Plot :- Maya and Mohit's engagement.
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"Kyun kar rahi ho aisa?", Ranbir asked Prachi.
She opened her mouth several times and closed it again and again. She tried to say something but couldn't. Oh how would she tell him something which even she wasn't sure of? Her feelings! Something was happening to her, something strange, something ... something which she had never felt before. He was affecting her in a way no boy had ever had the charm to. His care, his affection, she was getting irritated by it, why doesn't he understand that? She wanted him to stop being too informal, too frank. But ... somewhere, she was feeling really nice when he was around her. She felt safe, protected, cheerful! No! But the-these were the symptoms of ... LOVE! She had heard her mother and Shahana discuss this once. She wouldn't believe the blabbermouth Shahana for once, but what about her mother? She couldn't be wrong! But then ... she was in ...
"Nahi!", her lips abruptly spilled out.
"Kya nahi?", she heard him ask.
Startled by his sudden voice, she looked aside at him and found him staring at her with eyes full of concern and a strange hope.
"Jawab do na main ... puch raha hoon kuch.", he asked her ever so softly.
He knew, he knew that she was falling in love. He knew her more than she knew herself. She was scared to fall in love, he understood. 'Daro mat. Main hoon na.', his heart inaudibly assured her.
"Chupa rahi ho kuch mujhse?", he asked her with such softness that her heart started beating rapidly against her ribs. Unable to meet his gaze filled with a myriad of emotions, she looked away from him.
He inched closer to her and spoke, "Dekho mujhe acche se pata hain ki tum kya soch rahi ho. Par main tumhare muh se sunna chahta hoon sach. Dekho-"
Prachi immediately turned around and murmured, "D-Dekho Ranbir, hume M-Maya pe focus karna chahiye hain na? Hum yahan kyun aaye hain kyunki ... hume ... Maya se sach bulvana hain ... uska confession lena hain aur ... phir yahan se chale jaayenge na hum!"
Unable to control the nervousness bubbling inside her, she immediately turned on her heels and began to stride away. Ranbir frowned at her words. Enough was enough now! He couldn't tolerate her ignorance and strange behaviour anymore.
Just as she passed from in front of him, he clasped her hand tightly yet gently and cried out in a determined tone, "Confess to mujhe bhi karna hain!"
Their hands swung as she came to a halt by his sudden pull. Nervousness bubbled inside her like water at a hundred degrees. She closed her eyes tightly and reminisced the various moments spent with him. After a few moments, she opened them slowly and stared ahead, waiting for him to speak.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Ranbir held her hand tightly in his hand, determined to never leave it. This was the right time. He had to confess his love for her. Whether she would reciprocate his feelings or not, he did not care. But she would definitely have to accept it. She could not deny that he loved her. She knew it, her heart knew it; but she wouldn't accept it. And he would never accept the fact that she would remain oblivious, or deny the fact that he loved her. He would never let anyone insult his love for HIS CHIKCHIKI, not even she herself.
Deciding something in his mind, he moved forward and placed his other hand on hers, holding it softly again. Walking ahead slowly, he looked up into her nervous face.
Determined, he spoke, "Mujhe tumse kuch kehna hain."
Her eyelids immediately lowered at his words. Was he going to say exactly what she was thinking? She closed her eyes tightly as she sensed what was coming. Noticing her nervousness, he placed his forefinger under her chin and lifted her head gently. His heart fluttered as she opened her eyes softly.
