simple yet nt dat simple(AK)urgent note - pg 31 - Page 12

@anamika: thanx, kripa sure feels sumthing for angad

In dere passion kripa's elbow hit angad's wound, nd angad broke apart in pain. Kripa wud hav dragged him to her again bt for d pain visible in his eyes.

"i m sorry."

"bt i m nt srry at all." Kripa flushed at dat nd tried to move away, angad held her more tightly nd said, "get used to dis, kripa, get used 2 us."

US dat finally broke d spell, nd krips got down frm d bed.

"wat do u mean?"

"nothing..." though his eyes said differently.

Kripa finally remembered d meds, nd gave dem 2 angad. After n hour d nurse came bak to check on angad, dis time she knocked b4 entering. Wen she came in, she gav krips a knowing smile, nd kripa blushed again.

Meanwhile arjun nd arohi were arguing again. He noticed dere was sth diff abt arohi 2day. In his worry for krips he has nt noticed it yet bt sth was diff.

"u r wearing a skirt." Arohi was a tomboy, nd until 2day she had never worn a feminine thing. Bt 2day she was wearing nt only a skirt, bt a pretty bracelet 2. Though it was a minor change, bt it signified sth big.

Arohi smiled, "remember u wagered dat i cannot get a man 2 propose me within a month two days ago at purvi's wedding."

"yup i did, bt i was jst teasing u brat. It was jst for fun. I never thot u wud take it seriously."

"well i did, nd since i don't hav 10000 rupees 2 pay 2 u, i thot i wud better move on. Nisha helped."

Arjun groaned, his sisters were always after arohi. They wanna change her from her usual self to sum1 feminine. He didn't like d change 1 bit. Though he cud nt deny dose legs looked gud.

Bt dis was nonsense, he never meant dat bet. Bt apparently his sisters who witnessed it thot it was too gud a opportunity to let it pass.

"well it is nt important now, krips is important. How abt we talk abt dat test."

"well i was thinking abt a verbal test, we ask him abt krips 2 noe how much he understands her."

"dat we will do. Bt hey think sth creative. I was under d impression u always thot out of box."

"how abt we try a gal act on him?"

"aha now u r talking. Lets get 2 work."

D unsuspecting angad was 2 happy wid krips near him 2 giv much thot 2 d upcoming test. Krips was reading d novel, nd wid every page her facial expression varied frm horror to fear to anxiety to anticipation. Nd he cud read every1 of dose expression. Her face was like a mirror, wats in her heart was reflected on his face. He cud watch krips like dis forever, bt he wanna do more, he wanna share all dose feelings nd more. He wants 2 b dere wen she is happy nd wen she is sad. He knew he cud probably survive without her bt he wud never b whole without her. Dese last few days hav changed everything. Dere was a time wen he had cared for no1, not even for himself, bt now he cared, nd he wanted sum1 2 care abt him. He knew he was thinking abt it too much, bt until he hav krips for real, dis thots wud get him going...

Next day armaan came for d discharge, though krips had told him dat arjun nd arohi were here. He did nt trust angad, nd angad proved him rite.

As soon as dey were out of d hospital reporters surrounded dem. Dey were fired wid question after question. It seemed dat d news abt dere fake marriage had broken out after all.

"so angad is it true, r u married?"

"who is d lucky gal?"

"wen did it happen?"

"wen r u going on dat honeymoon ur wife talked abt?"

"were is she, y r u hiding her?" angad had nt thot he wud break d news like dat, bt d last question sounded like dey were implying he was ashamed of krips which he was nt. Normally he wud hav ignored dem, bt nt 2day.

"yes, i m married, nd my wife is rite here, beside me, ms kripa Sharma, now mrs kripa khanna." Kripa was dumbfounded. A hurricane wud nt hav moved her frm were she was standing beside angad. She stood frozen on d spot, wid photographers clicking furiously, for dem it was d scoop of d decade. She has turned frm nobody to mrs angad khanna in n instant for dem, nd d ppl loved cindrella story most. Though dey didn't noe nething abt her rite now, bt by morning everything frm her childhood 2 dis day will b in d tabloids. Every little detail, every embarrassing incident will b dere. Dere will b speculations abt y angad married her, was she pregnant? Is dis a publicity stunt? How long will dere marriage last? Dey will go on nd on...kripa will b followed everywere...her life had changed dat moment completely.

Armaan was furious wid angad. Kripa has looked after him for d last few days. She had refused 2 leave him even wen armaan had insisted on her going 2 mumbai, nd angad repays by turning her life upside down. He shud hav known dere was nt a decent bone in his body, he wud kill dat s**.

Arjun nd arohi were stunned. Arjun had thot angad was decent, bt dis proved differently, nd if angad thot he cud get away wid it he was sorely mistaken. He wud suffer for it, nd dat is a promise.

Arohi was worried abt kripa, though she wud nt show it, bt kripa was more vulnerable den most. After her parents died, things had been difficult for her, if nt for malik's she wud b on steets now.