Chapter 7

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SS: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Chapter 7:

Anjali was clutching her forehead, as she came across the messages sent by her brother and sister in law which stated as

"Di, I don't think so we are ever succeeding in our plan" and "It's a clear refusal from this side, let's see if you can get an acceptance from your side" respectively

"Hey bhagwan! How am I ever able to get some sense into my Chote" Anjali shook her head as she re read the message as if the message had changed in some manner and it would be in her favor. Disappointed, she sat on the sofa and thought of the event of the past events. She had to find out this sudden aloofness between Arnav and Khushi and this time there was no getting up until she finds out the real reason.

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The moment he entered his office building, tension petered and Arnav sighed of relief. At least something in the day went his way after being utterly disappointed when Akaash appeared instead of Khushi at the Gupta house. He at once drank a cup of water, threw the coat, rolled up the sleeves; in short disheveling his way too immaculate look and drowned himself in the file.

He had no idea how two hours elapsed and he was greatly pissed when his door was knocked. Frustrated, he called out "Who's that?" making sure he makes his anger palpable in his voice.

The door opened and a shaking man, entered.

"Sorry to interrupt you Mr. Raizada but this the album of Akaash sir."

"So early?" Arnav asked, putting the file

"How could we delay our services for the Raizadas"

Arnav smirked, Raizada influence dominated everywhere, but his smirk faltered the other minute, except for a place known as Gupta house, upon a lady named: Khushi Kumari Gupta.

"Sir?"

He shook his head and stood up to take the album from him, thanked him and the man retired, feeling way too euphoric. He was the only person, who did not witness Mr. Raizada's wrath.

Arnav kept the album on the table and decided to see if the photographer had done a good job or not?

He opened the album which had only PayAsh for the beginning few pages, and then he got the shock of his life.

The page read out "SANGEET". He slowly moved the page and there were the pictures of NK, Nani, Buaji and Khushi dancing and he sighed of relief. However his relief was short lived as the next two pages of the album only had Khushi and him, dancing, oblivious to the world.

Arnav stopped and pondered over all the pictures and that moment replayed in his eyes.

She had tears in her eyes and she felt dejected, a state which impossible for Arnav to see without doing anything. He had gone on the stage and what happened next was a series of things, his mind had no idea of. All he knew was that, he was lost in those eyes, every touch which his fingers observed, sent pickling sensations through his body and there was an aura around them.

How could he hate her if her tears left a reverberating effect on his heart? How could he hate her if her smile, swells his heart with pride if he's the reason behind it and envy if it's NK. How could he hate her if he can't see her all down and perturbed? Arnav went through the album, observing her in all the pictures and smiled when he came across the image after he got her bangles and she adamant that she will make him confess, which eventually she did. Arnav finally closed the album and opened his drawer, in which lied the calendar for which Khushi had done a photo shoot and looked at it and thought how could he hate someone who looked so surreal every single time?

"If you hate him so much, then why don't you miss any chance to see her?" This voice had come somewhere from inside and Arnav jumped, was this his heart?

"I don't" He spoke

"Oh please! Didn't you just go today to her place with the lamest excuse ever?"

"I just went to give Akaash his laptop. He would've wasted his time going back to the house"

"Okay so why so disappointed when she didn't come?"

"Because..."

His heart had never told him anything probably because he had stitched it's lips and only heard what his mind said and now Khushi had cuts those strings and now that his heart is not dumb anymore, will it able to clear this mess?

Arnav tried to close all the negative thoughts from his mind and opened his ear for his heart and thought of all the past interactions.

"It's not like other girls had not seduced me, why punish only Khushi? Why did he take care of her back at Naintal? Why did he always ask her "tum theek ho?"? and why did always felt so good after helping her out and bringing a smile on her face?" He asked himself the above questions and was about to look for their answers, his cell rang.

"Yes Di?"

"Chote what did you do this time?" Anjali bellowed on the cell and Arnav winced

"What the hell Di?"

"Stop bossing around Chote. I am very angry with you. Why can't control your temper and treat other people nicely?"

"Di what happened?"

"Khushi ji is not saying yes chote" Anjali said in one go (Read it was if Anjali says it with out a break, IF won't allow me to write such a long word without space. It ruins the feel, but )

"DI WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY?"

Anjali clamped her hand on her mouth. Did she just blurt something she was not supposed to.
"Hey bhagwan!" She thought

"What did I say Chote?"

"Did you say anything or you were gargling on the phone? I didn't get a single word"

Anjali sighed silently.

"I was saying that... umm..what did you say to Khushi ji on the reception?"

Arnav eyes shot open

"Why?"

"Because Payal just told me she was so sad on the reception because of something you said" Anjali had crossed her fingers and hoped the story she had put up was true. If Arnav hadn't said anything to her, he would kill Khushi for framing him in a false accuse of hurting her.

"What she said so?"

"Hey bhagwan... He didn't do anything. Khushi ji was upset on something else. Khushi ji is gone" Anjali nibbled her perfectly manicured nails and was hating herself for more than ever

"Di?"

"Yes chote?" She replied meekly, wanting to disappear in the thin air

"We went into a dissension and you know me, I spoke a little too much. Is she very sad?"

Anjali opened her eyes and a her lips streached into a big grin.

"Chote you are so mean" She tried to sound stern when she was laughing all the way.

"Okay Di are you done or there's a little more to discuss how mean I am?"

"Nahi Chote.. You are incorrigible. It's useless talking to you" Anjali cut the phone and screamed out of the delight and wistfully looked at her cell, wishing she could dance out her happiness.

He knew she was sad because of what he said, because of what he had done so why did Di's word felt like piercing his heart? He had never told her what she feels or hasn't let anybody guess there was something wrong going on between them but then why this time? Was she done with him? Did she want to know what a monster he was? Did she have enough? Did she hate him now?

"NOOO" He shouted, he can't bear Khushi hating him.

"But then you hate her yourself!" His heart told him.

"I don't hate her. I just don't hate. I can't hate her! I just..."

And then he realized, he didn't know what he felt when the hatred had become extinct!

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"Kia hua bitya? You seem so jubilant? Did Khushi bitya agree?" Nani asked as hope become conspicuous on her face

"Nahi Nani! Khushi ji refused to both the boys"

"So what's there to scream and laugh and hop?"

"Because I found the reason behind it" Anjali said, her grin getting wider and wider.

"And the reason is?"

"They went into an argument and you know Chote, once he opens his mouth, there's no way to zip it up. I just called him and chided him for a fake excuse which turned out to be quite true"

"So how will this help us out bitya?"

"See Nani, we have seen Arnav and Khushi ji fighting in front of us but we don't know how many times they fight behind us because they let us know. This time, Chote and will realize that Khushi had leaked out their dissonance and will surely ask her why did she do so and may be that will end up both of them confessing" Anjali elucidated her plan to Nani and she gleamed. These Raizada ladies were one hell of a plotter.

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