OS: Fire To the Rain! Part 2 PG 13 - Page 8

Khushi was almost done braiding her hair that she suddenly heard the doorbell.

"Coming" she yelled out, walking down the stairs.

"Champ you are getting heavy" she spoke gently in her baby voice looking down to her belly.

Khushi reached the door and smile lit up her face seeing her walk in.

A girl of about twenty three, petite, tall and her curly brown tresses gave her more of the hipster look that she carried well.

"Bunking college again"

"No saving lives by staying off the road."

Khushi smirked seeing the girl stomp right throw the living room and to drop on the sofa.

"Ok Wonder woman, Let me guess a new wedding proposal"

"Gurpreet Chadda! Can you imagine me being Mrs. Naina Gurpreet Chadda. And wait till you see his picture, looks like a character right out of a Looney tunes movie."

Khushi tried hard to bury her laughter and walked towards the kitchen as Naina continued with her rampage.

"This is the fifth of the Rishta.com aunties proposal. Why don't mom and dad get it."

"OK! Relax" said Khushi walking in with the coffee mugs and some hot blueberry scones.

"Just baked them this morning"

"I bet the champ wanted some" and Naina turned her attention of the pictures in her hand to Khushi's Belly and began talking gibberish in a silly baby voice to it.

Naina was Khushi's neighbor, Her mother worked for a Women's Shelter that took Khushi in, Khushi later with Naina and her family's help moved into her own apartment and secured a job at the NGO. She owed a lot to these people, despite being strangers they gave her a sense of family. Khushi found a sister in Naina. Often she would look at Naina ad see a reflection of herself. The stupid, nave girl that believed in fairytales, and happily ever after.

"Watch Khushi one day he is going to walk right into my life and sweep me of my feet. And as I lay in his arm lost in his fragrance he will tell me , Naina I promise to love you forever and after. Total Mills Boons, Yash raj types."

"Yeh sab Films mein hi hota hai Naina" snobbed Khushi picking up the plates from the table.

"OH! Come on Khushi, I bet you mut have felt the Ishq wala Love for someone at some point in your life."

A tear threatened to roll out of her eye but Khushi immediately changed the subject.

"Come I will drop you to college, I am getting late for work."

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"Come on Aman its just a Godforsaken Shelter, given them the money they ask for. I need this land. I am not going to let my multimillion dollar project sink for a piece of land. Just Buy them off" Arnav roared across his cabin.

"Sir our manager from the project head went to speak with them but he said the social workers at the shelter are adamant. She plain out refuse to speak to him.

"Adamant eh? Give her enough money and she will walk. Make it happen Aman before I find myself a new PA.

"Yes sir" replied Aman obediently and walked out wiping the sweat off his forehead.

Arnav was bitterer than ever, he had become a monster after she left. While AR designs continued to expand along with it his anxiety and anger grew deeper. For a man with enough money to buy anything on the planet, he could not buy himself an ounce of happiness. He worked day and night to find satisfaction but to no end.

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Khushi sat in her office while a man walked in and took a seat on the chair across from her desk.

She lowered her glasses and looked up.

"May I help you" she asked.

The man pulled out a checkbook and ripping out a blank check handed to Khushi.

"You are mistaken sir; the donations are accepted at the main office"

"Look Ms..?" he read the name plate on the desk.

"Ms.Khushi Singh, we need you to evacuate this Shelter. We are offering the price you want. Whats in this place anyway, take your share and let us do our job, Or else'."

Khushi stood up from her desk angrily. "GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!"

"Looks Ms. Singh you are committing a big mistake. You don't know who you are messing with"

"I don't care if you work for the president. Get out of my office."

The man off and started towards the door.

While the man walked out Mrs. Neeta Singh, Naina's mother walked in.

"Who was that Khushi?"

"The same guy from that construction company. These rich people think they can walk right over anyone" she spat angrily and settled back on her seat.

"Accha Chado yeh sab, have you had lunch yet" she asked closing the file in front of Khushi.

"I am not hungry'."