PART A
Tere bina zindagi se koyi, shikwa. to nahi, shikwa nahi... The distant mobile ring tone made Arnav wake up from his deep slumber. Not to disturb his wife sleep from the ring tone and his movements he kissed kushi forehead and lulled her to sleep. He was still in the process of getting up from the tangled positions they are in, the mobile buzzed again. Chuckling at the taekwando positions his wife makes in sleep and the way she sleeps on him literally, he went to pick up the mobile from his right hand man Aman. Aman and tere bina zindagi song his wife is a unique piece. If Aman or any of the staff of AR hears these weird ring tones that his wife tortures him with they will be in ICU by now.
ASR here he answered
ASR arrangements done as specified, anything more sir
Nothing as of now Aman, just be sure everything is in the same order as I have specified
Hope Bhabhi likes sir a hesitant Aman said and also added wish Bhabhi from my side
What should I wish kushi Aman, do u know why we are celebrating an amused Arnav enquired
No Sir, I don't know for which occasion we are making arrangements, but it should be something important. Certainly it is not your or Bhabhi birthday or your anniversary sir
What the? How can you be so confident Aman, do u really keep dates of our birthdays and anniversary
No sir, I don't keep the records but if it is something on that lines by now Bhabhi would be preparing so many things na said a shy Aman
Will you shut up and do your work Aman? And she is not your Bhabhi, don't call her that
Ok sir but Bhabhi likes her to be called as Bhabhi said Aman and just disconnected the call before Arnav blasts
What the thought Arnav? Did Aman kept the phone on his face; this is all because of his crazy wife that his staff and raizadas too are turning into crazy like her. Thinking of the lady, he turned to see that kushi is still sleeping. She will wake up and turn the bedroom upside down and panics that her morning aarthi is going to be messed up. She will even accuse him that he didn't even wake her when he knows she will be teased again.
Chuckling again for the events which would happen in few minutes' times he rechecked the things he planned for the day. The date is neither their birthdays nor anniversary it is the day on which he first met Kushi - June 6 2011
Recently while going thru some Ad campaign he has seen one quote which has captured his attention
"The clue to everything a man should love and fear in her was there right from the start in the ironic smile that primed and swelled the archery of her full lips. There was pride in that smile and confidence in the set of her fine nose. Without understanding why I knew beyond question that a lot of people would mistake her pride for arrogance and confuse her confidence with impassivity. I didn't make that mistake. My eyes were lost swimming floating free in the shimmering lagoon of her steady even stare. Her eyes were large and spectacularly green. It was the green that trees are in vivid dreams. It was the green that the sea would be if the sea were perfect." - Gregory David Roberts
How true and ironic he thought. He might not have realized in the first instance about their connection but then she always held a prominent place. She is the one who made him do things which he thought he can never do. They might not have realized or theirs is not love at first sight but then he was surely attracted towards her.
For him their relationship started on that day only. He never expressed this before but he want to convey it now. Before year kushi wished him but he neglected that saying it is nonsense kushi, we cant go on celebrating every other day but then he feels now that first meet is the most important meet and his body damn reacted to her when she had fallen in his arms which didn't happen before with anyone. To be honest he checked her, he might not confess to others but it is the truth
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." - C. G. Jung
Yes its true that they had that reaction on day one itself. Now thinking of it after 4 years of their first meet, 3 years after their first marriage and 2.5 years after their real marriage he feels kushi is his mom sent gift. When he bought Shantiavan it was for revenge solely but then he also knows his mom major part of life spent there and it is close to his heart, may be kushi is his mom sent gift to him which he couldn't identify at that moment but now ASR doesn't hesitate to agree that he is passionate lover and want to be best husband.
But then it is also a fact that he is not good at words and doesn't know how to wish or convey. He has this edgy feeling that he will be teased nonstop by Di or even payal who doesn't fear about him now. He knows that but then he cant stop it. He only wished kushi understands what he wants to convey like all the other times before he conveys
Thinking of varied options of how to convey her he went to kushi and woke her up saying kushi it is 8 Am and don't tell me you will be late to puja.
A panic kushi got up in 2 secs and before he can speak something jumped out of the bed and closed the bathroom door. He checked his watch, in exactly 2 mins she will call him for towel and her dress, which happened instantly. He waited for another 15 mins to start the beautiful day.
She came in said Good morning, went back to dressing up without even giving time to listen his good morning. After finishing she came to him just pecked on his right cheek and was about to leave when he stopped
Hey devi maiyya, don't u know Arnavji aarthi late ho jayage. Please leave me we can discuss anything later. And by the way why didn't you go for a jog still, what are you thinking when I came out, are you feeling well? Should I bring sweets, are you feeling dizzy? Do u know payal jiji and kushal (she named payal son as kushi combining her and payal name for which Akash sulked but then agreed) would be waiting for me? Speaking of kushal do you know he called me khoosie yday, by the way arnavji we need to shop for Di wedding, did u adjust your calendar according to it or you forgot Di important day, Di se yaad aaya we both need to go shopping... her tirade went on
A frustrated Arnav though doesn't want to shout on this day has shouted Shut up kushi
Haan hum kyun Shut up aap hi shut up
No one can kill romance like kushi kumar gupta singh raizada he thought. Kushi do u remember what day is today
Haan Arnavji today is June 6, Saturday, hey bhagwan aaj shanivaar hain then we have only 6 more days for Di engagement, and we should really really fasten our arrangements arnavji.
Shut up kushi
Why again hum shut up you only shut up. Hey devi maiyaa you are making me late for pooja, cant you stop talking
Did I talk kushi or rather I should say Did u allow me to talk?
Devi maiyaa here my pooja is getting late and you want to fight because you want to ask who lets whom to talk, Arnavji aap ko koyi kaam nahi hi kya? By the way what are you doing at 8, you should go first and freshen up... I will prepare breakfast and then you should go to office.
Kushi I am not going to office today
Hey devimaiyya what happened are you feeling sick? Arnav singh raizada taking leave casually on a Saturday, crore ka deal ka kya hoga arnavji
Will you stop and listen to me kushi he ordered.
Ok tell me na I don't have much time
Like I don't have work kushi
To kyun nahi karte aap apna work and hume karne dete humara work
First you hinder the work and upar se accuse me you do have work, laad governor ho aap
Kushi do you remember which date is today
Kaha na arnavji today is june 6th Saturday and why are you asking again and again about the date, aapka dimaag theek haina? Memory loss huva kya?
Sulking arnav just left to bathroom because talking to kushi in her tirade of question is nonsencial. He only hoped she will remember what day is today like before year and also wish him. Why can't she understand he can't wish it properly he thought. Just hoping that she will remember atleast during breakfast he went downstairs
Breakfast is sullen affair for him because neither his wife remembers their occasion nor members of the table are interested what he wanted to do. No one even bothered to ask why he is in casuals when today he needs to go to office. Here he is planning the date from a week and there his wife happy playing with kushal and talking nonstop with his Di
Atleast Di is not even bothered what he wants he thought.
If kushi doesn't remember or want to know why he is asking for today's date so particular, he is also not going to convey that he has arranged an outing for both of them in farm house after lunch in her favorite restaurant.
With frustrating mood he left breakfast table half finishing at least expecting his wife to come and ask why he didn't eat? Is he expecting too much? She didn't even come and upar se said a big bye when he went downstairs all ready for the office. He didn't bother to look or say goodbye to her nor answered her call afterwards but went straight to office.
Aman who is not expecting his boss was stunned and everyone panicked. Seeing their reaction he was too much disappointed no one really bothers about him. His sullen mood and temper is going to create ruckus in AR today, he knows that but can't stop it, all thanks to his stubborn little mad wife.
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