Pardesi Pyaar ~ Part 5

Graduation day had arrived and Khushi and Katie were at their home getting ready. Katie was curling her hair to perfection, whereas Khushi was making sure that her dress was just right.

 

“Are you sure it isn’t too short.”

“It’s fine! I asked some of the other girls what they were wearing and the length of your dress isn’t going to be an issue at all.”

“I really would prefer to wear something a bit longer.”

“Khush, you won’t even be able to see your dress under your robes and after graduation we’re going after party and the shorter the better right!”

 

Rolling her eyes, Khushi turned away and pulled her dress down that little bit more. She was used to wearing short dresses, but she just felt a bit self conscious today because she knew that should would be meeting up with Arnav after.

 

“Have you spoken to him?”

“Yeah he texted me last night and he said we’ll meet after the graduation ceremony.”

 

Making sure that they looked perfect and their hair was in place, Khushi and Katie grabbed their bags and left for their graduation.

 

*****

 

Taking their places, the graduation ceremony began. As Khushi was sitting down, she saw Arnav sitting a couple of rows in front of her. Arnav too saw her and gave her a little wave before he turned around and sat back down. Khushi couldn’t help but smile, she loved how he noticed her. She knew it wasn’t a big deal, but something about it just made her feel so warm and special. Like she mattered to him, like they may actually share something special and precious.

 

The ceremony began, and one course at a time, the class of 2017 graduated from their masters programmes. They went in alphabetical order of the courses so Arnav graduated before Khushi. When his name was called for him to collect his diploma, a number of people whooped for him and Khushi and Katie made sure they clapped extra loudly for him.

Arnav walked across the stage and joined his classmates. When every last member of the business class graduated, they left the stage and made their way back to their seats.

A little while later, it was time for Khushi and her literatature class to graduate. Just like with Arnav’s class, Khushi’s class took to the stage, one by one and collected their diplomas. When Khushi collected her diploma and walked across the stage, Arnav cheered for her and Khushi blushed a deep shade of red. She reached the rest of her classmates and waited as the rest of them too collected their diplomas.

Once everyone from the literature class had collected their diplomas, the audience cheered for them as they took their seats once more.

One by one everyone in the auditorium collected their diplomas until everyone in the room who was to collect their diploma, had collected their diploma.

 

“And that concludes the graduation ceremony for the class of 2017!”

 

The graduates all took their mortarboards off their heads and threw them up into the air do cheered. They did it! They’d graduated!

 

*****

 

Katie and Khushi had taken off their robes and had put them aside, ready for the night that was waiting for them.

 

“Are you sure I look okay?”

“You look perfect. Now stop worrying and look cool for when Arnav comes to find you.”

 

Khushi smoothed down her hair and pulled down her dress. A moment later, Arnav walked over to her.

 

“Hey.”

“Hi.”

“Congratulations!”

“Congrats to you too.”

 

Arnav and Khushi were lost in each other. Katie watched them and realised that they were long gone and that she needed to get their attention again.

 

“Ahem.”

 

Snapping out of their little trance, Arnav and Khushi looked up. Katie extended her hand to Arnav.

 

“Hi, I’m Katie.”

“Arnav.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Same here. Should we get going ladies?”

 

The girls nodded and Arnav draped his arm around Khushi’s shoulders.

 

“Arnav! Wait up!”

 

Arnav and the girls stopped and saw Karl rushing over to them. Karl caught up with them, panting. He rested his hands on his knees as he got his breath back.

 

“I… Give me a second.”

 

Arnav, Khushi, and Katie watched with an amused expression as Karl stood there, hunched over breathing hard. After a moment, he straightened up.

 

“Hi, I’m Karl.”

“Katie.” Katie extended her hand and Karl shook it. Jackpot, he found her without even looking for her.

“And you must be Khushi, he hasn’t stopped talking about you.”

 

Blushing, Khushi looked up at Arnav who smiled down at her.

 

“Should we get going to the after party then?”

 

Everyone nodded and Arnav and Khushi walked in front of Karl and Katie, making small talk.

 

“So Katie, can I accompany you to the party?”

“You won’t ditch me will you?”

“I don’t intend to.”

“Then yes, you can accompany me. I don’t really fancy third wheeling those two.”

“How do you think it’s going to go down between them?”

“I don’t know, but I hope it goes well. Khushi hasn’t stopped thinking about him since she first met him.”

“Same with Arnav! He’s been going on about her for months.”

“I hope it works out between them. They seem really into each other.”

 

Karl and Katie continued to talk about their friends, whereas Arnav and Khushi continued to find out more about each other. Katie was glad to know that Arnav seemed to be as into Khushi as she was into him. It put her mind at ease, at least he seemed to care about Khushi the same way she did for him.
Karl led them to his car.

 

“I call shotgun! Is that okay with you Arnav?”

“Go for it.”

 

Katie fist pumped the air and got into the front passenger seat of the car, leaving Arnav and Khushi to sit at the back. Once everyone was seated and ready to go, Karl started the engine, shifted the car into drive and they were off towards their party venue to get their night started…

Pardesi Pyaar ~ Part 4

Khushi was working her last shift at the coffee shop, saying goodbye to all the customers as she prepared their coffees for the last time.

 

“What am I going to do next year? Who’s going to make my Lattes just right for me.”

 

Khushi laughed as a girl who was in her earlier stages of college expressed her concerns about her coffee.

 

“I’m sure that whoever will take my place will be able to make your latte just the way you like it.”

“I hope so, good luck Khushi, it’s been great seeing you around and just having casual chats with you over coffee.”

“Thank you and good luck to you too.”

 

The girl left with her drink and Khushi couldn’t help that she had tears gathering in her eyes.

Somehow, working at the coffee shop had become more than just a job for her. She enjoyed working here and she enjoyed the people that she interacted with on a regular basis.

Khushi’s final shift was nearing its end, and after a number of emotional final conversations, Khushi realised that she hadn’t seen Arnav. She’d forgotten all about him and that she was meant to be speaking to him if he came in. Turning around, Khushi looked at the clock. 20 minutes and then she would be done.

 

Time ticked on, and Khushi was feeling hopeful that Arnav wasn’t going to come in, or if he did, she’d already be gone. But alas, god had other plans for her. The chime above the door rang and Khushi looked up to see Arnav walking in and towards her.

 

“Hey Khushi! I finally found you?”

“You’ve been looking for me?”

“Yeah…” Running his hand through his hair, Arnav looked around slightly awkwardly. “Yeah I’ve been coming in twice a day since the day we met, but you never seem to be here.”

“Wait… You’ve been looking for me?”

“You’re one of the only people I really felt like I connected with here and I wanted to get to know you.”

 

Alarms began to ring in Khushi’s head. He thought they had a connection? He’d been looking for her? WHAT?

 

“Did you ask anyone for me?”

“No… I didn’t and I guess that was a stupid thing to do, I shouldn’t asked when you’d be in. I didn’t think…”

“We graduate tomorrow… I feel like we’re a bit late.”

“About that… I was wondering if…” Again Arnav looked around awkwardly, trying to come up with the best way to say what he wanted to say. “I was wondering if you’d like to be my date for the after party.”

“Your date?”

“Well not date date, but yes date. I’d really like to spend some time with you and get to know you.”

“I don’t know… I wasn’t really planning on going to the after party.”

“You have to go! You have to celebrate your achievement!”

“I don’t know…”

“Please, for me. I’d really like to spend some time with you.”

 

His eyes were wide, pleading her to agree. Khushi knew she shouldn’t, she didn’t want to develop feelings for him. But at the same time, would one night really do any harm?

 

“Okay, yeah! Let’s do it.”

 

Grinning for ear to ear, Arnav pulled his phone out of his pocket and handed it to Khushi.

 

“Put your number into my phone, and so after the graduation ceremony if I don’t see you I can call you and we can meet up and head to the party together.”

 

Khushi took the phone and put her number in. His phone was the iPhone 7 plus in matte black. This alone reminded Khushi why she was hiding from him. His world was completely different to hers. He had the latest iPhone and she was using one of the oldest iPhones, which she hadn’t even brought herself. Katie had given Khushi one of her old phones because she’d had enough of not being able to WhatsApp her.

She handed the phone back to Arnav and he called her number straight away. The phone rang in Khushi’s pocket, but she was reluctant for him to see that she was still only using the iPhone 5.
The phone stopped ringing.

 

“You should save my number.”

“Yeah I will do.”

“So er, I should get going and I’ll see you at graduation?”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

 

Arnav smiled and took his leave. As he reached the door, he turned around, waves and gave Khushi a lopsided smile, and then left.

Pulling her phone out of her pocket, Khushi looked at his number and couldn’t help but smile. She saved his number and held her phone close to her heart.

 

*****

 

“Did you talk to him? Did he show up?”

“Let me get in through the door.”

 

Katie rolled her eyes and backed up slightly to let Khushi in through the door. The moment Khushi was inside, she took her by the arm, dragged her over to the sofa and sat her down.

 

“Tell me, RIGHT NOW.”

 

Khushi began to explain to Katie how things had played out and what was said between them. Katie listened, her eyes wide, trying to contain her excitement.
When Khushi finished telling her what happened, Katie squealed with joy.

 

“What are you so excited about?”

“You’re going to the party with Arnav!”

“Yeah I know but…”

“No buts, he’s so interested in you!”

“We don’t know that.”

“Khushi, come on, if he wanted interested why would he have gone looking for you, every day, twice a day.”

“Okay, yeah I guess…”

“And I know you’re worried that you and him are from completely different worlds, but honestly, I don’t think it’s going to matter to him, and if it does, then he’s a jerk and I give you permission to just leave him somewhere and run away.”

 

Khushi nodded. She knew Katie had a point and that she was making sense. Besides, Arnav may be from a wealthy family, but he didn’t seem like a snob, he didn’t seem like the type of person that would push someone away just because they weren’t as rich as him.

 

“I don’t know what I’m going to wear to the party.”

“You know I have the perfect dress for every occasion, don’t worry, I’ll sort you out.”

“Katie… I’ve been attracted to him since that first day, what if things seem like they’re going somewhere between us and then it just fails. I don’t want to get hurt.”

“Just be careful and keep a distance. If things don’t look like they’re going the right way, then you just get out of that situation as fast as you can and we don’t look back.”

 

Khushi nodded once more, she could do this and Katie was behind her every step of the way. She’d been curious about Arnav right from the beginning and it seemed that he’d felt the same, so why not just act on it? See where things go? After all, what could possibly go wrong?

 

*****

 

Author’s note

I would just like to make it clear, before anyone misunderstands what I wrote, which phone you use doesn’t matter in any way. Personally I do not believe it matters which phone you have, those were Khushi’s views, not mine. I personally am still using an IPhone 5s. 

Also, last week I was gracious as to how my blog was growing and how my views were going up really fast, however this week my views have absolutely crashed. They haven’t been this low in months? So I don’t really understand what’s going on. 

Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this and I will be back tomorrow with and update to one of my main stories. 

 

Pardesi Pyaar ~ Part 3

Some time had passed since Arnav and Khushi had met that day in the coffee shop and now graduation was only a matter of days away. Khushi had pushed any thoughts of Arnav away and tried to focus on her final semester. She needed to make sure that she was performing her absolute best so that she could graduate with honours.

Arnav too spent his time studying so that he could graduate. But unlike Khushi, Arnav had taken this time to also do a lot of socialising. He’d met a lot of people, and there were plenty of girls fawning after him, craving his attention. Arnav noticed these individuals but at the same time, he let them slide. None of them did anything for him, no one really stood out, no one except Khushi from the coffee shop. However, after that first day, he didn’t come across her again.

 

*****

 

“Karl, quit talking so much and get here and help me move this.”

“Bro, were graduating soon, this is the time to pull all the girls that we can.”

 

Arnav laughed but rolled his eyes. Karl, someone he met in his lectures. Arnav wasn’t too sure why he was friends with Karl, but all he knew was that he wouldn’t know where he’d be now if he hadn’t made friends with Karl. Arnav shook his head and went back to moving the huge stack of books that were on his way and pushed them aside and put his laptop down.

Karl looked up from his phone all of a sudden and gasped.

 

“Dude! It’s graduation is less than a week.”

“I know! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you! That’s why I needed you to move all this stuff. So I could go through my paper one last time and get it submitted.”

“Haven’t you already had that paper submitted and marked?”

“Yeah I have, but they want a hard copy.”

“Oh.”

 

Karl went back to his phone. Moment later he looked up again.

 

“You know that girl Katie?”

“The one you’ve been trying to get at since I’ve met you?”

“Yeah her. Do you think I’ll ever find her and speak to her.”

“Who knows.”

“Arnav man, she’s so hot.”

“Let’s hope you find her at the graduation party.”

“Do you think she’s the one night stand type?”

“I honestly can’t answer that. I don’t even know what the girl looks like.”

 

Karl sighed.

 

“Hey, there’s something I wanted to ask you.”

“What’s up bro?”

“Do you know that girl that works at the coffee shop?”

“Which one?”

“The Indian one, Khushi.”

“She makes a mean Americano?”

“Anything else? Other than that?”

“Nah, I’ve never seen her around much. Although, coming to think about it, I think she’s friends with Katie.”

“You’re Katie?”

“Yeah. But why all the questions about coffee Khushi? You into her?”

“Yeah I guess you could say I am. I met her once but she’s always been on my mind.”

“Why didn’t you just go back to the coffee shop again then?”

“I have. Twice a day, every day since I’ve arrived. But I never see her. Either she’s not been working there or the universe is keeping me away from her.”

“Well let’s hope she goes to the graduation party as well.”

“I hope so.”

 

Karl went back to his phone. Arnav was meant to go back to work but he couldn’t help but wonder about Khushi. Why hadn’t he seen her around? He knew that he wanted to get to know her, there was something about her that drew her to him and he knew that he needed to act on it before they graduated otherwise he may never find her again.

 

*****

 

“Katie! I’m home.”

“I’ve been waiting ages for you! What took you so long?”

“A customer dropped a whole lot of coffee just as I was getting ready to leave, so I needed to clean it up before I left.”

“Can you believe tomorrow’s your last day at the coffee shop?”

“I really can’t believe it! I’ve actually really enjoyed working there.”

“Did Arnav go in today?”

“Twice.”

 

Khushi rolled her eyes and Katie laughed.

 

“Did you hide again.”

“Of course I did.”

“Khushi, there really isn’t a need to hide from him every time he goes in.”

“I’m sure he wouldn’t have even realised.”

“He may not have done, but there was still no need to hide.”

 

Ever since the day Khushi had heard Arnav talking on the phone, she had taken it upon herself to stay completely out of Arnav’s way. She didn’t want to get in his way when he obviously didn’t think much of her. And due to this, every time he came into the coffee shop, Khushi made sure that she was well and truly hidden.

To some this may have seem irrational, but Khushi didn’t feel like she could face him after what she heard him say. And any way, if he wanted anything to do with her, surely he could’ve asked after her at the shop, but he didn’t, so he obviously wasn’t curious about her.

 

“Khushi, I know what we said about you and Arnav being too different and that you didn’t want to think about it, but I know you’ve been thinking about him since you’ve met him, please talk to him once.”

“What’s the point? And we’re graduating soon.”

“I know but I have a feeling that you should talk to him.”

“You have a feeling?”

“Yeah, I have a feeling that you should take to him because I think it’s the right thing to do.”

“Again what’s the point. Say it goes miraculously well, nothing can ever happen between us. Plus, were graduating so it won’t even lead to anything more.”

“I know and I get all of that but please, when he goes to the coffee shop tomorrow, please don’t hide from him, please just talk to him.”

“I don’t know…”

“Please Khushi. For me.”

 

Khushi sighed and looked at her friend. Katie was practically on her knees, begging Khushi to listen to her.

 

“Okay, fine. I’ll speak to him, but only if he comes in and makes an effort to speak to me. If he doesn’t then, it not going to go looking for him.”

“Okay fine! Deal!”

 

Katie rushed forward and squeezed Khushi out of joy and Khushi batted her friend away.

 

“It means this much to you that I should talk to him?”

“It really does mean this much to me.”

“Thank you Kay, for always supporting me.”

“Always and forever, I promise.”

 

*****

 

Authors Note:

Just a quick note so say please excuse any inconsistencies in spacing, I’ve been really struggling to edit recently, WordPress has really been playing up. 

Also, I have noticed that my views have been going through the roof recently! So thank you so much to everyone who has been helping me get my stats up, it really means a lot to see such a growth in the number of people I have visiting my blog every day and how many views I’ve been getting. Thank you all and I hope you guys can carry on helping me grow x

Pardesi Pyaar ~ Part 2

“Can I get a black coffee please.”

Khushi nodded and went straight to work, all the while thinking about the hot guy stood behind her waiting for his coffee.

Where did he come from and why hadn’t she seen him before

Suddenly, Khushi remembered about what Katie had been telling her earlier about the hot Indian. Was this the hot Indian that all the girls were talking about? Because if this was the guy that they were all talking about, then they definitely had got one thing right, he definitely was hot. Khushi finished with the coffee and handed it to Arnav who was sat at the bar area near the counter. She decided that if she was going to talk to him, now was the best time.

 

“Erm, hi. I’m Khushi by the way.”

“I’m Arnav.”

“Are you new around here?”

“Yeah I am. How did you know?”

“Well there’s not a lot of Indians around here, so I already know all those who are from around here. You are Indian right?”

 

Arnav chuckled slightly and took a sip of his coffee.

 

“Yeah, I’m Indian. My dad’s has moved down here for some work and decided that he wanted to bring me along. He usually doesn’t but something inside him told him that he should bring me too.”

“Are you enrolled at Anchorlite?”

“Yeah, I’m doing post grad Business, you?”

“Post grad literature here.”

“That’s sweet.”

 

There was a slight pause and Arnav took that moment to drink some more of his coffee.

 

“So Khushi, what’s the party scene around here?”

“There’s a couple of bars and night clubs in town. But as exams are so close, no one from the college has had much time to party.”

“Oh yeah that’s true, last semester and all. Are you graduating this yeah?”

“I hope so, you?”

“I should be, but who knows, anythings possible when you’re me.”

 

Khushi didn’t know if he was joking or not, but smiled politely any way. Arnav took a last sip of his coffee and then put his mug down.

 

“Well I should be off, I need to get some work done if I want to graduate this year. How much for the coffee.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it, it’s on me. Consider it a welcome gift.”

 

Arnav laughed once more and put his wallet away.

 

“Thanks. Well it was great meeting you, maybe I’ll see you around campus sometime.”

“Maybe.”

 

Arnav nodded slightly and then left. The moment he was out the door, Khushi exhaled. She felt as though she had been holding her breath the whole time.

 

*****

 

“Katie Katie Katie Katie Katie! Guess what!”

“What what what what what what?!”

“I met the hot Indian!”

“HOW?! Where? Tell me all the details now.”

“He’s gorgeous! And he’s really nice and easy going.”

 

Khushi told Katie everything that she and Arnav had talked about. Katie listened as Khushi gushed over Arnav.

 

“And he seems so sweet.”

“You seem really taken by him.”

“What? No. I’m just saying…”

“I know what you’re just saying and I can tell your super attracted to him!”

“Okay, maybe a bit. But it’s no big deal.”

“If you like him, you should talk to him some more, see where things go.”

“I’ve just met him Kay.”

“Exactly! That’s why you should go out of your way to talk to him!”

“He’s a business post grad any way, we won’t even see him around much.”

“Stop making excuses. You’re going to find him and you are going to talk to him!”

 

Khushi laughed and brushed Katie off. There was no way she was going to go hunting for Arnav.

 

*****

 

The next day, Khushi was making her way down to her lecture when she saw Arnav walking along. She stopped for a moment, not sure what she should do, but then decided that maybe Katie was right and maybe she should go and just talk to him some more.

Slowly, she started making her way towards him. When she was relatively close, she realised that he was on the phone. She stopped for a moment but then decided to carry on walking towards him any way. The closer she got, the more of his conversation that she could hear.

 

“Well I haven’t been around long enough yet, but so far I haven’t really come across any interesting people…”

 

Khushi heard this and stopped dead in her tracks. He just told someone on the phone that he hadn’t met anyone interesting yet. That means that he didn’t find her interesting and he wasn’t interested in her. Khushi looked away and walked away. There was no point approaching someone who she hadn’t made an impact on. She carried on walking, and out of earshot of him conversation.

 

“…but I went to the coffee shop yesterday and there was this girl. An Indian girl and she was… Yeah, she was interesting. I wonder when I’ll see her around again.”

 

*****

 

All through her lecture, Khushi was distracted. He didn’t think she was interesting. She felt really disheartened. She’d really thought that she had made a good impression on him, but evidently she hadn’t.

 

Khushi’s  bad mood lingered throughout the day. When she returned to hers and Katie’s apartment later that evening, Khushi was not impressed to find that Katie had left a mess everywhere.

 

“Okay seriously, can you at least try to tidy up after yourself sometimes.”

“I promise I’ll do it, but come here first and look what I found.”

 

Khushi went over to Katie and leaned over her laptop to see what she was seeing. It was a picture of Arnav and an old man that looked a lot like Arnav.

 

“I don’t want to talk about…”

“He’s a Singh Raizada! Khushi! He’s a Singh Raizada.”

“So?”

“So? You don’t know what that means?”

“Am I meant to?”

“Khushi! How do you not know?”

 

Katie raised her eyebrow but when she realised Khushi wasn’t going to get it, she placed her face in a hand and sighed.

 

“I really do doubt how Indian you really are sometimes. But any way, he’s the son of Ajay Singh Raizada.”

“Okay… So?”

“Ajay Singh Raizada. THE Ajay Singh Raizada? Textiles king of the world? Come on Khushi.”

 

Suddenly the name rang a bell and she realised why Katie was freaking out.

 

“He’s… He’s the son of a… A billionaire?”

“YES! A billionaire, making him a billionaire too! Khushi, are you taking this in? Now you definitely have to talk to him.”

“No. No, if anything this shows how I definitely CAN’T talk to him.”

“But why not?”

“Because we come from two completely different worlds! I don’t belong in the same world he does and the moment he realises that, even if we have some kind of connection, he’ll drop me like a hot potato.”

“But…”

“No buts Katie. We end this topic here. Me and Arnav, are too different. I don’t deserve someone like him, I don’t belong with someone like him, and it’s a good thing we found out now before things escalated. I don’t deserve someone like him…”

Pardesi Pyaar ~ Part 1

“Could I get a latte please?”

“Yeah sure, do you have a loyalty card.”

 

The lady handed over her loyalty card and Khushi stamped it before she went off to make the woman’s latte. Khushi flew around behind the bar as she prepared the coffee and seconds later it was ready.

 

“Here you go ma’am.”

“Thank you Khushi!”

 

The woman handed the money over and slipped in an extra 5.

 

“Keep the change. Tip for my favourite barista in all of Durban.”

 

Khushi thanked the lady and then took her next order.

Khushi Kumari Gupta, an orphan, is an Indian girl, living out her dream in Durban, South Africa. She came to Durban to complete her masters degree in literature at the one and only Anchorlite College.

After completing her degree in India, she decided that there was so much of the world that she hadn’t seen. So for a year she went travelling. Khushi didn’t have the most money, but she had always been a hard worker, juggling multiple jobs between studying. She travelled to England, to America, to Canada and finally came to South Africa. She had only come with the intention to stay here for a month, but Khushi had fallen in love with the people and the culture of Durban, that she decided that she wanted to stay here and complete her masters. So here she was. She picked up all her things and she moved to South Africa to live out her dream and start a new life for herself.

 

*****

 

“Arnav, beta are you ready for your first day.”

“Papa! I’m not a child.”

“You will always be a child to me, no matter how old you get. Are you ready for your first day?”

“Ji papa. I am ready for the first day of my last semester. I can’t believe I’m finishing off my masters in a completely different country.”

 

Ajay Singh Raizada laughed. His son maybe of the ripe age of 25, but Arnav still acted 15 most of the time.

Ajay Singh Raizada, naam tho suna hoga. He’s one of the richest men in India and is constantly moving around the world, setting up new business deals and extending his empire. This year, his business has brought him and his son to South Africa. Usually Ajay travels on his own, leaving his family in India to get on with their lives, but something about South Africa made Ajay want to bring Arnav. Something spoke to him, made him feel like bringing Arnav was something he needed to do. So after long conversations, it was decided that Arnav would come with his father and he would complete his last semester of his masters in business at Anchorlite College.

Arnav gave his father a hug, took his blessing and made his way out so he could get to college.

 

*****

 

“Khushi, have you seen that new guy around?”

“What new guy?”

“The hot Indian.”

 

Khushi looked up from her book at her friend Katie.

 

“What are you talking about?”

“The hot Indian! He’s new, I heard he’s finishing his masters in business.”

“I haven’t seen a ‘hot Indian’ nor have I heard anything about him.”

“How would you hear anything? You’ve been in this library all day with your earphones in and your head in that book.”

“Katie, we have exams soon. You should be in this library with me and you should have your head in a book too.”

“But Khushiiiii!”

“No sh! Either you sit and do you’re reading, or you go away.”

 

Katie stamped her foot lightly and pouted. Khushi looked up at her best friend and laughed.

 

“You really are such a child.”

“You know you love me like this.”

“I do, but Kay, I really need to work.”

“You work too hard. Any way, I’m going. I’ll see you at home.”

 

Khushi nodded and Katie left. Katie was the first person to take Khushi under her wing when she arrived here and she was eternally grateful. Khushi had thought that the move here would be quite easy, but she found it very difficult. She felt home sick quite quickly and really struggled to make friends with people. But like a blessing, Katie entered her life and Khushi had a sister that she had always wanted. Katie helped Khushi get her bearings sorted and also offered Khushi a place to stay. She was reluctant at first, but as Khushi and Katie became friends, she realised that this was the best thing that could have possibly happened to her.

 

*****

 

“Katie, I’m going to work.”

 

Katie came rushing out of her bedroom.

 

“You’re going to work?”

“Yeah.”

“But you just got home. I thought you needed to work on your paper.”

“I do, but there’s an extra shift at work so I need to go.”

“Khushi… You’re over working yourself.”

“I’m fine don’t worry. I’ll be back later.”

 

Khushi gave Katie a hug and then left. Katie looked at the clock and sighed. It was almost 9pm. Ever since she had met Khushi, Khushi was constantly juggling. She knew that Khushi didn’t have any family to back her to help her pay for her bills, but she couldn’t stand seeing her friend working like this, it hurt her heart that Khushi had no time to relax. But alas there was nothing she could do except support Khushi.

 

*****

 

It was nearing 10pm and Khushi was getting tired. She’d only been working about an hour, but she had covered a shift earlier that morning and she had been at college during the day. Khushi felt her eyes pulling but she needed to get through the next half an hour and then she would be able to go home. She didn’t mind working in the evenings, not many people came in. There were the regulars who liked to buy a coffee and sit and do their work, but they didn’t bother her and no one else really came in at that time so she didn’t have to do much work. It was fairly easy money to make.

It was a little while later and Khushi was cleaning out the coffee machine when the little chime above the door made a noise to signify that a customer had just walked in. Khushi straightened out her apron and moved to behind the counter, ready to take the order. The man came and stood before her and she couldn’t help but drool a little. He was gorgeous. He had dark brown, almost black hair, his eyes were molten chocolate brown, and she could see his muscles bulging under her shirt.

 

“Can I get a black coffee please.”

 

Khushi nodded and went to work straight away. Who was this guy? Why had she never seen him before? And did god really make such beautiful men?

 

*****

 

Authors Note:

So you all are probably wondering why I have started another story when I currently have 2 stories ongoing when they are nowhere near finished. Well what has happened is, I have a reader, dear Isha from South Africa, who has proposed this story idea to me. Now usually I have a 2 story policy, but I really wanted to get the ball rolling for this story so I have decided to make it a short story so that I can get it up for her ASAP. The chapters of this story will be shorter than that of my other stories and the overall story itself will not go on for too long, I am hoping to get it all done in about 10-15 chapters. So I hope you guys enjoy this story! Also, this story will not affect the updating schedule for my other stories. I will upload this in addition to my other stories.  

Isha, I hope I can do justice to your story idea and I hope you enjoy it x

Also, if anyone would like to make the banner for this story, please feel free to let me know and email entries to me. More than one banner is welcome. OH ALSO, I’m not sure on the name of this story so if anyone has any better ideas, please do suggest them!