Part 9 (Day 3[Part 5])
Arnav got inside the room to see a still sleeping Khushi. Letting out an exhausted sigh, he climbed on the bed beside Khushi. Drowsiness! One of the symptoms of Schizophrenia. Arnav thought as he took Khushi's hand in his. He had surfed about this disease, memorizing all the symptoms and its diagnosis. And one of the symptoms of this disease is drowsiness. And from the day he had brought Khushi back to Raizada Mansion, he had seen her spending most of the time sleeping. But not anymore!
Arnav pulled a sleeping Khushi in sitting position, hugging her.
"Khushi get up, you need to have your dinner" Arnav said, wrapping his arms more firmly around her waist.
Khushi groaned in her sleepy state, not wanting to wake up but unconsciously wrapped her hand around Arnav, making a comfortable position in his arm.
"Khushi get up.." Arnav cleared the tresses form her cheek and planted a soft kiss on her milky skin.
"Hmm...I am sleepy" Khushi wrinkled in his hold.
"But this is not a time to sleep and so you can't sleep. Come on get up, there are so many things you can do. You can cook, you can play, you can sing, you can talk to me, you can tease me, you can fight with me. But before anything you need to have you dinner" Arnav got up from the bed, taking Khushi in his arms.
Descending down the stairs, Arnav took Khushi towards the small dinning table. Making her sit on the small wooden chair, he sat beside her.
"Khushi, sit here I will bring the dinner" Arnav said and saw Khushi open her drowsy eyes to look at him.
Smiling at her, he got up to do as said.
Khushi saw Arnav ji as he laid the dishes one by one on the dining table in front of her. And keeping the last dish on the table, he came and sat beside her.
"Khushi, here is your favorite dish. Aloo and puri" Arnav smiled at Khushi, laying a plate in front of her.
Khushi looked at Arnav ji and then at the dishes in front of her. Her lips parted, as if wanted to ask something but closed it, letting him do whatever he wants.
"Khushi eat.." Arnav gestured at the full plate in front of her.
"Aap?" Khushi asked looking at him.
Taking another plate and placing few puris and aloo sabzi in his plate, he ate a morsel.
"Happy? Now eat"
Khushi nodded her head at him and started eating her food.
Arnav looked at Khushi as she ate her food quietly. He desperately searched for a topic of conversation but found none. He has never started a conversation but never knew that he is impotent to do that. Cursing himself, he ate his food quietly.
Khushi's eyes shot up as he saw Arnav ji immediately got up from his chair.
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you" Arnav apologized immediately as he saw her eyes snap at him.
"I ...It's ok...I just...you suddenly got up...I am sorry.." Khushi dipped her head again, resuming eating.
Arnav looked at Khushi and a sudden bile aroused in him, a vengefulness against all the quite things in the room. The sudden urge to destroy everything. Because they were all quite. Quietness, calmness, peacefulness, he had always loved this words but as he stood today, looking at his wife, all quite and calm, he is unable to define the hatred towards this words.
"I am done" Arnav heard Khushi's voice and looked down at her.
Fisting his palms to control himself he tried to smile at Khushi.
"But I am not done yet" Arnav said and took a covered dish from the table and uncovered in front of Khushi.
"Jalebis" Arnav pushed the bowl under her nose.
Khushi looked at Arnav and then at the bowl in front of her. Lifting her hand she took a jalebi from the bowl.
"Have it.." Arnav encouraged.
Khushi lifted her hand to her mouth and took a bite and immediately started coughing as she swallowed a bite.
Arnav immediately took a glass from the table and made her drink the water.
"Ye...Ye ..kuch... ajeeb hai" Khushi said between coughs.
"Ajeeb? I am sorry..." Arnav apologized.
Khushi looked at Arnav ji. Sorry? For what? And then her eyes landed on the Jalebis, which wasn't golden in color but has turned little brown. Her eyes again moved up to look at Arnav ji.
"You...you made this?" Khushi asked, her eyes moist.
Arnav sat beside her and slowly nodded his head.
"But I ruined it, haven't I? I thought you will like it but again I made you cry" Arnav said, his voice all vulnerable.
"No...it is...it is very nice...I liked it..." Khushi desperately tried to convince him.
Arnav, smiling, shook his head.
"There's no need to lie Khushi. I know it's not good" Arnav tried to get up but Khushi stopped him.
"Arnav ji, jalebi aachi thi. I really liked it" Khushi tried again, not liking that she had made him sad.
Arnav looked at Khushi and the sadness in his eyes was replaced with a glint of mischief.
"You really liked it?" Arnav asked pretending to be sad.
"Yes." Khushi replied.
"But... but...you said it's ajeeb" Arnav continued with the act.
"I really liked it..do you want me to eat all the jalebis?" Khushi asked.
"No, I don't want you to eat those jalebis, I want something else"
"What?"
"Dance" Arnav replied.
"Dance?" Khushi asked confused.
In reply Arnav got up from the chair and extended his hand towards Khushi.
Khushi looked at the extended hand of Arnav ji. With little hesitation she lifted her hand and slowly placed it in Arnav's.
Arnav gave a broad smile and pulled Khushi to stand up.
"I have an old Radio upstairs, in our room. So can I have a dance with you?" Arnav asked and saw Khushi immersed in some thoughts. And after a moment of waiting, he heard her reply.
"Ok..."
With a smile gracing his lips, Arnav took Khushi upstairs, with his hand in her.
They entered the room. Arnav left Khushi's hand and walked towards a small cabinet in one corner of the room. Fishing inside for few moments, he took out a silver box-shaped radio and desperately hoped that it still works. Taking the radio he moved towards Khushi.
"This is the radio my mamma use to listen songs on. " Arnav smiled at Khushi.
Khushi took in the Radio, with black tapes glued to fix it from every corner. Khushi nodded her head in acknowledgment.
"Come" Arnav again took Khushi's hand and directed her towards the balcony.
Arnav placed the Radio on the coffee table as they stood in the balcony under the roof of shining stars. The balcony closed with glass did nothing to hide the serene night view. The sky blended with the darkest of black showered them with the lights of million stars and the moon.
Arnav twisted the round button of the Radio to set the frequency and when the song was loud and clearly heard, he stood up with the satisfactory smile.
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"Khushi, may I?"
Khushi looked at the hand extended towards her. Lifting her hands she placed in his. And Arnav, without wasting a moment pulled her in his arms, guiding her hands to encircle around his neck and wrapped his hands around her waist.
And the soft music which was floating in the cool misty air soon filled with romance and the two soul moved rhythmically with the music.
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Neela aasmaan so gaya
La ra la ra la, la la la la
La ra la ra la, la la ra la ho
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Arnav looked at Khushi's face, her eyes downcast. His hands on her waist pushed her more into his arms.
O ho, ons barse raat bheege honth tharraaye
Dhadkane kuchh kehna chaahe keh nahin paaye
Hawa ka geet madhyam hai
Hawa ka geet madhyam hai
Samay ki chaal bhi kam hai
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Khushi lifted her eyes to look at Arnav ji, who was already looking at her. With the night shimmering at them and the magical words playing its magic on their heart and soul, their eyes danced together. All the sorrows lay forgotten in one corner. Arnav dipped his head and slowly moving towards her petals, he placed his lips on her's.
Khushi's hold on his shoulder tightened, overwhelming her all senses. His lips on her taking away her all senses. Arnav's hand on her waist slowly started creeping up making Khushi's stomach churn up.
O, meri baahon mein sharmate lajaate aise tum aaye
Ki jaise baadlon mein chaand dheere dheere aa jaaye
Yeh tanhaayi yeh main aur tum
Yeh tanhaayi yeh main aur tum
Zameen bhi ho gayi gumsum
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Neela aasmaan so gaya
La ra la ra la, la la ra la
La ra la ra la, la la ra la ho
Neela aasmaan so gaya
Arnav lifted his head, breathless, to look at Khushi's face, all flushed and glowing in the moon light. Unable to control himself, he softly pecked her lips, making her lower her eyes bashfully. Arnav smiled at Khushi's pink face. Khushi, all embarrassed and shy, hide her face in Arnav's chest. Arnav took her in his arms, just standing there, feeling eachother.
As moment tickled by, Arnav felt her all weight on him, making him look at Khushi.
"Khushi? Are you sleepy" Arnav whispered against Khushi's ear.
Khushi just softly hummed in reply.
Pulling away from the hug, Arnav was about to bent to pick her when Khushi stopped him.
"I don't want to go inside, I want to sleep here, under the stars...with Amma and Babuji" Khushi said, half asleep.
"Ok, I am bringing the mattress, you sit here on the chair." Arnav made her sit on the chair and went inside to bring the mattress.
Bringing the mattress, Arnav laid in on the floor and placing two pillows on the mattress, he went towards Khushi.
"Khushi come.." Arnav picked her and took her towards the mattress.
Removing his sippers, he got on the mattress and laid her down and as always Khushi's hand was holding his collar, refraining him to move away. So taking her in his arms, he laid on the mattress.
Khushi moved more into Arnav ji's arms, like a comfortable pillow.
"I want to come back...I want to..."
Arnav's closed eyes jerked open as he heard Khushi's words.
"Khushi?" Arnav looked at Khushi but she was asleep.
Arnav's head hit the pillow again, all exhausted. She was rumbling is sleep.
Khushi moved on Arnav, her legs falling on his thighs, one hand on his waist and the other holding his collar, her head in the crook of his neck.
Arnav secured her close to him and again closed his eyes. A tickle ran down his body as he heard that musical voice. Titling his head down, he placed his palms on her cheek, making her look at him.
"Khushi?"
In reply Khushi giggled again.
"Old radio ...and old song" again giggling she dipped her head to its initial place.
Arnav's heart busted with joy, his lips adorned a beautiful smile with tears shimmering in his eyes.
"She is coming back..."
Arnav buried his face in Khushi's hair and closed his eyes with a content smile still dancing on his lips.
She is coming back!
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