"Having a soft heart in this cruel world is courage and not weakness".

Aashi's P.O.V.

"Leave me", I said as soon as Kabir walked out of the auditorium holding me. Gosh, this is so embarrassing. What if anyone see me like this?

"Let me drop you spooky", he said miffed.

"No, leave me leave me. NOW!", I shouted in his ears and pinched his shoulder tightly. He immediately dropped me and hissed in pain. As a result, I fall down on the ground directly.

What the hell!!

"Gosh, you stupid girl. Are you planning to make me deaf?", He asked placing a hand over his ear.

"And why did you pinch me, you spooky", he grumbled rubbing his shoulder.

"Oww. You stupid monkey, why did you throw me like this?", I complained.

Ouch, my butt!!

I got up from the ground and patted my clothes and holding my shoes in my hand, walked away after giving a full time death glare to him. He sighed and walked by my side.

He didn't even say sorry. Such a mannerless boy, my heart whispered.

As soon as I reached my scooty, I wore my helmet and kept my shoes back on my feet and started it. Kabir too drove his bike near me.

"Take care of your feet", he said. I couldn't see his expressions because of his helmet.

"Why? Don't you want to tease me any more?", I asked.

"No. You know I can't hurt you", he said.

Yeah right!!

"Why?", I asked taking no interest.

"Because I like you", he said and I rolled my eyes. Although my heart did a tango but giving false expressions is every girl's birthright.

"I'm flattered. Stop using your speech on me", I said with a frown.

"I'm not using my speech. I really like you. I even said it in front of all of my friends. But you're still not believing me. Can I ask you why?", He asked.

"Why do you like me? I'm spooky, did you forgot that?", I asked pointing at my face.

You want him to priase you. Ain't you?, My heart mocked.

No, I replied.

Yeah. keep talking, it whispered.

"I don't know. All I know is I like you so you should give me chance to prove you that I'm not lying", he said.

"I'm getting late. I've to go now", I said dogding his question.

"Three times", he said.

"Pardon?", I asked.

He jumped off his bike after removing his helmet and walked towards me. He holds my scooty's handle and looked staright into my eyes. He had a serious expression on his face. I gulped nervously.

"I'll ask you three more times for accepting my proposal, Miss. Aashi Sharma", he said showing me his three fingers.

"And if I won't accept then?", I asked.

"Then, I'll fold my feelings for you and will never show you my face. So, think about it tonight", he said with a smile and then walked to his bike after patting my left arm.

After passing me a smile, he wore his helmet and drove off. I watched him going away. My heart all of a sudden raced it's beat. I started my scooty and drove back home but Kabir was there in my mind all the time.

He's behaving wierd!!

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I came back home and opened the door with a spare key. I walked to my room and changed into comfortables. Washing my face with my strawberry facewash, I came out of my washroom and applied bandaid on my feet.

I walked downstairs as I was feeling hungry and called my mom. Her mobile was ringing but she doesn't pick it. I seriously don't understand this philosophy of our mom's. They need a mobile phone to go out and are using all social sites but there phone is never answered on time until and unless it's from some aunts. Is it my mom or other moms do the same? Is ignoring their kids call is their birthright?

I called my dad. He like the dearest dad ever picked it up in two rings.

"Hello", dad said.

"Hey Papa. What are you doing?", I asked and picked up a cup.

"I'm doing nothing. Just sitting with your uncles. You tell, came from college?", He asked.

"Yes. Just making tea. Where is mom?", I asked placing the pan on the stove.

"She must be busy with your aunts somewhere. Why? Do you need anything?", He asked.

"No, she's not picking up my call", I said and added sugar and tea powder in the boiling water. My mobile was on speaker.

"Ok. I'll ask her to call you as soon as I'll see her", he said.

"Fine. Take care then. Come home soon", I said and add ginger in my tea.

"Ok. You too take care. Ask Avinash to come home soon", dad said.

"Will do. Bye now", I said.

"Bye", he said and hung up.

I poured my tea and came out of the kitchen holding my cup which had a picture of me on it. It was a gift from Noor. She gave it to me two years back when we're close.

I texted Avinash to come home soon. He didn't see my message because he was offline. I glanced at the clock. It was six in the evening.

I turn off the radio and old era's beautiful songs echoed my ears. I arched back on the couch and placed my legs on the table. I enjoyed my tea in silence with sweet music playing in my room.

Such a bliss!!

I closed my eyes and thought about today. Is Kabir serious? Why does he like me all of a sudden? I won't deny that his attempts and courage of telling me his feelings didn't impress me but do I feel the same for him?

Also, is he the right guy? Is he the lover boy as depicted in my novels? Will he be serious? Is it a prank? Do I want to give him a chance? What should I do?

I guess I need advice. Only one girl can give me good suggestion and that girl is Niharika Verma, my dearest friend. I dialled her number.

"Hello", she said.

"I've something to tell you", I said immediately.

Do give me right advice, my heart whispered!!

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Kabir's P.O.V.

I was playing the tunes of the guitar on my bed. But back of my mind was still playing today's incident. I laughed remembering about the priceless face of Spooky.

I was practicing all alone but it wasn't working out and all of a sudden Aashi came into the auditorium. Likely or unlikely, I practiced my drama lines with her and she thought that I'm serious. How can she be so stupid? How can she think that I'll say all those lines to her?

She's innocent, my heart whispered!!

She's idiot, my mind replied.

I don't know why did I tell her about this three times deal. I saw this thing in a korean drama once. I don't know whether it would work on spooky or not. Who knows she might turned me down in my all three attempts.

I've to make a full proof plan so that she doesn't deny my proposal. Being Noor's slave for one month would be the last thing I would love to do. That girl is small package, big disaster.

Noor, Priyanka and Spooky. They all are cousin yet totally opposite from each other. Noor is smart, beautiful, intelligent and clever.

Priyanka is beautiful, kind hearted, soft spoken but a mature one. Whilst Spooky, she's dimwit, stupid, not good looking at all and also a tubelight. She deserves the name I've given to her.

She's innocent and pure soul too, my inner self replied.

Go away.

I practiced for half an hour and then opened my mobile. I surfed Facebook and Miss. Spooky was online too. She added a post on Facebook, an overrated love quote. Seriously, this girl should stop reading love stories this much. They're so cliché.

"Love my soul and not my looks", was what her post say.

Really now? Her soul? Who had so much time to look out for her soul? Can this girl be any more annoying?

I closed my laptop and messaged Ami. "Hey", I typed and sent. The message showed two ticks but she wasn't online.

I kept my mobile on the bed and walked out of my room. My mom was in kitchen making dinner whilst my brother was watching cartoon.

"Mom, what are you making for dinner?", I asked.

"I'm making chapati and mix vegetable", she said and I nodded. I plonked on the couch and watched cartoon with my brother.

He was watching Doremon. I saw Nobita, I don't like cartoon much but I was in no mood to ask my brother to give me remote and fight with him. I'm tired. Nobita, he wore spectacles and as much as I saw, he seems hopeless case to me. He's weak, a cry baby and a troublesome person.

Spooky resembles him. Aashi is real life Nobita. She also needs a Doremon, I thought.

Why is she still on your mind?, My heart whispered.

I ain't thinking about her, I'm just comparing her with him, I consoled myself.

My mom called us to had our dinner. After having a small family time and filling my empty stomach, I came back to my room. My mobile was ringing the time, I entered my room.

I walked over it and picked it up. It was from Spooky. Why is she calling me?, I wonder.

I tapped the green button and walked to my room's balcony and sat on the chair.

"Hello Miss. Spooky", I said with a smirk. I know she hates this name and that's why I call her by this name.

"Hello. Are you busy?", She asked.

"No. I'm always free", I said and then completed by saying, "For you".

I'm so smart, I complimented myself.

"Ok. I want to tell you something", she said.

"Yes, I'm listening", I said.

"Kabir where are you right now?", She asked.

"At my home", I replied.

"No where exactly?", She asked.

"In my balcony", I said.

"I'm at terrace watching the sky up. Can you see the sky?", She asked and I looked up.

"Yeah, I can", I said.

Perks of living on top floor of building!!

"What did you see?", She asked.

"Are you drunk? What type of question are you asking?", I asked annoyingly and placed my back on the chair.

"It's important. Tell me what did you see?", She asked.

"I can see dark sky, a full moon and some stars here and there but they are not that visible", I replied trying a lot of effort to spot those stars.

"Now tell me have you ever seen a moon falling for the stars?", She asked.

"What? Are you stupid? What are you saying Aashi?", I said. She was getting on my nerves. No, she was grazing under my skin.

Stupid spooky!!

"You find it stupid?", She asked.

"Totally", I replied.

"Then how can you say that your liking me is not stupid?", She said.

"Excuse me? Are you comparing me with the stars?", I asked getting up from my seat.

How dare she!!!

"No, I'm comparing you with moon. The one whom everyone love and adores. The one who is a messenger of love. Moon, who gives company to everyone, be a kid, a teenage or older ones. In front of moon, stars have no identity. When we look up all what we all search is for moon and not stars. You're that moon and I'm those stars who are mostly avoided unless and untill it brights way too much. I'm that dull star who is hiding itself behind those black clouds", she said and paused. I sat down on my chair.

"Why are you saying that?", I asked softly.

"Because you're not understanding my simple NO. Kabir, we both are so different. You're the eye candy of everyone's eye. At night even though stars twinkle the sky, everyone talk to moon only. You're too good to be with me. I know my worth and yours too. I request you not to like me because I'm not the one you're searching for. For someone like you, there's a special lady too. Mr. Moon you'll get your partridge soon", she said.

Why is she praising me so much?

"I don't understand why are you saying so much good words for me? I've never treated you good", I confessed.

"Because for some moments only, you made me feel like the most beautiful girl in this world. Thanks to you for that. I have nothing to say more. I'll hang up now. Bye", she said.

"Bye", I said and hung up. I again looked up but this time not at the moon but at the stars.

You're a real star spooky. Your heart is brighter than these stars just like this moon, I thought.

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