Hey guys! This is a bit shorter but I'll update probably this weekend with a longer one.
Part 21
Using his speed, Arnav carried Khushi back to their home. He entered the house and was about to take Khushi to their bedroom when he heard sobbing. He frowned and quickly laid Khushi on their bed before he went back downstairs to investigate.
When he came down the stairs, he found Lavanya sitting on the couch sobbing with NK who was rubbing her back.
"Lavanya? What's wrong?" he asked concerned.
The couple immediately looked up shocked.
"A-Arnav?" Lavanya gasped "G-Ghost!"
Arnav scowled "What are you blabbing about?"
Lavanya and NK got up. She pointed her finger at him "You jumped into the ocean! We thought you were dead when you didn't come up for more than four hours!" she accused.
Arnav pressed his lips. He had been gone for four hours? It felt like it had been only a few minutes. Of course he hadn't bother to think about how his friends were feeling. They probably thought he had died with Khushi.
He smiled "Khushi lived. She broke my curse"
"Really?" NK asked, shocked "That means now you won't have to worry about being a cat or dying soon! That's great"
Lavanya ran up to Arnav and suffocated him with her hug "Never leave me again! You are all I have left after Akash!"
Arnav patted Lavanya's back "I won't. Besides you wouldn't have been alone. You would have had NK with you"
He felt her stiffen and glanced over at NK who seemed to feel the same way as her. Arnav broke the hug and looked at Lavanya "Look Lavanya" he said in a lower voice so NK wouldn't hear "I know you still love NK. I don't know what happened between you two but let me tell you that when I was about to lose Khushi only then did I realize how much time I would have wasted if I hadn't spent it with her" he sighed "Life is unpredictable Lav. Don't take it for granted that you have eternity. You never know if it could be stolen from you in the blink of an eye or who knows. Maybe it could be NK that could be stolen from you"
That caught Lavanya's attention but she didn't respond to him. Arnav looked up at NK who was still standing near the couch "I've had a long night NK. I'm going to rest. Sunrise will be coming up in a few hours anyways"
NK nodded "I will let you rest. Congratulations once again on your freedom"
"Thank you"
NK glanced at Lavanya briefly before walking out through the main doors. Lavanya stared at his disappearing form. She sighed and looked at Arnav. She gave a weak smile to his concerned expression. Giving a quick wave, she left.
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When Khushi arose, she was surprised to find herself spread across a familiar strong body. She opened her eyes and looked up. A smile spread across her face when she realized it was Arnav. The curse was finally broken. Now she wouldn't have to spend her days with a cat version of him. However, she would have to get used to awaking with someone beside her now.
Khushi glanced at the time. It was 12 pm. She had slept for quite a while. She looked down at Arnav's sleeping body and wondered what time he would wake up. Deciding to extract the information directly from the source, Khushi shook him.
"Wake up Arnav" she said.
When he failed to move a single muscle, Khushi frowned. How deep of a sleep was he in?
She patted his cheek and then pinched it hard but still he gave no response. That's when Khushi realized his chest wasn't moving. Was he even breathing? Khushi's breath gave way. She grabbed his wrist and tested for his pulse. There was none! She began panicking. Khushi pressed her ear against his chest for any trace of a heartbeat but there was none.
Dread filled Khushi. Had she failed to save Arnav? Had she lost him forever? Had she been sleeping with his corpse the whole night?!
Khushi ran downstairs with tears streaming down her cheeks. She quickly grabbed NK's business card that had been on the small wooden table near the couches. Reaching for the phone, she called him.
He picked up on on the fourth ring "Bakshi Law Offices. I am NK speaking. How may I help you?"
"NK!" Khushi cried "Arnav's gone!"
"Khushi?" she heard him "What's going on? What happened?"
"Arnav! H-He's not breathing. He's n-not waking up"
She heard him sigh "It's alright Khushi. Arnav is a vampire, remember? He doesn't have a heart that beats anymore"
Khushi wiped her tears "I don't. understand. I used to feel his heart before"
"That's cause he was on a time crunch. He was practically half cat. Now he's a full vampire. He'll sleep like the dead around this time"
"B-But he will wake up right?" she confirmed.
"Yes Khushi. You can expect him to wake up around 3 or 4. Now if he doesn't wake up by at least 5, then you call me, understand?"
"Okay"
Khushi put down the phone and went back upstairs to their bedroom. Arnav still looked as if he were dead. Khushi bit her lip. It was weird not seeing his chest rise like it used to. She decided to believe NK and lied down next to her husband. She'll just wake up whenever he did.
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Arnav slowly opened his eyes. It was dark just like it should be with the pitch black curtains hiding any sunshine left for the day. He frowned when he felt a weight on him. Using his perfect vision that enabled him to be able to see in the dark, he realized it was Khushi sprawled on him. She hadn't waken up yet?
He gently nudged her. She easily woke up. She blinked her eyes when she saw him staring at her. She immediately launched her arms around him.
"You're awake!"
Arnav chuckled "Well I can't rest forever"
Khushi looked at him "You looked as if you were dead. I had to call NK just to make sure you were still alive"
He frowned "What do you mean?"
"You no longer have a heart beat or pulse. You weren't breathing" she explained.
Arnav nodded in understanding "I'm afraid you're going to have to get used to that love. Akash used to rest like that too. It freaked Payal out every time" he chuckled.
"Speaking of Akash and Payal, what happened to them?" Khushi asked.
That immediately changed the mood. Khushi could tell just by looking at the expression on Arnav's face.
He sat up "I don't want to talk about it Khushi"
She frowned "Will you tell me one day?"
"One day" he promised "Just not today. Now how about we spend the rest of the day together hmm?" he said suggestively.
Khushi giggled "Only if you catch me"
With that said, she ran out of their room. Arnav chuckled. She really underestimated how fast he could go.
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It was 10 pm when Lavanya reached home. It had been a long day at the clinic. She had been hoping to get home fast so she could unwind. However when entered her house, she knew something was different.
Deciding to brush it off, she locked the door. When she turned around, she found her ex-husband leaning against the wall of the hallway. How had she not heard him?
"NK? What are you doing here?" she asked in a no nonsense voice. She crossed her arms against her chest.
NK only smirked. He pushed himself off the wall and calmly walked up to her "Now that's no way to greet your once lover. Besides you should be glad I'm here. It looks pretty lonely here"
"NK" she said through gritted teeth "State your business and leave"
He shrugged "Alright then" he gave her a malicious smile that told her she wasn't going to like whatever he had to say "I'm here to call in that favor"
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