Chapter 6
He suddenly pulled back and looked at Khushi who stood in his arms with her eyes shut tight. Still unable to withdraw completely he hovered over her face, his nose touching her cheek and his heavy breaths blowing onto her face.
However Khushi suddenly opened her eyes and looked into his, and he immediately released her. Her face was not distressed but it was however confused. The questions in her eyes threatened to drop as tears. She suddenly turned around to leave but Arnav grabbed her wrist and swung her around attempting to capture herr gaze."Khushi I am'."
But before he could continue Arnav felt a hard blow to his face and he fell hard on the floor crashing into the rugged wall.
"ARNNNAV" screamed Khushi and turned to see an infuriated Arjun reaching for Arnav again. He grabbed hold of his collar and was about to punch him in the face when Khushi grabbed his arm.
"Arjun please NO!" she begged futile trying to control the beast of a man.
However he stood on his feet as Arnav did nothing to stop him. In fact he himself wasn't sure why and what he had done.
"Don't you ever touch her again Understood?" he demanded in a tyrannical tone raising his finger towards Arnav. He grabbed Khushi's wrist and dragged her out the door.
Arnav wiped the blood of his lip and bit his teeth in anger. He grabbed Arjun's shoulder from behind and looked him in the eye, anger collided.
"Oh! Yeah and what if I do?" remarked Arnav.
Arjun snapped
"Look the only reason your head is still attached to your neck is because of Khushi, consider yourself lucky and don't try to cross your limits."
Khushi stood behind silently sobbing unable to cope with everything. She felt her head spinning and she continued to struggle with Arjun, pulling him back.
"Don't you dare, I know guys like you very well. Don't play games. I swear you bring one tear in her eyes and I will kill you." Threatened Arjun. "You are here for your five million and take it and be on your way."
"And who are you to tell me all this. Khushi is old enough to make her own decisions" spat Arnav.
Khushi could not bear it all anymore she felt her body giving in, while Arjun leapt forward to attack Arnav again Arnav felt Khushi falling to the floor.
"KHUSHIII" screamed Arnav and Arjun quickly turned around. Arnav ran to grab her before her head hit the floor. Her limp body was in his arm and he felt his world crashing.
"Khushi wake up dammit, I am so sorry, please, I am sorry" he begged but Arjun came forward and picked her out of Aranv's arm and looked at Arnav
"If anything happens to her consider yourself dead" and he disappeared out the door.
"Arjun please let me be with'" pleaded Arnav following him all the way to the car but to no avail. Arjun drove away leaving Arnav all alone in the dark parking lot feeling guilty sad and lonely.
Arnav broke into tears remembering the image of her limp body in his hands he needed to be with her.
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Khushi opened her eyes to look at the huge photo of Arjun and her hanging on the wall before her. She recognized this room very well. Her head was still very heavy she recalled everything and suddenly sat on the bed.
"Arnav" she screamed her eyes searching for him.
However all she saw was Arjun sitting on the floor and his head bent over bed's edge. He was sleeping until startled by Khushi. He quickly jumped up and cupped Khushi's face.
"Khushi are you ok?" he demanded in a concerned demeanor.
"Where is Arnav?" she inquired ignoring his question. Arjun was irked he turned away from her.
"Khushi you need to stay from him I have spoken to Ratan Uncle and Tina Aunty you are staying here with me and mom for a few days." He announced to her.
"No!" shrieked Khushi. "Arjun please what happened last night was not necessary, you misunderstood Arnav he deserves a chance to'"
"Khushi please you need to rest, we will talk about this later. You BP dropped last night due to '. Why don't you freshen up and I make you your favorite omelet."
However Khushi jumped out of the bed, still a bit light headed. She grabbed Arjun's jacket from the bed and threw it on.
"I need to go home" she demanded.
Arjun grabbed her wrist "Khushi please."
"Let me go Arnav... Arjun" she demanded without giving a thought to her slip of tongue.
He instantly released her hand hearing his name instead of his own. Khushi paused for a bit and then walked out the door while Arjun smashed the vase on the side table onto the floor.
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