KHUSHI

I followed Arnav inside the room where Rahat was, once we were there, the both of us were finally relieved to see that he was okay.

"What happened?" Arnav rushed towards him and hugged him immediately.

"Nothing, I just got weak and fainted and mom made a big deal out of it." Rahat rolled his eyes.

"Well you have never fainted before." His mother said in her defense.

"Well I haven't stayed hungry before either." He sighed.

"And why dint you eat?" Arnav asked.

"I don't know... I just got busy I forgot to eat. Don't worry bro, I'm still alive, you can chill, I'm not leaving you anytime soon. I mean who will take care of you apart from me? You need me." Rahat smirked.

Arnav laughed as he pulled him into a hug telling him how worried he got and everything. I just stood in one corner wondering what had exactly happened.

A while later everyone decided to give Rahat time to rest so they all walked out of the room leaving him alone, I too decided to leave with Arnav but Rahat asked if I could stay back for a moment so I agreed.

"Are you really feeling well?" I asked as I walked closer to him.

"Yeah, much better knowing that you do care about me, even if a bit." He smirked.

"For once in your life Rahat, will you please stop flirting?" I asked as I rolled my eyes, this guy was just impossible.

"There was no flirting there Khushi. I mean for once can we sit and talk like two adults?" He asked.

"Fine, let's talk because I really have no idea what's going on here." I folded my arms and looked at him seriously.

"So let's talk then, I mean can't you see the difference in me since the day you've entered my life? I'm changing Khushi, can't you notice even a bit of change in me? Since we came back here, have you even seen me talking to another girls or anything.

Look I am not trying to force you for a date here, I am just trying to make you see me, the me that has changed because of you, I just want you to believe me for once.

I mean I even told my parents how much I really liked you, I've been doing so much just to make you believe how much I like you and how it's all genuine but I guess you've just made up an image of me in your mind that you don't want to let go, you just want to keep believing that Rahat Raizada is nothing but a flirt, that's it.

Isn't that all you think about me Khushi?" He asked.

"Well yeah Rahat, I don't think that, I believe that." I said.

"Now that's the problem you see. You just judge me, every time. Why don't you ever judge anyone else, why is it me always?

Look I am really trying here okay, I get it, I flirt with girls, I sleep with them, I never call them back and stuff, but all that was before I met you, why can't you for once just accept that I have changed, see me as a better person or be proud that you changed me to be a better person? Why is that so hard for you? Why are you judging me based on something I used to be?" he asked, he looked really sad, and I really wanted to believe him, I just couldn't for some unknown reason.

"People don't change overnight Rahat." I shrugged.

"But I changed, and it's all because of you, because I fell in love with you. But it's okay, I get it you would never believe that I changed so go on Khushi, keep judging me, keep thinking horrible about me, I'll learn how to live with it." He said angrily.

"What?" I looked at him in surprise, okay this had taken a three sixty degree turn, did he just say he loved me? I mean him liking me was okay, what was I supposed to do with this new information?

"You heard me Khushi, it's the truth it's a fact, I love you but I also know for you it's a joke, or you think it's some game I'm playing, only if you could for once think, if it was any game, I would have let it go, I wouldn't put in so much effort, I would do all this things even when I promised you I'll stay away or won't push you for a date, I am doing it because I am so desperate for you, your time, but we'll all you can see is the Rahat that flirts and sleeps around with girls so you know what, I am done fighting and trying to make you believe things. I guess I give up now. Thank you for listening to me, you can leave now."

"Rahat... I..."

"It's okay Khushi, I get it, it's difficult to trust a person like me, and maybe someday I would actually stop trying to make you believe me." He said in a very sad tone, it kind of made me feel bad.

I mean I was a human being, I dint have a heart made of stone and I dint want to hurt him and after this conversation, I kind of wanted to believe him.

Knowing Rahat, it was actually impossible to see him put so much efforts, he had girls running around him, why would he want to keep trying to make me believe things if his feelings weren't genuine? He could just go with someone else, but he didn't.

He was right, maybe I was judging him so much, maybe I should look at him from a different perspective, he did tell his parents he liked me, and he hadn't been with any other girls since we came back here, then why was it so hard for me to believe that all this was genuine?

I just needed to stop being so judgmental for once, he was right, I was judging too much.

I walked out of his room, no one was out there, so I headed downstairs to the canteen where I could get some food.

I got two sandwiches and juices and then headed back to his room, well let's just say that finally Rahat had managed to melt my heart. I couldn't believe it but it had happened.

"Did you leave something here?" He asked when I walked in.

"No, I just brought you food." I said as I held out the sandwich.

"Why? You made it clear you don't care about me." He rolled his eyes.

"Because I realized I was wrong. You are right Rahat, I've been judging you a lot, I'm sorry for that. And I thought as an apology, since you've always wanted to take me on a date, we could have a hospital date here, not so fancy, but no one would have had a date in the hospital right?" I laughed.

"Are you serious?" He sat up and looked at me in surprise.

"Yes, but this doesn't mean that we are in a relationship or something, I'm just trying to get to know you okay?"

"Works for me, at least you do believe me now." He smirked proudly, I pulled a chair and sat down beside him, although I wasn't really hungry, I ate to give him company.

He stared talking and continued with telling me a lot of stories, funny ones and some were actually interesting, I couldn't stop laughing and actually this was the first time that I was thinking that maybe I had judged him wrongly, Rahat wasn't as bad as he seemed.

The door opened and Arnav walked in, he looked at me and Rahat in confusion.

"Since when did you two become friends?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Since today." I smiled as I stood up and walked towards him.

"I just came to ask you if you wanted to go home, I'll drop you." Arnav said, I nodded immediately, I had stayed here for too long anyway.

"Yeah I guess I'll leave, I'll see you at work tomorrow Rahat, get well soon." I waved a goodbye at him and walked out with Arnav.

We both headed to the parking lot and got inside the car, he was silent all this while, it kind of felt weird.

"Is everything okay Arnav?" I asked as I looked at him worriedly.

"Yeah, I am sorry the dinner dint really go as planned." He sighed.

"Nothing like that, I had a good time." I assured him.

"But still, anyway I'll make sure next time it's perfect." He said as he started the car.

"So there's a next time?" I giggled.

"Why, don't you like my company?" He looked at me curiously.

"No, it's just surprising that a hot superstar would like to have dinner with me." I laughed.

"Oh so you do think I'm hot." He smirked making me blush, I hid my face with my palms as I heard him laugh, he had such a beautiful laughter.