Shivay and Anika as usual were on their phone discussing about their daily routine. It is almost 6 months and they still maintain a long distance relationship. They never confessed their love in the six months because they wanted to confess it when they meet each other. Since the six months they were hoping to meet each other.

Just one week was left for their six month anniversary and their hopes were high to meet each other on the day. It is a special day for both of them, they would celebrate their six month anniversary, six months to their friendship, six months to their chatting online, six months to their patience, six months to their hope of meeting each other soon. Their patience had a tough time now, they couldn't wait more to meet each other, to see each other, to feel each other, and to confess their love.

Their conversation read:

Shivay: Hey

Anika: Hey

Shivay: I was thinking that, *deletes back the text* you know our six month anniversary is.. *again deletes the text* How are you? *sent*

Anika: How did it take so long to you to type how are you? And why would you ask this, I thought you understand how I am without asking.

Shivay: *Thinks* Uh! Why did I even ask this? *types* I meant where are you? This autocorrect did the blunder.

Anika: Oh, I am at home.

Shivay: Great! What did you have in lunch?

Anika: :P

Shivay: Paneer again?

Anika: Yup!

Shivay: *feels jealous* Why doesn't my mom also make Paneer twice a week?

Anika: Don't worry I will make Paneer thrice a week for you. *deletes the text* *thinks* What and why was I going to send that, uh!!!! *types* Don't worry, acche din aayenge kabhi.

Shivay: Well do you remember it is our six month anniversary is next week. *finally sends the text*

Anika: Yup! I so want to meet you.

Shivay: You know what this time let's meet, it's high time now.

Anika: You are right. Six months have passed. I can't be more patient to meet you.

Shivay: So, in Delhi or Bangalore?

Anika: Somewhere in the middle, let's meet in mumbai?

Shivay: Better

Anika: I am so excited.

Shivay: As if I am not

Anika: It is going to be A blind date.

Shivay: Yes! First ever blind date of my life.

Anika: As if it is 10th blind date of mine.

Shivay: I didn't mean that way.. Leave it now!

Anika: Ohkay, I have an idea. Let's meet at 'cafe coffee day' of Mumbai and there is a condition that we will have to recognise each other.

Shivay: That's a great idea..

Anika: So next Tuesday at 10am?

Shivay: Done

The conversation ended after a while, and both Shivay and Anika were thinking of the thousand ideas that came to their mind to surprise each other. Finally their wait is going to end. They were never more excited than this. If excitement could be calculated it would be 100000000x.

Shivay and Anika started reading their old chats to get any hint of what surprise would the other one like. They have had many discussions on this topic and so reading chats was the best idea they would get. They read the chats and realized that they had shared so much about their appearance, like Shivay had descirbed about his eyes and hair, while Anika described about her always smiling face.

They both got an idea. Both of them got the same idea to surprise each other, within these 6 months, they understand and know each other so well, that even their thoughts are alike now. Both of them decided to make a painting of each other imagining how the other one would be looking like.

They always had an image formed in their brain about other ones face, they decided to paint it and gift it to each other. Though they never saw each other they had rough idea how other one would look because their hearts knew each other. Their hearts helped them to paint each other's potrait. Closing their eyes and imagining each other, they drew a rough sketch and then painted it.

The finished look was so mesmererising and eyecatching just looking at the painting they both fell for each other, the beauty of other one's heart was painted on the canvas, the colours depicted their love. The colourful paintings were sure to make their loves and memories colourful. The painting was sure to surprise each other. The paintings were the sign of their love, their first gift to each other on their first meet, on their big day.

Shivika decided to plan a trip of couple of days in mumbai since it was their first meet. The painting was ready, Shivika were prepared and the day arrived for which both of them were waiting so eagerly. The six days seemed very long to them and the six days seemed like another six months to them.

They both had reached Mumbai early morning on Tuesday and got ready to go to cafe. They both had wrapped the canvas beautifully with a floral gift wrapping paper. The excitement was visible on their faces to meet the love of their life for the first time. They departed to go to the cafe.

The cafe had many customers for some odd reason, that made it difficult for Shivay and Anika to find each other. They did have rough idea how other one would look, but weren't sure about it because that was also mere imagination. They glanced through the cafe and saw each other, their first eye lock would be always remembered. Both were shocked because they looked exactly like each one had imagined.

They recognized each other and found a empty table. Shivay pulled the chair for Anika and then sat. Anika just smiled to it. She thought to herself "A perfect gentleman". They were just looking at each other for few minutes and finally Shivay broke the trance and spoke up.

Both of them started basic conversation and were so happy to hear each other's voice for the first time. The morning was indeed their 'Good Morning'.

Both of them used to chat a lot daily but today they were spellbound seeing each other. They were just lost in each other and had already started loving each other's company. Words weren't needed to express how happy they were to finally meet someone who they were talking with since so long. They both thought that that was the best day of their life, little did they know that the best is yet to come.

They soon ordered something to eat, and till then started talking some general stuff. Shivay got to know Anika's talkative nature and Anika got to know Shivay's Tadibaaz nature. They were enjoying and loving each other's company and soon became very friendly. They kept on talking, and topic of love was started by Anika. Shivay to tease Anika said that he was already in love and started describing the love of his life.

Anika was hurt knowing that Shivay already loves someone but didn't show it. She also started talking about love of her life. They both used as much adjective they could, to describe their love. Both asked each other to show picture of their love.

Shivay and Anika handed each other the portrait they had painted.

Shivay, Anika: The love of my life.

Both of them unwrapped the gift and were shocked to see their potraits. Happy tears made their way down their eyes and they both realised that they just confessed their love indirectly. They were both on cloud nine. They were officially in a relationship. Three days stay at Mumbai awaited next. It would be an understatement to say that they enjoyed the trip. The three days stay ended as if it was three minutes. The day which they will remember their entire life. Their first meet, their first eye lock, their first hug, and their first Blind date

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I hope you all liked this sequel OS. If you haven't read the prequel 'Love is blind', then go read it now. Don't forget to tap the star icon and comment down your opinions :)

If any spelling mistakes or grammatical error, ignore them or correct them, I will edit it later

Thankyou for reading. Lots of love to all <3

Ps- This and the previous OS were previously published as two seperate books, but now I am re-publishing them in this OS book❤