propose

"Are you sure about it?" Arun remarked in a bit of agitation

"Never could be surer than this" sternly I replied

"Think about it once again. Do you know the truth? Or you just ignore it!" he said it with a bit of resentment.

"don't worry bhai ! I have thought this through and I am not any mistake that I might regret" with a grin I replied

"hmmm! Best of luck bro! bas khyaal rhkna apna" he expressed tenderness in his eyes

It all started back when I saw her in IIT Kanpur campus, it was the first day of our semester to see the deluge of such patriotism.

Pihu, Pihu Rathore.

She was looking at the national flag with eyes glued to the tricolor admiring every fabric with a sense of high esteem and generosity. She was looking at it as if she was vowing to never let it down.

With allurence beaming on her face she turned at me catching me staring at her

"what" made signs with hands and with widened glistening eyes

"Jai hind" made an informal army salute

Shock and retaliation could blow you so hard I saw that clearly on her face. I with my bags, ambulatory started making my way.

"wait" she replied hastily. I turned around

"Jai Hind" she saluted back.

I nodded while passing a smile onto her. She had that twinkle cornering her eyes

Ansh, Ansh Singh" I brought her back to the sensibility of practicality.

"uh! Pihu, Pihu Rathore" she said in angst.

"patriotism is brimming through you. Army kid right?"

"yeah! And you are a freak or mind reader, something" perking out those white marvelous perfection.

Apprehensive I am today, hysterical I am moving, changing locations as if a movement of an electron in an unstable atom. Rehearsing every word in a fussy tone, while abbreviating myself as an idiot in each phrase.

"what do you think she will say?" I asked being too edgy on the part.

"relax! She would say awe dropping yes. Now stop asking the same question over and over again" Arun said being a bit jittery on the part.

"I am nervous, she could be here any moment soon," I said while flustering down the neck.

"chill bro you guys are been together for 8 years. There is no chance she would say no to a guy like you, until and unless she had become blind too after that accident" he smirked off while sipping off his drink.

I passed a cold glance at his remark. He made a sign saying chill bro.

It was a mission beyond the bounds of possibility, she was fighter pilot assigned to round in 100 to it. Our army intelligence had discovered few terrorist base camps and air pads that were being articulate to cause attacks and dreadful activities.

"are you ready show those bastards what we are capable of" wing commander yelled

"yes, sir" all bounced back in harmony.

She was the only flight lieutenant among 4 of them, this was a clear manifestation being extremely well of. She had never been incompetent to any mission she was ever bestowed with.

It all started at 1:00 hours, 4 hours before dawn. The plan was to destroy the posts before morning.

They all were waiting for orders to take their flight to taste the sweetness of our dignified revenge. Orders were given at 1:25 hours, 3hours 45 minutes before down. They flew off from Srinagar base. It took 25 minutes to reach a target location. Within brisk of a moment, there was our Indian Air Force in action and in exact 4 minutes 45 seconds mission successfully deployed. Now it was time to revert back. destiny always plays contrary to playing as a role of evil. While escalating back on the same route taken, they were attacked, there were 5 Pakistani jets attacking us. according to orders, we couldn't fight them with our current status of ammunition. All we can do is set them back and return.

"sorry to say it, sir, I am not running," Pihu said it sternly.

"but we can't fight them. Don't act stupid, even you win you will we subjected to the court of inquiry for not following my orders" wing commanders yelled.

"My apologies sir, but I ready to face consequences" she replied more courageously than ever.

She drifted back towards with low ammunition she fought them back by destroying their 2 jets. Courage and intelligence both are parts of the same coin. It won't work if one is more than others. It was the moment before her plane got a blow. She was ready to die as solider. She was about to ejaculate herself from the plane when she heard a voice.

"get to own lands lieutenant, I repeat, get to own lands we will see these bastards" wing commander shouted. he came in like a knight in the shining armor. Taking off one the jets and reverting back to the own lands as if no sweat. Pihu's plane was detracted couldn't fly any longer she needed to ejaculate herself out. she refuses to do so, her stubbornness and love for the nation helped her out and she lands her plane in her own lands. The land of greatest diversity and strongest will. Life never gives you happiness without a payback, due to such stress her lower limb was dysfunctional now. She fought as a brave soldier.

"there you are" exclaiming at impeccably beautiful creation of god

"what happened, what was so urgent you wanted to talk about," she asked with a concern

"do you remember the date, today is when we first met. today is the day when my whole life changed . 4 February. Today I want to say something to you"

"yes I remember idiot, but what is it you wanted to say so urgent? I have a surprise planned for this evening " she replied with a bit of resentment

I scrutinize on every detail right now in my thought about her. I pounder how impeccable every thread of my love was weaved around her. Tenderness of her lips, the glimpse of ecstasy hidden behind that grin of hers, those sparkling pearly whites. Her smile felt as the exhilaration of delightful bliss you can ever imagine. She was the universal constant of my equation of fondness. She was perfection, pitch perfect.

She was sitting right there in front of me. I just need to say it. It was adjourning winters, my hands were numb. All of the things were the incessant form of strings sequencing from the past.

"Pihu I have dreamed about this all life along, and now is the time I say it you," I said with a sigh

"what happened to you suddenly," she asked in a dilemma.

"if I can meet against the 1 billion to one odds, then even if you can't walk I want to marry you. Will you marry me miss Pihu Rathore" a said without a pause kneeling on the floor with a ring in my hand. She was looking at me. a twinkle cornered her eyes. She in a jittery voice shagging into tears replied.

"no, I can't ." she left me without any word. I tried my best contacting her. all was a futile attempt in changing the heart of retired flight lieutenant
"PIHU RATHORE"

[In the game of friendship and love the vivacity of the pure soul remains. Apart from that remains between us is the bond that people forget when veracities changes.]