Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki: Episode Discussion Thread - 23
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Part 3
Arnav imagined himself in the docks in court, with buaji as the judge and amazingly as the prosecutor as well.
"Please confirm your name?" The court clerk spoke. Arnav looked closer. It was NK, dressed as a court's clerk and thick rimmed glasses sitting very low on the bridge of his nose. What the?!
"Arnav Singh Raizada."
"So Mr Raizada, where were you when you were caught?" asked buaji, the prosecutor.
"Underneath a blanket."
"In whose bed?"
"Khushi Kumari Gupta's."
"Hmm'" she paced up and down the court. She approached, trying to be intimidating.
"What were you doing there in Khushi Kumari Gupta's room?"
"I was there to collect my phone."
"and what was your phone doing there?"
"it had dropped when I had asked Payal for a set of trousers."
"you had asked payal for a set of trousers?!" she shrieked. "what happened to yours?"
"nothing happened to mine. It was for Akash."
"Akash your brother?"
"yes."
"Payal's fianc?"
"Yes."
"and why did akash need trousers?"
"It ripped."
Buaji the prosecutor looked at him, her eyes almost popping out of her head. Maybe it ripped wasnt such a good idea.
"Ripped???!!! How and why?"
"I dont know why. he was with Payal when it ripped."
He heard a loud thud and saw both the prosecutor buaji on the floor and the judge buaji lying forward with her head on the table. Maybe his last answer was also not wise.
That did not play so well. Arnav would not be able to answer without getting his brother into trouble. He tried different angles and different answers to the questions.
"So was your phone on Khushi's bed?" prosecutor buaji was back in full swing.
"No."
"Then why were you on the bed?"
"Khushi had pushed me on to the bed" he heard another loud thud - prosecutor and judge buaji had fainted. That too would not be a good answer, he guessed.
His mind played the scene again.
"I am innocent, your honour."
"what is your relationship with khushi?"
"we have no relationship."
"yet the two of you were in bed together."
"yes. And you want the court to believe there is nothing between the two of you?"
"Yes?!"
"This is scandalous!!!!" buaji the prosecutor screamed and thud, another fainting scene.
no matter what he said, the end was always the same - prosecutor and judge buaji fainting on the floor with a loud thud. amazingly the floor still stood in one piece.!
He looking really bad! He decided to keep his mouth shut and visualise what he wanted. It always worked in the past. Khushi not coming closer. That's it. he kept telling himself. Khushi don't you dare come closer.
"Go khushi."
"Buaji, I don't want to disturb jiji. She is sleeping so nicely."
"Its never stopped you before. Move it girl or else I will wake Payal and move Payal closer to you."
"No buaji, please don't do that. Don't wake my sister. She is sleeping soundly. Please. I'll move." She edged closer to arnav.
"Closer Khushi." Buaji commanded.
Why was his visualising not working? It always worked in the past. Who was he kidding?! It never worked when Khushi was around and what actually was he wanting that she not come closer. Of course, it would not work. Human minds don't think in negative! He was indirectly visualising her move closer. No don't. Khushi stay afar. Yes, that would be better.
Khushi stay at the end of the bed. He commanded in his thoughts.
He felt her come closer and closer. As she continued to move closer until their bodies were almost touching, he felt his heartbeat racing and his breathing accelerate. He noticed her chest moving up and down more rapidly. Was she feeling the same way as he? What was she feeling? What was he feeling? He did not know. But now all he thought of was khushi not to move closer as he was not sure if he could stop himself from reaching out to her. But guess what?! Tonight was definitely not his lucky night.
"Khushi," buaji commanded. "now hug your jiji."
What the hell was going on? He thought. Is this for real?! Where was the hidden cameras? There had to be some. This was worse than his worse nightmare. Maybe not worse ' that was taken by the circumstances of his parents death. This ranked highly though.
"Sorry Arnavji" she whispered as he felt her warm arms around him. He saw his arms move, against his own control, to hold her around her waist. Her body tensed slightly and then relax, urging his arms to hold her even more tightly against him.
"what was that khushi?"
"nothing buaji, I did not say anything."
"what do you think I'm deaf. You did say something. Arnavji?! Was that it?" Buaji questioned though seem to be speaking to herself. "Why are you thinking about him, at this hour, Khushi?" her tone increasing.
"I was not thinking about him, buaji. Please I'm now in bed. Jiji's asleep. Can you please go to bed, please."
"Not yet. You were definitely thinking of him. you were rambling about him outside. Lard Governer this and Arnavji that." There was a brief silence and then she whispered. "Khushi, is something going on between you and Arnavji?"
Arnav watched and felt as khushi took a deep breath. She closed her eyes. "No buaji, nothing is happening between me and Arnavji. Why would it? He is Arnav Singh Raizada, the successful business- arrogant, stern and ruthless ' you know ASR. A lard governor. And I'm just khushi kumari gupta, your sanka devi that cant do anything right. do you think there could be something going on between us?"
Arnav felt a sharp pain in his chest. Was there a slight disappointment in her voice?
Did she want there to be something between them? Did he? He didn't know.
What could there be between them?
Did he love her? No.
Actually he didn't know.
Actually he was not sure.
What was love anyway?
It was true that he could not see her hurt. Wasn't that why he wrestled with the goons against his better judgement. And where did he get the strength from?! All he knew was that he was angry at them for hurting khushi, his khushi. Was she really his?! Then why did he walk away from her during deevali and why did she get engage.
Speaking of engagement. Why did he get angry at her for deciding to get engage, he had asked her why did she resort to such actions. Did she not think? Think of what? The effects on him. why would it had affected him anyway. Because? '. Because' because what Arnav? He asked, again no answer.
It was also true he could not see her in tears. When she cried to say she was sorry. When she broke down regarding her fianc. He could have killed her fianc for hurting her. but didn't he hurt her when he said those nasty remarks about the jewellery, the lengha at the shop. Was that why he walked away? Was that why he had apologised to La when he shouted at her after Khushi had approached him in tears. Why Arnav?! Again he did not know.
He needed fresh air. He needed to get out of here. He tried to remove his arms from Khushi's waist but they seem to be on strike, not wanting to listen to his commands instead following what they thought best, which was what?
"You are right Khushi. What was I thinking? Why would there be something happening between the two of you."
"Just like what I was saying buaji. Now go to bed please. I don't want to wake jiji up. Please buaji" khushi spoke softly.
Arnav recognised that her voice was different from when she was arguing with him, which was normally full of conviction, belief and passion. Her voice now had none of these. Something in her seem to have been lost or broken. He was not sure or was he just reading too much into it. Again ' the theme of the night ' he did not know. And worse being under the blanket, he could not see her face but he watched her body attentively and now was listening to her voice for clues.
"Khushi, move slightly."
He felt the bed actually sink further. Now what? He felt Khushi tensed further. she quickly turned and now her back was towards him. still he kept his arms around her waist and brought her body closer. Their bodies were now spooned together, with him studying her back. Again with pure amazement, he watched his fingers carressed her hair and moved her plait to the side so that he had full view of her back.
"What are you doing buaji? No you cant sit in the bed. Don't tell me you are planning to sleep with us. You cant. You will disturb jiji. Please." khushi pleaded. It was not that she was oblivious to what Arnav was doing and how her body was responding. she swore that with his effect on her body and buaji now wanting to sit down, her heart was racing too quickly that pretty soon either it would explode or leap out from her completely. either way, she would be dead and that would be the end of her problems. but till then, she would be suffering!!! how much more could she cope. would this night never end?!
Arnav too was worried. His nightmare was just getting worse. Two women in bed with him. Now wait, wasn't that most men's fantasies ' having two women in their bed. But not his. Well definitely not his. especially now that buaji too was going to sit on the bed. he prayed that the bed would remain intact. how would he explain that if he was caught. again, his mind tried to take him back to the court scenario but he was having none of it. he just concentrated on Khushi's back. He definitely needed to get out of here. He craved for fresh air!
"Hare Sanka Devi, what is wrong with you. I'm not planning to sleep with both of you. Since when you have become overly possessive of your jiji? She is my niece too and I too will miss her when she is gone. Just move a bit more, khushi. I thought that since both of us are up and on the topic of Arnavji, I might just say a few words of advice to you and then I'll leave. Ok?"
"Ok. Promise you will leave and go and sleep in your room."
"I promise Khushi. Why are you so eager to get me out of this room anyway? We shall see how much you will pull me back in later once your jiji has left to her inlaws and you are here in this room alone."
Arnav could see Khushi nodding slightly and her hands immediately held his as though for support. She did not seem aware of this and he allowed them to remain. His attention was now drawn to buaji.
"what was I about to say? Oh yes ' Arnavji. I know Khushi you don't like him. I guess we had a bad start with him. But I don't think he is as bad as you make him out to be either."
"I don't make him out to be bad, buaji." Khushi replied.
"Maybe, it was me then. Maybe it was when I was under the influence of Shyam babua. Look how wrong I was about him. I thought he was a good guy but it turned out that he was a snake."
"Buaji please no."
"He was married and yet eyeing you."
"Please buaji not now. Please." Khushi's eyes drifted towards Arnav's arms around her. Please she thought. Not infront of him. she could not hurt him. not today. He was already upset for seeing her face and he would be heartbroken when he found out about his jijaji.
"Stop interrupting khushi. I'm so sorry for what I did. I forced you to get engaged with him even if you did not want to. I even blackmailed you emotionally by saying it was what buaji wanted and how could you be so selfish and not think of him and the family."
So was that why she had said yes afterall. She was forced into it. Arnav now understood why she was so sullen post engagement. And what did he do instead? He got angry that why she got engaged and demanded that La and he would be engaged as well. And that taunted Khushi on whether it mattered or not. How could it? she was already broken and he was ensuring that she would remain completely broken instead of making it better for her. why was he such a fool, especially with her. Even in her pain, she worked hard to do all his engagement planning. Even managed to get his brother and her sister together. And yet, he did nothing for her pain. He squeezed her tighter towards him and rested his head on her back. His lips brushed softly against her exposed skin and he felt immediately the squeezed on his arms and her breathing heightening.
"Buaji, please it was not your fault. We were all tricked."
"I know my dear but do you know I have had so many sleepless nights thinking of where I went wrong. I remember Deevali night, after Arnavji had left. I dont know why I did not see it then. you were down and tearful and I felt that maybe it was to do with your babuji or maybe it was the vandalising on the wall. but maybe you were just upset as you did not want to marry Shyam and I was forcing you too. I'm so sorry Khushi. Please do forgive me if you can." buaji began to sob.
"There is nothing to forgive buaji. You are like ammaji to me. Does a child ever have the right to get angry with one's mother. you were just doing what you felt was right at the time, buaji. so there's no reason to say sorry." khushi wanted to hug her but didnt want to expose arnavji either. the truth was she needed him and somehow his presence at this moment comforted her.
"Please let's drop the topic on Shyam. I don't want to talk about him ever. Today is a new year and a new beginning. Please." Khushi literally begged.
"You are right. Let's talk about Arnavji instead. Khushi, don't make the same mistake I did in misjudging someone. I know he comes across arrogant but his heart is in the right place. Even on the night when he brought you home from the guest house, you were unconscious and he carried you gently into this bed. He was concerned Khushi and you could see he was remorseful for what he had done."
Khushi's hands softly snaked up Arnav's arms. "I know." She spoke softly. "And the time when babuji was in the hospital, he had paid the hospital bill."
"And see what he has done for his brother and your sister. I mean who else would stand up to 'hello hi bye bye'. Yet he did and everytime he has been here, he has been very respectful of your babuji, ammaji and me. And I've watched him when he is with his family, he may be a man of less words, but his actions are always with good intentions and kind. So maybe you need to give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe then he may look at you more favourably especially your childish antics. What do you think?" buaji got up from the bed.
"I'll leave you with that thought, Khushi. Good night. Happy New Year. And I hope the two of you will find your happiness this year and your love for each other will grow more and more each day and that no force will ever break it. Good night my children."
"Good night buaji."
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