3rd PERSON POV
Divya came back from office and directly went to meet her beloved friend Kartik to his penthouse and want to give him surprise by her sudden visit because after several days her beloved friend came back and she ran inside shouting.
( she knows Kartik's password because after when their relationship turn into good terms they spend time with each other so Kartik tell her about his penthouse, Atm password to Divya, incase if she is in need and he is not present for her)
Kartik,, Kartik, am here.....where are you? She came yelling inside. Kartik mother Mrs. Riya Raichand, father Mr. Akash Raichand and his sister Tina also present in Kartik Penthouse. Mrs. Raichand rolled her eyes but Kartik got up with the widest smile on his face and hugged Divya, he missed her so much.
"I missed you so much" Kartik said to her
" Mee too" Divya replied him with feeling embarrassing.
They sat together,had tea, snacks and talked about Kartik's trip. Kartik told them about Shally.
" You met Shally, and had lunch, spent time with her. Wao that's amazing, Did she like you? Did you like her?, it would be awesome if you both match together and we could finally established a family relationship with the great powerful Jha family...." Mrs Raichand said that
Everyone rolled their eyes to listening her nonsense except Divya, somehow she felt hurt and her face became down. Kartik sensed her mood and
" Mom mom , stop your rail there , we are just friends and more importantly she is sister of my best friend, and we already have business relationship with jhas, Beside you know that" Kartik said to his Mother
Mrs. Raichand was excited but Kartik poured cold water on her plans, she glared at Divya and stomped off to the exit. Mr. Raichand and Tina followed her and assured his son that he will handle his mother. Divya pouted.
" What did I do? Why aunty doesn't like me?, Anyway you met her, Do you really like her?, tell me,,," Divya questioned him
Tina shook her head at the obvious Divyaand follow her mother father and give space to her brother and soon to be sister in law.
" Will you be happy, if i like her,," Kartik asked Divya
" Does it matter, anyway you guise are good match, and of course I would be so jealous, she will snatching my best friend's attention from me, but then again if you really like her and want to be with her then i will be happy for you" Divya replied Kartik with sad smile
Kartik looked at her, He fell sad to see Divya's sad smile, He thinks its now or never.Its not that angelic looking Divya didn't have admires, In university time, school time she had many admires, her cute face with beautiful smile, tomboy look, Many boys proposed her from high school to college but she never tried any relationship, She has always crush on Kartik, Kartik is foreign exchange student who came in her college for 6 month exchange program, that time she is in her 2nd year of university and Kartik is final year student, 1st time in her life she feel that her heart beating for someone and same for Kartik he is extremely good looking, rich and intelligent student, he had many girl fans in America as well as India but when he saw cute fierce girl he liked her but his friends told him that Divya don't give anybody shit so Kartik took this thing as a challenge but eventually fall in love with her but Kartik's one friend told Divya about challenge and she cut her ties with Kartik and block her heart forever but when years after she again meet with Kartik, she doesn't want to talk with him but Kartik keep pestering her and eventually he explain everything to her and now they again like each other, Divya like Kartik so much but Kartik is deeply, hopelessly love with her.And He knows that except his mother, his father and sister likes Divya so much and her business sense are one of the reasons That his father likes her so much and he knows that somehow his father persuade his mother for Divya.
At present after knowing Kartik properly she trust him so much, other than Kartik, Divya is closest to Jenny and Tina. And for her safty Kartik keeps touching with Jenny so he knows every tiny update about her.
"Look Kartik i want to give you something and she give him her specially hand made craft.
" You don't like it, please tell me i will make another one for you" Divya asked Kartik
" I love it and I love you" Kartik finally said to Divya
Divya was smiling and suddenly
" Wait Whaaaat??" Divya asked him
" I love you and I want you to be mine, I want to court you, date you, marry you and make you mine forever." Kartik said those words which is always in his heart
" Kartik.... I,,,,...." Divya is still keeping those words in her mind
" Do you like someone else" Kartik asked her, he knows that she doesn't like anyone but still he asked her .
" You don't....like.....me?" Kartik said
" No....I mean....yes...." Divya keep stuttering
" Yess.... you don't like me" Kartik said
" I mean...no...i mean....yess... i mean.....yess i like you.....but never thought likewise that one day you suddenly purpose me...hehe....i mean.....what to.....say....haha.
...i like you.....i like you...." Divya replied him
" I like you Kartik but...I still don't know if i love you or not but.... yess I like you so much.... but if i say yes,, your mom won't like our relationship." Divya said to Kartik
" You don't have to worry about that,, i only want to know that if you like me or not or want to marry me or not,, i will keep taking care of you and your brother, and my father and sister likes you so much and they are aware of my feelings towards you, they don't have any problem... so you like me or not OR you want to marry me or not??" Kartik asked Divya
" Yess yesss" She replied shyly
" Yes what?" Kartik asked her in teasingly
" Yes everything Kartik..... I.....I have no one in my life except you, My brother, Jenny and Tina,,, Why would i refuse, I have no reason to refuse, i have no special one in my life,,, except You.." Divya said shyly,looking downcast.
Kartik held her chin, and lifted her face up. Our confident Divya is nervous, Kartik smiled, he is so happy, he closed the distance between them, and touch her lips with his own lips. Divya closed her eyes, her heartbeat became faster in nervousness, she felt so weak, she grabbed Kartik's shirt, tightly. Kartik circled his arm around her waist pulled her close, so close, after the initial numbness of few seconds, she kissed back. Divya broke the kiss and hugged Kartik , Kartik hugged back,, she is very embarrassed, her face looks like tomato. She feels very happy after very long time in her life.
" Kartik, aunty doesn't like me, what happened if she reject me. Before it was okay if you marry someone, but now if she rejects me and you get married to someone else, i won't able to take it, you know how hard my life is,, and you are one of the happiest thing will happened in my life, if you leave me i won't be able to take it" Divya said to him
" That would never happen " Kartik assured her
Kartik sat down on the couch with Divya in his embrace. He kissed her forehead.
" Just pass your probation period in Sid's office, and region. After that you will join Raichand groups and work with me, and accompany me everywhere in the world. We will be together forever." Kartik told her
" Okay..." Divya said and smiling, She was dammn happy and tighten the embrace. She was thrilled to proposed by Kartik. In her life she never dreamed the proposed by the person she admired so much. She never being in love with anyone so she has no idea what is love and now that doesn't matter,,, All she knew that no one could better than Kartik in her life for life partner,, he understand her very much, he trust her and accept her with all flaws. But Love is something which is not only happiness, hugging, kissing dating and all,, without pain their is no love.
Talking and planning she fell sleep on Kartik's embrace.Next day was Saturday, she has week off so she decided to visit his brother and spend whole day with her brother and of course Kartik accompany her.. They spend whole day in hospital, enjoy each other company, she told her brother about her relationship, and his brother is so happy about her and her brother condition is improved so much, much or less one operation and her brother 100% fit and fine and lived his life normal teenage boy,, but the cost of operation is very high anf Divya doesn't want to spend Kartik's money on that so she keep hiding about operation to Kartik and waiting for her salary so she paid her brother operation cost.
In the evening She went to her apartment with Kartik and jenny suspected both of them and no doubt she is right,, After knowing their relationship firstly Jenny started drama that now she is not most important person in Divya's life but eventually she is very happy for her bestie and blessed both of them. After that Kartik left for his penthouse but he doesn't want to go, he want yo spend time with Divya but Jenny keep whining that both of you together for lifetime now she wants her bestie time so unwillingly Kartik agreed but next day is Sunday and he wanted their first official date.
Next day is Sunday, she wakd up and completed her morning routine, she is very excited for her first date,,she tried every dress in her closet, she wanted to look perfect for her boyfriend. Finally she got ready.
Kartik came to picked her up and when he saw her he got speechless.
"You look stunning" Kartik said
"you look hot and handsome as always" Divya replied and became red with embarrassment, when she realise what she blurted out. Kartik chuckled on her cuteness.
" Baby let's go,,, we're getting late" Kartik told her
As they are about to exit Kartik phone rang and caller is his mother.
" Where are you now" Mrs.Raichand asked her son
" We're going out mom" Kartik replied her
" No you can't, you have to stay and came back to you penthouse immediately " Mrs Raichand yelling on her son
" What do you mean by that?" Kartik asked her
" Sidharth jha called me, he is going to visit, now in your penthouse so came back immediately and don't bring your so called friend with you" Mrs Raichand asked her son
" Mom watch your language, she is my girlfriend, and she is coming with me, no doubt, and yess in 20 minutes i will be there " Kartik told his mom annoyingly and cut the call.
'Sid want to came in my house and he didn't call me, he called my mother, it is really surprising, even in our whole frindship life he never meet my family members unofficially,, but why now,, something is not right,, he never came to my house but ehy now' Kartik thought in his mind
" so let's go to my penthouse, Sid wants to meet me and my family " Kartik asked Divya
" Hell Noooo he is my boss, what's he think about me if he see me with yoy, he assume i seduce you and scolded me, i don't want to go" she said and pouted
Kartik smiled on her cuteness and peck her on lips.
" You are my family now so he wants to meet my family so he have to meet my soon to be wife also and of course he is my best friend he understand my choice and he always supporting us, so no worries let's go" Kartik said to her.
Divya overwhelmed after listening to kartik explanation and after 20 minutes they came on Kartik's penthouse.
Sidharth jha is no joke, such a powerful man must welcome accordingly, and Mrs. Raichand prepared everything like extravagant.
" Mom hd is my friend, you don't need to do that" Kartik annoyingly asked his mother
" You don't understand dumbo, he is beyond powerful, and you're lucky that you are his friend and we got chance to welcome him" His mom aske him
Kartik shook his head.
After a moment Sidharth arrived along with his bodyguard, carrying many gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Raichand bowed him in respect and Kartik went and hugged him. Thought Kartik and Sidharth are friends but Sidharth is cold from his childhood, he never like to interact anyone without consent so he never meet Kartik's family as a friend of Kartik. He always met as business partner, i short Sidharth is big boss of all bosses.Tina and Divya also bowed. They all settled down in living room and for guards they placed the gifts and left.
" Welcome Mr. Jha its a huge pleasure to meet you in personally, please be comfortable and feel like your own house " Mrs. Raichand said
He looked at Divya for few seconds confusingly and averted his eyes. Maids placed refreshment and snacks and left.
Sidharth slightly smiled on Kartik's direction.
" Thank you for welcoming me,,, As i informed Kartik has only one sister so who is she?" Sidharth asked pointing at Divya's direction and smirk
" Oh she is no one just a casual friend of Kartik " Mrs. Raichand replied Sid
" She is family " Kartik said in monotonous sound
' This hooligan Boss pretend he doesn't know me, he is quite handsome if he has no arrogance oh his face but poker face, boring and old fashioned, look at him, looks like he doesn't eat food, he eats human especially me, because of that cynic person my Sunday, gone to drain, my first dateday with Kartik,, damm him' Divya thought in her mind and cursed Sidharth in many ways.
Mr. Raichand voice bring back her in present.
" She is good friend of Kartik and Tina, she is very good and polite child" Mr. Raichand told to Sidharth
" Ohh good and polite child, Anyway you know about my sibling, my sister Shally Jha, She is successful board member of Jha group of companies, During her recent visit of states she spend some quality time with Kartik, and both liked each other as I informed, So I am here with the purposal of Shally marriage with Kartik." Sidharth said in his authority voice
Divya stiffened, she clutch on Kartik's palm become tighten and it was sweating.
" Oh my god, I can't believe, it would be our pleasure....." Mrs. Raichand speak
" I'm sorry Sid, I can't accept your purposal" Kartik cut her mother word and he continue
" Your sister is indeed very capable, smart, intelligent and not to denied extremely beautiful but you know i always seen her as your sister not more than that, she is good friend to me but i never thought in that way,
and most important I love someone else, she is very good choice for anyone but for me i have already someone in my heart" Kartik told his arrogant best friend.
" May I ask who is she?,, if you don't mind " Sidharth asked to Kartik
" Of course She is here, and she is Divya Singh, as you know her, I love her and I will marry her in future " Kartik announced in front of everyone
Sidharth stared at Divya with mocking smirk
" Her, You are rejecting my sister for her" Sidharth asked in disgusting voice
Divya has never felt so insulted in her whole life, than she felt that moment. Sidharth smirk is more hurtful than Mrs. Raichand words, she get up and went off to exit gate. Kartik closed his eyes and control the urge to follow his life Divya.
" Mr. Sidharth Jha, I always thought that you are my best friend but I'm always wrong, you're never became even my friend, you never understand me, for you only business and money matter and you insulted and hurt my Divya, It is none of your business whom I love or marry. It was great honor to me that you thought I'm eligible for your sister but m extremely sorry to disappointed you, Excuse me," Kartik said and went off to exit,
Kartik is hurt very hurt not only because love of his life is extremely sad and upset also his so called best friend never understand him, he always thought that Sidharth is scared to show off his emotions but now he understand Sidharth is emotionless person, he hate him so much now.
After that he drove to apartment of Divya and went to her, she is lying on bed and clutching her teddy which is gifted by Kartik, Kartik lay down beside her,and spooned her.
" What happened? Why did you leave like that? I'm sorry, i didn't know that Shally felt likewise towards me, but I declined, didn't I?" Kartik asked Divya
" .....you see that mocking smirk on Mr. Jha's face, when you say you love me." Divya asked him
" Baby who cares what he thinks and what he feels,you are hurt just because of him, I m more hurt because he is my friend, not is was my friend, but now he is nobody " Kartik assured her
" ..... He is nobody, he is your friend, business partner, my boss, and he is right, Miss. Shally jha is beautiful,smart and so you said yourself. She is sister of The great Sidharth Jha, She is most eligible to be your wife and I'm nobody Kartik,,, She has lots of offer for you and I'm just mere employe in his office who earned money for her daily life, for my brother treatment, his education,,who has nothing to give you,, may be burden afterall,,,, what I'm comparison to her, nothing....... Kartik I think you should accept this purposal. Instead of wasting your life with me,,, a good for nothing.." Divya asked him
" Baby you are my love of my life thats enough for me,, you make me smile, make me happy, your presence lit up my life, you are not burden to me, you're happiness of my life,, i don't need anything.." Kartik said
They remained in each others embrace, for long time.