TRUTH OR DARE - Epilogue on Pg 112 [26th Aug '17] COMPLETED - Page 28

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CHAPTER 4

Khushi was lost in her thoughts. Why was she feeling that she knew that guy? Just then, her parents called her.

"Khushi, come here for a minute..." her mom said.

Her mom and dad were talking to someone, Khushi could see. She walked to them.

"Khushi, meet my old friend, Amar!" Khushi's father, Shashi introduced Amar to Khushi with great delight.

"Hello uncle" said Khushi with a smile. Her mind was still thinking about the guy, his voice and Arnav.

"Hello beta... Seems like you are getting bored" said Amar. Khushi just smiled. "Let me introduce you to my son.." he said looking around. "He is quite busy since morning... It's his best friend's wedding afterall!"

Khushi wasn't at all interested in meeting Amar's son. Her eyes were searching for the guy she had bumped into. But NK? The thought that he was some "NK" disappointed her every time. I wish he was Arnav.

"Ah! There he is!" said Amar spotting his son.

Khushi sighed. Please let me go! Oh God! Where am I stuck up! Khushi just stared down at the floor cursing her fate.

"Arnav! Come here, son!"

Khushi gasped as she missed a beat hearing the name. Arnav? She instantly lifted her gaze towards where Amar was looking. Oh my God! He is the same guy! Khushi was surprised. Arnav? Is he the same Arnav? Her heart was beating faster by every step Arnav took towards them. Gosh! He was so handsome! Khushi couldn't take her eyes off him. She quickly shifted her gaze to the floor as he came and stood with them.

"Meet Khushi..." Amar introduced Khushi to Arnav.

Khushi? Arnav looked at her in surprise, a lot of thoughts flooding his mind.

"Take her along, she was getting bored alone... Introduce her to your group, I am sure she will enjoy with you all" said Amar.

Amar and Khushi's parents walked away to join their friends, leaving Arnav and Khushi to get their thoughts cleared.

"Arnav?" Khushi could hear her heart in her ears.

"Khushi?" Arnav tried to recall something.

"Arnav Singh Raizada?" asked Khushi, a bit hesitant.

"Truth and dare?" Arnav wanted to confirm she was the same Khushi he had spoken to.

Khushi was delighted to know he was the same Arnav... whose voice had charmed her, and now his looks were casting their spell on her. Khushi couldn't believe she had finally met him. And he remembered her!

"You remembered?" she asked with surprise mixed with excitement.

"Ofcourse!" replied Arnav, "We don't often get random calls from someone playing Truth and Dare, do we?" he said with a wink.

Khushi chuckled. She was very happy. Not being able to believe Arnav was actually standing in front of her, she couldn't stop grinning. Arnav didn't fail to notice it. Her smile was adding to her beauty. Her long silky hair falling over her shoulders, her brown eyes reflecting her joy, her pink lips with that light shade of lipstick curved into a beautiful smile slightly revealing the perfect set of teeth within them, her soft cheeks with the tinge of blush made her look all the more perfect. Arnav could feel his heart fluttering within his chest. He had never thought he would meet the Khushi who had been haunting his dreams all these days. How could he forget her who had been with him when he needed someone by his side? Knowingly, unknowingly she was the one to comfort him. He was actually thankful that she silently listened to his blabbering for all that time over the phone call and made sure she stayed with him. And now here she was, much more beautiful than he had been imagining, though he had never expected to actually meet her some day.

Khushi and Arnav were nervously standing in their places, not knowing how to take the conversation further. Just then another guy came there and patted Arnav saying, "Hey NK, what are you doing here? Come, Akash is calling you!"

Again NK? Khushi looked at Arnav with a questioning gaze. Arnav could see the doubt in her mind. "Meet Nandkishor aka NK" he said introducing his friend to Khushi. "NK, this is Khushi, our new friend" he said turning towards NK.

Khushi had not got her answer yet. "But..."

"Yes, I am coming to it..." said Arnav reading her mind, "NK and I are besties since childhood. As kids, we wanted to have same names. And we couldn't figure out how NK could be called ASR, so instead he calls me NK, an abbreviation for natkhat" Looking at NK, he said, "So NK calls me NK since then.."

Khushi laughed in amusement. Arnav and NK joined the laughter. The three then went near the stage where Akash and Payal were being wished by everyone.

"Arnav, NK... come... Let's take a quick photograph!" said Akash. "Khushi, come join us!" he added, seeing her with Arnav and NK.

They all climbed up the stage. Khushi stood beside Payal, with Arnav on her other side. NK stood beside Akash. Just as the photographer was about to click the picture, Akash stopped him, "Where's Lavanya?"

Khushi saw a smart and tall girl wearing a beautiful lehenga hurry towards the stage. "I am coming! Wait!" she said as she quickly climbed up the stage and made space for herself beside Arnav pushing Khushi aside.

Khushi was upset seeing this. Her heart was fuming with anger and envy as she saw Lavanya casually hold Arnav's arm posing for a perfect photograph. Perfect? Not really...

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