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It is a fine Sunday Morning [ Lets presume so..it sets the mood..Right ]..Arnav has come to the office to deal with the running and smooth functioning of his empire... Arnav , formally attired ** Huh,,Aaj Sunday hai, whats with Suit..even Informal would have done ** Sits in his special room intent on doing his work, when Like a river that has breached its banks..memories flood in of the one Girl who had the gall to question his arrogance, who challenged his ego...He darts his eyes everywhere, but hr memories linger in each and every smote of dust ..defeated he closes his eyes to subjugate the flame ...When,
Down in the hall walks in the girl of his dreams, the one who will weave his dreams some day in future ...Arnav opens his eyes ...senses her presence ** Kya ithni zyada perfume daalithi** His eyes narrow as if unable to comprehend that his Girl might really be there...Arnav quickly, smoothly gets up from his chair, walks to the window and looks down..Sure enough ..There walking towards him, mumbling to herself is the keeper of his happiness, Khushi !! ...Arnav stands atop his cabin... while Khushi makes a steady progress towards him ..each and every step of hers taking her towards him..She comes halfway ...& stops ..perhaps awaiting him...Khushi chances to look up and spies Arnav looking down at her , with an implacable & unreadable expression on his face.. His face bland The face carved as if from a rock .. as if one of the faces of Rushmore mountain ..but his emotions churning ..Khushi is shocked enuf to automatically shoot up from the chair but not shocked enuf to run away from the spot... She steals a look at him...quickly turns away from him.. trepidations builds up within her, when she is confronted by the security who informs her that the things she came looking for is in the store room ** Ohh No, Khushi, The thing u came looking for is right above u, looking at u with interest and trying very hard not to be attracted ** ..Khushi requests the security guard to show the way, ignoring Arnav's command to meet him high up in his cabin...Does Khushi heed his command and go, has their so called distance brought on by their hot headedness diminished ...No they r still separated by a vast Gulf..Arnav is on his pinnacle of pride... while Khushi is grounded to the Earth bound by love & loyalty .. who will make the move, Who will take the next step..Khushi has already come halfway and is standing right below him..will Arnav deign to climbdown his arrogance, pride ka Ghoda ?? Yes !! ..It is Arnav who chooses to climb down relinquishing his pride, his ego, his arrogance..It is Arnav who goes in pursuit of happiness , His Khushi !! A Khushi who is moving away from him into the store room, to be stored in his heart forever !!
Khushi walks into the storeroom, sees her Goddess, her diety placed on the topmost shelf..She finds a stool ,climbs onto it , grabs the Idol begins to retrieve the Idol of the Goddess...Just at that precise moment, Arnav walks in ...Almost as if summoned by the goddess to din into Khushi's head that he is her soul mate !!. A stormy looking Arnav comes in and Thunder's at Khushi's temerity to disobey him, the startled lass, unused to roughness drops the idol and loses her own balance ..Both she and the Idol begin their descent...without a momentary hesitation , Arnav
jumps to save the Idol of His Girl for he instinctively understands that Khushi's happiness, her peace , her strength is connected to the Goddess...and he will not allow it to be broken !!...He saves the Goddess and falls on top of Khushi..Both
gaze into each other's eyes..Arnav appears to be drowning in the innocence of her limpid eyes ...When,
Her phone begins to call her peremptorily, on the other side is SHYAM đĄ ..is this an augury that every time ARHI get closer, Shyam will be up to his mischief and drive them apart ??..Arnav gets up...offers his hand to Khushi... A aloof Khushi refuses the offer of help, refuses to hold his hand , gets up herself ...Arnav's anger never far from the surface begins to bubble & Simmer ..He tries to control his anger but is failing ..Khushi attends the phone, completes her call, grabs Devi Mayya's murthy , tries to rush out, turning a deaf ear to what Arnav is saying ...Arnav's anger explodes on seeing her flight away from him, he pursues her hotly, slams the door shut, preventing her escape ...Grits out that Khushi has to hear him out ...A terrified Khushi uses her last weapon of defense, Her tears !!..A fully steaming Arnav who was hell bent on giving a dressing down of Khushi's life freezes when he sees the precious pearls standing expectantly along the lines of her eyes, is mortified n feels guilty to have been the cause of her distress..His lips move involuntarily to seek an apology , but the words do not come out ...unable to see her tears..Arnav walks away ...
A caged Khushi tries to find a way out of the darkness ** cast by Shyam **..She finds a window of hope, opens it ...and stands transfixed as light beams in to dispel the darkness and fresh breeze blows in to remove the cobwebs of distrust,misconception ... This is perhaps best symbolized when Khushi's Red
duppatta flies and twines itself around Arnav & herself indicating that their life's are connected and they share and will always share a bond.. that can never be broken for Red is the color of Devi mayya !! isn't it...Khushi is utterly perplexed by his
proximity,She is prey to alien feelings..but is not able to understand that this are the feelings that arises in a girl who has found her partner while Arnav looks at her in silence...puzzled, angry, protective, caring, concerned !!
ASR the man who knows everything, who makes his own destiny is unaware that his destiny has been made !!
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