BUT I LOVE YOU...

Briti said, “Ashish, I want to say something” while Ashish was saying, Briti, “I need to talk to you.” Both their words were collide resulting in hearing ‘need to talk’- by Briti and ‘want to say’- by Ashish.

Briti: Say Ashish, what’s that?

Ashish: You say Briti, ladies first.

Briti: Okay…

Ashish: I am very eager to listen.

Briti: What?

Ashish: Whatever you wanted to say.

Briti: Listen, I need a minute.

Ashish: Yeah, sure. I’ll wait.

Briti took her phone from her pocket and dialled a number. Phone had not connected… “Shit! The signal problem. What now? How to do this?”

Seeing Briti in such condition and self-talking, Ashish was feeling happy thinking that Briti was about to propose but at the same time confused; what she was doing with her mobile.

“Is Briti going to propose me? What she wanted to say? My heartbeat is rising. Oh My God!!! I am feeling tensed. What’s happening to me?” self-talked Ashish.

Brit said, “Chalo! Let me do this. Ashish, Actually I wanted to say something very important. I don’t know how to say and how you will react. This phone is also not connecting. Hmm…

Uff… I don’t know why I’m feeling so. But I have to do this.

How? Yep! I have this.

Ashish, I can’t do this. But, can you listen to this?” said Briti by handing over her mobile with headphones.

Ashish was feeling very happy. The audio started playing….

“Ashish…, I didn’t think it was love.

I told to myself it wasn’t love.

But, my heart kept calling your name.

Each time you speak with me, you grow in my heart.

I must be loving you this much, must be waiting for you this much.

The love that I have kept only for you, I can now finally tell you.

I love you!

I love you. I love you forever.

Even if you don’t see me my words are true.

Yours Love!”

(Ashish was listening to it while Briti was watching him.)

Ashish was confused as the voice in that audio doesn’t resemble Briti and he asked Briti, “Is this your…”

Interrupting his words, the phone in his hand was ringing. Yes! It’s Briti’s phone. The mobile screen was displaying… “Meeta calling”.

Ashish handed over the phone to Briti and Briti attended the phone and spoke to Meeta telling her she made Ashish listen to audio and gave the mobile to Ashish saying, “It’s for you.” She smiled and moved a few feet far.

Ashish took the mobile and said “Hello…”

Meeta: Hi Ashish… sorry it’s network problem that’s why I couldn’t tell you directly.

[Ashish heart was beating fast now… not because of love. But because he was tensed of losing his love]

Meeta: Briti and I planned yesterday all this if network failed. She only gave me the suggestion to record what I wanted to say to you. So that she can play if call not get connected.

Ashish, I wanted to say this the day we met. But I couldn’t. It was love at first sight. I tried to come over there but couldn’t. Briti helped me to express my love for you.

Ashish, I want to say this. I…Love…You…

I love you forever and ever.

I love you till the sky touches the ground.

Ashish… I will be waiting for your reply.

Ashish… are you there?

Ashish: Haa... Meeta. I will call you later.

Ashish disconnected the call angrily and walked towards Briti. Briti was smiling at him while he was approaching.

Ashish: What is this Briti?

Briti: What happened?

Ashish: Why Meeta? Why did she proposed me?

Briti: Because she loves you.

Ashish: But, I don’t love her.

Briti: But why? She is a nice girl. I know her since long time. She loved you         from the day she met you. She is pretty. She is intelligent. Moreover,             she is caring and loves you to the core of her heart. She is in love with           you Ashish.

Ashish: But, I love you.

Yes! I Love You Briti. I have been in love with you all the time. Look at this ring. I have been carrying it in my pocket all these days to propose you.

Briti: What! No… How can you think in that way?

          I never have such feelings on you.

          In fact, I treated you as a good friend.

          No… No. My friend Meeta loves you.

          And you have to love her.

Ashish: Are you crazy?

             What are you saying?

             I don’t love her, I love you!

Briti: Ashish, listen… I don’t love. I don’t wanna love anyone. I treated you as my good friend and now as a family friend.

But, if you have any feelings on me, I’m sorry I can’t.

I will talk to you hereafter if only I heard that you accepted Meeta’s love.

Or else, there are my final words with you.

Ashish: Don’t be so childish, Briti. Come on…

Briti went away from there. Ashish was running after her when the other members of the group including siblings of Briti and Ashish reached the point. They had sensed that something was wrong between both of them as Briti was anger. Without saying a word, they completed their trekking and came down met their parents. Meanwhile, Ashish tried to speak with Briti but she was ignoring him completely. This hurt Ashish very much.

They parted the place and reached the hotel rooms.

Briti’s sister, Aziza asked her what had happened and why she was moody.

Briti replied it was nothing and she was not feeling well. Meanwhile, Meeta made a call to Briti. Briti attended the call but disconnected immediately saying that she was not feeling well and would speak the next day.

Meanwhile, Briti’s parents called both of them for dinner. Aziza went out of the bedroom to her parents but Briti didn’t. Briti’s father asked where she was. Aziza replied that Briti was not in mood. Sam asked Jane to look into it.

Jane went to Briti and asked what had happened.

Jane: Hey Briti, why are so sad and moody?

Briti: Nothing maa. I’m not feeling well.

Jane feeling the pulse of Briti and placing her hand on Briti’s forehead…

Jane: What happened? There is no temperature, is it?

Briti: Maa… Leave it and go.

Jane: Come on Briti, I am your friend. Just share with me, what has happened.

Briti: Are you sure that I can share with you?

Jane: Anything anytime…

Briti: Anything?

Jane: Haa… Anything!

Briti: Maa… today when we went on trekking the mountain…

[Briti told everything what had happened]

Ashish proposed me maa…

How can he do this?

I just treated him a good friend.

What would Jane say now?

Will she say that both the parent would be happy about it?

Will Briti change her mind?

How will she respond?

Wait for the next article to know.