"What's my name..what's my namee..whats my nameee?"

"Pragya! Pragya is your name!"

"Ugh Abhi...My name is shielaaa Sheila ki jawaaaniii"

"Chup Meri ma! This is a library! I love your voice but please don't sing here", Abhi whispers,looking around to check if anyone heard her..

"Dude! Absolutely not my problem. I have been waiting patiently for the past one hour,looking at you romancing your book! I would be singing on our biking trip alongside that beautiful lake or the hiking trip you promised to take me,had you not got that call.I am bored"

He knew she was right but he was kind of helpless.

Abhishek Mehra was a lecturer in the university of Washington. Students looked up to him and loved him for making physics seem like a child's play. He was approachable anytime..He was passionate about the subject and teaching. Pragya respected him for that.

Pragya Arora was a singer,a very popular one at that..She had to go through a lot of struggle,failures before she could become the Pragya the world knew.She was a chilled out,happy go lucky girl,who found happiness in the smallest of things and was optimistic even in the worst situations.She believed there was a silver lining behind every cloud and it was only a matter of time before it appeared. Abhi loved her for that.

Abhi and Pragya have been best friends from childhood. Abhi moved to US to pursue his masters and stayed there when he got an offer to teach his favourite subject.

Pragya had a concert in New York. It had been a long time since she met her bestie and so she booked tickets to Washington two weeks before the concert so that she could spend some time with him and then go to NY for rehearsals and the concert. They had always been in touch through Skype and knew what was going on in each other's lives.

She had come to his place the previous day but slept the whole time cos she was tired.

Abhi received a call from his HOD asking him if it will be possible to deliver a lecture the next day, as there was a sudden change in the portions and a certain part was to be included for the exam next week. And that's why Abhi was in the library trying to do some research on the topic , to get some facts right.

"Chalo let's go",Abhi told,placing the book on the shelf and taking her outside with him..he could check the rest of it online , he got the details he wanted from the book.

"Yayyy finally! Sun,you don't know how much I missed you" Pragya stated and Abhi rolled his eyes muttering "Drama queen"..

"By the way, will it be fine if someone sees you going around the place with a random guy?"

"Oh you are not a random guy,you are Abhiii",she said and pulled his cheeks ..

"Stop it! My cheeks are hurting",Abhi whined..his cheeks had turned red.

"Anyway ,you know what I mean", he said again.

"I don't,can you explain please? ", she asked innocently. She loved teasing her best friend.

"What if they think we are together ?",he replied genuinely stating his concern. It was her image and he didn't want to be the reason for rumours.

"Aren't we together? I thought you were my boyfriend", Pragya said,feigning shock and keeping her hand over her mouth.

Abhi could not react. 'What did she say? Boyfriend? Damn it why does she make it so difficult for me ! I have been in love with her for God knows how long..'...his thoughts were interrupted when he heard her laughing,holding her stomach.

"God! You should've seen your face prof! ", she said wiping the tears that were about to fall. Abhi smiled seeing her laugh so much though he knew she was making fun of him.

After she was kind of back to normal,she replied "I don't care Abhi..People and media will keep talking..don't bother , let's go"

They spent the next three days going to all places that they had planned..road trip to a snow peak nearby,tried different cuisines,got a portrait of them made by an artist,biked along the river just like Pragya had asked..so many other memorable things.Abhi had to go give his lecture though,so Prags used that opportunity to watch her pending Sitcoms.

She loved the time she spent with him..He was such a nice person,always protective,always looking out for her..

Prags went to NY the next day and Abhi promised to come on the day of her concert and he always kept his promise.

"Prags! You were amazing!!!", he said after the concert.

"You liked it? What about the last line in the third para in my second song? Wasn't that off note?"

"Umm..Pragya..seriously?"

She chuckled and replied .."you know I love teasing you..thanks for coming Abhi! I felt so good seeing you there in the first row", she said with a genuine smile..

"My pleasure. I am THE Pragya Arora's friend and guys are already giving me looks as if they are going to kill me for talking to you", he said,looking around and acting scared.

"Haha..I know..I have that effect on people", she replied winking and waved to her fans who were standing on the opposite side of the auditorium..

"Okay when's your flight?"

"Two am..I should leave in half an hour"

"Cool mine is at one.. I will wait outside, come after you get packed..we will get a sub on the way to the airport, there is a subway there..okay?"

"Deal",she replied and went to pack her stuff.

They went to the airport together and after chatting for a while,eating their sub, it was time for security check..

"Bye Abhi.. I had a great time", Prags said hugging him..

"I did too Prags..thanks for coming", he replied and Pragya went in,waving till he could see her..

'I sure had the best time of my life Prags..I am going to miss you like crazy!', Abhi thought and walked towards his security check area.

The next one month wasn't great for either Abhi or Pragya..they could not stop thinking about each other..

"Pragya Arora.. One more time you mix up lyrics I am telling you we might have to cancel the concert..FYI all tickets have been sold", an irritated Bulbul told her friend.

"Sorry Buls.. Let's do it again", she replied but luck didn't favour her that day.."okay we will resume same time tomorrow,got to go bye" she told and went home before bulbul could call her.

'Abhishek Mehra! What have you done to me ?? Why am I missing you so much and so desperate to see you? Why did I feel different at times with the way you looked at me with so much..love ? I know I have always loved you as my best friend but have I developed feelings for you? Am I in love with you Abhi?! ", she spoke looking at a picture of the both of them she had in her phone.

Abhi's state was equally bad   He even went into a psychology class and started talking about thermodynamics..only when the psychology lecturer walked in did he realise his blunder 

'Okay Abhi! Enough is enough! You love Pragya Arora. Just go and propose..Otherwise, you are going to go mad doing random things..Yes she is famous and yes you don't know how things will work if you have to move there and find a job but that's okay..you can sort that out somehow..your friendship will not get ruined..its Prags! She knows you..she will understand you and explain if it won't work out..yes you will be heartbroken but it is definitely better to just tell her rather than regretting throughout your life. Go to India Abhi', he told himself..

Two days later..

Pragya heard the doorbell and went to open the door..

"Abhi? OMG I missed you so much!!!!" She said and ran into his arms .. Abhi who wasn't expecting this reaction, was taken aback..

She pulled away from the hug and looked at him.. The next moment Abhi's rough lips were on her soft ones..Pragya was shocked initially but it felt good! She responded too and they broke apart when they became breathless..

"Pragya I love you and I can't live without you!", he confessed..

"Oh no! But I love Salman Khan"

"Kya?"

"I love you too Abhi... I have no idea when I fell for you but I felt so restless,so incomplete after I came back to India.. I was thinking about you all the time and my friend even told me I might have to cancel my concert if I didn't concentrate. I love you prof !",

"Wow .. I thought I had to convince you or something .. Omg I can't believe this!! " Abhi said , kind of still shocked at her revelation..

"But how will we manage Abhi.. ?"

"I gave that a lot of thought and I have decided to take up teaching in some university here.. I can still upload lectures on YouTube and go for guest lectures to my university there"

"You serious?"

"Of course Prags! I badly want this to work and you have your base here so I am not going to ask you to consider moving there.. So yes thats settled ", he said smiling broadly..

"I might have to travel a lot.."

"You know I love travelling Prags"

"Abhi are you sure?"

"Prags..I have loved you for a long time but I never really told you because I wanted you to focus on your passion and I know how much that meant to you.. Now finally I have mustered some courage and I was very scared that this might ruin our friendship. But I decided to let you know my feelings anyway and took the next flight to India.. I am absolutely sure about this and I am going to marry my best friend!!"

She was overwhelmed.. After looking at him for sometime ,she leaned in and kissed him on his cheek.."Hey where is my ring?", she asked feigning anger 

He took his bag and took out a jewel box .. A beautiful solitaire was in it and he went down on one knee..Pragya, who was kidding about the ring, had her mouth wide open..
"Prags..Will you marry me?!"

"OMG OMG OMG Are you for real?! Of course I will"

He gently put the ring on her finger, got up and hugged her.."My Life is complete now" he whispered, making her smile through her tears..