chapter 13

Hello, welcome back!! Sorry for any typos 🥺Ria's POVOh, my delicious chocolates! I love you so much! Just wait a minute till I finish my work then I'm never going to leave you!I was just about to eat my delicious chocolates when mom woke me up!Get up, Ria! Stop sleeping like a giant, get ready and don't you want to go shopping?? She said excitedlyNo? I saidFine don't cry later saying that I don't like this or I don't want that! She said switching off the fanMom! Seriously you turned off the fan! I screechedGet up! And come down in 15 mins we are already lateFine! I said getting up from my bedI took my shower and went down to have breakfastAfter the fabulous dinner night at Arjun's house our parents decided to start our wedding preparations, with much less time for an engagement we decided to shop for everything within this week's timeI finished my breakfast and saw Arjun calling meI was planning not to pick up the call but then just when I was about to cut it my mom saw it and asked me to pick upHello! Arjun said Good morning beautiful he continuedYears ago I died to listen to this voice and now I'm trying to push him away, old memories were flushing down my cheekHelloe? His voice interrupted againAh yes! I'm sorry I was thinking somethingNo problem! Mom wanted to inform you that we are gonna shop at one of her favorite designers, I'm gonna WhatsApp you the locationSure! I'll be there soonBye Sweetheart! He said cutting the callWe sat down in the car and I started thinking about him againArjun! That one person whom I fell head over heels for, that one person whom I wished I could meet every single day and get a chance to talk to him, spend time with him, all this which was once a dream for me is now happening!We reached the boutique and I greeted everyoneArjun was staring at me just like he did when we were kids!Does that mean he liked me too?!Oh not again, I'm not falling for this trap again!I cleared my mind and went inside the boutiqueIt was such a huge one with varieties of clothes from parties to weddings everything could be foundThe interiors of this place enchanted me, I was so busy staring at the surrounding that I almost forgot to notice somethingA lady in her mid-forties, wearing casual clothes and a neatly tied pony with minimal makeup, she was so healthy and beautiful that anyone would barely think she was in her mid 40'sHelloe Mrs. Kaur I hope you're doing great! Rita aunty hugged the lady saying thisOf course ma'am I'm having a great time said the lady, what are you going to shop for today?Well, that's Ria my soon to be daughter in law we need to shop for my son's wedding, hope you have the best!OMG, Arjun has grown up so much! He's finally getting married, she looked at me and said your daughter-in-law is so pretty ma'am, they'll make such a good pair!Sonia! Mrs. Singh called out a name, and take them to the wedding collectionSonia will help you today ma'am, I'll be there in a few minutes!Sure, Mrs. Singh, they hugged each other againSonia came to us and guided us through the shop to the wedding collectionThe whole area was filled with beautiful gowns and lehenga's the lighting inside the shop made them look even more beautiful and shinier, one of the lehenga which was a beautiful red lehengaIt looked so stunning in the lighting that I kept on looking at itArjun noticed this and asked Sonia to take that lehenga outTry it! Arjun whispered coming close to meI looked back at him with a smile that I couldn't resistSonia guided me toward the trial room while the rest were busy shopping for ArjunIt was a small corridor with 6-7 trial rooms and beautiful lightingI walked into one and put on my dressThe lehenga fitted me perfectly and looked gorgeousI came out after changing my clothes but couldn't find Sonia near me, I started searching for her when I suddenly bumped into someoneArjun! What are you doing here?? I said hurriedly, everyone would be looking for you!Hssh.. he put his fingers on my lips, grabbed my hand, and then took me inside into one of the trial roomsHe locked the door after meArjun! What are you doing I started asking him worriedlyMy heart was already racing from being alone with him in a locked roomHe slowly walked towards me and as an instinct, I walked back, and before I could realize my back hit the end of the roomHe put both his hands on either side of meWhat are you doing Arjun? I whisperedYou're looking gorgeous in this dressThank you!, But that doesn't answer my questionWait! let me speak today he said looking into my eyesWhy do you always run away from me? Don't you remember the times which we spent laughing! Trust me I loved that time! And I wanted more, when you left Delhi I was so sad, I missed you every single day, your words, your voice, your songs, your clumsiness I missed all of it!My eyes were moist, I tried to look awayI love you! Ria, I always did and will! Whether you like it or not but I love you more than anything!I don't Arjun, I can't ... I said looking away and trying to hide the pain in my eyesIs it because of Kajal?Yes I stammeredHis hand formed a fist and his face showed exhaustion, Fine! I know my ways, he said this and left the roomI could no longer control my tears, the only person I loved in my whole life I lost him, I just broke my dreams by myself!I went out and looked for Sonia again, I went to the end of the corridor and found a girl standingSonia? I questioned but there was no responseShe turned around and it was none other than Kajal, she was standing there with SoniaHey! Looking gorgeous kajal saidWhat are you doing here? I askedOh! Straight to the business I see, do you remember this girl? She pointed toward SoniaNo? I said confusinglyWell of course how would you, Dev's girlfriend RidhiMy heartbeat froze for a second, all things related to him still give me panic attacksWhat no! I said horrified by what she saidHey Ria! Don't you remember me? How many other boyfriends are you gonna steal she said making a jealous face.I stole no one! Just go away from here, my heartbeat was already thumpingI started to step back, and that is when Kajal pulled my handYeppp only that much for now 😂, love ya all!! 💗💗