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Part 21
Khushi smacks Arnav's arm.
Khushi: Toh aap jag rahe the?Aur humein sataane k liye sone ka naatak kar rahe they,kyun?
Arnav: Aur tum?
Khushi(confused): Hum?Hum kya?
Arnav(smirks): Tumne mujhe isiliye jagaya kyunki tumhe pyas lagi thi ya.. koi aur baat thi?
Khushi(looks away): Nahi.. aur koi baat nahi thi.
Arnav: Really? Theek hai toh main so jata hoon! Goodnight!
He moves Khushi's leg aside and is about to turn,when Khushi stops him.
Khushi: Sone k liye aapko us taraf mudne ki kya zaroorat hai?Jaise lete hain waise hi so jaiyye!
Again she keeps her leg on his leg and her hand on his shoulder.
Arnav: Hello?Sona mujhe hai,so main decide karunga ki mujhe kaise sona hai,kis taraf mud kar sona hai!Okay?
Khushi: Aapki marzi! Waise.. (runs a hand through his hair) aapko sone ki zaroorat toh hai. Kal raat humari wajah se aap theek se so bhi toh nahi paye.Kitni baar uth-uth kar humein kambal odhaya,humari peeth dabayi,hum..
Arnav(interrupts):Tumhe kaise pata chala?Tum jag rahi thi?
Khushi: Nahi,kachchhi neend me the,isiliye humein pata chala.Khair,woh chhodiye,aap so jaiyye.
She removes her leg and her hand and lies straight on her back.
Arnav: Tum jag kar kya karogi?Tum bhi so jao,u need rest as well.
With that Khushi turns to her side of the bed and Arnav towards his side of the bed.
They lie like that,with their backs facing each other, for about 15 minutes,trying hard to sleep,but not able to.
Arnav(softly): Khushi.. r u awake?
Khushi: Hmm,boliye..
Arnav: Main soch raha tha k.. (turns towards her) yeh bed aawaz karta hai,agreed..
Khushi(turns to face him): Haa.. toh..?
Arnav: Par.. dekhkar toh strong lagta hai,u know.. what I mean?
He takes her hands in his and removes his mother's bangles.
Khushi(takes a quick look at the clock): 5:30 bajne wale hain,buaji k uthne ka samay ho raha hai.
Arnav(puts an arm around her waist): Mujhe buaji se nahi,tumse matlab hai!
Khushi(annoyed): Areh par humein toh buaji se matlab hai na!Kya sochengi woh?Aur farz kariye,aap.. hum.. woh sab.. karne gaye aur bistar toot gaya toh?
Arnav(moving her hair away from her neck): Toh.. kya?Hum andar ghus jayenge,neeche thode hi na girenge!
Khushi: Phir humein nikalne k liye amma aur buaji ko aana padega!
She imagines buaji and amma breaking the door,to find Arnav & Khushi in a compromising position,stuck,thanks to the broken bed.Buaji and amma helping them out,not saying anything to Arnav but teasing her later.And then buaji telling about the whole thing to Anjali,who would tell nani and Paayal and then the whole clan would tease her whenever they would get together.
Khushi(nearly screams): Nnahi!
Arnav(shocked): Khushi,r u..? Chillai kyun?
Khushi(shakes her head): Nahi,nahi,nahi,nahi! Yahaan nahi!(cups his face) Bistar toot gaya toh musibat ho jayegi Arnavji,please,maan jaiyye!
Arnav(sighs): Fine. Waise bhi hum subha ghar jaa hi rahe hain na,its ok.
He again turns his back towards her and tries to sleep,unsuccessfully.
5 minutes later..
Khushi: Suniye..
Arnav: Hmm?
Khushi: Sorry!Woh.. hum..
Arnav(turns towards her): Its ok Khushi,u need not b sorry! Di ne mujhse kal kaha tha ki mujhe tumhari wishes ki respect karni chahiye. Hamesha apne decisions tum par force nahi karne chahiye.Tum jo keh rahi ho,that's a valid point,agar bed toot gaya toh.. we'll b in a very embarassing position!
Khushi smiles,glad that he understood her.
Arnav: So,its okay,u dont need to feel guilty.
He pats her head.
Arnav: So jao.
Khushi: Aapko neend aa rahi hai?
Arnav: Nah!(looks at the wall clock)Soch raha hoon aj thoda jaldi nikal jaun,jogging karne k liye.
Khushi nods.
Then they dont say anything to each other for sometime,just staring at each other,occasionally.
Arnav: I guess.. mujhe ab uthna chahiye...
Khushi(looks at the clock): Abhi toh 6 bhi nahi baje,aap.. itni jaldi..?
Arnav: Ya,no problem,bahar toh roshni ho hi gayi hai.
He gets up and goes towards the study table,where he had kept his laptop bag.
Khushi: Aap in kapdon me jogging karne jayenge?
Arnav(smiles): Nahi Khushi,main apna track suit laya hoon.
He takes out his trainers and track shoes.
Arnav: Tum sone ki koshish karo.Main change kar leta hoon,phir brush kar k directly nikal jaunga.
Khushi nods.
Arnav takes off his kurta.
He comes towards the bed.
Khushi: Kya hua?
Arnav: Nothing,main.. apna phone lene aaya tha.
Khushi: Phone?Par phone toh aapne kal charging par rakha tha na,baithak me?
Arnav: Ya,of course! a.. bhool gaya tha!
He is about to go when Khushi stops him.
Khushi: Aapko di ne.. humari ichchaon ka sammaan karne k liye kaha hai naa?
Arnav: Ya.
Khushi(with a naughty smile): Theek hai,toh taiyyar ho jaiyye!Hum aapse mazdoori karvana chahte hain!
Arnav: What the..!?
Khushi: Woh kursi lijiye,use bistar k is taraf rakh dijiye.Aur phir..(she points to the the cupboard) almarih k peechhe chatai hogi.Use neechhe bichaiyye aur us par ek takiya rakh dijiye!
Arnav(who gets what she's trying to say): Okay..
He does what he is told.
Arnav: Ab?(he walks over to her side of the bed): Ab kise neeche utarna hai?
Khushi: Humein!
Arnav is about to lift her in his arms but stops.
Khushi: Kya hua?
Arnav: Soch raha hoon..
Khushi(confused): Kya?
Arnav: Tumhe dobara backpain hua toh?
Khushi: Aap balm laga dena.
Arnav: Hmm. Aur chuhe aa gaye toh?Tumne kaha tha na,yahan choohe ghoomte rehte hain,remember?
Khushi(annoyed): Woh raat ko ghoomte hain,subha nahi!
She sits up.
Khushi: Aap humein uthakar le ja rahe hain ya hum khud chalkar chale jaye?
Arnav(lifting her in his arms): Buaji ne aawaz sun li toh?
Khushi: Bistar par kuch hoga nahi toh aawaaz kahan se aayegi?
Arnav(laying her down): Bistar toh aawaz nahi karega,tumhara kya?(smirks)Is baat ki kya guarantee hai ki tum aawaaz nahi karogi?
Khushi: Us baat ki guarantee aapko deni hogi! Ki aap koi aisi harkat nahi karenge jisse ki humari aawaaz is kamre k baahar jaaye!
Arnav(smirks): Sorry! Main aisi koi guarantee nahi de sakta!
Khushi(super annoyed): Theek hai,toh jaiyye jogging par,aur hum chale rasoi me!
She is about to get up,but Arnav pushes her down and lies on top of her.
Arnav: Relax!(smirks)Guarantee le li maine,okay?Now,shall v?
Khushi blushes and nods.
****
*6:30 AM,Gupta house,Khushi's room*
Arnav n Khushi lie arm in arm on the handwoven mat,totally exhausted.
Khushi: Humein nahi lagta aaj aapko jogging karne ki zaroorat hai.Ghar baithe-baithe paseena baha liya aapne!
She wipes his forehead with the back of her hand.
Arnav: Paseena toh baha liya,woh kar bhi liya jo karna tha lekin.. maza nahi aaya!
Khushi: Humein toh maza aaya,aapko kyun nahi aaya?
Arnav(smiles): I guess tum bahut shant thi aaj,isiliye maza nahi aaya!
Khushi gives him a knowing look and nods.
Arnav: Varna tum bolti rehti ho aur mujhe tumhe chup karvana padta hai! Aaj tumhari moonh se ek "aah" bhi nahi nikla!
Khushi: Yeh toh hum hi jante hain ki humein kya karna pada apneaap ko rokne k liye.(touches her lower lip)Haay!Hamare honth,chabaa diye humne taaki koi aawaaz na nikle!
Arnav touches her lips,running his thumb along her lower lip.
Khushi(holding his thumb): Waise aaj aapko daad deni chahiye!Aapne shararat bahut kam ki,good boy!
Arnav: Isiliye toh maza nahi aaya!
He moves his thumb from her lips,down her chin to her neck and stops at the nape of her neck.
Khushi(sensing his intentions): Nahi!Humne aapse kaha aapne shararat kam ki,iska matlab yeh nahi ki aap..
Arnav(smirks): Kya?
He bends and kisses her nape.
Khushi: Ki aap bad boy bankar humein sharat kar k dikhaye! Ek baat yaad rakhiyega,mr. Raizada: Zaroorat padhne par hum bhi shararat kar sakte hain!
Arnav(smirks): Really?Toh karke dikhao! Mujhe bhi toh pata chale ki..
Khushi(interrupts): Aapko humari shararat bahut bhari padegi,soch lijiye!
Arnav(smirks): Soch liya!
He gives her a love bite on the nape of her neck and Khushi hisses sharply.
While he soothes her nape with his tongue,Khushi,in a fit of passion and rage,bites his left shoulder,hard.
Arnav,who was totally not expecting it,growls loudly.
He gets up to tend to his shoulder.
Khushi gets up as well,realizing that she may hav bit him a bit too hard.
Khushi: Dikhaiyye..
Arnav turns to Khushi and is about to say something when they hear a knock on the door.
Buaji: Arnav babua,ka hua?
Garima: Khusi,bitiya darvajja khol!Ka hua bitwa ko?
Khushi: Kk..kuch nahi amma!Aap haldi aur ghee ka lep banaiyye,hum aa rahe hain!
Buaji: Arey par Arnav babua ko hua ka?
Arnav: Nothing buaji,I'm fine! Woh.. laptop haath par band kar diya!
Buaji: Hay re Nandkisore! a.. babua hum baraf le aate hain,lagaye lena,aaram milega!
Garima: Ha aur hum lep bana laate hain!
Khushi heaves a sigh of relief as she hears them go.
Arnav & Khushi get up and get dressed as soon as possible.
Khushi(before opening the door): Hum.. lep.. aur.. baraf le.. aate hain.
Buaji(from outside): Aye Sanka devi!Jaldi baahar aao!
Khushi: Aaye buaji!(turns to Arnav) Hum aaye,bas.. do minute..
Arnav nods.
****
Arnav: 15 minute ho gaye,yeh Khushi ab tak aayi kyun nahi?Lagta hai mujhe hi car se first aid box lana hoga!Anyways,all that lep and all is messy
and irritating!
He opens the door and is about to go out,but stops,finding no one in the house.
Arnav: Khushi?buaji?Ammaji?
No response.
Arnav: Khushi?
He goes to the kitchen to find it empty.
Arnav: Sab log kahan chale gaye?Buaji..? Khushi..?
He is about to go towards buaji's room,when he hears an unfamiliar voice.
Lady: Namaste nandoiji!
Arnav turns around and sees a lady in her early thirties and a child,about 6-7 yrs old,partially hidden behind her.
Arnav: Ji?
Lady: Humne kaha namaste nandoiji!
Arnav thinks the lady has entered the wrong house and is mistaking him to be someone else.
Arnav: I think.. u r mistaken. a.. main.. I'm not nandoi.
The color drains from the lady's face.
Lady: Maaf kariyega! Humein laga ki aap.. Khusi k woh hain..
Arnav: Woh? Yes,of course! Main hi Khushi ka.. husband hoon but my name is Arnav!
Lady(smiles): Areh toh aap hi hain humare nandoiji!
Arnav(confused): Ji?
Lady: Khusi humari nanad hai,tau aap humare nandoi huye naa! Khair, Namaste!Humara naam Ramaa hai! Aur.. ee hai humara bitwa, Deepak!
She pulls the child,who was hiding behind her back,out to face Arnav.
Lady: Munna,jao jaakar phuphaji ko parnaam karo!
The child runs to touch Arnav's feet.
Arnav: Nnnoo,no!!
Lady: Pair chhoo raha hai tau aasirbaad de dijiye!
Arnav(pats his head): Ya.. a.. jeete raho!
The child gets up and smiles at Arnav.
Arnav gives him a small smile.
Ramaa: Buaji aur mausiji se humne aapki bahut tareef suni thi,aaj dekh bhi liya!
Arnav: a.. aap Khushi se mili?
Ramaa: Ha! Mile na! Oo bahar hai.
Arnav(looks outside): Baahar?
Ramaa: Ji haan!Hum aur Munna jis auto me baithe the oo pahile aaye gai,baaki sab aaye rahe hain,tau Khusi,mausiji,mausaji aur buaji sabko lene k liye chaurahe tak gaye hain! Baaki sab matlab,ek auto maa Munna k papa aur oo ki chhoti bua hai. Aur ek auto maa Munna k badi bua,bade phuphaji aur unki bitiya Seema hai. Hum pahile soche ki saaman darbajja pe rakhkar humao chaurahe tak chale jaaye. Par phir hum bheetar aaye gaye.Munna ne kal saam train maa chadhne k baad se kuchho khaya hi naahi! Eeko bhookh lagi thi tau.. hum aaye gaye,socha.. ee ko doodh de de.
Arnav(thinks): Yeh pakka Khushi ki relative hai!
Ramaa: Aapke liye chay bana de kaa?
Arnav: No thanks! Main.. bhi baahar jaakar unka welcome kar leta hoon!
Ramaa: Areh naahi! Aap ko taqleef uthane ki kauno jaroorat naahi hai! Aap tau ee ghar k damad hain!Aap baithiye,oo log aate hi honge! (turns to her son)Munna, bitwa, tum phuphaji k saath baitho,batiyao,hum tab tak tumre khaatir doodh le aavat hai,achcha?
Deepak: Theek hai!Chaliye phuphaji!
He holds Arnav's hand and drags him towards the dining table.
PRECAP: Khushi: Sorry! Hum.. josh me aakar,humne.. bahut zor se..
Arnav: Its ok.
Khushi: Hum.. baraf laga dete hain,aap kurta utaar dijiye.
Arnav: Mujhe de do,main laga leta hoon.
He snatches the bowl containing ice from her.
Arnav(removing his kurta): Tum jao,guests ka khayal rakho,I'll manage.
He drops the ice cube the moment he lifts it.
Khushi: Theek se pakadna toh aata hai nahi,lagayenge kaise?! Aise nahi lagaate baraf..(holds the ice cube inside her dupatta)Aise pakadte hain aur phir aise lagaate hain!..
She applies it on his shoulder and Arnav swears under his breath.
Kindly ignore typos n mistakes.Translation in the post below.PMs later.Next update on Sunday night.
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