"When are you and Faisal,the great, start dating?"
Thank god Mrs. Jain was already gone upstairs.If she would have heard that question,an apocalypse might have hit the earth till now.Those girls were the one who called her in school time.Aarohi met them after a long era,today.
'Who would have thought that these gossipmongers will even come to my place?Aarohi thought before she freed herself from their grasp and her next words made those attentionseekers to widen their eyes.
"I am not in any kind of relationship with anyone.Neither I am dating anyone nor I am courting anyone.And if your 'Faisal,the great' is courting me then go and tell him that all his efforts are gonna go waste."she said firmly as if a king with devil aura was declaring his jurisdiction."Also,when I saw all of you,do you know what I was gonna ask you guys on the first place?"she asked with a little agitation.
"'How are you,guys?'...'how your life is going'..
'what kind of failures and successes have you guys seen?'...but what did you ask me,huh?"she asked with a little disheartened face.
Her so called friends were speechless on both of Aarohi's answer and counter question.Some regretted the mistake on their part and some were smirking shamelessly as if they were all the way here just for gossip material but were left disappointed.
Aarohi packed her friends off and went upstairs where her mother was getting ready to go out for shopping.When Aarohi got to know this she asked to go with her.of course,in such circumstances what could be better than shopping to lighten the mood.The pair of mother and daughter set off for shopping mall.
When they reached there,it wasn't as crammed as it is on weekends.Both of them shopped comfortably.They tried dresses,sarees,kurties,t-shirts,and what not.
When Aarohi was in changing room,her Mom got a call and she went toward the changing room and cried,"Dear,I have to go to hospital immediately,one of our neighbour fell from stairs.Please pay and go home on your own."
"Okay Mamma."A voice came from the changing room.
Aarohi really admired the dress she tried and decided to buy it all along with all 10 shopping bags she had to carry home on her own.
....
In front of house of Jains,A black car was parked across the street and the owner was staring at the enlightened window to get a single glimpse of Aarohi.Of course it was Faisal.
Her father was only person at home but of course,how would Faisal know that.
After waiting for hours,he decided to go back.He took a U-turn and after driving half a kilometer away he saw Aarohi going towards her home.She was looking like vendor selling whatever he have.Both of her shoulder were tugged with shopping bag and she was carrying four shopping bag in each hand.She was struggling hard to take even a single step.
Faisal got out of his car and went towards her.She was shocked to see him and she was about to say something but what he did next made her speechless.He took all the shopping bags she had in her hand leaving her with just two on her shoulders.He moved toward her home and ten steps behind him,she was walking; feeling awkward.Somehow she gathered courage to rudlely ask the person who was helping her.
"Why are you doing all this?"
As Faisal heard her,he quickly turned around."There are thousands of girls out there,just go and play with anyone."she continued.
"I might not be single if wanted to do that.There can be a lot of girls out there no one can be like you."he replied firmly trying hard not to agitate her.
"Saying as if you know me."she smirked sarcastically.
"Of course I know you.You are Aarohi Jain,born in one of the most respectable Jain family of city S.You took your primary education from Rosewood Primary School.You barely had five to six friends there.But you were indeed called genius there because you could do many things that a normal student can not think of.Your teachers also offered your parents to upgrade you in higher classes.Then you went to Queen's secondary school,where you topped many national exams and won prizes worth over five hundred thousand till now.You are not connected to social networking world which makes you even more mysterious.You usually like to remain at home and rarely go out.You have never been in any relationship till now and I don't think you even have any future plans for that."
"First I was attracted a bit towards your beauty but what really made me crazy was your sincere behaviour towards your parents.I won't take name but once you told one of your friend that you will only marry the person your father will choose for you which means you are loyal to them.Now you tell me who would reject such kind of girl?"he spoke so quickly but crystal clearly.
Aarohi was in daze.In twenty to thirty seconds she heard her seventeen year old history,even with conclusions about her personality.
Faisal surely had his own sources,his conclusion made him a perfect psychologist.
"I have already said rejections are made from options... and I am not included in your options."