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Kameela Devgan

"Love- " My vocals cut down short when the door fully swung. Eyes doubled size with my mouth halfway open. "Dhilip? "

"Wow! I never expect such a word to welcome me. But to be honest, I'm really impressed. " He expressed with shock.

"What are you doing here? " Came my next question and he laughed softly.

"What am I doing here? Well, I'm about to take Your Majesty for the dinner date I promised today. First of all, you look spectacular. "

I wanted to smack myself for asking such a dumb question because he was right after all. He's here to take me on a date, which I said yes for. He's doing what he promised and I should be...doing what I promised myself too.

"Thank you, Dhi. Urmm....give me a second, I will grab my purse and we can leave right away. Okay? " He nodded enthusiastically and I let him in while on the process of grabbing my purse from my bedroom.

We sooner left my house and descended to the ground floor through the elevator with some random talks in between. Dhilip leaded me to his car and my head was fogged again by the absence of the Love God.

Is he okay? What if he's not okay? Would he be back home safely? He said that he have nowhere else to go rather than coming back to me, so why aren't you here with me right now?

"....Kameela? " Dhilip's voice echoed on my ears and I was back to earth. He was eyeing me with concern as he had already kept his car's door open for me.

"Y-Yes. I'm sorry...I-I was just...thinking about something. "

"Well, you're so into this something. " Dhilip chuckled while saying so and I frowned, acknowledging the meaning behind the phrases he told.

I'm so into that something? Of course, the Love God is that something so does that mean-

"Kameela. " My body froze upon the impact from that calling and it didn't need to be spoken twice to recognize the person.

"Love God. " I mumbled softly, feeling a smile spreading over my lips and I turned myself around towards the direction.

Seeing the one and only someone who I have been eagerly waiting to meet since today morning.

I really do missed him.

Without caring anything around, I let my limbs to pace forward on his direction as I was preparing myself to launch on him for a hug. "Wait! " He shrieked in warning whilst gesturing a stop sign and that made me to halt.

"He's still there, ba- I mean, Kameela. He's looking you like a weirdo now and you don't like to be seen that way, right." He laughed dryly with no humor.

"Go with him now. I'm fine. I was in his place the whole time. " He continued.

What was he doing in Dhilip's place?

"Kameela? You sure you're okay? " Dhilip spoke from my side as he placed his hand on my shoulder for assurance, pulling me back from my reverie.

I gazed at the man in flesh right beside me and I couldn't help but to look back at the man in presence right infront me.

"Go, Kameela. " He whispered slowly. Eyeing me with a small encouraging smile and I had my clarity.

I shouldn't be really messing this up today. Why am I losing control when he's around me? For once, I shouldn't be fooling around with Dhilip and his feelings. If we are about to figure out my feelings today then I should really pull myself together.

"I'm okay, Dhi. Let's go. " I stared up at him and he just nodded without questioning anything in return. I held on the car's door to slip in and Dhilip walked to his side.

Taking a glance at the now gaping Love God who's standing there as if he had been lost for words, I don't know of what to respond him so I got in the car.

"Wait, Kameela. " He came running to my door and I slide down the window immediately. Resting his palms over the frame, he looked at me with hesitancy and began talking, "He's a nice man and he would never hurt you but...." His face fell as he continued, "....he might not be the one for you. "

"Why? " Came my slightest murmur and I was beyond confused.

"Oh, you rolled down the window. Okay then, I will turn off the air-conditioning. " Dhilip exclaimed, turning off the air-conditioning without further ado and he slides down his arm to the gear knob to change it to D.

I panicked and spun around to meet the Love God quickly. "Why? " I whisper in urgency again.

"He's already in love with someone and he's forced to do all this with you. " He rushed out those words and the car started moving, for which he promptly take away his hands while taking a step backwards.

I digested his statement ever slowly because it was unbelievable at first and after letting the meaning of his sentences into my system, I was stunned. My anatomy hooked to the car seat and my already fogged up brain were twisted even more.

I involuntarily stared up at the driving man beside me and I didn't know of why he had to do this with me.

*****

"Bon appétit. " The waitress rallied with a big smile and left us to dig in our meal.

I shakily took the spoon and fork on each side of my hands yet became stilled with the same previous thought juggling in my brain.

"Don't you like the meal? " I heard Dhilip asking with a smile and I frowned at him.

Can anyone pretend so perfect like this?

"Is there anything on my face? " He chuckles, taking his palm to wipe around his face playfully.

I looked downwards at the meal again and I decided to play along, expecting that he would somehow spill something tonight.

I can't be mistaken when I said that he isn't a bad guy. Though, Love God said the same to me.

With that set in my mind, I began dining. Not feeling any appetite but I still gave in to the deliciousness.

After finishing the dinner, an awkward silence enveloped us and Dhilip cut in the silence right away.

"We had basically talked everything about each other on our previous date but I never asked you this that day so here I go. " He dramatically sighs as he continued, "What do you think about this arrangement? What do you think about us to be specific? "

"About us? " He nodded and his usual smile of assurance had already been replaced by something else. Concern.

"We are..." I was thinking of what to say next and I saw him swallowing down his throat. "...I-I don't know. Maybe like good friends or something. " As I finished, he practically let out a breath of relief but still doing good at concealing his emotions quickly.

"Good friends, yes! I mean, so you don't feel anything towards me... romantically? " There he goes, giving me a perfect lead to speak my mind out.

"No. How can I feel that way when I knew that your heart is taken? " I know, it's a lie where I acted as if I acknowledge that since long but I have no idea other than this to make him spill the truth.

He's expression was worth laughing aloud but I resisted the urge to do so. He amazingly had his mouth open to allow any flies in and his eyes were almost ready to pop out.

"H-How do you- "

"How do I know? Oh, come on...I'm not a fool. " But indeed, I'm a fool since I had no idea about his feelings and thanks to Love God.

"Wow! Kameela..." He smiled warmly, looking away. "...I thought that I did a good job hiding my feelings. "

"Well, you did not. Now, tell me about her...or is it a, he? " I played along.

"Your such a bright person and...it's a her. " He chuckles, racing his hand towards his handphone which is on the side of the table.

He tapped something on the handphone and turn the screen around towards me to show something. It was a picture of him and a white woman as they poses cutely to the camera with their eyes connected to each other, yet it's clear that they are so much in...love.

Love God had once again won the truth. Can he ever be wrong?

"She's beautiful. " I grinned, looking up at him from the handphone.

"Yeah, she is. " He says, smiling fondly while staring at the picture himself.

"The best thing that ever happened to me. My Catherine. " He mumbled while still looking at the picture. "You know, we loved each other since high school and hide it all along. After four solid years, I met her again in a concert and after that day, I couldn't be away from her. "

"We confessed our love right away and we were inseparable since. She's everything that I wished for and I love her so much. " He was grinning the whole time.

"Then, why are you doing this? " He saw me confusingly at first but then he got the meaning behind my question as he sighs, turning his gaze away from me.

"I'm forced to. " He answered, connecting with my sight unwillingly.

"By who? "

"Our parents. " I knew it! I already had that guessed in my head that out parents would have brainwashed him.

"Ah, typical Indian parents who's still against interracial love, isn't it. Dhi, ignore their hatred and stand your ground for your love. I would back you up, I swear. " I was frustrated at the beginning and cut in back with a sense of encouragement at the ending as I confessed so.

"Would your parents allow that to back me up? " He joked mockingly and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"They should. I'm a grown up 27 year old woman, for God's sake. " I was determined by this point.

He laughed, seeing my reaction. "They even made me to learn about you so that, it would help me win your heart easily. But don't worry, this is my real nature and the acting part was being the lover boy. " Oh, I knew that it was strange when we had perfection in our conversations on the first date.

"Ugh! I had no idea about this. Please, Dhi. Don't listen to them anymore. Not even your parents if they stood against you. You have a wonderful woman in your life so you better fight for your love rather than giving in. " I huffed and he chuckled softly but this time, with a sad smile as he gazed downwards.

"I did fought so badly and it took ages till I made both my parents to accept her. " He said.

"What? So they do agreed for your love. Wait! Then, why do they have to force you to do this with me right now? "

"Because they thought that I would end up killing myself all alone, maybe? " He informed while shrugging.

What is he saying?

"What do you mean? " I didn't knew what I am anticipating for but I was ready to hear it out.

"I lost my Catherine to cancer a year ago. " I could hear the sorrow in his voice as his eyes began tearing up. Wiping the liquids away immediately, he smiled. "She hates it when I cry. "

"I....I-I'm sorry. " I didn't know what else to say as I never expected this.

"Hey, no need to say sorry. Everything in life wouldn't be as we expected, right? I was right by her side when she drew her last breath and it was painful as hell. I grieved for so many months and being honest here, I almost took away my own life. But then, I remembered Catherine's last precious words at me. 'No matter what, I will always live in your heart and you better keep it alive so that I could live there in peace. ' "

His hand raises to his chest, placing right on the left to his heart as he uttered, "So, yes. She still lives here and my feelings are still fresh for my woman. "

I could only chastened a sweet smile at his story.

"My parents on the other hand had thought that I would end up killing myself while grieving over her. But what they didn't knew is that I'm really happy, since my Katherine is living within me right now and no one could ever replace her in my life. " He told me with a chuckle as he returned back to his jovial self.

"I was pretty uptight to meet you at first but then they sentimental force me and then, came your parents with a set of tips on how to catch their stone-hearted daughter's heart. " He laughed as he mentioned about my parents and I only glared at him.

"Honestly, I really planned to reject you when I came to see you for the first time. But getting along, I felt like you could be a good friend for me and I was intrigued with that sassy of yours. I pretended alike a romantic lover boy and speaking about pretending, I wouldn't be apologizing for that because I loved seeing you getting annoyed time to time. Matter of fact, I was basically praying to all God to not gave you false hope and thankfully, you flowered my heart which might also made my Catherine happy with those pleasant full title on me. A good friend. " He explained it very calmly with a warm smile still lingering on his lips.

"What if...I really do fell for you? Like, you know...if I haven't known about your love thingy and I'm in love with you. What would you have done? " I was keen to know the answer for this.

He looked at me amusingly. "Meh, I would have ran away the moment you said so. "

It was my turn to look him with surprise.

"Of course not, silly. I...would have married you, like our parents wished for. " I couldn't be more shocked by now. Why would he do that?

"What? You fell in love with me and it's entirely my acting to make you fell for me as our parent's wished for. I wouldn't cheat on your feelings and since we clicked better, I would have married you but with no feelings for sure. I would convince us to be good friends eventually. " Woah! Now, he sounds like a desi person with all this confessions.

"But I know that wouldn't happen since, Your Majesty had her heart taken. " He teased but that made me froze.

"Oh, come on you. You think I'm a fool right now? " He mimicked my words back at me.

"Hell, no. " I refused, feeling unconvinced but exposed at the same time.