ArHi TS: Tangled *Final part updated* 03/03/15 Pg20 - Page 5

very interesting

loved it

so khushi is running away from her house cuz she doesnt love shyam but arnav

And she confessed too after hitting him

are the feelings are mutual?

continue soon

That was funny and cute
Waiting for the next part now

Omg this was awesome... Khushi is getting married... Supposed to be that is ...to Shyam...who is basically married to his phone... N khushi is in love with his friend...aka...our Arnav... Oh n NK is her best friend...wow just wow... N the kiss was awesome...poor Arnav must be shocked ;)

Intersting

Originally posted by: niya55

Awesome yaar
I thought the groom would be arnav but shyaam...
SMJ and ASR bfs??
She kissed him when he was fainting
Totally in love with this pagal khushi

Thank you. 😊

Originally posted by: SmitaCletus

Arnav and Shyam are friemds and Khushi is Shyam's fiance.

OMG. Please find some way and get Khushi with Arnav. Please.

Love will find its way ;)

Originally posted by: Rohinid

Awesome.; )

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: abika

Interesting..

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: ifsaal044

Well this is a crazy fun story. 😛 Enjoyed all of Khushi's failing plans. A1 too.

Thank you. Khushi's plans are crazy like her. 😆

Originally posted by: JforChimpanzee

Rumaaal

😲 That bad??!! I thought you'll laugh 😕

Originally posted by: navjot7

awesome
i thought groom is arnav but its shyam
andshyam and arnav r best friend
waiting for next part
thnx for pm

Thanks :) Next part will be updated soon

Originally posted by: Humayra

Fantastic :)

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: ranogill

interesting

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: vartekaa

Nice update dear...

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: Javeria3991

awesome and interesting.

Update next part soon

Thanks. Next part is ready and will be up soon :)

Originally posted by: ARS24

awesome

thank u for pm

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: opsyellow

What Shyam is nice😲

Friend with Arnav😲

Khushi is marring shyam😲

Did I ever say that Shyam is nice? 😛 But yes he is definitely Arnav's friend - more like BFF😆.

Originally posted by: sarunlicious..

Nice :)

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: AngelTeen

Arnav and Shyam are best friends?! Thats a shocker! :D

Very interesting first chapter and I have a sneaking feeling that Mr. Raizada likes Miss. Gupta as well but lets see! :)

Yeah they are friends. Mr. Raizada's feelings will be reported soon in the next update. 😊

Originally posted by: Pinky.Raizada

What the, Groom is Shyam. BTW, I love Khushi here.

I'm glad that you like the crazy Khushi. 😳

Originally posted by: mamidis

Nice story. . Arnav is not groom... but friend of groom... interesting.

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: Aisha1996

Awesome part

Loved it

So Khushi is getting married with Shyam

Eagerly waiting for the next part

Thank you. Yeah she is getting married to Shyam when she loves someone else.

Originally posted by: Apoorvarani

Superb TS Dear!!!

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: raws

I thought it must be arnav but it was shyam...and really loved this khushi what a confession to aranv and kiss when he was fainting...

Thank you, that was my intention to confuse😉 Who knows Arnav fainted due to being hit by the bat or because of being kissed by Ms. Gupta 😆

Originally posted by: koisk

Interesting and cute. Loved it.

Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it :)

Originally posted by: daisydee425

Interesting

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: mit0905

Such a wonderful Story...👏👏
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Eagerly waiting for Arnav Reaction after that Khushi Love Confess... What he was doing in that room...
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Thank you so much :) You will get your answers soon.

Originally posted by: Ms.KKN

Chaa gayi Aayu :* the twist in the end was the highlight darling :D

Thank you Nihu :) I'm glad that you liked the twist 😊

Originally posted by: barunaya

Awesome! Khushi is a total sankadevi here!😆

Thank you. Buaji isn't wrong to call her Sankadevi, is she? 😉

Originally posted by: Akorshi

amazing...

please unite arshi...

Thank you. They will be together. I can't write sad stuffs 😕

Originally posted by: ammavedu80

Both t best friends
I thought she foes not want to marry Asr
Nice story

I'm glad that you liked it. Thank you :)

Originally posted by: littlemissstar

Awesome..
Interesting..waiting Fr next part:):)

Thank you. Next part will be updated soon.

Originally posted by: SanayaMyLIFE

GOOD ONE
WAITING NXT PART

Thanks :) You won't have to wait for long.

Originally posted by: 1987Trisha

awesome twist...

loved it...

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: BSDsarun

As always ur strioes r awesome...
Love it

Thanks :) I'm glad that you liked it.

Originally posted by: rulama

Simply fabulous...

You kept the suspense to the end...

Waiting for the next update...

Thanks for the PM..

Thank you so much. I'm glad that you liked it. Next part will be up soon.

Originally posted by: mpuhan

really tangled😃
loved it

Thank you. Hopefully I'll be able to untangle them soon ;)

Originally posted by: Janu75

Awesome another one from you!

ASR and Shyam best friends😆

Khushi is paagal ..

NK always at the beck and call for khushi

You are the only one who's laughing so much over Arnav and Shyam being friends 😊. Yeah Khushi is a certified pagal and nothing can change it, here at least. Friendship ke liye kya kya karna pad raha hai NK ko 😆

Originally posted by: saakhi01

Awesome Update... I will be waiting for the next part eagerly 😉
So u got to update soon, very soon.
N that's nice that khushi loves arnav...

I hope TS means three shot... 😆

Thank you. Next part will be updated soon. TS means only two-shot here as I had mentioned in my note.

Originally posted by: namita18

Amazing...please post the next part soon

Thanks :) Yes it'll be updated shortly.

Originally posted by: dhanyac

interesting update...

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: nanor

simply amazing
loved it

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: Shikhayugal

Wonderful story
So khushi loves Arnav and she is getting married to Shyam
Arnav doesn't love her and Shyam and Arnav are best friends.
Loved it.
Thanks for the pm :)

Thanks :) Yeah let's see what happens now. 😳

Originally posted by: anjs

nice one...but then why was she forcing NK to marry her if she loved Arnav...

Thanks. Your answers will be answered soon hopefully. 😊

Originally posted by: rashika

Fabulous start.
Arnav and Shyam are best friends but Khushi loves Arnav and doesn't want to marry Shyam.
Now what's going to happen.
Can't wait for the next part.

Thank you so much :)

Originally posted by: praseetha

interesting.
update soon.

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: prerna1

Interesting start

liked it...

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: Swathiarshi

Hehe..tangled indeed. ...funny n nice.. .

Thanks :) Quite tangled ;)

Originally posted by: MysticRiver

Awesome..👏

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: Sona257

Arnav and Shyam are friends and Khushi is Shyam's fianc... Wow.. she loves arnav,, hihi she kissed him and confessed her love.. This is really interesting

Thanks :) Crazy isn't she? 😆

Originally posted by: rk2127

I kept thinking that the groom is Arnav but it turned out to be Shyam and Shyam and Arnav BFF???

Khushi loves Arnav and hit him in her attempt to escape. And even confessed and kissed him before he fainted.

Well this Khushi certainly is way pagal than any other I guess.

And love the fact that even being in love with ASR she was dreaming about jalebis. 😆

Thanks for reading and leaving your comment. Yes Khushi's craziness has surpassed quite some limits here 😛 No love is stronger than love for food 😆

Originally posted by: Ni_singh

Awesome...

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: Bavari

Hilarious start. Waiting to read Khushi's pagalpan. Thx for the PM.

Thank you :) I hope you like the next update as well.

Originally posted by: Theepthidevi

Nice os

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: swtsam

that was superb. ..cant wait for the next. ..continue sooon..

Thank you :) It'll be updated soon

Originally posted by: HUMII10592

Interesting concept

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: suji5

what...
khushi is going to marry shyam..😲

Thanks for reading. Yes that's what her wedding card says at least 😆

Originally posted by: kclovearshi

A bit Tangled for me. I knew you will introduce some twist at the end but not this!!

And she hit him with a bat on the head 😲 Hope she didnt kill him..

I dont approve of her ways..this is not some crazy thing to do just because she wants to run away from the marriage (no offence Aayat) 😊

Hehe.. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts Kavi 😊
You can go and check on Mr. Raizada if you're so concerned 😉
Gosh I'm offended 😃 Kidding. I understand your concerns K but this is purely fiction and for fun 😛

Originally posted by: sushna

Update soon...
Thanks for pm...

Thanks, will be updated soon :)

Originally posted by: jyothim78

That was a dhamakedaar first part... What a twist at the end... Arnav is Shyam's friend and Khushi loves Arnav and is about to marry Shyam in 3 hrs time...

Thanks a lot :)

Originally posted by: Arjuhisis

oh u totally blew me off in the last paragraph

haha was it shyam LOL - haha that was tooo good

now pls post the next part soon - pretty soon pls

Thank you so much. Next part is ready and will be up soon :)

Originally posted by: anu1017

Awesome start to the TS!!!

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: ShiningHearts

WOW Fantastic Start!!!

Loved it n

do pm me nxt prt pls.:)

Thanks. I'm glad that you liked it. Welcome on board :)

Ha ha. Khushi sure is tangled.

Originally posted by: 1chilly

Oh my God!

This was UNEXPECTED.

Khushi loves Arnav.

Now what will happen?

I went through all the pages hoping you've updated both parts.

But no such luck.

How long do we have to wait for the next part?

Thank you. Your questions will be answered soon. Next part will be updated today itself :)

Originally posted by: chavvi16

she is mad
no really
she could have said no right
they wont force her to marry
after all its her who has to stay with the guy
not her parents or the grooms
she loves her groom best friend
she hit him
and then she kisses him
this was weird
but i look forward to next part
she was planning to run away
but got caught
such shame she didnt plan it well
but khushi running never helps
wonder whats next

I know that she is quite crazy and it's all very confusing at the moment. You will get your answers soon :)

Originally posted by: drunkiiebabe

Awesome part
Loved it
Interesting
Cant wait for the next part
Thanks for the pm

Thanks you :)

Originally posted by: mishtypiya

Lovely...
waiting for d nxt...

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: Parimaap

Awesome part

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: teja21

very interesting

thanx fr d pm

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: AnupamaJY

loved it

so khushi is running away from her house cuz she doesnt love shyam but arnav

And she confessed too after hitting him

are the feelings are mutual?

continue soon

Thanks for liking it :) You will get your answers soon.

Originally posted by: bookluver

That was funny and cute
Waiting for the next part now

Thank you :)

Originally posted by: msmarple

Fantastic :-)

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: luvbug

Omg this was awesome... Khushi is getting married... Supposed to be that is ...to Shyam...who is basically married to his phone... N khushi is in love with his friend...aka...our Arnav... Oh n NK is her best friend...wow just wow... N the kiss was awesome...poor Arnav must be shocked ;)

Thank you so much. Arnav fainted only because of the shock from kiss I guess ;)

Originally posted by: kinjalcp87

Lovely start

Thanks :)

Originally posted by: ragvir92

Intersting

Hope Arhi will get together

Wow Khushi confessed Thats Good

Waiting for next

Thanks :) ArHi have to be together otherwise that's not an end, not for me.

Originally posted by: neha2013g

awesome.. loved it :)

Thanks :) I'm glad that you liked.

Originally posted by: ...Iyla...

Ha ha. Khushi sure is tangled.

Do update soon.

Thanks :) She is tangled like her favorite jalebi 😉

Hello, so we meet again 😊 Thank you so much for all the love and support.
Please find replies to all your comments above (divided in 3 posts)

I'm happy that I was successful in making it look like that the groom is Arnav. It was purely intentional😉 I know that many of you are wondering and looking for logic behind Khushi's actions but hey 'Crazy' is her middle name 😃. Also it was supposed to be a crazy and fun story.
Everything said and done, it doesn't mean that I'm propagating any sort of runaway marriages. So never pull that kind of stunt in your marriage. If you love someone go out with that guy on 14th and get caught by Hindu Mahasabha. They'll take care of the rest of the stuff 😉😆 No worries!! It's the best plan ever. Pity Khushi had no idea about it 😛

Here you go with the second and final part of this slightly crazy and a very much tangled TS. 😊 Happy Reading!!
Flashback is in blue



Part-2

Before you guys get confused let me tell you something about my little love story which totally went wrong.

I fell in love with Arnav the moment I saw him for the first time looking charming in his white shirt and denims with a charcoal grey blazer. We met at the same party where I met Shyam. Actually they both were together, thick friends.

Shyam's grandmother Subhadra Devi and Arnav's grandmother Devyani Raizada have been friends since their teenage years and the same happened with their coming generations. Both heads of the families were there at the wedding with their grandchildren.

I had gone to fetch a glass of water after a round of dancing with my friends. I turn and bump in a hard body spilling water all over the person in front of me. I look up with my wide eyes to see the person trying to wipe the water using his hands, only the dark mope of his hairs visible to me. I take the tissue from the table and starts wiping the water from the charcoal grey blazer and white shirt while apologizing profusely. A tingling spark infuses me as our hands touch while doing the task and that is the moment we look up at each other finally, seeing the face of the other for the first time. His eyes are of my favorite dark caramel chocolate. He has this perfect set of jaw and his lips are bow shaped. I apologize once again. What undone me is his husky voice as he tells me it's all right. Well everything can't be right. There must be something terribly wrong with the way I feel for this stranger in just one moment. I guess it's the side effect of the Hollywood movie I watched last night. I should start watching Sooraj Barjatya's movie. All family stuff minus the hugging and kissing. It'll be good for my mental and moral well being.

We chatted a little after he introduces himself and his best friend who has joined him few minutes after my Holi episode.

Later that night I was told by Buaji that a suitable alliance has come for me. She also told me that she has seen me chatting with that guy at the wedding. It is no rocket science for you guys to know that I gave them green signal and there should be no surprise at the fact that while I was dreaming about the Arnav Sexy Raizada my Buaji was talking about his friend Shyam Manohar Jha. I mean how she could do this!! How can she look at Shyam when Arnav was right in front of her? I think this is something to do with Shyam's name, the favorite God connection you see.

It was only when I saw Shyam and his family at my home that I realized that there was such a huge mix-up. I tried telling my Amma and Buaji but have they ever taken me seriously! They think I just have a balling mouth with no brain off course. They did what I did with NK exactly few hours back. Yeah you guessed it right; they never gave me a chance to say anything. I guess I have picked on that trade from them only. I could have spoken to my family after Jhas left but I didn't because of two reasons. First my family was so happy. Babuji was so happy; I didn't have it in my heart to tell him that I won't marry the guy he has chosen for me. Secondly and most importantly that Arnav Stupid Raizada knew Shyam's family was here for the formal alliance and he wished his best friend. Shyam told me that himself while we were chatting. This was a blow, a big blow to my fragile ego. Here I was thinking about a guy and he was coolly letting his friend marry me. So I decided to go ahead with this whole set-up but lately I have realized it was of no good. Even after meeting Shyam for 3-4 times I don't have a soft corner for him. Actually forget soft there is no centre, corner for him in my heart. My stupid heart still aches for Arnav Freaking Raizada. Shyam introduced Arnav and his sister to me once. We all had gone for a lunch last week. It was during this lunch that I decided not to marry Shyam. I can't spoil our lives. With the way my whole concentration was on Arnav during the lunch I knew my marriage was a sinking titanic without any Jack by my side to save me.

You must be wondering what I'm doing right now. I have told you guys before and I'm repeating it here once again in bold words - MY BAD LUCK AND ME ARE STUCK TOGETHER FOREVER.

So here is a little flashback.

So after my little confession NK came out of his hiding place. Thankfully he didn't listen anything. So as me and NK made Arnav lie on the bed and headed out to leave the room Payal caught us. Like really caught us; she was furious with me, telling me how Buaji was calling for me and the make up artist has reached and everyone is looking for me while I'm whiling away my time roaming around the house. I didn't have any option but to follow her and NK followed me glancing curiously at me. We both knew we were dead if anyone got to know about our plan, actually my plan.

Buaji looked furiously at me repeating like Payaliya that I'm a careless person who doesn't think about anyone else but herself. Everyone here was worried and so on. She then heads over to NK and twists his ear.

"She is a certified pagal but you should have thought about it. Tumhe nahi pata ki hone wali dulhan aise baahar nahi jati"

"And Khushi I told you in the morning that your Babuji will bring chaat for you. Why can't you sit at one place like a normal bride?" she said turning towards me.

Flashback is over guys. And now here I am sitting in my room like a normal bride getting my face painted with make-up as the beautician is trying to make me beautiful even when there is a constant scowl on my face. My hair style is ready and so am I as she drapes the heavy red dupatta on my head. She leaves shortly after that and after few minutes NK enters the room.

"Khushi what are you doing?"

"NK help me. See if the corridor is clear so that I can run away"

"Khushi this is going to be your third failed attempt at being a runaway bride"

"NK stop mocking me and I'll try till the time I succeed. BTW what makes you think that I'll fail all the time?"

"Because you can't run away. You are looking for excuses here Khush but the truth is that you can't leave your family in a lurch like this to face and answer everyone"

Alright NK has another big flaw that he can see through me. I hate him, I really do. But this is not the time to think about all that. There may be some truth in his statement but another truth is that I can't marry Shyam. So I come up with another plan.

"NK let's tell the families that we want to marry each other" I look up at him hopefully. Desperate times call for the desperate measures.

"I am not going to do any such thing"

"Then why were you running away with me few hours back?"

"I wasn't running away with you, you were dragging me along. And I have two good reasons to not marry you. First because I love Lavanya, about whom I wanted to tell you the moment we met but you never gave me any chance. And secondly because you love Arnav"

I don't know how to react to that. Should I be upset that I've nowhere to go now with NK being with Lavanya? Truth be told I am happy for him but I'm sad for myself. It's not like that I want to marry him but this would have given me sometime. My family would have been furious but they would have let this marriage circus stop for a while. And I would have come up with a more solid and logical plan. "Logic and you don't go hand in hand" My inner voice sneers at me making me cringe.

"Khushi I heard you when you were telling Arnav. Talk to him, talk to your family. They will understand"

It's so easy for him to say all this because he isn't in the centre of it all but I am.

I just want to go from here. I ignore NK and step out of my room. I take a step and for a moment I don't know what I want to do anymore. My heart is in double mind, quite an irony in itself. I want to leave my home as soon as possible to avoid this marriage and at the same time I want to go and check on Arnav if he is all right. I don't think I hit him hard enough. He wasn't bleeding even but I want to know if he has gained consciousness or not. At the end I go with my second option which was actually the first and only one. My concern for Arnav wins over everything else.

Nobody notices me as I reach the corridor housing that old playroom. I hear a car stopping outside but I continue. I open the door and as I step inside the first thing I notice is Arnav seems to have just gained consciousness. He is standing where I had held him only few hours ago and confessed my love with a kiss. He seems to notice my presence and takes a step towards me. I only get lucky to hear my name in his voice. Before he could say anything further JaiPrakashji, our househelp, is at the threshold. He tells us to come in the family room where apparently everyone is waiting for me. I thank my stars for the first time in the day for JP's intervention. I don't have it in my heart to face Arnav's rejection. Knowing it is one thing but hearing it in person is a different thing altogether.

We all three walk to the family room in silence. Before I could even properly enter the room I see Buaji coming towards me. I'm wondering if I'll be slapped this time. It's high time actually that I should get slapped for the entire nuisance I'm creating. I don't know how and when I became so reckless. But to my surprise she takes me in a tight embrace. I stand paralyzed for a moment not to know how to react. Is she getting emotional for my marriage? And why is she crying? I hate it when she cries. It'll be better if she bestows me with another crazy nickname. I turn to look at Amma for help but she is also crying silently. I don't know what to do. I notice all the solemn faces around.

"I'm sorry Bitiya" I hear Buaji say.

I really don't know how to react. Has NK told them that I said yes for this marriage only for them? I turn to look at my side where Arnav is but he isn't looking at me. He is looking at someone at the back of the room with wide eyes. His face right now looks even more shocked than at the time I confessed my feelings after hitting him. So this has to be really something. I glance in the direction he is looking and there stands his best friend Shyam in all his wedding finery. But there is something odd in his appearance. I rack my brain to what it could be. And it hits me then; he has flower garland around his neck which means... I look at the other person who till now was hidden from my view thanks to my family members who were looking at me with tears in their eyes. Anjali is standing next to him with a similar flower garland.

Shyam comes forward and tells me the truth in simple words.

"Khushi I'm sorry for everything. I tried to tell you that I love Anjali but failed every time. Her being Arnav's younger sister kind of complicated it for me. I never found the courage to ask her if she reciprocates my feelings. But I couldn't go further with this without asking her once. And when I told her about my feelings I got to know that she has also loved me since our teenage days. I can't let her go when she is all I have waited for. I hope you forgive me even if you don't understand me. I'm sorry I can't marry you"

I feel like laughing and crying at the same moment. This must be a day of rejections for me. NK, Arnav and now Shyam; yes even his rejection hurts at the moment. And he thinks I won't understand. Who can understand his situation better than me? But for the record his situation couldn't have been more complicated than mine. I am in love with the best friend of my would-be husband, sorry correction could-have-been-husband. But looking at the brighter side I'm saved from doing anything. This hatching plans business was actually a very tiring task. Now I just want to curl up in my bed and sleep. Finally my mission is accomplished without implementing any of my plans. I wasted my energy uselessly, could have slept till late in the morning. But Buaji has other plans of going all emotional on me and Shyam.

"You should have told this before. What is the meaning of humiliating us like this? I thought you were a nice guy but you broke my Titaliya's heart"

She laments about how disgraceful it'll be for me and the whole family and also her next worry is who'll marry me. I wish she had stopped at that because her next words mortified me.

"She was so excited for this marriage; she won't sit at one place. She tried sneaking out for golgappes so many times but I always stopped her. You know she eats golgappes when she is happy. How will you know, you never cared for her" she breaks in another round of weeping.

I feel my face go red with embarrassment because there is one person who knows how excited exactly I was to marry Shyam and that person is standing just next to me. I wish the earth to open up. I will die out of mortification if Buaji kept telling this to everyone. I could feel Arnav's eyes trained on me; I know he must be smirking in amusement because he knows exactly what I was trying to do and what I actually did. For a moment I wonder what if he tells everyone about my confession and kiss to save his best friend from further harsh words.

"We are truly sorry for everything Mr. & Mrs. Gupta" I hear Dadiji say. I look up to find both Subadhra Devi and Devyani Raizada standing next to each other with solemn faces but holding on to each other.

Babuji tells them what is done is done and so it's better if we leave it at that. But Amma decided to give Buaji some company in her tirade with tears flowing from her eyes as she voices her thoughts, fashionably matching to Buaji "Who will marry our Khushi Bitiya now? Everyone is here waiting for marriage. How are we going to handle this mess Shashiji?"

Before I could tell her that she need not worry about me, that I'll be fine and I'll find someone else to marry someday and I've a lot of time to get settle and marry, another voice breaks in.

"I'll marry her" I don't have to turn my face to know it's none other than Arnav Husky Raizada.

Everyone turns expectantly to him and nobody is even paying any attention to me except NK who is looking at me with a smile. I know he knows my secret but he doesn't have to act so smug like this.

"Are you sure?" I hear Buaji, Amma and Devyani Raizada ask him.

"I'm very sure. I am ready to marry her."

Ready to marry her. Is it some kind of a race going on here? Who the hell he thinks he is? Nerve of this man. If he thinks that just because I confessed to him, he can do me a favor by marrying me then he is wrong. I am not ready to marry him. Before I can tell him about my decision Payal interrupts. I guess after failed attempts at running away and rejections this is also the day when nobody will let me speak.

"You cannot marry her. I don't want him to marry her. This is wrong. Has anyone of you thought about Khushi? We are talking about marriage not some ice-cream that we change if one is unavailable"

Oh I love my feisty Payaliya but there is only one little problem, she is going too far with it.

"You can't force Khushi to change her feelings in a matter of few hours just because Shyam loves Anjali"

And here I thought Buaji's golgappes rant was the only thing. I must have done something completely wrong to be going through this when the two people who are being talked about to get married know the complete truth of the situation and it is actually very embarrassing. I can't even bring myself to look into eyes of Arnav. I mean imagine my favorite chocolate color yet I can't. This is the biggest torture.

"You are right. I think that's why me and Khushi should talk in private to know each other's thoughts about it" I hear Arnav say in a very practical and somber tone. But I'm sure he must be laughing right now in his head.

Payal is about to say something to that but Babuji stops her with his one hand on her shoulder. I see Babuji look at me and I nod, not knowing what else I can do at this moment. I take him to the adjacent room which is mine fortunately.

"I don't want to marry you" I say as soon as we step inside.

A smirk lits up his face as he asks with an indulgent smirk Really?"

Ok this was not true. I want to marry him, so I try another tactic.

"I don't want you to marry me" I hope this clears something.

"What does that mean?"

"That I don't want a charity from you. We both know that you don't love me so there is no need for you to play the knight in shining armor and save the damsel in distress. Actually Shyam has done that exactly by marrying Anjali, saved this damsel from all the distress" I reply confidently.

"I didn't have any idea about Anjali and Shyam. I really don't know why he didn't tell me. I would have supported him if I had known and we all could have been saved from this situation"

"Yeah this situation exactly. You don't have to right any wrong. We both here know that I wasn't too interested to marry Shyam either, so we can stop with this charade and move on with our lives"

"What I meant was that this situation could have been different. It could have been you and me getting married without this unwarranted drama."

My heart leaps in my chest at his words but I gather myself.

"There is no need for you to do all this"

"What do you think I was doing here three hours before the scheduled time sneaking in that room?" his voice is deep and husky.

I never thought about it and frankly even now I am clueless. I shrug my shoulders.

He takes a step towards me crowding my personal space and before I could take a step back he holds me in place by holding my waist. I can smell his masculine scent, feel his body heat radiating out of him. My body breaks in goose bumps at the proximity. I remove his hand and step back but to my astonishment he takes another step in my direction. We continue with our dance till the time my back is met by the cool touch of the wall. He places both his hands on the wall locking me in. His hands are not touching me but still it feels that we are connected head to toe. This is quite an intimate position like those Mills&Boons novels.

"I came here to tell you exactly what you told me" he says bending down to my face level. His breath intermingles with mine and for a moment I don't pay attention to his words but his deep intense eyes awakes me from my stupor and I realize what he just said. I look at him as if to confirm and he nods his head understanding my confusion.

"Yes Khushi, I love you too. I have loved you since the moment I met you"

I push him away hitting him "And you were still letting Shyam marry me, you stupid idiot Raizada"

He grabs both my hands in his one fist holding them behind.

"I thought you wanted to marry him. You said yes to the alliance. What was I supposed to do? I was upset but realized that I can't let you go without taking one chance to tell you how I feel for you"

I try to yank my hands free but it only makes me more close to him. I realize my mistake and stop squirming, trying to make as much distance as possible between us but he pulls me to him, our bodies completely touching now.

"We can stand as closely as we want. We are going to get married in few hours" he smirks victoriously.

"You're forgetting that I haven't agreed yet" I say tilting my chin upwards trying to act superior.

"We can change that in a matter of minutes"

"Oh really? If you think so..." All my words die in my mouth as once again someone stops me from saying it and this time it is none other than Arnav Sinful Raizada with his lips gently moving over mine. He leaves my hands as he cups my face never separating his mouth from mine. My hands instead of pushing him away holds him more securely to myself not in a mood to let go. He lets go off me and asks "So?" I know his question and he surely knows my answer but as he waits for my response I know in my heart of hearts that there was no chance of me ever staying away from him.

Truth be told I would have never said no to him even if he hadn't confessed his love because at the end I know that the heartache on turning away from him would have been much more than my ego or self-esteem whatever it is. So I say what's on my mind for days.

"Yes"

I just barely finish it before his lips meets mine again in a soft but lingering kiss. We separate with our hearts beating fast. I look up at him feeling his heart thumping wildly in his chest under my right palm to find his soft gaze on mine. He caresses my cheek lightly before taking my right hand in his. He places a kiss on my fingertips and takes my hand in his and we start our way to the adjacent room where everyone is waiting for our decision. The decision which is going to change my life, going to give me my forever with the man I've wanted and loved. This day which didn't start on a positive note has now turned into the most unforgettable day. Our journey could have been simple if we had just talked to each other but I don't regret anything about it because this has led me to my Arnav and as they say "Nothing worth having comes easily"

A/N: I hope your all questions have been answered. With this part this TS comes to an end.
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