"Look! I don't want to marry you Sanskar."
"Oh, but I do."
Ragini let out an exasperated breath. "Why don't you understand wh-" however, before she could complete her sentence, she was abruptly pulled into his embrace.
She gasped as she felt his br...
Well, almost moving towards the end of this fic. Only 4 or 5 chapters to go!
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"Words in double quotes" - Talking
'Words in single quotes' - Thoughts
(Words in braces) - Telephone conversations
Chapter 12
"Because I love you!" Caleb shouted.
There!
He finally said it out loud. He finally admitted his feelings for her.
Caleb kept looking into her eyes for her reaction. However, they didn't reveal anything to him. Neither could he tell if she was angry or happy, nor could he tell if she was shocked or she already expected it. She simply stood there like a lifeless being looking at him with a flat look.
Caleb waited with batted breaths for Ragini's reply. 'Come on! Say something, anything!'
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Ragini put her hands on her hips and glared as hard as she could. "Ha-freaking-ha! Not funny Caleb. If you think your joke will improve my mood th-"
"I am not joking Ragini. I truly love you."
Ragini rolled her eyes at his words. "Yeah yeah, nice prank then."
"It isn't a prank damn it!"
"Okay fine. Fine then, I understand that this is a prank of yours which you want me to fall for. Okay fine, I lose. Now, quit it!"
Caleb would have pulled all of his hair in frustration if he could. "Why the heck won't you understand!?" he stepped forward and grabbed her by the shoulders. "Look into my eyes and tell me if I'm lying! Do I look like I'm joking to you!?"
Ragini stood frozen as he shook her. His intense gaze indeed seemed to speak volumes. Never could she have thought that Caleb felt that way about her. "Caleb, you're not doing this just to make me break the marriage for my good, are you? I understand you care for me because I'm your best fri-"
"No Ragini no! I love you. I love you like two people in love do. I love you like a lover loves their beloved. I love you like a man loves a woman!"
Ragini gasped at his words. "But...but how? When?"
"Right from college Ragini. I always liked you since then. But I was to afraid to ask you out on a date. I should have asked you out then itself! Then, this entire mess wouldn't have happened in the first place!"
"You mean you liked me from back then and I didn't know about it?"
Caeb nodded. "How could you? You were too busy partying and having fun. And if someone claimed to love you, you would laugh it off. That was why I chose to remain as a best friend."
