SS:Until You Are Mine, part2, pg3 - Page 2

\\// Until You Are Mine \\//

The bell echoed in the Raizada mansion. HP opened the door to find a young petite figure standing with her back towards him. He saw 3 to 4 luggages beside the woman. He scratched his head and frowned thinking who is this stranger. He cleared his throat.

"Ahem...ji aap kaun?"

Khushi had her hand crossed and the other on her chin, she was thinking how to approach everyone in the house. Meaning that she didn't want anyone knowing about her intention of getting Arnav back. What if they don't accept that I love him?...What if they don't see me as Arnav's lover?...what if they just see me as his good friend?..what if...She was immersed in her questions. She was startled when she heard the voice from behind. She turned instantly and gave a nervous smile.

She gulped and spoke up with a bit of courage,"Ji...ji woh main...main Khushi?...umm..main Khushi Gupta hoon...kya Maa ji ghar pe hai?" She gulped again as she questioned.

HP nodded and answered her,"Ji...aap zara yahaan teheriye. Main malkin ko bulakar aata hoon...", he left Khushi at the door step where Khushi became more nervous and anxious.

HP entered Naani's room, he saw Naani was talking with Malkin.

"Malkin...ji woh darasal darwase pe koi aaya hai. Koi...koi larki aaya hai...uske saath kuch samaan bhi hai...woh aapse milne aaya hai."

"Ek larki aayi hai?...mujhse milne kaun aa sakta hai?...hmmm..accha tum chalo main aati hoon."

HP reached the door again and told her that she is on her way. Khushi felt a sweat trickle down her cheek, she wiped it fast and got more nervous when she heard that she is on her way. She had her gaze down and was staring at the ground thinking what to say when she came...umm...Maa ji...kaise hain aap?...nahin nahin..umm..namaste Maa ji...kaise hai aap?...umm um..

''Ji...kahiye?..main Mrs.Raizada hoon...aap mujhse milne aayi hai?'', she asked Khushi.

Khushi looked up at once and gave a nervous smile, ''Ji..namaste Nirmala Chachi...kya aapne mujhe pehechana?...main Khushi hoon!''.

Nirmala was startled when she saw that it was none other than Khushi! She was suprised seeing her here. She hugged Khushi and kissed her inconsiderably. Khushi felt way less nervous and rather more delighted that she came to Mumbai. Nirmala broke the hug and made her come in and made her sit in the living room. Khushi had a big smile and became relaxed.

''Beti...tum yahaan kaise aa gaye bina bataye?...main janti thi ke tum aaoge kuch hafte ke baad..lekin itni jaldi?..hehe...yeh maine nahin umeed ki thi. Par accha hua ke tum aa gayi...mujhe aur meri Maa ko ek saathi mil gaayi. Aur batao...kaisi ho tum?..aur ghar ke sab log kaise hai?'', she questioned one after another.

Khushi laughed and answered, ''Hehe...ghar ke sab log acche hai aur main bhi thik hoon. Main darasal aa jati dau hafte ke baad par main apne aapko rok nahi paayi...mujhe Mumbai aana tha aur aap sab se milna tha na?...Naani se, aap se...Uncle ji ko, Anjali di aur...aur..um..toh iss liye...'' she got nervous what if she mentioned Arnav's name?...they would think that something is up...

''Accha hua!...accha hum yeh sab baatein toh baad mein toh kar sakte hai..abhi ke liye tum mu haath dholo aur isske baad tumhein khana bhi toh hai!...accha hua ke tum iss waqt aayi..humne abhi tak lunch nahi ki...toh ab hum ek saath kha sakte hai..thik hai?..jao..'', Nirmala spoke with a big smile.

HP already had taken Khushi's luggages in the guest room which was upstairs near Arnav's room. Khushi squealed out of her excitement when she saw that her room was just nex to Arnav's. She was doing the victory dance in the hallway but stopped when she saw HP was staring at her wierdly. She stopped at once and entered her room and shut the door. She leaned against her door and slid down on the floor out of embarassment. What was I doing?...Oh God...I am definitely not going succeed in my plan. Uff..main bhi na!..and she hit her head because of her foolishness. She got up and ran to the washroom to freshen up. She had changed into a pink salwar suit and had taken a quick shower. Her hair was still wet, so she wrapped a towel around her hair and made it like a small bun out of it. She went downstairs and picked up the phone that was in the living room and dialed her home number.

''Papa ji?!...main Khushi!...main pahonch gayi Mumbai. Main Anand Chachu ke ghar se bol rahi hoon...just then Nirmala came beside Khushi and signaled her to give the phone to her. Khushi nodded as she gave a smile, Ji...aap Mama ko dijiye...Nirmala Chachi baat karna chahti hai...main aapke saath baad mein baat karlungi...think hai..Mama ko bhi kahe dena!...thik hai..Nirmala took over the phone and began chattering away with Khushi's mom.

Khushi smiled as she saw Nirmala immerse herself in the conversation with her mom and chuckled just seeing the sight. Her mom and Nirmala became very good friends when they were introduced to each other through their husbands. Anand who is Arnav's dad and Khushi's dad Shashi were childhood friends. They did everything together and so did their wives. But time changes for everyone. Anand decided to do business but not in Punjab, so he moved to Mumbai with his family where as Shashi stayed in Punjab and he is a pilot. Over the years, everyone became busy with their lives but this did not stop the two best friends from seeing each other. Every year the families would get together in their village where they both bought a mansion only for themselves and would spend every summer there only.

Khushi left Nirmala on her own and left to go greet Naani ji. Naani ji was one of her favourite people. She just adored her and its only Naani who can tell what is going on in Khushi's head. She can tell what is wrong with her even if she doen't express her feelings to anyone. Naani was reading her bhagavad gita, well actually it seemed like she was reading it but when Khushi got closer, she saw that she was fast asleep. Khushi smiled seeing the sight and sighed nodding her head. Naani had her specs on her, so Khushi took the specs off slow and easy and placed it on the small night table beside the bed. Then she took the gita from her hand and placed it on the table. She took the blanket that was near her her feet and placed it on her. Khushi kissed her forehead and whispered, ''Main aapse milne baad mein aajaungi...'' and left the room.

As she came out of the room, she saw that Nirmala Chachi was still on the phone. So she decided that by the time she was done talking on the phone, she will go dry her hair. She headed upstairs and was entering her room when she stopped in her tracks. She stuck her head out and tried to peep into the next room. She looked to the right and left of the hallway to see if anyone else was around, not like before where HP was...ughh...She shrugged off the thought and stepped into his room slowly on her tippy toes. As soon ashe entered, the only thing that she felt was the scent...the scent of his cologne. Issh...this is the fragrance that intoxicated her whenever he was nearby...since the odour was still in the room, it meant that it wasn't long before he left...She checked around the room, it was a spacious room filled with only his pictures. She observed each picture with admiration. Most of his portraits were based on the emotions that displayed in his eyes...some pictures showed anger, guilt and others well..lets just say not romantic. She looked at the round gigantic bed that was in the middle of the room. She imagined herself with Arnav, where he cuddled with her in bed...This is his room...or shall I say OUR room?...she bit her bottom lip and blushed thinking of the thought and then hit herself on the forehead. Why am I already imagining about this without even taking my first step. I first have to initiate my plan and ONLY then I can proceed...She stopped herself from thinking further and walked away from there quickly as possible. She went into her room and took off the towel that was wrapped around her hair and stood in front of the mirror.

'', she told herself. She dried her hair and sat herself in front of the dressing table. She looked into the mirror and said, ''Day One...my first step to initiate my plan...'' she grabbed her bag that was near the dressing table and placed it on her lap. She dug into it and took out a book. She was about to open the book when she heard Nirmala call out her name. She closed her eyes for a moment and opened to look at the mirror and said, ''I guess this will have to wait for a little while...'' She placed the bag on the seat and the book on the dressing table that read ''HOW TO WIN BACK YOU EX.''

By the time she was done reading the first chapter, she felt fresh for some odd reason. Perhaps because now she got the answers to her questions that were giving her a headache.

"Now I can honestly put my plan in action...this should work...", she asked herself as she looked at the mirror.

She went to her bag to find her cell phone so that she can charge it. Her phone was literally dead, once she plugged it in she sees the time flashing on the screen of her cell phone. It read 7 pm. Khushi's eyes grew big and her mouth formed a big O.

"Shoot!..shoot shoot!...he's already on his way home...he should be reaching anytime now...what should I do?!" Khushi exclaimed when she heard Nirmala calls her.

"Aaayi!!!...", she answered nervously.

She put away the book underneath her pillow and headed downstairs slowly. She looked from left to right and then center to see if he was present. Luckily he wasn't here just yet, she felt way too nervous just thinking about putting her plan in action that deals with him! Nirmala and Nani was watching their serial Saathiya and were asking me to join them. Nani patted the seat beside her and gave a smile. Khushi gave a nervous smile back, she sat down beside Nani. Just as she sat down, the bell rings. Khushi jumped hearing the bell and this didn't go unnoticed by Nani and Nirmala. Nani knew why Khushi was behaving like that but Nirmala was a bit confused and concerned.

"Khushi beti...kya hua?...tum thik toh ho na?" Nirmala asked with a concerned face.

Nani smirks when Khushi looked baffled and nervous at the questions that Nirmala was asking. Nani understood that she was in a dilemma and helped her out.

"Kuch nahin hua hai Khushi ko...woh darasal tv dekh raha tha...aur woh bas thoda chokh gaya tha jab woh ghanti baaji...she turned to look at Khushi..she was hoping to get an answer back for support. Khushi gave a faint smile and nodded...dekha?...bas...thoda chokh gaya..", Nani smirked again seeing Khushi's terrible condition.

HP had gone to answer the door, Khushi on the other hand saw from the corner of her eye that HP had gone to open the door. She tried to ignore that and focused on watching tv, but to her unfortunate luck, that wasn't helping at all. Her gaze kept trailing off to the door. Nani placed her hand on top of Khushi's hand to calm her down. Khushi gave a faint smile again when soon enough that disappeared. She heard his voice!

He was walking in with his black leather briefcase, he mumbled to HP to give him green tea. Khushi by this time had shut her eyes and was holding onto Nani's hand very tight for comfort. Nani wanted to burst out of laughter but couldn't. She was trying to hold it in with a loot of difficulty.

He was approaching the staircase as he spoke, "Heyy Maa!..heyy Nani..."

Nirmala smiled, "Hello beta..tum chai peena chahte ho?..main bana deti hoon...tum baitho mein lekar aati hoon"

Arnav halted to look at his Maa and Nani and smiled back, "Nahin Maa, that's not needed. Maine HP se kahe diya hai...Woh la dega mere liye''

''Kuch der ke liye tu baith humare saath, humesha kaam kaam aur kaam'', Nani complained. She felt Khushi tighten her grip on Nani more.

Arnav was still walking as he spoke, ''Main aa raha hoon, bas fresh hoke aa jata hoon...'' He looked back with a smile when he headed upstairs. He turned around to go when he halted. He saw someone...a young woman...but who?..its only Naani and Maa sitting in the living room, who else is there? He turns around slowly and then turns back around. Was that Khushi?! Arnav goes back down the stairs to confirm what he saw and Lord behold he saw Khushi.

''Khushi?!...tum?..yahaan?'', Arnav asked as he was really surprised seeing her there.

Khushi who had her eyes shut for the past 2 minutes opened them slowly. Her eyes met with his, she gulped when she saw him stand right in front of him.