The next day I got ready quickly and went to pick up Nisha. She opened the door. I saw her for the first time in an Indian dress. She was wear­ing a black sal­war kameez. Although she was look­ing very beau­ti­ful in it. Remem­ber­ing what I had said yes­ter­day night I was laugh­ing from the inside.

“So what do you think.”

“About what.” I said try­ing to show I haven’t noticed.

“Well my dress.”

“Oh good. Lets go.” She looked dis­ap­pointed. We went down Rohit was waiting.

“Nisha you look dif­fer­ent today.” Rohit said. He noticed the change. I smiled again.

“You like it.”

“Yeah you look good in it. Why don’t you wear more of these.” That was good Rohit. I was wait­ing for Diya too see this.

“Shall we move. Nisha you go with Rohit I have to pick Diya up.” I said and left.

“Come Nisha lets go.” Rohit.

I picked up Diya from her house. On the way I told her what hap­pened in the morn­ing. We reached col­lege Nisha and Rohit were already in the class. We went and sat.

“Look­ing good Nisha.” Diya said.

“I look good don’t I .” Nisha asked excited.

“Why are you wear­ing this.” Diya asked pre­tend­ing she did not know about it.

“Well some­body said I did not look good in Indian dresses.” Nisha stared at Rohit. Diya and I exchanged a smile. Rohit was surprised.

He whis­pered into my ears. ”Hey what happened? “.

“I don’t know. Did you say some­thing to her.” I said pre­tend­ing I had noth­ing to do with it.

“No. I didn’t even talk to her. Once I said she should wear Indian clothes she would look nice in them. But that was long time back.” Rohit looked scared.

“Well best of luck.” I whis­pered in his ears.

Then the lec­turer came in. We had our classes dur­ing the entire col­lege time Nisha did not talk to Rohit prop­erly. Rohit did not under­stand a thing. We went back home. When I asked Nisha if she is com­ing to the ter­race she said she has work. Rohit and I went to the gym.

“Rohit you know Piyush.”

“Who?”

“Well the tall guy in our class who has done a bit of mod­el­ling recently.”

“I have just heard about him not seen him. Why what hap­pened to him?”

“Noth­ing. He was just say­ing some­thing about Nisha.” I con­tin­ued doing my exer­cise but Rohit stopped.

“What was he say­ing?” Rohit.

“Noth­ing much just like that you know.”

“What did he say?” Rohit was eager to know.

“Why do you want to know?”

“No you were telling that’s why?” He said. I got busy in my exer­cise.” Raj you were say­ing something.”

“What?”

“About Nisha.”

“Oh yes.” I could sense his eager­ness. “ Yeah he was say­ing Nisha was look­ing good Today and that he kind of like her.”

“Oh she is a nice girl. Every­body likes her.”

“Well he said it in some other sense.”

“What sense?”

“You know. I think he loves her.”

“Really.”

“Yes and I think Nisha also likes him.” He began to exer­cise more rig­or­ously. “why some­thing wrong?”

“Noth­ing.” Then he whis­pered to him­self.” I will show this Piyush. What does he think of himself.”

“You said some­thing Rohit.” I asked. Show­ing I did not hear him.

“No noth­ing.”

We exer­cised for a while after this Rohit did not say much. We went home. I went over to Nisha’s place. She was lost in some thoughts. I went and screamed in her ears. I scared the hell out of her. She was fright­ened she hit me with her pil­low. I just couldn’t stop laughing.

“Think­ing about Rohit?”

“Yes. Hmmm no.” She was just con­fused then she realised what she had said.

“What were you think­ing about him.”

“Noth­ing.”

“Come on there must be some­thing. You were lost deep in your thoughts.” I said. I added “you can tell me I won’t tell him.”

“I told you, nothing.”

“Tell me.”

“Yes I was think­ing about him.”

“What were you thinking?”

“Raj, if I tell you some­thing, promise you won’t tell anyone.”

“Alright I won’t. Now tell me.”

“If you say any­thing to any­body I won’t talk to you.”

“Okay.”

“Raj I think so I love Rohit.”

“I knew it.” I was very happy.

“But Raj I don’t want you to tell this to him.”

“why?”

“Raj love is a feel­ing which can­not be imposed on any­body it just hap­pens. It hap­pened to you, so also it hap­pened to me. So also I want Rohit to fall in love with me, not any of you forc­ing him, it is not love then. Then if we are to meet we will or else we won’t. All I know right now is I deeply in love with him.”

“You will def­i­nitely get your love. You love him truly and true love never looses.”

“I hope so.”

“What will you do now?”

“I will let things hap­pen. If I find the same feel­ings in him I will say it.”

“I hope you get what you want. Well I bet­ter be gone I have to call Diya up.”

“Don’t tell her also about this.”

“Okay. I won’t.”