SS: Arnav-Khushi MU cleared without kidnap track - Page 23

Khushi got out of the car and smiled as Anjali walked towards her. "You have reached? Let's go." Khushi nodded and followed Anjali as she climbed the steps to the temple. She stopped and turned around and saw that Arnav had closed his car door and was on the phone. He turned and looked at her and smiled. She turned away, unsure of how to react and started walking towards the temple. His behavior was confusing; he insulted her yesterday morning and then he hugged her all night, and then all the crazy behavior today. She blushed thinking about the kiss by the poolside, how he opened the car window and then how they rode the same bicycle earlier that day. Arnav looked at Khushi and then looked away. Then a few seconds later, he turned and looked at the direction in which she had gone, but she was nowhere to be seen. He could see Anjali climbing up the stairs; where did Khushi go? He cut the phone call and walked behind Anjali, looking around to catch a glimpse of Khushi. When he reached the temple, Anjali, Nani, Payal, Akash, Mamaji and Mamiji had gathered to do the puja; still no sign of Khushi. Anjali noticed Arnav's worried face and asked, "What happened Chotte?" Arnav stammered, "Khushi.. " Anjali looked around, "Oh she was right behind me, where did she go?" Payal suddenly exclaimed, "Where is Jijaji?" she turned to Arnav and said, her eyes filled with fear. "Even Jijaji is not here." Arnav looked at Payal and said, "She must be somewhere here only, I will find her." Anjali smiled and said, "Ok, but come soon." Arnav ran down the steps and ran to the sides of the temple, unsure of where Khushi could have gone. He ran his hand through his hair, "where did she go?"

Khushi was struggling to free herself from Shyam's grip on her wrist. "Leave me alone! I will scream.. leave me alone." Shyam stopped and pushed her against the wall; they were standing in a deserted alley. He put his hand on her mouth and pressed himself against her. "Don't you dare.. You know me, Khushiji. You know I will go to any lengths for you.. so don't you dare test my patience." She had put her hands on his chest, trying to push him away. But it made him want her more." Fight me Khushiji. It is that lioness in you that I love." She stared at him, her eyes filled with disgust. Shyam's face softened." Why Khushiji? Why do you look at me with such disgust, when you look at Arnav with love.. he has hurt you so much Khushiji, and I .. I just love you more than anyone else on this earth, Khushiji. Would it hurt you to give me some love?" Saying that, he bent down towards her neck. She started wiggling, trying to escape from his strong hold. Tears ran down from her eyes, she closed her eyes, praying for a miracle to save her from Shyam. And the miracle came in the form of a hand; a hand that was placed on Shyam's shoulder. Shyam dropped the hand that covered Khushi's mouth. The hand yanked him away from Khushi with such force, that he fell against the wall on the other side. As Shyam looked up, Arnav was standing in front of Khushi, facing him, his face red and furious. Before Khushi could figure out what was happening, Arnav walked quickly to Shyam and grabbed his collars. He lifted his arm and was about to punch him when Khushi put her hand on Arnav's shoulder. "No, Arnavji.. Di will be worried if something happened to him.." Shyam laughed, "Khushiji, why don't you tell Arnav the truth? That you will be upset if something happens to me." Arnav, still holding Shyam's collar, said through clenched teeth, "Khushi.. leave!" Khushi tightened her hold on Arnav's shoulder, and said, "No.. I won't, please Arnavji, think about Di!" Shyam continued to laugh, "Arnav, look at Khushiji's concern for me!". Arnav pushed Shyam against the wall, took Khushi's hand and took her back to the car. He opened the door, pushed her inside and then walked to his side. He raced back home. On the drive back, Khushi remained quiet, worried; she didn't even want to look at Arnav. Arnav also just focused on the road; he was too ashamed to look at Khushi; how could he let Shyam take her away from right under his nose!

When Arnav reached his room, Khushi was nowhere to be found. She had run out of the car, as he parked it outside in the porch. Where did she go now? Did Shyam.. no.. he thought and he turned around. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw her sitting on the recliner at the poolside. She felt his presence, so she turned around and then stood up to face him. He walked towards her and as he reached her, she took a step towards him and screamed, "Ok, go on, yell at me. Tell me that I stopped you because I am having an affair with Shyam. Go ahead and accuse me of planning to destroy Di's marriage and hurt her! Tell me I seduced Shyam and took him to the alley to.. to.." She paused and took another step towards him. "Why are you not saying anything?" She grabbed his shirt, "Go ahead. Accuse me of betraying you! Bring on those insults. Why are you not saying anything? Why are you..?" She crashed against his chest, and started crying, her hands still grabbing onto his shirt. Arnav put his arms around her and let her cry. When she stopped crying, she pulled away and looked at him questioningly. He looked at her, his eyes filled with tears. She asked, "What? Why are you not saying anything?" He took her face in his hands and said quietly, "Khushi". There was a breeze as they looked into each other's eyes.

[The following conversation is only through eyes.. no words were used] Khushi could understand what he was thinking, "I'm sorry Khushi, I'm sorry for hurting you". He looked into her eyes, which were filled with confusion, "But how can I trust you?" her eyes asked. His eyes filled with tears pleaded her to believe him, believe that he was truly sorry. She shook her head, turned and walked away. But he grabbed her hand and she turned around. She remembered how he had taken her hand before they danced to Teri Meri and how he had taken her hand again the next day when he gave her her earring. She smiled and he realized that she was thinking about the old times. He took a step closer to her, but then her face changed. Khushi remembered the scene on the rooftop where Arnav accused her of having an affair with Shyam and she remembered the scene by the poolside where he forced her to marry him. Her eyes filled with tears and she looked away. She pulled her hand out of his, turned and walked away. His heart broke seeing that she was leaving him, he couldn't convince her that he was truly sorry. I don't want to lose her, not now, not when I realized that I need her.. I need her in my life.. I cannot live without her. I have to tell her that I .. that I.. he thought, his eyes closed, his lips trembling, tears rolling down his cheeks. His hand still stretched but now rolled into a fist, seemed empty ever since she took her hand away. His heart weighed more, and his heart was losing its vigor. He was losing her, she was his strength, she was his happiness.. his Khushi.. he can't lose her. He opened his eyes quickly.. he could see everything clearly now.. he knew what he had to do!

Khushi had walked to the other side of the pool, when she heard him whisper. "Khushi". She stopped, the wind was blowing hard now. Her hair was flying in the breeze. Her heart started beating wildly, her breath quickened; there was something different in the way he called her. "I love you", his words echoed. Her eyes widened with shock and she turned around to see him still standing on the other side of the pool. Tears rolled down her cheek. Arnav couldn't believe what he saw, she was crying! He walked towards her, his heart beating fast and his whole body shivering with excitement at the realization that he finally understood the feeling that he had been trying to ignore all this while; he finally understood that he loved her, that he had always loved her, ever since the photo shoot and he finally confessed his true feelings to her. His eyes never left her face as he walked towards her. As the tears rolled down her cheeks, a smile slowly appeared on her face. As he reached her, he took her face in his hands. She looked at him, into his eyes. She saw the love in his eyes; how could I not have seen it all this while, she wondered. Tears streamed down her face and she couldn't help smiling, even though she was crying her heart out. She just heard what she had always wanted to hear. Deep down, she had known ever since he almost kissed her on Diwali, that he did like her, but he never admitted it and now'.!! She closed her eyes and put her head against his chest, crying her heart out. He smiled and put his arms around her. She threw her arms around him tightly and they stood hugging each other for a while; Arnav caressed her hair and Khushi didn't want him to leave her side, so she pulled him closer, putting her arms around him tightly.

It started to rain and she pulled herself away from him. She looked at him, water dripping from his hair. He looked at her, water sliding down her beautiful face. He touched his forehead against hers, their noses touching each other. He whispered quietly, "Do you remember the first time we hugged in the rain?" She pulled herself away, smiled and said, "Yes, after I almost got run over by a car because you forced me to stay late directing all the cars!" He put his hands on his ears and said, "Sorry about that." Then he put his arms around her and pulled her close. "But I did not let you die that day!" She looked into his eyes, her heart was melting seeing the love in his eyes, "I see.. how about when you sent me to the guest house?" He smiled and pulled her closer, "I saved you that time too.. " She raised her eyebrows and he laughed, "Ok.. fine.. I'm sorry about that too.. I'm sorry about everything I did to hurt you, but now.. there is something else that I have always wanted to do". She looked at him confused.

Arnav looked into her eyes, he took her face in his hands. She looked into his eyes and she remembered Diwali when he tried to kiss her. He moved the hair that had fallen on her face with his hand and again took her face in his hands. Her lips trembled, her heart was beating wildly, she closed her eyes eagerly waiting for what was to happen next. His heart was beating quickly, he couldn't wait to kiss her. He brought his face close to hers, when his phone started to ring, startling them. They looked at each other; Arnav's face was furious, he took the phone out of his pocket, without looking at it, threw it into the pool. Khushi's mouth opened wide with shock. "What did you do, Arnavji?" she asked. He put a finger on her lips and smiled, "So where were we?" She raised her eyebrows and her lips started trembling at his touch. He put his hands on her arms and pulled her close. He moved his face closer to hers, she could feel his breath on her face, his chest pressed against hers. She closed her eyes; he took her face in his hands. She looked so beautiful, the water pouring down her face and her body, her salwar pressed against her skin. I love her so much, he thought as he softly whispered, "Khushi, I love you so much.. I can't live without you, Khushi..I.." She opened her eyes and saw his eyes filled with tears. She put her hands on his arms and slowly moved closer to his lips and softly touched her lips against his. Arnav felt her lips on his and he kissed her, hungrily. He remembered all those times he had hurt her, because her presence would affect him.. why did I not realize that I loved her then.. why did I not realize that the reason her tears affected me was because I couldn't see her in pain.. because I loved her.. why did I not realize that I could not see her with NK, was because I wanted to be the reason behind her smile. Why? Khushi was crying, tears rolling down her cheeks.. he always loved me.. I knew he loved me.. oh, I don't think I have ever felt this happy before.. he loves me.. he loves me.. he loves me.. As their lips parted, they looked into each other's eyes and then hugged each other tightly, as thunder rolled in the background along with rabba ve!

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