Silent Love
chapter 6
It had been over a year that Arnav and Khushi had been spending an increasing amount of time with each other.
The odd casual coffee and ice-cream had turned into a standing date most evenings, usually down a local ice-cream parlour at Laxmi Nagar -to the extent they had their own table. Arnav smiled as recalled the first time that he had his coffee and her ice-cream.
Arnav pulled up outside her house just as he saw Khushi leaving a large building across from their house. She was in her overalls -the building carried the initial AKG Motors.
Arnav met her at the entrance and smiled, Khushi smiled back and told him that Aman wasn't there.
"Khushi I have to deliver some documents to him Arnav had stopped by Laxmi Nagar on the pretext of delivering papers to Aman for the morning meeting -emailing a copy would have sufficed- but the excuse that it required a signature was what he used as justification to meet Khushi.
Arnav knew that the errand that he had sent Aman on would keep him occupied for at least two hours -time enough for him to deliver the papers and see Khushi.
"Khushi while I wait can I have a coffee?"
"Err ...no one drinks that stuff at home Akash has chai like me. Lets go to the local ice-cream shop -they may have coffee"
They sat at a table at the ice cream parlour but that took Khushi and Arnav about fifteen minutes to get there.
Arnav watch as she must have wave and chatted -Khushi style to every person as they walked. To top it of she stopped to play marbles with group of boys -hitting the bull eye and then high fives the boys as they all laughed.
"Can he play ?"
Khushi made a sad face and shook her head.
"Can he fly a kite ?"
Khushi looked at Arnav and then back at the boys -and shook her head
"Can he ...Khushi held up her hand and then using her hands explained to them he couldn't use a catapult , or play gilli- danda or climb trees , bowl a cricket ball like her or Akash or kick a ball and was completely useless when it came to cars- he didn't even know that a car needed petri to run.
"Khushi Didi why are you his friend then ?"
"He is Aman bhaiya's boss"
All the boys then nodded their heads wisely, grasping the situation -this was Akash bhaiya's boss not Khushi Didi's friend"
Arnav was laughing as they walked away -"just for the record -i play cricket , football and hockey "
Khushi explained to him "Did you want to spend the next hour playing with the boy's"
Arnav shook his head and laughed.
"You know you look much better when you laugh " Khushi ironed out his frown lines as she signed him.
As they entered the cafe and took their seats Khushi placed their order one bitter horrible black coffee -and then went on to explain to the shipowner that if was plain black he could maintain his moods for longer -sugar might actually sweeten him up -so he had to stay away from it. She on the other hand wanted a vanilla ice-cream with three sauces and multicoloured sprinkles and moon dust that popped in your mouth with a crackle .
Khushi was already in heaven just describing her ice-cream to the owner. She hadn't even started eating it yet and she looked as though she was going to orgasm. Could she really love food this much?
Arnav noticed that having no voice didn't hold Khushi back in this environment , here she was happy , loved and treated as an equal by most. Arnav was finally beginning to understand why Aman had never moved from Laxmi Nagar -here his Khushi was safe. Everything was familiar -people knew and she knew them they had all found a way to understand her and her them.
They sat at a table but not in silence -well not Khushi version of silence she signed him and used her phone to text so that he understood. What did he like about the bitter dark liquid that made her toes curl cause it was bitter.
"why do you like black coffee ?"
"Are there any other colours?"
Khushi looked at him with a loss of words as his statement continued "I like it like i like my woman, hot and strong "
Khushi choked on her ice-cream she quickly stretched across to grab a tissue before the contents of her mouth ended up on him. In her rush, she knocked over her ice-cream and spoon which suddenly seemed to develop wings. It somersaulted over and hit Arnav on the nose. In her anxiousness Khushi quickly stretched across the table to offer him a tissue instead in her hurry she knocked the steaming cup of coffee into his lap.
Horrified at her resultant actions Khushi ran round to his side to mop up the offending hot bitter liquid and then it happened -she slipped and fell straight into his lap forcing him back into a seated position.
He wasn't sure what he was suffering more from -was it really possible ? He had just been wacked on the nose by a metal spoon, traces of ice-cream trickled down his face and had steaming hot coffee thrown at him followed by a beautiful wriggling girl and the more she wriggled the more aroused he got even in his damaged and painful state ...he was getting hard.
"Stop"
And Khushi stopped wriggling and her eyes widened she felt it -no she had imagined that -surely not !
Then Aman walked in.
Both Arnav and Khushi had the same train of thought Shit! the only difference Arnav verbalised his noughts whilst Khushi just thought them.
"Khushi what the hell is going on and ASR what happened to you"
"Your sister happened to me! I'm not sure which injury to deal with first"
"If I may suggest Khushi -Get of Arnav -give me your hand "
Aman removed Khushi from Arnav and then asked her if she was OK ?"
"Now you ASR -how bad is it ? Usually if Khushi is involved it's bad"
"A bit bruised sticky and wet and burnt -how's that for openers "
"Khushi -you going for some kind of record here -how much damage can you do to one guy in five minutes "
Khushi bit her lips apologised and moved forward to try and help the situation. Arnav had just got himself under control -there was no way he was about to embarrass her or himself in front of her brother and friends. He held up his hands as fast as Aman got hold of Khushi by the scruff of her neck.
"Khushi you have helped enough today please stop -go home while I try and sort this mess out.
Khushi -thanks -as dates go this one will always be up there"
Khushi looked at Aman "It wasn't a date Aman, tell him the date is tomorrow same time and same place if he can walk"
"Khushi he needs danger money to go on a date with you and I need a boss that can still walk the day after tomorrow- so I'll say NO"
"I carry special insurance -so I'll say yes!"
Aman didn't know who to glare more at his sister or his friend cum boss.
Arnav smiled and nodded at Khushi to go home.
"Aman you don't need to worry -tomorrow would be the safest date that Khushi would ever go on ...man I think you need to get me to the hospital -forget walking I think your sister is an advocate for family planning -i think she has burnt my balls !!!"
"Serve you bloody right for looking at my sister and engineering my absence"
"Ok I think I have paid the price for what i did to you -""Arnav I'm serious -she is my kid sister and .."
"I am deadly serious about getting to know her- trust me when I say I am never going to hurt her intentionally but the same i can't guarantee about her"
"Let's get you to the hospital."
It was after that eventful day that Khushi and Arnav started spending time together.
He learnt sign for her by attending classes , she tried hard to drink coffee -the closest she got was an iced mocha caramel latte.
She made Arnav smile and now he wanted to lay the world at her feet.
Rakashabandan had come and gone - everything was planned down to the last detail for tonight.
Nothing had been left to Aman. Right down to the last detail Arnav had planned it.
The perfect proposal. It had been weeks in the planning -the backdrop, the ambience ,the food the ring and the verse.
Aman already knew Arnav's intentions he had already declared his intentions to Aman who was Khushi's brother and one of his closet friends.
harrybiggins2014-08-07 02:37:05
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