“What do you think Vishal about Rashi? I mean does she love me, too?” I wanted to know his opinion on our relationship status. He knew both of us more than we knew each other.
“I think she loves you too. But you have to initiate to propose her.” he said.
“I am going to propose her today. It’s a perfect chance,” I paused “just Rashi and me, sitting on Juhu beach. I will do it today.”
“Best of luck,” he said getting ready to go to meet his client.
While I still had three more hours to meet her so I decided to be groomed by reaching a nearby boys’ salon.
“Bhaiya hair style change kar du aapki?” The hairdresser asked me. I thought for a second.
“Okay. But which else will suit me,” I asked in return.
“Aap par Shahrukh wali fit baithegi,” he suggested. He was a big fan of Bollywood as I could see posters of many film stars.
“Okay. Do it,” I said knowing there could be a risk of looking terribly odd, yet I took a chance.
For the next hour or so, he kept applying different materials on my hair that could help me have Shahrukh’s style and then he took another hour in cutting it. I wondered even real Shahrukh Khan might not have spent this much time on his own hairstyle. Finally, after a while he gave me freedom. I rushed to reach Juhu.
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I reached Juhu Beach, tried to find Rashi around as it was 5 minutes past 3:00. She finally appeared. I saw her from a long distance. I wondered what she would have to say about my new look. I only wished she didn’t make fun of my hairstyle, as she never leaves any chance of Leg-pulling.
“Hey,” she raised her hand finding me from her place. I walked towards her.
“Oohhh,” she said, closely observing my new look. “New hair style, hmm”
“How did you find it?” I asked hoping she didn’t pull my leg. We found a place to sit
“Your hair is like Shahrukh’s and I like Aamir’s.”
“So you want me to have Aamir’s style.”
“When did I say so?”
“But you did mean so.”
“Hello,” she snapped her fingers. “why should I care about your hair style?” she was trying not to laugh. Her leg-pulling session had started.
“Anyway I myself like Aamir. And I am going to keep Aamir’s style soon” I said in my defense.
She stayed quiet, smiling silently.