Until I Found You

CHAPTER 18- Be Mine!

ARPITA'S POV-

I rang the bell several times but no one opened the door. But when I moved my hand to knock on the door, I realized that the door was open.

Without thinking much, I opened the door and I was shocked.
The entire living room was decorated with small fairy lights and white golden lights.
A big Happy Birthday tag on the front and lots of balloons. And in the midst of all this there were two shits standing whose faces looked very happy and full of emotion in that light.

One of them was wearing shorts and a T-shirt and had messy hair with a guitar in her hand. The other was wearing a trouser and tee and sang a birthday song for me.

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday dear Apu

Happy birthday to you.....

And then the third one, Ishaan, wearing an apron and had dusted flour on his hair and clothes brought a beautiful cake with a cute candle on it coming out from the kitchen, singing that birthday song of his husky voice alone.

Now I understood his plan, first to ignore me and then to surprise me.
But their decoration was a bit scattered, maybe I came early so neither they could decorate it properly nor they could prepare themselves.
But there was a distinct smell of peace coming from these scattered things.

Well, sometimes scattered things show more emotions and efforts than tidy things.
It's more cozy, comfortable and full of emotions.

I didn't realize when the tears came out of my eyes.I am not cry baby but what else can I do except cry when my own family doesn't even know my birth date and here someone has celebrated my birthday in such a special way for the first time.

This is the first time I felt so loved, so comfortable in my own birthday. Thanks to them for existing in my life and make me feel loved.

They way they always trying to make me feel special, not just for today but every single time. The way they always took care of me, makes me feel like a baby who is safe in their arm that melts my heart.

They say that just by spending time with some people everything becomes better. Some people are not able to understand us even after 20 years and some people understand you so much in just 20 seconds and decide to keep you safe forever.

And for me, they are the 20 second person who makes me feel like I know them from 200 years.
I should have understood earlier that these rude, arrogant, egoistic people of 1 year ago are the ones who can understand me the most.

And now if someone said that your standards are quite high, I would like to say that, have you ever seen my friends. They treat me like I'm their princess and you here told me to lower your standard.
Jutti khani hai tere ko?

"I thought you guys forgot my birthday" I said while sobbing.
"How could we sunflower!" Sima said. Yeah she calls me sunflower.
"Then why didn't you guys talk to me since morning! You know how hurtful it was!!" I can't stop the tears from my eyes.
"I'm sorry naa" she hugged me and tried to console me.
"Ye Adi ka plan tha, tujhse baat nhi karenge to plan zyada accha hoga. Aisa Adi ne bola. Ja mar use!" She said.

"Accha sorry! I admit that it was the worst plan ever. And now please stop crying, I really can't understand your Spanish language." Adi said and hugged me tightly.

"Happy birthday meri sherni!" He said and patted my head.

"Now make a wish and blow the candle" Ishaan come torwords me with the cake and smiled.
I closed my eyes to make a wish. And we cut the cake together.