Chapter 44
note : the bolds i use or the colors..they dont have any meaning apart from that i want to stress that point..conversations will have name and the rest is the charactersnarration
'what the...dude she just hung up on me without as much a thank you!'
I said..man that girl is a freaking cracker..
'ha ha ha..sorry about that..she is pretty eager for this moment..she just hung up fast in fear that i may change my mind...im sure she is on her way torturing our driver to drive faster as we speak' Aunty said..
'oh yeah..im sure she must be doing exactly that.'
i looked at arnav..that bloody idiot is grinning..though not very detectable i can see it.. I glared at him and the corner of his mouth tipped up a little in a small smile..
We were all sitting in the living room ..everybody silent..i never knew that the day gonna go this way when i woke up today but, we are here..so many things said and done..and yeah not to forget this surprise sister who is to be introduced into the mix now..im pretty eager to meet her myself..but is it necessary to sit in silence till she pop up and give a round of crackers... I smiled to myself remembering the way she talked on phone...aunty was right..im pretty sure she jumped off bed..rattled a coat hanger..muttered a curse about her missing socks and yelping when her foot dint sit well inside her shoes..she was on the flow..eager to meet her brother... And yeah she hung up on me without even a thank you for giving her the address..hmmm..i shaked my head but couldn't stop the smile that threatened to come out of me...
'so aunty tell me, how come you and kushi are acquainted and for how long may i ask?'
Arnav looked up from the carpet he has been starring at for this long and looked at aunty and kushi for answers..i know he has that question too..infact he must have a lot to ask and clarify..but im gonna give kushi and armav all the time they need to sort this out and come out..if he wants a month off work i would work for two for how long it takes..i just can't see them both so lost anymore..they had their fix and its time they break through.. Its either together forever or forever alone..i know i speak it like a ultimatum but for now that's how it is..
'after i moved out, i was in lucknow till date..your parents knew too but i asked them to keep it a secret and they never failed to give me a heads up whenever you and arnav visited..so i can stay home till you both were gone..remember that cultural fest? The one kushi organized? I was to be there as per kushi's order but i had to chicken out the last minute after knowing you will be there.. I own a line of boutique and I had kushi on a educational program..i liked her instantly and we have known each other since her first year in college.. Infact i have some of her designs on the roll now..the one she wore for the show stopper..it was a big hit for the next 4-5 months..but then i got no designs nor saw her around much..i wondered what happen..but never guessed this lot have happened and gone down... I...'
'amma... Im here..'
Everybody turned to the voice but found nobody..we all stood up and there came she...
'oh shit..im damned' i muttered under my breath..
my day just got a little more twisted..a pencil jean, kitty printed pink top..sneakers..and phone in her hand...panting as if a dog is chasing her...nothing about her is lady like but you couldn't hate her...
i was awestruck actually..never really thought we will cross path after that little prank i played on her..she dint see me yettt... Oh alright..her eyes came and fixed right on me...her little mouth making a little 'O' and her eyes mirroring her mouth.. It took me strength not to smile...
But soon aunty called her and diverted her attention...just then i noticed arnav standing and scanning his sister up and down...he is in awe..you could say..I am sure she is going to be the apple of his eyes soon..pretty soon..all the more reason for me to apologize to her before she rattle me out to my best friend..my bad!
i know arnav don't want to love her..not immediately anyway..he must be probably a little sulking that she got to live with her mother while he missed out anything and everything about motherhood in his life..
'anjali...this is your bhaiya whom you nagged me to meet for so long..why are you shy now? ..come in..come closer..'
Aunty called her...eyes misted but those were happy tears..she might have never saw this day coming but here it is happening..
Anjali had a look of perfect admiration in her eyes..did i say she is going to be the apple of Arnav's eye? Ha ha ha..trust me she is already hero worshipping her brother..i could see it all over her face..
kushi must have watched arnav and anjali too because she was smiling brightly..happy for the uniting family though she had her family ripped out of her hands not a week back...she is just so giving and full of spirit and love..,exactly why i want this to work out..they will be incomplete without each other and she is the one who brought him out of darkness and only she can hold him in light forever...
even if he got his family, without her he will be miserable..I dont think this..i know this because i know him like the back of my hand.. Everybody was looking at the siblings..arnav stood still..bloody idiot isnt used to this but im pretty sure that will be taken care off soon..
'wow...im seeing you' Anjali said..
her voice so small..a little cracked if im not hallucinating.. Arnav said nothing but aunty shaked her head in a yes so earnestly but anjali stood like there is nobody but her brother in the room..
A single tear slid down her cheeks but she was smiling..i smiled too..arnav was never dumbstruck like this ever but anjali dint give him much time to be struck..
she took off so fast that arnav barely straightened himself before she practically threw herself on him..he managed not to stagger and held her when she silently sobbed in his neck..his hand cupping her head and her legs off the ground arnav stood his ground for both of them..and i know then and there that anything that is potentially going to hurt anjali will have to tear its way through arnav to reach her..
with his mom back..and kushi in the clear...anjali too in here..he is going to be alright..I can feel it.. I thought kushi was the salvage for arnav but now i realize anjali is the one who is going to be the salvage for arnav and kushi together... She spoke softly in his neck..sobbing now and then... Arnav shhh ed her but held her throughout..
This day just got a lot better for me.. I suddenly can't stop smiling..so is kushi and arnav's mom..
Anjali looked over me from behind his shoulder.. Her cheeks tear streaked..her face void of any make up..no running mascara..smudged make up..thank god i hate seeing girls that messed up.. Her eyes cornered me and narrowed..i was going to apologize but no..i feel like dragging it just a little more.. I grinned at her and she threw daggers at me with just her look...
I have never been this light hearted in last few months...so lets play it little-miss-raizada...
And the night descended on us...aunty and anjali staying over..i said my goodbyes..and got a mighty scowl from the little raizada...i chuckled parking my car in the garage and walked up to my room..
'something good happened? Why is he so smiling today' papa asked mom when i passed him..and mom raised her eyebrows at me..
i simply kissed her cheeks and ran upstairs..I'm so happy after so long...everybody is going to fit in.. That 8 year old haunting image of arnav can now go back shelf in my mind..im delirious for him..
I threw the car keys in the bowl and started changing...
'what happened to him?' its now mom asking dad...
'anjali happened maa..she happened' i shook my head and got ready to take a peaceful slumber.thinking of her scowling face made me chuckle again...playing her anger is going to be fun afteral...life is going to be good.. Hah..i just realized that it already feels good..
I took my phone and opened up our conversation..
'good night moron...now that you got so many people don't forget me my love XO'
i sent arnav and slipped back.but had to get up right away with my phone alert..
'who are you idiot? Sorry wrong number :-D '
I chuckled...i know thats just a smiley but he will smile soon..whole heartedly and truly...but for a while, these raizadas are impossible yaar...chal good night ..
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hey guys...ignore typos... 😛 im typing in my phone these days so..see i updated fast..am i not a good girl? 😃😃😃 i enjoyed writing aman's view..i always do...do tell me how you find the chap...and dont forget to hit ur like 😳
Edited by ..Aashi.. - 10 years ago
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