For my angel: Chapter 11:
Khushi...
After letting Lily play in her room…and he also washes her face from the paint and makes her eat something...
Arnav walks straight towards Nani's room…
He knocked and finds there both Nani and Anjeli having some chit chat …
Arnav:-Nani! I want to talk with you! It's important and urgent!
Nani looks at him with surprised eyes:
-yes! chote! Tell me!
Arnav hesitates…he keeps quiet…
Anjeli feeling that maybe her presence was the reason her chote was silent…she knows him reserved and if he has something to tell to Nani only than it's ok…she was about to leave…to let them speak alone…
-No! Di! You also stay! I want you also to listen to what I will say!
Anjeli nodded and stay back…
Arnav clears his throat twice…
After that he coughs…
He looks confused as same as he is worried about such decision but he has to tell them…
Anjeli and Nani are waiting but couldn't wait more:
Anjeli:-yes! chote! Tell us!
Arnav:-I'm doing this only for Lily…she needs that…so, I'm goanna do that!
Nani:-you goanna do what, chote?
Anjeli asked, worried and at the same time she was trying to guess what her brother means…
Arnav:-for the marriage!...I'm ready!
Nani gives the bigger smile she has and walks towards him…
-chote!...really?
Arnav nodded…
Anjeli was shocked; surprised and excited…she was thinking that was impossible…
Her chote will marry a girl again…This was a dream coming true…
She hugged him…
Nani for the first time since his childhood…getting emotional…she kissed his cheek…
There are even tears of joy of Nani and Anjeli…
Arnav looks at both of them:
-I thought this is only for the happiness of Lily but I was wrong…
-yes…you're wrong (Anjeli cupped his face)…don't you think that you deserve a second chance?...that you should believe in life and happ…
Arnav cuts her:
-Don't start Di! Let me be clear! I'm doing this just for my angel! Just for her!
Nani nodded…she knows that he's saying maybe that but no one knows what God was reserving for him…
Anjeli looks at him:
Arn:-ok…no problem…the important is that…
Arnav:-the most important is my daughter!
Anjeli:-fine but Nani now we should find a girl for chote, a nice and kind one…mmm let me think…
Nani cuts her:
Nani:-don't think about this matter, I have the one for him!...
Ar:-No!
Arnav almost shouts…
Arnav:-No! I know who will be my wife!
Both Anjeli and Nani are really surprised now and eager to know who…
Nani was little disappointed…as she wanted to the teacher of Lily: Khushi to be her bahu…but even she's happy whatever the choice of her chote…is
Anjeli:-who? Just tell us chote! I think I'm ready to go now and ask for her hand to you…
Anjeli smiles…excited…
Arnav:-Miss Gupta!
Anjeli:-Miss…Gupta…
Anjeli couldn't believe her ears…
Nani was looking at her chote…wanting to know if she's hearing well…
Arnav:-Miss Khushi Kumari Gupta…
Anjeli:-Lily's…teacher!
Arnav nodded positively and then left them…he doesn't want to see more of their reactions…they are so happy about that…but him? What about him???
Anjeli was like flying cause of her happiness…
While Nani was thinking that she was just dreaming…
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Arnav wasn't able to think more…
If he has made the right thing by telling them or no…he doesn't know…he really doesn't know anything!
He just walks towards Lily's room to see her…
He enters and sees; she was pouting…keeping her hand under her chin…looking at her doll and her toys…making a boring face's expression…
Arnav comes to her…
-what happen to my butterfly?
-paa!
She smiles when she sees her paa in her room…
Arnav:-feeling bored?
Lily:-haa…and HP busy…he refuses to play…Aunties game!
-Aunties game?
-haa (she nodded)…want to play it?
-ok! I'm in!
-ok…you're the aunty …and me too… I'm the other aunty, your friend…
She said explaining to him…cutely…the rules of the game… :p
But no issues with him…with such games…
-Me? I'm an aunty? And that too my name is Gayatri!
Arnav looks at his daughter, helplessly…
She nodded…
-just a game! My Paa…
She explains more to him…
-you will not be aunty forever! You know?
She said cutely to convince him…
The way she was talking with her little voice was adorable, so irresistible to handle for Arnav…
He's ready to be the aunty if his baby wants to… :p
-ok! Means I will pretend to be an aunty…ok! I'm Gayatri and you what's your name, in this game?
-me! Khushi!
She said smiling…as it's just today that she knows what the name of her miss is and now, she knows what's her name, she was happy…and wants to use in her favorite game…
Arnav looks at her …and then smirks…seems like that little head was full of that Khushi…
-ok!...Paa…you knock at door, now…(she said excited)
-what?
-we play…you pretend to visit me, my home…ok?
He understands…
He gets up and then pretends to knock the door…
Lily pretends to open…
-hi…Namathte…come in, please…
Arnav pretends to sit again on the bed…
-Gayatri…how was your children? want thome tea? (some tea)
She said this in one go and then she looks at Arnav smiling…
Arnav looks at his adorable daughter and just kissed her cheek…
-Paa…you're Gayarti naa…you should have tea…
-No! I don't want tea…I want to kiss you and eat you up, my Lily!
Arnav picks her up and lifts her up…
-paa…I'm Khushi neighbor and no Lily…now…it's game…
Arnav comes back to his seriousness and poses her down…this name was enough to make him think…
Lily comes with two cups from her toys…
She gives Arnav one…and she starts pretending to drink…and looks to Arnav who was looking at the empty cup…
-drink paa…I mean Gayatra (Lily also plays with this name the way she wants as it's with HP that she used to play that game and he proposes for her the fictional names)
They are like that when HP who was thinking that only Lily was in room…knocked the door and enters:
HP:-Namaste…Mami…I'm here…mami…how was your kids?...sorry to be late Mami…
HP was wearing a dupatta on his head…holding his ear…
Lily starts giggling like never…
Arnav was pretty shocked…and he doesn't believe what he saw…and HP disguising was hilarious…and then he was talking with such tone…
HP finding that Arnav was there starts shivering….and scared like never…he wasn't even able to take off the dupatta from his head…
He comes here only to play with Lily Angel and he has finished all the work so early for her…and finding Arnav there he gets the shock if his life…
-Paa…this is Gayatri aunty…
-oh! this is the original! I was just the body double!
Arnav was amused…and looking at HP like that and looking at his daughter who was still giggling…he too starts giggling…
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Next day:
Hospital:
Doctor:-your Buaji…comes always here for her the treatments! But seems like you don't have any idea…such crises are frequent for a patient like her…
Khushi was looking at the doctor, like a dump…
Treatments?
Crises?
Patient?
Tears come out with such thought…
She's not ready to hear more…
-I told to your Buaji to inform her family…that her disease is dangerous and she has only few months to live but she's stubborn, I know her!...you're the only member of her family?
Khushi nodded positively…
-Now, I thought you know the nature of her disease…but your Buaji doesn't need those tears…
Khushi looked at the doctor…
-what she needs is you being strong for her!
-Please doctor! If she needs anything…any treatments or…
-the treatment is on…but if she's not responding with it…then…
-then?...doctor please…I can give her all what I have…my life…all what she needs…
doc:-she needs you more than anything, now…let her spend this night here and tomorrow you can get back home with her! being in her home with you, has more benefit than just being here!
The doctor holds Khushi's shoulder for support:
doc:-be by her side, keep her happy that's what she needs!
Alone, Khushi cries her heart out…
Alone in that empty hall of the hospital…
She's feeling lonely…for the first time of her life…
She's feeling afraid and so little to bear all that…
Right in her place…she falls down…holding her knees she hides her head with both her hands and cries…
Yesterday, she thought she lost her…and then when she comes with her here, in hospital…and her Buaji opens her eyes again…she thought that she's saved and she's ok…and it's just …nothing…so much important…and she goanna be fine again…and now? What now??? She doesn't want to lose her…no way…she doesn't want to get up from this place...and be by her own, fighting…again…knowing that she goanna lost her any moment…and be orphan again...
-Miss Gupta!
she heard a voice...
Eyes all red…
Tears…
Sadness…
Pain…
Trouble…
Suffering…
she looks up...
it was Mr. Raizada standing there...looking at her...
Arnav saw the pain in her eyes...and was worried...
Khushi could see that he wasn't standing alone...she saw also his Nani, his sister and his brother-in-law along…
All were standing there…
She felt the hands of Nani and Anjeli making her stand up and sits on a nearby chair…
She felt his worried eyes staring at her…
She felt the care of Anjeli who was wiping her tears with her own hands…
She felt Nani who was holding her hand…
Nani:-Khushi beteya…you tell us…what happened?...we were visiting you at your place and…some neighbors told us that you are in the hospital with your buaji…
Khushi's answer was: tears
Tears…
Making Arnav Singh Raizada feeling not alright somehow…
He asks her:
-is that your Buaji is alright?
She looks up at him…but she couldn't stop crying…she hasn't even the power to answer them…
Nani felt her suffering just hugs her…
-we are here beteya, you don't cry...she will be ok...we will pray for her...
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Arnav looks at Shyam and both left them towards the office of the doctor…to ask him…the doctor asked them who they are:
Shyam:-From the family! Khushiji is the future daughter-in-law of our family!
Shyam answers confidentially as he spends all the yesterday night with Anjeli and she was only talking about that…
Arnav looks at him, surprised…
The situation was actually like that…Nani and Anjeli were just waiting for that…to make a whole story…
doctor:-mmm…well who is her fianc?
Shyam:-him!
Shyam said looking at Arnav…who was more shocked that he's already her fianc in the eyes of his family…but nothing matter now, he just want to that doctor to speak out…
Arnav:-yes! doctor! we are from the family! just tell us!
doctor:-well! sir…her state is critic and….
The doctor starts to explain the entire situation to Arnav and without even trying to hide anything…
For Khushi, he lies a little and said that the treatment is on but actually Buaji have only few time to months…the doctor said all that to Arnav…
-you should be strong and make her live the life normally, some medicines will help her to not feel so much pain, that's what we can do only...
Note: Hope that's not so much boring, girls...
I know that scene where Arnav and Lily playing is long but I couldn't resist...:p
Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
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