Arshi SS: Memories AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON PG: 16

Why is it aarav singh raizada at the end??!!"

Index

Chapter 1

"How is she Doctor?"

Doctor looked at the tensed boy before him and said, "Don't worry young man! She is fine!"

"Can we meet her?" a cracked broken female voice asked and the doctor nodded and they all rushed in.

"Bua!" Aarav and Arushi ran to their bua who was lying on the bed.

"I'm fine! Don't worry my angels!" Anjali said smiling as she sat on the bed.

Akash and Payal walked in and hugged Anjali. "Di we're so worried!"

Anjali smiled and said, "Arrey, I'm totally fine!" She turned to Aarav, "Hearing the news of accident you took the next flight huh? Aarav, it was a minor accident and see, I'm totally fine! You should have stayed at hostel and studied for your exams. Its starting next week na? And you are..."

"Bua, bua, relax!" Aarav said smiling. He held her hand and said, "Minor or major, you're very important to me. How can you suppose me to stay at hostel in peace when my bua is lying in hospital bed?"

Anjali smiled through her tears and cupping his cheek said,
"You're so like your father! Chotte bhi aise hi baat karte dhe."

"After all I'm his son!" Aarav said smiling.

"And what about me?" Arushi said pouting her lips.

"You're like your mother! Sankadevi!" Payal said caressing Arushi's hair.

Everyone had a good laugh.

"What happened next mami?"

Arushi asked without blinking her eyes.

"Nekxt! Arrey humare Arnav bitwa tho phatti sadi ko raat bhar kaam karwaaya! Vo kya kahewat hai? Teep wreting!"(Next! Arnav bitwa made Phatti sadi work whole night. What do we say? Yeah, teep wreting!"

"Type writing mamiji!" Aarav sang as he came inside the room.

"Arrey wahi, wahi! Type Writing!"

"And she did that?" Arushi asked with her eyes wide.

"Hello hi bye bye, aur nahi to kya? Raat bhar jaagke vo puri kiya aur subah yaha leke aaya!"(Of course! She sat awake for the whole night and completed the work and brought it here the next morning!)

"Oh, that was bad!" Arushi cried.

"What's going on here?"

Aarav, Mami and Arushi turned to the door hearing the voice.

Payal walked in and said, "Aashi (Arushi) didn't I ask you to sleep?"

Arushi pouted her lips and said, "Par maasi, let me hear the story!"

"Story? Is this the age to hear bed time story? You're 18 year old!" Payal said narrowing her eyes.

"If the bedtime story is on your parents, then we don't have an age limit for that! Right Aashi?" Aarav said and Arushi nodded her head happily.

Payal smiled and said, "Ok fine! But it's too late now!"

"Maasi, just ten minutes! Pakka! Mami, complete the story!" Arushi chirped.

"Arushi! How many times have I asked you not to call her that? She is elder to you!" Payal said crossly.

"Hello hi bye bye, khoon bhari taang! I'm not old! Samjheo? You childrens, calls me Mami!" (Hey Khoon bhari taang, I'm not old, okay? You kids, call me mami!)

Aarav and Arushi nodded their heads and Payal rolled her eyes and walked away.

"Aarav, when are you returning?" Anjali asked at breakfast table.

2 days have passed since she had a small accident and Aarav coming to India.

"Bua, why are you hell bent in sending me to hostel?" Aarav asked with a pout. Aashi giggled and said, "Bhai, looks like they want to get rid of you and use your room for their kitty parties!"

"WHAT?" Aarav screamed and looked at Anjali, "Bua! You does that!" Anjali nodded her head in a no and said, "No Aarav, this girl is joking! Arushi, shut up and eat your food!"

Arushi giggled and dived into her paratha.

"Anyway Bua, I'll be going tomorrow! But after my exams, I will be here for a month!" Aarav said after finishing his food.

"A MONTH!" Arushi screamed in delight, "WOW BHAI! YOU'LL BE HERE FOR A MONTH! WE'LL ROCK BHAI!"

Aarav smiled and Arushi continued, "We all can go for a family trip! And we'll have loads and loads and loads and loads and..."

"FUN!" Aarav completed in irritation

Arushi pouted her lips

"Why do you pout so much?" Aarav asked in irritation.

"Manufacturing defect Aarav! Your mother used to do that!" Payal said and everyone roared into laughter.

"May I know the reason for this laugh?"

"Urrgh!" Aarav groaned in irritation hearing that voice.

Arushi leapt on her feet and screamed at the top of her voice that everyone had to close their ears to prevent it from any damage.

"NNNIIIKKKIII"

And she ran into the arms of Nikki a.k.a Nikhil Kishore or Jr. NK.

"Hey ladoo whats up!"

"NK, Don't. Call. Me. That!" Aarav said in a low dangerous tone.

"But why?" NK asked with a pout and said, "Aren't you the same guy who sneaked into the kitchen at midnight to eat ladoos?"

"NK!" Aarav shouted and NK ran to Anjali and hid behind her and cried, "OMG, Bua, save me from this monster!"

Anjali smacked his head and said, "You kids are growing naughtier!"

Two days passed with his family and now he is sitting on his flight to London.

His lips curved into a smile recalling the antics of his cute little sister which so reminded him of his mother. She is an exact replica of her. The way she smiles, talks and walks, she is a mini KKGSR! The only thing that makes the family remind of her father is her diabetes.

How does it matter if she can't remind them of ASR? He is there na? ASR jr! An exact replica of Arnav Singh Raizada. His ever famous temper, his dressing sense, walks and talks everything resembles him, his father!

He looked at his wrist to see the orange-red thread that Arushi had tied him for last raksha bandan.

His mind drifted to flashbacks.

A 6 year old Aarav ran to his father and demanded, "Papa, give me that red thread!"

"Which thread?" His father asked.

"The red thread which bua tied to you this morning! When I asked her, she told she made only three - for you, Akki chachu (Akash chachu) and NK chachu. I also need one!"

Arnav smiled and lifted his son and made him sit on his lap.

Ruffling the boy's hair, he said, "Aarav, this is not an ordinary thread! This is rakhi!"

"Rakhi? What is that?"

"Rakhi is a very precious thread that every sister tie to her brother on raksha bandan! Do you know what raksha bandan is?"

Aarav nodded a no.

"Raksha bandan is celebration of a great bond - the bond between a brother and sister. To honour this day, every sister in this world tie rakhi to their brothers. Today is raksha bandan, and it was rakhi that your bua tied to me and your chachus today!"

Aarav looked down at him and asked in delight, "That means, every year Aashi will tie one to me?" He then looked at his two year old sister who is sleeping on the bed.

"Of course! When she grow up, she will make a rakhi with her own hands and will tie to you!" Arnav said.

"WOW!" Aarav cried in delight and he jumped from Arnav's lap and ran towards a sleepy Arushi.

He climbed on the bed and kissed her soft cheek and whispered, "Grow up Aashi, and tie rakhi to me!" He kissed her again and said, "I love you sissy!"

Arnav smiled at the scene.

Chapter 2

"Haww...too bad dude! You didn't even call me once during these three days! Do you know how much I was worried? I was calling and calling and calling but you...either switched off or not reachable or not interested in taking calls! You forgot me Aarav!"

Viren complained like a child.

"Viren, stop whining like a girl! Do you know, you and Jeevika are perfect with each other. You act like a girl, while she is a complete tomboy!"

"AARAV! YOU'RE SO MEAN!"

Aarav rolled his eyes on Viren's scream and buried himself in the books saying, "Let me study! Don't pester me!"

Viren snatched his book and threw it to the bed.

"What the!" Aarav exclaimed (like his father)

"Keep your what the aside and tell me how Anjali bua is!"

"She is fine! Just had a small accident!" Aarav said.

Viren nodded and said, "How's NK?"

Aarav glared at Viren and Viren chuckled and said, "Ok okay, I know I should not ask about him, especially to you! But tell me why you hate him so much!"

"I don't hate him! I dislike him!"

Viren chuckled and replied, "Well, I don't find any difference between hate and dislike, but tell me why you dislike him!"

Aarav said in irritation, "I have said that to you Viren, a numerous times!"

"But I love to hear that story of yours! Tell na!" Viren said.

Aarav sighed and recalled that tragic incident.

"NK Chachu! When did you come?" a 7 year old Aarav cried happily as he hugged his chachu.

"Just now my boy!" NK said patting his head.

"Aarav, this is for you!" Lavanya said handing a packet for him.

"Thank you chachi!" Aarav said and held the packet.

Aarav opened it and squealed, "LADOO! Lavanya chachi thanks a lot! I LOVE YOU!"

Lavanya smiled and kissed his cheek and said, "You're welcome my boy!"

NK pouted his lips and said, "Lav, you kissed him! From morning I'm trying to get a kiss from you and you didn't give me!"

"NK!" Lavanya whispered furiously as the family roared into laughter seeing Lavanya's blushing face.

But Aarav was not even noticing all these. He was so immersed into his ladoos that he didn't even see his NK chachu's 3 year old son, Nikhil coming.

Nikhil ran to his mother and she lifted him in her arms. He gave her a kiss and was about to say something when he saw his brother gobbling the ladoos.

He burst into laughter and said, "Bhai, you love ladoo so much?"

Aarav looked at him with his mouthful of ladoo and nodded.

Nikki giggled and said, "I will call you Ladoo! Ladoo suits you more!"

Aarav somehow gulped down the whole ladoo and screamed, "WHAT THE HELL! CALL ME BHAI!"

"NO I WILL CALL YOU LADOO!

LADOO! LADOO! LADOO! LADOO!" Nikki screamed.

"NIKHIL!" NK raised his voice. Nikhil looked at him scared. NK said, "Is it a way to talk to your brother? Call him bhai!"

"But papa, you call Arnav chachu as Nannav right?" Nikki asked innocently.

NK gulped his throat and looked at others looking at him with a grin on their face.

Arnav said, "NK, it's you who taught him to disrespect his brothers!"

"Exactly right bhai," Akash said, "NK is younger than me but he never calls me bhai! Jr. NK is learning it from Sr. NK!"

"You guys are so mean! I didn't teach him anything!" NK whined.

"Dad," Nikki said, "Whatever it is, I will ladoo as ladoo! LADOO BHAI! LADOO! LADOO! LADOO!"

"NK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Aarav screamed and chased Nikki who ran away.

"Well, that was awesome!" Viren said.

Aarav hummed in irritation and said, "Anyway, go don't irritate me! Let me study!"

"Ok dude! Bye!"

Arushi sighed and stepped into St. Xavier's college, New Delhi.

She took out her mobile and opened her brother's message

All the best my dear sissy,

Have a great day at your college!

And don't worry! You'll be tensed as it's your first day but gradually you'll be alright!

Make a lot of friends!

She smiled reading his message and replied back.

Best of luck to you too.

It's your last exam today right?

Come home soon bhaiyya.

I can't wait to meet you!

And she put her mobile back to bag and walked into her new college.

She looked at the huge building before her. St. Xavier's college! She was here for pursuing degree in commerce. She looked around to find anyone to ask about commerce department.

But all were in their own world. Boys and girls were chatting and walking in, some were walking out, some were ragging their juniors, some were...

Wait a minute! Ragging!

Arushi gulped down her throat! This is the reason why she was so scared! Seniors will rag their juniors!

Dar mat Arushi! Tu bahot bahadur hai! Arnav Singh Raizada aur Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada ki beti ho tum! Dar mat!' She consoled herself.

But still her heart didn't stop thudding.

Hey devi maiyya, why are you doing this? My father, mother and brother are very courageous and me? I'm the best coward of the century! Devi maiyya give me some strength!' She prayed to her favourite Devi maiyya.

She looked to her left and saw some boys ragging a girl. The girl's back was faced to her and thus she couldn't see her reactions but she knew that the boys were asking something dirty as their face expressions and dirty smile shows that.

She hurriedly tried to walk away when she heard them calling, "HEY YOU WHITE SHIRT!"

Arushi looked at her dress. It was a white shirt that she was wearing. She looked around her and found that she is the only one wearing a white shirt. Devi maiyya they are calling me! Himmat dena devi maiyya!'

She mumbled prayers and walked to them.

She saw the boys looking at her head to toe.

She looked down at her dress and cursed herself. Why did you have to wear skinny jeans and shirt to college Arushi? And that too on the first day!'

She looked at the boys who were looking at her lustily.

She gulped down her throat and started mumbling prayers.

She heard one boy asking, "Say your name!"

"Arushi" She mumbled slowly.

Another boy stood up from his bike and came close to her. Arushi started to move backward but the boy held her hand and said, "Where are you running away darling?"

"Leave my hand!" She tried to order but it came as a plead.

"Arrey, how can I leave such a beauty?" The boy said with a smirk.

"LEAVE HER HAND!"

Arushi heard a female voice ordering and looked to her right and saw the girl whom the boys were initially ragging.

She looked at the blue anarkali worn girl standing with anger spitting through her eyes and her hands at hip. Exactly the same way Mamma stands' Arushi murmured to herself.

The girl held the boy's hand and forcefully freed Arushi's hand from his. Holding Arushi's hand and drawing her close to her, she shouted,

"DON'T YOU HAVE A SLIGHTEST MANNER WITH YOU? HOW DARE YOU BEHAVE SO WITH A GIRL! RESPECT WOMEN, YOU IDIOT!"

"And who are you to say that? Mother India?" the boy teased her.

"Nahi yaar," another boy said, "Yeh to Durga Devi ki beti hogi!" (No yaar, she might be Durga goddess' daughter!)

The girl smirked and said, "Well you guessed it right!"

The boys stopped laughing and looked at her.

She said, "I'm Durga Devi's daughter. Humare goddess Durga nahi, iss college ki principal, Durga Devi Malhotra ki beti hoon main!" (I'm Durga Devi's daughter. Not the goddess Durga, but this college's principal Durga Devi Malhotra's daughter!)

The boys stood rooted and she continued, "So Mr. Bikers, should I mark my esteemed presence in the principal's office and enlighten her with your deeds?"

The boys gulped and said, "Sorry sister, we're just...erm..."

"Having fun!" She completed.

The boys nodded and she said, "Having fun is good! But having fun by destroying someone's fun is not funny!"

And she held Arushi's hand and marched away while all the freshers looked at her with awe.

Aarav and Viren sat in the canteen having food.

"Finally yaar! Exams are over!" Viren sighed.

Aarav checked his watch and hummed.

"What happened?" Viren asked.

"It must be 5.30 at India. I need to call Arushi. It was her first day!" Aarav said.

"Yeah you should! She was really tensed yesterday night when I called her!"

Aarav chuckled and said "Hmm...she is scared of ragging!"

Viren said "And I'm sure she was biting her nails the whole night! Just like..."

"Mamma!" Aryan completed it.

"Really then what happened?" Nikki asked.

"Then, she scolded them so much that they hung their head down in shame!" Arushi said.

"Arrey wah! You have got a super girl as your friend!" Akash said.

"Sach chachu! She is indeed a super girl!" Arushi said proudly.

"Arrey she scolded the boys because her mother is the college principal, not because she is courageous!" NK said.

"Arrey nahi chachu!" Arushi said, "When we were walked to the shopping mall opposite to the college, some boys tried to misbehave with her and she slapped him!"

"WHAT?" Everyone asked in union.

"Haan! She slapped him so tight and threatened to call police but the securities intervened and took them away!" Arushi said recalling the way her new friend slapped the boy who teased her.

"Hmm...She is a wonder girl!" Anjali said.

Suddenly Arushi's phone rang. It displayed Aarav Bhaiyya.

"Bhaiyya!" She squealed as she took the call.

"Bhaiyya, how was your exams? When are you coming home? When is your flight and when will it reach here? You'll be coming soon right? Bhaiyya..."

"Arushi, Arushi, take a deep breath!"

Arushi pouted and said, "Hmm...How was your exam?"

"Exam was easy
my dear sissy!"

Aarav sang through phone.

Arushi giggled.

"How was your first day?"

"Oh yes, it was AWESOME bhaiyya! And bhaiyya, I got a new friend! She is a wonder girl! Woh principal ki beti hai. Do you know, when I reached college, a gang of boys tried to rag me and held my hand and this girl scolded them so much. She is really courageous. We went to a shop and there some boys tried to misbehave with her and she slapped him tight. OMG, I wish I was so courageous like her!"

"Hmm...I'm relieved. Now you have someone to protect you there!"

"Don't worry bhaiyya! She is there na! The wonder girl! She is really cute and caring! Do you know, within some hours we became best friends!"

"That's good! What's the name of this wonder girl?"

"Shalini! Her name is Shalini Malhotra!"

hey.. just read all the chapters in one go.. very interesting...few question but i think u will be giving the answers in ur up coming chapters...

Chapter 3

"Bhai!"

Aarav and Viren walked out of the airport only to halt hearing a familiar voice calling Bhai.

They turned and found him sitting on one of the chairs.

He stood up and went to Aarav and hugged him tight.

"Suri, you here?" Aarav asked surprised.

Suri a.k.a Suraj Singh Raizada (Akash and Payal's son) smiled and hugged Viren.

Suri said, "Bhai, my exams are over and it's a month hols for me. So I came! I reached an hour before and was waiting for you!"

"But no one told me about your arrival!" Aarav said confused.

"Well that's because no one knows about my arrival! I called Aashi today and she told me that you both are coming. So I planned to come today. I didn't say to anyone." Suri said.

"Oh," Viren said, "You're planning a surprise?"

"YEP!"

"Okay then, come let's go!" Aarav said.

"But why didn't you wake me up?"

Arushi pouted like a child at the breakfast table.

Aarav and Viren chuckled. Viren said, "My princess was sleeping na? How could I disturb your sleep?"

"But you should've waked me up! I wanted to see your entry!" Arushi said.

"Well," Aarav said, "you didn't see our entry but you can see someone else'."

"Whose?" NK asked in confusion. Everyone looked each other.

Viren stood up from his chair and announced,

"Dear Raizada family,

Presenting to you,

SURAJ SINGH RAIZADA!"

Everyone looked to their back and saw Suraj descending the stairs.

"SURI BHAIYAA!!!!!!!!!" Arushi and Nikki screamed.

Suraj came down and hugged his parents.

"VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY..."

"Bad!" Aarav completed the sentence for his muddleheaded sissy.

"True! Very BAD!" Nikki supported her, "You came early morning and didn't even bother to inform us!"

"Dude, it was a surprise!" Suraj said rolling his eyes.

"VERY BAD SURPRISE! I'M VERY ANGRY ON YOUR BHAI!" Arushi cried.

"Even after this?" Suraj said pouting his lips, extending a packet to Arushi.

Arushi narrowed her eyes at the packet and said, "I don't need any gifts. Don't think you can blackmail me with these!"

"Okay, if you don't want I will give it to Nikki. I thought you wanted iPhone!" Suraj said extending the packet to Nikki.

Nikki was about to take it when Arushi snatched it and screamed, "I NEED IPHONE!"

She tore the packet and pulled out a black-silver coloured iPhone out.

"Aww bhaiyya, I LOVE YOU!" She screamed and hugged Suraj.

"Aarav, here's your coffee!" Anjali sang as she entered the boy's room.

"Aarav?" She looked here and there not finding him.

"I'm here bua!"

She heard his voice coming from the poolside and walked to there and found him sitting with his legs dipped into the pool.

"What's wrong Aarav?" She asked as she sat by his side.

Aarav nodded a no and said, "I'm fine Bua!"

"No you're not! Tell me what happened?"

He kept mum.

After a pause, she said, "Chotte aur Khushi ji ki yaad aa rahi ho?" (Thinking about Chotte and Khushi ji?)

He nodded and looked up to the sky.

He said, "Why did they leave us so soon?"

Anjali smiled faintly and said, "Everybody have to leave some day!"

Aarav smiled faintly and looking at the twinkling stars, said, "They are happy isn't it? I hope I'm keeping my promise well!"

Anjali smiled and said, "They are happy Aarav! You're keeping your promise well! Arushi never ever felt void of her parents' love, just like they wanted!"

"Take care of Arushi, Aarav! Promise me that you'll protect her and keep her happy! Promise me that you'll never let her feel our absence!"

The last words by his mother!

He was just 11 that day.

11 years passed by but their words didn't.

They words still ponder over his ears.

Take care of Arushi

Take care of Arushi

Take care of Arushi

Take care of Arushi

He will!

Not because they have asked him to promise them that, but because he cannot see her sister crying without parents' love.

He became her father, mother, brother and friend!

He became her life!

And she is happy!

She is happy, and so is he, and so is they!

"Good night Aarav!" He heard Anjali bua wishing him and moving out of his room.

He closed the door and walked to his wardrobe.

Opening his diary, he took an old letter.

Switching on his table lamp, he sat and started to read it AGAIN.

Dear Aarav,

After reading this letter, you may feel like cursing me to death, but I can't help it. I'm going my son! I can't stay here anymore! Without Arnav ji, my life is void. I love you, I love Arushi and I love my family, but without Arnav ji, there is no ME.

I want to go to him Aarav. I cannot live without him.

Take care of Arushi, Aarav! Promise me that you'll protect her and keep her happy! Promise me that you'll never let her feel our absence.

I love you my son and tell Arushi that I love her too. I love you both as my life. But I love Arnav ji more than my life.

I'm sorry Aarav.

I'm sorry.

Don't search for me because you won't get me. I'm going Aarav. Don't wait for me!

Yours

Mamma

When he read it for the first time, he hated her.

He hated for leaving them alone for her so called love.

But as he grew up he understood her words.

Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada loved her children but without Arnav Singh Raizada there is no Khushi, because they both were one soul!

But he knew that she won't suicide.

She said about going to her husband in the letter, but she won't do it. Aarav knew his mother better than anyone! She won't do that!

She will live in her husband's memories! That is what she will do! Aarav was pretty sure of that.

11 years passed by but she didn't return.

He searched for but she was not found.

He kept on lying to his family that his mother died along with his father in the accident and they all believed the sole witness of the accident.

He lied to Arushi that her mother is no more.

He lied to Anjali bua that they both died at the spot.

He lied to everyone.

He never mentioned anyone about the letter she wrote for him.

He never mentioned anyone the reason why his mother's body was not found in the accident.

He hid the truth!

He hid the truth that his mother wrote him a letter before leaving them.

He hid the truth that his mother said about suicide in the letter.

He hid the truth!

The truth that HIS MOTHER IS ALIVE!

Teaser for Chapter 4

"YOU LOSER! DON'T YOU HAVE EYES? COME OUT YOU FOOL! GOOD FOR NOTHING IDIOT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE, THEN WHY DO YOU DRIVE? COME OUT YOU JERK!"

"What the!" Aarav uttered in disbelief.

Until today no one had dared to speak to him like that. His brain cells told him that it's a girl!

A girl! Wow, and she dares to speak like that to him! HIM! AARAV SINGH RAIZADA!

"Look girl, I don't time for all this crap! I'm in a rush! Now take this and move your damn Audi from my way!" He said rudely by throwing some notes on her.

Shalini looked at the notes that hit her and fell at her feet and then looked at him furiously.

"YOU HIT YOUR GOOD FOR NOTHING BENZ ON MY DEAR AUDI AND IS THROWING MONEY ON ME! HOW DISGUSTING! DON'T THINK THAT I WILL LET YOU GO WITHOUT A SORRY?"

Attitude Jerk!' She muttered to herself and then shouted, "LOOK YOU JERK! I WON'T LET YOU GO UNTIL YOU SAY A SORRY! AND I KNOW HOW TO MAKE JERKS LIKE YOU APOLOGIZE!"

"Oh really? Then make me apologize!" He said coolly and leaned his back on his Benz.

Shalini looked at him in rising anger.

Chapter 4

"This not fair Aashi! Your brothers came for holidays and you're going to college? Look at Nikki. He took a day off, then why can't you?"

Suraj asked his sister.

"Bhaiyya, it's my second day at college! How can I take leave on my second day? Tomorrow is Saturday. We'll go out for promise!" Arushi explained to her brother.

"Eager to go to college, or eager to meet your new friend?" Aarav asked.

Arushi flashed a wide smile and said, "Second one bhaiyya. I'm eager to meet Shalu!"

"Shalu? Is that the nickname you gave her?" Nikki asked in disbelief.

"Yes, why?"

"Come on Aashi, you should name her something like Jhansi ki rani or Mother India or..."

"Stop teasing her Nikki! She is very courageous and daring! Girls like her are inspiration to cowards..." Anjali said, "Cowards like Arushi!" She added after a pause.

And everyone roared to laughter.

"Waise, when are you bringing her here?" Mami asked, "We'll want to meet the wonder girl!"

"I'll bring her today mami!" Arushi promised.

Nikki sighed, "I wish I joined your college instead of Delhi Law College! I could see your wonder girl!"

"Arrey wah! You're ready to sacrifice your dream to be with a girl?" Aarav asked with his one eyebrow up.

"Isse pyaar kehte hai Ladoo!" (This is called Love Ladoo)

Aarav lost his appetite hearing Ladoo from him.

"Come on Ladoo! I'm calling you ladoo since the past 15 years and still you get irritated with it!" Nikki said.

Aarav sighed and drank his orange juice.

"I'm so sorry Aashi, I can't come today!" Shalini apologized to her new friend Arushi.

"But why?" She whined.

"Woh kya hai na, today there will be some guests at home! So mamma has asked me to reach early."

"Oh, okay! You come tomorrow!"

"Pakka!" Shalu promised.

Arushi smiled and she started her scooty and rode off.

Shalini sat in her car and looked out of the window as the driver drove it through the streets of Delhi.

Arushi!

Her lips broke into smile thinking about her.

Her new friend! A total pagal! Always whining like a baby, but cute and have a heart of gold! The princess of her family - of course she would be as she is the only girl of the family - and the most stubborn and demanding one at Raizada house.

Within one day, Arushi have blabbered everything about her family.

Her bhaiyya, who is studying at London, her another bhaiyya, studying at National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmadabad, and her another brother of her age studying in Delhi Law college. Her Buaji, 2 chachus and 2 chachis, her bade mami whom she calls mami, her bade mama and bade mama's ma who died some years back, her Nana-Nani and Nani-Bua who are at Lucknow and most importantly, her parents!

They died when she was 7.

She didn't have so much memories of them but all she had of them, she had blabbered it to her.

And after hearing everything about her parents and family, she reached at three conclusions.

1. She is blessed with a great family.

2. She has a wonderful brother who became her father, mother and everything since her 7^th age.

And lastly

3. She, Shalini Malhotra, is so much similar to Aashi's mother.

Shalini closed her eyes recalling how Arushi told about her mother. Her mother's anarkalis and bangles, furious and feisty behaviour, protective nature, standing with hands on hips, everything resembled her.

Her thoughts were broken as she felt a jerk.

She was pulled forward and her head hit on the front seat.

"What happened uncle?" She asked to the driver.

"Bitiya, our car collided with someone else'!" The driver said fearfully looking at the black Benz which collided with their car. The black Benz obviously screamed at him that it owned to some rich man.

The driver looked at Shalini bitiya who was in full power mode.

And before he could stop, she was on road screaming at the driver of the other car.

Aarav was in a hurry.

His sister's diabetes medicines were finished and unfortunately she needed it.

She had fainted due to low sugar level and they had brought her back by giving her chocolates but the doctor asked her to take the medicines to stabilize to sugar level.

And so he is driving his car rashly to his home after buying the medicines.

His worry for sister made him violate all the traffic rules and thus resulted in colliding of his black Benz with a white Audi.

His head had hit on the steering wheel and he was patting his forehead to stop the buzzing sound which was troubling his ear when his ear pinna captured a loud pitched voice and sent it to his ear drum. The ear drums sent it to his brain cells which made him realize and understand what those words meant. It meant,

"YOU LOSER! DON'T YOU HAVE EYES? COME OUT YOU FOOL! GOOD FOR NOTHING IDIOT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE, THEN WHY DO YOU DRIVE? COME OUT YOU JERK!"

"What the!" Aarav uttered in disbelief.

Until today no one had dared to speak to him like that. His brain cells told him that it's a girl!

A girl! Wow, and she dares to speak like that to him! HIM! AARAV SINGH RAIZADA!

Determined to teach this girl a lesson Aarav stepped out of the car putting his shades on.

Shalini looked at the man coming out of the car.

Dressed in black shirt and dark blue jeans with black shades on, he looks incredibly handsome!

Wait a minute Shalini, what are you thinking? You're here to argue with him, not to detect the degree of his handsomeness.' She scolded herself and shouted,

"YOU MORON, LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MY CAR!"

She saw him removing his shades and his chocolate eyes met with her blue ones.

"Look girl, I don't time for all this crap! I'm in a rush! Now take this and move your damn Audi from my way!" He said rudely by throwing some notes on her.

Shalini looked at the notes that hit her and fell at her feet and then looked at him furiously.

"YOU HIT YOUR GOOD FOR NOTHING BENZ ON MY DEAR AUDI AND IS THROWING MONEY ON ME! HOW DISGUSTING! DON'T THINK THAT I WILL LET YOU GO WITHOUT A SORRY?"

"Sorry? WHY SHOULD I SAY A SORRY and that too to an idiotic girl like you?" Aarav said rudely.

Attitude Jerk!' She muttered to herself and then shouted, "LOOK YOU JERK! I WON'T LET YOU GO UNTIL YOU SAY A SORRY! AND I KNOW HOW TO MAKE JERKS LIKE YOU APOLOGIZE!"

"Oh really? Then make me apologize!" He said coolly and leaned his back on his Benz.

Shalini looked at him in rising anger.

Aarav looked at the cute red anarkali worn little kitten before him.

All the hurry, Arushi, medicines, everything lay forgotten seeing her puffing anger. She really looked cute with her little nose red in anger.

I will show this idiot his place!' Shalini muttered and then did that.

She swirled on her left leg and lifted her right leg in anger and...

Aarav in utter shock and disbelief looked at the girl swirling and then lifting her right leg and...

She kicked him hard on his left chest, right below his shoulder bones.

"AAHH!" Aarav yelped in pain and fell back on the ground.

Shalini puffed in anger and moved towards to fallen guy.

She kept her high pointed heels on his chest and he hissed in pain.

"APOLOGIZE!" She demanded.

"I'm...I'm...Sorry..." He said in between his pain!

She removed her leg from his chest and walked away but not before throwing those notes which he threw to her on his face.