OS: A Faithful Friend Part 3 updated on Pg 10 - Page 6

That same afternoon, Arnav returned home early eager to see the antics of his wife and the new pet. Something about them, never ceased to bring a cheerful aura around him. He slowly pushed open the door of his bedroom, and tiptoed inside. He was still reminiscing about the morning events.

He observed that nobody was in the room. He looked at the poolside, but they weren't present there. A little disappointed, he strode back towards his cupboard to change the clothes, when suddenly he noticed Scooby sitting beside his bed on the floor and vigorously chewing something.

That something was none other than his shoe. "Unbelievable!" he muttered seeing his precious shoe being chewed like it was food. His nostrils flared up and the blood rose to his face and yelled out Khushi's name. "KHUSHI!"

Khushi was busy in the kitchen downstairs when she heard him yell out her name. She immediately rushed back to the bedroom and saw his face completely reddened with fury.

Arnav-"What the eff is he doing?" he blared pointing at the shoe in Scooby's mouth.

Khushi gasped out in horror and her mouth widened with a big O, unable to believe her eyes. Hey Devi Maiyya! She was dead today.

Khushi- "Arnavji, Woh... Sssoorrryyy... I didn't know. I will get you another shoe. I promise." She said innocently holding her ears.

Arnav-"Oh really! You will buy me new shoes?!" he asked in a mocking tone, cocking his eyebrow. "And from where will you get the money?"

Khushi- "I don't know about that. I will somehow arrange it."

Arnav- "I think you should first learn to control your Dog. And what were you saying about this being my room and yours is that poolside one. Then what. Is. He. Doing. In. My. Room?" saying so he grabbed Scooby and with one stride threw him outside near the pool, causing him to yelp out in pain at the sudden impact on the floor.

Khushi screamed out in shock, horrified by his inhumane act. "Ayy! What are you doing Mr. Raizada? You cannot throw him around like he is some toy. He is my friend and I shall not tolerate cruelty against him. You can manhandle me but I'm won't allow you to manhandle him." Tears were now strolling down her voice but her temper was at its peak. She glared back at him with anger in her eyes against his outrageous act.

Arnav- "He is a Dog and he should know his place." He yelled back at her and ran out of his room, banging the door behind him.

Khushi ran towards the poolside to the rescue of Scooby who was now whimpering with pain. She hugged him to soothe away his pain. "Don't worry Scooby. He is just angry at you for chewing his shoe. He is always angry like that. See, that's why I call him Lard Governor."

After a minute, she suddenly realised. "You know, I was thinking, maybe you did the right thing by chewing his shoe. Serves him right." She said managing to let out a squeal of laughter. Scooby barked back agreeing with every word she said.

In the evening, Khushi was sitting with Scooby beside the poolside. Everyone else in the house had gone for the wedding reception of their relatives. But Khushi stayed behind to look after Scooby. She was still upset at Arnav for his afternoon's outburst. Her mind was going crazy with all that was happening in her life right now. As much as she tried to sort out the things, they were only getting messier and uglier. And biggest of them all, she had still not figured out why Arnav hated her?

Thinking about all this, made her head go dizzy. Soon, her vision became dark and the next thing she knew she was collapsing on the floor, while Scooby alarmingly barked at her.

Arnav returned back home at 8:00 p.m. He had been informed by his Di that everyone would be going to a wedding reception. So he expected the whole house to be empty. As he climbed the stairs to his room, he felt a pang of guilt in his heart for his outburst in the afternoon. He hadn't meant to hurt the Dog, but his impulsive nature couldn't prevent the anger from manifesting itself. He didn't hate the Dog. He was just annoyed with him. Maybe because of his prominence in Khushi's life. How much she cared for it, how much he made her happy. Something which Arnav wanted but wasn't able to do. He himself was confused at the current scenario of his life. There were days when he couldn't accept himself to hate her, howsoever he tried and today was one such day.

Thinking about all this, he opened the door. And then suddenly, he saw Scooby run towards him and bark continuously. Scooby was pouncing all over his body, as if he wanted to say something to him.

Arnav could only stare at him surprised to see the unexpected behaviour of the Dog. After the afternoon's incident he expected the Dog to stay away from him. Suddenly, he felt the Dog, tug his pants and lead him to the poolside. He followed the Dog's lead.

It was then that he saw Khushi lying unconscious on the floor. He panicked and ran towards her.

Arnav- "Khushi! Wake up!" he said shaking her body violently. But she didn't move. Alarmingly, he checked her pulse to see if she was alright. Thankfully, she was alive. He lifted her from the floor and carried her to the bed and placed her on it. He took the water in a glass and sprinkled it on her face. But she still didn't move. Scooby was helplessly barking at their side.

Arnav took out his mobile and dialled the Doctor's number and asked him to come to RM as soon as possible. He placed his hand on her forehead. It was burning hot. He immediately ran downstairs to bring along wet towels and cold water to cool down her body temperature.

Returning back he placed the wet pack on her forehead. Tears were now streaming down his eyes, at his helplessness to ease her discomfort. He heard the bell ring downstairs and went down to receive the Doctor.

The Doctor checked her pulse and body temperature.

Doctor- "Mr. Raizada, your wife has suffered from an anxiety attack. That was the reason why she fainted. Was she suffering from heavy stress these days? And I think she might have skipped her meals."

Arnav felt no less than a criminal remembering how he had mentally tortured Khushi since their marriage. He wanted to kill himself for causing her so much pain and hurt. He remembered the afternoon's incident of how he had shouted at her for no actual fault of hers.

Doctor-"I will inject her an anti- anxiety medication today. It will help to regulate her blood pressure. She will gain consciousness in about half an hour. But she might feel drowsy and confused for the next 24 hours. And make sure she doesn't take so much of stress. Otherwise, it might deteriorate the normal functioning of her body. Also make sure she eats her food regularly." Saying so the Doctor gave her an injection and left the room.

Arnav collapsed down on the floor, where was he had been standing and buried his face in his palms. What had he done to her?

Scooby slowly came towards him and started nuzzling his ears. He turned to look at the gloomy faced Dog. Scooby sat down beside him and rested his head on Arnav's lap.

Arnav felt another round of huge guilt washing over him, remembering how badly he had treated the Dog, and yet he was consoling him. He stroked Scooby's neck and head comforting him for the pain they shared seeing their beloved one lying on the bed.

Half an hour later, Scooby heard Khushi gaining consciousness and rolling on the bed. He alerted Arnav who immediately got up and went towards her side.

Arnav- "Khushi.." he whispered into her ears, stroking her face.

She slowly opened her eyes and stared at him with utter confusion on her face. "Arnavji..." she whispered back, involuntarily holding his arm for support.

Arnav-"It's alright. I'm here. Don't worry. How are you feeling?" he firmly held her hand reassuring her back.

Khushi- "I feel weak." She faintly whispered.

Arnav-"I'll be right back." He said and went out of the room. Few minutes later he returned with a plate full of food and kept it aside on the table. He helped her to sit straight.

Arnav-"Have some food. You will feel better."

Khushi-"I don't want it." She said pushing away the plate.

Arnav took a spoonful of rice and offered it to her. "Don't you want to get well and play with Scooby? See he is getting restless to play with you." He said pointing at the Dog who was intently staring at both of them. "Please Khushi." He pleaded her.

She reluctantly opened her mouth and ate the food. After feeding her the food, he gave her water to drink and laid her back to sleep as she was still feeling drowsy. He covered her with the warm duvet and went back to sit on his recliner to eat the remaining food in her plate.

But then, he immediately noticed Scooby's bowl lying outside. It was still full with food from afternoon. That was when he realized that both Khushi and Scooby had not eaten food in the afternoon after his outburst at them.

He immediately kept the plate aside and went downstairs once again. This time he returned back with another bowl in his hand with fresh food in it. He placed the bowl on the floor beside his recliner and motioned Scooby to come towards him.

The Dog happily came towards him and started sniffing the bowl and then his hand, while happily wagging his tail. This brought a faint smile on Arnav's face.

Arnav-"I'm really Sorry for hurting you Scooby. Will you forgive me?" he asked patting the Dog on his head. Scooby happily began licking back his face forgiving Arnav for whatever he had done to him. Both of them ate their dinner calling it a truce for the day.

After finishing the dinner, Arnav was busy observing Khushi sleeping, when he heard her call out his name in her sleep. "Arnav..."

He rushed towards her and found her still closing her eyes. She was writhing with pain and discomfort as if she was experiencing a nightmare. He lay beside her and held her hand to comfort her. But feeling his warm touch she immediately turned towards him and buried herself on his warm chest.

Overwhelmed by his touch, he snuggled her closer to him as he whispered, "I'm sorry Khushi. I'm really sorry." He felt her clutching his shirt back tightly. He caressed her soft arms gently, easing out her worries.

Suddenly, he felt Scooby nuzzling his face and looked back to see those big chocolate brown puppy eyes, staring innocently at him.

Arnav-"Oh! You can come too. Jump in!" he said, while Scooby jumped on top of their bed and settled down between their legs. "But please don't bite me." He said alarmingly.

It was nearly afternoon when Khushi woke up from the sleep. Her body felt stiff and her head was slightly heavy. She opened her eyes to see Scooby wagging his tail and sticking out his tongue. She alarmingly sat up straight seeing her surroundings. Hey Devi Maiyya! How did she end up on his bed.

Then she noticed a bright red collar on Scooby's neck on which 'Scooby' was engraved in Golden Letters.

Khushi- "Wow! Who gave this to you?" she asked with excitement. He left out a wuff in reply to her question and picked up a card lying on the table with his mouth and handed it over to Khushi.

Khushi read out aloud the description on the card. "Vaccination card. Dog's name: Scooby. Owner(s): Khushi Singh Raizada, Arnav Singh Raizada."

She had a huge smile on her face and turned towards the Dog. "So you got vaccinated today?" she nuzzled his neck. Scooby let out two barks and nuzzled her back. "Wait! That Lard Governor gave you this collar and took you for vaccination?" she asked opening her mouth widely with shock.

Khushi-"See I told you. He is totally weird." She said rolling her eyes.

Arnav was secretly listening to her conversation, hiding behind the door. He was now grinning with happiness knowing that his Khushi was back to normal.

He entered the room pretending like he never heard anything. Khushi stood up in attention, with shock assuming he heard her calling him weird. She closed her eyes praying to Devi Maiyya that he wouldn't lash out at her.

She waited for a minute. She didn't hear his voice. She slowly opened her eyes to find him smirking at her. He carefully held her shoulders and made her sit on the bed.

Arnav-"How are you feeling now?" he asked softly gauging her reactions.

Khushi- "I... err..." she found herself fumbling for words.

Arnav-"It's ok. Actually you fainted yesterday. The Doctor gave you an injection. That's why you are feeling confused." He said while tenderly tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Khushi's eyes followed his fingers, while he carefully observed her expressions. He loved the effect he was having on her. Not wanting to scare her away, he silently got up and stood to leave.

Arnav-"Oh! I took Scooby to the vet. I even asked them for a Dog trainer's number to help you out with him. It's on the table beside you." He said and left the room.

Khushi-"Thanks Arnavji!" she called out from behind. He didn't turn back. "Totally weird I'm telling you." He heard her telling Scooby, causing a huge smile to be plastered on his face as he walked downstairs.

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