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Part SIX : Don't go (contd)Arnav and Khushi stood at the front door of Gupta house,. they had been knocking for a while now, with no response. Finally, the door opened. It was Garima. her face lit up, and her eyes filled with tears. Yet she was silent, and her expression turned to sadness.
" Amma, I have come to see you all...how are you? Payal , told me Bauji is ill. Please , I want to see him!"
" Wait, Sanka devi, " bellowed buaji from the end of the room. " Do you both have no shame! First you insult us elders, by going ahead and getting married without our blessings...and now you want us to welcome you into our home?!"
" Buaji please..."
" Stop it Khushi, you don't need to explain a thing! Buaji, I brought her here to meet her father, she got married to me, because we wanted to...besides, I don't need to explain my every action!"
"Arnav Bituva, maaf karna! But, if you don't care, then why this show of caring for Shashi now? You both don't need to make a dikava (show) of feeling anything, let alone respect for us!" And she closed the door on their face!
Khushi was in tears...Arnav was about to yell something nasty, when Khushi clamped her hand over his mouth, to stop him!
"Okay I will be quiet...but you...you claimed that your love would break down doors! Huh!"
Khushi shot him a look, and wiped her tears. He could be insensitive at the worst of times!
She kept banging the door, till her fists went red! And Arnav could not take it anymore. He was about to pull her away, when the door opened and Buaji stood with an Arti ki thaali.
"If at all I am allowing you to step in, it is because of my Shashi's love for you, Khushi! Don't even imagine that you both are forgiven. But first, I have to do this Arti, as Damadji is here with you!"
She did the Arti and reluctantly gave her Aashirwad! Garima lead the couple in to Shashi's room where he lay weak on the bed.
Khushi rushed to him, and held his hands! " Bauji, forgive your Khushi , please! Ohh he still feels hot? Did the doctor check him?"
Arnav instinctively reached for his phone and asked," Should I call the doctor?"
"No," said Garima..."he already came...it is a flu, and the fever will run it's course.Don't worry!"
"Okay then, I will pick up Khushi at night...Khushi be ready by eight!"
Khushi, in her joy and excitement at seeing her father got plucky, wiped her tears with a smile and chirpily said," Arnavji, I will stay over tonight! I want to be with them all!Okay!"
Arnav cocked an eyebrow at her, and gave her a look that said , Are you crazy?
But, khushi ignored it , and carried on making plans to make dozens of jalebis that day!
So, Arnav had no choice, but to avoid a scene, and say" I will pick you up in the morning!" through clenched teeth!
He marched out the door, bewildered how this one woman, always got her way with him...and God darn it...he could not do a thing!!!
Edited by Dilshy - 13 years ago
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