Girl: are are sambhal kar jaa.. (chuckles)

Shiv: haaaa...

(Karan was still busy reading the diary. Some new pages and some old. Every page was a moment they shared. Some were moments spent years ago and some were recent. He was touched to the core reading how much all their moments meant to her. He kept on turning the pages one after the other and couldn't stop himself from reading more. He had started reading some old entries)

Karan: Kaash mujhe ye sab shaadi se pehle pata hotaa.. kash mai tumhare saath pehle bhi kuch moments spend kar pata Kriti..

Dear Diary,

Today I am very Happy... Finally aaj I discovered a hint ke Jannu di aur wo are best friends.. I mean of course they are best friends but like they don't have anything romantic between them.. you know what I mean? Even I don't know what I mean.. how would you know? Anyways.. just bear with me today.. it's just my excitement speaking. So basically he posted for Jannu di's birthday. They were beautiful pictures and he wrote a hugee para for her and one line said, "She is there for me whenever I need her. No.. she is not my girlfriend, she is my best friend and she's just my everything!" This means Jannu di is not his girlfriend. God I am so happy. I always had a doubt if they like each other. But I still don't know if di likes him. They would be a perfect couple indeed but no, please god.. please give me a sign that di doesn't like him the way I am thinking. Please... Actually even if I get to know, what am I gonna do about it? Nothing probably.. I don't know why I am hoping as if I am going to tell him how I feel.. that's never gonna happen.. isn't it? Ugh.. I suck! Anyways.. who has seen the future? For today I am very happy to know this... Yeah.. party time... ok not literally.. Oh by the way he even wrote he got some gift for di.. I really wanna know what it could be but probably I'll never get to know.. how could I? Only if di uploads about it.. please dii.. upload kar dena.. I am so excited..
Ohh I am running late.. There is a barbeque at Khushi's place today and me and yash are invited. I get to see him today.. oh I am super excited now!! Ok bye.. I love you..

Your's Kriti...

P.S. Di uploaded! It was a beautiful.. beautiful jewellery set! Must say.. he has some real good taste in jewellery.. I am so jealous of that lucky girl who is gonna be with him! And barbeque was amazing too!!

(There were photos of Karan and Janvi sticked too)

God this girl is driving me crazy... Ye barbeque matlab unke 12th ke starting mein hua tha.. and have to admit she looked beautiful that day.. but of course maine use jaake kuch bola nahi.. what the hell yaar.. kyu nahi bola? Shayad wo bhi mujhe khud sab sach bata deti.. Aur kitni innocent ho tum Kritss.. mai aur Jannu? Seriously? (Laughing) hum bestfriends the, hai aur hamesha rahengee.. but you are absolutely correct here.. I love her a lotttt but we don't have anything romantic between us.. Jannu ko bhi nahi hai.. kash mai saamne se aake tumhe iss diary mein likhi har bewakoofi ka jawab de pata.. I so wishhh that.. but you have to know mai tumse kitna pyaar karta hu Kritss.. I love you and it's justt you..!

(He starts reading more entries. Meanwhile, Shiv goes to the fire exit and find Khushi reading a book)

Shiv: (in mind: Fire exit mein book padh rahi hai.. isase behtar jagah to pure college mein thi hi nahi na iss kaam ke liye.. classes aur Library padhne ke liye thodi na hoti hai.. wo to masti mazak ke liye hoti hai.. book yaha padhi jaati hai.. college ke restricted area mein.. fire exit mein..)

(As he opened the door and entered fire exit staircase door, Khushi turned around to find the last thing she wanted to see right now in front of her)

Khushi: Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho? (She stands up to leave)

Shiv: Khushi.. Khushi yaar pleasee bass ek baar meri baat sun.. (she starts to walk away) Khushi please.. give me a chance to explain.. baat to sun.. mai bass ek ladki ko propose karne ki practice kar raha tha kal.. ok I know mujhe tujhe bata dena chahiye tha pehle but I was just hoping for some instant reaction.. bass analyse karne ki koshish kar raha tha wo kya react kar sakti hai.. but I am really sorry Khushi.. mai sachme tujhe hurt nahi karna chahta tha.. I am fool.. please maaf kar de..

Khushi: What? What the hell is wrong with you? Wait.. wait what? Ho kya raha hai yaha? Koi mazak chal raha hai? Tell me what do you mean? Do you love someone?

Shiv: Yaa.. and I am thinking to propose her.. Jannu ko mai bata nahi sakta tha aur uske baad you are the only close friend I have.. Kriti ko chhodke jo apparently mere best friend ki wife hai.. mai bass tujhe puchne wala tha kaisa laga kya add karu ya kuch par mai kuch bol pata usase pehle tum bhaag gayi.. I am really sorry Khushi.. mera intention tujhe hurt karne ka kabhi nahi tha.. phir bhi I know you are hurt and I am really very very sorry for that..

Khushi: (in mind: Fuckk!! Shitt!! How on earth am I supposed to react right now? Pehle mera Unknowingly married husband milta hai, phir mujhe pata chalta hai use shaadi mein koi interest hi nahi hai, phir wo mujhe propose karta hai aur ab bata raha hai ki mera husband mere saath practice kar raha tha to propose some other girl.. how can the situation be any better? I want to cry real bad but nahi.. abhi nahi.. I have to stay strong... use pata nahi chal sakta)
Oh woo.. nahi.. actually Jannu di wapas aa rahi thi na.. unhe wait na karna pade isliye mai chali gayi.. besides I was clueless.. kuch samajh hi nahi aaya kya bolu..

Shiv: I messed up.. I am really sorry.. please galat mat samajh yaar..

Khushi: no no.. that's fine..

Shiv: fine? so you are ok?

Khushi: ya

Shiv: Hashh.. thank god!! Mai darr gaya tha pata nahi tum kitna gussa karogi.. Accha ab tumhe pata hi hai to tum meri help karogi?

Khushi: kya help?

Shiv: to find out if she likes me or not.. aur Propose karne ke liye bhi.. please?

Khushi: Umm.. A.. Are you sure.. tum.. I mean.. you.. you really love her aur.. u.. uske saath khush reh sakte ho?

Shiv: Of coursee I am Khushi.. Yes I love her.. aur mai uske saath bohot khush rahunga..

Khushi: Hmm ok.. I'll help y.. you...

Shiv: Sachme?? Thank you so much Khushi.. thank you thank you.. you are the besttt.. (he hugs her tightly)

Khushi: par tum.. (pushing him away) Jannu di se help kyu nahi le rahe?

Shiv: Oh.. about that.. wo mai tumhe batata hu jab usase milvaunga.. and thanks for the help..!! Mai tumhe thodi der baad milta hu.. byee..

(He leaves after waving a good bye to her. Meanwhile, Karan keeps reading some more pages and find a page with his pictures stuck on it. A shirtless picture with basketball in hand)

Karan: ye to.. school ke basketball tournament ke photos hai.. ye bhi? If I remember correctly, iss match mein mai Man of the match bana tha.. kya usne wo game dekhi thi? God I can't stop myself from reading.. abhi tak kam se kam 50 60 entries padh chuka hu par man hi nahi bharta..

Dear Diary,

Today I was scrolling through his profile and I found this picture. Hot na? I know right.. this was from one of the best matches from school. He was caption of basketball team for our school and we had intercollegiate basketball tournaments every year between best schools of town. That day was tournament finale. He was in 10th and it was his last match for the school. Luckily all students from 5th to 10th were taken to the tournament to cheer our team and I was just sitting at a corner and praying for them to win while others helped them enthusiastic by cheering. We had a great team and an even better captain. Other team was Royal Academy and it was absolutely amazing too. It was one kind of a tournament. Neck to neck game. All thanks to him, in last 30 seconds he managed to make 6 points and won the tournament. Everyone was cheering for him and the team. I was so so happy that day. I even visited temple later to thank god and managed to give him some prashad through Khushi. Oh Khushi is my lifeline.. seriously! He won man of the match and his happiness was so evident that day that his face was glowing and I couldn't help but notice how he blushed when someone from audience screamed, "Marry Me Karan!" I still don't know who exactly that person was but I swear I don't like that person. After the match, he was floating in sweat and he decided to let his shirt off middle of the stadium when that girl proposed him to marry her and he blushed.. damn, did de even know who she was? Ugh.. anyways.. but that day I saw him shirtless fir the first time and clicked it in my camera that I was super obsessed to. I just couldn't move my eyes off him. He looked soo freaking hot! Will I ever be able to see those abs again? Ugh.. nevermind!
Anyways, you know I have his photos stick in my room. Of course no one knows about it. Not even Khushi! I have sticked them behind my photo frames to make sure they remain secret and of course I was never going to tell Khushi that I have photos of her brother stick all around my room. She will think I am obsessed over him. But I am not... Right? I hope right.. I just find him really attractive and lovable and a person to be cared for. He is just amazing... Oh and I seriously need to stop stammering around him. I get so nervous when he is around and couldn't say a word. Even that day, Khushi took me with her and congratulated and hugged her brother and he turned towards me and I don't know why but I messed up a single word.. "congratulations"! How hard was that to say? But I couldn't.. I don't know what nonsense I said at that moment. I was so clueless and hyped up. I still can't talk to him properly.. it's been years now I have been stammering around him.. Oh God.. I hope he doesn't think I have any medical problem regarding speech.. Ohh god.. it's been 5 years now and I am still not over his abs. How can someone be so hot? I so wish to see them again.. I sound pathetic right now.. that's fine though.. I know my secrets are safe with you.. Anyways.. ok bye.. I need to stop thinking about his abs and concentrate. I am soon going to have my prelims!! I Love you..!

Your's Kriti...

Was I reading right? Did she write she can't get over my abs and I am hot? She thinks I am hot and attractive.. she was jealous of that girl that day.. damn and she needs to know I didn't blush.. I was hell embarassed..! Why will I blush? She is proud of me, she is happy for my achievements, she thinks I am an amazing captain and she prays for me... She actually, with her own hand wrote that she couldn't get her eyes off me and I was freaking hot! Damn I am freaking out right now!! Uparse meri photos usne chipkayi hai apni deewar par wo bhi chhupke.. damn.. how was I so stupid to not notice what she feels for me? I am such a dumb.. one day I am definitely gonna sneak into her room and see those photos.. that's gonna be some real fun! Kash Krits.. Kash I knew all this earlier.. mai tumhare saath shaadi se pehle wale wo saare insecurities ke pal wapas jeena chahta hu.. tumpe bohot saara pyaar lootana chahta hu.. par ab wo kabhi nahi ho payega.. mai lovable hu kyuki you love me, mai tumhari tumse jyada care karna chahta hu.. ek baar ye nervousness hatake dekho Krits.. we are perfect together.. we complete each other.. hame tumhari ye nervousness nikalni hi hogi.. kyuki jab tak hamare beech conversation nahi hota tab tak ye pyaar jaahir kaise hoga?

(Khushi sits down regretting why she agrees to help)
Khushi: Ok.. so I finally know, wo mujhse pyaar nahi karta.. uski mujhse shaadi hui hai jo legally applicable nahi hai we being minors aur wo mujhse pyaar bhi nahi karta.. that's it.. hamari story itni hi thi Shiv.. tum kisi aur se pyaar karte ho.. destiny kuch nahi hoti... Aur agar hoti hai to we were probably never destined for each other.. aur waise bhi tumhe to pata hi nahi hai hamari shaadi ke baare mein.. aur kabhi pata bhi nahi chalega.. I'll make sure of that.. mai aur complications create nahi hone dungi.. agar tum uss ladki ke saath khush ho to mai tumhari puri help karungi.. ha.. mera dil tutega.. Lekin kam se kam uska to judega.. wo khush hai to mujhe aur kya chahiye? Rone ka bohot dil hai.. par bass... Bohot ro liya.. ab strong hone ki baari hai.. not any more.. after all.. meri khushi uski khushi mein hi to hai.. (hurtfully chuckles) phir bhale uski khushi iss Khushi mein nahi hai.. bad joke Khushi..

(Meanwhile, Shiv walks towards Basketball court)
Shiv: Ok I know maine bohot jhooth bola hai aaj Khushi se.. par maine naam nahi bataya tha.. mera ishaara tumhare hi taraf tha Khushi.. kaise samjhau tumhe? Mai itna bewakoof bhi nahi hai.. I could clearly see tum khush hone ka, normal hone ka bass drama kar rahi thi.. tumhe takleef hui thi Khushi.. mai nahi jaanta tum apni feelings se kyu bhaag rahi ho but trust me.. mai tumhe realise karwa ke rahunga ke tum mujhse nahi bhaag sakti, tum apni feelings se nahi bhaag sakti.. tum mujhse pyaar karti ho aur tumhe he accept bhi karna hoga.. baki jo bhi problem hai, hum saath mein deal kar sakte hai.. tumhe akele sab kuch handle karne ki jaroorat nahi hai.. Ohhh.. shittt!! Surrr... Wo mera wait kar rahi hogi.. I better reach in time warna wo mujhe kaccha chaba jayegi aur dakar to lene se rahi..
(He runs towards the basketball court)