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Here is Chapter 6. Enjoy.

CHAPTER 6

Khushi and Priya entered AFH at sharp 8am. The receptionist welcomed them and led them to the conference room where the other eight girls waited. They both took their seats as they waited for the MD of the company arrived.

They didn't have to wait for long. It had just been ten minutes when they heard a sweet voice from the entrance of the room.

"Good Morning." Came the voice of a lady. Dressed in a pink net sari.

"Good Morning." Replied the girls in union.

It didn't take long for Khushi to recognize the lady. She was Anjali the one she had met in Lukhnov almost a year back. She was brought out of her shocked state by Anjali's

voice.

"Welcome to AFH. Today is your first day so no hard work. We will start with the introduction and then taken around the office and later you will be shown your work stations. Please be comfortable and incase of any problem you can let me know or my assistant Rita Mathur." She said with a smile.

" Am Anjali, the MD of AFH. And you will all call me by my name no ma'am. "she said letting out a small giggle.

An hour was spent in introduction and small chats to make everyone comfortable. As the meeting came to an end Anjali asked Rita to show them around. Every one stood to leave but Khushi was stopped by Anjali's voice.

"Khushiji please remain back." Anjali said in a low tone.

Khushi stood in her tracks and turned to face Anjali. "yes." She spoke in a shaky voice.

"Am so happy to see you here, but it seems you have forgotten me." She said with a sad face.

"No Anjaliji, I can't forget such a sweet person like you. I was just a little shocked or surprised to see you here that even as the MD of AFH so was a little confused on how to react or approach you."

"Its fine don't stress up. Am happy that we will be working together for a year." As she moved forward and hugged Khushi.

"Same here." Khushi replied giving back the hug.

The following day work started as there was a fashion show towards the mid year. The theme allocated was Casual Party wear. The work was a little bit tough as they had to think outside the box. They were not only to design the outfits but the accessories that match the outfit. Each person was to design at least three pieces and the best would be picked out of the three. They were also to keep in mind the ordinary and simple people.

And most importantly they were designs were to be for both male and female meaning a total of six designs.

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Finally a long and tiring week had come to an end. It was Friday.

Anjali picked her phone and dialed a number. It was answered at the second ring.

"Chote can you pick me on your way home as my car has gone for service."

"Fine Di, I'll pick you up by 6.00." he answered back.

The phone beeped indicting it was ended.

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Khushi walked towards the stairs that led up to Anjali's cabin. AFH was almost empty and Priya had also left early. She had to remain back as Anjali wanted to discuss something with her. She knocked at the door and got in.

Arnav had reached AFH before time. He decided to get his Di by himself instead of calling her. He felt a gust of wind blow as he walked towards the stairs that led to his Di's office.

"Is she here?" his heart asked. "No, she can't be here." Replied his mind. But his eyes saw something different. He saw a figure dressed in a plain green kurta with a matching legging descending the stairs but stops midway.

Khushi left Anjali's office and was descending the stairs when she felt a sudden gust of wind. "Is he around? No he can't be." She answered the question for herself. "What will he do here." She thought. Brushing off the idea she descended the stairs at full speed when she missed a step on seeing the person right in front of her and sliped off the stairs.

Khushi closed her eyes tight and fear written all over her face as she waited for the ground to hit her head. Instead she found herself hanging in the air.

Arnav rushed in time and caught her before her head could hit the ground. He looked at her face which showed fear. "Beautiful." He said mentally. "Where did that come from?"

Khushi slowly opened her eyes and they opened even wider on seeing him.

"Tum thik to ho?"(Are you fine?) He asked helping her stand on her feet.

"How can I be fine when you are around." She replied back.

"I helped you and instead of being thankful you are blaming me."

"Oh really if that's what you want to hear than THANK YOU for your help but I wouldn't have fallen if you were not around."

Anjali walked out of the office on hearing the noise outside.

"Walking without seeing is your hobby so me being in front of you makes no difference." Giving out his signature smirk and walked past her climbing the stairs.

"Laad Governor kahi ke." She said under her breath as she walked out of the office without turning back.

"What happened Chote?" Anjali asked as soon as Arnav reached her.

"Nothing Di. Who was that girl?" he asked looking at the stairs again.

"She is Khushi. The one I had met at the temple in Lukhnov."

"What is she doing here in Delhi? Did she come to meet you?" he asked with a surprised expression.

"She is among the new interns."

"What?"

"What, what? And why are you giving shocked expressions? Do you know her as well?"

"Just asking Di and I don't know her."

Whom was he lying to? He knew her better than his sister. "Your Khushi an intern at AFH as his mind started working in a new direction. Where will you run now? Its pay back time." He thought as a smile appeared on his lips.

"What's wrong Chote? And why are you smiling and what are you thinking?"

"Nothing Di, shall we leave its late." As he desended the stairs.

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Anjali walked into AFH the following day. In normal cases she never worked on a Saturday but she could not tell the news to her over the phone.

She entered her office and asked the receptionist to send Khushi to her cabin.

Khushi knocked on the door and entered when she heard, "come in."

"You called me Anjaliji." Khushi asked.

"Yes, I wanted to inform you that from Monday you will work from AR."

"What?" she shouted in shock or excitement she couldn't comprehend herself.

"Was she listening to the right things? Her and working in AR. It was a shock she was yet trying to digest. Getting into AR is a tough and working there among professionals she was nowhere among the best even and here she is getting a golden chance." She thought.

"What happened Khushi? Are you fine? Aren't you happy that you are shifted to AR?" Anjali asked shaking her to bring her out of the trance.

"I'm fine...it's just that am excited. I can't believe I'll be working in AR. Am more than happy." She said giving a bone crushing hug to Anjali.

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"I'll be working in AR. I'll get to see ASR the business tycoon of Fashion world." She thought as she settled in for the night.

Well it wasn't that she didn't know about him. She had read a lot about the great ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA in newspapers and fashion magazines but had never seen him.

"Jiji must be knowing him, I'll ask her." She thought. "No I'll just give her a surprise when I meet her there." She decided.

"But how did I get transferred there. Tu bhina Khushi apni excitement me yeh to puch na to bhul hi gayi tu." She muttered to herself hitting her palm on her forehead. "Whatever am just too excited. Good promotion." As she hugged herself and fell back on her bed.

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"Khushi Kumari Gupta be ready to face me. Where will you run now." Arnav said as his thought wondered back to the conversation he had with his sister yesterday.

(Flashback Start)

"Kya hua Chote? You look tensed." Anjali asked entering the study room.

"Yes Di, am thinking about the Fashion show of the year. Everything is ready but am yet not satisfied with the designs. I want something more creative and different something new."

"I think Khushiji can do it." Anjali spoke after a long pause.

"Di she is just an intern. She can't cope with AR's work pressure. And this is no joke." He said but smiled mentally as his plan had worked and his sister had fallen for it head on.

"I know Chote, but her abilities are far beyond what an intern can do. She works like a professional." Anjali spoke handing over a file to him.

"What's this?"

"Have a look."

He shuffled through the pages of the file which had beautiful sketches of bridal wear for both male and female. He then noticed that each page had a name scribed at the left end of the paper. It read, "KHUSHI KUMARI GUPTA." He said it out loud.

"Yes, Khushi Kumari Gupta. The one you met today at AFH. This is her file. She must have left it by mistake and got mixed with my files and I came with it home."

"Di if you say so than tell her to come to AR from Monday." He said in a professional like manner.

(FLASHBACK END)

He was ASR did he really need someone else to think something new when he himself can do it. He always got what he wanted and he made sure that he got it by hook or crook.

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Chapter 7

"What are you doing here?" asked a shocked Rishi.

"Why don't you like me coming here?" she asked with a sad face.

"I didn't mean that. I thought u will be at home since it's a Sunday."

"I was getting bored since jiji is gone to office, buaji is gone to her friend's place. So I decided to come here and disturb you."

"That's not a problem at all." He spoke when his phone rang.

He moved away to answering the call, "Hy, your sweets order is ready and I'll personally get it delivered at your place by evening."

"I wanted the sweets within an hour, Di wants to use the same sweets for the offering at the temple." The person at the other end spoke.

"Let me see what I can do as I have a meeting in an hour and there are no workers around today." As he turned to find Khushi sited on the couch doing playing something on the phone. "Done." He shouted.

"What?"

"Don't worry you will get the sweets in one hour." He said as the phone went dead after a few seconds as he moved towards Khushi.

"Will you do me a favor?" he asked Khushi.

"Sure, anything for you."

"There is a special delivery I had to get it done by myself but I won't be able to go. Will you go on my behalf?"

"Yes, sure."

"Thank you, here this is the address." As he gave a card reading the address.

"Go with the car and the driver."

Khushi nodded in approval and left.

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Khushi read the name on the address card she was given and the name plate of the house that read SHANTIVAN. She rang the bell and waited for a few seconds before the door flung open.

"Namaste." Khushi greeted the person.

"Namaste, how can I help you?" asked the person.

"I have come from GM sweets."

"Kaun hai Hariprakashji?" Someone called out from behind the man.

"There is a lady who has come from GM sweets." He replied stepping aside to unblock the view of both Anjali and Khushi.

"Aap!" Both Anjali and Khushi spoke in union.

"Is this Shantivan." Khushi asked to clarify her doubts.

"Yes, but what are you doing here?" Anjali asked surprisingly.

"I have come from GM sweets to deliver this sweets." She answered as she looked at the few boxes she held and the others that the driver was holding.

Anjali asks HP to take the boxes from the driver and asks Khushi to come in.

Khushi thanks the driver and asks him to return back and she would go on her own. The driver obeys and leaves. Khushi follows Anjali.

"Khushiji, do you work at GM sweets." Anjali asked.

"No." she replied with a shocked expression. "Actually Rishi bhai sent me here since he couldn't make it."

"Bhai?" Anjali asked with a questioning look.

"Ha, he is cousin. How do you know him?"

"He is friend to my brother. It's a long story will tell you later." As they made their way towards the kitchen.

They were in the kitchen when they heard a voice.

"Anjali bitya, come with ghee from the kitchen."

"Laye nani." Anjali replied.

Anjali looked around and finds the tin kept on one of the shelves which were out of her reach.

"Khushiji, wait here I'll go call HP to come and remove the tin for us and then we can go meet nani. She will be happy to see you."

"Wait Anjaliji, I'll remove it for you." Khushi said looking around the kitchen. She moved to the other end of the kitchen and pulls out a high table to climb on.

She was about to climb when they heard another voice.

"Rani Saiba."

"I'll just be back." Anjali said moving out of the kitchen.

Khushi was standing on the table trying to pull out the tin when she feels a gust of wind. She decided to ignore it saying it was just wind.

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Arnav stormed out of his room shouting at the top of his voice, "HP... HP..."

He stops midway on the stairs when he felt a gust of wind. "Stop thinking about her." He orders himself.

"Ji, Arnav bhaiya?" HP asks.

"Where is Di?"

"She is in the kitchen with the girl who has come from GM sweets."

He moves to the kitchen and shouts without seeing, "Di."

Khushi who was standing on the table jerks on hearing the voice and in the process loses her balance and prepared herself to fall...

"Hey Devi Maiya... Aj to hum ahi gaye aap ke paas." She thinks aloud. She had closed her eyes tight due to fear and the color had left her face in shock.

She tried to move but was held in strong arms. She slowly opened one eye and the then the other to confirm what she was seeing was not a dream. And the next moment she shouted "Aap."

Arnav stared at her. He was seeing the person he least expected to meet that even in his own house. He came out of his trance on hearing her voice and looked at her again with a puzzled face.

"Aap yaha bhi. Hey Devi Maiya yeh swarg (haven) nahi definitely Nark hai (hell)."

"What the..."

"Hum apki baje se Nark poach gaye."

"Shut up." He shouted placing her down to stand. "Come back you are yet on Earth."

"Thank you Devi Maiya, hum abhi jinda hai." She muttered looking around the place.

"Unbelievable."

"Why are you following me?" she spoke with anger.

"What the... are you mad. This is my house."

"Kya?" she shouts in amusement.

Anjali, nani and mami reach the kitchen on hearing the noises that came from there.

"Kya hua Chote? Anjali asks moving to where the two stood.

"Chote?"

"Is that his name." she wondered looking at him from head to toe.

"Nothing Di." Arnav spoke.

"Di." She almost fainted with the shocks she was getting one after the other.

"Khushiji, are you fine?" Anjali asked moving towards Khushi.

"Yes, I guess so. Di... Chote..." She said eyeing Anjali and Arnav.

"Oh... let me introduce, he is my brother, that's nani and she is mami." Anjali said pointing out to them.

"Namaste." Khushi greeted nani and mami and ignored Arnav which triggered Arnav's anger.

"She has come to deliver the sweets."

"So she does the job of delivering sweets on Sundays." He says with a teasing tone.

"No chote..."

"Whatever Di, would you give me the Mehta file." He said moving out of the kitchen but not before giving a last look to her.

Khushi stared back at him with anger. She would have pounded on him for this statement if the other people were not around. She was ready to leave but before she could say anything nani asked her to join her.

"Bitya aap ka naam kya hai?" nani asked. (What is your name?)

"Khushi." She replied

"What a sweet name. Anjali bitya told me you are Rishi's sister and from Lukhnov."

"Ji nani. Can I call you nani?"

"Yes bitya you can call me that." Nani answered as they both reached the temple inside the house.

"It's so beautiful." She said looking around the temple and the idol of Devi Maiya.

"Thank you." Nani said as they sat in the temple talking about Lukhnov. Later Anjali also joined them.

"Why don't you stay back for the pooja and Chote will drop you later." Anjali suggested.

"No." Khushi replied in a low tone.

"Just stay bitya, even I will like it." Nani said.

Khushi hesitated for a while and finally gave in. she agreed to stay back.

As the ladies gathered for the pooja Khushi's eyes moved searching for him.

"I know who you are looking for. He won't come here." Anjali spoke as if she could read khushi's mind.

Khushi remembered their conversation in Lukhnov outside the temple where she had said something similar.

The pooja was almost over when Anjali feels dizzy and was about to fall but Khushi holds her. Nani calls out to Chote. He comes to find his Di lying on the floor with her head on khushi's laps. He quickly carried her to the room and called the doctor.

The doctor examined Anjali and turned towards a worried Arnav.

"Doctor is everything ok?" he asked.

"Yes, all is well. Nothing to worry. This is common during these days." The doctor replied with a smile.

"Meaning?" Arnav asked with a confused expression.

"Meaning to say she is pregnant."

A small smile appears on his face as he moves next to his sister, "congratulations Di."

"This is good news. Isi baat pe muh mitha ho jaye." She said in an excited tone as she rushed out of the room. Everyone looked at her surprisingly as she made her way out and was back in a jiff.

She returned with a box of sweets and handed out the first piece to Anjali she then moved towards nani and mami and finally to Arnav who stood next to mami.

"Don't give him." Anjali almost choked on her voice.

Khushi turned towards Anjali with questioning eyes.

"He has diabetes and can't eat that sweet because it contains sugar."

"Kya?" Khushi almost shouted out as another shock was added to her list today.

Khushi composed herself and placed the box on the table next to Anjali's bed.

She folded her hands and turned towards nani, "I'll take your leave now."

"Wait bitya, Chote will drop you." Nani said.

"What?" Arnav spoke on hearing his name.

"Yes Chote, she remained back because of us. So it's our duty to get her home safe."

Nani said.

"Fine." He said walking out of the room.

Khushi waved goodbye to all and made her way out.

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They settled in the car and drove off in silence.

Khushi was replaying the event that happened in the few hours when she hears him.

"Haa..." she asks to comprehend what he asked.

"Where do you have to go? He asked again.

"Drop me at the next signal. I'll go from there." She answered looking out of the window.

"Good... anyway a delivery girl has no right to sit next to me." He said looking ahead at the road.

"How dare you. What do you even know about me that you are judging me?" she spoke in an angry tone.

"I gave you the name according to your profession and I have no interest in knowing you."

"You are so..." She leaves the statement hanging. "Stop the car." She said in a low tone.

"What?"

"I said stop the car."

He applied sudden breaks causing Khushi to hit on the dashboard and break her bangles. Before he could figure out what was wrong he saw her opening the door.

She turned, "thank you for the lift." She said getting out of the car.

He noticed the tears in her eyes and tries to stop her but she disappears among the walking crowd.

"Damm it..." he says hitting the staring wheel. He notices the broken bangles at the front of the passenger seat.

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On reaching home he strode back to his room. Pacing the room in anger.

"How could I talk to her like that? Why couldn't I see tears in her eyes?" he wondered.

"Damm this girl. How can her thoughts distract me like this? I can't let this happen." He said.

"He is so rude... Laad Governor Kahi ke. What does he think of himself? Arghhh ...why am I even thinking about him. Hey Devi Maiya.... Keep that Laad Governor away from me." She said folding her hands to Devi Maiya.

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