FF: Unexpectedly Expected TH 6 Pt 39+ Link THD7 - Page 8

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she turned right to see a sparkling white Mercedes Benz by her side..

The chauffeur jumped off and opened the door while the driver too soon stood by his side..

Arnav stepped out, had a look at Khushi, who in turn chose to find the night sky more interesting, had a look at the SUV and motioned his staff to take care of it..

"yes sir. But sir, ma'am-" the driver moved to speak before Arnav cut him mid way..

"i will drive ma'am home. Take the car for repair"

"sure sir"

The chauffeur not certain of what was expected of him, had to receive just one look from Arnav..before he scurried behind the driver to the SUV..

Arnav started stepping forward..till he stood at arms length from her..

"before you fire on me I wish to explain" Khushi immediately spoke..

Arnav crossed his arms on his chest in an 'I am listening' gesture..though you could still see the smoke coming out of the ears..

"you left the damn restaurant and ran"

"and before I knew, this huge tree-"

" in my SUV"

"I tried to swerve left-"

"without an explanation"

"but it nevertheless hit before I knew"

"in front of the entire DAMN RESTAURANT!"

"Look ,can we please stick to topic A before switching to topic B?"

"Khushi do you even realize" he spoke slow and steady "what could have happened?"

"Look I know I am no Jenson Button at driving but it was not my fault-"

"o really! I guess you were driving right?"

"but it's such a big tree! How could i-"

Arnav raised his eyebrows in a 'oh I see!' gesture..

"Khushi was the tree driving towards you or were you driving towards the tree?"

Khushi still looked everywhere except him as she traced patterns on the mud with her foot..

before she knew, Arnav had taken a leap forward and held her tight by the arms..

"KHUSHI LOOK AT ME!! WHAT if it was not a tree but a TRUCK! WHAT if it had not been a mere bump? WHAT IF YOU HIT SOME GODDAMN SPEEDING CAR OR BUS AND-"

He didn't seem willing to even finish his sentence as If a genie was standing before him, ready to turn his words into reality..

Khushi blinked..then blinked again, eyes wide at the outburst, then lightly murmured..

"you.. would have to buy a new SUV?"

"what?"

"it is"

"it is what?"

"it is hurting. Stop speaking on my behalf.."

"Khushi stop touching it k? Now you will SHUT UP and stand here. Am I clear?"

"but-"

ASR look given.

"...okay okay!chill!" (mumbling "cement pile..")

while Khushi, seizing the opportunity of him looking elsewhere slowly moved to touch her bruise when his "Khushi I think I told you to leave that alone!" from inside the car made her switch immediately to attention position pretending to tuck her hair strand underneath her ears..

Khushi beetroot red, drew in a sharp breath..

Arnav mentally did a kung-fu on himself..

the street suddenly seemed too empty..why the hell wasn't some damn car passing by!

"don't rest it there. Keep the elbow straight"

she looked at him confused.he shook his head slowed down the car, turned and straightened her elbow himself.. "Now keep it that way!"

"Arnav?"

"what?"

"do I get a candy now?"

"what?" she asked "you ARE treating me like a 2 year old right?"

"that is because you behave like a two year old"

Khushi stopped in her tracks as she walked away from the car as Arnav called out to her..

she looked at him..Arnav stared at her for a while..

"in the restaurant..that..-"

awkward silence...

"ya..ya it's.."

"happens..so.."

"um..yes of course.."

"hmm.."

"er..well..goodnight"

"g'night..and don't touch that!" he pointed at the bruise..

she nodded and smiled before turning away..he turned back towards the car..

"i called you chotte! Several times! You just wouldn't pick up! And I couldn't even contact the doctor-"

"then who brought the doctor home?"

"er..Nihaal"

"Nihaal Gupta?"

"obviously!"

"obviously??"

"no..i mean yes..i mean, what else could I do??"

silence..

"hmm.."

"Aakash has called all of us for a movie tomorrow. At RM"

A cheshire cat grin immediately lighted up on Khushi's face..

"Aakash singh Raizada called you for a movie?"

"Khushi I guess you didn't hear properly. I said he called 'us' for a movie"

"bhai can you believe fire extinguisher finally asked her for a movie?"

"Khushi I said 'US'! You, me and Nihaal!"

"exactly Lattu! Finally! HER fire extinguisher called HER for a movie"

"Enough! And what do you mean by 'finally'??"

"Relax jiji..it's good he called YOU for a movie"

"that's it. I am done!" Payal got up from the table and marched out while Nihaal and Khushi shared a high5..

The fact that her brother had a plastered hardly there smirk on his face throughout dinner never missed Anjali..

"um..chotte?"

"hm.."

(still lost and immersed in food.smirk intact. Note to self- Anjali Singh Raizada- your brother is a lost case)

Anjali ran her hands over her saree..

"beautiful, don't you think?" she asked..

"very" Arnav almost whispered, eyes still on the plate..

Anjali bit her lower lip in sheer amusement..

"ahem..very?"

"hm.."

"who?"

"Khushi"

who suddenly realized the situation..

"Khushi? I see.." Anjali mumbled..

"Sushi. I said sushi. Di please pass the sushi" (damage control)

"should I pass the beautiful sushi or should I pass the 'very' beautiful sushi chotte?" Anjali asked innocently..

"forget it. I am done" Arnav immediately got up from his seat and marched towards the stairs..

"Chotte!" Anjali called out..and he turned his head towards her..

"Aakash is back tomorrow morning and has invited Khushi, Nihaal and Payal for a movie in the evening"

"fine"

"you are supposed to be there"

"no thanks di. I have work-"

"chotte" Nani interrupted.. "you can compromise work for a couple of hours. Your fiance is coming and it is basic manners"

"nani I don't do movies"

"well, she does, and marriage is all about understanding and compromise"

"marriage?"

"you will get married someday right?"

"nani i-"

"chotte I insist. Please please please with cherry on top? Ok, fine, with AR files on top?"

Long live emotional blackmailing..and yes, AR files..

Arnav and Khushi together on adjacent seats. Nihaal and Anjali just below them while Payal and Aakash occupied the seats on their diagonal left below..

"just because your fiance is here I will refrain myself from disclosing some very interesting-"

"when does the movie begin?" Khushi immediately cut in while Arnav raised an eyebrow..

"romantic tragedy"

Again Nihaal and Payal turned their heads to look up at Khushi while again, Arnav gave them a 'should I be knowing something?' look..

"shut up bhai!"

"shhh! It's started!" Payal called out..

The lights dimmed and the movie began..or should I say...'movies'?