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LAUT AAO YAAR... Please Come Back...
Arnav felt the water droplets on his face. His eyes were closed. His sound sleep was broken by the water sprinkled on his face. He didn't open his eyes. He knew Khushi was doing this. He just pulled the blanket to cover his face. But Khushi pulled the blanket away and sprinkled more water. Now Arnav was irritated. He wanted to sleep for some more time. But Khushi was not letting him sleep. He was angry now. "Stop it Khushi!!!" he yelled without opening his eyes. The sprinkling of water stopped. He very well knew that now Khushi would say, "Theek hai!! Sotay rahiye!! And then don't blame me if you are late for office!!!" Arnav was waiting for Khushi to say this. But she didn't speak. She didn't try to wake him up again. She didn't reply. Why is Khushi silent? This thought troubled him. He opened his eyes. Khushi was not there. She went away without saying anything? "Khushi!!" he called out. She was nowhere. Where did she go? "Abhi toh yahin thi... Abhi toh mere chehere pe..." He touched his face. "Yeh kaise ho sakta hai?" How could this be? His face was dry!! No sign of water on his face... He looked around. He was not on his bed in his bedroom. He was sitting on the ground by a huge tree. He was shocked! Where am I? He suddenly stood up. Which place is this? How did I come here? He was confused. He just looked around but didn't remember anything. There was no sign of Khushi and no sign of water. Arnav checked his watch. It was 2 am! "Mujhe jaana hoga!! Khushi must be waiting for me!" he said and started walking. He just kept walking without knowing where he was going.
After walking a long distance, he was pleased to see his home in front! The sight of the building gave him relief. He almost ran in. His steps slowed down as he reached the door. The door was wide open. Why is the door open? He stepped in and looked around. There was darkness everywhere. No lights were on. There was no movement whatsoever inside the house. Where is everyone? Everyone might be sleeping. But Arnav knew Khushi would be awake. She would surely be waiting for him to return home. He looked at the sofa. She might be lying on the sofa waiting for me... But why are the lights off? He knew very well that Khushi was afraid of darkness. He could hardly see anything. "Khushi?" he called out. But there was no reply. "Khushi, main aa gaya!" he said. He pressed the switch to put on the lights. But the lights did not glow. He tried again, but nothing happened. "Yeh lights ko kya ho gaya?" he thought as he banged on the switch board in irritation. He walked ahead and stumbled upon the table. He reached the sofa. "Khushi?!" he said moving his hands across the sofa. But Khushi wasn't there. She might be waiting in the room... He walked towards the stairs. He tried to put on the lights but nothing worked. "Why are these damn lights not working?!!" he said in frustration. Skipping some steps, he rushed to his room. "Khushi?!" he called out. No reply. The lights in the room too were not working. "What the... What is happening here?!!!" he cried. He went in straight and took out a few candles from the drawer of the side-table. He quickly lit one of them. Khushi was not on the bed. Taking the lit candle in his hand, he went towards the pool side where Khushi sometimes slept. "Khushi?!" he called out desperately. But she wasn't there. "Yeh Khushi kahan chali gayi?" Where the hell is Khushi?! And suddenly he realized something... Something that he still couldn't believe. "Nahi..." breathing was difficult now. "Nahi... yeh sach nahi ho sakta...!!" he stepped back. "This can't be true... this can't!!" He fell back on the bed in shock, staring at the floor. His body numb. He was lost for a moment. He then suddenly stood up. He placed the candle on the side table in front of the mirror and hurried to Khushi's cupboard. He flung open the doors of the cupboard. The cupboard was empty. Nothing at all. Nothing that could tell the cupboard belonged to Khushi once. "No!!" Arnav pushed himself away from the cupboard. "Aise kaise contract khatam ho gaya? How can our marriage just end like that? And Khushi? She chose the contract over our relationship of trust and belief and... love... How could she? "
Arnav ran out. He ran through out the house searching madly for Khushi. "She can't leave like this!!" He ran madly everywhere crying out for Khushi. But the house was empty. There was no sign of Khushi. Neither was there anyone else. "Aise kaise chali gayi?!!" Arnav was literally crying now. "Mujhse poochha bhi nahi ki main kya chahta hoon...!! She didn't even try to know what I want!" He looked around. "Di!!!!" he cried at the top of his voice. "Nani!!!" he was trying to call out for everyone. "Akash!!!! Mama ji!!! Mami ji!!! Payal!!! Where are you all?!!! Woh chali gayi... mujhe chhod ke... Please bring her back... Please... for God's sake someone bring her back!!!" he fell down on his knees. "I need her..." he whispered as tears rolled down his cheeks. He was feeling helpless, he was very weak... He sat down leaning on the wall and pulled his legs to his chest, curling his arms around them. "Why did you go?" he whispered. "Didn't you love me? I...I...I know you did!! You still do!! You knew I love you... So what if I didn't say... You didn't wait for me to say..." he paused to breathe... "Sab meri galti hai... I should have said it long before...!! Pata nahi mujhe kya ho gaya tha? I don't know how I thought of the contract marriage... Lekin tum?!!! Tum ne kaise maan liya?!! Why didn't you oppose? How could you agree for a marriage of six months?!!! Don't you want to stay with me forever?" He tightened his grip over his legs. He just wanted to cry out loud. But he was to weak. "Darr lag raha hai mujhe... Is andhere se... This loneliness is killing me... I want you to be with me... I need you... Why did you go Khushi?! Come back... Please... Buss, ab laut aao yaar...!!"
Kitni baatein ankahi, ansuni,
Sab dil mein hi reh gayi...
Jo baatein zubaan keh na saki
Woh meri aainkhein keh gayi...
Lo aaj yeh keh raha hoon,
Tumse hai beintehaan pyaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Maana ki maine tumhein takleef di,
Lekin galat nahi tha mera iraada...
Meri nafrat toh pyaar mein badal gayi,
Lekin der ho gayi, kya fayda?
Dekho, dekho maine keh di woh baat,
Jiska tha tumhein besabri se intezaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Sunn rahi ho na meri awaaz...?
Jee nahi paaunga tumhaare bin...
Guzaarna chahta hoon tumhaare saath
Iss zindagi ka har ek din...
Tumhaari har khushi ka khayaal rakhunga,
Aaj sunn lo iss dil ki pukaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Arnav shivered. Khushi wasn't there to support him, to care for him, to love him. He suddenly got up. "Where's my phone?!" He went to his room at once. There it was, lying on the couch. He picked it up at once. He opened the contacts... and searched for Khushi. He dialed her number. He heard the ring. But Khushi did not pick it up. "What the... Main jaanta hoon tum jaanboojhkar nahi utha rahi ho... I know you are doing this on purpose... I know it!" He dialled the number again. But no answer. "Itni bhi kya naaraazgi? Please answer the call Khushi...!!" He dialled again.
"Hello!" he heard a plain reply. It was not Khushi.
"Uhh... May I speak to Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada please?" said Arnav, desperate to speak to Khushi. He could hear the phone was being handed to Khushi... He was waiting to hear her voice...
And he heard... "Yahan koi Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada nahi hai...!!"
Arnav was shocked. He recognized Khushi's voice... "Khushi...!!" he said, "please listen...! I know it's you...!!" Arnav tried to speak to her.
"Sorry!! But there 's no Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada here, there is only Khushi Kumari Gupta!!!" And she cut the call.
Arnav couldn't believe it. She can't do this!! He tried to call her again but she had switched off her phone. He sent her a message - "Khushi, please come back... I need you... I love you..." He just sat on the bed, holding his phone close to his heart... He leaned back and closed his eyes. He believed Khushi would call back. Somewhere he believed Khushi would come back to him.
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The ringing phone close to his heart sent vibrations all over his body. "Khushi!!" he cried as he opened his eyes. He was lying in bed on his stomach. His phone vibrating below his chest. "It must be Khushi!!" He quickly sat up and checked his phone. "Alarm 05:30" flashing on his screen. He did not understand anything. He was sweating all over. He was scared, shattered. He just looked around. And there she was, sleeping peacefully on the couch. What a relief!!! All this was a dream!!! A nightmare!!! Arnav's eyes watered with happiness. He just kept staring at Khushi, admiring her beauty, not only her looks but her inner beauty... Now there was no doubt in his mind that Khushi was the one for him. She was his life, probably more than that. And he was not going to let her go away... no way!!!
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