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I really didn't expect my creation would be liked and appreciated by so many of you my dear friends... but since you have ... I decided to create another OS for you ... I'm extremely busy with college and thats the only thing limiting my activities in the forum... this weekend I have time cause of Golden Jubilee celebrations in my college ... so some respite from the grinding schedule...
So I dedicate this to all my dear friends ... Arhi fans ... die hard romantics...here you go ...
CLOSE TO MY HEART FOREVER ...
6 days after the double wedding ...it was very early in the morning...
Nani ji was sitting on the sofa and feeding green leaves to Laxmi, Anjali and Payal were sitting close by and making cotton wicks ( diya ke baati) to light the oil lamps for puja, Maami ji was squatting on the next sofa and adjusting her curls while looking into a hand mirror... throwing an occasional disapproving glance at Payal...
ASR comes down the stairs, looking perfect as usual in his immaculate business suit ...
Nani, Di,...I'm leaving for Nainitaal just now for important business and will be back by tomorrow evening or the next morning...both ladies nodded in approval...
ASR sped off in his car... thinking ... "this is a very important meeting...can't miss it like last time ...I couldn't reach as I ran out of gas... and flat tyre...the Swiss team has come again to deal with us... this time nothing is going to come in between, no Khushi to interfare " ... his thoughts went to her ...
"I did not meet her before leaving ... wonder whether she will be happy or sad to find me gone... may be she will start chatting with Shyam"...abruptly applying the brakes, causing his car to screech to a halt ..."Shyam will have unhindered access to MY KHUSHI !! for the next 2 days !!!"...his fists clenched over the stearing wheel,he was bubbling with rage at the thought of Shyam..."why did I not think about this before ???...I'm not letting this happen...NO WAY !!!"
He reversed his car in full speed and rushed back to RM..." can't delay this or i'll get late for the meeting" he thought glancing at his watch...the entire household was surprised to see him running back to his room climbing 3 steps at a time ...
OMG !!! wondered Anjali ... Chote has never forgotten anything for any meeting till date ... wonder what ... ???...
ASR found Khushi still in her nightwear ( a drab, loose cotton salwar home stitched by her Buaji ) about to go for her bath, muttering to herself..."Hai devi maiya I'm so late today" ...
He gathered her up in his arms and without uttering a single word carried her all the way to his car...to the utter bewilderment of the entire house hold..."what was happening??" they wondered...before any Qs were fired at him, he had already managed to reach the car,bundled up Khushi into the passenger seat, buckled her, slammed the door shut and locked it ... leaving no chance for her to escape ...
"Shyam can touch you only over my dead body !!!" he thought ...
Khushi qiuckly rolled the window down..." where are you taking me Arnav ji ??...I'm not dressed to go anywhere !!!...I don't even have my mangalsutra on !!!... I can't leave the house without it ..."
He was about to sit when he muttered ... OH DAMN !!!... her mangalsutra... " Why the hell did you take it off in the first place ??" he yelled at her furiously...
Once again the entire household was taken aback to see ASR running back, up stairs ...he picked up the mangalsutra lying on the bed side table and ran downstairs... on reaching the bottom of the stairs it occured to him Khushi did not have her dupatta on when he had carried her ... before she started crying for it he decided to get it ...he climbed up the stairs again ... in the room reached for her bag, pulled out the first dupatta he could lay his hands on ... rushed to his car...
Anjali. Naani ji, Payal, all smiled and exchanged knowing glances...
Nani said " hamare Chote ko sirf Khushi bitiya hi line par laa sakti hai " ( Khushi is the only one who can controll Chote )...Anjali -" yes nani, i've never ever seen him carry a dupatta for anyone. so cute, he's learning"
Once in the car he slid the mangalsutra over her head, draped the dupatta over her ... all done...they sped off...for more than 6 hrs drive...
Having no choice but to surrender to ASR's ways ... Khushi too dosed off..
ASR-"Ya ... Aman !!!...everything on schedule ??...all under controll ??...OK... I'm reaching in 1 hrs time...Ok...hmmm ... see you ... "
K- " Arnav ji I want to go to washroom" she hesitated
A- " Only 1 Hrs drive left just wait "
K- " No Arnav ji I want to go very badly "...
A- "WHAT THE... !!!... Can't you controll yourself for a little while??... I'm not going to let you delay me this time Khushi "...
K- "You know last night I was so scared i could hardly get any sleep... and then ended up getting up late ...then you didn't even let me go to the bathroom and..."... tears welled up in her eyes and were threatening to spill over her cheeks... seeing this he slowed down the car
Her tears always saddened his soul he didn't know why ..."OK...OK...stop crying "...
He stopped the car near a group of mud houses on the banks of a narrow mountain stream, unlocked her door...an elderly lady guided her to toilet ...after that Khushi felt like washing her hands, feet and face in the sparkling waters of the mountain stream ... she had missed her bath she recalled ...
ASR started getting impatient after 10 long mins...and then he spotted her ... as she was treading back he noticed her hair was wet and sticking to her ... OMG !!!!even her clothes were all completely soaked and dripping ... "What the ...???"...
K-" Arnav ji I slipped and fell into the mountain stream !!!... my dupatta also floated away !!!... what should I do now ?? "...
ASR-"UNBELIEVABLE MAN !!!... HOW COME ALL THE DISASTERS STRIKE YOU AND ONLY YOU ??...now just get into the car damn it !! I'm getting late !!"
At Nainitaal...
.ASR- "Aman !! tell Sanjana to see me immediately "
ASR-" Sanjana, ... I know all the shops are closed ... I know this office doesn't deal with garments... but please can you do something and help Khushi out of her predicament ... I'd really appreciate it "
Sanjana -"Yes Sir "...
She led Khushi to the store room where the sole manneqiun was made to wear khushi's wet clothes and Khushi was given the saree...
The presentation, meeting, went flawlessly, ASR ruled throughout and his new Swiss allies were thrilled to be associatd with him...he was talking to a group of clients when he noticed all eyes suddenly turned to look at something behind him... gradually the entire hall was looking at the same ...ASR got confused and could not hold his curiosity any longer and turned ...
AND there stood Khushi looking like an angel... her long hair floating about her like a halo...she was draped in a simple yellow chiffon saree with seepiwork at the borders ( folks imagine the yellow version of Trei Meri song's green saree )the pallu gently flying in the breeze...her skin was milky white, her eyes were so sparkling...
She was devoid of any makeup ... not even a bindi...there was not a single piece of jewellery on her except the mangalsutra...yet she looked like an ethereal beauty... and the entire hall was as mesmerised as Arnav...AWWW my angel he thought..."tumhari khoobsoorti ko dekhkar pehele hi main deevena ho gaya hoon, ab kya pagal banadogi mujhe ?"
Aware of her inhibition he went up to her and gently led her in ... he started to feel uncomfortable with the way all were staring ... so he introduced her as HIS 6 days old WIFE Khushi ...sending the reporters into a flurry of activity...
She was the wife of multi millionaire ASR ... she could have asked him for any amount of jewellery ... and he would have no qualms in giving them to her ...yet she never demanded anything from him... uufff ... thats my Khushi he thought..."tumhari yeh haya yeh sharam hi tumhara anmol zevar hai Khushi isse jyada keemati mere paas kuch nahin hai"...
He smiled to himself as he knew exactly why she was all shyness...and hesitant in meeting the people here... that saree had a blouse which was just two tiny triangles kept in place with the help of strings ... even lesser than a two piece bikini top !!!... she kept herself covered with her flowing long hair ... that's my Khushi he thought...
He looked at her and wondered, "How the hell was he going to let go of something so beautiful ??...uuufff ... Khushi ... I wish I'd never made that agreement" ... His eyes went to the mangalsutra...and he thought... "Will you still wear that MS after we part 6 mths later ???... will I be able to give any one else a MS after you leave me ??...will you be able to wear anyone else's MS on that neck after mine has lain there for 6 mths ?? "
He knew all the answers and blinked away the tears that were welling up in his eyes ...
He decided " If I ever let you go Khushi I'll keep that MS close to my heart forever ... as cherished as your memories my love ..."
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