Shivaay was on the seventh sky. His happiness knew no bounds. He was in love, yes he was. There was nothing in the world that made him happier than that thought. He cared about Anika a lot but it wasn't till now that he's realized why.

"Mallika," he said calling her immediately.

"What's up Shivaay. Itna khush kyu sound kar rahe ho," she asked.

"Mallika. Mujhe aaj pata chala hain ki pyaar kya hota hain. I am in love Malli. I love Anika," he confessed. Mallika felt really happy hearing her best friend happy.

"Shivaay. I'm so happy for you. But yeh baat tum mujhe kyun bata rahe ho," she asked.

"Hum sab ko toh yeh baat already pata hain," Sid said. Of course they were together. They are a couple afterall.

"Kya. Tumhe kaise patha," Shivaay said, in a confused state. "Mujhe toh khud aaj pata chala hain?"

"Shivaay tum ek idiot ho," Mallika said. "Tumhari harkaton se pata chalta hain. Tum Anika ki jitni care karte ho voh khud batati hain ki you love her."

"Toh ab main kya karu," he asked.

"Idiot jaake usse bata," Sid said to his dumb friend. "Humein batane se kya hoga."

"Main aise nahi batana chahti. I want it to be special," he said. "I have an idea."
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"Gauri," Anika said in full on excitement. "I can't believe it. Matlab aaj tak toh suna hain lekin aaj mehsoos kiya hain."

"Di aap teekh hain na," Gauri asked.

"Teekh nahi hun. Main bohot achi hun Gauri. I am in love," she finally confessed.

"Hae bagwaan yeh main kya sun raha hun," she heard another voice say. She saw that Aditya was with Gauri through videochat.

"Adi tum waha kya kar rahe ho," Anika asked.

"Kaam ke silsile main aaya tha. Socha ki Gauri ko visit karu. Mujhe kya pata tha ki yaha mujhe hi surprise milega," he said in shock.

"Diiii," Gauri exclaimed. "I'm so happy for you." Anika just smiled.

"Ab duffer, yeh baat humein kyu bata rahi hain. Jaake Shivaay ko bata na," Adi said shaking his head.

"Oh hello yeh baat main apni behen se share kar raha tha, tumse nahi," Anika said with attitude.

"Adi bhaiya is right Di. Aapko Shivaay bhaiya ko batani chahiye," Gauri said earning a high five from Adi.

"Acha. Ab meri behen meri side chod ke meri best friend ki side chali gayi," Anika said with fake anger.

"Offo Di. Main aap hi ki side main hu. Issiliye bol rahi hun. Shivaay bhaiya ko bataye," Gauri explained.

"But.." Anika said confused. "Agar woh meri feelings share nahi karta tho." Gauri and Aditya both shook their head in disappointment. Anika was truly dumb.

"Di. Aap toh sach mein stupid ho. Koyi aise hi kisi ladki ki itni zyada care nahi karta," Gauri said.

"Aur koyi itna jealous bhi nahi hota. Yaad hain Shivaay toh mujhe deathly glares de raha tha jab hum saath main the," Adi said. "Jalkukda kahika."

"Hey meri Shivaay ke baare main aisa waisa mat bolna," Anika said getting defensive.

"Mera Shivaay," Gauri and Adi both said in a teasing manner.

"Shut up guys," Anika said as she buried her head in a pillow. She was going to confess to Shivaay.
*****
Anika had hung up on her sister and annoying best friend to think of what she was going to do. She had seen so many movies and all these concepts on love. But she realized that the feeling itself is just unexplainable. She felt like flying. Never had she experienced this much happiness before. Her phone brought her out of her thoughts.

"Hey Anika," Mallika greeted.

"Hi Mallika. What's up," Anika asked.

"Voh hum soch rahe the ki aaj kahi dinner pe jaaye. Toh socha tumhe invite karu," she said with a smile. This was all Shivaay's plan.

"Lekin Mallika. How can i? Matlab mujhe kaam hain aur waise bhi--"

"No excuses," Mallika demanded. "Main tumhe address bejh rahi hun. Be there in an hour. Aur ha kuch acha pehen na. Formal wear," she instructed. Before Anika could protest, Mallika hung up.

Formal wear? Anika didn't know what to wear. Everything she had was casual. She also didn't understand why she had to look nice. It was just dinner with friends. She groaned due to her dilemma. That's when her doorbell rang.

She opened it to find a box on the floor. Confused, she took it in to find a beautiful red and white gown. She touched it and loved the material. She then found a note.

Tumhari jaisi perfect ladki keliye yeh perfect dress. Bilkul pari jaisi lagogi :)
~tumhara bagad billa

She smiled at his cute antic. Shivaay really knew what she would like as shown by the dress. She decided this was the dress she was going to wear. She took a quick shower, curled her hair, and applied some makeup. She looked beautiful, all for a dinner she thought. But Shivaay was going to be there so she was going to look great.

Mallika texted her the address. She took a cab and reached there in ten minutes. She noticed the location wasn't for a restaurant, but a garden. She walked in and was astonished to see the sight.

It was beautifully decorated with a table, flowers, and lights. It was just perfect. Anika saw Shivaay who stood there in a three piece suit. He was looking very handsome, she wasn't going to deny that.

"Yeh sab," she asked.

"Kyun. Acha nahi laga kya," Shivaay asked to tease her.

"No Shivaay it's really beautiful. Mujhe bohot acha laga," Anika said with a lot of happiness. Shivaay saw her smile and that made him feel good. He wanted to be the cause of her smile, always.

"Tum se zyaada khubsurat nahi," he said complimenting her. She looked down and blushed. "Waise meri choice kaafi achi hain."

"Of course. Yeh dress bohot hi zyada sundar hain," she commented.

"Main dress ki baat nahi kar raha tha," he said whispering in her ears. That sent shivers down her spine and she looked up only to have an eyelock.

"Waise," Anika said checking him out. "Meri choice bhi bohot achi hain."

"Acha," he said coming close to her. He then pulled a chair for her to sit like a gentlemen. She loved the gesture. He then had a waiter bring the food.

"Wow this looks delicious," she said examining the food. If there's anything that Anika truly loved in the world, it would be food.

"Ek surprise bhi hain," he said and he brought her a dish. She opened it to find her favorite, aloo puri. She looked at Shivaay lovingly.

"Sach main Shivaay. You're the best," she said. "And this smells goood. Waise, aaj kuch khaas hain kya?"

"Ha. Aur bohot jaldi tumhe bhi pata hoga kyun," he said with a smile. She nodded, not being able to wait for what he had in mind.

They both had their food and decided to take a stroll in the garden. He was going to confess his feelings when his phone rang. He cursed his fate and excused himself since it was his dad. She understood.

When he came back, his mood was off. She wondered what had happened in those ten minutes that made him so angry. Not knowing how to help him, she just held onto his hand as they walked through the garden.

"Anika mujhe US jaana padega," he then blurted out to her. That was not what she was expecting. She looked at him in shock.