Chapter 19 - It's my game




The flower bouquet once was on the trash thrown by Radhika is now seated on the center of the poy. A pair of hands picked it up from the table and softly rubs over it inhaling the scent and walks towards the mirror.


The figure stands in front of the mirror whispers, "Now it is my game Chashni" and it turns out to be Arjun. He smiles looking at the flowers in his hand and mutters, "You played it so well and now it's my turn to make you confess your secret to me"


He keeps smiling looking at the flowers and remembers about her antics all the while trying to find out the admirer of her's.


A day before,


Arjun opens the door hastily after hearing someone spell the name "Chashni". He finds none and goes down to check who could be that? But he couldn't find anyone and he comes back to his room with a dejected face and lies on the bed to his back.


He close his eyes and the flashes of the delivery man's smile comes across his face, instantly he opens his eyes and got up from his bed. Without any second thought he dials to Farooq and said, "I want to meet you right now. Meet me at your shop"


Arjun immediately leaves from there to meet Farooq. He speeds up his driving due to the curiosity in finding his admirer, all the moments gets flashed in his mind from the day he got the bouquet with the morning quotes, how he used to wait for the messages from the admirer, the way he paced on the party to find her . Everything gets into his mind and gives a strong desire to know the secret of his admirer.


He parks his car in front of the shop and waits for Farooq to arrive. Every second, every minute he waited was passed like one yuga for him. Finally Farooq arrived there and surprised seeing his tensed figure and waits for him to ask his needs.


Arjun, "Farooq, when you came to my home today, you were smiling at someone right? Who is that?"


Farooq stutters, "Sir..."


Arjun, "I want to know right now. Don't hide anything from me. I will manage your so called didi. You just tell me who that is"


Farooq still hesitates, Arjun gets angry and said, "Okay, you want to be so loyal to your didi right? And this job was arranged by her right? One call, just one call is enough to make you lose your job right away. You be loyal to her and lose your job"


Arjun takes out his mobile from his pocket & unlock it to dial his shop owner and Farooq gets scared seeing his actions and in the effort of stopping him from calling, Arjun's mobile gets slipped off from his hand.


Farooq, "Sorry sir, It happened by mistake" he bends down to take the mobile and finds the screen opened with a picture in his mobile.


He stares the picture and moves his sight to Arjun saying, "Sir"


Arjun grabs his mobile angrily saying, "What Sir? I am going to call your owner now"


Farooq, "You already know her sir"


Arjun's hands stop moving and he lifts his eyes to Farooq who is starring his mobile.


Arjun, "What you mean?"


Farooq, "You already know her sir"


Arjun, "Who?" with a shivering tone


Farooq takes the mobile from his hand and turns the mobile to Arjun showing the picture already there on the screen saying, "She is the one"


Arjun gets stupefied seeing the picture in his mobile; he takes it from him and stares the picture in the screen. He murmurs, "Radhika?"


Yes, it's Radhika's picture taken in their Sangeet moment. Arjun couldn't believe what he heard from him and gives him an unbelievable look but Farooq replied, "I am telling the truth sir, she is the one used to order flowers. She won't come to shop often but messaged me to have the flowers and the message supposed to be on the note. I followed what she told to me sir"


He keeps a pity face, Arjun signs him to leave and he leans on his car glaring the sky twinkling with the stars.


Memories flashing in his mind from the day one,


"Fresh flowers for a fresh new day" Radhika read the message and looked at him.


"Throw it out" Radhika handed the bouquet to peon. Arjun stopped her and she insisted to throw it out and made himself to read the message out of curiosity.


The chit he got in the party and made him mad in searching her and the dance with Radhika but still his eyes were searching for his admirer.


The memories haunting him and with the urge he drives back to home to confront her. But before he reaches there, they were already left to their home. Arjun dials to Neil's mobile seeing them not in home.


Neil picks up the call, "HI Arjun"


Arjun, "Neil, were you all left to your home?"


Neil, "Yes, we were searching for you and you did not even pick the call too"


Arjun sighs, "Okay"


Neil, "Anything important?"


Arjun, "No" he pause it for a second and said, "Yes"


Neil, "What's that?"


Arjun, "Does Radhika has any other names? I mean pet names"


Neil, "Is this the important one is it?"


Arjun smiles, "Whatever related with her is important for me. Tell me"


Neil chuckles, "Hmm, nothing much just two"


Arjun, "What's that?"


Neil, "Choti and "


Arjun, "and?"


Neil chuckles, "Chashni"


Arjun's mind again goes back to his memories and the conversation he had with Radhika on the admirer, the way she asked about his love interest on his admirer and the last message note from her.


"Hi Arjun, I know you might be angry and worried of not receiving any flowers or messages from me. I am very sorry Arjun; I am not going to send flowers or messages anymore. But still I kept watching you and even now I am watching you. I wanted to come to you to face you, but I don't have guts to look at your eyes and gets scared bearing a thought that what you will think after seeing me.


I am sorry for making you disappointed Arjun, but now I don't have any options. I always prayed for your wellbeing and will do it for ever. I am sorry to say this Arjun; I have to stop sending the flowers and messages to you and please don't expect any reason from me for this decision. I know what I am doing is not right and I can't justify it, but I have no options left. I know that I won't be the perfect one for you, & I don't want you to search me and get into any kind of trouble in future. If I am not with you also, I will always think about you and wish you get the great success in your life. This will be the last message and flowers from your SECRET ADMIRER!!!


Bye Arjun!!!


With love,


Your's Chashni J


He remembers the each and every line of the message and recalled when Radhika herself read that note for him.


Arjun close his eyes and takes a deep breath and stays as it is for a while. After spending an inadequate time in recalling all the past moments, he opened his eyes with a determination and with a smugly smile he mutters, 


"Chashni, Your game is over and now it's a payback time MY DEAR SECRET ADMIRER"


FB ends...


Arjun keeps smiling looking at the flowers and said, "You can't even stand with your admirer just in two days, and how you managed to play with me."


"The game is still on Chashni, you seriously going to regret for playing a hide & seek game" He smirks looking at his reflection in the mirror.


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A short chapter here just to make you tie with the admirer. Hope you like today's part. Will try to update next soon. Please let me know your view and show your love by voting it.


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