CHAPTER 1

Holding a box in his hand, encouraging himself silently that there is nothing to worry about, his Phoolan won't get angry on him without any reason, Huda walks to Naina, who is standing at the bar side.

Getting a grip on his throbbing heart Huda tilts his head a little to his right, trying to gauge her mood and very lovingly calls her,

"Phoolan!"

Within moments of hearing him calling her, Naina turns to look towards Huda. And within those fraction of seconds, Huda takes his hand behind him, hiding the box from her. It happens again as always, all his Hudagiri go in vain in front of her! That's her affect on him.

As their eyes meet, Huda smiles and lets his eyes to travel on her, appreciating how beautiful she is looking in her black dress. Her hair left lose but neatly combed. The pair of chandelier earrings is the only ornament that she is wearing. All of it make her look just so beautiful.

"Kahan thi tu? Kabse teri wait kar raha hun!",

he says quickly, to overlap his look of nervousness, amazement and surprise, all mingled together and stretches a smile on his face as he completes saying the line.

No, it wasn't a fake smile but an in the moment kind of a decision taken by him.

Resting her left elbow on the counter table and entwining her fingers together, Naina turns her head away to her left and knitting her brows she tells him,

"Huda please, I am not in the mood!"

Her reply sinks Huda's heart, this was exactly what he anticipated. Guess, he knows his Phoolan too well! But nevertheless, he is his Mummyji's Huda, he won't give up that easily.

He tries again,

"Arey mood mein tu rehti kab hai?",

smiling, he walks across her to her other side, whilst uttering these words.

"Tujhey to mood mein laana parhta hai",

says Huda, naughtily, lowering his voice, softening it.

Without turning back completely to look towards him, Naina turns her head to her left and indicating with her hand she orders him,

"Bus!",

in no mood to endure his usual flirt.

"Bus? Bus kya, car; truck; tractor tu jo kahegi main wo lakar dunga tujhey",

smiles Huda, reaching in front of her. Naina looks towards him, listening to him.

"Par abhi ke liye...",

smiling, Huda forwards his hand holding the box, a gift for her, blushing.

"Ye rakh le...",

smiles Huda, lovingly.

Naina looks towards him, finding it unusual, why is he gifting her anything? But nevertheless she accepts it without any argument as she understands that his so many emotions are there behind gifting her this. How much big a flirt he might be, but deep down he is a true gentleman and an amazing friend whom Naina would never like to lose, she knows it.

Rajveer happens to reach the party at that particular moment and discovers Huda with Naina, gifting her the gift. A ping of jealousy enters his heart which he tries to calm down but fails miserably. With the jealousy feeling intact in his heart but with a calm face, Rajveer notices Naina's reaction from the exit point of the corridor.

Naina, completely oblivious to Rajveer's eyes on her; in fact about his presence in the party too, questions Huda, doubtfully,

"Mere liye?"

She opens the brown rectangular gift box and what she finds skips her heartbeat - a red saree!

Standing next to her, Huda arches his right brow, his eyes glued to the gift. A smile stretches on his lips as Naina opens the box.

She knits her brows and with the same expression intact on her face, she looks towards Huda, quizzically. Her expressions make Huda's heartbeat to pick up pace. Is she angry? Didn't she like it? His eyes change their direction every now and then from the saree to her expression then back from her expression to the saree.

"Ye tu laya hai mere liye?",

she enquires, looking towards Huda; knitting her brows; holding back her smile.

Rajveer who has by now lowered his eyes, looks back towards Naina on hearing her question, as it skips his heartbeat.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)

"Arey haan Phoolan. Aur kon layega?",

smirks Huda, nervously.

Rajveer lowers his eyes again, smiling. Looking back towards them, he shakes his head and turns to his left in order to walk away, that a thought makes him to halt in his process. He hasn't seen her reaction to the gift. How can he go without knowing her reaction?

As he turns to look towards her reaction to the gift, holding his breath, he gets welcomed by a beautiful smile on Naina's face; paired with her twinkling eyes.

He lets go off the air he has been holding in his lungs out of anxiety and nervousness to know Naina's reaction.

Naina smiling, stares Huda. Huda stares back.

Rajveer turns his head to his right as something inside him makes it unbearable for him to look towards them. What it is, he ignores to acknowledge.

"Belated Happy Valentine's Day!",

wishes Huda, smiling, looking towards Naina.

This ignites the alien feeling inside Rajveer all the more.

(Fast Rajveer-Naina revolt tune begins)

Naina doesn't answer but looks towards him, smiling and with her twinkling eyes. Rotating her hand on the saree and in a dreamy voice, she says,

"It's beautiful!"

(Fast Rajveer-Naina guitar tune begins)

The alien feeling gets soothed on hearing her words and a blush creeps on Rajveer's face.

Ringing of Rajveer's mobile refrains him from listening to the further conversation between Huda and Naina. Giving them a last look, Rajveer walks away and accepts the call.

After ending the call, he returns back to the same spot to know are they still together? But why does it affect him, Huda and Naina's togetherness?

As he reaches there he finds that Naina is walking away with a smile on her face, shying. Rajveer knits his brows as the thought of what might have been exchanged between Huda and Naina, in his absence, disturbs him. Why is the big smile on her face? Out of anxiety he looks towards Huda who bears the same smile on his face as well. He turns to go away that he finds Rajveer looking towards him. With that big smile still intact on his face, Huda gestures Rajveer with his thumb, as if he has accomplished some mission successfully. Rajveer keeping his emotions at a bay and forgetting all the jealousy that he felt moments ago, with a heart filled with happiness on seeing his cadet happy, smiling, responds back to Huda with a thumbs up.

(Rajveer-Naina slow revolt tune begins)