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Spending nights with Mr. Raizada
Chapter 8 :
Arnav's eyes were filled with tears. Khushi slowly kept her hands on his shoulder and whispered.." I am sorry, I.." and before she could complete, door bell rang!
Both looked at each other...fear covering them..
"LAVANYA!" both said in unison, quiet assured that it was La standing outside the door..🥱
"SHEESH! Khushi! La! ", Arnav was able to say this much only.
"I know its Lavanya! Now, shut up and tell me where should I hide?", asked Khushi in panic.
*Ring Ring*
Bell rung again, which created more and more tension in the house. Khushi quickly went under the table.
"Dammit Khushi! You are not a mouse that you will be able hide under here! Get out from there!", shouted Arnav in low voice.
"So, where do I hide? On your head! If she sees me here, she will roast me and eat me up!", said Khushi, while biting her nails. Both started looking here and there, while bell continued to ring.
"Bathroom?", asked Khushi.
"No no! What if she directly goes to bathroom!", said Arnav, while looking for a place for Khushi to hide.
"Mr. Raizada! I think you have two bathrooms right?", said Khushi in total disgust and started moving towards bathroom. Arnav quickly grabbed her hand and explained..
"Ms. Gupta Listen! Whenever La is angry with me, she never uses things related to me!", he wanted to say more and Khushi cut him off..
"In this house, only your bathroom is YOUR thing?😳", aksed Khushi.
Arnav rolled his eyes. Here he is trying to find place for her and she is blabbering about whatever!
"Khushiii...Hush! I was in bedroom, so that means I have used that bathroom. So, La would definitely use guest room's bathroom!", Arnav finally completed his explanation.
While Arnav still looked here and there to spot a hiding place, Khushi made a disgusting face and said,
"Mann! WHAT KIND OF WIFE YOU HAVE? So, childish it is! Not using your bathroom, because she's angry with you! "
"Can't help it! I too find it disgusting!", he said while dragging her to his balcony, inspecting, if that place had something or some corner to hide.
"I mean, that's limits Mr. Raizada! What if one day the water doesn't come in other bathroom. What she'll do then? Tell me!", she kept on blabbering while Arnav ran here and there in the balcony to find a place. Finally, he found a place and dragged Khushi towards that direction.
"Ouch! Mr. Raizada, I am tripping over my own Saare.", said Khushi, as she was about to trip.
After reaching the hiding place, Arnav hushed Khushi,
"Now, Listen Miss Gupta! If you really love your life and do not want to have a brutal death, keep quiet and whenever I feel, everything's fine, I will come and leave you safely to your home! Okay!", he said and started walking when Khushi held his hands tightly.
"What happen Khushi", he asked, her grip reflecting that something was scaring her.
"Ar..arnavji..Dark!", she said while trembling.
"Dark?", asked Arnav. Suddenly, he remembered that she was afraid of dark. He slowly removed her and got up.He searched for the switch board and switched on the small bulb, that hung at the corner of balcony. He came back to Khushi and said,
"I will take out from this dark soon! Trust me!", he patted her cheek and rushed to the door, to open it. He, while pretending to be still very weak, opened the door and saw ever angry La. He gave a faint smile and said in faked feeble voice
"Hi La! Actually, I drifted to deep sleep and I didn't...", before he could complete his sentence, as expected, La made her way to guest room's bathroom.
'Ah! Now, La will take sometime. I think, that's enough to take Khushi out!', he thought and quickly made his way to balcony.
"Ms. Gupta!", he called out in low voice..and reached the place where he his her.
He continued, "Ms. Gupta, as expected, La has gone to Bathroom to freshen up. She will take sometime and that would be enough for you to escape. Come!", he said and clasped Khushi's hand.
He then, peeked through through the half opened door of balcony and finding the mistress still missing from the hall, he, along with Khushi, quickly made their way to the main door.
By this time,Khushi would have safely gone outside and Arnav would have been preparing how to woo La...but damn the dinner, that Khushi has bought from outside. Khushi while running suddenly remembered about it and yelled in low voice..
"Mr. Raizada! Stop!", she tried to stop him.
"What Khushi! Pls don't argue or ask anything! We really dont have much time!", he said, while dragging her.
"Arnavji! My house keys! I have left it somewhere! If I don't find it, I won't be able to enter my house", she said in a horrified state. The moment she uttered about her keys, his feet put an instant break. He looked at her in shock and almost shouted
"WHAT????"
"Yes, I think I left it either in kitchen or on dinning table.", she replied.
"Ms. Gupta! You! I...Ok, you go out and I will find it for you!", he said, while running towards the kitchen.
"Mr. Raizada! If we find together, we find it early..wait I am also coming.", she said and both Arnav and Khushi ran towards the dinning table and kitchen respectively.
While inside the guest room..
'Sheesh! My face wash is in my room! Darn! Have to face Arnav again!', she thought and made her way outside the bathroom.
Both, Arnav and Khushi were looking for every place, but couldn't find her keys. Finally, after a long search, she found her keys lying on the floor.
"I found it!", she said in low voice, which was audible to Arnav. She picked it up and as she started getting out of Kitchen..
LA appeared from Guest room🥱. Both, their eyes widened and panic struck their face again. Getting nothing in her mind, Khushi quickly went inside the kitchen again but was unfortunately noticed by La.
"Who's there in the kitchen?", asked La in a doubtful manner.
Arnav looked at the kitchen door and finding absence of Khushi, made him sigh with relief.
"N...no one", replied shivering Arnav.
"Bu...but I saw a lady there!", replied La.
Arnav's eye widened. Getting nothing to say, he just said whatever clicked in his mind.
"Um...m...its our maid!", Arnav lied.
"Maid..hm", said La and started moving towards her room. While Arnav thanked his brain for such a brilliant excuse. He was rejoicing, when suddenly, La stopped and looked again at Arnav..
"Waiitt...Maid??? But we DON'T have a maid Arnav!", La shouted.
Arnav's breathe stopped and he squeezed his eyes in disgust, cursing his so called intelligent brain.
'Sh*t', he spoke in between his breathe.
But, his luck was with him today!😉 Suddenly, someone spoke,
"So, what Madam! Can't you keep one!" Both Arnav and La looked at the direction of kitchen. From the door, came out, a lady in yellow saare, her face half hidden by the pallu, which covered her head, as well as, half of her face.
Arnav smirked seeing Khushi in such a get-up and again looked back at La.
He, now confidently continued.."Yes La! I...I was thinking, how much work you do! How much you care for me! So, I should also do something for you! So..um..So, I am testing, if she is capable of being are maid."
Khushi did a namaskar and stood in front of La, her face still covered with pallu.
"If you were here, why didn't you open the door, when Arnav was sleeping?", enquired La.
"Umm...um..", Khushi stammered.
"Um...because I had asked her not to open door without my permission!", said Arnav in haste.
"I...I was scared, if by chance she opens door to stranger and he robs our house.", continued Arnav.
La rolled her eyes and walked towards Khushi. Khushi, lowered her pallu more and more, so that her face is not visible. Then, asked..
"What is your name?"
"What?", asked, scared Khushi.
"NAME!", La re-announced.
"Um..Prem..Premlata.", Khushi told HER maid's name.
"Listen, Premlata! I have already appointed maid for us! So, madam! Off you go from here now!", said La, in quite rude tone.
"But Ma'am..", Khushi tried to make La really feel, she is maid and wants the job.
Finding it to be right time, Arnav spoke in between,
"What Ma'am ma'am...she told you to leave no! Now leave!", he said and grabbed her hand and dragged her to the main door...while Khushi melodramatically kept pleading La to keep her on job.
After, he dragged her out of the door, both giggled softly and while standing at the door, Arnav whispered..
"Ms. Gupta! You wait outside..I will come in a while, and then, I will drop you at your home!"
"No..no..I..", Arnav cut her off..
"No ifs and but! I won't let you go alone! You wait, I will be out in while..ok!", he said and to show that Arnav has pushed the so-called maid out, he shouted again..
"Off you go lady" and he quickly closed the door and turned towards La.
To change the topic he said.."Ah! Today's maids are so pestering! All because of unemployment and poor education. How common man will cope up with rising price. Govt. should..", before he could continue further, La cut him off..
"If you are over with your speech on 'Unemployment and today's maids' , can I take a leave!"
"Erm..sorry! Um..come, I have ordered something from restaurant. Lets have our dinner! See, I have already kept two plates!", he said and moved towards the table when she said in a stern tone..
"I am not hungry! And, Mister! You should eat it! Otherwise, your honourable P.A. will come and bark again at me about your husband this...your husband that!", saying this she stormed off and went inside her bedroom, slamming the door behind.
Arnav became sad again..but, for now, he had to leave. Quickly, he took the duplicate keys and went outside, locking the door behind.
When he came outside, Khushi was leaning on the door of his car, looking at the sky.
"Come! Lets go!", said Arnav, in sad tone. Khushi glanced at him and his disappointment was again reflected on his face. She felt really very pity on him. Khushi nodded in yes and both began to walk to her house. Even after walking some distance, he said nothing and his face wore same expression.
Not able to digest Arnav like this, Khushi, slid her hand in his hand. Sensing her touch, he looked at her hand and then to her. She passed big broad smile to cheer him up. He passed a faint smile, and tightened his grip. They kept walking like this..no one spoke, no one laughed...no one smiled , no one asked. Just silence persisted between the duo, speaking volumes about their broken hearts!
Warning : Smoking is injurious to health.
Meanwhile, at Khushi's home..
A guy, cladded in white Kurta-payjama, sat on his rocking chair, smoking Hooka (An oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube that draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl.)
He glanced at the wall clock, which showed 10 o'clock.
He grinned and said to himself.."It seems my honeybee has found a new nectar." He laughed evilly and started waiting for his Darling to come.
Precap : Daiyya ho!😉
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Dedicated to Mrinu di and especially Diva! Once again, Sorry behna!
Edited by Gazal.. - 12 years ago
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