING FOUR-LAMP STREET LIGHT... ARJUN'S BIKE REVS DOWN AND THE PLACE TURNS OUT TO BE IN UTTER SILENCE...}
"Hey handsome, you came? Thought you'd ignore the call", starts Aashritha.
"I would have... if it were anyone else but you. I guess my sleep won't feel bad later for getting wasted", Arjun gives it back in a flash.
"Okay, Arjun.. sorry first of all for disrupting your sleep. But seriously I felt this is the right time and I don't want to hold it back any longer.
It's been some time since we first met and it took me almost the same time that you had taken to get feelings for me. I don't know if I'm loving you but seriously.
I love the way you talk to me
I love the way you smile at me
I love the way you spin me around you with your words
I love the way you cheer me up when I don't talk much
I love the way you behave when you're with me...
You have just changed me..for good of course... But the thing is, dude... I can't love you...I can only be a good friend to you... I have my brother-in-law in my mind.
. so yeah Arjun, I'm extremely sorry...
{ARJUN WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH HER ANSWER.BUT WAS AS COOL AS HE EVER IS...
"Oh,,, brother-in-law.... okay.... I'm sorry actually...May be I thought a little too much... I thought I had a chance when I received the SMS the other day from you saying ...
"Arjun.. its surprise time... so please don't get late tomorrow... It is going to be the best day in both our lives.. I hope you understand".
From that moment I got busy with the preparation for the big day and as planned everything went well. Aashritha, I'm really sorry for getting in between you guys...."
{ARJUN'S HEART STARTED POUNDING FAST.HE JUST COULDN'T UTTER THE WORDS...TEARS STARTED ROLLING DOWN HIS CHEEKS... HE TRIED TO COVER THEM BUT WAS CAUGHT RED HANDED BY AASHRITHA UNDER THE BRIGHT LED STREET LIGHTS. HE TURNS AROUND WIPING HIS EYES, HIS BACK FACING HER.
SHE AT ONCE RUNS OVER TO HIM...HUGS HIM FROM BEHIND... ARJUN'S HEART RATE CLICKS AT THE RATE OF KNOTS AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO... IT WAS MIDNIGHT...THEY WERE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERTED STREET...HE WAS HUGGED BY HIS CRUSH...HIS TEARS ON HER HANDS...SHE SLOWLY WIPES THEM OFF HIS FACE... GETS HERSELF OUT FROM THE EMBRACE...LOOKS AT THE GROUND SHYLY.
"I'm sorry for this dirty little prank late in the night... but the thing is I just wanted to know how badly you wanted me to say yes... Please accept my apologies.
I'm not so good at adjectives and GRE type English words... But I've been fantasizing you as my favourite GREEK MYTHOLOGY CHARACTERS.
The eyes... that's where your whole magic lies... they are very powerful just like the KING OF GREEK GODS... "ZEUS".
The muscular frame of your body and your towering height remind me of the GOD OF WAR... "ARES"
Your extremely high knowledge and the way you play with the words resemble the GOD OF KNOWLEDGE MUSIC AND WISDOM...."APOLLO"
And finally "EROS"- THE GOD OF LOVE AND DESIRE. You know what Eros is the god of love experienced it only when he fell in love with his lover called Psyche. There's also a myth about him that when a person is hit by the CUPID'S arrow that person instantly falls in love with the very first person he sees. Eros was a great lover, he invisibly helped his love Psyche win a challenge over his own mother Aphrodite- THE GODDESS OF LOVE, SEX AND DESIRE.
I love you Arjun to the very core of my heart. There is this strong inter-soul connection between us that doesn't allow me to part with you for long. I'm gonna treasure you forever...Mr. AWESOME.
{ARJUN WAS SHELL SHOCKED WHEN SHE THROWS HER HANDS AROUND HIM IN ECSTASY}
"Wooowwww!!!! what else can I say? Speechless madam..... You were 1000 times better than what I was the other day... My God!! Where the hell did you learn about all the GREEK stuff... I didn't know that I was this closely observed and that I resemble even the mighty Greek gods.. hahaha... Thank You .. Aashritha... You gave my life something to treasure..."
"Okay dear...Let's go to the beach... ", asked Aashritha.
"No, we're going home.. we'll go there some other time..have this...
[HE HANDS HER AN ICECREAM CONE FROM THE ICE CREAM VEHICLE GUY]
"Woow,, so romantic... Ice Cream in the midnight.... but why not today? Dude, why can't we go just now?
"Our parents sent us out coz they believe that we get back home quickly without them worrying about us... so I think we should respect the freedom they've given us and get back home.
.. Anyways we have our whole lives to roam around the city and kill the time.
I'm not forcing you... it's just my opinion.. if you still want to go to the beach then I'm game", Arjun started feeling responsible for her.
"Oh! babby,,, how sweet,,,, We're getting back to our homes... Love you loads!! Arjun... You make me feel that I have not gone wrong in my decision"
[THE BLUSHING DOESN'T STOP YET,...]
"Okay, then madam... I'll walk you to your house and then leave", said Arjun.
"Okay, that's fine ... Eros... But what about your bike? What if someone?", Aashritha was worried.
"Naah. It doesn't matter much... I did not even care to bother when I lost my "HEART"... Do you think I would mind if I lose my bike???
"hahaha.... You kill people with your words... Eros.....hahaha "
{TO BE CONTINUED...}
