ArhiSS|Synchronizing Forces| Chp13Pg39 19th Oct - Page 19

Chapter 10

Varsha totally couldn't believe what Arnav was doing. She pinched herself to make sure that she wasn't dreaming. She was trying to get a clearer view of them both. Resting her hand on the table having a decorative piece on it, she was leaning more beyond the wall. And swoosh! Her hand skid through the clean glass top and pushed the decoration down, shattering into pieces. And THAT alerted them both. Khushi got up in a swift movement but it wasn't a good move on her part.

Due to the wetness of the already smooth marble floor, her leg skid and she lost balance. She was mentally preparing herself to bear the pain of hitting the hard floor. She shut her eyes tightly and was waiting for the crash. But voila! She felt a strong arm winding itself around her waist. In a moment she was clinging to his torso.

Arnav was now relieved. 'Thank god she didn't fall down and get herself hurt! Now she is safe… Safe in my arms….' his thoughts faded away as his eyes once again met hers. He lost himself to the splendour of her chocolate brown eyes. He wanted that moment to last forever. Just seeing her eyes made him forget everything…

Khushi was shocked, surprised, dazed. A storm of emotions flooded her brain. For long she couldn't even comprehend what was happening. She was completely lost. She was in heaven. She didn't know how long they were in their trance… Until the sound of Varsha clearing her throat reached their ears.

Khushi struggled to free herself from the embrace. She could see Varsha crossing her arms and looking at them with a naughty glint in her eyes. 'Oh no! Not THAT look! Oh god!' Khushi was struggling. "Um…. err...Laad Gov….oops… Arnav… Varsha's seeing…" she left the sentence hanging. Then only Arnav realised what he was doing and released her, reluctantly.

"What were you doing, Arnav?" asked Varsha who was totally shocked and surprised at what she was seeing minutes ago.

Arnav didn't know what to say. Just like a nine year old boy, caught stealing chocolates and trying to give an explanation, Arnav was thinking hard to give a sensible explanation. "I was just –um- trying to help her. You know…" RING RING! Before he could complete, he was interrupted by a call. 'Thank God!' he thought. He excused himself and made his way out of the room giving an excuse that there was no signal in the room.

Varsha scorned at the phone for having saved Arnav from her. But she decided to have fun with Khushi. "So Khushi, would you like to explain me what just happened now, when I was away?"

"Just nothing, Varsha… I got thirsty and decided to help myself with some water, and I accidentally ended up spilling the water… I didn't know where the towels were and he helped me with the cleaning. That's it!" Khushi bent down once again to dry up the place.

"Khushi, leave that off. I'll go get the mop; you switch off the AC and turn on the fan. That would help. I'll be here back with the mop in a jiffy." Varsha said leaving to get the mop.

Khushi, now left alone in the room could only think of Arnav. Trying to distract her from thinking about him, she decided to think about something else. But wherever she started, her thoughts came right back to Arnav. 'Enough, Khushi! Stop it before you create another mess thinking of him! Control your hormones, girl!' she mentally rebuked herself. She turned off the AC, switched on the fan, all the while thinking of him…

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"What do you want from me? Why do you keep calling me? I really don't like doing things like this for you. Just leave my sister! She deserves to be happy. You can do whatever you want with me… I beg you, just leave her!" yelled Mehul on the phone, who was not very happy about the way things were taking shape.

"Darling, cool down! Even I really don't want to do anything to your sister. I would let her free. But the thing is, she isn't capable of doing things that you can do for Me." came the reply from the other end.

"Why can't you say what you want? Having me and my sister isn't enough for you? Why are you dragging Khushi into this whole thing? Poor girl…. At least don't involve her!" pleaded Mehul.

"Just like you have an important role in my master plan; Khushi too is having a role in my plan. In fact I'm having YOU in my plan just to have control over HER! This would help me implement my plan smoothly. I'm sure I would be successful…" said the mean voice.

"You wouldn't be happy for long, you creep! I'm sure you'll be punished soon for your immoral deeds! I'm really ashamed of myself for being a helping hand. What to do? I have no other go… But I pity on you because you'll never succeed in whatever you're trying to do! I curse you that you're going to fail this time too!" shouted Mehul, who was starting to have tears at her helplessness.

"Oh dear! You need to learn to be polite. Just now I realized who the girl was. Her name's Varsha. Hmmm…. This is getting more interesting than I expected. Whatever you curse me, I'm confident that everything will turn out to be good on my side this time! Bye bye! I'll call you later to let you know what you have to do. Aahaha! Think before you shout again or speak against me rudely just like you did now. This time I'm forgiving you, next time it'll be your sister who will face all the pain. Take care, darling! Bye"

"Stop calling me 'darling', you moron! And don't you dare touch my sister, you-" the phone went dead before Mehul could complete.

"Oh God! Only you can put an end to this!" Mehul sent a silent prayer, with tears rolling down her cheek.

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Varsha came back with the mop and started to clean the wet floor.

"So, Khushi, what do you want for dinner? Say something simple, Okay? I mean, I'm not a good cook and it's really late that we can't go out for dinner too…."asked Varsha.

"Um…I don't want anything. I'm not feeling hungry. Skipping a meal wouldn't be a problem." replied Khushi.

"Hey, that's not good! You ought to have something! You must be really tired after a long tiring day!"

"No probs, Varsh! I just want to sleep. By the way, what's our plan for tomorrow?"

"We'll be going to the mall for buying you some cool dresses and to my boutique there for getting your outfits."

"Hey, I have my dance coaching nearby. So how about you buy the dresses and stuff, while I go there? You know…I've been looking forward to this class for a while. If I go there I might be able to learn ballet and salsa! You know, kind of a touch up."

"Okay, that's fine. Just say me the timings tomorrow. Alright?"

"Yup. Now are you finished? I mean I'm getting a bit droozy here!" said Khushi, yawning.

Arnav now came back to the room after thinking hard of a good explanation. He was about to start but was stopped by Varsha.

"You needn't explain a thing. I know what took you so long. I bet you weren't talking on the phone all this time. At last your brain came up with a good reason. Anyway, I don't want to hear any. I'm winding up for the day. I've kept towels for you in your room, in case you need them. And don't forget the pills, okay? Good night, Arnav!" Varsha waved good night.

'Thanks for saving me again, God!' mumbled a relieved Arnav. He was on his way to his room, but he suddenly stopped and turned back to meet a pair of eager eyes. This elated his heart. "Good night, Khushi!" he said with a small smile.

Khushi was too overjoyed that he actually wished her good night. She was instantly transported to her dream land. She was completely lost until she felt Varsha giving a blow with her elbow. "Ouch! Er - Good night, Arnav."

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