From RIVALS to ROMANCE

He's back!

I smiled acknowledging the voice. It was my brother. I looked at him and hugged him

"Hello to you too! Congratulations you're getting married finally!"

I said as I parted. I smiled with all the energy I had.

"Yeh jhooti smile kisi aur ko dikhana mujhe nahi! Samjhi!"
(Show this fake smile of yours to others... Not me... Got it?)

I sighed.

"It's okay na bhai...jo hona tha ho gaya.. jo likha tha wahi toh hona rehta hai!"
(It's okay bro... What was destined to happen.. happened...  What's written it's bound to happen!)

"Tere Khushi ka kya Ki? Uss haadse ke baad.. aunty ke deal ke baad se... Tujhe maine khush kabhi nahi dekha... Ek aur problem aa gayi ki tum dono ek hi college mein ho!"
(What about your happiness Ki? After that incident... After aunty's deal... I have seen you happy! One more problem occurred.. you both are in the same college!)

"Shhhhh!! Bhaiya... Aunty ko pata chal gaya toh problem ho jaayga!"
(Sshhhhh!!!! Bro.... If aunty listens then we have to deal with a huge problem!)

He surrendered his hands in the air.

"I give up! Tu abh aayi hai toh kaam karke jaana! Shaadi mein kitna kaam hota hai pata hai na.. maa ko bhi help ki zarurat hai!"
(I give up! That you have arrived so complete your responsibility! You know right how many responsibilities you have for this marriage? Even mom will require help!)

I nodded and he went out of the room after giving me a Patt on the head. 
After changing I slept on the floor. Sleep was far away... I was having all the flashbacks.... Stop it Kiara! Sleep!
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I was all organised wearing a pink anarkali suit. Yash's family also lives just a few colonies away. I just fear what if Yash comes here... No he won't come!
I wore a bindi to match my look and got down to help mom.

Soon the bride's family came and we all welcomed them. I don't know but I felt that some of them..  I know... Must be my hallucinations!

"Kiara sunna.. woh tere room mein na ek thali rakha hua hai jisse laal kapre se Dhaka Gaya hai... Usse le aana... Zaruri hai!"
(Kiara listen... There's a plate covered with red cloth kept in your room... Please get me that.. that's important!)

I nodded and went to my room.
Plate..
Covered with red cloth.
Hmm...let's find you...

I was searching for the plate and suddenly the power cut off. I chuckled.
First ritual and light off! Nice. I turned around only to find a black figure standing just in front of me. I screamed and jumped, the figure came close to me to hold me but I tried moving far, due to which I bumped into something, getting scared I jumped on the figure and got more scared... We both lost balance... due to which we both fell down, as me on top of that figure. It looked mostly like a boy...

Soon the light came and I closed my eyes to adjust with the lit  environment.
Wait.. why does this... This perfume.. is that...
I opened my eyes in a jerk and saw what I wasn't incoming.
IT WAS YASH....
What's he doing here?
He's looking so fresh.... His colgone is hitting me hard.... His eyes... It's been years since I saw them from this close... He looks so good now... After all this time...

"Honestly, I am not minding you on top of me!"

His sentence made me break my trance and i immediately stood up.

"Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho? Tumhe Mera address kaise Mila? Reject ho gaye toh Ghar ka pata chaan maarke ghar hi aa gaye? Huh? Yehi hai tumhare standards? Look Yash..... Tumhe jo kuch feel ho Raha hai na woh sab galatfehmi hai aur kuch nahi! Samjhe!!! Abh tum----"
(What are you doing here? How did you get my address? Got rejected so started stalking me? Huh? This is your standards? Look Yash... Whatever you're feeling is just a misunderstanding nothing else! Got it! Now you----)

He caught me by my waist and covered my mouth with my palm. I was shocked as hell.

"Kitna bakbak karti ho yar tum.. non stop non stop non stop! Listen! Main yaha pe aaya tha apne cousin didi ka ashirvaad ka rasam nibhane! Aur woh address tumhara Ghar nikla toh main kya karu?"
(How much do you speak in one go? Non stop non stop non stop! Listen! I came here to attend my cousin sister's first wedding ritual! And that address turned out to be your house so what's my fault there?)

No this is not the truth...
God... Why are you making this difficult for me?
I came here to escape from him... But he came here too... Why are you bringing me back into his life... He will never be happy....
My eyes filled with tears.
He sighed.

"I missed you Kiara... I missed you alot!"

He was about to hug me but I went back. He sensed my uneasiness and nodded. I looked down and started searching for the plate.
Soon I found it, and was about to leave when I felt a tuck on my dupatta. I turned around only to find it was held by Yash.

"Abhi mujhe kismat ka ishara mil gaya hai Kiara. Itna samjh aa gaya hai ki kanha kya chahte hai... Abh main aasman aur zameen ek kr dunga sirf tumhare liye!"
(Now I have got the sign of the destiny Kiara. Now I understood what lord wants.. now I'll move heaven and earth just for you!)

He smiled looking at me and left the room. Now my heartbeat was increasing.
No god.. don't do this... This would be the worst decision. Please make him move on. Please God please.
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