RAHAT

You know how one day you just wake up and feel completely different? I had that kind of a feeling today, let's say last night was a rough night for me.

So after I dropped Khushi home, I came back home and felt weird that I was feeling differently about her, that I no more hated her like before and well I dint want to feel that way, so I did what I do the best.

I headed out to a club, found a girl interested in a one night stand and took her to a hotel room, now here's the interesting part.

I wasn't turned on. She was so hot, she was sexy, she even tried to seduce me but a part of me just dint find any interest in that, I mean how weird could it get right? Despite it all, I really tried, to do something, to get the old beast that I was, to come back but something inside me had changed and I knew it was because of Khushi.

It looked like while trying to win this bet with Tina, I was actually starting to lose it. The bet was that I had to make Khushi fall for me without falling for her, I have no idea if she was falling for me, but I definitely was.

I mean last night, while I walked her home holding her hand, something changed inside me, she made me feel so differently I couldn't explain it in words, neither could I explain how my extreme hatred for her changed just with a small gesture like holding her hand, but I guess it made me feel something.

Weirdly enough, I wasn't even mad about it. I never believed that a girl could actually make me fall for her, so knowing that Khushi was doing exactly that to me, I felt sort of happy about it. I liked unexpected things in life, and me falling for her was something I'd never imagined in my dreams.

I don't even know what changed, but I went from hating her to liking her in a matter of a day and I had no freaking idea how that happened.

She was just a normal middle class girl, there wasn't anything special about her, to make it worse, I always had some sort of dislike for the people from the lower class and ironically I was falling for a girl who came from a lower class.

I had no idea what to do or what step to take next. I was up the entire night just thinking about it and wondering on what to do.

ARNAV

I walked out of the shower quickly, I thought I had heard someone open the door to my room, maybe I was just imagining it. Anyway, now that I was out, I dressed up quickly and once I was done, I decided to wake Tina up.

Last night she got mad at me for no reason at all and drank more than she could handle, so I had to bring her back home with me and then she fell asleep here, I just wanted her to leave before Rahat or my parents noticed otherwise they would end up thinking that something was happening between the both of us finally.

My family knew about Tina's feelings for so long, they had always tried to convince me into dating her but I was quite adamant not to, now I dint want this scenario to create more drama, especially not at such a time where I was trying hard to tell Khushi how I felt about her.

The kiss we both shared last night was so special to me, I wish I could describe in words what it felt like.

Once Tina was up, I told her to sneak out making sure no one saw her, gladly she seemed a bit calm today, she agreed and left without anyone noticing and I took a breath of relief.

I dressed up quickly, I had a lot of work to do today and I also couldn't wait to see Khushi, I always had this urge of wanting to see her, I would just stand in one corner, stare at her and admire her and smile like an idiot.

Suddenly the door to my room opened and Rahat walked in, he looked pretty happy, he rushed towards me and hugged me tightly. Wow, something amazing had to happen for Rahat to be this happy.

"What happened Rahat, why do you seem like a child who got his favorite chocolate after crying for hours?" I laughed as I broke the hug and looked at him curiously.

"Something that you always wanted to happen bro." He said happily.

"What? You becoming responsible?" I joked.

"Well yeah, that and me falling in love with a girl." He said excitedly, I looked at him in surprise for a moment and then laughed out loud.

"It's not even April yet and you're making a fool out of me? Nice try though." I laughed, it was impossible for Rahat to stick to one girl so let alone falling in love, I knew he must be playing around with me.

"I'm serious bro, why would you think I'm joking?" He pouted.

"Look at you Rahat, the guy that always says, why stick to one girl when you can have a new one every day? Do you want me to believe that you out of all the people would actually stick to one girl?" I asked.

"Well I dint think so, but now I do. I am serious bro, I feel really strongly for her, I don't know if love is the word to use yet, but I know I feel something." He said seriously.

As much as I dint want to believe him, the way he was saying all this, with a cute smile on his face, just like the one I had whenever I thought about Khushi or something, kind of made me believe it.

"Are you serious you aren't just playing around with me?" This time I looked at him very seriously.

"I am serious bro, I swear on mom and dad."

And when he said that, I had to believe it, Rahat might be a lot of things, but he would never swear on mom and dad falsely.

"Okay, then tell me who the girl is."

"On one condition, if you don't get mad at me."

"Why would I get mad at you for actually falling in love with a girl? It's a good thing you'll at least stop messing around with our managers." I said.

"Well because she is our manager." He looked at me nervously, at first I wanted to laugh but then I realized our manager was Khushi.

NO! Hell No!

"No!" I looked at him in shock, please let it be some other manager, not Khushi, please God. Please."

"Yes, believe it or not but I'm actually falling for Khushi. Isn't it amazing how I hated her once and now everything's changed?" He looked at me happily.

I was so shocked, I couldn't even react at all. I couldn't understand what was going on, or when it all happened. I felt like my heart was breaking into pieces, I turned away from Rahat and walked towards the window pretending to look outside so I could hide my tears. This can't be possible, this can't be happening!

Why did my brother have to fall for the girl that I fell for? Why God Why?

As much as I loved Rahat right now, a part of me wanted to be selfish and still go tell Khushi about my feelings so she could decide who she liked. I mean Rahat could get any girl he wanted, as for me Khushi was the only girl I ever really liked. I dint want to lose her, I couldn't lose her!

"Are the feelings from your side only? I mean does Khushi know what you feel for her?" I asked.

"Yes, I told her long back, I even told mom and dad about it." Rahat said.

Mom and Dad knew? Why was I the only one who dint know? If mom and dad knew, did it mean Rahat and Khushi were already together?

No! I couldn't believe this, there was no way this could happen. Rahat was clearly joking around with me. I mean I could get that Rahat could actually fall for Khushi, she was that kind of a girl, but I also knew Khushi, and I knew she dint like Rahat at all so it wasn't possible that she could fall for him. I wasn't going to believe this.

I pushed Rahat aside and headed downstairs, I was so mad, I had never been this mad in my entire lifetime. I was hurt and mad! I was still praying that this wasn't the truth, because if it was, I was going to break and I dint want to.

"Where is Khushi?" I asked the servants, but none of them seemed to have an idea on where she was.

"Why are you so angry Arnav, what did your manager do?" Dad asked as he walked out of the kitchen wondering what was happening.

"Rahat just came to me and told me he was in love with her. And you and mom knew it, is it true dad?" I looked at my father nervously, please tell me it wasn't the truth. Please dad, please save me from this heartbreak.

"Yeah, he did some time back but we thought he wasn't serious." Dad shrugged.

"What? When had Rahat ever come to you with a girl telling you that he was in love with her? And neither of you found it important to tell me? Seriously what am I doing in this house then?" I shouted angrily.

Mom came rushing out of her room, Rahat too was here and the three of them were looking at me so strangely.

"Why are you so mad Arnav? I've never seen you angry like this before?" Mom asked worriedly.

"Because I feel like I'm not important in this family, because things are being hidden from me. None of you found it important to tell me." I said. I don't even know if I was mad because they dint tell me or because Rahat was in love with Khushi.

"Why are you so mad bro? It's not like I'm sleeping around with her, my feelings for her are genuine, I'm not going to dump her like I always do." Rahat seemed offended. Well I was offended too. Why did he have to take away the only girl I had a chance to be with?

"Sure Rahat? You are that serious about her?" I looked at him keenly. I dint want to believe it, I was sure Rahat was doing all this because he found her attractive from day one and he just wanted to fulfil his lustful desires like he always did.

There was no way he could fall for Khushi.

"What should I do to make you believe that I am saying the truth bro?" Rahat asked angrily.

I dint even know what to say, I mean I wanted to believe it but I dint want to also. I had no freaking idea on what to do.

"Clearly Rahat, all you've ever done is played around with girls so it isn't a surprise that we didn't believe you and neither does Arnav." Mom said.

"So what do you guys want me to do to make you believe that I feel for her genuinely?" Rahat seemed defeated now, none of us were ready to believe him. Well I for one, did not want to believe him because the girl in question here was Khushi, if it was someone else I would have happily believed it.

"Get married to her!" Dad said.

"What?" Rahat and I looked at him in shock. This wasn't making things easier, it was complicating things for me, why couldn't anyone in this family understand me for once?

"If you want us to believe that's the only option." Dad said.

"But dad..." I tried to intervene, there was no way Rahat could get married to Khushi.

"Okay, if that's what you want, I will get married to her, but I need time to convince her for this." Rahat said.

"Take all the time you want Rahat, we need results." Mom added.

"Great, everyone do whatever you wish to, my opinion isn't considered anything in this house anymore." I said as I walked away angrily, everyone tried to call me out but I ignored them and just walked away.

On my way out, I bumped into Khushi who was coming from out, she looked a bit sad and as much as I wanted to ask her if everything was okay I guess I dint have that right anymore, she had given in to Rahat.

"Are you okay Arnav?" She looked at me worriedly. I just ignored her and walked away, right now I was mad at everyone, at my family from hiding this from me and at Khushi for not choosing me. Why was it that all the girls always ended up falling for bad boys like Rahat, what were the simple guys like me supposed to do then?