New FF : ~~ HEART STRINGS ~~ Chapter 8 PG 68 - Page 34

Chapter 6

It was raining hard , the car was standing on the middle of the road and two of them were standing in the rain. Khushi looked at him , her eyes had desire, a passionate desire. She was looking strikingly beautiful. The rain was slowing and the soft drizzle rendered her even more beautiful. Lips wet and clothes drenched kissing her body elucidating her ravishing figure. Every hinge of makeup was washed off only the eye , her eyes were still having that liner on them. Her hairs were looking black , black as the night and were stuck to her face and shoulders. The curls outlining her face proved to be a slide to the mizzle . Arnav just kept on looking at her, as if he had just seen God. A Goddess whose flawless beauty was provoking him and was drawi8ng him closer to her.

He was transfixed as if in a trance. For the moment he wanted to think that he didn't knew her and neither should she know him. But still she was with him, standing in the middle of the road. Her presence had captivated him. She stood just a metre away from him and he , he was completely lost in her ecstatic charm.

He didn't knew what and why was happening but he saw her stretching her hands , those thin long fingers of her were going to take him over. Her soft finger fondled his rain bathed hair. He did not like people touching his hair, but that moment or rather it didn't matter as long as it was Khushi who was doing so. The fingers didn't stop , they went on and on , sliding to his neck.

The surrounding was exotic with no trance of life anywhere around them. He held her by her waist. It was just the two of them across the whole globe.

He pulled her towards him abruptly and bended his head down to kiss her. His heart had waited for this moment for last 8 years. He was going to kiss her, her wet pink tempting lips. He moved closer to her face . He reached her face when her lips took the shape of a circle and she blew her breathe at his face. The drizzle that was crossing between their eyes to finally strike their body was sprinkled at his face. He savoured the moment , relished her every mischief and just looked at her. Her face was something that he could continue looking at for his whole lifetime. He closed his eyes and moved his lips to seal with hers . It was the moment... the most awaited moment of his life...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPLASH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Wake up you dumbo, sleepyhead..."

This was what struck his ears. Strange !! what was that ? It was drizzling then from where came this splash of water and this laughing sound.

His eyes automatically opened and as soon as it got adjusted to the surrounding he could see that the street , the rain , the night , everything had vanished , but there were doors , curtain s , mirror ... wait it was his room ... and then he looked at her , she was standing there infront of him wearing a blue anakali , looking all happy and most importantly laughing her heart out. He heard the tinkers of her laughter, and he too wanted to laugh , but then he got mesmerized , and then it took him another 5 mins to understand what really had happened.

Yes , he was dreaming... No.. he was dreaming... it was not reality... and he was dreaming about them , and here she woke him up and was laughing at him. He slowly rose himself up from the bed and noticed that he was totally wet from head to toe , water was still dripping from his hair and then he noticed the source , yes it was that red bucket in her hand. He narrowed his eyes and looked at her and seeing his expression , she started laughing hard.

He too wanted to laugh with her , as finally he was successful in bringing her precious smile back , but then he remembered how she has destroyed his dream , he got down from the bed and said

"Bahut hasi aa rahi hai na????"

Khushi trying to control herself said

"Na.. Na... nahi toh..."

"Haan haan I can see..."

And in an instant understanding what he was upto she started running out of his room , followed by him , or rather hi chasing her

"Paraku mai tujhe chodunga nahi..."

"Pehle pakar ke toh dikha... phir chodhne ki baat aayegi.."

"Tu ruk mai tujhe dikhata hoon... let me catch you once..."

And she ran and directly hid behind Anjali and Anu who were coming that way.

Anjali was confused to see Khushi giggling and running like that , but before she cold understand and ask anything she saw a totally drenched Arnav running towards them and stopping infront of Anjali. Anjali looked at him and she got more co nfused and Arnav said

"Di tum samne se hato.. mai ise chodunga nahi aaj.."

And Khushi holding Anjali's shoulder for her guard said

"Nahi Di bilkul mat hanta..."

"Ek min ... ek min... hua kya hai... Khushi u chup kyu rahi hai.. and chote yeh kyat um subah subah bheeg kaise gaye.."

"Di yeh tum Khushi se pucho..."

"Khushi???"

And Khushi started laughing again

"Aare baat kya hai.." Anjali asked smiling

"Di aapki iss laadli Khushi ne subah subah mere upar ek balti paani daal diya.."

Anjali giggled and said

"Haan... Khushi tune sach mein chote par paani daal diya.."

Khushi coming out from her behind said

"Aur nahi toh kya di kumbhkaran kab se so raha tha..."

"Oh hello ??? from which angle do I look like a kumbhkaran ?"

"Nahi tum itna so rahe the toh mai kya karti ????"

"Excuse me???? Mai so raha tha tujhe kya prb ho rahi thi ... thodi na main tere... Jo bhi ho but yeh koi tareeka hai kisi ko jagane ka???"

And Khushi started giggling again and Anjali said

"Ok ! Ok ! shaant ho jao.. tum dono aapna fight bandh karo... Khushi tu neeche jaa.. and Chote tum naha he fresh hokar neeche aajao... we are waiting for breakfast."

Khushi nodded and was about to go when Arnav said

"Tujhye toh mai direct pull mein girayunga.. dekhliyo.."

"Chote!!!!"

Arnav looked at Anjali and said

"Badla toh mai iska lekar rahunga.." and saying this he went back to his room , while Anjali , Anu and Khushi went do9wnstairs for breakfast , with Khushi explaining Anu what all she did with her mamu.

Arnav sat in his cabin and every time he closed his eyes , he could see her laughing. He shut his laptop and leaned back on his big leather chair and closing his eyes rewinded what had happened in the morning , how she had woken him up , something was changed. It looked as if that old Khushi , the one who used to always fight with him , play pranks on him was back. So was he really able to bring her back , or was it just a moment of action... hmmm.. he needed to observe her a bit more to understand whether the miracle was really done.

Khushi folded her new clothes and kept them inside the wadrobe. The new colourful , ones that they had bought just today itself. She kept the suites and closed the wadrobe and sat down on the bed , that's when her eyes fell on the mirror and she stared at her image for few minutes remembering the last night

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She entered the room , after receiving blessings and wishes from the family members. She closed the door and saw that it was already 11. She had spent the whole day out , and most importantly after really long she had enjoyed so much. Her birthday , yes this birthday was really special and she would remember it forever. Arnav had truly made it special for her from the new dress to the movie to the lunch and dinner along with that long drive. It always feels great to spend you day with a friend , but Arnav.. he was never a friend . they always use to fight like Tom and Jerry , used to call each other with names and considered one another enemies , yet he had made it special for her... probably they were no more that enemy..

She got changed into her night suit and was about to go to bed , when she walked to the mirror and pulled the tool and sat infront of it. She looked at her reflection , yes she was still beautiful and young , its not like that her life has ended , she herself had told Di that she will start again from the beginning , she will move on . her full life was waiting ahead , then why to waste it like that . Yes she will live her life , she will enjoy her life , she will move on... from this new year of her life , she will bring that happy go lucky , old determined Khushi back . She will be again khushi Kumari Gupta.

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She smiled seeing her reflection , yes Khushi Kumari Gupta was back and the first hint of it was the morning incident.

She went to Anjali's room and knocked the door..

"Di main andar aa jau ???"

"Haan Khushi aa na..."

She entered he room and saw Anjai sitting on the middle of the bed surrounded by atleast 200 DVD .She looked at her and with confusion asked

"Di what are you doing???"

"Kuch nahi Khushi.. just arranging the DVD according to year"

Oh ok !!!"

And then looking here and there she asked

"Aare Di
Anu kaha hai..."

"Anu aapne papa ke saath shaadi ki shopping karne gayi hai..."

"Kya ???" Khushi asked totally shocked when Anjali giggled and said

"Mera matlab Anu aapne Dad , Mama , hone wali mami ke saath shaadi ki shopping karne gayi hai..."

"Di aap bhi na.. mai sochi ... chalo rehne do.. mai aapki thodi help kar deti hoon.."

"Haan haan... sit down and help me.."

And both of them started organizing the DVD when Khushi picked one and asked

"Di yeh kis chiz ka hai???"

Anjali took it from her hands and looking at it said

"Aare yeh toh tumlog ke 3^rd year ki prom night ki hai,,,"

"Aapne yeh bhi sambhal kar rakh diya hai di ???"

"Aare isse rakhne ke peeche reason yeh hai.. ki chote iss mein for the 1^st time drunk hua tha.. isliye yeh dekhne mein bahut maza aata hai.. par ise dekhe hue.. bahut din hogaye hai.."

"Really ???"

"Haan you can also watch... just don't tell Chote.. and moreover tu aur Farh... bhi hai iss DVD mein."

Khushi took the DVD from Anjali's hand and kept it aside and helper her . After the work was done , she took the DVD and went back to her room . She kept it on top of the player and was about to play it when she was called downstairs for dinner.

After finishing her dinner she started walking upstairs and she remembered the year and that's when she remembered that she too was drunk and that night , that was the same night when Farhan had proposed her , as per he had told her.

She went to her room and locked the door and inserted the DVD , went back to the bed sat down to watch it, to se how Farhan had proposed her , as being drunk she didn't remembered anything.

Before playing the play button she said to herself

"Prom ki raat bahut kuch hua tha... Farhan ne kaha tha ki Arnav ne prom ki raat mere saath batameezi kit hi... and wohi raat tha jab Farhan ne mujhe propose kiya tha... aur maine use haan bhi kaha tha...but shockingly mujhe kuch yaad nahi tha.. par meri bhi kya galti hai.. I was drunk na... same way saad Arnav ki bhi koi galti nahi hai.. but sorry toh mai use bulwa kar rahungi.."

Saying this she pressed the play button and the video started , she eagerly started watching the video not knowing what secrets that night and that DVD behold.

NOW GUYS YOU WILL BE THINKING WHERE IS THE BIRTHDAY PART.. IS IT MISSING OR SO... SO TO MAKE IT SIMPLE... IT WILL COME IN FLASHBACKS... SO NO SEPARATE CHAPTER AS BIRTHDAY OR SUCH...

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