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OS: Can't Let You Go
As much as she wanted to accept him as her husband now and forever, the truth was their contract was up. Six months had gone by and while these six months had been a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs she felt herself leaving remembering the happier times with him more then the sad. Her heart pained to think that just when things were starting to come together for them they had to part ways. But this was inevitable and she shouldn't have expected anything more. After all her husband was Arnav Singh Raizada, the ruthless businessman, and if a contract was up that meant is was up. No second chances.
To get an excuse to leave since he had given her so much trouble last time she had told him that buaji was sick and she would be needing to go home. She packed her bags and said goodbye to everyone teary eyed knowing it might be the last time she saw them all.
Arnav went to drop her and while he insisted that he stay and check on buaji, Khushi said it was late and buaji was probably sleeping so Arnav left reluctantly.
The next morning Khushi woke up and went to shower. She had taken off her mangalsutar and removed sindoor from her forehead. When she came out with a towel on her head she found buaji in her room rummaging through her bag.
Buaji: Hai titalya, yeh kitni achi sari hai, she said picking up the red sari Arnav had gifted her. Kisne di? Arnav babua ne? She asked her smiling.
Khushi nodded yes nervously trying to take the sari from buaji and put it away.
Buaji: Aray rakh kahan rahi ho? Waisay bhi aaj Teej hai, tumne Arnav babu ke liye vrath rakha hai aur woh ayngay bhi sham ko..tumhe yeh pehna dekhengay toh khush hongay..
Khushi: Buaji humein nahi pehen ni.
Buaji: Aray kyun Sankadevi.
Khushi: Humein pasand nahi.
Buaji: Bilkul paglagayi hai, itni achi sari hai aur hum kehdeti hai bas, tum yehi pehenogi warna hum naraz ho jayenagy.
Khushi: Acha theek hai hum pehen letey hain.
Buaji left satisfied and Khushi got ready wearing her sari. She looked at the mangalsutar and sindoor on her dressing table and wondered if she should even put these on now. Even though he was no longer her husband legally but she had accepted him in her heart and therefore had still kept the Teej fast for him. As she was still stuck in her dilemma she heard a knock at the front door.
Outside she heard Buaji talking loudly.
Buaji: Araybabua tum itni jaldi agaye, humey lagay raat ko aaogay.
Arnav didnt know what to say to her. All he knew was that last night without Khushi had been torture for him and he missed her so much. He just had to see her first thing this morning so he lied and told everyone at home he was going for a meeting and came to meet her.
Arnav: Woh buaji main apki tabiyat poochne agaya..kaisi hai aap? He asked while looking around for Khushi.
Buaji: Aray humein kya hua hai hum toh bilkul theek hai she answered confused..and saw him looking for khushi.
Buaji: Babua jao, Khushi apne kamre main hi hai.
Khushi heard Arnav coming into the room and got up flustered not knowing what to do. Her hair was still untied and falling on the side of her shoulder.
Arnav opened the door into the room and was left mesmerized with the view. Khushi was wearing the red sari he had gifted her and her face was glowing. His eyes fell on her sindoor-less maang and the mangalsutar that lay on the dressing table.
He came to stand in front of Khushi and picked up the mangalsutar from the table.
Arnav: Why did you take this off? He asked her with a tinge of anger and pain.
Khushi: Ab aap humaray pati nahi hai, toh humein yeh pehen ki zaroorat nahi hai.
Arnav: Acha main tumharay pati nahi hoon? Yeh kis ne kaha?
Khushi: Kisne kaha kya matlab? Humara contract khatam hogaya hai aur ab hum apki patni nahi hain.
Arnav: Acha toh phir meri di hui sari kyun pehni hai tumne Khushi kumari gupta singh raizada
Khushi looked away from his piercing gaze: Sirf khushi kumari gupta..aur woh hum nahi pehen rahay they buaji ne kaha.
Just then Buaji yelled from outside
Buaji: Babua tum Khushi ka vrath todne tak rukogay na?
Arnav turned around and looked at Khushi smirking.
Arnav: Vrath? Toh yeh tumne apne kaunse pati ke liye rakha hai Khushi kumari Gupta...? He said tauntingly.
Khushi didnt know what to say: Woh...hum...
Arnav took the mangalsutar and put it around khushi's neck and kissed her cheek softly. Then he took the sindoor from the box and filled her maang.
Arnav: Main sirf tumhara vrath todvauaga nahi balke humesha ke liye apni patni banakar hi rahoonga, samjhi tum? Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada he said as he pulled her closer, tilted her chin and this time sealed the promise with a kiss on her lips.
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