Chapter 11
Arnav and Khushi werelaughing together, when Niharika witnessed them, as they never had before.Indeed, they had never being two fragile souls, who were now connecting to eachother, the pain was connecting them with each other, with the proximity they hadhave in between. It was neither an obsession not an infatuation, but thedevelopment of true feelings. It was a pleasure, which they were sharing witheach other. An anonymous chord was there to connect these two fragile souls ornot to separate them.
Neema smiled when a suddenthought stuck her mind, “Dard hi to hai jo do logo ko ek karta hai, isiliye toishq mein itna dard hai”, with moist eyes.
Spontaneously, Arnav’s glarefell over Niharika who was wiping her happy tears, so Arnan asked, “Neema, whyare you crying?”
She smiled lightly, “I amwitnessing two children of mine laughing together after a long time, and can’tI shed a happy tear?”, Arnav and Khushi wiped her tears and they shared a hugand burst into a laughter, when the same time Arnav’s phone buzzed.
Arnav irked out after all itwas spoiling a happy moment but when the phone flashed Aman he excused theladies, “I have to take this”, at which the ladies agreed.
Niharika mulled out, “Come onKhushi, it’s your medicine time”
Khushi sulked like a childbut Niharika scolded her, “No excuses, have it fast”
“Hmmm…can I cook todayplease?”, Khushi requested when Niharika asked her, “But, there is no need to,I mean…”, but Khushi intervened her, “Actually aaj humara mood thoda accha hai ,Arnav ji ke kaaran so I wanted to cook for him. Waise bhi poora din bore hojate hain”
Niharika agreed, “It’s goodto be busy, but pehle medicine”, ordering she allowed her.
Khushi immediately gulped the medicine without wasting a second and ran towardsthe kitchen at which Niharika laughed, “I’m happy for them”
Meanwhile, Arnav was busy inthe serious phone call, “Yeah Aman! Kuch pata chala Shyam Sharma ke baremein?”, he asked.
Meanwhile Aman answered, “Yes sir, picture mili hai ek, I am mailing it to you”,confidently.
“Do it as soon as possible” excitingly Arnav ordered him.
Arnav immediately switched on his laptop when the photographs ofskimming out, but unfortunately it hanged and crash down.
“What the…”, Arnav shrieked and throw it on the floor.
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Khushi has cooked fresh Kheer and inhaled the aroma, which crept a smile on herlips. She brushed her hand off when Niharika entered the Kitchen, “Nicefragrance Khushi, What you have cooked?”
“Kheer”, she smiled widely.
Niharika admired her, “So,all done?”
Khushi nodded her headpositively, with a smile when Niharika too inhaled the Kheer, “Wow Khushi,fragrance is really nice. Mera to man kar raha hai khane ka”
However Khushi stopped herimmediately, “It’s for dinner”
“Haan haan, waise bhi mereliye to hoga nahi”, Niharika lightly teased her but Khushi said, “Aisa nahihai”
“Just kidding”
Khushi blushed lightly whenNiharika burst into laughter and then ordered her, “Go and have rest now”, atwhich Khushi obeyed.
“I wish these two remain likethis, ab koi andhi naa aaye bas”, she prayed to the skies when Arnav approachedher.
I ran towards the kitchen, “Neema, can I use your laptop”,gasping hard he took the permission, but she scolded him hard, “Har waqt kaam,I am not going to give you”, winking she said.
“It is very important na please understand”, he requested herhard.
“No means no”, she ordered him and her decision was going to be the last whenshe uttered out, “Khushi has a surprise for you in the dinner dessert come havea seat”, smilingly she made him aware about it when he thought, “Khushi ishappy after a long time, abhi man rakh leta hu uska”
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All the three were on the dinner table when Khushi served Kheer to Arnav. Herhand brushed his cheek, “Aham”, Niharika coughed, noticing it.
Arnav glared her to not when Khushi blushed, “Aapko Kheer kaisilagi?” nervously she asked.
“Kheer is my favourite dessert and this is the best I’ve evertasted”, he complimented her at which she smiled.
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It was 12 of the midnight when Arnav was trying to fix hislaptop in order to know, which Khushi’s husband is and finally he succeeded.
“Finally…”, he murmured when picture was skimmed out but heheard a loud scream coming from Khushi’s room and he followed it.
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