Dedicated to blossoming bud

WARNING:- NOT PROOFREAD

"Anu..." Maya called him from her place, seated on the single couch cozily. "Get the door, I can't!" She replied as soon as he peeked his head out from the kitchen.

Shooking his head at his lazy best friend, Anurag washed his hands which were covered with flour.

"Yeah..." Words didn't seem to come out of Anurag as he stared at the big flower bouquet, in front of him as he opened the door, with his mouth agape.

That bouquet has red roses, lilies, orchids, tulips, in fact, many of them, combined and there's a message from the sender, saying, SORRY, in caps.

"Who's that, Anu?" Maya screamed, not moving an inch from her place.

"Sorry..." He screamed back not knowing what to call this giant bouquet.

"I'm asking who's there at the door, stupid!" Maya cursed him under her breath as she screamed at him, again.

"You Stupid!" Anurag stressed on you as he turned back, to look at her.

"I'm telling you about the person at the door only!" He finished as he neared the lazy sloth bear.

Maya's forehead filled with newly formed creases as she scrunched up her face.

"What? Have you lost it, totally?" Maya yelled at him, standing in her place.

"Nope! But, see it for yourself, my highness!" Anurag bowed in front of her as he gestured her towards the door.

Shooking her head left to right, she took long strides towards the main door. As she opened the door completely, her mouth parted in shock as a slight inaudible gasp escaped her throat. Her hand reached her mouth, unknown to her, with her eyes widening to its maximum.

"It'd be about, uh, 6 feet, approx!" Anurag concluded as he stood beside her, with his hands folded, glancing at Maya and at the bouquet.

"Bu... But... This..." Her throat went dry! She gulped a large lump as she kept gazing at the flowers in a daze until Anurag broke her trance.

"Maya!" Clicking his fingers in front of her eyes, Anurag faced himself towards Maya.

"Don't stress that poor brain of yours! Of course, it is your Rudra!" As those words escaped from Anurag, Maya's frown escaped from her pretty face as a blank face replaced it.

"Look at it!" Anurag said, pointing towards the foot of the bouquet, where a small note pasted on it with "RUDRA" written in bold letters.

Anurag moved towards it, being down, he took that paper and turned around as something's scribbled on it.

"Some Flowers for the gorgeous flower I've ever seen and known... Love - Rudra"

Anurag read it out for Maya who's wearing the same expression for minutes. As she heard all of that, she was about to snatch the paper from Anurag but the loud boring ringtone of Anurag's call made them shift their attention to it.

"Rudra?" Anurag whispered to himself, staring at the screen of his mobile, and at Maya, whose attention was caught by the giant bouquet sent by her aashiq.

"Pick up the damn call, Anu..." Maya screamed on top of her lungs as she couldn't bear the irritation and anger at the same time. Irritation cause of the loud noise, and, anger., you shouldn't ask that! Of course, it is Rudra Roy.

Anurag startled at the sudden scream and again looked at both Maya and Rudra which made Maya suspicious about the caller.

"Who's that?" Maya asked stepping towards him with her hand forwarded, asking for his mobile. Anurag's sweaty palms shivered at her gaze. 

She will rip him apart if she comes to know that he's keeping in touch with Rudra Roy. He flinched at the thought resulting in the mobile kiss the floor and the call come to an abrupt end.

Both of them snapped their heads at the floor and then at each other. Seconds later, his phone again started playing with the same ringtone resulting in Maya look at it suspectingly.

As she was about to lay her hands on the phone which is lying on the ground, vibrating, Anurag snatched it, acting quickly.

"Nothing..., it's just, uh, a Company call, you know?" Anurag said acting all cool but how much ever he would act, he can't escape from Maya's scrutinizing gaze which is drilling holes on his head.

"Give that to me or be ready for the things come your way, without your fault!" Those words were enough for Anurag to gulp a large lump formed in his throat and place his phone in her palm, forwarded towards him.

As soon as he placed it in her palm, it buzzed again, with the caller id showing, Rudra's smiling face, showing all his pearl white teeth on the screen. 

Maya has put the call on the speaker as she reverted it and averted her gaze from the phone to Anurag.

"Hey, Anurag? Hi, man! Why aren't you picking my calls, huh?" Rudra cheered and scoffed as soon the call was answered.

Maya frowned at his chirpy mood, which was enough to ruin hers. Rolling her eyes, she gestured Anurag to talk which he complied.

"Yeah, Rudra! I was..."

"Whatever!" Rudra screamed, interrupting him. "How are the flowers? Did your best friend like it? Of course, she has no other choice, I know! I'm quite innovative in the case of pampering or convince her. Right?" Rudra said it in one breath, not giving a chance for Anurag to interrupt when he wants also.

"What happened? Can't you talk or what?" Rudra screamed again, resulting in Anurag slamming his palm on his forehead.

"Actually, Rudra, words fell short at your beautiful Surprise, I must tell you, you know?" Maya said into the phone which made Rudra startle at her sudden presence. His phone fell off from his hands and landed on the ground but he was fast enough to pick it and talk into it.

"Bu... But it is Anurag's phone, yaar!" Rudra dragged as he blabbered all of the things and Maya heard everything. Palming his face, Rudra said into the phone which is pressed to his ear.

"Yeah, but I was about to interrupt you and hint you about Maya is beside me and she is the one who picked it up. But you have no time to listen to me, right!" Anurag screamed at him, snatching it from Maya's tight grip.

Rudra banged his head on the sofa, as he fell flat on his stomach, on the couch.

"Maya..." He dragged her name while Maya who's shooting daggers at the phone walked away from there.

"She left man!" Anurag said as he turned the speaker.

"What?" Rudra yelled resulting in Anurag pull his phone far away from his ear.

"How can she leave like that when a 6ft tall figure is talking to her, huh? How dare she? Go to her and put the call on speaker!" Rudra ordered and Anurag complied.

Maya's glares have no effect on Anurag at the time as he shrugged it off not looking at her. She was about to leave again, but Rudra's scream made her stuck in her tracks.

"Maya... Are you there?" He took a long pause and started to talk. "I know you are there. Okay, don't talk to me but please listen to me, pretty please!"

Maya waited there with her hands folded, face adorning with a grimace.

"I am really sorry, Maya. As I said I will make it to you, I wanted to come there with the bouquet. But, as you see how big it is, that I couldn't hold it for longer than 5 minutes and you will not allow me not before than for an hour, into the house, is the reason I couldn't accompany it. And not only that but also, you'll break my head with that ceramic vase we bought together if I ever come across you before you cool down from your anger."

Maya's face broke into a small smile as Rudra said that. Reckoning her face, Rudra braced up some courage and asked her.

"Maya... Maan jao na, yaar?" Maya reckoned his puppy face which made her smile grew wide. But, coming back to her normal frown, she shook herself, shrugging all of it which made their way to her heart.

"I'll break your mouth if you ever try calling me! Cut this damn phone, now!" Maya screamed into the phone and snatched it from Anurag who stood there, dumbfounded. She cut the call and slammed it on the kitchen slab, calming down herself.

"Maya..." "If you ever talk to me about him, you don't know what will I do!" Maya said sternly while Anurag sighed, not knowing what to do, fell in the chair with a thud.

And, that's all for today's chapter fellows. Bye Bye. 

Much Love ❤.