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Chapter 29
The Illusion Of Love
Love is magic
but magic is an illusion
So is the heart shrouded in a lie,
when love enters it?
An illusion distorting the eye,
Bear witness to such deception,
Such a beautiful lie.
~Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion~
"We can't choose are parents...but we can choose to be who we are, Janine Chang's energetic voice was booming in the spacious auditorium. "Wrong...we may not be able to choose our parents but we do become what the world chooses for us...in both cases we don't get to choose, Khushi muttered in a voice laced with bitterness. "Yeah...absolutely...she is feeding us a pack of lies, Angie scoffed, nodding her head in agreement.
"Love is the most precious feeling in the world...it can conquer dynasties...when a man loves a woman..., Janine's voice was echoing, and with every word of her speech Khushi's level of irritation and frustration was rising. "And I would love to shut that mouth of yours, Khushi snapped causing Angie to burst into giggles which soon turned into a coughing fit as the soda she was sipping went into the wrong end...
"Love is greatest than all the money of the world put together, Janine's voice was ringing with passion. "Yeah tell that to the poor, Khushi rolled her eyes...while thumping Angie's back...
"Stop it Khushi...you want to kill me, Angie gasped, tears of mirth rolling from her eyes...
"It's not me...but she who is not stopping her love speech...let me check is it valentine's day today...hmmm, Khush pretended to be serious, a finger tapping her cheek in thoughtfulness. "Nope...it's December...and there is no Valentine in December, Angie supplied bobbing her head up and down...
"Then this love agenda of hers could have only two purposes...one to find a boyfriend for herself before Valentine's day or to make everyone fall in love with each other till Valentine's day, Khushi rapped out the information in a voice that would have made a news anchor feel proud of her...
"It could be...who knows, Angie giggled again, her double chin quivering with suppressed mirth...
"We can either choose to love or destroy each other...so dear friends what's it going to be love or destruction, her voice was powerful enough to captivate the whole audience except Khushi who was fidgeting on her chair cursing Angie who had brought her here in the first place. Angie loved listening to speeches and for her benefit Khushi had always tagged alone. But this time her friend hadn't told her that it was going to be a speech on love otherwise she wouldn't have come here even if the demons of hell would have been chasing her...
"I don't know why the hell she chose art as her major she should have chosen her doctorate in lovtology...if that subject even exists, Khushi snorted...
"She is cute...you can't deny that fact, Angie tilted her brows teasingly. "Yes...she is quite good at faking that innocent look...and to top it all she has got a doll-like face, round eyes and ethereal figure...a perfect vision of a man's fantasy, Khushi sneered.
"I don't think so Khushi...that she feigns innocence...she is a genuine piece...I can tell, Angie began to protest but seeing the bitter look on her friend's face her voice trailed away...
"No one is innocent in this world Angie and even if they are...they are soon stripped of it...the world shapes us, the society decides for us and our parents...they make us or break us...it's in their hands...their choice, tiredness had seeped inside her voice...
"You'll change your outlook to the world one day...when you'll meet the man of your dreams Khushi...I swear, Angie placed a consoling hand on her friend's arm but to her surprise Khushi shrugged it off. "No one is there Angie...no one is in my dreams...do you think a man really loves a woman...no Angie it's the illusion of innocence, the untouched aura about a woman that draws a man to her. They want to be the first to touch to taste that nectar of purity.
"And when they touch it the illusion is destroyed, the charm fades away from a marriage, the vows are forgotten and the man goes away in search of new variety, a new illusion.
"I can't blame them truly...a person can't eat the same food every day, can't sip the same drink every day. Women are like delicious morsels of food, objects to appease the hunger of a man, nothing more.
"They want what they can't have and once they have it they don't want it anymore. Look at me Angie...look closely...and see I've got the same babyish face, big eyes, the same aura of innocence...that's why boys hanker after me and men won't leave me in peace, digging her fingers in Angie's shoulder she shook her friend, who was staring at her open-mouthed, seeing for the first time the real Khushi coming out from behind the ice-cool faade...
"They lust after the innocence that I don't have in me anymore...the society, the men they made me what I am today...so don't you dare defend Janine or utter that loathsome word love infront of me again, she pushed Angie with a sound of disgust. "But if you hate men so much then why do you encourage them, Angie's tone was filled with bewilderment...
"I don't...really...they come to me on their own...I don't have to encourage them...in their stupid arrogance and superiority complex they mistook my every action as a sign of encouragement...I told you they can't help themselves resist the illusion of innocence and the touch-me-not aura about me...it's a challenge to their male ego, Khushi gave a rusty laugh. "But you don't stop them as well, Angie's tone was filled with censor...
"Why should I?, Khushi flicked her hair carelessly. "Why should I stop them when they need to be shown the error of their ways...they need to be taught a lesson that if a woman can give life to them then she can destroy that life inside them as well, she said passionately, slashing a hand across Angie's throat to emphasize her point. Angie staggered back, overwhelmed with the vehemence of the gesture. She blinked owlishly as Khushi started to laugh relishing her nervousness, her poor heart stuttering at the thought of various faceless men who would one day suffer the wrath of Khushi if they ever came across her path...
What would be their fate?, she shuddered with the thought...
"It's a game Larry, Khushi pulled at Angie's chubby cheek. "The one which they think they are playing but in truth which I am playing with them. When they think that I love their cheap gestures and vulgar comments...I am hating their guts and devising plans to bring them down...but you don't need to think that...do you Angie, she patted her friend's face.
"Sometimes I envy you...because you don't have to hold them off...you don't have to tire yourself by thinking what is going to be my next move...but I can't become you...can I...not again...I once was chubby like you and could only think about food. I hated that time once but not anymore...not anymore, she shook her head, her eyes glassy, the shadow of painful memories flickering across her face...
Angie looked on stupidly, unable to comprehend what her friend was trying to convey...
"Dance babe...show me some ass, a man was jeering. "Come on...come out red riding hood...don't hide in the corner, another one leered at her, pulling at her arm to bring her out from the corner where she was hiding herself, away from the jeering crowd of men and their lust-filled eyes that made her want to scratch their eyes out. Someone wolf whistled and Khushi had a desperate urge to run away, but she was trapped, caught in the middle of men who stinked. Their yellowing teeth, slimy eyes, unkempt hair and foul breaths, hitting her face and making her want to vomit...
"Gawd but she is a beauty...don't you think so, one of them shoved his face near hers and Khushi recoiled with revulsion...
"But only if you go for a fat ass, the man standing next to him commented sourly. "I am not fat...damn you, anger rouse inside her at the unfairness of his comment. "Ah but you are babe...a fat ass...look in the mirror over there and you would know what I am saying, he winked at her. Khushi looked down at her body, slim and taut encased in a sheath of red velvet. What the hell that man was saying, she wasn't fat, infact she had a perfect body...
But she ought to check, she thought doubtfully and then swallowing nervously made her way to the big oval mirror decorating one end of the room. What she saw in the mirror made her take a step back, a horrified expression on her face. "No...not again...it can't happen to me...it just can't, she moaned as desolation hit her. The reflection showed a pudgy faced girl whose face was covered with acne scars, her stomach was ballooning out and her arms were looking as if they belonged to a wrestler...
"Fat ass, the man who had advised her to see the mirror crooned at her ear. As she whipped around he was nowhere to be seen, only his jeering laugh echoed in the room. To her utter mortification the crowd of men had picked on the echo and now the room was filled with a cacophony of noises. "Fat ass...fat ass...fat ass..., their voices were beginning to hammer on her skull. "I am not fat...stop it all of you, she shouted, putting her hands on her ears. "Fat ass...fat ass, their chanting was growing forceful, their faces filled with a vile expression, eyes glowing with a satanic light...
"Not again...not again, she shouted angrily launching herself at the man near her. As her wildly flinging arms and claws scratched his jeering face, the scene faded...
"Not again, she jerked upwards, her eyes flinging open, her hands stretched above her face, fingers forming claws, the laughter still ringing inside her ears...
As her head whipped from side to side she saw no laughing man, no crowd of men jeering at her...
She was alone in the room, sitting on Arnav Singh Raizada's bed. She must have had slept and had one of her nightmares. But where was Arnav?, she thought, her eyes scrunching, trying to locate him in the dim light of the room...
She remembered dimly that they had an argument, he had an Asthma attack and when he had rejected her support she had almost dragged him to the bed, forcibly tucking him inside. He had acted rebelliously, trying to get her off his bed and leave him alone. But she had acted stubborn and paying no heed to his protests had tucked herself beside him.
Like an octopus, Khushi had winded herself around Arnav in her sleep. He had resisted but in his weak state, his attempt to dislodge her arms and legs from his body had been quite feeble. So with a muttered oath he had given up the struggle of getting her off his body and had slept with his head propped on her shoulder...
Only to be woken up in the middle of night as something hit his solar plexus. To his utter surprise Khushi was lying on her front with her arms and legs flung to her sides in abandonment, taking more than half of her allotted space on the bed. He was scrunched in a corner and wham, her leg hit him again just below his ribcage, punching the breath out of him. "Damn it, he gasped, doubling over with pain. She was one hell of a restless sleeper...
As she threw a leg over his waist, Arnav thought he have had enough...
Pulling her leg off his body he got up from his bed and left the room, cursing under his breath, one hand still holding his bruised ribcage...
"Arnav, Khushi whispered, looking wildly around, her heart still thumping from the effect of her nightmare. Finding him nowhere she jumped up from the bed and switched on the overhead light. Blinking painfully in the blazing light she saw the wall clock showing 3:15 am in the night and stumbled fuzzily to the wardrobe mirror...
As the reflection of a slim girl with soulful eyes, encased in black lingerie stared back at her, she uttered a deep sigh of relief. Then with a critical eye she examined her belly and backside. Maybe she had gained a little weight on her buttocks and belly, she thought pinching the thin flesh of her belly, a frown creasing her forehead. The croissants made by Arnav's French cook in the breakfast were not helping her at all. She needed to hit a gym fast. Damn her sweet tooth, she cursed...
She couldn't afford to be idle; she had to do something about her weight, she thought fearfully, sweat popping over her forehead with panic. But where the hell was Arnav, she had to find him soon...
Arnav's hackles rouse as he heard the slight tread of someone making his way towards him. Years of living on the edge of danger had made him highly sensitive to sounds and movements. His fight and flight mode activated he got up from the bed of leaves where he was lying, puffing out a cigarette to face the intruder who had dared shatter his peaceful moment by finding his hidden sanctuary. "Damn you Raizda?...you just had an asthma attack and now you are smoking...I know you love being cruel to me but why do you have to torture yourself as well, Khushi burst out, unable to bear the sight of him holding a smoking cigarette in one hand.
"How were you able to find me here in the middle of night?, he asked rudely, ignoring her condemning tone...
"I woke up Ramu Kaka and pestered him to death, so he had to bring me here, she replied breezily. "Ramlal...I don't believe you...he himself didn't ever approach this area before...because he knows it is my private space where no one is allowed to disrupt my...me time, he spread a hand before him indicating the space lit by the moonlight but well hidden behind a huge cluster of trees...
"Well I said that I have a romantic surprise for you and you would be quite displeased if I didn't give it to you...so he brought me here and left...I had observed quite before that he is a romantic soul, she smiled sweetly, her eyes glinting with a wicked light. "You've got quite an observation princess, he replied sourly...
"Thanks for the compliment handsome, she winked, lifting her chin with a feigned haughtiness...
"Why have you come here Khushi?...what do you want?...can't you leave me in peace for some time?, his tone was weary...
In only one night he looked to be twice his age...
With a pang, Khushi noticed the dark circles surrounding his eyes, the pinched look about his face , the lines bracketing his mouth and the slight trembling of his frame that he was unable to hide from her hawk like gaze...
He was a stubborn fool who wouldn't admit that he was quite ill and needed a doctor right at the moment...
"It's a beautiful night...don't you think so...and ah here are your cookies...that I brought you, she jiggled the tin infront of his nose. "Here take them...they are ginger cookies..your favorite...Sophia told me, she thrust the tin in his hand ignoring his queries...
"Why the hell are you doing this...Khushi Kumari Gupta?...what is your purpose?, he asked in a harsh tone, catching her arm as she turned to go away...
"Purpose...what purpose...I just brought you cookies...there is no purpose, she fluttered her eyelashes at him...
"Hah...tell that to some insipid fool darling...I can't be taken in by your acting, his hand tightened on her wrist like a vise...
"Leave my hand Arnav Singh Raizada...you are hurting me...how many times do I have to tell you that I don't have any purpose...I just brought you cookies...certainly there is no harm in it...but if you think that somehow I have mixed poison in them then give them back to me...I'll tell Sophia that you refused to eat them, she shook her head angrily, pulling at her arm...
"There is no need to rant princess...I get it you were so filled with care for me that you had to bring those cookies to me yourself instead of sending them by some servant, he mocked. "Now you are being illogical...of course I came here to give you those cookies...but I wanted to ask you something, she replied heatedly.
"Aha...as I thought so...now you are on the right track...state your purpose for coming to see me princess, he smiled cynically. "Would you shut up and let me speak, she bit out. "Sure...sure take your time princess, he shook his head mockingly. "What do you think of me Arnav...am I fat?, she asked hesitatingly chewing her lips with nervousness...
For a moment he stared at her disbelievingly. "What the hell...you came to ask me that...are you out of your mind princess...let me see...hmmm...did you knock your head somewhere, clasping her head suddenly in his hands, he began to probe her skull for damage...
"Ouch..leave me...I am serious damn it, she clenched her jaw, pulling her head out of his grasp.
"Where did you get the notion from princess?...fat...you seriously can't believe that..you look fine to me...infact you've got a perfect figure, laughing, he shook his head with disbelief. "I was once quite plump...but then I shed the fat...and now I think that I am gaining weight again...I even have nightmares about it, she confessed miserably. "You are serious aren't you...God Khushi...nightmares, he spluttered, breaking into a cacophony of laughter that startled the sleeping birds out of trees...
"Stop making fun of me...I am serious, she wailed as he doubled with laughter, tears of mirth falling from his eyes. "I...I...can't believe that...that...I...have...laughed so much in my life, he gasped, wiping tears from the corner of his eyes...
"Glad I could be of such service to you...now when I have provided you with enough entertainment for one night I am leaving, she bit out through clenched teeth. "You are...you are really something Khushi, as she was turning on her heals to leave something in his tone froze her in her tracks.
"You are such a mixture of naivety, innocence and deception...that I can't discern who is the real Khushi...the nave one who doesn't know anything from Adam or the deceptive one who knows only to manipulate people. Slowly she turned on her heels to face him coolly, his own expression filled with puzzlement...
"Then you are quite wrong handsome if you think that I am nave. Inexperienced I might be but where I lack in experience I make up in observation and right now I have you so confused that you don't know with what surprise I might come up next, her assessing eyes seemed to pierce through his brittle shell of a soul...
In the moonlight, with her straight hair flowing freely down her back, her hazel eyes glinting like topaz, the satin lingerie whispering naughtily around her with her every movement, she looked like a siren, luring him in...
"Kiss me...I know you want to, Khushi's lips opened.
He had once read about the fate of sailors who were lured in by the seductive lilting notes of the siren's song...
They were shipwrecked on the rocky coast...
"Come on...you don't have to resist...forget about the challenge for once, she tilted her head seductively...
A siren's seduction was meant to destroy...
And Arnav Singh Raizada wasn't meant to be destroyed twice. Once had been enough, he wouldn't let it happen again...
"Quit the childish act Khushi...you won't succeed in changing my mind, he snapped harshly. "Childish...I don't think so Raizada, she whispered throatily then began to back away as he stepped threateningly towards her...
"Catch me if you can, she gave a tinkling laugh as he made an ineffective swipe for her arm...
"Age catching up on you...isn't it...old boy, she grinned merrily unabashed at the thunderous expression on his face. "I'll tell you...what this old boy can do, he gnashed his teeth ferociously then with a renewed burst of energy caught her in his arms as she made to rush past him. Hefting her on his shoulders he stumbled his way out of the cluster of trees...
"Put me down Arnav Singh Raizada, she flailed wildly, beating at his back. "No way, he coughed. "You just had an Asthma attack Arnav...put me down please...I can walk on my own, she protested vehemently. "You shouldn't have run away from me then...if you care for me so much, he gasped as another coughing fit hit him...
"Okay...okay I literally forgot about your condition...I am sorry...I am not going to run away this time...put please put me down, she pleaded. "Promise, he coughed. "Yes promise, she wriggled off his shoulder once his grip loosened around her legs...
"Come on off to bed, she almost dragged him to his room. "You are not hopping in...forget about that...I won't let you, he warned as she tucked him inside the bed. "Why the hell not?, she asked, hands on her hips. "Thank you so much for your concern but I want to wake up in the morning in one piece and with you sleeping beside me I am afraid I would be kicked to death, he mocked.
"What...I kicked you, she blinked owlishly. "Hah she is asking...lady you kick like a donkey, you flail around the bed like a fish and you almost broke my ribs with one of your kicks, he announced. "I don't believe you, she closed her gaping mouth with a snap...
"Didn't anyone complain before?, he inquired. "Why the hell would anyone complain when I slept with no one before you?, she blurted out. There was complete silence in the room, after her confession. She could hear the thumping tempo of her heartbeat the whisper of her breath and the clock ticking on the wall...
"You were not a virgin when you came to me...then how, he asked curiously. She dug her toes in the carpet, her ears reddening. "I had sex with only one man before you...and that was eons ago...in my school days...he was not even a man...but a boy...my class fellow...you know him...my ex-boyfriend...I got involved with him just to spite my father, she answered, licking her lips nervously.
"Now I get it, he whistled through his teeth. "You were almost inexperienced when you came to me...so tell me Khushi Kumari Gupta how was the experience of sex with me... was it good enough to forget your previous experience or do you still hanker after that ex-boyfriend of yours. Her head whipped upwards to look at him with surprise. He sounded almost as if she had hurt him, but when she saw his face, it was masked with a stony expression, the eyes were glacial, like a frozen lake...
Then it dawned on her and her face broke into a knowing smile. "You are jealous Raizada, she asked gleefully, her eyes glinting wickedly...
A shadow shifted across his face but then he blinked his eyes and it was gone. "Don't try to figure me out princess...you are looking for something which doesn't exist at all, he scorned, eyes shifting away from her face. "It is there...always would be...you can't ignore it...I have accepted it...now it's your turn, she replied stiffly, then switching off the overhead light she made her way out of the bedroom. Closing the door behind her she leaned against it, her eyes closed, savoring the knowledge of his jealousy...
One milestone passed, another to conquer, she thought triumphantly...
Inside Arnav lay awake for a long time, staring at the ceiling, his mind filled with a haywire of thoughts, sleep long gone from his eyes...
Fourth Day Of The Challenge
"I want to join a gym...where's the nearest one, Khsuhi asked casually picking up a juicy looking apple from the fruit basket and biting succulently into it. Arnav peered over the newspaper at her serious expression and a smile broke over his mouth. "You are serious...the nightmare of the night still hasn't gone away from your mind, he replied in a sing song voice. "Stop making fun of me...I am damned serious about my weight gain, she growled sitting on the chair with a thump. They were having breakfast and the assortment of delicious canaps, croissants lining the table was making her stomach growl ferociously. Take care girl, you are not going to fall into this trap again, she warned herself mentally.
"To be honest Khushi you look alright to me...I can't see any superfluous flesh on you, he replied flicking an all assessing eye on her from top to bottom then went on casually, buttering his croissant. "That's because you are unable to see where it matters, she wailed then jumped up from her chair.
"Here...feel..it's ballooning out, she lifted his hand and placed it on her belly. As the warmth of his fingers seeped through her cotton shirt, she inhaled sharply. The intimacy of the gesture wasn't lost on Arnav, who returned her misty gaze with a piercing one of his own. The clang of crockery falling on the floor jerked them apart. Arnav snatched his hand away from her belly and the moment was gone...
"Sorry...so sorry..sir...madam, Nandini stared wide-eyed at them as if the couple infront of her had suddenly sprouted horns on their heads. "I'll clean it...the mess I mean, she babbled, crouching down to pick up the shattered pieces of china and fumbling in the process, her face turning red with embarrassment.
"Leave them Nandini I'll ask the maid to clean them up, Khushi ordered sharply, her face showing displeasure. "But..but, Nandini flushed. "You may leave...please Nandini, Arnav's voice was gentle.
"Did she think what I think she is thinking?, as soon as Nandini left Khushi turned to face Arnav, a frown creasing her brow. "It's not only what she is thinking...but I have begun to think as well, he replied broodingly. "You too...don't start please...I have only gained weight...I am not pregnant, she clicked her tongue impatiently. "When did you have your last period? he asked inquisitively.
"I don't know...maybe last month...but that is irrelevant because I am on the pill...remember. "But sometimes these things don't work Khushi...I think you don't need gym but an appointment with the gynecologist, he said solemnly, a grim look on his face. "Oh God...how many times do I have to tell you that I am not pregnant, she threw up her hands in irritation...
"How can you be so sure?, he asked in a flinty tone, his eyes narrowed dubiously...
"That's because I have hormonal imbalance...my weight and periods have always fluctuated...so...I am...two hundred percent sure...that...I am not pregnant, she snapped, her face flushing angrily...
He stared calmly at her, looking unfazed at her outburst, his eyes probing, trying to look past the veneer of anger to the vulnerability and fear she was trying to hide, her posture weary, hands clenched at her sides...
"You don't like children, his tone was inquisitive but to her ears it sounded like an accusation...
"Correction...I don't like the responsibility which they bring...never have and never will, she bit out. Let him think, whatever he wants to think. She had never apologized for her dislike and she wasn't going to this time. It was her choice, always had been. "So what will you do...if it happens that you are really pregnant, he mused, one brow arched inquiringly...
She flinched at his query, her nails digging more deeply into her palms. She seemed to gather courage before answering in a voice devoid of all emotion. "Then I'll have an abortion, her fists opened, the chilling declaration echoing in the emptiness of the room...
Not a single muscle moved in his face which would have otherwise indicated that he was surprised by her declaration. He seemed to be taking her words calmly than she had expected him to. As if he already knew what she would say...
"Okay...I got it you don't like children...then tell me why do you want to marry me...I know it's not only about revenge Khushi...what it is about?, his next query left her reeling...
She hadn't known that all the questioning and the inquiry had been leading to this moment. He had her trapped, cornered and she felt like a criminal standing in the court, judged, condemned and caught under the gaze of the jury...
In her case the jury was Arnav Singh Raizada...
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Originally posted by: mahirmukhtar
I am on seventh heaven after hearing from you!😈😃Glad to know that my devil buddy hadn't forgotten me and the story. By the way your dp is already saying that your sinister side had awaken. Hence bring it forward. I loved watching that scene in IPKKND Arnav sucking Khushi's wrist. Yummy.😈😛Thanks for the idea. will try to implement it here somewhere.😆😉Thanks a lot for commenting brishti. Lots of hugs and kisses. Muaaah!🤗❤️
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