Hey Guys... Here is the next part... I'm really very sorry for being late... I would like to dedicate this part to Sanju(MsSweetheart96) whose birthday was on the 20th March... "Happy Belated Birthday Sanju" đ¤ ~||Chapter 16||~
Arohi got down from the car and looked around to see where they were that's when her eyes fell on the big board. She read what was written on it and her eyes grew wide. She was stunned. She blinked her eyes a few times to check if she was hallucinating; but no she was not. She was actually standing in front of University of Mumbai. She turned towards Arjun and gave him a questioning look as to why they were here? And the next second she got her answer. "We are here for your admission" he said in a casual way and smiled looking at Arohi and then to his right towards the University. A smile came on her face; her eyes were glinting at Arjun's words. She was here for 'her' admission. She just couldn't believe it. She always liked studying; first she used to study just to impress her Dad but slowly it became her passion and doing post-graduation (PG) was one of her dreams which were broken before it even started. She became sad at the memory of the night when her father had told her about getting her married. After that day she had never thought about studying further, until yesterday when she had looked back at her certificates and mark sheets. And now she was here standing in front of University of Mumbai to accomplish her only dream. And it was because of the man who is her 'husband.' She could never thank God enough for sending Arjun in her life. May be she should even thank her Dad for getting her married to Arjun.
"Do you want this Arohi?" asked Arjun bringing her out of her thoughts. "Huh?" said Arohi; she was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't get a single word he said. "Do you want this?" Arjun repeated and then added "I mean you want to study further?" he knew the answer to his question but he wanted her to say and he also wanted to know something. Arohi smiled widely and said "I love studying and I always wanted to do masters. It's like a dream." This is exactly what Arjun wanted to know. He had seen a kind of passion in her eyes when they were about her speaking graduation marks yesterday and also had noticed the sadness in her eyes when he had asked about further studies. It didn't take him a minute to make out that she had wanted to study further. He had also checked the date on the mark sheet which was just a few weeks before their marriage. He felt bad knowing that their marriage was one of the reasons, 'HE' was one of the reasons because of which she couldn't study further. Only if he would have known, then he would have waited for the marriage till she would have completed her studies but now, what done is done he cannot change that. Least he can do is to let her study further, let her accomplish her dream and he will do exactly that. He will always be by her side to support her and help her whenever she would need him. And he's sure that she would make a great business woman.
"Tell me one thing Arohi; do you really consider me as your friend?" Arjun asked all of a sudden, with a straight face making Arohi frown and confuse. 'What's wrong with him?' she thought. Just a few minutes ago he was smiling and now he looks like he's upset 'and what's with the question? Of course I consider him as my friend not only friend but best friend' she thought and then said the same thing to him "Of course I do Arjun; you are not only my friend but my best friend." Arjun smiled softly hearing the 'best friend' part. "Well I don't think so. If you consider me as your 'best friend' then you would have told me about your dream of doing masters. Best friends don't hide anything from each other and I'm really hurt now" Arjun said with a glum face, not looking at Arohi. Arohi looked at Arjun and felt really bad as he looked very upset. But she had stopped thinking about her studies the day when her dad had told her that she has to get married but then how can she tell him that?
Arohi looked down and said in a low voice "I'm sorry Arjun. I didn't mean to hurt you." Arjun looked at her and saw her looking down. He sighed, he never liked to see her sad and he himself made her sad. "Okay... you'll be forgiven only if you promise me something" he said. Arohi looked up and said "anything." "Okay then you'll have to promise me that from now onwards you'll tell me everything. You'll share your thoughts, your happiness and also your sorrows with me. Like every friend does... Promise?" Arjun asked, keeping his right hand in front of her. Arohi looked at his out stretched hand and kept her hand on it. "I promise" she said and then added "and you have to promise me the same." To which Arjun nodded and said "Promise." They smiled at each other and then Arjun took her towards the principal's office. All the while he told her about the University, its campus and that it's the same University from which he'd studied. He showed her different building which belonged to different departments and it also had hostels. Arohi was stunned to see the campus as it was very big and very well maintained. And she also liked the atmosphere of the campus, neat and clean.
They entered the principal's cabin and were greeted by a man in his early 60's. "Arjun Singhania" the principal said shaking his hands with Arjun and then looked at Arohi. "Sir, she's my wife Arohi and Arohi, he's Mr. Tiwari, principal of the University" Arjun introduced them. The principal's eyes grew wide for a moment when Arjun introduced Arohi as his wife. He was kind of shocked to learn about Arjun's marriage but poised himself the next moment. He then greeted Arohi by shaking hands. "Have a seat please" said the principal
"You've become a big man Arjun. I feel so proud when I read about you in newspapers, business magazines. But, this is just the start and you have a long way to go and I'm sure in coming few years I'll see your name in one of the top business men's category" The principle praised Arjun to which Arjun smiled and Arohi was feeling proud to know such thing about her best friend cum husband. Arjun had started his own business just after he had completed his graduation. His company is not a very big one but in a very less time it's grown huge. He's gain a lot of fame. Every business man in Mumbai knows him as 'the young business man Arjun Singhania.' Everyone has seen his passion for his work. Some of them praise it and some of them envy. There are many youngsters who think about starting their own business. There are some of them who start it and there are couple of them who, by their works reach heights and Arjun Singhania is one of them. Everyone believes that one day he'll be one of the top most business men of India.
"I got your message and even Jai had called up saying you have some work. So, how can I help you?" the principal asked politely. Arjun told him about Arohi's admission and then showed him Arohi's mark sheet's and certificates. Mr. Tiwari was very impressed to see Arohi's marks and was glad to give her admission in the University. "Both husband and wife, are intelligent. What a perfect match made by God" the principal teased and both Arjun and Arohi were all red. The principal then told about few PG courses to Arjun and Arohi which Arohi can do and also gave them the details. Arjun asked Arohi which course she would like to do. He also gave his opinion and they also asked the principal as he's the one who has more knowledge about it. "The session is already started so you can join from tomorrow" said the principal, after they decided on the course and filled up the form. "Thank you Sir" Arjun said shaking his hands with the principal to which he said "It's a pleasure to have such a bright student in our University." And then they left the cabin.
Arjun and Arohi were walking towards their car. Arohi's happiness has no bound. She could not believe what happened just a few minutes ago; she is going to do her masters. In just a matter of second, her life has taken a big turn. A turn towards her dream and all this was just because of Arjun. She took hold of his elbow and stopped him. Arjun felt a tug on his elbow; he looked at his side and saw Arohi holding his elbow and smiling widely. He looked in her eyes and saw that her smile was reaching her eyes, the same eyes which always showed pain, even when she was happy he would always see a slight pain; the same eyes were now twinkling with happiness, there was no sign of pain. He felt over the moon to see this smile on her face. He would do anything to see that smile on her face, even if he would have to kill himself he would do that happily just to see that smile on her face. "Thank you Arjun" Arohi said breaking Arjun's trail of thought and the very next second she threw herself in his arms. Arjun stumbled, a step back and kept his right hand on her waist as a reflex. His eyes grew wide, his heart skipped a beat and he just forgot to breathe at that moment. He could not understand what was going on, he was highly confused. He let out his breath which he was holding when he felt Arohi's hands around his neck tight. He felt something soft, something warm under his palm and that's when he realized that his hand is on her waist and the soft and warm thing is her slim waist. He could feel the warmth and softness of her skin even above her kameez. He unconsciously kept his other hand on her waist, pulling her closer and hugged her tight.
Arohi didn't realize what she was doing, what her hug was doing to him. She was so happy that in her happiness she hugged Arjun. When she realized what she was doing and was just about to pull back, she felt Arjun hugging her and pulling her closer. She let out a sigh and shivered under his hold. She took hold of his shirt's collar tightly when she felt his warm hand moving up her back and then down slowly, her senses were all numb and she could not think straight. Arjun nuzzled his face in her hair and inhaled her fragrance. Arohi felt her stomach drop when his nose slightly touched her ear and she felt his warm breath on her neck. Arohi rubbed her nose and lips against his shoulder and let out a breath. Arjun, when felt her nose and lips rub against his shoulder, he pulled her closer leaving no space between them as she was playing havoc with his senses. His hands on her waist got tighter.
They were standing in each other's arms for god knows how long. And would have stayed like that if the ringing sound would not have brought them back to their senses. Arohi opened her eyes and she found herself hugging someone. She then realized that it was Arjun. It was the same with Arjun, he found himself hugging Arohi. He felt Arohi pulling back from the hug. He slowly removed his hands from her waist. Arohi slow removed her entangled hands from his neck and moved back, not meeting his gaze. Arjun removed his phone from the pocket, cursing the caller in her mind and picked it up. "Hello" he said in a normal way and heard the caller say something from the other side but he could not concentrate on what the caller was telling. He was looking at Arohi from the corner for his eye and saw her looking down at her fingers and playing with them. Arohi just couldn't look up at him. Not that she regretted about what happened but she was just feeling shy and nervous to look at him. Just one question was going on in her mind 'What must he be thinking?'
"Yeah I'm coming" Arjun said and cut the call. He looked towards Arohi and thought of apologizing her. He was not feeling sorry for what happened, he did not regret a bit of it but he thought that she regretted it and maybe was also angry at him but he didn't do it deliberately and he has to tell her that. She was not even looking at him and he didn't like it, he felt bad that this act can create a barrier in their relationship and he really didn't want that. He liked the relationship of friendship which they shared. He was just about to say sorry when Arohi looked up at him and immediately looked away when she saw him looking at her. Their eyes met for a fraction of second which was enough for Arjun to read her eyes. Her eyes didn't show any kind of regret in them in fact he could see nervousness in them. He sighed slightly and smiled inwardly, he was relieved that she was not regretting.
"Let's go" Arjun said to which Arohi nodded still not looking at him. Arjun chuckled looking at her face, which got unnoticed by Arohi. She went and sat on the passenger seat and waited for Arjun to get in the car. Arjun sat on the driver's seat and started the car. Both of them were lost in their thoughts, thinking about what had happened few moments ago. The whole scene replayed in both their heads. Arjun could still feel the warmth of her soft skin under his palm; her arms around his neck felt so good and her hair smelt so good. He couldn't help but wondered what shampoo she uses. He felt very different, very overwhelming, He just wanted to hug her tight and keep her there, away from the world, away from all the problems of the world, where there would be no place for sorrows, where there would be only happiness. He sighed, how he wish that the time would have stopped at that moment. He was sure about one thing now, that the relationship which he shares with Arohi is just not friendship, there is something more to it, but he was still not ready to name it as love.
Arohi on the other hand was thinking no different. The whole scene was replaying in a head again and again like there was no stop button in it. The way his hand felt on her back, she could still feel his hand moving and how amazing it felt. When his nose touched her ear, she unconsciously caressed her ear with her fingers where his nose had touched. She moved her fingers to her neck where she'd felt his warm breath. She shivered as she relived the whole moment again. She could not help but think to be in his arms, how protective it felt and how soothing his breath was. Her cheeks became warm and turned a shade of pink as she imagined herself in Arjun's arms again. But the next second she frowned, why is she thinking like this about Arjun; he just her friend, no best friend. Yeah he is her husband but they never really shared a relationship of that of husband and wife and never did talk about it. She was happy with what they shared and even he was; he always looks happy and never really told anything. In fact he was the one who said they should be friends. Then why is she thinking about Arjun like this, maybe because she had never hugged any other guy, other than her brother. Hell she never had any guy friend in her past. Yeah, this is the reason because of which she is thinking like this. Or there is some other reason? No, it's only because she never had any guy friend and this weird feeling will pass in few days. She shook her head brushing the weird thought and then switched on the music player to divert her mind.
Arjun all the while was noticing her expression from the corner of his eyes. He had seen her cheeks turn pink, then her frown, then her, shaking her head and finally switching on the music player and not bothering about the boring song playing on some FM channel. He couldn't help but wonder what was going on in her mind, he was very curious. He wanted to know if she was thinking about their hug. He smiled shaking his head and changing the FM channels. Arohi looked towards Arjun when he changed the channel. Her face flushed with embarrassment when she recalled the song playing before, she was still so lost that she didn't even bother to check which song was playing and how boring that song was. Arjun stopped on the channel which was playing 'Dil Kyun Yeh Mera Shor Kare' from the movie 'Kites.' The song was apt for the situation for both of them. They could relate themselves in the song.
Arohi looked at the time in her wrist watch and then looked outside the window. She knitted her eye brows when she noticed that this was not the same way they had come and it's almost been 30 minutes since they had left the university. While going to the university it didn't take so much time then where are they going? Thought Arohi. Arjun looked at her who was looking out of the window, her eyebrows knitted and a small pout on her lips. He knew what she was thinking now and answered her unasked question.
"We are not going home, we are going to my office" he said looking straight ahead concentrating on the road.
"Why?" asked a confused Arohi. He stopped the car on the red signal and then said
"There are two reasons. Reason 1, I want to take you to the office and introduce you to my employees. I wanted to take before but I got so busy with work that I really didn't get a chance. And not everyone knows that I'm married, just a couple of my oldest employees who have been with me since I started my business knows, So, I also have to announce that and I'm sure the one who knows are really eager to meet the boss's wife. And Reason 2" he stopped, removed an envelope from the dashboard and gave it to Arohi. Arohi took the envelope in her hand and turned it. She saw his company's logo and Singhania Industries written just below it. It was addressed to her.
'Mrs. Singhania' was written in bold letter. She opened the envelope, removed the paper from it. She first scanned it from top to bottom and then read it. She looked at Arjun, her eyes wide and mouth slightly open.
"So Mrs. Singhania will you work for me in my company?" asked Arjun, a soft smile playing on his lips looking at her shocked expression. The paper read an appointment letter for Arohi, signed by Arjun.
"Arjun?" she said in a questioning way.
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