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Part- 41

Arnav stirred in his sleep. He felt heat on his face. The usual warmth he had felt before drifting of to sleep was missing. As he tried to open his eyes, piercing light of sun hit his vision making it blur and the hangover profuse. Uttering swear words he tried to cover his eyes with the back of his hand and sat up resting his back on the headboard.

"Wow that's a charged up start for a sunny day" Arnav heard a foreign male voice comment and he tried to open his eyes again to see who it is but his head was pounding like anything not letting his vision work as it should be.

"Here have this black coffee it would help with the hangover and then come out for a brunch." The voice said in a cheerful manner.

Arnav took the mug gratefully and then it hit him "where is Khushi?" he asked almost panicked.

"Don't worry she hasn't fled. She has gone down to get some grocery. You have the coffee. She has instructed me to give it to you as soon you wake up and I don't want to irk her. So have it fast please and come out." The voice spoke in a breath and it held a smile.

'Very pleasant and charming', Arnav thought just like his Khushi'. He smiled and heard the door getting closed indicting that he had left. It was then only he thought 'who it could be?' He seeped his coffee and frowned.

The hot coffee took him out of his painful state and then he looked around the room where he had spent the night.

No doubt its Khushi's room. Blue. Simply furnished and the guitars hung on the wall.

He saw a pair of his clothes resting on the bedside table and he shook his head thinking that she had got his belongings from his hotel also. He went to adjacent bathroom to get freshen up and his face broke into a smile when he saw his entire toiletry arranged neatly for him to use.

**

Arnav came out of the room fresh and well rested. He roamed his eyes around hoping to see somebody. It was a three bedroom apartment, with hall and open kitchen. Not extravagant yet homely.

He saw a guy in the kitchen. His back was towards him. He looked like warming up something on the stove. He was wearing a green t-shirt and black tracks. He was tall and well-built. His hair was little long compare to him. He was humming something shaking his head with the beat. Arnav chuckled silently at his carefree attitude.

Arnav guessed he was the same person who came in his room a while back and walked to him wanting talk and inquire.

**

Sensing his presence the guy turned and Arnav felt a wave of recognition pass through him. His eyes went wide.

Abhi smiled confirming his realization and next moment he got all air knocked out of his lungs as he found himself in a bone-crashing hug and heard wild murmuring like, why it took me so long to guess? Who else it could be? Oh God, I can't believe my eyes. It's you Abhi, it's really you. Gosh!'

Abhi chuckled and said aloud, "Yes it me Arnu Bhai and if you don't leave me this instance then I might faint for short air supply in my lungs."

Arnav left him as soon as he finished. He was smiling but his eyes were moist, he wanted to say something, say so much but his voice left him and he stood there rooted.

At the same time they heard Khushi's unusual cheery voice from door, "Hey Abhi is he up? See whose back?"

Both turned towards the door. A bright smile spread on Abhi's face where Arnav looked shocked and numb seeing Suhashi.

**

Only some time back he was ecstatic seeing Abhi but as he saw the lady in light yellow sari looking at him enquiringly all his memories of last night and all his memories of childhood with this lady came back to him like super fast express.

"Suhashi aunty" he tried to say but nothing came out.

He knew this lady. Beautiful, vibrant, colorful and full of life and smile.

Now look at her the big red bindi was missing, he was so accustomed to see on her temple with the dark red long line of vermilion on her partition. He had only seen her in bright color saris in his childhood and all dressed up always but, as he saw her in the simplest sari, no make-up, no jewelry, still black hair tied in neat bun and only a spaces on eyes, he gulped. All because of his father and Nani.

He closed his eyes. How can this people accept him as part of their life? All his fear and self-loathing came back haunting him back to his darkness.

**

Suhashi didn't need an introduction to recognize Avinash Malik's Son. They have same features and their eyes were so alike.

She saw glimpse of the cyclone on his face raging inside him and also saw her children's serious and apprehensive faces.

She looked down and sighed. When she looked up her eyes fell on Khushal's photo behind Arnav on the wall smiling at her and she felt stronger again. She smiled.

**

"Arnu is that you?"

Arnav's eyes snapped open hearing the affectionate voice and he stared with wide eyes as he saw Suhashi's smiling face before him.

He found himself enveloped in a warm embrace of a mother and heard her say, "I can't believe I am meeting Surbhi's Arnu after so many years. It feels like I am holding her after so long" The voice held so much love and affection that Arnav couldn't believe his luck.

He reciprocated the hug instantly. Feeling the warmth of a mother, he missed and longed for so long. And just like that the ice melted and his fears were gone like he had never had them.

Khushi and Abhi smiled at them and to each other.

**

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