CHAPTER TWENTY

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Weeks passed in a jiffy and the holidays got over . It was time for Randhir to go back to Delhi. He was finding it impossible to stay in the same community or rather in the same city and keep himself away from Sanyukta. He was glad that at least now he would get busy with his books and concentrate on his career and his dreams, which would help him to keep his mind off from whatever happened in the last few days.

He purposely booked the early morning flight to Delhi, so that he doesn't get to see the Aggarwal's , especially  Sanyukta while going. He packed up his bags and was ready with it downstairs , waiting for Karan to drop him till the airport. Harsh had insisted that he would come along with them to drop him, but Randhir denied , saying it wasn't required.  A few minutes later , as Karan arrived , Randhir took the blessings of both his parents and bid them 'goodbye' .

The whole ride till the airport was a silent one. Neither Karan nor Randhir spoke anything to each other. As soon as they reached the airport , Karan called a porter to help him unload the luggage out of the car, while Randhir was busy on a phone call. It was the same porter, whom Randhir had helped the other day on his arrival. The old man identified Randhir and was happy to see him again.

"Beta... Koi jaldi nahi..Aap araam se apne dost se Milkar aana , main tab tak aapka samaan liye Check-in counter ke queue mein aapka wait Karta hoon", the old porter said and went inside with his luggage.

Randhir turned towards Karan and they both shared a warm brotherly hug.
"Thank you, Karan . Thank you for being there , when I needed you the most . Agar tu nahi hota, toh pata nahi main Kya Karta.. ", Randhir muttered emotionally.

"Abey Saale , Tu mujhey Thank you Bol raha hai... You are my best friend and I'll do anything for my bro... Lekin, tere jaane Se pehle , I want to tell you something .", Karan continued , "pichley kuch dino mein jo kuch bhi hua , I know woh tere liye asaan nahi tha but try to forget it and move on in life. Wohi tere liye better hoga...".

Randhir just nodded his head in reply and left after saying 'Bye ' to him.

It was a two hours and ten minutes journey from Hyderabad to Delhi. As soon as Randhir was out of the airport, he took a cab and rode off towards his university. The reminisces of the incidents of the past few weeks kept haunting him through out the way . He so wished it be a bad dream . He wished to wake up and find himself still sleeping in his room on his comfy bed like he had been sleeping on the day he arrived in Hyderabad .
But Alas!!! It wasn't any bad dream. It was the bitter and harsh reality of his life.

He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't realise when he reached his destination . He paid off the driver  his fares and went straight to his hostel room to freshen up and take  a hot shower . He wanted to wash away all the pain and miseries , which he had been going through during this vacation and prepare himself  for the semester ahead.

A few minutes later, while he was busy unpacking his bags, he heard someone knocking the door . Thinking , it to be one of his roommates , he went to open it. But, as soon as he turned the knob and unlocked the door, he found Ananya standing there , holding a box wrapped in a gift paper.

"Hi...", she smiled at him and the next moment her eyes popped out and  she started blushing unexpectedly .Wondering the reason for her changed expression, he looked down at himself and realised he was only in his vests and shorts. He quickly pulled the T shirt that was hanging on the hook behind the door and wore it.

"Hi.. Errr .. Sorry about that ..Ummm ..I wasn't expecting you this early", he chipped embarrassingly , turning back to her.

"Well ... Yeah..  Actually , I took an early flight  from Mumbai this morning. I couldn't wait...", she replied walking inside the room.

"Couldn't wait????  for  what???", he chipped confusingly

"Ummm ... woh ...actually.... ", for the first time in her life , Ananya was lost for words .
"Yeh main tumhare liye lekar aayi  hoon ", she said handing him the gift wrapped box that she was carrying.

"What is it???", he frowned taking the box from her.

"Khud dekh lo..", she replied with a smile .

As he unwrapped the gift paper  and opened the box, he found a picture frame shaped like a heart with a picture of him and Ananya , which was taken during the All India Tech Fest in Ahmedabad.

"Thanks .. It's nice... But yeh kis liye . Aaj na mera birthday hai na hi  koi special occasion.. phir achanak se yeh gift ??", he asked innocently.

"Occasion hai Randhir , and of course it is very special to me

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"Occasion hai Randhir , and of course it is very special to me . . ", she replied

"Konsa occasion ????", he was puzzled.

"Before, we left for our homes for these holidays, I asked you something... I told you to think about us in these holidays ..", Ananya said looking deep into his eyes, while Randhir was dumbstruck . He was so preoccupied with the incidents of his own life that he had completely forgotten about Ananya's proposal.

"I love you Randhir . You are the most special person in my life . Mujhey nahi pata mujhey  tumse kab aur kaise pyar hogaya , but now I can't think of my future without you. I was living my life like a dead corpse , Lekin jab se tum meri life mein aaye Ho, us din se Uss mein jaan aagayi . You became my best friend and then gradually , before I could even realise ..you became the sole reason of my existence . ", she paused and continued .
"I want to take our friendship to the next level , Randhir and I'm looking forward for a relationship with you . I want to know ke tumne Kya decide kiya hai Humare baare mein....But , before you give me your answer .. I want you to know that I love you and I would  keep loving you till my last breath, irrespective of your reply ....
So , Will you Randhir Singh Shekhwat , give me a chance and honour me to be your girlfriend ? Yes or No ?? 

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Love you all..

Farah

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