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Chapter 42
What the', his mind screamed. What was this woman up to? Short of asking her to confess in front of everyone, he said, "Lagta hai, thori der aaram kar legi toh theek hoga Nani. Agar kuch der mein theek nahi laga toh..mein khud doctor ke paas le jaaonga. Waise shayad breakfast kha legi toh theek ho jaayegi?"
He then asked Jai Prakash to bring the breakfast in their bedroom and carried her even though she tried to protest.
Once inside, he unceremoniously put her on her feet, closed the doors and asked putting his hands his hips, "Ab ye kya naatak tha?"
"Arre aap mujh par bhadak kyon rahe ho? Aap hi ne bola tha na, aapko honeymoon par nahi jaana, toh meine socha'" Khushi started to explain only stop when he turned away from her in frustration and ran his hands in his hair.
Before he could say anything, there was a knock on the door, placing a finger on his lips to keep quiet, as he turned back and asked her silently to lie on the bed. He then put covers on her before he said, "Come in."
"Haan Di, aap kyon laaiyee?" Arnav got up from the bed and relieved her from holding the tray.
"Kaisa lag raha hai Khushi, aur chakkar toh nahi aa rahe?"
Khushi slowly shook her head trying to do a convincing act of being weak.
"Chalo kuch kha lo, sab theek ho jaayega. Mein khila doon?" Anjali asked.
"Nahi Di, mein hoon na, mein kar loonga." He hastily intervened as he wanted her gone.
"Oho! ab toh bada khayaal rakkha jaa raha hai biwi ka." Anjali teased.
Arnav scowled but heaved a sigh of relief as Anjali left closing the doors behind him.
"What are you up to woman? What kinda stunt were you playing downstairs?" Arnav asked heatedly.
"What do you mean? Here I am trying to help you and you instead of thanking me, app hum par hi chilla rahe ho?" Khushi got up on her knees and faced him mimicking his stance of hands on hips.
They at the moment looked like adversaries in a boxing ring than husband and wife, who should be on their way to honeymoon.
"You stupid woman. Don't try and help me. I can do that on my own." But the bite had gone out of his words as he started laughing silently.
"You are laughing? You think it was easy, trying to time my faint so that everyone saw us and to put enough faith in your reflexes to catch me as well?" Khushi complained.
"But why were you doing such'" Arnav started and stopped adding, "No'forget it' I don't want to know your typical woman logic' which is '"
"Don't say it'" Khushi dared him to continue with a pointed finger at him.
"Kya kar logi?" Arnav asked leaning close to her?
"Woh mein honeymoon par jaane se inkaar kar doongi." Khushi fumbled.
"Achcha? Aur mein Nani se keh doonga ki tum naatak kar logi." Arnav played his ace.
Stumped, Khushi sat back on her heels wondering what to do.
"Toh kya karein ab?"
"Kuch nahi. Neeche chalo, sab ko bolo, tum ab theek ho..aur packing karo' we are going. Nani has gone through lot of trouble for us. For her sake, we should go. Think of it as a holiday if '."Arnav stopped.
Khushi sulked and said, "Theek hai. Friends?" offering her hand.
"Friends?" Arnav asked startled but then captured her hand in a shake giving a mental smile to himself.
They had breakfast and then went downstairs to announce their departure. Khushi packed. Arnav finished his last minute calls and packed himself.
Nani, Anjali and Shyam went to the airport to see them off.
Once in the plane, Khushi told Arnav, "Mujhe planes se bahut darr lagta hai."
Smiling, Arnav held her hand during take off, teaching her various things to travel in a plane. The first class cabin of Singapore Airlines was a royal treatment and Khushi lapped up all the attention en route.
She was exhausted by the time they had boarded the plane from Melbourne to Bora Bora and had slept most of the way with her head on his shoulder. But she woke up as the Captain announced their landing and looked out the window only to exclaim as she for the first time saw sea the color of flourescent green, translucent from up here yet inviting. The last leg was on a chartered flight with only them and it had been the most luxurious part of their trip.
Gazing out at the thatched roofs in the distance as they neared the air strip, she said, "Hum kya jannat pahonch gaye hai?"
And looked around to see Arnav smile at her and say, "Haan! hamara personal paradise."
What the', his mind screamed. What was this woman up to? Short of asking her to confess in front of everyone, he said, "Lagta hai, thori der aaram kar legi toh theek hoga Nani. Agar kuch der mein theek nahi laga toh..mein khud doctor ke paas le jaaonga. Waise shayad breakfast kha legi toh theek ho jaayegi?"
He then asked Jai Prakash to bring the breakfast in their bedroom and carried her even though she tried to protest.
Once inside, he unceremoniously put her on her feet, closed the doors and asked putting his hands his hips, "Ab ye kya naatak tha?"
"Arre aap mujh par bhadak kyon rahe ho? Aap hi ne bola tha na, aapko honeymoon par nahi jaana, toh meine socha'" Khushi started to explain only stop when he turned away from her in frustration and ran his hands in his hair.
Before he could say anything, there was a knock on the door, placing a finger on his lips to keep quiet, as he turned back and asked her silently to lie on the bed. He then put covers on her before he said, "Come in."
"Haan Di, aap kyon laaiyee?" Arnav got up from the bed and relieved her from holding the tray.
"Kaisa lag raha hai Khushi, aur chakkar toh nahi aa rahe?"
Khushi slowly shook her head trying to do a convincing act of being weak.
"Chalo kuch kha lo, sab theek ho jaayega. Mein khila doon?" Anjali asked.
"Nahi Di, mein hoon na, mein kar loonga." He hastily intervened as he wanted her gone.
"Oho! ab toh bada khayaal rakkha jaa raha hai biwi ka." Anjali teased.
Arnav scowled but heaved a sigh of relief as Anjali left closing the doors behind him.
"What are you up to woman? What kinda stunt were you playing downstairs?" Arnav asked heatedly.
"What do you mean? Here I am trying to help you and you instead of thanking me, app hum par hi chilla rahe ho?" Khushi got up on her knees and faced him mimicking his stance of hands on hips.
They at the moment looked like adversaries in a boxing ring than husband and wife, who should be on their way to honeymoon.
"You stupid woman. Don't try and help me. I can do that on my own." But the bite had gone out of his words as he started laughing silently.
"You are laughing? You think it was easy, trying to time my faint so that everyone saw us and to put enough faith in your reflexes to catch me as well?" Khushi complained.
"But why were you doing such'" Arnav started and stopped adding, "No'forget it' I don't want to know your typical woman logic' which is '"
"Don't say it'" Khushi dared him to continue with a pointed finger at him.
"Kya kar logi?" Arnav asked leaning close to her?
"Woh mein honeymoon par jaane se inkaar kar doongi." Khushi fumbled.
"Achcha? Aur mein Nani se keh doonga ki tum naatak kar logi." Arnav played his ace.
Stumped, Khushi sat back on her heels wondering what to do.
"Toh kya karein ab?"
"Kuch nahi. Neeche chalo, sab ko bolo, tum ab theek ho..aur packing karo' we are going. Nani has gone through lot of trouble for us. For her sake, we should go. Think of it as a holiday if '."Arnav stopped.
Khushi sulked and said, "Theek hai. Friends?" offering her hand.
"Friends?" Arnav asked startled but then captured her hand in a shake giving a mental smile to himself.
They had breakfast and then went downstairs to announce their departure. Khushi packed. Arnav finished his last minute calls and packed himself.
Nani, Anjali and Shyam went to the airport to see them off.
Once in the plane, Khushi told Arnav, "Mujhe planes se bahut darr lagta hai."
Smiling, Arnav held her hand during take off, teaching her various things to travel in a plane. The first class cabin of Singapore Airlines was a royal treatment and Khushi lapped up all the attention en route.
She was exhausted by the time they had boarded the plane from Melbourne to Bora Bora and had slept most of the way with her head on his shoulder. But she woke up as the Captain announced their landing and looked out the window only to exclaim as she for the first time saw sea the color of flourescent green, translucent from up here yet inviting. The last leg was on a chartered flight with only them and it had been the most luxurious part of their trip.
Gazing out at the thatched roofs in the distance as they neared the air strip, she said, "Hum kya jannat pahonch gaye hai?"
And looked around to see Arnav smile at her and say, "Haan! hamara personal paradise."
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