Her Hidden Love

Five

The next day morning Arohi gets ready for college and all of them go to college. There was a space in between the college building which connected all rooms where important announcements were made. Arohi was just moving through the corridor when Arjun enters in a sudden and dashing way as he always does. Many students were moving in the corridor at that time busy going to their classes. All of them were surprised as it was very rarely that Arjun would come to that classroom, only in case of any important exams. Seeing the expression on their faces he speaks in a serious tone as always. */

Arjun- Hey guys chill. I am here to announce something very special. By seeing yesterday's performances I felt all the dancers needed by the junior team have given their best. So what me and my team have decided is that all the juniors team is selected. They are:                                                                              Arohi, Khushi, Neha, Raghav and Viraaj.        Do you welcome them?

/* Claps resound and all students react in a way to say yes. The juniors team comes and stands in the front. Arohi's happiness can be easily seen in her eyes which again bought a smile to Arjun's face. The team announces Arohi as its captain and she is asked to register her team's name and all the other details. She looks at Arjun and mouths him the words thank u. She was beaming. He says she is welcome and asks her to keep up her promise. She nods her head. Some of the students have already dispersed but even now there were quite a lot. She went near him and mustered all her courage. Her friends were surprised. */

Arohi- Arjun.

Arjun- Yes.

Arohi- I wanted to ask you something. C..C..Can you.. Can you be my friend?

/* She closed her eyes for a second and wished nothing wrong would happen. She looked at him with hopeful eyes. He didn't like to disappoint those eyes but.. */

Arjun- What? It's okay we'll see.

/* Arohi never expected this answer. She had other scenarios of other people reacting differently but not HIM! She was so shocked and Arjun was indicating her to do the next thing */

Arohi( a sense of anger in her voice)- Fine you can look after it later. For now how about a coffee?

/* The whole college was surprised as no one had the courage to speak to Arjun in such a tone and that too asking for a coffee. Whenever a girl asked him out he usually ignored them just as an ordinary lifeless thing and later that girl would be bound to embarrassment.  So it was definitely a daring thing to do */

Arjun- I think I am busy today. Shall we go tomorrow in the interval?

Arohi- Fine. Thanks.

/* She glared at him at came back towards her friends. Arjun also left but  Arjun's answer!! Yes it was like another world wonder for the people. Few of the girls were burning with jealousy. Khushi and Neha almost bumped into her and fired a list of questions. The most important one being how she got to know him */

Arohi- I met him first time yesterday. (slowly whispers)This was the condition put by him to take you into the team. I was compelled to do so.

hushi- I don't beliee this. He is not such type of a guy. 

Arohi- But you have to believe me. If I knew him before, why would I ask him for friendship now and think about this, he even changed the rule of selecting members every week. do you believe me now?

Neha- May be she is right. The way Arjun was behaving is truly different from before. 

Khushi- He could get any girl if he wanted to. Why is he doing like this?

Neha- May be likes her.

Arohi- What? I don't think so. Yesterday by the way he compelled me to do all this I don't think he has any such intention. He is simply egoistic. I think he just wants to play games with me.

Khushi- Now now it is just one time you have met him and you have already decided his character? Arjun is very unpredictable. No one can say what he thinks or wants to do.

Arohi- Leave this topic now.

Khushi- No tell me. What about your coffee with him tomorrow?

Arohi- We'll see. What is so special in that? I'll get him a coffee, he'll drink and we'll depart. That's it.

 Neha- Gosh! This girl! It is special if he's insisting you on a coffee. It means something. You know love is the best thing in the world.

Arohi- I really dont care. You and your Raghav, this Khushi and her Viraaj. You people cherish it. For me love is a stupidity. Education comes first not even dance.

Khushi- We'll see, today you are making fun of us but we too will get a chance to tell you that love has its magic on everybody.

Arohi- Do you really think I can be loved by someone and he can make ME feel special?

Neha- Yes. You are not so bad Arohi and you don't need to feel special if somebody makes you feel so. You are really special and deserve a person who likes you as you are. 

Khushi- True that and trust me Arjun is a good guy. Let him reach to you.

Arohi- Whatever he is I don't care. I wanted you in the team and I did it. By the way one thing you don't know about me is that I hate relationships. I really don't believe that a person can put aside all his work,personal problems and everything else to pay attention to another persom whom he met just a few times. Even if he does so, it is definitely not for a long time. So if you understood then let's go to class. I hope you still don't have any ideas like that.

Khushi- Yes teacher. After such a big lecture how can we? 

/* Arohi shut them up by her big dialogue but inside her she knew something was attracting her towards him. When they talked of the right person, she could see Arjun's face. His eyes were still haunting her. She knew she could never forget them as no one had looked at her in such a manner as if she was his world. */

/* They attend their classes and Arohi even stays for extra classes as she needed help from the professors for understanding the previous lessons. She was grateful that the professors were very patient and helped her a lot. After finishing her work, she went to her room and was surprised to see balloons and a cake. They remind her it was a celebration for forming a team. All of them cut the cake together. Viraaj and Raghav were also present. Arohi asks them how could they enter the girls hostel. They reply that in the same way as she went to Arjun's room, sneaking. She just smiles and says they have to decide a name for their team as all the forms had to be filled by the next day. They decide it as:     DAZZLERS- The devoted, dedicated and dashing. They have fun by bursting the balloons, rubbing cake on each others faces. After some time they go their rooms and sleep. The next morning when go to college they are surprised to see Arjun again in the classroom area, waiting for them */

Thank you for reading. Would love to hear your thoughts ... prasannayadav :)