FF: It all started with 300 Rupees Updated Part 22 - Page 4

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1st Part of "It all started with 300 rupees"

Music playing in the background, all kinds of people dancing on the dance floor…..latest song playing was…..In Dino….FROM Life in a Metro…

Usko chhupaakar main…. sabse kabhi le chaloon kahin door...

Aankhon ke pyaalon se pita rahoon uske chehre ka noor….

Iss jamaane se chhupakar - puri karloon main hasrat

hai tujhe bhi izaazat, karle tu bhi muhabbat

In dino, dil mera, mujhse hai keh raha

tu khaab saja, tu ji le jara

hai tujhe bhi izaazat, karle tu bhi muhabbat

That felt forever, like a lifetime, she finally looked up, looked at him, he was sitting so close to her. She saw him with anger, even she was surprised at how angry she was, she blurted out – "how do you think I am, can't you see? I am sitting right next to YOU on the same table as YOU at the same function as YOU, what does that tell you? How bad do you think I must have been? What does it look like? You thought I was going to die without you? You thought I won't survive without your so-called last name? Did you think that a middle class girl like me will rot somewhere for loving someone like youuu….?"

She stopped, she had said too much, more than she wanted him to know. More than what she wanted herself to know. She got nervous, she couldn't look at him anymore, she couldn't sit there any more, she got up to leave, turned around and bumped into Karan, who was back. Karan asked her "where are you going, sit down, your food is coming…" he held hand, ASR stared at his hand holding khushi's hand, he sat her back down on the chair. She looked uncomfortable, somewhat embarrassed, she was mad at herself for saying those words….how could she be so stupid, after all he has put her through, how could she even say those sacred words in front of him. She felt stupid. Karan looked at her and asked her again "what happened jalebi? Why do you look so upset, ohhh I see, you missed me while I was gone?" and smiled. ASR watching him act like this with his Khushi, how could anyone talk to her like that, how is she allowing him to talk to her like that, she should…….khushi's voice broke his thought, "I am fine, I was coming to check on you, where is my food, I am hungry".

Oh it took me little time to arrange your food, here it comes, he pointed to the waiter in floral shirt. The waiter brought a big tray of Jalebi and placed in on the table. Khushi saw her favorite food, then saw Karan, smiled and said "how did you do this, here? at THIS party? Thanks" she quickly grabbed a jalebi and started gobbling like she had been food deprived for so long. Karan offered jalebis to ASR and said "you should eat some too, I know it looks like LOT of jalebis but it won't last too long, now that she has started eating, it will be over in no time", just when Karan was about to give the plate to ASR, Khushi stopped him in a rush "oh don't give him any jalebis, he is not allowed to have sweet….." ASR looked at her and smiled with his eyes, DAMN!, she thought to herself, she did it again……what the hell is wrong with her, why did she have to say that, he could have said 'no' himself, it's not like he has an allergic reaction today, ughhh! she can't act like Khushi Kumari Gupta again, she is Khushi, just Khushi. Karan looked at Khushi, confused, "what, how do you know this?" she didn't know what to say, she started stammering…."I….ummm….." a big HI distracted Karan.

It was "K", or Kamya, Karan's younger sister with Jennifer, Khushi's associate. Karan got up to receive K, they hugged and walked towards the table. Jennifer gave a bag to Khushi saying "ma'am here are your change of clothes", Khushi looked confused "but I didn't ask you to bring any change of clothes", "I did", replied Karan "c'mon, we both know you are already dying to wear your pom-poms salwar kameez again, that's why I asked Jen to bring a pair for you. You can change if you like, anyway, u don't look too comfortable in that red sari, the awards are over as well, just in case if you want to change, it's here." K interrupted, "when it comes to Khushi, your brain works faster than it should, if you put half the effort in your business like Khushi does, mom and dad would be so proud of you" and she smiled.

Karan introduced K to ASR. K shot her eyes open, wide open and screamed "OMG, its ASR, are you for real? OH MY GOD, its ASR, she ran to ASR and hugged him and said "I can't believe you are here, you know much I love you, I mean… you know…..all girls do, they all love you, I had heard that you don't attend too many parties, what are you doing here…?? Forget it, that's not important, I can't believe you are here," she looked at karan said "this is the best party you have ever invited me to, I can't believe it's actually ASR, we met once in Delhi, I was there for a launch party with my friends, do you remember? Of course you wouldn't remember, that girlfriend of yours – I mean 'that EX girlfriend' of yours Lavanya made sure no-one got near you while she was dating you, you have any idea how popular I will get when my friends find out that I ACTUALLY HAD DINNER WITH THE ASR". "AAA" she screamed!, So loud that almost everyone turned to see her. "sorry!", she said and let him go. NOW Khushi was watching ALL this and ASR saw her "un-blinked stare" for last few minutes…..

ASR pulled a chair for her, right next to him on the left. She sat down, still staring at ASR with awww. "I am sorry on her behalf, she is usually not like this, enough guys roam around her and she doesn't give a crap about them but I don't know what's wrong with her today…" said Karan embarrassed. "it's fine, don't worry about it" , replied ASR. But deep inside he was glad that K joined them, at least now he could find out how Khushi would react to this, and as much as he thought, he was right, she was jealous. She tried very hard to hide it but he had known her long enough to figure it out…..

K said "Khushi c'mon let's go dance, my favorite dance number is playing, c'mon let's go", Khushi replied "no I am sorry, I don't feel up to it, I won't be able to today…." K insisted again, "oh c'mon Khushi, you dance so good, you should join us, what's wrong with you today, usually we have to drag you out of the dance floor……c'mon, you will have fun", Khushi replied "I am serious, I don't feel good, I can't dance right now, I am not feeling good, I didn't even want to come today, I just came because Karan insisted me to…otherwise I would have very well stayed home" she said looking at ASR. Karan interrupts K "K, if she is saying she doesn't want to dance, why bother her, she must not be feeling good to say no to 'dance'. K said, should I request DJ to play to your favorite song? Would that help? Should I? "OH GOD NO", Karan said, please don't, I don't even know why it's her favorite song when she cries every time she hears it…….and then once in a blue moon she will start dancing to it, that too ALONE, I mean who dances on that kind of song ALONE….??" K looked at ASR, who was still eyeing Khushi and said "I wouldn't mind dancing with YOU on that song, would you dance with me….? ASR replied, "No, I don't know many songs and I don't dance either….." "oh c'mon who doesn't know that song….. and K started singing'Teri Meri meri teri prem kahani hai mushkil….do lafzon me ye bayaan na ho paaye….' You know that very romantic song by Rahat Ali Khan….. oh c'mon don't tell me you have never heard that song before!"

ASR looked at K and then back at Khushi and said "OH, that song? I have already danced on that one before with someone very special, I don't think I can ever do it with anyone else..…… not in this lifetime at least…." Still staring at Khushi, Khushi heard ASR's words……looked at him…….stunned……confused……then looked away.

Songs keep changing…..one song to another……..latest song was…Zindagi Mein Koi Kabhi Aaye Na Rabba…from Musafir

Zindagi mein koi kabhi aaye na rabba….

Aaye jo koi to phir jaaye na rabba
Dene ho agar mujhe baad mein aansoon
Toh pehele koyi hasaaye na rabba ……

KHUSHI TURNED TO SEE ASR (again)

Jaate jaate koi meri khushiyon ko le gaya
Suni suni akhiyon ko gham koi de gaya
Aas jo lagayi hai, aankh bhar aayi hai
Itna bhi koi, sataaye na rabba
Zindagi mein koi kabhi aaye na rabba….. from the movie "Musafir"

KHUSHI STILL STARING ASR

Tears started flowing from Khushi's eyes, she was still looking at ASR, crying, her tears wouldn't stop, everyone was looking at her, she was unaware of her surroundings, she didn't even wipe her tears, she just let it flow, he couldn't see her like this, with every single tear flowing out of her eyes – killing him bit-by-bit, he didn't deserve those tears, they were precious, he didn't want her to cry, not for him AT LEAST, he couldn't take it anymore, he got up, leaned to her chair and wiped her tears, his touch brought her back to her senses again, she saw him, standing right there in front of her wiping her tears, everyone watching them, watching her, she pushed his hands away, got up, and ran….ran towards the exit. ASR followed her…..

Khushi was running, running from the crowd, between the tables decorated with orchids, between the chairs with lavender sashes, between the waiters, between the hula dancers, she kept running, running from her weakness, running from her stupidity, running from her embarrassment, running from THE LOVE OF HER LIFE……she kept running…..ASR stopped her….he pulled her back.….she looked at him and said with her eyes over flowing with tears "please don't stop me, I beg of you, please let me go, don't stop me, let me go……please…." He moved back and watched her leave…..run……towards the exit…..to the ocean…..away from everybody…….away from him….just like the last time he had let her go….from RM….THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT….he still remembered each and every second of that night like it was yesterday…..

*****Flashback******

THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT

To Be Continued….

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The 4^th part is almost done, just some editing….I wrote Part 4 especially for Poonam786, she had requested some flashbacks on how she left RM…

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