"no, chotey. It is too late. I wont allow you to do this. You are getting engaged today. That's it." Anjali said in a trembling as well as confident voice. Arnav taking hold of her sister's hand "di, listen to me. its not going to happen. Lavanya has already left. And i.." even before he could finish it, Anjali interrupted him asking "what? Lavanya left? Without telling us?"
"hello., lavanyaji." Arnav closed his eyes in order to control his anger. When Anjali continued to talk he left the room, as he know, if he stays there for some more time, he will surely tell something for which he will repent afterwards. 'it is his life. Why can't his family leave it to him?' he thought as he walked past the door.
There he saw her; Standing near the door like a broken doll. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. She looked up at him "Arnav ji." Arnav, completely ignored her and walked past her, as he know that he cannot handle her now. He stormed to the living room only to curse himself, as all confused guest were looking at him curiously. He wanted to be alone; in peace.
"Arnav ji. Please Listen to me." Arnav turned towards her "I told you to leave me alone." Kushi replied "you cannot do this to her..." she stopped as he got hold of her shoulders " what I cannot do? Tell me, kushi kumari gupta. What I cannot do?" kushi looked at him as tears flowed down her cheeks and she got hold of his both wrists as she tried to remove it from her shoulders.
"it hurts when your dreams get broken. Lavanyaji had only one dream. What did she do? She loved you! Is it a big mistake? Why are you doing this to her? You cannot do this to her for the second time." Arnav sighed before he spoke in a calm and steady voice "listen kushi, first time I left her because I didn't understand her well."
"kushi" he placed his hand on her shoulder but she immediately removed it before yelling "how can you do this to her? do you know how it feels, when someone you love, says that they don't have any feelings for you? And you mean nothing to them? Do you know how it hurts?" she began to sob again. He answered her "so this is what your fiance did."
She cursed herself for giving extra information. She then just said "I broke my engagement as I found him not trustworthy. Its over and it doesn't matter now. All that matters is you and lavanyaji. She really loves you." She joined her hands and tears were flowing like waterfalls, she gulped as she said "please accept her."
She looking at him unconvincingly spoke "it is so easy for you know, arnav ji. To break others heart?" he replied "it is not like that. I never meant to hurt her. Believe.." she cut him off by yelling "stop it Arnav ji. First you did that to me and now to Lavanya ji. And you are asking me to trust you?" Arnav gave her his 'what the h' look.
Their missed kiss encounter and the way he said that she meant nothing to him. he closed his eyes as her voice echoed in his mind 'Do you know how it feels, when someone you love, says that they don't have any feelings for you? And you mean nothing to them?' he turned to see kushi walking away from him. he felt breathless as his di's words came to his mind. He said "kushi."
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Arnav sighed as he entered the living room. All guests were left. His eyes were wet. Suddenly he exclaimed "what the" as he noticed Lavanya standing there with all raizada's and gupta's. la said "sorry. Di told me nani has fallen ill." She gave him a pleading look. Anjali got hold of wrist "you both are getting engaged now." "di" he spoke with a voice with which he has never spoken to her.
"so what if you don't love her? She loves you. Marry her. Believe me, you will fall for her." Anjali argued. He gritted his teeth before saying "it will never happen di. iam in love with someone else." He didn't want to confess now as he thought both he and kushi needed sometime. But his di didn't left him any choice. He knows that she will not get convinced until he told her the truth. He mind flew back to what had happened few minutes back.
He said "I didn't ask you this as I know that you will never do this. That's why I kept quiet, even though I knew it will hurt us. But what I didn't realize is that it will hurt Lavanya so much. when I realized it, I broke up." She looked at him for second and then completely through herself in his arms as she sobbed heavily. He didn't expect her to react like this but he made a promise to himself that he will make everything right as he hugged her back.
'shock' was only reaction which was given as response to them. even buaji and mamiji forgot to tell their signature lines. Anjali looked shocked as she couldn't figure out when her brother, whom she thought she knows very well, fell for kushi. She admitted that he is still mystery. "omg! U and asr" Lavanya was first one to speak. "I mean I knew asr that had feelings for you. But I never knew that you too loved him." kushi guiltily looked at la.
She looked at him annoyingly "yes I said that. and you can take your hands off me, as everybody here would have understood that iam right. Thanks for making them understand by behaving live this." He let free and clenched his fist and raised his hand to hit at the table, at the back of kushi. Kushi moved her hand to stop him but it got crushed between table and his fist. "cling."
"kushi"
"ouch"
Arnav took her palm in his hand asked "don't you know that you will get hurt?" she answered him as she withdrew her hands from him and rubbed it to ease the pain "and please don't tell me you don't know that. I didn't wontedly got hurt like you tried to do. I tried to stop you, but as usual got hurt by your anger. Its your mistake, mr. Arnav singh Raizada."
But to her surprise he stopped it in the midway. 'what if she got hurts once again.' This thought stopped him. he know that this girl is driving him crazy and he cannot deny it. To his surprise, actually, he loved it. He turned to look at her eyes. She smiled as she understood why did he stopped in midway. He gave his famous half smile.
But Arnav didn't notice that. he was busily ENGAGED in some other work. Admiring her. His kuhsi. His soon-to-be-wife. His life.
thanks for reading...how was it...hope i didnt bore you😆...
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