Chapter 24

"I hate eating alone."

"I always eat alone, Khushi."

"With me around, some things are sure going to change, Mr Arnav Singh Raizada."

Khushi stuck her tongue out for a second before she put another morsel into her mouth. Arnav chuckled a bit, amusement evident across his face.

"Like what?"

"Like you will always have two big eyes watching you have your food."

Arnav's smile grew bigger.

"Okay. And?"

"And .. ," Khushi stuffed her mouth with another morsel and her words came out in mumble, "Mmm.. You will.. mm .. have to .. mm .. wait till .. mm .. I am done eating too."

Arnav could not but start laughing as Khushi finally finished the sentence fighting with the food in her mouth.

"Should I be scared?"

Khushi again stuck her tongue out.

"Not really. It is not that I will be with you everyday."

Khushi started gathering another morsel without noticing how Arnav's smile faded fast. She did not realize how a feeling of emptiness suddenly grappled all his senses. He suddenly felt a vacuum in the middle of his chest - a strange kind of pain that was hard to explain.