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Part Seven: Tadap
Arnav reached home late from office that day.Akash was at the door, as he entered.
"Bhai, Where were you, I left about a few hours ago and saw you busy in the conference room.But, I didn't expect you to be this late or I would have stayed back to help."
"It's okay Akash, I was just updating the team ..."
Anjali walks in from the dining area, "Chote, where is Khushji?"
Arnav could not meet her eyes, but stated,"At Gupta house, her father is unwell.She is staying over!"
"Acha...well, She will be back tomorrow...don't worry".
Arnav stopped half way up the stairs, and responded,"Di, I never said,I would miss her!"
Akash chuckled, and walked away before Bhai got argumentative, he knew better. But Anjali di was still at it ."But I never said you would MISS her, chote! I just said don't worry.Khamakhaan (unnecessarily) you put words into my mouth...or is it the words from your heart?", she smiled,and turned away.
Arnav mumbled aloud " What the...why would I miss her...everyone's going mad here...sheesh!",and he stomped on to his room.
Meanwhile, Khushi was palpably uneasy back in her home.She had thought that she had finally managed to break the ice.But, Buaji's silent treatment hurt, and made it clear that she was still very upset by what she saw as Khushi's betrayal.But Khushi had no answers to her questioning eyes as Arnav had not come clean with her either.So she bore it all masking her pain with her chatter and liveliness.
She then sat with Bauji , holding his hands and then headed to bed.
Arnav sat in his room trying to read one of his Business journals, with the bedside lamp. He tossed and turned as he tried to focus. Finally, he put the book down on his chest and closed his eyes.He could see Khushi's face, and his thought lingered on the way her lips moved as she spoke.He seemed to get pulled into imagining how they must feel on his.Then he snapped.And he sat up straight, cursing himself.Here I am losing my sleep over Miss headache whereas Shyam and she have back stabbed my sister.Never again will she enter my thoughts to sway me.He flicked off the light and determined himself to sleep.
Khushi felt comforted by her bed, remembering how the past few nights had been passed at the poolside. This was bliss in comparison and yet...she had to pray several times to her Deivi and even to Nand Kishore to help her slip into a night of much needed rest. Slowly she got lulled into sleep, while wondering if Arnavji was actually happy at her absence...
After a while she seemed to get a strange dream...She was laying under a rose bush, on top of Arnavji's strong muscular chest, staring into his dreamy eyes...he was looking at her with such a look that she had never seen before...was it love...was it desire...was it both...in her dream she could just feel she was drowning in the sensation.
Khushi abruptly opened her eyes and she was in a sweat!God, she could not afford to let heart get pulled into such territories this being but a temporary game of a mere six months.God I must have watched too many old movies with Buaji , uff...under a rose bush!!!!
Khushi Kumari...stop! Go get a glass of cool water,she spoke to herself as she headed to the kitchen, and sat there for a while munching left over jalebis.
Now, I better get some sleep or Lord Governor will be there in the morning and I will still be in bed.
Hai..this is getting harder than I thought!
Edited by Dilshy - 13 years ago
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