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Chapter 20:

It was a frenzy Friday in the School that week, because they had a Match due, the next day,

Steve was nowhere to be seen, maybe he was busy with his team and Katie was on a practice session with her fellow cheerleaders.

Missing their presence, Alan walked through the corridor to his first lecture with Fathima, and he smiled thinking about she, befriending him, not that he was one of her friend before, she had always been in her own nut-shell, and now that she talks freely, not fully, but the little she did made him smile gratefully.

He was contended with his small group of friends who made the vehicle of days go smoothly on the rough path of his life.

On opening the door to his classroom he was surprised to see no one, except Fathima, who had clad her head on the desk.

Going near her, he noticed that she was sleeping.

God! She was sleeping on her first period, no, she was sleeping even before the class starts.

Maybe he had rubbed his class-sleeping-habit on her.

He moved closer to her desk to get a better view of her beautiful face.

Gosh! She was cuter than the last time when she had chocolate smudges over her lips.

This girl surely was the death of him because her simple sight made him forget to breathe.

She had pale white skin, with Dow shaped eye's with extra long eye lashes, which he had forgot to notice before, her lashes kissed the skin of her cheeks, her nose was prominent and lightly pointed at the end and it had pinkish blush, her parted lips made him take a gulp in his throat.

Had he not noticed her each feature he would have missed her light snoring, and he was really amused.

She was really damn freaking cute but perhaps at the moment, he should rephrase it as 'Damn Snoring Cute'.

He was so engrossed like an awestruck fellow in her, that he almost didn't noticed the foot steps nearing, and there came a girl with skinny jeans and a tank top throwing Alan a curious look, immediately his left hand went to scratch the back of his head while he shrugged his shoulders, and took the seat near Fathima, on the same time, the tips of his nose coloured pink.

Almost whole of the class had come but there was no moment from the sleeping beauty behind him, so battling with his brain to wake her or not, he chose to wake her before the professor arrives.

"Fathima", he whispered slowly, no response.

"Hey! Fathima", not at all, any response.

Scratching the back of his head again, he thought of ways to wake her up, maybe he can google it.

But the first point that came on searching "How to wake up an sleeping beauty who is Damn snoring cute" was 'let her sleep, and watch it peacefully',

Nah! Though he would watch her sleeping form full day, the professor can come any moment.

Next was to shake her. Oh! No, Not at all, she will probably kill him if he dared touch her.

Nothing was helpful, so he took his notebook and slowly hit her head, and the impact was enough to wake up Fathima with a jerk.

She saw her surroundings wide eyed, and when her eye's fell on Alan, he was shrugging sheepishly, and immediately she lowered her gaze embarrassed.

"Er.., I am sorry, the professor might come any time", he said shrugging his shoulders.

"Uh.., It's okay", she replied in a hoarse voice, her face coloring.

"Are you alright?", he asked worried at her sudden change in voice.

"I am good", she scrunched her nose, which turned more pink.

"No, you are not okay",

"Hey I am alright, just this flu, and the tablet had made me sleepy", she said looking at the floor, her face flushed pink.

That's when he understood, that she was snoring because of the flu.

The look in her face was not helping and he was really worried, that's why, he took her to the nurse station, even on the plights of Fathima that she was okay, and even battling his self to let her go there and take rest rather sitting here and watching her each move.

And God! This girl won't understand that he cared, will she?

The nurse had told Fathima to go home because the flu had become a fever then, and she should take a good amount of rest rather wandering in the school, ill.

Alan had got the gate pass for Fathima signed by the nurse on the mean time, Fathima had informed her mother to pick her up from school.

The both were sitting on a bench on the nurse room, when one of a school's maid was sweeping the floor and the dust hit Fathima's nose, and it didn't helped her flu, rather caused her to sneeze continuously within seconds of the impact.

Alan grabbed a box of tissue from behind handing her one whenever she sneezed.

"Aachhuuu", he gave a tissue.

"Aaachhuu", tissue.

"Aaachhhhuuu", another tissue, God! She was so much more than embarrassed now, and she literally ran away just muttering a thank you when her Mom arrived.

"You both are so cute together, I am sure you are in a relationship", commented the nurse yearning a eye roll from Alan.

On the contrary, when Fathima entered the car, her Mom asked,"How are you feeling Habibti?",

"More than embarrassed", she whispered to herself.

For her, it was just embarrassment;
For him, it was totally something different.

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"Ginger you should not keep your claws on my shoes", shouted Katie on the top of her lungs, making the ear drums of the poor Cat jammed.

"Meow", said the Cat and took it's legs from it's Master's shoes and sat down.

The week went busy for both Katie and Steve, preparing for the Match, and Katie was even more busy preparing the Midnight Anniversary party for Steve as an surprise.

Steve had won the Match that day, and went home with a huge grin while Katie had gone to the nearest Salon with a frown on her face, due to all the preparations on her shoulder, she wanted everything to be perfect.

She had her pedicure, manicure, hair wash, hair styling, hair cut, and not to forget her facial finished, and came home after sight visiting the garden area the party was conducting that evening.

There are more three hours left for the party, and Katie was gift wrapping the platinum bands she had bought for her and Steve as a present.

"Henna, can you please help me with this straps, I am sucking", Katie called out her House Maid Henna, who has in this job since a long time, probably after Katie's Mom.

She had taken good care of the house and Katie, as her Dad was busy in Business, Katie's Dad had a huge Empire of Hotel's all over the World, and was always busy, but in the mean time, he tried his best to spend time with his only daughter.

"Coming", said Henna as she made her way to Katie.

After unwrapping the straps of gift paper which Katie had wound over her hands, Henna helped her to wrap it around the small red box.

"Everything is ready right Katie? The Garden, the arrangement, food and not to forget the Cake?", asked Henna.

"Oh My God!", Katie hit her forehead with her hand.

"What happened?",

"I forgot to bake the Cake, Henna, How could I be irresponsible?", Katie sighed dramatically.

"Oh.., Its Okay Darling, you have got time", Henna replied patting her shoulders, while Katie got up and marched towards the Kitchen.

Adding flour, eggs, milk, cocoa, without noticing the quantity for each Katie started mixing all the ingredients.

She placed the mixture into the oven for making and started preparing the icing.

She was about to finish the icing mix, when her phone beeped, indicating a phone call. So she took a small break for forty five minutes, face timing with Fathima who is recovering from her sickness.

Katie then took the baked cake out of the Oven and it was brown instead of red, indicating that it was burnt, but most to Katie's kitchen knowledge it was well cooked instead of burnt, she enjoyed doing the icing.

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Alan got ready in his tux and somehow grabbed Steve to get ready, and took him to the surprise party saying him they are just going for an walk with a tux, strange right?

Kate had forced Alan to do this job, and on the same time not hinting Steve about the party.

"We are going to the Party, right?", Steve asked.

"Party? What party? which party? whose party?", Alan mused, acting.

"Come on Alan, I know we are heading to the Anniversary party, just throw it up", Steve mocked.

"Anniversary, are you mad?",

"Yes, Anniversary, mine and Katie's, two years back we started our relationship this night Man", Steve confronted.

"You are really mad to think Katie would hoist a party for your relationship, she is already sulking that she got stuck with a Grandfather like you", Alan grunted.

"Oh really! This Grandfather you are calling, won the Match today", Steve mocked with pride now.

Alan scrunched the bridge of his nose with disdain, yearning a hit on the shoulder by Steve.

After walking for another ten minutes the both of them reached the place, and Alan told Steve to open the Gate.

Smirking, Steve opened the Gate, and both of them entered the Garden, whose light's were turned off, on stepping inside, the whole place lit, while Steve's eye's went wide, and his jaw opened.

On his front was snow covered beautiful Garden, whose tress were lit with small strip lights all around, there were pure white curtains held high from the ground joining all the tress to form a circle around the place,  small tear drop string Lights hanging low hear and there, and small white tables arranged all around, and on the centre was a big one, with a blue silk middle peace, on the ground were big snow flakes placed everywhere.

All of a sudden, there were clapping, and seeing the people, Steve's face had a huge grin, there was his Sister's, Football mates, Cheerleaders, and all the friends, and everyone parted to reveal Katie who stood in the middle with a smile, and the mere sight of her took his breath away.

She was looking gorgeous with her Anna dress, a tiara on the top of her head, with small snow drop pins all over her plait.

Her dress was Magnificent with dark Green colored velvet chest filled with gold rhinestones marking a design of her neck, and creamy colored bottom which flew till her knees, and her shoe type stilettos made her more hot.

She had a purple shoulder peace on, and walked up to him, greeting and the both of them then sealed their relationship with a kiss.

The party then went horribly amazing, well the horrible part was when Steve choked the red velvet cake, and the amazing part was when Steve gifted Katie a small golden fish, which she had gladly named Nemo.

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Hola Guy's!!!

Really sorry for the late update!

I am stuck with life, and it makes me busy *sheepish grin*

So, how was the chapter?

I seriously loved the ones who checked up on me, whether I was alright, and sat down at the edge of the bed to write this update.

Hope you all liked it!!!

And and, there is an real life incident in this chapter, any guesses???

Until next chapter,

Yours always,

Sumi❤