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After the Confession:Part 1 - Night After Holi
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After the Confession
Part 2: Check and Mate!
Arnav felt Khushi's gentle touch enclosing on his face, her eyes full of love gazing into his own...It just felt so good that Arnav's whole mind and body got immersed in the soft sense of belonging...swirling into an ocean of happiness, giddiness...Then came the words rolling out of her tender pink lips, " Aisa kyon hota hai, Arnav ji? Jab hum aapke paas aate hai toh hamare dil ki dhadkan humari sassoan se bhi tej ho jaati hai..."
Arnav found himself sitting bolt upright on the chaise...It was a dream...It was a beautiful dream...He closed his eyes and tried to feel for those moments once again. Then he realized, it was already morning and he had slept on the chaise. He looked around, Khushi was peacefully asleep on the bed. Her angelic face innocent as ever and peaceful...a sight that he could treasure for ever. The morning sun had come up on the horizon. Auburn aura of early morning made the poolside a serene spot with Arnav's garden blooming on one side and the blue water of pool shimmering in the early morning sunshine on the other side. The birds were chirping and everything felt just right.
Arnav was surprised at the thought of feeling peaceful as he had spent last two nights rolling and restless on the chaise and had not gotten much of sleep. After Khushi mumbled the same question other night, as he saw in his dream this morning, she had fallen asleep right away. Arnav stayed up afraid that she would say something more. Night after night he had waited for her to say something again in her sleep to no avail. It had been very difficult to find out what exactly Khushi remembered after the bhang...
Arnav looked at the clock and realized that he better start getting ready as once Khushi took over the bathroom, he would not have a chance to get to the office on time. He smiled at the very thought of Khushi's silly arguments to be able to use the bathroom when he wanted to use it. As much as Arnav knew that Khushi was playing this game to drive him crazy, he was loving it - no one had ever done this to him before. ..His mind was racing while he got ready.
When he was about to leave for breakfast first and then office, he realized that Khushi had slept longer today. Well, 'let her sleep' he thought. He opened the door to go downstairs when he heard, 'Uhhnnn..ahnnn..' He turned around to find Khushi squirming in the bed trying to cover her face from the sunshine, her eyes still closed. Arnav turned around to pulll the curtains on the poolside door. Just then Anjali walked up to the room's door - she knocked but found the door open so she stepped inside. Arnav came over hurriedly and said, "Di, Khushi is still asleep. Let her sleep. I will come downstirs and get my breakfast befor leaving for office." "No Chhotey! Hum toh yeh dene aaye they..I came to give this ..Khushi ji ke liye Nani ne bheji hai..." Anjali handed Arnav a light magenta saree with green embroidered border -it was beautiful. "Di, yeh toh.." "Yes, Chhotey!" Anjali interrupted, "Yeh wahi saree hain jo tumne phone par Khushi ji ke liye pasand ki thi Aakash ki shaadi mein..Yes, it is the same saree you helped Khushi pick on phone during Aakash's wedding!" Arnav turned his face, embarrassed, he said, 'Jaroori hai kya yaad dilana, Di?" "Is it necessary to remind me?"
Anjali noticed that Khushi was still asleep in the bed. She said, "Kitni masoom lagti hai na Khushiji neend mein! How innocent Khushi loooks while asleep!" She kept the saree on the dressing table and left with Arnav to go downstairs..
Arnav was about to finish his breakfast when he noticed that Khushi was coming downstairs. She looked stunning in that light magenta saree with delicate green embroidered border, adorned with delicate jewelry and her hair flowing loose as he liked. Arnav kept staring at Khushi unaware of his surroundings. Khushi looked up as she came closer to Arnav's chair - their eyes met and locked. Both of them, unaware of their surroundings kept gazing into each other's eyes. Anjali and Aakash exchanged happy, mischievous glances with each other. Only other person at the table was Shyam - he could not take Arnav and Khushi's getting lost into each others' eyes that long..He cleared his throat loudly. Arnav and Khushi's spell broke and hurriedly they looked other way. Anjali kept suppressing her strong urge to tease them. Instead she said, "Khushiji, kitni khoobsoorat lag rahi hai aap is saree main! You look beautiful in this saree." One again Khushi looked at Arnav to find that he was looking at her too. Shy, she lowered her gaze and sat down on the chair next to him.
As HP started pouring tea for Khushi, Khushi broke into a fit of sneezes.
This had become a norm these days. At the breakfast table every morning Khushi would have a long fit of sneezes. Today, irritated to the degree of getting angry, Shyam was not going to let this opportunity to bring up the secret he had discovered pass by. In an evil tone Shyam said, "Rani sahiba, hume toh lagta hai yeh roj roj Khushi ji ke kamare main poolside ki khidki nahin khooli rehti - yeh toh koi aur hi majra hai! I don't believe that Khushiji leaves the poolside window open every night! I smell something else..."
Surprised, Arnav and Khushi looked at Shyam - "What was he going to say? " Arnav looked at Khushi who looked at Arnav in turn with question mark in her gaze. Then they both looked at Shyam again.
"Hume toh lagta hai, Rani Sahiba, Saale sahab aur Khushiji poori ki poori raat poolside par gujarate hai...Kyoun Saale Sahab? I think that they spend the whole night next to the poolside instead! Right, Arnav?" Khushi could not believe what she just heard... "Had Shyam come to know that she slept by poolside till couple nights before?" "How?" Arnav met with the piercing look in Shyam's eye with confidence and a shrewd smile on his face and said, "Jijaji, kitni bhi der poolside par baatein kyon na karey, sote toh kamarey ke andar hi hai! Kyoun, Khushi?" "Jijai, no matter how long we spend by poolside, we spend the night inside the room only, right, Khushi?" Khushi was stunned at Arnav's response. She blushed, briefly met Arnav's playful gaze and then looked down. 'Hey Devi Maiyya, what kind of conversation are we having here...' she thought.
Anjali smiled at Khushi's response and found her Chhotey adorable. Anjali looked at Shyam and said, "Aap bhi na, aise bhi koi taang khichta hai kya! Why are you teasing them? Dekha na Khushiji kaise sharma rahi hai! See how embarassed Khushi is... Humne khud unhe bister se jagaya hai...I myself got her out of bed this morning!"
'W H A T?' Shyam's eyes, mind screamed? Khushi was in Arnav's bed?
"Nooo" He cried inside..then he realized that Arnav was staring at him with a winning look in his eyes... Shyam gave him a frustarted look and started getting up...
Arnav immediately stood up, gently held Khushi's hand and said, "Khushi, uupper chalo kamarey main, mujhe tumse kucch baat karni hai! Khushi, let's go upstairs, I need to talk to you..."
Khushi and Arnav left the table hand in hand. Khushi did not resist this time. Instead she held Arnav's hand even tighter to Arnav's amazement and both of them started climbing up the stairs looking at Shyam...
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After the Confession - Part 3:That Afternoon
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