It's already a week since Shalini proposed me, I told Mara about everything. In the evening I got a what'sapp text from Shalini.

"Hey Yash are you free tomorrow? Reply me quick!"

"No Shalini, I have college tomorrow. What is the reason?"

"My friend Gayathri is coming to the Brookefields mall tomorrow, I want you to meet her"

"How can I recognise her?"

"I'll send you her image, I have a surprise for you"

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"I just now received her image, have you sent something for me to her?"

"Ya you can say like that!"

"But my friends won't be free tomorrow and I am afraid to bunk classes alone!"

"Won't you do that for me?"

"Yeah I will don't worry, at which time will she be coming?"

"At 10am, ill inform her about this ok?"

"Ya okay Shalini"

I called both Mara and Serene, they were not ready to bunk college because semester was about to start in two weeks so I decided I must go alone somehow, but I haven't travelled to that mall in bus! Just then I remembered by bandmates.

I called Madhav because he and Sowmya often went to that mall. He said that they both will come and give me the directions in phone to reach the mall.

Next morning I somehow found the mall by asking people on the road. Later after sometime, I found Madhav and Sowmya in the side entrance and we waited for Shalini's friend to come. Till 10:20am there was not a single sign of her. I was just about to call her when a familiar face waved at me from the distance.

"Hey Yash I am Gayathri!! Nice to meet you"

She shook hands with me and I introduced her to my friends. She also gave them a handshake with a smile.

"Gayathri, Shalini told that she had a surprise for me?"

"Ya she has a very big surprise. Go to the Archie's shop over there. I will hang out with your friends for some time!"

Saying that she walked with Madhav and Sowmya. I was really surprised. Maybe Shalini want to surprise me by coming here? I went into the Archie's store and there was no one else except for the shopkeeper, he gave me a love greeting card.

Maybe I expected too much! the greeting card was empty. Just as I was staring at that card somebody hugged me from behind!! I could clearly see that it was a girl wearing a yellow gown with the most familiar face and was also looking very beautiful.

"Shalini!!! It's really you?"

"Yeah it's really me" she giggled

"I didn't expect you to come like this! You look more beautiful in person than than in the edited photos!"

"Ha ha pagal I told you it was a surprise, I was trying to look at how you react in the store so I was watching you from the opposite shop the whole time!"

"Really? You came just to see me?"

"Of course I want to spend the whole day with my prince!!"

"Prince? Who me?" I laughed.

"Ya you are! If I'm your princess then automatically you will be prince right?"

I can't stop smiling, I have never been in such happiness. It was like being in a dreamland. She held my hand and gave me a miniature boy with a guitar in his hand. I just kept looking at it and started crying.

"Why are you crying Yash? I hope you like the present!"

"Yes Shalini this means a lot, thank you so much! I thought you wouldn't come to Coimbatore in a thousand years"

"Ha ha actually when I left from Rajasthan, I called Gayathri and we both made plans to surpise you before going to Bangalore, That's all!"

"That's all? You are telling me like it means nothing?"

"Yeah of course baby!"

"I am not worthy of such love Shalini"

"Hey stop it pagal! I know you love me a lot and this is how I show my love in return!"

As we were speaking, Suddenly Sowmya came rushing to the Archie's store.

"Hey Yash!! Look who's there!!"

I got out of the shop and was surprised to see Fiona! She was at the food court eating with some North-Indian guy. It must be her hubby! Her dress looked different but she was still looking the same. I came back into the shop.

"Let's get out of here!!"

"Hey stop it!! I want you to come with me"

"No Shalini you don't understand"

"Why pagal?"

"That's Fiona!"

I pointed my hand towards the place where Fiona was sitting, Shalini looked at her with her piercing eyes, and then suddenly she just dragged me, made me sit with her in the table near to Fiona. Gayathri and my friends sat near other table closeby.

Fiona looked at me with a shock, I pretended that I didn't notice her!! Shalini wrapped her arms around me and rested her head on my shoulder.

"Hey Yash I want you to know something. I don't like guys who are milky white and are filthy rich. You are the best thing that happened to me!"

I stammered. I didn't know what to say. Fiona was looking at all of this. Suddenly Shalini gave a dirty look to her and turned to me.

"You know what? I know that some girl rejected you, but thank God she did!! Otherwise I would haven't got you as my prince"

My friends Madhav and Sowmya smiled, even Gayathri winked at me. After all, they all had known what happened to me. Fiona said something to her North-Indian guy and left.

"This is how ill defend you when someone tries to hurt you, are you alright baby?"

"More than that, You are really my angel!"

"Ah pagal how many names do I have? Forget her now will you?"

"Of course my princess!!"

After that we all roamed in the mall, eating and laughing. We got thirty rupees ticket for English 3D movie called "Guardians of the Galaxy" as it was the first day but since no one was inside, we watched it by sitting in the hundred rupees area and it was so fun!

Shalini was always near and most of the time she hold my hand, looked at me and smiled. I could see that even Madhav and Sowmya were romancing each other at the back seat, Gayathri sat alone and pretended not to notice us.

After movie, we all planned to go to racecourse. Most of the people were looking at me and Shalini wherever we went!

"Hey Shalini! Did you notice many people seeing us? One guy even said "Korangu kaila poomaalai" after looking at me"

"Ha ha! What does it mean?"

"You are like a flower garland and I am looking like a monkey that's why!"

"Pagal! Stop it!! You are handsome to me and isn't that enough? Show me the guy who told it, I'll break his face!"

"Ha ha! It's lovely to see you getting angry for me"

We went to Racecourse and chatted about everything in the world, we ate heartily and she really did spend a lot on everyone. After sometime, the sky darkened and I was shocked to see the time as 6pm, I didn't realise that time flew so fast.

"Hey Yash!! I will be leaving to Bangalore tonight. I just came here to see you and hope I made you happy today"

"Yes of course Shalini, This is really the best day of my life and I will be really going to miss you a lot!"

After I said that, she came near me and kissed me in the lips. It wasn't intense but I could feel blood gushing through my veins. We kissed for some time and then Gayathri came and told it was late for Shalini. Since Madhav and Sowmya had left earlier, I gave both of them company up to the bus stand and bid goodbye to both of them.

"This was really a wonderful surprise and hope we meet like this again! Chat in what'sapp ok? Bye princess!!"

I went home thinking about the beautiful memories she gave me!

Well, I'm really gifted to have a beautiful princess with me!