It was meant to be!

7. The Surprise Part-2

*VARADHA'S POV*

I am nervous and tensed like I am going to give my board exams again, my heart is pounding so fast that I think I'm gonna explode, I stepped off my bike and stood beside her, she looked so curious that where the hell had I bought her, to clear her doubts I wrapped my one hand around her shoulder and then I pointed up to the tree on which the tree house was built, as soon as she saw it her eyes grew bigger and she looked awe struck, it gave me a sense of relief that she liked the initial surprise, i couldn't help but smile at her excitement, then out of no where she hugged me tightly which I quickly responded back by engulfing her tightly to myself....not to waste mych time I held her hand and moved towards the tree, I gestured her to climb the stairs to the tree house,
"Please be my guest" I said while opening the door to the tree house for her
"Thank you" she replied lovingly.
The moment she entered I was almost shitting in my pants because I felt extremely nervous about whether she would like my surprise or not,
"Shriya...?"

*Shriya's POV*

As soon as I entered the tree house, I felt like I was in a dreamland, there were bright lights and aromantic burning candles everywhere, there was a small table with candle lights and red wine on it, a guitar was hung on the wooden wall, a music player in the corner and every wall had childhood as well as recent pictures of me and varadha together, one after the other different memories of our friendship stuck my mind like bullets shot from the gun....the more I tried to admire the more emotional I felt, tears of happiness brimmed me eyes, when I heard him say my name, I came into my senses immediately and turned to face him, he took my hand and made me sit on the couch, then he jogged to the guitar hanging on the wall, I couldn't stop myself from smiling widely at his excitement and remembering how good he used to sing when we were kids, but I didn't knew he had learnt to play guitar, he came back with it and sat beside me.
"Varadha why are you doing so much" i asked him
"Shhh.... just don't say anything until I ask you to say... alright?"
I smiled and nodded my head...he tuned the guitar and started playing some tune on it, at first I didn't realise what the tune was but slowly I did, and I was shocked.

Jeena Jeena Lyrics

Hmm hmm
Dehleez pe mere dil ki
Jo rakhe hain tune kadam
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan seekha maine jeena
jeena kaise jeena
Haan seekha maine
jeena mere humdum
Na seekha kabhi jeena
jeena kaise jeena
Na seekha jeena
tere bina humdum
Dehleez pe merey dil ki
Jo rakhe hain tune kadam
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan sikha maine jeena
jeena kaise jeena
Haan sikha maine jeena
mere humdum
Na sikha kabhi jeena
jeena kaise jeena
Na sikha jeena tere
bina humdum
Hmmm hmmm
Sacchi si hain
yeh taareefein
Dil se jo maine
kari hain
Sacchi si hain
yeh taareefein
Dil se jo maine
kari hain
Jo tu mila to saji hain
Duniya meri humdum
O aasma mila zameen ko meri
Aadhe aadhe poore hain hum
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan seekha maine jeena
jeena kaise jeena
Haan seekha maine jeena
mere humdum
Na seekha kabhi jeena
Jeena kaise jeena
Na seekha jeena
tere bina humdum
Hmmm hmmm

Everyone says patience always results in a sweet fruit,but I didn't know that my patience of 12 years would be so sweet, while he sung all the doubts about my feelings for him vanshied like smoke in the air, I got a clear picture, and when I wiped the tears from my eyes I saw the picture said that 'Shriya, you are in love with Varadha' , I can't believe this day came into my life, that I fell for my best friend so damn hard, each time we touched those butterflies were the indications being given to me by the ultimate power that he is the one who I always imagined in my dreams....I came to my senses as he finshed singing, each word he sang was like the calming sound made by the seashells near the ocean....he voice said many things to me which struck my heart again and again and I sat there giving away tears of love to him...

*VARADHA'S POV*

I poured all my love, all my emotions in that one song I sung for Shriya, I didn't open my eyes for once while I sang for her, i didn't have the courage to look at her face when I expressed my feelings through this song....but when I opened I saw my love of my life sitting in front of me, shedding tears of joy, still smiling at me, I kept the guitar aside and then I took out the handkerchief from my pocket which I couldn't return to her, I scooched closer to her and wiped her tears gently then I said,
"Do u remember this hankey, 12 years ago I told you I'll wash and return this to you...but I couldn't do so?"
She looked at the handerchief in my hand
"You kept it?" She said silently
"Not only this...but I have also kept each and every memory of us together in my heart....come" we stood up and took her hands in mine..."stand here" I made her stand in front on the candle light table "now close your eyes"
"Why?"she said curiously
"Shhh...just do what I say...hmm?"
"Hmm" she smiled and hummed.
It was time the time to execute my biggest plan....I was going to tell her that I love her....I quickly closed all the lights and stood in front of her under the light of the candles and the moon.
I sat in front of her on one knee holding her favourite pink rose in my hand,
"Shriya open your eyes...."
And when she opened her eyes...her eyes remained open
"You know since childhood only you were my best friend and after so many years after being away from each other for 12 years we still are best friends, but Shriya ever since I came back from Bangalore it's only you who has captured my mind, my thoughts and then my heart....yes my heart...even when I had nothing I always had you....and I want you to be with me till the day I die...." I smiled at her stunned face and said "all I want to say that Shriya....I love you"

*Shriya's POV*

When I opened my eyes I couldn't believe what I was seeing, The person whom I love and cherish with all my heart is sitting in front of me on one knee, expressing how much he loves me....I can't help but shed a few tears,
"You said so much Varadha, what more can I say now?"
"Just say whatever you feel quickly, my knee is hurting" this statement made me laugh in between my tears and I choked up and finally said what he was waiting to hear and me to say...."i-i lov-e you Varadha" I said and took the flower from his hand...as soon as I said this he stood and lifted me in his arms, he swirled me around the room, we both laughed and laughed, he then put me down and we both stood extremely close to each other, he had wrapped his arms around my body and I kept my hands behind his neck and back, we stood so close that our noses were almost touching....we both were out of breath by the sudden rush of excitement and I could feel his warm breath against my face...

*Shriya's POV*

"You forgot something" i said to him
"What ?" He asked in a tone of confusion
"The wine" I said with a smirk , I tried to play with him...
"Ahhh....smart girl" he said sleepishly and we went towards the candle light table. He poured a small glass of wine and held it in his hand, I tried to take the glass from his hand but he didn't let me snatch it rather he used his other free hand and lifted me to the candle light table , then he came closer to me still holding the glass in his hand....he came more closer and this time he stood in between my legs, I knew I was blushing deeply, he traced the glass of wine on my cheek leaving goosebumps on my skin, though I was sitting he was still tall enough to tower me....I looked into his eyes which looked different from usual, they looked dilated,full of lust, his lips came closer to mine there was hardly any distance left between us...and before I could react, his lips hovered mine, they were soft, warm and the kiss was slow but full of love and passion,
It was addicting, to be honest his lips were addicting....soon he wrapped his arms around my lower back and deepened the kiss, which let a moan escape my mouth....soon we both were out of breath and stood resting our foreheads against each other.... savouring the feeling of how amazing the kiss felt....
"I love you Varadha"
"I love you more"

After spending some more "quality time" together we decided to go back home...but this time I had wrapped my arms tightly around his waist when he drove back, we had big smiles plastered on our faces until we reached home and found a big problem standing in front of us!