What ?? U cant be serious ASR !!! Lavanya screamed at the top of her voice.
I am very much serious La...This isn't working between us anymore Arnav said in a calm tone.
No ASR !!! I love you..I love u so much ASR..La held his shoulder.
Arnav shrugged her hands off his shoulders.
No Lavanya , u just love urself..and of course , ur shopping.
Listen to me sweetie , its not like that !! I really love u alot..Lavanya pleaded and shed fake tears .
Listen La , i'm not here for any drama...i just came to say , u an me ..it over !!!
Suddenly Lavanya got an idea.
If u do this to me ASR , i go and tell Anjali about it..and u know what will happen then..Lavanya wiped her fake tears.
Huh !! Really Lavanya ?? U think this trick of urs will work this time again ?? Well then let me clear ur Misunderstanding Ms.Kashyap ... i dont give a damn !! Go ahead and tell Di , infact scream to the whole world that i Broke up with u...ASR dumped Lavanya kashyap.
Arnav sighed and looked at Lavanya who was fuming.
No !! U cant dump me ASR...she said with a shriek.
Arnav gave a sarcastically sympathizing look to Lavanya.
Too Bad La...I just did.
Saying this Arnav turned and left her house and and Lavanya was standing still in her place bustling with anger.
No one had ever dumped Lavanya Kashyap...she was the one who always dumped her boyfriends.
As Arnav walked out of her Apartment , a small grin enlightened his face.
He felt as if he was free of a heavy burden.
He could finally breathe now.He would live his own life , without the interference of unimportant people like Lavanya .
He sighed in relief.
Arnav took out his cell phone from the pocket of his denim ,
The first thing to be done now is to thank the person who was responsible for his smile now.
*****
Khushi was in office.
Phew !! Finally its done...she sighed keeping the file beside.
She leaned her head back and closed her eyes to relax for a moment.
She heard a voice from the side nd landed back on earth.
Hey Khushi , Are u done ?? Payal asked from her cubicle.
Haan ?? Ohh..yeah its done !!
So...do u have to give he file to sir ??
Ohh yeah..she said casually.
Umm..Khushi , u look quite tired...Payal said looking at her with hesitation.
Yup yaar..im really tired.Slept really late yesterday.
Achha..so why dont u give ur file to me ?? I'll hand it ove to Sir..U just relax !!Payal said and tried to avoid looking into her eyes..
Ohh..now i understand why my friend is suddenly so bothered about me...Of course...u should go and hand him over the file.
Khushi covered her mouth to stop her giggles..but she couldn't.
Khushi..dont even think that i'm trying to go and meet Akash !! Its just that...
Oye when did i say that u'r going to meet jeeju ?? See...u confessed it urself my dear..Khushi teased her.
Payal was totally blushing..and looked down.
Awww..my friend looks like a tomato wen she blushes like this..Khushi pulled her legs more
Khushi plzz yaar..payal blushed even more.
Achha baba...here !! Take it , and go and meet ur Romeo , Khushi giggled.
Payal almost snatched the file from her hand and headed towards her boss's room.
Khushi then took out another file from the cupboard and lethargically and started reading it...
Uff..work work and work !! Khushi pouted at herself.
Suddenly her phone beeped...
She saw a message on BBM.
She looked around and saw all were busy working..she then started reading the message.
A : Thanx buddy. U were right. No point in maintaining unwanted relationships. I'm smiling now..thanx to u.
Khushi had a very happy feeling reading the message.She smiled at herself and started typing.
K : U mean u did it ??
A : Yup I did !!
K : Her reaction ??
A : Fuming like a pressure cooker !!
K : LOL !!
A : Whats that !!
K : Laugh Out Loud !!
A : Ohh..
K : So party now ??
A : Umm..i dont know.
K : what ?? U'r weird !!
A : What the !!
K : Haha!! Just wanted to see that ?
A : Wanted to see what ??
K : Ur what the !!
A : U'r crazy Khushi !!
K : Came to know it now ?
A : God help mee...
K : Buahahaha !!
A : Well..ur in office now ??
K : Nahh !! I'm in Honululu !!
A : What ??
K : Well Mr.Raizada , where do u expect me to be on a monday morning ?? Office of course.
A : Ohh..so won't disturb u anymore.
K : Yeah..but anyways i was bored.
A: Ok..then..
K : K TTYL !
A : Now whats that ?
K : It means Talk to u later !!
A : Ok.. then TYTL !! Bye.
K : Its TTYL dumbo ! Bye !!
*****
Arnav read the last message and smiled to himself.
1 month ago , Arnav didn't have the slightest idea that a day will come , when a girl, that too a stranger..umm not exactly , will send him a message saying he's a dumbo ..and he will be chuckling at it like a fool .
Arnav looked at the sunny bright sky and smiled.
Thanx Naani ...for sending a friend like Khushi in my life.
Well yeah !!! It had been a month since Arnav and Khushi had started chatting on BBM.
*****
1 MONTH BACK.
Arnav had actually initiated the conversation by sending her a 'Good Morning' message one day.
Seeing the message , Khushi was a bit skeptical in the beginning...but then she realized that she was over thinking.
She replied - ohh..Gud Morning Mr.Wrong Number.
After a few seconds her phone beeped again.
A : U still call me that ??
K : I..i kinda like the name.
A : Ohh..
K : Ok..GtG !!!
A : Whats that..
K : oh that means Got to go..office u know.
A : Yeah..sure. Bye.
Arnav felt bad for a moment.
Maybe she wasn't interested in talking to him.
But its Ok..anyways , she's just a mere stranger whom he called one night by mistake.
Gosh !! Why is he acting like a sensitive girl.??
He didn't message her anymore..well he decided not to.
However , 2 days later he was surprised when he recieved a messege from Khushi.
K : Hey Mr.Wrong Number !! Watsup.
A ; oh..Hi.
K : Am i disturbing u ??
A : no..not at all..its Ok.
Khushi had no idea why she texted him...but she just did.
She was getting bored ,as Payal had gone out for buying something and she didn't have anything to do.
K : So..well...
Suddenly Khushi felt a bit weird talking to him..
Firstly , she didn't know why she was chatting with him..but now that she was..she didn't know what to talk about.
But suddenly the bulb in her brain lit up !!
K : So..ur my friend right..but i dont know anything about you and neither do u know anything about me.
Arnav was a little taken aback with her gesture to initiate the friendship.
A: Fine then i'll tell u something about me and then u'll do the same
K : Yeah ! great idea..so u start.
A : umm...can i request something to u..
K :Yeah...what is it ??
A :Can we talk on phone instead of chatting...
Khushi was confused hearing his wish.
A: Plz dont get me wrong..but all this...this chatting on BBM and stuff..
I mean..i mean..it seems really fake...and if u think we are friends...i dont want to start it like this u know, through messages..
Khushi smiled seeing his honesty.
She initially had some confusions...
Arnav was a stranger, and after the Rohan Fiasco..she stopped trusting men.
Arnav may also be one of those playboys..
Maybe he got her number from somewhere..
Maybe he was just making up stories and lying..trying to get her sympathy and get to know her.
But her heart was just rubbing all these thoughts away.
She had talked to him on phone before.
And every time she heard her voice , she found it honest and genuine.
Khushi was all lost in her thoughts.
Arnav was waiting for her to reply and finally his phone beeped.
K : Sorry for the late reply..and u'r right. Friendship shouldn't start this way.Im calling...
A : Hey no..its Ok !! I'll call.
K : No !! I'm calling.
A : No i am.
K : I said na..im calling.
A : Fine.
Arnav's phone rang and he picked it up...
It was then they started talking...
They told each other about themselves.
Not in too much detail ..but yeah , they came to know the basic things about one another.
For example..they knew that they are almost of the same age...and they both live in Delhi.
Arnav already knew that Kushi was an orphan...(their first convo) , so he didn't ask her anything related to her family.
Khushi did ask him about his family , to which he had a straight reply that his Naani was his only family an now he was alone.
She didn't poke that matter further and changed the topic.
She told her about her work that she worked in a publishing house.
Arnav felt uneasy to tell her that he's the owner of AR...he didn't know why but he didn't want her to know that..somewhere he felt that she'll find it uncomfortable to be friends with the owner of AR industries , but no !! he didn't want to lie either.
So he told her that he worked at AR not telling her in detail about what he did.
They talked for a long time.
So...this was their fourth conversation on phone.
As they kept talking...they got more and more comfortable.
This was just the starting of their friendship.
As the days passed, they were becoming more and more familiar to each other.
They had a little chat every single day.
Sometime they chatted on BBM and sometime , they talked on phone.
Khushi's day started with Arnav's good Morning Message...and Arnav's day ended with Khushi's good night message.
They talked about anything and everything..
About friends..about life..about daily incidents, though Arnav tried not to involve things about his job.
They never even thought about meeting eac other or something.
And the strange thing was that , they were really happy with the friendship they shared this way.
Khushi didn't have any more doubts about his intentions.
She knew he was a good guy..she just knew it.
And for Arnav , Khushi was a friend...a very very good friend.
*****
Now after one month , they knew almost everything about each other...execpt for their past and Arnav's designation , they knew everything...
*****
In the evening...Anjali was in the Kitchen.
She was helping Hari Prakash with the dinner.
She suddenly heard a voice behind.
Di..arnav said without a single expression on his face.
In all these days , Anjali was already used to her brother's cold behavior towards her.
chhote, she said and tried to smile.
I want to tell u something..he said Bluntly.
Yeah tell me...
I broke up with Lavanya...
Anjali was silent.
She knew this would happen one day.
Arnav waited for her to react..but her face remained expressionless.
This frustrated him..and he went into his room.
Anjali tried controlling her tears after he left..
But her tears betrayed him and made their way down her face.
Anjali closed her eyes and tried to stop the bitter past from flashing in front of her..but she just couldn't.
****
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