And one more thing, flashback is in Italic
So now not doing much ado, here you go with the 4th part
Part 4
Arnav saw Jennifer sleeping peacefully on his bed. As he lives here alone, all other rooms are locked from years and not suitable for zoetic purpose. So he has brought his daughter here, in his room and she was sleeping, all calm cuddling inside the blanket.
Arnav got up from the recliner, where he was seating and went towards his daughter. He sat beside her on the bed. He gave a close contemplation on Jennifer. Should he be happy? He has met his daughter today, he should be, a voice from within answered him. He touched Jennifer's cheek, smiling. Of-course he should be happy. She is his daughter. Arnav Singh Raizada's daughter. But why so late? Why he was not part of her life till now? Why he was kept away from her? Why had Khushi not acquainted him about this? It was his right to know that he is a father. Then why had Khushi done this? Jennifer told that few months back she has completed her 7th birthday. And he and Khushi had broken up almost 8 years back. That means Khushi was pregnant when they have last met! Then why had she not said anything about pregnancy? Is it because she doesn't want me in her life? But Jennifer told they live with Khushi's father, that means Khushi is still single or she has someone in her life?
Arnav immediately got up from the bed.
That thought itself made him restless. But why? They have broken up mutually. And neither he nor Khushi was serious about their relationship. They were never meant to be together but they were for four years. She was born and brought up in U.S, a half Indian. Her plans were different. The only child of her parents, she was supposed to look after her Dad's business. And he? He was there to complete his studies and then return to India to look over his dad's business. And thus they had broken up on the last day of university, the day he was returning back to India. But if Khushi would have said about her pregnancy than he would have done something. But she didn't! And the question still remains. Why?!!
Arnav ran a frustrated hand over his forehead. Just in one day his life has changed! Just like that! His mind again drifted to Jennifer. Should he be happy with this change? He looked towards Jennifer. Some tendrils were caressing her cheek. He went towards her and tucked the tendril behind her ear. He studied Jennifer's face. She just looks like Khushi, innocent, beautiful, can talk nineteen to dozen and also stubborn. Arnav chuckled. He started stroking Jennifer's hair as his mind danced towards the day he had first met Khushi.
It was a foggy day. Last night it had rained and still the clouds were meandering over the sky. And taking in the beauty of the freshly bathed nature Arnav took the similar route to his university. His hostel being nearby university, he preferred walking to college. And today was no difference. Arnav in his blue faded denim jeans, a plain white T with a brown leather jacket was just nearing the gate of his university when a speedy car zoomed passed him, splashing the muddy water all over him.
Arnav seething with anger seeing the condition of his clothes glared in the direction of the car which has now stopped few feet away from him.
He saw a girl coming out of the car, wearing an orange sundress with white prints on it and a white cardigan , her back facing him and then she turned, her hair flying due to the sudden turn and then he saw her and instantly Arnav's anger fled like the pigeons in his balcony as if they never existed and his spoiled clothes lay forgotten. He saw the girl's mouth forming in an O shape seeing him and he had a sudden urge to make better use of those lustrous lips.
The girl took immediate stride towards him. She came and stood in front of him, eying his clothes, up and down. And then he heard the syrupy voice of the girl. Syrupy? But he is diabetic! Shit!
"I am so so so so sorry! I am very sorry for spoiling your cloth. This is all my fault! I was in a hurry to reach the university and didn't saw you walking sideways and now because of my carelessness your clothes are spoiled! I am really sorry... " the girl apologized to Arnav, feeling very bad for spoiling someone's colth.
Arnav came out of the spell, the beauty before him has casted him into, hearing her so many sorry.
"Hmmm...it's Ok...my hostel is just down the street and I will change and be back in no time" replied Arnav looking at the girl. If someone else would had made him go back to his hostel and change than only God would had been his savior from Arnav's wrath but now seeing this girl, anger was the last thought on his mind.
The girl looked at the boy in front of her with brown caramel eyes OR the most beautiful and soulful eyes she has ever seen. And then his smile, as cute as babies. Did she really think that? Cute? Seriously?
"Once again I am really sorry for spoiling your clothes. I would have given you a lift to your hostel but as I said I am in a hurry, I have my class which is about to start" The girl said looking at her wrist watch.
"It's ok! My class still has time to start. " Arnav replied smiling.
"Ok than! Once again I am sorry, and now I will take your leave, I am really in hurry." The girl said, turned towards her car and getting inside the car she entered the college premises.
Arnav just stared in her direction. Shit! Shit! What was her name? Bloody hell! I should have asked her name. Bloody great! Now where the hell I am going to search her in this vast university?!
Irritated on himself for acting so foolish in front of a girl he turned around to his hostel to get himself changed.
...
Arnav had just come out in the compound of the university after his class and spotted his friend loitering around. Giving a loud call to his friend he made his way towards him.
"Hey, John! No class today?" Arnav asked to his friend who seemed to be looking for someone.
"Hey, Arnav. My class is over, buddy. I am just waiting for Silvia. She wants to go shopping for tonight's party. That girl, wants to shop for literally everything " John replied still looking for his girlfriend.
"Oh! You are waiting for Silvia? I just hope her best friend Christine doesn't follow her here" Arnav replied not in a mood to face Christine. Christine has a crush on him and he very well knows that. But he is not at all interested in her but her flirting strategy never ceases.
"Arnav, I think today God is not in your favor" John said with a teasing smile and gesture Arnav to look ahead.
Arnav looked ahead and there he spotted his subject of irritation.
"Don't tell me Man! I think today God is really not in my favor" first he forgets to ask that beautiful girl's name and now this. Really a bad day!
"I am not here, John. Bye ,see you at tonight's party." Arnav turned in the opposite direction to just somehow vanish form there but to his bad luck his fan has spotted him.
"Arvev Arnev Arnev!!!" Christine shouted and took long strides to reach Arnav.
Arnav halted in his track. Today really is a very very bad day!
He turned around to see Christine walking or jogging to be more precise and flashing her all 32 teeth at him.
"hey, Arnev! How are you today?" Christine asked catching her breath.
"Christine! For the last time it's Arnav not Arnev!" Arnav chided, irritated.
"That's what I said Arnev" replied Christine unable to find her mistake.
"Forget it! Now just say what do you want?" asked Arnav.
"Hmm...you see, Arnev...tonight college has thrown a party for us freshers. So can you be my plus one there..." Christine asked slyly but didn't get any reply. Christine looked at Arnev but he has looking ahead. She followed his gaze but was unable to find anything interesting.
But the problem was she was not seeing through Arnev's eyes otherwise she would have seen his interesting object.
"I am sorry Christine but no, I have to go..." and with that Arnav left Christine and ran towards his object of interest.
Christine saw Arnav running and she turned to go to her class, hurt!
"Excuse me...excuse me miss" Arnav ran toward his girl shouting and at-last caught up with her.
"Hi!" Arnav greeted, huffing puffing.
The girl looked towards the one who was calling and then he came and stood in front of her, greeting her with a smile. And instantly she recognized him. The boy with cute smile.
"Hi!" the girl greeted.
"Hmm...hi...so...hmmm...I have changed..." And soon as that sentence left Arnav's mouth he mentally slapped himself for acting and saying such foolish thing.
"What?!" the girl asked confused.
"Hmm...I mean...hmm...are you a fresher" asked Arnav, trying to hold a conversation not wanting to make a fool of himself in front of this girl.
"Yes...why do you ask that?" the girl again asked, confused.
"So are you coming to the fresher's party tonight?" asked Arnav, hoping for a yes.
"Hmm...yes I am coming" the girl replied with a smile.
"Oh! So do you mind being my plus one?" Arnav asked, again hoping for a yes.
"Hmm...I am really sorry...actually the thing is that I have promised my friend that I will go with him ...so I am really sorry" the girl reply, genuinely sorry.
"Oh!" Arnav let out his disappointment.
"Khushi!!!!"
They both turned towards the source of voice.
"Hmmm...I think I have to go now. Meet you later" the girl said and started moving away from Arnav.
Arnav nodded, disappointed at missing such a golden opportunity.
But as he saw her moving away from him something clicked him and he again mentally slapped himself for forgetting again.
"Excuse me, miss! Can I know your name?!!" shouted Arnav.
The girl turned and flashed her beautiful smile at Arnav and replied.
"Khushi, Khushi Gomes!" Khushi shouted back.
Arnav smiled at that.
"I am Arnav, Arnav Singh Raizada" again Arnav shouted.
Khushi smiled and waved her hand at Arnav and Arnav too reciprocated her gesture and turned to attain his next class, smiling , promising himself that this is not the end!
"Daaddyy...where are you lost?!" Jennifer's voice forced Arnav to come to present
Arnav saw Jennifer, now sitting, her legs crossed and pouting at him. Arnav stared at Jennifer, now seeing her from a completely different light. She is a part of him and the girl who had made him crazy by just a mere glimpse of her. The girl with whom he has spent the 4 compelling years of his life, the girl who has supported him on his every step in that 4 years, the only girl he had a four year long relationship with, the only girl who had seen him beyond a reach brat. Jennifer is a part of him and that girl, Khushi!
Overwhelmed by this new revelation he took Jennifer in his arms and hugged her close to his heart.
"I love you Jennifer! I love you, child! I love you! I am sorry for not being with you for all this year. Please forgive me..." Arnav choked, overwhelmed with this new emotion which he is not able to name.
Jennifer hugged her father. Happy to hear that her father loves her but not liking his apology. It's not his fault! He didn't know that he had a daughter. Jennifer broke the hug and looked in her father's red eyes.
"Don't apologize Daaddyy...it was not your fault...you were not knowing that you have a daughter...I am sure if you had known, you would have come to meet me, right?" Jennifer asked innocently
"Of-course! I would have never left you. Not for anything" Arnav admitted.
Jennifer smiled at that but again pouted.
"Daaddyy, I am hungry" Jennifer said with a pout.
"Oh! Let me see what I can make..." Arnav said while getting up from the bed.
"Daaddyy...I am really hungry...if you will start now than when will you finish with the dinner?" asked Jennifer jumping off the bed.
"Careful Jennifer and ya the dinner will take some time.." Arnav replied
"Why don't you have servants. And can't we go out for dinner?" asked Jennifer, not wanting to wait for dinner.
"I don't have servants because I don't like anybody around me and yes we can go out for dinner" Arnav replied with a smile.
Jennifer too smiled at her Daaddyy.
"I love you Daddyy! I will just go and freshen up and then we can go out for dinner!" Jennifer replied excited and went inside the bathroom.
Arnav smiled at Jennifer and went outside the room to wait for Jennifer to make an appearance
...
"Daaddyy where are we going?" asked Jennifer, her tiny hands in her Daaddyy's as they made their way towards the door.
"Do you like Indian food?" Arnav asked to Jennifer.
"Indian food? Do you mean dal churval?" Jennifer asked. She only knows this two items. She is really fond of Indian food and keeps on nagging her Mommy to make Indian food but her super Busy Mommy doesn't have time for that and when she gets time she makes Dal and Churval. And thus Jennifer's knowledge of Indian food is limited to Dal and Churval.
Arnav laughed at that.
"You mean Dal and chawal, right Jennifer?" Arnav asked smiling. Khushi and Jennifer are very much alike and looks like in Hindi department too.
"Oh! Yes that...Dal and Chawal...I always forget that...so are we going to have that for dinner" asked Jennifer.
"Only dal and chawal are not Indian food, sweetheart! There is a vast variety, so vast that you can't shroud them in numbers" Arnav enlightened Jennifer's knowledge of Indian food.
"Oh! That's nice! I was really not in a mood to have dal and chawal" Jennifer said, relived.
"Yes! You can have anything there! The restaurant is just down the street, we will not take much time" Arnav replied.
Arnav was about to open the car's door when he felt a light pull and he looked towards Jennifer with a confused expression.
"Daaddyy you said that the restaurant is not far away than can't we walk there?" Jennifer asked.
"But, Jennifer you said that you are hungry and we will reach soon if we will go by car" Arnav tried to make her understand.
"But I want to walk with you. My friends always say that they very much enjoy their walk with their Father" Jennifer said, innocently.
Arnav looked at Jennifer and suddenly he felt guilty. Guilty? Why should he feel guilty? It was not his fault? If Khushi would have told anything about their child then he would have left her? No! Never!
"Ok, Jennifer! As you say" replied Arnav and made their way outside the gate of Raizada Mansion.
...
"Daaddyy? you said you don't like anyone around, right?" Jennifer asked swinging their joined hands as they were making their way towards restaurant.
Arnav only hummed in reply.
"So you don't like me also?" Jennifer asked, shocked.
Arnav looked at Jennifer.
"Of- course I like you around me. Just now I said that I love you. And Arnav Singh Raizada doesn't say things which he don't mean." Arnav replied to Jennifer but his ears caught some noises coming from somewhere and he looked ahead.
Jennifer followed her Daaddyy's gaze and gasped.
"Daaddyy, that man is misbehaving with that lady" Jennifer said, scandalized.
Arnav immediately bent to Jennifer's level.
"You will stay here, ok? I will just be back! You will not move" commanded Arnav, all serious!
Jennifer was only able to nod at her Daaddyy, seeing him this serious for the first time.
Arnav left Jennifer's hand and strode ahead.
"Excuse me, Mr. do you have any problem?" Arnav asked to the man who has caught the lady's hand and was saying some inappropriate words to her.
The man looked at Arnav.
"I think you are the one having problem here. Just go from here and mind your own business" the man replied and continued with his business.
Arnav caught hold of that man's hand and freed the lady's hand and jerked the man's hand away.
The lady moved back and the man eyed Arnav with anger.
"I think you didn't get what I am saying here" saying that he directed a punch towards Arnav but Arnav caught his hand and fired a punch straight on the man's face.
Due to impact of the punch the man staggered few steps back.
Jennifer saw the scene and not wanting to miss the live action, she ran towards her Daaddyy.
The man eyed Arnav, balancing himself , he again strode towards Arnav and again directed a punch but again the same result.
"Yes, Daaddyy! Go ! Give him a Cena's close line" Jennifer cheered for her Daaddyy, jumping and clapping her hands.
Arnav looked at Jennifer and smirked and moved towards the man.
He saw the man again trying to balance himself. Arnav went towards him, catching hold of his collar, he gave his final blow, obeying his daughter.
He saw the man lying on the road and looked towards his daughter, who was looking at him with her mouth open.
"Thank you very much, Sir!" the lady expressed her gratitude to Arnav.
Arnav just nodded at her and walked towards his daughter.
Arnav bent and picked Jennifer.
"Jennifer I had told you to stay there., hadn't I?" Arnav asked his daughter who was still looking at him in awe.
"Daaddyy, that was better than Cena." Jennifer replied looking at her new hero.
"Accha? So you see WWE?" Arnav asked, surprised that his daughter has interest in WWE.
"Not much but I like John Cena.." Jennifer replied.
"Ok!" Arnav replied, walking towards the restaurant carrying his daughter.
Jennifer was resting her head on her Daaddyy's shoulder and suddenly she pulled away and looked at her Daaddyy.
Arnav looked at Jennifer, confused!
"Daaddyy you are Rambo!" Jennifer declared.
Arnav stared at Jennifer. Rambo?
"You are my Rambo! You know he is so strong, he fights with everyone alone, he is so powerful" Jennifer brightened her Daaddyy's knowledge.
Arnav looked at Jennifer.
"Jennifer, you are really crazy! You are too much into movies!" Arnav shook his head.
"I love watching movies! But now you are my new hero!" Jennifer declared, very happy to find her hero.
Arnav smiled at Jennifer and kissed her cheek.
"Well...hmmm...I am honored, thank you!" Arnav replied too overwhelmed.
Jennifer again rested her head on her father's shoulder and they started their peaceful walk towards the restaurant to have their dinner!
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