IPKKND FF: KHUSHI by JALEBI JANE Thread 1: EPISODE 001-052 - Page 21

Oh yes he is here. How can he leave her alone when Shyam is there.

Arnav visited luckhnow to investigate abt shyam ?

-Khushi- by Maya (2012) EPISODE 007

SHE AND THE REST OF HER PARTY TURNED to see Arnav standing in the aisle, his hand extended towards Khushi.

"Chotte?"

"Bhai?"

Arnavji!

This last exclamation belonged to our heroine. It was not heard by the others. Because it was the voice of her heart. That same heart which skipped several beats now. That heart which felt astonishment, then delight. These twin sensations were the same----exactly the same!----as when he had come to her rescue at the sangeet. And just as he had that night, extended his hand, waiting for her to decide whether she would accept him or refuse him, she felt he was once again offering her the same choice.

We would expect that recent events would have more influence on her heart than what she had felt for Arnav Singh Raizada two weeks ago. We would expect that those nascent feelings would not have survived this cruel week. But we would be wrong, Sisters.

Khushi reached for his hand, grasped it----and all that that implies----and joined him in the aisle. He clasped her waist with his arm, and led her to two vacant seats.

BEFORE HE COULD GUIDE HER INTO A SEAT the theatre plunged into total darkness. She blindly grasped at his jacket lapel with both hands. Arnav knew from what she had shared about her childhood that she was not comfortable in the dark. With his hand still on her waist, he pulled her closer to his side, by way of assurance.

"I've got you," he said in her ear, leading her to the assigned seats, employing his phone as an improvised torch. She slid into her seat, but didn't release her hold on his jacket, which made his own descent into the low cinema seat a bit awkward. He leaned towards her to urge her to relax.

Either he misjudged the distance----or she leaned forward at the exact same moment----but they collided; his mouth met the side of her nose, and her lips pressed against his throat. This unorthodox union of Mr & Mrs Raizada lasted perhaps a fraction of a second, but the impact did not end when they moved apart.

Just then the screen illumed with colour and sound, and Arnav saw Khushi's face captured in a flash of blue light. Skin flawless. Eyelids fluttered. Then lowered. Lips trembled. Mouth slightly parted. What right had she to be so exquisite?

And then it happened----without plan or design----his hands cupped her face, lifting her mouth to his, and Mr and Mrs Raizada met once again. This time properly. It completed something which had been painfully interrupted many months ago; but by no measure could this kiss be called complete. Let's call it an auspicious beginning.

Arnav knew intuitively that this was Khushi's first kiss, so he curtailed his desire in order to initiate her slowly when they would have more privacy. He broke contact----reluctantly but decidedly----and ran his thumb across the plump fullness of her bottom lip as though to imprint, this is mine.'

Her eyes were gazing at him with something like wonderment. He arranged her more comfortably in her seat. She allowed it, but did nothing to assist him. He gave a small nod to promise this would be continued, and he himself settled more deeply into his seat and faced the screen.

Arnav's eyes followed the images projected on the screen, but his attention was fully on the space which had expanded inside his chest.

WHEN THE THEATRE LIGHTS SWITCHED on to signal the film interval, Khushi felt as though the sun had come up to disturb a gorgeous night's sleep. It may as well be said: she was spellbound. What now? She turned to the man next to her, and saw he had been watching her. Waiting.

He took her hand and helped her out of the seat. The aisle resembled a human traffic jam. Arnav negotiated them through it; Khushi just held firmly onto his hand and allowed herself to be pulled wherever he led.

"Chotte!" she heard Anjali call out to her brother, and Arnav steered her through the crowd towards where their party was gathered.

Anjali was asking Arnav how it was that he surprised them at the cinema. Khushi missed his reply, as Shyam placed himself in Khushi's sightline and unnerved her with his pointed poisonous looks. Her grip on Arnav's hand must have tightened, because his eyes fell to where their hands joined and then peered into her face, lifting an eyebrow to ask, ok?'

Khushi responded to his silent question with a brief flash of a smile.

It must have failed to convince him because he bent his mouth to her ear, and spoke the word, "kya?"

Whatever was wrong was partially abated by the caress of his warm breath on her cheek. Before she knew it herself, she heard herself say to her husband, "let's go home."

nice one. excited to know what next

What will happen once they reach RM? Will they have a talk regarding what had conspired that arnav was in the theatre to rescue khushi? And many other possibilities. Waiting eagerly to know what will happen.
And about the update it was good that you didn't make the kiss an accident and made it an initiative from arnav to kiss khushi properly...adding meaning to khushi's first ever kiss and arnav's first kiss with khushi...that was the high point for me in the update...more imp than the actual kiss.

Wow their first kiss. How can arnav not see how uncomfortable khushi gets around shyam.

First kiss. So sweet. Is Arnav going to continue as he promised? And shyam as always the cupid.

Thanks maya for being so generous as to repost all your stories i am really enjoying them