Inconsistent Love is the first part of “Dare To Love” – trilogy. It’s a fictional tale of Aarush and Radhika, who are confused about their relationship status, despite being madly crazy for each other. They are trying to sort out their minds, but every time one person would try to confess his/her feelings to the other, something would destroy the moment, and every time they end up being confused. Even after living together in one apartment, sleeping in one bed, sharing everything, even their bodies, they can’t decide whether they are meant to be ‘forever’ or not. This story depicts the mindset of today’s youth, and caters the problems and commitment issues people have these days!
Chapter 1
January, 2014
The morning was cheerful, but lazy. Two bodies were wrapped in one sheet in a small apartment at 17th floor in Mumbai. The girl moved a bit and woke up. She saw the time and stared at the ceiling for another ten minutes. The slowly rotating fan was making her dizzy again, but she forced herself to wake up instead.
‘Have you seen my bra?’ a soft voice broke the silence of the morning and entered Aarush’s ears.
‘Nope. How would I? I’m still sleeping…and by the way, WHY will I see your bra? Why?’ Aarush rolled inside the sheets and snored. Radhika rolled her brows and started searching in the room. After looking under the bed and on the dressing table, she walked towards Aarush’s bed and stood there firmly.
‘What a lazy dog you are, Aarush. You’re running late for office, its 08:30 of a Monday morning!’
‘WHAT? 08:30?’
‘Uh, yes? Good morning, maybe?’
‘Shut up! You have to be kidding me, I can’t be late today, I have a meeting at 09, and you. You knew it!’ Aarush rose from his sleep within micro-seconds.
‘Yes, I did, but so did you. If you can’t wake up yourself, why should I?’
‘What the hell? You can’t be so rude! Bye…’ Aarush picked up his formal clothes, wallet, belt, a tooth-brush and his cologne and rushed out of his 17th floor apartment.
‘Don’t you want to take a bath at least? Aarush?’
‘No! I’ll change in the car and put on some perfume, I’m already late.’
‘Bingo! I found my bra too, you were sleeping on it.’ Radhika heard the door shut louder than ever, she picked up her bra and entered the bathroom with her towels and shampoo.
Now that Aarush was gone, she could make her own breakfast and bathe for as long as she wanted. She didn’t have to think about rushing to office as today, Aarush himself signed her a sick-leave!
Yes, Radhika was not Aarush’s wife, neither girlfriend. She was his friend, with all the benefits of a girlfriend. If anyone would ask them about their relationship status, they would both say that they were single. Radhika and Aarush both were business partners. Aarush had started off his company back in 2011, and lured Radhika into it. He made her leave her job for his company, and she did it. Aarush knew that Radhika would do him this much at least, she was so madly in love with him after all. While Aarush, he was just trying to have a control over his scattered life. Their story was as unusual as their relationship-status.
Let’s travel a little back in time –
April, 2011
Radhika finally managed to crack the fifteenth interview of her life, and she was excited to start her career as a consultant in ‘Kaya’, which was a big name in the world of cosmetics, hair transplants and skin-treatments. She had done her MBA from Jaipur and had moved to Mumbai just last month. She had given a total of seven interviews in Jaipur and fifteen in Mumbai, and today was her lucky day as she got selected in Kaya.
‘I want to give you a treat, Kavita.’ Radhika jumped with joy as she announced about her new job to her room-mate and college-friend, Kavita.
‘I knew it you’d crack it. Nobody is disappointed at their birthday, after all. I’m so happy for you Radhika! Meet me at Carter Road in half an hour. I want a good, lavish lunch from you today.’
‘Sure, I’d be more than happy!’
Radhika took a rickshaw to Carter Road and waited for Kavita inside ‘The Intercontinental’. It is one of the biggest restaurants there and Radhika had saved enough money to give a good treat to Kavita, after all she managed everything for Radhika in Mumbai. Radhika was staying at Kavita’s apartment since almost a month now and Kavita never demanded a penny. She supported and helped Radhika whenever she needed it. Radhika couldn’t be more thankful of her.
Kavita reached in ten more minutes and they had a fulfilling lunch in ‘The Intercontinental’. As Radhika asked for the bill, she heard someone cussing behind her.
‘Fuck my life!’ the man was whispering, but since his chair was pretty close to Radhika, she could hear him clearly.
Radhika turned to see who the disgraceful prick was, but the man was sitting facing opposite side. She could only see his hair, and by his dressing she could assume him either to be a business man or someone in search of a job, as the man was wearing formals.
‘It’s the worst ever day of my life, I can’t believe I’m alive to see it!’ the man started off again.
‘Excuse me?’ Radhika finally interrupted him. It was her birthday and every girl’s birthday is her best day. She can’t tolerate anyone else cussing it. The guy turned. Narrow eyed, perfectly chiselled jaw-line, shaped beard and silky tuft of hair, the guy wore a stud in his right ear and looked no less than a model.
‘Yes?’ he said in his deep, heavy voice.
‘Ugh…do you know where the washroom is?’ Radhika was completely blown as she saw him. She thought she would tell him about her birthday and how it can’t be a bad day for anyone on this planet of rainbows and unicorns, but the man’s looks made her forget everything. She rushed in the direction where the man pointed and came out after ten minutes, after combing her hair and applying half the stick of her lip-gloss on her plump lips. The man smiled at her while she sat behind him, facing Kavita.
‘Oh God…Kavita…he’s damn hot!’ Radhika whispered in her lowest voice, pointing towards the guy.
‘Stay away. STAY AWAY! Such guys are just F.L.I.R.T. Let’s go!’ Kavita whispered back.
‘F.L.I.R.T.?’ Radhika pronounced each alphabet as clearly as Kavita did.
‘Yes, first ‘F’riendship then ‘L’ove then ‘I’ntimacy then ‘R’elationship and then ‘T’ime Up. That’s the code – F.L.I.R.T. Any guy who is way too handsome, or way too hot, is a ‘F.L.I.R.T.’’
‘But maybe he’s not?’ Radhika said with stars in her eyes.
‘Wait, let me see his face…oh my…I know him, he’s Aarush!’ Kavita hid her face behind the menu card.
‘Who Aarush?’
‘I will tell you all about him. But know one thing, he’s even dangerous than those F.L.I.R.T. type of guys.’
Radhika paid the bill and they both left the hotel. She couldn’t wait to reach home to know more about Aarush. The excitement of getting a job was fading in front of Aarush’s shining ear-stud. Radhika was flattened by the guy and his looks and she couldn’t wait for Kavita to tell her more about him. She was expecting a lot, like the guy being a stud, a womanizer, a cheater and what not. Smart guys are usually of that category, at least half of the girls think so! Radhika was from that half who considered guys to be dogs, she had been in many relationships earlier, but was not satisfied from even one of them. She didn’t expect a relationship with Aarush, but was surely willing to know him more, as a person, as a friend. Unknown of the fact that the strangest of friendships, turn into most amazing relationships sometimes!
Comments (81)
Archana kini
July 14, 2015
Awesome start dear.. ❤ keep rocking
Mehek
July 14, 2015
Thank you dear, I hope you like the further chapters too!
Ruchi shukla
July 14, 2015
Lovely u write diii :-*
Mehek
July 15, 2015
Thanks Ruchi 🙂
Geets
July 14, 2015
You have an excellent narrative style of writing.. the story seems interesting..
waiting for further chapters to come out soon..
Cheers
Mehek
July 15, 2015
Thank you Geets. A new chapter is posted every night at 09 pm. Hope you like the story further! 🙂
aditi singh thakur
July 15, 2015
beautiful beginning
love story
<3
Mehek
July 15, 2015
Thank you Aditi 🙂 😀
Irtayag
July 16, 2015
Awesome… I just feel like reading continously…. please post the chapters soon..
Mehek
July 16, 2015
Thanks Irtayag 🙂 I post a new chapter at 09 pm every night!
nutan sharma
July 16, 2015
Very interesting .
i love ur imagination mehek .
thnku
Mehek
July 16, 2015
Nutan, thank you for reading and appreciating. I hope you will like the further chapters too… 🙂
Bhav
July 16, 2015
Just loving your style of writing!! 😉
Mehek
July 17, 2015
Thanks Bhavana 🙂 Stay connected and keep reading, a lot more to come!
Shivam patidar
July 17, 2015
It was very mind blowing chapter ,mam!!! Thank you ,mam!
Mehek
July 17, 2015
Thank you Shivam! 🙂
RIYA
July 17, 2015
Seriuosly,its a awesome story and feel like keep on reading
Mehek
July 17, 2015
Thank you Riya, I also feel to post all the chapters at once 😛 but I need to keep the readers engaged…don’t worry, there are 2 more stories ahead after this. Inconsistent Love is a part of a trilogy named ‘Dare to Love’, remaining 2 parts of which are yet to be posted. Stay connected!
Soumyatarini Mishra
July 19, 2015
Message*just woooooooooooowwwwww. loved it
Mehek
July 20, 2015
Thanks Soumyatarini 🙂
pragya
July 20, 2015
Simply awesome… Nd in love with ur writing skills…
Mehek
July 20, 2015
Thank you Pragya, I’m glad you liked it!
Madhavi
July 20, 2015
Hi Mehek!! I haven’t started the story yet. But i know even this gonna be an awesome.. Please post an entire chapters ASAP.. As i cannot hold my curosity anymore…..I cannot read in chunks I need an entire chapters….
Mehek
July 20, 2015
Haha, thank you for the compliment Madhavi, the story will end this Saturday, then you can read all the chapters together!
Riya
July 21, 2015
luv u mehek☺️☺️….. for such a wonderful story and i ll always connected wid ur website!!!
Mehek
July 21, 2015
Thanks Riya 🙂 Don’t miss the coming chapters of Inconsistent Love!
Name*
July 21, 2015
Awsome stories mehek…
I wana read all chapters togather..
Plz post thm soooooooon…:*
Mehek
July 21, 2015
Thanks 🙂 I am posting one chapter per day. You can read the entire story after 25th July 🙂
Parul
July 21, 2015
Loved it… <3
Mehek
July 21, 2015
Thanks Parul 🙂
Eali
July 22, 2015
How can you imagine so nicely!!!
I have tried alot bt cant..
Tell me the secret….
Mehek
July 22, 2015
Haha, the secret is – little things. Focus on little things, imagine your character, but also imagine the pen he’s holding in his right hand, the piece of paper under his left elbow, the computer screen in front of him, his glasses sliding down his nose and so on… Basically, details and little things are a key to a nice-piece of writing! 🙂
Riya
July 22, 2015
I ll never miss ur chapter is jst lyk a regular habbit for me……
pr ek cheez btao ye story true h!!!!!!!!!
Mehek
July 22, 2015
Thanks Riya, it’s not a true story, just fiction 🙂
Bhawna
July 22, 2015
Awesome:) just love the way you write 🙂
Keep posting !!
Mehek
July 22, 2015
Thanks Bhawna 🙂 Stay tuned for more chapters!
vashi
July 22, 2015
Awesome as always
I simply love your works
Mehek
July 23, 2015
Thanks Vashi 🙂
Varsha
July 23, 2015
Mehek, though its a fictional story.. Bt ur writing skill is so magical that wen u start reading, it feels like its a real story… Jus keep writing like this…
#inlovewithyourstories…
Mehek
July 23, 2015
Thanks Varsha 🙂
Eali
July 23, 2015
Hi..
when will you post the next story after this one??????
Mehek
July 23, 2015
Hi Eali, this story is of 12 Chapters, first let me finish posting all the 12 of them, will notify the readers about part 2 very soon 🙂
PRIYANKA
July 23, 2015
I Love this part…for proposing style…
Mehek
July 23, 2015
Thanks 🙂 Proposal or not, coming up in Chapter 10! 😛
Parul
July 23, 2015
yeah….m eagerly waiting fr d next chapter…. 😉
Nikhil
July 23, 2015
I cant believe that is it just a fiction..?
Mehek
July 23, 2015
Yeah, you have to, because it is!
Nikhil
July 25, 2015
Superb going.Emotional, friends detached.
Mehek
July 25, 2015
Thanks Nikhil 🙂 Friends detached, but that’s how life is. Good things, seldom last!
Sriparna
July 25, 2015
and so you are back with this amazing story… first the “arranged” series and now this..!!
was really happy when got ur first reply on fb..xpcting this time also 😛
love ur stories :*
Mehek
July 26, 2015
Thanks dear 🙂
Dimpi
July 25, 2015
Awesome Mehek .. I loved it. Eagerly waiting for next part. 🙂 When you will post it ?
Mehek
July 26, 2015
Thanks Dimpi 🙂 The next part will also be posted soon. Hopefully September, as I have exams in August…
kajal
July 27, 2015
Omg that was an awesome story ..i love every bit of it ..eagerly waiting for the next part
Mehek
July 28, 2015
Thank you Kajal 🙂
Ria
July 27, 2015
oh god, mehek post the other parts soon…cant wait longer to read them….da ending was so mysterious dat i cnt wait longer..4 da next parts….plz post soon….:(
Mehek
July 28, 2015
Thanks Ria, the story will continue in September because I’m having exams in August.. 🙂
Madhavi
July 28, 2015
Hi Mehek.
Hey Accenture is not that BAD!!.Happy to read guy worked with Accenture where i work. Story was great kindly post the next articleASAP. cant wait more.September is so far yaar….
Mehek
July 28, 2015
Haha, thanks Madhavi and I never wrote ‘Accenture’ is bad or something. It’s a fiction, and the characters are free to feel whatever they want to, for the companies they are working in. Besides, Aarush is ‘not’ leaving the company because it’s bad or something, but because he wants something else in life, and that is, his start-up. And the next part will be posted in September hopefully because I have my exams scheduled in August.
Pujan
August 22, 2015
awsum story mehek… M really hooked wid ur stories… Ur writings r mind blowing… keep writing…
Mehek
August 24, 2015
Thank you Pujan 🙂
Ayushi
September 1, 2015
When part 2 is coming….plz yr m dieing to read it plzz
Mehek
September 1, 2015
Soon 🙂 I’m also dying to post it, but I’ve been very busy in my college projects lately, so I couldn’t write the climax to the second part. Once it is done, I will start posting 🙂
Ayushi
September 1, 2015
When part 2 is coming….plz yr m dieing to read it plzz
Ayushi
September 1, 2015
Plzz tell me when the 2nd part is coming….m dieng to read that plzz
Madhavi
September 8, 2015
I hope ur EXAMS are over..Post fast the second part MEHEK
Mehek
September 8, 2015
Exams are over dear, but I’m stuck in college project, as I promised it will be posted in September only 🙂 Might be delayed a little, but will post it soon…
Madhusudan
September 25, 2015
Awesome 🙂
Mehek
September 25, 2015
Thanks! 🙂
Swathi
December 31, 2015
To be frank, this story is not upto ur mark. A dull and boring story…..
Mehek
January 1, 2016
Thanks for your opinion Swathi 🙂 This story does not end here, it has another part too, you can read it, but only if you wish to…
aftab
July 24, 2016
awesome story
Sarbaljot Singh
August 10, 2016
Superb mehek!!!!!really liked ur stories…..I think you must compile all the stories and publish them in a book…..
Mehek
August 16, 2016
Thanks! 🙂 For compiling and publishing them, the publishers demand that I take them down from my website, which I don’t want to do. So for now, I am happy with my blog, as long as everyone has a free access to the stories 🙂
Aditi
January 22, 2017
I really like the way you write..very interesting.
Aditi
January 22, 2017
I really like the way you write…very interesting.
Mehek
January 22, 2017
Thanks Aditi! 🙂
Nilima
September 29, 2017
After a long I m reading something which remind me my old romantic days. Me lucky enough that i married to my love but was occupied so much in my kid and home that I just forgot romancing. Thanks Mehek for reviving all these feelings again. Sure my husband ll be feel something sweet weird around today night.he he
Mehek
November 13, 2017
That’s such a delight to know Nilima! <3 Also try reading 'Arranged Love' if you get the time. I'm sure you will love it too...that's there on my blog as well, in the 'stories' section.
Ritika
November 23, 2017
Got this link from quora … loved ur style of writing.. U inspire me ..its after a long time that i liked some romantic plot..Kudos !!!
Mehek
November 26, 2017
Thank you Ritika! 🙂 <3 much love...