Arshi: Devi maiyya's wish... chapter 48 (Last chapter) - Page 21

Chapter 32

Arnav went over to Khushi and whispered, "Well I did not want to keep the prakash brothers too happy!!. Khushi turned sharp to see him giving her a smile and walking away to his room.

Did she just see him smile? Khushi could not believe her eyes. Laad governor and smile!! Her knees went jelly and butterflies fluttered in her tummy!! And not to mention, her chronic acidity problem!! Oh who could understand her problems. Hey Devi Maiyya, what is happening to me, she whined..

Did that man just flirt with my daughter, Shashi gaped at Arnav.. wo wo wo what is happening, we'd better make a move before my nadaan (naive/innocent) daughter can fall into his trap.. thinking so, made his way to Nani to say their good byes..

Another set of eyes watched the exchange. Wise Aman, who had to come!! Well he knew the results weren't good if neither his boss nor his sister were unhappy. Though he had sincerely tried to convince his mom and his sister, they had outright refused, not knowing the family very well, quoting "We don't even know anybody in their house, We will come next time..

Did he just see his boss smile.. this didn't happen often, well actually it had never happened at all. He had seen the angry ASR, oh that was how he was always, he had seen the happiness in ASR, when he won a deal, he had also seen ASR content when something made his family happy, but a flirty ASR, well, well, well. ASR openly flirting around with Khushi?? This was a bit too much.. Well, it was good he had set up the meeting in London, it would be a fun journey. Wish I could accompany as well, he thought.

And another pair of eyes watched as well..

All the rituals were done, Shashi did not want to unnecessarily spend more time, what with the boys flirting around.. Oh oh, he did not want to invite any trouble.. Didn't they have a bit too much on their plates already. When all were sat talking not so important matters and relaxing,. Shashi addressed to nani, "Well, we need to get going now, the pooja was conducted very well,.

"Why such a hurry, the children are enjoying, let them enjoy for some more time Nani tried to express her sadness. She wanted the family to spend some more time. It was not often they visited each other. Her keen eyes were old, but still it did not miss the real chote who comes out when only Khushi bitiya is around.. be it literally for the prayer or his childish nature trying to pull her leg.. oh how handsome he looked, she thought. Just like his granddad..

After the recent experiences Shashi was wary of the getting associated to the people of high society'. "Devyani ji, there are quite a few things that need to be sorted. Kushal wants Khushi to go London for the New year, so I need to sort that out. I am not sure if I want to send her all alone. "

Mmm, now it dawned on Nani why Arnav had mentioned about his London trip. Has her grandson resorted to plotting now? Plotting to be around Khushi bitiya? Little did she know there was another hand involved in this and poor Arnav had not even given it a thought. Aman had cleverly set up a meeting, and so ASR had casually mentioned at dinner time the previous day,. And so Nani did offer to help Shashi in this matter, "Why should she go alone, Chote has a meeting coming up so she can go with him? Why Chote, only yesterday you mentioned didn't you?

"What? echoed both Shashi and Khushi. In fact, even Arnav was surprised by this sudden responsibility, not that he didn't want to.. Nani continued, "Well, if you are worried she will be alone, Arnav can always help, why chote, she asked giving an innocent look at ASR.

"Yes Nani, sure, why Khushi are you scared to come with me? ASR asked with innocence matching that of his Nani and smirking at Khushi.

"Why, what makes you think I am scared of you? No I am not. I don't want to go with you. Whole journey you will be shouting at me. I will not go at all, but I will not go with you, khushi defended, again forgetting she let her tongue loose in front of the whole family.

"What the,..fine then, even I don't want to go with you Arnav started,

"Yes that's good, Otherwise, I will have to make coffee for you in the flight,.. Khushi started her antics in a dramatic way, but

Shashi had to step in before things spiralled. Giving a stern look at Khushi, "Khushi.. he said and khushi went quiet immediately, as if she had been muted. Looking at Nani, "No Devyani ji, I am not worried so much about that, I am sure she will manage (Saying nervously, though he had his own doubts) but what will she do all alone when she is there. 10 days she will get bored in that place, not knowing anybody. If he is working then Kushal will be busy as well. "

Thanking for their hospitality, Shashi said, " thanking you very much for calling us for this sacred function, we will take leave now, I have to prepare to go to Lucknow also tomorrow to meet one of my friend. There is an alliance for Payal, so I was planning on meeting the family just to know about the boy.

"What this time it was Nani and Anjali who echoed, looking at Akash who stood shocked.

Buaji had to butt in.. Addressing Shashi, "Hey babua, make sure the party is correct. We have had enough troubles till now. Don't make any mistakes like me. " then pausing for a while, "Look if they have two brothers, because my sanka devi does not want to leave my Payaliya even after marriage!! she said pinching Khushis cheeks, leaving them red as a tomato,.. "Buaji,.. Khushi whispered being embarrassed..

Akash was saddened to see Payal not showing any emotion. Payal stood looking down, paying extra attention to her toes which seemed to have started making extraordinarily beautiful patterns and designs on the floor..

Shashi continued, "Well, nothing is finalised Devyani ji. I thought I will first go and have a feel of the family before we can have any further talks

Sudden crisis called for immediate measures to be taken. Akash had to think fast. What if her Babuji like the family? What if the boy was better than him? Often along with blindness, low self esteem drives us when it comes to matters of the heart.. Hence the craze to go to any extent to win over the others heart. But not all are fortunate enough to find such a yearning from both hearts involved. And so, Payal was not very surprised when she received a text late at night. "Payal ji, please can we meet for lunch tomorrow? It is very urgent..

"Ok, is all she replied, she couldn't refuse if it is urgent, can she.

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Chapter 33

"Why did you have to call me all the way from London? Di, you should not have done this? Can you not see clearly he is only favouring me to get away from that chamkeeli whined Lavanya sitting in Anjalis room after all the guests had left.

Anjali had started her mission of match making and wanted to bring La and chote together. Being through all her problems, she had hardly noticed anything that was happening. When one idea got stuck to her head she turned blind to the rest. And chote was happy in La's company as well, she did not see any reason not to.

"Lavanya, Yes I did see what happened, but I don't think there is anything like that going on. Have you not seen how they both argue and shout at each other all the time? This is just a one off Anjali replied.

"Di, probably he has always been attracted with that chamkeeli, but he is not accepting it, and I have been more stupid to play along thinking he likes me. Honestly Di, not a single day have I managed to see any of his emotions other than his irritated behaviour. He is probably just doing this to make you happy. ASR and I have both been playing a convenient game, I need a break. Moreover di, you know we both don't believe in all this marriage and stuff,.. Lavanya tried to explain..

However, Anjali was still not so sure about Arnav and Khushi, not that she did not like Khushi and at the same time, she did not want to loose Lavanya either. So she decided, "Ok Lavanya ji, I will make chote agree, you don't worry, I will make Nani agree as well, you shift over here..

"Di, actually,... Lavanya tried speaking but Anjali cut off saying "I am going to talk to Chote,..

The next day, so it was, Akash and Payal found themselves in a near by cafe. Though shy, both were now used to going out and discussing matters and they did not find it odd. But Akash was still reluctant, as it was, with the matters of the heart. But now he knew, if he waited any longer, he may loose his love forever.

"Payal ji, I have been meaning to tell you this from a very long time but other grave matters have risen and I could not express myself in the midst of all the happenings. I really don't know how to go about this, I have never done this before..." Akash hesitated,

Payal quietly replied, "Akash ji I could not refuse when you said it was urgent. Both of us have seen our families go through a lot of difficulties, and I know you are a very strong person, please tell me what is bothering you and how I can help?

Akash blurted out, "It is you Payal ji, and again, it is only you who can help

"What, .. for once Payal was a bit loud and restless..

Becoming calm, Akash replied, "Calm down Payal ji, I did not mean it in a bad way. "

Offering Payal a drink, Akash continued, "well, I ah,.. erm,..I again words were stuck in his throat,.. When Payal wanted to say something, gathering all the courage he could muster, he quickly said it all in one breadth,.. Well Payal ji don't stop me now,. It is now or never. I don't want your Babuji to go and look for a boy for you? please Payal ji, I have only dreamt of you since I have realised how much I love you. And moreover, this love has only increased since I have known you better when we were dealing with Dis issues.. Please Payal ji,. Please could you do the honours of becoming my wife?"

Payal gasped, "Akash ji,...

Though she did harbour some feelings towards him and may be somewhere in the corner of her heart she was expecting this, it was still too sudden. Even though she very much admired the man in front of her, and there was nothing stopping her from loving him, she could not accept it. She had to consider all the social barriers separating them and nothing could make it possible. Moreover she did not want another heart break or another broken marriage. Not she, not her family could bear this.

When she saw Akash waiting for an answer, with a sad face, she replied, "Akash ji, I don't want to hurt your feelings. But you need to face reality. This can never happen. I will never go against my family and the same with you I suppose.

With a broken heart, Akash replied, "Payal ji,.. but Payal who couldn't bear to be there another moment since she knew her dam of tears would break open, ran from there.

At the same time, one ASR was giving a crisp command to another ASR.. Anjali was having a small moment with Arnav in convincing him for La to shift over to RM. With Lavanya also present in the cabin, Arnav could not say more "Di, what have you been doing? Please Di don't make this more hard. You know I am not interested in all this and I don't believe in all this,..

But Anjali was adamant, "Chote, I am only asking her to move in, I will speak to Nani, she will definitely agree.., little did she know that Nani would never ever agree after what she has seen between Arshi,..

"Best solution would be for you to move to London ASR. We can stay together there, you don't need to worry then about all this.. La spoke, which definitely did not go very well with Anjali. ASR was quick enough to see the change in his Di's emotions and finally said, "Di, Lets talk about this later. Give me some time please..

At around ten in the night, there was panic all round in RM. Nani was walking around restlessly, Anjali was seen making calls. ASR was blasting commands to Aman, Mama was sat consoling a wailing Mami, "Oh, bhere has my sans gaan?, woh bhi ek lauta,.. (Where has my son gone?, and I have only one son.)

"Mano, don't worry, May be his gadi (vehicle) is stuck, or no signal in phone, Akash will be safe. He is not a little boy, have some trust, He will be ok. Mama was trying to console her..

"What did you say, last he went out with Payal for a meeting? What time was it?? ASR barked at Akash's secretarty..

"Sir, it was about 2 when they went. After that, I did not see him

"Nani, I hope Akash has not done anything silly. Just heard that his secretary saw him last when he went to meet Payal at 2. You know na, he was not happy when her Babuji spoke about her rishta (alliance). Passing by his Nani's room, ASR heard his Di mention, when he was about to enter .

After half an hour, Khushi was sat next to him in his SUV, taking him to meet Payal. "Which god damn place has this girl gone to ASR was shouting at Khushi,..

Getting irritated Khushi answered in a not so friendly tone, "I told you there was an emergency and Kedar uncle wanted babuji, so Payal accompanied him, she did not want him to go alone at this time.

By now he was all the more angry hearing her reply tone, remembering Di's words, he shouted, "And she let my brother go alone? What did she do to him? after a pause, "after all you middle class girls have nothing else do you? Whatever be the situation, your thinking will never change, you show your true colours. She thought she can trap my brother. And you, just because I have spoken to you nicely once or twice, does not mean anything? Do you understand? Both of you must have thought you have had a good catch. Don't start building castles in the air Ms. Khushi kumari Gupta, or should I say Ms.Sharma. You mean nothing to me. Do you understand? as if to confirm to himself, he repeated "Nothing at all and then he made the mistake of looking at Khushi.

Khushi sat staring at him with glistened eyes, tears pooling in her eyes. The dam would be broken any moment. She felt disgusted to even defend her family if this man thought like this.. Without any further talk, she guided him to Kedars house, as if nothing had happened..

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