SS: Arnav-Khushi MU cleared without kidnap track - Page 3

Plz continue soon, want to read more of the story.

Like I mentioned in my PM, I was writing this and then the CVs used some of my ideas in the episodes, so I wanted to change it. Anyhow, here is my post.. hope you like it.. I will update again soon..

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Part 2:

Arnav woke up feeling water droplets on his face. He opened his eyes and saw her.. his Khushi drying her hair. He looked at her innocent face as she carefully dried her hair with the towel. She felt him staring and looked at him. Arnav turned away and got up from the bed. As he walked to the bathroom, he turned around and noticed that Khushi had taken the sindoor box and was staring at it. He said sarcastically, "Look at you.. it must be so difficult for you' pretending to be married to me, wearing sindoor and mangalsutra' especially when all these mean so much to you.. That innocent look is not going to work on me anymore.. I have seen the real you.. I know what you are capable of". He thought she would react angrily, but she just pretended not to hear it. She turned around and walked to the cupboard. Arnav was angry, he walked towards her, pulled on her arm and turned her around. Khushi had gotten a bigger sindoor box from the cupboard; she had been staring at the other one because it was empty. When Arnav pulled on her arm, the sindoor box fell out of her hand into the air, dropping the sindoor all over her head and fell behind her on the carpet. When he opened his eyes, he saw her trying to get something out of her eye. Her forehead and the front of her hair was covered completely with the sindoor. Some of it had fallen on her salwar as well. He remembered how the sindoor had fallen on her when he had run into her outside the temple on the day of Teej.

Khushi was trying to wipe off the sindoor that had fallen in her eye with her hand, when she noticed that Arnav had lifted his hand up to her face. She moved her hand to let him wipe it off. Arnav looked confused, as he wiped the sindoor from her eye. He looked into her eyes, remembering how on the day of Teej she had moved away from him when he had lifted his hand to her face. Khushi looked at Arnav, he was wiping the sindoor with such care and so much love in his eyes. A tear escaped her eye when she remembered the night of their marriage when he had put the sindoor on her forehead; his eyes filled with hatred. When he noticed the tear, he stepped back. She wiped the tear and tried to walk past him but tripped and fell against him. The sindoor from her hair fell on his shoulder and the side of his cheeks. She had put her arms around him to break her fall. Then she looked up and saw that his shirt and the side of his face was covered in sindoor. She opened her mouth wide in shock, touched his face with her hand and started to wipe the sindoor off his face. Arnav thought of Holi when she had put red color on his face and then also of what she had asked him, "Why does it happen.. whenever you come close, my heart starts beating faster?" Arnav didn't want Khushi to see his pain so he tried to turn away, but Khushi grabbed his shoulder. "Arnavji", she started saying.. but he roughly pushed her hand away and walked to the bathroom. As he reached the bathroom door, he turned around and he saw her with her hand stretched out, her eyes filled with tears. He closed the door, turned around, leaning against the door and tried hard to control his tears. Why is it so hard for me to hate her? Arnav thought, his eyes filling up with tears.

When Arnav reached the dining table, everyone was already eating breakfast. Payal was serving food. Arnav sat down, looked around and smiled. He couldn't find Khushi anywhere. So he looked around again and then looked towards the kitchen. Nani noticed this.. "Khushi is in the kitchen, making hot pooris for you.. " She reached out and grabbed his hand. "Chotte.. what happened to Khushi? She has been quiet ever since she got back.. She is not her usual self. I think she misses her family.. she hasn't eaten anything since she got back.. she is just cooking in the kitchen. you should take care of her.. be there for her.. so that she doesn't miss her family.. why don't you come home early.. spend time with her". Anjali nodded and agreed with Nani. Arnav turned to his sister and said, "No Di, I have lots of work today.. I will be late". Anjali looked upset and Arnav took her hand and said, "Ok. fine.. I will come home earlier.. but now I will go talk to her". He got up and walked to the kitchen.

When Arnav walked in, Khushi was balancing on a stool trying to grab a container from the topmost shelf. "Khushi", he yelled. She turned around and slipped from the stool. Arnav ran to catch her as she fell and she fell right into his arms. He suddenly remembered the different times she had fallen into his arms. He then noticed that she had sindoor along the parting line of her hair, unlike how she usually put it, just on her forehead. He realized that she had just wiped it off from her hair, but had left it where it had fallen along the parting line.. why.. he thought.. could it be because.. she didn't want to wipe off the sindoor that I had put on her maang.. She put her arms around him, and looked into his eyes.. she knew he was thinking about her.. "Arnavji", she quietly whispered his name. He suddenly snapped out of this thoughts and put her down roughly. He moved close to her and said through clenched teeth, "What are you doing Khushi.. stop trying to gain everyone's sympathy.. I know you are very good at acting like a good person.. they don't know you as well as I do.. stop this drama now.. go eat something and act happy.. I know you will be happy only if you are with him.. but remember that's not going to happen.. I will never let that happen". He saw that her eyes had filled with tears. Why is she not saying anything back. .why is she not fighting? He thought and turned around. He stopped; she had grabbed his hand. He looked down at her hand, used his other hand to remove her hand away and walked off without turning to look back at her.

Arnav walked to the front door. He was about to step out when he heard Payal call his name. He turned around and she was standing next to him. She handed him a file, "You had forgotten this at the table." He smiled, said a quick thanks and turned around. "Arnavji", Payal said and he turned around. "I don't know what is happening between you and Khushi. If she did or said something to upset you, I ask for forgiveness on her behalf. She might act like a kid, but she is very strong and very very good at heart. She will do anything for the people she loves. She will never ever go against her morals. Whatever it is, please trust her.. and respect her.. she might make a fuss about small things.. and annoy you.. but that's just because she is so nave. Please whatever you do, don't hate her.. she has had enough pain all her life.. She has always lived for the people she loved; her intentions were always good, but others always misunderstood them.. I hope you won't ever.. please Arnavji.. please whatever is going on between you too.. please remember you are the mature one.. please I hope you will try and resolve it.. " Payal had tears in her eyes and Arnav handed his handkerchief to her. "Payal, please don't cry. Yes, I spoke to Khushi.. she should be fine soon.. I need to rush now". He turned around and walked quickly to the door.

Arnav sat on his desk, playing with the paperweight. He was thinking about all that had happened ever since Khushi came into his life.. the first time he met her, the night in the rain, the night he saved her from the building, the night of Teej when she was jealous, when she cried when he hugged Lavanya, and when he announced his engagement, Diwali.. the lights, rangoli and the almost-kiss by the poolside.. the moments they shared during Payal and Akash's wedding events.. then he remembered the day of the wedding.. in the morning when she had chosen the saree and the night when he had given her her bindi.. then suddenly he remembered the terrace scene with Shyam, then he thought again about the moments they shared at Buaji's house, then again he thought about Shyam and Khushi.. he thought about Heer-Ranjha, what she told him just before she tried to jump off the terrace.. what she said on the bridge.. what she said after drinking bhang on Holi.. and then what had happened that morning.. and what Payal said.. Finally Arnav banged his fist on the table. What do I do? I want to trust her.. I know she is innocent.. my heart tells me so but my brain doesn't want me to believe that.. I saw her with Shyam.. how can I still trust her? He closed his eyes and remembered her eyes filled with love and fear, her lips trembling when he touched her, her face.. so innocent and filled with happiness and excitement.. just the way he loved to see her.. happy with a bright smile on her face.. her hair flying in the wind.. Khushi, he whispered, softly.

Part 3: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/57231669

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I know Khushi and Nani don't speak English. If you prefer reading Hindi dialogues please let me know.. and I can add those.. and add subtitles like I do for my FF.