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Flirting with Friendship: The Art of ‘Surprises’

Chapter 15: The Art of ‘Surprises’ It was almost one year since Sakshi and I fell in love. I wanted to give her a very big surprise this time apart from the monthly expected ones. She was accustomed to almost every form of surprise of mine. So, this time I thought of something totally out of the world, out of my mind. “Divya. I am going to Mumbai for some days.” I told my sister while we were having our brunch after a lazy morning.  “I want to give a surprise to Sakshi. Just nod to everything I say.” I whispered in Divya’s ears because Sakshi was sitting right in front of me. “What???” Sakshi too asked with a startled voice. “Why are you going all of a sudden?” Sakshi was eager to know. “Just some official work I need to finish.” I said. “I’ll be back within a week.” I knew that Sakshi was expecting me to talk to my parents about fixing our date for the wedding, but my procrastination made her a bit weary. After an hour, while I was pretending to pack my bags...