Gautam's POV
" It's ok. He would not dare to do that again. But you didn't have to say all that. " she said to me.
" No it was necessary Maurvi, he would not come near you. If he does just let me know. Did you notice that your friend was shocked and she is still looking in our direction? At least now she will not think that you have feelings for him. You just need to show some affection towards me. " I said and she nodded shyly.
I drove to a nice and calming eating joint. I wanted to talk to her. I wanted her to be comfortable with the situation. I needed her help too.
" Maurvi...actually I am sorry, I should have told you about it earlier but I was sure you would have refused to accept my help and you know it was the easiest solution. I could understand your situation."
She was very quiet, but she nodded.
" Can I tell you something? " I asked her. She looked at me and nodded.
" First you promise me that you will listen carefully and calmly," I said looking at her.
" Ok, I promise. Now say whatever you want to," she said to me sweetly.
" Actually I am almost in the same situation. There is a slight misunderstanding between me and my friend exactly like in your case. One of my friends got angry with me because I was trying to talk to a beautiful girl present in a get-together. I was trying to get to know her as I liked her. He got really annoyed with me because that girl was his wife. I swear I did not know about that. He got married all of a sudden and none of us knew about his marriage. I apologised the moment he said that she was married to him, but there is an awkwardness between us till date." I looked at her and she seemed to have understood what I was saying.
" I can't even look at them in the eyes and can't avoid them either. Whenever we meet he seems to avoid me which hurts me as well as him. Our relationship is getting affected. So my best friend suggested to me that I should introduce someone as my girlfriend to them. It would calm him and he would be assured that I am not interested in his wife. So can you please pretend to be my girlfriend in front of my friends? "
She was about to say something when her phone started ringing. She looked at her screen. Prachi was calling her. Her eyes started shining when she saw her name. She picked up the phone.
" Hello yes, Prachi? ...... Yes, it kind of happened..... Well, I don't know... He just popped the question and I could not say no... Of course, I never had any feelings for Naman. Prachi I don't even want to talk about him. He disgusts me. I will call you later..... Yes, I am actually with him at a food joint and our food is getting cold. Bye... I will call you in the night. " She was grinning like anything and was looking so pretty that I kept looking at her.
She almost shrieked of delight. She smiled at me and said,
" It worked, it actually worked. She called me herself and is asking about you and how all this happened. I didn't know what to say... But then she asked me If I ever had feelings for Naman. Now she trusts me... Thanks a lot. It worked. But there is another problem... " She was speaking like a bullet train.
" What is the problem now? Tell me? "
" She is asking so many questions about you and about what you said... I said I would talk to her later but she is not going to leave the topic. What would I tell her? " she looked happy and tensed at the same time.
" Calm down... We will chalk out a story. You can tell her that. So will you help me come out of my awkward situation and pretend to be my girlfriend in front of my friends? " I asked her and she nodded.
I smiled at that and said, " So it is final. We will help each other and feign our relationship till all the problems are solved. Right? " She smiled shyly but looked a bit hesitant.
" So we need a story to tell our friends. So that they believe us and we need to be comfortable with each other. So what should be the next step? " I asked her.
She thought for a few minutes and then said, " I think first of all we need to know a few things about each other... So let's start with that... I think we should ask questions. It is the fastest way to get to know someone. We must ask about basic information first. "
" Ok, so what is your favourite colour? I asked her.
" Very complicated question.... "
" It is one of the most common questions, Maurvi. What is so complicated about it? "
" Well, what do I say? I like all colours. It depends on my moods and seasons. "
" Like really?? "
" Yes... In summers, I like all pastel colours especially baby pink, icy blue and lemon yellow. In winters I like red, blue, black, white...."
"Oh, God!! Let me rephrase my question, which colour you don't like much? "
" Ok... Green. But I like some shades of it too. " I rolled my eyes at her answer. She is so cute.
" You are awesome, cute and funny. But can you answer normally? " I was smiling like a lunatic.
" Ok, which are your favourite colours? " She asked me.
" Black, blue and red. My turn I will ask you first. What type of music do you like? "
" Ghazals, soft Indian songs," she said.
Seriously?? Very mature choice.
" Who is your favourite singer?"
" Jagjit Singh... I love his voice. "
" Old songs or new songs? "
" Old songs mainly but any kind of soft music. What about you? "
" Both.. "
" Where do you like to be, crowded places or somewhere calmer? "
" It depends... " She said after thinking for a few seconds.
" On what? "
" On this thing that is with me. If I like that person... Then I would like any place and if I don't I would not be at ease anywhere. But generally, I would like to go to a calmer place."
I kept looking at her... I did not know she could think so deeply.
" How about you? "
" Well, a crowded place. " I said
" Favourite food? " she asked me.
" Oh, very difficult question... I am a foodie... " I said with a smile.
" Ok same here... " she smiled too.
" Tell me about your friends? " She asked again.
I have 4 very good friends. We studied together in the same school in Dehradun. Then we went our different ways to make our careers. They are Rahul, Mehul, Vikram and Sagar. I feel I am closer to Vikram and Sagar. Rahul and Mehul are married now. By mistake, I showed interest in Mehul's wife. I didn't know that they were married. We get awkward whenever we meet."
" I understand well. I have already told you about my best friend. I have a few other friends too. "
" Tea or coffee? " I asked her.
" Coffee... Mom says I make the best coffee in the world and probably the worst tea. " she was giggling. She is really cute.
"Ok so when will I have the honour to drink the best coffee? "
" Anyday you want. " She smiled sweetly.
" Do you believe in love at first sight?" I asked her.
" No, I don't even believe in crush at first sight. " she smiled.
" What does that mean now? " I was so confused about her answer.
" Means I don't even have a crush on anyone at first sight.
"Have you ever had a crush on anyone? "
" Well ... Of course, I am not a robot. " She answered but I could see her blushing a bit. But why was she blushing? She said on the phone to her friend that she likes someone.
Lucky someone.....
Gautam's POVWe kept talking for a few more minutes but I felt that she avoided the topic of her crush. She asked me another question and asked me about my profession. Why was she avoiding that?We shared more information like our birthdays. List of favourites, movies, actors, food, songs etc. I didn't even realise but we were talking for more than an hour. I loved every minute of it.Maurvi's POVWe exchanged information about each other. He asked me if I ever had a crush on someone? I was dreading that he would ask it... I couldn't tell him that I had a huge crush on him... So I avoided the question and changed the topic. We talked for hours and I loved every minute of it.Then he asked me, " So tell me about your first kiss. "" What? Seriously? " my eyes were about to bulge out." Now what does that mean Maurvi? "" Are you all right? I mean are you really asking me that? "" So what is the problem? Oh ... You have.. never.
Maurvi's POVI got up and went to college. I had to submit my assignment. Thank God! it was Saturday, I would be free soon. I attended all my classes and then I wanted to go home and sleep but Prachi said she would come and stay at my place. I would have been very happy a few days ago, but today it did not look like such a good idea. Though I was happy that she was talking to me again, the fact that she trusts Naman more than she trusts me was irritating me.I drove into my garage and was about to unlock my house. When I heard the sound of opening the door. I saw Gautam coming out of his house." Hello, girlfriend, how was your day? "I smiled and said, " Good But I am really feeling very sleepy. "" Why ? " he asked with a smile." Because I didn't sleep last night. " I opened the door and went inside and he followed me." Aww... you were so excited about being my girlfriend that you could not sleep. How cute. " He was smirking at me.
Gautam's POVI came back home. After about half an hour she came to our place. She brought Matar paneer and Jeera Aaloo with her." Hey, you wanted to sleep so why did you make this?" I asked her." I thought that aunty must be very busy doing her packing so cooked for her as well. " She said with a smile.Mom and dad are very fond of her, especially dad as she understands his jokes very well. He has an amazing sense of humour and according to him she also has that. Mom was packing for both dad and herself. She asked mom if she needed help. Mom hugged her and asked why she was looking so tired. She said she had to finish an assignment so she couldn't sleep last night. Mom went to the kitchen and saw that she had already brought food." You work really very hard beta but you don't take care of yourself. You must take proper rest. You should not have done it. " Mom scolded her and she smiled.We all had dinner together. Mom told me to take care of
Maurvi's POV" I went to an inauguration party with Gautam. His friend opened two showrooms in that famous new mall."" Oh, so you are already meeting his friends? " She said sarcastically." What does that mean Prachi?"" I mean that you are already meeting his friends means that his friends know about your relationship but you never bothered to tell me. " She said." Think before you speak Prachi, you are forgetting that I used to tell you about each and every single thing. It is you who did not tell me anything. Moreover, I would have told you about this if you were not avoiding me. But I guess you trust him more. You knew that I have always had this massive crush on Gautam.. why would I even think about Naman?"" But Naman said... " she was saying but I stopped her in mid-sentence as I didn't want to know what he said." He lied to you and you believed him. Anyways leave that, I don't want to talk about him. " I wanted to avoid that topi
Gautam's POVI reached the hospital and there were a few patients who had come for the scan. I attended them and went to look for Vikram. I saw him eating food in the cafeteria. I went to him." Hey man, where were you for the last 3 days?? I need to tell you something... What are you eating? " I took a bite of the food he was eating." Wow !! Awesome !! " I snatched the food from Vikram and started eating. He just rolled his eyes and let me eat." Umm... I really want to kiss that person who made this. Very tasty yaar... "" What?? n-no... " Ruchika shrieked, everyone was shocked, Including me." What happened? Why is she behaving like this " I asked, eating the food normally.Vikram was smiling like anything, he said with a smirk, " Because she made all this... " He was grinning like anything and looking at me...Oh, God!! I got embarrassed a bit when he realised what I said earlier." Come on Gautam, do what you just
Gautam's POVI got a call from Prachi saying that I must come to Maurvi's place as there is something wrong with Maurvi. I asked her what happened, but she said that she can't explain like that. I rushed outside to go to her place. I rang the doorbell. Prachi opened it immediately. I got inside quickly." Now tell me what happened? Where is she? " Prachi pointed towards the drawing room. I almost ran there and saw her standing there with a cake in her hand. I released my breath which I didn't even realise I was holding." Happy Birthday ..." She said shyly.She remembered my birthday, made a cake for me and is giving a surprise to me. It is my best birthday surprise.I wanted to take her in my arms and kiss her." Hello… she said something to you. " Prachi teased me. I just smiled and walked towards her. Took the cake from her hands and placed it on the table. I drew her in my
Maurvi's POVI got ready for the party and was waiting for him. The doorbell rang and I opened the door. He was standing there with a bright smile on his face. Oh no, my heart was beating so loudly that I feared that he might hear it.He was looking at me with a different kind of expression. I smiled at him." You are looking very beautiful. "" You are also looking very good." I said with a smile and we slipped into his car.He was about to start the car when I gave him a gift. He looked at it and shook his head.' You didn't have to get one for me as you already gave me a gift by making my day special."" Take it please. It is nothing much. "He took it and opened it. It was a collection of DVDs of his favourite movies." Wow! Thanks, I am keeping them on one condition that you would have to watch them wit
Maurvi's POV" Dr. Aditi, if you don't mind, would you please leave his hand. As you must have heard that he is my boyfriend and I am not feeling very good to see you holding his hand. " I smiled at her but looked at her in a way as if I was daring her to keep touching his hand.She released his hand as if it was a red hot object." Oh thanks, I am glad you did that. You would not have liked to mess with me. In future also just stay away." I smiled wickedly. She excused herself and moved hurriedly.I waited for barely 5 seconds and literally ran away towards washroom. He came running after me. He called my name and I stopped there with my back facing him. I was literally shaking. He caught my hand and turned me abruptly. I turned and burst out laughing.I was laughing like a lunatic and he was looking at me in a very different way. I tried to control my laughter but I kept laughing. I found it real