Arnav tried his best to make her understand but all in vain. It was not that he ignored him after all this,. She still was the same sweet and chirpy Khushi to him and to all.
It was afternoon time and everyone had reported to their respective rooms after finishing the household stuff for some rest. Arnav is working from home today. Khushi is wearing the same saree she wore during the song Teri Meri.. sitting in her room on their bed engrossed in her mobile phone..Arnav on his famous recliner with laptop in his front..
A: Khushi jara meri file paas karna. Woh joh bed par hai..
K: Hum kyon de?? Humaare paas waqt nahi hai.. Aap khud le lijiye..
A: What The..!!Khushi tum aisa bhi kya kar rahi ho ki ek File pass nahi kar sakti?
K: Hum Phone par Tic Tac Toe game khel rahe hai..
A: Dammit Khushi.. Just pass me the file ok?
K: Nahi..Hum nahi denge. Aur aap hume baar baar bulaiye mat. Humara Dhyan hat jaata hai. Hum Haar jayenge is khel mein.. Aur aaj tak hume iss khel mein koi hara nahi paya hai.. Ab iss phone se hume nahi haarna. Samjhe aap?
Arnav was now damm furious. How could she ignore him or his works just for that God Damm Stupid game? He immediately got up from the recliner and went to Khushi, snatched her phone and kept it in his pockets.
K: Arre.. Aap kya kar rahe hai? Humaara phone wapas dijiye. Abhi.
A: Nahi. Game khelne ka bahut shauk hai naa.. So I wont give you your phone unless you play this same game with me..NOW...
K: Kya? Aap aur Tic Tac Toe.. She started laughing loudly.
Arnav could not believe she was laughing at him for that silly game.
A: Haan main, tum aur tic tac toe. U need to play this game with me.. 5 Rounds..
K: hahhahaaa.. 5 rounds? Aap toh humare saath pehle round mein hi haar jayenge..
A: Accha? Itna confidence hai? Theek hai.. So let me modify this a bit. Har round ke baad joh Haarega.. jitne wala usse kuch bhi karva sakta hai. Allright?
K: Dekhiye waise toh hum haarenge nahi. Hum Jaante hai.. Aur chaliye maan lijiye ki hum haar bhi gaye... toh kya??
Aap humse kahenge ki gaana gao yeah phir dance karo.. Woh sab karne mein toh hum maahir (Expert) hai.. So isse aapko kya milega?
A: Khushi bakwaas bund karo aur bolo ki "Haan" yeah "Naa"?
Khushi thought for a while. She knew Arnav was not at all good in playing such childish games but what if he really won? Will he just ask her to sing and dance( as she thought) or will it be something else? She was a bit scared.. So she thought of denying.
K: Naaa.. Naa.. Naaa
A: Theek hai toh phone nahi milega..
He said that and walked outside with her phone in his pockets...
It was 07:00 in the evening and Khushi was in the kitchen making the dinner ready with Payal. Her mood was a bit bad since she was not finding a way to get her phone back from Arnav.. Afterall she had her business to do.. She had to call Shuklaji from her phone to confirm the dabba orders for the next day. Shuklaji's number was saved on her mobile and she didnt remember it at all so that she can use some other phone..
Arnav was in the Living Area with his Di and they were discussing some outing plans for the coming weekend. Khushi went to Arnav and stood before him.
A: What?
K: Humara Phone.. De dijiye naa.. Aapko humaara phone apne paas rakhkar kya milega?
A: Peace of mind...
K: Kya?
A: Sukooon...
K: Arnavji.. yeh acchi baat nahi hai.. Dekhiye humne aapke saath aisa kabhi nahi kiya.. Toh aap aisa kyon kar rahe hai? ( She said this in a very sweet tone.. unable for Arnav to ignore it)
But Arnav was adamant. Initially he thought to return her phone to her for a moment but then some mischief flashed his mind. He immediately turned to Anjali to continue his earlier conversation with her..
A: Di.. Where were we?
Anjali: Chotte?? Tum bhabhi ka phone unhe de kyon nahi rahe ho?
A: Di forget her. I have told her my conditions. Ask her to follow them and I will return her the phone..
K: Kya?? Aap abhi bhi wohi par atke hai? Hey Devi Maiyaa.. jab umar thi tab toh aapne khela nahi hoga.. Ab 6 foot ke hogaye hai.. aur ab khelne ka khayal aaraha hai aapko..
Anjali: Khel? Kaunsa Khel? Hum bhi toh jaane..
A: Nothing Di.. Its just Tic Tac Toe..
Anjali: Accha? Chotte tumhe kabse iss Tic Tac Toe mein interest aane laga? Chalo Khushiji ko choddo. Hum tumhare saath khelte hai.. Theek hai?
Arnav couldnt even think of the idea of playing this with his Di. He knew all the practices of winning this game and what all he would ask Khushi to do as a loser.. He immediately got up and said
A: Forget it Di.. If not Khushi then no one.
K: Theek hai.. Chaliye.. Aap apna laptop leke aaiye.. Hum us par yehi khelenge.
A: Yahan? Sabke saamne? (He whispered this in her ears in his sexy husky voice )
Khushi who was now getting to know his intentions was a bit worried. Anjali went to the Kitchen as Payal called her for her assistance.
K: Ha..an toh.. Uss mein kya hai.. Hume aapko sabke saamne haarte dekhna hai.
A: Dont be that sure Khushi. Kyonki main tumhe sabke saamne woh karte nahi dekh sakta jo main tumse haarne ke baad karvaunga..( He said that again in her ears so that no one else could hear it except them).
K: Aap humse Kya karvaenge?
A: Well.. woh toh haarne ke baad hi pata chalega.. And I am not in a mood to play it now.. So may be after Dinner.. And that too in our room.. Just two of us...Till then let me work. Who knows I would be able to work at night or not..( He winked at Khushi and headed back to his room leaving a stunned khushi with a What The expression).
PART 2 - ------- PAGE 4.. ENJOY..
PART 3 --------- PAGE 17..
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