Lavanya stared at the person in front of her who was now walking towards her holding Khushi's hand.
"Hi Lavanya Didi",the person said.
Lavanya was mesmerised by the litle girl in front of her. She was truly pretty. Her hair was tied up in a high pony. There was a bag around her back. She had a yellow T-shirt and an ochre shorts on. Lavanya's lips curved into a smile as she held the girl's warm hands.
"This is Sana",Khushi said, with a huge smile on her face. Lavanya nodded, a million questions running around her head. She shook them away.
"I'll just make dinner for you both.. or do you want to order something from outside?",Khushi asked, going towards the kitchen.
"What about pizza?",Lavanya said excitedly.
"Suits ME",Sana said giving Lavanya a thumps up.
"Okay Okay! So pizza it is",Khushi said.
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"Toothbrush?"
"Yes Di"
"Medicines?"
"YAAA!!"
"and.."
"Di! Stop it! I have taken everything. Calm down. Are you done with your packing?",Arnav asked his sister.
"Um.. ya.. I guess",she answered.
"Okay! The flight is at 4:30 am. So you will have to get up early. Has Shubahm slept?",Arnav asked.
"Ya, he slept at 9 itself. Otherwise he won't be able to wake up that early. Why did you book the flights at such timings Chote?",Anjali said, annoyed.
"Di, the secretary didn't get any. ANd I had to reach there as early as possible. I need to get things ready for the meeting and have to decide the date for the opening too",he said.
"I am so glad that you are opening a new fashion house in Mumbai Chote. What should I wear for the opening?",she asked, making a cute face.
Arnav chuckled.
"Please Di, don't behave like those typical girls whose life is nothing without branded clothes",he said as hi lied down on the bed.
"Goodnight Chote",Anjali said, giggling to herself.
Arnav closed his eyes to sleep. An image of Khushi flashed in front of him. His eyes burst opened.
"Khushi!",he whispered.
He didn't know why suddenly her thought came to his mind. This night too will be a sleepless one, he thought. He lied down again closing his eyes.
"Tum hamesha peeche kyun jaati ho?"
"Kyunki aap hamesha aage aate hain"
"Mere jaane se tumhe kya farq padta hain?"
"Farq padta hain! Hum kitne pareshaan the.."
"Mere liye?"
"Haa! Aapke liye!"
"O really!"
"Tumhaari sagai hogai! Kaise ! Tumne mujhe batana zaruri nahi samjha!"
"Aapko isse kya fark padta hain!"
"Mujhe farq padta hai damn it kyunki..."
Arnav just couldn't sleep as numerous memories flashed in front of him. He got up and sat on his bed He opened the drawer and took out the photograph of Khushi and him. Just when he was taking it out, an envelope slid down from beneath it on the floor. Arnav's heart pounded on remembering what was in that envelope. He crushed it in his hands, pain and anger rising in his nerves. He threw the envelope away and keeping the photograph back in the drawer, forced himself to sleep.
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Khushi's eyes burst open.
"Arnav",she whispered. She sat up on the bed at once. She touched her forehead and realised that she was sweating badly. Her lips curved into a smile as she remembered that day...
"Arnav, I wanted to ask you one thing",Khushi said like a kid as she got up from the bed.
"First brush your teeth and then ask",Arnav said giggling,changing into his jogging suit.
Khushi scrunched her nose in annoyance.
"When did you need my permission to say something, you non-stop blabbing express!",he said playfully and recieved a hard hit on his chest by Khushi.
"ouch! That hurt!",he said,rubbing his hands on his chest where she had hit.
He watched Khushi as she got up and stood in front of the mirror.
"Do you think I am fat?",she asked innocently.
Arnav's jaw dropped. Khushi thinks she is fat?,he thought.
"Say na",she repeated, checking herself out in the mirror.
"Well let me check",Arnav said,standing behind her in front of the mirror.
Khushi curled her eyebrows.
"And how are you going to check that?", she asked innocently.
Arnav closed the distance between them by stepping forward. She could feel his muscular chest against her back.
"Arnav?",she whispered.
He gently slipped his hands along her bare waist piercing through her blue saree making her close her eyes in pleasure.
"Hmmm",he said, rubbing his hands on her waist,"You have developed nice curves",he whispered into her ear.
A current passed through her system as his lips brushed her ears. She could feel his hands move along her waist sensuously. His hands now headed towards her hip.
"Arnav, stop pleaseee",Khushi pleaded.
"Why?",he asked in a husky voice.
"Because I..",she closed her eyes as she felt his hands rubbing her hips along the thin fabric of the saree.
"Because you?..", he asked, as he placed his hands again along her bare stomach.
"Arnav.. I..",she couldn't complete as she saw him bending his face towards her neck , through the mirror.
Arnav placed a soft kiss on her neck, moving her hair back. Shivers went down Khushi's spine as he placed hot, open-mouthed kisses on her neck. He then turned her around making her face him.
"Look at me Khushi",he said gently.
Khushi quietly obeyed and shyly looked into his eyes, and immediately realised she shouldn't have. His hazel brown eyes were hypnotic. She got lost into them.
He cupped her face and kissed her forehead.
"Khushi, I love from my heart, not from my eyes. No matter how you change physically, I'll always love you",he whispered.
Khushi sighed.
She looked beside her. Sana was sleeping peacefully by her side. Khushi smiled. She loved her. She flinched when she remembered how Lavanya questioned her a few hours ago...
"Who is this girl Sana?", Lavanya asked, her voice demanding.
Khushi turned around to face her back to Lavanya.
"I am asking you damn it!", Lavanya asked again.
"I ... um,... Sana...",Khushi couldn't complete as Sana rushed into the room.
Khushi sighed. Sana was the only reason she wanted to live now. Sana was the reason for her happiness, for everything good. She placed a gentle kiss on the girl's forehead and lied beside her, keeping her hands around Snaa.
"I love you too mom",Sana said, giggling and hugged Khushi back.
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