Ok, so i had orginally planned to have this as an FF, but it is too short to be a FF so im turning it into a SS.
Part 1
Khushi had been calling her husband for hours now. She didn't know what was taking him so long. Why wasn't he answering his phone? He had promised he would be home early today, it was a very special day for them. She was now going to try calling Aman when she heard someone calling her.
"Mamma... Mamma..." a little girl ran in to her room followed by an older boy of about ten.
"Sorry Mami. Mujhe maaf kardo. I tried to keep her distracted, but she wouldn't stop." the boy said.
"It's ok Raj. I'll take her. You can finish work for Di." Khushi said to her nephew with a smile.
"What is this, Arshi? Why won't you stay with Raj bhai? She asked her daughter.
"Me...one...old!!" Want Pappa!" she yelled.
"If you want pappa, why don't you give him a hug?" a voice called from the doorway. Both mother and daughter turned to the man in the dark suit waiting in the door. Even before she turned around, Khushi knew who it was. Her heart started beating fast. She couldn't believe he still had this affect on her, after almost two years of marriage. "You are late." she said as she crossed her arms and watched him.
"Pappa, pappa..."Arshi screamed as she ran into her father's arms. He picked her up and twirled around, causing her to laugh. He kissed his daughter and walked towards his wife. "I'm sorry Jaan. I didn't mean to be so late. There was an important meeting that I couldn't miss."he said as he gave her a kiss. But Khushi wasn't going to budge so easily. He would have to give her something more than a kiss.
"Yeah, and I didn't mean to call you every five minutes for the past three hours." she replied as she continued getting ready.
Arnav followed her, "Three hours?! Khushi, you could have called the office or...Aman...or...Patty. Or someone..." he said.
"I called Aman and the office. Anyways, leave it. Today is my little girl's first birthday. I don't want to argue over this now.' she said as she turned around and lightly pinched Arshi's cheek, causing the little girl to laugh.
"Theek hai. But we won't be arguing later tonight." he said as he gave her a wink causing Khushi to blush. Arnav loved seeing her blush. He knew he still had the same affect on her, she was still the innocent girl from Lucknow he fell in love with.
"Besharam! Your daughter is right here. Now, go get ready. You will make us late." she said with a smile. Arnav went and changed into a red shirt and black Armani suit. Khushi wore a red sari with gold embroidery, designed by Arnav. Arshi was wearing a red dress to match her parents, also designed by her father. Once they were ready, Khushi brought down the guest of honor while Arnav held his wife by her waist. Only the richest, the most powerful and family and close friends were invited to the birthday party of the century. The theme was red and black. There were red roses and black table tops with red floral designs, red and black ribbons hanging from the ceilings and doors, red lights decorating the stairs and the windows and doors. The children were in separate room made specifically for them while the adults were mostly in the living room, keeping an eye on their kids. People ate, drank, and talked while the kids played and drank until they couldn't anymore.
Finally, around 10 o'clock, the guests with children started leaving and Khushi excused herself to put Arshi to sleep. She changed her into her pajamas then gave Arshi her better and put her to sleep. She came down and found her friends. They talked about family and clothes, while Arnav talked business. Little did they know their whole lives would be changed because of the one person they thought they had gotten rid of. Once all the guests had left, everybody retired to their rooms. Anjali went to hers, Nani went to hers, Payal and Aakash went to theirs, Mama Mami went to theirs and Arnav and Khushi went to theirs. Khushi entered her daughter's room followed by Arnav to check on Arshi. As she approached the crib, he heart started beating fast and her mouth became dry. She sensed something was wrong. And her suspicion was proved right. As she looked into the crib, she screamed, "Arshi!!!"
Arnav, who was a couple feet behind her, grabbed Khushi as she was about to fall and peeked into the crib to find his worst nightmare coming true. He picked up his wife who was now unconsious and walked towards the door when he saw everybody in their nightwear run up to him.
"What happened, Chote?" Nani asked. "Why did Khushi scream, why did she faint? Where is Arshi betiya? Is she ok?"
"Nani... He came back. He took Arshi."
Arnav carefully laid Khushi on their bed as his family gathered around them. He sat next to her, holding her hand.
"Chote, what are you talking about? How would he take her? Chote, don't joke, where is Arshi?" Anjali asked worriedly as Nani sat on the other side of the bed.
"Di, Nani, Shyam took her. How he took her, I don't know. But I swear, I will get her back and I will end him." he said as he looked into Khushi's face.
So how is it? do you guys like it? please leave comments. if it's liked, i will continue, if not, then i will stop. i am expecting alot of comments and likes!!!
Index:
Part 1: page 1
Part 2: page 4
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