IPKKND: The Lining is Silver (Completed Page 6) - Page 3

Originally posted by: tina_1234

yeyyy me first agn...woppieiee

very very very nyc part...i realllyyy pray to god tht dis happens in d show

awesome part...plzzz conti it

finally khushi nd arnav got sum brains atleast in d os

Originally posted by: Bhavapriya

I wish it happens in the show. Please CV;s read it and have mercy on us. It was really good.

Originally posted by: shreya_rc

This OS is really awesome,kash this happens in the serial too.that reptile needs to be exposed as soon as possible,i just feel like puking as soon as I see his face and slimy tode like expressions.

Originally posted by: soho19

Aaah! Perfect! I so DAMN wish that something like this happens in the freaking show. I'm going to shoot myself at the pace it's going😆 Wonderful OS, love!

Originally posted by: lexaxel

Liked it very much...ur OS is the answer to all our prayers.

But just one shikayat...u stopped just when it was getting really interesting😛.

Originally posted by: angelina_angel

nice

Originally posted by: sruthirishi

fabulous os...

enjoyed reading!!!!

Originally posted by: --Nargis--

Kaash aisa hota...

Originally posted by: sparikh

great OS...Pls continue soon...

-Sona

Originally posted by: ytanuja

Awesome.pls cont

Originally posted by: pranatim

Awesome ..pls continue ..may be one more update ..can't wait to see her confession...

Originally posted by: Zeee

brilliant os!!!! love for this to really happen!

xxx

Originally posted by: nyxx

'What? No, Khushi! I'm not getting engaged if you're not engaged.'

WOW! This was absolutely BRILLANT! Exactly whats NEEDED! The ending again was superb, glad that Anjali questioned. AND, also most importantly, Im sooo soo glad that you showed a side of Khushi that might be able to connect the dots and reveal Shyam! Surely hoping to see somethng like this on TV and as for Arnav, oh cmon youuu...why cant you make the first moveee ;) LOL

Originally posted by: -doe-eyes-

❤️AMAZING!!!!!❤️i honestly think the CVs need ppl like you who actually give the plot some meaning. ok, maybe i'm being too harsh, but ASR's treatment of Khushi is seriously breaking my heart:( reminds of that scene in taare zameen par, when aamir was talking about clearing the trees and how they simply died out because ppl bashed them to their hearts' content. random, i know. but pls pls pls continue- its like my dream plot in IPPKND👏

It was well after midnight but Arnav didn't want to wait. He needed to see Khushi now. He hadn't decided exactly how he was going to talk to her but he'd taken her mobile number from Di and if it came to it, he would just have to phone and hope she would come outside to meet him.

There was no need though since he saw Khushi standing on her balcony looking at his approaching car with a mix of fear and anticipation on her face. He got out of the car and walked towards her slowly holding her gaze.

Arnav stopped in front of Khushi suddenly at a loss as to why he was here, what he wanted to say.

'How is Anjaliji? Does she... does she know?'

'She knows. Everyone knows.'

'Oh,' Khushi looked away from him and back at the stars and Arnav moved to stand next to her with his hands similarly on the railing.

'Everyone knows about Jeejaji. Everyone knows about...me,' he felt Khushi turn her head to look at him as he continued to look at the stars. 'She's not happy with me. I haven't done anything right. Everything's wrong. Di, Jeejaji, Lavanya... you. I did everything wrong.'

Khushi looked down at her hands. She didn't know what to say, what to do. She held her breath as she saw Arnav move his hand over hers gently.

'Will you help me? Can you make my mom happy with me?'

Khushi looked up to see Arnav's tear filled eyes, pleading with her for help but she didn't know how she could help. Everything was too twisted, too complicated. 'Arnavji, I don't...How can I..?'

'You can make them forgive me. Di, Lavanya... Mom. They'll listen to you. Everyone always listens to you.'

'But why would they... Anjaliji, Lavanyaji... it's my fault not yours. I ruined both of their lives without even realising it.'

'You didn't mean to, I did. I hurt Lavanya on purpose; I used her to get to you. I ignored Jeejaji's absences as well because I didn't want to see the truth. It was easier to hide from the truth than to admit it and deal with it.'

Khushi looked back down to where his hand was still over hers, protecting her hand from the cold night time breeze. 'You're right. We did everything wrong but I don't know how to fix it.'

'You don't have to fix it alone,' Arnav said aware that she still hadn't acknowledged or made any reference to his earlier outburst. 'We could do it together.'

Khushi continued to look at their hands. What did it mean? What did he mean? He'd said he wanted her but what did that even mean? It wasn't an admission of love, more an admission of weakness. But did she even want an admission of love? Did she love him?

'Khushi?' Arnav saw her reticence and slowly began to withdraw his hand. 'I guess you won't forgive me either.'

This morning she'd been engaged to Shyamji and he'd been getting engaged to Lavanyaji and she had made peace with the inevitability of the situation. Or at least as much as was possible but now, everything was mixed up again. There were too many factors, too many broken hearts, too many harsh words exchanged and even more loving words left unsaid.

Arnav didn't even feel angry as he began to slowly walk away from Khushi. If there was any anger it was towards himself. He had engineered everything to this point; he was the one that had brought things to where they were today.

Khushi watched Arnav walk away and she felt a tear roll down her cheek. She didn't know what she wanted from him but she knew what she didn't want. She didn't want any more unspoken words between them.

Arnav stopped as he heard the footsteps behind him and then he felt his hand being enveloped by small fingers, enveloping his heart with warmth and hope.

'I forgive you.'

Arnav slowly turned to face her trying to read her eyes again, the dark sky and the unshed tears made it difficult for him to see anything but the unspoken pain in her eyes. He squeezed her hand as he spoke, 'Khushi, do you think you could ever...' His words were so soft, so quiet, almost silent against the wind.

'Ever what?'

'Feel the same as I do,' Arnav looked away from her to their hands scared of the rejection he might see in her eyes.

'H...how do you feel?'

Arnav looked up trying and failing to read her eyes again. 'Don't you know?'

Khushi shook her head slowly. She needed to hear him say the words before she could believe that they were true, before she could decide if it was what she wanted.

'I love you,' Arnav said simply, tired of all the games, tired of all the pretence and lies.

Khushi's breath stilled and she felt her heartbeat increase. Yes, she realised, this was what she wanted. She nodded at Arnav, eyes still full of tears. 'I think I could.'

Arnav wanted to pull Khushi towards him and kiss her until she couldn't breathe, until her 'could' turned into a 'will' but he knew it was too soon. There were still too many things to fix, too many words and actions to repent for but he knew he could do it. He could do everything, now that Khushi had given him some hope.