ARNAV

Once I arrived home after dropping Tina to her place, I started looking for Rahat immediately, he wasn't back home yet, I don't know where he had been busy the entire day, last I remember talking to him was when I called him to ask where he was and he told me about Khushi not feeling well and he disconnected the call in a hurry.

It was as if he was trying to hide something from me, but what could it be that he was hiding? I mean I did believe that he had changed since he met Khushi but a part of me was still scared thinking what if he was still seeing other girls behind our back?

My love for Khushi wouldn't let me trust him, I was just somehow scared that he was up to something, the last thing I wanted was for Rahat to cheat on her. I mean here I was trying to get them both engaged and Rahat was still acting weird, what was up?

I dialed his number again but he just wouldn't receive my call so I literally had to trace him down, I had promised Khushi that I would go back later in the evening with my family to talk to her mom, how were we going to do that if Rahat dint come along?

Here I was, breaking my own heart for my brother's happiness and he seemed to be acting weird, I really hoped he wasn't doing something wrong.

I sat down in my room wondering how things had been going off late, I mean since I met Khushi I never thought she could have fallen for Rahat and she was the only girl I thought that maybe I had a chance with, but I wouldn't blame her, a lot of girls fall for guys like Rahat, they are just charming and they know their ways up to girl's hearts, as for me, it took me ages to realize my own feelings let alone showing them to Khushi.

What was more weird about this whole thing was that the girl I loved was going to get married to my own brother some day and I dint know how I was going to wake up in the same house, see her every day and know that she belongs to him, it was hurting but comforting at the same time knowing that Rahat had the right partner.

RAHAT

My whole mind was a mess, I was too pissed on Tina, I hated her for what she did and all I wanted was to show Arnav her real face, I just dint know how to. I mean the three of us had been friends since forever and I never thought Tina would have done something like this, I just thought it was a game for fun, but who knew she used me, who knew that maybe if I dint come in between this equation then Arnav could have actually fallen for Khushi.

I mean if I, Rahat Raizada out of all people could fall in love with her, then I'm sure Arnav would have, what was about me? I could find and date random girls I was fine with my life, but Arnav, his entire life he hadn't dated a single girl because he was looking for true love unlike me and maybe it would have happened, only if I wasn't stupid and I had realized Tina's game earlier.

I know earlier I dint want Arnav and Khushi together, but since my feelings towards Khushi changed, I just realized how wrong I was by always judging people according to their class or the clothes they wear, people are much more than what the earn and wear, I learnt that because of Khushi and I learnt a lot from her which was why I decided I was no more going to be the idiot that I was continuously forcing her for stuff.

All I had to do was just find something against Tina to show Arnav her real face, I also had to talk to Arnav so he wouldn't go to Khushi's place with the engagement proposal. I dint have to worry much about the proposal anyway, it wasn't like he was going there today itself, for now I had to concentrate on Tina and that's what I was doing.

In a day, I had gone from being the star musician to a stalker, I was literally stalking Tina, I mean who could have believed that I would be stalking someone one day.

*****

I arrived home in the evening trying to get something against Tina but I couldn't find a thing, I think it was time to hire a detective to find something against her, if I could I would have told bro about the bet but I couldn't do so, he had started believing that I was a changed person, I could see how him and mom and dad were all proud about it, I dint want to ruin that, I was a bit selfish I know but my entire life, my family did love me but they also looked at me like some spoiled kid who was going to ruin his life one day and then Khushi came into my life and while betting to make her fall for me I fell for her and somehow I just changed.

I saw my family actually believing that I could be responsible, I could stop fooling around with random girls and settle down with one, there was some kind of respect I felt that I never felt before and I dint want to lose that.

"Rahat! Where the hell have you been? I've been calling you, why can't you be responsible for once? Just when I finally think you are changing you start acting like this. Here I am waiting for you so we can go finalize you engagement and you are still fooling around with girls." Arnav said angrily as soon as I walked into the house. I was confused, what was he talking about?

"I wasn't fooling around bro, did you for once maybe think I could be doing something else, some work maybe? No! That's the image you all have for me, if Rahat is out of the house he must be with a girl, is that the only thing you think of me? When I said I loved Khushi it wasn't a joke!" I looked at him angrily. I hated when Arnav thought negative about me, he was so important to me, I loved him a lot and I just hated when he would think this way about me because it hurt me.

"Then you should have received my call and told me that! We were all waiting for you."

"For what?"

"Rahat please grow up for once, we have to go to Khushi's place with mom and dad to finalize your engagement." Arnav said.

"You tell me to grow up bro when you decided you want to finalize my engagement without talking to me, did you ask me if I was ready?"

"Rahat you said you will get engaged to Khushi dint you?"

"Yes I did, I said I would get engaged to her but when she wants to. She isn't ready right now and I am not forcing her for it. I am not getting engaged right now." I said.

"You see, you say we don't trust you, this is why. Once day you come tell us so confidently that you will get engaged to her and then now you lie that she isn't ready. Tell me the truth Rahat, is this some game you are playing with her?"

"What? No bro! I am saying the truth." I looked at him in disbelief, why dint my own brother trust me?

"I am confused Rahat, I just talked to Khushi, she said she was ready so tell me whom should I believe? You or her?"

"What? You talked to her? When?"

"After I talked to you on the call and you told me she wasn't feeling well, I visited her and talked to her."

"Just a moment." I walked aside pulling my phone out of the pocket, all this while she dint show much interest in me, then why did she suddenly agree for the engagement when I was actually trying not to force her for it? Why was everyone so confused?

"Hey." I heard her voice.

"Khushi, did you talk to bro today? He said you agreed for the engagement?" I asked.

"Yes I did." She replied leaving me shocked, I mean I was happy but it was confusing.

"But I told you I'll talk to him and tell him no to come your place, you don't have to do it, remember what I told you in the morning? I meant it Khushi, I won't force you for anything. You don't have to do this." I said.

"No Rahat, this is my decision, I want to do it." She said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then I'll see you in a while." I smiled excitedly as I disconnected the call, this girl had me all confused but if she was ready to be with me, I was all ready too.

"I'll change quickly and join you, I'm sorry it was just a misunderstanding." I said to bro as I rushed to my room to freshen up. Finally she agreed, maybe she also started feeling things for me, I was really excited. Was I really going to let Tina win so easily though?

ARNAV

I couldn't believe that everything between Rahat and Khushi was going to be official today onwards, it was heartbreaking but I was trying really hard to stay calm and pretend like everything was okay. My phone started ringing suddenly so I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the screen, Tina's name was flashing on it, I don't know what was wrong with Tina though, she was acting really strange of late. Like she would always follow me everywhere and she was trying to be really close, it was kind of irritating, why couldn't she let me be alone for a while?

"Excuse me sir, the videographer is here to see you." One of the servants informed me, I looked up from my phone and saw a man standing in front of me.

"I'm sorry, did we have a meeting fixed?" I asked.

"No, actually I was hired to take pictures and video for the ball, I just came to drop by the video and the photographs." He said.

"You mean the masquerade ball?" I asked, he nodded positively. Damn it. My family always hired someone to capture the moments and would always save all the pictures and video from the ball, we had a lot them saved from the previous one, I couldn't be more glad that he met me.

I mean I kissed Khushi that night, what if it was somehow captured in a video footage or a picture, it would break Rahat's heart, I couldn't let that happen, I had to make sure everything was clean before any of my family members saw it. That kiss though, something I would never forget, even the ways he kissed me back, it just felt like we had a connection and now everything was different.

"Where is it?" I looked at him curiously, he handed me a big brown envelope immediately.

"It has all the pictures and there's flash drive inside it in which I've saved the video." He said.

"Okay, you can leave now, I'll make sure your payment is sent on time." I said. He nodded and started walking away as I rushed upstairs to hide the images in my room before Rahat caught me with them.

I quickly hid them in my room and rushed outside, Rahat was all dressed up and waiting for me in the hall.

"Where are mom and dad though?" He asked.

"They left earlier, I was waiting for you, and we'll meet them at Khushi's place straight.' I said.

"Okay let's get going, I can't wait to be engaged to her already, damn I love her so much." Rahat said excitedly.

"Do you really love her that much?" I asked.

"Of course bro, you have no idea." He smirked. I tried to smile even though all this was painful, but hey, as long as the two people I loved the most were going to be happy, all was going to be well right?