50 Shades of Arhi | Part 12/50 updated | September 20th - Page 8

Now where did Di say that thaali was, Khushi thought to herself walking out into the poolside. Somewhere around the coffee table had been her words, but when she checked it wasn't there. Then finally she spotted it on the other side of the pool, who had put it there? Oh well atleast she had found it. She crossed the distance to it and picked it up then headed back inside. She was too focused on getting down stairs that she didn't notice someone else coming from the other side and clashed into something hard.

"What the?!" escaped from his mouth as he grabbed her so she wouldn't go clashing into the ground. She didn't go down, but the thaali sure did with a loud clash. Khushi had kept her eyes closed expecting a fall, but it didn't, then she closed them even more hearing the loud sound of the thaali falling. She attempted to open her eyes but felt a burning sensation in them, "Ahhh."

She rubbed her eyes trying to get out whatever had gotten in, but it only made it worse since she had no clue as to what it was. Her hands were stopped by a pair of stronger ones that clasped onto her wrists, "Stop, you're only making it worse. It's sindoor," he added and she dropped them to her side.

The rough pad of his thumb rubbed against her eye as he blew in to get it out, "Why can't you watch where you're going?" he roughly asked.

"I ... I ..was.. in a hurry," she answered back with difficulty as the proximity made it harder for her to think correctly.

"Tumhe kuch ho jaata toh? (What if something happened to you?)" he replied rubbing his hands over once more to make sure it was all out.

"Aap hai na, (You're here), " she replied slowly opening her eyes.

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"I'm taking them Buaji," Khushi replied trying to pick them all up at once put it wasn't working. After she'd pick up a few, some of them would drop.

"Pa...par...," she said in heavy breaths and then suddenly felt a cool sensation on her cheek. Arnav watched her open her eyes as she gasped at him, and she looked at his hand to see that it was covered in haldi.

"What are you doing," she said and moved to wipe the haldi off but he caught her wrist.

"Let me," Arnav said inching forward and Khushi moved back not knowing what his intentions were and she didn't want to know either. What if someone came looking for them, and they saw them like this. He did lock the door but still. She was broken out of her thoughts as she felt prickles on her cheek, a warm breath fanning her neck, and he he rubbed his stubbled cheek along hers in an attempt to take off the haldi.

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