Chapter 4

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Question1- How come Anjali and Nani have no clue of Mr.A that he is Arnav?

Ans: Neha and Arnav were never at the same frame with Anjali or Nani  and Khushi never told anyone about Arnav either tht night when she visited...

Question2- Birthday confusion... read this last chapter

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Thank You so much for your love and dedication as always. Really means a lot ...

Thank You Dil se... to all for this over whelmed response.

"I'm sorry, Khushi! I know I have been forgetting our anniversary 

for the last three years,but I assured you that things have changed...

Changed for good..."

                  Chapter 3(B)

Shimla

Hill Station

Ahushed ,black night was surrounded among dim night lights of the huts in frontof his eyes and tall chilled snowy mountains across the horizon and behindhim,while he was standing on a narrow divided path of this hill station. The world around was dangerously cold and the big snow held the houses down and the people in, sleeping or getting cosy around the fire. His mind was battling among fears and hopes when the stroke of12:00 brought him back from a frozen spell ... and he screamed her name out of his lungs...

"Khushi!..."

And he felt a tug on his thermal pants...and here she was...

"Molly!!...

"Where is Khushi Molly?... 

Arnav bent down on his knees to ask while Molly was pulling him to follow along...and he just followed by forgetting everything else...

The moment he reached halfway through this plateau, Molly ran into a man-made cave, leaving him no choice, but to follow her hurriedly...

 He entered, and his eyes met with the most beautiful vision of the interior...

The Fire was flickering in the middle among candles around...making every corner of this small cave lit with warmness. He couldn't resist and walked in, and the moment he opened his lips to call her name...got halted in his track...

"Arnav!!!"

Her voice brought a sigh of relief to him, and he turned around in a gif...

Here she was standing among the orangecone of light...still and  silent, holding acake with one candle resting in the middle...making her beauty radiant andilluminating more than ever from below...was struck under her chin . She wore handout mittens and a Pink knitted cap below which her black thick hair was left open...a smile hugged her lips, and she walked towards him slowly...

"Arnav stood there holding his breath when she came closer looking deeply into his eyes when her breath fogged before his eyes...while he kept his lips sealed not to let mingle his breath with hers,but breathing heavily through his nose was doing the honor expressing his condition...

"Why does everything look beautiful being with her ...so bold...around her...near her?"

These questions started flickering among moving  lights, which were waving at these flickering emotions of his heart momentarily when her next words made his glares shoot up,

"Happy Birthday Arnav!..."

Her simple words which flared a flick of anger in him and his lips, which were slightly opened todeliver something, suddenly got sealed within clenched jaws and dark eyes...

The moment sheplaced the cake over one big rock next to the campfire...he jolted her up byholding her tight from her shoulders...pinning his fingers into her arm which she could still feel pain under her heavy and thick thermal jacket.

"What the hell were you thinking? Why did you do this act of kidnapping?... What kind of sick joke was it ... tell me Khushi? Why did youdo all of this?

Molly barked with anger over Arnav for being so angry at Khushi...but became quiet when Arnavshared his sad look with her...

"Why?"...Arnav's  reverberated words shook her from the ground...but her eyes never left him and one pearl escaped quickly from one eye than the other one along with lips and she saidwhile tilting her head to the side...

"Because I want you to smile..."

-and the tears started flowing over her chubby cheek...

An innocent request, a wish, the hope of her melted him inside, and his grip became softer unintentionally. His fist rose, and his thumb dared to come out of his fist to stop that pearl from dropping while knuckles caressed her cheek...He couldn't let that happen and had no clue why?, but he didn't like her tears at all...

Even Molly placedher head over her paws being sad sitting on the floor...

His eyes were still trained on her while his thumb was busy soothing her when Her words took him back to the party night...

"'You look really handsome while laughing...Arnav!..."

"Let's go home, Khushi! It's really late...Uncle will be upset looking for you...and it's really getting cold too "

Arnav diverted histhoughts, thinking of the time of the night and the place where were they standing aloneat this hour...

"No! you want to go, then go...Leave me...I will come by myself...I am not afraid to be alone or height"...Khushi removed his hand from her cheek and turned around by folding her arms by answering in a whisper tone...

Molly sat right next to her feet, showing her support...

He felt a stabbing pain in his heart hearing the disappointment in her voice...

He closed his eyes and exhaled it longer than usual releasing all the frustrated fog of his mind...andmoved forward to turn her around towards his face by holding her with all thegentleness of his heart ,"Khushi! My birthday was..."

"Yesterday..." She completed while looking at him...

" I know that and  that is why I said to make new memories... a new day, new friends, new place...new beginning..."She continued being consistent...

"Khushi!!!" He called her name again to stop her in a loud tone, annoyed ...

"Mr Alarming Signal Ranging officer ...If you think , some one will come while you scream, then don'tas Ramoo Kaka is in his  slumber beingdrunk,Bubu Lal ,The keeper of this Hill station is keeping an eye on me that noone will bother me while I am celebrating this event...he is the one who arrangedthis campfire...the left home from your right is empty for months...and at the footof this hill , Meghna Chachi definitely liked my curry tonight ...[I had to bribe her to be quiet...hate her...Khushi murmured in between before continuing ] ...so she made every one sleep before time...you see, people know that crazy Khushi is busy in social working...and they won't bother us I promise you that...They also know that you are Angry Singh Ravan ...so why will they want to come here to be dead by your looks...it is only me who is immune to this Volcanic glare...So what say,ready to cut the cake..."

"Molly raised her ears, hearing a speech of honor from Khushi's mouth...with a smile.

"Ok! ..." Arnav raised his hand and stopped ,but his eyes pinned her down...when he continued.

"I am ready to celebrate my birthday if you are ready to celebrate yours with me...right now, as your birthday was just three days before, and you didn't celebrate it either..."He could see the developing tension over her forehead ,but she answered while composing herself...

"But...But there was only one cake ...She looked at him while pouting and glaring at the same time...understanding what exactly he was doing...

Arnav sat downwhile pulling her arm to sit with him...and the next moment her name was crafted right next to him over the icing by his own finger...

Her lips made a perfect "O "with anger and her next words brought lines of thoughts over his forehead with a smile over his lips, seeing the utter innocence in front of him..."Then you have tohold my hand while cutting this cake like my dad because he believed in that someone has to save the knife...from me..."

"I am ready to save this knife only under one condition Khushi!..."Arnav brought another clause over this deal after exhaling a long breath...which created another  "O" ofher lips bigger than before...

"What kind of. All-time Signature Ready are you? Here I am trying to compromise everything just for this cake and you are ready to manufacture the whole line of  AR enterprises of ...how to cut the cake? When to cut the cake? Why to cut the cake? Whom to cut the cake?What to do with this cake ?...

"Khushi! ...Breathe..."Arnav stopped her before stating his condition with her permission.

"Ready...I am ready if you will tell me what actually has been bothering you since last three days...?"Arnav trained her eyes over her sudden reaction to hearing this...

Her eyes shot upand shook him in this process, making him assured that something is definitely out there, big enough to bother her tiny  heart...Her trembling lips were finding itdifficult to shape up the words in between... He couldn't resist ,but to hold herfrom her shoulder and said ,"Khushi! It's ok, I'm sorry...Just forget it...come...and cut the cake "

Both cut the cake by holding each others' hand,but she made him eat first and then took bites fromhis hand...wishing each other at the same time...When suddenly the noise ofrunning feet made them cautious...

"Babu Lal appearedwith two Hot cups of coffee and left saying lovingly,"Ye lo Khushi Bitiya...ab hum ghar jawat hain...Mohan Lal ab raat bhar eehan hai ...hum subhe ko miltehain...Babuji ke saath ghar chali jana ..dair na karna ab...warna Dr.seb naraz hojawat..."

[here is your coffee, now I am going home...Mohan Lal is here for the rest of the night. Don'tforget to home with Arnav or Dr.Balraj will be angry..I will see you in themorning]

Both shared their whole life over this coffee. He got to know that he was her role model...Sheaccepted that he was her strength all these years. She got degrees in fashion design, became mountaineer, and more became fearless just because of him...Shefollowed his path of life to come out of her nightmares...

Arnav's eyes didn't leave any chance to capture all of her innocence during this wholeconversation..Now it made a perfect sense to him that why was she so restless seeing him injured that night .Why was she blaming herself for every scratch her head? She simply was falling for him and didn't even know that...He looked at her innocent face, but this time couldn't avoid sharing his longing, which couldna go unnoticed by her either and she looked to the sky, avoiding his heated gazes...

Arnav tried to getup when she pulled him back to sit on the ground and screamed, looking at the sky,"Look Arnav! Diamonds are flashing on the sky and on the floor  from this point... Look" She pointed in the clear sky filled with stars and white snow over the vast landscape, reflecting moonlight like diamonds from each flake...and then his eyes met with hers whichwere ready to spill her excitement...

"Arnav! You are my friend, right..."She asked in one breath, and he nodded in yes!  when her next words again made him frozen at the spell of her innocence...

"Then from now on,we both will celebrate our Birthday in January...together, forever... every year...Whatsay?Like BFF..." The glowing face and its excitement brought a soft, serene smile over his lips, and she captured thatmoment in her hazel glinting eyes...the joy of which bathed his soul...her soul...

"Promise!..." she raised her hand, and he took it in his , while intertwining his fingers with hers...

"Promise!"...He whispered, and she didn't disappoint him and delivered the most beautiful smile ever...

Arnav's mind didna want to lose the chance to lose this moment ,just to divert his attention ,he didn't want to miss  seeing her annoying look by saying," By the way where is my gift?..."

"Haww, A Gift?

...this wholeplan,arrangement, making kids ready and alert, bribing people with my cookedfood,with my savings , buying the cake is not enough that you are asking thispoor girl a" Gift" Mr.Available Self Ruling..." Khushi said in one go being mad at him

"Mr.Available!...How could you be so sure about that? Arnav found a way to tease her while smirking... after seeingher baffled and disbelief look over his question...

"ok! What do you want?"She asked after folding her hands over her chest, being annoyed...

"A Kiss! Just like my Mom who used to give me ...over my cheek after feeding me cake... to save me from other girls ...Arnav whispered each word taking the time of the whole wide world...

Molly covered her eyes with her paws hearing him ...knowing what was coming next.

"What? ...A kiss!... So you...you Mr.ASR wants to take advantage of me being alone here with you... You...umph!!...You think I am like your models who just..." She was going on and on and on ...while her irritations brought a smile over his lips...

 He grabbed her hand and started walking downthe hill along with Molly...while her blabbering were keeping the night alive underthe diamonds filled sky...

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Shimla

Chile Villa

On an unexpected  Sunday Morning in January, an unusual shine due to sunlight ..reflecting over the snow was spreading joy among hearts. Arnav went out early for practice while Nani and Anjali were enjoying breakfast.

Anjali Bitiya,"Did Chote mention why was he late the other night?" Nani asked Anjali, being concerned.

"No! Nani, but you know, he always became restless over his birthday, and I didn't find it appropriate to increase his heart either by asking further. He must have gone out to make himself calm...He does this almost every year..." Anjali answered, being worried...

Nani simply nodded in yes..."I hope could find someone who could erase all of his pain...

Oh! I almost forgot,  Madhumati mentioned yesterday that Raghvir will bring Neha here as he has to go forpractice too this weekend...

Anjali only could nod in return being with thoughts deeply hearing Raghvir's name...

 Raghvir wanted to drop Neha over Anjali'sVille at the door before heading to his Hotel... He was ready to leave when Nanji stopped him for a cup of coffee...He couldn't refuse her at any cost. Raghvir'seyes met with Anjali's  the moment heentered the living room...

They all sat together when Nehajumped out of the sofa and asked Anjali... ,"Auntie ! May I  play in your room. I want to look likeyou...pretty. I want to put on all the jewelry and saree like you. May I? Please!!! Neha asked Anjali by folding her hands while pouting. Anjali couldn't resist smiling at her gesture . She kissed Neha and said,"You can do whatever .I will be with you after  ten minutes . Ok!"

" I love you, auntie; thank you...I promise I won't make a mess...pinky promise!"Neha hugged while thanking Anjali and ran towards the room.

Raghvir couldn't ignore Anjali's affection for Neha while sipping his tea...He knew that Anjali had been avoiding her since last time they had met at the Mall. Taking theopportunity in his hand, seeing Neha leaving, he dared to ask,"Anjali! I'm sorry to hear about your child and ...and...Listen! Maybe right now life must be seemed so dreadful that there is nothing left,but moving on is a key and if you need any help, promise me you will never hesitate to ask...OK!"

Anjali looked at him and nodded in yes while smiling...When Neha came running downstairs calling her name.

"Auntie! ...auntie" 

Anjali ran towards her leaving her tea, followed by Raghvir being concerned,"What is it? What happened ?... Neha! Are you alright?"

Neha told her excitedly, " Auntie ,I found Mr.A...come, I will show you..."and she started dragging Anjali with her...and soon both were standing in front of Arnav's pic. Raghvir joined in no time and smiled hearing all of this...

"Neha, Is this Mr A?" Anjali asked, being baffled, but soon she exhaled a breath of relief with a content smile, knowing that finally, her Chote has found someone...someone pure and innocent, just like him...

Raghvir came closer to her andplaced his hand over Anjali's shoulder,"I told you, things always change...but only if you want to change and ...[he paused when she looked at him] and if youwant to accept them to willingly...

Anjali kept looking at him with her deep look, and soon, a smile crept over her lips while placing her hand over his...

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Shimla

Kufri [Mahasu Peak]

Kufri, a beautiful hill station,16 km from Shimla...

February 10, the day was perfect for the annual contest. The welcoming sunrise gathered a hundred viewers to cheer them . The contestants were at theirpositions...The gears were being tight and checked thrice by the experts...The wrist watches were set,ropes were tightened and the glasses were on covering all the shades when Arnav felt one shadow crossing over him, and he turned towards it in a jiff...

She was standing right there, being ready to tackle this challenge with a beautiful smile...Her smile pulled him towards her,"Be careful, Khushi!! I don't lose...and you know that..."

His devilish challenge with smile brought a bigger smile over her chapstick-covered lips...and she raised her glasses over her head just to capture his peace in her orbs ...

He couldn't resist either and pulled his glassed down around his neck just to capture the smile of her hazel eyes ...there was pride, dignity, and pleasure, and he knew exactly why?

He raised his own shoulders with pride and raised his head with gratification, knowing that he was not alone in this. Now, only one thing was left...

"He has to win her..."

-with this pride, his smirk got bigger than ever when she shook her head, being playful while biting her lower lip , pivoting around  her foot...to take her position...flickering desires around..

 Positions were set, and within seconds contestants were holding their territories way above the ground the moment the whistle was blown ...The goal was waving, keeping the cleats of many determined feet.

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An unexpected turn of events within hours changed the whole dynamics of the scene... the clouds covered the Sun within two hours...thick fog and gusty winds started picking up the pace in no time...Snow started falling with five to 6 inches per hour...Organizers had started all basic measures to inform the contestants to retreat or stay at safe sides within their thermal tents..., but still, some couldn't be reachable within signals...

Among them, one was Arnav...

Khushi was trying every possible frequency to reach him but couldn't. Her heart was sinking with every other second. She closed her eyes, but her lips synchronized only one name...DeviMaiya...

The very next moment, she opened her eyes, and by ignoring every warning of her fellow contestants, she was out in the search for her life...

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The winds changed direction every second but were not as gusty as before though the temperature was sinking. Khushi's cleats were tightened over the soft snow and from her position she could view thewhole mountain across...when her eyes captured the glimpse of Arnav down to the south side of the mountain...Her eyes smiled behind glasses and she signaled him with a flashlight...and a breath of small laugh slipped getting his answer in return...andshe saw him moving towards her side...

 when a sudden gust of wind made him lose his balance, and he slipped downward...hammer gripped its territory for him...

Khushi's eyes got bigger with horror, but she started climbing down by releasing her rope from her harness...till she started walking across the mountain plateau side towards him...zero visibility was making it hard to locate him when she screamed his name out of her lungs.

"Arnav!!!..."

Reverberation could be heard only a certain mile because of the gusty winds when she lost her balance and slipped downward because of the soft snow...Her hammer was gone...,but a hand held her firmly..."bring your other hand up Khushi!...your glove is slipping..." Arnav asked her while climbing upside down over his rope twirling it around his legs...

-but Khushi's eyes could see that his grappling hook couldn't hold both of them longer. She pleaded with him,"Arnav! Let me go or we both won't survive...Please!Drastic measures need drastic steps..."

-"and if you wouldn't come along with me, I will cut this rope by myself...He roared over her and started counting.

"Three, Two, ...one..."

Her other hand was in his, and he became successful in making her hold over his hammer while he climbed up in a jiff over the plateau part...and while gripping his position, he pulled her up by his rope...

He pulled her in his arms just to feel her. He dragged her along with him by ignoring her completely. In no time, his Thermal tent was done, and both were in it till the winds could die down and help could reach for them...

He cupped her face and asked, "Khushi! Are you ok?

 She looked deeply into his eyes and then pushed him away, "What was that? Were you out of your mind? You didn't even think about Anjali di or Naniji? How would they survive without you? It didn't even occur to you, right? No one would be hurt I..."

"Shut up! I said, Shut Up!!! ..Just Shutup!..He grabbed her shoulders tightly while his eyes were spitting fire...

"Don't you dare say that again..." His eyes delivered all while she kept looking at him with quivering lips...A lone tear just slipped through her eyes feeling so over whelmed by his loving gesture, and only his name through her lips made his nerves calm down...

"Arnav!" ...She called his name again, and the very next moment she was hugging him tightly, crying bitterly...and he held her around his arms while closing his eyes...

She raised her head up after a minute and looked into his eyes...which were just delivering the love and care and nothing else ...when she couldn't hold any more...

"Arnav!! Dad slipped through my tiny hands ...I couldn't save him that day...

I tried...I did with both hands, but I couldn't and he slipped through my hands and lost in a gush of piles of water...I couldn't..." Khushi started crying bitterly by placing her head over his chest, and he let her...she continued while crying with hiccups...

"That day in Delhi being in the conference with Uncle San, I saw Dad's picture with Param Vishisht Seva Medal in their gallery and ...and ... Her shaking increased while holding his jacket with her fists...He held her tightly while closing his eyes, feeling her pain...

His hand never stopped caressing her back while the other hand rested over her head all this time till she calmed down...and he knew she had shed all of her misery today...Now he had to bring her smile back...he had to win that ...had to win her...

"Feeling better!!! ...Arnav asked and looked at his own jacket weirdly and then passed that look at her..."Seriously, I thought maybe I had to bury this jacket today, especially the way you were strangling it..."

Khushi's mouth opened in a perfect "O", and she hit him over his chest, and he laughed, making her laugh along with him...

Soon the hiss sounds of winds stopped, and they unzipped their tent to come out... The storm was over, yet clouds were getting darker...

The radio signal picked up the frequency to inform them that the chopper was on its way...It was Raghvir's voice and Arnavknew, they were out of danger...He looked at Khushi who was looking at him without blinking...

He moved towards her and cupped her face lovingly and asked huskily with desire,

"Marry me !..."

Her enticing,constellation-Hazel eyes gazed at him with bewilderment while her moon shadow-black hair was flowing with the wind ... the temperature was soaring, but heartbeats were warming the breath around their faces.

-when suddenly she tried to push him away but couldn't and bounced back,"Kya...humain Paagal Dhooni ne Kaat rakha hai jo hum aap jaise Aagbagula Sirphere Roop Dev se Shaadi karaingey..."[ What? Do you think that crazy Dhooni had bitten me to marry a fiercely, mental, handsome person like you..]

He captured her lips in a soft warm kiss and joined his forehead with hers,"bohat bolti ho tum..."[you talk too much!!] just answer,

"Will you marry me?"

She exhaled a soft smile and this time kissed him back with the same intensity by circling her arms around him and then joined her forehead with him by cupping his face with closed eyes and answered,

"Yes!!!"

He raised her higher  by holding her in his arms and screamed with joy when the  rescue team clapped seeing the most romantic proposal in front of their eyes, followed by the music of the propelling chopper...

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Shimla

After two Years

"Di! Please help me. I know I forgot our birthday celebration ..Khushi will kill me this time ...please handle her till I am there...Please send her to the hill station by any means...Aman has made all of the arrangements...My chopper will be there in no time..." Arnav called his di for his rescue mission...He knew this time Khushi would kill him for sure...

Anjali laughed seeing Neha and Raghvir on either side of little Raben...who was laughing while throwing noodles over them...Raghvir was trying his best to make him eat...[A smile slipped through her lips seeing her husband  struggling ]

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"Di! Don't laugh at me..." Arnav warned his di...

"Arey! Hum pe gussa aur khud ki biwi se itta dar..." [Oh God! You are getting angry at me while being scared with your own wife]

"Di! ..." Arnav's annoyance brought a smile over Anjali's face...

"Ok ! Baba, Let me see what can I do for you.."

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A whiff of roses' scent reached his senses before his eyes got a glimpse of her...She was standing there looking here and there trying to find someone...

 "HappyBday Khushi!"

-and her muscles got frozen hearing his voice after a month ...She knew how did she spend all this time without him. The extension of his business in Paris took him this much while she was handling all business affairs here in India...She wanted to be in his arms but stood there without saying anything.

-He moved forward and gathered her in his arms," Sorry, Khushi! I was late, but I didn't want to miss our special event...please! Don't be angry...[ ...and placed his hand over her eyes to close  ...]

Three...two...one... [He started counting]

"Open your eyes", He whispered near her ears, and the next moment brought a smile over his face; she smiled while moving in a circle seeing the whole mountain lit with lights...It was January, but there was snow this year yet, and the temperature was not that cold either...

He pulled her towards him and asked, "Like it!...

She shook her head in no while pouting and then hugged him, "I Love It! Happy Bday Arnav..." ....and both cut the cake 

Lying down in each others' arms ,looking atthe dazzling stars,Arnav asked her ,"I hope ,you have my gift this year..."

Her finger stopped making circles over his chest and said without looking at him,"I didn't make any promise of giving you a gift...so sleep...

Molly breathed out a disappointed noise while placing its paw over her eye.

Half an hour later, feeling him sleeping, Khushiraised her head and cupped his cheek to plant a kiss over his lips and whispered near his ear,"I love you, my handsome and will love you forever!!!"...

 She Kept looking at him while caressing his cheek with her thumb before placing her head over his chest...

 When one flake of snow dropped over his eyelid, He opened his eyes with a content smile,"I will be with you, sweetheart ...now and forever..."

She hit his chest, catching his mischief, and both confessed at the same time.

"We will be... together, forever..."

When Molly stretched a throw to cover them before placing his head over Arnsv's tummy...

The End

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