SS: wind beneath their wings! updated pt 4 pg 15 - Page 6

Arnav hid underneath the blanket, contemplating his fate and what had happened over the last hour.

At 11pm, he was happily sitting on his bed, working on his latest project. Well maybe not happily but content, he thought. He only had to finalise few more designs and was planning to retire to bed early. He did not believe in the New Years hype.

What made one day or rather one night so special ' just when the clock turned from 11:59pm to 00:00 am? It happened every night. And who truly cared about whether it happened on 31 Dec to 1 Jan of the following year? Yes the year number changed but everything else still stayed the same. People were still the same. Their beliefs, emotions, perceptions and actions were still the same. Nothing truly changed unless one wanted to. And did they have to wait till new year to decide that they needed to change and then change?! What rubbish!!! They could change in a heartbeat whenever they wanted and didn't need to wait until a specific day. That was just pure excuses!

But that still did not explain how, within the hour, his whole serene life had turned into such a commotion! He the great ASR was now hiding underneath a blanket, in Khushi Kumari Gupta's room and that too on her bed. This had nothing to do with him and all the idiots around him.

The first idiot he considered as the prime suspect was no one else then Khushi Kumari Gupta. Yes that would be a good place to start. Since she fell on to his arms at the fashion show, she had down nothing but disturb his peace. And it was her who pushed him on to the bed and covered with the blanket.

Well first, she had to make such a commotion that he was in her room. If only she had allowed him to explain that he was here to collect his phone when he came to help Akash, then he could have easily slipped out of the house and back home to his lovely serene bed. But no ' will khushi ever let anyone else speak?! God forbid. Her mouth was like a fast train ' once started, it accelerated non-stop, without a care of its surroundings, until it either reached its final destination or crashed. In her case, tonight, crash was more like it. He had to shut her up by placing his hands over her mouth, her sweet tender kissable lips. Wait'what?!

He tried to shake out the thought of her inviting lips. His brain must be suffering from lack of oxygen and the heat, being underneath the blanket and that too fully dressed.

How long was buaji and Khushi going to have their conversation? Did anyone not sleep in this house?! And what about respecting one's privacy instead of buaji barging in to khushi's room and now not wanting to leave.

His thoughts returned back to Khushi. Yes she was at fault. She pushed him onto the bed but he was bigger than her in every way ' why did he not fight back? He could have stood up and stated he was not having any of this and walk straight out. Who cared what buaji thought that he was coming out of khushi's room? That was Khushi's problem and buaji's problem, not his. But no, the great ASR did nothing of that sort. He just allowed himself to be pushed by a tiny girl, that too Khushi. He must certainly be losing his touch!

He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. Did he stay because of Khushi ' no never!!!! He stayed 'because'because... of what?! His eyes opened wide as though a light bulb had immediately lighted in his brain. He stayed because of Akash. Yes, Akash was the only reason that he had stayed. He could not get Akash into trouble. He was his little brother and no matter how many times Arnav wanted to shake him or actually strangle him in the past for being such a push over and not assertive enough. But today, Akash had amazed even him. He had taken his own actions ' yes it was him who was paying the consequences but nevertheless, his little brother was now growing to be a man.

One day you will grow to be a man my son.

Arnav felt a sense of pride envelope him. Is this what fathers normally felt when their little boys were growing up. Akash had stood his ground against his mother, for his love for Payal. He could see why Akash was fond of Payal. She was truly a sweet thing, just like him. They were both quiet, reserved, thoughtful and kind human beings. Good human beings that thought of others before themselves.

How different was khushi? A thought slipped into his mind.

Very different. And besides he was not thinking of Khushi. He was thinking of Payal and Akash. He was glad that Akash had chosen Payal. If he had gone for any of his mother's successful, rich beauty queen choices, the marriage would definitely not have worked and Akash would easily be under the thumb of both, his mother and his wife.

What a disaster that would be?!

Payal on the other hand, seem to accept Akash for who he is and also in a way, by accepting him had given him the stimulus to shine. Today, Akash actually went against both their grandmother and buaji to come and see Payal. That too because she was feeling down. Arnav knew that he did not believe in love but he had to respect Akash for his beliefs and had to give credit where credit was due.

But that didn't mean that Akash was not the next idiot that contributed to his current predicament. Come on ' stuck to a chair?! How did he manage that?! Who was the idiot that put glue there in the first place. It wasn't like when they were young when Akash was actually stuck to a bed. Arnav managed a smile. That was definitely a good trick. Is that why he knew how to get Akash out of his current stuckness by bringing a solution that helped dissolve the glue?

Wait, is there even a word as stuckness. Who cared? Arnav thought. It was in his head and he could make up any word he so chose.

Arnav felt a sense of achievement. See if only Akash had listened to him, he would not be in this mess but atleast Akash had the decency and courage to call him for help and Arnav as always had the solutions. That is why he was Arnav Singh Raizada, he thought.

But if he was that great and error-proof, why did he forget the trousers?

He fidgeted slightly in the blanket. He did not forget the trousers, it was just an incentive to get Akash out of his stuckness without needing to resolve to changing his trousers. His inner voice reasoned.

Yeah right?! Seriously?! Then why did he bring the solution to dissolve the glue?!

Ok. Arnav admitted to himself, he made one mistake. He forgot the trousers. He let his thoughts race back to the earlier events of the night. Actually he made two errors.

Error One ' he forgot the trousers and had to get a spare one from Payal.

He smiled at the thought of Akash going out for a romantic mid-night date in those hideous white trousers. And yet, the guy did not seem to care. He was on cloud 9 just being with his ladylove. This is why Arnav did not believe in love, he tried to convince himself. It was just a way of humans making a fool of themselves. And frankly they did not need love to do that, they did that on their own successfully!!!

His thoughts returned to his errors.

Error 2: was actually asking Payal for trousers. He had to come into Khushi's room and hence, dropped his phone by accident. If that did not happen, he would now be sitting on his bed and resting. And having a good night sleep. Seriously?! Well maybe not such a wonderful sleep since even in his sleep, Khushi somehow managed to terrorise him in a different way. Though lately his sleep was more disturbed at the thought of his another bigger idiotic cousin, NK and his actions particularly when he was around Khushi.

So no surprise who was idiot number 3 then was there? NK. Why the short form for NK anyway? Was that supposed to be cool? Actually instead of NK ' Naand Kishore, it was more like NK ' Not Kool. Arnav managed to smile again. Boy, was he good!!! At least ASR, had a ring of greatness and respect. Instead of NK! No Kidding!!! Aahha ,'another meaning for NK.

Anyway, didn't that idiot have jetlag and was supposed to be sleeping at home. Who gets jetlag five days after flying anyway?! This was just a plan of his come and meet Khushi. The nerve?! How could he?! And that too walking up to the front door and then getting buaji to get Khushi to come out. Yes, he was the main cause of his problem. If he had not turned up, Arnav would have made it out the front door and back to his room and had a quiet night.

Arnav's attention returned to the room almost immediately when he felt the bed sinking slightly on his right. Was someone sitting on the bed? Please not buaji!!! His ears perked up listening to the conversation in the room.

"Payal is already asleep. So why are you awake?" Buaji asked. "Get into bed." She commanded.

"No buaji. I'm ok. You go. I'll get into bed."

"Hare Naand Kishore. Why are you sending me away? I'm telling you to lie down. It is getting cold. Now go and sleep next to Payal and I shall put another blanket on both of you."

"No buaji, I'm fine. Now please go buaji, please go." He could hear Khushi pleading.

He wondered what was the use. Her buaji was just as stubborn as Khushi anyway. They were now doomed. She would not leave the room until Khushi was in bed. Khushi would not come into bed knowing that he was in her bed. So basically, check mate. He was destined to be in this room longer that he wanted to.

"Khushi, you are very stubborn. I'm telling you to lie down. So now get into bed and lie down. Go Khushi get into bed. Have you not heard me?"

He felt the weight on the bed again.

"Lie down maharani."

He now felt khushi next to him. What a mess!!! Well at least, Buaji will be leaving shortly, he hoped. Unless, she was going to sing Khushi a lullaby to put her to sleep. This was just unbelievable, he thought.

The great ASR was now in bed with a woman that he had not planned to even see or be with. Completely out of control. If only his nemesis could see him now, he shook his head.

How was it different from some of his dreams of khushi in his bed, him also being out of control in a different way.

He shut his eyes to block those images. What was wrong with his thoughts today? Were they with him or against him?! His night was just getting worse.

"Now khushi, why are you sleeping so far from your jiji? Get closer. Normally you are hugging her so tightly that it is almost obscene to watch. Today, the distance? Is everything ok?"

What the'? Khushi don't you move any closer. He commanded in his thoughts. He did not have the courage to speak it out loud, especially now that he actually was on the bed. Earlier it would have only been khushi and buaji's problem if he had stormed off through the bedroom door. Now ' was a different matter. How would he explain what he was doing on Khushi's bed?!

So what do you think folks?!

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Part 3: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/fan-fictions/2659543/ss-wind-beneath-their-wings-updated-pt-4-pg-15?pn=10

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