CLUSTERS OF LOVE ❤💙💚💛🧡🖤

III. SWEET & SOUR 💖💖

Rishabh's POV:

With each passing day, Vanitha became more special to me.

I couldn't just hold back myself from seeing her, talking with her for no reason, cracking many jokes to see her smile. I did all of them yet I couldn't see a tiniest bit of response from her.

It is the day of team lunch in a restaurant outside. My manager Praveen takes all my team to a restaurant once in a while. It is actually fun.

Many times I waited for Vanitha but she never came. I don't think that today will be an exception.

I enjoy my team lunches but a part of me still kept hoping that Vanitha would come. And to my surprise she did come. She just had a neutral face and responded to the questions asked.

All of a sudden seeing her unexpectedly made me do something which I will never do. I walked out and bought a bouquet of red roses.

As if I'm possessed I walked directly to the place where Vanitha sat.

" Vanitha" I called her and she stood up seeing me.

" I love you Vanitha. Will you be my girlfriend?" I confessed forwarding the bouquet.

My team members clapped and a round of ooh-s followed.

" Come on Vanitha. Accept." Her friend encouraged Vanitha.

" What? No!!" Vanitha replied loudly after coming to her senses.

All the shoutings subsided and everyone had a silent lunch while I didn't feel like eating lunch.

What was I thinking when I proposed infront of everyone?

I just sat in the garden of the restaurant replaying what happened earlier.

" Rishabh, don't be hard on yourself man." Praveen said sitting by my side.

" It's fine. I am okay." I smiled at him.

" To be honest I'm happy Praveen." I said.

Praveen looked at me shocked.

" Vanitha always maintains a neutral face. It's like she hides her emotions. But today when I proposed I saw her eyes shining with happiness. Even though she said no, I am really happy to see her eyes twinkling.

Praveen gestured to the retreating form of Vanitha. I'll talk to her alone, maybe she is uncomfortable in crowds.

Vanitha's POV:

I always secretly wished that someone would propose me like this, infront of people showing his sincerity with roses. Rishabh today did exactly the same way and it's as if I have been pushed into my dream world.

But can I say yes? No, right!

I hate disappointing people but that's what I've been doing since quite a time.Previously I have rejected one or two proposals, I was firm then. What's wrong with me today? I had to force myself to say a no.

Is it because he made my dream proposal or do I like him?

Are you mad Vanitha? What are you thinking about? I shook  my head and walked out to clear my head.

Seeing my manager talk with Rishabh I wanted to go back but what he said made me rooted in my place.

Did Rishabh really see through me? 

Do you think he is really willing to be with ME? Can I for once be selfish and say yes to him?

No! if I do this I will hurt him and him.Why is my life like this?