Part 3(a)
(Part 3(b) will be there tomorrow)
Slowly getting into the house, he locked the door behind and moved up towards the stairs for his room, when his eyes fell on Arohi's room door...he was excited to see her...not for anything stupid but he just want to assure himself that she is right
In the state, he saw her the first time...he really do want to change that picture of her from his mind and want to imagine her as a bubbly, full of life girl who just know to smile...he want to satisfy his mind with the feeling that she is happy here...he is not pushing her to stay here just because of the reason that he paid to get her out from that tacky place
But rejecting the thought...thinking she must be sleeping, he get up towards his room as he was too tired up with the day and night shooting...he is the producer...he need to check the video plus have to encourage and boost up the moral of the young talent
Hours later, he found the sun rays disturbing his beautiful dreams...Rubbing his eyes, he opened them to find Nanny putting the curtains aside...Like ever, his tea was placed on the side table...
Everything can change, but not this act of Nanny...She love doing his chores
"Good Morning, Nanny" As Nanny get closed to him, she ruffled his hairs and kissed his forehead
"Good Afternoon, Son" He looked at the clock to find it struck 12:50...he smiled silently and Nanny saw the sorry look on his face
"How was your trip?"
"It was good yet tiring" i said stretching my hands
"I assumed that...ok now..." arjun look at her looking as young as he had seen her in years
"I am going to market to get some groceries...Laura is off to her work and Cathy to her college...yours and Arohi's breakfast is in the micro...Look after that"
"Arohi is still sleeping?" that was almost like a statement than a question
"Yes...she had a long day last day with all the shopping plus she and Laura keep talking till late night..." and he knew, its going to be better...she is going to get better
"arjun...who is Arohi in actual?" arjun hold her hand slightly and make her sit beside himself
"She is a friend to whom i was trying to find all these years...but in the state, i found her...was miserable" and then arjun give her a little discription of the whole senario
"That was miserable...The girl had faced too much...but how did she get there?"? arjun too didn't know the answer yet of this question
"I too have to know that" Nanny happy with her son, pat his cheek in a motherly way
"I am proud of you arjun...she is living in a shell...go and break that and take out the real Arohi out of it..."
"I am just going to try that Nanny" arjun assured her by squeezing her hand and she left
After freshen up, arjun get down to the kitchen and was about to take out his breakfast when he smelled a sweet fragrance...he turned around to find her wearing blue jeans with a white knee length top...looking fresh and beautiful...
"Good afternoon" arjun welcomed her
"Good afternoon" she said slowly...
"hmmm...go to the table...i am just bringing the food" she silently get towards the dinning area...while arjun followed her after few minutes...
They were silently eating the food when Arohi broke it...
"Where is Nanny?"
"Nanny went out to market...she will be back in half an hour"
Then again silence took place...they both were feeling awkward...on phone its different to talk that face to face...There were many questions roaming in there minds but both were hesitate to ask
After finishing there food...they both collect the dishes and went to the kitchen when arjun open the dish washer and was putting all stuff inside when Arohi called out
"I can do that" arjun move behind and sit on the shelf to see her putting dishes, carefully
"How was your last day?" arjun started with general question
"It was good...Laura made me shopped to much"
"Well, she is an expert in that..." Arohi smiled at arjun's comment about Laura
"You all share a really good relationship...it almost feels like you three are real brother and sisters" Arohi smiled adoring there bonds...while missing his brother
"Well we are...they bind me Rakhee all these years"
"But they are christens?" Arohi closed the dishwasher and put it on...
?"Yes, but thats what is the real beauty of our relationship...they celebrate my occasions like Rakhee, Diwali with me while I celebrate there like Christmas, Easter with them..." Arohi felt good with these celebration of festivals
"Come, i will show you something" arjun guided her to his room
Arohi hadn't seen his room before but it was the most exciting room of the house...its interior had been done in blue, white and black...there was a huge collection of crystal pieces in his room...a small refrigerator, a huge closet, a king size bed, a framed guitar...On one wall a huge board was attached on which articles and pictures of some singers plus arjun's too where attached with thumb pins...
Arohi was moving toward the board when arjun called her
Arohi reached near him to find him opening a drawer in which he has neatly stored all the Rakhee's divided into two portions
"These ones are by Laura and these one are by Cathy..." arjun smiling, take out one on which he had attached a striped mentioning the year...
"What are these for?" Arohi asked holding one Rakhee...
"Well, Laura and Cathy always compete with each other and from there last years Rakhee too to buy a best one for me...I just marked the years to remember the sweet moments of the year...Look at this one" Arohi placed that Rakhee back into the drawer while arjun passed her a small one
"Its so cute"
"That was the first Rakhee, Laura tie on my wrist when i was 6 and she was 4..." Arohi looked at the calmness of his face...he looks so much happy, satisfied with life...he had everything, a great career, business, a mother like nanny...two sisters...
"The feeling of having siblings always make you feel so complete" Arohi said remembering his brother...from next year...she will not be there to feel the excitement of the day...
"yes, it is" arjun knew what move he need to make...he turned to the board and invite her too to have a look at that
He keep telling her about the pictures of the singers, he introduced...his father and mother pictures...his childhood pics...one with Laura and Cathy in there teens...
"Ok now, there is something...i never showed to anyone but you deserve to see that" Arohi left baffled as how can he never made one of his things displayed to anyone but he thought that she 'Deserve" to see that
arjun slowly unpined a few pictured from the middle of the board and as it come out, Arohi left breathless
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"Its my picture...my childhood picture...how did you have this?" A huge smile take place on arjun's lips as he stand beside her, saw the astonishing look on her face...having her childhood pic was surly a surprize for her
"It is, i suppose, of my 6th standard of our annual festival of the school when i sang a song" Arohi asked turning looking at him
"Do you remember the song?"
"No, i don't remember that but the boy, who sang that song with me had totally spoiled that song"
arjun turned to the board and indicated at a boy standing beside her in the picture
"This one" Arohi saw that and nod
"Yes"
"It was me" Arohi got another shock...well one because to the one, she was blaming supposing at his back was standing in front of her...second she was surprised to find him so successful in music now
After a bit of silence, arjun smiled out loudly...he kept collecting the emotions of her face and that really attracted him
"Its ok Arohi...i know i was bad bad"
arjun went to his bed and sit
"I always remembered my classmates especially girls telling me that how bad i sang that day...i was in 8th grade...My teachers were not ready to enroll me in the list to sing but being the son of a trustee, they weren't supposed to stopped me" Arohi smiled too
"My father too knew that i wasn't good and i too realized that you were perfect with sur and taal at that little age so why can't i try...i went to London to get training in music after learning some basics from here and then as after i did masters, i get back to India to show my classmates that Arjun Singhania can sing far better than he sang that day"
"You are a good singer"
"Thank you" arjun get up and said
"Remember, last night i told you that you were my inspiration...that was from here...after i get back to India and released my first album...i thought that i will find you and will again sing a song with you so people can say that this is a great combo of two great singers...But i think, i still need to work alot" arjun said with a cheeky smile
"You have improved very much but sorry, i have stopped singing" Arohi said, disappointing him.
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Edited by cool_SK - 13 years ago