Arshi FF: A Love To Die For Imp Note Pg.22 (12/08/2014) [On Hold] - Page 18

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Chapter Sixteen

Khushi, Lavanya, Anjali and Payal were chatting in Lavanya's room. And right now the main topic of the conversation was Khushi's and Arnav's trip to Mumbai.

Payal: So Di how was your trip to Mumbai with the Laad Governor?

Khushi: It was ok!

Lavanya: Just ok?

Khushi: What else did you expect La? It was not like I went with him for a picnic!

Lavanya: Would have enjoyed more with him if it was a picnic?

Khushi: What the!

Lavanya: Ooo...'What the'! Looks like someone has has had an effect on you!

Khushi: Shut up La! If you spend one whole day with a person who says 'What the' almost in his every sentence he talks then it bound that it will get into your head too.

Lavanya: I see!

Khushi: Why are we talking about this topic anyways?

Payal: Just for fun!

Khushi: Fun ... Ya right! Travelling with that Laad Governor is so much fun!

Hearing that Lavanya, Payal and Anjali giggled.

Anjali: Waise Chutki ... he doesn't seem like such a bad person!

Khushi: Di when did I say he is a bad person!

Lavanya: That means you agree that he is not a bad person.

Khushi: Again I never said he is bad! It's just that I can't handle an arrogant man like him. Anyways I don't want to talk about all this! I am way too tired ... I am off to sleep!

Anjali: I think we all should. We have to get up early tomorrow!

After wishing each other goodnight they all retired for the night.

***

Next day morning except Lavanya, Khushi and Anjali, everyone from the bride's side had gone to the Kul Devi Mandir. Lavanya stayed back since the bride is not allowed to step out of the house on the wedding day before the wedding ceremony completes; and so to give her company Khushi and Anjali also stayed back. Khushi, Lavanya and Anjali were busy looking at final arrangements for the wedding while the others were gone.

After a while the doorbell rang and Anjali went to check who was at the door. When she opened the door she found Arnav and Aakash.

Arnav: Hi! We came to give Lavanya's wedding dress!

Anjali: Please Come in!

They walked to the living room and once they reached there Anjali took the wedding dress from Arnav and asked him and Aakash to sit. Then she called out for Lavanya and Khushi.

Anjali: Everyone has gone to the temple. Only me Lavanya and Khushi are here.

Arnav: Oh ok! Well we will leave now!

Anjali: No stay! Let me go get tea for you both!

Arnav: You don't need to!

Anjali: I can't let you both go with having it! Just wait ... It won't take long!

She turned to leave for the kitchen when she saw Lavanya walking towards them.

Lavanya: Hi ASR! Hi Aakash! When did you both come?

Arnav: Just now! Came to give your wedding dress!

Lavanya: Oh wow!

Anjali gave the dress to Lavanya and she took it with excitement. She took the dress out of the cover and gasped -

Lavanya: OMG this is so beautiful! Right Di?

Anjali: Yes it's very pretty!

Lavanya: I need to show this to Khush ... But where is she?

Anjali: I thought chutki is with you!

Lavanya: No Di! I was upstairs looking after the flower decorations. I thought she would be downstairs.

Anjali: No she is not here anywhere! I saw her last almost one hour ago when she came to ask me whether we had extra fairy lights.

Lavanya: What! Then where did she go!

Anjali: Hey Devi Maiya! I hope she is fine!

Lavanya: Don't worry Di! She will be here somewhere! Let me go check upstairs!

Anjali: I will check here!

Aakash: Lavanya Bhabhi we will help you find her!

Lavanya: Thanks! ASR can you help Di find her here while I and Aakash go search for her upstairs!

Arnav: Ya sure!

Lavanya went to search for Khushi in the bedrooms upstairs and Aakash went to search in the terrace. While downstairs Anjali went to search in the Mandir and Arnav went to search in the Kitchen. None of them could find her anywhere there. They all came back to the living room with disappointed looks.

Aakash: She might have gone somewhere outside!

Lavanya: She never goes out without letting anyone know!

Arnav: Did you try calling her?

Lavanya: Ya I did! But it says she is out of range.

Anjali: I am getting scared now!

Lavanya: Di please don't get worried! I am sure she is fine!

Arnav: Have we missed out on checking any other place?

Lavanya: Hmmm ... Well Buaji locked her house and took the keys with her so there is no chance she can be there! Then the other 2 places that are left are the gardens and the store room! She might be in the garden but I doubt she will be at the store room!

Arnav: Well let's just check both the places! Aakash you go to the garden and check whether she is out there while we can go check in the store room.

Aakash: Ok Bhai!

Saying that Aakash left to check the garden while Arnav, Lavanya and Anjali went down to the store room. Once the reached there they found the door closed. Arnav tried to push open it but he could not.

Arnav: Does this door have a key?

Lavanya: No!

Arnav: Looks like its jammed then!

He started kicking the door hardly and after a while it flew open. Once it opened the slowly entered the room step by stem since it was pitch black. Arnav took out his mobile and turned on the torch app in it and started flashing its light around the room. Then Anjali and Lavanya started calling out for Khushi but did not hear any response back.

Soon Arnav's vision caught hold of something red; he flashed the light towards it and there he saw Khushi with her knees lifted to her chest and her head resting on them. He could feel that something was terribly wrong when he saw her stiff posture. He kept looking at her for a few seconds to see any kind of movement; he even whispered her name. Since he did not get any sign from her, he immediately walked towards her while calling out for Lavanya. He then went and kneeled down next to Khushi and shaked her. But the only thing that resulted from that was Khushi's body fell towards him. He tried calling her name out loud and even taped her face with one hand while he held her with the other hand. By then Lavanya and Anjali had also joined him. All the three were getting worried since Khushi was not responding.

In no time Arnav lifted Khushi in his arms and started moving out of the store room while Lavanya and Anjali followed him. Anjali directed Arnav to one of the bedrooms upstairs while Lavanya called the doctor. Arnav laid Khushi carefully on the bed and was retreating back when he felt a tug in his collar. When he turned to see what it was; he saw Khushi's hand clutching his collar tightly. He then freed his collar from her hand and kept her hand to her side and stood near the wall beside the bed while Anjali sat next to Khushi on the bed. Soon Lavanya entered the room followed by the doctor and Aakash. The doctor started checking Khushi and he was done he spoke up -

Doctor: There is nothing to worry! It's just a small fever caused due to her phobia to darkness. I have injected a medicine it will help reduce the fever. Let her rest now! And if the fever is still there then just give her some Panadol. That shall do!

Anjali: Thank you doctor!

Doctor: No need to thank me! It's my job! If the fever doesn't reduce till late evening then do call me ... But I highly doubt it will be needed! Well I will take your leave now!

Lavanya: I will show you the way to the door then!

Doctor: No thanks! I will be fine by myself.

Saying that the doctor left.

Anjali: I don't understand why she went to the store room! Doesn't she know its dark down there!

Lavanya: Di its ok! We found her and you heard the doctor too na ... She is fine!

Anjali: Arnav thank you for helping us find chutki!

Arnav was lost in his thoughts since the doctor had said about Khushi being scared of darkness. He was shocked to hear that. His trance only broke when he heard Anjali referring to his name.

Arnav: Its ok ... You don't have to thank me! I am glad I could help you find her. Well I guess we will leave now too! DO call us if you need anything!

Anjali: Sure! But once again thanks! If it hadn't been for you we would not even have considered going to check in the store room! So really thank you!

Arnav smiled at Anjali and nodded. He signalled Aakash to leave and then followed him but before stepping out of the room he turned back and looked at Khushi's pale face. After a few seconds he sighed and left the room. Once Arnav and Aakash left the room, Lavanya excused herself and went out of the room and called out to Arnav and Aakash.

Lavanya: Arnav and Aakash can you both do me a favour?

Arnav: What is it Lavanya?

Lavanya: Can you both not tell anyone about what happened with Khushi today?

Arnav: Why though? And anyways everyone is bound to know since she is having fever!

Lavanya: I and Di will make some excuse saying that the fever was caused to due to stress or climate change or something like that. I don't think it's good idea to let anyone know about this incident ' they will worry way too much than needed. And not only that not many from our family know about her phobia to darkness. Apart from me and Di only Jai bhai and NK knows about it. And now you both do!

Arnav: Oh!

Lavanya: I telling you both this because you already heard it from the doctors ... so it's better I clarify it to you both. She has this phobia due to a recent incident.

Arnav: What type of incident?

Lavanya: Uhhh ... it's a long story! I don't think it's the right time and place to tell you about this! And I don't know how Khushi would feel if I tell you about it. In fact even Jai bhai and NK doesn't know the whole truth ' It's just me and Di who know it.

Arnav: Its ok Lavanya ... I understand!

Lavanya: So I hope you won't tell anyone about this! You can tell it to NK but not anyone else.

Arnav: Don't worry we won't open our month about this incident to anyone not even NK. You yourself can tell him!

Lavanya: Ok! Thanks a lot!

Arnav: We will see you in the evening then!

Lavanya: Sure! Bye!

Arnav: Bye!

Aakash: Bye!

Arnav and Aakash left for Kapoor Mansion while Lavanya also went back to the room to join Anjali and Khushi.

***

Later that evening, the guests had started arriving and the barath were also just few minutes away from arriving. Khushi was also feeling better and she had got back to arranging everything the moment she had woken up ignoring Anjali's and Lavanya's pleas. Except for NK they had told the families that she just had a same fever caused due to all the running around and there is nothing to worry.

Now as promised Khushi was helping Lavanya dress up along with Anjali and Payal. All the four girls were looking stunning. Lavanya had worn a red lehengha while Khushi, Anjali and Payal wore dresses in either Peach or Pink shades which contrasted well with Lavanya's lehengha.

Lavanya's Dress

Khushi's Dress

Anjali's Dress

Payal's Dress

Khushi: Lavanya you look beautiful! NK is definitely gona get mesmerised when he sees you!

Payal: Ya jiju is definitely gone be spellbound of your beauty.

Lavanya: Stop it you both! Even you guys look stunning! Waise Khushi you are alright na? Not feeling week right?

Khushi: I am perfectly fine La! Don't worry about me!

Lavanya: Hmmm...

Anjali: Payal can you get some water for me!

Payal: Ya Di!

Once Payal left the room, Anjali turned towards Khushi and held her hand.

Anjali: Chutki no matter what you have to go thank Arnav today. If it wasn't for him we would have not have found you at the store room at least not so soon.

Lavanya: Ya Khush you really have to thank him!

Khushi: Don't worry ... I will!

Hearing that both Anjali and Lavanya smiled.

Soon the barath arrived and in no time all the marriage ceremonies started with varmala and also ended with the saath pheras. Now the reception was going on and the everyone in the family were busy introducing the bride and groom to their relatives and friends. But as usual Arnav was standing in to corner and watching his family. Soon his eyes rested on someone and that someone's pair of eyes were also on him. The someone was none other than Khushi. They both had a small eye lock which was broken by Khushi itself. She started walking towards him with her raising heart beats and when Arnav saw her even his started beating faster. They both did not know why their hearts were beating faster and that if they felt each other's heart beats they could realise that their heart was beating similarly. Once Khushi stood in front of Arnav she smiled nervously.

Khushi: Hi!

Arnav: Hi!

Khushi: Uhhh... Di and La told me that you helped them find me this morning!

Arnav: Oh!

Khushi: Ummm... So I just wanted to thank you for that!

Arnav: Hmmm...

Khushi: Thanks!

Arnav: No worries! Uhhh... Tum theek ho?

Khushi: Haan ... Hum theek hai! Thanks for asking!

Arnav gave a small smile in return.

Khushi: Well I better go and check on Lavanya and NK and see if they need anything. They are surrounded by our friends and relatives ... I don't think they are hardly getting time to even breathe.

Arnav smirked after listening to that.

Arnav: Well they brought it on them themselves! They were the ones who wanted the so called Big Fat Indian Wedding!

Khushi bursted out laughing hearing that and soon Arnav joined her. When Arnav started laughing, Khushi's laugh stifled since she was mesmerized with his laugh. She kept looking at him and thinking how good he looks when he laughs. Soon Arnav's laugh also died down and he caught Khushi looking at him with a smile adorning her face. Even he got mesmerized in her smile and kept looking at her while thinking how beautiful her smile is. {With the famous Rabba Ve in the background} They both were lost in each other's eyes not caring about their surroundings. And as usual that moment also did not last for long, their trance was broken by Payal's voice calling out for Khushi.

Payal: Di here you are! I have been trying to find you for a while.

Khushi: What happened Payal?

Payal: Lavanya Di wants you!

Khushi: Oh ok!

She turned towards Arnav -

Khushi: Uhhh... I will talk to you later!

Arnav: Hmmm...

Khushi then turned towards Payal and started walking towards Lavanya pulling Payal along with her. While walking the only thought that was going on in her mind was 'What has happened to her? How could she so shamelessly stare at Arnav? How could she think something like that about him?' Back there even Arnav had the same though running in his mind 'What has happened to him? How could he so shamelessly stare at Khushi? How could he think something like that about her?'

Even though they both did not know or did not realize the answers to those questions someone high up there knew it and she grinned widely, after all she is one who wrote their destiny. This conversation they had was not only their first civil conversation with each other but also the first step towards the new but yet to be realized relationship.

End Of Chapter Sixteen

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