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Sarah

@zahra2709

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Posted: 11 years ago

#11

Chapter 5:

Both of them laid awake at night thinking about the turn of events in their lives. How they never wanted to get married and now they can't seem to get over each other.

Tossing and turning Arnav gave up on sleep and opened his laptop to finish his pending work but his concentration was solely on one girl who was sitting under the stars sniffing and eating from the huge pile of jalebis she had fried while hopelessly trying her best friend's number. Finally NK took some pity on khushi and picked up the call only to hear colourful curses thrown his way from the other end. Grinning he replied: "Gosh woman I was busy..." Realising that Khushi was crying he asked in a soft and concerned tone: "What happened moti? Why are yo crying?"

"No I am not"

"Yes you are. Now tell me what's wrong?"

"NK i told you there was a rishta coming for me? and how didn't I want to get married?"

"Are uncle and aunty forcing you? khushi don't you like the guy"

"Noo idoit I am not crying because of that. I am crying because I really really like him."

It took some time for NK to digest what Khushi was saying before he he burst out laughing resulting in Khushi crying more. Controlling his laughter he asked: "So who's the unlucky one?"

"Arnav Singh Raizada"

There was a long pause and some disturbance which khushi thought was network problem when in real the cell phone slipped from NK's hand before he gathered himself up and spkoe in an amazed voice: "The great ASR? The fashion king and the one who owns a huge chains of hotels nationally and internationally too? What the fudge man? SAY YES MOTII."

"Great now my brest friends crushing over my husband to be."

"Khushi I swear I'll kill you. I wonder how ASR will tolerate you?"

"You are just jealous sweetheart that I got him."

And this is how things got normal for Khushi and she started chatting happily with NK. Next day when Arnav was eating his breakfast while talking on his bluetooth, devyani told them that she has invited Khushi's family on saturday. On hearing Khushi's name, Arnav was all ears to his maasi to which akash cocked an eyebrow and commented: "But maasi why saturday? Don't you know bhai works till late on saturdays?"

Arnav chose to ignore it and hurriedly left muttering a bye on his way out to hide his smile. Everyone dazed at the way Arnav didn't glare at akash or even told him to shut up smiled braodly already hearing the ringing of wedding bells. And devyani couldn't wait to gossip about it with anjali. On the other side, Garima found Khushi humming with a shy smile adorning her face and she thought her plan workedand did a mental jig.Acting non-cohantly, she walked past khushi and asked her what made her so happy? In reply Khushi glared at her and asked:

"Mom why did you plan to make me and arnav meet accidentally?"

"As is you would've met him if I asked you to?"

"That's not important. Do you know how embarrasing that was? My own mother playing cupid?"

What? Somebody has to do something about your not so colourfl love life honey."

"Gosh dad how do you put up with mom?"

"Only I know" came the reply from Shashi who was busy reading his morning newspaper. Usually this question riled Garima up to no extent but today was different as she countered back: "One more word and I won't take you to dinner at Raizada's house."

"I don't care...wait WHAT!?"

"Why should I tell you when you don't care?"

"Mom I am in no mood for suspense."

"Fine if you insist. Devyani ji has invited us to dinner at their place on saturday so dress..."

The words were left hanging in the air as Garima turned to see Khushi lost in her own world with a goofy grin. Garima quite amused at her daughter snapper her fingers in front of her and raised an eyebrow questioningly to which Khushi left to her room to avoid her mother's hawk like gaze.

Arnav and Khushi had wide grins on their faces of anticipation and this time they couldn't wait for saturday to come.

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Sarah

@zahra2709

Beginner

Posted: 11 years ago

#12

Chapter 6:

On Saturday Arnav not so surprisingly came home early and sprinted towards his room to get ready. After getting showered and dressed in casuals, he was rolling his sleeves when he heard the knock to his room and the door opened to declare the arrival of his di who had a teasing smile on her face. Not getting any chance to ask about Arnav and Khushi's two meetings, anjai decided that this was the best time time to have some fun. Battling her eyelashes she asked in a sugary sweet voice: "Getting ready to go somewhere chotay?"

Arnav huffed in annoyance and replied: "I cannot roam around the house in a three piece di, can I?"

"Oh haan but I thought you were getting dressed to impress the to be bahuriya of the house."

Shyam entered the scene and said "Arre why not? Afterall he has the right to."

"Ah my knight in shining arour jeeju."

"Uh I am honoured saale sahab." Winking at arnav he proceeded to take him in a brotherly hug. They both shared a very good bond. Arnav respected his jeeju and shyam loved him like a little brother he never had.

"Yeah yeah he has the full right but he should also admit it na? and he still hasn't given an answer to this rishta."

"Seriously di I married you off to get some peace but I didn't know that jeeju will get tired so soon."

Anjali smacked his arm while shyam guffawed which soon turned into a cough after earning his wife's glare. The door bell rung announcing the arrival of the most awaited person and the couple moved to welcome the guests but not before giving mischievous looks to Arnav. Everyone greeted each other. Anjali introduced herself and her husband and instantly took a lking towards her to be bhabi. Honestly, she never liked any of those rishtas they had seen for Arnav before but she knew Khushi was different thats why her brother had not denied meeting her or created a fuss at maasi playing cupid. Arnav babua was going to fall hard, she thought grinning. They were seated in the hall when Arnav joined them. Wonder where he was? Well he was busy admiring Khushi who looked stunning in her sleevless orange anarkali. She made colours look good, Arnav thought. He took blessing of Garima and Shashi and gave a quiet nod to Khushi to which she replied by smilingly nodding at him.

A loud voice was heard from the entrance and devyani groaned thinking who it was. Khushi, startled, looked towards Anjali who shrugged and mouthed: "My mother-in-law"

Soon dinner was served and as usual was an eventful one with families mingling with each other. Everyone looked at Arnav and khushi sitting together, ocassionally stealing glances towards each other and thought how picture perfect they looked and how they were made for each other. Finally when the dinner was over, Devyani asked Arnav to show khushi his room. They got up and were about to climb the first stair when di called from behind: "Do you need any help chotay?" To which Akash replied: "Di don't you know bhai would like to spend some time alone with..." and he never got to complete the words as he was awarded with a death glare which immediately quietened him.

Khushi followed Arnav feeling giddy at the prospect of being alone with him in his room. And the fact that he was looking so hot in white shirt and blue jeans only added to her nervousness. His room was painted in white and black with a king size bed in the middle and the furniture was all black wood, sleek and simple, just the way Khushi liked it.

"Wow."

Arnav just smiled in response and led her to his favourite place, the poolside. The moonlight directly coming to her face made her look even more beautiful and she looked like an angel. She looked around to see different kind of plants in child like excitement and burted out the first thing which came in her mind: "You know this view might get me to say yes. Its just so beautiful." Arnav grinned and asked in a teasing voice: "And I thought I was handsome enough?"

"Naa this poolside just takes all the credit"

"Anyway its my gain." He added chuckling which made him look younger and continued: "I don't have time to tend to the garden but I make sure it is maintained properly. My mother loved gardenening."

Khushi placed her hand over his hand giving him silent support and he noticed how easily he relaxed under her touch. They started talking without the worry of time until Anjali's voice boomed from downstairs: "Chotay Garima aunty and Shashi uncle are leaving. Do you want me to come up and take khushi?"

"Just a minute di"

Khushi turned and started walking but Arnav held her hand and came close to her from behind and kissed her on her right cheek letting his lips linger there for a while feeling her soft and satin sking and inhaling her jasmine fragrance. On the other hand, Khushi stopped breathing and opened her eyes wide only hearing her dhak dhak. Arnav whispered in a low husky voice teasing the sensitive skin of her ear: "Breathe." He backed off to see her blushing hard and smirking said: "Though I have no problem but you wouldn't have appreciated me doing this in front of everyone." Khushi, not trusting her voice, just nodded and together they walked out hand in hand.

Devi maiya looked from above the skies and sighing dreamily said: "YOUNG LOVE"

Edited by zahra2709 - 11 years ago

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Khesnee B

@..Peppermint..

Stunner

+ 4

Posted: 11 years ago

#13

Read the six chappie in one go!
Love the way the plot is moving!
Update soon...

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zafi

@zafi

Inactive

Posted: 11 years ago

#14

Awesome Story.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved it.

Wow, what a family.

I am glad their families nudged them towards each other.

This is a beautiful story. Well done.

I can't wait to read more.

Thanks.😃

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nisha_mehta

@nisha_mehta

Dazzler

Posted: 11 years ago

#15

Read all six parts togethere
Very interesting
Continue soon

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gauri

@GAURI29

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#16

read all chapters in one go
Beautiful story dear

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Sarah

@zahra2709

Beginner

Posted: 11 years ago

#17

Chapter 7:

Arnav walked down the stairs with a small smile on his face that had been plastered since last night. He still couldn't get over the small kiss that he had given Khushi. Ofcourse he had been with many girls till date and it was above just a cheek kiss with them but never had he felt like that. Yes, she was beautiful but there was something in her that attracted Arnav and left him wanting more. Moreover, Khushi was fun, neither too shy nor one of those girls who threw themselves upon him. Seeing him walking with a small smile towards the dining area was enough for maasi and akash to be lest with their mouths wide open. Akash had to literally rub his eyes seeing his usual angry bhai in this avatar. Maasi was the one to recover first and asked as soon as Arnav took the seat at breakfast table: "Why was Khushi so red when you guys walked down?"

Arnav could only shake his head at Maasi's question and answered shrugging his shoulders while buttering his toast as if stating the obvious: "May be because she was feeling hot?"

Devyani questioned him back with a naughty smile on her face: "Because of you?"

"I don't know. Ask Khushi"

"Oh don't act all innocent boy. I know you since you were in your nappies"

"Trust maasi to not understand the meaning of too much information"

Akash was just moving his head side to side as if watching a very interesting tennis match and had to bite down the toast to stiffle his giggle not wanted to irritate her further more.

"Whatever. What did you do to make her blush like that?"

"My presence is enough"

"Oh shut up. Don't give me your 'THE GREAT ASR' attitude chotay. I need to know."

"So you could gossip to di about it? No thanks."

Devyani gasped in mock horror and narrowing her eyes at Arnav replied: "We do not. How do you...?"

"And then you say that i give out the great ASR attitude."

"Whatever. Coming back to the actual topic, why are you so happy?"

"Now I can't be happy too?"

"Has that got to do something with Khushi?"

"You are incorrigible. Anyways I am late for office." Arnav got up from the dining picking up his laptop bag on his way when he turned around and spoke a little loud: "Oh and maasi its a yes from my side." and after receiving expected reactions from both of them, he left for office. Akash choked on the juice he was sipping. Maasi looked like she had received a 1000 watt shock. Even HP stopped chopping the vegetables and looked towards the retreating back of his arnav bhaiyya thinking that he had had heard correct. The scandalised faces at the table confirmed his doubts. Arnav smirked at their responses and shuddered inwardly thinking family drama he will have to go through when di comes to know of his yes and when he returns home.

Garima and shashi had been noticing Khushi ever since they came back from the dinner at Raizadas. She had been sometimes holding her cheek blushingly, dreamily sighing now and then, and even did not drool over Salman Khan. Now that was a shocker. But Garima and shashi exchanged knowing glances and immediately thought that a certain Raizada had taken the place of Salman Khan in Khushi's heart. When Khushi started playing with her breakfast, Garima had had enough and asked the only question lingering in her mind: "What do you think about Arnav babua?"

Sighinh, Khushi answered: "He's good."

Garima frowned at her and responded: "uh I see so shall I refuse them if he's just good?" Two can play the game. If she was Khushi Kumari Gupta then she was her mother, Garima thought.

Khushi quickly realized the damage she had done and blurted out: "NOOO! Its no like that. I like him. Infact I am ready to maary him." It was only then she realised that she had been tricked by her mother when she saw her parents jumping and squealing like kids repeatedly saying: "Its a yes, Its a yes!" Soon she was engulfed in a family hug and found her mouth stuffed with different sweets. She quickly left for her office to be saved from the torture and blushed thinking about what she had said and why. She liked Arnav because he was different from all the guys she had ever met. He had a different kind of aura and elegance within him which attracted khushi. The last night kiss and unsurprisingly her first ever kiss had made all kinds of creatures running in her stomach and send tingles down her spine. What would happen if he actually kissed her? She slapped herself on her forehead and blushed crimson about thinking like that. Khushi wasn't one of the girls who were too shy or confused to accept their feelings.

Unknown to both of them, they had already entered the world of love and companionship only to make their bond stronger and stronger.

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Khesnee B

@..Peppermint..

Stunner

+ 4

Posted: 11 years ago

#18

I loved this update!
It was really good!
And yay!both agreed to marry🥳
continue soon...really liking the way this story is shaping up!

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Sarah

@zahra2709

Beginner

Posted: 11 years ago

#19

Thank you so much guys for appreciating my work. Means a lot :)

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Sarah

@zahra2709

Beginner

Posted: 11 years ago

#20

There's a new character: Payal Mehra. She is a really shy and reserved girl who works at AR. She is the reason for Akash's most visits to his bhai's office from 2 years. Everyone in his family also knows about him and often teases him too. She also has a crush on him. She is a good person at heart and is really scared of her boss, ASR that she starts stammering in front of him.

And don't kill me but no Arshi in this update. My romantic mind has gone to sleep :(

Chapter 8:

Having a half day at office, Khushi was welcomed with aroma of delicious and mouth watering sweets at gupta house. Placing her bag on the sofa, she made her way to the kitchen and smirked seeing it empty. Rubbing her hands like a kid, she was about to taste garma garam gulab jaman when her mother came out of no where and slapped her hand away taking the plate full of gulab jamas aways from her not giving two hoots to the doe eyed expression Khushi made. Khushi was about to argue when Garima dropped the bomb on her while making sure eveything was made: "Raizadas are coming today for shagun."

Khushi, on recovering from the initial shock and ignoring the thousands of creatures running in her stomach, shrieked: "WHAT!? Why didn't you tell me? What will I wear? Gosh I need jalebis..." and contined to ramble on while Garima rolled her eyes on her daughter's antics and calmly said: "What you need is a brain. Your clothes are prepared with matching jewellery. Go and get ready."

"You are the best. I love you mommy." and with a smacking kiss on her mother's cheek, Khushi ran to her room to get ready.

Ther, the Raizadas were having the time of their lives seeing the tensed expression on their chotte's face. It was an hour ago they had disclosed to him that they will be going to gupta house for shagun and after that what followed was too entertaining to avoid. Arnav offering to drive them in his car and restlessly working on his laptop annoyed with the fact that he couldn't go for his own shagun. What he didn't know that anjali had already plaaned on letting arnav join them and they were only teasing him. After all you don't get a chance to tease the mighty ASR that easily. When anjali was told that her chotte had said yes for marriage, she couldn't believe her ears and was escastic. She had prayed for so long to send someone for arnav who could make him happy and she was sure that it can only be Khushi as she had already seen the changes in her brother. So she decided to bend the traditions their way just so that the-always-working arnav could also enjoy some moments in his life finally.

"Chotte why don't you go and get ready?"

"Why? Its not like I am allowed there."

"Aw my brother wants to meet Khushi, does he?"

"No di I want to go meet garima aunty to gossip about the latest party. What do you think?"

"Fine Mr. Grumpy. Go an get ready. You are going."

"What about those customs of yours"

"Oh shush. Anything for you."

"I never thought I would be saying this but..." after a long pause and a thoughtful expression on his face, Arnav grinned and completed: naah forget it."

"Urgh you are incorrigible arnav singh raizada"

Arnav, on his way to his room, yelled: "Better than you Anjali Jha"

"Hey don't say that bhai. She's my di" A voice echoed from behind Anjali making her scared and then narrow her eyes at her younger brother, Akash. Meanwhile Devyani emerged from her room to see the preparations of shagun going on spoke aloud: "Oh he's just desperate to get married"

Anjali smirked having a good time teasing her oh-so-shy brother and said in a no non sense tone trying her best not to smile: "not so soon akki"

Maasi asked in a cute voice imitating Akash: "what will happen to his beloved payal ji then anjali?"

"I think she can wait"

"She sure can, for her akash ji"

"dii. maasii c'mon guys" Akash whined like a little boy seeing at shyam, who was the silent spectator to all this shaking his head at this crazy family, for some help but shyam knew better not to go against his darling wife so he went back to his newspaper.

Maasi turned to akash and said in a serious tone: "seriously akash either you were switched in hospital or you've hit your head somewhere because 2 years and you haven't gone above the how are you conversation? You know you can't pop out babies by holding hands. It takes much more than that."

Anjali and Shyam guffawed and Akash literally ran to save himself of embarrasment and to hide his blushing face for some time while Devyani shrugged her shoulders and prayed to the supreme power for this not-so-happening couple.

Edited by zahra2709 - 11 years ago