Chapter 18:
Khushi and Aditya is selecting some dresses for Aditya. Khushi picked a maroon sherwani and handed Aditya and pushed him to the trail room for trying out the same. She was looking for more dresses when someone grabbed her hand harshly from behind. Before she could react she was pushed into another trail room. When she recovered from her sudden push she noticed Arnav standing before her with his famous temper. She gulped looking at his face which was clouded with anger. She looked towards the door and noticed that the door is locked.
Khushi: "A... Aap? What r u d.. doing here? Why d.. did u locked the door?" She asked him gaining some courage.
Arnav: "You asking me what i'm doing? What were u doing with that damn Aditya then?" He asked with gritted teeth.
Khushi: "What did i do?" She asked now becoming a little angry with him.
Arnav: "Oh really!! You don't know what u did? Then let me tell u. You were openly flirting with him in front of me." Khushi gasped at this. She became so angry. How could he question her like that? She pushed him forcefully that he took two steps backward.
Khushi: "Yeah! I openly flirted with him in front of u. So what's the problem? I was not flirting with u nor ur brother. I was flirting with my friend. So what's the harm in that? And... If talking friendly with anyone means flirting means then let it be Mr Raizada." She shouted at him making him more angry. He pulled her towards him harshly by her waist.
Arnav: "Don't. Talk. To. Me. Like. That. Khushi. I don't like it if anyone talking with me in that tone. And from when did u started calling me Mr Raizada again Khushi?" He asked her suppressing his already erupted anger. Khushi tried to free herself from him but he only tightened his hold on her waist.
Arnav: "Don't u dare Khushi. Stay calm and don't try to struggle because i'm not gonna leave u soon. Now answer me DAMN IT" Khushi shivered at his anger. She stopped struggling as she knew he will not leave her unless she answered him.
Khushi: "I started calling u Mr Raizada since u started behaving with me as u behaved with the old Khushi Kumari Gupta. Did we ever have a civil conversation with each other? No! Every time we met it will end in heated conversation like now. First try to control ur anger then try to control others Mr Raizada.'' She replied him angrily which only irked Arnav further.
Arnav: "I'm warning u Khushi. Stop talking to me in this tone and stop calling me Mr Raizada. And last but not the least stay away from that Aditya." He warned her in a menacing tone.
Khushi: "I'm asking u again why does it matters to u if i'm talking to Aditya or not?"
Arnav: "It matters to me Damn it!"
Khushi: "Why does it matters?"
Arnav: "It matters because..." He stopped abruptly as he don't know what to say.
Khushi: "Why did u stop? Don't u have answer for that? Or is it incomplete like ur ' What the' ?" She mocked him. Arnav closed him eyes to calm down his anger. He opened his eyes when he regained his calmness.
Arnav: "Whatever it is Khushi stay away from Aditya means stay away from him. THAT'S IT." With that he released his hold on her waist and left her.
Khushi tried to calm her nerves. She seriously doesn't understand this man and his behaviour towards her. Is it impossible to have a civil conversation with him? Is he like this arrogant and violent from his childhood itself? She thought to herself. After she rearranged her dress properly she went out from the trail room.
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Some days passed from there. After that incident both of them didn't meet each other. In fact both of them avoided each other. But today it is impossible for them as it was havan in the Sheesh Mahal. Nani and Anjali strictly told Arnav to stay in the house and not to go from the outside. He doesn't have any choice other than obey them.
Everybody including Khushi entered the Sheesh Mahal. Arnav, Mama and Akash was standing at the door to welcome them. Akash and Payal passes blushing glances at each other. Khushi and Arnav looked at each other and immediately looked away. Anjali was staying in the Sheesh Mahal from past some days. Arnav took a sigh of relief when he gets to know that Aditya is not attending the havan as it is only for relatives.
Soon the pooja got started and everyone was seated for the havan. They were sitting in a square shape where the Raizadas are in one side and the Raichands and Sharmas r in the other side. Khushi is seated facing to Arnav. When the Havan was about to finish everyone folded their hands and closed their eyes. But Arnav was busy in his new phone emailing. Anjali nudged his elbow and gestured him to fold his hand to which he rolled his eyes. He stopped working on his phone but refused to fold his hands as he doesn't believe in all these. Anjali just sighed at him.
Arnav then looked at a praying Khushi. She was wearing a yellow chudidar and her hair is kept open as he liked. He was so lost in her that he was snapped from his lost sense when Anjali shook him to take prasad. Anjali gave him a teasing smile to which he raised his eyebrows innocently. She just nodded her head at him still smiling. He could feel blush creeping up on his cheek. Anjali then walked to Khushi who was busy helping HP in cleaning. She gave the prasad to her smiling. Anjali then walked towards her Nani and Mother in law and discussed something. And they looked back at Khushi and Arnav who was busy in nothing but avoiding each other.
Soon everyone gathered in the living room.
Nani: "So... Next it is sangeet.. I hope everybody is ready with their performances."
Khushi: "Of course Nani ji... I'm eagerly waiting for tomorrow." She told enthusiastically.
Aaradhya: "Yeah... She is practicing for the sangeet from past 1 week to defeat the Raizadas."
Arnav: "It is not possible to defeat the Raizadas Aunty. We r really very tough competitors." He told looking at Khushi whose mouth became a perfect -O- by then.
Khushi: "Oh really... Who is telling this... You itself is enough to win by just standing there and watching simply. I'm damn sure that u will not perform. The Raichands will only win." She declared proudly.
Arnav: "We will see." He smirked at her.
Khushi: "Yeah.."
Arnav: "I'm damn sure that only the Raizadas will win so be ready to be loss."
Khushi: "Khushi Raichand doesn't know the meaning of 'loss' Mr. Raizada. So i will not be defeated."
Arnav: "The same goes here Khushi. And if i win? What will u do?"
Khushi: "There is no question arises when i will not loss. Then also i will tell u that if u win, which will never happen... I'm ready to do what ever u say." She promised him.
Arnav: "Deal?"
Khushi: "Deal." She accepted his challenge. "And what if u loss?" He smirked hearing her question.
Arnav: "I will do whatever u say."
With that both of them turned towards their family. But by then no one was not there. They left long back sensing these two fighting. Both looked at each other and glared at each other.
To be continued...
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