Quote of the day: "Life without true love is like smile without happiness, it's too flavourless to call it a life."

Cover pic: Siddharth proposal.

Please don't forget to inline comment as the most awaited chapter is here. I know you guys will not listen to me but a person can also dream right?

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Siddharth's POV

"Siddharth!!" She whined.

"Yes, my Love!!" I answered in a soft tone.

"Are we there yet!?"

"Just 2 minutes!!"

"Are you ready, Sweetheart!?" I asked and she nodded.

Placing her feet on the full of rose petal floor, I untie the silk blindfold and she stumbled a bit but how can I let my lifeline fall.

She stood there with her mouth wide open as she took in the view of air ballon.

Her face looks as if she was asking her inner voice that 'Can you describe the scenery in words as I am not able to believe?' While She was jumping like a rabbit in excitement.

She is such a cutie!

"Are you a genie??" she asked and when She noticed my longest stare, she added. "I-It's okay, I am cool with dating a genie!?!" Her eyes were sparkling as if she had found a treasure.

Genie?

Well, that is unusual.

But whom I am speaking about, She always thinks out of the box.

I tilt my head back and burst into laugher, catching her off guard, the rich and husky sound echoing off the air of the quiet surrounding. She frown when I pulled her closer through her waist, almost hugging her. Ignoring the tempting sparks that are dancing on my skin, I focus on her.

"No, but I may not be a genie but I can make your all wish come true!!" I chuckle.

"Really... but do you know my wishlist, It can be difficult!? are you sure about it?!" I had already made a copy of her wishlist when Kritika give me the information for which I had to persuade her.

"Yes, I am more than sure!!" I nod, leading her through rose petal which was placed on the floor, inside the heart shaped decorated air balloon as it only 15 minutes left for sunset.

1. Air balloon sunset ride with my prince charming- check.

Slowly we started leaving gravity as I watch Hritika squeal excitedly, looking down at the scenery. Soon She was taking pictures of the scenery like a pro and I also take few shots of her on my iPhone 12 pro max while she poses.

"Let's take selfies!!" She turns on her selfie camera and clicks our selfies.

"Can you show your dimples!?" She almost commanded and blushed when she noticed what she said as I smile, a dopey love-struck smile, gazing into her eyes.

CLICK

CLICK

CLICK

My eyes sparkle when her thumb takes our selfies unintentionally.

I snatched her phone from her hand so I can take our selfies in my style while grabbing her waist.

I give her an open mouth kiss on her rosy cheek, Leaving her spellbound while clicking our selfies

"Sweetheart, look at the sunset!" I said huskily, turning her towards West as I hug her from behind. Placing my chin on her shoulder, hands around her small tummy, I Caged her in my arms as she watched the sun's fiery kiss to the night, and I watched my beautiful sunshine as her hair was blowing.

She closed her eyes when I buried my face in her hair and inhaled her sweet scent of floral with a warm undertone.

Hypnotized with such proximity, I didn't realize when I started peppering small kisses on her slender neck to which she leaned in, unconsciously. I was happy that she get affected by my touch.

Leisurely, I twirled her around to face me, along with my nose trailed across her neck, jaw to cheek as I kiss the corner of her lips while tilting her chin up. Her sweet scent invaded the rational part of my mind. I whispered, "I am crazy about you!!" She kept her hand on my hard chest, gripping my shirt tightly whilst I pressed my lips to hers savoring her taste of warm and soft lips. The more I kiss her the more her grip tightens on my shirt.

Her tight grip on my shirt made me came to my senses. I was happy that she always responds to my touches but I need to be patient while taking things slow, First Step Woo Her For MARRIAGE.

She was so gullible and innocent that whenever I tease her she takes it seriously that I wanted to laugh how naive she was to get trapped in my words but at the same time I was worried. I don't want to take away her innocence which was her most alluring personality.

Slowly I let her go making sure that She didn't tumble over. Hayeee She blushed like the moonlight, and once again, my feelings ignite.

I, Siddharth Malhotra, who was known to be a ruthless devil, showing this soft Romantic side to her which I don't even know I had.

We reached the destination where I had the whole setup of our date; movie date and Romantic dinner. She was quite pleased and happy as we settled down to watch her favorite actor Bollywood premiere movie with popcorn, snacks.

2. My prince charming will watch a Bollywood movie with me -check

After two long hours of the movie, I was hella jealous of her constant praise of the some actor char tika (Kartik Aryaan).

Why can't she praise me when I was known worldwide for my Greek God look and also for my intelligence with 160 IQ, I was the dream of every girl that ever walked on this earth-- AHEM--- but my sunshine is with me now. Well, I can be possessive when it comes to family and loved ones.

Soon I came out of my thoughts when the lights go off and we both were standing a bit far from the movie setup. I immediately take out the red velvet box from my pocket almost dropping it in the process and knelt on-- not one but both knees in front of her.

"Siddharth!!"

As soon as Hritika called me, I click the remote button underneath my pocket.

Confused, she looked around the surrounding that was glowing with fairy lights as she loves them since childhood.

She gasp when her gaze fall on the big lightning 'I LOVE YOU' letter that was standing on the floor then she turned to look down my knelt form with a highest quality diamond ring in my hand which I had requested for their best french jeweler to work on it and I wasn't satisfied till the best designer sketch the perfect design for it.

"Hritika my angel, I know I am not perfect for you but I can't imagine growing old without you, nor do I want to. I am bossy, arrogant, and have a huge anger issue but thanks to you, who doesn't get fazed by my behavior, who made me act differently. I am nothing like that snobby, ruthless businessman around you--- I was surprised that I can be soft caring, and gentle around a girl. You deserve the world and all the good things it has to offer. If I fail to find that world for you, I promise to give you mine.-" Suddenly, She knelt in front of me and I placed her hand on my heart. "-Can you feel my heart? It's beating your name--- Please do a favor to this heart that Fell Hard for you."

"Marry me-- Hritika ?" I anxiously waited for her answer as she knelt frozen with wet eyes and I panicked, before I could react she nodded with her bewitching smile, ever so slowly.

I placed the ring on her finger and I hugged her tightly as I couldn't contain the happiness.

I kissed her forehead as we stand up from the ground and She blushed deep scarlet red. My blushing angel. Oh my god, my another part was getting excited down there. I joined our forehead to calm myself down.

We had a romantic dinner before my wild thoughts could take control as I didn't want to frighten her and left for the city while I held her hand throughout.

Once We reached her apartment, she was about to go out but I pulled her towards me by the elbow.

"Where's my good night's kiss?" I smirked.

"Siddharth!!" She blushed.

"Come on I am waiting!!" I pucker my lips.

"Siddharth, Someone might se...-"

"Ssshhh!!" I removed my other hand from the side of the passenger seat to keep it on her mouth, shushing her.

"We are in Newyork, Not India sweetheart!! Here nobody will mind, if they did then I don't care!! Now kiss me!!" I demanded and she nervously started playing with her fingers.

"If you are feeling shy then I can close my eyes to help you?!?" Closing my eyes, I puckered my lips when she nodded.

I opened my one eyes when I didn't feel anything for the next 30 second, she was biting her lips and looking towards her apartment while coming closer towards me, slowly.

Oh poor Siddharth by the morning you will get your goodnight's kiss.

"NAAH you won't be able to do it!!" My teasing voice startled her and she whined when she noticed my open eye.

"Siddharth!!! I can do it!!" She leaned towards me, determined, and held my shoulder as I closed my eyes.

I waited--and waited--when I felt her lips on the corner of my lips and pulled away like a strike of lightning, immediately my eyes flew open, stunned as I didn't aspect her to kiss me.

"Was that kiss?" I teased with a smirk as she was glowing with blush and I couldn't help kissing her crown, said her goodbye.

She sometimes turns from shy to bold in seconds.

I need to take a cold shower again ufff.

When I get home --- Rishi-- Oh god why do I have a best friend like him, he kept teasing me for being cheesy and whipped, grinning like a fool.

Everyone's turn came, His day will also come when he will meet his real happiness who will bind him around her little finger just like me.

AHEM-- I am whipped.

Hritika POV

After Siddharth dropped to my apartment I couldn't stop grinning like a fool and jumping, dancing, on the bed with a pillow, romantic song blasting on bass speaker. I snap my head towards the door when I feel Krititi sticking her head inside my room. I drag Kriti inside my room and started dancing with her.

"What happened Ritu!!" She looks at me like she had seen an alien.

"I am in Love---with Siddharth!" I whispered with a dreamy face remembering the proposal, soon I started screaming like a kid who just got to know speaking.

"I Love Him!"

"I Am In Love!!"

Soon I was throwing pillow filler everywhere and when she came to her senses she rushed out of the room. I fall on the messed-up bed excitedly with a goofy smile.

I never knew that my so-called Mr. Grumpy Malhotra had succeeded in capturing my heart and I had actually fallen in love with him.

I was lying flat on my stomach with my right arm under my pillow as slowly sleep took over me with reminiscing my beautiful memories with Siddharth.

On Sunday evening:

"Are we there yet?" Daksh asked again Siddharth and we both girls glared at him except for Siddharth as I was sitting beside Siddharth who was holding my hand.

I will never understand his logic of getting all our ten fingers entangled.

After five minutes.

"Pfft!!" He poked Siddharth.

"........."

"Can I ask you a question!?" He nudged Siddharth.

"..........."

I look out of the window while ignoring him. I think he was itching for a good beating like last time from Siddharth.

Well Right now, we were on the way towards the party that Siddharth's mother organized and I wore the infamous dress that Siddharth bought. Daksh decided to be our bodyguard of us helpless, weak women at the party as his family was also invited but in the meantime, Siddharth reached our apartment.

A war broke out between the two, in whose car we will go. At last, we all settled in Siddharth's BuLLeT pRoOf LaMbHoRgHiNi LiMo, as Siddharth revealed smugly.

"STOP THE CAR!!" I screamed.

'it's limo' inner-voice.

and oh ok the limo came to halt while screeching.

"What happened!?" Both males bombarded me with questions while checking me for any damage.

"Ice-cream!" My smile widened as I point towards the ice-cream stall on the opposite side of the road.

"You can eat it at the party too as I have specially ordered your favourite!!" Siddharth sigh and my friends hooted.

"No, I want it now from there!!" I stubbornly chided and unlock the door.

"Hey wait..." Daksh raised his hand and I stop.

"Why will be there an ice-cream stall in the middle of nowhere!?" Siddharth narrowed his brows.

Seriously, he and his habit of narrowing!!

It gives me chills!!

"Creepy!!" Kriti gets into her defensive mode.

"Suspicious!!" Daksh added.

I thought Kriti was getting defensive because she thought I was getting scared of Siddharth.

"Anything!!" I sneered as give them an 'are-you-mad-or-what?' look and bolt out of the car before anybody could react.

They just didn't want me to have street ice cream!!

"Hritika!!" Siddharth yelled as I crossed the road and turned around. I look at Daksh and Kriti's horrified face, Head out and body in the car, and then, at furious Siddharth who was just six feet across from me, walking closer towards me. I also pale seeing a laser red light pointing across Siddharth's chest.

I could feel sweat trickled down my forehead and My heart started beating faster and harder, adrenaline level rose, the chills crawl inside my body.

Before Anybody could guess what happened, a bullet made its way inside my back body with me shielding Siddharth while I wince with a gasp feeling a very sharp pain on my right shoulder a few inches down from my collarbone whilst I gazed into Siddharth's shocked wide eyes.

When realization dawn on him He twirled us without breaking eye contact, It's like time had stopped.

Within seconds another bullet silently but rapidly made its way from the southeast part of the forest and went through Siddharth's arm before we get surrounded by bodyguards. Blood started gushing out of his arm.

BlOoDs?! a LoT oF bLoOdS...

"RITU!! SIDDHARTH!!" The loud screaming of my friends saved me from falling into the pit hell of my past nightmares.

But will I be able to escape from it?

"Hritika!!" Siddharth lift me in his arm and rushed towards the car. My vision started getting blurry and I could faintly make out my friends' panic voices.

"Hang in there, Angel!!" His voice quivered in panic and fear-- fear of what? Losing me? whilst someone was pressing my wound to stop the bleeding but nothing made sense to me anymore.

"I-I'm... s-sorry... B-but I'm... s-sleepyyy...!!" My words were muffled.

"N-no, no, no, p-please... P-please k-keep your eyes op-en, s-sweetheart--- "

"Hritika! Wake up right now!! don't you dare close those eyes!! Angel!"

"I-I love you!!" I whispered as I forced open my heavy eyelids.

"I love you too..., HRITIKAAA!!"

That was the last thing I faintly heard before give in to the darkness.

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*Sniffling* & *tissue paper*

Eww *tissue paper* Take this, don't worry it free and now wipe your tears and snots.

Sweet and sour chapter.

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