ARHI SS - Mujse Dosti Karoge? Chp 8 Page 114 - Page 72

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Chapter 8

Hey Devi Maiyya where have I ended up. Arnavji calls me crazy & unbelievable. Let him set his foot here once in this loony bin & he will not stop muttering WT WT. God I am hyperventilating. May be I will faint & they will scuttle me to a hospital & I would get away with my life intact. I bet the LAAD GOVERNOR knew this would happen & that's why gleefully sent me to my guillotine. If I ever escape alive from this hell I will strangle him. Forbidding me from frying jalebis. Uff. God please save me. Please save me. Please………………….

"Hey you…..."

The voice jerked her back to reality & she saw a few tough looking guys staring at her.

"Stop mooning dimwit & move your butt. GO!"

They were gesticulating towards what looked like the cricket ground from where most of the din seemed to be originating.

She scouted around wildly for an escape route but they were on her tail.

"No use trying to run Dumbo. I said MOVE IT NOW!"

She jumped a few feet in the air, landed on terra firma & scurried towards the cricket ground where many of her hapless fellow freshers had already been rounded up by those tyrannical seniors.

One unfortunate guy seemed to be garnering the attention of the rowdier elements in their tormentor group.

"Well! Well! Day 1 in college & hero here decided to come to college on fancy wheels. Have your own car do you?"

"So Mr Richie Rich, You are a Sallu bhai fan eh?. Then why don't you shed those extra clothes that you are currently sporting for the benefit of all the fan gals out here?"

Kushi stared aghast at the spectacle unfolding before her.

The befuddled victim was plucking disconsolately at his jacket & she felt a fresh stab of sympathy for the poor bloke. The moment she had heard that he was a Sallu fan she had taken an instant liking to him & decided that she had to rescue him.

The mob had already divested him of his leather jacket & was tugging viciously at his shirt when Kushi suddenly screamed "HEY DEVI MAIYYA."

Her screech pierced through the existing racket & made everyone pause & turn around.

She clutched her head in a dramatic fashion & toppled to the ground. There was a momentary lull & then there was a deafening clamour all around her. Through hooded eyes she stealthily saw people crowd around her peering at her in a curious manner. One kind senior sprinkled water on her & she pretended to wake up spluttering & choking. The same person made her drink some water & she sat up with an apparently dazed look on her face all the while inwardly smirking at their folly.

She risked a glance sideward & noticed the Sallu fan gaping at her, mouth wide open. She caught his eye & winked, her smile growing wider on catching his startled expression.

After the initial hullabaloo had died down the surrounding mob cleared coinciding with the bells clanging reminding them that the classes were about to begin.

She started picking up her bag which had fallen near by when she found a hand being thrust under her nose.

"Hi I am Dhruv!"

She stood up to find him looking at her with a huge Cheshire cat smile on his face. She returned his smile & shook his hand.

"I am Kushi!"

"Thanks buddy for saving my butt out there. I thought I was a goner before you pulled that fainting act."

"Least that I could do for a fellow Salmanji fan."

"What you are a Sallu fan."

Kushi gestured broadly with her hands "I am a HUUUGE fan of Salmanji. I have stuck his postures all over my room walls driving LAAD GO….. I mean everyone crazy".

"Wow. Cool man! So ab se hum dost hain?????"

He extended his hands again & Kushi shook it enthusiastically which was welcomed warmly by Dhruv.

"Let me tell more about myself. I live with my parents & brother Viren who is a total akadu, kill-joy by the way! We are basically from Allahabad but long settled in Delhi. What about you!"

Kushi's eyes misted over on hearing Dhruv prattle about his family. Even she had one. She remembered Shashi's loving smile, jiji's masala adrak chai, Bua's Nandkishore & bear hug, Garima indulgently cuffing her on the head. Tears threatened to breach her eyes & she fought desperately to control them.

Dhruv had come to a complete stand-still. He had watched closely Kushi's angelic face getting clouded with pain & sadness, the myriad emotions playing fleetingly on her face & he almost reached out for her face to wipe off those imaginary tears but held back at the nick of the moment.

Kushi managed to gather her senses & smiled sadly at Dhruv.

"Dhruvji I am an orphan & don't have anyone in this world whom I can claim as mine."

An image flashed through her mind.

Strong arms lifting her from the path of the speeding car, caressing her cheeks, hugging her fiercely, kissing her passionately, making love to her……………………..

"NOOO…………………………"

"Kushi are you all right?"

Kushi was startled to realize that she had actually yelled out the NO & saw Dhruv peering anxiously at her.

"I am sorry Dhruvji. It was nothing. I am fine. Please don't worry."

Dhruv was not convinced but decided not to probe too much since they had met barely a few minutes ago.

"Hey Kushi what's with that annoying ji. Makes me feel like an old fossil, a scary dinosaur in fact. Reserve it for the professors ok. Not for friends!"

Kushi how many times have I told you to drop that stupid ji. Why can't you simply call me Arnav. Arnavji makes me sound like your chacha.

STOP KUSHI. STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM. WHEN WILL YOU STOP LOVING HIM?

Maybe when your heart stops beating a soft voice from within answered her.

Kushi……………..

Dhruv had to actually shake her not so mildly to bring her back to earth.

"I am sorry Dhruvji oops sorry I mean Dhruv. I am just too nervous & scared this being my first day in college & hence I am slightly woolly headed. Sorry again!"

Dhruv had this sneaking feeling that all was not well with his new friend but decided that it was too early to discuss more serious stuff with her. Deciding that the best thing right now was to cheer her up he started jabbering happily again.

"So Kushi what do you think. Will EK THA TIGER be a hit for Sallu da?"

Kushi took the cue & started babbling about Salman & his movies. Dhruv was glad to see her back to her sunny cheerful avatar & smiled back warmly at her.

His first day in college may have started horribly but luckily things seem to have panned out well & he had won a new friend who seemed to absolutely out of the world.

"Oooh little crazy for sure. But absolutely cute."

He smiled fondly at her & both of them hurried towards their classrooms.

PRECAP

"Take this you arrogant B*."

Before ASR could react Manavi had emptied the contents of the entire glass on ASR's handsome face which was currently darkened with fury. He jumped up & grabbed Manavi in one fluid movement holding her in his trademark vice grip. Manavi winced but did not relent. Their wrestling contest would have continued unabated if not for the voice which shot through the tension filled atmosphere.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

ASR turned to find Anjali standing a few feet away panting while another tall, lean guy stood drinking in the whole drama with a bemused look on his face.

Ok friends. I know i ve been really bad & haven't updated my stories since ages. Kya karen loads of work both in office & at home.

Even now i am currently typing this away stuck in my office on Independence day sweating it out without AC. Sad story of a soft ware professional.

Anyway hope u guys like this update. Personally wouldn't say this is 1 of my best effort but this is needed for the story to progress further!

Many smart readers must ve got a hint after reading this chapter. If u haven't then never mind 😊

As usual looking fwd 2 ur comments, bouquets, brickbats, jalebis, karelas, whatever. I ll take them all 😃

For the benefit of those who ve completely forgotten this story & those who are reading it for the 1st time here comes a quick recap your way 😃

The story so far

Chapter 1 : Kushi decides to out of RM turning a deaf ear to the pleas of Arnav & their family members.

Chapter 2 : Arnav chases her & extends a hand of friendship claiming that if not a good husband he will try to be a good friend to her.

Chapter 3 : Arnav reveals to their families that Kushi has forced 2 conditions on him 1. That he should divorce her & 2. He should not reveal her whereabouts to their families.

Chapter 4 : Arnav goes to Kushi's house & breaks down over Anjali's condition.

Chapter 5 : Kushi consoles him & suggests that Arnav allow Anjali to work in AR. This turns out to be a killer idea.

Chapter 6 : Arnav drops Kushi in her college on her 1^st day. She is extremely scared & Arnav bolsters her confidence.

Chapter 7 : Arnav has a funny encounter with a girl called Manavi who turns out to be the daughter of his new business associate Mr Khurana.

she love him she loves him n she loves himm

n hey tell me one thing...arnav n khsuhi are still husband n wife rite??

again hehe

wow new guy for kushi ??
interesting...
update soon...

new ppl for arnav and khushi???? not sure if i like the idea of them with other people... but i hope that they are only friends with these people... after all opposites attract ... right?!? nice update :D

loved the update.. it was fun filled.. but not sure whether i would be able to handle arnav and manvi's closeness.. too jealous for that ;)..