OS: Bepanaah Pyar - P3 Final Pg14 - Page 11

Originally posted by: mohini4u

Part 3 (Final) - Khushi ka Milan

The function finally ended and Khushi was just about to go off into her room to finish making the list of things to do for the next day, when she got interrupted by her Reva Di.

"Hey Khushi, we are having a girls sleepover at the terrace of the house next door. You must come. Why don't we meet you up there in 20 minutes?" Reva explained. Khushi was delighted as she felt she could definitely use some change of mood, and instantly agreed.

She headed to her room to change and freshen up when suddenly, she abruptly bumped into someone. The mysterious person held her gently but securely in his arms to stop her from falling further. She finally collected herself and detached herself from the firm hold of the stranger, only to look up and be stunned. A series of emotions thundered inside her heart, but she controlled and stopped those stormy rivers from flooding her eyes.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEVkdBTm4WA[/YOUTUBE]

"Arnav?" She could hardly whisper as she choked on her suppressed tears.

"Kaisi ho Khushi?" Arnav replied tenderly.

"I am.. um doing great. You?" Khushi kept her responses short as she lied profusely.

"Not too bad!" Arnav too nervously blurted.

"How is work? Keeping busy?" Khushi hesitantly asked.

"Not quite. I work 9-5 shift during the week now. I am only on call two days a week. The rest of the time I spend relaxing and hanging out with friends." He responded. This was his way of redeeming himself and letting her know that he had repented, since he was so poor at saying sorry. He never felt he was wrong in his stance, so didn't think he needed to say sorry. But it burnt his heart to see her in pain, so he knew he needed to fix that somehow, even if it meant sacrificing something he felt so passionate about. He thought he was making her happy by telling her he had followed course with her request, but unknown to him this was only growing her guilt more.

At hearing about his new schedule, Khushi's tears begged to rush out, but they got interrupted by a group of Arnav's friends.

One of the girls came around and tangled her arm into Arnav's, holding it firmly in an attempt to flirt distinctly, whereas the other leaned on him comfortably as he stood there all embarrassed. One of the guys finally spoke and broke the eerie silence "Hey a bunch of us are headed to the club across the park, care to join us Arnav?" Before Arnav could answer, he noticed Khushi was also standing there and asked her to attend as well out of courtesy.

"I would have loved to you see, but I already have plans with my cousins that I cannot back out of. You guys carry on and enjoy. Please excuse me." Khushi faced her back and walked away from Arnav as he stood there staring desperately and adoringly at her.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj83Br_U5Zo[/YOUTUBE]

Seeing the scenario she had just witnessed, Khushi assumed Arnav had made many new friends, was having loads fun, and had moved on in life. Girls seemed to have surrounded him and he didn't push them away. He didn't even work the long hours anymore that he used to when he was married to her. Khushi felt guilt more than shock and hurt. She deserved this. She was the one who had left him. But he also didn't try to get her back. Guessing their love wasn't so strong after all. Khushi reasoned and reasoned with herself as she walked towards her room but nothing seemed to help. Those tears just weren't listening to her justifications. They had now crossed the dam so she paced, and then ran quickly towards her room, bluntly ignoring her name being called out by two different people along the way, leaving them confused.

She reached her room, hastily closed and locked it, and broke down into million pieces leaning against the closed door, as she slowly dropped to the floor. She was sure she had lost him forever. The pain was just so unbearable she just wanted to rip her heart out of her body and throw it far in to the valley. She wept for a few minutes, then finally wiped her tears, washed her face, changed into a white silk nighty, let her hair lose, and gathered up the courage to go out of her room. "I must engage myself with others to keep his thoughts away." She decided to go to the terrace to hang out with her cousins.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InfjzHoyXXI[/YOUTUBE]

She reached up to the rooftop and was amused to see that the arrangement could only manage sleeping two people. "Strange! It was supposed to be 5 of us!" she thought. But as she saw the open sky, the dim moon light adorning the waters a little far way, and the loneliness around her, she forgot about her observation and sulked into Arnav's thoughts again. The sniffles were back so she decided to brood until the girls came up.

She lied on one side of the mattress and sobbed softly. It was a bit chilly but she seemed to not feel a thing. The night lamp on the terrace and the low moonlight graced her face and sparkled her tears. Arnav finally came up quietly, locked the rooftop door behind him, and stood close by, staring at her and her flowing tears, completely unknown to her. His goddess was looking timid and crestfallen, and his heart ached gravely at seeing her in such pain. He craved to embrace her and free her from all her agony instantly, but knew that he need to do better this time. His gentle love for her was all he had to offer to her. He had handled it immaturely last time, but this time, he wanted to make no mistakes. He had realized quickly that his revelation about his changed work schedule, and the new friends, especially girls surrounding him, must've hurt her even more deeply. He needed to just comfort and console her first.

He walked up towards her and put the blanket over her in an effort to ease her from the cold as she continued sobbing. Suddenly, she realized something touched her and she looked up all startled. It was Arnav. She looked back down and wiped her tears quickly. Meanwhile, Arnav sat on the other side of the mattress and lied beside her on top of the blanket, looking at her intensely. Her emotions raged again and more tears flowed uncontrollably, as she tried helplessly not to look at him.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvo4ZMKADg[/YOUTUBE]

He put his hand on her cheek and softly caressed it, in an effort to soothe her. She closed her eyes and let out a throbbing sigh as she felt his soft touch. He tucked her open hair behind her ears and ran his hand down her neck, oozing a soft sensation down her body. He moved his hand back to her face again, and wiped the tears still lying on her face. She opened her eyes and gave him a deep, anguished, and vulnerable gaze. He just wanted to be lost in it. Still gently stroking her ears and her hair, he planted a kiss on her forehead, her eyes, her cheek, and then softly brushing his lips along hers before moving away. She finally absorbed his presence around her, realized no one else was coming in, and liberated herself along with her never ending supply of tears.

She embraced him fiercely as he buried her body into his. He held her close and strong, as if to never let her go. Their cheeks married up and solaced each other. Their eyes still closed, as they drank the ecstasy of each other's presence and embrace blessedly.

Suddenly, she jerked herself away realizing her guilt and embarrassment, and turned away facing her back towards him. He sensed her hesitation, slid closer to her, rested his hand on her waist, and gently kissed her scarcely bare back, making her shudder. She finally turned around lying on her back, as Arnav got inside the blanket, and leaned towards her holding both her hands with his and intertwining his fingers with hers. He brought his face closer to hers, and whispered in her ears, "Tonight, I am going to make you mine again, and tomorrow we are going to go back HOME. No one can stop me now, not even you." She stared at him with damp eyes, locked in his captivation as she allowed his words to ease her guilt slightly.

He delicately framed himself around her and let his manliness defeat her soul. As he loved her to no end, she presented her devotion back to him with her love and soaked eyes. He caressed and kissed her all over, wiped her tears, and clasped as he kept making her his again, making celestial love to her in presence of the open sky, moon, and the stars. The tranquility and divinity of the reunion finally pacified both restless souls and bound them again for eternity. Finally, they lay there watching each other without saying a word, then cuddling, and slowly falling into deep sleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, the dawn sun smiled at them in content, the birds sang joyful songs again, the mountains and the river hugged each other in delight, and the trees waved at them as the first sign of rays tenderly woke them from their magical dreams.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDm8rfczMU[/YOUTUBE]