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Part 67
Khushi(running a hand thru his hair): Arnavji..
Arnav opens his eyes to find Khushi gazing at him with a sweet smile.
Khushi: Shaam ho gayi hai. Uth jaaiyye..
Arnav(shocked): Really?
Khushi(nods): 6 baj gaye hain.
Arnav: Pataa hi nahi chalaa ki kab aankh lag gayi!
Khushi: Achchha hi hua naa! Iss hi bahaane aapko aaraam mil gaya. Ab dekhiyega aap bilkul tar-o-taaza mehsoos karenge!
Arnav smiles at her vocabulary.
Khushi: Chaliye,ab uthiye aur haath,moonh dhokar aaiyye. Aapki coffee aap ka intezaar kar rahi hai!
She is about to withdraw her hand from his head when Arnav stops her by holding her hand.
Khushi: Kya hua?
Arnav shakes his head & shifts his focus to her hand.
He holds her fingers & presses a gentle kiss to her palm.
Then he looks at her hand & frowns deeply.
Khushi: Kya hua? Bhauvein(eyebrows) kyun kas li aapne?
Arnav (runs his thumb along the length of her fingers): Tumhare haath dry ho gaye hain..
Khushi: So toh hone hi the! Kashmir me itni thand jo thi. Aur humne kal naa jaane kitni baar Dal lake me haath daal-daalkar aap par paani udaaya! Tab hi haathon ki yeh haalat hui hai!
Arnav smiles as he recalls their shikara ride on the previous evening.
Khushi: Aap chinta mat kariye. Hum ghar jaate hi sarson ka tel mal lenge haathon me. Usse rookhapan (snaps her fingers) chutki me door ho jayega!
Arnav(makes a face): Noways! Sarson k tel ki smell bahut.. horrible hoti hai! Tumhe woh sab lagaane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai! Main tumhare liye body butter lekar aaunga,tum woh lagaa lena.
Khushi: Achchha theek hai. Woh sab hum baad me dekhenge. Filhaal aap uthiye toh sahi!
Arnav gets up after kissing the back of her hand. And that's when he spots Asiya watching them.
Asiya,who catches Arnav's embarassed expression,is embarassed herself upon being caught.
Asiya: M.. maaf kijiyega! Hum toh bas.. bachchhon ko jagaane aaye the..
Khushi: a.. hum bhi jaa hi rahe the,buaji ko jagaane..
She quickly goes towards the 2 tier AC coach.
Asiya looks at Arnav who gets down from his berth without saying anything.
Asiya: Humein.. maaf kijieyga! I'm.. really sorry!..
Arnav nods & goes towards the lavatory.
Asiya(thinks): Mashallah! Khushiji kitni khushnaseeb hain jo unhe aise shauhar mile hain! apni biwi ka kitna dhyaan rakhte hain Arnavji! (sighs) Aur ek humare shauhar hain jinhe kaam se fursat hi nahi milti hai. Aur jab ,Khuda ki rehmat se, thodi bahut fursat mil jaati hai tab unhe humara khayaal nahi aata hai.
She looks sadly at her hands.
Asiya(thinks): Humein toh yaad bhi nahi hai ki aakhri baar kab unhone itni mohabbat se humara haath thaamaa tha?
Hamdaan: Ammi?
Asiya(comes back to the present): Ha bete,boliye..
Hamdaan: Kya soch rahi hain aap?
Asiya: Kuch khaas nahi. Aap uthiye aur shoes pehen lijiye. Hum tab tak aapki aapa ko jagaate hain.
Hamdaan: Humein thodi aur der sona hai..
Asiya: Aap pehle hi bahut so chuke beta,ab uth jaaiyye. Itni der tak nahi sona chahiye.
Hamdaan: Kyun?
Asiya: Aap iss waqt so jayenge toh aapko raat ko neend nahi aayegi. Phir aap humein aur aapa ko pareshaan karenge. Chaliye,uth jaaiyye..
Arnav enters the compartment at this point of time.
Hamdaan: Ammi.. sone dijiye naa.. plz!
Asiya: Nahi beta. Aap raat ko so lijiyega. Chaliye,chaliye jaldi uthiye! Aapk abbu ka phone aata hi hoga..
Hamdaan reluctantly gets up.
Asiya(to her daughter): Razaan,uthiye beta. Thodi der me aapk abbu ka phone aanewala hai.
Razaan rubs her eyes & yawns.
Asiya: Jaldi uth jaiyye. Warnaa aapk abbu ko humein bataana padega ki aap so rahi hain. Aur phir aapko pataa hai naa ki aage kya hoga?
When Razaan does not get up even after saying all that,Asiya decides to imitate her husband.
Asiya: Aapk abbu kahenge "Yeh kya badtameezi hai? Yeh koi sone ka waqt hai kya?"
Razaan immediately opens her eyes wide.
Asiya(imitates): "Aap ne hi zyaada laad-pyaar kar k inn dono ko bigaad diya hai,begum. Unse sakhti se pesh aaya kijiye. Agar woh dono uthne k liye raazi na ho toh lagaaiyye dono ko ek-ek tamaacha!"
She turns to Hamdaan to find him sitting up straight.
.
Asiya: Behtar hai. Chaliye,apne shoes peheniye aur aapa k saath washroom hokar aaiyye,varnaa sach me humein aur aap dono ko abbu se daant khaani padegi.
The kids hastily follows her orders.
Asiya turns to find Arnav staring angrily at her.
She waits till the kids r out of earshot distance.
Asiya: Waise toh.. humein baar-baar inhe in k abbu k naam se dhamkaana achchha nahi lagtaa hai,par hum bhi kya kar sakte hain? Dono hi bahut ziddi hain. Aur jab zidd par utar aate hain toh hum inhe sambhaal nahi paate hain. Isiliye..
Arnav: Yeh aapka personal matter hai. Aapko mujhe koi bhi explanation dene ki zaroorat nahi hai.
He walks towards the lower berth in order to make coffee for himself.
Asiya(thinks): Yeh bhi kaafi kadak hain. Par.. unka ravaiyyaa shaayad humare saath hi aisa hai. Kamaskam apni biwi se toh tameez aur mohabbat se pesh aate hain yeh. Humare naseeb me toh.. yeh bhi nahi hai.
She walks towards the lavatory leaving behind Arnav who is lost deep in thoughts.
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**Later that night..**
Khushi wakes up in the middle of the night to drink water when she finds Arnav missing from his berth.
Khushi(shocked): Hey Devi Maiyya! Arnavji kahaan chale gaye?
She calls him only to find his phone lying on his berth.
Khushi(thinks): Hum kuch der raah dekhte hain. Agar Arnavji agle 10 minton me nahi aaye toh hum.. jaakar babuji ko jagaayenge.
Luckily for her Arnav enters the compartment within 7-8 minutes.
He's quite surprised to find Khushi awake.
Arnav: Tum..
Khushi(interrupts): Sshhh!
Arnav(whispers): Tum jag kyun gayi? Pair me phir se baitaa chadh gaya kya?
Khushi: nahi,hum toh paani peene k liye jage the. Aap kyun iss waqt jag rahe hain?
Arnav: Kuch nahi. Main bas.. washroom se hokar aaya.
Khushi doesnt tell him that she'd been awake for more than 10 minutes.
Arnav: So jao,goodnight!
Khushi: Ji,aap bhi so jaaiyye. Alarm lagaa diya hai naa aapne?
Arnav nods.
Khushi: Theek hai.
She pretends to go to sleep while secretly observing him thru half open eyes.
Khushi(thinks): Arnavji pareshaan lag rahe hain. Isiliye shaayad unhe neend nahi aa rahi hai.
She peers down to find Asiya & her kids sleeping soundly.
Khushi(thinks): Asiyaji aur bachchhe toh so hi gaye hain. Ab tak toh baaki k yatri bhi sone chale gaye honge ya so chuke honge. Abhi hum Arnavji se baat kar sakte hain. Aur humein karni chahiye varna woh akele sochte rahenge aur so bhi nahi paayenge..
She calls him as softly as possible but he does not respond.
So she makes a ball of her dupatta & throws it at Arnav's berth,aiming at his chest.
Arnav: what the..!?
Khushi flashes light from her mobile on his face.
Arnav squints his eyes & covers her face with his hand.
Khushi(thinks): Ab tak toh yeh samajh hi gaye honge ki humein unse baat karni hai. Phir bhi 1 message bhej hi dete hain.
Before she could type a message Arnav throws back the dupatta which hits Khushi's face.
Khushi(hisses): Hey Devi Maiyya!
Arnav immediately gets down from his berth & is about to climb onto khushi's when she stops him.
Khushi(whispers): Waheen rukiye. Hum aa rahe hain.
After climbing down,she holds his hand & drags him towards the lavatory.
Arnav: Khushi?
Khushi(whispers): Ssshhh! chup-chaap chaliye..
Once they're outside the coach,she stops short of the lavatory,near the door.
Khushi: Ab bataaiyye,kya samasya hai?
Arnav(frowns): What samasya?
Khushi: Woh hi samasya jo aapko pareshaan kar rahi hai. Aap dopeher se gum-sum hai. Aapne naa toh coffee pee aur naa hi theek se khana khaya. Aur toh aur aapne raat hone ki baad bhi,1 bhi baar,kisi se bahaane se humein akele baahar laane ki koshish nahi ki. Kuch toh hai jo aapko pareshaan kar raha hai. Aur hum jaanna chahte hain ki woh kya hai?
Arnav(avoiding her gaze): Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai,Khushi. Its just that.. I'm tired.
Khushi: Humare saamne jhooth bolenge toh pakde jaayenge! Dopeher me sone k baawajood aapki thakaan na miti ho aisa toh ho hi nahi saktaa! Ghuma-phira k baaton ki jilebi mat banaaiyye! Sach-sach bataaiyye Arnavji,kis baat se pareshaan hain aap?
Arnav gives up & hugs her,crushing her to himself.
Khushi,who is taken aback by the sudden hug,responds nonetheless by wrapping her arms around him.
She gives him time to come out with the truth on his own.
Arnav: Mujhe.. dar lag raha hai,Khushi..
Khushi: Kis baat ka?
Arnav: I wont b a good father to my kids. Main.. naa toh unhe sambhaal paaunga aur.. naa hi.. ek father ki saari duties nibhaa paaunga.
Khushi(breaks the hug): Kisne kaha aapse yeh sab?
Arnav: Kisine nahi. Maine khud mehsoos kiya ki.. main nahi ban paaunga ek achchha dad!
Khushi: Ab tak bachchha aaya ya aayi bhi nahi hai aur aapne abhi se yeh tay kar liya ki aap ek achchhe pita nahi ban paayenge!? Aise kaise? Koi toh baat hogi jisne aap ko yeh sochne par majboor kiya ki aap.. apne bacchhhon k liye ek achchhha pita saabit nahi ho paayenge. Aisa kya ho gaya?
Arnav cites the example of Asiya's husband.
Arnav: Unki baaton se mujhe lagaa jaise woh meri hi baat kar rahi ho. Main bhi bahut gussa kartaa hoon. Baat-baat par chillaata hoon. And I really lack patience! On top of that,main tumhe hi kam time de paata hoon toh main.. bachchon k saath time spend kaise kar paaunga? Phir shaayad.. humare bachchhe bhi mujhe hate karenge,mujhse darenge. Main bhi shaayad.. aage chalkar unk husband ki tarah..
Khushi(interrupts): Nahi! Aur aap aisa sochiyega bhi mat! Asiyaji k pati ko badi jaldi gussa aa jata hai aur aap ko bhi badi jaldi gussa aata hai. Gusse me aakar aap dono cheekhte-chillate hain. Aap dono k beechh ki samaanta yahaan khatam ho jaati hai. Uss k alaava aap bilkul bhi unk jaise nahi hain! Kyunki har baar jab aap hum par cheekhte hain,tab aapko bura lagtaa hai. Aap humse maafi maangte hain,jaise aapne aaj dopeher ko maangi thi,taxi me! Aap humara bahut achchhe se dhyaan rakhte hain,humein khush rakhte hain aur humari har baat bina kahe samajh jaate hain! Theek waisa hi aap humare bachchon k saath bhi karenge! (cups his face) Aap bilkul chinta mat kariye,Arnavji! Aap duniya k sabse achchhe pati hain! Aur humein poora vishwaas hai ki humare bachchhon k liye aap duniye k sabse achchhe pita saabit honge!
Arnav(holds her hand): Nahi Khushi. Aisa.. bachchhon ko maamle me nahi hoga.
Khushi: Kyun nahi hoga?
Arnav: Kyunki.. tum badi ho! Bachchhe kitne.. chhotey aur delicate se hote hain. Main tumhe kas k pakadtaa hoon toh tum bruised ho jaati ho toh socho, kabhi maine.. gusse me aakar bachchhon ko aise pakda ya.. jaise tum kehti ho,unpar gusse me jhapat padaa toh kya hoga? Main nahi chahta ki mere bachchhon ko meri wajah se chot lag jaaye.
Khushi: Aisa kyun karenge aap? Jaan-bhoojkar kaunsa pita apne bachchhon ko chot pahuchata hai?
Arnav: Tumhare saath bhi main jaan-bhooj kar nahi karta hoon. Mujhse.. gusse me ho jata hai. Agar.. bachchon k saath bhi.. waisa kuch ho gaya toh?
Khushi: Aisa kuch nahi hoga aapse! Aap mat dariye! Apne bartaav ko badalna insaan k haath me hi hota hai. Humein poora vishwas hai ki jab tak bachchha hoga tab tak aap apne gusse par qaaboo karna seekh jaayenge. Aur agar nahi sekhenge toh bachchhe k aane k baad seekh jaayenge.
Arnav: Kaise?
Khushi(forces him to look at her): Humari taraf dekhiye..
When Arnav looks at her with doubt-filled eyes,Khushi gently cups his face.
Khushi: Jab aap bachchhe ko pehli baar dekhenge naa tab aap me pita banne se judi hui saari bhaavnaayein(feelings) apneaap se aa jaayengi. Koi bhi maa k pet se ma ya baap banne ki shiksha lekar nahi aata hai,Arnavji. Sab dheere- dheere seekhte hain. waise hi,aap bhi dheere-dheere apne gusse par qaaboo rakhna seekh jayenge! Aur jab aap uss nanhe se,pyaare se bachchhe ko dekhenge naa toh aapka khud ka man karega ki aap use khush rakhne k liye jo ban pade woh karein! Agar aapko uss k liye dheeraj(patience) rakhna pade toh aap woh bhi rakhenge. What the..!? kehna band karna pade toh aap woh bhi karenge! Aap uss ki khushi k liye woh sab kuch karenge jo mumkin hoga! Jaise aap filhaal humare liye kar rahe hain theek waise hi!
She kisses his forehead.
Arnav: R u.. sure ki aisa hoga? I mean.. main.. bachchhon k maamle me totally inexperienced hoon..
Khushi: ha,bilkul hoga! Achchha bataiyye,humse pehle kitni patniyaan thi aapki?
Arnav looks at her as though she'd suddenly grown horns.
Arnav: Yeh kaisa question hai?
Khushi: Bataiyye naa.. kya humse pehle aapki koi patni thi?
Arnav: Of course not,Khushi!
Khushi: Aap k paas patni ka toh koi experience nahi tha phir bhi aapne humse shaadi kar li! Jab aap bina experience k patni k saath khushi-khushi reh sakte hain toh bachchhon k saath kyun nahi reh paayenge? Sochiye..
Arnav: Point!
Khushi: Aapka shaatir dimaag kaheen so toh nahi raha hai naa?
Arnav frowns.
Khushi: Nahi.. aap.. aisi behki-behki baatein kar rahe hain isiliye humne poochha.
Arnav: Khushi,yeh mazaak ki baat nahi hai,okay? I'm damn worried!
Khushi: Aap worried hone ki zaroorat nahi hai! Tabse woh hi toh keh rahe hain hum!
Arnav: Okay,lets take this ur way. Mujh me feelings to bachchhe k aane k baad aa jayengi..
Khushi: hmm..
Arnav: Lekin.. bachchhon ko handle kaise kar paaunga main? I mean.. infant ko. Maine kabhi kisi bhi chhotey bachchhe ko godh me nahi uthaya hai aur.. baaki sab toh mujhe bilkul bhi nahi aata hai. In fact,jab Aakash chhota tha tab bhi maine usse godh me uthana tab start kiya tha jab woh 2-3 saal ka ho gaya tha. So,u know what I mean? Bilkul chhotey bachchhe ko main kaise handle karunga?
Khushi: Samay k saath seekh jayenge aap! Hum apne amma,babuji ki iklauti aulad hain. Jiji humse badi hain aur buaji k koi aulaad nahi hai. Humare sage- sambandhiyon me bhi zyaadatar bachchhe humse umr me bade hain. Isiliye bahut waqt tak humein bhi chhotey bachhhon ko sambhaalna nahi aata tha.
Arnav(inquisitive): Fir tumne kaise seekha? Kisi book se tips liye the?
Khushi: Ji nahi! Doosron ko dekh-dekh kar seekh liya! Mahaulle me jis k bhi ghar par bachchha hota hum aur humari saheliyaan wahaan pahuch jaati. Pehle bachchhe ko dekhte,phir ussk saath khelte. Phir humne bachhhe ko godh me uthaaya. Jab pehli baar humne ek 2 mahine k bachchhe ko uthaaya tha toh hum bhi bahut dare huye the. Par humari amma aur usski amma paas me hi the aur dono ne humse kaha ki hum usse uthaa payenge. aur sach kahein toh humara bhi bahut man tha usse godh me uthaane ka. Isiliye humne koshish ki. Aur humein bahut achchha lagaa! Phir humne dheere-dheere baaki sab seekha ki bachchhe ki langot kaise badalte hain..
Arnav makes a face.
Khushi(smiles): Usse khana kaise khilaate,dakaar kaise khilaate hain.
Arnav: What the..!?
Khushi: Ha! Chhotey bachchhe ko dakaar khilaane ka ek tareeka hota hai,jo pehle humein nahi pataa tha. Par dheere-dheere humne sab seekh liya!
Arnav: Aur tumne bahut achchhe se seekha hai. Andar dono bachchhe kam time me tumse kaafi attached ho gaye..
Khushi(smiles): Jaise hum seekh gaye waise aap bhi seekh jayenge. Theek hai?
Arnav: Okay..
Khushi: Ab chaliye,andar chalkar so jaiyye. 4:00 baje uthna bhi hai.
She turns to go when..
Arnav: Khushi..
Khushi(turns around): Ab kya hua?
Arnav: Agar main.. yeh sab kuch.. nahi seekh paya toh? I mean.. ek achchha dad nahi ban paya toh?.. Tum kya karogi?
Khushi(non chalantly): Aapko chhodkar kisi aur se shaadi kar lenge!
Arnav(shocked): What?
Khushi: Areh mazaak kar rahe hain! Chaahe jo ho jaaye,hum aapko nahi chhodenge! Theek hai? Ab chaliye..
She drags him inside the coach.
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** Later that night,1:00 am**
Arnav wakes up with a start.
Arnav: Khushi!
He looks at her berth to find her sleeping.
Arnav(realizes): It was a nightmare!(sighs audibly) I'm so relieved!
Feeling thirsty,he gets down from his berth and starts looking for the bottle of water on the table between the lower berths.
Arnav(thinks aloud): What the..!? Yeh paani ki bottle kahaan rakh di Khushi ne?
Khushi opens her eyes upon hearing her name from his mouth.
Khushi(whispers): Arnavji kya hua? Aap soye nahi ab tak?
Arnav: Nahi woh.. main so gaya tha but.. pyaas lagi isiliye neend khul gayi. Paani kahaan hai?
Khushi: Botal humare paas hai. 1 minute..
She hands him the bottle.
Arnav gulps down the water in one go.
Khushi(hand on his shoulder): Sab.. theek hai naa?
Arnav: Ha,sab theek hai.
Khushi: Aap sach me soye the ya.. aise hi keh rahe hain?
Arnav: Soya tha,Khushi. Zyaada socho mat! I'm fine. Tum so jao. Waise bhi subha hone me kam hi time bachaa hai.
Khushi: Aap zara 1 minute yahaan aayenge..
Arnav(confused): Kahaan?
Khushi: Humare berth par. Humein.. (lies) aisa lag raha hai jaise humare baaye kandhe me baitaa chadh raha hai.
Arnav: Toh main yaheen se rub kar deta hoon.
Khushi: Nahi,nahi! Wahaan se nahi hoga. Oopar aaiyye aur achchhe se maalish kar dijiye.
Arnav: Spray kahaan hai?
Khushi: Humare bag me hain. Aap pehle oopar toh aaiyye..
Once Arnav comes to her berth,Khushi tells him the truth.
Arnav: Pain kahaan ho raha hai?
Khushi: Kaheen bhi nahi! Woh toh bas.. aapko yahaan laane k liye kaha humne. Humein bataiyye naa Arnavji,ab kaunsi baat pareshaan kar rahi hai aapko?
Arnav opens his mouth to say something wen..
Khushi(interrupts): Iss baar jhooth mat boliyega. Aapko humari kasam hai!
Arnav(sighs): Okay,fine. Maine ek.. bura sapnaa dekha. Maine dekha ki.. tum aur Asiya train me baithe huye ho. Unk saath unk bachchhe hain aur tumhare saath humare bachchhe hain.
Khushi(smiles): Humare bachchhe? Kaise the woh? Humara matlab.. aapki tarah dikh rahe the ya humari tarah?
Arnav: Khushi maine utni details main imagine nahi kiya. Maine bas yeh dekha ki.. woh unk husband ki buraai kar rahi thi aur tum.. meri..
*nightmare*
Asiya: Zara sa bhi sabar nahi hain inn k abbu me?
Khushi: Sabar rakhna toh Arnavji ko aata hi nahi hai! Waise dekha jaaye toh unhe kuch bhi nahi aata! Na bachchhon ko sambhaal sakte hain,naa unhe khana khila sakte hain aur naa hi kahaniyaan banaa-banaa k sunaa sakte hain. Koi bhi kaam dhang se nahi kar sakte hain. Ha,bas 1 cheez hain jo unhe aati hai!
Asiya: Kaunsi?
Khushi: Romance karna! Yeh bakhoobi aata hai unhe! Do-do bachhhon k pita ho gaye hain phir bhi,jab mauka miley tab hum par jhapat padte hain,jaise bandar ped par lage phal par jhapat padta hai naa,theek waise hi!
Asiya laughs.
Khushi: Romance k alaava office ka kaam karna jaante hain. Bas! Iss k alaava kisi kaam k nahi hain humare lard governer!
Asiya: Ink abbu bhi waise hi hain!
Khushi: Hum toh Devi Maiyya se prarthna karte hain ki humara aur humare bachhon ka kisi tarah Arnavji se peechchhha chhootey! Khud se toh humein kabhi chhodenge nahi. Kuch aisa ho jaay jisse humein unse chhutkaara mil jaaye aur koi aise jeevan saathi miley jo humare bachchhon k liye duniya ka sabse achchha pita ban paaye! (with a dreamy look) Humein aise hi kisi insaan ki talaash hai..
Suddenly a man comes there from nowhere.
Man: Main woh insaan hoon jis ki aapko talaash thi. Main banunga aapk bachhhon k liye world's best dad!
Khushi(elated): Sach?!
Man: Of course! Chaahe toh aazmaa kar dekh lijiye..
Khushi(blushes): Kyun nahi? Chaliye..
Arnav: Khushi,wait!
Khushi: Chalo,chalo bachchhon! Naye papa k paas chalo..
The kids hold her hands & the three of them follow that man out of the coach.
Arnav: Khushi wait! Plz mat jaao! Khushi..
*end of nightmare*
Khushi(slams her forehead): Hey Devi Maiyya! Humein kya doodh peeti bachchhi samajhte hain aap? Ki koi humein toffee k khwaab dikhaayega aur hum uss k peechhe-peechhe chale jaayenge? Aap bhi na Arnavji! Khud aise sapne dekhenge aur phir humare sapnon ko wierd kahenge!
She holds his hand.
Khushi: Aapka sapnaa kabhi sach nahi hoga! Agar khud Salmanji bhi aakar humara haath maangenge naa toh hum unhe bhi manaa kar denge!
Arnav(shocked): Really?
Khushi: Ji,really! Ab yahaan aaiyye..
Arnav: Kahaan?
Khushi: Aam taur par hum aap k seene par sar rakhkar sote hain par aaj aap humare seene par sar rakhkar sone ki koshish kariye.
Arnav: What the..!?
Khushi: ab iss me what the..!? wali kya baat hai? Agar hum waise so sakte hain toh aap aise kyun nahi so sakte? Chaliye,aaiyye..
Khushi turns to her right & Arnav reluctantly lies down beside her,turning to his left.
Even more reluctantly he places his head on her bosom.
Khushi(ruffles his hair): Aaraam se let jaiyye. Hum bilkul theek hai. Humari chinta mat kariye!
She pulls him closer.
Khushi: Jab hum aapk seene par sar rakhkar sote hain naa toh humein suqoon milta hai. Aaj aapko bhi suqoon milega.
She threads her fingers thru his dishevelled hair.
Khushi: Aankhein band kijiye aur baaki sab kuch bhulaakar so jaiyye.
Arnav does what he's told.
Very soon he falls into blissful slumber while Khushi stays awake,worrying about him.
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No precap.
NOTE: Since my exams r starting pretty soon & I'm busy with preparations,there wont b any updates for a while. However I'll definitely post an update on 6th June when this FF will turn a year old. Will PM all my readers after updating.
Translation in the post below.
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