Chapter 409 - The doubt...

Rose hugged him back even more tightly, and Rhehan gently wiped away her tears."I love you Rhehan!!" 

She then turned to look at the kids and went downstairs from the stage.

"Thank you sweethearts!! I love you all so much!!! This is the best birthday ever, all because of you all!" The children once again clapped for the girl and came forwards to hug her.

They handed over hundereds of hand made cards to the girl. The girl excitedly hugged and kissed many kids, untill once again the music started playing on the stage. 

Rose turned back to look at the stage and saw a gigantic seven feet cake with four tiers being brought on a beautifully decorated trolley, by Stefen and Vicky. The cake had an enormous, mermaid sitting right on top of it.

"Ahhh! Stefen!! Vicky!!" Rose moved back up on the stairs, to meet the two. 

"Happy birthday big sister!!! This is for you!" Stefen handed over a red colored warpped box to Rose happily. 

"Happy birthday sister!!" Vicky too hugged the girl, handing over another gift. "Oh! Wow! I just love your necklace!! It's so beautiful!" Vicky exclaimed looking at it.

"Haha! Thanks Vicky! That's a gift, from the boy friend!" Rose held Rhehan's hand grinning ear to ear. 

Rhehan held back her hand, while talking to Stefen.

Suddenly Elizabeth, Xio Lee and Lillian too entered the stage, hugging the girl lovingly and handing over their gifts to her.

"Where is Kareem?" Rose looked at Elizabeth and asked in confusion. 

"Oh! Sweetheart! He got stuck in his film shoot! I had told him to come, but I guess he will not be able to make it!" Elizabeth spoke awkwardly.

She had indeed informed Kareem, about the surprise that Rhehan had prepared, but nevertheless he had bluntly refused to come.

"Oohh!!!!Bummer!!! He has never missed wishing me at midnight!" Rose spoke in a sad tone. 

"It's ok sweetheart! I am sure, he will call you whenever he gets free!" Elizabeth patted the girl's back, consolling her.

Xio Lee then handed over the knife to the girl. Rose was about to cut the cake, when suddenly she heard the excited screams of the kids. 

They all were clapping and shreiking. "Huh?" They all looked at the kids, who were now gathered around a man. The man was patting their heads, happily grinning at them.

"It's Kareem!" Stefen exclaimed loudly.

They all looked at the boy, who was surrounded by hundereds of kids.

They did not expect the popular movie star, Kareem to come here afterall!

Everybody grinned while, the boy was enjoying his star moment.

"He sure is getting popular among little kids too!" Elizabeth spoke up.

"He is such a good looking boy! Just like me!" Rhehan whispered in Elizabeth's ear.

"Don't forget you both look like me!" Elizabeth whispered back in the boy's ear.

Finally, Kareem looked up and instantly his gaze fell upon Rhehan. Rhehan waved at the boy and Kareem waved back at him, half- heartidly. "What all do I have to do for the family!" He whispered and climbed up the stairs to meet everybody.

He handed over his gift to the girl and hugged her tightly. "Happy birthday sweetheart!!! I love you so much!!" 

"Awww!! I love you too Kareem!! Thank you so much! We thought that couldn't make it!" Rose smiled at him.

"I would not miss it, for anything in the world!" He patted the girl's head and held her hand bringing it near the cake. "Go ahead! Cut the cake now!" 

Soon Rose cut the cake, while everybody around her clapped. 

"I am going to eat this mermaid!" Xio Lee touched the edible mermaid on top of the cake.

"I am going to eat this beautiful mermaid!" Rhehan touched Rose's cheek fondly, wanting to actually eat them. 

Kareem who saw Rhehan's gesture frowned in disgust and averted his gaze from them and sighed. Soon the entire family of more than 20,000 were all eating the delicious cake.

After another one hour of eating and chit chating the kids were sent back to their rooms, while everybody else also left for their respective homes , leaving only Rose and Rhehan alone, in the beautifully lit garden.

They both were sitting on a bench, while Rose had fondly hugged the boy, keeping her head on his shoulder.

"I don't want to go to the trip Rhehan!"