"You coniving bitch! You are getting married to Arjun Mehra! I can't believe you! You must be playing some prank on me, aren't you?!" Ankita, Radhika's childhood friend said in her usual loud tone and by now she had drawn the attention of all the people in the house but they didn't pay heed to her as they were used to her voice going through the roof of the house.

Radhika lowered her eyes shyly,"Shush! Aru, please don't scream. Yes I can't believe Arjun wants to marry me. I mean look at me, there could be no comparison between me and him. He is so handsome and I am just a plain Jane...."

Arpita cuts her off angrily,"Shut up Radhika! Why don't you get it that you are fucking pretty?! All those guys staring at you like love sick puppies in our class weren't enough of a clue?!"

Radhika shrugged her shoulders off,"They were probably cracking some joke about my appearance like how my boobs are not proportionate to my hips or how fat my nose or it may be about my habit to hold my pencil between my teeth." She said in a sad tone.

Arpita narrowed her eyes at her,"You know what Radhika, Tera kuch nahi hosakta. You are fucking gorgeous but this stupid lack of confidence in you will not let your mind be at peace. I am not as pretty as you or even near to your league but still I always wear confidence about my looks."

"What rubbish! You and not pretty?! Don't kid me, Aru. You get at least ten love letters every week and guys literally avoid me as if I have some contagious disease." Radhika said.

Arpita shook her head,"They don't avoid you. It's just that they know that their tricks won't work on you so they move on to the more easy girl because almost every guy in the college knew about your obsession with Arjun after you broke Lara's nose in front of the professor and others. I still couldn't believe how come Radhika who is so shy all the time managed to break the nose of Lara, the most powerful bitch of our college?!"

That memory was so fresh in minds of both the best friends that it felt like it happened just yesterday.

"It's just that I can tolerate anything even someone verbally abusing me but the moment it's about Arjun, I stop feeling fear and I just react on my impulses."

"Sweety I wish you were so good to yourself as you are to Arjun." Arpita said wistfully.

"One day, I hope."

"God willing." Radhika looked up as if praying to God.

"So Is Arjun still with that Kriti?!" Arpita asked without thinking.

"No they broke up. I mean it's not really nice to be happy about someone's break up but I am delighted that Arjun is going to marry me." Radhika said dreamily.

"You know that Kriti, She is called sex goddess amongst the guys. My own brother jerks off to her picture every night...."

Radhika scrunched her nose in disgust,"Yuck! Aru! Have some filter at least for the sake of my virgin ears. By the way how do you know that he..." She bit her lower lip feeling awkward and shy to continue her gabbing.

"I was searching for my phone's charger in his room and there was this magazine on his bed which had Kriti on its front cover in the most sexiest blue bikini and I was shocked beyond my wits to find dry semen on the magazine. Bastard made it so obvious." Arpita said as she let out a chuckle.

"Geez! I will really hate to witness something as gross as this."

"I know you and your old school virgin philosophies. Babes start enjoying life, there is so much more to life than just watching Arjun on 70 mm screen."Arpita said as a matter of fact.

"Well watching him anywhere makes me happy." A smile etched on Radhika's face as she talked about her one and only love.

"You know he doesn't have a clean history like you. He is what they call controversy's favourite child. He and Kriti lived together under one roof for one year and a friend of mine who was kriti's make up artist for two of her films, she told me that Arjun was really serious about Kriti. He had even gifted her a Benz and a small apartment to live in when she couldn't afford the hotel's rent."

As Kriti's talk croppled up, Radhika felt green envy lurking in her heart.

"Can we not talk about her please?! I know I am nothing in comparison to the sex goddess Kriti but will you stop rubbing it in my face again and again?!" She asked in a tone full of ire.

"Radhika, trust me I am not trying to make you feel hurt it's just I want you to be doubly sure of your decision because it's Arjun we are talking about. There isn't anything simple about him." Arpita said softly.

"I know but I love him and when you love someone, you can't just love all the good in them, you have to also accept the bad in them and help them to be a better person but not by changing them."

"Arjun is really lucky. I hope Radhika you don't regret what you are doing."

"Even if I feel something like this at some point of time, I don't think I will leave him. For me love is faith and faith is forever. You don't stop loving God because he doesn't fulfill your wish, do you?!" Radhika asked innocently.

"So Arjun is God for you?!" Arpita asked in a shocked tone.

"Pretty much yes but I..."

Arpita rolled her eyes as she broke in on her,"God! Radhika, you are fucking crazy! He is going to make you agree to any thing with this stupid attitude of yours."

"Aru, you didn't hear my complete sentence. I said pretty much yes but I also wanted to say that I am not blind. I know the difference between right and wrong but unlike others who leave the person if that person is wrong, I will stay with Arjun and help him make all the wrongs right. He will have me in his life forever no matter what he does even when I will die, I will be the breeze that sweeps his face or some bird sitting on the branch of the tree that is seen from his window." Radhika said as she caressed Arjun's phone frame on her desk.

"You know this kind of love is self destructive. You are obsessed baby."

"No I am not it's how you look at it. For me, my whole world lits up with his one smile and even if I am not the reason for that smile it's okay. My love is beyond some selfish obsession. Even when he wasn't in my life, I prayed that he gets all what his heart desires even if it's some girl he likes.  Had I been obsessive I wouldn't wish for such a wish. I am happy if he is happy."

"Why not show some love to yourself?!" Arpita asked her smartly.

"Loving one's own self is easy but loving other's is difficult. I am able to do the difficult part so I should thank God."

"Sometimes I don't understand what you say." Arpita said in a callous tone.

"Forget it tell me about the new guy in your life." Radhika asked drawing her attention from the topic of her marriage.

"He is dating someone else, Radhika. I stand no chance." Arpita said sadly.

"I am so sorry to hear that. You want a  hug?!" Radhika asked widening her arms.

"You don't have to ask." Saying so Arpita galloped on Radhika making her wince.

"Ouch! stupid hug is not jumping on some one and breaking their bones." Radhika yelled as Arpita had by now crushed her petite form under her.

Arjun was playing chess with Sameer on the sets. They were waiting for the set up to get ready for the shoot. Kriti was staring at Arjun like a lovestruck puppy. From the time he had come, she tried to make a conversation even if it's about their scenes in the movie together. She had noticed he had scissored her scenes. Typical Arjun avenging her rejection but that wasn't only thing that upset her, she really missed him in all this days. Be it him teaching her somet1hing new techniques of giving her best shot or they playing chess together on the sets
Chess was Arjun's favourite game and he had taught it to Kriti. He would always let her win the first round and later give her a smashing defeat in all other rounds that followed.

Back to the present, it was the last day of their shoot and now they will directly meet after one month for promotions of their film. She knew some thing was different with him today. For a guy who just had a break up, he was cool and calm. He wasn't throwing any fits like he does in his bad moods.

"And the winner is none other than Arjun. You know Samar, I am bored of playing with you because I always win. Anyways guys anyone up for a challenge?!"

Arjun's exuberant tone brought her out of her trance. This was her chance to talk to him. She took to her heel towards him," I want to play a round with you, Arjun."

Arjun stares her up and down icily," Really Kriti Khanna?! You want to lose again?!"

"Maybe I won't this time but why are you so against to the idea of playing with me?! Are you scared that you might lose?!" She asked cocking her brow challengingly.

"Kriti, you know daydreaming is not really cool. You know there is one thing I hate the most in this world And that is failure if not for you, I would have never tasted it but since you made me taste failure then do you really think I will let you make me lose again?!" He asked her cockily.

"Arjun, let the by gones be by gones. Let's play chess right now." She said calmly.

"Kriti, for two years you did not learn anything about me?! I don't forget my past not because I am still stuck with it but because it reminds me what not to do in present and future."

"I know you, Arjun more than anyone does." She said as she stared right in the eye.

"Let's see if you can use that knowledge in the game." Arjun smiled smugly.

They played a round and it was a tie so they played again but same thing happened again. By now Arjun was in bristling mood. A tie means she is my equal! He couldn't digest that thought. He had to make her lose this time. Finally they played the last game and she lost it widening the wry smile on Arjun's face.

"Kriti, from next time always remember no one knows all of me, you might knows more than enough but not everything about me." He said as a matter of fact.

"Guys I think we should get back to shooting as the set up is ready." Samar intervened as if sensing the rising tension in the air.

"Arjun, I know it's a bit awkward for me to even ask you now but we have to shoot a kissing scene between you and Kriti." Samar said.

"I have no problem Samar." Kriti smiled big. This was what she wanted. Intimacy with Arjun will solve all the problems of her life.

"I am an actor and if this is the demand of script then I will do it." Arjun said in a cold tone. It's just a kiss. He thought to himself. He has kissed many girls on screen without any personal connection to them.

"So when I say action, you guys have to kiss, okay?!"

LIGHT! CAMERA!  ACTION!

He held her face firmly and slammed his lips on hers, kissing her hard as if pouring all his hatred in it. He didn't knew what was it with Kriti?! She kissed him back with fervour and her hands roamed around his muscular torso. He caught her hands and pinned them behind to stop her from laying her hands on him. It was just a kiss not some steamy intimate scene for them to feel each other up in his mind.

Cut!

Arjun took a step back and wiped off his lips. He gave a small smile to Samar before storming out of the studio. Even if it was for a split of second but he had felt some thing while kissing Kriti but he liked Radhika too and they were getting married too. His feelings for Kriti for him were just a passing phase or were they something more?!

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