His Journey Towards Euphoria#4 Link to thread 5 on PG 1 - Page 11

Part 32

This update is dedicated to Craziville for getting it correct what Ebu's "Aaa" meant😉 and also for always leaving beautiful comments.

"Ebu? Do you have any idea how confused I am?" Khushi asked, wondering, with Ebu cuddled to her chest. "Do I love him? I... love him?" Keeping Abeer on the bed, she supported herself on her elbow and looked down at Ebu. "What do you think?"

Ebu just stared in his Mother's eyes.

Khushi looked down at Ebu. Arnav ji had left to office but now is refusing to leave her mind. All she could think about is him. His half smile, his soulful eyes, his hand which always search for hers in sleep. Nani's conversation has helped her to understand him better. Everytime he warned her to not leave him, it was his fear speaking. Everytime he berated her, it was his need for her. Khushi smiled. He needs her. She can't help but pride that. Arnav Singh Raizada needs her, wants her in his life. Does he love her? If at all he loves her, he will not tell her, she knows that much about him.

She touched her lips. His kiss, ... as if whisking a new life in her. His touches taking her to an entire new world, more beautiful, more alluring. His presence ...

Khushi lifted her eyes to look around the room. A sudden void settled in her heart. She was missing him?

"Aaa... Bu!!"

Khushi looked at Ebu. Her hand lifted to clasp her mouth and she sat straight on the bed.

"Ebu, what happened?!" Taking him on her lap, she wiped his face with her dupatta. His face was all red with the crying. "Shh..shhh...What happened? Tell me.." her eyes brimmed with tears as she saw him crying like this for the first time.

"Bu...Aaa... Bu..." He smacked his small fist on her chest.

"Ebu, kya hua? Are you angry with me, baby?" Khushi caressed his forehead but he wrestled out of her arms and crawling away from her, he went inside the blanket, covering himself.

Khushi stared at him confused.

"Ebu?" She moved close to him and pulled the blanket off him. But he again went inside the blanket. "Uffo...What happened to you?" Taking the whole blanket, she kept it aside and saw him lying there like a small turtle. She too laid there and looked at him.

"Kya hua, Ebu?" She asked softly but he kept his face buried in the mattress. "Are you mad at me? Tell me what I did. Look at me please.." Khushi pleaded but got the same treatment. "Ebu?"

Abeer lifted his head to look at his Mother, his eyes brimming with fat tears. Inching closer to his Mother, he clung to her neck and pecked her lips several times.

"Aaa ... Bu... Aaa... Bu... Aaa..." he shook his head horizontally, trying to say something.

Taking him, she sat on the bed.

"What? What happened... Tell me..." Khushi wiped his face and tried to understand him. "Ebu wants something? What is that Ebu wants? Tell me... Don't cry please..."

"Aaa ... Aaa... Mmmaaa..."

Khushi's wide eyes just stared at him.

"What? What did you say?"

"Aaa ...Mmmaaa..."

Fat tears rolled down her cheek as she heard him.

"Amma... you said Amma?" her voice chocked. She cuddled him to her chest. "You said Amma..." The happiness in her heart came out in the form of tears. She pulled away to look at him as uncontrollable tears flowed down freely. She giggled threw her tears. "You... You where mad at me because I was not playing with you ... because I wasn't paying attention to you?" Khushi asked as she deduced the reason of his angry tears and wailing.

"Bu...Aaa...Bu..." he again cuddled to her chest.

Khushi smiled at him and embraced him more.

"I know ... Ebu and Amma... Amma and Ebu ... But Papa is too there... Don't you want him with us? Don't you want him to play with you? You want right?"

"Bu... Bu..." Abeer poured in agreement.

"I was thinking about him Ebu..." Khushi patted his back and smiled at him. She was thinking about him. Khushi's eyes opened wide. "I was thinking about him? I was thinking about him, Ebu? I was! First sign. I got the first sign. I got the first sign of love, Ebu." She got up from the bed and twirled with him. "I am so happy today! We should celebrate this, right? Jalebis, we will make jalebis..." and with that she ran out of the room.

It was evening and Khushi looked outside through the glass door. It was raining cats and dog. Seems like the sky had burst open. She had always enjoyed rains but today something was missing. She looked at Ebu in her arms and then at the jalebis on the dining table. Nothing was working today. She looked at the phone on the table.

Walking towards the table, she picked the phone and dialed a number.

"Arnav ji?"

"Khushi? What happened?" He asked, concerned as he noticed the sad tone in her voice.

"Arnav ji, when are you coming home?" Khushi asked.

"Khushi..." Arnav sat on his chair and rubbed his closed eyes. "Khushi, its raining heavily and there is a traffic jam due to some accident, so I don't think I can make it to home. Aman told even if we go out, we will be stuck in the traffic."

A sadness enveloped her heart immediately as she heard that.

"It's ... It's ok, Arnav ji. Don't worry. Don't go out, ok. Stay at office. You are right, its raining, you should not come out in this rain..." Khushi tried to smile but the smile refused to appear.

"Take care of yourself, Khushi. Lock the door and windows, have your dinner and sleep? Do not worry. Keep the lights ON and sleep, you are afraid of darkness, aren't you?"

Khushi nodded with her eyes brimming with tears again. She was missing him.

"You also take care of yourself. Have your dinner in the canteen. And sleep on the couch in your cabin, its quiet big, you can sleep there." Khushi said through her chocked throat.

"Good night, Khushi..." Arnav smiled looking at the sofa. She was right, the sofa was big, but not for him.

"Good night, Arnav ji.." Khushi wished back and kept the phone.

"Baarish aaj hi hona tha." Khushi muttered, annoyed. "There was so many things I wanted to tell him today. I had also made sugar free jalebis for him, but all in vain. He is not coming tonight. Accident aaj hi hona tha... Traffic jam aaj hi hona tha..." Khushi sobbed softly and lay on the bed with a sleeping Ebu. "I hate rains now!"

She closed her eyes, trying to induce some sleep but opened her eyes immediately and stared at the wall ahead. An uneasiness settled inside her, refusing to let go. She wiped her tears which were also stubbornly refusing to dry. She got up from the bed and paced the length and breadth of the room.

"I am missing him.." Khushi sobbed. "Second sign..." she stiffed. "I hate this second sign..." she caught hold of a vase, ready to throw it but kept it back with a sigh. Again going back to the bed, she laid there and caught hold of her locket. She opened the heart shape locket to look at the tiny picture of Arnav ji and Ebu.

Khushi was staring at the picture when she heard her phone beep. She looked at her phone lying on the bedside table. Lifting her hand, she took the phone. There was a new mail. Bringing the phone to her eye level, she opened the mail.

"Are you asleep?"

Khushi looked at the sender's name and a smile made its way to her lips.

"No." Khushi replied.

"Why?" Arnav asked.

"I am not sleepy. What are you doing?"Khushi asked.

"I am trying to get comfortable on your big couch."

Khushi giggled.

"Are you comfortable now?"

"Very much."

Khushi again giggled imagining him getting comfortable on the couch.

"It's raining heavily"

"I know. You are not scared, are you?"

Khushi looked at the locket.

"No."

"Good. Don't be afraid, your Ebu is there with you"

Khushi turned to her left and looked at Ebu.

"Yes. He is sleeping. You know what happened today?" Khushi grinned, barely containing her happiness.

"How will I know? You tell me.."

"Today Ebu called me Amma."

"Accha? That's good."

"Only good? I am so happy today. He called me Amma. Ebu called me Amma."

Arnav smiled. Knowing how much she loves Ebu, he can imagine how happy she will be.

"Don't you want to sleep?"

The smile vanished from her face.

"NO." she typed immediately.

"You should sleep, Khushi. It's really late now."

"NO.."

Khushi waited for his reply, but it didn't came.

"Arnav ji, are you there?"

"Arnav ji?"

"Arnav ji?"

Khushi almost dropped the phone as it started vibrating in her hand.

"Arnav ji?" Khushi said.

"Yes, me. Now sleep. I am there with you... " Arnav said in the phone.

Khushi held the phone near her ear and closed her eyes. His silence traveling from the other side and soothing her to sleep.

Arnav heard her soft snoring and held the phone tightly near his ear and closed his eyes. Her soft musical breathing lulling him to sleep.

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